The sunlight shines through the window and brightens up the room while Avery wakes up dizzily, and he feels so hungry right now.
Reaching out his hand, wanting to take the cellphone that he always put on the bedside table then go downstairs to get some breakfast, but couldn't find it. The only thing he touched was some kind of rock, and somehow he couldn't feel his fingers touching it. It's like he is touching with a fist; he wanted to open his hand but couldn't.
He opened his eyes, looking around the room, it is so white, and there is a personal bathroom and a door that he assumes connects to the corridor. It seems to be a hospital room, he thinks. Then, he started to remember he was struck by some kind of lighting. Maybe that's why he is here and couldn't feel his finger at all.
He looked down, wanting to understand how bad his injury is, and he couldn't believe what he saw. It was a purple hoof though the rest of the body it's still under the sheet. Avery could imagine the rest of his body definitely changing as well, and he just stared at it, too shocked to say or do anything. Now! Without a doubt, he is fully awake.
Not knowing how many times had passed, he heard a doorknock, looking toward the door, and saw a brown pony with a stethoscope who seemed like a doctor.
"Oh! You wake up. Great! And are you feeling ok there, young filly?" The doctor said.
"Depends on how you define it since I'm physically ok, but mentally not," Avery responded and tried to be calm. He doesn't know how to feel about the situation and he thought to himself. ‘ I'm becoming a filly; I mean, it's not bad, I guess since I always want to be a woman, not a man, but the fact of turning into a pony isn't what I expected. Don't get me wrong, I love ponies but becoming one and loving one are two different things, and for some reason, I feel I had heard this body's voice before, but only mine is higher. ’
"That's an interesting answer... Could you tell me why you think you mentally hurt?" The doctor said with both curiosity and concerns on his face.
"Uh... I... I." Avery doesn't know what to say, and he doesn't think he could just tell them about the show since they won't believe it; not to mention he doesn't know why he is here in the first place.
All sorts of possibilities flow through Avery’s mind. ‘ Is this world the same as the show? Did I accidentally possess somepony's body? Or am I still in the human world just having some illusion, ’ on and on non-stopped.
The doctor saw Avery couldn't tell him anything and panicked like one filly would behave if they got stricken by the lighting, which made him believe that Avery was just an innocent filly who tried to cover the PTSD from the lightning strike. Thus, it's better to leave Avery some space to calm down. Not only it's better for his recovery but also because the princess will come soon, and it would definitely be like adding oils on the fire. Not good for a kid's mind.
Therefore, he speaks to Avery with a smile, "Why don't I get you some breakfast; I'm sure you are starving, am I right? And we could talk during breakfast, what do you say?"
"Sure... it will... It will be great!" Avery responded. He really needed some time to be alone, checking what he looked like and what to do next.
"Ok, one more question before I leave, are you allergic to anything?" the doctor says.
"No, I don't think so," Avery answered. To be honest, he doesn't know if this body is allergic to anything at all. Well, he thinks that's another problem he needs to look into too.
"All right, I will be right back."
With that, the doctor leaves and leaves Avery alone once again in the room.
Avery tries to take off the sheet with his front hooves; it's not easy at first, but he is getting the hang of this, and it reminds him of the siphon. ‘ Well, look on the bright side, at least I know how hooves work now, and siphon, it's a fascinating subject. Though I didn't study it much, I still know the basics of siphon. Once you know how it functions, it's actually getting easier. ’
He took off the sheet seeing the rest of his body; it's still purple along with two back hooves like he presumes. ‘ Next thing, check my flank...? And this line one hundred percent going to the I never thought I would say this section. ’ There is no cutie mark on his butt, and now the only thing he hasn't checked yet is his face.
‘ If I remember correctly, there is a bathroom room, which I assume will have a mirror inside. ’ Therefore, it is time for Avery to learn how to walk with four legs, or should I say four hooves?
Step one, get off the bed, easy. Step two, try to stand still without falling, almost fall but he did it. Step three, walking forward.
‘ Oh boy, this is going to be a pain in the ass. All right, first, both right-back left-front hoof walk forward, good...! Next, right-front left-back forward, great...! I feel like I'm walking like a robot, but it doesn't matter; I'm slowly making progress, and suddenly I think of how I run with these hooves? I will leave this problem for another time right now; all I need to do is focus on walking. Ok, keep going right-back left-front then right-front left-back. Normal walking it's not that hard; the real problem is walking downstairs and running will be the hardest thing to do. ’
Slowly making his way toward the bathroom, he opened the door. ‘ Thank you! The knowledge of siphon so that I have no problem opening it! And now, the mirror, I am coming for you! ’
"......! You gotta be kidding me...! No way! There is no way I'm her...!" The reflection shows a filly Twilight with the look of twilighting, and she seems even younger than the Twilight that they present in S1 EP23, The Cutie Mark Chronicles.
Avery doesn't know how to feel the fact that he became Twilight. ‘ I'm not as great as her, and the fact she is this young means even if I did find a way to bring the original Twilight back, she would be just a little filly around 4 or 5 (he couldn't tell how old she is from the mirror). Because I know it will take me years to find a way to bring her back here. While this body will already be around 18 years old or so. OH MY GOD, WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!! ’
Suddenly, a door knock brings him out of his thought train.
"I brought breakfast." the doctor says.
And Avery responded quickly, "I'm in the little filly's room; could you leave the breakfast on the table then leave while I'm taking care of... my things." He doesn’t want to let anypony see his current status.
"Oh! Sorry for interrupting you! Well, I have other things I need to take care of. I will come back later." The doctor put down the breakfast and left.
‘ Ok? I thought that he would be asking me some questions while I am eating my breakfast. ’ "Weird," he says to himself, trying to adjust himself to get used to his Twilight voice.
The voice that Avery heard for so long from someone else is now making by himself. And he trying so hard not to say dumb stuff with Twilight's voice. The inner demon wants him to speak out loud because it will be funny to hear Twilight saying these kinds of words like that.
He thinks it's because he is too nervous about this situation; therefore, his subconscious tries to make him tranquilize, and his mind is a complete mess up. Suddenly, the hunger sound of his stomach brought him back to reality. Shaking his head, getting rid of every thought he currently has and closing his eyes then deep breathing.
‘ Ok, I think I will be fine, more or less. Now, first thing first, eating breakfast, and if the doctor comes back, I need to get myself ready for the question that he might ask me; if not, I need to gather some information about this world's Twilight and her family. Yeah, that should work, I hope. ’
Taking another deep breath, “*sigh* there goes nothing, I guess,” and he walked out of the bathroom.
Once he was outside the bathroom, he saw a sandwich and a glass of mike on the table. The sandwich was stuffed with flowers, eggs, and hay.
Slowly making his way toward the table, he thought to himself. ‘ I wonder what it tastes like, and I'm really getting a hang of walking, which is an excellent thing; the less I draw attention, the less trouble I will get myself into. ’
Arriving at the table, Avery reached out his hoof to take the sandwich. ‘ It's so freaking weird to not have any fingers at all. ’ It definitely will take him quite a while to get used to it.
He takes a bite at the sandwich, and it's pretty good; probably because he is a pony now, it's not as bad as he thought it would be. Avery took a few minutes to finish the sandwich and mike. “Ok, that's a great meal; not as good as the meal my mom made, but I can't complain,” he says.
‘ Now, the doctor hasn't come back; therefore, I go with my other plan, gathering the information about this world's Twilight. ’ Suddenly, he noticed a bizarre thing; why were Twilight's parents and Shining Armor not here by Twilight's bedside. According to what he knows, they care about Twilight a lot, and they should be here in no time once he wakes up, but they aren't. ‘ I wonder what's the difference between the show and this world. ’ At this moment, there are thousands of questions and possibilities crossing through his head.
A few minutes passed then the knock on the door brought him back to reality once again; he thought to himself, ‘ I really need to stop overthinking stuff. ’ Later, the doctor's voice came from the other side of the door.
"I want to know, have you finished your breakfast yet? Can I come in and ask you some questions?" ‘ He sounds very apprehensive about my situation; I'm wondering why. ’
"Yes, I finished it. You can come in asking some questions if you want to." Avery replied; meanwhile, conceived in mind on how to answer while trying to make it draw the least suspect the best. And he went back to bed sitting there.
The doctor opens the door, but he doesn't come in. ‘ That's a little bit strange, ’ he thought to himself.
He says, "I only have two questions to ask you, but I want you to know that Princess Celestia will come visiting you in less than twenty minutes; I hope you won't be panicking too much. And don't worry, you are not in any trouble at all; Princess Celestia only comes here to talk. Are you still ok?"
"Yeah... I'm good. Just wondering why did the princess want to talk to me?" he answered, and all the plans and confidence shattered in just a second. ‘ Well, I guess I have to see what the Sun Butt has in store for me. Oh Jesus! Or should I say, oh sweet Celestia now? ’
"That question maybe it's best to let the princess herself answer. Anyway, my first question is could you tell me your name?" The doctor says.
"You don't know my name? I thought doctors would always know their patient's name." He asked him back confusingly. This info has brought up a whole new level of questions that needed to be answered. The doctor doesn't know his name, meaning he is the actual Twilight in this world since Twilight didn't exist before he came.
‘ I need more information to make sure my theory is correct or not. If my speculation is correct, then this means Equestria's destiny is falling into my hands. Uh..., hooves, in fact. Oh god! I pray that my guess is wrong because I won't be as good as Twilight from the show. And needless to say, I already know the future event that might happen, which could lead to tons of butterfly effects, and that will not be good. I don't think I could make the future better, it's more likely I will make it even worse. ’
"Well, young filly, let me tell you one thing, not everypony will know everything, even the doctor, and trust me, you will understand it once you got older; thus, could you tell me your name?" The doctor said, and it seems Avery’s weird question doesn't bother him. Perhaps it's because his youthful appearance makes him think that is just kids being kids.
However, that's not the point right now. The more important question is how should he answer? His real name or Twilight's name? If he answers his real name, he can be free without worrying he might do something wrong that will let the name Twilight get ruined; however, it will draw too much attention for its weirdness and not being ponylike. But if he answers Twilight's name, it won't cause much trouble; however, it also means he is using a name, which doesn't belong to him, and he might ruin the reputation of the name Twilight, which is something he doesn't want to happen.
‘ To me, it's like a promise that you choose who you want to be, and every name has its own unique promises. Plus, it's hard to build fame; but easy to create infamously. ’
In Avery’s head, it's like ten minutes had passed, but in reality, only one second had passed.
(This definitely because The Stand The World doing ZA WARUDO)(JK)
At last, he made my decision, and told him, "My name is Twilight Sparkle."
"Twilight Sparkle. That's a good name." Then the doctor writes down the name on his medical record.
"My second question, do you have any family members?" After writing it down, he asked Avery the second question right away.
"Family members?" And this time, Avery really doesn't know how to answer; he can't tell him about his family who lives back on earth, but what other choice does he have?
"The ponies who live together with you. Could you tell me who you live with?" the doctor says, assuming Avery doesn't know what the words mean.
"I know the word family members mean! It's just that I..., uh." He says and still doesn't know how to answer; Avery basically likes a broken record that keeps saying, uh, mmm, well. Not to mention, it's impossible for him to see his family and friends back on earth again and his words filled with sadness for thinking of that.
The doctor sees Avery having difficulty saying what family members do he have, making him think that he is actually an orphan and doesn't want to talk about this topic, so he speaks to Avery.
"It seems I brought up some sensitive topic that you don't want to talk about, and I apologize for reminding you of bad things; is this why you say you mentally hurt?"
Avery replied to him, "I don't want to talk about it." Then he looked down at his now Twilight body, feeling uneasy that everything just happened so fast that he can hardly handle it. And he started sobbing a little bit.
Seeing Avery crying, he says, "Do you want me to give you some space alone, or do you want somepony to accompany you?"
"I... would like to... be alone for... a while... please," Avery said while trying to control his breath from sobbing.
"All right then, I'll just let you be." The doctor said and left.
Once again, only Avery is inside the room, and to be fair, he doesn't blame the doctor for reminding him what he had lost, but rather because of all the responsibility he had to carry in the future and the doubt that he will be able to succeed has crushed him.
He knows everything has to end one day, and life isn't fair; plus, fate is unpredictable; therefore, he takes loss facilely but not responsibility. He always places work before everything else and always wants to do it perfectly. He would give up eating, sleeping, and playing to finish what he must do.
The feeling of not being able to do things right is the main reason why he cried. ‘but only for today. Because there is a lot of responsibility in the future, and I had no time to tear up. I had to do it! I HAD TO!’
******
*A few minutes ago, at the Day/Sun Court*
The nobles are arguing with one another, accusing one another of causing lighting; the filly they found in the hole is definitely their helper and demanding some punishment. Basically, it is a total mass.
Celestia had gone through this kind of scenario like a million times already. If she can say one thing she saw the most in her thousand-year lifetime is selfish noble ponies doing dumb stuff in every period, and it's annoying her a lot.
And today, it should be just like the same old-day Celestia watching these nobles acting like a child, but today something is different; instead of listening to what the nobles say, she's been thinking about the mysterious filly in her mind nonstop.
Celestia's been thinking about how the filly could change Equestria if she is kind and good; how many things she wants to teach the filly if she is willing to help. But, at the same time, she is also thinking how bad it could be if she is evil; though it's unlikely for a little filly like her to be evil, you never know, it's better safe than sorry.
Unexpectedly, a knock on the door draws everypony's attention; a royal guard opens the door.
"Get out of here; we are taking care of some business, don't interrupt us!" One of the nobles says follow by, "Yeah!", "Who do you think you are to interrupt our meeting with the princess!" "That's something I can agree to!" The speech goes on and on, but the guard ignores them and steps in front of the princess.
With a bow, he says, "Your majesty, I'm here to inform you that the filly in the hospital is awake. And the doctor will ask her some basic information to fill her medical record."
"Thank you, could you tell them I'll be there in about twenty minutes?" Celestia says with some joy while trying to hide her excitement.
"Understood, your majesty." With another bow, the guard left.
After the guard left, Celestia spoke to the nobles, "It seems we have to cut this meeting short, and I will hold another meeting tomorrow after I know what the filly knows."
"Your highness, I must protest! She's just a filly; her words aren't worthwhile! I suggest we continue the meeting." One of them says,
"Oh? Why did you don't want your highness to hear her words? It's because she will expose you, isn't it!" Another one talks back.
"Lair! I think you ARE the one who works with her and tells her to tell your highness false information so that you can get away!" one shouted back.
"You DARE TO SAY THAT, YOU XXXXXX!" Another yells back as well.
Thus, the fight begins once again, but unlike the other time. This time Celestia doesn't have the patience to deal with them; all she wants to do now is get to the filly seeing how much she is capable of, then obtain the hope of saving Luna; she has no time for this.
Hence Celestia hit the table with her hoof making a loud sound drawing everypony's attention.
"I had made up my mind; therefore, keeping fighting won't help solve the problem. I will talk to the filly; then we can have another meeting tomorrow, and I know some of your properties got damaged by the lighting, but that's not an excuse to accuse one another without any evidence. I hope we dismiss this meeting peacefully and leave the rest of the discussion tomorrow. Is everypony agree?" Despite having a smile on her face, you can still feel the anger and fire burning in Celestia's eyes.
"Sure... agree!" One by one, the nobles left the meeting room. When the last pony left, Celestia got up from her seat, thinking inside her mind that the nobles were getting more and more ridiculous, and started making her way to the hospital.
On her way to the hospital, inside Celestia's mind is nothing but Luna and her past. She wishes Luna could be back sooner so that there is somepony who is not scared of her that she can talk to, and she can let all her worry and fear go in Luna's hug. She doesn't want to be a princess; she wants to be herself, even for only a short amount of time.
Celestia is tired, a thousand years of loneliness, ponies come and go, and nopony who she can open her heart to and not even her students. She wants things to change because Celestia knows at this rate, one day, she will be losing her mind and destroy the very thing she wants to protect, Equestria.
"Please! Mother, wherever you are right now, help me and lead me with your strength!" Celestia prayed.
*****
Arriving at the hospital door; the doctor comes to Celestia and says, "Your highness, the filly is in Room 206, and I had informed her about your visit."
"Thank you, doctor, and I heard you had asked her about some basic information for her record. Might you tell me some of them?" Celestia replied.
"Of course, your highness, her name is Twilight Sparkle, and when I asked her about her family, she got sad with no reply and made me believe that she is an orphan, and maybe that's why we don't have any of her medical records." The doctor answers back with happiness that he helped the princess.
Celestia was stunned the moment she heard the filly's name and asked again, to make sure she hadn't heard things, "Did you just say that her name is Twilight Sparkle?"
"Uh, yes, your highness, that's what she said. Is...something wrong?"
The doctor puzzled.
A lot of past memories flash through Celestia's head, and she replies, "No! Nothing is wrong! In fact, it's even better!" Can't hide her happiness, Celestia walks toward the room right away without any explanation.
Don't worry about it; ponies will love your night as well, Lulu.
I doubt that! Everypony hates my night! Mom, you are the only pony who loves me! Did you really have to go?
Yes, I had to because it's my duty.
I don't want you to leave! Nopony else will understand me!
Luna, you will find a pony who understands you and loves your night like me as well one day.
Nopony will...They always talk about sunrise, sunset but never say moonrise or moonset..., I will never find one!
Tia loves you, Lulu.
......
Luna, what mother says is right; I do love you.
But ponies don't!!!
Luna..., please I...!
You two! There are some important things I think I should say before I leave. Both day and night are significant. Though the ponies don't realize it, I know that you can't have one without the other, and they are not that much of a difference than you imagine it will be.
What's the point? They won't love my night just because of that.
Please, let me finish my words.
Sorry.
Remember, there is a moment in time called twilight. Twilight is both days and nights, and the sparkle inside will let ponies understand how mattering the nights were like the days were; therefore, be patient, Luna. The twilight sparkle will let everypony know how both days and nights are essential to one another. I love both of you, my little moon princess and my little sun princess.
We love you too, mom!
Celestia is now in front of the door of room 206, and she took a deep breath, saying to herself, "Thank you, mother!"
Now, the moment of truth! Is this pony the one that mother is talking about or not, and with nervousness in her heart, she opens the door.