Roommates [Old Version]

I feel... Heavy. More so than usual.

My limbs are aching, I feel like somebody lit them on fire and forced me to run a marathon.

My chest... It hurts. It hurts so much...

Everything hurts...

Where am I?

Walter...

Who's calling my name?

Walter?

What do you want from me...?

WALTER!

Where are you!?

Wake up Walter... It's time for the show to begin...

My eyes are open...

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I gasped sharply, jolting myself upwards as if I had just awoke from a horrendous nightmare. I let out a shrill cry of shock and disorientation. My mind was in a haze, my vision was a blur, I felt like I needed to get out of wherever I was and just run until my legs couldn't carry me anymore!

I stood up, and was immediately met with the grip of metallic shackles bound to my wrists and ankles. From the sudden force of me trying to stand up and run, the shackles pulled me back down into the metal throne I was placed on. I heard an array of muffled voices surrounding me. They were so close and yet they sounded like they were so far.

There were large blurry morphs surrounding me; multicolored, bipedal, and it seemed like they were all aiming something at me. I stood there in utter confusion, scanning the area around me, trying to narrow my eyes and see where I was with no such luck.

Walter, can you hear me? I heard Twilight's voice echo inside my head. I looked around quickly, trying to identify where Twilight was.

Was she here? Was she with me? Am I safe?

I suddenly locked my eyes on a purple bipedal figure standing between two other blurry morphs, they were possibly royal guards judging by the array of golden and blue shades that implied they were wearing armor.

"Twilight... Is that you?" I spoke, however my own voice was muffled and I could barely understand it, I could only hear my voice vibrate my throat and mouth as I said those words.

Yes, it's me Walter... Can you see me? her voice echoed once more inside my head.

"I... I can see what I think is you... Everything is so blurry... I can't clearly hear or see anything... It's like my head is underwater" I explained, hearing the tone of my voice mumbling incoherently from my impaired audibility.

I see... I can make you hear and see again Walter, but you must calm down. Do you promise to cooperate? Twilight's voice asked, I could see her violet form trot closer to me past the two guards standing at each side of her.

I swallowed the nervous lump that formed in my throat, before taking a deep breath and relaxing my limbs that were shaking every so slightly against my will. I slowly leaned back into the metal chair I was chained to, slowly but surely calming my nerves that were shaking like an autumn leaf.

"Of course I promise..." I responded, my muffled voice seeming to echo around the room for a few seconds until fading out.

Suddenly, Twilight's magical magenta aura invaded my vision. I could feel it wrapping around my head before slowly cleansing the impairment that has been keeping me from seeing and hearing correctly.

As my two major senses cleared, I quickly took in the scene that was placed before me.

I was in a holding cell, most likely one inside the Canterlot Dungeons. There were no windows, just a large square room with a single metal table and two metal chairs, the one I was placed in however kept me heavily restrained. Twilight was sitting in the other one, and on her side of the room there were two Royal Elite guards, each of them holding high-grade assault rifles, from the looks of it the weapons were modified versions of the IMI TAR-21 assault rifle that was redesigned to match the guard's armor: gold plating with blue accents.

Both of their assault rifles were pointed at me.

"What's... Going on?" I asked quietly and confused.

Twilight used one hand to gesture to the guards, signalling them to lower their weapons. The two guards glanced at her and then nodded, obliging her gesture and lowering their weapons, both of their cold stone facades directed at me.

I gave Twilight a confused and frightened stare, looking around me, then looking at my bound wrists that kept me chained to the chair.

"What's going on?" I repeated, looking up at Twilight.

"Walter, do you remember anything that happened that past few days?" Twilight asked, her tone was controlled, calm, and collected.

"No... I-I don't. All I remember is..." I paused, lowering my head, looking at my chest where I remember the bullet penetrating me.

"I remember getting shot while trying to escape Red's base camp..." I said, noticing that I was dressed in a pure white jumpsuit, the kind that either prisoners or mental patients wear.

"Is that all you remember?" Twilight asked, staring at me blankly.

"Yes, it is. I was trying to protect Celestia... Why am I being treated like some sort of criminal?" I asked, frustration growing in my chest.

"Walter... Do you want to know what happened over the past four days?" Twilight asked me, which made me pause.

"Yes... I do" I responded, although I was hesitant in answering.

"Walter... You killed Red" she explained, causing me to pause for a moment before my eyes widened.

"I... What?!" I exclaimed, looking at her with disbelief.

"I don't remember doing that! Even if I did, why am I being treated like a damn criminal?! Red was a horrible mare!" I exclaimed.

Twilight held up her hand, either giving me a gesture to calm down or giving her guards a gesture to stand down. I just deeply inhaled, before letting out a long sigh, shaking my head.

"Sorry..." I spoke softly.

"The reason you're here right now Walter, is because you killed somepony else too" Twilight spoke, causing my heart to freeze.

"Who did I... Kill?" I asked hesitantly, swallowing a lump in my throat.

"You killed Prince Blueblood" Twilight responded, causing the entire room to fall dead silent.