Its dark. Nothing, but utter nothingness was seen. The last thing White Mark remembered was Dr. Aid giving him medicine to sleep through the procedure and then, nothing. Maybe he was still asleep and it was over? That could be true, but how does that explain where he is now?
"White Mark..." What? Did somepony say something? His ears twitched and swiveled around, trying to get a lock on the sound. 'Hmm. I guess not.' He though to himself.
Suddenly, he was pushed forcefully. He yelped as he toppled over into... grass? Soft, wavey grass? He watched as the scene around him changed into one of complete peace and relaxation. He was now in a field of grass, light patches of trees dotted the landscape as far as the eye could see. Only one tree sat alone, on top of the tallest hill, overlooking the gorgeous scenery.
'Wow...' the white colt thought to himself as he gazed upon the beautiful place. He trotted over to the big tree, which seemed to be oak, and laid against it. Maybe now he could finally get to relax. He closed his eyes and just listened to the gentle breeze flowing through his mane and coat, letting his mind go blank and his thoughts move slowly.
Everything was calm as the young colt opened his eyes again. He smiled to himself as he watched the Princess's sun begin its descent below the horizon. Then, the world seemed to glitch for a second. The face of somepony formed into the sky. He couldn't recognize it at first until he heard a soft voice in his head, "White Mark..." He squinted his eyes, only to gasp at the now readable face of Princess Twilight Sparkle.
"You guys! I've got him! I see him in the dream now!" White Mark's eyes shot wide open. He was in a dream? He couldn't be... This all seemed so real... Too real... 'How is this...?' He didn't have much time to think as the world began to collapse on itself. The land crumbling as if it were a cookie in a young foal's hoof. He suddenly was dropped into darkness, falling endlessly...
The suddenly became bright. White Mark's eyes shot open as he sat straight up in bed, right into somepony's forelegs. he was panting hard and was soaked in sweat. He also noticed that his fur was mated under his eyes and that tears were forming and sliding down them freely. What had happened?
"Oh, White Mark!" The pony holding him gasped, sounding worried and distraught. "We thought you'd never wake up!"
Wake up? Had he been asleep the entire time? What has happened? The pony finally released him, sniffling slightly. Twilight had been the one holding him? She wiped his tears and some of her own. She must've noticed the colt's confused face. "After the treatment for pneumonia, you had a bad reaction to the procedure. You went into shock and went into a coma for the past two weeks." Two weeks?! He had been out for two weeks?! It only seemed like a few minutes or possibly hours...
"Since then, I have been trying my best to get you to wake up. I've used up a lot of magic trying to get through to you and it has finally payed off!" The now sobbing alicorn hugged him again. This must have been hard on her. It looks like she hasn't sleep or bathed in a while. White Mark just sighed and hugged her back.
"Ya gave us quite a scare, sugarcube." A familiar, accented voice said. "Poor Twi, here, has been here since hen trying to help ya. We've tried to get'er ta go home n' rest, but she's too darn stubbarn." The farm mare said, walking up to the bed and putting a hoof on the crying alicorn's shoulder.
"Its true, darling. The poor dear hasn't slept since then and simply must get home and get some much needed rest!" An elegant, white unicorn stepped up and began to help Twilight off of the bed, with the help of the orange mare.
"Wait!" She shouted, making everypony in the room wince. "Just one more goodbye." The two mares beside her nodded and let her go. She walked back to the bed and wrapped the shivering colt in an affection hug, nuzzling his neck soothingly. "I'll be back soon. I'm just, really happy you woke up." She pulled back and smiled, giving him a kiss on the forehead before turning around and leaving with her two escorts.
"She was really worried about you. She refused to stop until you woke up." A shy-sounding voice spoke up. White Mark turned his head to see a cream yellow, pegasus mare standing on the other side of the bed.
"We were all worried about you, but she definitely was way more!" A cyan, rainbow-maned pegasus mare added, hovering above the other pegasus.
The pink-maned pegasus looked at her for a moment before turning back to the colt. "If Twilight is worried about somepony, we're worried about them too. She seems to think that you are very special. We all came to help her find you a home. She also wrote a letter to the Princess about all this. She wants to meet you soon." White Mark's eyes widened as his mind tried to process all of this information.
Why had all of this happened? Why to him? He had done bad things in his past, but it seemed like living on the street for most of his life made up for that. And why would the Princess of Equestria want to see him? Was what happened really that important? It must be if the Princess personally requests an audience.
He mind slowly slightly as he felt soft, gentle hooves rubbing his back. "Its okay, little one. You're safe here. I'm sure the Princess just wants to help as well." The yellow pegasus assured with a smile as she applied pressure to his back, making him relax.
A familiar white Earth pony entered the room along with a familiar doctor. "Alright, everypony. Visiting hours will be over soon. Plus we need to speak with the patient. Just examining him and how he feels, or rather, a simple checkup." Dr. Aid said as he gestured to the door. The two pegasi nodded and gave the colt a smile before heading out the door.
"C-Can Princess T-Twilight come b-back and stay with me?" The colt spoke up finally, wincing as his voice cracked with slight pain.
"I'm afraid not. I'm sure she has her own things to do and she needed to rest after being here for two weeks straight. We even called security on her, but she threatened to knock everypony out just so she wouldn't leave you. She truly cares about you. I hope you know that." The colt nodded as the doctor approached. "Now, say 'Ahh'." He did as he was told as the doctor put a small, wooden stick into his mouth, making him gag slightly. If the Princess of Magic truly cared for a colt like him, what could be so important that she wrote the Princess for?