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A/N: Hi everypony! I wanted to have a cliffhanger in the last chapter, and I hope I nailed it! R&R and also, give me advice on what to do! I am new to FanFiction so I want suggestions on what to add to the story and so forth. I am sorry about the short chapters, but I am planning on changing the length soon. Enjoy!

?: When am I coming in Micky!

Me: We shall let you know. Now go! You aren't known yet xD

?: But...I'm just a..

I glower at the unknown character.

?: Never Mind.

Me: Then go!

The unknown character slowly leves the room sulkily.

Hahahahaha Anyways, back to the story! ;3


Chapter 9:Recovery

Tanaris POV:

"Ughh..." I grumble as I wake up to soreness in my back. "Whaa-what happened?" I ask to nopony in particular.

"You almost died from a creature slashing your back." I hear somepony say.

"Wow. Really? How long have I been out anyways.." I grumble. Seeing my eyesight clear, I'm surrounded by a pony with a stethoscope cutie mark, and the Mane 6. "Oh dear. It was long, wasn't it?" I ask.

"Only a few days. You are extremely lucky. You should be dead from the blood loss you know." The pony, who I assume is the doctor, says.

"Good to know! How long until I can leave by the way? I need to do some stuff, and this delay doesn't help." I say.

"Probably now, if you like. I would suggest you take it easy for a few days though. You took a beating out there."

"Thank you for healing me. I don't know what would have happened to me if there wasn't anypony nearby to help me out when I had passed out. If it weren't for Twilight and her friends, I probably wouldn't be here." I say. Upon saying that, I hobbled out of the hospital bed and walked out slowly not wanting to cause myself any more injury.

Yawning quietly, I went to the mayor's office to see if any houses would be open for rent anytime soon, for when I have some bits to spend for living arrangements. I certainly wasn't going to live in Twilight's home for the rest of my life. Having decided that, I wandered around Ponyville, asking around if any jobs were open. I hadn't noticed before when I first got here and when I was going to the Everfree Forest, but when other ponies saw me, they bowed to me as I passed. I shuddered inwardly knowing that they bowed probably because I was an Alicorn, a type of pony that most ponies thought that only royalty was.


A few days later...

I cheer inwardly, knowing that tomorrow I can get to work and earn myself some bits. Taking off my bandages for the last time, I looked at the place on my back where I was slashed. There were 3 diagonal scars going across it. There goes a flawless coat. I think to myself, walking round slowly to make sure that the scar was just that, a scar, not a scab. Satisfied, I went outside the library, wanting to meet some more animals despite having just gone through a near-death experience.

I walked around Ponyville, levitating the book I was reading about magic, having gone through the basic magic books while I was still recovering from my injury. When I looked up from my book, having been engrossed in it, I found that I had wandered over to Fluttershy's home. Since our first meeting, my friendship with Fluttershy had grown, so we weren't as awkward around each other now.

I went up to the door, knocking quietly so as to not startle the mare. After waiting for a minute, Fluttershy opened the door.

"Hello Tanaris." She says in her quiet voice.

"Good morning Fluttershy." I reply carefully, knowing that if I was too loud, I would scare her. Fluttershy seemed to remember her manners and then invited me inside. "Fluttershy, is there any chance for me to have a job with you? I love the animals and it seems they like me too." I ask her.

"Sure. You won't be paid a lot of bits, though Tanaris." Fluttershy replies.

"Oh, I know. It's been my dream to work with animals for most of my life." I reply.

"Oh, well, since you want to work here so bad, I guess I could find some work for you to do." Fluttershy says.

"Thank you sooo much!" I exclaim, suddenly hugging Fluttershy from pure happiness. Fluttershy just smiles shyly at my antics. "When can I get to work?" I ask her.

"A few days from now. I need some time to explain to the animals that you will be helping me care for them." Fluttershy replies.

"Ok! Come to the library when you are ready Fluttershy. I will most likely be there reading or doing an errand for Twilight." I say.


A/N: So you read this chapter! It is my longest one yet, so I hope you enjoy it! I am planning on introducing the new character in a few chapters. Tanaris's meeting with her is a bit odd to say the least. I hope you have enjoyed reading my FanFics, cause I love to write them. If you do actually review my story or ask a question to Tanaris, I will most likely reply!