Medical Procedures

Seering pain flowed through Rainbow Dash’s back and left hoof. Her vision blurred with every twitch she made on the soft grass. She was back in the planes where the accident had occurred, where she was immediately lifted into the air by the medical steeds and carried off to the clinic.

Just before passing out, she glanced up to the skies and blinked water away to see the single cloud drifting through the air. It was the very same that Spitfire had claimed she’d cleared. The cerulean pegasus heard Spitfire tell the others, “Make sure she’s elevated! Hey, keep her sights away from that cloud! The last thing she needs is knowing I lied to her.”

Rainbow immediately shut her eyes as Spitfire came to her side. Acting as if she was asleep, Rainbow groaned and tried her best to adjust herself when Spitfire grabbed her uninjured hoof and placed it on her stomach. “Don’t worry, kid. They’ll take good care of you... I’m sorry for what happened.”

As the bumping sensation of being lifted off and carried back into Ponyville faded, Rainbow awoke within the hospital feeling hungry and hurt not only physically, but emotionally as well. She’d failed her task of clearing all the clouds, and was then told she completed it. She would’ve rather been informed of her unsuccessfulness than being lied to, especially when the fib was from Spitfire, her idol and trainer for the Wonderbolts.

A tear escaped and slid slowly to the bottom portion of her ear, then changed direction as she sat up. Peering around the room with hazy sights, she cleared her dry throat and reached for the glass next to her. “Good thing it’s the left that’s banged up.” She took a few sips and watched the liquid formed from condensation dribble down the surface and onto the bed sheets while blinking another tear out from the other eye.

Wiping the wet lines away and putting the drink back down, she checked to her left and saw the room to be empty. Privacy in its perfectly silent state was all she wished for right then, and that’s exactly what she had. Smiling with content and taking a deep breath of the hospital’s familiar smell, she heard her belly rumble. She squinted her eyes and groaned, “Ohhh... I’m hungry. How’d that buzzer work?” Rainbow reached down with her right hoof and grabbed the remote control with the little red button on the center. Looking at the lines on top, she placed it on her lap and pushed the button while chanting, “Uhh... Hello? I need something to eat, please.”

Twilight’s voice assured her, “Coming right up, Rainbow Dash.”

Looking out the glass window of the door, she saw some ponies passing by. Some looked like mares while most resembled stallions. Then, a purple being with a plate of food being magically held in lavender aura suddenly entered. Rainbow gulped at Twilight’s stunning outfit. Even though pink was never Rainbow’s particularly favorite color, this was almost enough for her to break a sweat. Her meal was sat on her lap, and Twilight offered her friend, “Would you like a refill? I noticed you’re all out.”

Rainbow didn’t even respond. Instead, she behaved the same way Dr. Stables did the first time he saw Twilight appearing so attractive. “Uh...” Rainbow looked her up and down, gulping at her friend’s kind, though curious smile. She never did find nurses so enticing, but Twilight pulled the look off rather well, and even made Rainbow’s mouth start to water with lust.

“Rainbow?” Twilight asked while coming closer to the railing. She looked at the pegasus with worried eyes and blinked a few times, still stuck in the silence. “Are you alright?”

Rainbow began to blush and hid her muzzle with her uninjured hoof. “Y-yeah, I’m fine... Just don’t uh... wanna let you see me like this! Yeah, that’s it...”

Twilight giggled, “You don’t need to worry. I’ve seen you wounded more times than I can count. So, you’ve got a hurt hoof, it’s nothing that’ll make me think any less of you.”

Rainbow shook her head and placed her hoof on the blanket. “Yeah... Still, I probably look horrible with this bandage around my head, my hoof’s all thrashed; I feel kinda sick, too.”

Twilight graced Rainbow’s head to check her temperature and widened her eyes while gasping a little. “Woah... I’d better get you some medicine. I’ll be right back.”

Rainbow Dash wasn’t really feeling sick, though. She was only covering up with an excuse in case Twilight began to wonder why her friend was so warm. As the unicorn turned to head out the door, Rainbow stopped her and asked, “Don’t worry about that. I just want a glass of water. Could I also get a bouncy ball, and a Daring Do book? I’m really bored, you know?”

Twilight grinned. “Are you sure?” With a nod, the unicorn was guaranteed this was all her friend wanted. She walked out, leaving Rainbow thinking about what came over her.

“Oh... sweet Celestia, why’s she wearing such awesome clothing?” Rainbow asked herself. “I mean, seriously. Does all these nurses wear those sort of uniforms? Or have I never noticed until now?” The door reopened, and another nurse wearing the same type of attires trotted in with new wrappings. Rainbow’s old band-aids were replaced, and just before the nurse left, Rainbow inspected her appealing white sock along with the soft looking coat and cute pink hat. “Uh, ma’am?” The nurse turned around and faced Rainbow with a kind smile. “H-have the nurses here... always wore those? I don’t really remember seeing them last time I was here.”

In a soft and gentle accented voice, she explained, “Actually, no. Only recently have these become available with enchanted magic from the Crystal Empire. They held secret ways of fortifying garments to meet such needs like magic enhancing, along with the power to grant the wearer additional strength durability. We asked the ponies over there if they’d be able to craft clothings used for medical properties, and they accepted with little complaint. In only about a week, we’d received new and stylish outfits that quickly became standard issue!” She placed the hoof that wasn’t holding Rainbow’s old bandages on her lips and said, “I do believe these were thanks to Nurse Redheart. In fact, that’s why Twilight Sparkle’s here with us now.”

Rainbow asked, “Yeah, why is Twilight here anyway? I meant to ask her, but forgot.”

“Nurse Redheart was invited to a convention, and then Twilight was hired by Dr. Stables to take her place as an organizer and Lead Nurse. It’s only been a day, and already, I passed by the front desk to see it halfway cleaned.” She opened the door and finished, “If you need anything else Rainbow Dash, please, don’t hesitate to call for your assigned nurse on the buzzer to your right.”

The pegasus watched her leave and noticed the nurse seemingly intentionally lift her tail up to flash Rainbow a nice peek at her flank. She could just barely see past the short skirt before the door closed with the nurse glancing at her through the crack pleasantly smile. Huffing at the quick, though oddly entertaining show, Rainbow resumed waiting for Twilight to return with her items and continued enjoying her food.

She thought about her last experience in the clinic, and how most of the nurses and stallions she’d seen thus far looked unfamiliar to her. Shrugging it off, she heard the door creak open. Twilight entered holding a copy of Daring Do, this one being the next chapter she knew Rainbow was on along with the glass of water. Rainbow enjoyed a few quick sips and returned her line of sight to Twilight after setting it down.

The book was placed next to Rainbow’s side, and Twilight said, “Here’s that ball you wanted, too.” It wafted in the air over to Rainbow’s nightstand and rested gently in a spot that wouldn’t let it fall.

“They actually had those? Last time, Fluttershy had to bring me the one from my house.”

“Well, no,” Twilight admitted. “I had to go to the store real quickly to get it, but it wasn’t any trouble. Not for a friend.”

Rainbow glanced at the book, then at the bouncy ball and back at Twilight with a smile. “I’m lucky to have you caring for me... You know that?”

Twilight blushed at the compliment and turned around. “If you need anything, just call me. I’ll be over in no time.”

The door slowly shut, and Rainbow felt yet another tear run down her face. This one being from content emotions rather than ones of self disappointment. She wiped it away and resumed her meal. As she finished, she looked at the book and yawned. “Aaand boredom set in for the injured, soon-to-be Wonderbolt...” A single day had already past by, and Rainbow Dash was dying to be free again, soaring with her fellow flyers and relishing in the wind’s serene gusts. Instead, she had to remain in a quiet, lonely room with a fractured hoof and nothing to do but read and play with a ball. “... Better than nothing, I guess.”

She snatched the toy up first and aimed right above the table across the way. Throwing it with a powerful swing, she sent it flying. It bounced off the wall, hit the tiled floor and returned to her hoof only to be swatted back, this time ricocheting to the ceiling. She repeated the process yet again.

About ten minutes past by before Rainbow became uncomfortable with the game and tried to adjust herself. She hit the ball again and watching it land underneath the table it’d been streaking over for so long. “Gah,” she grunted while reaching for the buzzer. “I was so close, too... Twilight? I lost my ball. It’s stuck under a desk. Could you come and get it for me?”

Twilight responded with, “Of course, Rainbow Dash.”

After a few minutes, Twilight came in looking around for the table. Rainbow pointed over to it and said, “It got stuck in that one. Could you...?”

With a smirk, Twilight took her time walking over and lowered her frame to reach under, not remembering she could easily use her magic. As she did, Rainbow scratched her neck, looked back at Twilight and let her eyes grow wide while slightly dropping her jaw. Her muzzle scrunched up as nervousness settled in.

She watched her friend’s flank rise, conveniently showing the pegasus everything. She was about to say something, but was cut off by temptation. Instead, she just kept on gazing at Twilight’s backside being perfectly lit by the lights up above. The unicorn groaned as she reached further in with her hoof, almost touching the ball. Finally coming to her senses, she removed her hoof and grabbed it with her magic.

The ball was brought up to her face, and she turned around to see Rainbow’s aroused and worried expression. Twilight instantly realized what she’d just done and blushed at the unintentional act of basically give Rainbow one of the best tease performances she’d ever gotten the chance to see. The mare looked at the table, then back at Rainbow and said with a shaky voice, “Uh... H-here’s your ball...”

As it was given to Rainbow, she looked away to the window and said, “Yep, thanks for your help...”

Twilight backed up to the door with embarrassment showing quite clearly and muttered, “S-sorry about that, Rainbow.”

Once she left, the patient looked back at the door and forced back a satisfied smirk. She knew Twilight hadn’t done it on purpose, but then, it wasn’t something to apologize for either. If anything, inside Rainbow’s mind, she should’ve thanked Twilight for such an entertaining display. Then, a thought crossed her mind. “What if...” she began. “What if I decided to become a nurse here as well? Twilight’s gonna be here for only, what? Three weeks? I should be all healed in two, leaving me plenty of time to... No, Rainbow. That’s wrong... Then again, it’s so tempting! I’ll have to think about it, but seriously, I wouldn’t mind being around all these new and obviously willing nurses, not to mention Twilight as an added bonus.”

She placed her hoof on her bottom lip in ponderment. After a minute of thinking it over, she glanced down at the book, opened it and began reading while convincing herself she’d come up with her decision later. At that moment, all she could think about was relaxing, healing and reading a good book.