Almost Equalby REDMAMBAChaptersDescentTreatmentDay 2 Day 1Descent“SHIIIIT!” The ground was getting a little too close for comfort as I tugged at my parachute lines. Damn things got entangled when I opened my chute, and my reserve wouldn’t deploy. Now here I am spinning uncontrollably as I watched the tree covered ground come closer and closer. Let me tell you something first, my name is Brian, I’m what most people would call and adventure seeker. I go all around and do what people would call ‘crazy’, ‘stupid’, or down right ‘reckless’. But hey we only have one life to live, and I love the adrenaline rush that these “adventures” give me. Nothing like the feeling of getting my blood flowing as my adrenaline pumps into my body. But today was a special day; it was my 100th skydiving jump. Now some people would say, “Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” My reply is, “Because it’s fun.” But today was not turning out to be a fun day. It started out just like any other day; I woke up, ate breakfast, took a shower and left for the skydiving school. I got there, dawned my jump suite and chute and loaded onto the plane. But if I had known that my chute was going to fail this badly today I would have stayed in bed. The plane ride went fine; we got to 4000 feet with ease. Now, I was at the end of the line this time, as I watched everyone jump from the open door, my heart began to beat faster, not in fear but in excitement. The rush, the feeling of the wind flowing through my hair… I love it! As the last man jumped I knew it was my turn, without a second thought I bailed out of the small aircraft. Within seconds I made terminal velocity of roughly 120 mile an hour, I began my stunts. I enjoy the spinning, flips and turns that come with freefall, you've never fell more alive when you are so close to death. But today I didn’t know that I was going to stare death right in the face. Once I hit the 2000 foot mark it was time to pull my chute. I grabbed the cord and gave it a very forceful tug. The chute opened as I was jerked up violently, but instead of coming to a rather ‘violent’ deceleration, I began to spin uncontrollably. Immediately I jerked my head up to look at the damage. My chute was tangled in the lines. Now...if all these years of doing extreme stunts I learned one thing… don’t panic. Immediately I grabbed for the release on my chute, but the shit really hit the fan… my main chute failed to release. Okay no biggy, I reached for the knife I carry on my left breast instead, without hesitation I grabbed the tool and yanked it free of its sheath. As I grabbed the tangled lines with my left hand I began to saw at them with my right, but unfortunately… the tangled lines grabbed my hand in the wind, causing me to drop the knife. The last bit of hope I had… fell to the earth below. Now I began to panic as I tugged on the tangled lines. “SHITSHITSHIT!” The trees begin to become larger and larger. My breathing began to get heavier… well, more heavier than it was. I continued to tug at the lines, trying frantically to open the tangled chute, but it was no use. I began to say my good byes, “Mom… dad, I love both of you, Liza, sis, I love you with all my heart, please be strong for me.” I finally felt the wood tree branches connect with my body; pain began to fill my senses as I fell to the ground through the maze of thick branches. I screamed in agony as I fell to the ground, after what felt like an eternity… I hit the ground with a loud and painful thud. I screamed in agony as I laid on the cold hard ground. I could taste blood in my mouth, I was severely hurt, and I knew it, I just hoped that someone would come and help me. As the agonizing seconds passed, I began to blackout. My eye lids fell and opened, in a bloody and blurry haze I saw a purple figure approach. It was no human, it resembled something like a horse, but it didn’t have the right height. I blacked out shortly before it reached me. I awoke to see that I was hovering above the tree line. But the pain I was feeling was unbearable, I just wanted to die. Through the pain I was able to raise my head ever so slightly, I looked right into the beings eyes, it looked determined, but also scared. “Help me,” I mumbled, “please… stop the pain.” I blacked out once again. Author's Note This is not something I do normally, I'm an action type of writer but e-tec was so adamant and I couldn't help but well... help him. I hope you enjoy this and I cant wait until I get farther into this. It would make me and e-tec really happy if this goes well. TreatmentMy eyes shot open in a panic, I immediately began to gag, it felt like someone shoved their fist down my throat. I shot up immediately and reached for my open mouth. My hands began to explore the foreign object, it was round and felt like plastic, without hesitation I wrapped my fingers around the object and forcefully removed it from my mouth. As I pulled my head back and the object forward, I could feel the thing crawl up my throat. I let a load, throaty moan once it was finally removed from my esophagus. I held the object like a poisonous snake; I didn’t want it to get away. I sat there and breathed heavily while I looked at the object. “Is that… a… a breathing tube?” I said between breaths. I took a moment to look at my current situation. It would appear that I was in a hospital bed in a hospital room. Besides the tube I just yanked from my throat, I had an IV tube in my right arm, which had a long, clear tube going to an IV bag hanging on an IV stand. My left arm had a heart beat monitor gauge around it which was attached to a very annoying heartbeat monitor, which sat on the table next to me. Other than a chair and a table, the room was completely empty. “What happened?” I said while rubbing my face and head with my left hand. I couldn’t remember anything, everything was a blur, but whatever happened, was obviously bad enough to land me in the hospital. I sat there in silence as I tried to remember anything on what happened or how I got here. I heard the door knob to the room giggle, and what stepped through wasn’t a nurse. A small, purple, winged unicorn walked in with its head hung low, like it was thinking about something. After taking two steps in, it looked at me and froze. We locked eyes for what seemed like an eternity. “Oh… you’re awake,” it said slightly surprised. I began to chuckle at the site… it talked. My laughter became more uncontrollable, “Hahahahaha! I either hit my head really hard, or the pain killers you’re giving me have some wicked side effects.” I kept laughing. “Uh… the IV is just regular fluids, and you have no injuries that I know of,” it said. My chuckling stopped. “Wait… what?” “You’ve been recovering for a long time,” it said. My eyes went wide, not only did she, or at least from the sound of its voice it was female, talk, she was serious. “Holy Shit!” I began to panic. “Please calm down!” she said in a panic. She began to approach me, but I retreated, I tried to crawl away. While I pushed away I fell off the bed, landing with a good thud. I could barely see over the bed, but I could see that she began to approach with fear and worry in her eyes. I started to shake violently in my retreat, I felt the IV in my arm tighten. I was still attached to the bag, but it was on the other side of the bed. I was restrained and trapped in a room with a talking horse. She continued to slowly walk around the bed. “It’s okay you’re safe,” she said calmly. “GET BACK!” I screamed if horror. She froze. “Please, if you’d just take a deep breath, and let me explain,” she said. I curled up into a ball and began to rock back in forth. “This isn’t real, this isn’t real,” I said trying to wake up from this twisted nightmare. But a hard, yet soft object laid itself on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and found what looked like a purple hoof, my eyes followed up the appendage and to the face of the purple creature. I thought that in that moment… I was going to die. I swallowed the fear filled lump in my throat. She gave me a warm and welcoming smile. “It’s okay,” she said calmly. I did my best to control my breathing, but it was very difficult to get my breathing under control. “Here, let’s get you back in bed… okay?” she said. “…okay,” I mumbled. She gave me another smile. “Here let me help you up.” She began to work herself under my left arm; I couldn’t believe how soft she felt. I used her and the bed as support, while I tried to use my still trembling legs to walk. Slowly, and shakily, I was able to walk the few inches to the bed. I crawled in and laid down, but I never took my gaze off of her. She walked to the right side of the bed and stood there. “Well I’m glad to see that you’re awake,” she said. “Uh… yeah,” I mumbled under my breath. An awkward silence filled the rom. “Um, maybe I should introduce myself,” she started, “my name is Twilight Sparkle… but you can call me Twilight.” “… okay, my names…” I was having a hard time remembering. I closed my eyes and tried to get my brain to operate, I saw a 'B' slowly the rest of the letters came to the light, “… Brian… yeah that’s it.” “Well Brian it’s nice to finally meet you… well the awake you at least,” she said. “Uh… yeah, you too… I guess.” This was awkward; I’m talking to a small purple horse, with wings and a horn. I swear I’m on something and it’s potent. “I just have a few questions I’d like to ask you… if that’s alright?” said Twilight, knocking me out of my thoughts. “Uh… okay.” “Are you in any pain?” she asked. “Uh, a little, that fall from the bed and the jerk I did with the IV, but otherwise I’m fine,” I answered. “Okay good… and how is your breathing?” I furrowed my brow, “Uh fine… I guess.” “Are you having any issues with your motor functions?” What kind of question is that? I think I need to be out of a cast to be asked that. I raised my hands in front of my face and gave my fingers a wiggle, “I’d say pretty good,” I looked down at my feet and wiggled my toes. “How’s your eye sight?” Don’t you have to be an eye doctor to ask that? “I can see you clear as day.” “Can you feel this,” she said as she placed her hoof on top of my hand. “Yeeeah,” I said hesitantly. She removed her hoof, wouldn’t a doctor do more tests on something like that? “Do you remember anything that happened?” She must be wondering about the accident. “Uh… no,” I began to rub my face with my hands, “everything’s a blur.” I let my hands go limp and fall on the bed. “Well those should come back in time,” she said. “I hope so,” I said felling depressed. Silence filled the room yet again. “Uh… can I get you anything?” she asked. I let out depressed sigh, “I could use something to drink, a glass of juice or milk would do.” “Is apple juice fine?” she asked. A talking horse has apple juice, what a coincidence. “Yeah that’s fine with me.” “Okay, I’ll be right back,” she said. She turned and left the room; I just sat there in my bed and stared at the ceiling. I couldn’t believe what was happening to me. Okay so being unable to remember a possibly horrific accident, not the worst thing in the world. But not being able to remember anything, now that had me scared. What of my family, my friends… my life? I could see faces, but no names with them. A man, taller and older, embracing an older woman, along with a young female. I think... they were my family, I mean they looked like it. I could also remember falling, but not in a panic, it was on purpose, I... I couldn't put my finger on it. Why would I do something like that? I guess I'll remember in due time... I hope. But what I’m really confused on is how a winged unicorn became my nurse/ doctor and how she can talk, and she’s getting me a glass of apple juice! That and that was an odd game of twenty questions, who asks how my motor functions are? … … … Then again, she’s a talking horse and probably doesn’t know what I am. … No I’m human I know that much, I just hope she can give me some answers. A few minutes passed, she came back into the room and, was she levitating the glass? “Here’s your juice,” she said happily. The purple tinted glass worked its way in front of me; I raised my hand to it but didn’t grab the glass immediately. “What’s wrong?” she asked. I looked at her then back to the glass. “How are you doing that?” “It’s just a levitation spell,” she said. “So, it’s not gonna like… zap me or anything?” She let out a light giggle, “No, it’s safe,” she said with a smile. “… okay,” I slowly reached out and wrapped my fingers around the glass. The purple aura faded away once I had the glass in my grasp. “Thank you,” I said with a weak smile. I placed the glass to my lips and took a small sip, surprisingly enough, the stuff was pretty good, but then again I had nothing to compare it too… or at least… not yet. I set the glass down on the table that held the heartbeat monitor, which was off. I wasn’t paying attention to when she turned it off. I gave her a hesitant look, and a weak smile. She had proven that she wasn’t going to harm me, but still, who wouldn’t be afraid in this situation? I just sat there in silence while my eyes darted all around. Twilight took notice fairly quickly. “What’s wrong?” she said. “It’s just… this is all really hard to comprehend,” I started. I just felt like crying. She put her hoof on my hand, “I know that this is a lot to take in all at once, but I promise it’ll get better.” I let my head drop, “I hope so.” “I know so,” she said confidently. “Is there anything else I can get you?” I looked at her, “Uh no I think… I think I’m good.” “Okay, if you need me,” she made a bell appear out of thin air, “just ring this bell.” She placed it on the table next to the heart monitor and my apple juice. “Okay, I will,” I said. “Just try and relax,” she said. “I’ll… I’ll do my best.” She turned and walked out of the room, she closed the door behind her. I sat in silence for a moment, that’s when I felt tears form in my eyes. I began to whimper as the small drops of water trickled down my cheeks. I lost everything even my memories… what does a man do in this situation? _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilights POV As I stood outside the door I could hear him crying. I couldn’t help but feel bad for him. He had been through so much for the short time he was awake. He was scared when he saw me, I mean who wouldn’t, I don’t know what would have happened if I woke up in his world. I just need to give him his space and check up on him every once and a while. I began to walk down the hall of Friendship castle. I don’t know how he’s going to react when he learns that I’m the Princess of Friendship. Let alone that I’m not a doctor. But I needed monitor him and learn more about him, I promised that I’d save him… and I did. After a short walk I walked into my private study. I had stacks of papers, most of them were my princess duties, but those could wait. I wanted to write down his health, as I sat down and grabbed a quill and ink with my magic and placed them in front of me. I pulled a piece of paper full of medical notes in front of me. It would appear that creature known as Brian is healthy and doing well, besides the memory loss he should be able to leave the medical room in a few days. Hopefully he will be able to eat here in the next few hours. His motor functions, eye sight, and breathing appear to be normal, further testing and examinations are needed. As of right now he’s awake and talking, I hope I can help him become accustomed to life here in Equestria. As I finished my brief notes I placed the paper back on its stack and looked at the clock. It was about 3:00 in the afternoon. Hopefully I can get him to eat something here in a few hours. What is his species eat anyway? I guess I’ll have to ask, I hope that he can remember. I let out a loud sigh and grabbed a book. I really didn’t expect him to wake up today, or ever for that matter. “I hope nothing bad happens.” _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian’s POV As I laid in the bed, my eyes still burned from all the crying I had done. It had been over an hour if not more. I had tried to sleep but it was not use, and I didn’t want to talk to Twilight, so I just sat in silence. The more I concentrated on remembering the more things came to the light... sort of. I began to remember words like 'crazy', 'stupid' and 'reckless', but they weren't insulting they were...joking. they were just bits an pieces but most of them seemed... exciting of all things. I don’t know how long I had sat before the door my room opened. Twilight walked in and approached the bed. I just grabbed my sheet and turned away from her. “Hey,” she said. I didn’t respond. “It’s about 6 o’clock, I was wondering if you wanted something to eat?” she asked. “I’m fine,” I replied. “Are you sure? I’m mean, you should really eat something,” she said. “I’m not hungry.” “Okay,” she said, I heard her hooves hit the floor as she began to leave. She stopped at what I assume was the door. “Well I’m going to bring you an apple or something anyway.” “Okay,” I mumbled. I heard her leave the room and close the door. I just laid there once again. I don’t know how long I was there but the door opened once again and she walked up to the bed. “Here’s that apple I promised,” she said. “Thanks,” I said flatly. She didn’t leave like I had expected. “Look…” she paused, “I know that this is a lot to take in but... I want to be your friend, I want to help you anyway I can,” she said. She wants to be my friend? How can she help me? I can’t remember anything, I barely know my own name, and I’m sitting next to a talking horse. “I… I just want to be alone,” I said with sorrow. “Oh… okay,” she paused, “I’ll check up on you again in a little while.” Silence filled the room. “Quick question… does anything hurt?” she asked. “No.” “Okay,” I heard her approach the door yet again. “Can I get you a book or something?” “Sure,” I said flatly. “Okay,” she said. I heard the door close once again. I began to cry once again. Author's Note Yeah I have nothing witty to say... don't know why. Day 2 Author's Note Took much, much longer then it should have. For those of you that read this already, I'm sorry but I accidentally published it without thinking. It was not ready, I really don't know what I was thinking. Day 2 I woke up in the middle of the night drenched in a cold sweat. I was breathing heavily as my eyes shot around the room. I shoved the covers off and headed for the window; I pushed it open and threw up. I’ve never been that scared in my life. As soon as I emptied my stomach onto the ground two stories down, I fell into a heap of tears as I curled up into a ball. I felt like I was falling, I enjoyed it at first… but the sky went dark as I was engulfed in it. After that I fell into a canyon, landing in a river. I tried frantically to swim away as I fought to catch my breath, but every time I grabbed a rock a wave engulfed me and swept me farther down river. As hard as I tried to save my self it was in vain. I screamed for anyone or anything to save me. But I knew my screams wouldn’t be heard over the raging torrent. I cried as I was swept farther and farther downstream. I still screamed every chance my mouth wasn’t filled with water. And that’s when I heard it… A waterfall. My eyes went wide as the roar of the falls increased. I tried to swim upstream but it was in vain. I slipped over the edge as I screamed in utter fear. As I fell I looked below, there was no river it was just the ground. After what seemed like I hit the ground… It caused me to wake up and head straight for the window. I cried for about ten minutes until the shaking of my body stopped. Once I calmed down I climbed back onto the bed and went back to sleep… well, tried to at least. I tossed and turned for most of the night and didn’t get much rest. I woke up the next morning felling like crap. I sat up and rubbed my face. “Awe what a miserable night,” I said as I let my arms fall on the bed. I heard the door shoot open. “Morning, Brian!” said Twilight happily. “Morning, Twilight,” I mumbled. “Are you okay?” she asked with a hint of worry. “I didn’t sleep well,” I said. “Why not? Was it the bed? Spikes snoring? The large room? The-” “I had a nightmare,” I said interrupting her. “Oh… was it that bad?” she asked. “Yes, and I’d rather not talk about it,” I said. “Oh, okay,” said Twilight. “So what are you up to?” I asked trying to lift the mood. “I just came to see if you were awake, and to see what you would like for breakfast?” she asked. I tossed the sheets off and put my feet on the floor. And damn was the floor cold, “Oh I don’t know, what did you have in mind?” “Well Spike wanted cinnamon rolls, is that fine with you?” she asked. “Sure!” I said happily. I stood up and arched my back and stretched my arms over my head. Unfortunately my nose got a little close to my armpit. “Woof! Woah! I smell bad!” I said as I jerked my head away and lowered my arms, “Uh Twilight?” I asked. “Yes?” “I could use a shower. You wouldn’t happen to have any other clothes for me?” I asked. She put her hoof to her chin, “I know that I have one other pair you could use..." she put her hoof back down, "but that’s it,” she said. “Well could you please get them for me?” I asked. “Of course!” replied Twilight. “Thank you.” We left the room together. Twilight headed for somewhere, while I headed for the bathroom. Once I made it to the bathroom I stripped down and took a well over do shower. After about ten or so minutes I got out and dried myself off. About halfway through I heard Twilight knock and tell me that my clothes were placed outside the bathroom door. Being quick and stealthy I opened the door and grabbed my clothes. I slipped on my underwear and why are my pants and shirt both blue? Eh no big deal. I got dressed and headed for the… crap I’m lost again. “Twilight!?” “Yes Brian?” responded Twilight as she rounded a corner, “what’s up?” “I got lost… again.” “Oh don’t worry about it. I got lost a few times myself when I first moved in,” replied Twilight. “Wait… you moved into the castle?” I asked as I joined her side. “Yes… I guess I’ll have to tell you that story sometime,” she said. “Well you know where to find me,” I said sarcastically. We chatted as we walked the short distance to the dining hall. Once we were inside the hall we walked in and up to the table. She grabbed a seat and so did- “Crap!” I fell backwards and land on the floor with a good thud. “Oh my goodness! Are you okay?” asked Twilight frantically. “Yeah…” I looked up at her, “hey Twilight?” I asked. “Yes?” she responded nervously. I began to shuffle on the ground, “Do you think we could get a larger chair for me? I don’t seem to fit in this one,” I said as I stood up and sat back down in my chair. Making sure to be careful not to fall…. again. “Of course.” “Thank you,” I said. “No problem.” Spike came out a few minutes later with a batch of warm cinnamon rolls. We sat and chatted while we had a very delicious breakfast. After about twenty or thirty minutes breakfast was finished. Twilight tried to coax me outside again, but I still didn’t feel comfortable. Sometime after lunch Twilight headed out to do something. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilights POV “Okay, I’ll be back soon,” I said, “Brian are you sure that you don’t want to come with me?” “Yes, I’m sure Twilight,” he said firmly. “Okay, just making sure,” I said. I opened the door to the castle and stepped out into the warm afternoon air. I trotted through Ponyville until I came to Rarity’s boutique. I opened the door and stepped inside while the little bell announced my presence. “Coming!” cheered the happy mare. “Hi Rarity,” I said happily. “Oh Twilight! I didn’t know that you were stopping by,” she said with a smile. “I’m just here to fill an order.” “And what order would that be?” she asked out of confusion. “You remember those odd dimensions I gave you?” I asked. “But of course!” “I could use some more clothes,” I said. “Why would you…” she trailed off, “uh… is that thing… awake?” she asked nervously. “Yes. And I know what you’re thinking, no he is not dangerous, no you don’t have to worry about me, and his name is Brian,” I said before the stupid questions began to roll. “Are you sure darling? I’m mean-” “Rarity, I had this conversation with Rainbow. I’m being careful,” I said interrupting her. “Okay…” she said nervously while she looked to the side. “Hey you want to know a little secret?” I said leaning in a little closer. “Sure,” she said as she leaned in closer. “To be honest… he’s more scared of us then I am of him,” I said. Rarity leaned back, “Really?” I laughed a little, “You should have seen his reaction when he first saw Spike. He practically hit his head on the ceiling he jumped so high.” She giggled a little, “Well… that is pretty funny, but I want you to be safe,” she said with a more serious tone. “Don’t worry I am,” I said. “Thank you darling.” “You’re welcome,” I replied, “So when can you have that order done?” She turned and walked over to a nearby table, “I can have it done in the next few days.” “Okay, I’ll stop by in a few days.” She talked over he shoulder without looking at me, “I’d rather stop by the castle, I wouldn’t mind meeting this Brian,” she said. “I don’t know if that’s the best idea Rarity,” I said nervously. She turned to look at me, “Oh come now Twilight! He can’t stay in the castle forever, he’s going to have to come out eventually,” she said, “I also have the feeling that you would want us to meet him eventually. You are the Princess of Friendship after all!” She has a point there. “I still need to coax him outside,” I said nervously. “And how do you intend to do that?” she asked with a head tilt. “Probably nag him until he gives in,” I said sarcastically, “that usually works on Spike.” “And if that doesn’t work?” “I’ll think of something. Anyway I’ll get out of your mane,” I turned and trotted to the door, “I’ll see you around Rarity.” “Good bye Twilight!” I trotted back into town to run a few errands. The rest of the day went pretty well. I picked up a few groceries, bought a book, or two… or five. Hehe, what can I say I like reading. Anyway, when I get a new chair I’ll have to have it custom made… Brian might not like it though. Then again he has to come outside eventually. I guess I still need to think of something. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brians POV The rest of the evening went pretty well. Well except for some interesting books that I think twilight would want me to keep quiet about. Who would own a book called 101 Ways to Court a Stallion? Sends a cringe up my spine, and an awkward one too. Hard to believe that there are people, or ponies in this case, that can be that desperate. Anyway, I don’t think Twilight would be too happy about me telling someone that. So I just went around a looked for something interesting. I grabbed a history book and just started reading. Twilight came back at some point. When she found me she grabbed a book and decided to join me. After a few hours we had dinner. She tried to coax me outside yet again. “Brain you have to go outside at some point!” “I know Twilight but… *sigh* I’m still trying to grasp the whole situation,” I said reluctantly. “I promise you that nothing bad will happen.” I gave her a bemused look, “You don’t know that.” “What do you think is going to happen!?” “Let’s see,” I looked to the ceiling as I grabbed my chin with my hand, “for all I know someone could use their ‘magic’ and probably kill me,” I looked back at her and put my arm on the table. Now it was her turn to give me a bemused look, “I doubt that, especially if I’m standing next to you.” I let out a depressed sigh, “I don’t know… it’s just… I guess I’m just nervous.” I paused, “even though I can’t remember anything I know for a fact that I don’t belong here.” I leaned back in the tiny chair, “I’m still doing my best to get accustomed to my situation.” “Do I really need to hold your hoof?” … “Hold my hoof? Twilight I have hands a feet, not hooves.” Immediately she made a piece of paper and quill appear. She scribbled down a few notes before making it disappear. I sat there at a loss. “What was that about?” “Just taking some notes,” she said happily. “Do you really need to take notes about me?” “Well ever since the… incident. I haven’t been able to take proper notes. But now that you’re awake I can!” “Do you really have to do this?” asked feeling rather annoyed and frustrated. “You’re an entirely new species! I want to learn all I can.” “Fine… whatever,” I crossed my arms and looked to the side. After a few awkward seconds I stood up, “Thanks again for dinner.” I didn’t acknowledge Twilight and just left the room. Once I stepped through the doorway… I think I heard a sniffle. I ignored it and went to my shitty room and lied down. Let’s just say it was another crappy, sleepless night. Day 1Twilight’s POV Day 1 of observation The morning was just like any other, wake up, brush my mane, and poke Spike until he finally rolls out of bed. Although today I needed to check up on my patient Brian. As far as I knew he hadn’t left his room yet, and last I had checked on him he refused to eat. I hope I can get him to do something today. I wonder if he likes coffee… or tea? I sat in my study and reviewed some of my notes before I decided to go and check up on him. I knew nothing about him, except what he looked like, I don’t know his diet, his metabolism, his likes, dislikes, or where he’s from. Besides his looks, all I know is that he fell from the sky, and that memory makes me cringe every time I think about it. There was so much pain. Pushing that memory out of my head, I continued my work. Some time had passed when I looked at the clock, “Hmm, nine o’clock, I wonder if this would be a good time to check up on him?” I said to myself. I jumped out of my chair and left the room. After taking a short walk down the hallway to his room I opened the door. As I stepped inside, I could see him there in his bed, facing away from me, it looked like he never moved. “Hey… you awake,” I asked softly. “Yeah,” he mumbled. “How are you feeling?” I asked. He adjusted himself to look at me, “Fine... I guess.” “Can I get you anything?” I noticed that he never touched the apple I left him. He dipped his head slightly, “No thanks,” he answered quietly. “Are you sure? I mean you haven’t eaten anything since you woke up,” I said. “I’ve got an apple,” he said, pointing to the small red fruit. “You haven’t even touched it,” I said stating the obvious. “I’m saving it.” Horse feathers. “Come on, why don’t we get you up and moving?” I said happily. “I’m good.” My emotions went from excited to frustration. “Oh come on! You just can’t sit here like a log and do nothing,” I said out of frustration. “Watch me,” he said flatly. I scrunched my face in anger. “That’s it! I’m not going anywhere until you decide to do something,” I said while planting myself on the floor. “Oh I’m sorry did you say something?” he said. I stood up immediately, “What!?” “Did you say something?” he said while moving his head slightly. “I said, I’m not going anywhere until you do something!” speaking a little louder making sure he heard me. “Oh were you talking, I stopped paying attention after I,” he said. “WHAT!? WHY I-” I stopped before it escalated further, “are you ignoring me on purpose?” “What do you think?” he said forcefully. I went from anger to sadness, “Why… why would you deliberately ignore me like that?” I said. “Because…” he trailed off. “Because what?” “Because I just want to go home,” he said with sadness in his voice. We sat in silence for a moment. “Look I’m sorry but… I wish I could help you,” I said sadly. “You could kill me.” My eyes went wide, “WHAT!?!” “You heard me,” he said. “I… I AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT!” I screamed, “YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!” “Like what? I have no friends, no family, I don’t know where I am or how I got here, I can barely remember my name and what few memories I have are broken and hazy. You can't see it but I am mentally freaking out inside,” he said calmly. "What do you mean?" I asked. "I mean are there more of you? are there other species? Is there anyway you can get me home? I don't know how to respond in this situation!" he said. he was starting to panic. "Bri-" "I cant remember anything! I... I want to go home! I want my life back!" he began to cry as he grabbed his head. “Well… you have me,” I said trying to reassure him. “Yeah, a talking horse, *sniff* because that makes so much sense,” he said flatly. That felt insulting. “I’m a pony actually, an alicorn to be exact, but that’s not the point, I’m your friend, or at least I consider myself your friend,” I said trying to lift his spirits. “Who my nurse? Isn’t it your job to take me of me then release me from the hospital, isn’t there a strict nurse patient separation policy or something?” he said. “Ehhhh,” I never told him that I’m a princess and not a certified nurse. He looked at me with a worried expression. “I’m not exactly a nurse,” I said fearing the worse. “WHAT!?” He screamed in utter shock. “I can explain!” I said frantically. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian’s POV We walked down one of the massive crystal halls of Friendship Castle. The Princess of Friendship… what kind of title is that? So not only was my caretaker a talking hoooor… I mean pony, but she wasn’t even a registered medical practitioner. She was a freaking princess! I still couldn’t believe she lied to me. Some friend. I had a hard time walking at first, with the lack of food in my system and I don’t even know how long I had been out. I guess I should take her up on her offer for a meal. And as much as I hated to admit it, I couldn’t stay in that room for the rest of my life. And I guess the kill me part was a little overdramatic? No it totally was. Now that I thought about it, how would a hor… gah! I did it again! Pony, she’s a pony; anyway how they know how to take care of me, I mean I’d need a vet for a normal pony… I think. Apparently I can remember basic things except my own memories, makes my brain hurt… well more than it already does. I guess she wanted to study me, I pretty sure my kind would too if she ended up with my species. “Hey Twilight?” I asked. “Yes?” “Why did you take me in like this?” I asked wanting to know why. “You had an accident, the doctors did their best and when they were done, I decided to take you in, ” she answered. “What accident was that?” She winced at the thought, “I... I'd rather not talk about it," she paused, "I don't want to remember it, and I know you wouldn't want to either." “Why not?” "Well, you were the victim for starters." Good point. "Lets just say it was really, really bad," she said. I really wanted her to tell me, but maybe it's best that I don't remember such an event. “Well… I guess I’m glad that I don’t remember it then,” I said. “Yeah me too,” she whispered, I barely heard it. She sounded kind of relieved, I decided to ignore it. “Well… I guess I owe you my life Twilight,” I said with a smile. She looked up at me and smiled. I kneeled down and took her in a big bear hug. She gasped at first but wrapped her arms… SON OF A… *sigh*… forelegs around me. She was unbelievably soft, almost like a stuffed animal… but warmer. I broke the hug after a few seconds; she looked at me and smiled, which I gladly returned. I stood up and continued walking. We rounded a corner and walked into a massive room with a rather large table surrounded by chairs. “What room is this?” I asked out of curiosity. “The dining hall,” she said, “well since I finally got you out of your room… I was thinking we could…” she trailed off and began to tap her hooves together. “What? Eat?” I said finishing her sentence. “Mhmm,” she said sheepishly. “Well I haven’t eaten since I don’t know when,” I said, “What time is it anyway?” “Uh… let me check,” she made a clock appear in front of her, which made me jump. “It’s about 11:30.” Glad she didn’t see me jump forty feet in the air. “Well I’d say that it’s time for lunch then,” I rubbed my hands together. “So what would you like to eat?” she said happily. She approached a chair and stepped onto it. I followed close behind; I pulled the gold colored wire chair out and took a seat. Practically fell out of the damn thing when I sat down, I’m twice as tall as her and probably twice the weight too. Anyway she just waited for me to answer her question. “Uh… I’m craving a pizza, I don’t know why but it sounds really good right now,” I said. “Oh! I know a really good place in town we can order from!” she said happily. “Fine by me,” I said with a smile. “Okay!” she jumped out of the chair and walked to the door, I followed her once again. We walked down the hall yet again. “So anything in particular you’d like?” she asked. I have a feeling anything with meat would be a bad option. “Uh… I think cheese is fine by me,” I said. “You sure? I mean I can get peppers, onions, olives, mushrooms, hey, roses, daisies-“ “Wait! Did you say hey, roses, and daisies?” I couldn’t believe what I just heard. “Yeah, is that a problem?” she asked. “I don’t eat flowers.” “Oh… I need to write that down,” she said quickly. Does she really have to take notes about me? “SPIIIIIKE!!!” What the hell? Who calls their dog to ta- “Yes Twilight.” “Holy shit!” I jumped back as a rather large purple and green dragon walked around the corner. He walked on all flours; his head was just below my diaphragm, if he stood on his hind legs he’d probably be a foot or two taller than me. He looked me right in the eyes, “Ah I see that you’re finally awake.” “Y-yeah,” I said hesitantly, he looked like he could cut me in two. He walked up to Twilight. “Could you please take a note for me?” she asked politely. “Of course,” he burped and made a sheet of paper and… was that a quill? Appear in a burst of green flames, he grabbed them before they hit the ground. “Please not that Brian here does not eat flours,” she looked at me, “is it specific flours?” “Just about any kind of flower actually,” I said while giving her a nervous glance. She looked back at Spike, “All flowers, and put that under diet please.” “Of course Twilight,” he finished his writing and rolled up the paper, “it’ll be on your desk Twi,” he said. “Thank you Spike,” she said happily. The massive dragon turned and walked away on three legs with the sheet in one of his massive claws. “What’s wrong?” asked Twilight. I pointed my finger at the dragon as he rounded the corner, “Was that… a dragon?” “Yeah that’s Spike, my little brother and number one assistant,” she said happily. “Little brother!?” “Well he’s adopted but still. I’ve had him since he was an egg!” she explained. “He’s huge,” I said stating the obvious. “Well he is a dragon, and dragons tend to get really big as they mature,” she said. “Is he gonna… yah know… eat me?” I asked fearing the worst. She covered her mouth with her hoof and let out a light chuckle, “No, he’s a sweetheart, he wouldn’t hurt a fly.” “I hope you’re right.” We began to walk down the hall yet again, we descended a set of stairs and walked to what I presume were the front doors. She opened the door and began to walk outside, I just stood there. She stopped and looked back, “What’s wrong?” “I don’t feel ready to go outside just yet,” I said nervously. "Why not?" she asked. "I... this planet is inhabited by more of you aren't there?" I asked. "Yes, but everypony is very accepting here in Equestria," said Twilight. "I don't know that, I... I'm sorry Twilight but id rather stay here," I said. “Are you sure?” “Yes, I think I’d feel safer if I just stayed here,” I said. “Oh… okay, I won’t make you do anything you don’t want to,” she said sounding a little depressed as her ears fell flat on her head. “I’m sorry but I’m a strange creature in an unknown land,” I paused, “I know you trust me, I think? But I don’t know how anyone will react yet,” I explained. “No, no I understand,” she said as her ears went back to normal. “I’ll be back shortly, cheese pizza fine?” “Yes, thank you,” she closed the door and left me alone… in the castle… with a dragon. Maybe I should have gone with her. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight’s POV I trotted through Ponyville happily, I’m so glad that I was able to get Brian to get out of his bed. He seemed a little surprised when he saw Spike, but I know that “little” dragon wouldn’t hurt a fly. I hope those two get along. Eh I know they will. I guess I can understand him being nervous about coming into town, but I want him to open up and meet some ponies. “Hi Twilight.” “Hi Amethyst.” I guess I’ll have to take this slow and methodical. Maybe I can get him to open up and talk about… right bad memories. Maybe I can help him find fun activities to do, and help him make some friends… I mean I am the Princess of Friendship. Who would I be if I didn’t help someone make some friends? “Hey Twilight.” “Hi Daisy, your flowers are looking lovely today.” “Thank you Twilight.” It took so much to get him to this point, I’m glad he’s finally awake. I just need to take this one step at a time. Maybe I can help him to get his memory working when I get back; I need to remember to take detailed notes. Or would that be awkward? No! I need to take as many notes as I can; now that he’s awake I need to learn more about him. “Hey Twi.” “Oh hey Rainbow, what are you up to?” I asked. “Oh nothing, I just saw you walking by and thought I see what you’re up to?” asked Rainbow. “Just getting a pizza,” I said. “Ooooooh what kind?” asked Rainbow curiously. “Just a cheese pizza,” I explained. “Cheese? Lame! Why don’t you get something exciting?” she said. “Well you know that creature I’ve been taking care of?” I said quietly. “Yeah, but what does…” she froze in her tracks. I stopped and looked back at my blue friend, “What?” She ran up to me, “Is… is it awake?” she whispered in my ear. “Yes, but I can assure you Dash that he’s not dangerous, he’s been up for about 24 hours now, and if he wanted to try something I’m pretty sure he would have done it by now,” I explained. “Twi how do you know that!? Maybe he’s luring you into a false sense of security!” said Dash in a hushed yell. “Even if he was I know that Spike wouldn’t let him hurt me,” I exclaimed. “Twi, how do you know that he doesn’t have some magical powers or something?” Did even take that into consideration. “Well Dash, I take extra precautions just for you.” “I just want you to be safe,” said Dash. “Aren’t I supposed to tell that to you?” “Eh… well…” she shook her head, “that’s not the point, we don’t know what it can do.” “Well he didn’t feel safe coming with me and he just about hit his head on the ceiling when he saw Spike for the first time,” yes I saw his reaction, I had a hard time not bursting out laughing, “I think I’ve got the situation handled.” “If you say so Twi,” she said nervously, “anyway I’ll see you around,” she stopped in front of me, “and please be safe.” “I will Rainbow,” I said with a smile. She gave me a hug and flew off; I didn’t even realize that I was in front of the pizza shop. I walked into the quaint little pizzeria and right up to the cashier pony. “Hello and welcome to Pizza Pony, how can I help you?” asked the white mare behind the counter. “Yes I’d like a large cheese pizza please.” “One cheese coming right up, it’ll be about a 15 to 20 minute wait,” she exclaimed. “That’s fine.” I walked over and took a seat, making sure to grab a paper on the way over. I sat and read the paper, when I heard the door chime I saw a light amber pony with a cream and white mane and tail, and she had orange red eyes. I'd never seen her in town before, mainly because she was a crystal pony, and most crystal ponies don't leave the Crystal Empire. I watched her shortly as she made an order and took a seat next to me. "Hello," I asked. "Oh hellooooo... YOUR MAJESTY!" she immediately took a bow in front of me. "Oh you don't have to do that, and please call me Twilight," I said. I hate it when ponies treat me like well... a princess. She stood up, "My apologies your majes... I mean Twilight," she said nervously. "Its alright, I'm used to it," I said, "please take a seat." She sat down next to me, but she was extremely nervous. "So what brings a crystal pony to Ponyville?" I asked. "Oh! well I couple of reasons actually," she said, "I decided to try and sell some of my gems here. Maye open up my own little shop ." "Oh! you sell gems?" I asked. "I do, well I'm a gem cutter actually," she said, "but I do sell gems on the side." "So whatmade you decide to sell here in Ponyville?" I asked out of curiosity. "Well a few reasons, for one, its hard to sell gems in a town that it literally made out of crystal," she said. "I can understand that," I said. "Yeah, the other reason is that I didn't like the hustle and bustle of the Empire. The size and royalty was a little to much for me. So I decided to find a place that was a little more laid back, " she said happily. "You know now that I think about it... a friend of mine could use a gem cutter," I said tapping my hoof to my chin, "but I'd have to talk to her though." "Really?" she asked. "Yeah! she's a designer here in town, she's always looking for something to spruce up her outfits," I said. "Well if she's willing... I'll need a place to work until I get a place to open my shop," she said. "Ill talk to her when I see her next," I said happily. "Thank you princess... I mean Twilight," she said. "You're welcome, so you have a place to live yet?" I asked. "No I don't, and I cant spend a whole lot more time looking, I'm running low on bits," she said. "Where are you staying now?" I asked. "At the Ponyville Inn," she said. "Well I can hook you up with an estate pony if you'd like, rent for apartments and homes are fairly low here," I said. "I'd like that," she said happily "Stop by the castle anytime and I'll set you up." "Okay!" she said happily. "Princess your pizza's ready," said the waiter pony. "I'll see around," I stood up, "my names Twilight Sparkle, but you can call me Twilight," I said. "My names Amber Gloss, but you can call me Amber." _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian’s POV “I hope Twilight gets back soon,” I said under my breath. I eventually, emphasis on the word ‘eventually’, found my way around the castle. There wasn’t a whole lot to do, except walk, so I got familiar with my new home… well I thought I would try. I got lost. “Well this is great,” I said feeling frustrated. “Need any help with anything?” asked a low male voice. “AHH!” I spun around quickly, “oh Spike, it’s you.” ‘Gave me a freaking heart attack.’ “Well besides Twilight I’m the only other one that lives in the castle,” he said. It just hit me… why are there no guards? “So how can I help you?” he asked. “Well…” I rubbed the back of my neck, “… I’m lost.” “Yeah the castle is pretty large,” he said. “Yeah I kinda figured that one out,” I said with a sheepish laugh. “Here come with me; maybe we can do something together.” “As long as it doesn’t involve you eating me,” I said sarcastically. “Well I guess I should throw that plan out the window.” “WHAT!?” He looked over his shoulder and had a stupid grin on his face, “I’m kidding.” Very funny. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight’s POV I walked through the front door of my home with the warm pizza on my back. “I’m back!” I hollerd with joy. No one answered. “Hello!?” I could hear faint laughter in the halls. I decided to follow it. I could hear what sounded like Spike but the other voice was unfamiliar, was that… Brian? Once I made it up the stairs the laughter increased in sound. I rounded the corner to one of the many lounge rooms of the castle, I could see Spike and Brian playing poker, and from the looks of it, Brian was winning. Spike looked frustrated while Brian had a perfect poker face. “Full house,” Spike threw his cards on the table, “beat that!” “Well it looks like you won,” said Brian. “Haha! Finally got you,” said Spike as he reached for the rather large pile of chips sitting in the center of the table. “Except,” Brian placed his card on the table, “nothing can beat four bullets.” Spike looked at the five cards, “YOU HAD FOUR ACES!?” “Not my fault you can’t shuffle,” he grabbed the mass of chips and looked at me, “oh hey Twilight.” Spike looked at me too, “Hey Twi.” “Well it looks like you two are having fun,” I said happily as I walked in the room. “Well I am,” Brian looked at Spike, “Spike, not so much.” “I was letting you win,” said Spike, who was clearly lying. “Yeah sure,” said Brian with a smile, “well I see you got that pizza.” “Yep,” I grabbed the box with my mouth and placed it on the table, “dig in.” “Alright!” said Brian as he reached over and opened the box. He grabbed a slice and took a bit. Spike and I grabbed a slice too, I looked at Brian as he chewed his meal slowly. “What’s wrong? Does it taste bad?” I asked hoping that I didn’t make a mistake. He looked at me, then the slice, and then his eyes went wide. “Hey Twilight?” “Yes?” I said nervously. “I just remembered something,” he said enthusiastically with a rather large smile. I felt a rather large smile crawl across my face, “Yes!?” “You got any hot sauce?” Author's Note Pizza... food for the extreme! And forgetful.
Descent“SHIIIIT!” The ground was getting a little too close for comfort as I tugged at my parachute lines. Damn things got entangled when I opened my chute, and my reserve wouldn’t deploy. Now here I am spinning uncontrollably as I watched the tree covered ground come closer and closer. Let me tell you something first, my name is Brian, I’m what most people would call and adventure seeker. I go all around and do what people would call ‘crazy’, ‘stupid’, or down right ‘reckless’. But hey we only have one life to live, and I love the adrenaline rush that these “adventures” give me. Nothing like the feeling of getting my blood flowing as my adrenaline pumps into my body. But today was a special day; it was my 100th skydiving jump. Now some people would say, “Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” My reply is, “Because it’s fun.” But today was not turning out to be a fun day. It started out just like any other day; I woke up, ate breakfast, took a shower and left for the skydiving school. I got there, dawned my jump suite and chute and loaded onto the plane. But if I had known that my chute was going to fail this badly today I would have stayed in bed. The plane ride went fine; we got to 4000 feet with ease. Now, I was at the end of the line this time, as I watched everyone jump from the open door, my heart began to beat faster, not in fear but in excitement. The rush, the feeling of the wind flowing through my hair… I love it! As the last man jumped I knew it was my turn, without a second thought I bailed out of the small aircraft. Within seconds I made terminal velocity of roughly 120 mile an hour, I began my stunts. I enjoy the spinning, flips and turns that come with freefall, you've never fell more alive when you are so close to death. But today I didn’t know that I was going to stare death right in the face. Once I hit the 2000 foot mark it was time to pull my chute. I grabbed the cord and gave it a very forceful tug. The chute opened as I was jerked up violently, but instead of coming to a rather ‘violent’ deceleration, I began to spin uncontrollably. Immediately I jerked my head up to look at the damage. My chute was tangled in the lines. Now...if all these years of doing extreme stunts I learned one thing… don’t panic. Immediately I grabbed for the release on my chute, but the shit really hit the fan… my main chute failed to release. Okay no biggy, I reached for the knife I carry on my left breast instead, without hesitation I grabbed the tool and yanked it free of its sheath. As I grabbed the tangled lines with my left hand I began to saw at them with my right, but unfortunately… the tangled lines grabbed my hand in the wind, causing me to drop the knife. The last bit of hope I had… fell to the earth below. Now I began to panic as I tugged on the tangled lines. “SHITSHITSHIT!” The trees begin to become larger and larger. My breathing began to get heavier… well, more heavier than it was. I continued to tug at the lines, trying frantically to open the tangled chute, but it was no use. I began to say my good byes, “Mom… dad, I love both of you, Liza, sis, I love you with all my heart, please be strong for me.” I finally felt the wood tree branches connect with my body; pain began to fill my senses as I fell to the ground through the maze of thick branches. I screamed in agony as I fell to the ground, after what felt like an eternity… I hit the ground with a loud and painful thud. I screamed in agony as I laid on the cold hard ground. I could taste blood in my mouth, I was severely hurt, and I knew it, I just hoped that someone would come and help me. As the agonizing seconds passed, I began to blackout. My eye lids fell and opened, in a bloody and blurry haze I saw a purple figure approach. It was no human, it resembled something like a horse, but it didn’t have the right height. I blacked out shortly before it reached me. I awoke to see that I was hovering above the tree line. But the pain I was feeling was unbearable, I just wanted to die. Through the pain I was able to raise my head ever so slightly, I looked right into the beings eyes, it looked determined, but also scared. “Help me,” I mumbled, “please… stop the pain.” I blacked out once again. Author's Note This is not something I do normally, I'm an action type of writer but e-tec was so adamant and I couldn't help but well... help him. I hope you enjoy this and I cant wait until I get farther into this. It would make me and e-tec really happy if this goes well.
TreatmentMy eyes shot open in a panic, I immediately began to gag, it felt like someone shoved their fist down my throat. I shot up immediately and reached for my open mouth. My hands began to explore the foreign object, it was round and felt like plastic, without hesitation I wrapped my fingers around the object and forcefully removed it from my mouth. As I pulled my head back and the object forward, I could feel the thing crawl up my throat. I let a load, throaty moan once it was finally removed from my esophagus. I held the object like a poisonous snake; I didn’t want it to get away. I sat there and breathed heavily while I looked at the object. “Is that… a… a breathing tube?” I said between breaths. I took a moment to look at my current situation. It would appear that I was in a hospital bed in a hospital room. Besides the tube I just yanked from my throat, I had an IV tube in my right arm, which had a long, clear tube going to an IV bag hanging on an IV stand. My left arm had a heart beat monitor gauge around it which was attached to a very annoying heartbeat monitor, which sat on the table next to me. Other than a chair and a table, the room was completely empty. “What happened?” I said while rubbing my face and head with my left hand. I couldn’t remember anything, everything was a blur, but whatever happened, was obviously bad enough to land me in the hospital. I sat there in silence as I tried to remember anything on what happened or how I got here. I heard the door knob to the room giggle, and what stepped through wasn’t a nurse. A small, purple, winged unicorn walked in with its head hung low, like it was thinking about something. After taking two steps in, it looked at me and froze. We locked eyes for what seemed like an eternity. “Oh… you’re awake,” it said slightly surprised. I began to chuckle at the site… it talked. My laughter became more uncontrollable, “Hahahahaha! I either hit my head really hard, or the pain killers you’re giving me have some wicked side effects.” I kept laughing. “Uh… the IV is just regular fluids, and you have no injuries that I know of,” it said. My chuckling stopped. “Wait… what?” “You’ve been recovering for a long time,” it said. My eyes went wide, not only did she, or at least from the sound of its voice it was female, talk, she was serious. “Holy Shit!” I began to panic. “Please calm down!” she said in a panic. She began to approach me, but I retreated, I tried to crawl away. While I pushed away I fell off the bed, landing with a good thud. I could barely see over the bed, but I could see that she began to approach with fear and worry in her eyes. I started to shake violently in my retreat, I felt the IV in my arm tighten. I was still attached to the bag, but it was on the other side of the bed. I was restrained and trapped in a room with a talking horse. She continued to slowly walk around the bed. “It’s okay you’re safe,” she said calmly. “GET BACK!” I screamed if horror. She froze. “Please, if you’d just take a deep breath, and let me explain,” she said. I curled up into a ball and began to rock back in forth. “This isn’t real, this isn’t real,” I said trying to wake up from this twisted nightmare. But a hard, yet soft object laid itself on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and found what looked like a purple hoof, my eyes followed up the appendage and to the face of the purple creature. I thought that in that moment… I was going to die. I swallowed the fear filled lump in my throat. She gave me a warm and welcoming smile. “It’s okay,” she said calmly. I did my best to control my breathing, but it was very difficult to get my breathing under control. “Here, let’s get you back in bed… okay?” she said. “…okay,” I mumbled. She gave me another smile. “Here let me help you up.” She began to work herself under my left arm; I couldn’t believe how soft she felt. I used her and the bed as support, while I tried to use my still trembling legs to walk. Slowly, and shakily, I was able to walk the few inches to the bed. I crawled in and laid down, but I never took my gaze off of her. She walked to the right side of the bed and stood there. “Well I’m glad to see that you’re awake,” she said. “Uh… yeah,” I mumbled under my breath. An awkward silence filled the rom. “Um, maybe I should introduce myself,” she started, “my name is Twilight Sparkle… but you can call me Twilight.” “… okay, my names…” I was having a hard time remembering. I closed my eyes and tried to get my brain to operate, I saw a 'B' slowly the rest of the letters came to the light, “… Brian… yeah that’s it.” “Well Brian it’s nice to finally meet you… well the awake you at least,” she said. “Uh… yeah, you too… I guess.” This was awkward; I’m talking to a small purple horse, with wings and a horn. I swear I’m on something and it’s potent. “I just have a few questions I’d like to ask you… if that’s alright?” said Twilight, knocking me out of my thoughts. “Uh… okay.” “Are you in any pain?” she asked. “Uh, a little, that fall from the bed and the jerk I did with the IV, but otherwise I’m fine,” I answered. “Okay good… and how is your breathing?” I furrowed my brow, “Uh fine… I guess.” “Are you having any issues with your motor functions?” What kind of question is that? I think I need to be out of a cast to be asked that. I raised my hands in front of my face and gave my fingers a wiggle, “I’d say pretty good,” I looked down at my feet and wiggled my toes. “How’s your eye sight?” Don’t you have to be an eye doctor to ask that? “I can see you clear as day.” “Can you feel this,” she said as she placed her hoof on top of my hand. “Yeeeah,” I said hesitantly. She removed her hoof, wouldn’t a doctor do more tests on something like that? “Do you remember anything that happened?” She must be wondering about the accident. “Uh… no,” I began to rub my face with my hands, “everything’s a blur.” I let my hands go limp and fall on the bed. “Well those should come back in time,” she said. “I hope so,” I said felling depressed. Silence filled the room yet again. “Uh… can I get you anything?” she asked. I let out depressed sigh, “I could use something to drink, a glass of juice or milk would do.” “Is apple juice fine?” she asked. A talking horse has apple juice, what a coincidence. “Yeah that’s fine with me.” “Okay, I’ll be right back,” she said. She turned and left the room; I just sat there in my bed and stared at the ceiling. I couldn’t believe what was happening to me. Okay so being unable to remember a possibly horrific accident, not the worst thing in the world. But not being able to remember anything, now that had me scared. What of my family, my friends… my life? I could see faces, but no names with them. A man, taller and older, embracing an older woman, along with a young female. I think... they were my family, I mean they looked like it. I could also remember falling, but not in a panic, it was on purpose, I... I couldn't put my finger on it. Why would I do something like that? I guess I'll remember in due time... I hope. But what I’m really confused on is how a winged unicorn became my nurse/ doctor and how she can talk, and she’s getting me a glass of apple juice! That and that was an odd game of twenty questions, who asks how my motor functions are? … … … Then again, she’s a talking horse and probably doesn’t know what I am. … No I’m human I know that much, I just hope she can give me some answers. A few minutes passed, she came back into the room and, was she levitating the glass? “Here’s your juice,” she said happily. The purple tinted glass worked its way in front of me; I raised my hand to it but didn’t grab the glass immediately. “What’s wrong?” she asked. I looked at her then back to the glass. “How are you doing that?” “It’s just a levitation spell,” she said. “So, it’s not gonna like… zap me or anything?” She let out a light giggle, “No, it’s safe,” she said with a smile. “… okay,” I slowly reached out and wrapped my fingers around the glass. The purple aura faded away once I had the glass in my grasp. “Thank you,” I said with a weak smile. I placed the glass to my lips and took a small sip, surprisingly enough, the stuff was pretty good, but then again I had nothing to compare it too… or at least… not yet. I set the glass down on the table that held the heartbeat monitor, which was off. I wasn’t paying attention to when she turned it off. I gave her a hesitant look, and a weak smile. She had proven that she wasn’t going to harm me, but still, who wouldn’t be afraid in this situation? I just sat there in silence while my eyes darted all around. Twilight took notice fairly quickly. “What’s wrong?” she said. “It’s just… this is all really hard to comprehend,” I started. I just felt like crying. She put her hoof on my hand, “I know that this is a lot to take in all at once, but I promise it’ll get better.” I let my head drop, “I hope so.” “I know so,” she said confidently. “Is there anything else I can get you?” I looked at her, “Uh no I think… I think I’m good.” “Okay, if you need me,” she made a bell appear out of thin air, “just ring this bell.” She placed it on the table next to the heart monitor and my apple juice. “Okay, I will,” I said. “Just try and relax,” she said. “I’ll… I’ll do my best.” She turned and walked out of the room, she closed the door behind her. I sat in silence for a moment, that’s when I felt tears form in my eyes. I began to whimper as the small drops of water trickled down my cheeks. I lost everything even my memories… what does a man do in this situation? _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilights POV As I stood outside the door I could hear him crying. I couldn’t help but feel bad for him. He had been through so much for the short time he was awake. He was scared when he saw me, I mean who wouldn’t, I don’t know what would have happened if I woke up in his world. I just need to give him his space and check up on him every once and a while. I began to walk down the hall of Friendship castle. I don’t know how he’s going to react when he learns that I’m the Princess of Friendship. Let alone that I’m not a doctor. But I needed monitor him and learn more about him, I promised that I’d save him… and I did. After a short walk I walked into my private study. I had stacks of papers, most of them were my princess duties, but those could wait. I wanted to write down his health, as I sat down and grabbed a quill and ink with my magic and placed them in front of me. I pulled a piece of paper full of medical notes in front of me. It would appear that creature known as Brian is healthy and doing well, besides the memory loss he should be able to leave the medical room in a few days. Hopefully he will be able to eat here in the next few hours. His motor functions, eye sight, and breathing appear to be normal, further testing and examinations are needed. As of right now he’s awake and talking, I hope I can help him become accustomed to life here in Equestria. As I finished my brief notes I placed the paper back on its stack and looked at the clock. It was about 3:00 in the afternoon. Hopefully I can get him to eat something here in a few hours. What is his species eat anyway? I guess I’ll have to ask, I hope that he can remember. I let out a loud sigh and grabbed a book. I really didn’t expect him to wake up today, or ever for that matter. “I hope nothing bad happens.” _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian’s POV As I laid in the bed, my eyes still burned from all the crying I had done. It had been over an hour if not more. I had tried to sleep but it was not use, and I didn’t want to talk to Twilight, so I just sat in silence. The more I concentrated on remembering the more things came to the light... sort of. I began to remember words like 'crazy', 'stupid' and 'reckless', but they weren't insulting they were...joking. they were just bits an pieces but most of them seemed... exciting of all things. I don’t know how long I had sat before the door my room opened. Twilight walked in and approached the bed. I just grabbed my sheet and turned away from her. “Hey,” she said. I didn’t respond. “It’s about 6 o’clock, I was wondering if you wanted something to eat?” she asked. “I’m fine,” I replied. “Are you sure? I’m mean, you should really eat something,” she said. “I’m not hungry.” “Okay,” she said, I heard her hooves hit the floor as she began to leave. She stopped at what I assume was the door. “Well I’m going to bring you an apple or something anyway.” “Okay,” I mumbled. I heard her leave the room and close the door. I just laid there once again. I don’t know how long I was there but the door opened once again and she walked up to the bed. “Here’s that apple I promised,” she said. “Thanks,” I said flatly. She didn’t leave like I had expected. “Look…” she paused, “I know that this is a lot to take in but... I want to be your friend, I want to help you anyway I can,” she said. She wants to be my friend? How can she help me? I can’t remember anything, I barely know my own name, and I’m sitting next to a talking horse. “I… I just want to be alone,” I said with sorrow. “Oh… okay,” she paused, “I’ll check up on you again in a little while.” Silence filled the room. “Quick question… does anything hurt?” she asked. “No.” “Okay,” I heard her approach the door yet again. “Can I get you a book or something?” “Sure,” I said flatly. “Okay,” she said. I heard the door close once again. I began to cry once again. Author's Note Yeah I have nothing witty to say... don't know why.
Day 2 Author's Note Took much, much longer then it should have. For those of you that read this already, I'm sorry but I accidentally published it without thinking. It was not ready, I really don't know what I was thinking. Day 2 I woke up in the middle of the night drenched in a cold sweat. I was breathing heavily as my eyes shot around the room. I shoved the covers off and headed for the window; I pushed it open and threw up. I’ve never been that scared in my life. As soon as I emptied my stomach onto the ground two stories down, I fell into a heap of tears as I curled up into a ball. I felt like I was falling, I enjoyed it at first… but the sky went dark as I was engulfed in it. After that I fell into a canyon, landing in a river. I tried frantically to swim away as I fought to catch my breath, but every time I grabbed a rock a wave engulfed me and swept me farther down river. As hard as I tried to save my self it was in vain. I screamed for anyone or anything to save me. But I knew my screams wouldn’t be heard over the raging torrent. I cried as I was swept farther and farther downstream. I still screamed every chance my mouth wasn’t filled with water. And that’s when I heard it… A waterfall. My eyes went wide as the roar of the falls increased. I tried to swim upstream but it was in vain. I slipped over the edge as I screamed in utter fear. As I fell I looked below, there was no river it was just the ground. After what seemed like I hit the ground… It caused me to wake up and head straight for the window. I cried for about ten minutes until the shaking of my body stopped. Once I calmed down I climbed back onto the bed and went back to sleep… well, tried to at least. I tossed and turned for most of the night and didn’t get much rest. I woke up the next morning felling like crap. I sat up and rubbed my face. “Awe what a miserable night,” I said as I let my arms fall on the bed. I heard the door shoot open. “Morning, Brian!” said Twilight happily. “Morning, Twilight,” I mumbled. “Are you okay?” she asked with a hint of worry. “I didn’t sleep well,” I said. “Why not? Was it the bed? Spikes snoring? The large room? The-” “I had a nightmare,” I said interrupting her. “Oh… was it that bad?” she asked. “Yes, and I’d rather not talk about it,” I said. “Oh, okay,” said Twilight. “So what are you up to?” I asked trying to lift the mood. “I just came to see if you were awake, and to see what you would like for breakfast?” she asked. I tossed the sheets off and put my feet on the floor. And damn was the floor cold, “Oh I don’t know, what did you have in mind?” “Well Spike wanted cinnamon rolls, is that fine with you?” she asked. “Sure!” I said happily. I stood up and arched my back and stretched my arms over my head. Unfortunately my nose got a little close to my armpit. “Woof! Woah! I smell bad!” I said as I jerked my head away and lowered my arms, “Uh Twilight?” I asked. “Yes?” “I could use a shower. You wouldn’t happen to have any other clothes for me?” I asked. She put her hoof to her chin, “I know that I have one other pair you could use..." she put her hoof back down, "but that’s it,” she said. “Well could you please get them for me?” I asked. “Of course!” replied Twilight. “Thank you.” We left the room together. Twilight headed for somewhere, while I headed for the bathroom. Once I made it to the bathroom I stripped down and took a well over do shower. After about ten or so minutes I got out and dried myself off. About halfway through I heard Twilight knock and tell me that my clothes were placed outside the bathroom door. Being quick and stealthy I opened the door and grabbed my clothes. I slipped on my underwear and why are my pants and shirt both blue? Eh no big deal. I got dressed and headed for the… crap I’m lost again. “Twilight!?” “Yes Brian?” responded Twilight as she rounded a corner, “what’s up?” “I got lost… again.” “Oh don’t worry about it. I got lost a few times myself when I first moved in,” replied Twilight. “Wait… you moved into the castle?” I asked as I joined her side. “Yes… I guess I’ll have to tell you that story sometime,” she said. “Well you know where to find me,” I said sarcastically. We chatted as we walked the short distance to the dining hall. Once we were inside the hall we walked in and up to the table. She grabbed a seat and so did- “Crap!” I fell backwards and land on the floor with a good thud. “Oh my goodness! Are you okay?” asked Twilight frantically. “Yeah…” I looked up at her, “hey Twilight?” I asked. “Yes?” she responded nervously. I began to shuffle on the ground, “Do you think we could get a larger chair for me? I don’t seem to fit in this one,” I said as I stood up and sat back down in my chair. Making sure to be careful not to fall…. again. “Of course.” “Thank you,” I said. “No problem.” Spike came out a few minutes later with a batch of warm cinnamon rolls. We sat and chatted while we had a very delicious breakfast. After about twenty or thirty minutes breakfast was finished. Twilight tried to coax me outside again, but I still didn’t feel comfortable. Sometime after lunch Twilight headed out to do something. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilights POV “Okay, I’ll be back soon,” I said, “Brian are you sure that you don’t want to come with me?” “Yes, I’m sure Twilight,” he said firmly. “Okay, just making sure,” I said. I opened the door to the castle and stepped out into the warm afternoon air. I trotted through Ponyville until I came to Rarity’s boutique. I opened the door and stepped inside while the little bell announced my presence. “Coming!” cheered the happy mare. “Hi Rarity,” I said happily. “Oh Twilight! I didn’t know that you were stopping by,” she said with a smile. “I’m just here to fill an order.” “And what order would that be?” she asked out of confusion. “You remember those odd dimensions I gave you?” I asked. “But of course!” “I could use some more clothes,” I said. “Why would you…” she trailed off, “uh… is that thing… awake?” she asked nervously. “Yes. And I know what you’re thinking, no he is not dangerous, no you don’t have to worry about me, and his name is Brian,” I said before the stupid questions began to roll. “Are you sure darling? I’m mean-” “Rarity, I had this conversation with Rainbow. I’m being careful,” I said interrupting her. “Okay…” she said nervously while she looked to the side. “Hey you want to know a little secret?” I said leaning in a little closer. “Sure,” she said as she leaned in closer. “To be honest… he’s more scared of us then I am of him,” I said. Rarity leaned back, “Really?” I laughed a little, “You should have seen his reaction when he first saw Spike. He practically hit his head on the ceiling he jumped so high.” She giggled a little, “Well… that is pretty funny, but I want you to be safe,” she said with a more serious tone. “Don’t worry I am,” I said. “Thank you darling.” “You’re welcome,” I replied, “So when can you have that order done?” She turned and walked over to a nearby table, “I can have it done in the next few days.” “Okay, I’ll stop by in a few days.” She talked over he shoulder without looking at me, “I’d rather stop by the castle, I wouldn’t mind meeting this Brian,” she said. “I don’t know if that’s the best idea Rarity,” I said nervously. She turned to look at me, “Oh come now Twilight! He can’t stay in the castle forever, he’s going to have to come out eventually,” she said, “I also have the feeling that you would want us to meet him eventually. You are the Princess of Friendship after all!” She has a point there. “I still need to coax him outside,” I said nervously. “And how do you intend to do that?” she asked with a head tilt. “Probably nag him until he gives in,” I said sarcastically, “that usually works on Spike.” “And if that doesn’t work?” “I’ll think of something. Anyway I’ll get out of your mane,” I turned and trotted to the door, “I’ll see you around Rarity.” “Good bye Twilight!” I trotted back into town to run a few errands. The rest of the day went pretty well. I picked up a few groceries, bought a book, or two… or five. Hehe, what can I say I like reading. Anyway, when I get a new chair I’ll have to have it custom made… Brian might not like it though. Then again he has to come outside eventually. I guess I still need to think of something. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brians POV The rest of the evening went pretty well. Well except for some interesting books that I think twilight would want me to keep quiet about. Who would own a book called 101 Ways to Court a Stallion? Sends a cringe up my spine, and an awkward one too. Hard to believe that there are people, or ponies in this case, that can be that desperate. Anyway, I don’t think Twilight would be too happy about me telling someone that. So I just went around a looked for something interesting. I grabbed a history book and just started reading. Twilight came back at some point. When she found me she grabbed a book and decided to join me. After a few hours we had dinner. She tried to coax me outside yet again. “Brain you have to go outside at some point!” “I know Twilight but… *sigh* I’m still trying to grasp the whole situation,” I said reluctantly. “I promise you that nothing bad will happen.” I gave her a bemused look, “You don’t know that.” “What do you think is going to happen!?” “Let’s see,” I looked to the ceiling as I grabbed my chin with my hand, “for all I know someone could use their ‘magic’ and probably kill me,” I looked back at her and put my arm on the table. Now it was her turn to give me a bemused look, “I doubt that, especially if I’m standing next to you.” I let out a depressed sigh, “I don’t know… it’s just… I guess I’m just nervous.” I paused, “even though I can’t remember anything I know for a fact that I don’t belong here.” I leaned back in the tiny chair, “I’m still doing my best to get accustomed to my situation.” “Do I really need to hold your hoof?” … “Hold my hoof? Twilight I have hands a feet, not hooves.” Immediately she made a piece of paper and quill appear. She scribbled down a few notes before making it disappear. I sat there at a loss. “What was that about?” “Just taking some notes,” she said happily. “Do you really need to take notes about me?” “Well ever since the… incident. I haven’t been able to take proper notes. But now that you’re awake I can!” “Do you really have to do this?” asked feeling rather annoyed and frustrated. “You’re an entirely new species! I want to learn all I can.” “Fine… whatever,” I crossed my arms and looked to the side. After a few awkward seconds I stood up, “Thanks again for dinner.” I didn’t acknowledge Twilight and just left the room. Once I stepped through the doorway… I think I heard a sniffle. I ignored it and went to my shitty room and lied down. Let’s just say it was another crappy, sleepless night.
Day 1Twilight’s POV Day 1 of observation The morning was just like any other, wake up, brush my mane, and poke Spike until he finally rolls out of bed. Although today I needed to check up on my patient Brian. As far as I knew he hadn’t left his room yet, and last I had checked on him he refused to eat. I hope I can get him to do something today. I wonder if he likes coffee… or tea? I sat in my study and reviewed some of my notes before I decided to go and check up on him. I knew nothing about him, except what he looked like, I don’t know his diet, his metabolism, his likes, dislikes, or where he’s from. Besides his looks, all I know is that he fell from the sky, and that memory makes me cringe every time I think about it. There was so much pain. Pushing that memory out of my head, I continued my work. Some time had passed when I looked at the clock, “Hmm, nine o’clock, I wonder if this would be a good time to check up on him?” I said to myself. I jumped out of my chair and left the room. After taking a short walk down the hallway to his room I opened the door. As I stepped inside, I could see him there in his bed, facing away from me, it looked like he never moved. “Hey… you awake,” I asked softly. “Yeah,” he mumbled. “How are you feeling?” I asked. He adjusted himself to look at me, “Fine... I guess.” “Can I get you anything?” I noticed that he never touched the apple I left him. He dipped his head slightly, “No thanks,” he answered quietly. “Are you sure? I mean you haven’t eaten anything since you woke up,” I said. “I’ve got an apple,” he said, pointing to the small red fruit. “You haven’t even touched it,” I said stating the obvious. “I’m saving it.” Horse feathers. “Come on, why don’t we get you up and moving?” I said happily. “I’m good.” My emotions went from excited to frustration. “Oh come on! You just can’t sit here like a log and do nothing,” I said out of frustration. “Watch me,” he said flatly. I scrunched my face in anger. “That’s it! I’m not going anywhere until you decide to do something,” I said while planting myself on the floor. “Oh I’m sorry did you say something?” he said. I stood up immediately, “What!?” “Did you say something?” he said while moving his head slightly. “I said, I’m not going anywhere until you do something!” speaking a little louder making sure he heard me. “Oh were you talking, I stopped paying attention after I,” he said. “WHAT!? WHY I-” I stopped before it escalated further, “are you ignoring me on purpose?” “What do you think?” he said forcefully. I went from anger to sadness, “Why… why would you deliberately ignore me like that?” I said. “Because…” he trailed off. “Because what?” “Because I just want to go home,” he said with sadness in his voice. We sat in silence for a moment. “Look I’m sorry but… I wish I could help you,” I said sadly. “You could kill me.” My eyes went wide, “WHAT!?!” “You heard me,” he said. “I… I AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT!” I screamed, “YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!” “Like what? I have no friends, no family, I don’t know where I am or how I got here, I can barely remember my name and what few memories I have are broken and hazy. You can't see it but I am mentally freaking out inside,” he said calmly. "What do you mean?" I asked. "I mean are there more of you? are there other species? Is there anyway you can get me home? I don't know how to respond in this situation!" he said. he was starting to panic. "Bri-" "I cant remember anything! I... I want to go home! I want my life back!" he began to cry as he grabbed his head. “Well… you have me,” I said trying to reassure him. “Yeah, a talking horse, *sniff* because that makes so much sense,” he said flatly. That felt insulting. “I’m a pony actually, an alicorn to be exact, but that’s not the point, I’m your friend, or at least I consider myself your friend,” I said trying to lift his spirits. “Who my nurse? Isn’t it your job to take me of me then release me from the hospital, isn’t there a strict nurse patient separation policy or something?” he said. “Ehhhh,” I never told him that I’m a princess and not a certified nurse. He looked at me with a worried expression. “I’m not exactly a nurse,” I said fearing the worse. “WHAT!?” He screamed in utter shock. “I can explain!” I said frantically. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian’s POV We walked down one of the massive crystal halls of Friendship Castle. The Princess of Friendship… what kind of title is that? So not only was my caretaker a talking hoooor… I mean pony, but she wasn’t even a registered medical practitioner. She was a freaking princess! I still couldn’t believe she lied to me. Some friend. I had a hard time walking at first, with the lack of food in my system and I don’t even know how long I had been out. I guess I should take her up on her offer for a meal. And as much as I hated to admit it, I couldn’t stay in that room for the rest of my life. And I guess the kill me part was a little overdramatic? No it totally was. Now that I thought about it, how would a hor… gah! I did it again! Pony, she’s a pony; anyway how they know how to take care of me, I mean I’d need a vet for a normal pony… I think. Apparently I can remember basic things except my own memories, makes my brain hurt… well more than it already does. I guess she wanted to study me, I pretty sure my kind would too if she ended up with my species. “Hey Twilight?” I asked. “Yes?” “Why did you take me in like this?” I asked wanting to know why. “You had an accident, the doctors did their best and when they were done, I decided to take you in, ” she answered. “What accident was that?” She winced at the thought, “I... I'd rather not talk about it," she paused, "I don't want to remember it, and I know you wouldn't want to either." “Why not?” "Well, you were the victim for starters." Good point. "Lets just say it was really, really bad," she said. I really wanted her to tell me, but maybe it's best that I don't remember such an event. “Well… I guess I’m glad that I don’t remember it then,” I said. “Yeah me too,” she whispered, I barely heard it. She sounded kind of relieved, I decided to ignore it. “Well… I guess I owe you my life Twilight,” I said with a smile. She looked up at me and smiled. I kneeled down and took her in a big bear hug. She gasped at first but wrapped her arms… SON OF A… *sigh*… forelegs around me. She was unbelievably soft, almost like a stuffed animal… but warmer. I broke the hug after a few seconds; she looked at me and smiled, which I gladly returned. I stood up and continued walking. We rounded a corner and walked into a massive room with a rather large table surrounded by chairs. “What room is this?” I asked out of curiosity. “The dining hall,” she said, “well since I finally got you out of your room… I was thinking we could…” she trailed off and began to tap her hooves together. “What? Eat?” I said finishing her sentence. “Mhmm,” she said sheepishly. “Well I haven’t eaten since I don’t know when,” I said, “What time is it anyway?” “Uh… let me check,” she made a clock appear in front of her, which made me jump. “It’s about 11:30.” Glad she didn’t see me jump forty feet in the air. “Well I’d say that it’s time for lunch then,” I rubbed my hands together. “So what would you like to eat?” she said happily. She approached a chair and stepped onto it. I followed close behind; I pulled the gold colored wire chair out and took a seat. Practically fell out of the damn thing when I sat down, I’m twice as tall as her and probably twice the weight too. Anyway she just waited for me to answer her question. “Uh… I’m craving a pizza, I don’t know why but it sounds really good right now,” I said. “Oh! I know a really good place in town we can order from!” she said happily. “Fine by me,” I said with a smile. “Okay!” she jumped out of the chair and walked to the door, I followed her once again. We walked down the hall yet again. “So anything in particular you’d like?” she asked. I have a feeling anything with meat would be a bad option. “Uh… I think cheese is fine by me,” I said. “You sure? I mean I can get peppers, onions, olives, mushrooms, hey, roses, daisies-“ “Wait! Did you say hey, roses, and daisies?” I couldn’t believe what I just heard. “Yeah, is that a problem?” she asked. “I don’t eat flowers.” “Oh… I need to write that down,” she said quickly. Does she really have to take notes about me? “SPIIIIIKE!!!” What the hell? Who calls their dog to ta- “Yes Twilight.” “Holy shit!” I jumped back as a rather large purple and green dragon walked around the corner. He walked on all flours; his head was just below my diaphragm, if he stood on his hind legs he’d probably be a foot or two taller than me. He looked me right in the eyes, “Ah I see that you’re finally awake.” “Y-yeah,” I said hesitantly, he looked like he could cut me in two. He walked up to Twilight. “Could you please take a note for me?” she asked politely. “Of course,” he burped and made a sheet of paper and… was that a quill? Appear in a burst of green flames, he grabbed them before they hit the ground. “Please not that Brian here does not eat flours,” she looked at me, “is it specific flours?” “Just about any kind of flower actually,” I said while giving her a nervous glance. She looked back at Spike, “All flowers, and put that under diet please.” “Of course Twilight,” he finished his writing and rolled up the paper, “it’ll be on your desk Twi,” he said. “Thank you Spike,” she said happily. The massive dragon turned and walked away on three legs with the sheet in one of his massive claws. “What’s wrong?” asked Twilight. I pointed my finger at the dragon as he rounded the corner, “Was that… a dragon?” “Yeah that’s Spike, my little brother and number one assistant,” she said happily. “Little brother!?” “Well he’s adopted but still. I’ve had him since he was an egg!” she explained. “He’s huge,” I said stating the obvious. “Well he is a dragon, and dragons tend to get really big as they mature,” she said. “Is he gonna… yah know… eat me?” I asked fearing the worst. She covered her mouth with her hoof and let out a light chuckle, “No, he’s a sweetheart, he wouldn’t hurt a fly.” “I hope you’re right.” We began to walk down the hall yet again, we descended a set of stairs and walked to what I presume were the front doors. She opened the door and began to walk outside, I just stood there. She stopped and looked back, “What’s wrong?” “I don’t feel ready to go outside just yet,” I said nervously. "Why not?" she asked. "I... this planet is inhabited by more of you aren't there?" I asked. "Yes, but everypony is very accepting here in Equestria," said Twilight. "I don't know that, I... I'm sorry Twilight but id rather stay here," I said. “Are you sure?” “Yes, I think I’d feel safer if I just stayed here,” I said. “Oh… okay, I won’t make you do anything you don’t want to,” she said sounding a little depressed as her ears fell flat on her head. “I’m sorry but I’m a strange creature in an unknown land,” I paused, “I know you trust me, I think? But I don’t know how anyone will react yet,” I explained. “No, no I understand,” she said as her ears went back to normal. “I’ll be back shortly, cheese pizza fine?” “Yes, thank you,” she closed the door and left me alone… in the castle… with a dragon. Maybe I should have gone with her. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight’s POV I trotted through Ponyville happily, I’m so glad that I was able to get Brian to get out of his bed. He seemed a little surprised when he saw Spike, but I know that “little” dragon wouldn’t hurt a fly. I hope those two get along. Eh I know they will. I guess I can understand him being nervous about coming into town, but I want him to open up and meet some ponies. “Hi Twilight.” “Hi Amethyst.” I guess I’ll have to take this slow and methodical. Maybe I can get him to open up and talk about… right bad memories. Maybe I can help him find fun activities to do, and help him make some friends… I mean I am the Princess of Friendship. Who would I be if I didn’t help someone make some friends? “Hey Twilight.” “Hi Daisy, your flowers are looking lovely today.” “Thank you Twilight.” It took so much to get him to this point, I’m glad he’s finally awake. I just need to take this one step at a time. Maybe I can help him to get his memory working when I get back; I need to remember to take detailed notes. Or would that be awkward? No! I need to take as many notes as I can; now that he’s awake I need to learn more about him. “Hey Twi.” “Oh hey Rainbow, what are you up to?” I asked. “Oh nothing, I just saw you walking by and thought I see what you’re up to?” asked Rainbow. “Just getting a pizza,” I said. “Ooooooh what kind?” asked Rainbow curiously. “Just a cheese pizza,” I explained. “Cheese? Lame! Why don’t you get something exciting?” she said. “Well you know that creature I’ve been taking care of?” I said quietly. “Yeah, but what does…” she froze in her tracks. I stopped and looked back at my blue friend, “What?” She ran up to me, “Is… is it awake?” she whispered in my ear. “Yes, but I can assure you Dash that he’s not dangerous, he’s been up for about 24 hours now, and if he wanted to try something I’m pretty sure he would have done it by now,” I explained. “Twi how do you know that!? Maybe he’s luring you into a false sense of security!” said Dash in a hushed yell. “Even if he was I know that Spike wouldn’t let him hurt me,” I exclaimed. “Twi, how do you know that he doesn’t have some magical powers or something?” Did even take that into consideration. “Well Dash, I take extra precautions just for you.” “I just want you to be safe,” said Dash. “Aren’t I supposed to tell that to you?” “Eh… well…” she shook her head, “that’s not the point, we don’t know what it can do.” “Well he didn’t feel safe coming with me and he just about hit his head on the ceiling when he saw Spike for the first time,” yes I saw his reaction, I had a hard time not bursting out laughing, “I think I’ve got the situation handled.” “If you say so Twi,” she said nervously, “anyway I’ll see you around,” she stopped in front of me, “and please be safe.” “I will Rainbow,” I said with a smile. She gave me a hug and flew off; I didn’t even realize that I was in front of the pizza shop. I walked into the quaint little pizzeria and right up to the cashier pony. “Hello and welcome to Pizza Pony, how can I help you?” asked the white mare behind the counter. “Yes I’d like a large cheese pizza please.” “One cheese coming right up, it’ll be about a 15 to 20 minute wait,” she exclaimed. “That’s fine.” I walked over and took a seat, making sure to grab a paper on the way over. I sat and read the paper, when I heard the door chime I saw a light amber pony with a cream and white mane and tail, and she had orange red eyes. I'd never seen her in town before, mainly because she was a crystal pony, and most crystal ponies don't leave the Crystal Empire. I watched her shortly as she made an order and took a seat next to me. "Hello," I asked. "Oh hellooooo... YOUR MAJESTY!" she immediately took a bow in front of me. "Oh you don't have to do that, and please call me Twilight," I said. I hate it when ponies treat me like well... a princess. She stood up, "My apologies your majes... I mean Twilight," she said nervously. "Its alright, I'm used to it," I said, "please take a seat." She sat down next to me, but she was extremely nervous. "So what brings a crystal pony to Ponyville?" I asked. "Oh! well I couple of reasons actually," she said, "I decided to try and sell some of my gems here. Maye open up my own little shop ." "Oh! you sell gems?" I asked. "I do, well I'm a gem cutter actually," she said, "but I do sell gems on the side." "So whatmade you decide to sell here in Ponyville?" I asked out of curiosity. "Well a few reasons, for one, its hard to sell gems in a town that it literally made out of crystal," she said. "I can understand that," I said. "Yeah, the other reason is that I didn't like the hustle and bustle of the Empire. The size and royalty was a little to much for me. So I decided to find a place that was a little more laid back, " she said happily. "You know now that I think about it... a friend of mine could use a gem cutter," I said tapping my hoof to my chin, "but I'd have to talk to her though." "Really?" she asked. "Yeah! she's a designer here in town, she's always looking for something to spruce up her outfits," I said. "Well if she's willing... I'll need a place to work until I get a place to open my shop," she said. "Ill talk to her when I see her next," I said happily. "Thank you princess... I mean Twilight," she said. "You're welcome, so you have a place to live yet?" I asked. "No I don't, and I cant spend a whole lot more time looking, I'm running low on bits," she said. "Where are you staying now?" I asked. "At the Ponyville Inn," she said. "Well I can hook you up with an estate pony if you'd like, rent for apartments and homes are fairly low here," I said. "I'd like that," she said happily "Stop by the castle anytime and I'll set you up." "Okay!" she said happily. "Princess your pizza's ready," said the waiter pony. "I'll see around," I stood up, "my names Twilight Sparkle, but you can call me Twilight," I said. "My names Amber Gloss, but you can call me Amber." _______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian’s POV “I hope Twilight gets back soon,” I said under my breath. I eventually, emphasis on the word ‘eventually’, found my way around the castle. There wasn’t a whole lot to do, except walk, so I got familiar with my new home… well I thought I would try. I got lost. “Well this is great,” I said feeling frustrated. “Need any help with anything?” asked a low male voice. “AHH!” I spun around quickly, “oh Spike, it’s you.” ‘Gave me a freaking heart attack.’ “Well besides Twilight I’m the only other one that lives in the castle,” he said. It just hit me… why are there no guards? “So how can I help you?” he asked. “Well…” I rubbed the back of my neck, “… I’m lost.” “Yeah the castle is pretty large,” he said. “Yeah I kinda figured that one out,” I said with a sheepish laugh. “Here come with me; maybe we can do something together.” “As long as it doesn’t involve you eating me,” I said sarcastically. “Well I guess I should throw that plan out the window.” “WHAT!?” He looked over his shoulder and had a stupid grin on his face, “I’m kidding.” Very funny. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight’s POV I walked through the front door of my home with the warm pizza on my back. “I’m back!” I hollerd with joy. No one answered. “Hello!?” I could hear faint laughter in the halls. I decided to follow it. I could hear what sounded like Spike but the other voice was unfamiliar, was that… Brian? Once I made it up the stairs the laughter increased in sound. I rounded the corner to one of the many lounge rooms of the castle, I could see Spike and Brian playing poker, and from the looks of it, Brian was winning. Spike looked frustrated while Brian had a perfect poker face. “Full house,” Spike threw his cards on the table, “beat that!” “Well it looks like you won,” said Brian. “Haha! Finally got you,” said Spike as he reached for the rather large pile of chips sitting in the center of the table. “Except,” Brian placed his card on the table, “nothing can beat four bullets.” Spike looked at the five cards, “YOU HAD FOUR ACES!?” “Not my fault you can’t shuffle,” he grabbed the mass of chips and looked at me, “oh hey Twilight.” Spike looked at me too, “Hey Twi.” “Well it looks like you two are having fun,” I said happily as I walked in the room. “Well I am,” Brian looked at Spike, “Spike, not so much.” “I was letting you win,” said Spike, who was clearly lying. “Yeah sure,” said Brian with a smile, “well I see you got that pizza.” “Yep,” I grabbed the box with my mouth and placed it on the table, “dig in.” “Alright!” said Brian as he reached over and opened the box. He grabbed a slice and took a bit. Spike and I grabbed a slice too, I looked at Brian as he chewed his meal slowly. “What’s wrong? Does it taste bad?” I asked hoping that I didn’t make a mistake. He looked at me, then the slice, and then his eyes went wide. “Hey Twilight?” “Yes?” I said nervously. “I just remembered something,” he said enthusiastically with a rather large smile. I felt a rather large smile crawl across my face, “Yes!?” “You got any hot sauce?” Author's Note Pizza... food for the extreme! And forgetful.
