“Alright, what the hell,” I gave in.
“Great!” Sunset said, rushing over to her guitar.
The rest of the girls got set up as I nervously stood in front of them.
“Here, we’ve done covers before. What kind of music do you listen to?” Rainbow Dash asked.
Sunset quickly tapped her on the shoulder, getting her attention. “They don’t exactly have that kind of music over there.”
“Oh right,” Rainbow replied, looking back to me. “What decade did you grow up in?”
“Rainbow Dash?! What an inappropriate question,” Rarity chastised.
“It’s fine,” I said, waving my hand at the fashionista. “Umm...late 80’s, early 90’s.”
“Here, let’s see if you recognize this one,” Rainbow said with a smirk. She then whispered something to the rest of the girls and looked back at me. With that, she began an iconic riff that I knew all too well.
“Seriously? That song’s impossible to sing,” I pleaded.
“Yeah, Rainbow, let him off a little easier,” Applejack taunted, pretending to agree with me.
“Wait, what?” I asked.
“Yeah, none of us can sing that song, so there’s no way Jake can,” Rarity added, her accent sharp with condescension.
“Hold on-“
“And there’s no possibility he can even remember the words. They’re so fast and high-pitched,” Fluttershy said.
“Seriously?! Even Fluttershy,” I said in embarrassment.
“Come on, girls, give him a chance,” Sunset said, pushing me over my limit.
“Fine! I’ll sing it. But you girls brought however bad this may or may not be on yourselves!” I said, pointing at each of them angrily.
With a smirk and a chuckle, Rainbow Dash began the riff again, Sunset and Applejack joining with the bass lines as well.
With a heart beating a million miles an hour, I began to sing. Surprisingly, I got a little into it. Twilight and Rarity even cheered a little as the song went on.
About halfway though, however, I suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded. I felt my legs give out and my vision went black. The last thing I heard was Sunset calling out my name in shock.
“Jake! Jake, wake up!”
My eyes slowly opened to find myself in a...hospital bed, with blurry versions of Sunset and the girls at my side.
“I am so sorry; I had no idea!” Rainbow Dash apologized, for what I don’t know.
I blinked a few times to get used the light in the room, and waited for my ears to stop ringing to say anything.
“Wait, what happened? And why am I in a hospital bed?” I asked. Before any of the girls answered, I shifted positions a little, becoming acutely aware of what exactly I was wearing. I blushed heavily and added, “And who exactly put me in a hospital gown?”
The girls blushed a little as well, but ignored my last question.
“The doctors said you had a bit of an...adrenaline rush, and it made you pass out,” Sunset explained.
“If anything, it was from the song. It was just a bit too much for you,” Twilight added.
I rubbed the back of my head. “Well, I guess I am used to being a bit older.”
“I am so so sorry, Jake,” Dash apologized again.
“It’s fine; there was no way you could’ve known,” I replied. “Hey, wait a second? Don’t you girls have school?”
The girls all stood up and had shocked expressions.
“Principal Celestia said we only had until the end of break to get back,” Rarity said.
“That’s in five minutes! We’ll never make it in time!” Applejack exclaimed.
“No it if we go now,” Sunset said. “But wait, what about Jake?”
I shook my head and answered, “You girls don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine. Now get back to school; you don’t wanna get into trouble.”
“I promise I will make this up to you,” Sunset said as she and the others rushed out the door.
I lay back in the bed. This visit was a total bust, though the look on Dash’s face when I scared her was priceless.
Still though, who would’ve guessed trying to sing Beat It would make you pass out?
Hospitalized Ending