18 Hours Later...
Moore kept his hands folded, begging that she was alright. He had been this way for two whole hours, and the mares were faring no better. How could they? Fluttershy had just been tortured, and they weren't there to help her. Nurse Redheart walked out of a door next to the front desk, looking somewhat troubled. Moore saw her and stood. "How is she?" He asked. Twilight was the first to notice, and also rose to her hooves. The nurse scratched the back of her head, sighing. "Well... She's stable... and we were able to stick her cutie marks back on." Moore would have sighed in relief, but one thing was still unanswered. "And... her wings?" He asked nervously. Nurse Redheart looked to the ground. Rainbow walked up to the nurse. "Please... just tell us." She said with a quake in her voice. The nurse looked around the room, the eyes of the five mares and one man burned into her soul. "Well... They're not looking good. One was a clean cut, allowing for easy re-attachment. But one was torn off violently, the result was a very complicated wound." Moore bit the bottom of his lip. "Meaning...?" He asked. "We can save them, but we'll have to make very careful measurements. It'll take two weeks at the very least to get them back, until then, she'll feel extreme pain if that area is aggravated."
Twilight looked with concern to John. He was closing his eyes, and had his arm to his mouth. He looked like he was going to cry. "John?" She asked with a shaky voice. He sniffed, placed his hands on his hips and looked at the ground. "Uh... I-I'm fine." He says, with a somewhat forced strong accent. "Thank you nurse." He said. Nurse Redheart also seemed to notice something was wrong, because she asked if there was anything she could do. "No, no I'm fine. Don't worry about me." He said as he walked to the front desk and folded his arms, placing them on the countertop. The nurse sighed and went back through the door. Twilight walked up to John, who picked up a vase and observed it's patterns. Putting it back down, he sighed. "DANG IT!" He suddenly shouts as he throws the vase against the wall.
Moore exploded with fury. He kicked over an empty wheelchair, afterwards stomping on it, causing serious damage. "It should have been me! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!" He shouts as he punches a wall, leaving his fist bruised, and the wall slightly cracked. He cursed as he kicked the desk, before Twilight and the others ran over and held him back. "John stop!" Rainbow shouts as she holds back his fists. "GET OFF ME!" He shouts as he throws the girls all over the room. Turning back to the desk, he takes his knife to stab it, but pauses.
Twilight looks with fear upon the man, who has gone into a full rage frenzy. At least, he had. John drops his knife and collapses to the ground. "Why her..." She hears him whisper in a tearful voice. Standing, she watches as John falls to his hands. "No no no no... why her..." He says again, this time the grief, pain, and sorrow booming in his voice. Twilight walks over to the Staff Sergeant, who is shedding tears, although not sobbing. "It should have been me Twi..." He says as she comes closer. "It should have been me..." Twilight places a hoof on his shoulder, and he places his hand on top of it. "I should have been a better guardian..." Twilight sniffs, what was he saying? He was an amazing guardian. In just a few days, he had already saved her, and three of her best friends. "You are a good guardian dear..." She hears as Rarity walks up to them. "Yeah... if not for you... none of us would be here... you call that a bad guardian?" Rainbow asks as she flies next to the man.
Moore rises back to his knees, wiping tears from his face. Looking around, he sees what he did not expect. Caring, loving, and accepting eyes of the five mares around him. He looks back down. "But... I failed you guys..." Twilight shakes her head. "No, you are our savior John..." The young unicorn says. Sniffing, he smiles as he stands to his feet. "Well, I can definitely say one thing." He says, turning to the mares. "What's that sugarcube?" Applejack asks. Moore smiles as he rubs Twilight's mane. "You guys are the best team a Ranger could ask for." Pinkie screams for joy and leaps onto him, forcing him into a hug. Soon enough, the other mares join them, forming a large group hug. Smiling, Twilight voices the words on all of their minds. "And you're the best friend a mare could ask for." Nurse Redheart walks into the room smiling.
"She has requested to see you all."