Love and War

Chapter 6

“Keep pressure on those wounds.  You, get me more bandages.  He has lost too much blood as it is.  We need to stop the bleeding before we completely lose him,” A frantic doctor yelled, working hastily to seal one of the wounds on my side.

“Alcohol, I need some Alcohol,” The doctor shouted aloud, applying pressure on one of my wounds.  An assistant quickly ran over to him, levitating a bottle of disinfectant alcohol towards the doctor.  The doctor quickly took the bottle and flushed its contents into my wound.  A loud screech of pain could be heard, followed by my body flailing in pain.

“Hold him down,” The doctor ordered as a few assistants tried to restrain my flailing body.  I let out another screech of pain as the doctor splashed more of the disinfectant on my wound.  She then quickly wrapped my side in a temporary bandage.

“Finally,” She said, walking to the other side of my body.  She glanced at my side where another arrow was protruding.

“Damn it.” She then leaned in closer to examine the arrow more in depth.  She raised her head slightly and quickly motioned for an assistant.  The assistant hastily came over as the doctor quietly told her something; a look of shock, then understanding shown across the assistant’s face as she nodded her head and quickly went off.

Outside Operating Room

“This is all my fault,” Celestia said, pacing back and forth, constantly looking at my now calm body through a small window.  A tear filled her eye and gently cascaded down her face to the floor.  Luna, who was still in shock from earlier, walked over towards her sister and softly wrapped her hooves and wings around her in an attempt to ease her stress and worry.

“Sister, do not worry.  He will make it,” Luna confidently told her sister.  Celestia gave a quick nod before resting her head on her sister’s shoulder.

“I know he will make it, but... but I'm still scared.” Luna hugged her sister tighter as Celestia let out a few more tears.

During this time, the doctor’s assistant returned with a medium sized bottle and hoofed it over.  The doctor opened the bottle and poured its contents onto my side with the arrow.  I let out another deafening screech of pain as the doctor began to pull the arrow out of my side.  I began to flail my body again as the arrow slowly started to ease its way out of my side.

“Restrain him quickly,” The doctor yelled, as more assistants restrained my out of control body.  Celestia quickly turned away from the window and began to sob uncontrollably.  Luna tightly held her sister in her wings, while at the same time watched me through the small window.  I continued to struggle and howl in pain as the burning sensation in my side continued to intensify with each passing moment.

“Almost there.” The doctor told herself.  With one final tug of the arrow, I felt my side slightly relieve a little of the pain I had been experiencing.

“Disinfectant.” The doctor yelled, as a bottle of disinfectant levitated its way into the doctor’s hooves.  As she poured the disinfectant onto my wounds, I let out my last screech of pain before passing out.

Several Days Later (In the hospital)

“Where... where am I?” I asked myself.  I slowly opened my eyes, only to be met with a blinding darkness.  As I attempted to sit up, a quick surge of pain filled my entire body, causing me to quickly fall back onto my bed.  I lay motionless for a few minutes, letting the pain in my sides subside.  After about five minutes or so, I slowly began to turn my head to the left and right in an attempt to identify the area.

“Am I in a hospital?” I asked aloud.  I was startled when I heard a voice call out from the darkness.

“Yes.  You have been here for the last few days.” I was shocked as I recognized the voice.

“Cel... Celestia, is that you?” I called out, as a figure slowly started to make its way toward me.  After a moment, I could clearly see the outline of Celestia with her eyes glistening in the dark.  She stood over me, her eyes filling with tears; an unbreakable silence filled the room before she quickly fell to her knees.

“This is all my fault.  I'm so sorry.” Her head now lay on the side of my bed, only a few inches away from mine.

“I never meant for any of this to happen.  Can you ever forgive me?” she asked, while tears slowly fell from her eyes onto my sheets.  There was a moment of silence before she started crying harder.  She continued to cry, but slowly stopped herself after a few minutes.  She gently placed a wing over my body and neck, so that only my head was visible.  She let out a few more tears before she spoke again.

“I think I should go,” She quietly said, then beginning to stand up but felt something gently tugging on her wing.  She noticed that I had gently gripped the edge of her wing in my mouth.  Celestia stood frozen, staring at me as I gently released her wing.

“I... I don’t want to be alone.”  There was a moment of silence between us as she shed a few more tears, but this time, tears of joy.  She calmly nodded her head and smiled.  She then levitated a few sofa cushions next to the head of my hospital bed.  She quietly laid down next to my bed, resting her head only an inch or so away from mine.  I gently moved my head towards hers so that our muzzles were gently pressed together.  I could see her slightly blush as she closed her eyes and began to fall asleep.  I gazed at her beautiful moonlit face, feeling her hot breath on my muzzle and neck.  With one last look, I mentally smiled to myself as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.