Chapter 1

Consequences

Puck's POV

"Uh," I rubbed my head. "You kiddos alright?"

"I'm fine." Alex rubbed his head.

"Talia, Sweetie?" I called out.

"I don't see her." Alex said. We were in a forest of some kind.

"She has to be here. Ugh!" I gripped my stomach.

"Puck?" My oldest student asked.

I tried to ignore the pain. "Something happened to her."

Puck's POV End

Talia's POV

"Not… again. One… two… Three!" I pulled myself off the sharp branch.

"Ahh!"I collapsed and panted.

I stayed on the ground for a few minutes before struggling to get up. I felt the bruise on my forehead. I looked at the bloody branch. Nothing was broken. I felt the blood rise in my throat, probably from my sky dive into the ocean. I coughed it up. I tried to make a bandage to cover the wound and it sorta worked. I was barely upright. I shuffled onto a large path, one hand on my stomach, the other holding a long stick. I was breathing heavily when I saw a small cottage.

"HEY! Someone help me!" I managed to yell out before causing another bloody coughing spree and fainting from exhaustion.

Talia's POV End

Discord's POV

"HEY! Someone help me!" Somepony yelled outside.

"Who was that?" Twilight asked.

"Whoever it was needs our help. They sounded hurt." Fluttershy ran out of the kitchen.

We ran outside after her and Fluttershy was trying to turn the creature over. We helped her and got it on its back. Blood ran down its chin and a bloody bandage covered its stomach wound. Its dusty forehead had a large bruise on it.

"Help me get her inside. Carefully." Fluttershy told me.

I gently picked her up and carried her inside. She had Twilight clear a space for her and I set her down. Fluttershy took the shirt off the creature and put it aside. It was wearing another cloth to cover its chest. Fluttershy unwrapped the bandage.

"She looks like a human, but not one from the alternate world I went to." Twilight said.

"Twilight, she lost a lot of blood and her breathing's shallow. I need your help." The yellow Pegasus told her.

"I'll do what I can, but it might not be enough." Twilight's horn flared. "I sent an emergency letter to the Princess."

Twilight stopped the internal bleeding and steadied her heartbeat, but something was wrong.

"That's not going to last. She needs a doctor." I said.

"I know, it's the best-" The alicorn said.

"No, you don't. This human has… magic. And it's reacting poorly to yours." I frowned gravely.

"That's impo-" She started.

"Talia!" A strange being, human shaped but not human, burst through the door.

It was thinner than the girl and had white long hair. He wore an orange tunic with gold trim on the collar and short sleeves covered by a purple toga, held by a gold pin and cinched by a gold sash, and dark leggings and boots, also with gold trim.

Green magic poured out of his hands and healed Talia. Healed her wounds, gave her more blood, everything. But despite all that, she still had a circular stab wound on her stomach.

"Puck, is everything ok?" A deep voice behind us asked.

We looked and saw a far more muscular human with orange shoulder length hair and dark green eyes. He was as tall, slightly taller than I was. He wore a gray shirt and pants.

"She's stable, but she's gonna be tired for awhile. I'm so sorry, Sweetheart. I'm sorry you got hurt. We shouldn't have been playing with the mirror." Puck apologized to Talia.

"Puck, she can't hear you." The tall male said.

"Alex, shut up! This is your fault too. You wanted to try it!" He glared and Alex flinched.

"Enough fighting." Fluttershy said sharply. They looked at her. "She's ok now, right?"

"Yes, but I'll have keep my eye on her so she doesn't make it worse on accident." Puck said.

"That's good to hear. I came as soon as I could, but it seems the situation has been taken care of." Celestia said in a soothing manner.

Puck got up and through a glance; Alex swapped places with him, now at Talia's side. He knelt before her. "I request sanctuary, Your Majesty."

"I grant your request. Can the girl be teleported?" She asked.

"Not far." He shook his head.

"The other side of town?" She pressed.

"That should be ok. Follow you?" He asked.

"Yes." We all teleported to Twilight's castle. I wasn't going miss this for the world. So much chaos in a single evening.

Discord's POV End