A Life Forgotten (Cancelled)

Really sorry for the wait, real life is messing with my brony life again .-.

Hige ran out the library and started to gallop in a general direction until his thoughts forced him to stop. How can I find The Doctor? he thought as he began to walk at a slow pace. He could be anywhere… where shouldI start? He turned his head and looked over at Sugar Cube Corner. I could ask if anybody has seen him… He walked over to the bakery, and was quickly greeted by a familiar pink mare.

                “Hi! Do I know you, I usually remember a face, but I’m not sure if I’ve met you before… I think I did!” Pinkie Pie  said in a single breath.

                “Hmm... It’s a mystery…”Hige responded with a grin.

                “Ohhh! I remember you now, Hige! Wait, Twilight told me not to talk about it… Hige? I’ve never heard of him”, she said trying to avoid ‘suspicion’.

                “Don’t worry. It’s me, Hige”, he began to chuckle.

                “Why are ya’ laughing? Did you think of a funny joke! I wanna hear it!!!” she began to jump in place.

                “Not really, I’m laughing ‘cause you’re funny.” Wait… Did I just insult her!?

She stopped jumping, and grew an immense smile. “Thanks, I get that a lot!!! So, whatcha doing in the bakery, do you want a cupcake?”

Cupcake!? I hope that story isn’t real… I REALLY hope it isn’t real…“No… I’m actually looking for a stallion. He has a brown coat, a dark brown mane, and an hourglass cutie mark. Have you seen him?”

                “Umm… Oh yeah! He comes to the bakery a few times a day to buy tea, he should be here in a little while. You wanna eat something while you wait?”

                “No thanks. I’m just gonna wait for him to get here.”

                “Okei dokei lokey… Well seeya later, I have some things to do.”

                “Okay, seeya later”, Hige said and then began to make his way to one of the small tables inside the bakery.

Hige sat down and began to wait. I wonder how long it’ll be until he gets here… Hige suddenly let out a big yawn. Oh god, didn’t get enough sleep… Hige fought the sleepiness, but was quickly overwhelmed. He fell into a deep sleep.

                “But why can’t we buy more muffins!?” A mare exclaimed, causing Hige to regain some consciousness. “We are running out!” she added.

                “No we aren’t, we’ve only run out of the blueberry muffins, and the banana nut muffins…” The stallion said in a somewhat familiar British accent.

                “B-b-b-but…” the same mare said in a sad tone.

                The stallion made a long sigh, “Fine… I’ll be over by the table, tell me when the tea is ready.”

                “EEEEEEPP!!!” the mare squealed in excitement.

                Hige began to hear the hoofsteps of the stallion getting closer and closer to him. When they stopped, Hige was greeted by the stallion’s voice addressing him. “Excuse me, is this seat taken?” the stallion asked as he placed a hoof on the other chair that was next to the table.

Please let it be him! Hige raised his head and was overcome with relief when he saw the brown stallion he was looking for. “You...” Hige mumured to himself.

“Yes... it’s me...” the stallion said in a fun tone. “Now that that’s out of the way, is this seat taken?”

“Be my guest.” Hige responded.

                “Thank you”, he replied with a grin as he sat down.

                “Can I ask you a strange question?” Hige asked.

                “Well… sure”, he answered with a puzzled look.

                “Are you a doctor?” Hige asked.

                “Who are you?” he asked with a strange look.

                “That’s what I'm hoping to find out. I’m human, and I don't know who I am or how i got here.” Hige explained.

                The stallion grinned. “The Doctor”, he introduced himself as he extended his hoof.

                “Hige.” He introduced as he tapped The Doctor’s hoof.

                “Muffins!” the grey pegasus he recognized as Ditsy Doo exclaimed as she placed a tray of muffins on the table. “And tea”, she said imitating a British accent as she placed the tea cup on the table.

                “Ditsy, meet Hige”, The Doctor introduced.

“Hello!” Ditsy said in a happy tone.

“Hi!” Hige responded, matching her happiness.

                 “Allyson-Y!” The Doctor exclaimed as he grasped the tea cup and began to walk out the door.

The trio quickly made their way into the forest. The Doctor began to slow his pace and he walked up to one of the trees. He took out a strange metallic, cylindrical object and pointed it at the trees. A strange blue light flashed out of the object, the image of the tree began to fade away and in its place was a blue telephone booth with the words ‘Police in a Box’ on the upper portion of it.

                “Welcome to the TARDIS”, The Doctor said as he walked into the blue box. “Now, who are you?” he asked Hige.

                “Human... that's all I know... ” Hige answered in a grim tone.

                “You don’t know who you are?” he responded, rather surprised by what he heard.

                “I know I’m human, I can remember this world being part of a TV show, and I know the name of human objects… but I have absolutely no idea who I am…” Hige said.

                “That’s weird…” said Ditsy Doo.

                “My worlds exactly… but you don’t look human”, The Doctor said.

                “It’s actually a spell that Twilight Sparkle added...” Hige said as he looked at his body. He took on a shocked expression. “Wait… what time is it!?” Hige asked nervously.

                “Noon, why do you ask?” The Doctor asked.

                Hige took a sigh of relief. “Oh, thank god... This spell wears off near sundown.”

“One more question, how did you know who I was?” The Doctor asked in a curious tone.

“I have no idea...” Hige said, deep in thought. “Ever since i got here, I feel like I’ve been here before...” Hige began. “Well, not exactly BEEN here, more like being a spectator. There were some ponies who had found me after I appeared here, and I felt like I knew them, and I did. I knew their names and personality, and I remembered you being human...”

“That is very strange... Plus, I can’t use my sonic screwdriver since magic usually messes with the readings... You’re going to need to find a way to get here in your human form for it to work. Also, you can’t tell anybody about me being a Time Lord.” The Doctor responded.

“Oh...” Hige responded “Well... is there anything you can do?” Hige asked.

“No...” The Doctor answered in a sad tone.

“There is one thing...” Ditsy mentioned.

“And what is that?” The Doctor asked curiously.

“We can eat muffins!” she exclaimed as she pointed at the tray of muffins that she had bought moments ago.

“You know what? That sounds like a great idea”, The Doctor agreed as he walked over to get a muffin.

“I don’t want to be rude, but I should really get to the library”, Hige replied.

“I understand”, The Doctor said with and approving nod and a wave of his hoof.

“Wait, take this!” Ditsy said as as she tossed a muffin towards Hige. Hige extended a hoof to catch the muffin, it landed directly on his hoof, but instantly bounced off. The Doctor and Ditsy began to laugh.

“What?” Hige asked in embarrassed tone.

“You just reminded me of myself when i first got here, I had no idea how to use hooves”, he said with a big smile. “Don’t worry, you’ll learn quickly.”

“Oh, okay...” Hige responded. “I’ll take my leave now”, Hige said as he picked up the muffin with his mouth.

“Goodbye”, said The Doctor and Ditsy in unison as Hige walked out of the TARDIS.

 Hige quickly made his way to the library. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a tired-looking Spike, and Twilight.

                “Oh, you’re back!” Twilight exclaimed as she turned her head to look at Hige.

                “It was getting near sundown...” Hige replied.

                “Oh, right! The spell should wear off soon. Once it does, I can run some tests on you”, Twilight mentioned.

                “Define soon”, Hige said.

                “Maybe a few minutes”, Twilight responded.

                “Okay then”, Hige said as he walked over to a corner of the room and lay down. About seven minutes passed before Hige began to glow. The room was the engulfed with light as Hige reverted back to his human form. “I have a feeling that I’m not going to get used to that any time soon...” Hige murmured to himself as he got up.

“Perfect, now we run the tests!” Twilight said excitedly.

“Are the test going to hurt?” Hige asked as he began to follow Twilight to a door in the opposite corner of the room.

She opened the door that gave way to a series of stairs that took them under the library. At the end of the stairs, there was a second door. This door lead to a room filled with a variety of machines. The machines seemed to be inactive, but once Twilight flipped the switch that was next to the doorway, the room sprang to life. The surreal glow of the machines began to fill the room. Twilight lead Hige to the center of the room and told him to wait. Once she walked back towards Hige, she told him to look over at one of the machines, once Hige turned his head, he was taken by surprise when Twilight used her magical hold to jab a needle in Hige’s arm. Hige did his best not to move. Once she extracted the amount of blood she needed, she took out the needle and walked away. Seconds later, a small band-aid floated up to Hige. Twilight returned with a stethoscope and listened to Hige’s heartbeat. After a few seconds of listening, she placed the stethoscope on his back and told him to breathe. She walked away once more.

“Give it to me straight, doc, am i gonna make it?” Hige said jokingly after a along period of time when Twilight hadn't made him undergo another test.

“You have a month to live...” Twilight said in a grim tone.

“What!?” Hige responded, horrified.

“Yes, you have a horrible, degenerative case of gullible”, she replied with a grin.

“How unprofessional of you...” Hige said as he tried to calm himself down.

“What? I can’t be funny too?” she asked as she walked over to him with a clipboard in her magical grasp.

“I guess... So, did you find anything interesting?” Hige asked.

“Not yet, I have a general analysis of your blood, but the machine will need more time for the test to be complete”, she responded. “From the information I have, you are actually very similar to ponies, except for the obvious differences in anatomy...” she explained.

“What now?” Hige asked.

“Nothing. I need to wait for the blood sample to be processed, it’ll probably take a week...” she replied.

“Well... can you do the pony spell again? I want to see the town”, Hige asked.

“Sure”, she said as her horn began to glow. “It should last until sunrise this time.” She added as Hige began to glow. There was a flash, and Hige was turned into his pony form.

“Thanks, I’ll be back by then”, Hige replied.

“Okay, I’m going to go to sleep if you need me”, Twilight said as she began to walk out of the doorway. Hige was right behind her. Once they reached the library, they separated. Hige walked out, and Twilight went upstairs to sleep.

Time for an adventure! Hige thought to himself as he walked into town.I wonder what there is to do around here an night... He walked around town to see if he could find anything interesting to do. Nothing!? This town should be more night friendly... There isn’t a single pony out here... which is weird, its not THAT late... Boring... So very boring... Wait, the library? Hige thought as he found himself right where he started. I must be a special kind of stupid... He walked back inside the library and found it to be dead quiet. Hige walked silently to avoid waking up anybody. He found himself with nothing to do, so he lay down in a corner of the room. That corner was quickly engulfed by hellish flames and disappeared into another realm. Reality soon began to collapse around the missing corner, until everything was distorted beyond recognition. Discord soon escaped, feeding off of the pure elemental chaos that flowed throughout. As the sight of Discord was seen by the ponies, the chaos escalated to a new level, causing Discord’s power to do the same. Soon enough, the elements of harmony surrounded him, all wearing their designated amulets. With a simple snap of his fingers, the wielders of the elements went gray and began to fight each other.  Fluttershy was the first to go, as everyone hated her.  Rarity followed, being too distracted by a rock to dodge Rainbow Dash’s attack. Twilight couldn’t use magic anymore and was bucked so hard by Applejack that her spine broke. Finally, Rainbow Dash attempted to use her Sonic Rainboom to tackle Applejack, but at the last split second of the impact, Applejack gathered every iota of strength remaining to buck her out of the way. The force of the buck broke Rainbow Dash’s face, and the momentum of the Sonic Rainboom caused Applejack’s legs to be forced back into her body. Discord was pleased. Only Pinkie Pie remained, Discord now had an ally. Hige’s eyes suddenly shot open from the shock of the dream, he looked around to make sure none of it had come true. What the hell did I dream? I must be going insane... As Hige took a better look, he noticed that he had already reverted back to his human form. Hige could hear strange steps approaching the top of the stairs, and was surprised to see Spike, half-asleep, and walking towards the kitchen. He seemed to be in some sort of zombie state by the look on his face and the fact that he didn’t acknowledge Hige’s presence. Spike walked over to a rolled up parchment that was on a table. He picked it up, he cleared his throat and patted his chest, and blew a small cloud of fire that consumed the the parchment. The cloud of smoke that the burning parchment created blew out the window in an abrupt and unnatural turn. Once he finished, he shook his head to try to wake himself up.

                “AHH!” Spike exclaimed in shock as he got a good look at Hige. “Oh, sorry... Didn't see you there...” he said in a embarrassed tone.

“Don’t worry”, Hige said as he got up. “You look dead tired”, Hige mentioned.

“I was helping Rarity... It was worth it”, Spike responded as he walked towards the kitchen. “I’m cooking breakfast, do you want anything?” he asked.

“No, I’m fine, thanks”, Hige responded. “So, what exactly did you do that made you so tired?”

“I was digging up diamonds. She tells me where they are, I dig them up”, Spike explained.

“Sounds hard...” Hige said as he began to feel drowsy once more.

“Anything is worth helping Rarity”, Spike repeated.

“If you say... so...” Hige responded as he took a seat. He then rested his head on his crossed arms and soon fell asleep.

“Get up!” A voice screamed behind Hige, quickly waking him up. Hige turned to meet a royal unicorn guard pointing a spear at him. “You’re coming with me”, he ordered.

“Who’s gonna make me?” Hige saked in a smug voice.

“I was hoping you’d say that.” The guard slammed the side of the spear against Hige’s shoulder.

“What’s going on here!?” screamed an angry Twilight.

“I was ordered to bring this traitor in”, the guard responded as he turned his head to see Twilight. “I’m sorry for waking you”, he said in an apologetic tone.

“Who gave you these orders?” Hige asked, now standing behind the guard.

“How did you get back there!?” the guard screamed in anger.

“Stop!” Hige said as he grabbed onto the spear and ripped it out of the unicorn’s magical grasp.

“I don’t answer to you!” the gaurd said as he tried to grasp his spear once more. Hige was pulled toward the unicorn.

“Stop it, both of you!” Twilight screamed in anger. “Drop the spear”, she said in an admonishing tone.

“But-” Hige and the unicorn both said in unison.

“Drop. The. Spear.” Hige and the guard gave each other a serious look. The spear fell

to the floor. “Now then, what are you doing here?” she asked the guard.

“I was sent to bring the specimen to the castle. I’m sorry, but you cannot interfere”, the guard said in a professional tone.

“W-why did does she want to see him?” she asked in a surprised tone.

“He has been considered a possible enemy”, he answered.

“What!?” Hige asked in surprise.

“Yes. I’m sorry, but it’s protocol”, the guard said slowly warming up to Hige.

“Well then... Do I have a choice?” Hige asked.

“No, if you run, they’ll consider you an enemy and kill you on sight”, Twilight answered. “By where you are now, I doubt you can get far without the Royal Pegasus Guards catching you...” she added.

“Well then... take me away...” Hige said in a sad tone.

Hige’s hand were bound my magic and he was soon stuffed into a small kart with two more guards. His arms and legs were chained to the wall. The guards kept their eyes on him at all times, and never spoke. The kart was being pulled by two other pegasus guards; it took about half an hour before they reached their destination. Once there, the chains were unbound and the guard forced Hige out. The four guards made a square around Hige and began to lead him somewhere inside the massive castle. They soon lead him into a large room with two thrones. As they got closer, Hige could make out the image of two alicorns, one white and the other bluish dark, who he recognized as Celestia and Luna.  The guards stopped around him, and forced Hige to stop as well.

                          “You must be Hige”, Celestia said.

                          “Am I? I thought I was a threat”, Hige joked.

                                  “Do not joke, this is a serious matter. Now, what are you doing here?” Celestia asked.

                          “I don’t know…” Hige answered as his ears fell.

                          “How did you get to Ponyville?”

                         “I don’t know…” Hige repeated.

                          “Who are you!?” she said, her voice filled with frustration.

                          “I don’t know!!!” Hige screamed. “I have no clue what I’m doing here. I’m a human, and somehow I ended up here. What am I supposed to say to make you believe me? I have no memory of who I was! All I know is that I am not an enemy!” Hige began to breathe deeply.

                          “And why should I believe you!?” Celestia asked in a harrowing voice.

                          Hige spread his arms wide. “Because I could have escaped whenever I wanted to. I came here because I thought I could find out why I’m here, I though you could help me.” Hige said looking at Celestia eye-to-eye.

                          “Bind his hands”, she said calmly.

                          Hige moved his hands behind his back and waited for the familiar binding spell to connect his arms. “You don’t believe me?”

                          “No, we’ve had reports of key information being shared with the enemy. You have to be him… but we’ve been losing information long before you appeared…” She began to think deeply.

Hige’s ears perked up. He began to hear a strange sound, like very faint hoofsteps inside the room even though nobody was moving. He began to sniff the air and noticed that there was a smell that didn’t belong to anybody in the room. Hige looked over to the guard that he had met in the library. He looked at the spear the gaurd had at his side. I hope my nose and ears are right… Hige pulled his arms apart and broke the bind. He quickly grabbed the spear and tossed it in the direction he thought the invisible visitor was. The spear began to spin like a fan though the air. The guard soon began so turn around to face Hige. Hige closed his eyes and hoped to hear the sound that could possibly save his life. *Boink* Hige was filled with relief as he heard the sound of metal hitting an object. The guards turned around to find a mysterious mare pegasus on the floor where the spear was. In a second, she pressed a talisman on her suit and turned invisible once more.

                          “What was that?” a guard asked. “Was it a spy!?” the other asked.

                          “Find her!” Celestia ordered. The guards quickly separated and began to search.

                          Hige grinned “I smell blood…” he said right before he ran into Luna.

Luna gained a look of fear while Celestia grew a look of panic. The guards turned to try and stop Hige, but they were too far away. Luna’s horn began to glow, but Hige had already swung his hand. To her surprise, the swipe didn’t hit her, but it hit the invisible mare that was next to her. The mare quickly got up after the hit and tried to press the talisman again, but found that the portion of her suit that contained the talisman has torn off and was currently in the hands of Hige. The mare was a deep shade of purple with a black mane; she held a dagger in her mouth that she was about to use to assassinate Luna. Hige dropped the talisman and jumped in direction of the mare. She galloped towards him, swinging the dagger in every direction. She was taken by surprise when Hige kicked her in-between her slashes. The dagger was sent flying to a corner of the room and the mare as sent a few feet away from Hige. He walked over to the mare and pulled her by her collar. He placed his hands on her neck and began to squeeze. She was breathless, and scared. Hige looked deep into her eyes, his ears fell once more and suddenly let go of the mare. The mare dropped to the floor gasping for breath. He walked over to the group of guards that were watching the action and threw himself to his knees. The mare was suddenly forced into the air by a powerful magical grip.

                          “You shall receive no mercy for what you have done!” Celestia exclaimed as she threw the mare towards the guards. “Send her to the dungeon, torture every last bit of information she has out of her!” she ordered with anger. She turned to Hige “It seems maybe you weren’t the spy… I apologize. Times are very dangerous, and we need to be on high alert”, Celestia said in an apologetic tone.

                          “What now?” Hige asked still looking at the floor.

                          “We still need to be sure you aren’t a threat, you shall stay in the palace barracks for now”, she said.

                          “I’ll take my leave…” he said as he got up and began to walk towards the door.

                          “Of course, ask the guards for directions”, she said as she walked to her throne.

                          Hige walked out of the room and was greeted by a mare wearing a strange looking armor, it was thinner and darker than the average guard armor and also covered her entire body. “Nice job.” Hige ignored the comment and kept walking “Wait, I understand you not trusting us after what happened, but...” Hige continued to ignore her. The mare gave a sigh. “I understand… at least let me show you to your room.” At this point, Hige stopped and waited for the guard to take the lead. The mare quickly led him to the doors of one of the rooms in the barracks. “Well, I guess I’ll see you later…”

                          “What’s your name?” Hige asked.

                           “Oh, its Shadow Step”, she said in a happier tone.

                          “Hige”, he said as he walked in the room...

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