//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 // Story: Wings // by The Infinity Doctor //------------------------------// It's been two days since we took that mare to the hospital, and two days since hearing absolutely nothing from the hospital. It's been driving me nuts, something could have happened to her! And they won't tell us anything, not even Fluttershy... Rumble's been making the joke that I've got a crush on her, worrying about her 24/7, to which I replied I had more than enough to bribe him with. Rumble and I trotted into the hospital, where I found Fluttershy and Twilight in the waiting room. "Hey Fluttershy" I said, curious as to why they'd be here. It kind of made sense if she was here to visit that mare, but Twilight? You got me, there. "Oh, hello Thunderlane" she replied, turning from the counter. "No offense, but what are you two doing here?" I asked. "I was just telling Twilight about the mare you found...and she wanted to meet her..." "Good luck with that" I said, rolling my eyes "she can't understand a word we say" "That's why I brought my books on translation spells" Twilight said "We can find out which language she speaks with these" "I don't think that'll do any good, I've never heard a language like hers" Twilight shrugged as a nurse trotted out. "She's been awake for a few minutes, you can see her now" she said. We all nodded, and followed the nurse down the hall, she stopped at one of the rooms, and we nodded in thanks before entering. Twilight went in first, followed by Fluttershy, then Rumble and myself. The mare was eyeing us with curiousity, shielding her body with the blanket from my house. Twilight cleared her throat, and stepped forward. The mare's eyes were drawn to her, staring at the purple unicorn as she prepared a scroll. "Hello" she said. The mare replied with an inquisitive look. "Alright...that didn't work..." Twilight said, flipping to a different scroll. Her horn lit up, and she said something in a foreign language, griffin, I think... 'This is going to be interesting...' I thought sitting in a chair near the door as Twilight tested the different languages. X X X X X X X 'Is she trying to speak French or something?' I thought, watching the little purple unicorn talk in some kind of...well...I don't know what it was, it was like trying to hear that shy pony in a busy subway tunnel. The mare switched tactics, pulling another scroll from the bags situated at her side. More garbled syllables. I sighed and put my head in my hands as the mare attempted communication. X X X X X X X "I...don't think you're getting through to her, Twilight" I said, watching the mare bury her head in her hands. "Just as well..." she sighed "I've gone through all of the translation spells, not one of them work..." Then the mare said something, pointing to Rumble. "What about him?" I asked, cocking an eyebrow. She patted her lap, then pointed to Rumble again. "You want him to sit with you?" She repeated the motions, and I looked to Rumble. "Well?" "Wh-what? Why me?" "I don't know" I replied honestly "her teeth are like ours, so we know she won't eat you" Rumble conceeded, and gulped as he walked to her. He hopped onto the bed, then sat next to her. He squealed in surprise as the mare picked him up by the stomach, and extended one of his wings with her other hand. "H-hey! Stop it!" he laughed "That t-tickles!" The mare set him down on the blanket covering her lap as her fingers ran through his mane, then felt his ears. "Wow...she's warm" Rumble commented as the mare did...whatever it was she was doing... "Hey, could you put him down?" I asked, sort-of disturbed by her behavior. Her eyes darted to mine, her cream-colored muzzle turning a shade of red. She picked up Rumble again, and set him on the floor. X X X X X X X 'Well, that was embarassing...' I groaned mentally, pinching the bridge of my...muzzle? Yeah, my muzzle. I still felt heat on my face as I looked to the larger stallion, shooting him an apologetic look. He returned with a curious face, then turned and said something to the unicorn. The unicorn sounded exasperated as she replied, her ears flipping backward as she secured the bags situated on her back. 'I really wish I could understand them...' I thought, looking down to the pegasus colt. He waved sheepishly, then turned to join the conversation with the others. I turned and looked idly out the window, waiting for them to finish. My eyes widened in surprise when I saw a pink pony with a poofy mane hopping excitedly outside, the wide grin adorning her face threatening to severe her head in two. I hesitantly waved back, wondering if the mare was an actual pony, or just a figment of my imagination twisted into something horrifying. 'Probably the latter...' The blob of pink disappeared from the window, and didn't return. I shrugged, and turned back to the four ponies in the room. The quiet one said something softly, then trotted out of the room. She reached for the door, and opened it (with her hoof, I might add), and a mint-green unicorn with a set of gold eyes burst almost immediately into the room. The yellow pegasus flew back, surprised, as the unicorn tried to gain entry to the room, a beige pony with a blue and pink mane and another dressed in a nurse's uniform tried their best to restrain her. The green one said something to the beige one urgently, and motioned toward me. 'What in the world?' I can't confirm this...but I have the feeling I should be very afraid right now...