Quantum Twist

by knaggsy

Chapter Three

"Hold on."

I feel the wind blowing against me, it's quite cool. In fact, I'm cold - I'm soaking wet. It's raining, I can hear a few distant rumbles of thunder along with the sound of heavy rain. I try to open my eyes, still I can only open them partially. I try to work out where I am with what little of my senses remain. I start to hear something: -

"We're here. Can somepony help me? He's had an accident."

Then I hear a sound of a trolley getting louder, then in a blink of an eye I'm on the trolley.

"Where... Where I am I?"
"You're at A and E, we're taking you to bed so we can diagnose your injuries."

I try again to see what's going on. Can't make much out. I can see two white figures either side of me, I guess they are the orderlies, I can also see that familiar green, light-blue figure as well at the foot of the trolley.

"I can't see very well, my vision is blurry."
"You've had a blow to head. You might be concussed."

Blow to head, I can't see things very well, I can't make sense of things - what on earth happened to me? The trolley then stops moving, I take it we're at my bed. The orderlies lift me and place me onto the bed.

"What happened to me?" I shout. "Argh!" I started to wail my arms as I momentarily lose control of myself.
"Nurse, get the tranquiliser!"
"What!? No! Arrghhhh!" I shout as the tranquiliser is administered.
"Calm down, it's for your own good. You need to rest now."
"Owww! Ugh... Where... Who... Meh..." I mutter as my muscles start to relax.

Now I'm starting to get really sleepy, as I fall asleep I see that green light-blue figure who brought me here at my bedside. Who are you? Thank you for getting me here. Hope you're there when I wake up so I thank you in person. Perhaps you can answer some questions for me.

As my eyes start to close I see weird colours forming patterns, I'm able to control them make them do what I want - form different shapes, move them around. A few moments later I fall under the drug induced sleep.

I open my eyes, I take a look around - I'm not in a hospital, I'm at home in my bed. I take a look at the clock it reads 11:57AM, what? Did I over sleep? I check the clock again now reads 27:99 PM. Okkkayyy. Wonder if I'm dreaming, I take a look at my hands to see if everything seems in order - it does, eight fingers and two thumbs. Hmmmm, let's see if I bend the rules of physics. I get out of bed then I try to lean on the wall - I fall straight through it. Well, well... I think I'm certainly dreaming here, better not get too excited otherwise I could wake up. I go over to the window and have a look outside. Well it ain't a window due to absence of glass. Very odd. I take look outside, my my, everything is different. There isn't a modern building out there! There's a huge castle which appears to be set in stone on a mountain side in the distance while nearby houses made from what appears to be stone and straw with a large forest connecting the two together. Where am I? I'm certainly not in my home town. I head out my house to take a better look outside, as I walk out my door there is a blinding white flash. When my eyes re-adjust to the surroundings I couldn't believe my eyes, my jaw dropped in surprise. It would appear that I've gone back in time, don't know what century to be precise. I look around and see knights in full armour riding on horses through the village. I manage to stop someone passing by.

"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
"Of course, my friend. You're on the outskirts of Camelot."

Woah. Camelot? As in King Arthur? That puts me around the 5th century. This is an interesting dream, never had one like this before. I decide to explore further but as I start walking I get side swiped by knight passing through on his horse at speed. I fell to ground and everything went black.

"It would appear he's suffered a minor blow to head, he's slightly concussed. He's also sprained his left wing, just needs to rest it for a while. Could have been a lot worse given where he fell from, he's very lucky. The tests have been sent to the lab, we should know more later."
"Thanks doctor."

My head is starting to feel a little better, not great but certainly better. I open try to open my eyes... Yes, got them open. Just need them to focus now. I blink furiously as I try to get my pupils to focus with the bright light, after a few seconds my eyes focus. I can see perfectly!

"You're awake!"

Oh... My... Celestia. I don't believe it.