Rainbow opened the wide metal door to the nurse’s office for me and I slowly walked inside and sat down on the cold table that was covered with a long thin white sheet of material which felt like paper, where the nurse would examine foals that were injured due to flying mishaps or in my unfortunate case, physical altercations… The nurse walked in with her stethoscope and put the silver colored chest piece against my chest where my heart is, and then listened to its beating. The metal piece felt very cold, like ice, and sent a shiver down my spine.

“Your heart beat is normal,” the nurse said. She then took out a small, white thermometer with a metallic-looking tip. “Now, open your mouth and hold this under your tongue.” she told me. I opened my mouth and she inserted the thermometer. The silver tip had a slightly bitter taste that made me grimace a little bit, but I ignored it and held the thermometer under my tongue like she told me until it beeped, signifying that it had recorded my current body temperature. The nurse gently took the device out of my mouth and looked at the reading. “98.6 degrees,” she said matter-of-factly. “That’s normal” She smiled a bit.

“So, what seems to be the problem, young one?” she asked in a kind, sugary sweet voice.

“Well… I got kicked really hard in the stomach… and now it’s sort of hard and it hurts to breathe” I said.

“Oh dear!” the nurse exclaimed “If you’re having trouble breathing, I’m going to need to take an X-Ray.” She helped me off of the table and led me into a small room in the back of her office that was nearly pitch-black. I could just make out the shadowy silhouette of a large screen in the middle of the room. The nurse had me stand on a spot marked with a strip of glow-in-the- dark duct tape several feet away from the screen, and then she went over to a table which had equipment used to take the X-ray resting on top of it. She pressed a button on the table and harsh sounds of machinery filled my ears. I saw several bright flashes as well which filled the room with light for several seconds before it quickly disappeared, casting the room into darkness once more.

The nurse then brought me back into the main part of her office and had me sit down on the examination table again. “Just sit right there while your X-rays develop.” she said. I looked at the window in the door of her office and noticed Rainbow looking in at me. Her eyes were filled with concern. I waved at her and smiled sheepishly, and she waved back. “She’s such a great friend” I thought to myself. “Always has my back”.

I heard the quiet hoof-steps of the nurse walking back into the office. She had my X-Rays. I swallowed uncomfortably. I was kicked extremely hard and the pain was excruciating. What if it had busted my stomach open… or something equally gruesome…? I shuddered at these ghastly thoughts. “Well… it’s not too bad” she said. I sighed in relief. “Nothing is broken… However, two of your ribs are cracked.” She frowned a bit. “The best I can do is give you some pain medication and wait for your ribs to heal themselves.” The nurse trotted over to her wooden medicine cabinet and opened it.

I watched her as she rummaged around inside it for a few minutes. After she apparently found what she was looking for, she pulled out a small, orange bottle full of grey, oval-shaped pills. She brought them over to me, unscrewed the top and took two of the pills out. “What are these?” I asked curiously.

“They’re pills that will help ease the pain until your ribs are back to normal.” she said. She walked over to the sink, got a cup from the stack sitting beside it, held it under the faucet and turned it on by twisting a knob. A stream of water flowed down into the cup until it was filled and the nurse twisted the knob, making the water stop. She then came back over to me and handed me the cup of water and the two pills. “Take these pills and then drink the entire cup of water” she calmly instructed. I swallowed the first pill, it felt odd as it slid down my throat but I shrugged that feeling off and then swallowed the second pill as well. Afterwards, I drank all of the cool liquid in the cup. I then handed the cup to the nurse. She nodded in approval of my obedience, trotted over to the small, green trashcan in the corner of her office, and then threw the cup inside it.

She smiled warmly at me. “You did a very good job” she praised as she handed me the pill bottle. “Now, I want you to take two of these every day. Okay?” I nodded. “Good!” she said happily. She then walked over to her desk and pulled a light blue lollipop out of a small, neon green bucket. She came back to me and handed me the lollipop. “There you go! If you have any more problems, don’t hesitate to come and see me”.

I smiled and thanked her, then walked out of the office into the wide, spacious hall. Rainbow Dash was waiting for me. “So? How did it go?” she asked, sounding a bit concerned.

“Two of my ribs are cracked.” I told her. “But the nurse gave me some medicine so that it won’t hurt too much while they heal.”

Rainbow smiled “That’s great news. I’m so glad you’re okay.” she said before hugging me tightly. “I was so worried about you” she said quietly.

“Yeah… I was too…” I said in agreement.
The bell rang shrilly, signifying that it was time for us to hurry up and get to class. I exchanged a determined look with Rainbow Dash, and then we quickly made our way to our classroom.

Author's Note

If you are going to be negative and rude, I couldn't care less about your opinion. But, if you are going to give constructive criticism and tell me how I can improve, that would be much appreciated. :3 I would like to thank my buddies from "Plan 9 From Equestria" for adding my story to their little group c: Haters make me famous! ;D
-Flying Feather <3