//------------------------------// // A Calling // Story: Final Chain // by Dumakey93 //------------------------------// I woke up around sundown, and there was no sign of the Apple family anywhere. I assumed that they didn't want to disturb my sleep, and postponed the party. I stood up and stretched awhile, as I was feeling very cramped. Still feeling tired, I went to take a jog. My legs refused to move, and my breath was cut off, if by some mechanical device. I blinked several times, as I strained to move any part of my body.... They call it fate, they call it destiny, but all I see is a plain circle. Swirling in it are our lives, all destined to cycle downwards into oblivion. Must I go on? It seems that my words have but little meaning to people like you. Let me state clearly to you, you cannot stop me. You cannot win against the crimson tides of evil. You are a mere mortal, sent out to cause suffering to others... My mind shut off completely, and I stood silent for what seemed like an eternity. But like all things in time, the eternal wait didn't last, as I awoke to the sounds of sirens and screaming people... "Is he alright?" "No, I doubt that he'll survive." It was darkness that welcomed me, but I could hear people chatter around me. I heard them as loud echoes, but I singled two of the voices out... "John, you're going to be alright! You can pull through! Do it for us! For your past!" "Don't let go, alright! You are a fighter!" The voices of Vinyl and Octavia, ones I haven't heard in a long while. I tried to speak, but my jaw wouldn't move, nor would my eyes search around me. I have somehow survived the fatal accident from before, but just barely. I swam in and out of consciousness. Everything was cold, damp, and black, yet I still had hope. I could not talk, I couldn't communicate with anyone whatsoever. The sounds of the sirens soon died away, as my body was rushed to the hospital. It felt like a bumpy ride, but I could barely feel anything below my shoulders. The numb feeling spread throughout my body, as I tried my hardest to stay awake. I tried to see again, but all I got was a few blurred faces in blue shirts, holding me down and injecting something into my arm. I was soon overtaken by the amount of sedatives they gave me, as I fell asleep. Gasping for breath, I awoke in a cold sweat in a hospital. I tried moving my limbs, but I soon noticed that they were wrapped in delicate precision. The moment I moved, a burning pain shot up my legs, causing me to grimace. What the...why am I in a hospital!! I was fine a few moments ago...I gotta get outta here! I crawled out of my bed, landing on my hands, which also were severely damaged. I muffled my pain by chewing on the shirt the hospital nurses gave me. I managed to climb to my feet, despite having all my limbs severely injured. A single tear fell from my eye, as I reached for the door. Just before I turned the knob, I saw movement from the other patient in the room. She had very short hair, and she was talking to herself, which was very awkward. She started to speak, "I'm no egghead, there's no way I'd read a book. Twilight is nuts!" Apparently Twilight was her friend, a name I've heard before, but at the moment, couldn't recall. I stood in place, listening to her reading a book about some pony named "Daring Do". It was getting very tense, as Daring Do's adventures sounded like another adventurer I knew, "Indiana Jones". In any case, I ignored the obvious rip-off characterization, and began to imagine myself as Daring Do. The imagery was astounding, as I could just smell the fauna and the tropical smell that Daring Do once did. I was spacing out, as I didn't notice the door was opening. I had no time to get back in the bed, so I staggered over and hid behind some curtains. I saw five ponies walk in, with two of them having horns and one having a set of wings. I had a feeling that I knew these ponies, but I stuck still behind the curtain anyway, not wanting to attract any attention. After the ponies left, I wondered why those ponies could talk. Then it hit me, I was still in Equestria, they are supposed to talk! With this in mind, I calmed down, and stepped away from the curtains. As I appeared from behind the curtains, the door opened yet again, the doctor came in. He noticed that I wasn't in my bed, and scolded me telling me that I would recover faster if I was in bed. I sighed, and slipped back into the bed. I noticed the pain was gone in my limbs, it seems that they completely healed for whatever reason. ------------- Later... ------------- It was around midnight, as I woke up from the sound of a pony screaming something about a slipper thief. I was almost fully healed, and I was a few hours away from being released. I decided to investigate what the ruckus was all about. I put on my sweatpants and tanktop, just in case I had to run. I heard a small siren outside my door, as I opened the door. A few of the hospital staff were chasing a pony who had a black jumpsuit on. She was very fast, but her wings were unable to function very well, which slowed her down. Dashing through the halls, she dropped a book, which she scrambled around to find it. Seeing the search was fruitless, she ran out the hospital door, with the staff and I following. We ran all through Ponyville, waking up the ponies from the hospital visit earlier. The mare who originally started this mess was cornered by one of her friends. She seemed embarrassed at the fact that she caused chaos over a simple book that her friend had. They soon had a little laugh, as I saw all was alright again. The laughter became contagious, as I began laughing too. I then headed to the hospital, where it was already past curfew. The mare from earlier soon returned to the hospital again to finish her rehabilitation. I got out of the hospital the same day as she did, and I was feeling great. I gathered up my clothes, and headed for the exit. As I stepped out the door, I thought that I heard voices calling me, I turned to see the mare waving at me. I walked towards her and I wondered what she wanted. She spoke, "Hey, I think I've seen you somewhere, what's your name?" "My name...is John, I think..." "What do you mean you think? Whatever, I know that I've seen you somewhere..." "I think both of us had a case of amnesia, at least that's what I think happened to us." "That's a good theory....wait, what am I saying? These questions are better for Twilight to answer, because she's the egghead." "Actually, I think you are a bit of an egghead, because you read that book!" "I'll pretend I didn't hear that, we have to get to Twilight's house to figure things out." "Alright, let's go."