//------------------------------// // Chapter 7: Painful Pranks and Feather Flu // Story: Saving a Hopeless Soul // by Mister E-Nonymous //------------------------------// Chapter 7: Painful Pranks and Feather Flu (Rainbow Dash's Point of View) I was rushing around town getting things. I hope that Danny will feel okay with what has happened to him. He needed all of these for his first Equestrian disease. But then I was caught off by the sound of some barrels rolling over, messing up ponies from what they were doing. Luckily, I had the groceries I got put into my saddlebags. I rushed over and check on what happened. "Whoa!" I said, noticing the damage. "What happened here?" I looked towards Bon Bon. Bon Bon responded with, "I have no idea. I was working on setting up my candy stand, and then all of a sudden, these barrels fell over, and almost crushed my candies." "What?" I asked. Then I heard another crashing noise. I flew up to follow the noise and I saw a bunch of ponies covered in paint and had some pieces of wood in their manes. I checked them and said, "Whoa! What in Equestria happened to you guys?" One of the ponies walked over to me and said, "We don't know. We were working on painting this house, and all of a sudden, our stands started shaking, and we got covered in paint and wood." "That's odd," I said. "Something weird is going on around here." Then I heard Applejack's voice crying out. I looked towards where she was, and I flew towards where she was. Her cart was broken and she had some very bruised apples. "Applejack! Are you alright?!" "Ah'll be fine, sugarcube," said Applejack. "Ah've taken worse than that." She then looked over at the damage, until she noticed something. "What in the hay?" "What is it?" I asked. "One of the wheels on my cart has been mostly sawed off," said Applejack. "This was no accident." "What?" I asked. "Who could have caused this?" Then we saw some new ponies coming up to us. I didn't recognize these two. Who are they? "Can we help you?" I asked. "You see, my husband and I were just passing through, and we saw some young pegasus colt running from some farm with a saw in his mouth," said the mare. "I believe he was responsible for this predicament." "What did this colt look like?" I asked. "He has a light teal coat," said the stallion. "He also has a blonde mane and tail with two blue streaks." "Are they talking about Danny?" asked Applejack. "That doesn't make sense." "But that's impossible!" said Rainbow Dash. Then a bunch of ponies started gathering around us, listening in on what was happening. They then started mumbling on whether to get mad at Danny, or work stand aside me and defend him. I then shouted, "That's impossible! Danny couldn't have done this!" The mare then got in my face and said, "I saw him do it! What makes you think he didn't?!" "I'll tell you why!" I shouted at her. "Because Danny is sick!" "Really?" Applejack asked. "Danny's under the weather?" "Yep," I told her. "I had Twilight send over Nurse Redheart to see what's the matter. He's got the Feather Flu. A sickness that only feathered creatures catch. It's also very contagious, so I have to stay away from him until the flu is over, and he has to get a lot of liquids in him until he's feeling better." "So, it would be impossible for Danny to do all of these things when he's sick in bed," said one of the female ponies. "Then who was doing all of that damage?" asked a stallion. "Well, I have to get going," I told him. "I have to get his soup cooked up and ready for him to eat so he can get better. I'm also gotta get on a special suit so I can't catch the Feather Flu." I then started hovering and then I looked at the two ponies and said, "And just to let you know, don't mess with him. I would do anything to protect him from bad things." I then took off towards the town to get something. I then remembered the state he was in this morning. (6:30 AM) I just got up and I was about to head to the kitchen and make breakfast for me and Danny. But, I decided to check up on him this morning. It has been two weeks since I had adopted Danny, and he has been having a lot of fun with his friends. Even when I had to leave him at Sweet Apple Acres on Twilight's birthday and Rarity was still in Canterlot. And there was the time that Spike has been getting bigger the day after his birthday, due to getting greedy. Danny was kinda freaked out by that when Spike was trying to take Scootaloo's scooter. I walked into his room, and saw him covered up. It looks like he was freezing all night. I was about to check on him, but then he sneezed. When he sneezed, I could see a few feathers fly from his covers. I gasped and asked, "Danny?! Are you alright?" "M-Mom...?" he asked with a weak voice. "I don't... I don't feel so good." He then started to sneeze again. I then left the room before he could release another sneeze. I then peaked my head back in and said, "Don't worry, Danny. I'll go get some help." "Okay... mom," Danny said, weakly. I then headed out, going to get some help. 20 Minutes later... (Danny's Point of View) I stayed in my bed, shivering. I was so cold. Mom had been gone a while. I hope that Mom would be back soon. And then I heard the door open. I turned my body towards the door and looked at it. It was the same pony who bandaged up my burns from when I was hit by lightning the first night I arrived here. Mom was right behind her. "M-Mom?" I asked. I had something in my throat, so my voice was all groggy. "It'll be okay, Danny," Mom said to me. "She'll know what's wrong with you." Then the nurse, Nurse Redheart, opened up a bag full of medical stuff, and brought up what looked like a Popsicle stick, but wider. She then told me, "Say aah." I opened up my mouth and she checked my throat. She then put the stick into the trash can, and then she checked my temperature, and said, "You're burning up. Any other symptoms?" "I saw him sneeze when I first checked up on him," Mom said. "Okay, then," said Nurse Redheart. "I know what the problem is. He has the Feather Flu." "What's that?" I asked, groggily. "Oh, that's right," said Nurse Redheart. "You weren't born a pony. The Feather Flu is a disease that only affects pegasi, or griffons. Even the princesses can catch this disease. It's very contagious to other feathered creatures." "So, what should I do?" Mom asked. "He's going to need a lot of bed rest," said Nurse Redheart. "And also, give him some soup to help his throat." "Got it," said Mom. "Also, try not to get too exposed," Nurse Redheart said. "Like I said, it's very contagious to feathered creatures." "I'll get something to keep me from getting it," said Mom. She then looked over at me and said, "Don't worry, Danny. I'll get you better. I promise." I nodded at her. I was feeling sleepy, so I just shut my eyes to get some rest. Present Time... I was shaken awake and I saw Mom there. She was wearing a weird suit to keep herself from catching this flu I had. She had put a bowl of soup on the bedside table and picked up a spoon, got some soup in it, and was about to put it into my mouth. "Open up, Danny," Mom said to me. "This will make you feel better." I then opened my mouth, and she put the spoon into it, and I slurped the soup. It was actually good. "Thanks, Mom," I said. "By the way, Danny," Mom said. "When I was out getting all this stuff, something suspicious was going on." "Like what?" I asked. "There were some incidents that happened, making everypony a little ticked off," Mom said. "And I saw two ponies there that were new to Ponyville. And, guess what. They tried giving you the blame." "What?" I asked. "But I've been here since last night." "I know," Mom said. "But when I said that you were sick in bed, they had second thoughts and thought of who else could have done all of the damage across Ponyville." I then felt myself about to sneeze. Mom stepped back and I turned my head away from Mom so I wouldn't sneeze on her. I then lost some more feathers. It hurt my back when I sneezed. "Ow." "Don't worry, Danny," Mom said. "Let's finish your soup, then I'll get you into a bathtub and clean you up. And after that, you're going to need some more rest. You're going to need it." "Okay, Mom," I said. I then finished my soup, and then Mom drew a nice warm bath for me. It felt really good, and then I was dried off and put back into bed. I hope I'll feel better by tomorrow. Or, at least, in two days. I fell asleep. Castle of the Two Sisters... (Third Person Point of View) Natasha and Reginald returned to the abandoned castle. They were really upset at what they were trying to accomplish when trying to get their nephew back. "I can't believe that we went through all that trouble, that plan has backfired!" said Natasha. "We should have known that before we done it." "What is that wife of yours blathering about?" asked the Ghost of Nightmare Moon. "It turns out that we did everything according to plan, only to find out that our good for nothing nephew is sick," said Reginald. "Which means we got nothing!" "So, all of that for nothing?" asked Nightmare Moon. She then hovered over to them and said, "Well, it's a good thing I came up with a plan B, now didn't I? Next week, I want you to go back there, and foal nap him, and bring him here. And once you bring him back here, I will give them a symbol that will lead them here, and I shall send the four of us back to your world, and we will all get what we want." The married couple smiled evilly and nodded. They had a new plan. (Rainbow Dash's Point of View) I just had Danny put to bed. He really needed a lot of rest. I had locked up the house, and headed over to the Golden Oaks Library. I needed to talk to Twilight about something. I was about to knock on the door, but the door opened and out came Twilight. "Oh," said Twilight. "Rainbow Dash? What brings you here?" "Actually," I said, "something weird is happening, and I wanted to talk to you about it." "Alright," said Twilight. "What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" "Well, it went like this..." I said to her. I basically told her everything that happened today. She was finding it confusing that somepony tried framing Danny for stuff he didn't do, even though he's sick. I'm sure that she was confused as I was when I found out about it. "That doesn't make any sense," said Twilight. "Why would anypony want to frame Danny for something he didn't even do? I should report this to the princesses." "I agree," I said to her. "I feel that Danny might be in trouble, and I gotta keep him safe." "Good idea," said Twilight. "If somepony wants Danny to be taken away for some reason, than he's in more trouble than all of the troubled times we had been in." I nodded in response. Twilight then ran back to the library. I flew back to my house to check on Danny. Luckily, I got my hazmat suit on, and checked on him. He was still asleep. I just hope that nothing bad will happen to him. I just hope my friends are able to help out with protecting Danny. I need to be the pony he needs whenever he's in trouble. And nothing is going to stop me. No threat in this world, or any other world is going to have him taken away from me. DARN IT! Now I'm getting all sappy!