A/N Just a quick word, this story will contain some religious elements, so if you don't like that kind of stuff, don't read it.
Twilight yawned as she waited outside the hospital, waiting for Pinkie and Rainbow. For some reason, they had called her to the hospital, saying they needed her "big braininess." Pinkie had been the one who had said that, but Rainbow had explained why. They had found something unconscious and bleeding on the edge of town, but had no idea what it was. Twilight was pretty sure that it was nothing serious, new species were discovered everyday, this was probably no different then when they discovered that new insect a few weeks ago. Looking around, Twilight watched as a ray of sunlight formed a small spectrum of rainbows on a window. She was about to take a magazine when the door to the hospital swung open. Standing there were her friends, apparently relieved to see her. Twilight stood and turned to them.
"So, what is this mysterious creature?" She asked as a nurse came out with a troubled look on her face. Rainbow held her hoof over Pinkie's mouth just as she was about to shout what was happening, and rolled her eyes when she tried to talk anyway.
"Just follow us." Rainbow said. She released her hoof from Pinkie's snout and walked toward the door to the operating room. The halls were lined with tiles on the ground, as well as flowered wallpaper on the walls. It was somewhat calming, and Twilight wondered what it was like for nurses and doctors who worked here everyday. Did the tiles and wallpaper help ease their minds when things seemed hopeless? She could only wonder.
"Everypony is talking about it, it's the first time we've seen anything like this!" Pinkie said with a smile on her face. Twilight shook her head and looked over to Rainbow.
"How come you didn't take it to the vet?" She asked as a doctor passed them with a syringe full of blood. Twilight drew back and crinkled her nose, but managed to proceed. Rainbow looked over to her friend as she opened a door leading downwards.
"We heard it talking, it was saying "help me" as we approached it. So we figured it was intelligent." She said as the girls reached a set of stairs. A map next to it showed the layout of the hospital, with several floors being layered, depicting each detail of the building. Twilight asked where they were headed, and they said they were going to the third floor.
"Why did we put it there?" She asked as she began walking the stairs. Unlike the rest of the hospital, the stairways had a brown coloring for it's wallpaper, as well as rough looking stairs that had paint chipped from the steps.
"It's the newest room, and the only floor that has rooms with one way glass. So we get to look at him, but he doesn't get to see us!" Pinkie shouted with glee as she hopped one entire flight of stairs, not even slowing down to wait for Rainbow and Twilight. When they reached the floor, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Applejack were all waiting by a room, where they were inspecting contents of a bag with straps on it on top of a table. ON the table was a very large book, a small square looking thing, a bottle, and a flashlight. Twilight walked up to the table and asked what the book and square object was.
"You tell me! Every time I touch it the little screen here lights up, gives the time, than vanishes again!" Applejack said as she rotated the strange device in her hooves. She asked to see it, and inspected it carefully. It had a case with a strange black object on it, and had several small buttons on it. She hook her head.
"I've never seen anything like this, I don't know what to tell you." She says as she sets the device back down on the table. Rainbow took her turn of evaluating it while Rarity handed her the book. It was red, and had golden spirals around it, and was called a Niv bibeeleh. Twilight raised an eyebrow. Of all the books she had ever seen, this one definitely had the strangest name. Flipping open a few pages, it was littered with words, as well as several areas that looked like they were lessons. Twilight read a few lines, and found out about a pony named Abraham. She smiled and closed the book, placing it back on the table. Whatever this thing was, it was definitely smart.
"So where is it?" She asked. Fluttershy trembled and pointed a hoof at a window nearby. Must have been one of the one way glass kinds. Next to the window were several doctors and nurses, each was writing something down, or checking a clipboard. Twilight walked over to the window, raising her head to see the creature. Laying there was a strange being, which had skin rather than fur. The skin was Caucasian, and the being had no shirt. This allowed her to see the multiple bandages that had been placed around it's arms and a small part of the torso. It had six small bumps on it's stomach, much like a minotaur. The similarities stopped there, however, as the being had a strangely shaped head, and no horns protruding out of it's head. The ears were remarkably small, and it's nose was small as well. The small amount of hair it did have was on top of it's head, and was brown. Twilight leaned in close, trying to get a closer view of the creature. She had never seen anything like it, and was fascinated. That's when she heard it groan. It shifted from it's sleep, turning uncomfortably against it's bandages. It's eyes gently fluttered open, and observed it's surroundings.
"Hello?" It asked in a deep voice. It turned it's head sideways again, and Twilight could see it's eyes, almost a sapphire like color. Despite being in a new scenario, it appeared to be really calm. It looked at it's wrist, and smiled as he rubbed the bandages that surrounded it. It gave a short chuckle, and Twilight saw it's teeth. They were very similar to a pony's, but a little smaller due to the size of it's mouth. It looked toward the ceiling, seeming to take in the room.
"Thank you for helping me. May I meet you?" It asks politely. Twilight smiles as the creature observes it's surroundings, and a nurse looks over to her. Twilight had decided it was he, just because of it's tone and it's facial build. She looked over to the nurse, and asked for permission to greet him.
"Not in pony yet, but you can speak to him. We want to make sure he's safe first." The nurse said as she scribbled something onto a clipboard. The creature looks around some more, and sits up, groaning as he puts pressure on his arms. He sighs with relief when he gets up to the position, and places his hands in his lap. He suddenly frowns, and looks down to his legs.
"Did you leave my pants on?" He asks. Twilight chuckles and looks over to the nurse. She nods.
"Hello in there!" She says. The creature jumps slightly and looks around, trying to find whatever it was that had spoken.
"Oh... Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She says apologetically. The creature looks over to the window, and smiles as he shakes his head.
"One way glass? Interesting." He says calmly as he places a hand on his leg and rubs it.
"My name's Joseph Carson, who might you be?" He asks with what seems like care in his voice. This surprised Twilight somewhat, and she jerked her head back. The creature was being really nice, something she hadn't expected. She had thought it would be panicking and trying to escape, but instead it was calm.
"Um... I'm Twilight Sparkle." She says back to the creature. He nods, asking if she was a Native American. Twilight had never heard of those, and said no.
"Oh, sorry. Guess I just assumed with your name. Sorry." He said as looked to a desk. He turned back to the glass. Twilight said it was alright, and asked what he was. Joseph gave a puzzled look, and slowly looked to the side, then back to the window.
"A human... Aren't you?" He asked as he opened a hand in a questioning fashion. Twilight hesitated for a moment, pondering whether to reveal what she was to him. He seemed nice enough, but she wasn't sure how he would respond. She tapped her hoof nervously against the wall underneath the glass, nervously glancing downward.
"Well... No... I'm a Unicorn..." She said slowly. Joseph shrugged and laid his head back against the pillow.
"That's kind of far fetched, but it wouldn't surprise me. I've seen dragons and lion, scorpion like things." He said as he checked his wrist again. Twilight's eyes darted open, and she looked over to the nurse. By now, the others had all come to see him, and Fluttershy seemed to be sympathetic for him.
"Can we go in and see if he's okay?" She said with sadness and concern in her voice. The nurse looked over to doctor, who seemed unsure.
"Who's that? Is that one of your friends?" Joseph asked as he sat back up. Fluttershy smiled, laying her hooves against the glass.
"Hi." She said quietly. Joseph smiled and looked at the glass. He greeted her, and told her his name, asking for hers in return. Fluttershy whimpered as her ears dropped, and she trembled lightly. Twilight placed a hoof on her shoulder and nodded. Fluttershy gulped and looked back to him.
"Um... I'm... I'm Fluttershy..." She said nervously. Joseph nodded and said that it was nice to meet her. The doctor tapped Twilight on the shoulder and said she was safe to go in. Twilight nodded and looked to the others. Rarity was still observing the book that he had brought, and Applejack had placed the device back on the table. Rainbow was observing the creature, still trying to find out if he was hiding wings. Twilight chuckled and looked back to him, who now looked like he was trying to find something.
"Excuse me, Joseph? A couple of my friends are going to come in and meet you face to face. Is that alright?" She asked. He shrugged.
"It's your hospital, I don't see why you couldn't." He says as he calmly lays his head on the pillow again. Twilight walks toward the door, placing her hoof on the handle. With a firm push, she enters the room.