The Forgotten Prince

Chapter 12:A Unlikly Meeting

Strike was concerned for Nightshade after hearing him scream she ran back to his room seeing him rocking back and forth. She had never seen him like this before, the strong pony she considered equal hell even looked up to at times looked broken and defeated scared of what demons were living in his mind. Strike shook her head looking at the Black crystals scattered in the walls of the room as several nurses came to check the noise.
"Just leave him" Strike told them "the last thing today needs is another pony getting hurt" The nurses nodded as Strike went to check on Fusion. "Hasn't this kid has been through enough" walking into his room to see Princess Alice standing next to his bed. "Princess you're the last pony I expected to see here?" Strike looked at  Alice confused.

Alice smiled and nodded "Luna asked me to check on him, from what I can tell his dreams have been of you know who" Alices giving a small smirk.

Strike let out a chuckle "it seems another pretty boy has fallen for his spell" Strike looked at Fusion. "To think a few months ago he was on death's door with him" Strike letting a small amount of venom drip.

Alice nodded "yeas Ironfeather. I have been looking for information on who shot him but I think we already know that". Strike rolled her eyes " Let me guess it was Brutus and sharpshooter again" Alice nodded trying to ignore the elephant in the room causing a long awkward silence

"Why haven you seen him yet?" Strike blurted out while looking at Fusion. "It wasn't Nightshades fault for what happened to Ace you know."

Alice frowned nodding. "I know but seeing him reopens the wound. He killed almost an entire hive causing a 5-year war with the other hives" Alice looked over at Strike who had a matching scar over her eye like Nightshades.

Strike shook her head. "You can't keep avoiding this Alice, Ace would have hated seeing you two fight." Strike sighed "I know Night isn't the most pleasant pony you remember but, something about him is different he seems broken. I'm worried what will happen if he snaps, you need to talk to him"

Alice smirked "still giving me orders huh what am I 16 " Alice let out a laugh at Strikes Nervous reaction. "Strike you know I never cared for the royalty thing. Maybe when I was younger but now it's more a burden than a perk." Alice put on her cloak to hide.

Strike stopped Alice again. "Please Alice just try?" Alice sighed frustrated "Fine But only if you watch Fusion for me." Strike nodded as Alice Left the room.

Nightshade was shaking in fear he is the moment he couldn't tell reality to his drugged up delusions hearing and seeing screaming faces of changelings as he faintly heard a door open.

Alice was granted a sight of what she wasn't expecting. Nightshade a powerful pony curled up and crying his eye flicking around the room as he muttered 'go away' over and over again. Alice felt a pain in her heart seeing the pony this way but a sadistic joy, she felt like this was payback for not saving her brother and being selfish when attacking the hive. "N-Nightshade?" Alice sputtered out as his eye went wid looking at Alice.

Nightshade looked at the direction of the voice seeing Ace with his eyes gone and bleeding with a saddened look. "Ace I'm so sorry... I tried so hard" his shaking became worst.

Alice hearing him muttering 'Im sorry' to her brother caused sadness to flow through her as she hugged him trying to stop the crying. "Nightshade it Alice. I just wanted to tell you something. I forgive you, you have taken to much pain and I forgive you." Letting her magic as well as her hooves wrap around him

Nightshade felt warm strange magic clearing his vision. The changings and even ace disappeared to the pony hugging him as he sobbed. He hugged back hoping it was who he thought it was sobbing into her shoulder the things he was feeling felt strange and foreign like they had been gone a very long time. "Alice I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't save him" he felt Alice hold him tighter and comfort him. "I know Nights i know"

Strike smiled watching the two make up it mad her thing of the good old days looking down the hall toward Fusions room she glared at the two coming down the hall. "Now this will be a party" she mumbled as she saw a cocky smirk on O'malleys face with bri trailing behind him.