The rest of Rainbow’s friends arrive at the hospital with haste upon hearing of Scootaloo’s arrival. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle tried to come along, but they were forced to stay behind.
“What’s going on here?” Twilight shouted behind the crowd of ponies that now filled Scootaloo’s room.
Hearing Twilight’s call, Rainbow flew over the crowd of doctors and landed next to her friend.
“I found Scootaloo in the rolling hills to the east of Ponyville. She doesn’t look so well…”
After hearing what Rainbow had to say, she used her magic to teleport in front of the crowd to get a look at Scootaloo.
She was surprised at what she saw.
Hooked to at least ten different machines, Scootaloo was as white as a ghost. She was breathing heavily, like a great weight was upon her. Twilight stood there, mouth agape, at which point the young filly looked up at her. Her eyes were a pale grey, and dark circles had formed around her eyes.
“Scootaloo… What happened to you?” Twilight said, completely dumbstruck at what she saw.
Scootaloo didn’t speak. It was either because she didn’t want to, or she couldn’t. Twilight did not know…
Twilight teleported back to the rest of her friends. The six of them stood silent for a second; because they knew Twilight had something to say. They could tell by the look on her face.
“I have never seen anything like this…” she sighed, “… But there must be something about it somewhere…”
“Say no more, sugarcube.” Applejack said, “We are here to help.”
Twilight smiled, and then walked past her friends out of the room. All except for Rainbow followed suit, which looked back past the crowd at the young filly lying on the hospital bed. And was engulfed by an overpowering anger…
***
Back at the tree house, it had become a scene of complete chaos. Books were flying every which way, hoping to find something, anything that could help Scootaloo. However, they had no such luck. Every book, scroll, even parchment, all torn off the shelf. They found nothing…
Until Twilight remembered her secret stash of books.
“Hang on a second… I think I know of something that can help us…” Twilight said as she walked up the stairs. Spike was up there, picking up the books that had been thrown up there.
“Spike…” Twilight said in a more asserting tone. Spike looked up at her, and when she didn’t say anything, Spike understood. He took the books that he had gathered down the stairs. After she was sure no one was around, she moved her bed silently, revealing a trap door with a code lock.
Putting in her code without a second thought, the trap door immediately opened and disappeared. Her bed came back in front of her, and Twilight walked towards her bed.
Down in her secret room, she turned on the single light that was there, revealing many different things that lined the wall, all different things Twilight had been working on. She looked at her most recent invention, which she called an ‘electronic vacuum.’ Her hopes are that when she finishes it, nopony will have to scrub their floors on hooves and knees any longer. Looking at the back of the room, there was a door. She walked past her inventions that lined the wall and her chemistry sat that sat in the middle of the room on a long white table. Upon opening the door, she turned on another light revealing miles upon miles of books down a grey corridor. She had some searching to do…
***
Rainbow walked slowly down the street, her thoughts racing. She wasn’t sure what she was going to do, but she knew that whoever did this was going to pay…
Her thought were interrupted by someone tapping her on the shoulder.
“WHAT?!” She yelled as she turned around and got in the black pony’s face.
Cleft got down on the ground in fear of his life. He looked up at the blue pony stare him down like a hawk.
“Um… I just… w-wanted… to say hi…” Cleft stammered out, looking away.
Rainbow continued to stare him down, but after a couple seconds, he felt her gaze weaken. Looking up again, she saw the pony begin to tear, then walk away.
Cleft didn’t go after her, though he wanted to… He’ll just talk to her at a later time. It was obvious she was having problems…
***
Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy sat in the main room of the tree house, awaiting Twilight’s return. They were not sure where she went, but they knew what she was doing. The four ponies and Spike sat there silently, hoping she would be back soon.
“Girls…”
They look up at Twilight, who was standing at the top of the stairs, holding a grey book with silver lining.
“I think I found something…”