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// Escape 
// Story: Recovery 
// by FanofAwesomeness 
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	"What kind of treatment?" Rainbow asked.
"That is not important right now," Donnie said. "What's important is that you accept it. You must be willing or it won't work."
"As long as it gets rid of these hallucination thingies," Rainbow said.
"Oh it will," Donnie said. "But before we begin, there are a few rules."
"Rules?" Rainbow asked. "I don't exactly agree with rules most of the time."
"First," Donnie said, ignoring Dash's comment. "There will be no contact outside of the institution."
"My brother is coming back tomorrow to see me," Rainbow said. "And he's kinda stubborn when it comes to keeping promises."
"Second," Donnie continued, "No flying. It gets too much blood pumping and can induce an episode."
"I already have doctor's orders on that one," Rainbow said. "Though it was only for a few days. After that, I'm leaving the ground alone for a while."
"Third," Donnie said, again ignoring Dash. "You will stay in your room unless instructed otherwise. Do you understand these rules?"
Rainbow looked at her guide in shock. "I can't leave my room? That takes out any fun I might have had."
Donnie looked at Rainbow. "Do you understand these rules?"
"I understand them," Rainbow said. "But I'm not going to follow them. You're taking away my freedoms!"
"Rainbow!" screamed a panicked voice. "Get out of here!"
Nightwolf? Rainbow thought. What's he doing back so soon?
"Guards!" screamed Donnie. "Take care of the security breach! I'll take care of the patient."
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Nightwolf was walking away from the institution when he felt a slight tingle at the base of his spine. Something was happening, something bad.
A hoof hit him over he head before Nightwolf could even try to figure it out. He hit the ground hard enough to knock a normal pony unconscious. But he was no normal pony.
Rolling out of the hit, Nightwolf spun to face his opponent. "So you like to play, huh?"
Moving to the side, he extended a hoof and said "Munja!" throwing lightning at the unsuspeting guard. The bolt hit hard and threw him across the front of the building, the recoil strong enough to shove Nightwolf back a few feet.
Nightwolf ran toward the building. He had to get an explination for this. There was no reason there should be guards attacking leaving guests.
Unless there were no guests.
"Horsefeathers," Nightwolf said under his breath. He charged through the doors, screaming for his sister to run. He knew she wouldn't hide. Her pride was too big to do that.
Guards ran toward him, trying to stop him. Nightwolf just ran through them. There was something nagging at the back of his mind though. Something important. Something about Donnie.
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Rainbow was being dragged into a dark room. She could hear hooves on metal and some things opening.
She realised what was happening when metal closed around her rear hooves. "Just relax," Donnie's voice said. "It'll all be over soon."
"What are you doing?" Rainbow asked, resisting as much as she could. "Why did you send guards after my brother?"
"None of that is important," Donnie said. "Now relax."
Something about that last word hung in the air. It started making Rainbow move a little bit closer to the steel contraption behind her. Relaxation sounded like such a good idea.
"Let her go," Nightwolf said, standing in the doorway. "If you do anything to her, you'll regret it."
"Ah, you," Donnie said, a sinister tone in her voice. "Why don't you do some explaining, Balancer."
"What do I need to explain?"
"What you can do," Donnie said. "They might be the last words she hears from you."
Nightwolf stood steady, waiting for something. "I'm waiting," he said.
"For what?"
"For you to do a little explination of your own," Nightwolf clarified. "What is it I can do that you're so afraid of?"
"Speak the truth, young mage," Donnie said. "What can you do? Why are you so important?"
"I might have tried to figure out something if you hadn't put your power into your voice," Nightwolf said. "I have no idea what you're talking about. So let her go and I won't mention this...encounter to the princess."
Donnie looked around and lights blazed to life, temporarily blinding Rainbow. When the light faded, she saw what Donnie was trying to do.
There were different syringes covering the walls. Various blades lined the tables. This was a testing and disection room. Someplace to find out how some new chemical reacts with a pony. A room that few exit living.
Rainbow looked around, hoping to find a way to escape. There had to be some way to get out of this situation.
"You really don't know, do you?" Donnie said. "You don't know anything."
Nightwolf looked at her, confusion evident on his face. "Whatever you're talking about, I'll put an appointment in my schedule."
Donnie looked at him menacingly. "You will leave now or you won't have to worry about that."
"I'm not worried about me," Nightwolf said, dashing forward. He pulled a small object from the wall and held it to her throat. "I'm worried about you."
The scalpel gleamed, it's edge pressed up against Donnie's throat. Fear filled her expression. "You do not know what you are capable of," she said.
"You're right," Nightwolf said. "I don't." He raised his other hoof and knocked Donnie out cold.
Nightwolf walked over to Rainbow Dash. "Lets get you some medical care for those pressure marks on your rear hooves."
Rainbow looked at him, wondering what had just happened. "That sounds good."