//------------------------------// // Decision // Story: Silver Lining // by ZoNoZ //------------------------------// I ran farther and farther into the night, rain was pouring on me and was starting to soak my mane, if i knew how to fly i would go off to the horizon wear no-pony would find me, but all i had were my hooves. I came to the Great Luna Dam from running for what seemed like hours, the rain was lighter here but the cloud cover kept on, there were a few ponies around the dam looking at the river that raged below, it was a wonder of pony technology, but i didn't care, nobody would care if i was gone, i found myself near a small railing that over looked the railing and contemplated jumping. The fall into the water wouldn't kill me, but the river eventually would. As i stepped forward i saw a familiar face that was grim, Silver Spoon, she looked as if she had been crying all day-Maybe this is why she was here? Trying to forget something? Like I'm trying to do...I looked back over towards the river and saw my fate, we looked at each-other as i felt my weight slowly be taken by gravity... I jumped... - - - - - - - - - - - - Memories, so many memories i had with my father, my first ball game, seeing a Hearths Warming Eve play...and my least favorite, they day my father left for the war... "Why do you have to go daddy? Why cant you stay and play?" I was so innocent back then, clueless of what was happening..."Don't worry dear, i'll be back soon...i promise" The crimson stallion said as he tussled my hair, i loved when he did that, it gave my hair its own style...."B-b-but i don't want you to go daddy, i -Sniff- wana come with you..." i was silly for thinking of it, thinking he would be gone for a day then learning he would be gone for years..."Hey..Hey, Listen, Daddy has to go fight some bad people okay? Here..." He held me close, "Lets pray for Celestia's sake..." He cleared his throat. "Dear Celestia, please keep my little filly safe from all harm, please help her grow and find who she is, and please, let me die in the sky so i can see her before i go to heaven..." Silence. Thats all there was at that moment, i was crying to much to say another word until he stood up and left the door, "Goodbye Scootaloo, i'll be back..." Why did i do this? my father died only to see me take my own life, i wish i hadn't done it, i was falling into the white mist bellow, and then darkness.... - - - - - - - - - - - - Black. So this is how it ends? Living a short life to disappoint everyone i knew? It didn't matter, the white noise of a rushing river took me away... Wait, River? When i awoke i was dripping wet, beat up and bleeding, but how was i on shore? Why did it feel someone else was here? why was there more breathing then my own? And why was i being shaken? "Wake up! Oh sweet Celestia don't die..." It came from a filly, but who? that all i though before everything went black again... - - - - - - - - - - - - "Nurse RedHeart!!! i need you now!" all i could hear was rushing of many people...i knew where i was, i was in the hospital, somepony saved me..but who? "What happened to you two?" Wait, she was injured too? Saving me? "She jumped off the dam, i went to save her...i cant let her take her own life..." the voice again...who was it? i needed to know... I could feel multiple ponies working on me, stitches going into me, pieces of rock coming out... all i could do was wait until i was awake to know how bad off i was. "You are a hero for saving her you know, but we need to tend to you too..." i heard the nurse say, that was all i could remember from that point on. It had been a day since i jumped, i finally awoke to the sound of the monitor checking my pulse...the ceiling was a washed white and nothing else, wall were white, floor was white, the filly sitting next to my bed was grey...Wait a second. "Your awake!" The filly spoke, i knew her, knew her all to well... "y-y-you didn't..." thats all i could muster up and say, but she stopped me. "I saved you because i know i've been a bad pony, I'm trying to be my best now..." Silver Spoon, i knew it was her, with my vision so blurry from the medication i was on it was all i could guess. "Listen, you need rest, i'll be back again to see you..." She said in a whisper...