“-ell. Where did everybody go?” I asked as I sat up. When had I been laying down?
Oh God damn it.
I was in a hospital room, laying in a hospital bed, and my two nieces were sitting beside me in hospital chairs. Apparently, I was in a hospital.
“I passed out, didn't I,” I deadpanned. It wasn't a question, but both Celestia and Luna both nodded regardless.
I had forgotten, once again, the one thing an Angel needs to remember when in the Mortal Plain; don't do tough stuff. Angels are native to the Heavenly Realm, and can operate just as well in Purgatory(it being a place shared by all Beings, be they Heavenly, Hellish, or Mortal), but down in the Mortal world everything gets.....funky. That's the best word for it. It is similar to a land-dwelling creature being in water; you can function, but everything is choppier and it takes more effort to do something. If you do something that takes too much power, it tends to burn through the meat suit.
“How long have I been out?” I asked.
“Only about six hours,” replied Luna. I nodded silently. It could have been much worse; if I had used one of my more powerful abilities my mortal body might have been destroyed. Needless to say, it is a very unpleasant experience.
“Any sign of Discord?” Celestia shook her head.
“We have both searched, but can find no trace of him. Until now, it was our theory you had banished him back to Hell.” I sighed.
“No, I didn't banish him. After I Feathered us all up to the surface, Discord followed. Then, right before the fireworks could start, he just left."
The girls glanced at each other in confusion. "He....left?" Celestia asked, perplexed.
I nodded. "Disappeared, I don't know where. He could be anywhere under Heaven right now.” Both sisters looked distressed by the news; Discord had tormented both girls over the ages, and only their Mother had given them the strength to defeat him. To them, he was the boogeyman.
It was at that moment the door opened, revealing the Element Bearers. Twilight Sparkle led them in, and the room quickly became crowded. It was a decently sized room, but equines require a lot of standing room. “You're awake!” Pinkie Pie announced as she jumped and landed on my chest.
“No, really?” I asked in faux wonder.
“Yeah-huh!” she nodded her head rapidly, to assure me that I was, in fact, awake. “Now I can throw you an official Welcome-to-Ponyville-Pinkie-Pie-Party!!!” The other ponies rolled their eyes.
…...huh.
That actually didn't sound like a half bad idea.
“You know what? That's a good idea. Its been what, almost three thousand years since my last party?” I asked, looking to my nieces for confirmation. The last time I had actually attended anything even remotely like a party had been the celebration after Discord was turned to stone. The two sisters nodded.
“Give or take a century,” Luna added. Pinkie gasped.
And gasped.
And gasped.
......
By all under Heaven, how is she doing that?
Finally, after seeming to suck in enough air to fill an entire fleet of Zeppelins, Pinkie Pie stopped gasping and disappeared. I don't mean she bolted out of the room, or teleported away. One minute she was there and then she was just, gone.
“Well, we should probably get moving. Knowing Pinkie she's planning the Mother-of-all-Parties right now,” Applejack said. I nodded and stood up, throwing aside the thin, cheap hospital covers and standing. My wings popped out and cracked, and I exhaled happily.
It was that moment I noticed both my nieces covering their eyes with their hooves, Fluttershy passed out on the floor, Twilight and Applejack staring at me with open mouths and wide eyes, Rarity blushing and trying to discreetly hide a camera, and Rainbow Dash snickering.
After a few seconds of confusion, I realized I was no longer wearing pants.
Right, I know I said that this chapter would be normal length, but I decided I'd have this chapter be short to let everyone know I'm still working on the story. Rate, review, rhino, reload, etc.