//------------------------------// // I Know What I Did Was Wrong // Story: A Sharp Pain // by FandorkOfEverything //------------------------------// /Fireheart's P.O.V/ "Gallus? Gallus?! Oh, sweet Celestia!" The young griffon had passed out in my telekinesis spell, I cursed under my breath as we kept running. Well, I kept running, Viola and Flame flew, but that's beside the point! "Can't you just wink us there?" Viola asked, flying next to me and I scoffed. "Not all at once! I can only wink myself out, only Avery and the Princesses can wink in and out more than one creature!" I argued, rolling my eyes. "No need to be pushy." She scoffed, shaking her head. "Focus!" I groaned in frustration, shaking my head. I saw the hospital ahead of us and I nodded, running faster. We burst into the hospital in a rush. "Somebody help him!" I exclaimed, and an orange unicorn rushed to us, immeditilly starting to examine Gallus. "What happened?" Flame signed something and Viola translated. "Flame says that he thinks he appendix ruptured." The unicorn nodded and used the same telekinesis spell I used and put him on a stretcher that Nurse Redheart rolled him to the back, quickly. "We're going to do emergency surgery. While you guys wait," She floated a clipboard towards us. "I'd like one of you to fill out this information. Just standard stuff, past injuries, insurance, allergies, etc.." She then followed Nurse Redheart, likely to help her out. "Viola, do you two have health insurance?" I asked, sitting in a chair as Flame did the same. Viola shook her head, slowly. "Any kind of insurance?" "No. We can't afford any kind of insurance. And we never could find a way around it, even if one of us did get sick." She explained and I nodded, slowly. "Okay…. Past injuries?" "Sprained his wing when he was seven." "Allergies?" "Blueberries, peanuts and pollen." "And what about—" "Fireheart!" Starglow's voice interrupted my concentration, I looked up to see Sandbar, Silverstream, Yona, Ocellus, Smolder, Avery, Twilight and Starglow. "Fireheart, what happened?" "Avery told us that something was bad, but this is—" "Is he okay?" "Where is he?" "Do you know what's going on? "How can we—" "Bah!" I shushed everyone, who was talking all at once. "His appendix ruptured. Flame's pretty sure." "So, your Flame!" Avery trotted up to him, smiling. "It's nice to meet you! I'm Avery!" Flame looked at her, as if he was trying to understand what she was saying, which he was. "Ave, he can't understand you, dear." I told her, smiling. Viola turned towards the red-feathered griffon and translated for him. Twilight sat next to me and I showed her the clipboard. "They don't have insurance, Twi. I can't fill out half of this sheet." I told her and she sighed. "I'll figure something out." She took the clipboard and filled out what she could. "So, how long would it take for his appendix to rupture?" Silverstream asked, curiously. "Well, it's different for everyone, but it would be a few days, at most." I told the hippogriff, who shook her head. "So, he's been hiding his pain from us for a few days?" Ocellus questioned and I sighed. "It looks like it." "Well, he better be alright," Sandbar paused for affect. "And then I'm going to kill him. For scaring us half to death." "He told us he was fine! Why did we believe him?!" Smolder angrily put, slamming her fists together. "Yona no like friend Gallus hurt. Yona's friends must be here for him!" "Yona's right, guys. He may have hidden his pain for a reason. When he gets out of surgery, its up to you guys to find out that reason. Flame and Viola too." I told them, looking over to where Flame was sitting, and he waved at us with his wing and I copied his action with my hoof. "So, now it's just the waiting game?" Ocellus questioned and I nodded. "I'm afraid so." "If I hadn't run off, none of this would've happened." Avery slumped to the floor in front of my chair. "That's not true." I made her look at me. "I mean, yes, you shouldn't have run off, but Gallus' appendix was going to rupture Everfree Forest or not. You can't blame yourself." I told her and she gave a small smile, nodding. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Mom, can I go look around?" Starglow sat up, looking at Twilight, who gave her 'the look.' "Do you promise not to do anything stupid?" She asked and the Pegasus nodded. "Okay, fine. Take your sister with you." "C'mon Ave, let's go." Starglow started walking while Avery happily skipped along. "Bring me back a coffee with—" "Frappuccino with four milk and three sugar, got it!" Starglow responded and Twilight smiled. "That's my girl." "Bye Twilight!" Avery waved, as the duo disappeared around a corner. "Twilight?" I questioned, looking to where Avery and Starglow disappeared. "Hmm?" "It may be none of my business, but has Avery called you Mom yet?" That got Twilight's attention, she looked over to me. It's been four years since Twilight adopted Avery, and seven since she adopted Starglow. Starglow started calling Twilight 'mom' about a year after she adopted her. Avery, however, has not done that. As far as I know. "No. She hasn't, but it's fine! She'll call me Mom when she's ready!" Twilight, expressed, waving her hoof. Oh boy. It bothers her. Don't start Twilighting. "I mean, I basically saved her from her own death, and I've acted as her real mom since she never had one! The least she could do is call me Mom!" "Avery told me that she doesn't want to call you Mom because she's afraid she'll get attached and she'll lose you like she lost her parents." Viola stated, looking to Twilight. The alicorn princess looked at the little purple griffon, with a shocked expression. "She told you that?" Twilight asked and she nodded. "She also told me your snore in your sleep." I facehoofed at that comment. "But, she's scared to get attached to ponies, and other creatures. Why do you think she likes to be alone all the time? And she wears a constant smile? Never has any problems? She wants you to think that she okay." Twilight looked down in shock, absolutely amazed at what Viola told her. Honestly, I was too. "It does make sense…." I told her and she sighed. "Well, that changes now. She has no means to be afraid." Twilight exclaimed, pushing the clipboard aside. "I will have a talk with her, after we find out if Gallus is alright." Flame tapped Twilight's shoulder and signed something. "He wants to know if stuff like this happens all the time." Viola translated and Twilight chuckled. "Not this severe, but crazy things do happen around here, that's for sure." Twilight answered and he signed something again. "He wants to know if he can be a part of it." "Hmm….. I'll have to think of that. And talk to your parents. I have been meaning to enroll some new students…." Twilight paused for a moment and smiled. "I'll get back to you on that." "Do I want to know what you're thinking?" I asked and Twilight winked. "You'll find out." She smiled and I shook my head. I heard a door open and I looked over. "Family for Gallus Griffon." Every one of us stood up, and the orange unicorn looked at all of us, not knowing who to talk to. Twilight walked up to her. "Hi, I'm Gallus' Headmare." "Okay, your student's surgery was a success, he's in recovery. It's a good thing his friends found him when they did. A few more hours and he would've died." Gallus' friends stiffened at that statement and Silverstream's eyes grew wide in fear. "Don't worry, he's fine. And he's going to recover. I want to keep him overnight, just to be safe. He'll be awake in the morning." She told us and the lot of us sighed in relief. "Okay, good. We'll be back in the morning." Twilight told her, Avery and Starglow then joined us at that moment, Starglow handing Twilight her coffee. "All of you, get to sleep when we get back. I know it's hard. Fireheart, we'll meet you back here in the morning?" Twilight asked and I nodded. "Wouldn't miss it." I smiled and started walking to my house. Thinking about today, if Avery hadn't run away, we would've never realized that Gallus was hurt…. Huh. Imagine that.