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- >No, not yet Shiner
- >You've got to keep it together
- >Before collapsing, you move your front hooves forward a bit and hold yourself up
- >Black invades your vision from all angles, but you fight your hardest to remain awake
- >Joe is trying to say something to you; however, you can't really make it out
- >Concentrating on maintaining a standing position is eating up all your focus
- >You don't even feel his hooves trying to hold you up as you cast your fading gaze back up to the princesses
- >They're back to normal and are currently making their way down to you
- >Did Joe flag them down or are they legitimately concerned?
- >The world before you is flickering constantly as their shapes repeatedly shift from one to the other
- >One moment they're normal, but the next they look like those monsters again
- >You shut your eyes tight and return to focusing on avoiding the sweet embrace of sleep
- >Startled by the landing of the princesses before you, your eyes shoot open to identify the source of the noise
- >Two ponies stand before you, not monsters
- >Certainly not monsters who constantly like to sniff the flanks of the royal guards
- >When he's not doing that, he proceeds to pretend his own flank is talking to said guards
- >He accomplishes this by... ugh pulling upon his flank with those claws in motion with his speech
- >Your face must reveal the amount of stress you're suffering from as the royal sisters look upon you with what appears to be pity.
- >Finally getting a grip on reality you shake your head a few times to clean the visual slate
- 1/7
- >Ignoring the weird wolf noises from the monster towards the princesses, you try to listen to what everyp0ny is saying around you
- >"... are you sure your friend here is alright?" Princess Celestia asks Joe
- >J:"I'm not 100% sure your highness, but this has happened to him before. It's actually why we're here at the castle."
- >The princess of the sun looks down at you curiously
- >Your ears droop a bit as you shrink away from her slightly
- >That image won't go away
- >It's like it won't let you forget what you -think- you saw
- >She looks more concerned now, and attempts to speak to you
- >"Please Shiner, I only wish to know what happened," she says trying to reassure you
- >Wait, how did she know your name? Did Joe say it?
- >No, he looks slightly surprised too, and it looks like he's about to ask
- >"U-uh princess? Forgive me, but how did you know his name?" Joe cautiously inquires
- >Both princesses look a little surprised for a moment before responding
- >"Did you not call out to him as we were descending from our balcony?" Luna asks
- >The monster lets you know that he doesn't buy it with that word about bulls and their fecal matter
- >"I-I guess I did... sorry your highness," Joe says while cringing a bit away from the sisters
- >PC:*giggle* "Do not worry my pony. It was a rather tense moment for you and your friend."
- 2/7
- >Assuming all was well, you stop drooping your ears, but you still feel highly uneasy
- >The monster seems more concerned with trying to stick one of his pointy appendages into Princess Luna's nose
- >Why did she just sneeze, and why did she look towards her sister with a glare for a split second?
- >The monster turns to you with a grin on his face, and you're suddenly terrified beyond belief
- >Could he have actually...? No way, it's impossible
- "Princess Luna?" You ask in order to get her attention
- >She responds normal enough with a curious look on her face
- "That sneeze... do you know why it happened?" You're risking a lot with this question
- >The monster's grin can't get any bigger than it is now
- >She balks for a moment in understandable confusion
- >"I merely felt something tickle my nose. I assume it to have been pollen or some such in the air. Why do you ask, Spit Shine?" She responds a little defensively
- >Spit Shine? That's the first time you've heard your real name in a while
- >Everyp0ny who knew you called you Shiner, even Princess Celestia called you by that name
- "I can understand you knowing my nickname Princess, but nop0ny has said my real name in years," you say while slightly narrowing your eyes at the Princess
- 3/7
- >She cocks a brow at you
- >"I recognized the nickname 'Shiner' to be that of the pony known as Spit Shine. Are you not Spit Shine, Canterlot's number 1 Window Washer?" She asks with a fine tone of confusion
- >You can only squeak out an "oh" and nod your head sadly
- >Of course, word of your work has to have spread to the princesses at some point
- >What the hay are you doing Shiner? You nearly accused the Princess of something on the basis of what the monster was doing
- >He's laughing hysterically now and you just hang your head in shame
- "I-I'm immensely sorry Princess. I've been having weird hallucinations lately, and one of them was... poking your nose when you sneezed. I suppose it was a freak coincidence?"
- >The spaghetti pouring from your mane could feed the entire guard
- >Why spaghetti? Forget it, it's not important right now
- >Princess Celestia starts giggling while Joe chuckles nervously
- >Princess Luna on the other hand, does not appear to be as amused; especially because she's glaring fiercely at her sister
- >A young colt would be in tears from the feelings you're going through right now
- >Why did this have to happen to you? What did you do wrong to warrant a curse of this magnitude?
- >You're almost at your wit's end from all of this
- >"It is quite alright Spit Shine," Luna says, "While your hallucinations are rather... troubling, they cannot be of your own creation. What pony would curse themselves with such creatures of beastly behavior?"
- 4/7
- >What pony indeed, but it's nice to hear her sympathetic tone
- "We should be going Joe since I'm feeling better. We have to find that specialist as soon as possible you know."
- >"Alright then, do you want me to lead the way?" Joe asks while bowing to the princesses
- "Considering how I'm feeling, that would be for the best." You reply and give the royal sisters your own bow
- >The two of you say your good-byes to the princesses and trot off into the castle
- >You don't notice the argument between the sisters as you leave
- >Well, more like the sun princess is laughing while the lunar princess is fuming about something
- >Once inside the first waiting room, you show the note to the mare behind the desk
- >She gives it a once over and lets you head on through
- >Incredible
- >The same thing occurs when you approach the mare behind the desk at the second waiting room
- >You're also getting escorted by that one mare from yesterday, and it seems she remembers you too
- >Taking up a cowardly position behind Joe, the three of you make your way down the hall
- >The monsters finds now to be the perfect opportunity to voice his opinion on the mare ahead of him
- >Oh, of all the ponies in Canterlot he finds one whose flank is... too big?
- >You almost shout out your response to that when your hooves decide to invade your mouth
- >The two ponies ahead of you stop and look back at you
- >They're both sporting different looks, but at least the mare isn't preparing to "lift" you again
- "What?" you ask as you put both front hooves back on the floor
- >Joe shakes his head while the mare once again turns her nose up at you
- 5/7
- >You're curious as to why the monster suddenly believes her flank is too big
- >It actually looks finely toned
- >You'd confirm what you just said a second time, but Joe's hoof just greeted the back of your head
- >His wink lets you know that he was aware of what you were doing, but he wasn't going to let you get caught doing it
- >What a life saver because she just turned around
- >"Mr. Paper Pusher has been waiting for you two, so please take a seat inside," she says before trotting off back the way the three of you came
- >You sneeze when her tail brushes against your nose, and you just have to look back at her
- >That look on her face says one thing, "I know you were looking."
- >It then turns into a smirk that reads, "I didn't mind."
- >Wait a second, is this the same mare that nearly put you through a wall yesterday?
- >You look down for a moment and notice a note at your hind hooves on the floor
- >Picking it up, you take a look at what it says, and quickly hide it in your saddlebag before Joe sees it
- >That girl has more things wrong with her than just being surprisingly strong
- >Better keep this secret rendezvous stuff as just that: a secret
- >At least for now
- >Joe is none the wiser as he holds the door open for both of you
- >Upon entering, you two retake the seats you had yesterday and wait for that office worker to finally look up
- >He must be really busy since he literally has his face buried in those stacks of paper
- >Joe decides enough is enough and lets out an appropriately audible cough
- 6/7
- >"Ah, Doughnut Joe and Shiner. I've been expecting the two of you." He says after finally looking up from those papers
- >He wasn't this busy yesterday, but it was nearing the end of the day at that time
- "So, Mr. Paper Pusher was it, were you able to find anyp0ny?"
- >"Indeed I have. I must say though, it took a little bit of doing for me to put this together."
- "What do you mean?"
- >"This particular specialist is rather... unusual, but he's quite good at what he does."
- "Unusual how? Don't tell me he's a quack or something."
- >"Not at all; however, some refer to him as being a little strange if that's okay with you. Although, I guarantee that he is the best pony for the job."
- >You can only sigh in response
- >This pony better be worth it with a description like that
- 7/7
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