Canterlot Academy Trials

Meanwhile, in Abyssinia….

As soon as Sha’Beel finally awakened, one of the nurses took a moment to check her vitals. The tigress would explain what happened to her.

“...and the next thing I knew, after being shot, I was here,” she explained as she glanced at her now bandaged knees.

“I see,” the white abyssinian nurse noted everything down as she was given the information. “For the moment, you need to rest and relax yourself, Ms. Beel. You’ve been through quite a lot of blood loss.”

Hence the IV drip that was connected to the tigress and feeding blood into her arms.

“...I understand,” Sha’Beel replied as she rested her head back down on the pillow. “...can I have a moment to rest, please?”

The white she-cat nodded, “Of course. We’ve run all your tests and we’ll let you know if we need anything else from you.”

As the nurse left the room, she would be able to see her superior doctor, a yellow abyssinian she-cat, approach the hospital with Fang’s team from outside.

Though, Rufus hung behind the group at the very end with a solemn expression on his face. Something that Spearklip was quick to notice and decided to pull him aside to speak with him privately for a moment just outside of the hospital.

“...Rufus, I…well, to ask you if you’re alright would be a bit facetious, wouldn’t it?” the zebra mare explained with a sigh.

“...I’m…I’m--” the yak bull simply sat down on the ground. “To be honest, I’m not really sure how I feel. Things are…difficult for me to process. But more importantly, I know her family’s probably way more upset than I could ever be. They knew her her entire life after all.”

Spear sat next to him and went on, “Yes, while that may be true, it doesn’t take away from the fact that you were her first love, Rufus. In fact, it would appear to me that goblins on the whole didn’t really understand the concept of love between people at all. But you…you were her first.”

“And she was mine,” Rufus added with a sigh, “...Never before has someone like that made me feel that way, Spear. To have her taken away from me so soon after…it was pretty painful honestly. Not sure how I…”

Spear put a hoof around his neck, “...you don’t need to figure it out right now, buddy. Your emotions are complex right now and there’s no direct way to answer how you’re feeling. All I can do is be here for you as much as I can. Anything you need…I’m right here for you.”

The yak bull shed a few tears before wiping them away with his hoof. “...thanks, Spear. I…I’m glad I have you guys. Back home, I was never really allowed to get like this. Show emotion, express discomfort…I think this is the first time I’ve ever really felt something, ya know?”

“...I see. I completely understand what you mean though,” Spear replied, “It’s…a bit difficult for me to put it into words but….I know your pain, Rufus. That’s all I can really say for now.”

“...hearing you say that puts me at ease already,” Rufus replied with a smile as he stood up. “I think I’m gonna be fine for now.”

“Alright,” Spear nodded, and accepted him at his word for the moment. “Let’s see what we can do to help these people, yeah?”

They caught up with the rest of their group and was escorted by the doctor towards the emergency room where the tigress was located.

“...she’s in critical condition,” Doctor Mona spoke up, “But if you can get any information out of her that would help you, it’d be beneficial. I have a feeling something’s going on.”

“...what do you mean, madam?” Fang asked.

“The bullet wounds we found on her knees are from weapons of such a high caliber that they aren’t legally sold in Abyssinia. The weapon that fired those bullets was not from here,” she went on to explain, “That’s all I know. At this point, you’d be better off asking her yourself.”

“Will do,” Fang replied with a nod and was about to approach the hospital room until the doctor interrupted him.

“Ah--wait. I highly recommend that only one of you go in at a time,” she warned, “We don’t want to stress her out with a large crowd.”

Lee took a look at Fang and gave her input. “It should be you, Jun Xiānshēn,” she addressed Fang formally by his given name in her language, “You both have an equal, and opposing desire to fight each other. This is your chance to get through to her, yes?”

“...yes. You have a point,” Fang replied, knowing full well that this was on him to finish. “I have to see this through.”

Lee would give him an encouraging pat on the back. “Go for it, Jun. We’ll be out here.”

“Alright, if your minds are made up…” The doctor cat lady opened the door to the room where the tigress was being treated, and allowed Fang to go in.

The diamond dog dalmatian stepped inside, and glanced at the tiger abyssinian, but as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, she cut him off. “...Hell--”

“Why are you here?”