While the nurse was leaving, Skye's injury got worse in feeling. "Ow, god dammit!" he screamed, as he tried to reach for the blinds to shut them, he slipped and fell of the bed.

"Please, god, don't make this any worse" he said. He scrambled on the floor, and accidentally pulled of the duvet, revealing a book under the bed. He picked it up and slid it over to himself. "Daring Do and the Lapis Gauntlet" he read from the cover, the book looked really old, but he assumed this was to make it seem authentic.

He looked up at the bed and used the rail to pull himself back up, "Huh" he groaned. As he got back into the bed, he put the duvet back over his body and opened the book.

"Chapter one; legends, Daring Do was swinging from a rope in the jungle, trying to cut it above her as to fall down into the gauge, where the hidden gem; "The Ruby of Tep" was hidden" Skye read aloud. Suddenly a voice interrupted him; it was the tomboy pony with the rainbow mane,

"Don't read it aloud, because I haven't got that far yet" she said. Skye flinched and fall of the bed again, the other side this time though.

"Please, don't hit me again" he said. Rainbow Dash walked around the bed and looked at him,

"Here, let me help you" she said, lending a hoof.

Skye took her hoof and raised himself up to the bed again, "Thank you" he said. Rainbow shook her head,

"No, thank you. If it wasn't for you, that psycho would have killed Twilight" she said. As she said this, few of the others arrived, consisting of Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack. They surrounded him and Fluttershy was the first to speak, or rather sympathetically cry for Skye,

"Oh, you poor dear, are you alright?" she asked. Skye looked at his clothing and lifted it slightly to look at the stitches.

"Well, it stings like…" he said, he didn't want to swear, "Really bad" he finished. Rainbow lifted into the air a little bit using her wings and crossed her hooves,

"I have to say as the element of loyalty that goes beyond my limits" she sniggered. Fluttershy looked at Rainbow Dash and Skye thought she was going to swipe her across the face or something, but that didn't seem like a thing she would do.

"Fluttershy, what's an element?" he asked. Fluttershy turned back around and smiled,

"Well, the elements of harmony are us, the mane six, Rainbow Dash is loyalty, Pinkie is laughter, Twilight is magic, Rarity is Generosity, Applejack is honesty and I-" she almost finished, but Skye interrupted her,

"You are kindness?" he asked. She put her two front hooves on the rail of the bed and stared at Skye,

"How did you know?" she asked. Skye looked at the roof,

"Well, it is part of harmony, isn't it? Peace and kindness, that's what my mum always said, but she was… not there, after… never mind, anyway, the important thing is that I never had any kindness or respect growing up" he said, now looking away from the ponies.

Fluttershy smiled, "At least you're with us now, right?" she asked. Skye faced her,

"Yeah, I suppose" he mumbled. He looked at Applejack, "How are you, AJ?" he asked. Applejack coughed,

"Well, I'm fine myself, but when Twilight told me what happened to you, I was scared to be honest" she said. Then he looked at Pinkie,

"To say you're Laughter, you seem to be down in the dumps" he said. Applejack nudged Skye,

"Psst, Pinkie is having a hard time at the moment. One of her sisters passed away last month" she whispered. Pinkie looked at Applejack,

"You don't have to whisper you know. I CAN hear you" she said.

Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash, "I think it would be best if we left" she said. Rainbow Dash nodded and they left. Soon after, Pinkie left too. Fluttershy was sat, or rather laying in a chair beside Skye, in a very cute way.

"Fluttershy?" he said. She looked at him, "Where's Twilight, is she okay?" he asked. Fluttershy patted his shoulder,

"Good heavens, yes, she's just in shock. And in case you're wondering, Rarity is really busy at her boutique" she said, with her cute timid voice.

Suddenly, a noise came from the curtain, which was now ruffling. "Fluttershy, help" came the voice of a young one.

Fluttershy went over and moved the curtains to the side. Then, in came a small purple dragon? He, or at least looked like a he, Skye hoped it was a boy; there were too many girls here. Anyway, he had spikes on his head and back and tail and a green stomach, and a cute face.

"Why do most things in this land look so cute?" he asked aloud, when he meant to say it in his head. The dragon leapt onto the end of the bed,

"I'm not cute I'm handsome. Anyway, I came to thank you for saving Twilight, she's kinds like my sister, or mom" he said, nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.

"You know, I don't even know your name" he said. Skye blinked,

"My name is Skye, Skye Dubson, nice to meet you… err?" he asked. The dragon put his claw out, which Skye took and shook,

"I'm spike, the only dragon in Ponyville" he said. Skye smiled,

"Ponyville is that what this town is called?" he asked. Fluttershy nodded. Spike looked at a clock on the wall where Fluttershy had opened the curtain,

"Well, I gotta go see how Twilights doing, catch you later" he said, and then he jumped off the bed and ran away, waving.

"Fluttershy, what's the name of a grey pony with blonde hair?" he asked. Fluttershy thought,

"Marzipan?" she asked. Skye giggled,

"Nice name, but no, she said she was a mail pony. I can't remember her tattoo" he said. Fluttershy giggled too,

"Tattoo? You mean a cutie mark, like this?" she said pointing a hoof at three butterflies on her flank. Skye patted Fluttershy on the shoulder,

"Hey, Fluttershy?" he asked, she looked at him still pointing at her cutie mark, "Fluttershy rhymes with Butterfly" he said, Fluttershy laughed,

"I don't think I've ever noticed that" she said.

Skye looked into Fluttershy's eyes, as did she into his. Fluttershy leaned forward and closed her eyes. 'Is… Is she going in for a kiss?" Skye thought quickly. He forced his head forward and their lips met. They stayed in this position for a couple of seconds, and then Skye pulled away. Fluttershy seemed sad,

"Oh no, I'm sorry" she said, and then she flew off before Skye could say anything. Skye thought of a song that reminded him of Fluttershy and said one line,

"I don't know why you're being shy" and laid his head back down on his pillow.