Silence in Equestria

The Sector II - Episode III:

Afterparty

The sun was already rising when the party was about to end. The ponies slowly started to go home one by one. Pinkie, Silence and Twilight were about to leave too, as the others already left. The room's door opened, and they came out tired and yawning.

"Thank you for helping cleaning up this mess." said Pinkie.

Twilight, after a huge yawn replied: "You're very welcome, thank you for the nice party."

"Yes, thank you very much." Silence added.

Twilight was still showed a little amazement as they walked in the corridors "I can't believe someone have beat me in a chess match. This have never ever happened before with me."

"Yeah, but it was still 4:1" Silence added. But as soon as she finished it, she got a really odd feeling. She started moaning while giddying around and at finally she leaned to the wall. After some seconds and a long moan Silence began to heave. Pinkie and Twilight really started to worry now.

"Are you okay?" Twilight asked without getting any answer. "I'll call help."

But as soon as she turned around Silence replied "No, no I'm fi-", the "i" at the end instantly became another retch. Knowing that Silence can't take it for long anymore, Pinkie shouted "The fillies' room is in the end of the corridor!"

"Thanks." Silence turned around and galloped towards it as fast as she could. She opened it's door with such a force it hit the wall, bounced back and almost closed.  She turned back and closed it completely, then run to the basin to give it out.

Twilight and Pinkie followed her and waited outside, listening quietly. After some more heaves, a few drips of blood came out, then a few more, then much more. Silence vomited up enough blood to fill a cup. After that she stopped, wheezing. "(Is it over now?)" asked it in herself. But no, it wasn't. In all of a sudden her head started to ache and itch. She felt the mechanics in her head starting to work hardly. It was barely bearable. The itch was intolerable, it felt awful and in such a point where her hoof didn't reach: inside her head. Silence was keeping her front hoof on her head as the migraine became worse and worse. Then, in a blink of an eye, it stopped. She felt normal again, like before except she was all broken down, battling for breath.

"(That must have been that "change" she was talking about.)" she slowly approached the basin which still had some blood on it's inner sides.

"(All this blood... for the system.)" she washed down it, and slowly looked up to the mirror, noticing she had a bit of blood at the left side of her mouth. She washed that down too and sighed.

"(Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all...)" but as she looked back in the mirror her expression changed from sad to serious

"(...but I'll do it anyways, there is no turning back now.)"

Now that finally she got some air too, she came out. Twilight and Pinkie with a face full of worry were waiting for her.

"Are you okay?" asked Twilight for the second time now.

"Yes, yes. I'm fine."

"What was that? You didn't seem to be so ill all night."

"I swear I didn't put anything in the punch!" Pinkie interrupted with an extremely nervous face.

"Look, if you are sick, you can stay in my library." said Twilight.

"No, no, no, I'm okay." declined Silence.

"We have a standby bed, you wouldn't be a bother."

"Twilight I can't-" but she stopped when she saw Twilight won't give up anyway. "Okay, then."