My Little SCP Foundation: Horror is Magic

        The first thing I felt was pain. Raw, excruciating pain all over my body. It was tormenting me, pulling me in and out of sleep, over and over. Whenever I woke for a short, five seconds in the real world through blurry vision, I could only make out a couple things before I drifted off to my painful slumber again.

        The first time awake, I heard someone sobbing. Fluttershy. I could feel her head on my chest while her soft, light pink mane was massaging my neck. It felt like I was lying on something very soft; some type of mattress. Before I could even lift my hand up to comfort Fluttershy, my brain gave in to the antagonizing, dreamless sleep.

        The second time, I felt something on all my wounds; most likely bandages. I opened my eyes to have them filled with light, and I squinted. As my pupils readjusted to the brightness, I saw that my suspicions were correct; almost every inch of my body was covered with white bandages. My shirt was off, revealing a huge gash in my chest, which was stitched together. Most bandages were stained dark red, especially the one on my hand. I caught a glimpse of my pinkie and ring finger missing before I drifted off to sleep again.

        The third time, I heard voices. They were feminine, blurred, and unfamiliar. One of them sounded like they were on the verge of tears, another was frantic, and the last I knew was Fluttershy, evident by her whimpering and worried attitude. As I opened my eyes slowly, the voices ceased almost immediately. I could see the blurry face of Fluttershy near mine as she whispered, "Seven?" She obviously saw my eyes open.

        My mind started to go hazy and my eyelids grew heavy, but that one, simple word kept me from sleep. I blinked hard a couple times, and pushed all thoughts of tiredness to the back of my mind. With some effort, I gave the yellow mare in front of me a weak smile.

        Before I could speak, however, I felt Fluttershy throw her arms around my neck and hug me fiercely. Sobbing, she squeezed me tightly, and I instantly felt the pain rush to me again. I grunted out as I felt a couple cuts open again while my broken rib acted up.

        "Too.. Tight.." I panted through clenched teeth.

        Fluttershy only loosened up a little, and kept crying in my chest. "I thought I lost you.." She whimpered between tears. With more effort than smiling, I lifted a three-fingered hand up and stroked her mane. I wanted to say something comforting to her, but I could find no words. The situation was grave, and comfort wasn't likely.

        "I thought.. I lost you.. too.." I said quietly. As my bare, bandaged chest was being soaked with tears and fresh blood from the cuts, I examined the room I was in. It was well-lit, large, and brown in color. The walls were decorated with book shelves, along with one, lone window. I discovered I was on a bed; one that was surprisingly my size.

        That was when I discovered we weren't alone in the room. Standing a couple feet away were two ponies. One was a purple colored unicorn, with a combed violet-and-pink mane and tail. Normally, I would be surprised by a unicorn's presence, but I doubt anything could surprise me now. The one standing beside her was a cyan pegasus with some sort of rainbow mane and an adventurous look.

        As they both stared at me, I kept examining them, finding out they were also about the same height of Fluttershy, and they had the same cartoon-like feel to them.

        The mare hugging me looked up at my face for the first time, and saw what I was staring at. She gave me one last tight squeeze before departing.

        "Seven," she started quietly. "These are my friends.. Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash." Both of the ponies nodded at their names.

        My attention shifted from the ponies to my right hand. The pinkie and ring finger were both missing, replaced by two bloody stumps covered with bandage fabric. There was a dull ache, and when I tried to wiggle them, nothing happened. It was slightly frustrating having my brain's command not going through. It'd have to get some getting used to.

        Fluttershy noticed my bewilderment at the wounded hand and lowered her gaze guiltily. "I tried my best to heal you.. I'm so sorry."

        I looked at Fluttershy in the eye and smiled. "You've done everything you could."

        "Seven, is it?" The cyan pegasus, Rainbow Dash, questioned. "Pretty weird name.." Twilight shouldered her friend with a frown.

        "It's a nickname," I corrected. "I.. Can't remember my real one." That was the same lie I told Fluttershy.

        Twilight Sparkle spoke up now. "It must feel dreadful to forget your own name.."

        I was about to reply when my broken rib started up again. I grunted and squinted my eyes as it suddenly because harder to breath, and the pain rose. Fluttershy gave me a sympathetic look.

        "Ah, broken rib?" Rainbow Dash remarked as she swooped over to me. I got a good look at her velvet irises, considering they were within inches away. "I know how that feels. Not to good, huh? Better get used to it; the pain will just keep coming, and coming--"

        "Rainbow!" Twilight yelled, irritated.

        The cyan pegasus beside my head shrugged innocently. "Hey, just telling him what he needs to know. Besides, it's not that big of a deal; the bone will be healed before you know it!"

        I knew that was a lie.

        Twilight came up to my side and gave me an apologetic look. "Sorry about her. She's very outgoing."

        I smiled jokingly. "I'll guess that's an understatement."

        "I'm right here!" The cyan pegasus fluttering above said in a matter-of-fact tone.

        "Listen, Seven," Twilight sighed. I felt the mood change drastically. "We all really appreciate what you've done. You've saved Fluttershy's life."

        I felt the temperature in my cheeks rise as I opened my mouth to reply, only to be stopped by Rainbow Dash.

        "Aw, I shoulda been there!" She cried. She had a dreamy look on her face as she went on with, "it would have been awesome! Seven punching and beating the crap outta that guy, getting battle scars, being the hero of the day--"

        "It was not awesome," Fluttershy growled. "Seven almost died trying to save me. Just look at the wounds all over him!"

        The pegasus was about to retort when she looked at my body seemingly for the first time. She examined the bloody bandages, stitches, bruises, and my two missing fingers. Whatever enthusiasm was in her quickly dissipated.

        "Oh.." She said quietly. "...That looks like it hurt."

        I took a deep breath, the pain in my rib gradually subsiding. I took very shallow breaths as I spoke. "No offense taken. Now that I think of it, they do look pretty cool.."

        Flutter and Twilight both gasped, staring at me. Rainbow Dash's enthusiasm instantly reappeared, and she had the most playful grin on her face of all time.

        "Seven!" Fluttershy and Twilight yelped simultaneously.

        I shrugged and replied, "Hey, if the mare wants to find the good side of a situation, then I'm all for it."

        "You know what," Rainbow said with a light punch on my shoulder, which caused me to wince. "For some weird bipedal creature thing, you're not so bad."

        I rubbed my already-bruised shoulder and smiled. "Human, actually."

        "Seven," Fluttershy said loudly, aggravated. "How could you be acting like this in such circumstances? We have to discuss this!"

        "Loss of blood," I suggested as an excuse. "Pain-Killers? Morphine? I dunno what you did to me when I was asleep."

        I could have sworn I saw Rainbow Dash mouth "That's what she said."

        "He actually is on a spell that relieves pain," Twilight told Fluttershy. "I think this may be a.. Side effect."

        "Spells? As in Magic?" I said, not fully knowing what they were talking about. "So I'm in a world full of magic unicorns and pegasi who have names fit for a little girl's TV show.."

        There was a knock on the door downstairs, which attracted the attention of all the ponies. Twilight Sparkle was instantly up, looking towards the sound. She stood there for a second, as if thinking about something, then turned back to face us. There was a little hint of guilt in her voice as she said, "They're here."

        "But.. You said they wouldn't be here until later!" Exclaimed Fluttershy.

        "I know, but for some reason they came earlier than expected.." Twilight looked at me, and I could clearly see the guilt on her face. "I'm sorry, but I have to get it." With that, she turned tail and ran out.

        Confused, I turned to Fluttershy. "What was that all about?" I asked.

        Shy turned towards me with a sad face. "I... They... I'm sorry." She stammered. She gave me another tight hug (which didn't hurt as much) and whispered into my ear, "No matter what happens, you'll always be my friend."

        Still confused, I hugged back. My eyes drifted over to Rainbow Dash, who was quiet for once. Dash had a guilty look of her own, and she sighed, looking down. "I'm gonna miss you, buddy," she said.

        "Can someone please tell me what the Hell you all are going with this?" I almost yelled, confused anger powering my outburst.

        "I can tell you."

        The ponies in the room froze. I turned my head around to see the source of the voice, and I discovered a tall, slender, white pony was standing in the doorway. She had a flowing and glittering rainbow mane and tail, along with a horn. I was about to guess she was a unicorn when I saw the huge wings plastered on her back. She had a crown on her head, marking her as the highest of authorities. Her large, light magenta eyes burrowed into my smaller, blue-green ones. There was a hint of anger in her voice as she said calmly, "I would like to speak with the human. Alone."