"Where are you going to sleep Derpy?"
>"Oh.. uh, I don't know, I've never stayed the night at a hospital as a guest before."
>You page for a nurse to come in.
>It doesn't take long until a white pony with pink hair comes in.
>"Yes Mr... Anon, is it? How can I help you?"
"Yes, Anon, that's right, I was just wondering, I'd feel a lot more comfortable if my friend here could stay by my side tonight... is there anything she can sleep on?"
>After a brief moment of thought the nurse speaks up.
>"Well, the bed next to yours isn't in use right now and it's not very likely it will be, we've actually got a few empty rooms left."
>"If Ms. Hooves would like to stay the night she can use that."
>Well that works out perfectly, apparently not many peo, er, ponies, get sick or hurt enough for a long period stay.
>As the nurse walks away you can't help but notice a big red cross just above her thigh.
>In fact, every pony you've seen, including Derpy, appears to have some kind of tattoo in that exact same spot.
>You're kind of scared to find out just what is going on with that
>For now though, you're tired and just to get some sleep.
>Depry makes her way to the bed next to yours and makes herself comfortable.
>"Goodnight Anon."
"Goodnight Derpy."
 
 
 
 
"Thank you again Derpy, I really do appreciate what you've done for me."
>"You're welcome Anon, now get some sleep."
>You fall asleep soon enough, wondering just how you got to this place.
>The day before this whole thing you decided you needed some fresh air.
>All day and all night on a computer sounds like fun but it was a rut you needed to get out of.
>There was a hiking trail close to home so you thought you'd go check it out.
>After about 5 minutes you're already out of breath so you find a place to sit down.
>There was a log nearby that looked comfortable enough.
>When you felt like you could get back to walking, straight back to your house, your foot caught on a root and you fell backwards.
>You thought there'd be solid ground but instead you find out the bushes behind the log you sat on was concealing a steep drop.
>Shit, you must have hit your head and died.
>That's the only thing you can think of.
>But even if that's true, it's not like you left anything worth while.
>It wasn't a miserable life, but it wasn't exactly exciting either.
>Not only that, but now you've met Derpy, and that's a major improvement by itself.
>Who knows what else you'll find as you stay here.
>Your last moments of dreaming are of Derpy and you in a meadow just doing nothing.
>You wake up to find Derpy still sleeping, and snoring.
 
 
 
 
>You haven't been to the bathroom since you got to this world and something's telling you you'd better find one, soon.
>You're still aching so before you get up you take another pain killer.
>You try not to drink too much water lest the tides come in.
>With that out of the way you inch your way to the edge of the bed, slowly.
>Some grunts, ground teeth and a few missed tries, you've managed to sit up with your feet hanging from the bed.
>You slowly put your foot to the floor, only to jerk it back and yelp in pain.
>The floor was much colder than you anticipated and the quick movement put strain on your already damaged foot.
>While you lay there in pain, trying to overcome it you feel a presence in front of you.
>"Anon? A-are you alright?"
>It's Derpy, perfect.
"Derpy help, I can't hold it in much longer, get me a wheelchair."
>She doesn't quite understand what you meant by holding it in much longer but she quickly trots over to a spare wheelchair and brings it back to you.
>With her help you manage to get into the chair with minimal injury.
>"Where to?"
"To the porcelain throne Derpy."
>"W..what?"
"The bathroom Derpy, please, I can't hold on much longer, I'm gonna lose it."
>And now she knows what all the fuss was about.
>She takes you to the closest bathroom, where you tell her to wait outside.
>Success, you've crossed the finish line and may now reap the rewards.
>The reward being of course sitting on what feels like a block of ice.
>Why are hospitals always so cold?
 
 
 
 
>You finish up and manage to get back in the wheelchair on your own.
>You call for Derpy to push you since you can't roll yourself with just one hand.
"Thanks Derpy, you've saved me again."
>"Well that's what I'm here for Anon, I'm happy to help."
"Hey.. if it's not too much trouble, do you think you could maybe show me around a bit?"
"I mean, I'm in a wheelchair now, it's much easier to get around right?"
>"I don't know if they'll let you out of the hospital yet Anon... but I can try."
>She takes you to the front desk but of course they say they can't let you leave yet, it's been too soon after such a hefty injury.
>"I'm sorry Anon.. I can show you around the hospital though, is that ok?"
"Yes, thank you Derpy."
>While moving through the hospital you notice a clock saying 7:13
"Derpy, you have work to do today don't you?"
"What time do you have to be in?"
>"Oh, not till 9 o'clock."
>That gives her close to 2 hours.
>It doesn't take long to see every bit of the hospital, each room looks identical so there's really not much to it.
>You've seen a few more ponies, some with very odd colors and manes.
>It is now 7:35.
 
 
 
 
>Your stomach's growling and now that you think about it, Derpy didn't eat last night so she must be hungry too.
"Hey, why don't we get some food at the cafeteria here?"
>"Sounds good to me Anon, I am a little bit hungry."
>"I just hope they still have some fresh muffins."
>Muffins do sound good, it's been a while since you had any.
>The both of you arrive at the cafeteria and before you can ask, one of the workers looks in your direction and pulls out a large plate of muffins.
>How the hell did he know you planned on getting muffins?
>"Good morning Derpy, I knew I recognized you, got some fresh muffins here."
>How often does Derpy eat muffins that someone knows what she plans on getting just by seeing her?
>For that matter, how often has Derpy been to this hospital for the workers here to realize the pattern?
>"Muffins!"
>You've never seen anyone more excited over just some muffins.
>Actually you can't remember seeing anyone that excited for anything.
>At least now you know at least something you can do to repay her, learn to make the best damn muffins this horse has ever had.
>The plate of muffins consisted of banana nut, blueberry, strawberry and sunflower pumpkin muffins.
>You're not so sure about that last one, didn't even know that was a flavor muffins came in.
>Now Derpy looks at each muffin, apparently trying to decide which one to eat first.
 
 
 
 
>You grab the blueberry muffin and take a bite.
>It's delicious, not at all what you thought hospital food would taste like.
>It's the best muffin you've ever eaten.
>Derpy's still trying to decide which one she wants.
"Hey, Derpy, why don't try this blueberry muffin?"
"It's pretty good, I might just get a sec-"
>Before you even finish your sentence Derpy's gotten right next to you and has taken a large bite out of the muffin in your hand.
>"You're right Anon, that's a great muffin, I'm gonna try a bit of each though, just to be sure."
>Derpy then proceeds to take a bite out of each flavor then promptly returns to making that same face as before.
>Her mouth is scrunched up while her hooves are on the table, and it's adorable as hell.
"Hey, Derpy, why don't you just eat 3 muffins?"
>Suddenly she realized that there's nothing stopping her from eating that many muffins.
>She grabs the nearest muffin she already bit off of and eats it.
>You finish off the muffin you started on and grabbed a second one.
>This much bread though has made you thirsty.
>Good thing you grabbed a glass of milk too.
>You wash the muffins down with some milk and feel satisfied.
>Derpy finished off her 4th muffin and decides that's enough, at least for now.
>It is now time for Derpy to go to work.
 
 
 
 
>"Anon, I've got to get to work now.."
"Oh, right, I wasn't even paying attention to the time."
"Thank you for spending so much time with me Derpy, it really means a lot to me."
>"And thank you Anon, I've enjoyed spending time with you."
"Goodbye Derpy, good luck at work today."
>"Thanks, I'll come back as soon as I'm done."
>She doesn't even let you respond as she takes off.
>With her gone it seems a bit more quiet and lonely.
>Still, you can handle it, you're not sure how long her hours are but you can wait till she comes back.
>You flag down a nurse and ask her if they have any books, or maybe a journal and pencil so you can write down all that's happened to you so far.
>You've never been one to keep a journal but now seems like a good a time as any.
>It seems they do in fact have some books but only one series called Daring Do.
>Apparently there was some sort of incident so they thought they'd keep a few copies of each book just in case.
>Turns out one of the nurses had actually bought themselves a journal and hadn't started on it yet.
>She just gave it to you and said she wouldn't accept anything for it.
>A lot of these ponies seem to be pretty nice.
>In fact the only one you've had any trouble with is that doctor, all the others have been very nice and helpful.
>Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone, journal and pencil get.
>You ask the nurse if she can take you to your room so you can lie down, it's starting to get uncomfortable in the chair.
 
 
 
 
>Better write in that journal of yours while you still remember everything clearly.
>Day One.
>My name is Anon, the last thing I remember is walking on a hiking trail and falling down a cliff.
>I can't remember how I ended up here exactly.. but when I woke up I was greeted by a little pegasus named Derpy.
>Derpy saved my life by taking me to a hospital, and she even stayed by my side the whole time, keeping me company.
>She invited me to stay with her when I get out since there's nowhere else for me to go, I can't believe my luck.
>I wonder what kind of house she lives in.
>Day 2
>Today I feel slightly better, now I've got some pain medication and the doctor seemed to have put my bones in their proper place.
>I found out Derpy likes muffins, like a lot, like holy shit a lot.
>She even bit my muffin while I was eating it.
>She had to go to work after breakfast but she promised she'd be back as soon as she was finished, I can't wait to see her again.
>Now that I think about it, I never did ask her what she did, I'll try to remember to do that when she gets back.
>You flip the pages towards the back to make a separate entry.
>Things that are different about this place
>First, everyone's a pony, there's no humans around at all.
>In fact it seems like none of the ponies know what a human is and thought of me as some strange creature.
>Some of the ponies adapted to you quickly though which was nice.
>Second, all of the ponies appear to have butt tattoos, I'm curious as to what they're about, I'll ask Derpy about them later.
 
 
 
 
>With your journal taken care of you decide to read a bit, it doesn't seem like there's really anything else to do here.
>You start with looking at the cover.
>It appears to be about a pony with a grey mane looking for treasure.
>It reminds you of Indiana Jones, but pony.
>This one seems to be about some magical statue with a sapphire stone embedded in it.
>After only a few pages in you get sucked into the story.
>Time flies by quickly, by 3PM you completely finished the book.
>You can't remember the last time you sat down and read a book all the way through in one sitting.
>You even skipped lunch, speaking of which your stomach is starting to growl again.
>Rather than make the trip to the cafeteria again, you buzz for a nurse to come.
>"How can I help you Mr. Anon?"
>It's that white pony with the pink mane again.
"Yeah, I'm just a bit hungry and thirsty but I'm not really feeling up to making the trip to the cafeteria.. can I eat my food here?"
>"Of course sir, we'll bring you today's special."
"Oh, and, I finished this book, is there another one?"
>"Yes, I can get the next few books brought up here if you'd like since you read so quickly."
"Yes please, thank you so much."
>"Of course dear, it's what I do."
>By the time your meal arrives you're starting to hurt a bit again, it seems these pain pills only last a few hours.
 
 
 
 
>The same nurse brings you your food.
>It consists of an apple and a veggie sandwich with some cheese.
>Do they not eat meat here?
>Oh, right, ponies.
>Before she leaves you call to her.
"Um, miss?"
>She stops, turns around and walks towards you a couple steps.
>"Yes sir? What else can I help you with?"
"I just wanted to know, what's your name?"
"I mean, if you're going to be helping me so much, I'd really like to know your name."
>"You can call me Nurse Redheart."
>"Was there anything else you needed dearie?"
"Actually, yes."
"I was just curious about, well, what's that mark above your thigh for?"
>"Mark? Wha-.. you mean my cutie mark?"
>She looks at you like you're an idiot but explains anyway.
>"Well, since my calling is to be a nurse and help all the sick ponies my cutie mark ended up being the medical cross."
"Cutie mark? What's that?"
>Now she looks confused.
>"Are you sure you're ok with taking those meds Anon? I think it might be having some adverse effects on you."
"What? No, I'm fine."
"I've just never heard of a cutie mark before, do all ponies get them regarding what job they day?"
"What happens if they want to switch careers?"
>"Oh dear, you really haven't heard of cutie marks before?"
>You shake your head.
>"Oh, well.. when a young filly or colt finds their true purpose in life, it manifests itself as a cutie mark right on their flank."
>"That's how we know where we belong and where our talents truly shine."
 
 
 
 
"Wow, that's actually pretty amazing."
"Humans don't get anything like that, we just try everything we can until we find something that clicks with us."
"Sometimes we never find what we're really meant to do.. but lucky for us, we can pretty much do anything."
"We're pretty adaptable, give us any kind of task and if we work hard enough at it we can do it pretty good."
>"Wow, really?"
>"Now that's something, we ponies just do one thing out entire lives.. but, humans can just, switch whenever they want?"
>"That must be really convenient, I'm actually a bit jealous."
>At this time she pulls up a chair and sits to talk with you some more.
>Through the conversation you've taken small bites of your food, careful not to chew and talk at the same time, you don't want to be rude.
>After a few bites you take your pain pill, you don't expect you'll get better any time soon from the broken limbs.
>At least the pain isn't as bad as it was yesterday.
"Well, I'm a bit jealous of your cutie mark, I mean, like I said most people don't really find out what they're really special at so they end up working at jobs they hate for other people they really don't care for.
"If I had a cutie mark, I think I'd be happy knowing without a doubt what I'd be able to do all my life without worrying over things too much."
>"Well, I do have to say I'm quite proud of my cutie mark, it's always a wonderful day when a young one gets theirs, they always go and show off to their friends and have a party to celebrate."
 
 
 
 
"When do cutie marks appear?"
"Like, does it happen around a certain age, is it just random or what?"
>"Well, cutie marks appear as soon as one finds what they're good at."
>"For me, I was trying out all kinds of little odd jobs, I got into some pretty crazy messes a few times haha."
>"After a while though I just slowed down a bit and thought about what I really enjoy doing, and that was taking care of others."
>"It always brings a smile to my face when I can help someone feel better."
>So her special talent is literally being nice, no wonder she's been so helpful.
"That's really nice, again I'm feeling a bit jealous haha."
"I wanted to ask something else, who's in charge here?"
>"You mean here at the hospital?"
>"Well, to be honest with you Anon, us nurses."
>You raise an eyebrow.
>"Seriously, the doctors here are.. well, you met one of them right?"
>"It's up to me as head nurse to make sure everything runs smoothly here at Ponyville Hospital."
"Oh, wow, yeah I can see that."
"You're really nice, but you strike me as someone who won't get easy on someone else just because they're in the hospital."
>"Why thank you Anon."
"What I really mean though is, who's in charge of this whole place?"
"I mean, where I'm from we have a president that's at the top, then there's the vice president, the senate, also each town has a Mayor to help keep their town in order.."
"I should have paid more attention to politics."
>"Oh, well, the princess' rule all of Equestria of course."
"Princess', Equestria? I thought this was Ponyville."
>"Yes, we're in Ponyville, but Ponyville is in the kingdom of Equestria where the two princess' rule over all of us with mayor's in each town to help maintain things locally."
 
 
 
 
"Wow, that sounds.. really simple actually."
"I wish things were that simple back home, there's just too many people trying to run things so nothing good ever gets done right."
"What do you usually do around here for fun?"
>"Me? I don't have much time for fun really, I'm always on call here at the hospital.. but, sometimes, I do manage to go to a party every once in a while."
>"This one mare everyone in town knows throws the best parties, she's even been called Ponyvilles own personal party pony."
"Wow, that's definitely something."
>You've never really been to a party before, mainly because there were so few people you got along with.
>Maybe though, maybe you'd enjoy a party if all the ponies were as nice as Derpy and Nurse Redheart.
"Do uh... do you think, after I get out of here I might make it to one of these parties?"
>"Anon."
>Right, right you shouldn't have asked, she's not even the one that throws the parties how would she be able to promise something like that?
>"Anon, I can guarantee that you'll have your own party, seriously, this pony looks for any excuse to throw a party and always has a welcoming party for newcomers, not to mention a celebration for you getting out of the hospital."
"Really? I don't think I've heard of anyone loving parties that much."
"I've actually never been to a party before, but if you and Derpy could be there at least I think it'd be fun."
>"Oh, Anon, I don't.. Well, maybe if I can get someone to cover my shift.. at least for a little bit to drop by, I have enjoyed talking to you."
"I've really enjoyed talking to you too Nurse Redheart.. Oh, I've kept you busy talking for too long haven't I?"
"I'm sorry, I should let you get back to work."
>"You're right Anon, I have sat here long enough, but it really was wonderful speaking with you."
>It is now 4:52pm and still no sign of Derpy, at least Redheart sat with you for a while to talk, that was nice.
 
 
 
 
>Now that you're left alone again you're wondering what happened to your clothes.
>You're in a hospital gown but can't remember changing out of them yourself.
>They must have done it while you were passed out.
>You don't like that.
>You've bothered Redheart enough so you wait until another nurse comes by.
"Excuse me, miss?"
>She walks over towards you.
>She doesn't appear as friendly as Redheart, but she's not unkind either, more like the work has gotten to her over the years.
"I just wanted to ask, what happened to my clothes?"
>"Your.. clothes?"
>"Well, they were torn up a bit and covered in blood so we just kinda threw it out, where they important?"
>Holy shit they threw out your clothes.
"Yes! My clothes are very important to me, please tell me there's a way to get them back."
>She jumps back, surprised at your exclamation.
>"I-I'm sorry sir, we didn't know."
>"I'll go check right away.. Try not to worry yourself too much sir, you need to rest up, I'll be back as soon as I find out something."
>How can you not worry?
>That was your only set of clothes in this place.
>Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if you were back home where you had plenty, but that's all of your possessions in this whole world.
 
 
 
 
>You check yourself, no socks, no underwear, no nothing except for this hospital gown.
>Thankfully it covers you, but only barely.
>Maybe you overreacted at the nurse..
>She didn't realize how important those things where to you.
>You had your wallet, keys, a pocket knife and a lighter in your pockets.
> Wallet and keys have little value here as you can't get home and who knows what currency they use, hell it could be diamonds for all you know.
>But if you ever got back home you'd like to be able to get back to your house and car, and have your ID with you.
>You stopped smoking over a year ago but you never know when you'll need a lighter, and a good pocket knife can come in handy at times too.
>At the least you hope you can salvage your pants and shoes.
>You didn't own several pairs of shoes, you were very picky when it came to them.
>Steel toe, water resistant, dark colors so dirt blends in, but not boots.
>Boots were murder on your feet, you needed shoes, but had steel toes.
>After you calm down the nurse returns with a bag in her mouth, she doesn't look pleased.
>"Anon, sir, I uh, found your clothes."
>She quickly puts the bag on the floor.
>"They where out back sitting next to the trash cans, luckily there wasn't any room so they were right there."
>"They seem to have gotten some of the stink of the trash on them though.. and your shirt and jacket seem to have been stained with blood, I don't know what could fix it."
"I'm so sorry I snapped at you earlier miss, I was just upset cause, those clothes are all I've got left.."
>"It's ok.. I'm just glad things got settled now and you have your clothed back, even though they are kind of... well trash now, sorry."
"Do you know if there's a tailor or something in town that could fix it up?"
>"Hmm... there is one that I can think of.. although I'm not sure even she could save all of this."
 
 
 
"Where exactly is this seamstress? I'd like to see if she could do anything at all about this mess."
"Also, thank you, really, for getting my clothes for me, and again I'm really sorry for snapping at you.. I shouldn't have done that."
>"I'll get a map ready for you Anon, and it's ok, really."
>"I'll leave you to your bag then."
>She walks away leaving you alone now to sort through your dirty clothes.
>Inside the bag you find your shirt and jacket, and they're torn to pieces.
>Even if someone could fix it up there'd be patches all over it.
>Maybe that seamstress will be able to figure something out anyway.
>Next you pull out your pants and check the pockets.
>Wallet, keys, knife and lighter are all there, including some coins you forgot about.
>The pants could be better.. but they're not torn up like the shirt and jacket.
>Then come the shoes, they're dirty, they smell horrible, there's some blood stains on them, but they're in one piece.
>Hopefully the blood stains will come out, but even then you're keeping the shoes.
>After putting all of your stuff back into the back you lean back and close your eyes for a second, thinking of the situation you're in.
>When you open your eyes again you see Derpy, finally back after a long day at work and she's smiling.
>You jumped a little as you weren't expecting to see here there.
 
 
 
 
"Oh, Derpy, you surprised me, I didn't expect to see you there haha."
>She tilts her head much like a dog that's trying to understand you
>"But I said I'd be back after work, I finished up so I'm here."
"Right, but you didn't tell me what time that would be."
"I'm happy to see you again Derpy."
>She walks right up to you for another hug
>"I'm happy to see you too Anon."
"So, what was your day like, where do you work?"
>"I work as a mailmare, I deliver all kinds of things."
>"Today was a good day Anon, the weather was perfect and nopony had anything too heavy this time."
>"Sometimes I have to take small packages the weigh a lot more than you'd think and they end up weighing me down a bit."
>"But today I only had one package, the rest was just letters and stuff."
>"Oh, oh, also I got to make a delivery to Sugarcube Corner and Mrs. Cake was pulling out fresh muffins and she let me have one for free!"
>This pony and her muffins, if she's not careful it'll catch up with her.
>In fact you can see a bit of a bubble butt goin on already.
>You're not sorry in the least at that joke.
"Sounds like you had a pretty full day haha, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself Derpy."
>"What about you Anon, what'd you do today?"
>You tell her how you read an entire book in one sitting, made friends with Nurse Redheart, got your clothes back and learned about a seamstress who might be able to help you fixing them up.
>"Oh, you mean Rarity, yeah, she's really good with clothes and stuff, I know exactly where her place is."
 
 
 
 
"Perfect, do you think you can help me get there when I can leave?"
>"Of course Anon, I'd be happy to."
>You'd feel terrible asking her to just do everything for you, but you do need her help, you'll just have to remember everything she's done for you so you can pay her back in full.
"Thank you Derpy, I really appreciate it."
>"Hey, Anon, guess what."
"What?"
>"I brought something."
>You raise an eyebrow at this.
"Oh? What is it?"
>She can't help but smile before she even pulls it out.
>"It's Ponopoly!"
>She seems really excited
>Also, Ponopoly, really? That just sounds like bad writing.
>It appears to be a pony version of Monopoly, at least you should know the rules.
>Would she be offended if you picked the horse?
"Great, that looks like a similar game I already know, it's perfect."
>Not your favorite game but you've always managed to keep a calm head about it.
>As she pulls a table closer and sets up the game you get in a better position to play.
>You decide to pick the wheelbarrow, it seemed appropriate.
>The game goes on for a couple hours, both of you playing evenly.
>Derpy got the utilities cards but you managed to grab all railroads.
>In the end Derpy won when you landed on 3 of her properties back to back
>You asked what kind of rights you had as the only human in Equestria, that you know of at least, but she didn't have an answer.
>"You'd probably have to ask one of the princesses that question Anon, one of them actually lives in town, we can visit her when you get out."
"Thanks Derpy, you really have helped me out so much, I don't know how to thank you enough."
>"Please Anon, I told you, I like to help."
>After the game is finished it's nighttime and ready for some sleep.
>You are about to say goodbye to Derpy, after all she can't just stay with you 24/7, she has her own life, she begins to walk towards the bed, hops in and covers up.
>"Goodnight Anon."
 
 
 
 
"Derpy... can you come here a second?"
>It looked as if she was just about to get comfortable but she got up anyway and came directly to your right side.
>You reach out to her, slowly.
>You begin to rub your hand behind her ear and give it a light scratch.
>She completely melts into it.
>You couldn't really tell with the previous hugs, but now that you're really touching her, you find that her fur is softer than anything you've ever felt before.
>It feels like she must use the worlds greatest conditioner 24/7, just soaking it all in to create the softest fur and mane possible.
>You know several people would kill to have hair this soft.
"I know I've said this a lot... but I'm serious Derpy, thank you, for saving my life, for helping me and for staying by my side, from the bottom of my heart thank you."
>She just nods in acceptance and enjoys the scratching.
>After a while of that you pull your hand back.
>For a moment she's confused as to why you stopped, but realizes how late it is and makes her way to the bed.
>Instead of the immediate squeak of the springs signifying she went to bed, you heard something else.
>Metal scraping against tiled floor.
>You take a look over at Derpy and see that she's pushed the other bed closer to you.
>The two of you fall asleep in a state of pure bliss, part of Derpy's tail laying on your bed, across your leg.
 
 
 
 
>You awake from a peaceful dream of soft hair and a certain cross eyed pony.
>You struggle a bit to turn over and face Derpy.
>Not the most comfortable position but you can't deal with it.
>You reach out and put your hand on Derpy's mane.
>You commit to your decision and just lay there, holding on to her.
>Of course just waiting there like that didn't help to wake you up so you just fall right back asleep.
>After some time Derpy wakes up and notices you holding on to her mane.
>She slowly moves herself closer to you and rubs her cheek on your hand.
>She doesn't stay long though, and after a moment she stretches, gets up and pushes the bed back where it was.
>The noise of the bed startles you awake.
"Oh, good morning Derpy, did you sleep alright?"
>"Y-yeah, I slept pretty good Anon, what about you?"
"It was good, actually it was the best sleep I've had in a long time."
"So, I guess it's time to start the new day huh?"
>She gives a mock salute.
>"Yes sir, new day sir"
>It got a chuckle out of you.
>You still don't understand how she manages to scrunch her face up like that, it's adorable.
>"You wanna eat in the cafeteria again today Anon?"
"That'd be great, thank you."
>Not that you haven't been having fun but.. you're starting to wonder just how long you'll be here.
>It'd be pretty boring if you stayed here much longer.
 
 
 
 
>Derpy helps you into the wheelchair again.
>You grab your meds and you're off to the cafeteria.
>Derpy gets muffins again but you wanted something a little different so you grabbed a banana, sunflower seeds and some milk.
>The two of you didn't really talk about anything important, just idle chit chat really.
>She has to leave again for work but at least this time you know when to expect her back.
>This time you decide you want to talk to a doctor or someone to see just how much longer you'll be staying here.
>You find out that they're trying to get a unicorn doctor to make a trip out here from some place called Canterlot so they can use magic to heal you faster.
>You almost completely forgot about magic, you remember hearing it a couple days ago when you first came in.
>The only unicorn doctor able to travel freely most of the time is currently busy treating a high priority patient and won't make it for another 2 days.
>They said after he makes it up here that you'll be able to leave probably the same day.
>Just two more days then, that's it, and you've got Derpy with you when she's not working.
>Then again, you're kind of worried about Derpy's home life if she keeps spending all her time with you.
>You love the time you spend together but something's bugging you about how she doesn't like to talk about her place.
>She wasn't lying about living on her own was she?
>Is she living with some bad ponies?
>Or maybe something even worse...
>You don't want to push, and you'll see her house eventually but... you're curious.
>It is now 12 pm, you have about 5 hours to kill before Derpy comes back.
 
 
 
 
>You decide to update your journal.
>Befriending Nurse Redheart and your discussion of cutie marks.
>The other nurse bringing your clothes to you, though mangled, she gave you information on a pony that might be able to help you named Rarity.
>Derpy coming back and playing a game of Ponopoly and your fabulous loss.
>That night, petting and scratching Derpy's ear and her staying the night again with you, this time pushing the beds closer together.
>And now today, day 3, you rolled over to hold on to Derpy's hair and fell back asleep.
>A nice breakfast with Derpy and finding out that a unicorn doctor will be coming by in 2 days to help fix you up.
>After the last entry you begin to wonder if there are any unicorns around here that might be able to teach you a little bit about what magic is.
>You search around a while but have trouble spotting anyone with a horn.
>It would help if you could move yourself freely instead of sitting in one spot and moving your body back and forth.
>You wave down a nurse and ask if she can help you with your project.
>She laughs a bit, but agrees to help you find a unicorn.
>"There's at least 4 unicorns here, they shouldn't be too hard to find."
>Good, the sooner the better, you've got a lot of questions, let's just hope they're in a good mood and willing to talk about it.
>After some time you finally spot a horn, you point the nurse in the right direction.
>When you arrive you see...
 
 
 
 
>You see a light blue unicorn with a blue and white mane and tail color.
>She seems to be handing out toothbrushes to everyone and mostly being ignored.
>As the nurse approaches her you hear her sigh.
>"Here, free toothbrush, be sure to get 'em real clean, don't forget the bac-andyou'realreadygone."
>"Hey, would you like a free-ohcomeonIdidn'tevengettosaytoothbrush.."
>"Please, everypony, dental hygiene is serious, please brush regularly."
>You whisper to the nurse pushing you.
"Is this a normal thing?"
>"Yes, sadly."
>"This mare  comes in every once in a while and tries to shove toothbrushes down ponies throats."
>"Not literally, I mean she just tries to get ponies to brush more often."
>"We get it, but it gets annoying after a while, I'd avoid her if I were you."
"Push me closer."
>"What."
"I wanna talk to her, push me."
>Another sigh of obvious annoyance.
>"Hi, would you like a free toothbrush? I've got nothing but the best here, I'll even throw in some free toothpaste, come on please?"
>"Brushing's very important you know."
 
 
 
 
"Actually, I'd love a toothbrush, I haven't had the chance to brush my teeth since I got here and it's kind of been annoying me."
"Thank you miss... uh.."
>The look of pure happiness spreads across her face when you accepted the toothbrush and toothpaste.
>"I'm Colgate, nice to meet you, it's so hard to find anypony else that really appreciates good oral hygiene."
>This pony is a bit different from the others in that she hasn't shown any realization that you're not a pony.
>Maybe she's being polite, or maybe she just really doesn't notice, she does seem to be a bit distracted by her dental ramblings.
"Well of course, it's always good to brush a few times a day, actually... I was kind of wondering if you had some free time?"
>An odd mix of happy and doubt cross her face now.
>"I.. uh, well, I guess I don't exactly have any plans right now, nopony seems to be accepting my toothbrushes.. why?"
>Your heart goes out to this little pony, she's just trying to express herself to others in the form of oral hygiene.
"Would you be free to help me brush?"
>This is perfect, if you can get her to help you brush you might just see the use of magic.
"I mean, what with my broken arm it's just so hard to keep up with it, and you look like know a thing or two about... are you ok?"
>Now the look on her face is frighteningly adorable, one so ecstatic it looks like she's just a giant smile from head to toe.
>"Oh my gosh yes! I'd love to help, let's go, let'sgolet'sgo."
>She takes over pushing you and brings you right to the nearest bathroom and pulls out a toothbrush.
 
 
 
 
>"Now, before I help you out I need to know something very important... What's your name?"
"Oh, right, I'm Anon, nice to meet you."
>"You too, I make it a point to know a pony's name when I brush their teeth."
>Does she really not notice you're a human?
>"Ok, say ahh."
>You open both your mouth and your eyes, trying to see just how this magic works, you can't imagine she'd use a hoof for this.
>Just as you hoped she begins to lift the toothbrush with magic.
>You notice her horn lighting up, and that same color wrap around the toothbrush.
>She begins by putting toothpaste on the toothbrush, it seems like she can hold multiple things at once.
>"Now, feel the terror of fluoride as it destroys your evil army of plaque."
>What.
>"You must be overjoyed to have such a thorough pony for this job Anon."
>She's now moving the toothbrush in and out of your mouth, leaving you no option to reply.
>"Just sit back and enjoy the tiny hairs stimulating the inside of your mouth."
>This pony... really seems to enjoy brushing teeth.
>You're a bit conflicted, on one hand you want to study her magic use, on the other, her enthusiasm kind of makes you want to just close your eyes and let things happen and worry about it later.
 
 
 
 
>You've noted that her horn is the instrument in which the magic works and that it gives off an aura that wraps around the object she's working on so that's good enough.
>You just close your eyes and accept that this pony is getting a bit too excited brushing your teeth.
>She gets every corner of your mouth, top to bottom, even brushes your tongue.
>After it's all over with your mouth is cleaner than the day you were born.
>"There, all done Anon."
>"You've actually kept up pretty well with your teeth, I didn't see a single cavity."
>You really only half kept up with it, but if the tooth pony says it's good, it's good enough.
"Thanks for the help Colgate, it feels good having a clean mouth again."
>"It's what I do Anon.. and uh, thanks for listening to my dental nonsense, not everypony really likes to listen to me.. just let me know if there's anything else I can do ok?"
"Well actually.. I do have something I would like to ask."
>"Oh? What's that Anon?"
"I wanted to know.. just how did you move that toothbrush like that?"
>"W-what?"
"I mean, you didn't even touch it, how'd you do that?"
>"With magic of course silly, how else would I do it?"
"Right... I mean, how did you use magic though?"
>She gives you a quizzical look.
>"With.. my.. horn?"
>"That's what unicorns do, you know that right?"
"Actually, I didn't know, I'm not a pony and I've never seen a unicorn before."
>She finally gets a good look of you and realizes you're not a pony.
>"O-oh, I'm so sorry.. I didn't realize, I was so into brushing I didn't even realize.. that would explain the canines I saw.."
 
 
 
 
>You extend your hand, grasp her hoof and shake it.
"That's ok, and really thanks."
"Is there any way you could come by tomorrow with some mouthwash?"
>"Yes! I mean, yeah, I could swing by tomorrow."
"I'd really appreciate it."
>With that she wheels you back out to a nurse and goes on her way, most likely trying to get more ponies interested in dentistry."
>Now that you've got a clean mouth you realize you haven't had a shower either, maybe you can get ask Derpy if you can use hers when you get out of there.
>You hope you don't smell as bad as you think you do.
>It's now 1:14pm and Derpy won't be back till around 5:30.
>Maybe you should have talked to Colgate some more, you never did learn how magic worked.
 
 
 
 
>You're determined to learn more about how this magic works so you set off to look for another unicorn.
>It isn't long before you spy another horn, this one however appears to be a bit smaller than the last one.
>Once you approach it you find out why, it's attached to quite the smaller unicorn.
>She immediately reminds you those mini marshmallows.
>You also notice that, unlike the last unicorn, this one is not just visiting the hospital.
>You can see that there are a few bandages around her hoof and head, though she doesn't seem to be too damaged.
>She's smiling and even walking around, albeit being careful not to put any pressure on the bandaged front left hoof.
>She sees you and seems a bit surprised, most likely being that she's never seen a human before.
>After a confusing look, she apparently makes up her mind and walks right up to you.
"H-hello?"
>At first she doesn't say anything but eventually she does speak.
>"You're not a pony, what are you?"
>Certainly a bold one, isn't she?
"Well, I'm Anon, and I'm a human, what's your name?"
>"Oh, I'm sorry.. I should have introduced myself first, Rarity said that's the proper thing to do."
>"Hi, I'm Sweetie Belle, and I'm a unicorn and me and my friends are the Cutie Mark Crusaders!"
>The fuck is a Cutie Mark Crusader?
 
 
 
 
"What's a Cutie Mark Crusader?"
>At the question she got adorably excited.
>"We at the CMC gather up all the little fillies and colts that don't have their cutie mark yet and set out to find them!"
>"We've uh... we haven't had any success yet and there's just 4 of us at the moment... and one of them doesn't live here... and we've been at it for a while..."
>"But we're never gonna give up!"
>"Oh, oh, surely you've got one right?"
>"What is it? How'd you get it? How old where you when you got it?"
"Woah, woah, calm down, no, I don't have one."
"You see hu-"
>"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry!"
>"I thought that, well, you're older so I thought you'd have one, I'm sorry."
>She seems very apologetic, though you don't exactly mind since humans don't get cutie marks anyway.
>Then she seems to have thought of an idea.
>"Would you like to join the CMC Mr. Anon?"
>A human join a group of young small horses trying to get magical tattoos on their butts so they know what to do for the rest of their lives...
"The Cutie Mark Crusaders sound like an honorable and righteous organization, I'd love to join."
>Her squee was so intense you could swear it burst your eardrums.
 
 
 
 
>After you recover your hearing she starts talking again.
>"Yay! A new member, wait till the others hear about this."
>Speaking of which, you're curious about the other ponies within the group.
"Who are the other members? When do I get to meet them?"
>"Oh, right, there's me, Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and her cousin Babs."
>"It'll have to wait a while though cause they're busy and I'm here and we gotta do a whole ceremony to officially welcome you."
>A ceremony?
>What'd you get yourself into?
>You have no idea why you decided to join them, it's not like you'll be able to get a cutie mark yourself and it's a bit odd hanging out with such young ponies..
>Ponies... right, it's odd enough that you've been talking to ponies this whole time, you've even started to accept that it's normal.
"Great.. So, uh, how'd you get injured?"
>"Hm?"
>"Oh, that, it's nothing big, really."
>"Me and the girls were trying to get our cutie marks in demolition."
>"Apple Bloom knew where to find some explosives so we filled up a wagon and went to an abandoned mine so we wouldn't get in anypony's way."
>Holy shit just what are these little fillies doing all the time?
>Maybe it's a good thing you joined so you can keep an eye out for them.
>"Before we could really figure out if we were good at demolition though I caught my hoof on a rock and tripped and hit my head on the wagon."
>At least they didn't blow anything up.. it could have been a lot worse.
 
 
 
 
"What else have you tried?"
>"Well, there was bowling experts, that didn't turn out so well.."
>"Then we tried being water irrigators but I think we used too much bleach.."
>"We also tried to be party planners but I accidentally kept setting of the fireworks.."
>"Oh, there there was this one time we tried being rockstars but we turned out to be better comedians."
>"We never did get our cutie marks in comedy either but we're still gonna keep trying everything until we get it right."
"Rockstars huh?"
"Does that mean you sing?"
>"Oh I wasn't the singer, that was up to Scootaloo, I sing sometimes though when I'm by myself."
"Really?"
"Why not sing out in public?"
>"I've sung in front of others before, but, I mean that's just for fun you know?"
>"I don't think that's what I'm really supposed to do, it's just something fun I like sometimes."
"Any chance I could hear you sing some time?"
>"Oh, uh, maybe."
>"I'm waiting for my sister now though and she'll be here soon to pick me up."
 
 
 
 
"Oh? Why isn't she here with you know?"
>"She had an errand to run for her job, it's ok though, she said it'd only take a few mins."
>"It's been about an hour though already.."
"I'm sure she'll be back soon Sweetie Belle."
"What does your sister do?"
>"Thanks, she makes all kinds of clothes for everypony, I want to be just like her some day."
>A pony that makes clothes for a living?
"She wouldn't happen to be the one at Carousel Boutique.. would she?"
>"How'd you know where my sister worked Anon?"
"Oh, well, I actually have some clothes that got damaged to the point I can't wear them anymore and they're really important to me."
"Some nice ponies informed me of a unicorn with a lot of talent in fixing up clothes named Rarity that works here in Ponyville."
"Is she really your sister?"
>"Yep yep, that's my sister alright, the best fashionista ever!"
>"Hey, maybe since you're a part of the CMC now she'll fix up your clothes for free!"
>"I don't mind asking her for you, I mean you said your clothes were important to you right?"
>You didn't even think about price, how lucky are you?
>Looks like it really does pay to be nice to people you meet, or ponies in this instance.
 
 
 
 
>All of this free stuff is great, but now you need to think of something to pay back not only Sweetie Belle, but Rarity too.
>That is, if she really does fix up your clothes for free.
>Now to the main reason you searched for a unicorn, magic.
>Although, you're not sure just how much you can really learn from one so young.
>Worth a shot.
"Hey, Sweetie Belle... you're a unicorn so.."
>A quizzical look from Sweetie Belle.
"Do you know how magic works?"
>"O-of course I do, I'm a big mare, of course I know magic and stuff, watch."
>A look of concentration appears on her face as she tries to use magic.
> Her face grows more and more intense as...
>Nothing happens.
>Literally nothing is happening, her horn isn't even lighting up like you saw before.
>Then, a faint spark jumps from her horn.
>Nothing seems to be affected by it but it looks like she might just have something.
>A few more sparks fly off until finally a glow emanates from her horn.
>It's faint, and wobbly, but there is a glow and she's obviously trying very hard.
>That's when you see the object of the young fillies attention.
>A broom just a few feet away.
>It wiggles slightly until it eventually lifts up, begins to travel towards the pony...
>And just falls over after a few inches.
>She didn't make it.
>It's not a total loss though as you actually did manage to learn something.
>It takes a good amount of effort to use magic, and you assume that the more it's used, the stronger it is.
>Colgate moved 2 things simultaneously without a second thought, this one, being so young and inexperienced could barely move a broom.
 
 
 
 
>Holy shit, real magic!
>Wait, you already saw magic when Colgate brushed your teeth for you..
>Still holy shit real magic!
"Wow, I'm impressed."
>She looked defeated at first but brightened up at your words.
>"Y-you really mean it Anon?"
>"It was good?"
>A begging plea spread all over her face.
"Of course, I mean, I can't do that no matter how hard I try, so it's amazing."
>Now she looks completely happy.
>"W-well it's not all that great, really."
"Aww, don't be so modest, you did good."
>Her cheeks redden a little.
"Oh, by the way, do you know anyone who's an expert on magic?"
"I'm really curious to learn more about it."
>"Well, there's Twilight, her special talent is magic itself.. but, but, my sister's really really good at it too."
>"She can make like.. like a hundred dresses at once using her magic, she's the best."
>A hundred dresses at once?
>You weren't much into fashion or clothes design but you'd like to see if it's true or not.
"Well that sounds perfect cause I needed to talk to her anyway about my clothes, maybe she'll let me sit in and watch her work on them."
>"I don't know Anon, she might be in one of those moods.. but she'll definitely fix up your clothes, I just know she is."
"We'll find out when she gets here I guess."
"I also wanted to know, just how long are you going to be here?"
"Oh, not long. The doctor said I could go home today, I just have to wait for Rarity to co-Rarity!"
>She suddenly takes off running towards your direction, straight passed you and on to a unicorn that had been walking down the hallway."
>Odd how both of these unicorns keep reminding you of marshmallows.
 
 
 
 
>Somehow you manage to maneuver the chair around with one hand, though now you're a bit exhausted.
>Might need to take another pain killer soon.
>You sit there wait to catch your breath.
>The little pony is talking excitedly with her older sister and after some time she points her hoof right at you.
>At this time the both of them walk towards you.
>"That's Anon, he's the one I was talking about."
>"Oh my, he is quite the... uh... looker Sweetie Belle."
>"My darling little sister here tells me you've just joined her club."
>"How thoughtful of you, I've always thought there should be somepony watching after them when they go on their little adventures, but we just never have the time."
>What the hell could be so important that you neglect your duties to protecting these fillies from blowing themselves up with dangerous materials?
"Well, I figured, if anyone without a cutie mark could join, then why not?"
"Who knows, it might even be fun."
"I did always enjoy watching young children play at the park.."
>A short but fond memory of spring time and seeing all the innocent children playing to their hearts content.
>I know what you're thinking, but not like that anon, not like that.
>"Yes, well it is quite enjoyable at times to see them so full of energy.."
>"Thank you so much for looking after my sister Mr.. um.. Onan, was it?"
"Anon, actually."
>"Oh, I'm so sorry darling, Mr. Anon, thank you."
"That's ok, honest mistake."
>How did she fuck up Anon, it's only 4 letters.
>"Please, tell me, what can I do in return for what you've done?"
"Aww it was nothing, really."
>"Oh no no no no noo, I insist, please."
"Well.. I uh, I've heard a lot of good things about you, like you're an amazing seamstress, is that true?"
>"But of course daarling, I only use the best, most exquisite material for my dresses."
>You've about her dresses... but can she make male clothes?
"I was wondering.. if maybe you could help me with a problem I have."
"I've got these clothes, they're in a bag in my room, and they're pretty torn up, unusable now.."
"But they're very important, would it be possible if you could fix them or something?"
"If that's ok of course, I'd be willing to pay, or work it off if need be."
>"No."
"N-no?"
>"Yes, no, that's nonsense, I won't hear of you paying me for this darling, I'm not the element of Generosity for nothing."
>Element of generosity?
>Pretentious much?
>"Come, let's go collect your clothes."
 
 
 
 
>"Oh Sweetie Belle, would you be a dear and push Mr. Anon for me?"
>The little filly obliges excitedly.
>Of course she has trouble with it though, she's not tall enough to push you, and it's not like she can just tie a rope to the chair and pull it.
>After a few failed attempts there was an audible sigh from Rarity.
>"Ok Sweetie Belle, that's enough."
>"I guess, uh.. I guess, I could take over for now."
>"Now Anon dear, where is your room?"
>This pony is... what's the word... Uppity? Prissy? something like that..
>And yet at the same time she seems genuinely nice.
>Not a personality you'd expect anyone to have.
>Rarity uses her magic to push your chair easily across the floor as you point her in the right direction.
>You're starting to wonder just what it'd feel like to be touched by that magical aura.
>You arrive at your destination in record time to find Derpy in your room.
>She appears to be sad, but when she sees you she springs forward and wraps her hooves around you in a firm but gentle embrace.
>After a moment she lets go and then realizes there are other ponies in the room.
>Her face reddens with embarrassment.
>God she's adorable.
>You've been thinking that more and more as the time goes by.
>How weird that it's only been 3 days since you got here, and yet you've had quite the adventure already.
>Things are just starting up for you.
 
 
 
 
"Oh, right uh.."
"Rarity, this is Derpy, she's the one that found me and brought me to the hospital."
"I'm really glad that she did, who knows how long I would have laid there if she hadn't been walking down that way."
>"Well hello there Derpy, I'm absolutely charmed to meet you."
>"It's nice to meet you too Rarity, I like your mane."
>"What, this mess?"
>"Oh you're too kind darling."
>"Really I didn't do much to it, it's just mostly natural, thank you so much for the compliment dear."
>"I have to say you have quite the mane too, why it's absolutely luscious, what kind of shampoo do you use?"
>"I'd just absolu-"
>It went on like that for a good while, the two of them talking as if they'd known each other for years.
>Kind of sweet how they just clicked together like that.
>Then again, Derpy is such a lovable adorable pony that it'd be hard not to be able to talk to her like that.
>Of course this leaves you alone with your thoughts as you're left out of the conversation.
>After some time they finally remember that you were there.
>"Oh Anon, I'm sorry, I got so caught up talking with Rarity I forgot to really say hi."
>"Hi."
"That's ok Derpy, don't even worry about it."
>"Are you sure?.. I am sorry Anon."
>"How was your day?"
"Oh, it was quite nice, I uh, was a bit curious about magic, so I went around looking for a unicorn that looked like they were free so I could ask them about it."
"I found this one unicorn, Colgate, she's really into brushing teeth."
>"Oh I remember her, she's a dentist here in Ponyville, she's cleaned my teeth a few times before, she's nice."
"Yeah, she was pretty nice."
"She gave me a free toothbrush, and some toothpaste too haha."
>You continued to detail your day to Derpy who was all too happy to hear about what you did all day long.
>After the conversation with Derpy you turned your attention to Rarity who was patiently waiting.
"Oh, my clothes are over here, by the bed."
>You point out the wadded up bag and Rarity picks it up with her magic.
>She takes out each bit of cloth and holds every piece up and examines it.
>"Hmmm."
>She looks quite intense, especially for just looking at some old raggedy clothing.
>"This is... yes, yes... hmm.."
>She was just mumbling to herself, you couldn't tell what she was thinking though.
>"Darling this is fabulous, I believe I can work with it."
"F-fabulous? Really? But it's so torn up and dirty.."
>"Oh please, I am the fashion pony, I can see passed all the tears and.. oh Celestia that reeks.."
>I'll be taking these with me, you can come get them when you're out."
>Come get them when you're out...
>Wait a second...
"You can't bring them back? I don't have any other clothes to come see you when I get out of here.."
>"Oh Anon dear, you don't have to dress up for my sake, that's hardly a special occasion."
>What?
 
 
 
 
"What do you mean by that?"
>A bit of a confusing look appears on the two ponies.
>"Uh, just.. It's not that big a deal for you to bother dressing up darling, I mean I'm the go to pony for fashion but even I know you don't need to wear something for everything."
>Just then it dawned on you, these are ponies, and they don't normally wear clothes.
>You look and to your horror and embarrassment saw that the hospital gown you were wearing had ridden up just slightly too much.
>With your good hand you cover yourself as best you can.
>You've been exposed and yet none of the ponies even thought to mention it, even in front of such a young filly.
"A-are you telling me you don't think it's indecent?"
>"Indecent? Heavens no darling, why ever would you think that?"
"I uh.."
>You never thought you'd have to explain why being naked was indecent.
>It was always just generally accepted except in small groups that when you're out in public, you need to cover yourself.
"I mean.. well tell me this, what's the purpose of clothing for you?"
>They both stare at you like you're an idiot.
>"For special occasions of course, and for looking darn good."
>"Yeah Anon, are you feeling ok?"
"Special occasions and fashion.. are the only reasons to wear clothes?"
>"Anon, darling, what other reason could there possibly be?"
>Great, you get to explain to these talking ponies about modesty.
"Well, you see clothes..."