//------------------------------// // Electric // Story: Fears // by Short Stories //------------------------------// "Twilight?" Fluttershy barged through the library doors to see Twilight studding a book of sorts, her back to the shy pegasus. She rushed over in a hurry to face the unicorn, placing the nearly lifeless Angel on the podium. "Twilight? Oh, I'm so sorry for interrupting you, I-I didn't mean to, but---but--but--" "Fluttershy, what's wrong?" Twilight asked her gently, picking up Angel with her magic. "Angel's dying!" Fluttershy cried, tears matting her fur and her breathing gone ragged as she tried to collect air through heavy, ugly sobs. "I just don't know what I'd do without him." She glanced at her friend and tried yet failed to regain her composure. "Twilight, you have to help me. Please. I won't bother you again, I swear. I know how much you don't like to be bothered. I just want my little Angel to live!" She broke into another series of heart-wrenching sobs on the last word and Twilight stood over her, unsure of how to comfort the usually shy pegasus. She glanced at the limp bunny, back at Fluttershy, then at the rows and rows of books she had. A look of determination came across her face and she quickly got out a book entitled 'Medical Spells 101'. "Well, I haven't studied many healing spells..." she said, "but I'll do what I can, Fluttershy. Follow me to the basement." ~*~*~ Test--tubes, beakers, and other sciency things Fluttershy didn't quite understand filled most of the treehouse's basement. Twilight pranced over towards the right side of the basment, where an off-white table lay, two square pads with wires hooked to them rested on top of it. The lavendar alicorn took Angel in her aura and gently placed him on the bed, placing certain wires on certain parts of his body. "Uhm, Twilight?" Fluttershy started, "I don't mean to, um, interupt your concentration. And I'm sure you know what you're doing but I'm just a little confused as to what's happening." A machine next to the medical bed started making slow beeps as a line showed Angle's heart rate. "I'm going to shock him." Twiligh said, examining the two electric shocker pads. "As far as I know, this is the ony way to do it." *pause* "I think these are to big for a little bunny. I'll just use one, for now." "Shock him?" Fluuttershy cried, "but--but that could kill him!" "So would us doing nothing to help." The moniter flat-lied and the timid pegasus let out a whimper. "Don't lose faith just yet, Fluttershy." Twilight said, charging up the two pads. She held one away from his body and lowered another one closer to it until it made contact with his fur. Fluttershy closed her eyes. "CLEAR!"