Getting White Mark into the hospital was more than a challenge to Twilight. Before they left the tree house, Twilight told the colt where they were going. Upon hearing this, the colt's eyes grew wide and he quickly galloped out of the room, making Twilight chase after him. When she entered the main room, he was no where to be seen. It was like he just vanished into thin air. But, when she hear so noises from upstairs, she knew where he was.
When she entered her room, she didn't see him anywhere. When she was about to turn and head back down stairs, she heard some muffled coughing from under her bed. She smirked as she walked over and began to lift the covers. Before she could do so, the colt crawled out from under it to run right past her to try to get away, but when he noticed a purple aurora around him, he stopped fighting and gave in. "Are you done?" She asked as smiled smugly at her victory. The colt reluctantly nodded and hug his head in shame.
The rest of the way proved to be just as hard, if not harder. She had to put an immobilization spell on him just to make him stop. He had tried everything to get away, but the Alicorn Princess would not allow it. He needed to see the doctor whether he liked it or not. Now, however, they were waiting in a small room for the doctor to arrive. White Mark had stopped whining and complaining an hour ago. He had finally accepted his fate and was now laying on the examination table, laying his head on his crossed hooves. He was completely silent, aside from a coughing fit every so often, which was followed by him gripping his sides and groaning slightly.
Twilight knew this colt was hurt, but gasped when she thought she saw a trickle of blood from his mouth. Before she could get a good look, he sucked it back in his mouth like it had never happened. That little display caused he to become even more concerned for him.
After a few moments, the doctor finally entered with a warm smile on his face. "Well, good afternoon, Miss Sparkle, or should I say, your Majesty." He paused for a moment to bow to the purple alicorn.
"Oh, its fine, Doctor Aid. You can still refer to me as Miss Sparkle." She smiled as the doctor nodded his head.
"Very well. So, who do we have here?" He asked as he turned to White Mark.
"His name is White Mark. I found him in an alleyway and decided to take him in. I've already looked over him and he's not looking very good, as you can see." She began to explain all that she had figured out while inspecting him last night and the doctor listened intently.
"I see. Looks like we will need to get an X-ray and a MRI scan. It so we can see what's going on inside his little body." The doctor stopped to write down a few notes before gesturing for them to follow him.
Soon enough, they came upon the X-ray room. They had White Mark hold a thin object over different parts of his body as the took the pictures. After it was over, Doctor Aid led them to the MRI scanning room and began to question the little colt about medical history. Of course, he found only small things and none of the things he really needed to know.
After leading White Mark into the room, he helped him get onto the table and helped him get situated. An hour passed before the scanning was finished and they were ushered back to the room where they had started. They were now waiting for the results of the tests.
While Twilight sat in the chair next to the examination table, she decided to take a quick glance at the white colt. He was facing away from Twilight with his face buried in his hooves. He wasn't crying, but he was shaking slightly. She sighed and stood up to try and comfort the colt. She ran a hoof along his back and began slowly rubbing it in smooth circles. She quickly noticed his shaking slow a bit and he looked up at her, his eyes brimming with tears. She frowned and wiped a few away as they began to slide down his cheeks. "Its okay. I'm sure that there's nothing seriously wrong with you." She tried to assure him, only making more tears fall.
"T-Twilight, I'm scared..." The shivering colt whimpered.
"I know, but there's nothing to worry about. Dr. Aid and Nurse Redheart are going to take good care of you. I promise." The lavender alicorn smiled, trying to assure him as she rubbed his back soothingly.
"Alright!" Dr. Aid began as he walked in the small room and laid the folder down near the sink, releasing it from his magic. "Sorry about the wait. There was a problem with the printer. Anyway, let's see what this little guy needs." He immediately opened the folder, flipping through the pages inside. "Okay, it seems the X-ray shows his right foreleg is quite broken and needs to be realined, his skull also has a small fracture, but that can be easily fixed, he has a minor laceration on his abdomen, which will need to be sewn up, and finally, he has the beginning stages of pneumonia. He'll have to stay here for a week to be treated for it. All the rest are just minor injuries."
"S-So, I will have to st-stay here?" White Mark asked, voice cracking.
"Unfortunately, yes. If the pneumonia isn't treated soon, it will get worse and could very possibly kill you." Twilight gasped at that, but the doctor continued. "Forgive me for being blunt, but I simply need to stress the seriousness of his condition. A nurse will be in here shortly to check you in and lead you to your room. I will be there as soon as you are checked in to begin the treatment. Miss Sparkle, visiting hours will be over soon, so you will have to say goodbye after he's checked in. You may visit him all this week, though. I must go prepare, so I'll leave you for now." With a nod, he left and a nurse showed up a few moments after.
Once White Mark was checked in, Twilight was able to say her final goodbyes for the night. "I wish I could stay, White Mark, but I can't. I promise I'll visit you everyday this week until you are better."
"I... I don't want you to leave! I don't want to be alone again... I'm scared..." Twilight frowned slightly and hugged him again, letting him use her shoulder.
"You won't be alone, never again. Nurse Redheart will be here, like I said before. She's really nice and she will make sure you feel safe. I heard she gives the best hugs and nuzzles too." Twilight said, smirking when the colt perked up and blushed.
"Okay. I guess I can stay here. I have stayed in worse places." He giggled lightly and smiled. He looked so much better with a smile on his face, Twilight noticed. She definitely wanted to see that again, it was positively adorable!
"That's good. I'll be here first thing in the morning when you wake up. My friends should be there too, they really want to meet you." The blush rose into the colt's cheeks again, making him giggle nervously. "They're all really nice, so you have nothing to worry about. Well, goodnight, White Mark." Twilight smiled and gave him one last hug, lightly kissing him on the top of his head. The colt smiled and nuzzled into her chest, enjoying the last loving moment for the night.
Twilight left after that and the doctor came in to discuse what all needed to be done. He gave the colt some medicine and worked on the smaller things first, sewing up the cut on his stomach, using magic to fix his skull, and rebreaking the bones in his leg. It hurt quite a bit, but the medicine took most of the pain away. For the pneumonia treatment, he needed to be asleep. Nurse Redheart soothed him, which made him realize that Twilight was right, she did give good nuzzles and hugs! Once he was asleep, they began. He was going to be very sore tomorrow and very tired, but at least he was finally going to get better.