Caring Sparkle (Under Revision)

"Twilight, grab the two boxes on top of locker 23 and dump them in the corner," Marcus adjusted Kristan in his arms, trying to avoid putting too much tension on her shattered leg.

Twilight levitated the boxes off the locker, dumping a collection of security uniforms in the corner. "Marcus, let me see if I can do anything about her injuries."

Resting Kristan on the bundle of clothes, Marcus gave Twilight a quizzical look. "You can use your magic to heal a wound this bad?"

"I'm not sure," Twilight sat and observed the battered leg. "One of my friends, Rainbow Dash is her name, had an accident a while back. She was trying to perform one of her many tricks and ended up breaking her wing in the process. After that day, I started studying the art of healing magic."

Kristan's leg glowed with a bright, purple aura. The dangling shreds of skin slowly began to merge back together, healing before Marcus's eyes. "My God, Twilight. You are absolutely incredible."

"Don't say that yet," Twilight winced as a spark shot from her horn. Taking a deep breath, she regained control of her magic. "The wound is very bad. Even if I can completely heal it, she'll have some pretty nasty scars for the rest of her life."

Twilight slowly lowered Kristans' leg, taking in a deep breath to calm her nerves. "Suprisingly, I was able to completely repair the muscle and bone. Given a few days, she'll have full use of her leg. But, for now, we need to get it bandaged."

Without skipping a beat, Marcus removed his shirt, using his knife to cut it into long strips. "Thank you, Twilight. I don't know what we would do if you weren't here."

The entrance creaked open as Tyler walked in. Closing the door behind him, Tyler propped the scyther against the wall as he removed his jacket. "Is there anything we can do to save her leg?"

"Don't worry about it, bro. Twilight used her magic to fix Kristans' leg. She'll be perfectly fine in a few days," Marcus brushed the dirt off his pants, having finished wrapping Kristans' leg.

Tyler froze as the words processed in his head. "Twilight? You were able to completely heal her?"

Twilight lowered her head, feeling ashamed for not being able to protect Kristan. "I felt like I, at least, owed her that. Seeing how it was my fault that---" Twilight's thoughts were scrambled as Tyler collapsed to his knees, wrapping her in a tight hug.

Tears streamed down Tylers' face, running into Twilight mane. "Thank you.... Thank you so much, Twilight..."

Twilight returned the embrace. He must have been keeping a lot of emotions inside,Twilight thought. Tyler really does care about his friends.

"Tyler.... Why are you crying like a baby..." Kristan mumbled, slowly opening her eye.

Within a split-second, everyone crowded around Kristan. Marcus was the first to speak. "Kristan, you're awake! Do you feel any pain?"

"I'm fine you dopes. My leg just hurts a little," Kristan gave a quizical look to her bandaged leg. "Um, guys, what the hell is that?"

"That would be your leg," Marcus cleared his throat, "A little bit ago, it was a stress toy for that giant beast out in the hall."

Kristan's eyes went wide with fear. "Don't tell me that thing is still alive?!"

Twilight rested her hoof on Kristan's shoulder. "Don't worry, Kristan. It's.... It's dead."

Kristan fell back, letting out a relieved sigh. "Don't scare me like that. That bitch looked like someone tried to fuck-start its face with a floor buffer." A few minutes passed before Kristan brought up the question about her leg. "So, exactly how is my leg in this good of a condition. I specifically remember that big fucker crushing my leg."

Marcus gave a soft smile. "You can thank nurse Twilight for the fix up. She used some of her magic to heal you."

Twilight, being put in the spotlight, turned a slight shade of red. "I just wanted to make sure you got better. I mean, even though it was a very serious injury, I'm surprised I was able to repair your leg as much as I did. Thank Celestia I've been studying rapid material regeneration. I simply used my magic to regenerate your bone structure and repair the torn muscle tissue by speeding up your bodies natural regeneration process."

Twilight blushed even harder as everyone stared at her with a confused look. A fit of laughter took them by surprise as they looked to the source to find Tyler laughing uncontrollably.

"Um, are you okay? Did I do something funny?" Twilight was confused. This was the first time she had seen Tyler laugh.

Tyler gave a big smile as he calmed down enough to talk. "Oh I'm quite fine. Twilight I was very wrong about you. When I first spoke with you, I honestly thought you were quiet and shy. But now I see that I was wrong. You are really quite smart and tough. I was even impressed when I noticed the injuries inflicted to that giant. I know Kristan didn't inflict those injuries. You put quite a hurting on that monster. I'm proud of you."

"Yeah, Twilight, you handled yourself a lot better than I expected. Especially when we were surrounded back in the lobby. Not only did you save Kristan's life, twice, but you also held your own. I'd gladly fight next to you any day." Marcus patted Twilight on the back.

"You're awesome! I saw you blow that monsters face in half when it had me in the air. Sure it shook it off, but that was still an awesome attack. I would have been a gonner if it weren't for you," Kristan smiled from ear to ear as she gave Twilight a tight hug.

They don't think I'm a lost cause,Twilight thought. It wasn't long before she felt the tears run down her face.

Marcus knelt down, wrapping Twilight in a hug. "It's okay. We all understand you must be scared."

"It isn't that," Twilight said, fighting back the tears. "This whole time, I've missed my home. But, you all have done so much for me that, in a way, it's helping me feel less homesick. I'm so happy to have you all with me."

Without saying anything, the group huddled around Twilight, wrapping her in a warm embrace. A small voice echoed in Twilight's mind. "Home is where the heart is, Twilight."