Will of Fire

Chapter 2 - Hello Nurse!

By: TheXIIILightning

“Good morning sleepyhead! Well it isn’t morning, it’s afternoon! But since you just woke up I have to say that, weird isn’t it? Oh why are you on the floor? Isn’t the bed a lot more nice and cozy to be in? Well since I don’t sleep on the floor so much I can’t really tell, just like Dashie, but she sleeps on hard trees, I think clouds are fluffier but if she likes them, she likes them!"

“What?” My brain couldn’t process all that information.

“Oh that’s right! I haven’t seen you before, and if I haven’t seen you before that means you’re new! Because I know everypony, and I mean EVERYPONY in Ponyville!”

“What?” I was getting a bit annoyed, the pink pony just kept talking and talking. I was still on my back on the floor, staring into her big blue eyes. It seems that she jumped onto my bed so she could see me again.

“Well Duhh! I’m Pinkie Pie, what’s your name?” She said with the biggest smile I have ever seen.

“My name’s Lightning.” I said, still a bit annoyed. I extended my hoof to greet her, and ask for a little help getting up, she took the hint, because she shook it and helped me up. I winced a bit because of my bandaged wing.

“Oops, sorry.” She said, giggling like a small filly.

“It’s ok, don’t worry about it. Anyway, where am I?” I had to look up because Pinkie was still on my bed. She was hopping on it now. I have never seen a pony get so happy just by meeting somepony else. “Can I… get on the bed now?”

“Huh? Oh yeah right.” Pinkie hopped off the bed so I could get in, she moved like she was embarrassed, her coat has so much pink that it’s impossible to find any kind of blush. I slowly got on the bed, while she sat on her haunch and started gesturing with her hooves.

“This is the Ponyville Hospital, a place for the sick and grumpy, the weak and needy, the young and old. Because I, Pinkie Pie, am here to make sure that nopony goes unpartyed!” That was some speech, except for one thing.

“Unpartyed? Is that even a word?”

“Yes silly! I make sure that everypony gets a “Get well soon party” until they, huh, get well!”

“Well that makes sense.” Does it?Anyway, both of us were too busy to notice another pony enter the room.

“What’s all the commotion in here?” Said a white coated earth pony, with a slightly pink mane. The hat she wore told me she was a nurse, and her expression told me she wasn’t happy with all the noise we, well, Pinkie was making.

“Oh, it’s you Pinkie.” And her sigh told me that this happened often. “I already told you a thousand times to be quiet on hospital grounds.” I noticed Pinkie lifting her eyebrow and getting up.

“No you didn’t Nurse Redheart, you told me exactly 367 times, 370 if we count today’s three.”

The serious way she told that, while tapping her hooves on her chin, I couldn't help but snicker a bit. That made the nurse shoot me an icy glare.

“And you mister! You have a lot to explain! Do you how hard it was to patch you up!?” Both me and Pinkie froze still at that outburst.

“Yes Ma’am, sorry Ma’am” I was acting like a little colt again.

“Oh look at the time, I have to babysit the twins! Bye Miss Redheart! Bye Lightning, see you tomorrow!” Clearly she knew the right time to escape… And now I was all alone with the Doom-Nurse!

“I’m sorry, Pinkie is a very sweet mare, and she makes everypony happy when she visits. But she has too much energy and keeps the patients from resting.”

“It’s okay, I saw first-hoofed what her energy is capable of.” I said to the nurse, slowly scratching the back of my head, falling on the floor didn't help to ease my headache.

I was having a pleasant conversation with Nurse Redheart, we introduced ourselves and she got a quick look at my bandages, she has a warm personality, but a relatively short fuse. So I’m officially demoting her from Doom-Nurse, to Slightly-Misinterpreted-Nurse.

“Your bandages seem to be in order, your wing didn’t sustain any extra damage, so we don’t need to replace the bandages.” Falling on my back got my wing a little numb too, that’s better than the scratchy sensation I’m getting from my chest. That’s right I forgot about it!

“Nurse Redheart, how did I get here? I mean… How bad were, you know…” From what I remember I was hurt really bad, it’s a miracle that I’m speaking to anypony.

“I’m sorry, but I’d rather tell you in the morning, you just woke up after...” She stopped talking and turned to my bedside table. It was a small wooden table, tall enough so a pony can easily grab anything. On top of it was a small green lamp, two cupcakes and two muffins, all of the pastries were stale, except for one fresh muffin.

“Pinkie brought one each day while you slept.” I looked at the pastries, trying to figure out what the nurse just told me. “I was asleep for four whole days… And she visited me every single day?” Nurse Redheart only nodded.

“I guess I’ll have to thank her tomorrow.” I’m feeling guilty, she came to visit me, cheerfully greeted me, and my first impression of her was, ‘annoying’…

“Thank you Nurse Redheart, but I think I’ll rest up a bit. I have a lot to think about.”

“Sure, but can I bring you anything to eat? You need to eat something.” I guess I do, I haven’t eaten in four days.

“Anything will be fine, I’d like some soup though.” I’m not being picky, I need fluids right? Soup is liquid… Sort of.

“One bowl of broccoli soup coming right up.” She said cheerfully, and it was fast too, after six minutes I was diving head first in the tastiest Hospital food I've ever had.

“Visiting time is a little late tomorrow, can I invite Mayor Mare and Dr. Cardio to have a word with you before then?” Nurse Redheart had a serious tone right now, I was getting a bit concerned. “Sure, is something wrong?”

“It’s not often that we find ponies in such a grave condition as you were in. And even less often we take care of anypony from out of town. We would like to know what happened, and what you planning to do when you’re fully recovered.” Slurping hastily the rest of the soup I quickly replied. “It’s only fair that you know what happened to me.”

“Thank you for understanding, I’ll tell the Mayor to come by tomorrow. Now rest up, and call me if you need anything.” She seemed pleased with herself, maybe she thought it was going to be much harder convincing me. Oh well I think it’s time to hit the hay, tomorrow is going to be an exhausting day.

I can’t sleep, my mind is full of questions.

What happened to me? Where was I going? What am I going to do? Where is she?

Sunshine, the only pony that matters to me right now, I’m supposed to look after her, and here I am, lying useless in a hospital bed. She’s been there for me all these years, I think this is the first time we’re apart since we met.

Oh Celestia, what if she’s hurt! What if she… “Nurse Redheart! Nurse Redheart!”

“Yes, Yes! Is something wrong?” She entered my room after a few seconds of yelling. “Where is it!?”

“Shhhh, where is what? And quiet please.” I forgot where I was and started yelling, but this can’t wait any longer. “Where is my medallion? My necklace? My… that thing that was on my neck!” I hope I didn’t drop it the other night.

“Calm down, it’s in storage, we had to clean it up. Now go ba-“

“Can you go get it please.”

“You mean right now? Can’t it wait ti-“

“Pleeeaaaaaaaaaaase!” I wasn't yelling anymore, but I was about to beg.

“Okay, okay, I’ll get it, just be quiet!” She was trotting down the hall, I just hope everything is alright. “Here’s your medallion, now would you care to explain what the buck is this all about?” She was mad alright, but I didn’t care, I had to see it.

I grabbed my medallion, a small golden colored shield, almost the size of a hoof, decorated with a slot shaped like a lightning, just like my cutie mark. I inspected the color of the shield, it was bright and warm, like I always remembered it. “Everything is fine...” I whispered.

“I sure bucking hope so! I had a long day and I don’t need somepony waking me up in the middle of the night just for some fancy jewelry! I’m going to bed, and if you wake me up again, I hope to Celestia that you’re half as dead!” Okay I’m scared right now.

“Hum, Miss Redheart, the patien-“

“So I can beat the other half of you. Have I made myself clear?” Our muzzles were touching. “Crystal.” Somepony help me!

“She stomped away to her chamber, if somepony woke up after that, they knew better and kept their muzzles shut.

I examined the medallion one last time before putting it on my neck, and embracing it until I fell asleep. If I know she’s fine, she knows I’m fine. And I bet she’ll find me in no time.

End of Chapter 2

I hope you enjoyed the second chapter. Nurse Redheart is a beast! Am i right? *nudge nudge*

Please leave a review with your thoughts, and now for the hype, *ahem*

Tune in next time, and find out how the meeting with the Mayor worked out. And will Pinkie come back? What surprises does she have in store.

All in the next episode of-. I mean, Chapter of...

Will of Fire!

PS: This is part of the review I was talking about, to bad the Doctor isn't named yet by the fandom.

So I guess I'll call him Dr. Cardio, it's better than Dr. Caramel.