[FR] Monomania - Part 4

“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” - Spencer Johnson

>You are Anon
>It is morning, you can tell from the light streaming through the slats in the roof
>You awoke to the sound of yelling outside
>"Ah told yeh Twilight, he was telling the truth! Ah can tell, Ah am the element of honesty after all!"
>"And I told YOU, I examined his and Fluttershy's brain, and it didn't happen!"
>"Well Ah won't have 'im holed up in mah barn, being falsely accused. Ah think hes right, and its mah barn, so ahm lettin' 'im go! In fact, If y'all had told me he was in thar, he woulda been free hours ago!"
>"He's not going anywhere with you, I have direct orders from the princess to take him to Arkhoof Asylum anyway!"
>You hear Applejack snort in derision and stomp off
>You'd heard of Arkhoof Asylum before
>It was a building on hospital grounds, built specifically for housing Ponyville, Canterlot and Cloudsdale's criminally and mentally insane
>You knew Celestia was out to get you
>Bitch
>And now her right-hoof-mare was going to deliver you to the asylum's doorstep
>Bitch

>One of the double doors creak open, and Twilight steps in
>TS:"I sent the princess a copy of what I saw in your memories, and she agreed with me when I suggested you be sent for treatment at Arkhoof Asylum. If you do good there, and your treatment cures you, maybe one day you'll be allowed to reassimilate into society. More information will be given to you by your warden."
You really can't wait to see me be put away, can you?
>TS:"Anon, I take no joy from this. You're a danger to Fluttershy, and to the ponies of Equestria as a whole. Given proper treatment, I hope you can be allowed back out, and we can put this all behind us some day".
>You don't respond, and Twilight un-does your bindings
>TS:"You already to have an opporotunity to save face, Anon. Walk with me, willingly, to Arkhoof, and it'll look better then if I have to drag you there with magic, kicking and screaming"
ALright.....
>Twilight gave you an idea with that statement
>You were going to go to the loony bin
>And you were going to get 'Treatment'
>And then you were going to get your revenge on Fluttershy

>You take a short walk through town  with Twilight
>Ponies don't look at you two weirdly, they probably ( and hopefuly ) don't even know you're on your way to your new home, the nuthouse, to them you're just taking a walk with Twilight
>You arrive at Ponyville General Hospital, and take a left, going a little off the beaten trail towards the three story complex loomin near the edge of the woods
>The place has a four foot high, whitewashed wall surrounding it, which must be high for a pony.
>The building itself has windows every four feet, starting at the front doors, with bars covering them, even though they would be to small for you or a pony to squeeze through.
>Maybe it was an intimidation thing.
>You arrive at the gate, and Twilight sends a purple magic bolt over the wall
>A second later, the gates open, allowing you in
>Walking forward, Twilight doesn't come with you.
>TS:"They're expecting you Anon. Just walk in, and they'll get you situated."
Bye Twilight
>TS:"Goodbye Anonymous"
>The way she says those words had a final tone about them
>You look back slowly as the gates close on the outside world and the purple pony with a resounding clang

>You follow the tiled path to the front door of Arkhoof, and try the door
>Its locked, for obvious reasons
>You knock, and after a second, a light pink pony with a pink and blue mane lets you in
>"Oh, you must be Anonymous! Please, come in."
>Seems nice enough
Oh, okay, and you are?
"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Oxycotten-candy! I'm a nurse here, and when I'm off duty I volunteer as an aid sometimes. We knew you were coming froma letter we got earlier, and I took the liberty of cleaning up one of the nicer rooms for you in the east wing. Stay right here for a second"
>You wait as she goes over to the welcome desk, and comes back with a piece of paper
>"Here is a map of the place for 'ya. The east wing is where the non-criminally insane (thats you!) reside, and the west wing is where the criminals are. Ponies from the west wing can't go into the east wing, and vice versa. Over here is the cafeteria, a east wing privilege for the able-bodied/minded, and here is the courtyard, where ponies can go for some fresh air."
O...kay, but what am i supposed to do first? Twilight said something about a treatment? Who should I talk to about that?
>"Well, I'd suggest going down to the Warden's office, which is here. Warden Sharp will assign you a doctor, who will give you treatment and docuement your progress. He'll give you more day-to-day information too."
Wow, uh, thanks Oxycotten-candy
>"No problem. And just call me candy."

>You push the door marked'East Wing' open and take a look at your map
>The warden's office appears to be on the third floor, overlooking the courtyard.
>Taking the stairs to the left of you, you pass a grey and pony that's on his way down
>He mutters to a pebble hes carrying in his hoof the whole time and doesn't even look up as he manuevers the stairs
>"And everypony says season three is shit because of fan-pandering, but we know different, don't we Tom Jr.?"
>You try not to stare and carry on upstairs
>You're not sure how he did that without bumping into anything
>Reaching the second floor, you go up to the third and make a right
>You walk down the hall a little ways and find the office labeled Warden Sharp
>You knock, and a gruff voice calls "Come in"
>You walk in
>A slightly over-weight pony occupies a desk, and his mane is like no you've ever seen before.
>It circles his skull, like balding men's hair did back on Earth
>WS:"Oh, so you must be the new patient. Take a seat, lets get started."
>You sit
>WS:"Ok, so heres the plan. Each prisone-er, patient, is given a treatment assigned by their doctor. Once the doctor sees you have reformed as best you can to your abilities, he or she will give the corresponding department papers for your release. They will be the ultimate deciding factor on wether you'll be released. Any questions?"

I..don't thin so. Oh, one. Who's my doctor?
>WS:"Lets check the file here....it says you've been assigned to Doctor Quinn
>Really 4PP138100M? Enough with the Batman references.
{Fine, fine, I'll change it}
>WS:"Lets check the file here....it says you've been assigned to Doctor Octogonapus"
{Better?}
>I hate you 4PP138100M
>WS:"But, you can check in with him when you're ready. Take some time to settle in if you want"
Okay, thanks Mr. Sharp
>You get up to leave, and open the door
>WS:"Oh, and one more thing Anonymous"
Yes?
>WS:"Stay out of the west wing"
Will do
>They really don't want people in there
>You take a look at the map, and walk down the hall to the office labeled Doctor O.
>You knock again
>"One minute"
>A light brown, almost yellow colored pony answers, and lets you in
>Not what your were expecting
Then again, he wasn't going to be a guy with metal claw arms that shoots lazers
>Because that would be crazy, right?

>You shake your your hand with his hoof
>Dr.O:"Hi, I'm Doctor Octogonapus--RAWRAHHHHHHHH--Ahem hem hem."
>He coughs
>Dr.O:"Sorry, I have a little bit of a cold. Now, lets talk about what you want from your stay here."
What I want? I want everyp0ny to realise I'm not crazy. But we both no thats not going to happen, so I want to make myself look like a respectable, normal, sane monkey so I can get out of here and get on with my life.
>And get revenge
>Dr.O:"Well Anon, the first step to looking sane, is being sane. And to become sane, you have to admit that you have some problems. Now, I'm not one to prescribe meds and send you on your way. I beleive if you reform the mind, you reform the pony. So, starting tomorow, we'll begin vigorous mental exercises, and dive into your phyche to fix your mind."
>Great, you get stuck with Doctor Do-good
>Dr.O:"So for now, why don't you just try and get some rest for tomorow, and -
>His horn starts to glow
>Suddenly, a paper magically appears on his desk
>Dr.O:"Oh, it looks like you have a visitor already. Thats odd. Well, we're done here anyway, so wy don't you head down to reception to see who it is?"
>You leave his office with a goodbye, and head for the stairs

>Reaching the main lobby, you don't see Oxycotten-candy manning the front desk.
>In fact, the only p0ny there is your visitor
>Applejack
>She was always your favorite, and she had your back most times
>She would admit when she was wrong, and wouldn't side with anyone who was wrong
>Which makes it a good sign shes here
Applejack?
>She looks up
>AJ:"Hey sugarcube"
Hey...
>AJ:"Listen, ah know yer probably still tryin' to git settled in, but you gotta minute?"
Actually, yeah. In fact, I got the day off.
>AJ:"Are they treatin' you right her Anon? I've heard...things about what they do to criminals her.."
Well, I'm no criminal, and everyp0ny here has been pretty nice to me so far.
>Awkward silence
So...um...what brings you here?
>AJ:"Oh, right. I just wanted to tell yah, Ah know Twilight said you was lyin', and Ah know she said she found sum kinda skeleton in the closet that said you had yer issues. But Ahm here to tell ya' that Ah beleive you. Ah've known Fluttershy a while, and while I would never have beleived before yesterday that she did what she did.....lets just say Ah beleive you and leave it at that"
Wow...Aj, that means alot....I was starting to think I was alone
>You get down on a knee and hug her
Thank you

>You release her from your embrace, and another awkward silence insues
>After a while, she speaks up again
>AJ:"Well, Ah better git headed back before it gits too late. But try to take care of yerself Anon. I'll come visit you when ah can."
Okay, bye Applejack!
>You watch as she leaves through the main gate
>You decide to go up to your room and check that out, so you head to the stairs
>You pass the same grey pony from before, and hes still talking to the rock
>"Yes, I know the ending in the church didn't make sense Tom Jr., but it was symbolic. They had spent all that time on the island, and....."
>His voice fades off into the distance as he dissapears from sight
>You reach your room and pull it open
>It has a cot, a writing desk and a closet with some standard uniforms. It also has an empty box, which you place your shoes in.
>You decide to go to bed even though its only about 7 p.m., you've had a long day
>The cot creaks from the stress of your non-pony weight, and sags as you lie down
>Not the most comfortable thing in the world, but hopefully you wouldn't be spending many nights here
>Hopefully