//------------------------------// // Chpater 2 (revised) - Waking up // Story: Comet // by Blueball-Blitz //------------------------------// Comet's eyes slowly opened to a blinding white light. He winced at this closing his eyes half over and waiting for them to adjust. Once they did he found he was on a white bed, he looked down at his forehoof's which where covered in tubes and wires that where hooked up to monitors, he then looked down to his left side which had a big white bandage covering his wing and than another covering his wounds to his abdomen. Comet let out a sigh as he laid down on the pillow looking back up to the light, he then heard a voice. "Oh my Celestia he's awake !, Comets awake!" the voice said, he was then quickly surrounded by nurses and doctors, all with shocked expressions on there faces. "His blood and hart rate is normal doctor" a white nurse with a red cross on her clothing said to the doctor who nodded and smiled happily before turning to the injured colt. "hello Comet, might i say you are a very lucky colt" he said, leaning down to face him "I-I am?" Comet stammered the doctor laughed and nodded "yes when the princess brought you in you had lost 47 percent of your blood, one of the worst Timberwolve cases I've come across, we thought you where dead for the past few hours but as you can tell by the beeping your hart rate has started to pick up" the colt said turning a happy expression. "the Princess told us you saved her life from a Timberwolve, I can see judging from your wounds it gave a pretty good fight" the doctor said, chuckling slightly. "you could say that" Comet retorted, the pair shared a chuckle "well I'll tell the princess the good news she's been waiting in the hall since she brought you in 2 days ago" he said, Comet went wide eye'd at this. Suddenly the lavender mare rushed into the room, she proceeded to lightly hug Comet to his surprise he could feel tears begin to mat his coat, he cautiously hugged her neck until she calmed down, she then proceeded to sit on the chair right next to his bed, he turned his head to face her. "w-why are you here?" Comet asked astonished, Twilight sniffed wiping her face with a forehoof. "y-you saved my life Comet, I'm just returning the favor" she said, smiling, comet smiled but was confused by her words, just then the doctor returned and sheepishly walked over to Comet and Twilight. "this might come as a shock to you Comet" the doctor said, putting the folder on his bed and proceeded to open it, it showed a picture of comet and all of his records like blood type and age etc. comet looked back up at the smiling doctor confused "what is it ?" the colt asked as Twilight leaned in, the doctor proceeded to explain "do you have any siblings comet?" the doctor asked curiously. Twilight saw comets expression stiffen as he looked down and nodded slowly. Twilight put a wing round the injured pony knowing this was going somewhere in Comets mind that he didn't want to venture, the doctor smiled. "could you possibly tell me about her" the doctor asked hesitantly. Comet nodded again, he didn't really care if his story was told to the whole world he knew that people wouldn't care anyway "her name was Lu, or 'Scootaloo' as my father liked to call her, she was with me in the Everfree but something happened..and I don't think she made it out alive" comet said as he continued to look down at the white sheets on the bed, a smile tugged at his lips as he remembered all the memories of his baby sister, when he looked up to see not only a big smile still on the face of the doctor, but an even bigger smile on twilight his confusion went through the roof "why are you guys smil-" comet said started but twilight cut him off "sweetheart Scootaloo is here, she's alive!" Twilight shouted her entire face beaming, Comets expression lit up slightly to one of hope, he looked back at the doctor who smiled. "yes as we found on your d.n.a match to your blood work that your a directly matched to Scootaloo, she has been in residence here for a few years in the Ponyville Orphanage before being adopted by-" the doctor said but his sentence was interrupted by twilight again. "Rainbow dash!, she was adopted by Rainbow dash" twilight said finishing the sentence and turning to the colt on the bed "oh Comet this is great news... I'll go and find them" Twilight said, before any objections could be made she was out the room, Comet started to smile as tears of hope and joy started to run down his face, he felt the doctors hoof on his shoulder "don't worry comet , will get you back with your sister soon" he said,Comet grinned happily as he felt a rumble come on in his stomach, the doctor and comet shared a laugh "yes I had forgotten you hadn't eaten in two days, nurse Redhart" the doctor said, turning to the nurse who was filling out paperwork, she turned and trotted up to the doctor "could you please get this colt something to eat and drink" the doctor asked, the nurse turned to comet and smiled before nodding in approval and trotting out of the door, the doctor patted Comet on the shoulder before leaving the colt to himself again Comet wiped of a lone tear that had silently left his eye lid, he wiped it of with a forehoof, he then started to remember all the times he had with Scootaloo, they did nearly everything together, when Scootaloo was born things where looking good, until Comets dad died. Comet remembered the day perfectly, there was a nurse turned up at the door saying there had been an accident at the weather factory. It was as hard for him as it was for his mother, but after that day his mother changed and comet had been caring for Scootaloo by himself ever since Until that day came. Comet's mind suddenly shifted to that day, Comet could still remember it clearly, how he was left there in that cave for so long, waiting and hoping along with his sister and then. Comet squeezed his eyes tightly trying to shut himself out from his mind, but the images just flashed through the darkness under his eyelids , comet put his head on the white pillow in his bed and sobbed quietly in the hospital room.