Epidemic

Dr. Whooves and Twiligt were left alone in the room. Twilight reading her book, while Dr. Whooves thought after a while.

"I have to get the samples. It's what Labor would want me to do. You stay here, and continue with your study." Dr. Whooves instructed Twilight before grabbing a medical mask, and running out of the room.

Twilight nodded, and she did what she was told. She stayed in the room, and continued reading the disease book. She looked at the rat. It was furiously coughing, and sweating a lot. Twilight worried about Celius, and she thought there about the possibility that just might not be enough time.

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"I have to see zhe princess immediatly!" Labor was at Celestia's quarters. The two gaurds there wouldn't let him pass.

"Im sorry, but you can't come in under any circumstances. The princess wants to relax, and barging into her room isn't helping her relax." The gaurds informes Labor.

"You don't understand! Celius is back! Ve must sta-"

"You can't come in! Let the princess rest." The second guard warned Labor. Labor backed away. Right now would be the worst time to flip out on the guards, and he didn't want to cause any "accidents."

"Vhere is Luna?" Labor frantically asked. He would at least try to give one of the princesses the news.

"That is none of your concern, Germane." The first guard looks at Labor with menacing eyes. Labor got mad, mainly because the way the guard said "Germane" was threatening. Labor was about to do something when Celestia herself opened the door, and she was wide-eyed.

"Celestia! Ve need to speak!" Labor desperately called out. The guards held him back, and made sure he didn't get past.

"Guards." Celestia spoke up, "A moment if you will." The guards looked at each other, bowed, and walked away.

"Celestia. I have reason to believe zhat-"

"Celius has returned." Celestia interfered. Although very small and hard to see, tears were forming in Celestia's eyes.

"Please come in." Celestia invited Labor into her room. Labor accepted the invitation, and walked inside, Celestia followed. Once inside, Labor sat on a stool, Celestia just sat on the ground.

"Celestia. Ve must start zhe cure on Celius at vonce." Labor leans in to Celestia and whispers, "Ve cannot let Celius loose again."

"I understand." Celestia said. Now it the tears in her eyes were clear. Labor noticed her pain, and lowered his head as well as his ears.

"Celius vill not vin zhis time Celestia, I assure you." Labor said as he got up from his seat, and gently placed his hoof on Celestia's.

"Their were so many, and I couldn't do anything." Celestia burst into tears, and tightly hugged Labor. He hugged back, comforting her by patting her back.

"It's ok. Let it out. Zhat is in zhe past now. I promise Celius von't do anyzing like zhat anymore." Labor said. Celestia continued sobbing in Labor's shoulder, but Labor didn't mind. He knew what has happened, and he never wanted it to happen... Ever again.

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Dr. Whooves jumped off the train, and saw the inevitable. Ponies all around him were coughing. If not coughing, then puking. He put on the medical mask he carried. The doctor ran as fast as he could to the hospital, avoiding eveything in a five feet perimeter. Once at the hospital, he dashed up to the counter.

Nurse Redheart was wearing a medical mask as well, and the hospital was packed. Ponies all over the place were in pain.

"Nurse! Call a code red! Write down a Pandemic alert, now!" Dr. Whooves yelled over the sounds of coughing, and vomiting.

"But Twilight said to ke-"

"Write down. A pandemic alert. NOW!" Dr. Whooves slammed his hoof down on the counter. He frightened he nurse. She had never seen the doctor act so stressed out before.

Redheart quickly pulled up a form and quill, and quickle scribbled through it. After she finished she gave him the paper, with a nervous shake. He snatched the paper out of her hands.

"Get these ponies home, before they infect anypony else, and send boxes of the ponies blood tubes to the laboratory in Canterlot." Dr. Whooves said with an all serious expression. He then ran outside, and made a break towards city hall.

He arrived at city hall, and surprisingly enough the mayor wasnt sick.

"Is somethig wrong doctor?" Mayor mare asked, turning to his direction.

"Submit this form. It is urgent!" Dr. Whooves quickly gave the paper over to the mayor. She read through it, and she started to hyperventilate.

"A pandemic alert? We haven't this in a while." Mayor Mare stated.

"Do it!" Dr. Whooves obviously wasn't in the mood for waiting. He panicked at the sheer thought of Celius. Mayor Mare quickly jogged her way into another room. After a couple minutes, a siren wailed over the city. Every pony outside looked around confused.

"Attention Ponyvile!" A speaker sounded. (How they have it, we shall never know). "This is Mayor Mare! A pandemic alert has been issued. We are shutting down any connection with any other state and/or country!"

Mayor Mare came out of room.

"The pandemic alert has been issued." Mayor mare said. Now we just have to wait until the trains and boats receive word."

"Good. I have to get back to Canterlot. Make sure you stay indoors." Dr. Whooves ran out of town hall, and back to the train station.

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Twilight wore a medical mask, while she took the rat out of the box to examine it closer. She used her telekinetic magic to open its eyes. She was correct, they were bloodshot. She put the little rat back into the box, and starting writing in her notebook.

Suddenly, Labor came back into the room. He looked around the room for a bit.

"Vhere's Dr. Whooves?" Labor asked. Upon hearing Labor, Twilight turned around.

"He went to go get more samples for the experiments." Twilight stated.

"Ah yes. Zhe samples. Anyvays, Celestia agreed start zhe cure immediately. She vill even lend us some guards to help vith it." Labor points out.

"Great! I have the list of the ingredients in this book." Twilight said, levitating her book up to plain view. She opens it to the 'cure' page, and scans the ingredients. Labor looks into the book as well, and takes a quick look at the list.

"Vell zhen ve better get started. I'll some of zhe guards to vork on getting us some of zhe ingredients." Labor starts to take command. "Tvilight, you vill keep an eye on zhe virus, and record its every symptom." Twilight nods and gets to work.