Icy Injuries

Staring at the ceiling, definitely one of my favorite past time. Accompanied by the steady dripping of the IV bag made up most of the early morning.

I was up so early because I couldn't fall back to sleep, I don't know why I couldn't sleep. I was absolutely exhausted but I couldn't help but feel restless. I think I had some sort of nightmare, I couldn't remember much of it though just flashes and feelings.

Ignoring the thought of nightmares I focused on the room around me and from the observations I made, I was in a hospital. I could only guess from the obvious medical equipment and the accursed casts on my body.

With nothing better to do, I stared at the ceiling for a long time, just counting the seconds, hoping for something to happen. I got to ten thousand eight hundred seconds before something actually happened.

Someone was rustling the thick curtains to the left of me.

"Hello?"

"AHHH!"

"Oops, sorry."

"Celestia damn it, you almost gave me have a myocardial infarction!"

"Er...ok."

The pony that was rustling around the curtains was a mare, a nurse as well.

"Can you tell me what happened Miss...uh...?"

"Pardon? Oh! This is your first time waking up, one second!"

She briskly trotted away from the conversation. Who leaves a guy hangin' like that? She didn't even give me her name so I could go full 'Karen mode' on her manager.

After some time, she returned with a dark blue stallion who was wearing a doctor's coat.

"Sorry for the wait, since it's so early I convinced the doctor on-call to check on you."

"Hello Mr. Anonymous, I'm Mr. Crecent, I'm going to do a small physical and explain a few things. And while I'm doing the physical I'm going to need you to look over some paperwork as well."

Oh wait. I'm in a hospital.

Most of the paperwork was something along the lines of consent, responsibility-taking, and soul-stealing signature lines but that's to be expected. While signing my soul away I noticed that Mr. Crecent worked efficiently and quietly going through an array of tests with practiced motions.

"Alright, that should be about it. Well, Mr. Anonymou-"

"Its actually Peter, but sure go ahead."

"Peter, Your condition when you arrived was if I'm being frank, nightmarish. Never in the thirty-four years of being a doctor have I seen frostbite and infections that bad. Luckily your condition wasn't exactly irreparable, however, it's my job to inform you that we were required to amputate your index finger."

Oh.

"I should also mention that you had four fractured ribs, and several untreated gnashes on your shoulders which have now been treated."

Oh my.

"During the evaluation and the following surgery, we also observed that you had and still do have acute magic sickness which is in the process of being treated."

Oh my God. At least I don't have the flu.

"Okay. So how long will I be here."

"Two weeks. With the maximum of a month if your magic sickness medication affects the healing magic the unicorns will provide a week from now."

"Well shit. What's magic sickness anyways?"

"You see when something that has been drained of mana completely is filled with mana again it has trouble properly processing said mana. This causes the 'something', in this case you, to go into shock. This is, of course, putting it dumbly."

"I don't know if I was experiencing shock but-"

"Magic sickness can express itself in many, many ways. I'm going to let Nurse Cady take care of you from here on out."

The doctor turned away presumably to head back out of the room.

"Hey wait! I have one more question."

"Hmmm?"

"What happened to the people with me. And what happened to my stuff?"

"Oh, I have no idea what happened to your friends, but your stuff is the bedside table."

Then he just waddled away.

Dick.

"So Ms. Candy what am I supposed to do for two weeks?"

"It's Cady, most patients visit the library downstairs. Since most of the patients we have are unicorn foals experiencing powerful magic surges. The parents need a quiet place you know?"

I just nodded my head. It's better not to ask about magic things from what I've learned so far.

"So, when can I get out of bed?"

"Doctor Crescent gave you a health check, but you still need a physical so It's best to stay in bed."

"Oh. Can you grab me a book from the library then? Just any old book will do."

"Sure, next time I'm in the library I'll grab you one from the old pages."

"No wait, not literall-"

"Nurse, nurse! Can I speak with you for a second."

Damn.

Maybe an hour or so passed. I don't know It's kind of hard to tell time.

"Pssst hey you."

Is that a bug? I swear this is like the fifth bug I've slaughtered, they don't learn though, they just keep coming. I must be losing my mind.

"Pssssssssst monkey face!"

Oh, that's just blatantly racist. I turned to my left were the sounds of the soon-to-be-dead fly were coming from.

"Hehe, you really do look like a monkey."

Oh, it's just a kid. That can work too I guess.

"Yeah, well, you look like a small hairy animal."

"Like a bear? I like bears, I know a bear! He's named Harry, Did you know bears ar-"

"No, I was thinking something along the lines of a badger."

"Oh."

I looked back up at the ceiling to enjoy my not so peaceful quiet.

"Badgers are cool too."

"Mhmm."

"Do you like badgers mister?"

Ugh.

"Yeah kid, love 'em all to death. All the pointy-toothed and red-eyed basta...friends."

"You don't sound like you do."

"Look here kiddo-"

I turned over to look at the curtain next to me to get a real good look at the kid. It was a colt, really young by the looks of it. He was looking over at me, his large eyes portraying excitement and innocence.

I huffed and looked back at the ceiling. I started speaking again.

"What're you doing here?"

"I got in an accident."

"What kind of accident?"

"The magic kind."

"Ah, really? Same here."

"Really!?"

"Yep."

"Your accident was probably cool like some super awesome magicsplosion. Mine was super lame."

"Not really a magicsplosion so to say, what happened to you again?"

"It's not really an accident if I think about it. I have more of a condition that acts up."

"Oh really?"

"I have a condition where I have magic surges."

"Oh, but that nurse earlier but it sounds like that was normal."

"I used to have them when I was younger but now they're stronger and happen more."

"....Hey kid."

"Yeah?"

"I like bears too, their one of my favorite animals."

Author's Note

Bruv

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