Canterlot Academy Trials

The fighting would rage on, and eventually, the gangsters would realize that their leader was dead and either surrender on the spot or fought until they were killed in battle by the diamond dog soldiers. Afterwards, everyone was immediately taken to the nearest hospital where they’d receive treatment for their wounds, but unfortunately, Fang’s mother was pronounced dead. Much to the dismay of all of her pups.

But at the very least, they were happy to know that their eldest brother managed to survive. As was his aunt. They were instructed to leave to allow everyone time to recover.

Soon enough, long after Fang had awakened, he realized what had happened after they had finally managed to kill Odu. “...my mother…she’s…”

“...gone, unfortunately,” a jackal man doctor spoke to him as he looked over Fang’s x-rays. “...I’m sorry. From what I was told, she did what she could in her final moments to give you and your friends a chance to escape.”

“...so I did fail then…” Fang muttered in a broken tone as he raised his hands and looked down at his bandaged body, “...all of that work…all of that pain…and for what?”

The doctor would try his best to comfort the dalmatian. “Listen…no matter what happens, I’m sure the rest of your family is happy that you’re still alive, Mr. Fang. You’re lucky to--”

“Save it,” Fang replied bluntly with a small snarl. “I don’t need your pity.”

“...Yes. I understand,” the doctor replied with a nod before leaving the room, “Just do yourself a favor and get some rest, young man.”

As the doctor left, all Fang could do was laugh to himself in a hysteric manner. “...lucky? Lucky he says…my own mother was dying and I couldn’t find a way to save her. He has the gall to call me lucky…?” He shook his head and lied down for the night, forcing himself to try and get some sleep.

Meanwhile, in Lee’s room at the hospital…

A certain monkey man had opened the window and crawled in once the lights were out.

“...Lee? Lee I’m sorry I couldn’t be there…”

“Tch…save your breath,” the monkey woman scoffed at him. Her arm was done up in a cast and sling. “If you truly cared, you would have been there to assist us. All you care about is your reputation, Yin. It makes me sick.”

Bullet couldn’t come up with a response. There was no telling whether or not his involvement would’ve made much of a difference, but his absence was certainly felt by Lee who couldn’t help but call out Bullet for only thinking of himself and how he was perceived by others.

“...I…you’re right. Maybe I was a fool. However--”

“Yes you were,” Lee interrupted him, “The man I fell in love with didn’t allow other’s perceptions to dictate his actions. Or inactions in this case.”

“I refuse to live in a world where who I am is dictated by birth,” Bullet countered with a grimace on his face, “The nobility is a farce and you know it, Lianhua.”

Admittedly, Lee knew he had a point as well. It was because of the discrepancy between the nobility and the commonfolk that their relationship was strained in the first place.

“You’re starting to sound like your mother,” he scoffed and turned, “Unable to see things from the perspective of those that aren’t born into a life of luxury like yourself. Please…for your own sake, don’t become like that, Lee.”

Lee sighed to herself and gave it some thought. “...listen…”

“No. There’s bigger stuff than us right now, Lee. The news of your involvement in this incident is about to travel fast and your parents are going to throw a fit again. They need to be removed from their positions if things are going to get better for any of us.”

“Ah…I see…very well then. I shall have to take matters into my own hands and return to them to see that this is finished once and for all.”

“...If so, I’ll be there with you,” Bullet assured her, “I promise, Lee.”

“Hmph…” Lee turned her head away from him, “You better. Now leave so that I may rest…and be sure to get yourself some rest as well.”

“Yeah…I will…” And with that, Bullet jumped out of the window and disappeared into the night.

Later, at the autopsy room where Fang’s mother was being examined…

“...oh no…” a border collie nurse panicked upon seeing the notes regarding the body of Fang’s mother. “This…this is impossible.”

“What’s wrong?” the jackal doctor asked his nurse upon entering the room.

“...her body. She’s been suffering from a strain of cancer that we’ve finally managed to find a cure for…”

The jackal’s heart dropped along with the clipboard that was once in his hands. “...wait…what?!”