The wrench chronicles (bioshock)

Twi:

We landed on the hospital floor, I felt the clean marble flooring underneath me, "we landed in the cafe, great just great, I need some help! Anypony!" there were only a few cleaners in the cafe; it must be just after lunch. A doctor and two nurses ran in, the nurses were carrying a stretcher between them and the doctor was carrying a green first aid kit, a white cross emblazoned on the front. He knelt down and looked at Jacks arm.

"nurses we will have to take him to the emergency room now, Twi I will have to ask you to leave" he looked at me and shuddered slightly at the look I was giving him "at least for an hour or so ... Please?" he said it as though it was a question, I nodded my head, I had to go get some of the girls and tell them the news, I nodded my head. "do you need an escort to show you the way out"

"no thank you doctor, I'm sure that the number one student to Celestia knows the way out" I turned around opened a door and shut it behind me, grr, it's a broom closet, maybe if I just stay here he will go away. Five minutes later I came out, turns out he was still working on Jack.

"Took you five minutes to work out it was a broom closet" he didn't even turn around "and if you’re wondering why I haven't moved the patient, it was too dangerous."

"Hmm sure, you just wanted to make fun of me" he still hadn't looked at me.

"Fifty fifty" I walked past the doctor one of the nurses was giggling, bunch of smart flanks, think they know everything. I walked through the main reception/plaza area stores filled with flowers and food scattered around a miniature garden which was placed in the middle, sure had changed since Dash was here. The hospital was on the other side of town from the library, typical luck, maybe I can get my thoughts in order.

Jack was changing, he said he would kill anyone who took his daughters, but when it happened He didn't kill them, whether he was full of empty threats or this world was changing him I don't know. Maybe Celestia will know, I almost ran into the door of my library I opened it and walked in ... Oh god no.

"Hi Twi!" There were no books left on the shelves, they were stacked in the centre and pinkie was sat on top, she had made a massive fort in the centre of the room. I stood there speechless, how ... I have been gone an hour! Pinkie threw a pie; it hit me square in the face.

"Pinkie where is everyone else" I was shaking, I had only just reorganised the library, it took me hours!

"they all have jobs silly: Fluttershy is helping the animals, Rarity is making dresses, RD is making some clouds, AJ is bucking some trees, you are looking for the others and I am the king of a massive fort!" at the end of that massive sentence she jumped in joy.

"Pinkie" she stared at me, maybe she realised that I wasn't in the mood "you will put every single book back where it belongs by the time I get back, do you understand!" I walked out of the door, remembered I had pie on my face and walked back inside. Ok that's impossible, all the books were back where they belonged ... every single last one and Pinkie was sat next to Night and Jass "how did you ..." all three shrugged their shoulders at the same time, ok this is a conspiracy. "Ok let me just go clean up and then we can get going and find everyone else"

Pinkie bounded over and licked the pie of my face; she did it with one long lick which dragged across my face. The pie was now gone "mmmm apple" ok now I'm freaked out "let's go find them" she bounced ahead of me with both Night and Jass on her back. We headed towards AJ's farm first; we were going on a massive round trip first AJ then Fluttershy then Rarity and finally RD, if we could find her.

We had met every pony and now we were on our way to the hospital discussing how much Jack had changed, nopony seemed to have noticed except for Pinkie. We entered the hospital, I walked up to the receptionist "which room is Jack staying in."

"Jack? I'm afraid there is no pony here by the name of Jack" hoofs met forehead.

"Well he isn't a pony" a sudden realisation washed across her face.

"First floor, room five B" wow she seems happy. I led the way; wonder why Jack has a separate room surely he should be in a ward.

"Sir please lie down, you need to rest!" oh dear that came from Jacks room.

"I think Jacks awake" I looked at the girls they had worried looks on their faces, we ran towards room five B.

"I think yah right Twi" I opened the door and walked inside Jack was struggling with two white earth ponies trying to force him back down "hey Jack y'all better get back in that bed" Jack seemed to settle down finally lowering himself onto the white sheets of the bed.

"humph, I'm not happy about this I'm fine you know" the nurses turned around to do something and before I knew it jack was up and walking over to us "see I'm fine ... Whoa" he stumbled, I lifted him with magic and moved him back over to his bed, the two nurses just stood there and shook their heads, "Jack can we trust you to stay down and rest?"

"yes sure whatever but I'm fine" I gave him a stern look and he just smiled at me, hmm he might listen to me if he doesn't though I have something for him.

Jass and Night ran over to Jack and hugged him "hey girls you alright?" they both nodded their heads and snuggled down in the crook of Jacks arm, "am I just their sleeping area now, is that what is to become of me?" everyone in the room started to laugh, yes Jack was feeling better.

After an hour of talking everyone had to leave, me included the only person that didn't leave was Pinkie, we all said our goodbyes and left, leaving Jack and Pinkie behind. I took Jass and Night home for the ... Night, they fell asleep strait away in Jacks arms, wait did we leave Jack and Pinkie alone in a hospital ... *sigh*. I'll have a look at the results of the tests they ran on him in the morning.

Jack:

wonder what Pinkie has planned, if I know her it's something strange, once Twi left I tried to get up, the corners of my vision went black and the world started to spin. I sat back down on the bed for a few minutes waiting for my head to right itself, when I stood back up the same thing as last time happened, wonder how much blood I lost.

"Pinkie I can't get up without getting dizzy, sorry" she didn't seem fazed by this at all, the bed I was in was massive it was the right length for me but it was twice as wide as a normal sized bed, it was basically a king sized bed but not as long as normal. I looked at what I was wearing, it seemed that they had taken my jumper and shirt but they had left me with my trousers, thank god.

"Don’t be silly, it's ok" she bounced over to me and somehow shoved me under the covers and tucked me in, god knows how she does the things that she does, and it’s as if she breaks the laws of physics on a daily basis. "Now you're tired and need rest" strange I was tired "you’re going to sleep now" yes, that's right I'm going to sleep, with that last thought I closed my eyes and sleeps embrace consumed me.

Pinkie:

"hehe" that silly doesn't know when he should party and when he should sleep, I bounced around to the other side of the bed and curled up next to him, when I'm with him he seems to be more energetic and I seem to be calmer, hmm time for sleep.

Twi:

I woke up as the sun started to rise, the light creeping across the wooden floor toward my bed, I stumbled out of bed and walked over to my mirror and picked up the comb with my magic. I looked into the mirror and shuddered, bed hair it seemed I had inherited the ability to have awful bed hair from my mother. The comb magically trailed through my hair, after a few minutes of combing my hair was back to normal, I feel sorry for anyone without magic I mean how does AJ get her hair into that ponytail without magic?

It was a Saturday so that means the Cutie mark crusaders are running free, causing mayhem no doubt, I heard a crash from downstairs either Spike was being clumsy or the girls are awake, maybe they will want to go with the other filly's while I meet with Jack at the hospital. I remembered that I left Pinkie with Jack, oh no what chaos have they caused?

I walked downstairs to see Night with a pan on her head and Jass with a ladle in one hand and the pan's lid in the other "girls" I had instantly gone into the strict mother tone, Jass dropped the ladle and the lid and put her hands behind her back in a blatant attempt to hide that she had anything to do with it, while Night just grinned at me from under the pan.

Spike woke up and made us all breakfast seemed Jass didn't like daffodil sandwiches but she did enjoy the pancakes, strange might have to ask Jack about it. After we had all eaten our food we left to find the Cutie mark crusaders, it was still rather early in the morning so nopony was about, the first place we went was Rarity's, not because I thought they would be there just because I think Spike would like to go.

After talking to Rarity for a while I left Spike who was happily helping Rarity with her designs, as strange as it is I don’t think Rarity has realised how much Spike likes her, Jass seemed to enjoy sitting on my back while Night refused to she enjoyed skipping alongside me, I was going to have to introduce her to everypony else. AJ's farm was nearing, I had an idea on where the girls would be but best make sure with AJ first could save a lot of time if they aren't in the clubhouse, I spotted my orange friend "hey AJ do you know where the girls are?"

She gave me a look, it was a strange one "they are on ya back" I rested my hoof on my face, she seemed to realise what I meant "oh they are in tha clubhouse" I could tell she was busy, so I said my good byes and led Jass and Night over to the clubhouse, it wasn't a long way away it's just easy to get lost in the orchard. I saw the clubhouse as I entered the clearing, as far as I could tell the three fillies were inside.

"Girls! Jass is here and she wants to play and she brought a friend!" I saw a little orange head peek out of a window. The door opened and all three fillies came rushing out to meet Jass and Night, Jass jumped off my back and ran over to them. Night followed nervously, as far as I know she has never met another filly before.

"well hey there Night, how are ya" Applebloom as always is the most forward, Sweetie Belle meanwhile was hiding at the back understandable it’s not every day you meet an alicorn filly and Scootaloo was looking apprehensive. "What’s tha matter we ain't gonna hurt ya"

"yeah Night they are friends, we can play games with them!" Jass grabbed Night round the waist and just picked her up, what the ... Yet another thing to ask Jack. I left Jass and Night with the Cutie mark crusaders, admittedly Night looked out of her depth but everyone else seemed fine.

The hospital seemed out of place in the small village it was a massive tower with a red cross on the top and it doubles up as an orphanage and it is the only hospital for miles, ponies from Canterlot have to travel here for extensive medical treatment. Jack was on a lower floor than most, the private rooms were at the top while the orphanage is on the bottom floors while the public hospital was in the middle.

I walked into the main plaza and walked over to the elevator I stepped in and a unicorn asked which flooring I wanted to go to "floor 10 please" his horn glowed and the elevator rose up, every hour the unicorn who lifted the elevator would swap over it was a hard job lifting the elevator and you wouldn't want one passing out halfway up the building.

I walked into Jacks room I saw both Pinkie and Jack asleep on the bed; it was the perfect time to see the doctor. I approached the doctor, he turned round and saw me coming "hello Twi what can I do for you?" he had a broad smile and was being cheerful.

"How is Jack doing?" his smile faltered a bit but he recover well.

"Jack is in the perfect physical condition, his arm will be healed in about a week." he was trying to avoid my gaze and was shuffling about. I raised an eyebrow at him and that was enough to get him to spill the beans "but ... Well his mental health is ... Maybe you should talk to someone who can explain it better than I can. Please follow me" I walked behind the doctor, the corridors were white and smelled sterilised. We walked into a room where a green Unicorn was writing furiously in a book.

She turned round and looked at both of us "hello how can I be of assistance?"

"can you tell Twilight here of Jacks mental condition" she nodded her head and then brought out two boxes, one was metal and the other was a cardboard box. She placed them on the table next to each other.

"well here's a ... Visual aid, now you the doctor here and I have a resistance to being controlled, it is hard to get into our mind and manipulate us" she tapped on the metal box "this box is our mind it's hard to get into but after a lot of work or a lot of power it can be broken into. With me so far?" I nodded my head not liking where this was going. "well jacks mind is not like this metal box, it is more like this one" she tapped the cardboard box "his mind is a lot weaker than ours, it's as if somebody has already broken into his mind and tinkered with it too many times. If somebody wanted to they could control him quite easily"

That’s not the best of news.