Dimlights Adventure

As the train entered the station, most of Ponyville was a buzz with word about the newcomer, a Thestral, a BAT PONY, had moved to Ponyville. The better part of the town, and even the newspapers became a battleground between the same foolish superstitious ponies who ran and hid from Zecora, and the overly enthusiastic integrationists, who heaped praise upon the newcomer (though most of them hadn’t yet learned his name).

Dimlight Echo was extremely tired after getting off the train from Las Pegasus. Exiting the train to the (always) unexpected brightness of day left him disoriented, but a sudden wave of sound penetrated his ears, the scream of a dozen ponies, if not more. He hasn't slept since yesterday afternoon and he was blinded, afraid, and just bolted. A sudden thud and impact felt through his spine ended his panic.

The Ponyville welcoming committee collectively gasped in horror as the newcomer they had spent all day preparing for… ran straight into the nearest wall full speed. He wasn't moving…

*****

By Luna, I think I ran into a wall again. I try to open my eyes, but its even brighter than before. Oh moon why is it so bright in here?!? It feels like… I'm lying in a bed? Oh god I'm in a bucking hospital. Again.
“Luna help me, why did it have to be like this?”

“Twilight he's awake!” a brash marish voice shouted, flying out of the room.

The sound of hoofsteps entering the room echoed in my ears, I still refused to open my eyes, it was far too bright in here.
“Are you sure dash, it looks like he's still out.”

“He just spoke! I heard him!”

Hoofsteps approached me closer, then a magical sensation overtook my whole body and I panicked. Before I could tell what happened I was tangled in a bedsheet lying on the cold tile floor.

“Ow” I said, more disappointed in myself than in actual pain.

“See! I told you!” dash yelled as I reached to cover my ears.

“Why is everything so loud and bright here?” I asked.

I came to a small town looking for a slow quiet life. So far, all I found was a place brighter and louder than Las Pegasus. Maybe this was just 1 big mistake. Should I just go back home? Im pretty sure I could get my old job back if I begged hard enough, being a lighting technician at a giant company wasn't that bad…

“Hellooooo, mr Thestral are you alive?” Dashes voice brought me out of my thoughts.

“Yes, for Luna’s sake im alive, can someone turn down the lights already!”

That was mean, I shouldn't have been so rude about it.

Less than 3 seconds later and I could feel the light level in the room lower through my eyelids. Thank Luna. Finally I could get my bearings.

“Is that better?” I heard the caring voice of, what did she call her? Ah well it doesn't matter. I finally was able to open my eyes and blink the whiteness away. It was still uncomfortably bright but that was nothing new to me. After a solid several moments of looking at the ground blinking in silence I looked up and… horn, wings, princess, here…..

*****

“Celestia's sake!” rainbow dash yelled “He passed out AGAIN!”