Chapter Two
Injuries
Fluttershy held bowls of bird food, dog food, cat food, all kinds of animal food, she began serving the animals one by one. She closed her eyes and sighed, after she was finished she clapped her hooves together with a little giggle as she watched her animals eat.
CRASH!
The Animals and Fluttershy jumped, Fluttershy looked towards the door. "Oh my..." She headed towards the door and opened it. She looked over at the Everfree Forest and saw smoke coming from it. "What happened...?" She asked herself.
Fluttershy walked towards the entrance and heard galloping, she looked over and saw her friends slide next to her, Twilight was the first to speak. "Fluttershy, do you know what happened?" She asked.
"I don't know... I just heard the crash." Fluttershy said.
"Well we aren't going to find out what happened by standing around, let's go!" Applejack started galloping into the forest and the rest followed.
Streams eyes fluttered open, he twitched slightly and then grunted in pain, he looked down and saw blood and a something sharp popping out of his side. "Agh... By the name of Celestia..." He cursed. He slowly grabbed it with his hooves, starting to pull, but it didn't move, it was connected to the surface. "Ah... Great...." He mumbled.
Stream leaned a little and grunted slightly in pain, blood started spurting out of the wound. He looked around more and found out that he was mounted to the side of the crashed train. He planted his hooves behind him against the wall of the train and closed his eyes. "Okay... Okay.... One... Two... Three-AGH!" He pushed off of the wall and cried out in pain.
Stream fell onto the ground with a heavy grunt, Stream held his side where the wound was and began panting and swearing under his breath. He looked up, seeing a hole in the train wall. He grunted a little, trying to crawl out of it. As he felt the grass on his fur, he chuckled softly, seeing trees around him. "A forest.... fantastic..." Stream struggled as he began to stand up on his four legs; succeeding, he began to limp slowly. Until the loss of blood started to take it's toll making him dizzy, he slowly staggered. "No... stay up... For Luna's sake... stay up..." Everything blurred around him, and he lost the feeling in his legs and plummeted to the ground, his eyes slamming shut.
His eyes opened just a smudge to see figures heading towards him, his eyes closed again and he passed out.
Fluttershy gasped. "Look..." She pointed her hoof at the pony on the ground with the trail of blood behind him.
They ran over to his body and Twilight looked at her friends. "Rainbow Dash, head to the hospital, grab one of the doctors and bring him to Fluttershy's Cottage." Twilight ordered.
Rainbow saluted. "Got it." She flapped her wings and dashed to the hospital.
"Rarity and Pinkie Pie search the train for other survivors." Twilight ordered.
They both nodded and headed off.
"Applejack, carry him back to Fluttershy's Cottage, and Fluttershy, go with Applejack." Twilight ordered.
Applejack picked him up and planted him on her back, careful of his injury. "I'm on it, come on Fluttershy." Applejack began galloping and Fluttershy followed.
Twilight looked at the train, and looked up, seeing a giant fog that surrounded Canterlot and some of the train tracks. She looked down towards the train and searched for clues on what happened. "I need an expert..." She mumbled.
After a few hours of searching, Twilight and her friends waited outside of Fluttershy's room where Stream was put, until the doctor had walked outside.
Fluttershy was the first to stand up. "How is he?" She asked.
"I gave him a tetanus shot and bandaged him up." The doctor looked down.
He took off his glasses. "I've got good news and bad news." He started. "The good news is he's stable, he's in a slight coma and he won't wake up for at least a week."
Twilight looked up. "What's the bad news?" She asked.
The doctor used his magic to pull out his handkerchief and began cleaning his glasses, and sighed. "He..." He started. "The wound pierced through his Spleen, causing it to rupture. He also has a few broken ribs so he'll have to go through surgery, and we can't move him cause the wound will just get worse. We'll have to perform it here." He informed.
They all sat in silence, until the doctor spoke again. "I'm heading back to the hospital to gather some supplies." The doctor headed for the door and opened it.
"Thank you doctor." Fluttershy said, looking down, her hair starting to cover her face. The doctor turned, then smiled, closing the door behind him.
"How come he was the only one who got hurt?" Rainbow Dash asked. "From what I heard from you Rarity the others survived?"
"Quite, they were in a safe place during the crash and they got slight injury but nothing major." Rarity informed.
Twilight looked at Fluttershy with a concerned look. "Are you alright Fluttershy?" She asked.
Everypony in the room looked over at her, she looked up slightly. "Oh... I'm fine... I just can't imagine how much pain he must be in..." She said, sniffing. "But he'll be okay..." She smiled, sitting up slightly.
Twilight nodded, she then sighed, looking down. "I hope..." She whispered under her breath.
A soft fog covered Stream's view, he looked around confused on where he might be. "Where am I...?" He asked himself.
"A place between Life and Death." A voice answered.
Stream looked around. "Who are you?" He asked, not seeing anyone.
"I am in charge of the Holy Land." The voice spoke again, then a figure came out of the fog and it's wings and tall horn shined brightly as her eyes opened. "Also known as the Queen."
Stream realized what she said. "Am...." He started. "Am I dead?" He asked.
She shook her head. "You are currently in a coma, but near death." She informed. "Ponies who have been in tragic accidents end up here, and this is where I meet them, giving them an ultimatum."
Stream looked down. "Let me guess, live or die?" He asked.
The Queen's eyes shut, as she slowly nodded, she stood tall. "You may take all the time you need, but be aware. try to make sure to look at every detail, and choose your answer wisely and precisely. It could change your life forever..." The Queen's wings began flapping.
"Wait! Why am I dying? Why does this have to happen to me?" Stream asked.
"If I tell you know, it could create a paradox. I'm sorry..." The Queen lifted off the ground.
"Will I find out?" Stream asked.
The Queen simply smiled and disappeared behind the fog, leaving Stream alone.
Stream sighed, feeling the loneliness inside him. He was in some sort of hall, the fog were the walls. On one end was darkness, and the other was brightness, he looked closer at the brightness, seeing a figure.
"Hello son..." A voice spoke.
Stream gasped and stood up, starting to trot over but his father held up a hoof, shaking his head. "It's not your time yet, you still too young." He informed.
"But Dad... I have nothing left..." Stream said.
"I know... but it's not over yet, you've made mistakes. Look at your Cutie Mark son, why would you want to work at a factory?" His father asked.
Stream turned, raising his wing and getting a look at his Cutie Mark, seeing the twirls of a black line and a music note in the middle of it. "I don't know what it means..." He said sadly, his ears drooping down.
"Why don't you find out?" His father asked.
"Shouldn't I have when I first got it?" Stream asked.
"It's because you don't remember." His father pointed out.
Stream looked down. "I miss you..." Stream looked up at his father, with sadness in his eyes.
"I miss you too my son, but I'm not ready to see my son die just yet. You need to start a family, have a happy life, not lose your life with only sadness. That would break my heart, so go, find yourself, and find a mare." His father began to grin. "I love you my son."
Stream smiled, teary. "I love you too dad... You're right... it's only going to get harder, but you've always taught me to keep going." Stream stood tall, wiping the tears away and keeping the smile. "I'll make you proud."
His father nodded. "That's my boy."
The doctor had come back and started the surgery, Fluttershy listened in only to hear the heart monitor on the other side.
she just stared at the ground, her eyes beginning to close as she only heard the heart monitor in her ears.
At the end of the surgery, the heart monitor began to flatline.
The doctor turned to it, then looked down at Stream. "His heart stopped, grab the crash cart!"
Fluttershy gasped hearing the flatline, she turned to stare at the door, panting softly, feeling as if she was the only one hearing it.
"Have you made your decision?" The Queen asked.
Stream smiled, looking up at the Queen before bowing. "I have your highness." He then turned towards the brightness, seeing his father wink.
"What do you choose?" The Queen asked.
Stream smiled. "Life." He pushed down on his hooves and launch himself into a gallop towards the blackness, and the world around him started to disappear.
"Clear!" The doctor shouted, planting the defibrillator on Stream's body making it jolt from the sudden shock, then Stream's heart began beating again.
The doctor sighed in relief. "...Thank Celestia. Alright, we're done here." He said taking off his gloves and putting them in a safety bin.
The nurses stitched up his wound that they had made in order to perform the surgery and began to clean up.
The doctor opened the door and Fluttershy stood up, looking over at him. "What happened?" Fluttershy asked.
The doctor sighed. "His heart stopped beating, but he's fine. We took a few samples of his blood and fluid, we are going to run a few tests to see if he has any symptoms." The doctor informed.
Fluttershy smiled. "Thank you doctor."
"He'll be waking up in a week, but we've got to get going if we're going to find out if there is anything wrong with him." The doctor looked directly at Fluttershy "Let me know if anything unusual happens," He then turned towards the door. "And take care of him."
Fluttershy nodded. "I'll do my best." She then looked over at the room where Stream laid. The doctor and the nurses both left, and Fluttershy continued to stare at the door. She then took a deep breath.
Fluttershy entered the room and sat next to Stream. "I hope you like Animals..." She smiled. "Cause you'll be seeing a lot when you wake up."