Three Steps Down

by Rusty Bascule


Chapter 1

thud

Owww! I hurt... again?

The world was a sea of pain, vision blurred as consciousness slipped away.

The air smelled faintly of antiseptic as consciousness reluctantly returned. His body felt sore and he had a headache.

*groan* "I need an aspirin..." he muttered quietly, his vision failing to gain focus.

"I'm glad you're back with us. I shall fetch your aspirin and the doctor," he heard a female say.

He assumed that it was a nurse. What he could not recall was why he was in a hospital because, obviously, he was in such a place since the smell and availability of doctors. He let his eyes rest. A few minutes later, he heard a new voice.

"Good morning! You had quite a bump there this morning but you'd be fine. I'm Doctor Bones and your name is...?"

His eyes still felt heavy so he let them rest a bit more.

"Hi, my name is..."

He couldn't remember. His eyes shot open in shock.

"I can't remember! Wha...?"

To the side of his bed was the doctor and the nurse, both wearing appropriate uniform but there was something that startled him: Both the doctor and the nurse appeared to be small horses. He looked down at his hands but only seeing hooves before being confused about what did he expect to see. He couldn't remember what he had expected to see but what he saw wasn't what he had expected.

He looked back at the doctor, asking "What am I?" before passing out.