In My Dreams

In My Dreams

Chapter 3

Twilight looked at Jonathan with a stunned face. Her eyes were, if possible, even wider than usual. She opened and closed her mouth a few times as if trying to say something but no voice came out.

“Um… Twilight?” Jonathan asked. “Are you… okay?” Jonathan knew what he had just told Twilight must’ve been a shock to the lavender pony. It’s not every day that you hear you’re a cartoon character from a kids’ TV-show.

Twilight forced her eyes closed and shook her head a few times. Then she looked at Jonathan with serious eyes.

“Tha- That’s not possible”, she whispered and looked at Jonathan almost as if pleading for him to burst out in laughter and say it was all just a joke, but Jonathan just looked back at him with an apologetic gaze that said it was all true.

“I’m sorry Twilight. I truly am, but it’s true. Where I come from, lots of people watch your adventures every day”, Jonathan replied and continues. “Look, I don’t know how this is possible. I don’t even know how I got here, but for what it’s worth, this feels very much real to me. I’m sure I’m not dreaming this all. That has to mean that you’re real, right?” Jonathan hoped he could have made up some sort of lie instead of telling her everything, but he knew Twilight would have figured out he wasn’t telling the truth.

Suddenly Twilight got back on her hooves and turned to leave. She glanced back at Jonathan. “I’m sorry Jonathan. I need to think about this, but I’ll come back later, I promise. Do you think you could keep this a secret from everypony else for now?” she asked.

“Of course, Twilight. I won’t tell anyone… Um… Anypony, I mean”, Jonathan replied and smiled. Then suddenly remembering something he called to Twilight. “Uh. I forgot I already told nurse Redheart I’m from another planet.”

“That’s okay. I’ll ask her not to tell anypony. I’m sure she’ll understand”, Twilight said and started walking away. “I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night”, she said as she closed the door.

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Jonathan glanced out the window next to his bed. It was already evening. He couldn’t tell precisely what time it was since there was no clock in the room but it had to be at least eight. It had taken quite some time to tell the story to Twilight. Luckily Twilight hadn’t insisted on asking questions concerning humans. It was actually pretty weird considering how excited Twilight had been when she first saw Jonathan. The news must’ve been quite a shock to make Twilight act so unlike herself. It had only been a couple of minutes after Twilight left until a knock was heard on the door and nurse Redheart stepped in, followed by the doctor. The doctor was a light yellowish colored unicorn who wore a white doctor’s jacket that almost covered up his cutie mark, which was a heart monitor. He had a light brown mane and tail and wore glasses on his muzzle. The nurse had a tray in her teeth and she carefully placed it on the table next to Jonathan.

“Here’s your dinner, Jonathan”, she said. “Sorry it’s a bit late but I didn’t want to disturb your chat with Twilight.”

The doctor stepped closer holding a chart that apparently had Jonathan’s patient information in it. “Well, I’m glad that you’re awake and able to speak again Mister. My name is doctor Stable. How are you feeling?” he asked looking at Jonathan over the chart.

“I’m feeling better, thank you”, Jonathan replied when suddenly a large yawn caught him completely without warning.

The doctor chuckled slightly. “Well, I think we’d best not disturb you for much longer. I’m just going to do a quick checkup and then we’ll leave you to rest. I’m sure you’ve had a tiring day.”

He stepped closer and flipped a page on the chart he had in his hooves. “Okay. Let us begin then. Since you had a concussion, I’ll have to do a few eye-hand coordination tests to make sure your brain’s functioning as it should. Could you please lift your right hand for me?”

Jonathan did and the doctor scribbled a check mark on the page. “Okay, now the left one if you’d please.”

The tests continued as the doctor asked Jonathan to do other simple tasks with his hands first checking the chart after each one and occasionally writing side notes. Then he pulled out a small flashlight from a pocket on his jacket and quickly checked Jonathan’s pupil reaction. After a few more tests which included Jonathan covering one of his eyes and reciting the letters on a poster on the wall, touching each of his fingers with his thumb and rather oddly, picking up the cup on his food tray and placing it down again several times.

After about ten minutes the doctor finally flipped back to the first page of the chart. “Well, it seems everything is in order as far as I can tell. I’m not completely certain of course since you’re the first one of your kind I’ve ever treated. Just to make sure you don’t have any latent injuries or symptoms we might have missed, I’d like to keep you here for one more day if that’s all right. You’ll be released the morning after tomorrow if nothing special comes up. Does that sound okay?” the doctor asked and placed the chart on a hook at the end of Jonathan’s bed.

“Sounds okay to me, doctor”, Jonathan said. “Oh, by the way. What day is it now?” he asked the doctor.

“It’s Monday, third of September. You were found late Saturday morning and were unconscious for the whole of yesterday”, the doctor replied.

“Okay. Thanks, doctor”, Jonathan said suddenly feeling a knot tighten inside him. He’d been away for three whole days! His parents must be out of their minds worrying for him. That’s, of course, assuming time flowed at the same speed in Equestria as it did on Earth. He had to get back soon or at least get a word through to them that he’s all right. But how in the world would that be possible? He didn’t know how or why he’d gotten here, and he had absolutely no idea how to get back home.

“Maybe Twilight will find a way for me to get back. I’m sure if somepony will, it’ll be her”, he thought as the doctor took his leave.

He heard nurse Redheart clearing her throat and realized he must’ve been in his thoughts for a moment. “If you need anything, just ring the bell on your nightstand and somepony will come see you. Is there something I could do for you right now?” the nurse asked giving a kind smile.

“Umm… Did Twilight happen to say anything to you on her way out?” Jonathan asked, already half guessing the answer. If Twilight said she’d do something, Jonathan could be sure it would be taken care of. He just wanted to make sure. Twilight had been in a slight daze when she’d left the room so it would be completely understandable if she’d forgotten.

“Oh. Yes. In fact she did”, the nurse said and gave a wide grin. “Don’t worry Jonathan. I won’t tell a soul.”

“Thank you, nurse Redheart. I’d rather keep my origins a secret for now and I think Twilight would appreciate it too. At least until we figure out how I got here, and if…”

Jonathan paused. The true severity of the situation finally hit him, hard. Jonathan realized he was actually on a strange planet, millions of miles away from home. Perhaps even in a different universe. He was a stranger here. He knew nothing of this place, except for what he’d seen on the show, and frankly, he wasn’t sure if he should think of it as a reliable source of information. There had to be more to Equestria than what was in the show.

He had no way of getting back home. He might never see his parents or friends again. He even missed the sounds and smells of his school. Everything familiar was totally, utterly gone. Everything he had ever known was just, not there anymore.

Jonathan felt alone. Alone and lost. He had gotten lost in the woods around his house once, but even then he knew that if he’d just find a way out of the woods, he’d know exactly where he was and could be home in minutes. Now though, he was so far from home, the word “lost” wasn’t enough to cover the half of what it felt like.

Jonathan was scared. Scared for himself, but also for his parents. He didn’t know how they’d deal with the loss of their only child. He knew if he was in their situation, he couldn’t handle it. He would be devastated beyond words.

Suddenly something unleashed inside him. He felt his eyes filling with tears as he looked straight into nurse Redheart’s sapphire blue eyes. Jonathan shifted his look down upon his hands and brought them to his face. He lowered his head and started to sob. First lightly, but when he felt the nurse’s soft hooves wrap comfortingly around him, the dam broke. He started straight out weeping. Crying like he never had before. Jonathan pressed himself closer to the pony hugging him and cried his heart out.

Nurse Redheart just stood on her hind legs, wrapping her forelegs around the boy, and hushed quietly. She knew what Jonathan must be feeling was something immeasurable. She’d cried when she’d first left her home for the medical school in Fillydelphia, but Jonathan hadn’t just left his home for school. No, he had been torn away from everything dear to him. Nurse Redheart wanted to do everything to help this young human, but right now, all she could do was to be there for him. She couldn’t make everything better but she could try to help Jonathan get through his grief, and that was exactly what she intended to do. Whatever problems he might have, she decided she would be there for him.

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Author's note:

Sorry about the long gap between these last two chapters. I've been having a lot of school work lately and haven't found the time to write. I'll try to update more frequently from now on. I'm aiming for one chapter per two weeks at first and when I get my school work up to date, I'll try to narrow it down to one chapter per week.

This one turned out to be a little shorter than the two previous chapters, but I think I managed to write everything I needed to. Give me your opinions about the chapter lengths. Do you think the chapters should be longer or is the current length okay?

I also realized that while Microsoft Word is an excellent tool for writing and finding mistakes, it hardly notices everything. That is why I would really like to get someone or maybe even few someones to proofread the chapters before I publish them. Punctuation has never been my slice of pie so someone correcting my mistakes with the commas and periods and stuff would be just awesome. If you're interested, send me a PM and we'll chat about it. :)

Once again, if you notice any mistakes, comment and tell me so I can fix them.

I hope you've enjoyed the story so far, I know I've enjoyed writing it. It's as much an adventure for me as it is for anyone else. I'm starting to get a more solid picture in my mind of where this will be going. If you have any suggestions, don't be afraid to give me a shout. Thank you for reading and don't forget to rate :)