Tia had not made it half way back to the library before she started to feel sick. She wanted to vomit, but struggled to keep it down.

The feeling was horrible, like nothing she’d ever felt before, Tia made it only another metre forward before she dropped to her knees and vomited violently in the street.

She collapsed on her side, beginning to shake and continuing to vomit not only on the street, but over herself. It was if her entire stomach disagreed with her and intended to purge every last bit.

Tia didn’t understand what was happening, and began to cry.

It was at this time a kangaroo commando on patrol, Dillingham to be precise. Took notice of the fallen filly, and rushed over to her.

“Oi! You all right kid?” he asked.

Tia’s only answer would be another round of vomiting. She needed a doctor.

Dillingham picked her up, not minding that he was getting covered in her vomit and hopped over to one of the parked Mark VIII cruiser tanks.

“Oi! This one needs to get to hospital! Get the lead out!” he called to the tank’s crew.

Everyone piled inside, and the Mark VIII cruiser tank A Gryphon Dead is Worth Two in the Bush. Drove off at flank speed towards the Royal Hospital in Canterlot, Dillingham held on to the filly for dear life as the Mark VIII rocketed through the river that ran through Ponyville and back over the other side.

This didn’t go unnoticed, at such speeds, the tank was very loud. Rainbow Dash had taken to the air to search for Tia, and spotted the fast moving tank rocketing towards Whitetail Wood. She dived down upon them, noticing that Dillingham had Tia in his arms.

“What’s going on?” she asked.

“Found her lying in the street covered in her own sick. Getting her to hospital, why? She yours?” Dillingham asked.

“Not exactly...!” Rainbow Dash yelled over the noise of the Mark VIII’s engine. “Just get her there safe! We’ll meet you there!”

“Aye!” Dillingham said.

Rainbow Dash peeled off back towards Ponyville. A Gryphon Dead is Worth Two in the Bush continued to rocket up the mountain.

Crunch!

The tank halted abruptly, causing Dillingham to nearly lose his hold on Tia.

“What the hell happened?”

The tank commanded poked his head out, climbing out of the tank. “We blew out the suspension! We’re going nowhere.”

Dillingham scowled. “You want something done right? Do it yourself.”

Dillingham gripped Tia tightly, hopping off and bursting forward at full speed. A kangaroo at full hop was just as fast if not faster than a Mark VIII. It reinforced that if kangaroos were good at anything, it was fast attacks.

In under a minute, Dillingham tore through into the city proper, hopping madly towards the Royal Hospital, he burst through the door and breakneck speed, sending them flying off their hinges.

“This girl needs a doctor!” he called out.

Tia vomited again.

...

Twilight, Vinyl, and Rainbow Dash were galloping up the mountain towards Canterlot. They’d caught a ride on another Mark VIII that had gone up to assist the broken down A Gryphon Dead is Worth Two in the Bush. They’d be hoofing it the rest of the way.

Twilight was worried, Rainbow Dash had said that Tia was sick, but with what she didn’t know.

Soon enough The trio made their way into the Royal Hospital, through the open doorway that was no longer covered thanks to Dillingham.

Dillingham was waiting for them at the receptionist counter. Waving over towards them. He led them back to where the doctors had taken her.

“She’s fine. I got her here in time. The Doctors are emptying the contents of her stomach.” Dillingham said. “That’ll tell us what made her sick. I’m surprised that kid had anything left to empty!”

Off in the distance, there was a Pegasus doctor chatting with a nurse over the status with another patient.

“Apple Bloom is doing much better today...” the nurse said. “I think we can finally take her off the sedatives, the magical healing seems to be doing its job.”

“Excellent,” the Pegasus doctor said. “What about that unicorn filly that was just brought in?”

“Stomach is empty, sent the contents off to be analysed,” the Nurse said. “We’ll know by morning.”

Twilight perked her head up. They had to be talking about Tia!

She trotted over towards the doctor and nurse. “Excuse me did I hear you talking about a unicorn filly...”

Twilight stopped as she got a better look at the Pegasus doctor. She let out a scream in surprise. It was Nightsinger.

Dillingham drew his submachine gun instinctively. Vinyl and Rainbow Dash ran over towards her friend.

“What do you think you’re doing!?” Rainbow spat at him.

“Begging your pardon miss,” Nightsinger said. “I’m just trying to do my job, and that’s taking care of a very sick unicorn filly.”

“Don’t play games with us Nightsinger!” Twilight cried angrily at him.

“Games? Miss I have no idea what you are talking about.”

“Drop the act Nightsinger! We know who you are and you know who we are.” Vinyl called at him.

“Miss, please. I’ve never seen any of you before in my life, and you!” Nightsinger said, pointing a hoof at Dillingham. “Put that away before you hurt somepony! This is a hospital, not a shooting gallery!”

Dillingham obeyed, putting the Austin submachine gun away.

Twilight and her friends however looked at Nightsinger in confusion, but then they thought about it. Celestia had been turned into a filly and lost all her memories, could the same have happened to the Siblings Nightmare? But why was he still a full grown pony!

“Miss, if you and your friends don’t calm down, I’m going to have to call security,” Nightsinger said.

They looked at each other in surprise. Maybe he really didn’t know who they were.

“I’m sorry... doctor, I think I mistook you for somepony else,” Twilight said.

Nightsinger didn’t buy it for a minute, but he went on as if he didn’t care either way. “Yes, the unicorn filly, name unknown. Brought in by a kangaroo, and vomiting up her entire stomach. We pumped out the contents and sent them to be analysed. They should be back tomorrow morning; we’ll be keeping her here until then.”

“Okay... thank you doctor, can we see her?” Twilight Sparkle asked.

“Are you members of her family?” Nightsinger asked.

“Umm... no, not exactly,” Twilight said.

“Then I’m afraid the answer is no. Family only... considering we don’t have records of who she even is... I’m not letting anypony see her until after we get the results from the stomach pump back,” Nightsinger said. “You can wait over there.”

Twilight frowned, but gave in. She wasn’t going to argue with an immortal, all powerful being of chaos, despite the fact that he likely didn’t know that he was that at all.

Instead, Twilight, Rainbow, and Vinyl sat down on a bench, and waited for Nightsinger to go away.

“I can’t believe this!” Rainbow Dash cried out in frustration. “Him of all ponies!”

Twilight nodded in agreement.

“Do we think he was telling the truth?” Vinyl asked.

“The siblings aren’t exactly known for being honest, Vinyl. We’ll trust that he was telling the truth... for now, but we’ll be keeping a very close eye on him,” Twilight said. “He mentioned Apple Bloom, which means that Big Macintosh is going to be around here somewhere. I’m going to go find him and talk to him about it.”

“He doesn’t know about the Siblings, neither does anypony else outside of us!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed. “Are we going to tell him?”

“Yes. He’s got a right to know if Nightsinger is looking after Apple Bloom,” Twilight said simply. “You two wait here. I’m going to go find him.”