Even farther from home

I need some drugs inspiration.....

Slowly but surely, you were returning to the living world, with your mind soon filling with complaints.

'Divines, why do you torture J'lae? Why does J'lae always have to black out EVERY SINGLE DAY.'

When you were done complaining, you slowly fluttered your eyes open. Once again, you were greeted by the sight of the white room. Raising yourself with your elbow, you looked around for any danger, specifically the sadistic white mare called Redheart. Content with the absence of the mare of PAIN, you decided to check yourself of your injuries. In place of the bloodied bandages you remembered, there were clean ones with a rose like smell. Moving certain parts of your body, you were glad that there was only slight pain in your previously bitten leg. Swinging yourself off the bed, you stretched your sore muscles and bones. Hearing the pleasurable pops of joints gaining flexibility, you let out a content sigh. In the corner of your eye you spotted a window. Walking towards the window with only slight pain, you opened the blinds and saw a beautiful sight.

In front of you were many quaint little buildings that had a friendly and homely vibe to him. Although you've already been to Ponyville before, certain...circumstances made it rather hard to focus on its scenery. With a smile parting your lips, you let out a chuckle before examining the room further. As you reached a table next to the bed, you saw a black fabric neatly folded on top. Picking it up, it gave off a hint of lavender, herbal tea and....sweetrolls? Unfolding the mysterious fabric, your eyes went wide in surprise when you noticed it was your cloak. However, it was completely intact. All the tears and stains that it adorned were completely gone. Putting it on, you felt a certain comfort and softness to it. Looking back at the table, there was another set of fabric, but these were a stark white. Picking them both up, a note fell from the folds of them and landed near your feet. Reaching for it, it had a rather...fabulous feel to it. Reading the note, your brows raised to the contents of it.

Dear J'lae

I am very sorry for our misunderstandings in the past. I see now that you have a good heart. So when you get better, please do come to my boutique for a spot of tea.

-Rarity

'Well at least that's one more problem out of the way.'

Examining the fabrics further, you noticed that they were actually a set of clothes. Realizing that you were once again only covered in bandages, you were grateful to the fact that you were alone. Putting on the new clothes, they were a bit more fancy than you would have liked, but you could tell that Rarity put a lot of work into them, causing you to smile. Now getting bored of your surroundings, you headed for the door. Unfortunately, as you tried twisting the doorknob, you realized it was locked. Letting out a sigh, you soon took out that trusty lockpick of yours from a very uncomfortable spot. Although you were a bit rusty, you soon heard a loud click, and saw the door swing open. Wiping the lockpick on the bed sheets, you soon placed it into one of the pockets in your newly acquired pants. Leaving the room, you entered a rather long corridor with many other doors dotting it and some wandering ponies. Not knowing which way was the exit, you just decided to take a turn right. As you walked, there were many ponies staring at you in disbelief. Not caring though, you continued to travel down the hall until you saw a big open room. Taking a closer look, you saw many chairs and little plants decorating the open room while on the far side were doors that seemed to lead outside. In the middle however was a big circular counter with your worst fear inside. As the both of you locked eyes, you tensed your legs to run from the white mare. Before you could do this though, she spoke in that same calm voice she used when she used those metal sheets of PAIN on you.

"Well look who it is, mister dragon-slayer. I'm glad to see you up and walking. You gave us quite a fright when you woke up three days ago."

"T-three days?", you asked very confused.

"Well if you ignore the part when you woke up, you've been in a coma for ten days in total." Redheart replied in a calm manner.

'A coma? Suppose its better than being dead.'

As your thoughts trailed off, Redheart cleared her throat, effectively snapping you out of your trance.

"If you would allow us to take some tests to make sure your okay, you'll be free to go. Your friends are very worried about you after all.", she said.

"Friends?", you asked.

"Don't you know Twilight and the others? They did carry you all the way here after the dragon attack.", she replied.

'Heh, once again these ponies show me kindness. Even after all that's happened.'

Looking up at Redheart, you soon let a small grin before responding.

"Ha, Guess that does make them my friends. Please perform the tests on me so J'lae can thank them personally."

Nurse Redheart let out a smile before leading you to a closed room to perform the tests.

"This invention is genius!", you exclaimed in excitement. Nurse Redheart rolled her eyes at your child-like manner.

"Its just a wheelchair.", she said in a playful tone.

"But a chair with wheels? You could traverse all of Skyrim sitting down on this!", you said.

"It's just protocol, so don't get too used to it.", she said in a sing-song voice. Hearing your fun with the chairwheel was going to end, you ears drooped down. Letting out a sigh, Nurse Redheart felt a little bad for you.

"I suppose if you come in for checkups every now and again, you could have more time to use it.", she said. Perking your ears back up, you felt a smile part your face.

'Heh, today is going to be a good day.Wait a second...where am is J'lae supposed to go?'

As you exited the hospital, you realized you had no idea where your savior's homes were from the hospital. Using your sensitive nose to try and locate them, you were soon distracted by the smell of heavenly sweets. Following the scent, you were oblivious to the fact of the many mixed faces of the ponies you passed. Some were of terror while others were of gratitude. This did not bother you, as you were preoccupied with weaving through the streets of the busy market place. As the scent became stronger and stronger, you stopped in your tracks as you were now in front of what appeared to be a giant building made of sweets.

'What the....'

Trying to comprehend how such a thing was possible, a sudden urge soon controlled your body.

'C-could it really be..... Maybe just a taste....'

As you approached the building, you soon ran your paws over its design.

'It doesn't feel like sweets, but still.....'

Opening your mouth, you soon bit into one of the walls. However, what you feared was now confirmed, as you soon let go of the deceiving walls. As you moaned in disappointment, a rumbling soon reminded you of a new problem.

'J'lae supposes they could wait, he is hungry after all.'

With your mind set, you walked into the building and hoped it sold any type of food. Your entrance was accompanied by a ring of a bell, and a strong smell of sugar. As you looked around, the main theme was obvious, as the seats, tables and even the floor and ceiling were candy related. Learning your lesson from outside, you thought it would be wise to not test if they were real candy or not. Walking towards what you presumed to be the counter, there was nobody present. Taking another look around, you soon realized that the place was empty. Wondering if you just broke into someone's home by accident, you saw a bell on the counter. With nothing else to do, you rang the bell. A few seconds passed before a gloomy voice came from another room.

"Coming...", the voice said. Another few seconds passed before a pink mare with a long, straight mane came around a corner.

"What would yo-", the mare said before getting a good look at you. As your eyes met, hers began to fill with tears, while yours filled with fear.

'Is that...'

Before you could finish your thought, the pink ones mane soon bounced to life as it turned into a poofy explosion.

'Oh no...'

Before you could run to safety, the pink one jumped at you with frightening speed.

"FLUFFY!", she screamed in joy. As she made contact with you, both of you fell to the ground in a heap. Before you could recover, Pinkie soon scooped you into a lung crushing hug.

"Oh I missed you so so much! When that big mean dragon attacked, we were so scared! But then you came and saved us! But you got really hurt and we were so scared you weren't gonna make it! But your here and all better now!" Pinkie said in one collective breath. Still in her death grip, you wheezed out any words you could.

"Lungs....Crushing....Air.....REQUIRED...."

Realizing that she was taking your limited hp away, Pinkie dropped you on the ground which was accompanied by a dull thud. Greedily breathing in what air you could, you dusted yourself off as you stood up. Looking at Pinkie, she wore a huge grin as she stared at you. Being a bit freaked out, you cleared your throat for a greeting.

"Yes it is good to see you Pink-", you said before feeling your body tense up and falling face first into the floor. Now only seeing the floor, Pinkie rushed to your side.

"Fluffy are you ok?" Pinkie said in a worried tone.

"Withdrawal symptoms....NEED....moon sugar...", you replied.

Pinkie only rolled her eyes and giggled. "Oh is that all? Here you go!", she said as she pulled a bowl out of thin air. Raising your head, she poured a bit of the moon sugar into your mouth. Feeling the sweetness tingle your taste buds, you jumped to your feet as a burst of energy went through you. Feeling better, you went to thank Pinkie.

"Thank you Pinkie, but where did you acquire moon sugar?", you asked.

"Oh, I just used my powers! Although I can only use them once a day..." Pinkie stated. Not wanting to question her further, you weighed your options.

'This is going to be a long day....'