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// Truth be Told 
// Story: I'm a WHAT NOW?! 
// by Neospace0900 
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Chapter 4: Truth be Told


Dr. Redcross entered the dining room. Tiger Lily was sitting alone, finishing her slice of pie. When she had noticed the doctor's presence, she immediately asked, "How is he? Is he going to be okay?"
"Don't worry. He's just dealing with a bit of exhaustion and some light bruising. It's nothing an evening in bed can't fix," she answered.
Tiger Lily looked as if a tremendous burden was lifted from her shoulders. "Thank goodness! I can't imagine what I'd do if he wasn't going to be okay."
Noticing that they were alone, Dr. Redcross asked, "Where did your parents go? I have some urgent information for them."
"Oh. They needed to open up the bakery. It turns out that their replacements for the week came down with the feather flu, so Mom and Dad need to work themselves."
Dr. Redcross looked at the clock on the wall cursed under her breath. "I don't have time to go there. I need to get back to the clinic to check on some other patients. Do you think you could tell them a message if I told you?"
"Sure."
"Ok. Make sure you tell them about this as soon as you can. Aside from the things that I just told you about, there is nothing wrong with Gingersnap, excluding his strange lack of a cutie mark."
"That's a good thing, isn't it?" She looked confused as to why this was urgent.
"That would be a good thing... if he wasn't claiming to have amnesia."
Tiger Lily gasped very loudly, then covered her mouth with her hoof.
"Yeah. He was lying about it the entire time. His brain is in a perfectly stable condition, and there were no injuries severe enough to make him forget anything major."
Tiger Lily stood in silence, trying to collect her thoughts on this. "I'm sure you have a lot on your mind," said Dr. Redcross, breaking the silence that had formed. "I'm going to get back to the clinic. Don't forget to tell your parents about Gingersnap." With that, she left the house.
Fueled by a desire to know the truth, she quickly gobbled the remains of her pie and galloped up the stairs. When she stopped at Gingersnap's open door, he was laying on the bed, deep in thought. The bag of gold coins and the letter had been placed under his pillow so the others wouldn't see it.
When Gingersnap had noticed her standing in the doorway, he welcomed her into the room. "Hey, Tiger Lily. Come on in!"
So that she could avoid suspicion herself, she appeared as though she hadn't heard about his lack of amnesia. She slowly made her way over and sat down on her haunches next to the bed.
What's the point of the chair if the people here are just going to sit on the floor? "What's up?" he asked.
"Oh, not too much. Dr. Redheart just told me about you're condition."
"I see. It's going to be a bit boring laying here all day, but I figure I can spend this time learning all that I can about where I am and what could have happened. Who knows? I might even remember who I really am."
Tiger Lily looked surprised by this. Doesn't he know that we know the truth about his amnesia? "That's not the only thing she said."
"Really?" It was his turn to be surprised. "What else did she say?"
"Quit playing dumb. Do you expect me to believe that you don't know what she told me." She hoped he wouldn't try to deny it anymore.
"What are you talking about?" he questioned. Although faint, he could feel some fear welling up inside him. He was worried about what she would say.
"I know your secret."
This can't be good.
"I know that you remember everything. Who are you really? What are you doing here? Why are you trying to hide the truth?"
...And it isn't good. "As much as I'd love to answer those questions, I don't know the answers to them myself."
"What? I know you don't have amnesia, so answer the questions," she replied. She grew more irritated by the minute. If he wasn't careful, me may find himself flying out the window.
"That's just it. I used to live in a whole different world before this. When I woke up today, it was the first time waking up in this world filled with talking ponies. I don't even know why I'm here. The only clue that I have is this letter that I found." He then fished the letter out from under the pillow. Tiger Lily immediately snatched up the letter and read it over. "I think my appearance has to with this day of judgement thing, but I don't really know for sure."
It took a minute for her to process the information, but she eventually spoke. "And you expect me to believe this? I've seen some pretty strange things lately, but this just tops the charts."
"If I'm lying, why don't I have a tattoo yet?" he countered.
"Um... tattoo? Is that some kind of food?"
He motioned toward his blank flank.
"Oh! I think you mean your cutie mark."
You have got to be kidding me. Cutie mark? Why do I suddenly need to throw up? "Yes, my *shudder* cutie mark."
Tiger Lily starred at him for what seemed to be forever. Eventually, though, she spoke. "If you're telling the truth, then why haven't you said so already? Why would you need to cover up the truth like this?"
"It's because it makes no sense. If I had the choice, I would be back in my own world right now, sipping some root beer and playing Blazblue or something. But I don't have the chance, so I'm stuck here. Besides, you said it yourself: you've seen some pretty strange things lately, but this just tops the charts. Why should I involve others if they're not going to believe me anyways?"
"...So this is really you're first day in Equestria?" she asked.
"Technically, my first day was three days ago when you found me, but for simplicity's sake, yes. Today is my first day."
"...And you don't know about this 'day of judgement' thing?"
"The name was used in a few popular movies, but it probably isn't the same. We could be dealing with anything here."
The two of them went silent. Eventually, Tiger Lily left the room, leaving Gingersnap laying in the bed.
"Well... I'm screwed," he said to himself. He patiently awaited his doom, and was eventually greeted by Tiger Lily's return. But instead of some authorities or some kind of weapon, she simply carried two books. The larger of the two read, The Complete Equestrian Encyclopedia (Post Changeling Invasion Edition). The other was much smaller, about the size of some of the smaller novels he would read in English class. This one read, A Users Guide to Magic: Learning the Basics to Mastering Advanced Spells. She walked back to the bed and set these on the chair. "What are these for?" Gingersnap asked.
"We're not going to be ready for the day of judgement if you don't know anything about this world or that horn of yours. We've got a lot of studying to do."

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