The Day My Life Continued

Chapter Twenty-Three

The Royal Hospital Wing did not see as many ponies as one would think. They had the occasional patient of a royal guard who was hurt in training, or a servant that had dropped something heavy on their hoof. They rarely had the Princesses inside, or any of the Element Bearers. For the first time, they had a changeling patient.

It was a changeling male, they could tell that much. He had upgraded to a more advanced natural form. The medical staff was monitoring his new vitals, in case of emergency. They were told the other changelings would arrive the next day for their own tests. It was going to help Equestrian/Changeling relations. Not that the doctors cared much for the politics, just the patients. Their first had agreed to all of the doctors exams, on one condition. He share his room with Princess Raspberry Stardust.

The dark pink alicorn came in before the changeling. She had been comatose since arriving earlier that morning. According to Princess Celestia, the alicorn has suffered a painful transformation back to her pony self. Her magic had also been restrained, unleashing in what was reported as a 'unicorn foal surge of power'. Based on how long she'd been unconscious, it must've been painful.

The medical staff let Thorax have it.

As soon as he was situated, he kept his now purple compound eyes on Princess Raspberry's prone form. He had adjusted himself during whatever test so that his gaze was still on the Princess.

It was the middle of the afternoon when the medical staff had all the data they needed. As soon as their tests were done, they left the two alone.

==DMLC==

Thorax knew if she was awake, she'd be calling her a creep for watching her sleep. She would tell him it was as creepy as stalking her before their relationship.

He couldn't help it, or explain it. Thorax thought that if he looked away from Starry that she would disappear.

The last week had been such an emotional rollercoaster. Thorax's head spun when he though about it. (Could his head spin now? His new body had new abilities he wasn't sure he liked)

Thorax looked over the dark pink alicorn. She was sleeping peacefully. He couldn't stop picturing her human self. He compared them.

Raspberry's coat, and Morgan's skin, both giving him that same sense of comfort. Raspberry's freckles that matched the ones on Morgan's cheeks. Those amber eyes that didn't change in shade, merely in size. Her same smile, smirk, and grin. Her same frown. The same eyebrow creases when thinking.

They were the same being. Thorax knee that, he'd seen that. He was a changeling. He knew a thing or two about shape shifting. The way Morgan screamed as she changed back...watching her excess magic leave her body so rapidly...Thorax was terrified.

Not of her. Never of her. He was scared that the pain would keep her from ever waking up again.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Thorax mumbles, distractedly.

A pair of Royal guards came in the room. Thorax sighed.

==DMLC==

Thorax was brought to the Throne Room by the guards. Under normal circumstances, he would have gawked at the colors. He would've thought about how much Queen Chrysalis destroyed just so she lead from this room.

He didn't.

His mind was back in that hospital room, where Morgan was unconscious.

Thorax noticed the other Princesses had been gathered. Prince Consort Shining Armor had been a surprise. He'd been at the Hive, yes, but Thorax didn't think Shining Armor would want to sit in a room with a changeling. With the four Princess, the Prince Consort, and the new Changeling Queen in the room, and despite his new larger body, Thorax felt lesser. He could suddenly see with sharp accuracy his last visit to Canterlot.