//------------------------------// // Pilot // Story: Amnesia // by Arctic Wave //------------------------------// A flash fills my sight, and I open my big blue unicorn eyes. Beside me is an orange Pegasus with a blue mane and blue eyes. He stares at me with pleasure that I'm awake. I share a worried look and begin to scream. First hyperventalation, then the loud high pitch screams echoing through the room and halls. A nurse and doctor rush into the room and ty to calm my heart beat. All three try to soothe me and to stop screaming but nothing truely helps me The orange Pegasus says my name and explains what happened to me. Amnesia. I have amnesia. I pant for oxygen in my lungs and calm down. He gives me another smile and I begin to relax. Several mares and a stallion enter the room. They share their names and I give a blank face to the orange stallion at my side. "What's your name?" I ask bravely. "Flash Sentry. Your coltfriend," he explains. I give him a tight hug and use levetation to drink the water on the bedside table. I gulp it down and ask how long I've been in a coma. Gillian answers bravely that I've been under it sinve last year. I gasp at her words and breathe in deeply. I levitate the blankets off of me and sit at the edge of the bed. I hop down and land on all four of my hooves. Flash catches me and I begin to fall. I was too weak to stand so I had to use a wheelchair. I was upset when I got word that I wouldn't be able to do my art work as Falsh explained that I had done since I got my cutie mark. "Ugh," I groan. "Can I at least do some drawing or make a dot? I want to do something. Wait. What town is this Flash?" "Minnetrotta. We're going home so you can rest and battle this amnesia," He explains. Again I groan with disbelief. I whine and pout until I got my way. He agrees to take me around the small town and get us some ice cream from the ice cream pony. I smile with pleasure and let him wheel me around. We see tons of mares and stallions kissing and hugging on our way to the ice cream shop. Many also stop and wish me luck on getting better. "Flash? Who are they and why are they kissing?" I ask like a filly. " To answer the first question, those are the ponies that helped save your life by getting an ambulance and keeping you breathing. They also were in the hospital for a while to keep you company. And to answer the second, it's Hearts and Hooves day. Pretty much and Equestrian Valentines Day from the human world. Do you remember going there to study with your mentor?" He questions me. "No. Who's my mentor? I thought that I did my art work alone. Who is the pony that teaches me?" I ask sourly. "Princess Twilight Sparkle. She's teaching you different spells to create new work to sell to the ponies here in her empire. Well, Minnetrotta is kind of like an empire. More of a town if you think about it," Flash says to himself. "Oh. OK. Can I please get out of the chair? I'm bored. I can levitate myself and not walk. I'm not a filly," I protest to him. "Only if you stop complaining about being an amnesiac and doing things yourself. Agreed?" He asks me. "Agreed. So... What has our relationship turned out to be? I would like to know so I don't have to find a new stallion in a week and just date them because they sympathize for me," I say with enthusiasm. "Uh. Well. I can't tell you because it's a secret but I will give you a kiss if you let me," says the persuasive colt. I blush heavily and nod my head slowly. He leans in and gives me a long kiss on my mouth. I kiss him back and smile. We both stop and continue moving forward. I can see the parlor and move myself forward even faster than I was before. Flash has to start flying to keep up with me. I turn to look at him and I smile. I place myself on the ground slowly to keep my balance. He shoots me a worried look and I tell him that I'm fine. I walk into the shop and the mare yells "Hello" to me from across the room. I pace myself so I am walking by Flash as we make it to the counter. "Hi. I would like a double scoop of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough," I say. "Hey Scoops. I will take a double scoop of the Chocolate Oreo Forest," Flash says. "Coming right up. How are you doing Rhiannon? I heard from Celeste that you just got out of the hospital," says the chocolate brown unicorn with gold hooves. "Uh. I'm doing good. Flash is a constant worrier about me since I got out of there. How are you?" I ask politely. "Just dandy. Missing my folks though. They moved to Ponyville to be with my granny who's severely ill. The docs put her under a coma to help her battle her disease. Crab Apple Core Disease. Poisonous if untreated for too long. She's getting better but it sure is taking her a while. She's as healthy as a horse! No pun intended. I'm glad you're up and moving'. Got any new artwork that you're gonna sell at the farmers market this weekend? Sure would be nice to see some of your beautiful 'scapes again. Everypony missed you girl. You're the light of this town and everypony missed it. The warm fire, the blessed soul, the lantern that hangs in the darkness for a reason, the moon in the night sky, the sun for daylight, and even the heart of friendship that lights up a day. Oh, go check on your big brother. He misses you a lot," says Scoops. "OK. Where does he live? I can't remember. It's also always nice to see a family member. And thank you for the ice cream Scoops," I laugh as she levitates them over to us. "No problem Rhi. Glad you're back," she whispers. We leave the shop after paying and giving Scoops a tip. We walk together to my home on a street named Arts Burrow Lane. I thought it was funny that I chose a house on that street when Flash told me. The sights and sounds on the way back home was exciting for me to hear. When I was in the hospital, I could hear ponies talking and feel them holding my hoof, begging me to wake up. Celeste, Gillian, Flash, and somepony else was there. He was a guy so I thought it was my brother. When we reach a small abstract painted house, I stop walking. This couldn't be my house, it's too beautiful. I touch the door to walk inside and I notice all the lights are off. Then all of my friends that showed up at the hospital, and even more, screamed surprise and I jumped as high as the ceiling would let me. Gillian, Micheal, Celeste, Emma, and Flash hug me and welcome me home. Tears of joy run down my face now that I know that my friends cared about my life and safety. I thank them and begin to wander around the house. I find an art room covered by tons of paintings drawings and sketches. Abstract, nonobjective, humans, mares and stallions, my friends, and me and Flash. Even my mentor with me studying. I continue walking and find the bathroom, which I make a mental note on. And I finally reach a bedroom. A queen sized bed and a small bedside table by the headboard. A picture of me, my friends, Flash, and my Princess mentor fit into the gold dust frame. I walk in and plop onto the big colorful bed. Quilts cover the entire bed and 10 pillows cover the top of the bed. I lean on a big, blue, neck pillow and melt into it. Gillian is standing in the doorway with Celeste and Micheal. They all smile and come to lay by me on the bed. We flop back and start to laugh hysterically. "Love you guys," I say between giggles. "Love ya too Rhia," says Gillian and Celeste in unison. They laugh even harder and Micheal just laughs. I begin to laugh as well and sit up. "Let's go party. I need to meet more people since the accident. Come on guys!" I shout as I bolt off the bed and bound down the stairs. They all follow and the two girls are neck and neck. Micheal is shouting like they're race ponies and trying to determine who will get the second piece of cake. I slow down to trot with Micheal and we both stop. We share a hug and start talking about what happened while I was out. "Oh nothing much. Just that you missed your birthday. So HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY RHIANNON!" He cheers. I giggle at his awkwardness and we continue to trot. The hallway was quite long but us unicorns made the trip by teleporting to get the cake. Everypony cheers as we poof in. I walk over to the cake and lift up the cake knife. The first piece is served and my life has just begun again.