Rainbow Dash awoke in a hospital.
She groaned and rubbed her head. She felt a bruise just above her right temple, but nothing else seemed amiss.
Ugh, how many times am I going to have to wake up in a hospital? It's already happened twice in the last six months.
Shaking her head softly to clear the fog from her mind, she looked around. It was nighttime, obviously. There was the faint smell of antiseptic that never seemed to go away. She was in an open room with two beds, the other bed unoccupied. She turned to glance out the window, but found Twilight there instead. Twilight was unmoving, just sitting at the window, staring out.
Rainbow Dash slowly got up, the thin hospital sheets sliding off her frame. As she stretched her skin, she felt a sharp twinge of pain from the left side of her torso. A closer inspection revealed bandages wrapped around the area slightly behind the wing. She hit the hospital floor and stretched herself about. No pain in any other areas. That was a good sign at least.
"Twilight!" Rainbow Dash called, starting to walk over to her friend. She received no response.
Did she fall asleep while sitting? I wouldn't really be that surprised if she did. She loses too much sleep already with her crazy studying habits.
"Twilight!" Rainbow called again, poking her friend's shoulder. Still no response. Rainbow moved to Twilight's side and studied her face. Twilight was awake, that much was sure. She seemed to be staring at something outside. Her eyes didn't move. She didn't even acknowledge Rainbow's presence. She could almost be confused for a statue if she wasn't blinking.
Rainbow tried to follow Twilight's gaze. There was nothing interesting or new outside, just a grassy field with some trees. Rainbow waved her hoof in front of Twilight's gaze, trying to snap her out of whatever trance she was in.
Starting to actually get worried, Rainbow started shaking her friend. "Twilight, snap out of it! What's wrong?!" Twilight didn't respond for a moment, then slowly blinked and looked at Rainbow Dash.
Twilight blinked rapidly a few times, cleared her throat and licked her lips. "Rainbow Dash. Are you feeling ok?"
"I've been worse." Rainbow responded dryly. "But I'm more concerned about you. Are you okay?"
Twilight returned to staring out the window and slowly shook her head.
Rainbow felt her breath quicken. "Twilight, what's wrong? Please... talk to me."
There was no response. Rainbow Dash stubbornly sat directly in her friend's vision and lifted her head so Twilight's gaze matched hers.
"Please Twilight." Rainbow's voice betrayed a bit of fear. "Just talk to me."
Twilight seemed to be staring past Rainbow.
"I... I was nearby waiting for you to drop Scootaloo off, figuring you were just talking with Applejack and Rarity, and would be coming back soon. And then I heard what sounded like a scream. I could tell it was Rarity, but what bugged me is that... it sounded like a scream of pain.
"So I just decided to make sure she was okay. I thought maybe it was her being a bit of a diva, but I was anxious and wanted to make sure it was just that. So I flew over and saw her on the ground, nursing a broken leg while a Diamond Dog was restraining Applejack's limbs and Thunder Chaser was hitting her."
Twilight blinked, then actually seemed to see Rainbow Dash for the first time.
"I blasted them off, sent Thunder Chaser through a couple of trees, and I know the Diamond Dog took off running. Applejack was really out of it for a while, and Rarity could barely stand. And then I saw Thunder Chaser was still there, and I turned and you were there... You weren't moving, and you were bleeding from the side... again. And I just kept thinking of when I saw you in that field..."
A tear ran down Twilight's face.
"So I..." Twilight shook her head furiously. "And when we got back I couldn't even think. I know you had lost a lot of blood, and I remember memorizing your blood type after last time... I knew we had compatible types, so I told the doctor to hook us up so I could give you some. He kept telling me to wait and I...
"I threatened him. I pointed my horn at him and... I don't even remember what I said. All I remember is that I was fully ready to blast him if he didn't listen... and if Rarity wasn't there I might have, too."
Rainbow Dash felt a shiver run down her spine. She opened up her mouth to respond, but Twilight wasn't done talking.
"I lost control, Rainbow. I'm a princess of Equestria, I'm supposed to be somebody ponies can look up to and respect. And just a couple hours ago I was threatening the life of a doctor. And that's not even counting what I did to-"
At that Twilight shut her mouth tightly. She pushed Rainbow's hoof away and turned to face the other direction, staring at the floor.
The pieces clicked together in Rainbow Dash's mind. She walked over to Twilight's front and raised her head to match her gaze once again. There were tears forming in Twilight's eyes and she looked about ready to break down.
"Twilight, what happened to Thunder Chaser?"
Twilight looked at the floor again, but Rainbow was undeterred. She wiped Twilight's tears away and brought her gaze to match hers one final time.
"Twilight..."
"I killed him." Twilight whispered.
Rainbow's blood ran cold.
"I... killed him." Twilight repeated breathlessly, as if she barely believed herself.
"Me. One of the four princesses. Princess of Friendship. Savior of Equestria. I lost control and I killed somebody." Twilight let out a soft sob and an involuntary shudder. "There's a pony that is now dead because of my actions."
Rainbow Dash struggled for a moment to find the proper words to say, but upon looking at the mess of a pony in front of her, she decided quickly that words wouldn't do. Rainbow threw her forehooves around Twilight's neck and pulled her into a tight hug, wrapping both her wings around her.
Twilight didn't return the hug. Instead she burrowed into Rainbow's shoulder and let out a wet sniffle.
"I killed him." She repeated, letting out a louder sob.
Rainbow gently shushed her and kept running her hoof through Twilight's mane. Twilight reached out and returned the hug, shaking Rainbow Dash with her shudders and filling her nose with the smell of sweat. She shivered as loud sobs racked her body, wiping her nose on Rainbow’s already dampened fur. As time passed her wails eventually reached a crescendo, and by the time the sun began to peek over the horizon, Twilight was out like a light, having buckled due to exhaustion.
Oh...my...Luna...that was a lot to take in. I must know what happens next!!!
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Assuming the site doesn't go down again it should be up tomorrow
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Yay! I mean, not yay because Twilight killed someone...but yay that I'll get to see what happens!
And nothing of value was lost.
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The most valuable thing lost was a couple hours of sleep for Twilight.
I would be like Twilight here, even if the person I killed was a villain, killing is kinda harsh...
As for the chapter itself, LOVE IT
Im assuming this is twis battle
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Yeah, probably pretty close to that.
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I'm glad you loved it! And Twi will get better, but something very special is gonna happen to help her on her way...
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I can't wait for tomorrow
If only we could read her doing it... Either way, awesome chapter! Definitely worth waiting a day!
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We're not gonna get a present tense version of her doing it, but what fully happened will be expounded on in what I think will be a quite enjoyable way.
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I’ve got my fingers crossed that the answer will be through:
Musical Theater!!!
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Unfortunately we don't have enough Kirin to make that a thing.
OH. ALRIGHT THEN. I didn't expect him to get killed but I'll take it.
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Oh it serves a very important role in the story. I'm not just killing him off because he deserves it.
Although he does.
Oh alright, no more Thunder Chaser problems but what's gonna happen to Twilight?
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That's gonna be approached in the next two chapters
So Twilight was going to shot him, but sounds like Rarity stopped her. Then something happened and Twilight ended up killing him anyway.
Sounds like Thunder Chaser did something to force her to kill him, and she feels guilty.
This pops in my head:
Cadence: "Twilight, I used a magical artifact to rip a pony's atoms apart one by one. Luna and her sister killed a lot of ponies over the years for the betterment of other ponies. We are princess: we kill a lot of ponies."
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Actually no, Rarity tried calming her down when Twilight was about to incinerate the doctor, apologies if that was unclear.
Funny point with the Cadance comparison though.
Another chapter where I can't find a single error. Keep up the good work.
Jesus... that... okay. Whoah.
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Twilight... you poor, poor pony... I can't even begin to imagine what she's going through right now.
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Honestly though... I can't find any fault in her actions. He abused a little filly, and a full-blown mare, before being sent to jail for life... then lied (or at least faked a slower revovery) about his own injuries, then he knocked a registered doctor unconscious and hired thugs to help him get his daughter. He then proceeded to assault another mare, Scootaloo's legal mother and an element of harmony no less, and attacked Rarity while she tried to defend Scootaloo. Another element of harmony. After that he physically restrained Applejack, and started beating her while she couldn't defend herself. In addition to that, he broke Rarity's leg. Yeah, this fucker deserved to die... pardon my French.
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But Twilight can't know that... she just killed one of her subjects in a fit of rage... at least in her eyes.
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Wow. I'm going to keep reading now.
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Onward?
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Twilight is gonna have a real bad time in the next few... well, pretty much the rest of the story, honestly. Killing is not something you ever fully get over.
Anger can be hard to control in such situations. And I can't blame scoots either, given what she went through.
Though it might be of small comfort (theoretically) that her father won't be a problem anymore