Chapter 50: Memories

*BANG*

I let out a sudden gasp as I opened my eyes, well tried to. I think they were open?

Everything was pitch black.

I tried to rub my eyes, and I could feel myself place my hands on my face, but I don't see it. Like there is absolutely no light at all. I spun around, looking for any indication of... something.

Nothing.

It's like I was floating in a void of darkness. No sensations at all except my own hands when I lay them upon myself.

"Hello!?" I yelled out to no-one.

Not even an echo answered me back.

"...Anyone?" I said again, feeling my anxiety quickly rising.

'Where am I...? What was I doing before this?' I thought as I kept looking around.

'Who... who am I?'

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Perspective: Luna

I sat at my throne, silence reigning through the large room as I waited for time to pass by. It had been a slow day for night court, only two ponies came by with something to say.

But, I was excited. Within the hour my court will end, and I'll be off to Canterlot hospital to see Jake. It's been... tough, the last month to come to terms with what has happened. But I'm determined to see him awaken.

Eventually.

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Perspective: Jake

It's felt like I've spent an eternity here. In this darkness, this void. But somehow it was a little comforting, I couldn't really explain why. It feels like my eyes have adjusted a bit and I could make out my body when I looked down.

I was wearing... some kind of uniform. Military maybe? I'm not sure... the harder I thought about it the more my head hurt. I've since given up on it, instead I've tried closing my eyes and dreaming about other places. Places I might have been, or may be making it up in my mind... I wasn't sure.

I saw a massive blue bear... it looked like it was made of stars and constellations! I tried to focus more on the memory, but it quickly faded and another came in it's place...

I saw a hallway. Littered with corpses, blood everywhere. The corpses, their body shape looked kind of like me. It was a horrific sight but... I felt like I had seen it before?

Were these my memories? Moments in time I had seen before?

Then the scene changed again, and I was presented with a different picture. One that completely reversed the last. I was staring out at a large body of water, as it sat calmly with no waves breaking it's flat surface. It's reflection showing thousands of small lights from the stars in the sky, and a large orb.

The moon.

The moon...

'Who are you?' I thought as I saw a blue figure fly across the sky.

It looked back at me, like it wanted to come down and see me. But it stopped suddenly, like it was forced back by an unseen force.

It vanished.

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Perspective: Luna

I sat next to a hospital bed, and lay my head down upon it as I looked up to it's occupant. Jake lay there, completely motionless as his chest slowly rose and fell.

I sighed, and looked at the small table next to the bed. Fresh daisies sat inside the vase on top of it, filled to the top with water. My gaze drifted back over to Jake, then down to his hand as I lay my hoof upon it.

'Maybe I should try and dream walk to him again?' I thought as I remember my last attempts and shook my head. 'No... I don't know enough about humans dreamscapes... it just forces me back out.'

I hear the door behind me creak open, and I quickly lift my head and take my hoof off his hand. I look back to see Celestia come into the room.

"Still hasn't woken up?" She said as I shook my head.

I let out a small yawn as I covered my mouth with my hoof.

"Go get some sleep sister." Celestia pleaded as I looked back over to Jake. "You can't keep this up. You need your rest just as much as he does."

I slowly nod and stand up, looking away from him. "What if... what if he never wakes up? I knew I should have just went with him..." I said as I felt a tear rolling down my cheek.

My sister quickly turned my head with her magic, so I was looking right at her.

"Enough." She began coldly. "He knew the risks. That's why he asked you to stay here. because of him, our kingdom is still safe. We mustn't waste the opportunity he's given us." She said as I wiped my eyes and nodded. "The enemy snuck right through our defenses once, let's not let it happen again."

I gave one last look to Jake, then turned around and followed my sister out of the room. I had been coming here every day for the past month, waiting for him to wake up. But I couldn't simply keep at this forever... I had my own duties to take care of.

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Perspective: Jake

I could make out my whole body now, clearly. The darkness that was wrapped around me seemed to have faded, and the world also seemed brighter. I could hear what sounded like talking... very faintly in the distance. But only sometimes.

Sometimes the voices would stop for an extended amount of time, but they would always return. And sometimes, I hear the most soothing voice, and it sounds like it's talking right to me. But I can never make out what it's saying.

Recently though... that voice has stopped.

I could still hear small commotions randomly that I can't quite make out... but that familiar voice I couldn't quite hear anymore.

I decided to close my eyes and go somewhere else.

The world rushed around me, and I found myself sitting on the ground. Everything looked a little bit larger, almost like I shrunk down a bit compared to the other dreams.

I was in front of a window, looking outside it at everything going on. The area looked very much like a jungle, trees everywhere causing thick vegetation, with low hanging vines. Children were outside playing with a ball on the ground, kicking it around and laughing.

Everyone stopped, and looked up. The sky suddenly went dark and screams rang out everywhere. Explosions rang out and shattered windows, including the one I was looking out. The glass flew at me as I covered my eyes and felt it cut my arms. The pain felt real, like I had lived through this very moment.

The world distorted again, and I was running through the trees. A bright light behind me and the sounds of screams and explosions filling the air. I tried to pull myself out of this dream, but I couldn't leave. I broke the treeline, and saw a couple more houses, one on fire with the sounds of fighting inside it.

I ran to the other house, trying the door and finding it unlocked. I went inside and quickly locked it behind me as I spun around and ran up some stairs. I opened another door and found... someone. He looked so familiar.

The sound of breaking wood came from downstairs, and the man looked back at me and motioned to the closet. I could feel fear welling up inside me, fear and... sadness. This all felt so familiar.

I ran to the closet, opening it up and hiding inside. A few moments later, there was a loud bang... the sound of someone choking, and a metallic screech.

Then the world faded, and pulled me out.

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*Beep* *beep* *beep*

My eyes snapped open.

The ceiling looked a sterile white and tiled. I slowly looked down, and saw where I was. I seemed to be in some kind of bed, white sheets covering my body. I looked down at my hands, seeing scars formed on the inside of my palm and knuckles. I lifted my blanket, and saw my bare torso with two large scars situated in my lower half of my stomach.

'Where am I?' I thought as I looked around some more and sat up.

Something on my left caught my eye, and I turned to look at it. A vase of flowers... wilted and dead, the water inside having dried up a while ago. I could hear a bit of commotion outside the door in front of me. I turned my body, and brought my feet off the bed and to the floor.

The ground felt cool to the touch, as the only clothing I had on were a pair of simple white pants. I got up, and wobbled a bit, my legs almost feeling like jelly. I quietly walked towards the door and put my ear against it, and could make out talking on the other side.

"Going to check on our vegetable again?" A voice asked from the other side.

"Same as every day." Another voice answered as the door handle jiggled.

I jumped to the other side of the door, so as it opened I am behind it and out of sight. Someone walked through as she hummed to herself and closed the door behind her, completely oblivious to the empty bed. As the door clicked shut, I looked down at the small equine like creature.

She immediately stopped humming as she brought her head up and saw the empty bed. As she took in a breath I moved up behind her, and wrapped my arms around her head, covering her mouth. She let out a small squeak is surprise, as I quickly whispered in her ear.

"Don't scream. Or I'll break your neck." I said as she nodded quickly, a tear quickly rolling down her cheek and onto my hand.

I slowly dropped one of my hands off her mouth, but kept hold of her head.

"Where is this, who are you, and... who am I?" I asked quietly.

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