A New World 2: Nightmares
Chapter 5: Waking Up
Previous Chapter Next ChapterWell, sorry this was late, I’ve been really busy with homework lately. I saw the last episode on livestream and it was EPIC! Anyways, on to the chapter!
(Character Switch: Danny)
--Somewhere Far, Far Away—
Me and Skrillex are pinned behind a wall, Rebecca Black’s singing forcing us to take cover. Oh god, not like this! Not like this! Suddenly, an idea pops into my head.
“Yo Skrillex! Use your bass cannon!” I shout at my new friend as we hear the wall begin to crack from the awful singing, “It’s her only weakness!”
“You’re right Danny!” I see him set the dial on the side of his cannon to ‘eargasmic’, “I’m going in! Wish me luck!”
“But your ears! They’ll be destroyed!” I shout at him as he pokes his head around the cover.
“I must!” He shouts before jumping from behind his cover, bass cannon loaded.
“YES OH MY GAWD!!!” I hear the bass cannon shoot a laser of pure awesome, knowing by now to cover my eyes when this happens. Skrillex doesn’t need to cover his eyes because his hipster glasses have vision filters.
After the music stops, I hear a panting Skrillex approach me.
“We did it! Now we can launch that surprise attack on the Bieber!” We high five as I call into home base.
“Did you destroy her?” My commander, Tiësto, asks me, “What about the calendar?”
“Done and done, never gonna bother the radio waves again.” I grin, boasting always did make me feel good, “Should we report back to base?”
“Yes, use your Nyan Cat mounts for emergency transport.” He instructs me.
“See you soon, sir.” I say, ready to hang up.
“Danny, wake up.” I hear the voice come from the other end of the radio, confusing me.
“What?” I inquire, not sure if I had heard him right.
“He’s coming to, get Rainbow.” The voice begins to get clearer, almost TOO clear.
“Hello, who is this?” I ask through the mic, becoming more and more confused.
Suddenly, everything fades to black. I mean everything. I feel as if I have been hit by a train, a thousand times over. God Dammit!
--Ponyville Hospital--8:00--
I manage to open my eyes, flickering them due to the light. Jesus Christ! My vision begins to clear as I see two shapes form in front of me. I recognize the cyan one on the right as Rainbow Dash and, after a little thinking; I remember that the one on the right is Nurse Redheart. I open my mouth, as most of the pain has faded away already. Pony meds still kick ass!
“Hey, wassup?” I grin, knowing quite well ‘wassup’.
“Danny!” Dashie jumps on me, landing on my chest, which feels…different. I feel that I am lying in a soft hospital bed, much nicer than the one I have at home.
“Hey Dash, nice to see ya.” I grin at my favorite mare as she lies down on my chest, “So, what’s up?”
“Well, the operation was a success!” The nurse beams happily, “But we encountered something very odd; your ribcage seemed to be growing the wrong way!”
“Yeah, I know.” I reply, slightly annoy that she’s bringing up this, “So, why does this matter?”
“Well, I don’t know how humans really work, but I just had a feeling that…that your ribs weren’t supposed to be like that.” I cross my arms, listening to what she has to say, “So I had our local expert on bone surgery come in and take a look. He used a few simple spells and fixed the problem.”
“You…You f-f-fixed t-the p-problem?” I reply shakily, amazed at what I have just heard, “Y-You mean…I-Idon’t have an indent?”
“No, we used advanced unicorn magic to gently bend the bone until it was back to normal.” She grins at me, “I hope you like it.”
“Like it?” My poker-faced look begins to turn into a grin, “If I could walk,” I look down at the casts covering both of my legs, “I would hug you sooo much right now. You have no idea how long I’ve wanted that to happen! Thank you so much!”
“Oh, you’re welcome!” She grins uneasily, “Anyways, we’ve also decided that our earlier estimate of how long you’d have to spend in the hospital was a bit too long. We think that you leaving three days will be just fine.”
“Three days? For this many bones?” I raise my eyebrows in disbelief, “You sure?”
“You underestimate the power of equine medication and magic?” She raises her eyebrows at me.
“Heh, guess you’re right.” I scratch the back of my head, now feeling a tad stupid.
“Oh! I almost forgot!” The snow white pony’s eyes light up in rememberence, “Ditzy and Jaycee dropped off a few things for you.” Hmm, Jaycee probably gave me my laptop and some DJ shit, but what could Ditzy have gotten me?
The question rings in my head as I begin to settle down and pet Dashie’s mane. As soon as the nurse sets down the crate containing my ‘gifts’, I begin to dig in.
The first thing I pull out is my laptop, which I have never been happier to see. I then pull out my Omegas, my MIDI controller, and my launchpad. Over the past month, I have really grown as a producer. I even got to go to the Wonderbolts show (With Dash, of course) and it was totally AWESOME!
--Flashback—At The Wonderbolts Performance—
“I AM DJ TEXIC! AND WE WILL HAVE A BUCKING AWESOME TIME!!!!” I yell at the top of my lungs through the microphone mounted over my head. I hear an extremely loud chorus of cheers echo around the cloudy coliseum, “MUUUUUTTTTHHHAABBUUUCCCKKKAAA!!!”
I then hear the amazing drop to Nari & Milani’s Kendo blast through the subs surrounding me. My god, why didn’t I listen to this song sooner!?! The epic synth just leaves me in another dimension. I look at my playlist;
Yeah, this is gonna be fucking awesome…
--Present Time—
And it was awesome! I remember the energy the crowd had. Even the Wonderbolts were totally psyched, even if they didn’t hold a candle to my Dashie. Now back in the present, I look back in the box and see something odd; a package. Suddenly, my memory kicks in. OMG this is that new pair of headphones I ordered; the Omega Titan Pros!
I rapidly regin to tear open the packaging, unveiling the sleek box art for my new headphones. I swear, these are so similar to Beats, except they are actually worth the money! I mentally snicker at the overrated brand of headphones from my home planet and how overpriced they were.
“Are those new headphones?” Dash asks, now lying next to me, “They look pretty cool, but don’t you already have headphones?”
“Yeah, but those weren’t as great as these.” I explain to Dash as I take out my headphones and connect the 1/8 inch jack to my computer, leaving the ¼ inch connecter in the box, “These have better quality, awesome features, oh, and they came with a sticker!” Totally…Fucking…Worth it…
“Well, I guess that’s pretty awesome, but how much did they cost?” She asks, “Like 200? 300 maybe?”
“Nope, they were eight hundred bits brand new.” Dash looks at me with a shock reaction, “Listen, I need them for my production. I need the best I can get to produce and fine tune my sounds.”
“I guess, but eight hundred!?!” Dash stares at the headphones with a bit of respect now, “That’s pretty crazy.”
“Hey, check this out.” I grab my old Omegas and hand them to Dashie, “The new ones have a feature called daisy chaining.”
“What’s that?” She asks, grabbing the old headphones in her hoof as I wrap my Titans around my neck. I log onto my account, opening youtube based on instinct.
“Daisy chaining means that I can plug those headphones into these headphones and what’s coming though these will also come through those, pretty cool huh?”
“Yeah, that is pretty neat, so what do ya wanna do?” She asks me, “It’s gonna get pretty boring here, I bet.”
“You underestimate my power.” I state simply, opening the first episode of Naruto, “This show is about a ninja kid and it’s pretty kickass, I think you’d like it.”
“Okay, can I use the headphones?” She looks at my old Omegas.
“Yeah, in fact, you can have ‘em.” I grin at her as her face explodes in joy, “I really don’t need two pairs of killer cans, now do I?”
“Thanks, omigosh!” Dash squees as she looks over her new pair of ‘phones, “Can ya plug ‘em into your other ones so I can hear the computer?”
“Sure Dashie!” I smile as I plug in the headphones, ready to watch some Naruto. She places the headphones on her head and smiles, staring at the screen.
“Now I’m gonna put on a feature called ‘noise cancelling’. It blocks a lot of outside noise, so don’t be alarmed.” I press the button on the outside of her headphones and watch her shocked reaction. I do the same to my cans and in no time at all, we’re watching some good old Naruto.
--3 hours later—11:30—
Dash really seems to be enjoying the series, as am I. It’s sorta nice to revisit an old favorite. Eventually, I begin to feel drowsy, perhaps due to the medication, but I feel drowsy nonetheless. I turn to Dash, who seems to be absorbed in the current episode. I smile at her concentrated stare, chuckling a tad as I take my headphones off.
Reaching over, I flick off the noise cancelling button on her headphones. She jumps a bit, most likely surprised at the new noises coming through her ears. Once her eyes set on me, however, she begins to grin sheepishly.
“So, whaddya think?” I grin as I ask the question, already knowing the answer.
“Awesome!” She grins, “Naruto is so cool! I wish books were more like that.”
“Actually, the show is about a series of graphic novels.” I explain to her as I close the laptop, “Like a comic book but bigger and with more story. I love the graphic novel too, I could print out an issue for you if you want once I get home.”
“Really, that’d be awesome!” She grins a mile-wide smile before hugging me tight, “You do so much to make me happy.”
“I love seeing you smile, what can I say?” I grin awkwardly, “You make me happy too, we’re both there for each other.”
“Yeah, I am the element of loyalty, after all.” The cyan mare boasts, “I’d never leave ya hangin’!”
“I know, and nor will I.” I grin as the mare snuggles up against me, smiling the whole time, “I love you too much to see you in pain.”
“I love you too.” She smiles and kisses me on the cheek.
“See ya tomorrow.” I turn off the light on the nightstand next to my bed, “Night Dashie.”
“’Night Danny.” She snuggles tightly into my form, beginning to doze off. I close my eyes and hug her tight, already beginning to fade away. I hope I have another cool dream…
Yeah, the next chapter will be pretty dark, to say the least. Anyways, if you have an OC, please PM me or let me know in the comments! Remember, comments are better than likes; they tell me that you’re enjoying the fic enough to sit down and write a little about it. Even if it’s only five words, I still appreciate it! Random Quote: ‘BLAST BEAT GO!’ – Nari and Milani’s Atom
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