//------------------------------// // Chapter 15 // Story: Love is Stronger Than Chaos // by fluttercordlover232 //------------------------------// They allowed her to enter into the room where they kept the injured Discord. She wasn't allowed to be in there for long, but she would use all the time she had to bring him comfort and hopefully ease his pain a little. She walked through the large, automatic double doors to find herself in a hallway that led into a tiny room. The size of the room reminded Fluttershy of prison cells. There was no light inside and the room was small with barred windows to prevent escape. At the far end of the room, Fluttershy could see the shadow of a figure lying on the cold, hard ground. Knowing it was Discord, she immediatly ran up to him. However, her heart broke at the condition he was in. He was lying on his side on top of a thin blanket. He was breathing in short quick painful gasps, and his body was trembling. Fluttershy's eyes scanned over the wound on his chest, which was poorly wrapped in a bandage and blood was starting to seep through. In fact, it didn't look as if it was cleaned at all! Much less thoroughly! It looked like they just wrapped it without even bothering to clean the blood beforehoof! Fluttershy was seething with anger at the lack of carelessness they've shown to her husband. "Discord...honey." She said gently so as not to startle him. Through the dim light, she saw him slowly open his eyes. "Flutter...Flutter...shy..." he weakly whispered when he started to violently cough. Fluttershy saw liquid coming from his mouth; even though she couldn't see the color, she knew it was blood he was coughing up.. Fluttershy leaned her head to gently nuzzle his own. The poor thing was so weak he couldn't even lift his head. "Hush now, I'm here." She said soothingly. "Don't talk Discord, save your strength." There was the sound of a door sliding closed along with the sound of someone approaching. Fluttershy lifted her head to look at its approaching shadow, until finally it loomed over her threatengly. Suddenly, a rope was thrown over her head and fastened itself around her neck. It tightened to the point where she felt like she couldn't breathe, as it pulled and dragged her away from the wounded draconequus. Fluttershy couldn't take it any longer. She planted all four hooves on the ground and held fast as the two-legged creature pulling the rope struggled to get her to move. "Come on!" It said frustratedly as it pulled the rope harder and harder. Fluttershy gritted her teeth at the pain the rope was causing her. The material pulled and tugged at her fur the wrong way, causing it to rub the sensitive skin underneath. But she held firm as she started to wiggle backwards until finally the rope slid off her neck and over her head. She was free. Fluttershy didn't know if what she was about to do would work, but she had to try. For Discord. She took a deep breath and looked angrily, but defiantly at her captor, and gave him what she was known for around the animal kingdom. The Stare... "STOP! Who do you think you are, treating poor defenseless creatures like that?!" She pointed a hoof to Discord. "The only thing he has done around here was that he'd been trying to protect me from YOU!" Fluttershy flew into the air and shoved her face mere inches from the two-legged monster, who was cowering in fear from her tone of voice and her intimating stare.. "How DARE you take innocent creatures and lock them up! Without even bothering to take proper care of them! We have done NOTHING to you to deserve to be treated this way! My husband and I have never seen creatures like you before, but you don't see us poking and prodding at you all just because you're new and different, now do you?" The man visibly gulped. "Now, since you heartless lot have failed to treat the injuries that YOU CAUSED! I will! Unlike you, I actually care for him enough to put forth the little effort required to help heal him!" Fluttershy stopped to catch her breath, she had never spoken that loudly or that fast before! She took a deep breath and blinked her eyes a few times before continuing, as she never had to keep her eyes wide and unblinking for as long whenever she did her Stare. Her animals were smart enough obey her so they could end her Stare as quickly as it had started. Fluttershy spoke again, calmer this time. "Now, I will need all the proper healing supplies if I am to help him; such as fresh bandages, warm wet cloths to clean the blood, sutures to close the wound, and surgical tools to try to get whatever you guys shot him with out." When she saw that the creature she had directed her anger at continue to stand there, she flew in front of him and shouted, "STAT!" He finally seemed to snap out of whatever trance he was in and made a mad dash for the door. Fluttershy wasn't satisfied until she saw him speeding down the hall. She sighed in relief and turned back to Discord. She sat down in front of him and began to softly stroke his short black mane with her hoof. "Don't worry Discord, you're going to get the help you need. I promise." Fluttershy whispered. Although in an unconscious state, she hoped he could still hear the soothing words she just spoke.