Mind over machine

That day really got me down. I felt extremely depressed and insecure all day about my appearance and how people would react to me. I practiced flapping my metal wings for most of the day. It felt weird having new parts, but Dasher helped me to learn and I really neglected my new horn which I knew dasher would know nothing about, maybe twilight or somepony else could help me with that soon. I had gained full control over my wings, but felt uncomfortable when they were retracted, and I still couldn't get the hang of flying yet, but I was doing good for a beginner. When it got late we went to bed. The guest room was being painted so I had to sleep with dasher, I didn't mind, I was actually kind of glad because his company gave me some comfort. I lay down in the bed. I closed my eyes, preparing for a relaxing,calm sleep where I could ignore my problems for a while and drift into dreamland. It took me several hours to get comfortable,and I kept disturbing dasher but I eventually got to sleep....

As I drifted off I began see images flash before me. I dreamed it was the night of the accident. I was Being lifted by guards into the royal castle. My body in pieces and the two princesses following closely behind me. It was a very vivid and familiar dream. The dream suddenly faded and I reappeared in an unknown place with what was intact of me strapped to a table. I was secured with leather straps and there were lots of ponies in medical attire whispering among each other and setting up and preparing something. The princesses were there too. They were looking at me. I tried to scream for help but I was too weak and focusing on trying to stay concious. I almost fell unconcius trying to fade from reality, but the pain hit me in an agonising manor that would not let me pass out even if I wanted to.
"Are you sure you want to do this? All the other test subjects were in almost-perfect health and were....well intact,and still only one subject survived. This pony seems to be having trouble staying alive as it is."Luna said to her sister.Hearing his worried me. I was so afraid of what they were going to do. I began to cry but made little noise and the tears could not be seen from all the blood that was on my body
"Exactly little sister. She should be dead by now, but she hangs on. That's the sort of pony we need. Don't worry. You always worry. Trust your big sister for once, or maybe you'd like to spend another thousand years on the moon? "
Luna was about to reply but stopped before she did and just put her head down and let her sister continue.
"I'm glad you see things my way little sis." Celestia smiled with a devilish grin. She turned to me and then to the ponies dressed in medical attire
"Do it."she said sternly and then walked out of my sight.
I awoke and screamed. I woke up dasher who was very disorientated after just being awoken. I began to cry. I turned to dasher who was rubbing his eyes and hugged him. Being around him was the only time I felt comfort. He began stroking my mane trying to calm me down. He wiped the tears from my eyes and once I was calm I told him what had happened.
"Hmm. That sounds like quite a vivid dream." He said with a puzzled look on his face.
"E-e-everything felt s-so real, as if I was there." I said still a little frightened
"Well....maybe you were."
I looked at him, confused by what he as saying.
"what do you mean?"
"I mean you were taken by the princesses to a so-called hospital and nopony not even you knows what happened to you, I mean it would explain your....."
"appearance." I said finishing the sentence for him
"look I know it's tough and I can't begin to imagine how you feel right now but I think if you want answers your gonna have to go to Canterlot. You're in now state to go alone, I'll go with you too we'll discover this together, but maybe we should go in the morning." he joked.
I just smiled. I was in no position to joke around but that was no excuse to bring dasher down. I felt bad even bringing him into this, but there was no stopping him once he set his mind on somthing. I guess next stop Canterlot.
It was time to get some answers.
End of chapter 4