My Only Chance

Chapter 2

(Ok first off let me say this, you know when they yell on the show, and you think it is pretty loud, well that doesn’t do it any justice what so ever.) “AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” she screamed. It wasn’t just a normal scream it was very high pitched, I’m pretty sure I could hear a dog howling for his life. After I pulled my hands away from my ears I was pretty sure they were going to be covered in blood, I looked down at them and they were clean. My ears were ringing; it was almost like a bomb went off next to my head.

Once I looked up I saw her facing away from me. It was then that I noticed that she was rearing up. “What are y...” is all I got out before I felt like I got smashed in the face with a sledge hammer. It wasn’t any normal hit it felt like someone took about fifty pounds of gunpowder and put it in the cannon followed by the sledge hammer then shot at point blank range at my face. Needless to say I only had about 10% of my normal vision at the time the other 90% was black with a nice mixture of different colored stars swirling around.

“Did someone get the license plate on that freight train that hit me?” I muttered. I looked back up to the bed with what little vision I had left and saw that she was no longer there. “Where did she run off to?” I said aloud looking around the room. I got up and stumbled over to the doorway trying not to fall, once there I looked out into the hallway to see is she was waiting to ambush me. Once I saw that the hallway was clear I walked out and had a quick look around upstairs.

Since she was not upstairs I headed down the steps to see if she was there, after I made it to the bottom I stopped to see if I could hear her. I heard rapid shallow breathing coming from the living room, there was a good and a bad part of her being in the living room, the good and bad part was that there is one way in and one way out. ‘Well I don’t want to corner her but there is no other way.’ I thought to myself. I went over to the door way and sat down in the center of it.

While I sat there I could still hear her breathing somewhat heavily, I just figured it was because she was scared of what see saw once she looked at me. “A-A-Are you going to hurt me?” I heard her voice call out. I knew she was brave in the show but she just took it to a whole other level asking me that. “Why would I make you better then hurt you?” I retorted. After my answer I no longer heard her breathing at all. “I guess that makes some sense.” She said as she stepped out from behind the couch, as she stepped out I saw her limping on her bad hoof. “Are you ok? How is your hoof?” I asked while she held it up off the floor. “No, it is starting to really hurt…but…why are you being so nice to me?”

“I tell you what, how about I start making your hoof feel better then we will talk about it?” I stated while standing up. I could tell she was still scared from seeing me at first but she slowly nodded, I knew her hoof must have been killing her as I could see her eyes watering up. “You can get on the couch and stay there while I get something ready to make you feel better ok.” I stated walking towards the back of the house.

I went out the back sliding glass doors and went over towards the sauna type hot tub thing. (You know what from now on I’m just going to call it a hot tub) I walked over to the hot tub and hit a button on the screen, once I did the roof of the enclosed hot tub folded up and hung over the outside wall. “Well at least she won’t sweat to death now.” I muttered to myself. I looked back down to check on the temperature of the water it was at a steady 110 degrees Fahrenheit. ‘I don’t think that should be too hot for her?’ I questioned myself. For now I left the jets off and just had the main bubbler in the middle active.

After I was done setting up the hot tub I walked over to a shelf that had a couple of towels lying there and picked up one, then I went and sat it near the tub. “Well that should be everything she needs.” I said to myself once again. (No I’m not crazy; I am very sane for talking to myself!) As I argued with someone in my head I walked back inside the house and to the living room, as I turned the corner I saw her eye me and become fearful once again. ‘I hope this isn’t going to happen every time she sees me.’ I thought to myself.

“Well if you would like to I set up my hot tub so you could relax your hoof in it to try and relief the joint of any pain?” I asked standing in the door way. “I think that would help it some.” She replied joyfully. “Well just follow me, I will show you they way.” I said turning around and walking towards the back on the house. “Umm…Wait I can’t walk with this hoof!” she said raising her voice to get my attention. Needless to say I stopped and facepalmed at my ignorance. I walked back to the room and over to her.

I stood there trying to figure out how I was going to do this, and then I just decided to pick her up. As I picked her help I felt her tense up. Disregarding that I started to walk to the back of the house, “Uhh, you didn’t have to pick me up. I could have walked if you would have held my leg.” Upon hearing that I blushed deeply out of embarrassment. “Sorry, I just wasn’t thinking.” I said making it to the back door. After we got through the door she asked, “Umm, what was your name again?” After I closed the door I answered her, “My name is Nick, and you are?” I asked even though I already knew her name. “I’m Scootaloo, Nick.” I almost let out a man SQUEE after she said that but for now I had myself under control.

When I made it to the side of the hot tub I put her down next to the side of it, it was an in ground hot tub hat was rather large. “So you might want to test the water first, I didn’t know whether it would be too hot or too cool for you so I just put it where I like it.” I said walking over to one of the benches on the other side of the hot tub. As I sat down I looked over at Scootaloo, she reached out a hoof and dipped it in the water. “Oh the water feels perfect.” She said lowering herself into the tub. “I’m glad you like it, if you sit here I can turn on the jets.” She slowly made her way over to the spot I pointed at.

“What are jets?” she asked as she settled down in the seat. “Oh you’ll see.” I said picking up the remote screen for it. “I’m going to start them off on about 10% for now and if you like them I will turn them up a bit.” I said going through the settings of the remote, all she did was nod in response. “Ok here you go.” I said turning them on. At first her eyes shot open, but then I let out a little chuckle as her eyes started to roll back in her head. Which made little since to me because she would never like something like this back on the show. “Umm…Scootaloo how old are you?” I asked.

She raised an eyebrow and looked at me funny, “Why do you want to know how old I am?” I had to be careful now because I was treading on thin ice I was treading through a ocean of gasoline with a cigarette in my mouth that was slowly burning with an ember ready to fall at any second. “Well I was just wondering because I can’t place an age on you while looking at you.” After I replied her eyebrow fell and her face went back to normal. “As of a couple of months ago I’m fourteen now. How old are you?” I knew something about her was different, back in the show she must have been about eight to ten years old. “Well I’m sixteen soon to be seventeen, But is your hoof feeling any better.” I asked messing with the remote.

“Yeah, but it still hurts quite a bit.” She said pulling it out of the water. “Well I might have something that can help but I have never used it before, you see the circle under the water in the middle on the tub, put your hoof in it, it is a foot massager but I think it might work with hooves as well.” She did as I said so I turned it on and watched in wine in pain a bit at first then I saw here loosen up as time went on. “How’s it feel?” I asked leaning forward. “It feels good …but it still hurts.” She said looking back at me. “Well I think only time will heal it but I have something that might help once you get out of the tub.” I said leaning back against the wall.

“Well I think I’m done, no sense in staying in here any longer.” She said walking to the edge of the tub. I got up and grabbed the towel for her to use. “Here you go; you can use this to dry off. I’ll be outside while you get out and dry off. Just yell if you need anything.” I said walking towards the door. What she said next sent chills down my spine, “Nick I don’t think I can dry off on my own with my hoof like this.” she said looking down at the ground with her eyes closed. “S-S-So you want me to dry you off?” I said as I could feel the heat on my face grow at an alarming rate. “You don’t have to if you don’t want to but I can’t do it myself.” She said slouching even lower to the ground holding up her bad hoof.

I couldn’t stand seeing her like this dripping wet and starting to get cold very quickly, I could even see her slightly shiver. “I’ll do it, I don’t want you to get sick.” I said slowly walking towards her. “T-Thank you.” She replied, I could tell she was upset by the way that she said it; I could tell that she did not like feeling helpless. I walked over and picked up the towel. “What do you want dried first?” I asked unfolding the towel. “I would suggest starting on my mane then it doesn’t matter after that.” She said standing up straight. “Ok, here we go.” I said moving towards her.

I put the towel on top of her head taking care not to cover her face with it. I started to rub around thoroughly but gently, after about five minutes of working on her mane I dried her neck and moved down to her chest and dried there as well. Then I gently started to dry her right hoof which was hurt, I kept an eye on her face to make sure I didn’t hurt her. So far she had her eyes closed with a slight smile on her face. After I finished her right foreleg I started on her side taking care not to go too far back so I didn’t touch her flank. As I started to go farther back I saw her open her eye slightly and look back at me, after I reached the end of the area I was comfortable with I did her back right leg but stopped just before her hip. Then she stretched out her right wing and I dried it as well.

After I was done her right side I went around to the left and continued my work doing the same as the right side, after I was done her left I started drying her back. I started up near the back of her neck and went back towards her flanks, after I hit the point I was comfortable with I pulled the towel off of her and started doing her tail but not quite starting up to far so I didn’t touch her. After I got to the end of her tail I stopped and she noticed. “Nick are you ok?” she asked looking back with a hint of worry in her eye. “*sigh* I’m ok but…” I stopped. “I know why you are stopping and I respect that, but I need to be dried off so I trust you even though we just met.” She said, I looked up and into her eyes and I could tell that everything she said was sincere. “Ok I’ll finish up.” I said losing my own battle.

I put the towel on her flanks first and left it there, but finally I put my hands there and started to dry her off once more. After I was finished her flanks she lifted her tail, but I took care not to look. I hesitated to go father but I said I would do it; I put the towel around my hand and moved it down under her tail but I was not touching her yet. Slowly I touched it to her, as it touched she jumped a little. But I continued I rubbed it up and down to dry her best I could. I looked at the side of her face and saw what looked like a light blush. After I was done that I remembered that I didn’t do the very back of her stomach, I reached under but in doing so I lowered my face down to the point where it was almost lying on her flank. I knew by the look on her cheek that her teats were there on the farther back part of her stomach.

Finally I was finished drying her off and she was partly happy from finally being dry. “Well let’s get you inside; I’m pretty sure you’re tired.” I said picking her up. “You know I can walk if you would hold my leg.” She said as I walked to the door. “I know I just figured this would be faster and easier than trying to help you up the stairs. Speaking of which how did you get down them and run?” I asked closing the door behind me. “Well I’m not sure I just did it, I must have been scared enough to do it without feeling anything.” She said as I got to the base of the stairs. “Speaking of pain my head is killing me, that kick to the head almost knocked me out you know, you are a lot stronger than you look.” I finished saying at the top of the stairs. “I’m sorr…“ Is all she said before I stopped her. “No need to apologize, you had every right, you were just protecting yourself after all, so I’m fine with it.”

“Well here you are going to be sleeping on my bed while I sleep on the couch in the living room.” I said laying her on the bed and covering her up. “But it’s your bed I can’t take it.” She said looking at me. “Well you are my guest and you can have it for as long as your here and I’m not taking no for an answer.” I said standing up. “Well thank you Nick, I am very grateful, thank you.” She said snuggling underneath the blanket. “No problem good night.” I said as I closed the door. I then went down to my room and collapsed on the couch and passed out not three minutes later.