Author's Note

Sorry for the very late update! The holidays really distracted me!

Blood Bones: Unforgiving Pain (Day 2)

Blood Bones POV

I remember that when everything first started out that, of course, I was the first to get hit the hardest. Then when my brother tried to help me that day his symptoms got worse. You see the doctors explained that our disease isn’t contagious. That is….unless you make contact with any body fluid (that includes blood) or waste from the victim. And I honestly wish my brother hadn’t helped me….he didn’t deserve that.

I remember that my brother and Bumper had gotten into a conversation. It was on how each race of ponies was secretly put down by the other races of ponies. But after a while I had stopped listening; I felt really bad for some reason. And I don’t mean I felt a huge ache in my bowels or anything. It felt as if the pain was in my small and large intestines; like as if something was tearing into them or twisting them together.

Either way you put it a silent whimper escaped from my lips as I tried to call out for help, but it was as if I was completely mute. I tried to keep myself in control as I saw my brother look back to me and a nodded with whatever he had said. I tried to tell myself that it was nothing, that I just needed sleep. But that thought came to a halt as I felt as of something had actually crashed into my in my intestines. I felt tears fall from my eye’s as my vision flashed red; I felt as if I was dying!

I had lost function of my legs and magic as both things quiet on me in that moment. I shut my eye’s tightly and instinctively clutched my stomach. My ears flew against my skull as I heard the muffled sounds of Bumper and Timidthy. Eventually I regained my hearing as I heard the sounds of running. My eyes slowly opened and I saw my brother pacing around in a panic.

I reached out and just barley touched his left hoof. Timidthy turned and looked at me, he then took the hoof I had reached out to him.

“Brother, please tell me what hurts. I think, scratch that, I know you need a hospital!” Timidthy said, I opened my mouth to speak but before I could I heard my brother gasp.

“Oh Celestia! Blood Bones your bleeding!” Timidthy said, my body jolted slightly as it’s command told me to get up.

“Wh-Where?” I said, surprised on how weak my voice sounded.

“I-It’s yo-your anus!” Timidthy said, and at that moment I felt fear (and excruciating pain) as my body tried to get itself up. But unfortulently my brother stopped me, most likely trying to keep me from getting hurt. I listened closely seeing as I couldn’t get up. I heard my brother go behind me and on instinct my tail covered my plot as I felt exposed with my cheeks flaring in response. I heard him step in something wet (most likely a small pool of my blood) but I didn’t think of it at the time.

“Yuck! Oh sweet Celestia! This isn’t good, what if this happens to me? When Shimmer Sword and Watch Dog see this they’ll freak out! Gotta fix this!” Timidthy said, and my tail flicked nervously; how was I gonna get out of this!?

“A healing spell? No, I don’t have enough practice doing that. An illusion spell? No, that’ll only make Blood Bones look okay it won’t get rid of the blood.” My brother went on, and I had to admit a few of those idea’s did kinda suck.

“Oh….maybe….no….it could work….though Blood Bones would kill me. No time to worry about that, I think I got it!” Timidthy said, sounding as if he had an eureka moment. And I felt a chill go up my spine, why did I have a feeling I wasn’t going to like this?

“What are you thinking?” I cautiously asked my brother, I felt my tail being lifted and laid across my left flank.

“I—I’m sorry. It’s a soothing spell, it can stop or slow down an injury for a short period of time. I’ve done this spell on Bumper more then a few times. And it’s less risky then a healing spell, those take a lot out of me. So the blood will stop or slow down by a lot for a short time. And, again, I’m sorry. My magic is weak and it needs closer range more then ever, believe me I don’t like this either.” I heard my brother say, I began to shift trying to get up and show my brother I was fine.

I knew what my brother was going to do.

And then…..it happened. And I swear once I get back to the castle I’m gonna create a list on the most embarrassing things that’s happened it me. Cause this would be in the number three slot! Anyway, I felt a burning cold sensation as I let out a painful yet relieved groan. My wings popped out as I felt the magic do it’s work as the pain calmed to a dull ache.

My wings relaxed again and folded against my sides; I felt my eye’s flutter close as I heard my brother say.

“Good night.”

My ears twitched as I began to wake up, I then slowly opened my eye’s to a dark room. I stretched out slightly as I reached out and grabbed my plushie of Meadow.

“Bro-Brother? A-Are you a-alright?” I jumped hearing my brothers voice, suddenly a dim (and pale) dandelion yellow light lit up. I then saw my brother, and was it just the light or was his eye’s completely grey? Timidthy gently got on my bed and walked over to me.

“I’m fine, thank you.” I said,

“Are you hungry?” Timidthy asked. I cringed at the thought of food,

“No, no I’m good.” I said.

“Again, I’m very, very, very sorry.” My brother said, I took a deep breathe and laid my head on the pillow.

“As long as you don’t tell anypony you did that, everything is forgiven.” I said,

“Oh believe me I won’t tell a soul!” Timidthy replied, I then giggled as I tried to light my horn. But all that came out was a few sparks and speaks of glitter.

“Yeah, you definitely can’t use your magic for a while.” Timidthy said, I sighed but a smile formed on my lips as my eye lids drooped.

“Night, Tim. I’m guessing you put the moon and stars up for me?” I said,

“Yep, night-night brother.” Timidthy said. And that’s when my eye’s shut and I went back to sleep.

If only I could say the same for Timidthy.