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// Meeting The Heart 
// Story: Red Heart Checkout: Autobiography Of A Disturbed Patient 
// by ShadowSteed 
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I was unconscious for what felt like a lifetime.  I could hear no sounds, I could see no forms of life, I had no reassurance that I had survived my terrible ordeal. Yet I still had my thoughts. I still had my ability to perceive what could possibly be happening at this very moment. I thought for sure I was dead. I was certain I was doomed to a lifetime of eternal darkness in the abyss of no return. I was sure that Celestia had forsaken me and ignored my plea for a second chance. 

I had no doubt in my mind it was all over.

Then suddenly, a blur of white appeared before me. A small glimpse of a serene pasture. I attempted to move away from it for it was so sudden it nearly blinded me.Then it disappeared. My one glimpse of faith swept away before my eyes. Could my still functioning brain be playing tricks on me too? Was my curiosity really that unnecessary that I am to be punished this way for eternity?

Apparently not.

The white glimpse appeared to me again. This time with a voice. A soft voice. An unfamiliar voice that seemed to provide more than just a glimpse of serenity. It seemed to provide reassurance. I could barely make out the words being said to me. It sounded like, "Wake up honey." Wake up? Could this mean that the white blur was not a Celestia forsaken apparatus? Could this mean that I could actually be alive? I had to know! I worked in sync with my thoughts and attempted to move towards the blur of white light. It finally began to come into focus. As the blur became clearer and clearer, I started to see more reassuring sights. I saw colors! I saw a light blue shine that seemed to gleam with the white surrounding it. I was now determined to see this image. After a whole minute of struggling with myself, the image was now crystal clear. What stood before me was a mare. A white nurse pony. She had beautiful light blue eyes and a big smile on her face. She had a pink mane that seemed to just naturally flow with a slight breeze. I gave a low groan to make sure this wasn't all just an illusion as well. The white mare seemed to lighten up with joy at my sound. I wasn't so satisfied with it for even though I was now certain I was alive, My head seemed to feel like that hammer was hitting the same spot over and over again.

I put my hoof on my head, I could feel the bandages wrapped around me. The nurse seemed to slightly tear up at the sight of me being able to move. Than she suddenly said, In a sweet, soft, teary voice, "You're alive." I was slightly confused with her expression. My confusion grew as she suddenly embraced me. Her skin was warm to the touch and very reassuring to my theory that I had survived. I had no idea why she was so worried about me for I had never see her before. I returned the embrace. I wasn't sure why I did, but it was nice to know that somepony was watching over me. I suddenly heard her intensify to slight sobbing. She than repeated her previous statement "You're alive. You're alive. Oh thank Celestia you're alive." I was unsure how to react to this. What do I say? What do I do? I decided to just reassure her and say, "Yes. Yes. I'm alive. I'm okay."

She released me from the embrace and just stared at me for a while. Her smile seemed to have no end. That was the least of my problems though, it was time to get some answers.

"W-where am I?" I inquired.

"You're in Ponyville Hospital." She responded. "You had severe head trauma from a hammer to your skull. Don't worry though, we patched you up."

"How long have I been here?"

"A couple weeks. It would have been longer should that family had not called us when they did."

"Why did you hug me?"

She gave a slight giggle before answering me. "Oh honey, you were always such a jokester."

Honey? What did that mean? I've never seen this mare. Did she call everypony that? I was so confused. "How..."

Before I could ask my next question, she proceeded to slowly climb on the bed and position herself over my body. My heart began racing and my face started turning red as I stared into her now seductive-looking eyes.

She put her mouth close to my ear and whispered "You act like you don't remember me. Maybe this will refresh your memory."

She than began nibbling softly on my ear. The intensity of the blush on my face increased as I gave a soft moan. I was very confused on why she was doing this, or what I did to deserve this. There was little I could do about it since the blow to my head kind of immobilized me. She than to put her lips up against mine. Her tongue had wiggled it's way into my open mouth and danced with mine. My stallionhood began growing and my horn began glowing as the passion of the kiss increased. I was now more confused than ever, but was having too much fun to care. I could feel her lower body slowly descend as the kiss slowly ended. I was ready. I was not sure I was willing, but when was I going to get another chance like this?

Before I could have the satisfaction of taking this further, the hospital intercom buzzed. It startled me. Suddenly a male voice was heard around the facility. "Nurse Redheart, you're needed in the front. Nurse Redheart to the front please." The white mare looked down in dissapointment.

"Oh poo." She said. "Just when things were getting fun too."

She dismounted me and started walking towards the door. I knew immediately that my next question had now been answered. Her name is... Nurse...Redheart. Nurse Redheart. Such a beautiful name to my ears.

She looked over her shoulder and said "I'll be back later with dinner okay sweetie? Buh byeeeeee!"

She put her lips to her hoof and kissed it. She than blew in my direction and slowly left the room. I had a huge smile on my face but was unsure why. Was it because I enjoyed the events that just occured, or was I simply just happy to be alive? Maybe both? The results didn't matter much. I was in good condition, had a VERY caring nurse, and was certain that if things kept going as smoothly as they are now, I would be out in no time. I laid back in complete confidence and reassurance. I suddenly felt slight pain in my lower body. What could be wrong this time? Oh yeah. My stallionhood is still..... happy. What was I to do about this? I looked around for ways to get rid of it. Nothing was close by. So I just laid there and pondered on the events in my near future. It was obvious I would see Nurse Redheart again with her happy, expressive demeanor. I would be out no later than a week or two from now, and I could get back to my usual life. Maybe go have another one of those apples. One thing is for certain though, I'm very happy Nurse Redheart was here to reassure my existence. I laid on my side continuing to smile, for I knew the next few days would be filled with wonders only the unfortunate event from earlier could have caused to happen.