Sunset
I stretched a bit as Lyra and Trixie trotted in the hospital room. I had hoped they would come back, I was a bit surprised that Spitfire didn’t kick Soarin between the legs for sleeping in the hospital bed with her.
“So uh why exactly is mom and Derpy mad again, other than me not really communicating well?” I asked and bit my lip. More like not at all.
“Well for starters you missed Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoons birthday yesterday,” Lyra said casually as my eyes widened.
“Oh fuck me!” I shouted out and instantly turned red as Nurse Redheart gave me a confused look. “I can’t believe I forgot. I feel fucking awful.”
“Especially since Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara felt awful you weren’t here,” Trixie commented as Lyra shot her a dirty look.
“Not helping Trixie!” Lyra hissed as I looked down. “Look, Octavia, Vinyl and Rainbow gave them the gifts you had for them under your bed. You can sort it out later with them.”
“At least they got that,” I sighed and stared at Spitfire. How she slept through that, I’ll never know. “Where’s Bon Bon and the others?”
“Outside. Fluttershy wanted to see some of the animals in the hospital courtyard,” Trixie commented as Nurse Redheart yawned.
“So your sister is seeming okay. We won’t know if she has any internal injuries or not till we get her in for surgery,” Redheart explained as I looked at the white earth pony.
“Isn’t there like some kind of spell you can do?” I asked as she shook her head. “There’s no unicorn doctors?”
“There’s one but he’s in charge of all the patients. He’s currently on the third floor.”
I gave a frustrated sigh as Spitfire shifted, opening her eyes.
“Oh hey sis,” Spitfire grumbled as Nurse Redheart shoved a bottle of water her way. “Where’s your friends at?”
“Outside with Twilight. Soarin went to get you lunch,” I said quietly so the nurse wouldn’t hear. Stupid hospital food is gross. Spitfires eyes lit up as I snickered.
“Thank the stars for him,” Spitfire muttered as she rolled her eyes. “Hospital food is the bucking worst.”
Lyra sat down and stretching out her forelegs as she levitated a magazine her way.
“You remember the spells I taught you?” I asked in surprise. I hadn’t expected her to actually remember them.
“Mhm. Pretty useful.”
“Wow,” I muttered and she laughed. “I thought you would have forgotten.”
“Nope.”
We fell silent as I watched Redheart do random medical stuff on my sister. Presumably checking her blood pressure and all that. I idly wished Berry Blast was here to help me figure out what was what.
I was a bit surprised Spitfire didn’t bite the nurses head off after the four test. I probably would have. All three of us hated hospitals, me for the needles and Sunburst because of the white walls. Said it made him uncomfortable or something. Spitfire just hated sitting still for so long.
“Sunset, is there anything you need to do today?” Spitfire asked as I watched the nurse leave.
“No not really. Just hang out here,” I answered and frowned slightly. “Twilight did want me to meet the other guards at some point but it can wait till you’re better.”
“Go.”
“Yeah no,” I scoffed and shook my mane. “I’m staying here.”
“It’s the nice way of telling you to come back later. You’ve only been here for what, two days and you’re smothering me. I love you but go hang out. Get drunk or something and sneak me in a bottle of whiskey would ya?”
I frowned at her and she promptly frowned back as Lyra and Trixie watched intently.
“Battle of the wills,” Trixie whispered to Lyra who hid a laugh behind a hoof.
“But what if-”
“For Celestia’s sakes Sunset,” Spitfire interrupted me and rolled her eyes. “I’ll be fine. I’m around a bunch of equally smothering nurses. Like that one!”
A filly with a nursing cutie mark trotted in with a big grin.
“Hi there, I’m nurse Nursery Rhyme. How are you today?” Nursery Rhyme asked as Lyra stared at her.
“Just how old are you?” Lyra asked and raised an eyebrow.
“Thirteen but don’t worry, I’ve gone through all the required training to being a nurse right after I got my cutie mark. I’m just gonna draw some blood for testing,” Nursery Rhyme said reassuringly as she pulled out a needle. “You all can stay and watch if you wish-”
I bolted.
“What’s her deal?” I heard the fillies voice travel down the hallway. “Oh well here we go!”
Kill me now.
I trotted down the hall of the castle, looking for the guard room. I had been convinced by that needle to come back later. I have a sneaking suspicion that Spitfire arranged for that because of my needle fear.
“Well if it isn’t Sunset Shimmer,” a voice said behind me and I spun around and almost bumped into an orange earth pony with large poofy hair.
“Adagio!” I grinned and threw my hooves around her in a hug. “Holy fuck, it’s been forever. How’s it going?”
“Good good,” Adagio chuckled as she hugged me back. I stepped back and we dropped down to all four. “You here for you sister I’m assuming?”
“Yeah. Lyra, Bon Bon and Trixie came along with Applejack, Fluttershy and Rarity. How’s your sisters?” I asked as she grimaced.
“Sonata is doing fine,” Adagio answered quickly. “Making a killing with her business, I’m very proud of her. I will admit, I sometimes do have to do her taxes for her and all but other than that, she does everything else.”
“And Aria?” I asked curiously as Adagio gritted her teeth.
“I would assume Aria is fine as well,” she commented coolly. “Probably in Canterlot for all I care. She and Princess Luna are pretty close.”
“When did that happen?” I asked in curiosity. I hadn’t known the two had even meet. Clearly shit happened in my absence.
“In your absence. No offense but I really don’t wanna talk about my other sister right now okay? So can we please drop it?” Adagio asked as she stared at me hopefully. I nodded and she sighed in relief. “Thanks Sunset. Where you headed?”
“Uh the guards quarters. Twilight asked me to meet them and my sister kicked me out of the hospital room for a few hours for smothering her allegedly. Lyra is somewhere in the castle with Applejack and Bon Bon. I think Twilight is showing Fluttershy, Rarity and Trixie around town.”
“Right this way,” Adagio said and waved a hoof.
She started trotting foreward and after a second, I followed her.