They already had him in the operation room for an hour before Twilight's group had teleported the rest of the way after getting the message. As the group was filled in they all looked with concern at the three mares two of which looked like they were barely keeping it together. They all went to sit by the mares without saying a word.

"T-they managed to adjust the treatment for the Hyrda toxin for him and got the bleeding under control," Applejack finally spoke up.

"That's a good sign," Though Twilight already knew that was probably the easy part.

"I know what you're thinking Twilight and if he does then he might not..." Luna drifted off trying to hold herself together.

"W-what are you guys talking about?" Pinkie asked though they knew by her tone that she really didn't want to know.

"He was stabbed with a Hydra's tooth that still had its gland perfectly intact, very few here in Equestria could do that. It probably came from Minotaurs, but the toxin that a Hydra's tooth has prevents wounds from clotting. Meaning if not treated right away then the pony or creature can, well you know." Twilight explained though folded her ears back as Luna sighed.

"T-then why..." Rainbow started before it dawned on her.

"Y-yes, if h-he needs blood h-he w-won't be able t-to g-get it b-because h-he's n-not a pony," Lyra said barely able to stutter out the sentence.

"Y-you said you found him in a room, h-how did he get there?" Twilight asked knowing she probably wouldn't get an answer from the two distraught mares.

"I-I can answer that if you come over here," Shining said making Twilight and a few of the others follow leaving Fluttershy and Pinkie to comfort the others. "My men have been reviewing the security footage."

"No offense darling but we already figured," Rarity said making Shining nod.

"Right, sorry but what they've found so far is that Brandon was making an attempt to escape around the time when the infiltration team was assembling, hence why they heard the alarms going off. He didn't make it too far before he took cover in a closet and not going into too much detail but who we now know as Land Shark lead him to that room." Shining explained.

"W-wait lead? As in Brandon willingly followed?" Twilight asked and Shining nodded.

"Not sure a hundred percent sure why but from what they've viewed so far Land Shark is... was highly dangerous," Shining said making the group give each other a slight look of confusion.

"S-so does that mean that he's..." Twilight started.

"Yes, he was found in the same room as Brandon. Land had taken him there for a fight, and at the end, Lemon stabbed Land in the side. It was Brandon who finished the stallion," Shining said making the group grow silent for a moment.

"I-if he hadn't he would be dead right?" Rarity was the one who asked.

"Yes, that much is obvious since by that time Land had already impaled Brandon in the shoulder," Shining answered.

"T-thank you for finding that out for us," Twilight said giving Shining a hug which he returned and gave a comforting squeeze.

"If any of you need anything let me know okay?" Shining asked breaking the hug. "I'll be right here if you need me."

"T-thanks, but right now let's just worry about them," Twilight said looking the two mares and her eyes widened a little. "H-has anypony tried to contact Derpy yet? A-and Grace..."

"My men have already sent a scroll to her and are on their way to pick her and Grace up," Shining said making Twilight feel a bit of relief and formed a heavy knot in her heart at the thought of seeing not only Derpy but Grace being torn up about all this.

The four of them went back into the waiting room after Shining left to help with the investigation. A nurse would come out every now and again to give them an update and it did give them some hope. They learned that the doctors had managed to stop the bleeding enough to be able to remove the spearhead.

"D-does he need blood?" Twilight was the one who asked.

"That is the weird part about it, despite the amount he lost now that we removed the spearhead it seems his blood levels are rising again." The nurse said.

"Well, h-he had always been a fast healer. Could he have some kind of self-healing magic?" Twilight asked.

"No, it's not magic from what we've been able to determine," Suddenly the doctor said making them all jump a bit. "Sorry, but we have finished with sealing the wound and I will be happy to answer what I can."

"If it's not magic then what is it?" Rarity asked.

"We have no idea at this point unless it's a magic we can't detect with our current methods. From what we can tell it's something inside his own body, some kind of cell that we haven't ever seen before. But now that the toxins have been removed and the wound sealed this cell kicked into work," The doctor answered.

"So it's like an emergency cell then? But why did it take so long to kick in?" Rainbow was the one who asked.

"The Hydra's toxin just doesn't affect and prevent wounds from sealing themselves it can affect the nervous system as well. You see the more in you the more the toxins spread and attack the nerves from the inside making the creature have spreading intense pain. Though it won't kill or destroy the nerves the point of it is to cause a type of paralysis, which mixed with the constant blood loss this cell couldn't do its duty or something along those lines." The doctor explained.

"I-If you d-don't mind doctor but h-how did you find this cell?" Luna managed to ask after being silent for so long.

"Yes, well after we removed the spearhead and made sure there were no more toxins left we started sealing the wound. One of my colleges was doing a magic scan to keep track of Brandon's blood levels which of course he noticed them rising. So after our normal routine scans to see if it was magic and even some more advanced magic detecting spells we found nothing.

We decided to take a sample of his blood after that and sent it to the lab to see if they couldn't find the reason. Sure enough, they did discover some cells though it was tough for them because these cells seem to be smaller than any other cell. So to wrap it up a bit he will pull through this, but I don't know whether or not these cells will touch the actual wound since their main focus will be on making more blood." The doctor explained and though they already knew that hearing the doctor say it gave them the relief they needed.

"W-when w-will we be able to see him?" To all their surprise it was Lyra who spoke up and asked.

"It'll still be a little bit because we have to keep him under observation until his levels are all stable. Now keep in mind that he may not respond, his body and mind have been through a lot in the past few days. So it may be a while before he wakes up," The doctor answered.

"Wait, what has he been through?" Applejack was the one who asked.

"To put it bluntly he was beaten several times by the bruising. From what we can tell they had a doctor almost completely heal his wounds. Keep in mind I said almost and not to mention with how I heard he was restrained I doubt he had much sleep. Not to mention what the restraints did to his wrist, ankles, and wings..." The doctor stopped and gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry, with how things are we'll let visitors into his room in about two hours."

With that, the doctor trotted off down to the surgery rooms returning to check to see how things were going. While there was a sense of relief about him being okay after this there was still worry in the air. They all had to wonder how all of what happened to him had affected him mentally.

Soon they wheeled his bed into an observation room which one of the nurses came by and told them they could look through the window until he was allowed visitors. As they all looked into the room he didn't look too bad, a little beat up and bandage wrapping around his shoulder. But otherwise, he looked like he was just sleeping comfortably.

"I-I know he's going to be fine," Lyra spoke up trying to put as much confidence in her voice as possible.

"I'm sure he will, and I know he'll be glad to know you girls are okay," Applejack said putting a comforting hoof on the unicorns back.

"Luna! Lyra!" Derpy yelled as she came down the hall with Dinky and Grace in tow and as they got to the group she looked into his room. "I-is he going to be okay?"

"Yes, he made it through surgery without much issue," Luna replied and as they looked they could tell Derpy was holding it together, but they knew that the grey mare was staying strong for the fillies who looked into the room with worry.

"Can we go in?" Grace asked not taking her eyes off of him.

"N-not yet, the doctor wants him to get some rest and watch him for a few hours okay?" Luna replied wrapping the little pegasus up in a hug.

"B-but what if he has nightmares?" Grace asked making Luna give a little smile.

"I won't let that happen, but are you guys hungry?" Luna asked though she knew it wouldn't do much, much to her and Derpy's surprise, it was Dinky who spoke up.

"I-I could go for something, want to come with Grace?" Dinky asked which seemed to do the trick as Grace's stomach growled.

"You know he'll be fine and we'll come to get you if they let us in sooner. Besides he wouldn't want you to go hungry," Derpy said making Grace finally tear away from the window.

"O-okay, but only if you Pinkie promise," Grace said making the grown mare give a little sigh as she did the motions which they saw Pinkie take a note of it, and afterward Pinkie took the two fillies to the cafeteria.

"You should go get something to eat as well," Twilight suggested though Derpy shook her head.

"I-I want to stay..." Derpy said and none of them argued.

After about thirty minutes Pinkie brought the girls back, and Dinky went over to her mom while Grace peeked through the window before joining them. The group made some small talk while they waited but mostly they stayed silent. Eventually, after two hours a nurse finally came out.

"His blood levels have returned to normal and the doctor said only a few at a time right now. While he's out of the woods he still needs rest," The nurse said before going down the hall.

"Why don't I take the girls in there to see him and then you two can go okay?" Luna suggested.

"S-sounds good to me," Lyra replied and Derpy nodded.

At that Luna guided the two fillies into the room and though Dinky stayed back a bit Grace automatically went up and gave him a little nuzzle. Luna went to the other side of the bed stroking his cheek before giving him a little kiss. Giving a little smile as he seemed to relax a bit after that.

"I am so grateful you pulled through, you had us all worried," Luna said before her gaze returned to the little pegasus who had fear of loss hidden in her eyes. "But I think it's time for us to let somepony else come in for a minute."

Grace and Dinky both nodded before heading to the door but Grace seemed hesitant to leave and Luna could still see that fear. Knowing that the filly knew of such loss in the first place broke her heart let alone one who almost lost one who was willing to foster her. But she also knew that he would be strong for them for something inside her feels something might have changed within him.

After they came out Derpy and Lyra went in and using her magic Lyra closed the curtains. Forty minutes later both mares came out and they could tell Lyra must have been the strong one of the two. But that came as no surprise since Lyra had the time to process all of what happened.

"Love you moma," Dinky said giving her mom a hug which the grey mare returned giving the filly a tight squeeze.

"You okay?" Luna asked Lyra who only shook her head in response though Lyra felt a tap to her side making her turn to see Grace.

"It's okay, he's just tired," Grace said and Lyra did her best to give the filly a smile.

"Yeah, just tired and you know he's going to be super happy when he sees you right?" Lyra managed to ask.

"He'll be more happy to see you though," Grace said her voice carried a sad tone to it.

"Non-sense, you are apart of us, and we're all his family now. Believe me, he loves all his family and will be happy to see all of us." Luna said wrapping the filly in a tight hug.

Luna could feel the Pegasus filly sink into her chest and give a heavy sob making Luna close her eyes to keep herself from breaking down again herself. Though she gently stroked the filly's head as she wept as the rest of the group took their time to visit. After some time Grace managed to calm down enough to speak.

"I-I don't want t-to l-lose another f-family..." Grace sobbed.

"We know, and we're not going anywhere," It was Lyra who had spoken up.

After some time Grace and Dinky fell asleep and some of the others said their goodbyes for now. It only left the three mares and fillies, along with Applejack and Twilight who insisted that Luna and Lyra get some rest themselves. Though that was before they noticed a new visitor.

"T-tia?" Luna asked looking at her older sister with some slight surprise.

"I'm so sorry it took me so long," Celestia said wrapping her sister in a comforting hug of her own.

Breaking their hug Celestia gave Luna a gentle smile and after some explaining, Celestia looked into his room giving a sigh. Celestia was glad he was going to pull through but the lack of sleep and the grief was evident in all their eyes. She suggested they try to get some sleep.

"Luna, can I speak to you?" Celestia asked as Derpy and Lyra laid down on a bench.

"Of course," Luna replied getting up and following her sister.

"You know his one year anniversary is in a week," Celestia said making Luna roll her eyes.

"Tia I don't know why you think that..." Luna started before Celestia cut her off.

"What are you going to get him?" Celestia asked making Luna give her a look.

"As much as I appreciate what you are trying to do..." Once again Celestia cut her off.

"You know you could always wear that waitress outfit..." This time Luna cut her off.

"Please just stop it! I-I just..." Luna started feeling herself start to shake a little.

"Lulu, he is going to be fine. Both physically and mentally because despite how vulnerable and sensitive he seems he is tougher than what most would think. He has already overcome a lot of trials since coming here and with some help, he'll get past this one as well," Celestia said putting a comforting hoof on Luna's shoulder making her meet her sister's gaze.

"T-thank you," Luna said wrapping the white alicorn in a tight hug.

"You are very welcome, but really what are you going to get him for his one year party?" Celestia asked making Luna break the hug giving a little grunt of frustration.

"We don't even know if he'll be released by then," Luna said this time Celestia rolled her eyes.

"This is Brandon we are talking about, at most he'll be here another day or two especially with what they found out," Celestia said. "But really, if anything you could wear that uniform..."

"Tia!" Luna groaned.

"Alright, just remind the others because I have a feeling he's gonna want to have that party to at least take his mind off of all this even for a little while," Celestia said. "I have to go back to Canterlot, so please try to get some sleep okay? And make sure you tell the other's to keep that party idea in mind. Because I'm sure you all need it as much as he does."

At that Celestia teleported out making Luna turn to the small group that remained at the hospital and seeing them sleeping gave her a little smile. Though she did fire up her magic as Grace seem to slip into another nightmare. After a few hours, Applejack woke up and told Luna to get some shut-eye.

Laying her head down on the pillow that a nurse had given her she really couldn't believe what has all really happened in a year of time. He had fallen out of the sky with barely any memories of his world let alone himself, was attacked by three stallions, then there was the strangle attempt which eventually lead them here. But there were good things, him making an attempt in fitting in, getting a herd of his own, and was now in the process of at least becoming a foster parent.

"We will be fine," Luna whispered as she slipped into her own dream world.

Author's Notes:

So many things you all don't know about his world, I mean he wasn't sent there by accident...
Hope you enjoyed and remember to smile, smile, smile!