The sun had just rose over Equestria and a cool breeze flowed through the large field just beyond an apple orchard. Winter wrap had just occurred and spring had finally sprung. In the middle of the field stood a large tree and under it lay a beaten and bloody Pegasus. His normally dark blue coat was covered in dry blood. His eyes fluttered as he began to wake up. He felt pain up and down his body as he attempted to stand. The Pegasus felt a sharp pain in his left front hoof as he put weight on it. He slowly looked over his body taking a damage assessment. The aforementioned front leg had a large gash going down it, he had bruises up and down his body, and his right wing hung limp. He attempted to move his wing and felt a sharp pain in shoot from the injury to his brain causing him to inhale sharply.
‘I won’t be flying anytime soon,’ he thought to himself as he slowly began to limp towards the line of apple trees. ‘No way those trees are natural. There has to be somepony in that direction.’ Slowly he began to make his way towards the line of trees, cringing from pain with every step he took. After about five minutes of walking he collapsed to the ground again. He looked back at the path he had made in the tall grass. His eyes followed it back to the tree where he had woken up and he began to feel defeated. He couldn’t have made it more than fifty feet. He rolled over onto his back, wincing as his right wing shifted. He stared blankly up into the sky with only one thought going through his head:
‘I am going to die…’
Although the wound on his front hoof wasn’t gushing blood, it was still bleeding quite a bit. His stomach was empty and his throat was bone-dry. He had cuts up and down his sides. With every movement his wing stirred causing horrible pain. Every muscle in his body screamed at him to just give up, and that’s exactly what he was going to do. His eyelids closed halfway as he stared up into the sky at a small cloud.
‘So peaceful,’ he thought.
This peacefulness did not last long. The cloud exploded into smaller pieces as another Pegasus shot through it at lightning speed leaving a faint rainbow trail behind it. The flying Pegasus made a sharp turn as it started flying through the smaller clouds it had created.
The wounded Pegasus’s eyes shot wide open as he stood up ignoring the pain. He tried to yell “help” but nothing came out. He began to cough as his throat burned. The Pegasus in the air destroyed the last cloud and began to fly away.
‘NO!’
The injured pony on the ground stood up on his hind legs and expanded his good wing to full length hoping it would catch the Pegasus’s attention. Taking a deep breath and fighting the pain in his throat he finally screamed out.
“HELP!”
The flying Pegasus stopped dead and began to hover looking around. He took a deep breath again.
“HELP!”
The Pegasus looked around frantically and finally spotted him as he collapsed back to the ground unable to feel anything. Wheezing as he lay there he watched as the Pegasus flew to him. As the Pegasus drew nearer he began to notice some of its defining traits. It was a mare that couldn’t have been any older than him, she had a cyan coat, and a rainbow mane and tail. She landed a few yards away and quickly galloped up to him.
“Holy buck…” Was all he heard her say as he slipped back into unconsciousness.
***
Although the sun was just rising, Rainbow Dash had already been awake for hours. Many ponies didn’t understand why Dash napped so often during the day, most would just regard her as being lazy unless of course you asked any other Pegasi on the weather team. The weather team has three main duties: first is to make sure the sky was clear of clouds before the sun rose, second was to make sure the sky stayed clear during the day, and third was to make sure no harsh weather from the Everfree forest drifted into Ponyville at night. Since Rainbow was the lead weather pony for Ponyville, not only did she have to keep tabs on all of the ponies under her command but she also had to do this close to twenty four hours a day. This week the weather team had been short handed, Derpy Hooves is out of town for Muffin Con in San Stallion and Flurry had gotten sick from flying at too great of altitudes. The worst part of it was both ponies were in charge of the area in and around Sweet Apple Acres, Ponyville’s largest sector. Since Dash couldn’t find any replacements for them, she has had to clear the giant expanse herself as well as maintaining it and keeping Everfree weather at bay.
Rainbow yawned as she flew towards the last patch of clouds just beyond Sweet Apple Acres, it was a miracle that she was still in the air. She hadn’t gotten sleep in three day and wasn’t likely to get any for at least two more days. The only thing that has been keeping her awake were the many Manticore energy drinks she drank throughout the day. Dash knew they weren’t good for her health but without them she would barely be in air let alone flying at high speeds like she was now.
As Rainbow got closer to the cloud she rose high above them so she could dive right through it and dissipate it in one fly through. As she got higher she began to look for the spot she needed to hit for the cloud to dissipate completely. If this worked she would be on her way but if it didn’t she would have numerous smaller clouds to destroy. Judging by how high she was she figured she would be able to gather enough speed and began her decent. Gaining speed quickly now that she had gravity working with her she made minor adjustments in her direction. She closed her eyes moments before she hit the cloud. Pomf! She made contact with the cloud and quickly exited out the other side opening her eyes and beginning to pull up. She began to hover as she turned around to admire her work only to find the she had only separated it into smaller pieces. Groaning, she flew back and made quick work of what remained. Within seconds she had completed her task and was flying away when she thought she heard something. Rainbow Dash quickly stopped and began to hover as she frantically looked around.
‘Weird, coulda’ swore I heard somepony scream…’
“HELP!” She heard it again and noted the distressed tone the voice had. She quickly snapped her head to the source of the sound. She saw the Pegasus for just a second before he collapsed to the ground.
‘This can NOT be good’ Rainbow thought to herself as she flew towards the injured Pegasus. As she drew closer she noticed that the Pegasus was covered in dry blood and barely conscience. She got about three feet away from the Pegasus and realized how bad the situation was. Rainbow could easily tell his wing was broken, he had lots of cuts up and down his body, and one large gash on one of his front hooves. He was covered in so much blood that she could barely tell what his coat and mane looked like.
“Holy buck, Dude, what happened?” Dash asked but received no response. She quickly closed the gap between them and lightly set her hoof on his chest. ’Barely even a heart beat and his breathing isn’t too good either.’ Dash stared at the dieing Pegasus and noticed that he was still bleeding quite a bit. ’If this guy’s gonna survive I gotta act now.’ Leaning down she gently forced herself underneath the injured stallion and lifted him up. Almost instantly she felt his blood dripping down her back and in between the feathers on her wings. Dash began to run as fast as she could with the extra weight in her back. If he had been anypony other than a Pegasus, she wouldn’t have been able to run as fast as she was. Luckily, Pegasus ponies had a high metabolism so it was very hard for them to be overweight, as well as hollow but strong bones making Pegasi extremely light weight. As Dash pushed herself to her limits, the fatigue and exhaustion from staying awake for so long was hitting her like a brick wall.
Rainbow Dash weaved in out of apple trees as she finally came in sight of Ponyville. She picked up her pace as she finally broke out of the orchard and into open ground. She rounded the corner and came in to sight of the market square, bustling with ponies out running errands. She spotted Ponyville General Hospital on just the opposite side of the square. Fueled even more so by the fact her goal was in sight she picked up her pace even more.
“OUT OF THE WAY!” Rainbow shouted at the top of her lungs. Everypony in the square immediately turned to look at who was shouting at them and all were shocked by what they saw: a beaten and bloody Pegasus barely clinging to life and Rainbow Dash covered in blood and carrying him. Needless to say all ponies in the way complied giving Dash a straight shot to the hospital. Within seconds Dash burst through the doors of the hospital and immediately called out to the nurse sitting behind the desk.
“Nurse help, quickly!” Dash shouted. The nurse looked up and gasped as she saw the sight in front of her. Without a moment of hesitation she pressed a button and then leapt over the desk and shouted over her shoulder.
“We need a gurney, NOW!” The white coated nurse was almost instantly next to the two pegasi in need of help. In the years that Nurse Redheart had spent as a nurse this was by far the worst thing she had seen. Seconds later an orderly burst through the doors pushing a gurney with unicorn doctors in tow. Dashed watched as they lifted the stallion onto the gurney and started wheeling him away before she passed out from exhaustion.
***
As soon as they had the stallion in the emergency room, Doctor Cell instantly began work on him. As Cell quickly took assessment of the injured pony his expression grew grim. The Pegasus had multiple lacerations, the worst of which was a large wound on his front leg, and a broken wing. Judging by the pattern of the cuts, Cell could tell that they had been intentional and not a flying accident. Even if he could ask the unconscious pony questions, they would’ve had to wait. Cell went to work checking the stallions vitals and made a horrible discovery. He was not breathing nor was his heart beating. Cell had to act quickly.
“Paddles!” Cell commanded the orderly, who quickly took action. He grabbed the small cart, plugged it in, and turned it on. The doctor took the defibrillator in his telekinesis and placed it onto the stallions chest. As he waited for it to charge the orderly attached a heart monitor which, of course, emitted a loud, monotone beep. “Clear!” Cell shouted as he discharged the first round of electricity into the dying Pegasus. The heart monitor spiked and instantly went back to a flat line. “Clear!” He shouted again as he sent another surge of electricity into the patient. The monitor spiked, proceeded to remain consistent before descending back into a flat line. Doctor Cell, not being one to give up easily, was certainly not going to give up just yet. “Clear!” He shouted as he released another jolt into the patient. Unlike the other times, the heart monitor remained constant. Satisfied the patient was not dead yet, Cell quickly worked out what he needed to do. Using his telekinesis he picked up a empty hypodermic needle and took a blood sample and proceeded to empty it into a vial and turned to the orange coated nurse next to him.
“Take this to the lab, find out what blood type he is, and then find a donor.” He ordered, the nurse quickly nodded, taking the sample, and ran out the door. Cell turned to the orderly on the opposite side of the patient. “Get him suited up with a respirator, his breathing is erratic. After that see if you can find out who he is.” The orderly quickly fetched the equipment and proceeded to hook it up while Cell began his next step. Using a healing spell, he proceeded to close up the wounds up and down the Pegasus’s body. He then set the broken wing and bandaged it so it would heal. He then began giving the stallion two injections, starting with penicillin to fight off infection, then gave the unconscious pony some painkiller in case he woke up. Finally he inserted an IV and took a step back to examine his work. The Pegasus with no name laid there. His heart beat was slightly higher than normal, but this was expected because of what his body just went through. He was now breathing easily with the help of the respirator. The lacerations were all shut and beginning to heal, but before the pony was moved to the intensive care unit, he would have to have a nurse clean the blood off of him. Doctor Cell had no clue who this pony was or what happened to him, but he knew one thing for sure.
This stallion was lucky to be alive.
A/N: Here is a link to my blog concerning this story and another. Thanks for reading!
*****
It was mid afternoon some days later before the cyan mare awoke. She heard voices talking but couldn’t quite make them out. Her eyes began to open only to shut instantly to avoid the harsh lighting. As she slowly came to her senses she began to be able to hear more clearly.
“Hey Everypony, I think Dashie’s waking up!” A familiar pink party pony said excitedly. Rainbow heard a rush of hoof steps around her as she forced her eyes open. She quickly took in her surroundings. She was, as she suspected, laying in a hospital bed, strapped into a heart monitor and had an IV in her forhoove. She noticed that she was not alone, but surrounded by five other ponies: a lavender unicorn, a shy yellow Pegasus, the aforementioned pink party pony, a white unicorn fashonista, and a orange farm pony.
“Hey Everypony,” Dash said with a strained voice.
“About time ya woke up,” Applejack began, “Ah’ll go grab a nurse and get ya a glass a water.” She finished as she walked out the door.
“What happened?” Twilight almost immediately asked. Dash attempted to speak but found her that her throat was too dry for her to speak. She held up a hoof, signaling to Twi to wait a moment until Applejack came back with the water. The unicorn nodded and the five of them waited for Applejack‘s return. Moments later she returned with a few bottles of water and Nurse Redheart. Rainbow drank the bottle in ten seconds flat, took a deep breath and began recounting what happened while the nurse checked her vitals.
“Well, I was finishing up the sky above Sweet Apple Acres, when I heard a pony shouting. I looked around and spotted him standing in the field and quickly made my way to him. When I got there he was unconscious and covered in blood. Being as awesome and heroic as I am, I naturally picked him up and ran him here.” Rainbow finished as she opened and began drinking a second water.
“Well that is wonderful, darling, but why are you here?” Rarity asked.
“I don’t know myself. Nurse Redheart, why am I here?” Rainbow asked as the nurse checked her IV.
“Well, after you brought the injured stallion in you passed out. While The other ponies worked on the him, I took you and moved you in here. I hooked up the necessary equipment let you get some rest. I ran some tests and discovered that you were suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and an excess of caffeine in your blood stream.” Nurse Redheart told them as she continued her work.
“Excess of caffeine? What were you doing, Rainbow?” Twilight asked.
Dash sighed as she began to explain why. “Like I said earlier, I’ve needed to be awake for the past couple of days while I kept the sky above the orchard clear, day and night. The two ponies I got working it usually have both been busy so I had to pick up the slack,” Rainbow said before pausing to take a drink of water. “Besides even the most athletic pony in Equestria needs a little boost.” She finished with a smirk
“Miss Dash, the amount of caffeine in your blood stream was staggering, how much is a little?” Nurse Redheart asked putting an emphasis on ‘a little.’
“Well… about eleven or twelve…” Rainbow Dash replied trailing off. Nurse Redheart gave Rainbow a skeptical look.
“Only eleven or twelve? With the amount of caffeine in your system you had to have had more than that in three days.” Nurse Redheart stated.
“That’s the thing…” Rainbow Dash began, nervously studying her front hooves. “It was kinda eleven or twelve a day.” The silence in the room became deafening as she concluded. Rainbow looked up to find that all except for Fluttershy’s jaw had practically hit the floor.
“Eleven or twelve a day?” Rarity asked, staring at Dash with her eye twitching. “That amount could… could…”
“Kill a pony. Rainbow what were ya thinkin’?” Applejack finished for Rarity.
Rainbow just rolled her eyes. “Maybe an Earth pony or Unicorn,” Rainbow Dash scoffed.
“What does that matter? You could’ve killed yourself!” Rarity voice was on the verge of shouting. Fluttershy attempted to say something but was cut off by Nurse Redheart.
“She’s right, Miss Dash. Anymore and you could’ve died from it. In fact I’m surprised that your not dead from the amount you did drink,” said Nurse Redheart. Fluttershy attempted to speak just to be cut off again.
“Could have. That’s the thing, I COULD HAVE, but I didn’t so I don’t see what the big deal is!” Rainbow retorted.
“Rainbow, we know. We were just worried about losing you.” Twilight replied, somehow remaining calm throughout all this.
“Oh please,” Rainbow began. “You guys wouldn’t give a buck if…”
CLANG
Everypony in the room snapped their head to the source of the sound to find Fluttershy holding a reflex hammer and a clean bedpan. From the look on Fluttershy’s face, even she was surprised by the loud noise it emitted. Fluttershy quickly apologized.
“Um…sorry Everypony.”
“Miss, what was the meaning of that?” The nurse asked looking slightly annoyed.
“Well um, nopony would let me speak so I…wanted to get your guys…um…attention.” Fluttershy, replied sheepishly.
“Well ya got it now, what do ya have to say?” Applejack snapped at Fluttershy causing her to squeak and hide behind her tail. Seeing this, Applejack was changed her tone to one that was apologetic. “Ah’m sorry Flutters, Ah didn’t mean to snap at ya like that. So tell us, what do ya have to say?”
“I just wanted to say that Pegasi have a high tolerance for… um… energy supplements. In fact most need them.” Fluttershy said sheepishly.
“Is that true Nurse Redheart?” Twilight asked.
“Well, I suppose it is possible considering that Pegasi use more energy than a normal pony and have a significantly higher metabolism. Either way, Miss Dash was not in a good state when she brought in that mystery stallion.” The nurse concluded.
“Told you guys, now if we’re done worrying about me for a second can I ask some questions?” Rainbow asked with a slight hint of annoyance in her voice.
“Ask away!” Pinkie Pie replied, who throughout the conversation, had had a large smile on her face.
“Well first off, how long was I out?” Rainbow started off.
“Since you came in two days ago.” Nurse Redheart said making Rainbow’s eyes shoot wide open.
“Two days!” Rainbow practically shouted. “Who’s been in charge of the weather team and the sky over the farm?!”
“Flurry and Cloud Kicker have been keepin’ eye on the farm.” Applejack responded. “When Flurry found out what gone an’ happened, she fought through her cold and helped out. As for bein’ in charge, they split it ‘mongst themselves. Flurry managed the day crew n’ Cloud Kicker the night one.”
“So everything’s fine?” Rainbow asked. She couldn’t help but feel as though she wasn’t needed.
“Yup,” Pinkie said still as chipper as ever. Dash laid back in her bed and stared at the ceiling. ‘Am I really that unimportant?’ She thought to herself. She closed her eyes fighting back a lump in her throat, when she opened them she found two light blue eyes staring inches away from her own. This caused Rainbow to jump and the electrocardiogram to increase momentarily until she realized it was just Pinkie. Some how in the mere seconds Pinkie had gone from the opposite side of the room to standing over Rainbow with out her feeling anything. Whenever she asked Pinkie how she did this she just started babbling about breaking something. Her and her friends just shrugged this off as Pinkie being Pinkie. Pushing her to the side, she sat back up and looked to Nurse Redheart.
“What about him?” Rainbow asked.
“The stallion you brought in?” Redheart asked and Rainbow nodded in return. “Right now he is still unconscious, we expect him to wake up soon but he is going to have a long recovery.”
“Wow, musta’ been some crash he took.” Rainbow said but Redheart looked away as if she wasn’t telling her something. “Nurse Redheart?”
“Yes,” she replied as she brought her gaze back up to Rainbow’s. Rainbow could see it in her eyes that something was eating at her.
“I can tell there is something your not telling us.” Rainbow Dash stated as a smirk began making its way across her muzzle. Dash’s friends turned to look at Rainbow while Redheart maintained a blank expression.
“Miss Dash I assure you if we knew anything about the stallion we would tell you.” Nurse Redheart stated.
“But there is something you’re not telling me.” Dash retorted staring daggers. At this point Rarity stepped in.
“Darling, you’ve been awake for no more than ten minutes and your claiming the nurse is lying to you,” Rarity pointed out. “Maybe you need some more rest.” Rarity finished looking to her friends for confirmation, all of which agreed accept for Pinkie.
“Provided the blood test comes back well, you’ll be out of the hospital tonight. Until then, it wouldn’t hurt to get more rest.” Nurse Redheart said slightly cheerful. Dash’s friends said their goodbyes and left the hospital room. Redheart picked up the blood sample and made her way out of the room. She turned around to shut the door and as she did she gave Rainbow a vicious glare. She then shut the door with a slight amount of force. Without anything else to do, Rainbow decided to take their advice.
‘When I get outta’ here, I’m gonna’ find out what is going on.’ She thought to herself as she laid back and drifted off to sleep.
***
It was a few minutes before sun down when Rainbow awoke to a knock at the door. She sat up expecting Nurse Redheart but instead was greeted by a unicorn. He had a bright white coat and a dark black mane that was beginning to gray. He had what looked like a red blood cell for a cutie mark and emerald eyes. Rainbow had never seen this pony ever in town before. He bore a striking resemblance to Nurse Redheart but with obvious differences. Rainbow watched his mouth move but didn’t hear anything. Quickly she snapped back to reality.
“I’m sorry, can you repeat that? I kinda’ spaced off,” Rainbow said while rubbing the back of her head with her hoof.
“I said I’m Doctor RedCell, but most ponies just call me Doctor Cell. I’m here because my sister is out getting supplies.” He replied smiling.
“Wait, you’re related to Nurse Redheart?” Rainbow asked, Cell chuckled.
“Yes, indeed I am. I’m her older brother but only by a year and a half.” Cell replied. Rainbow studied him in disbelief. Nurse Redheart was in her early thirties, while the pony that stood in front of her looked old enough to be her father.
“How? I always thought Nurse Redheart was in her thirties…” Rainbow trailed off realizing that she was implying he was old. Seeing this, Doctor Cell chuckled again.
“Well, you are correct. My sister is thirty four and I am almost thirty six.” He replied still grinning.
“But… how…” Rainbow was trying to make out sentence that wouldn’t offend him but Doctor Cell interrupted before she could do that.
“But how do I have grey hair?” He asked and Rainbow nodded furiously. “How many people do you think work here Miss Dash?” Rainbow shrugged. “Well there are two other doctors, five nurses, ten orderlies, and me running a hospital. It is rather… stressful.” Rainbow had never realized it before but the hospital was severely understaffed. Rainbow decided to switch the topic.
“So what brings you here doc?” Rainbow asked trying to make conversation.
“Well your blood test came back just fine so I’m here to tell you that you can go home.” As he finished speaking Rainbow began to grin wildly at the idea she could get out of this cramped room. He went on to talk about some paperwork that needed to be filed as he unhooked the various items Rainbow had attached to her. She rolled of the bed and wobbled slightly before gaining her hoofing. They made their way out the door and into the hallway. Rainbow looked back at her room and read the sign next to her door.
Dash, Rainbow
Patient: 36
They continued down the hallway towards the entrance of the hospital as Rainbow read the signs next to the rooms. Unlike her room the rest of the hospital reeked of disinfectant and was covered in landscape paintings. As they continued down the hallway she came across a peculiar sign. It read:
?
Patient: 24
She turned to Doctor Cell, she had to ask him. “Is this the stallion I brought in?” The Doctor’s smile turned into a frown as he nodded solemnly. “Can I see him?” Rainbow asked.
“I suppose,” Doctor Redcell said with a sigh. “He isn’t in that great of a condition though so be prepared.” Rainbow Dash nodded and they made their way into the room. Rainbow walked in and was taken aback by what she saw. On the bed lay a stunning dark blue stallion with a two tone mane, black and white. The barrel of his body was almost completely bandaged, he had heavy bandaging on his left front hoof, and finally he had a cast at the base of his right wing. He had an oxygen mask over his muzzle as well as an IV inserted into his good hoof. Although in this state he appeared incredibly weak, he had this look to him that made him that to Rainbow screamed strength Rainbow felt a strange feeling in the bottom of her stomach. She turned back to the doctor.
“Is… is he gonna’ make it?” Rainbow asked feeling sorry for the poor Pegasus.
“He is likely to make it but we don’t think he will be the same stallion he was when he got injured,” Doctor Cell spoke with a pang of sadness in his voice and Rainbow was quick to pick up on it.
“Why is that?” She asked. Doctor Cell let out another exasperated sigh. He never liked to give bad news. The only thing that could make it any harder would have been if Rainbow Dash was a close relative of the hurt pony. After a few seconds of silence, Doctor Cell spoke:
“When you brought him in he was barely hanging onto life, he had lost a lot of blood. Because of this not enough oxygen was getting to his brain. If he does survive he will likely have severe brain damage.” Doctor Cell concluded. Rainbow pulled her gaze away from the doctor and looked back to the injured Pegasus. Rainbow couldn’t get over it. The Pegasus looked fine. Sure he was covered in bandages and had a broken wing, but under the oxygen mask he looked like he was smiling. Rainbow caught herself before her mind wandered too far off and turned back to the doctor.
“Have you guys figured out who he is yet?” Rainbow asked hoping to find out who this stallion was. Instead Doctor Cell looked down and shook his head.
“No, we won’t likely know for a few weeks. We sent out his blood-work to numerous hospitals across Equestria. After examining his wounds we went as far as to send copies to…” Doctor Redcell stopped mid sentence.
“Send samples to where?” Rainbow asked. The doctor simply trotted out of the room and began down the hallway. Beckoning Rainbow to follow she quickly obliged. Before she knew it they made their way through a set of double doors and they were at the front desk. There was a red unicorn sitting behind the desk working away at a mound of paperwork. She had a brown mane that was tied up in a bun and glanced up as the two made their way into the front lobby.
“Miss Dash, this is Miss Quill, she’ll be helping you with your release forms.” Doctor Cell said as he began making his way back through the double doors.
“Wait! Dr. Cell you never answered my question!” Rainbow shouted. Doctor Cell made ignored her as the double door shut behind him. Dash quickly ran up to the doors and tugged on them. They were locked. Sighing in defeat Rainbow made her way back to the front desk. “Where are those forms I need to fill out?” The pony behind the desk nodded her head to the right. Rainbow turned to see an inkwell with a quill sticking out of it and a clipboard. She picked up the quill with her teeth and began to fill out the paper. After about five minutes Rainbow Dash set the quill down and carried the form over to the unicorn. Miss Quill took the paper in her telekinesis and hovered it inches in front of her face. After a few seconds she looked up at Rainbow and nodded. Rainbow didn’t hesitate and quickly made her way outside and into the sky. The moon was beginning to make its appearance as the sun set. Dash lazily drifted her way home as she planned out what she was going to do tomorrow. After she rallied the weather team, she was going to go back to the where she found the injured stallion to find out what the buck is going on.
***
Doctor Cell was redressing the mystery stallion’s wounds when he heard a knock at the door. He looked over his shoulder to see his sister walk in. She came up beside him setting down a bag full of gauze. She immediately began to help her brother in giving the Pegasus fresh bandages. It was a long process unwrapping the gauze that coiled around the Pegasus’s body. After the two siblings had the bandages off, Doctor Cell just shook his head. He looked at the words that were cut into the stallion’s body: traitor, back-stabber, disloyal… the list went on. Doctor Cell’s eyes fell on the symbol that had been sliced into the Pegasus just inches in front of his cutie mark. He continued to stare at the symbol until Nurse Redheart put her hoof on his shoulder bringing him back to reality. They began to rewrap the injured stallion as bad memories flooded into Doctor Cell’s mind.
This sort of stuff was why he left Manehatten…
