//------------------------------// // Chapter Five // Story: Quantum Twist // by knaggsy //------------------------------// It's the morning, a beautiful bright day - not a single cloud in the sky. Lyra and I are just leaving the hospital when I hear a familiar voice shout out: - "There you are!" A blue pegasus then dashes from the sky in a rainbow coloured marquee straight in front of us. Wait, is that Rainbow Dash? Huh, I remember her name for some reason. "I've been looking for you since last night, been wondering what happened to you. You haven't reported back to Cloudsdale." "Well, Rainbow - I've just left the hospital." Rainbow then realises my wing is bandaged. "Oh my celestia, are you okay?" "Yeah, just hurt my wing a little bit and I can't remember anything." "The doctor says he should get better soon." Lyra adds. "Do you know what happened to me, Rainbow? I don't why or where I fell from." "Really!? You don't remember!?" "That's what I just said." "Well, you was out on your weather monitoring patrol with the other pegasi last night during the thunderstorm then all of the sudden there was flash and then I lost sight of you. Perhaps you got struck by a lightning bolt?" "A lightning bolt? I would thought I would have sustained from more injuries if that was the case." "Could have been a near miss. But I did lose sight of you. Perhaps someone else saw you?" "Maybe, any ideas who?" "Someone on your team might know." "My team?" "Gotta dash, I need to get cloud clearing over in Canterlot. See you later!" "Wait! Argh!" Rainbow Dash then zooms away towards Canterlot in a rainbow coloured blur. My team? Who is on my team? So many questions, I think I'll leave that one for later. "Come on." I say to Lyra. "Let's see if anything can jog my memory, where are we going now?" I ask. "I think it would be best to show you around Ponyville first. Maybe we'll go to Sugarcube Corner for a cupcake or two." "Sounds like a plan to me." Lyra and I then trot our way over to Sugarcube Corner. During our journey I look around to see if anything helps bring any kind of memory back. There's a library made from a large tree which what appears to be telescope on a balcony, wonder if someone lives there? Strange thing to have at a library. There's an owl perched outside one of the windows wearing what appears to be a bow tie, not sure if that's more unusual than the telescope. Before I know it we arrived at Sugarcube Corner. We enter and Mr and Mrs Cake are at the counter serving up a new batch of cupcakes. I can smell the aroma of freshly made baked goods. We head over to the counter. "Two cupcakes please, Mrs Cake." "Certainly, Lyra." Lyra then gives Mrs Cake two bits and then we collect the cupcakes. "Oh my, what happened to you?" Mrs Cake questions looking at me. "I've had a little accident, just a sprained wing." I reply. "Yes, but you've also lost some of your memory." says Lyra. "I hope you get better soon." says Mrs Cake. "Don't worry, I'm going to help him remember everything." Lyra replies while giving me a little hug. We then exit Sugarcube Corner while we have a bite of the cupcake. It's a bit awkward walking on three hooves, then again Lyra isn't having any trouble. "You okay?" "Just finding it a bit awkward to eat this cupcake while walking." "Come on, we'll have the cupcakes at home." "Sure." Lyra then puts the cupcakes into her saddle bag. She then takes me back to our house. We arrive at the house and she opens the open with her magic. I let her in first then I enter. I look around and see a numerous photos on the wall, I take a closer look at one. "Remember anything?" Lyra asks. I look at the first photograph, it's Lyra and I think her friend - a light yellow pony with a blue and pink mane. "That's you and your best friend." I say. "Yes, do you know her name?" She asks. "Errrr..." Come on brain, try to remember... Ah! "Yes, it's Bon Bon isn't it?" I ask. "Yes, that's right we've been friends since we were fillies. What about this picture?" She asks pointing to another picture. The picture has both Lyra and I in it with two other ponies, one earth and the other a pegasus. The earth pony has a light brown coat and a dark brown mane while the pegasus has a grey coat and a blonde mane. "Come on you know this." She says. "I do?" "Yes, they are your best friends. You've known them for quite some time." I stared at the picture trying to remember. "Hmmmm... That's Time Turner and... Derpy!" I shout. "Excellent, you're starting to remember! You first met Derpy in Cloudsdale, she is also in your team." Ah! Well that's gives me one pony I can question about last night. I'll have to find Derpy later on and ask her, I've got other priorities to sort out first. Lyra then walks over to the table and picks up a photograph which is in a frame shaped like a love heart and brings it over to me. "Take a look at this one." I have a look, it's Lyra and I with a young little filly - a pegasus. She's got light green coloured fur a few shades lighter than Lyra and a white mane, no cutie mark. Then another memory comes back. "She, she's our daughter." "See, it's all coming back now." I start to feel a bit emotional, a tear starts to roll down from my eye. I remember the day she was born at the infirmary a few years ago, I was there with her and I was so proud. "What's wrong?" She says while she wipes the tear from my cheek. "I've... I'm a family pony. I've got my own family. We're a family." "Of course, we're all very happy." "What's her name?" "I let you name her, she's called Twister." "Twister. Where is she now?" "She's at school in Ms Cheerlie's class with the other students. She'll be home soon with a few of her friends." Wow, I don't believe it. I've got a family, friends - this is so perfect, I can't believe my luck. This most be the most perfect dream I've ever had, but why hasn't it ended? But I don't want it end. Something seems different, just can't put my hoof on it... Let's keep on going while I can. "I think you should have a little nap, you've taken a lot in." "You're telling me!" I trot over to the sofa and lay down on it, Lyra also comes over and joins me. "I'm glad you're starting to remember, but there's much more yet." I then stretched out my right wing and place it over Lyra to comfort her, she looked at me and smiled - I smiled back. We then fell drifted off to sleep. It's all black, what happened? Where am I? I open my eyes... I'm on the ground, outside. "You sir, are you okay?" I get up off the ground and onto my feet. Feet?! Now I'm human again - I must have woken up. Argh! Knew it was too good to be true. "Yes, I'm fine." I say as I dust myself off. "I'm sorry but my stallion got startled by a strange flash. I think there's a sorcerer around - I'll investigate immediately, sir." Stallion? Sorcerer? I take good look at my surroundings, I'm back in the outskirts of Camerlot - but I dreamt that when I was sedated at the hospital where I'm actually a pegasus. Huh? What's going on? This doesn't make sense. I look at myself, I'm in armour armed with a sword - guess I'm a knight of some kind. I notice the crest I'm wearing, three yellow lions on a dark red background. In fact, the knight who swiped me is also wearing the same crest - I think we're part of the same knighthood. Walking around is going to take ages, I need a horse. "I need a stallion to get back to Camerlot." I ad lib. Hope this works... "Sir, take mine. I'll find another." He surrenders his horse and I get on, we then gallop down the street and enter the forest.