//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: The Mystery of Amnesia (part 2) // Story: Macintosh and Dolphin - The Switch // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Macintosh and Dolphin – The Switch Chapter 5: The Mystery of Amnesia (Part 2) “The mystery over the unknown explosion and light from New Town has investigators still baffled after two days on, the light and explosion could be heard and seen for miles around and yet there is almost no damage to the surrounding area. These live pictures show it happening and the chaos that happened moments later” the images on the TV showing the expanding light then disappearing with the sound of a massive loud bang with people running for cover thinking it was a huge bomb going off. “Some say it was a terrorist attack but others believe to be a act of something else, we will keep you informed of this development with the mystery of New Town explosion” Nigel turned the TV off putting the controller down, he and Michelle brought a new fresh set of clothes for Big Mac to wear and been waiting for almost half an hour now. Michelle came up to the door of the room he was changing in. “Wayne are you ok in there?” “Yep I'm fine, just having a little difficultly putting them on” his came back in reply “I could come in and help you. You know” she replied “Thank you but ah'm got it” “Strange...” Michelle whispered and walked back to the bed side. Nigel look to her seeing that concerned face “Mum you need to remember what amnesia does to a person, you, I and Hazel was looking at everything we could on the internet about it” “I know I know” Michelle raised her hands “It just hard seeing the son you raised for all this time seem completely different to before the accident” “At least his trying to remember mum, don't you think that enough?” Nigel replied calmly to her. Michelle had to agree with her middle child with a smile “Yes your definitely right” They turn to see the door open, Big Mac walks out of the room wearing what would Wayne normal wear to his guess, grey black trainers made for all kind of weather with white socks, blue jeans and a t-shirt three creatures on it called the Silence with the words Doctor Who printed under it on the black t-shirt. “How do I look?” “Like yourself bro” Nigel put a thumbs up “Now your done let get going. Sooner we get you home the sooner we can help you” “Yep” Big Macintosh replied They left the hospital and as they headed for the car, Big Mac could see so many different shape and sizes of these machines parked all over the place, he noticed someone parked up and went out putting some money into a machine and taking a ticket out putting it on the inside the window. “Do they have to pay to park here?” “Yeah we do and a real pain in the neck... it day light robbery on how much it bloody costs...” Nigel replied with a slight annoyance as they came to a orange car but what surprised Big Mac it had three apples on the side of the driver door. “Erm... why is there three apples on y'all door?” he slipped up on a word but it didn't bother them. But he knew that was his sisters cutie mark. Michelle laughing at his expression “It was a bet he lost to you and your sister, if he won you two would go to the gym with him for one whole year every other day in the week but if he lost the bet he would have to paint his car orange and put the cutie mark of Applejack on the side of it for a whole year. You and your sister with My Little Pony, if I wasn't open minded as I always been I might of gone a bit batty over it. But have to say it Wayne, that Apple family on the show really helped us more then one way” “Hmm?” “Oh sorry you can't remember...” Nigel open the doors up and they got in, Big Mac watch them put seat belts on and followed their example “I got to admit the show inspired you bro to forgive our step brother for his careless actions all those years ago and we been to the last Dolphin family reunion which was a bit more interesting then the last” he chuckled. “Here have a look for yourself” he pulled out the phone and press play on the recording he made. Big Mac took the device and watched the moving pictures and sounds he was amazed by this level of technology or was it magic, he didn't really understand it but thanks to his calm and hard working nature he was able to have a open mind on what happened. He saw on the images a elderly women called 'nan' that was being spoken to by Wayne and soon followed up by a musical number being played and he realized the tune instantly, it was amazing seeing all these humans singing together and some was laughing at the fact they was doing it and using the Apple song he, Applejack, Granny Smith, Applebloom and Pinkie Pie had sung that one time. The final verse came up with everyone now singing really loud to it and he saw Michelle Wayne's mother joining in. “We're Dolphins forever, Dolphins together. We're family and so much more. No matter what comes, we will face the weather. We're Dolphins to the Core!” the music ends and everyone notice the power cuts out right then and causes the whole room to be filled with silence then a explosion of laughter from almost everyone finding the funny side of how it happened. Big Mac smiled seeing that and gave the phone back not quiet sure how to use it and didn't want to break it with it being so small and thin. “Dolphin Family hay? How many are there?” “Who knows” Nigel answered as he pulls out of the car park driving into the queue of cars going through the town centre heading to their destinations “I know there some members of the family living out in the USA, Canada and even all the way at Australia on the otherside of the globe, mostly about those members of the family are here say, we never had any real contact to them to prove they out there, but it funny how far spread we are even if most just doing a normal day to day life in different jobs” Big Mac nods upon hearing this and was quite amazed that a family was fairly sized as his own excised on this world too but he gathered there must be more of those kind of families all over the place with the number of humans he seen, it was mind blowingly crazy for him, he saw countless buildings, more then he ever seen unless in Manehattan which was a massive concrete city on the east side of Equestira. He saw even more number of these machines called cars and others that was even bigging pulling massive trailers of items inside, he could never pull that much even he tried but amazed by how the humans created such things. “Wayne I almost forgot, Hazel is waiting for us at home, she found your iPad and some of your personal video dairies and no she hasn't played any of them so don't worry” Michelle explained to Big Macintosh “She just got it all set up for you to play and maybe help you to remember” “Thank you” he replied as the car travelled he could hear the noise it made, the engine hard at work as Nigel drove the car to what seem to be a sign high above with a massive red M on it with the words McDonalds under it. “Hope you don't mind bro we stop by here first, haven't had anything to eat and straved, do you want anything?” He look to both of them. “Anything that not meat” Big Mac replied “Veggy Delux meal then” he replied “Mum?” “I'll have my usually a Quarter Pounder meal” she replied “And give me a Apple Fizz for Hazel, you know how much she loves that drink” “Ah'm have one too” Nigel whom stop the car taken note of what they want drives it through and around to a speaker, a voice came from it “Hello welcome to McDonalds, what would you like today sir?” “I will have a Veggy Delux meal and Quarter Pounder Meal both with Apple Fizz” Nigel begins to tell them “Yes sir I got it, is there anything else?” “Yeah I like a Big... meal” Nigel blinked with confusion he was suppose to say 'Mac' but the word never came out of his mouth. “Sorry sir and Big what meal?” “Big... meal...” Michelle sighed “Let me, he trying to say a Big... meal...” she looked even more confused “Ok that seriously weird... I can't say it, I can think it but I can't say it...” “Sorry what that a Big... meal” it happened to the person with the head set taking the order now concerned “Not again... I know what meal you want ma'am... it been happening for the last two days now, no one seem to be able to say the name to our popular burger” Nigel look to Big Mac “You try” he points to the word. Big Macintosh saw the words and tried to say 'mac' but nothing happened and he shook his head with a “Nope” “Ok whatever, let get our food and go home, not able to say one word not like it going to kill us or anything...” Michelle said rather annoyed by those trying to say 'mac' “We got better things to do” “Alright Mum chill...” Nigel replied and drives around to the window paying for the items then going to the next window to pick up the bags of food that was already made for them. “Wayne hold these for me, make sure not to spill any of that fizzy drink on my seats please” “Yep” 'That is very strange, it almost as if mah name is impossible to say or part of it, ah don't get it and why that happened... ah tried to say mah name Big Macintosh and only got one word out of it... ah'm know how they feeling at the moment... but what sort of unicorn magic could do that?' The car came by estate after estate of house till it came to a semi surprised view for him, Big Mac saw what seem to be a housing estate of about 290 odd homes with fields on almost all sides of it from the left, and to behind it and on the right a massive woodland that goes on for miles from the look of things “Hey bro welcome home, this is where we live, we live right on that middle row top corner of Twiosmicstar (Twi-os-mi-star) estate, it was named after the Twiosmicstar Forest.” he stated. “Twiosmicstar? Is there a reason behind that name?” he also took note of the massive farm land behind the fields behind the estate. “Yeah there sure is, the forest is one of the oldest in the country and protected from development by the Queen's order” Nigel replied “It so thick and huge that almost on a amazing sunny day like this it almost dark in there and have a real chill to the air, many people love coming to it and exploring the old woodland to see many of the wild life that live there. You even circle your bike through the dirt tracks once a week” Big Mac wasn't surprised by the queen part but a woodland like this sound something like the Twiosmicstar Forest but it seem to be loved by so many that they would travel through it or just to relax in there, it was a balance of nature and development. “I wouldn't mind seeing it for myself... is there any dangerous animals?” “Nah, unless you threaten a buck and his doe with their young” Nigel answered. “They deers before you ask, they the most common animals in the woods. The car comes to a stop in the carpark and they got out with Big Mac following them down a street to the last house on the block of houses that seem to be melded together. He watch Michelle put a key into the lock and twist it pushing the door open “Welcome home Wayne” He stepped into the house, he noticed that it seem rather small, to his right was a small loo then to his left was a kitchen, walking in a bit more he turn to his right again to a small corridor leading to a set of stairs leading up to the next level and the room he entered had a table in the middle with six set of chairs around it and then the next room had one large sofa and one slightly smaller sofa but he saw another one of those flat screen machines with another one attached to a box and some set of items on a table to his left against the wall. “How about you take your shoes off and go upstairs to your room, you can't miss it specially with that sign you had made” she smiled “And I will bring your good and drink up to you?” “Yep and erm... thank you mum” she nods and he does what she asked, he found it strange having to put on and take off footwear but he rather figure out way later and went up the stairs and instantly turning at the end he found the door with 'Wayne's Room' with a sign on it and had a yellow pony pegasus flying with Rainbow Dash what seem to be racing. “Whom that Rainbow Dash flying with?” he whispered “Oh that your character you created a few years back bro, you know Electuroo the bouncing bolt pegasi” Big Mac turn quickly seeing Hazel standing by her door with a grin. “Sorry Wayne didn't mean to make you jump” she pull the handle down opening it “But that was his first pony OC, his other one was 'Zaps' a yellow work pony that special talent is to do with Zap Apples” she points to a picture “That what you drew, awesome right?” “Two characters?” he look to the work pony drawing, it showed the stallion with same mane and coat colour scheme but wearing a hat similar to his sister Applejack wears and a jacket like the pegasus one had. He saw the room was filled with different drawings that Wayne must of done and put up in his own free time, but what caught his eyes was the large number of pony figures on the stand by a screen covered up. “Yeah, after watching six seasons of the show with it ending there, you decided to create his own Apple Family character 'Zaps' and even created a set of cool funky stories too” Hazel step up to the bed “Have a look you got all the Apple Family plushes” Big Mac couldn't believe his eyes, she was right and sitting there was small plushes of Applejack, Applebloom, him and Granny Smith. “I bought these?” he picked up the Applejack Plushy it was overwhelming that it got to him with tears falling from his eyes. He sat on the bed looking to it with a finger running across it. “Bro are you ok?” “Yep...” he replied staring at it “I am... just don't know...” “I bet I know, you've been riding to that Apple Orchard on the outskirts of town and lack of money making your crazy dream not work right?” Hazel sat by him “Two years ago at the Dolphin Family reunion you said that if you ever won the euromillions you would buy up that abandon orchard in a heart beat, guess looking at these plushes remind you for that huh?” “You could say that...” Big Macintosh was sad cause his world to them was nothing more to then a show a figment of someponies imagination. “Are these ponies real?” Hazel grinned “I believe they are, somewhere in the crazy multiverse there must be dozens or even endless number of realities where Equestria is real as here and we nothing more then a thought up story or two to them” Hazel sighed “I so wish I could meet one of them some day... but hey we all can imagine that right bro?” she put her hand on his shoulder. “Yep we sure can and from the look of it I have...” he staring at Wayne's collection of drawings 'And weird as it sound y'all got ya wish Hazel, ah Big Macintosh in your brothers body...' “I bet your wondering what Euromillions is right?” “Yep” “Stop pretending to be Big... you know that Applejack's brother... strange how you can't say... and ...” she put her hands on her head with annoyance “Why can't I say it!!!” Big Mac sighed “I know how ya feel Haz, I can not say it either” she gasped in delight “Wh-what?” “You called me Haz! That awesome bro! That your nickname to your little sister!” she hugged him tightly 'She just as strong as AJ... ah wouldn't want to get on her bad side then...' “Hazel please let... your squeezing the life of me” “Opps sorry, hehe. Well the iPad set up, all you have to do is press play, It be the triangle button on the screen” she points to it and leaves the room. “Mum he called me Haz!!!” “Oh that sweet honey” Michelle called back. Big Macintosh found it weird sitting a room of plushes, toys and drawings of his world, it felt rather intimidating specially the very large Pinkie Pie Plushy sitting on the end of the bed staring at him with the big blue eyes, he quickly turned it around. “Creepy...” he whispered then push the play button on the flat object Hazel called a iPad. The image starts to play and Wayne standing there with one hand holding the device looking right at it. “Just got back from the Brony Con at Manchester and it was awesome as always, wish it last forever though, it where I make friends sadly. But hey it worth going for the money I spent but as always mum grilled me saying that if I want to get that orchard it going to be no more spend spend spend and more saving up, money doesn't grow on trees as the saying goes.” he put the device down in front of him stepping back. “I kind of been holding onto luck for Euromillions to get it, every day I cycle past that large stripe of land, I would love to grab it before some rich snob bloody takes it but hey I am just some normal person as many others going on by day to day working at a place I can't say I enjoy but with the way the jobs go I am lucky.” He pulls up the Big Macintosh plushy “I got Big Macintosh through the post today as I got home, it finally completes my set and between me and you it was worth 300 pounds, now I got the complete Apple family of Ponyville, I wonder if they age like we do with time going by since the show finished a few years back and yet the fandom is still pretty much on fire across the world in a manner of speaking. Well that the internet for ya, we can't live without it. But I wonder if I could if I was a pony...” he put his finger on his lip tapping it. “Wayne dinner ready!” a voice came from downstairs. “Ok mum be down in a second!” he called back. “Well today also mark week five of this bloody stupid heatwave, tomorrow I am back to work and hopefully the thunderstorm due on Wedserday will end this stupid heatwave... still got the Twiosmicstar Forest to cool down in. Planning to go on a cycle through there tonight. Even things are a bit cheesy where I live the forest really makes up for it, well got to go. This is Wayne Dolphin signing off and Big Macintosh” he raised to plushy with a hand on one hoof it made it wave at the screen “Eeyup!” he spoke and chuckled stopping the recording. Big Macintosh turn his head to the red work pony plushy “Wayne I brought your dinner up, hope it ok” she had place it on a plate, veggy bugler and fires with an cup with a lid and strew through it. “I see you found your plushes” she chuckled putting plate on top of the computer table and the drink by it. “Do you remember getting him?” “Eeyup” he smirked “Haha very funny young man, well enjoy and I be out of your hair, I got a lot of house work to do. If you need anything just give me a holier ok?” “Eeyup” he replied, she just shook her head with a smile walking out of the room and he held the plushy once more in view 'Ah real which mean Hazel's multiverse idea is a mathematical possibility... means here they might think it not real but it is... ah wonder this has any connection to the magical orb ah... we found...' One thought came to his mind and it was a simple answer... “Eeyup...” he whispers