Hey everypony. Here is ch. 7 for you. Hope you all enjoy it. I also want to thank all my readers for sticking with me while i write this story. You guys rock.
Chapter 7
Deep inside my mind
"Congratulations Matt," A voice said as it gave off an evil laugh. I looked around to see where the voice was coming from, but all I could see was darkness. "Show Yourself." I yelled into the darkness only to hear the sound of another evil laugh. "Now where would the fun in that be" the voice called out. "Fine, if you won't show yourself, at least tell me what you want." I said still looking into the darkness for the source of the voice. "In due time my dear boy, but first let me introduce myself. I am Discord, the bringer of disharmony and chaos. And I must say that I am rather impressed with your situation." The voice said as he gave out another evil laugh. "Alright" I said before sitting on the ground. "What makes my situation so... impressive to you." I said waiting to hear the voice again. The voice laughed and then responded, "The fact that since you were nine years old, your life has been filled with nothing but pain and chaos." "How do you know anything about that?" I said stuttering in shock. The voice just laughed again. "Don't you know where we are Matt? Doesn't this place seem familiar to you at all?" The voice called out. I stood up and began to look around again. The only thing I could see was the darkness all around me.
The voice laughed once more. "Why Matt, don't you recognize your own mind when you see it." The voice said as I was looking around in shock. "I know everything about you Matt." The voice said before continuing. "I know what your life has been like ever since that night you had your family forcefully taken away from you. "I dropped to my knees and began to cry. "Stop" I yelled out, but the voice continued anyway. "I have seen how people have treated you. They abandoned you when you needed them most. They took advantage of you and abused you like you were nothing more than some tool." "Stop it." I yelled, as the voice laughed. "Don't try to deny it Matt. I know how you feel and I know how much pain and chaos that humans are able to create. So I am going to offer you a proposition Matt." The voice said getting my attention. "In the near future we are going to meet face to face. I know you and I know what you are capable of. Join me and I promise I will give you everything you could ever imagine. Power, wealth, respect, and you will never have to feel pain or sorrow again." The voice said as I stood up and started to think about what he just said.
"Of course I don't expect you to make your decision right now, but be sure to at least consider my proposal." I looked down at the ground and gave a slow nod. "Excellent." The voice called out. "Now before I leave this wonderful place, I want to ask you for a little favor. Lets not tell anyone about our meeting here. It would be a shame for your friends to get the wrong impression of you." The voice said and then disappeared. I sat down on the ground thinking about what I just heard. I began to feel really tired and slowly laid down in the dark and closed my eyes. I could hear a faint evil laugh in the distance as I fell asleep.
Ponyville Hospital
I began to open my eyes when a white light suddenly blinded me. I quickly closed my eyes and slowly opened them again. After a few minutes my eyes finally adjusted to the light and I began to look around the room. I was in what appeared to be a hospital but I couldn't be sure. I tried to sit up and quickly grunted as a surge of pain filtered through my entire body. I sat there in the bed, trying to remember what had happened when I suddenly remembered Rainbow. I looked around the room, ignoring the pain I was in, scanning the other hospital beds for Rainbow. I didn't see her and quickly looked around the room with more awareness. Then I saw her. She was peacefully sleeping on a couch located in the corner of the room. I let out a sigh of relief as I fell back onto my bed. I quickly grunted in pain again, forgetting about how much that would hurt. After a few minutes the pain subsided and I began to relax again.
An hour had passed and I was slowly falling asleep until the door opened and in came Twilight followed by what appeared to be a nurse pony that had a red cross as her cutie mark. "Hey there sleepy head." The nurse said as she walked over to my bed. I looked at her and gave her a weak smile. "I'm happy that you are finally awake. You have been asleep for almost three days." She said as walked towards me with a glass of what appeared to be medicine. "Wait, I have been asleep for three days?" I asked with an astonished look on my face. The nurse nodded her head and handed me the cup of medicine and told me to drink it. I drank the entire thing in one gulp and almost choked during the process. "What the heck is in that drink? It tastes disgusting." I said trying to wipe the taste off of my tongue. The nurse gave a little giggle and smiled. "I don't think you really want to know what was in that drink." She said as she left the room. I looked over at Twilight who was standing next to my bed.
"Hey Twi," I said as I fully sat up with my back against the headboard of the bed. Tears were forming in her eyes as she just looked at me. "How could you?" she said. I looked at her with a confused look on my face. "How could I what Twi." I said looking at her. A few more tears fell from her eyes before she managed to say something. "How could you scare me like that? I thought I lost you." She said as she gave me a hug. "Ouch, let go please. That hurts." I said as she quickly let go of me. "I'm sorry Twi, but I didn't know what else to do. I saw Rainbow was slipping, so I did the only thing I could think of. Please don't be mad at me." Twilight looked at me and gave me a big smile wiping away any tears she had. "Matt, I could never be mad at you for saving Rainbow. I was just really worried about you." She said as she gave me a kiss on the forehead. I flinched a little from the pain and Twilight giggled and pulled a book out from her bag. She began flipping through the pages and stopped on one of the pages.
"Alright, this may feel a little funny and it may hurt a little, but this should fix you right up." She said as she began to concentrate. I could see her horn begin to glow and I was slowly encircled in her spell. I heard crackling noises and I could feel my bones and skin begin to repair itself. A minute had passed before Twilight was done with the spell. I sat there looking over my body. To my amazement I felt great and I couldn't see any bruises or cuts on me. "Wow Twi, what did you do?" I asked getting out of bed and stretching. "I used a spell that would mend bones back together and get rid of cuts and bruises." "Wow I can't thank you enough Twi." I said as I wrapped my arms around her and gave her a big hug. I let go of her and was about to say something before I was tackled by Rainbow.
"Matt" she yelled as she started to hug me. "I'm so happy that you are awake. I was afraid I might never see you again." She said not letting go of me. "Ha, you think a few little rocks are going to stop me." I said while looking at Rainbow. She looked at me gave me a playful jab with her hoof. "Yea, well don't do that again. You scared the heck out of Twilight and me." She said helping me up onto my feet. I got up and looked around the room. I looked around and saw my clothes neatly folded in one of the chairs. I walked over to my pile of clothes and walked into the bathroom where I changed out of my white patient robe and into my regular clothes.
As soon as I came out I saw Rainbow and Twilight talking about something and stop and looked at me. "Hey, what were you guys talking about?" I asked with a curious expression. They both walked over to me and Twilight began to talk. "Well since you have been in bed for the last three days and haven't eaten, I just figured you might want to go with us to get something to eat." I looked at her and gave her a nod. "I would love to go and eat with you guys, but first I need to sign out and everything." I said as I was walking towards the door. "Don't worry Matt, you are all set." The nurse pony said as she came in with a clipboard in her mouth. "All you have to do is sign your name and you are free to leave." So I grabbed the quill that was on the clipboard and quickly signed my. "Ok, Matt. You are now free to leave. Just make sure you don't have anymore accidents." She said as she let out a giggle. "Thanks nurse, but hopefully you wont have to see me for a while." I said as I let out a little laugh myself. I walked back over towards Rainbow and Twilight who looked up at me. "Alright ladies lead the way." I said as we headed out the door towards Sugar Cube Corner.
After a few minutes of walking we finally arrived at the bakery. As we walked in we were greeted by Pinkie Pie herself. "Hey guys!" Pinkie Pie said as she bounced around us. "Hey Pinkie." We all said in unison. "What brings you guys here?" she said while still bouncing around us. "Well were just in the neighborhood and decided we would get something to eat." I said. "Well why didn't you say so silly filly." Pinkie said as she ran into the kitchen and came out with a plate full of cupcakes. "Wow, that was fast," I thought to myself as Pinkie walked over to us with the tray of cupcakes. We all took one, except for me. I took three because I haven't eaten anything for three days. We sat down at one of there tables and began to eat our cupcakes. Pinkie was asking us all kinds of questions about what happened to me and whatnot. I answered her as best I could between bites. After around thirty minutes of talking and another full plate of cupcakes, we got up from the table and told Pinkie goodbye.
"Well that was fun." I said as we exited Sugar Cube Corner. I looked up at the sky and noticed how late it was getting. "Hey Twi?" I asked as she turned around towards me. "Do you mind if we go to your place so I can have a quick shower and relax." I asked as we were now stopped. I looked over at Rainbow Dash and walked up to her and gave her a hug. We hugged for about a minute before we let go. "Don't forget that we still have to finish that race." I said with a grin on my face. She let out a laugh and began to walk away. "Yea, yea Matt. We all know who was going to win anyway." She said and then flew off towards her home. I walked back over to Twilight and we continued our way towards the library.
The walk back to the library was pretty quick and soon we had arrived at her front door. As we stepped inside her house I went straight towards the sofa and quickly flopped on top of it taking up the entire space. Twilight walked over to me and looked at me. "Come on Matt, make some room for me." She said while looking at me. I looked at her and quickly responded with a "Make Me". That was a mistake because as soon as I said that, Twilight had lifted me off the couch with her magic and turned me around into a sitting position. She then sat down on the couch and put me down right next to her. I looked at her and she made a big grin. "That's not fair, you cheated." I said while laughing a little. She looked at me and began to laugh as well. "You never said I couldn't use magic." She retorted with a grin on her face. I looked at her and got up from the couch. "I'm going to take a shower ok." I said motioning towards the stairs. As I walked up the stairs I stopped on the landing and looked down at Twilight who was already reading another one of her books. I smiled and proceeded into the bathroom.
I took a long hot bath. I was relaxing for about an hour before I got out of the bath and dried myself off. I got changed and went downstairs. As I got to the bottom of the stairs, I looked up at the clock and noticed that it was already 9:20pm. "Hey Twi, I'm going to go for a walk." I said as I was walking towards the door. "Wait" she said as she got up from the couch and walked over towards me. I looked at her for moment before her horn started glowing and a pair of scissors floated next to me. "Hey Twi. What are you doing?" I asked with confusion on my face. The next thing I knew, the scissors had cut off a tiny piece of my hair and then floated back towards her. "Hey what did you do that for?" I asked rubbing the top of my head where the scissors had cut off a tiny piece of my hair. She looked at me and smiled. "This is for my tracking spell." She said. I looked at her for a few seconds before I started to laugh. "What's so funny?" she said as she tilted her head to the side. "Nothing Twi, nothing." I said between laughs. "It's just that you really do act like my mother. Always wanting to know where I am and what I'm doing." I said while I slowly stopped laughing. She looked at me for a few seconds and began to laugh as well. "Don't worry Matt, this is only in case of an emergency and we can't find you." She said placing my hair in a tiny little bag and sealing it. I turned around and began walking towards the door. "Don't worry mom, I won't be gone for more than a few hours." I said with sarcasm in my voice. Twilight gave out another laugh and walked back over to the couch and started reading again. I opened the door and walked out.
"I wonder where I should go?" I asked myself as I was wondering around aimlessly. "Maybe I should go see if Luna is on the hill again." I said as I quickly walked towards the hill. I came upon the hill and noticed Luna lying in the grass, gazing up at the stars. I slowly crept up behind her so she wouldn't hear or see me. I was only a foot away from her before I quickly stopped and readied myself. "BOO!" I yelled. Luna jumped about ten feet into the air and let out a little scream before she quickly turned around to see me rolling on the ground laughing. "Matt." Luna yelled at me and started getting closer. I looked up at her still laughing. Her face was as red as a tomato. I slowly stopped laughing and looked at Luna, who had an angry look on her face. "Hey Luna, did you miss me." I said as I got to me feet. She still had an angry look on her face before she slowly started to smile. "Don't do that to me again." She said with a smile on her face. "I'm sorry Luna, I couldn't help myself." I said rubbing the back of neck. She looked at me and laid down in the grass. I walked up next to her and did the same thing.
"So how have you been Luna?" I asked as I looked at her. She looked at me and smiled. "I have been very well. And how have you been Matt? I haven't seen you in a few days." She said looking at me. I gave her a big smile and began to explain my entire story about how Rainbow Dash and me were racing and that she slipped and fell off the cliff and that I rescued her but ended up in the hospital for three days. After I finished telling her the story she looked down at the ground and back at me. "You must really like Rainbow Dash if you were willing to risk your life to save her." Luna said now looking at the ground. I looked at her and responded. "Yes I do like Rainbow Dash a lot. I sort of think of her as my sister." I said and saw Luna perk her ears up. "Oh, so you and Rainbow, aren't you know..." "Dating?" I said as I finished her question. She nodded her head. "No Luna we are not dating. We are just really good friends and I think of her and Twilight as part of my family." I looked up at Luna before asking her a question. "Why are you concerned if I was dating Rainbow or not?" I said raising an eyebrow. Luna blushed and I could see that her face was turning red.
"Well." I said waiting for an answer. Luna looked away and then looked back towards the ground before muttering something I couldn't quite hear. "I'm sorry Luna I didn't really hear that. Could you please say it a little louder?" I said while looking at Luna. Luna still didn't look up from the ground but repeated what she had said. This time it was loud enough for me to hear her. "So you like me?" I asked looking at Luna who was now looking away from me. She slowly nodded her head and asked another question. "Do you like me?" she asked not looking at me. I knew the answer but I didn't respond. She turned around and looked at me with teary eyes.
"Matt I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked that question. It's just that..." she was cut off from speaking as I began to kiss her on the lips for a minute. I pulled away and looked at her. "Does that answer you question?" I said while I laughed a little bit. Luna just sat there trying to process what just happened. She then looked at me and leaned in for another kiss. I leaned in towards her and we began to kiss each other for a few minutes, stopping occasionally to take a breath. After a few minutes we both stopped and held each other in a loving embrace. We sat on the hill for about an hour or so. I got up and dusted myself off. Luna was now standing next to me and gave me a little kiss on the lips. We quickly stopped and gave each other a hug. I looked at her and began to talk.
"So did you enjoy tonight." I said looking into Luna's eyes. She nodded her head. "Good, because I enjoyed being here with you." I said and gave Luna one last hug. "I need to get going now. If I'm not back in like twenty minutes Twilight is going to have a fit." I said while taking a few steps away from her. "Hey Matt." Luna asked as I turned back to look at her. "Yes Luna." I said looking back. She walked up to me and gave me one last kiss. I looked at her and smiled. "So I guess I will see you here around 9:00pm tomorrow night." I asked. She nodded her head and blushed a little. "Good then, it's a date." I said making Luna blush even more.
I started walking back towards the library thinking about what just happened. I stopped in front of the library door and opened it. I walked over towards the couch and I saw that Twilight had fallen asleep reading a book. I looked at her and gave a big smile before I went upstairs and grabbed a pillow and spare blanket. I gently lifted up her head and placed the pillow underneath it. I then opened the blanket up all the way and gently laid it on top of her. I gave her a kiss on the forehead before I turned off the downstairs lights and proceeded upstairs. I got into bed and laid there for about an hour thinking about what had happened today. I looked at the clock on the nightstand and it read 1:30am. "Time to get to sleep." I thought to myself as I quickly dozed off thinking about the only thing I had in my mind, Luna.
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