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"So... you say that you've been able to hear everything just a little louder?

The doctor had returned after Sunset and her friends had talked about Sunset's condition, and a little bit about what had happened over the past three days for about ten to fifteen minutes. Apparently, while Sunset was out, it was noticed by many of the students at CHS that Ditzy Do had been spending a lot of time with a strange man in a brown trench coat and a pinstripe suit, which was rather odd.

Sunset had been put into a three-day coma by the blown fuse, so she had missed a fair amount of school. However, she was apparently being excused for her absence due to the circumstances. There were a lot of people at CHS who were waiting for her to get better, including faculty.

Sunset had not been listening to most of the conversation, though. She was still very unsettled by her condition. She was taking it rather well, and managed to appear at least a little bit calm about the situation externally. Internally, however, she was terrified.

Her fear had simmered down as soon as her doctor came back into the room. He needed to ask Sunset some questions, and asked her friends to leave the room for the moment. They did so, and he started off by asking Sunset about any changes that she had noticed. As soon as she mentioned that she could hear better after explaining her extremely impaired vision, the doctor seemed rather confused.

"Yes..." Sunset answered the doctor nervously. It was weird speaking to someone when you couldn't really tell exactly what they looked like. The doctor she was talking to could have had a giant scar over his eye, but she wouldn't be able to tell. "Everything is a little louder than normal."

"Well," the doctor began, "it could just be that your brain has more power going to the auditory part of your midbrain, or... it could be something else entirely; something we don't know about."

Sunset feared that it was the second one.

"I-is there any way to fix them? My eyes and my ears?" Sunset asked.

"Well... no."

Sunset gasped quietly.

"But, like I said, your vision will get better over time. Just because you won't be able to see color for a long time doesn't mean that you'll never get any better." The doctor reassured.

Sunset was only calmed a little, but was still glad to hear it.

"Now... we don't have a specific amount of time that you need to stay here for... but we suggest that you stay here for a day or two before heading out into public. Mostly so that you can get used to your new eyesight, and so that if there happens to be any changes in your condition, we can look into it. Just let us know if something changes, alright?" The doctor asked.

"Alright..." Sunset said. She knew that she wasn't going to have much fun spending her weekend in a hospital.

As soon as the doctor left, Sunset began to look around. Her friends were probably outside the room, about to reenter, which Sunset was having a hard time deciding whether or not it was a good thing. She wanted to see them, but she also wanted to take some time alone to get used to her new condition.

Suddenly, the door opened, and a tall, skinny figure stepped in. The figure seemed to be looking around... or shaking his head? Sunset couldn't quite tell.

"Huh. Wrong room." The figure said, his voice hinting that he was a young boy. He couldn't be older than 13.

The boy shut the door, and left. Sunset could still hear the sound of his footsteps through the wall, though. Did that mean that she was seeing the sound of his footsteps?

Of course she wouldn't be able to see all sound around her, but sounds that were audible to her could be seen by her... perhaps.

A few seconds after the boy left, her friends came back in.

"Hey, Sunset," Rainbow began, "did you know that kid? He kinda just walked in like he knew you."

"No, he just walked into the wrong room." Sunset answered.

There was a brief moment of awkward silence between the seven girls. Sunset didn't like this since everything started to go black due to the lack of sound. She was happy to hear one of the girls speak until she actually processed what she said.

"So... what did Dr. Bright ask you?" Pinkie asked.

Sunset froze.

'That was Dr. Bright?!'

Dr. Bright was usually Rainbow's doctor whenever she got herself hurt playing a game, or doing anything else she could get hurt doing. He and the girls got along well. They weren't best friends, or anything of that nature, but they were still rather familiar with each other. Not to mention that he had a very distinct face.

And Sunset hadn't realized that he was her doctor.

"Uh..." Sunset started, before going silent for a few seconds. "He just asked some questions..."

"Oh! What kind of questions? Did he start asking about your condition? Did he ask about your personal life?! Ooh! He asked if you were feeling okay emotionally, didn't he?! Isn't he great?! Not only does he help Dashie whenever she gets hurt, but he also cares about how you feel on the inside,like me! And he always helps out Dashie, so maybe he helped you out about how you feel..."

Sunset was too busy thinking to actually listen to what Pinkie was saying.

'Am I really *that** impaired?'*

If she couldn't tell that she was looking at one of the most recognizable people that she knew besides her friends, how would her life be affected by it? Sunset knew that her new condition would really affect her life, but she couldn't even distinguish a familiar face! The only reason she knew that her friends were there is because of their all-too-familiar voices. What if she didn't recognize Vice Principal Luna, or Apple Bloom, or even Lyra Hearstrings? In fact, how would she recognize anyone that she didn't spend a lot of time with?

Sunset also noticed that it was warm. Very, very warm. It was cold just a few minutes ago, so why was it warm all of the sudden? Perhaps it was just the body heat of seven girls in the same small room.

No. It was warmer than that. It also smelled like... bloo-

"Sunset! Are you listening! I was just talking about how modern day technology can be turned against us, and used to destroy all humanity! When did I lose you?" Pinkie asked.

"Oh... I think you lost me... when you were guessing what Dr. Bright was asking me about?" Sunset said. Now, the sudden warmth got weirder. It was only coming from one general direction.

'Left.'

Sunset looked to her left, and saw just a little bit of an audio pulse.

It looked almost red...?

She wasn't supposed to be able to see color, right? She took a closer look, but was surprised to see that there was just a continuous audio pulse. She listened to the sound that was creating the pulse, and heard... one big, long, continuous 'beep'.

Did... someone die in the next room?

"Hey! Sunset! I lost you again! I was just talking about quantum physics, and you zoned out!" Pinkie said, looking mildly annoyed.

"Oh... sorry." Sunset said. "Wait... quantum physics?"

"Yep!"

"She wasn't doing so bad explaining it, really!" Twilight said, adjusting her glasses... or putting them on? It could be either.

The girls began to chat a little more, but Sunset was quiet most of the time. She wouldn't be so quiet if she didn't have so much on her mind at the moment.

She could barely see the features of a face, and had trouble telling what exactly some people were doing sometimes, so how would she be able to function normally in public as soon as she left the hospital? She could still kind of see writing, but not very well, so how would she know what Princess Twilight is telling her whenever she sends a letter to Sunset?

Questions flooded Sunset's mind, but most of all, she was a little terrified. This was all new to her, and she was just taking it all on in a whopping half-hour or so. Maybe she'd get used to it. Of course, she'd need some help. Thankfully, she had her friends.

She could ask them to kind of guide her around if she ever needed it. Or, at least make a little noise so that she could see where she was going. They could help her tell who she was talking to, and other things like that.

After moments of thinking, Sunset heard bawling from a woman and a little boy. Intense bawling, too. It wasn't her business, but she was still a little curious.

Not wanting to start any trouble, she figured that she'd just ask Dr. Bright the next day. Hopefully she doesn't learn so much that she gets involved, though...