Broken Mirror

[Void's Mirror]

Year 4, Dec 12th

afternoon

Somewhere under the Western District

[posting as Mirror Lone]

It was her mother's face that she saw. But the moment she woke up, it disappeared and instead she saw pain. It was the pain in her legs, on her back, her head, her everything. Pain was everywhere. Mira was sure that nopony could overlook it.

"Mama", she murmered, confused and close to tears. Then she remembered that her mother wasn't near, that she probably wasn't alive and that she, Mirra, was all alone in a big, ugly city where she just got beaten up by a mad stallion that wanted her death.

Mira cried.

After a time she realized that she wasn't dead yet. That was when the crying stopped. She wasn't dead yet. Yet. Maybe there was still hope. She tried to move but her whole body hurt so much, she could only clench her teeth in pain. With all self discipline she could affort, she tried to rob forward, not using her left forleg and right hindleg because they were broken, obviously. She didn't manage a long distance. It was impossible. She yelled for help.

Anypony who may happen to pass by would see an orange earth pony, dirty and bloody. Especially her back was bloody. A lighter blood line was coming from under her untidy mane and she had a black eye, or face, rather. Also would everypony notice her broken legs at once, they were badly broken.

[Prism]

Prism had taken longer then he planned to get some fresh food and should of been back well before the afternoon, but with having to deal with young ponies being stuck in a burning building and that crazy masked stallion once again it made his shopping trip a lot longer.

He was walking through the sewers doing his best not to step into anything too bad, that was when he heard a cry echo through the sewer. With the sound bouncing off the walls it did make it hard to work out were it was coming from.

He called back towards the most likely direction the noise come from "Were are you!" he shouted. Making the light on his horn brighter and walking in the direction he guessed the noise was coming from.

[Void's Mirror]

Mira's heart stopped when she heard a voice answering. There was somepony! She couldn't believe it but the echo told her it was true.
"Here! I am here!" She would have liked to give a more detailed answer, like the coordinates of the place of her exact being, but she had no clue where she was. So she just screamed from time to time "here", holding her head upwards, looking around and trying again to rob a bit forward.

[Prism]

As he moved forward he could hear the shout of "here" every now and then. This made it more clear and easier for him to work out were the voice was coming from. When he had a clear idea he set off as a run.

A through crossed his mind that he could be running into a trap, but he was sure he could handle anything that was waiting for him. He turned a corner he was getting very close with the last cry of 'here' and when he rounded the next corner he was sure he saw something on the floor move. He slowed down to a walk and moved his light to shine were he saw movement. "That you" he said checking to make it was who he was looking for and not a large animal.

[Void's Mirror]

Mira saw a light coming closer and her heart beat faster and faster. Somepony was coming to help her, rescue her.
And then he was there. She couldn't see him but she saw the light. She had to blink a few times, her eyes not being used to the brightness.
"Help me, please", she said and tried to look up to the stallion (according to the voice). Her only hope. But the light made it impossible, she had to look sidewards.

[Prism]

Once Prism saw the mess the mare was in, it was clear this was no trap. She really did need help she was a mess.

He lowered the light when he saw that she was having a hard time seeing anything with the light of her horn. He looked over the mare, he only really had any basic first aid so there wasn't too much he could do and with her being covered in the muck down here meant she needed a good clean.

He moved his bag over to his other side so he could get down next to her "What mess you got yourself in to end up down here like this." He looked at the wounds he could see and it looked like it had mostly stopped bleeding but movement was going to start it again.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirror could see more of the stallion as he lowered the light of his horn. Of course, a unicorn. Where else would the light have come from. Mira thought that it might be good that he was one, he could do magic and that could be helpful. 
When he asked what she got herself into, she felt obliged to answer. "A masked stallion", she said. "A pegasus."
She saw that he was looking at her wounds. Then she rembered something. "Do you know something about medicine? I've got a saddle bag with cremes but it is still up there."

[Prism]

Prism started looking over Mirror, it was clear that her legs were messed up and messed up bad. The cuts on her back were not too bad and would heal.

He shock his head "I only know battle field first aid and you are going to need more then that" He looked up and could see what looks like a ponyhole cover. "So I no idea if your creams will be useful, but I have some were that you will be after you." He looked down back to her once more. "I can get you bag before I take you there as leaving it behind means you will not see it again." As he was sure it would be stolen if it hadn't already.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirror smiled lightly, as far as the pain she still felt, didn't disturb it. "Thank you, my bag would be helpful. It's all I own." That was true. Her creams and herbs as well as the flower accesories and her money. All the stuff she made her living with. "I'd be really grateful."

[Prism]

Prism took of his own bag that he had with him, "look after this for me, if you feel hungry there are some apples inside" Prism then got to his hoofs and made his way to the ladder. Using his magic he moved the pony cover off easily letting the afternoon light come in.

He started to climb, once at the top he made sure the area was clear. It looked like he was in some back alley. Once he was happy it was clear he pulled him selves out and half covering the hole. He started to look around. He should of asked what the bag looked like but he was sure it wouldn't be too far.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirror looked after him as he climbed the ladder, looking for her saddle bag that had to lie close by. When the sunlight brightened this dark place, she felt how tears came crawling into her eyes and suddenly she had to surpress a sob but in the end the urge to cry won and Mira cried calmy.

[Prism]

Prism started to look around. He soon spotted a small pool of dried blood that clearly shows were the attack took place. He looked around there there and he soon come across some saddle bags that looked like they had been throw to the side.

He checked the bag and there seams to a number of plants and what looked like some tubs that he was guessing was creams. He picked up the bag in his mouth and went back to the hole. Once again moving the cover. This time he looked around to make sure that no one was looking, once he was saw that no eyes were watching he looked down the hole and with a white flash he was at the bottom. 

He then quickly used his magic to put the pony cover in place and with that putting the sewers once again put into darkness. "I got it" He said with the bag still in his mouth and lighting up his horn once again.

[Void's Mirror]

When the stallion came back, Mira quickly wiped away her tears on her unbroken leg and looked at him. "Oh, good. I got...", she needed to take a breath for the pain - outer and inner pain - was strong, she couldn't focus right now. "I got bandages. And herbs that ease pain and a cream...a cream to put onto open wounds."
By saying this Mira knew that it wouldn't help much. She couldn't move with two broken legs.
"Do you have any idea how I can get out of here?... Where am I actually?" It must be somewhere under the town. And the smell wasn't the best either. She almost thought she'd be in the sewers. But what would a stallion do down there?

[Prism]

Prism moved in close once again getting down onto the floor joining Mirror in the muck once again. He opened the bag, he knew what the bandages were but he needed to clean the wound and that's what they best be used for.

Prism started to pull some of the creams out with his magic not wanting to cover it in the muck "Just say when I get to one that will help with the wound and pain, as when I move you its going to hurt like a manticore sting" As he was showing her tubs for cream he answered her other questions "Yes I know were to head the tunnels change but this is section 102 and will join on to 98 and you have made it down into Manehatten lovely sewer system, but I am sure you could tell that because of the smell."

[Void's Mirror]

"This one", she said when she saw the pouch where the herbs against pain were supposed to be in. "If you can give me one of those leaves, please." She also saw the box with the cream for the wounds and wanted to tell the stallion as he began talking about different sections like there was a system down here. And then she was right, apparently. She was in the sewers. She stared at him with open mouth. Finally she was able to speak again. "But... what are you doing down here?" Not that she wasn't glad about it, it just was... strange.

[Prism]

He pulled out the herds that Mirror had pointed to pulling off a leaf and floating it over to her mouth so she could chew on it.

Prism laughed a little at the question "I am on my way home, now is there any of those creams that will help before I move you." he said pulling out four random once and holding them in his magic field.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirror took the leave in the mouth and chewed on it. She thought that it must be a strange home if he has to get there through the sewers. But she felt like he didn't want to say more about it, so she didn't ask further. She was thankful that he helped her. Let him keep his secrets.
She swallowed the leave. It tasted bitter.
"How do you plan to move me?", she wanted to know. "And the cream, it's in the box with the P on it." She had cut letters on the boxes to differ them. "That is the cream to put onto wounds. If you would be so kind... I cannot touch my back myself", she said and asked with an awkward smile.

[Prism]

Prism evaded the question about moving her for now, "You wouldn't want to use your hooves." He said holding up his own showing that it was covered in the muck of the sewer.

He then went and pulled out some bandages and started to clear the wounds she had on her back of muck and dried blood. Once he was happy the area was clean he pulled out the cream that she had talked about and started to rub it into her back once again using his magic to do it.

It was now to the point he was going to tell her how he was going to move her. "I am going to be carrying you on my back but first I will need to set your legs, there is wood and pipe that can use and bandages. I am not going to lie its going to hurt like hell trust me I know."

[Void's Mirror]

"That is why I chewed the leave. It eases the pain. A little at least."
Still she felt how the wounds burnt when he touched them. Luckily he was smart enough to think of the dirt that Mira had forgotten completely. She clenched her teeth while he did what he did.

Good was also that he knew something about first or maybe even second aid. Usually, that was stuff she knew herself. She learnt it the hard way living in the forest. But when she fell down, her head must have hitten the ground. It hurt and she couldn't think clearly.
"Thank you", she said. "I am ready for whatever you need to do."

[Prism]

"Right I am going to get a few bits to make a splint, there is plenty of stuff down here to do that." He got put to go have a look around in the area they was in. It was mostly rubbish but he soon found a length of wood and a old metal pipe that he could use.

He walked back over to the injured mare "Right, lets make you some splints. Not sure you know how this works but what I needed to do is pull your leg straight and tie it to this bit of wood or metal and will help hold the bone in place." He moved down ready to the mares leg.

"Just say when you are ready and I will set the first leg" he put his hooves were they need to be read to pull the bone in place.

[Void's Mirror]

He obviously knew what he was doing. Good. His eyepatched and scars, Mira had noticed with the time, told about some fights and battles he must have been in. Probably military. He knew what he was doing.

Mira hadn't noticed all the stuff that laid around here. It seemed to be a real repository. So the unicorn found something to build a splint.
"Yes, I know how it works. Can you feel the break? Is it only one? I also fear it could have splintered." Which wasn't good.

[Prism]

Prism shock his head "I am not sure how bad the brake is my skills are not that good, but I can tell this one is broken at lest here" He side pointing to an area on her leg.

"Well lets get this done with as talking not going to get it done" He said putting his hooves on her leg and given it a hard pull. The leg made a cracking noise to show the bone was back in place. He then put the bit of wood next to the leg then started to tie her leg to it he worked quickly.

Then he moved on to the next leg this time it back a click and and a popping noise when he pulled it then once again started to tie the metal pole to the leg. He would let he rest for a moment as he was sure it would of taken a lot of her even with the pain relief. "I let you rest for a bit then we should move soon."

[Void's Mirror]

Mira was mentally prepared for the pain that was to come and clenched her teeth, trying not to bite on her tongue. Nonetheless she let out a cry and some lonely tears came rolling down her face. Almost unbelievable that there were still some left.
In a weird way she was relieved that the unicorn didn't let too much time pass between the first and the second leg. Only the time it needed to bandage it, of course.
With the second leg, she only whimpered, the pain was beginning to mist her mind and the leave must have operated also. Yet she turned to the stallion. "Can you please give me another leave? Then we can go."

[Prism]

Prism moved back round to Mirror, once again using magic he pulled out a leaf and floated it down to her so she could eat it.

He once again sat down next to her this time getting very close so their bodies were touching. "Right when your ready get on my back and hold on and we can get you somewhere a bit safer" He could easily pick her up and lift her onto his back, but she seamed a strong willed mare so wouldn't do it unless he was asked.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirror found it kinda amusing that he gave her the leaves through magic. Again, one floated in front of ther and she took it out of the air to eat it.
She first startled a bit when the stallion came so close that their bodies were touching but then she felt awkwardly embarrassed about her reaction.
She wasn't sure how she was supposed to climb onto him with two broken legs. But being shy as she was, she didn't say a word and instead put her fine forleg over his further away shoulder and tried to heave herself onto him but it didn't work. "I... I am not sure, I can do that without help", she said awkwardly.

[Prism]

Prism gave a nodded and with that his horn glowed as he used his telekinesis to move Mirrors flank so that she had her leg over each side. "Wrap your forehoofs around my neck and hold on. If I need to I will help you stay balanced with my telekinesis"

He moved his own forehoofs ready to try and stand up "Right make sure you hold on as I stand as last thing I need is you falling off"

[Void's Mirror]

It was fascinating to be moved with magic. If her legs and back and head wouldn't hurt so much, she might have smiled.
As it was, she simply tried not to faint when she laid on the unicorn's back and wrapped her good hoof around his neck so that she won't fall off. The other one she tried to hold against his neck but she couldn't bend it, of course.
"Alright, I guess you can start walking." Then her gaze fell on something. "But what about the saddle bags? Do you want them to stay here and get them later?" Two saddle bags. Hers with the medicine. And his with apples, if she remembered his words correctly.

[Prism]

Prism pushed will all his force and was soon on his hooves, he felt Mirror hold on hard as he stood up cutting off his airways but didn't say anything as he knew it was just till he was up.

He smiled "Don't worry not forgotten about them, just standing was easier with out them on" He the used his magic once more attaching Mirrors saddle bags to his own one full of apples and then put it over his neck. Not the best place but would have to do "Mind your hooves" He said as he lowered on to himself.

"Right, I think we are final sorted to get you somewhere a bit cleaner and safer than here" He said as he turned back around and heading back the way he come.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirra loosened her grab around his neck when he finally was standing on his hooves and watched the saddle bag flying towards them. She almost let go of him and had been falling down when the bag set itself around the unicorn's neck. But she managed to keep her balance. "Oops", she said.
Now she was curious where the stallion would take her.

[Prism]

Prism started walking his way through the sewers making turns that didn't make any sense be it was clear that he knew where he was going.

"So tell me about yourself, what brought you to Manehattan and then down to this lovely place" he asked in a friendly way.

[Void's Mirror]

Though Mira needed to concentrate - she still had a terrible headache - she was kinda glad that the stallion wanted to keep a conversation. It helped her not to fall asleep and down off him.

"Well, I go from town to town and sell the creames and leaves with which you just treated me. I also sell flower accesories, but that is more of a hobby. People tend to need more medicine. And I was just in a shop where I met this..." It isn't easy to talk about what happened, Mira had recognize. She swallowed. "...this stallion with the mask. He didn't say a word, just looked at me and then left. But I met him out there again. And I don't know why, he just beat me. Oh my, I thought... he..." She didn't say anything further. Instead she sobbed again by the thought of what had happened and the fear she had felt.

[Prism]

Prism made a note not to talk to much about this as it was clear it was hard to talk about, but he would asked about this masked pony when things were better.

He quickly went to changed the subject "Well... whats your name as I don't believe you have told me yet" he asked as they rounded a corner to were there was a small steam of sludge moving. He started to follow the stream.

[Void's Mirror]

Mira calmed down again after having deeply breathed in and out a few times. She then recognized that the unicorn's hoofsteps sounded muddy. Where in this world... she didn't even think the thought to an end.

"Oh, right. My name's Mirror. Sorry. And what is your's?"

[Prism]

He through to himself weather he should say anything, but it was clear she wasn't going to be going very far.

"Most call me Prism or Captain." He said, the steam was moving fast and the noise of what sounded like a waterfall up ahead.

[Void's Mirror]

"Captain?", Mira laughed a bit. "Where does this come from?" She didn't give much thought about that question.

Then she heared that water. The babbling and whispering and rushing of the sweet wet had always been music to her ears. "Where are we going?", she asked. The dark background boom almost sounded like a waterfall.

[Prism]

"It comes from my rank in the military," Not wanting to give too much details into his past.

"We are heading to somewhere safer and were I call home." As the sound of the rushing water got louder Prism stopped walking. They was at the top of a sheer drop and the sludge was going down and hitting the bottom some 50 meters down. There was a lader just at Prism hooves, but there was no way they was getting down that way.

[Void's Mirror]

"Wow, you are military..." She could have guessed it by his scars. She had even thought that he fought some battles before. "Well, nice to meet you, Captain Prism. And thanks for your help."

When Prism stopped walking, Mira noticed the abyss and her eyes widened. "Please tell me that we don't have to go down there..." Though... where else?

[Prism]

"You are welcome", He moved his light towards the bottom of the ladder it was hard to make out but he knew what he was looking for and all he needed was an idea what to aim for.

"Have you ever been teleported before, if not then it will feel tingly. Let me know when you feel ready" He said watching the ground he was aiming for.

[Void's Mirror]

Mira could only stare at his back of the head with open mouth. Teleported?!
"No, never." She swallowed once more. Hopefully he knew what he was doing. Her head swam. She was afraid. "Alright", she said.

[Prism]

He smiled at the worried sound from Mirror. "Don't worry done this thousand of times before" He watched his target area closely.

With a moment through he swapped to his teleport spell and in a flash they was no longer at the top of the drop but now at the bottom. "Not too much longer now"

[Void's Mirror]

When Prism was still talking, a dizziness overcame Mira. Then suddenly something happened, she felt like losing ground. She felt off the unicorn the moment they were 'arriving' at the new place, her stomach was turning over and she had to vomit.

[Prism]

"Dam it" Prism turned quickly and moved over to Mirror "Why in Celestia's name didn't you say you wasn't feeling well"

He moved down to check to make sure she wasn't any worse then she already was.

[Void's Mirror]

Mira bit on her lips. "I didn't know I was looking like I was feeling fine. Ow, my legs..."

[Prism]

Prism looked over legs, the splints were still fine for the most part. "I should let you rest for a moment before me move on" He then went into his bag and pulled out one of the apples. "You should eat something it will make you feel better" He said hopping that it would.

He then sat down knowing it maybe a moment before they would be moving.

[Void's Mirror]

Mirror sighed. "I am sorry. I am sorry for causing you so much trouble."
She took the apple and smiled lightly. "Thank you once again." She took a little bit, testing how it felt. It was good. So she took another bit. Actually, it felt wonderful to eat something again.

[Prism]

"You got nothing to be sorry about, this isn't your fault." He said looking at Mirror with sorry eyes. "You enjoy that apple and we will wait here till you feel ready"

He didn't want to put her under any more strain till he felt she could handle it.

[Void's Mirror]

She smiled thankfully. "Well, does the rest of the way still include teleportations or other strange things? Otherwise I am well enough", which was true apart from the usual pain that follows broken legs, cut backs and hit heads. She took the last bite of the apple.

[Prism]

"No, no more teleporting. I guess I do it so much I forget the affect it can have on others for the first time. As for strange things there maybe a bit more of that, but matters what you class as strange" He spent a moment thinking about what he should do this time around.

"Well I guess floating you up is better then making you climb on this time" He said as he started to get to his hooves

[Void's Mirror]

Mira thought for a moment what she classed as strange and came to the conclusion that she coudn't tell beforehoof. But...
"...floating is already strange for me. But yes, I guess that is better. At least it is much easier for me."

[Prism]

Prism nodded and this time he put the bags on first. Then he started to pick up Mirror using his magic and doing it with little effect, "Don't move I don't want to drop you" He said lying, knowing she could move around and he wouldn't drop her.

Once she was on his back he started to move on "Well now I am happy we are not being followed or watch I guess I can tell you were we are going"

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