CharmingRhythm sat on the floor and tried to look around with his left eye. HeartFelt tried to clean up his bruises with a wet cloth. The lime aura pushed the cloth against the cut on his cheek. Rhythm jolted back a bit and groaned.
"You didn't seem to be in that much pain when you were fighting Hyper." HeartFelt told him.
Rhythm just closed his left eye and sighed.
"You shouldn't be fighting him." The mare said.
"I know..." Rhythm muttered.
BlazingFlair looked over at the unicorns. "Why has he been so angry lately."
"He told me that nopony likes how he helps." HeartFelt replied as Rhythm nodded.
"Is that it?" SpinningNote stepped forward. "It seems like there has to be something else."
"Hyper has always had a little temper." EchoBeat pointed out. "But its never been this bad."
"I just wanted to figure out why..." Rhythm muttered. "I only want to help him. But he said that he's not gonna help anypony, so I guess I can't help him." The unicorn glanced over at HyperBlitz's bedroom door that was closed.
"Somepony should go talk with him." Blazing said.
"But what if he flips out again and attacks?" Spinning exclaimed.
Blazing's eyes rolled over to Spinning. "But still... he's probably hurt too..."
"Physically and emotionally." Rhythm sighed.
Echo stepped over. "I can go talk with him."
As the red pony walked over toward the door, HeartFelt tilted her head. "Be careful."
EchoBeat slowly placed his forehoof on the door, and slid it open. He gazed over at HyperBlitz, who laid on his bed, with his muzzle in his forelegs. Echo stepped up, as he shut the door. He tilted his head down towards the pegasus.
"Hyper?"
He only groaned, and pushed his face harder into his legs and pillow.
"HyperBlitz, you know we only..." Echo trailed off as Hyper lifted his head and gave him a glare.
'Help?" Hyper finished his sentence. "It's not like I can help, why should I take anything from you?" His eyes burned as he watched the red pony.
"Hyper... You know we're here for you. If there is anything wrong, come to us."
"Nothings wrong!" Hyper snapped.
"It seems like there is something wrong." Echo cocked his head.
Hyper groaned and placed his head down. "Nopony listens." Hyper said, muffled.
"What are you talking about? I'm listening right now, aren't I?" Echo told him.
"But it's not like you will understand."
"What do you-"
"Nopony wants my help, and if they do, I'll just end up messing things up." Hyper flashed up.
There was a bit of silence for a while. Both of their eyes scanned each other. EchoBeat took a small step back. He then decided to speak a little again.
"I think for now, you should stay at the base."
"Why." Hyper's voice raised.
"So..." Echo trailed off, not wanting to say the wrong thing. "It would be the best. We don't want the other ponies seeing you beat up, and we don't want you to get into any other trouble." Just before Hyper could reply back, Echo interrupted. "And Rhythm should stay in the base too. He's more hurt then you. You shouldn't be fighting him. You shouldn't fight anypony for that matter."
Hyper's brown eyes looked down with guilt. "I know." He spoke in a softer voice now. "He was just pushing me, I guess I just snapped."
Echo sighed. "One step closer to the edge, and you broke."
Hyper just nodded.
"You should probably apologize to Rhythm. All you did was touch his forehead, and left, that wasn't much of an apology." Echo shrugged.
"It wasn't supposed to be!" The pegasus' voice strengthened again.
Echo did not reply, but anxiety filled his brown eyes. He tilted his head, then stepped backwards. "Just try to calm down, and think before you act and speak." Echo finally said as he left the room.
Hyper placed his head back down. He didn't know what to truly do.
He stayed in his room for the rest of the day, except for when he got something to eat. HyperBlitz did not try to make any eye contact with any other the other ponies, no matter how much he wanted to.
The yellow pegasus gazed over as he sat in his own room. He looked around, and spotted every wall that was close to each other. It felt like the longer he stayed in his room, doing nothing, the more the walls closed in. But of course the room couldn't move, but Hyper's conscience closed in on himself.
Hyper only wanted to help other ponies. But how could he if he couldn't help himself? And other's couldn't even help, in the state he was in. Hyper didn't want to be stuck in the base, or the bedroom. He thought that it would be the opposite of what he needed. He needed to let his energy out, that was the reason of some of his anger. But his friends don't want his to go outside. Hyper was afraid that this situation would only get worse by the track it was going on.
I don't understand! But they don't understand either. It's like our connection is being torn apart. Hyper thought to himself, as the room got darker while night fell. Being in here will not solve this problem! They think I am going to hurt more ponies, that's why. But I won't! He held his head with his red hooves. I know that there is something wrong. I know that I am angered, and snapping at everypony. But why don't I stop myself? Why can't I just stop? I do need to calm down, but my mind just can't think strait. And why can't I tell them sorry? Will they accept any apologies now?
Hyper breathed heavily, as he stared away from the floor. He glanced at his metal wing to see if the energy orb was off. He had forgotten that he turned it off earlier. Hyper knew that it was smart to save pure crystal energy, but he didn't want to save the energy in himself. He realized he was going through different stages. Sleeplessness, then being irritated, then rage, and now guilt.
He tried to close his eyes and sleep, but his emotions and thoughts stiffened inside of himself. Hyper tried to remove the thought of earlier, when he was fighting his best friend. He had hurt CharmingRhythm, that was what Hyper disliked the most. But it didn't seem like it was earlier in the day, but so many days ago, like time past way too fast. HyperBlitz tried to think of something else, something that was happier, but it all came down to now. He wanted to think of the past, and how him and his friends toured and made music. He only wished they could do that now. Hyper's heart ached at every thought.
His breath seemed to shake, and he hummed out a tune. He didn't know why he would sing. Proabaly something to pass the time? Would it calm himself down?
"I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
And say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way
I know it's not alright
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit..."
Hyper stopped, and didn't finish the last word. Can I break the habit?
His eyes looked up at the black ceiling, his hoof laid on his stomach. He felt so uncomfortable. Hyper spoke, wanting to only think, but he let out "What the fuck is wrong with me?"
He knew that he was silent enough that nopony could hear him, but it felt like the whole world had caught his words. But would they care?
Soon enough, a few days passed. And all of those days seemed to agonize HyperBlitz. With thoughts going back and forth in his head. He didn't have much to do either.
He went through the things in his room and also went to the instrument room to pass time. He would try to go in there when nopony else was in there. He wouldn't really play the instruments more then just feel around. Any time a pony would come in the room, Hyper would leave. It wasn't that they had a problem with him being in there, Hyper just didn't like other ponies watching him right now.
Hyper noticed that he wasn't just fighting with Rhythm in the days earlier, but he was fighting with himself. And he still was fighting with himself. All of his thoughts, actions, and emotions were conflicted.