Chapter 8
So I'm starting my new job today so I'm sorry if it seems a little rushed. Enjoy this is one of the longest chapter I've written so far and I think it came out alright.
Danny could hear the group talking to each other and slowly opened his eyes again. He whimpered softly and opened his mouth slowly looking as though he was testing out his voice. But he cringed when he was addressed directly.
"Come on little colt, we just want to help." Twilight said trying to coax him out. "Once you come out we can all eat." She stated with a light smile trying to ignore the slowly pooling blood.
Danny's ears shot up when she said eat and his stomach let out a loud eager sound. But Danny's face grew tight with a small hint of anger and exasperation. "DON'T LIE!" Shouted danny shaking even more as he strained his voice. He had caused twilight to dart back in confusion. "W-we're not?"
Danny growled at her shaking more. "YOU WON'T ALLOW ME TO EAT! DON'T LIE TO ME!" He hissed after it was said and cringed as his stitched broke completely causing him to fall slightly forwards. But he caught himself before anyone could touch him.
Twilight was trying everything to get the colt out from under the bed. She decided maybe the colt was hungry, but she hadn't expected to get told she was trying to trick him. She froze and looked at every pony in the circle. "I don't understand he's hungry, but he won't accept that we're helping him." She softly said to the six then looked over at spike and the sandwiches after a small moment or though she smiled and with her magic she started to drag Danny out from under the bed placing him on the bed before offering him a sandwich whispering to spike to go get the doctor for new stitches.
Danny felt his body entire body get light like he was floating, "What the? LET ME GO!" He shouted fear rolling over him again as he frantically tried to run only to lose more blood and energy causing him to fall into the invisible force. "P-please leave me alone." He whimpered as he emerged from under the bed shaking and whimpering. He wasn't completely sure what was going on but he didn't really care he was terrified once safety seemed so far away. When he was brought towards twilight. Once he saw her he immediately got protective and small. "I-i'm sorry for yelling I didn't mean it. I-i'm harmless." He whispered his eyes showing his heart's true fear. He was expecting to be hit or tortured instead he felt the bed get placed under him. After a few moments with his hoofs raised he decided to risk a peak. The first thing he saw was a sandwich in his face causing him to drool slightly. His stomach betraying his thoughts. "P-please c-can I have some of that, I-i'll be good…" He whimpered staring at it not sure if he was allowed to eat it.
Twilight placed the sandwich on the bed and smiled, "You can have the whole thing, it's all yours." She stated but before she finished he was trying to pick it up in his hoofs. She looked at him and realized he was dropping it and getting frustrated tears coming to his eyes as he let it fall. "U-um do you?"
Danny whipped at her his face filled with fear again as she took a step closer to him. "I-i'm sorry please don't take it, I'm trying I just not sure…" He was so upset and scared that he stood back up making sure to be careful not to leave a single bite.
Twilight just stared at him as he made such a big deal about her getting closer. But she held her tongue and waited for him to finish. Once everything was gone she spoke up. "Hey are you ready to talk now little one?" She asked softly trying not to scare him
Danny looked at her a moment with a weary thought before nodding slowly sitting back down, ready to answer her questions seeing not many options. "W-what is it you wanna talk about?"
Fluttershy, Rainbow dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie pie all watched as the young colt slowly accepted their presence in the room, or at least they thought he was but before Twilight could ask his name, spike came back with the doctor causing the poor colt to panic again. The yellow and orange Male practitioner entered but froze in the door when Danny's fear crept back up, "W-why did you call a doctor?" He whimpered inching into the wall away from them. "I-if I did something displeasing, I'm sorry, I-i can fix it. I-if its the food I'll make it up to you." He whimpered beggingly at twilight his eyes never once leaving the doctor who stood in the door.
Twilight watched a moment then realized what was happening, "Doc can you give us a second just wait right outside the door I'm going to talk to him." In an instant the door closed behind the doctor and twilight sat at a respective distance. "Look Danny the doctor is gone for the moment, I wish to talk to you do you think you can handle that?" She asked smiling at him trying to be friendly.
Danny watched as the doctor left on the purple one's commands. He suspected her the leader and out of fear he nodded not daring to look her in the eyes or run again. "A-anything you want just no doctor please." He whimpered softly doing a bit of a half bow. "H-how can I be of service."
"First, what's your name? And how did you get so badly hurt?" She asked softly watching his reactions knowing full well he was only doing them to stay alive.
" D-danny…" He mumbled softly almost inaudible to everyone. "I-i was hurt by-by doctors…" He whispered still bowing his head to her.
"Doctors? Why would a doctor want to do this to you Danny?" She asked watching him trying to read the whole mood around him. "Where do you live?"
Danny flinched at the first question then opened his mouth scared horribly, "T-they wanted to test my healing and other abilities…" He stated softly before clamping his mouth shut then opening it dryly. "P-please don't ask about that." He whimpered eyes closed tight as he then went to answer the second. "And I…" He stopped thinking back to his friends and family who betrayed him before answering, "I have no home…" He stated as coldly as he could trying hard not open an old wound.
Twilight sighed and respected his wishes moving on. "Alright well Danny, That doctor standing outside the door isn't bad and he is only here to fix your stitches, But if you want I can make sure nothing bad happens to you by staying by your side until he's done."
Danny's head shot up like a whip, "N-n…" He was interrupted by a streak of reminded pain from his stomach. He fell over and whimpered softly wanting to just be put out of his misery. "Please just don't leave me alone with him." He whimpered softly tears rolling as he fell flat and fainted from the pain and blood loss.
Twilight sighed when he collapsed, "Poor boy, Spike tell the doctor to come in and fix his stitches." She stated softly before pulling aside her friends, Guys you heard him so what do you think we should do now?"
Spike got the doctor to reentered before he went to join everyone in the corner. "That was a really sad thought though I mean who would do that to a colt." He muttered softly looking over at the doctor.
Fluttershy looked at the little colt and sighed, "Twilight I think we need figure out a place for him to live and tell the princess, If someone is doing this to ponies she needs to know." Stated the well known shy friend who seemed to be the most upset.
Twilight sighed, "My thoughts exactly, I'm going to let him live with me at the castle so that he can get used to some freedom, and maybe lead a relatively normal life from now on." She weakly smiled before turning away, "Spike take a note please."
Dear princess Celestia,
Yesterday we came into contact with a small black and white colt named Danny, He is severely injured and he says that some ponies did it to him. He's at the hospital right now but I request to see you right away. It is a dire emergency that needs to be dealt with, it requires the utmost care and I wish to speak with you away from said colt he is not ready to meet anyone at this point in time. Hope to hear from you soon.
Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle
