With a proper first aid kit and other supplies now by her side, she went to work right away caring for Discord’s wound. She could just barely see the object Discord had been struck with, but she did not want to risk him bleeding out. Besides that, she was inexperienced with this kind of thing and she did not want to kill him if she did not do it correctly.
This is more of Dr. Fauna’s area of expertise. Fluttershy thought to herself, remembering the time she had to bring Angel Bunny in for hurting his foot practicing for the Ponyville Parkour Contest. Which Fluttershy strongly advised against him doing to begin with, but of course, Angel had convinced her that he would be fine and thus, had let him do it.
Fluttershy sighed as she secured the fresh clean bandage around Discord’s chest. He hadn’t improved much, neither getting better or worse, but at least his injuries were being properly cared for.
At Fluttershy’s request, an extra blanket was brought in along with the first aid supplies. Which she took and placed over Discord’s shivering body. It wasn’t very thick, but it was better than nothing.
She settled down next to Discord and tucked her legs under her. She pressed her body close to his, hoping her body heat will help keep him warm.
“Oh, Discord.” Fluttershy said as she nuzzled his cheek.
Discord’s eyes slowly fluttered open at the touch.
“Flutter-Fluttershy, is that you?” He whispered.
“Yes Discord, it’s me. I’m here.” She started to gently stroke his mane.
Discord gave a contented sigh as the feel Fluttershy’s hoof brush through his hair in a reassuring manner.
Fluttershy’s eyes misted with tears as she gazed down at Discord sadly. She could only imagine the amount of pain he was in, he looked so fragile and weak through the darkness that the small room held, that she didn’t even want to think about what his physical state would be like in full light.
She couldn't bear to see him like this. Under normal circumstances he could use his magic to snap his injuries away, but the only downfall was that his magic depended on his strength. If Discord tried to use his magic for anything when he was in a state of anything but, his magic would go haywire. More than it would usually, and it could lead to dire consequences.
It was clear to Fluttershy that Discord needed more care then she could provide at the moment. Warmth, and proper food were just a few of those things on that list. Fluttershy knew she had to get him back to Equestria...
The only problem is...where was Equestria?
A wracking sounding cough from Discord pulled Fluttershy from her thoughts. What was she going to do? She can’t, and will not watch him suffer at the hooves of these cruel creatures. She had to do something, but what?
Suddenly, there was the sound of a door opening and the bipedal figure came toward her. He must be here to take her back to her own observation cell.
“Come along” the figure beckoned her through the darkness. However, Fluttershy held her ground. She took a deep breath and stood up straight with confidence.
“No.” She said with defiance.
The guard’s eyes widened with shock and irritation at having been defied in such a manner. Especially by a yellow, pink maned, talking pony at that!
“No?!” He raised his voice threateningly.
“Keep me here, I’ll take his place. Just please let him go! He’ll die if he stays here!” Although Fluttershy knew that wasn’t true, that he was immortal. But she thought they would have pity if she told them their “precious discovery” would perish if they did not release him.
“Are you kidding? No way! You two are way too valuable to lose! We need you BOTH here!”
“Please,” Fluttershy begged, “I’ll stay here. I won’t try to escape, just let him go. He’s very sick.” Fluttershy gulped nervously, knowing what she was about to say would put herself in danger, as well as her unborn foal. But it was the only way to save Discord.
“B-besides, you’ll still have me...a-and my baby. Whom is carrying a part of Discord...” She rubbed her stomach tenderly. “P-p-please” She begged through tears. “I will stay and take his place. I won’t run, I will never try to escape. I promise. Just let him go...”
Her captor was silent for a moment, as if considering her offer. After a brief pause, he gave a curt nod. “Deal.”
“No...n-no Fluttershy...You can’t d-d-do this...”
Fluttershy turned to look behind her to see Discord attempting to lift himself up on his paw and claw, only for him to collapse almost immediately. His arms not yet able to hold his weight.
Fluttershy immediately rushed over to his side.
“Y-you can’t do this F-F-Fluttershy...” He whispered weakly as he felt his wife’s gentle hoof on his cheek, trying to calm him down. “I-I won’t let you...T-t-the baby...” a painful cough overtook him from speaking any further.
“Hush,” She whispered gently. “It’ll be okay.”
They both knew that wasn’t true, and he could see tears of fear and sadness rolling down her cheeks. “Return to Equestria and get the care you need.” She sniffed.
“B-but what about you? W-w-what about the baby? You’re the one who...who should escape and leave me here. I...I can’t let you do this...I won’t let you do this...”
“This is my decision Discord, and there is nothing you could do to change it.” Fluttershy said firmly, but gently.
Discord’s paw and claw clutched both of Fluttershy’s hooves desperately. He brought his lips to her hooves in a kiss. He let his lips linger there before pulling away and looking into her eyes.
“I love you..” his voice shook with pain and sadness, “I will get help.” He vowed to her, “N-nothing can stop me...”
He felt the chains that had been binding him release him. All of a sudden, he was pulled up harshly from where he was lying on the floor by a strong grip on his goat horn.
The last thing he saw was Fluttershy’s teary face staring sadly at him before the door of the room slammed shut.