The New Era for Equus

by Robert Emerald Fountain


Recovery and Recognition

When Ryder woke up again, he was lying on his back in what looked like a hospital bed and Chase and Everest were on two more beds on either side of him, with Chase on the left and Everest on the right. Heated blankets had been laid over all three of them, Ryder had a splint glove around his right hand, and Chase had his back rear paw held in traction. With his left hand, Ryder reached out and petted Chase on the head. They both smiled at each other weakly before going back to sleep from the anesthetics that they were receiving through their intravenous lines.

Liberty and Skye were next to each other in another room with their legs held in traction as well. Marshall and Rubble were on oxygen masks for a while due to their smoke inhalation, but they were later just waiting for their friends to recover. Tracker and Rocky were quick to recover from the tranquilizers, but they had severe headaches from crashing into the trees when they were in the rainforest. Zuma was on an intravenous drip to keep him hydrated and he was also recovering from inhaling gases from the lava. Rex had been taken into surgery.

In the operating room, Twilight and Flurry looked at x-rays to see if his hind legs could be restored, and they determined it was feasible if they were careful and extremely precise with their movements. After picking up the scalpel with her aura, Twilight took a deep breath and began the incision. After a few minutes, she got to Rex’s backbone and carefully opened it up to access the spinal cord. Once the spinal cord was exposed, Flurry used her magic to figure out which nerves needed to be treated so they would work again. Once the nerves were treated, she used an electrical probe to stimulate the nerves. To her amazement, Rex’s back legs were able to move.

“Let’s close him up.”, she whispered to Twilight.

After using their magic to instantly heal Rex, they wheeled him into a recovery room.

When Rex woke up, he felt something different. He was able to move his back legs. He had not been able to do so until now. When Ryder came to see him after he and Chase were healed, he was shocked as well. Once everyone was back to normal, Twilight and all of her crew members introduced themselves to the Paw Patrol.

“Thank you all for saving our lives.”, said Ryder.

“Rex, the restoration of your hind legs is our gift to you.”, said Flurry Heart.

Once everyone had gone back outside to Adventure Bay, Ryder got a call from Mayor Goodway. When he heard what she had to say, he turned to Twilight.

“Mayor Goodway expects your presence for a special ceremony.”, he said.

Twilight and her crew were led by Ryder to the Town Hall where Mayor Goodway presented them with medals for their lifesaving skills and for saving Ryder and the pups.