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// To Survive and Learn 
// Story: Mind Twist: The First of The Insane 
// by TwistedSkittles 
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Mind Twist had pulled another piece of paper out of her tail. It was very old and tattered, but she could still read it perfectly.
PEGASUS FAMILY INCIDENT
About two days ago two pegasi were found barely alive in the Everfree Forest by local filly hero Rainbow Dash. It seems that they were going to be eaten by the timberwolves when Rainbow scared them away. She immediately got help and the pegasi couple were taken to the Ponyville Hospital. Police found that their daughter Mind Twist is nowhere to be found. 
Today, the pegasi couple have both sadly passed away, their funerals will be on Monday at ten o'clock sharp. Their hearts gave out at the exact same time, a very rare thing to happen in Equestria. Princess Celestia expects everypony to be at the funeral and on the lookout for Mind Twist. Please Ponyville, I myself also expect you all to be there.
Mind Twist had wondered what this story meant about her. Redheart had given it to her when she was a filly. She would occasionally take it out and try to figure out what they had meant. She still had no memory of her parents’ death. 
She suddenly heard her metal door being unlocked. She quickly slipped the papers back into her tail and put her hooves in her lap. The door opened, revealing Redheart with a tray of food. Mind Twist looked at her old friend with surprise, and then looked away.
“Thanks for the food Ms. Heart.” Mind Twist said, as she called her as a filly.
Redheart furrowed her brow at the “Ms. Heart.” but handed MInd Twist the tray of mashed potatoes and the fork.
“You’re wel-” Redheart started, suddenly Screw Loose came barking and she ran into the room as guards chased her. She raced around Nurse Redheart, knocking the pony over as she circled out of the room again. The nurse stood up angrily at reached out and grabbed Screw Loose by her collar. She dragged the dog/pony towards the cafeteria, with Mind Twist close behind. 
Redheart kicked the cafeteria doors open. They slammed against the wall, yet stayed open. The patients who had been eating lunch all looked at the angry nurse, with Screw Loose still gripped in hoof. 
She dragged the pony over to a counter and pulled out a sharp knife, leading to everypony’s eyes widened in fright. 
“THIS WILL KEEP YOU QUIET!!!” The nurse screeched at Screw Loose. She raised the knife in the air, then started slicing Screw Loose’s throat when Mind Twist tackled the nurse, the bloody knife slid across the room.
“WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?” Mind Twist yelled at the nurse. Redheart was on her back , and looked like she was ready kill the nurse right then and there. “I thought you were the nice nurse!!! You can’t just treat us like a monster just because we're different!!” She gestured to Screw Loose. Screwball and another patient were holding napkins to her throat, try to stop the flowing blood. The red dripped out onto the floor onto the pony’s feet.
Suddenly there was a loud noise of somepony pounding on a door from somewhere in the Wing.
“I SMELL BLOOD!! WHERE IS IT? I MUST HAVE IT!! BEAUTIFUL BLOOD!!!” The voice shouted. It came from the Bloody Stallion, as the staff called him, for he was obsessed with blood. It made Mind Twist sick to her stomach. 
“NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DID!!” She shouted at the nurse. 
Mind Twist raised her hoof, ready to strike the nurse, when her bright red eyes met Redheart’s, who were begging for mercy. Mind growled and striked. Redheart shut her eyes, then opened them when the pegasus’s hoof slammed the floor, merely inches from her head. The cement floor was cracked due to Mind Twist’s strength. 
“That’s a warning.” Mind Twist said sharply. 
Mind turned and to her surprise saw Princess Luna standing in the hallway. She had her wings tied and a metal cage around her horn. The alicorn had seen what had happened. Mind Twist caught her eye. Then without a word, Luna walked away. There was a sound of a door being shut, then silence.
Mind Twist walked over to Screw Loose. The pony was still bleeding badly. She kept silent, for she was afraid to speak, but Mind Twist could see she was very much in pain.
“C’mon Screw Loose. You stay here all your life and you’ll pick up a few things how to survive.” Mind Twist beckoned them and lead them to her room. 
She opened the heavy door easily and went to her secret compartment. She grabbed as many napkins as she could and some ointment and walked back to Screw Loose and Screwball.
“Hold still Loose,” Mind told her softly.
The blue pony understood and immediately froze. Her eyes watched Mind Twist carefully as she gently took her collar off and gently started wiping the blood away. Mind cleaned up the red liquid as best as he could. Screw Loose was still bleeding badly. 
“How will we make it-” Screwball began, but the pegasus had pulled up a nurse’s shirt. Mind ripped it and then tied it around Loose’s neck, then carefully put the collar on, hiding the bandage and most of the wound.
“Just keep your collar on at all times. The guards will make it worse if they see it.” Mind Twist told the two ponies as she finished securing the collar. “There. Now you’re going to need this.” She gave Screwball the shirt. “Change the bandage every three to five hours. I would help you myself but I guess I’ll be stuck in my room for a while.” 
Mind Twist opened the door for her friends. When they got to the door way they turned.
“You really know a lot don’t you?” Screwball said.
Mind Twist nodded firmly. She looked at the dark hallway before them. “Yeah, it happens when you’re here and everything seems to last forever. If I ever go home I can show my parents. I could teach them. Then they’ll know that you really can live and learn.”