//------------------------------// // Doctor, Doctor // Story: The Pony That Fell From The Sky // by Zurvan //------------------------------// Chapter 2: Doctor, Doctor Doctor Hermetic Staff, a white unicorn with a caduceus cutie mark, was making his rounds at Ponyville General when a butter cream pegasus bursts into the main entrance. "I need a doctor!" Fluttershy yells, an odd occurrence for the quiet pegasus. "What seems to be the matter ma'am?" Dr Staff asks. "I have a colt that requires medical attention." "Let me see your colt," Dr Staff says and looks at him. "Ma'am what happened to him?" "Sweetie Belle here,” Fluttershy motions to the filly. “Says she saw a griffon drop him, he fell into the Everfree Forest so I carefully brought him here." The doctor uses his magic to pick up the colt and immediately notices blood on Fluttershy’s wings. “Are you hurt?” “No.” Fluttershy answers. The doctor gently places the pony on a gurney on his left side. “He is though, look at those gashes.” Fluttershy looks over and sees 3 long gashes on the colt’s right shoulder and barrel. “Oh, the poor thing, is he going to be okay?” “I honestly don’t know, those gashes are pretty deep, he may lose the leg.” “Is there anything I can do to help?” “I could use another unicorn who’s good with magic to help me, if you happen to know one.” “I do, I’m friends with Twilight Sparkle.” “Princess Twilight?” Fluttershy nods, “I’m sure she’ll help. I’ll go get her.” “I’ll wait here.” Sweetie says “I want to wait and see if he’s going to be okay.” Fluttershy nods and heads off toward the newly built Ponyville Library. Doctor Staff takes the colt to the back. Nurse Redheart walks up to her. “You say you saw a griffon drop that colt?” “Yes, ma’am. I did my best to slow down his descent, but he still hit the ground pretty hard.” “He was still breathing, so you probably saved his life.” “R..really?” “A fall like that could’ve easily killed him.” “I’m glad I could help him then.” ================== Fluttershy arrives at Ponyville Library and looks at the new construction. It still felt odd that Golden Oaks Library was gone, and Twilight having her own castle near Saddle Lake. Fluttershy looked over the new building constructed of brick and reinforced with Twilight’s own magic, this library wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. Fluttershy enters the library and calls out. “Twilight are you here?” “Fluttershy, what are you doing here?” Twilight asks. “I thought you had some animals to take care of near the edge of the Everfree Forest today.” “I did, but I heard Sweetie Belle yelling for help inside the Forest, so I went to help her. Now I need you to come to the hospital, Doctor Staff said he could use another unicorn that is good with magic.” “Wait, Sweetie Belle’s hurt? Did you tell Rarity?” “No, Sweetie’s fine, it’s the colt she saved that needs help.” “What colt?” “The one she said fell from the sky.” ================ A cyan-coated pegasus, with a rainbow mane flies into the hospital a orange pegasus with a purple mane walks behind her . “Hey Nurse Redheart, we got a problem.” Rainbow Dash states. Nurse Redheart sighs, “Did Derpy run into another tree?” “No, Scootaloo had an accident on her scooter, and I want you to check her out before I take her home.” Nurse Redheart smiles, “Be more than happy to do that. She’s a tough filly, so she’s probably fine, but no use taking chances, right?” “That was my thought too,” Rainbow Dash says as she pushes Scootaloo toward Redheart. “Come along Scootaloo,” Nurse Redheart says. “You've been through this before.” With that Scootaloo goes to the back with her. Rainbow goes to the waiting area and goes to sit when she notices Sweetie Belle playing with the toys in the foals corner. “Sweetie, what are you doing here? Is Rarity alright?” “Rarity’s fine, Rainbow Dash, I’m here cause I saved a young colt from falling to his death, but he was still injured. I want to see how he is.” “How did you save him?” “I managed to slow him down with my magic.” “So you have been practicing in your free time then?” The familiar voice of Twilight Sparkle asks. Sweetie nods, “Of course, since we messed up and almost lost ‘Twilight Time’ I felt that I should work extra hard on the skills I learn there.” “Very good Sweetie, I’m proud of you.” Twilight says “Now, I’m going to go check on this colt you found.” “Thank you, Twilight.” Sweetie says. Twilight nods and goes to the back. “Hey look,” Rainbow Dash says, “I hate to run, but I got some weather wrangling to do, you think you could tell Scoots I’m sorry?” “Of course,” Sweetie says, and Rainbow Dash zips away. Sweetie sighs and goes back to playing for awhile. A little later. “You must be bored to play with that stuff.” a voice says behind Sweetie. Sweetie gets up off the floor and turns to see her friend Scootaloo. “I take it you’re okay?” “Scootaloo’s got a clean bill of health.” Nurse Redheart answers. “And the colt?” Sweetie asks. “The Princess and the Doctor are still working on him.” Redheart states then heads to the back. Sweetie grimaces, “That’s not good.” “What happened?” Scootaloo asks. Sweetie proceeds to tell Scootaloo about the incident. “And now I’m here waiting to see if he’s going to be alright.” “Wow!” Scootaloo says in shock. “You are awesome!” She looks at Sweetie’s flank, “Too bad you didn’t get a cutie mark in pony life saving huh?” Sweetie chuckles slightly, “I hadn’t even thought about that.” “Look, I better get home, or Fluttershy’s going to worry about me.” Scootaloo says, “although I wonder where she went. She probably went home right after getting Twilight.” Sweetie nods, “Of course, tell her thank you for me, will you?” “Yeah, no problem.” Scootaloo says as she leaves the hospital and hops on her scooter, then heads towards Fluttershy’s cottage. Sweetie sighs and goes back to the toys. A little while later Twilight comes back out, her mane a mess she proceeds to plop down onto a couch. “I’m exhausted!” “Twilight?” Sweetie looks at the alicorn warily. “Are you okay?” “Just tired, I used a lot of magic, but I think the colt is going to be okay.” “Can I see him?” “I’m afraid not,” Nurse Redheart chimes in. “Policy says only family can visit someone in the hospital.” “But we don’t know who he is.” “There is that issue.” Redheart admits. “Sweetie did save him,” Twilight states. “Perhaps we could bend the rules slightly in this case?” “I don’t know…” Redheart hesitates. Twilight flares her wings up, “I could simply command you to change the rules you know.” Redheart sighs, “we both know you don’t want to do that. That’s not the way you are, so I’ll let her visit him, but only until we know who he is.” “Fair enough.” Twilight agrees with a yawn. “Come along then.” Redheart says. “I’ll take you to his room.” Sweetie follows Redheart to the colt’s room. She sees him laying in the hospital bed, his right foreleg in a sling, and bandages on his shoulder and barrel. Sweetie quietly enters the room and climbs into the chair beside the bed, and sits there for awhile before falling asleep in the chair.