Derpy came too a few hours later as the sun was just starting to rise over Cloudsdale. She rubbed her face and pulled her hooves back in pain as she touched her heavily bleeding muzzle, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. Next she tried to stretch her wings but reeled back in pain again.
The realisation hit her as she remembered how she ended up like this. Derpy slowly and shakily stood up and started limping to the Wonderbolts HQ. between coughs of blood she said out loud to herself, "I-I need- *cough* to t-tell Dash- *cough*!" She slowly limped off to the Wonderbolt's HQ.
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Derpy limped past the gates of the HQ and into the main building. Luckily there was no one around at this time so she quietly and slowly made her way across the court yard and into the the the south building. Derpy opened the doors, limped up the stairs to the second floor and along the corridor to a room with Rainbow Dash's cutie mark on it. She knocked on the doors and slumped against them in pain and exhaustion.
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Rainbow Dash woke up to a knocking sound on the door. She groggily sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Rainbow half fell half slumped out of bed and walked over to the door. As she walked over she rubbed her burned back with her wings. Rainbow opened the door and stepped back in shock as a bloody and mangled Derpy fell onto the floor in front of her. She shook her head and rushed over and crouched down, "Derpy!! What happened?!"
Derpy coughed and wheezed but managed to say, "D-Dash y-your d-dad *cough* i-is c-coming- *cough* f-for y-you..." She coughed up once more before hitting the floor again and fading into darkness.
Rainbow felt tears coming to her eyes again as she saw one of her oldest friends lying on the floor in front of her partially covered in blood and wheezing. She wiped them away, walked closer to the door and yelled as loud as she could, "SOARIN!! SPITFIRE!! FLEETFOOT!!! ANYONE!!! PLEASE HELP!!!"
A few moments later Spitfire, Fleetfoot and other Wonderbolts rushed down the hallways and Soarin trotted quickly over. Spitfire pushed to the front with Fleetfoot and walked over to Rainbow. Spitfire asked Rainbow calmly as she could, "Rainbow what happened here?"
"I don't know Spitfire, one minute i was having a nightmare about m-my dad and the next minute D-Derpy was collapsed on t-the f-floor." Dash wiped her tears away again.
"Alright, don't worry Dash everything will be fine. The HQ has the some of the best doctors in the world here, Derpy will be fine in no time!" Spitfire turned to Fleetfoot. "Fleet go and get the emergency medical squad now!" Fleetfoot saluted and zoomed off down the hallway.
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Fleetfoot finally returned with the medics and walked over to Spitfire, Rainbow and Soarin. Spitfire signalled for the medics to start working on Derpy and for one of them to look at Rainbow's back. Spitfire asked Rainbow, "Rainbow how did you burn your back?"
Rainbow shrunk back and hid behind her mane not wishing to remember the previous night. Soarin noticed Rainbow and stepped up half in defence, "She got burned in the shower and thats it." Spitfire decided to not ask further and simply nodded.
As if on cue one of the medics walked over, "Captain Spitfire we are ready to take Mrs Hooves to the medical bay." The mare saluted, Spitfire nodded back and saluted, saying 'ok you have my permission to leave.'
The medics rushed off with Derpy safely strapped into a cloud stretcher to the medical bay. Spitfire watched them take Derpy away, as soon as she could no longer see them she turned around and addressed the 'Bolts around her, "Alright 'Bolts this morning has been shocking and surprising but we must not let this bring us down. I suggest that you all go back to bed for the few remaining hours and get some more rest that we really need. That includes you Fleetfoot and Surprise." Spitfire half glared at the two pranksters.
Everyone nodded and went back to bed, Fleetfoot and Surprise sharing, Spitfire and her sister Blaze also sharing. Soarin and Rainbow Dash turned around and closed the doors and climbed back into bed. After a minute Rainbow broke the silence, "I can't believe that my dad would hurt D-Derpy of all p-people..."
Soarin draped a wing over Rainbow to comfort her, "Don't worry about it Rain, before long Night Spectrum will be back behind bars and Derpy will be completely healed making her mail rounds and eating muffins from her muffin button."
"I guess your right Soar, but still every moment the guards don't find my dad is another moment he has another chance to hurt someone close to me!" Rainbow shook her head and tensing her body.
"Rain. Stop." Rainbow stopped. "Everything is going to be fine. I will make sure of it." Rainbow relaxed and hugged Soarin, pushing her head into his chest and breathing in his scent.
Rainbow sighed, "I can't believe this is happening, one minute everything is fine, and the next my dad has escaped from prison, he is coming after me and probably Spitfire, and Derpy is in the medical bay because of him! I wish I wasn't his child!" She yelled.
"OI KEEP IT DOWN IN THERE!!" Lightning Streak yelled from the room next to Rainbow's.
"SORRY!" Soarin yelled back.
"SHUT UP GUYS!!" Fleetfoot and Surprise yelled in unison.
"HEY! KEEP IT DOWN" High Winds shouted as well.
There was a loud thump and a thwack. Blaze yelled with catiousness clear in her voice, "OHH YOU GUYS ARE IN FOR IT NOW!!"
"EVERYONE SHUT UP NOW AND GO TO SLEEP BEFORE I COME AND PERSONALLY VISIT YOU ALL TOMORROW NIGHT!!" Spitfire yelled grumpily.
There was a moment of silence before everyone said in unison, "SORRY!!!" There was a lot of shuffling around and muffled voices before nothing could be heard.
Rainbow and Soarin hid under the sheets for a few minutes before popping their heads over the sheet when they deemed it safe to come out. They let out a few giggles but they were soft enough not to be heard. Rainbow calmed down and whispered, "Soarin I think we should get some rest, Captains orders after all."
"All right Rain, good night." Soarin kidded Rainbow's cheek and smiled.
"Good night Soar, love you." Hugged Soarin and closed her eyes, wondering what would take place later in the day.