The Sanguine Chronicles

Chapter: 1

The Stallion from Nowhere

It was a beautiful day in the small village of Hoofville. A small city not far from The EverFree forest.

A Pegasus pony was gliding through the woods around the village. His name was Forrest. Forrest was a brown Pegasus stallion with a leaf green mane and two leaves crossing each other with a small breeze as his mark. "Ah the forest is always so peaceful." He said. He continued flying when he came to a small hill in a green field. "Is that a pony down their?!" He exclaimed. He stared at a black bump on the hill. Whatever it was the thing was curled up tight. Forrest couldn't see it eyes or anything other than the black mass of fur. "Well I best ask them where they're doing there."

Forrest flew down and shook the creature. It didn't wake up and Forrest gasped. He saw it was a stallion. However, it was covered in blood across its front chest from who knows what. "What?! Oh my god he needs medical attention!"

Forrest picked up the stallion careful not to wake him. The blood was dried so it didn't get on him. He flew his best back to Hoofville. Forrest took the pony to the doctor and then resumed his work. The day passed and Forrest went to sleep in his cabin after leaving a note. He reminded himself to check on the new stallion he had found.

Who was that pony? Why was he covered in blood? The next morning, Forrest walked towards the hospital then stopped as he saw a good friend. "Hey Jessica?" He spoke. The pink and purple mare turned around and smiled. "How's it going Forrest?" Jessica replied. She was Hoofville's local plant seller. She smiled back at Forrest while fumbling with her glasses. Jessica was a nice pony with a poinsettia mark. "Where are you going?" She asked as she followed Forrest. "The hospital" Forrest replied.

The two continued trotting towards the hospital. "So what brings you to the hospital anyway?" She asked. "I found a stallion on the edges of the woods. I felt it best to bring him here and check on him today." Forrest said with a twinge of nervousness in his voice. "So what does this pony look like?" Jessica asked curiously. "Dark black with a blood red mane with black highlights. I have no idea who he is though." Forrest said. "Well I think you were still very kind." Jessica said giving Forrest a pat on the back. Forrest made a subtle grin "Thanks Jessie." He said giving her a hug.

The two stumbled into the hospital. A nice nurse mare greeted them. "Ah Mr. Forrest what brings you here?" The nurse said. She wore simple white nurse attire with a small hat. "Just wanted to know if that new pony was okay." He said looking more nervous. "Well the blood we found was cleaned off but he is still unconscious. We hope he wakes soon. After all, he is a male alicorn and that leaves questions to answer." She said the last part almost nonchalantly.

Forrest and Jessica were shocked. "He is an alicorn?! Why didn't you tell me?!" She turned to Forrest Pulling him close with her magic. "I had no idea. His coat really hides those wings well I guess." He said trying to wrestle out of the magic grip Jessica had. After a minute of being stared at by her. She let him go with a sigh of defeat. "Is it possible we could visit him?" She asked chirpily. "He is in room 3." The nurse replied after glancing at a clipboard. "Thank you." Forrest said.

The two walked a short distance to a room at the back of the hospital. The two stared at the door before Forrest slowly opened it. In a white bed sat an unmoving black pony. "So this is him?" Jessica asked quietly. Forrest nodded "Yes it is." He said edging towards the bed. The two came closer and looked the pony all over. His wings were tucked tight to his body and his mane covered his horn almost entirely. His mane was overgrown as if the stallion hadn't been groomed in years.

"I never took this good a look at him. It looks like grooming wasn't on the top of his list before he ended up here." Forrest commented. "That does beg the question of how he got here in the first place." She pondered. "I am not sure. He wasn't close to any other villages in that clearing. It's as if he came from nowhere." He said thinking about where he found the stallion.

The two stopped when they heard a yawn. They turned to see the pony that had been unconscious was slowly waking up. "*Yawn* Where am I? Who am I? What is this place?" The stallion asked. Clearly puzzled as to what was going on. The stranger turned and saw the two ponies. "Do I know you?" He asked looking at the two strangers. The two stood silent. "Oh come on I need some mind jogging. Please tell me where I am." He stated trying to get any sets of bearings.

Jessica nudged Forrest. "Oh my bad. My name is Forrest and this is my friend Jessica Poinsettia." Forrest said. "Please to meet you mister…um sorry I don't know your name." Jessica said nervously. "I'm…I'm… I believe my name was…Sanguine." The stallion said. "Where are you from?" Forrest asked. Sanguine looked at him with slight anger. "Hey I have no idea where I am or what is going on. I barely remember my name for goodness sake!" Sanguine stated.

Forrest snapped into a bow remembering just what type of pony he was talking to. "I am sorry. You are in the humble village of Hoofville. Sir Sanguine." Sanguine looked puzzled at the statement. "Sir?" Sanguine asked. Jessica looked confused at the question. "Well you are an alicorn. That makes you royalty." She spoke after clearing her throat. "I don't know if I am royalty. I feel like I have always been like this. Anyhow do you know a place where I could get answers?" Sanguine asked.

Forrest Thought for a moment. Hoofville was not the most popular places, so it didn't have much of a library. Then he spoke "Well Ponyville isn't far from here. We are so small the map doesn't even show us on it". That is the closest place with a good library. Sanguine jumped to his hooves. Stretching and popping joints. "Well I best be going. I need to find out more about who I am and maybe I can find something on myself. Which way is Ponyville?" He asked.

Jessica held Sanguine in place. "Are you crazy? You just woke up from being unconscious, you have some sort of memory loss and now you just want to go gallivanting off?!" Jessica shouted. "Well yes. I need answers and since I can't get that here, I must go somewhere where I can." Sanguine said. Jessica looked to Forrest who stepped forward. "Well if you are going I'm coming with you." Forrest said. Jessica was shocked by this. "What?" She questioned angrily. "I have always wanted to see the world. So I am coming along. "Very well lead the way Forrest." Sanguine replied gesturing to the door.

So the two stepped out of the hospital and walked towards a dirt trail. "This is the Path to Ponyville. We must be careful because it goes through a bit of the EverFree forest" Forrest said. Sanguine simply nodded "Very well, let's get going." Sanguine said. So the two set off on the wooded path towards Ponyville. They stopped when Jessica teleported in front of them. She was cross. "I know I cannot stop you but I'm not staying either! I need a change of pace anyhow." She aid calming down. The two simply grinned. "Alright. Let's head along." Sanguine said gesturing to the woods.

So the trio began the walk to Ponyville…