//------------------------------// // You Have A Right To Be Mad // Story: A Sharp Pain // by FandorkOfEverything //------------------------------// /Gallus' P.O.V/ I'm fine. I don't know what they're fussing about. I have to be. Flame arrives tomorrow. I have to be okay. For him. "Will you please go see a doctor?" Silverstream asked me, and I shook my head. "Absolutely not." I told her, slightly annoyed. I don't need to see a doctor. "Why not?" "Because nothing's wrong with me." "Yeah. Right." She rolled her eyes in irritation. "I can tell when you're in pain. You need help." I turned towards her, having her beautiful blue-violet eyes meeting my azure ones. "Sil. I'm fine. I feel great, actually!" I flew in the air for emphasis. "I promise. Would I lie to you?" She closed her eyes and sighed. "Fine. I believe you. But, if you need me, I'm here." She told me and I smiled. "I know you are." I told her, flying off. Silverstream knows that I'm here for her and vise-versa. "Hey Gallus!" A red unicorn with a darker red and black mane waved me down, I flew down towards her, but I didn't land. Fireheart's a friend of Headmare Twilight's family. She's best friends with Stargazer, Rainbow Dash's niece. Stargazer does have trouble with Fireheart's love-life, since she's dating Thorax, a changeling, but she's getting used to it. "Have you seen Avery? Nobody can find her anywhere." "Have you checked the library?" "Yes, it was the first place I looked. Starglow and Twilight are getting worried." I sighed, flew up and looked around the school. Courtyard? Nope. Behind the school? Nope. No sign of the purple green-maned unicorn anywhere. I hummed and flew back over to Fireheart. "No sign of her. Some of us can search outside of Ponyville, Silverstream and I will take the Everfree Forest, we're few of the fastest flyers here, so we can escape in a hurry. We'll meet back here at nightfall." I told the young unicorn, who nodded and went to gather a few others. I flew down the dormitory and opened Silverstream's door. "Sil? Avery's missing and we need to go find her." I said all in one breath, Silverstream was on her bed, reading a book. She looked up immediately, closed it, put it back on the shelf and stood if front of me. "Are you sure? You know how she likes to disappear." "I'm sure. Fireheart, Starglow and Headmare Twilight are really worried. I don't think she's playing this time." Silverstream sat closer to me, worry filled her eyes. "Let me rephrase that; do you think it's a good idea to go out and find her when your hurt?" "I'm not hurt." "Don't lie to me." I rolled my eyes, slightly annoyed, but I let it pass quickly. "Look, do you want me to go into the Everfree Forest by myself or not?" I questioned and she sighed, closed her eyes, and then looked at me. "I'm coming with you. But only because I don't want you to get killed." "Works for me!" I flew up in the air, doing a slight flip and I flew out the window, Silverstream following. I could tell she was worried about me, but I'm fine. I mean, my side hurts a bit, but it's nothing major. I'm from Griffonstone! We're made to be tough. I can't let something a measly as a pain in my side slow me down. It won't happen. I just need to focus on finding Avery and reuniting with Flame. Avery is first priority right now. Silverstream and I landed in the Everfree Forest, the dark and eerie scene would give anyone a run for their lives. But not Silverstream and I! "Now, if I were Avery, where would I be?" Silverstream asked, looking around. "In a library." I responded, earning a 'really' look for Silverstream. "Are you going to take this seriously?" She asked and I half laughed, putting a claw on her shoulder. "Of course not!" I teased, winking. She smiled at me, walking ahead. "If we don't find Avery, Headmare Twilight's gonna have our heads." Silverstream commented and I sighed. "Fair enough. The girl's only thirteen, how far could she go?" I thought aloud, looking for any sign of the purple unicorn. I heard something behind me, I turned around, but it was gone. I furred my eyebrows, not convinced that nothing was there. "Did you feel that?" "Feel what?" Silverstream asked, looking back towards me. I unsheathed my claws, just in case. "Gallus, you're worried for nothing. Sure, the Everfree Forest is creepy, but nothing's gonna harm us here." I still wasn't convinced, so I stayed close to Silverstream, just in case. "I'm telling you, something's out here…." I told her and she shook her head, with a slight smile. "This is the Everfree Forest! We could be in danger!" Silverstream scoffed and jumped on a rock that was above us. "Danger? Ha! I grew up fearing The Storm King, I laugh in the face of danger! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" She laughed and the ground slightly shook at that. But it wasn't Silverstream. She looked to me, fear in her eyes. "We're not alone, are we?" She asked, scared for her life. I sniffed the air and gagged. Only one thing could make that smell…. Silverstream was shaking, she pointed behind me, trembling in fear. Confused, I turned around and gasped. "T-T-T-T-T-T…." I stammered, backing up very slowly. "TIMBERWOLVES!" Silverstream screamed, flying onto a trail in the forest, but not before turning towards me. "FLY!" Following her orders, I took flight, hopefully being able to outfly the creature. Silverstream and I somehow got separated, but the wolf was after me, not her. Unfortunately, my wrong turn reached a dead end. I stopped and fluffed up my feathers to try to look more threatening, even though it wouldn't do anything. "I wouldn't do that if I were you…." I growled, backing into the wall behind me. Let's face it. I was trapped. "Great…." I sighed, looking between the wall and the Timberwolf, who was about to eat me for its dinner. As he inched closer, the same pain in my side happened again, much stronger than before. I fell to the ground, my legs giving out on me. the Timberwolf smacked its jaws and— "Hey! Why don't you pick on someone your own size!" A familiar voice called out, and a blast of fire caught the Timberwolf's leg, causing it to cry out in pain. A flash of red flew around the Timberwolf, causing its head to swing around until it fell to the ground. Another blast of fire hit the Timberwolf and it retreated, tail between its legs. "You did it!" I recognized Avery's voice as she bounced towards me, Fireheart following her. She had a stern look on her face, but she ignored her for the moment. Violet ran out from behind Fireheart's legs and made a B-line towards me. she hugged my neck, not saying anything, but she didn't need to. "How'd you find me?" I asked and Fireheart smiled. "Silverstream. After you two got separated she found me, and I ran into Avery on the way here. Viola tagged along and I had a little help." She winked at me and I tilted me head. I received a hug from behind, I turned around to be welcomed by the familiar green eyes and red-pelt of Flame. I gasped and basically gave him a Yak-worthy hug. He tapped my shoulder and I stopped to look at him. "The first time I see you in a long time and you almost get killed. Just like the first time we met." Flame signed and I chuckled, nodding in agreement. "That's true, that day was completely—" I didn't get to finish signing before the same pain, but much stronger took over me. I retreated to the ground again, Flame leaned down, and signed "What's wrong?" "My side. My side is killing me!" I told him and he felt on my right side and pressed, but I screamed bloody murder. Flame's eyes went wide, and he turned to Viola, signing something that I couldn't see, and Fireheart ran up to me. "We're taking you to the hospital." She told me and I shook my head. "No, I don't need to go to the—" "Shut up! I will smack you!" She lifted me with her unicorn magic, and I was stuck, no way out of her power. "Avery, go get our friends and fill them in. Twilight too!" Viola exclaimed, flying beside Flame. "On it!" She exclaimed, quickly winking out. "You're lucky we came when we did. If that Timberwolf didn't kill you, this certainly would have." Fireheart stated and I felt my eyes grow heavy. Her voice calling my name blurred and everything went black.