No Regrets: It Was Worth It
Here I am now spending most of my life in a hospital bed, my entire body paralyzed except for my eyes and mouth, which was used to communicate the ponyfolk who listened to me. Each day I'm haunted by that same day in which I was hospitalized... but you know what, to me it was all worth it.
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(32 years in the past: 33 year old Jimmy White)
My name is Jimmy White, I was 33 years old when I was transported to this mystical land filled with griffons, dragons, and... ponies, techno-colored, small, adorable as a kitten trying to get into a sock, ponies. now if I wasn't as old and didn't have a sucky life as I did I might have just hugged them all to death. A very interesting one that I came to be best friends with was a mare named twilight sparkle or princess as she now has a new title to look forwards to. She was the most accepting (other than pinkie pie but we will get to that later) pony during my arrival to the strange new world, she even allowed me to stay in her place for awhile until I could work up enough bits buy my own house but to be honest I kind of liked living there it was a lot more comfortable, funny, and relaxing when I lived under the roof of twilight and spikes place, seeing her work so hard during the nights I had often drag her to her own bed.
Those where the good ole days but there is one day that ended those good ole days.
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"Twilight you need to go to sleep its not good for your health to stay up this late" I said to her, she took a moment closing the book with a face that showed satisfaction.
"Alright then I will go to bed see you in the morning" I watched her trot up the stairs as I went into the living room sleeping on a couch that I found more comfortable than the short spare bed twilight had.
I was caught in my own thought thinking about if I was ever to go home or if it was even possible to go back home. the princesses said that they would do everything in their power to get me home back on earth but I'm leaning on actually staying here permanently, I mean I don't have anyone to really go back to, My girlfriend dumped me for some more successful guy, my parents are either dead on drugs or just in custody of the police, my favorite bar is closed and my house is probably condemned. so I faced the facts and I had a new opportunity, things were going to get bet-
*BOOM*
I quickly got up and went up stares to see what was going on only to see fire spread everywhere and both twilight and spike holding onto each other in the other end of the room, I quickly rushed over to go pick them up and get them out of here but as I went through the entrance into their room a large support beam of the tree was knocked down behind me blocking our way of escape, I still rushed over however.
"TWILIGHT WHAT HAPPENED" I said a bit shocked
"I DONT KNOW I WAS TESTING A NEW SPELL BEFORE THIS HAPPENED" she started panicking and wheezing
"Is there a way you can get us out of here maybe a teleport or something" I asked hoping she would say yes
"No their isn't, I'm to drained from using that last spell and very tired" she said choking up
I looked for another way out all I could see where flames engulfing all the books and wood as it got closer we then soon all backed up when I didn't realize it there was a window behind me, I rolled the window up and was ready to help the two out before I heard another loud noise come from the kitchen and then a surge of fire came at us my only hope was that I picked the two up and jumped out of the window my back now singed, I changed my position as now my behind was hurtling to the ground I tried to think of the good times in my life knowing this might be the death of me I embraced it and soon there was nothing but black, my only thoughts where No Regrets
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I woke up inside a hospital, as i looked around me there was only twilight and spike along with a doctor of sorts talking about something I couldnt quite hear it until he said you have to leave now he needs his rest. and so they did, they picked themselves up and left i tried to yell wait but my throat was so sore i think i was going to cough blood up. The doctor then came over to me and said
"You want the good news or the bad news first" He said with a depressed look on his face
"good news" i said in a raspy voice
"The good news is that your alive and not dead" He said with a bit of a smile on his face before it turned into a frown again
"The bad news however states here that you are paralyzed do to the traumatic experience you have encountered rendering you disabled and unable to move anything except for your mouth and eyes" I just stared at him blankly not moving any muscle.
"Will this go away" i asked coughing after
"I'm afraid not, you sustained to much damage in the process we cant let you leave it could probably take years before you can even walk again but other than that your stuck here....I'm so sorry" he left me to think about what he just said I thought about how i wont be able to enjoy the rest of my life, How I was now stuck to think and to ponder for the rest of my days if there was a loophole, the logical part of my brain took over and said their was no other way...No Regrets
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(32 years later 65 year old Jimmy White)
I never did walk again I faced the fact that I'm to old and I was bound to this bed I was never going to live and if I died it would be in a bed one thing came to mind. This sucks, twilight would be here any moment I was hooked up to a life monitor now do to my age effecting my life span, I felt as if I could die right now my life was going no where and in the corner of my eyes I see the blackness of what lies ahead that all disappeared when she came into the room.
"Hey there how are you doing" she said with a petty-smile
"Hurts" I replied
I looked at her she looked as if she where in her thirties due to the fact the ponies lived in a cleaner world they live a lot longer than humans do.
"Its all of my fault the only reason you are here right now is because I had to do a stupid spell that almost cost you your life, you probably hate me or worse you want to kill me well I wouldn't blame you since it was my faul-"
"Shut your mouth" I said to her in a mild yell
She did as such silencing her self waiting for me to speak again
"I did what I did because I knew I didn't have anything else to live for, so what you made a mistake that puts me into the hospital but I'm not going to die because of that I'm going to die because I'm old and I cant do the things I wanted to do because I forgot how to walk, I just want you to know what is wasn't anyone's fault....my time is nearing twilight and I and proud of how much you've matured, I'm proud of the friends you made and I'm proud of all of your success just don't be to hard on yourself"
She was shocked for a bit, tears welled up in her eyes and she was about to cry, told her to give me a hug and she did just that holding on to me tight as she bawled her eyes out as she let her emotions out I saw a dark figure holding a scythe in hand looking over to me. I mouthed give me o moment and the figure left.
"Twilight I will be going soon just know that this is my final wish for you, I want you to stay strong and live a healthy and fruitful life can you promise me that please" I begged her this is the only way she would put my soul to rest
"Of course I will do anything for a friend" she said clearing up here eyes
I sighed in relief as the dark figure re-appeared and put a hand on my shoulder as I felt I was lifted my one thought before I passed on...No Regrets
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(Years Later: Twilight Sparkle)
I went to the graveyard up in ponyville spike being busy with rarity i went myself. I found his grave standing out in a more open space than the others I placed a Lavender flower upon the already kingdom of flowers clouding his tombstone as a placed it I felt sad againd and soon lets tears escape from my eyes. I felt something tap my shoulder, I whipped around to see a piece of paper floating around and it held these words on it the lifted my spirit to beyond joy.
"No Regrets"
