A New World 2: Nightmares
Chapter 1: An Accident
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//December 20, 2011//
--Ponyville, Equestria---Sled Hill--
“You sure this is a good idea, Danny?” Rainbow Dash asks me.
“Come on, what’s the worst that could happen?” I chuckle at my line, honestly not giving a fuck.
“Well, you could explode, you could become a zombie, all sorts of things could go wrong!” The hyperactive pink mare next to me exclaims, “Like one time I thought that all of my friends loved hot sauce because hot sauce is great so I put some on their cupcakes but it turns out they really don’t like hot sauce that much-“ Jaycee puts a gloved hand over Pinkie’s mouth before she can say anything else.
“Dude this is gonna be totally fucking rad!” I grin as my sole human friend encourages me and we brofist before I turn my attention back to the saucer sled I am holding.
“So, could you remind me what you’re doing again?” Twilight interrupts my moment of awesome with a question and a quizzical glare, “What's that bottle you’re holding?”
“Some new super-slick kitchen grease. It’s supposed to create a surface over five hundred times slicker than any cooking oil.” I grin whilst explaining this, “I’m gonna spray this shit on my sled and FLY down that hill!” I gesture to the drop in front of me.
“Ain’t that dangerous?” Applejack asks me, “What if y’all get hurt?”
“Uhhh, no comment?” I shrug my shoulders and grin awkwardly, “I just wanna have some fun.” I grab the can of oil and spray it on the bottom of the saucer. Smiling, I put the saucer on the ground and mount it. Holding myself in place with my hands on either side on the sled, I begin a speech.
“Going for a new amateur recreational saucer sled land speed record: Danny Walters!!!” I announce at the top of my lungs, preparing to launch.
“Later dudes!” I say goodbye to my friends, then push off.
*BOOM!!!* I hear a loud bang as my sled breaks the sound barrier, effectively turning me into a fireball.
“OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-“I scream as I rocket down the hill and into the Whitetail Woods. OH FUCK!!! Swerving to avoid trees, I catch a few branches, tearing my coat. Dammit! Rarity made this thing for me not too long ago! Internally cursing myself out, I fail to notice the large piles of snow in front of me until it’s too late.
“You’ve gotta be fuckin-“ I am cut off before I can finish as I blast THROUGH the drifts and continue to rocket down the slope. Dammit! My vision is now impaired by the snow and I cannot see anything, minus the bright glare of the sun. I begin to swerve wildly, which is most likely a bad strategy. Suddenly, I crash into something, most likely a tree. Feeling many things break, I instantly curl up in pain as I continue to roll down the hill at a moderate pace. Eventually, I collide with another tree, ending my descent.
Looking up the hill, I can see a trail of blood following me down. Oh, wat da fuq? My head continues to beat like a jackhammer as the world fades from view, the darkness taking me in.
--Who the fuck knows where--
I begin to hear voices as I fade back into consciousness, accompanied by a shitload of pain. At first, the voices sound very blurry and hazy, but in time, I can recognize them.
“Ah can’t believe he did something so darn stupid.” I am able to identify Applejack first, “Ah hope he’ll be alright.”
“Oh, I hope so too, my parties just wouldn’t be the same without him.” I hear a flat haired Pinkie Pie say, “But the doctor did say that he has a seventy percent chance.”
“Yeah, look at the bright side girls; seventy’s not a bad number.” Twilight says, trying to cheer the rest of them up, “I just can’t believe that really happened.”
“I mean, he broke nearly every rib in his ribcage.” I hear an anxious-sounding Rarity say, “What are the odds of that, darlings.”
“It must’ve been so painful, I wish I could help him more.” Fluttershy says to her friends.
“Fluttershy, you’ve all that you can.” I hear Jaycee say to the fearful pegasus, “Come on dude, don’t die on me!” I hear a door open from the other end of the room.
“I think you should all leave now, give Danny a rest.” I hear a mare’s commanding voice say.
“I hope you get better soon.” I hear Twilight say as the ponies leave.
“Miss, I’m going to have to ask you to leave.” I hear the voice say again. Wait, didn’t all the ponies already leave?
“Just…Give me a little bit.” I hear a tomboyish voice come from the right of me and instantly recognize it to be Rainbow Dash. She sounds as if she’s sobbing.
“Oh, okay dear.” The nurse seems to back off a bit after realizing the situation Dash must be in, “Just, don’t disturb the patient, okay?”
I hear no response, so I assume that Dash simply nodded. The door closes and I hear Dash’s voice begin to speak.
“Danny? Please wake up *sniff* Please.” I hear a distraught Dashie say to me. That’s it, screw pain, I’m not letting her feel this way anymore. I twitch my fingers, deciding to start small. This invokes a gasp from Rainbow Dash, who I can sense is watching me intently. I open my eyes, brightness flooding in. My reflexes cause my eyes to squint, though I can still make out the blue mass standing over me. Dash watches in silence as my eyes adjust to the brightness of the room. Once I can clearly see my surrounding, I sort of wish I hadn’t.
Rainbow Dash looked at me with a spellbound face, but upon closer inspection, I notice the details; the tears that still flow from her eyelids, the pain evident in her bloodshot eyes, the pile of crumpled tissues to my left.
“D-Danny?” She utters in disbelief.
“Hey Dash.” I try to play is safe and simply smile at her. She responds with an angry glare that could make the U.S. Government DO SOMETHING!
“Hey Dash? Hey Dash!?!” She yells at me, clearly angry at what I said, “I was worried sick! I thought you would die! And what do you say to me when you finally wake up? HEY DASH!?!?! You jerk!” She hits me square in the ribs with her hoof, sending a blinding pain up my spine. I open my eyes wide in shock as the sensation pierces my very being. Inhaling sharply, I attempt to manage the pain, grimacing though the feeling.
“Omigosh did I just hurt you?” A worried Rainbow Dash responds, “I’m sorry Danny. I'm so sorry...”
“It’s…It’s fine Dashie. After all, I sorta deserved it.” I give her a halfhearted grin, “I should’ve thought that through a bit more, I’m really sorry for worrying you.”
“It’s okay, I shouldn’t have hit you like that.” She smiles gently, “But you really had us worried, you’ve been out for about four hours.”
“That means that it’s…” I scan the room, eyes locking on the mounted clock, “5:00, right?”
“Yeah, cheater!” She playfully grins at me, giggling a bit, “Anyways, I should probably tell the nurse that you’re awake.” She begins to walk out of the room, but I raise a hand.
“Wait, don’t let them make you leave.” I say to her, “Don’t leave me.”
“I won’t, promise!” She smiles cheerfully before exiting the room, leaving me alone to my thoughts.
“What the fuck did I do…” I sigh, relaxing onto the cot, “Fuck you Chevy Chase and your awesomely terrible ideas.”
“Come on, he’s awake!” I hear Dash’s voice say from behind the door. Damn, she really is fast! The door opens, revealing a worried looking Nurse Redheart.
“Hey, whats up?” I throw a goofy smile at her, “Didn’t think I’d be here again. Anyways, why don’t you just give me another one of those super-awesome pills?”
“Heh, yeah, about those.” She scratches the back of her head, “They kinda got outlawed by Princess Celestia for having a 30% chance of causing genetic mutations.”
“What the…Do I have any?” I ask the nurse, who responds with a chuckle.
“Hardly, victims of the side effects typically succumbed to them within about a day or two.” She frowns, “I just can’t believe we’ve been handing out such dangerous medication to normal ponies so regularly.”
“So, how am I gonna get treated?” I ask the nurse.
“The old fashioned way; we’ll put your broken bones in a cast and let them set.” She turns to open a closet door, revealing a large array of medical appliances, “Of course, we’ll give you a shot to speed up the healing process. You’ll probably be spending about ten days in the hospital, and then you should be good as new.” She smiles at me and I smile back. Ten days, that’s not too bad…
“So, when do we get to the setting and stuff?” I grimace, hating the prospect of surgery.
“Well, we should get started right now.” The nurse wheels over a cart filled to the brim with medical tools, “I’m guessing you’ll want to be asleep for this?”
“Yeah, but before we get started…” I turn to Rainbow Dash, “How about you go tell all of our friends that I’m alright. Oh, and let Pinkie know that I’d like the party delayed until I get better. The mare simply nods and exits the room, smiling the whole time.
“So, would you like to start now?” The nurse asks me.
“Yeah, I think I’m ready…” I respond nervously. This is gonna be my first major surgery, so it’s only reasonable that I’m nervous. Suddenly, I feel a sensation pulse through my body, making me feel very drowsy. Before long, my eyes refuse to open as I a lulled into a deep sleep.
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