//------------------------------// // Hospital party and a grim reminder // Story: Without memory // by norwegian-brony //------------------------------// I sat up in my bed and looked around. I heard the door opened, and a pony in a white coat entered my room. “You’re awake. That’s good,” said the pony. “After a while, we thought we were going to lose you.” “Where am I?” I asked him. “You are in the most advance hospital in Equestria, and you are very lucky to be alive.” I thought back on my battle that I just finished. It was kind of bloody and brutal, but I didn’t think it would damage my physical body. “What happened to me?” I asked him.     “We don’t know, but when you arrived here, you had been escorted by both the princesses and the Elements of Harmony. You were in pretty bad shape, bleeding in several places and out cold,” the doctor explained. “Where is the princesses?” I asked him. “They are back in the castle,” the doctor answer. “How long was I out?” I asked him again. “About five days,” he said while checking some charts. I gulped. It felt like just five minutes in the other place, yet it was five days in this place. That also meant one minute in the other place was one day in the real world. I wondered how everybody was doing. Everyone was probably worried sick about me. I tried to stand up but my body protested quickly. “You are in no place to leave your bed for another few weeks, mister,” the doctor said. “You have serious cuts on your body that have to heal completely, and also, you have serious injuries on your arms and a few bruised ribs.” “A few weeks?!” I asked in disbelief. “You are very lucky to be alive in the first place, so you shouldn’t complain about a few more weeks. I will tell the princesses that you have woken up,” the doctor said with a small smile. I sunk back into my bed and sighed, not knowing what to do for the next few weeks. I swear if I had something to write on, I could make so many awesome books right now. I faced reality and accepted I had nothing to write on. The real let down I have faced so far as I can remember. I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of the hospital outside my room. I suddenly got a flashback: “So you messed up and fell down. Now both of your legs and your left arm are broken, so what I’ll give you is seven months before you are fully recovered and back on the roof tops, Ben,” said the person in front of me with a cocky smile “I fell from the 4th floor… Do you have any idea how betrayed I feel? You said just follow me and you won’t fall down … I am lucky to have this conversation with you,” I almost shouted.   “I didn’t say you wouldn’t mess up. I said if you do what I do, it is most likely you won’t mess up, and by the way, you fell from the 3rd floor, not the 4th. I guarantee you, another story up would have killed you, though that isn’t much of a loss,”  said the person in front  of me with a more serious tone in his voice. “My bones are pointing out of my arm, and I can swear the bones in my legs are pulverized,” I said. “Look, I will call Kim and tell her about what happened. I’ll also tell her to be angry at me and not you,” the person said. “She’ll kills us both, anyway,” I chuckled. The flashback ended, and I found myself back in the hospital bed. I wonder who the person that I was talking to was and who that Kim girl also was. Maybe I had some kind of relationship with her or something.  I now had a memory that didn’t connect to any other memories. A slow melody played inside my head as the memory took form. It felt nostalgic yet so new.   *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVibzM6Y4w * “Once upon a time,” I mumbled before the door opened slowly. I turned my head around and saw Twilight and her friends enter my room. Luna entered my room last, and she closed the door. “We heard you woke up,” said Twilight. “Yeah it was about … six minutes ago, so you are late for the party,” I chuckled. “No, silly. We brought the party here,” said before she took out a canon out of her hair. Before anyone could react, the shot already fired and my eardrums have got a grim reminder of what fear really is. A doctor bashed door in to see what happened and to his surprise no one was killed. “What in Equestria happened here?!” he shouted.   “I fired my party canon. It’s a waking up party for Ben!” said Pinkie with a big smile on her face. The doctor looked at her with a glare that could kill. He walked out and slammed the door behind him. I was still in a shock after the artillery round, and I swear if my soul doesn’t kill me, these ponies will. When I finally came to my senses, everyone was wearing party hats and having a bit of small talk, waiting for me. “I’m not sure you know this, but my ribs have been broken, and my body has been injured, so yeah, let’s just have a calm party,” I told them. They all seemed very happy that I was okay but a little sad to hear about my poor condition. “What really happened to thou?” asked Luna as she started walking towards me. “I’m not completely sure, but I can tell you what happened.” *A couple of minutes later * “That’s horrible,” moaned Rarity. “Why would your own soul do that to you?” asked Rainbow.   “Interesting,” said Twilight.   “You sure showed that meanie who’s boss!” exclaimed Pinkie. Fluttershy stood silent with her nose pointing down as if she was about to cry. I took my hand and patted her on the head “Hey Fluttershy, I’m okay. I won that battle... I didn’t kill him, and he didn’t kill me,” I said with a reassuring tone in my voice. Fluttershy let out a small sniffle and smiled. I smiled back and turn to the group. Pinkie somehow managed to get some cupcakes here, and she was passing them out to everyone. I looked at the cupcake before I ate it. That cupcake was the most delicious thing I have ever had the honor to eat, and I think my face said it, too, because they all laughed. “What is it?” I asked. “I take it that you liked my cupcakes,” giggled Pinkie.   “Liked them? No, I didn’t like them... I loved them!” I said with a big smile. “Pinkie Pie, your cupcakes are delicious,” said Luna. After a while of small talk, a nurse came and said I needed rest. She sent home the others, but Luna asked for a little extra time. The nurse accepted the request. “Please come back to the castle soon. It is … eh … somewhat boring without you there,” Luna said rather uneasily and with a small blush.  “So you’re saying you miss me?” I asked her. “No... I mean, yes … erhm … It can be a little boring just talking to Tia al the time,” Luna said, her face slowly becoming a bright red. “Not that I do miss you… or….”   “Luna, I can keep this up all day. Just say you miss me,” I said with a smile. “Fine … I miss you,” Luna said quickly before I pulled her in an enormous hug which made her blush even more. “Was that so hard, Luna?” I asked her. “No, it wasn’t. Well, I have to go now. Good bye and have a healthy recovery,” Luna stuttered before she teleported.      I looked out the window. The sun was still shining, and I wasn’t tired … This could be a problem for me, spending these next few weeks without jack shit. It would be indeed very bored and very slow paced. I sunk back in my bed and tried to get some sleep. Maybe I could have a pleasant dream for once.