“His heart rate is stable.” A female voice spoke.

What…

“Copy that.” A male one confirmed.

Where am I? Jason tried to move but he failed to do so. For a while he couldn't see anything, everything was dark. After a few minutes of listening to doctors speak, his vision became a bit clearer, blurry to be exact.

He could figure out the shapes even though the blur was making the situation a bit harder than usual. Is this real? Can this be real? His vision was almost clean as usual now. The doctor… was not a pony!

“Patient is gaining consciousness.” Male doctor spoke.

Jason slowly opened his eyes and scanned the area. It was an operating room, full of doctors, nurses and a few younger people who Jason assumed were students.

One of the doctors drew near him and spoke with a feminine tone, “Mr Wright, can you hear me?”

Jason opened his mouth to speak but words didn’t come out the first time.

“It’s okay, take your time Mr Wright.”

“Y—Yes. I can.” Was all Jason could say.

“Very well. Congratulations Mr Wright, the operation was a success. Until your cuts heal completely, you will remain in the hospital, as soon as you are completely healed, you’ll be discharged.”

“R—Right.” All he could say at the moment. He was extremely tired. It must be because of the operation he thought.

“You now shall be transferred to the dormitory.” The doctor gave a nod to others. “If you need anything, I’ll be your personal helper.”

“Thank you doctor and… May I know your name?”

Doctor smiled at him, “You can call me Dr Moon, Mr Wright.”

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As Jason was taken to his room, someone was already waiting for him there. Someone who Jason thought he’ll never see again.

“Hey, love.”

After hearing her voice, Jason did his best to pull himself back together. He forced himself to smile for her, “Hey Amy.”

“We were all so happy when they told us the operation was successful, pony-boy.” She smirked.

“Huh, we?”

Amy’s smile grew, “Yes dear, we.” She pointed at the door as his family joined the duo.

“M-Mom? Dad!” Jason exclaimed like a little child.

“Oh Jason, honey…” His mother cried as they hugged, “We’re glad you’re okay.”

His father took the turn as she gave Jason some space, “What did you think? Father’s son! C’mere sonny.”

Jason hugged him back happily, “I’m so glad to see you all again…” Tears were forming on his eyes but he held back.

Meanwhile Dr Moon was watching from the door sill, she waited until the family meeting was concluded. She then got inside, “Alright, that is enough for today. We know you all missed each other but Mr Wright has to rest to get his strength back. Better on feet than in bed, right?”

Amy gently kissed Jason on the forehead “I’ll be waiting for you, pony-boy.”

Everybody got out of the room as Jason laid in the bed. Dr Moon reached the door knob to close it, “If you need anything, just use the remote next to you Mr Wright.” Jason nodded as she closed the door.

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The white shine on Princess Luna’s eyes faded, as her pupils took their place. She rubbed her head and moved to the door to leave Jason sleeping. Applejack, Twilight, Spike and her sister were waiting for her outside the room.

Luna closed the door and turned to them calmly. Applejack was to speak first. “So princess, what happened? Is he alright? Is Jason fine?”

Luna stuttered “I don’t know how to say this… He is alive but he is not likely to wake up.”

Applejack was taken aback as Twilight and Spike but she couldn’t stop there, “Ho—How? What do ya mean he won’t wake up? That’s jest stupid! He’s gonna wake up! That’s what happened before!”

“Applejack, I’m afraid this is not the same as before." She took a glance at Jason from the window, before continuing. "You see, in Equestria, we examine our minds with two parts: Outer Mind and Inner Mind.” Luna explained, “The Outer Mind makes us move, talk, write, draw… It is the part that does the physical actions. And the Inner mind is responsible for thinking, imagining and dreaming.“

Night Princess continued, “After the damage Jason had, his already damaged Outer Mind completely broke down. Only left his Inner Mind working properly.”

Applejack’s ears dropped, her heart sank. She was lost in words. She couldn’t prevent it, she couldn’t keep her own promise. She just looked at Jason from the window.

“I’m sorry Applejack…”

She then turned back to Luna, “Is he at least… Okay in there?”

The night Princess nodded, “I put a dream spell on his inner mind. As long as he sleeps, the dream never ends.”

Tears rolled down her cheeks, “T—Thank you, princess…” And with that, she left the hospital with Spike by her side to comfort her.

Twilight then turned to Princess Celestia who was staring at the sleeping human in the room. “What will we do with him, Princess?”

With a sigh, Celestia looked at her sister and student, “We shall take him to the palace and set a room for him. He shall rest.”

The three ponies just stayed there and stared at Jason’s now peacefully smiling face…

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