Chapter 40: Support

Point of View: Fluttershy

The five girls were running/flying towards the nearby Ponyville Hospital to see if Zephyr is alright. They who badly he got hit, and they were hoping, for Twilight’s sake, that he can make a full recovery. A few of them had scratches on their bodies, after the fight with the diamond dogs. Applejack was hit the most, with a lot of cuts and bruises along her side.

Fluttershy hadn’t fared so well either. When the diamond dog tried (and failed, *yay*) to drag her into the hole, he was also putting his claws into her in his panic, and a fair amount of blood trickled out to the wound. Also, a lot of her right hindleg, and flank were grazed, from when she was dragged across the ground.

All of the others seems fine though, baring only a few light scuffs. (With an execption to Zephyr of course) They could see the hospital in the distance...

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“What do you mean that we can’t see Zeph!” Aggravatingly yells Rainbow.

“For the last time Miss Dash, our patient is still being operated on. It wouldn’t be wise to just burst into the operating room while he is still being worked on.” Responds the doctor.

“Yeah, but... but-”

“Stop it Dash, there is nothin’ we can do about it.” Interrupts Applejack.

“...” The brash pegasus has no response.

“The best thing that we can do, is ta make sure that Twi is okay. Ah’m sure that she isn’t taking this whole thing too well.”

Rainbow concedes defeat. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

The orange coated doctor then starts directing them to a room deeper in the hospital, “Your other friend is in the room at the end of the hall, but she is a bit distraught at the moment.

“Alright, thanks.” Says the farm mare, “Let’s go everypony.”

The group of five all walk down the long corridor, to where Twilight is. Applejack moves closer to Fluttershy, and starts to whisper into her ear.

“Dontcha think that he looks ah bit like Caramel?”

Fluttershy looks behind at the unicorn doctor. He has an orange coat, and a medium length brown mane/tail, just like Caramel. His build is also pretty simular. The only differences that Fluttershy can see, is that the doctor is a unicorn rather than an earth pony, and his cutie mark is a heart monitor, compared to Caramel’s three horseshoe mark.

“Yeah, just a little bit.”

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The five reach the door to the room, and quietly open it. They all immediately spot Twilight, and are saddened by what they see. She is crying heavily, on one of the couches near the centre of the room. She didn’t hear any of the mares enter the room.

Fluttershy begins to nervously speak, “Um.. uh... Are-are you okay Twilight?”

The bawling unicorn looks up at the timid pegasus with bloodshot eyes. Tears were streaming down her face. “I’m alright *sniff* Fluttershy, I-I just don’t want to lose Zephy. H-He has been s-so good to me, and-and I should of protected him, a-a-and...” She starts to break down, “...this w-was all m-m-my fault, because I *sniff* brought h-him with m-me and-and-”

“Twilight, it not ya fault, ya couldn’t of known.”

“Bu-but now he’s here and th-they are operating o-on him, and I don’t want him to d-die.” she blubbers out before going back into the fetal position that she was in before.

“Ah’m sure that he will get back on his feet, before ya know it Twi.” Supports Applejack.

“Y-you really think that?”

“Ah’m positive.”

Twilight looks up at her group of friends, with a small smile, happy with all of the support her friends have given her. They all give her a group hug, to soothe Twilight...

It is working.

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Point of View: Dusk

Dusk had walked back to Fluttershy’s knowing that she would still be in the Hospital with her friends. He is still blaming himself for what happened to Zephyr in the fight, and he wouldn’t be able to look his friend in the eyes if he was in the Hospital. He knew that he would need to visit Zeph eventually, but not right now. It just didn’t feel right.

Dusk grabs a blank pieces of paper, and a quill/inkwell. He writes a quick note on the paper, before he puts the writing equipment away and leaves the house.

Dear Fluttershy,

I won’t be home until much later tonight. I need to think.

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