//------------------------------// // A blue balloon // Story: Meeting of Worlds - A Crossover Story // by L_Wolf //------------------------------// Chapter 9 Roughly three hours after Fluttershy gave her consent to allow the operation on Starbloom, Nurse Redheart came over to her and Toby. Toby had fallen asleep in Fluttershy's forehooves. Fluttershy looked up at the nurse. "H.. how is she?" Fluttershy asked timidly. She had been really nerves ever since giving the doctor permission to do the operation. Nurse Redheart smiled at Fluttershy softly. "She is resting quietly in a recovery room. We wont know if the operation was successful till she wakes up though." She said softly looking at the two quietly. "You can go back and wait for her to wake up in her room." Fluttershy nodded and carefully got up putting Toby on her back so not to wake him up. She followed Nurse Redheart to the room Starbloom was recovering in. Starbloom was asleep, a small IV in her shoulder, and a few wires had been hooked into monitors to keep an eye on her vitals. The shoulder they had worked on was bandaged up. "My goodness, the poor little thing." Fluttershy going over to look at her quietly. She was still having doubt as to if she should of allowed it or not. "How long will she be asleep?" She asked looking over at Nurse Redheart. "Another couple of hours, the doctor gave her a sedative, along with antibiotics and pain medicine. She might be a little confused when she wakes up, but that's normal." Nurse Redheart said before nodding at Fluttershy to go back to her rounds. "Thank you Nurse Redheart," Fluttershy said smiling at her as she left before going to a long sofa and carefully moved Toby from her back to the sofa so he could sleep. She went over to the bed and sat quietly watching Starbloom sleep. She glanced up seeing a balloon next to the bed, it was blue and had the words. 'It's a Boy' written on it. Fluttershy smiled at the balloon, giggling softly to herself. "Guess, the pony who had the room before had a baby." She said softly before turning to check on Toby to make sure he was still asleep and comfortable. Fluttershy had eventually fallen asleep, going between watching Starbloom and checking on Toby. The events of the night catching up to her she curled up next to the sofa Toby was asleep on and fallen asleep herself. Starbloom slowly woke up early in the morning looking around, her eyes caught sight of the balloon and blinked slowly. "B..boy...?" She said softly confused, she didn't remember getting pregnant. Like Nurse Redheart had said she was slightly confused waking up from the cocktail of medicines they gave her. "S.. Sweetie?" She called looking around blinking when she saw Toby and Fluttershy shaking her head. She reached a hoof up rubbing her eyes. Slowly her mind unclouded and she remembered what happen. "Fluttershy? Toby?" She called over at them. Her calls eventually waking up Fluttershy who got up and came over to her. "Good morning Starbloom, how are you feeling?" She asked softly smiling at her. Starbloom looked at her smiling before looking up at the balloon. "A little confused, almost thought I had a foal when I woke up. What happen?" She asked looking over at Fluttershy. She caught some movement behind Fluttershy as Toby woke up as well. "Morning.. Toby" She called over to him smiling. "S.. Starbloom?" Toby said before getting up and putting on his glasses heading over to her bed. "O.. Oh Starbloom, your awake...." He said smiling at her tears forming in his eyes, relieved she seemed to be okay. Flutteshy was about to answer when she heard Starbloom call over to Toby, she turned and smiled watching as he came over to the bed. "Morning Toby sweetie. Did you sleep well?" Fluttershy asked smiling down at Toby. Toby looked up at her and nodded smiling. Fluttershy smiling back before looking over to Starbloom. "Starbloom, I'm not sure what happen, you was on the floor in the bedroom and your shoulder was hurting really bad.... we brought you here and...." Fluttershy said and took a deep breath biting her bottom lip. "I'm so sorry Starbloom, I let them operate on your shoulder. I had to make a choice quickly and I couldn't stand the thought of you in pain." Fluttershy said looking at Starbloom. Starbloom was quiet for a few moments, looking at her shoulder moving it slowly it was sore from the surgery but it felt alright to her. She looked over at Fluttershy and smiled softly at her. "It... it's fine Fluttershy, thank you for making the choice." She said looking at her before looking over at Toby. Toby looked up at Starbloom fidgeting a bit. "I'm s.. sorry to.... for causing you to h.. hurt you shoulder by jumping off the couch.... and... I... I told the doctor... about your stab wound." He said softly wiping at his eyes softly. Starbloom tilted her head softly at him "That... wasn't your fault Toby, I jumped off myself..... I should of known better. As for telling the doctor about the stabbing.... thank you, they needed to know that." She said softly smiling at Toby before laying back on the bed. Toby smiled at her looking as she laid back on the bed. "I'm g.. glad your okay Starbloom." Fluttershy nodded and smiled at Starbloom. "I'm very happy your okay, now just rest and you should be feeling well enough to come home." She said to her softly. Starbloom looked over at Fluttershy and smiled nodding at her quietly. "Thank you, Fluttershy, for everything." She said before resting herself into the bed again. She wish she could go back home, but if she was going to be stuck here, would be nice to be back at Fluttershy's cottage then in a hospital room. Starbloom glanced up at the balloon again smirking softly. She wonder where it came from, she guessed it was left over from the pony who had the room before her. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes relaxing quietly.