Groom Hornwell's 2022

The nurse looked Kalby in the eyes "Now, sire, before I uncover this corpse" She looked at the back of the room at a metal cabinet. "Do you wish to look for the, uhh, the camera there?" She pointed with a hoof. "See, usually when the ponies are brought, their belongings are put there"

Kalby immediately nodded after she spoke. "Yea, let's not, ehem, waste time"

Both him and the nurse went to the Lost and found cabinet.

The nurse opened its doors.

There were many objects: black clothes and hats; horseshoes; scythes, rakes and other tools that had straps for one's hoof. It looked more like an evidence compartment than a hospital cabinet.

No camera in sight.

"Feel free to move the objects around, sire" the nurse said.

Kalby did as told and started taking stuff out the cabinet. The hard objects hitting the floor echoed in the room. "No, it's not here. Dung it!"

Kalby quickly turned around and went at the exposed corpse under the blanket. He pulled the sheet out.

"Holy sisters!" Kalby legs dropped to the floor. "What the tartarus happened to her?!" He turned to look at the nurse with wide eyes.

The nurse approached Kalby and the body, covering the later with the white blanket again.

"I'm sorry you had to see that, sire" She turned to Kalby and offered a hoof for him to get up.

Kalby grabbed her hoof and stood up. He sighed deeply. "I-I think it's her. Celestia! I hope she had a quick death"

The nurse looked at the floor "Well, actually, uhm... Nevermind." She sniffled.

"What was that?" Kalby asked. He put a hoof on her shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, oh, sire!" She started to cry and hugged Kalby "I had no choice!"

"Hey, hey, what are you talking about? No choice for what?"

A sudden flash of green light blinded Kalby. "Buck! What the hay?"

Kalby opened his eyes. A black being was standing in front of him. A changeling.

"I'm sorry!" The creature approached Kalby, but he slowly backed off.

"Hold it right there, changeling, I don't want to hurt you"

"I had no choice, sire. She forced me to!"

They both stopped their legs.
"Who forced you? And to do what exactly?"

The changeling looked down. It sniffled. "Uhm, Queen Chrysalis. She wanted me to hold you here as long as possible."

"No way!"

"Yes, sire. And one of my kind was told to imponyate you, while you are here and he is in Canterlot"

"Why?"

"Uhm, I'm not sure, sire, I just follow orders. Or followed."

"Why?" He repeated.

The black being sighed. "I-I think something bad is going to happen, sire"

"Me too, I gotta go back to Canterlot. But first let me know something. How did you know your way around this hospital?

The changeling pawed the floor. "Uhm, I'm usually around here, disguised. It's my watch zone."

"Look, changeling. You better get out of here. Just like I have to. Right now."

Another flash of green light and the nurse was there again.

"Hey, one second!" Kalby shouted and stood in a defensive pose "What have you done to her? I mean the pony you are imponyating!"

The nurse/changeling shook its head "Nothing, nothing, I swear! She is safe in her home, she's just sick! This is the last time I imponyate her or anypony! I just need to get out of here safely!"

"Fine" Kalby sighed. "You better follow me until we get out of here"