Chapter 3
Dream a little dream
She walked into the Hospital room a cup floated in front of her in the blue glow of her magic. The drink she picked up at Pony Joe’s. A Double Chocolate Mocha with an extra shot of espresso. For some reason he made her swore not to let Pinky Pie find out about it. Normally she is ready to sleep at this time. Her Moon has been set and the Sun was now in the sky. If it wasn't for Joe's concoction of sugar and caffeine she would be dead on her feet.
A foal's scream echoed down the hall and the drink fell to the floor as Luna rushed to Star Shine's room. Her horn ablaze ready to cast whatever spell she deems fit. Only to come to a confusing halt spotting Star being comforted by Pink Lemonade. Under the filly was a yellowish puddle. "What's going on?"
Oh, nothing to worry about Star Shi..." The filly rushed to Luna tackling her leg "I'M LEAKING! Am I going to die?" Luna blinked at the puddle, the face of the nurse as she tries not to laugh, and the terrified filly below her. "No my little star you are not going to die. Seems you just had an accident." Luna sat down to hug the filly noting the wet tail. Her eyes looked for any sign of harm.
"To be sure how about you tell me what happened Star?" Dr. Checkup walks in behind Luna smiling.
"Um... okay. I felt funny and pressed the button Nurse Lemonade told me to press when I needed help. She said I might need to use the potty and help me down from the bed. Then the feeling got worse and then... I leaked!"
"It's a good thing too. A sign that the dehydration wasn't as bad as I feared and Star should be able to leave our care soon. Now, how about you give Star Shine a shower, Princess. It is good for both of you."
"I should have this puddle cleaned up by the time you are done." Pink Lemonade nodded as she headed out to get a mop and bucket.
Luna leads the filly into the surprisingly large bathroom. Then she thought it made sense they were in Canterlot. Wealth likes privacy, and the hospital gave Star Shine one of the hospital suites designed to be large enough for an Alicorn. She motions to the squat style toilet it was elongated with a splash guard near the front. “This Star Shine is the potty. You stand over it with your legs on each side.”Luna moved to stand over the toilet. “Then you...” how do you explain going to the bathroom?
“You do what you need to some call it pee, tinkle, or like you called it leaking. So this where go you when you feel that funny feeling you felt. When you are done, you press this button.”She moved her hoof and presses the flush button. Water flowed into the toilet and rushed to the drain in the back. “Any Questions?”
Star looked at the potty and the buttons. “What does this button do?” She presses it and a squirt of water shot up to Luna’s nether regions. “AGH... That’s there to help clean up after going to the potty.”
Star lower lip quivered a little having heard the agh. “Did I do something wrong?” Luna smiled and nuzzled Star “No, no, you just surprised me is all. Now let's get you cleaned up.”She went to the shower stall then noted Star wasn’t with her. Looking back Star was pressing the button to cause the water to shoot up.
“Star do not play with the button.” “But it’s fun! Squirt, squirt.” She giggles making the water jump.“Star get over here, now.” Star ears lay flat against her head as she realizes she got fussed at. “Am I in trouble?”
“No, it’s no harm done. Just the potty, not a toy. Besides, I think the shower much better! Truthfully the best invention in the last thousand years.” She motions to the stall. “Just get inside and the waterfalls on you making it easy to clean.” Star Shine looked at the stall like shower. Her hoof slipped on the tile and she fell to her barrel.
“You okay Star Shine?” “I’m okay.” Luna nodded then started the water taking the shower head handle with her magic she wetted down Star's coat. “It’s chilly!”
“Oh, I should have checked first. It will warm up soon I let it run as I apply the shampoo.” She set the shower head aside and applies some shampoo onto Star and lather it up. Star took a hoof-full of bubbles and dabs the on Luna’s chin. “You got a beard!”
“Oh so are you!” She adds a bubble beard to Star. Together they laughed before Luna rinsed her off. “There you go all cleaned up.” She then uses her magic to bring a towel over and dries Star off. Then lifts Star up and onto her back. Luna noted by the time she entered the hospital room Star Shine had fallen asleep.
“Is it a bad thing she sleeps so much?” Looking puzzled as she levitated Star Shine onto the bed. Dr. Checkup came forward and checked the filly’s breathing.
“That something I wanted to talk to you about. It’s an oddity I been looking into. Seems she has the regenerative powers of an Alicorn. At the same time, her white blood cells are lower. My guess is given her unique nature she recovering faster, but it using both her magic and normal energy to do so. It’s why we notice she’s craving carbs and sugar.”
“The cupcake... Did Pinky Pie know?” Luna shook her head “We had to use my blood as a base for her body. Seems she inherited my Alicorn regeneration, but shouldn’t she be an Alicorn then?”
Shaking his head Checkup replied. “Part of being an Alicorn is the higher than normal magical abilities. Not only do you have the magic of all three tribes you can harness much more magic than a normal pony. Even pre-ascension Twilight’s power level just a small amount compared to her current magical well. Star Shine here just has the unicorn magic, we don’t know how much magic her body can hold due to it being used to recover. So her sleeping so much isn’t a bad thing. My worry is her immune system, unlike a normal foal she didn’t get any immunities from her mother. So the Alicorn recovery might be a failsafe.”
The two left the room and headed for the main lobby. “Will she be allowed out of the hospital soon?” Checkup nods “Her recovery is coming along fine. I would like for her to have a physical therapist visit her twice a week to help build proper muscle development. Other than that I don’t see any reason she can’t. I am coming by myself once a week for a month. The only fear I have is how she reacts to illness. That what I will be looking for when I visit. I clear her for check out two days from now.”
“Thank you Doctor Checkup. I will be back this evening.” Checkup nods “She will be in the physical therapy room. I’m sure it be fun for her. Doctor Gentle Wind is very good with foals.”
Covering a yawn Luna looks about “What did I do with my coffee?” A cough brought her attention to a Janitor with a mop bucket and him motioning to the trash bin with a Pony Joe cup. “Sorry.” Her ears lay flat as she passed the Wet floor caution sign before heading out.