After a few minutes of sitting in silence the door to Wild Heart's hospital room opened to reveal a purple mare standing on the other side.
"So how is he?"she asked
As if answering her question he tried to sit up and look at her but winced at the pain that shoot through his whole body. Upon seeing this Applejack reached out and gently but firmly layed him back down and with a firm voice told him "Now ya' just lay back and rest, yer in no condition ta be movin 'bout just yet."
After the pain subsided he settled with just lifting his head, with some difficulty, to look at the two mares that now stood at his side "I'm fine but i just have two questions one, why is it I can understand you now when I couldn't understand any of you before?"
"Oh I just used a translator spell on you, it allows you to read and understand our language so we can understand each other. I'm relieved to know that it worked even though you were unconscious.Oh my name is Twilight Sparkle by the way." Twilight replied with a smile.
"Okay, I guess that will due for now" Wild Heart said with a slightly confused expression he then continued "As for my other question why are you even helping me? No one has ever cared for me sense I was abandoned shortly after I hatched."
Upon hearing what he has just said both mares just simply starred at him with shocked expressions on their faces. After about five minutes of silence they both then stammered "Abandoned."
With a nod he continued "Seeing as you can ask that Rapidash..."
"My name is Flare Blitz, so you know" came a voice from the doorway. Everyone then turned to see a large cream colored unicorn walking into the room. "sorry I'm late, did I miss anything?" he asked as he sat next to Twilight
"Flare, I'm glade your here I may end up needing you in a minute." Twilight said with tears forming in her eyes. she then motioned for Wild heart to continue and for Flare to listen.
Flare, now very curious as to why Twilight is on the verge of crying, turns to Wild Heart with a serious expression but says nothing.
Wild Heart, unfazed by his expression, continued "As I was saying, seeing as you know Flare, he can tell you that I am somewhat different from other blitzle. You see most blitzle are born black and white but as you can see I am not like most blitzle this is the reason why I was abandoned, because I was different." he said trying to motion to himself with a hoof but after another sharp pain goes through his body he confides to just moving his head and neck. Now that he thought about it he looked over his own body to find that most of it was wrapped in bandages from the base of his neck to the tips of his rear hooves. He then turned back to the ones in front of him to see tears making there way down both mares faces, Flare with a greatly softened expression on his face and twilight holding him closer than before.
Applejack, still trying to comprehend what was just said, then asked "Your own family abandoned you just because you were different from the others?" Her expression then turned to that of anger "If I ever caught word of one of my own abandoning a foal just because they were different I won't be held accountable fer my actions." Grittin' her teeth she stomped her hoof in anger, Flare and Twilight took a step away to avoid the mares wraith for they could see the fire in her eyes. Applejack, taking a few deep breaths to calm herself, then proceeded "By the way I wanted to thank ya again fer savin' Applebloom, I don't know what I would a done without my sister."
"That's quite alright...Applejack was it? I was just doing what I have done for years, protecting the weak from the strong. I made it a point for myself to protect those who can't protect themselves. I also try to keep myself from getting close to anyone to avoid any heartache from those I am protecting. That way they would learn to protect themselves, not have to rely on others to protect them and so they can make a life for themselves.This has been my lifestyle since I have been able to fight." Wild Heart stated.
"As one who would put his life on the line for those he loves and cares for I respect your decision and strength. It is an honorable way to live but not letting anypony get close to you is not truly living, for it will deprive you of true happiness and purpose in life." Flare replied.
"Well it's starting to get late so we'll see you later Applejack, Wild Heart" Twilight said as she and Flare got up to leave. Applejack turned to look at the clock and saw that it was a quarter till nine.
"See ya later you two." Applejack replied waving goodbye to her friends as they left "and as for you, ya need to try and get more rest so ya can get better." she said turning to face Wild Heart. Who simple responds by laying his head on the pillow and closed his eyes.
A few hours later Wild heart woke up to find Applejack asleep in the nearby chair. Quietly and with great effort he slowly crawls off his bed and slips out the nearby window, silently thanking Arceus that is room was on the ground floor and makes his way toward the town. "Sorry Applejack but I can't risk getting close to any of you" he said "but I also can't risk going into the forest in my current condition so town will have to do for know. I'll just have to stick to the shadows." he said
About an hour later Applejack woke up to find that Wild Heart's bed is empty and that the window to his room is open. Gritting her teeth Applejack alerted the nurse on duty about Wild Heart and then started to make her way to the library "Ah' hope Ah' can get Twi and Flare ta help me look fer him. If not then it's going ta be a long night" she said. A few minutes later she starts to pound on the libraries door trying to get there attention "TWILIGHT, FLARE YA"LL UP, PLEASE AH" NEED YER HELP"she yeld. After a few moments the door opened to reveal a rather wide awake Twilight despite the late hour but before she could ask her what was wrong Applejack started "Sorry Twi Ah' know it's late but this is important."
"It's alright AJ whats the matter?" Twilight asked.
"It's Wild Heart he up and left the hospital while Ah' was asleep. Ah' don't think he would risk going inta the forest in his current condition so Ah' think he would be somewhere in town but Ah' don't have any idea where he could be. Ah' was going to ask if ya and Flare could help look for him before he makes his injuries any worse."she said urgency clear in her voice.
"Alright AJ just let me go get Flare. He and I will search around town. You go look around your farm he may try going back there." she said and with a nod Applejack turned and bolted for the farm in hopes of finding him there.