Guardian Chap 27

by ~Sunjian54

The Equestrian Guardian

Chap 27

David opened his eyes to see all of his friends clustered around him. "You're awake!" Twilight said as she wrapped her arms around his head, being careful not to touch his hands. He slowly tried to sit up but as he tried to steady himself pain shot through his hands and he collapsed back on the bed.

It was then that he noticed his hands were wrapped in a thick layer of gauze and linen. "You're hands are severely burned darling. Nurse Redheart said you're lucky you didn't lose them." Rarity said gently stroking his bandaged hands. "You're luckier than you think." A white nurse pony said as she approached. "You're hands are covered in 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Even if they heal… you may not be able to use your hands ever again." She said sadly. "Please…Nurse Redheart…" David wheezed. "I need my hands." Nurse Redheart began pacing back and forth through the ward as Rainbow and Fluttershy propped David up against his bed's headboard.

"Well there is a plant that can heal your hands, but it grows in the Everfree Forest and is very hard to find." She said sighing. AJ's eyes suddenly flew open. "Zecora! I reckon she might have the plant we need." She said happily. "Of course! That's brilliant AJ!" Twilight said quickly grabbing her bag. "Who's Zecora?" David asked confused. "She's an evil enchantress, who does evil dances! And if you look deep in her eyes she will put you trances!!" Pinkie sang as she jumped around. "Oh… Wait… No she's not! Silly Willy Pinkie!" She said suddenly stopping the song. "Zecora is a zebra who specializes in herbs and potions." Twilight said rolling her eyes. "I reckon she'll know what to do." AJ said as they all dashed out the door leaving Spike and David alone in the ward room.

"Hey Spike could you do me a favor?" David suddenly asked. "Sure bro, what's up?" Spike said running up to David's bedside. "Can you get some paper and a quill? I want to send an apology to Princess Celestia. I owe it to her after all the stuff I said." David whispered. "Sure thing bro! I'll go get some paper and be back in a while." He said as he took off at full speed. As the quiet of the ward began to take effect, David drifted off to sleep. "David… Can you hear me David?" A familiar voice called out as he slept. "Yes Luna I can hear you but how is that possible?"

"I'm talking to you through your mind. So even if you're sleeping I can still talk to you telepathically." Her voice said kindly. "Luna I have to ask…" David summoned the courage and forced the question out of his mind. "Does Celestia… hate me for the way I acted?" "HATE YOU!?" She said shocked. "On the contrary she's really concerned about how she treated you and she hopes YOU will forgive HER when you see her again." She said shocked. With that answer a huge load was taken off of David's mind. "We'll I'm about to send her a letter with an apology from me. I hope that will at least patch things up slightly." He said his heart brimming with hope. "I'm sure it will David."

Her voice said as he slowly opened his eyes to see Spike sitting next to him with a scowl on his face. "You know I run all the way to the Library to get this stuff only to come back and see that you're asleep. You could have at least stayed awake until I got back." He said with a huff as he brought the quill to the paper ready to write. David calmly cleared his throat and spoke his heart.

"Dear Princess Celestia, First I want to say I'm sorry about the way I treated you in the throne room the day I left the castle. I realize now that Twilight and her friends are in danger from Nightmare Moon's attacks. It is for that reason that when my hands have healed and with your permission I will return to Canterlot Castle so no harm will become of Twilight and the others and I can finish my training. Please forgive me, David Arman."

Spike finished the letter rolled it up and with a puff of green flame it disappeared from sight. As the smoke faded from the ward the doors burst open and Twilight and the others came running in.

"We got it! Zecora told us how to use it too." Twilight said as she walked up to David's bedside. "Nurse Redheart I reckon we got to take those there bandages off for this to work." AJ said pointing at David's hands.  Nurse Redheart approached and slowly began to unravel the bandages from David's hands. "You may not want to look." She said looking right at David with a serious expression. He agreed and shut his eyes as the unwrapping continued. He knew it had ended however when he heard Rarity gasp and fall to the ground. "She fainted didn't she?" He asked still keeping his eyes shut. "Yep" Rainbow replied with a sigh. "WOW! Your hands look like burned cake… Or burned muffins." Pinkie said happily. "PINKIE! He don't want to know that!" AJ snapped. "Now for this to work we have to soak your hands in a mix of these plant leaves and rose water." Twilight said as she stood up and began walking over to a nearby table. David had opened his eyes by now but still would not look at his hands.

"I… I got the rose petals." Fluttershy said in the distance as she walked in with a small basket of roses. Nurse Redheart and Fluttershy moved in sync with one another as they quickly peeled the petals from the roses and added them into a cold bowl of water. The bowl was then brought over to Twilight who added the plant leaves to the rose water as gently as she could. "Now… this may burn a bit but it will heal your hands." She said as she placed the bowl of water on David's bed. "Could you all help me? I don't want to look at my hands." He said quietly. One after the other each pony put their hooves on his arms and guided his hands to the water bowl. The initial shock from the liquid did burn a bit, but it slowly faded and was replaced by a cool relaxing feeling that began to spread throughout his hands. Minutes passed as David kept his hands in the water waiting for them to heal. "You can take them out now David." Twilight suddenly said as they helped him pull his hands from the water. He then slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was all of them around him smiling, but he then noticed his hands; they were completely healed.

He breathed a sigh of relief as the others danced for joy around him until a burp from Spike produced a letter which David grabbed himself and read to the others.

"Dear David, It is I who should be apologizing to you for what happened a few days ago and I wish to apologize for it. I have also decided that it would be safer if you brought Twilight and all of her friends to the castle while you trained. You will be able to see them and they will be much safer here. Signed Princess Celestia."

David could not believe his luck as he and the others danced for joy at the good news. (Man) David thought as he danced with AJ. (Something is finally going my way for once.) Next Chapter: Chapter 28 Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 34 Minutes