Chapter 12: Hospitals Suck Part 2
Author's Note: I really tried to get this done on Friday, but I got distracted by everything in the whole wide world. Ohmygosh I really didn't mean to make that Emma Watson reference. It was a total accident. I wondered why that name seemed so familiar. It just seemed like it would fit real nice. Guess I know why. Guh, you guys are so awesome. Every review seriously makes my day. The views, a new follower or favorite. It's all amazing. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you. :D -NinjaDino4
Man I really hate naming chapters. As you can tell I am so creative at them. :p
Disclaimer: I do not own MLP. Only my story and characters.
"Okay, we should get going." Emma said grabbing her dad's keys from the counter.
The seven walked outside and entered the vehicle. Emma sat in the driver's seat. Jaden and Rarity took up the front. The other four filled up the back.
They had been restless for the whole morning. Each of them couldn't help, but be a total wreck after leaving Rainbow all by herself.
A quiet drive to the hospital, silence blessed the car. Although, all of them were practically shaking in their shoes.
"Hurry! Hurry!" Pinkie yelled holding the door open. They all rushed through causing quite a scene as everyone turned in their direction.
"Rebeka Dawkins! Room!?" Emma asked after she ran to the front desk along with the others. The woman gave them a confused look for a moment.
"Um she's been moved to this floor...room 103." The lady said only for the seven to run down the hall at the fastest speed they had ever gone.
"There it is!" Applejack quickly stopped and opened the door.
Each laid their eyes on Rainbow Dash. She was still a huge mess, just like when she was wheeled out of the building.
"Oh...she is so not gonna be happy when she wakes up." Pinkie stated staring at the leg cast which had been held in the air by a sling.
"Wee doggy! That eye is quite ah shiner." Applejack noted as she approached her sleeping friend.
Rainbow's eyes shot open causing the rest to jump slightly. She stared at the ceiling, her vision remaining in a constant area.
"What a coincidence that you wake...up?" Rarity waved her hand in front of Dash's face, although she ignored it.
Her body slowly began to shift upwards. When she finally was sitting upright she tried to get off the bed, but with the leg cast it was hopeless.
"I don't think you should move." Twilight stated lightly pushing her back to a lying position.
Rainbow groaned. She quickly fell out of the trance, shutting down when her head touched the pillow.
"...Well that was weird..." Emma stated in a confused tone.
Each one had been in a conversation about what Rainbow had just done. Fluttershy zoned out of the talk and turned her attention to the TV mounted on the wall. The news channel had been turned on, the volume barely audible.
"...Um...everyone...maybe you should see this." Fluttershy mumbled, not giving them one glance.
"See what?" Jaden asked, they all stared at the device questioningly.
What was on the news spoke for itself. It wasn't a story on a mass shooting or a story on a shelter for homeless people. No, it was a detailed discussion for none other than Rainbow Dash.
"Turn it up! Turn it up!" Emma ordered, Jaden fumbled with the remote hitting the volume button.
"Back to you, Mandy." The news reporter said, the screen changing back to her.
"Thanks, Ted." She smiled, but it quickly fell to a serious demeanor. "Now in retrospect, the cute new puppies are certainly something to look out for, but this tale will cause new bubbles to surface."
Her co-anchor gave her a questioning glance before speaking up. "What sort of new bubbles? What exactly do you mean, Mandy?"
"Well, Tom. You see, the notorious Daniel Martin also known as DM was captured only about one or two days ago."
"Daniel Martin? The one and only DM? I thought he went missing? How on Earth did he ever show up? I'm sure our viewers would love to know."
"One unlucky girl by the name of Rebeka Dawkins was beaten brutally. I have gotten some inside footage of just how terrible it was. Please beware; the weak stomached may not be able to contain it."
The screen panned out to the video Mandy took while in the Emergency Room.
Emma gritted her teeth, growing angry by the second. "She freakin didn't. She didn't just air this shit."
Rarity put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "Darling, it'll be alright. There is no need to get upset."
"We just need ta worry bout RD. Forget tha news lady." Applejack added.
"She just!...What the hell is wrong with this world..." Emma shook her head looking over at Rainbow's unconscious body.
"They're both right. Look. Who cares about nosy people. We just need to focus on Rainbow Dash." Jaden said with a smile.
Emma gasped and grabbed Jaden's arm. "You just said her name and didn't barf at the sound of it."
He started to laugh before explaining himself; the others gave a small giggle. "Things change. They will for all of us."
Just then a doctor walked through the door startling all of them.
"So nice to see she has eager visitors. You must be the earliest ones we've ever had here." He chuckled while approaching the bed.
The doctor used his finger to move her lips up revealing her teeth. He nodded, scribbling something on a piece of paper. The man proceeded with his routine examining every injured place to make sure nothing was going wrong.
Twilight curiously watched as he went to work. "So...what exactly did she get done to her."
He stopped, giving himself a moment's thought. "Well, her jaw was fractured so we wired that shut. Minor broken bones in the nose. Swelling around the eye. A couple missing teeth and gashes on her arms. Obviously her leg needed to be casted. Plus scarring is going to be on her thigh, a nasty burn mark. Overall, Rebeka seemed to endure quite a lot."
"How long till she feels all better?" Pinkie questioned worriedly.
"...Depends on your definition of better. Until she's all healed...I'd say about six maybe seven weeks." He answered.
"When can we take her home?" Emma asked, she really didn't want to coop her friend up in the hospital.
"As soon as she wakes up we can figure that out." The doctor replied.
"Don't tell me she's in some kind of coma now." Jaden raised an eyebrow as if expecting him to say it.
"Oh heavens no. I believe it may just be the sedatives. You see, while we were trying to dress her wounds she woke up and well...caused quite a mess. We had to give her the maximum dosage to trigger sleep."
"What kind ah mess?" Applejack questioned.
"Oh you know the usual. Patient wakes up and flips their lid. She was highly disoriented. Honestly, she kind of scared me." The doctor shuddered recalling the event that took place.
He headed for the door, but stopped right before. "Oh yes. About the coverage for medical bills, don't worry about it. Just think of it as a good will from me to you."
Emma grew a small smile. "Awesome! No money problems!" She sighed in relief having that burden lifted off her shoulder. "Still one more problem. How the heck are we gonna pass time?"
Pinkie squeaked in joy, taking no time to think of an answer. "We could tell stories!"
Jaden closed his eyes for a moment; he already knew what he wanted to know. "How about the story of how you ended up on Earth?"
"Us?" The five questioned in unison looking upon one another.
"No, the other magical ponies turned into humans." Emma replied sarcastically.
Twilight nervously shifted her attention trying to recall anything from before they ventured into the new world. "Um...you see...it all started..."
"You have no idea, do you?" Emma said in a monotone like voice.
"It isn't exactly our fault though. All I can recall is we were all walking to a delightful little spot for our usual picnic when this strange dust appeared." Rarity explained to her best ability.
"Strange dust?" Jaden repeated confusingly.
"Yeah! It made me feel all light headed! After that...I can't really remember anything." Pinkie added.
"So, none of you remember anything else? Just dust that made you feel funny?" Emma asked, all of them nodded, except Fluttershy who stared at the ground.
"Ya remember anythin else, Flutters?" Applejack asked.
"...Nothing awfully important...just this...scary laughter..." She whimpered in fear towards the end of her response.
"Come to think of it, I'm sure I heard that too..." Twilight zoned out, now overthinking the small details she could remember at this point.
Each of them spent the next few hours either discussing things that were on Earth or in Equestria. They all seemed to be learning something new. When it came down to it, both worlds had bits and pieces that made it great and not so great.
Unlike the previous day, nobody woke them up when they fell asleep. A couple nurses contemplated it, but decided to carry on with their duties.
Minute by minute passed on. The sun began to peek over the horizon indicating that it had become morning for the brand new day.
The sun trickled through the open areas in the curtains barely illuminating the room.
Rainbow's breathing quickened, deep inside of her mind there was plenty of conflicting thoughts and feelings. Feelings of fear and anger, sorrow and confusion, even small gleams of happiness and hope. They all seemed to attack one another never letting her sleeping body relax for a single moment.
Her face winced as her dream commenced. Although it wasn't exactly a dream, more like a nightmare. One she really didn't want to have again. Rainbow popped right back into the real world. Her breathing started to return to normal once she realized she wasn't in any danger.
She gazed at the ceiling and then at the other surroundings. That's when she stumbled upon her still sleeping friends. Rainbow was touched that they all stayed right by her side.
Dash looked down at her left arm; she couldn't feel it at all so the worst she assumed was it got chopped off. To her surprise, the last person she suspected was snoozing right on top of it.
"Jerden?" Rainbow mumbled through her wired down mouth. She wasn't expecting him to be in the room let alone right next to her.
Emma and the rest of the Mane six were sleeping in chairs along the wall, but Jaden had propped a stool next to the bed. It seemed a little weird to her; after being nothing, but a jerk here he was using her arm as a pillow.
Taking her right arm and reaching across Rainbow Dash tried to move his head. She stopped immediately when he seemed like he was going to wake up, yet nothing happened. Trying again she managed to move him over just enough to free her hand from his head.
That's when Dash noticed both of his hands had been wrapped around hers. She stared for a second getting a weird feeling at the bottom of her stomach. By bottom, it was deep down. So deep she probably didn't notice it for the split second it was there. The kind of feeling that makes you want to hurl, but in a good way.
Rainbow Dash grabbed her unresponsive limb with her other arm. She poked it, which gave her no sensation at all. She rubbed it, slapped it, pinched it; still nothing. Sighing in defeat Rainbow let it lay like the limp noodle it was.
"Oh...morning, Rainbow" Jaden yawned stretching his arms before closing his eyes again. Rainbow's view was now locked on him.
He jumped off of the stool causing him to almost fall over. Before Rainbow Dash even had a chance to get a word in he had his arms around her neck.
"I thought you'd never wake up." He said happily. There it was, that feeling she felt not too long before. That pesky feeling that crept up on her. Jaden let go of her realizing he was probably coming off a tad strong, possibly a bit creepy. "Sorry, didn't mean to overwhelm you or anything."
She looked at him questioningly. Rainbow still had no idea why he had been so up close suddenly. Nothing really changed for them, more so for her than the others. At least that's how she saw it.
"Erm...ner ert's fern." She replied slowly.
"Ermmahgersh. Merbe er cern terk lerk therse ter." Jaden mimicked trying really hard not to laugh.
She gave him an annoyed glare, although it was less angry than her usual one to him. "Shert erp."
"Okay. Okay. I won't do that ernymer." Jaden caught himself slipping back into it which earned him another look. "Starting now."
"Wherterver." She shook her head dismissively. "Her lerng herve er bern here?"
"How long are you gonna talk like that? Cause I don't think I can keep from dying when anything comes out of your mouth." Pricks of tears started to glaze his eyes as Jaden used a hand to cover his mouth.
"Mer merth herts! Er cern't herp ert!" Rainbow Dash snapped starting to shake her bed in the process.
"Whoa there. Calm down, short stack. I was just messing with you." He replied clutching the bed making it still. "Anyways I should probably wake up the others. By the way, you've been asleep for like more than a day."
Jaden shook Emma who responded by slapping him straight across the face in her sleep. Rainbow couldn't help, but snicker in the background.
"Damn it! Wake up." He pinched Emma's nose shut which made her gasp for air.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" She scolded waking up the other five Elements by accident.
"Rainbow Dash!" The five shouted hopping out of their chairs as fast as they could.
"Oh...I guess you're off the hook, just for this time." Emma studied the red mark that went across his cheek. "What happened to your face? Did you get hit by something?"
"I guess you could say that." He replied coldly making her extremely confused.
The Elements of Harmony united in a group hug.
"How do you feel?" Fluttershy asked softly.
Rainbow rubbed her cheeks trying to soothe the pain. "Erserde frem mer merth, erm fern."
"Ermahgerd! That's hilarious. Oh my god. I don't think I'm ever gonna take you seriously." Emma busted out laughing, Jaden quickly joined in.
"I'll go get a doctor or nurse or something." Jaden stated trying to calm down and hold back any giggles. Right when he opened the door he almost walked right into the same doctor from the day before.
"What timing." The man stated a bit startled. He noticed Rainbow Dash had lifted her head up a bit to get a look in his direction. "Good to see you're finally awake. Any pain?"
Rainbow pointed straight at her mouth. She didn't really feel like explaining for a third time.
"Ah. I can get you just the stuff that'll make it feel better. Anything else?" He questioned scribbling on a paper.
"Mer lerg ferls sore." She looked down at the leg that got branded.
"Yes, it'll be like that for quite some time. On top of that we'll have to keep an eye out for any infections that could happen to it." The doctor said without batting an eyelash.
"You said when she woke up we would discuss taking her back home. So..." Rarity started.
"Yes, everything is checking out just fine. Rebeka will need to be in a wheelchair until her leg is healed though." He replied.
"WHERT!" Rainbow yelled crossing her arms.
"Did you think I'd just let you drag it on the ground? I don't want you putting any pressure on your leg so no crutches, you're getting a wheelchair." He sternly responded.
Rainbow Dash let out a huff in return.
"I'll be right back with that wheelchair." He handed Emma the paper for the prescription of pain killers and ointments.
"UGGGGH. Therse sercks." Rainbow groaned. "Jerst pert me ert erf mer mersery."
"Look at the bright side!" Pinkie was given a ticked off look from Dash. "Yeah, I got nothing."
Jaden carefully lifted Rainbow's leg off of the sling. A couple of nurses helped her off the bed and into her wheelchair.
"If anything feels weird or not right come back immediately." The doctor stated. "We'll call whenever we need her to come in for a checkup."
"Right. Thanks for everything." Emma replied.
Jaden grabbed the handles on Dash's wheelchair. They all left the hospital right after going to the pharmacy by the exit. Due to the story that covered the grim capture of Daniel Martin, the group received a number of looks every step of the way.
If that wasn't the worst it was definitely challenging trying to concentrate on getting Dash into the car and deal with the numerous strangers walking up every few seconds.
They finally arrived back at Emma's house. Behind the closed doors was practically the only quiet place for them at the moment. They could only hope that it would all die down in due time.
Rainbow tried desperately to reach for a cup on the bottom shelf of the cabinet. She stretched her arm as far as it could go, but still no luck.
"Need some help?" Jaden asked walking into the kitchen.
Dash shook her head, she was hell bent on getting it herself. For the next five minutes he watched as she utterly failed at every attempt.
Jaden grabbed one from the shelf and handed it to her. She let out a sigh; it seemed to be the only sound she ever made since they got home.
He placed a hand on her shoulder in a comforting way. "Don't sweat the small stuff." Jaden took her cup from her, filled it with water and put a straw in it since the wires made it impossible without one.
"Ert serks. Er cern't erven der ernytherng ber merserf." Rainbow Dash complained.
"It'll get better, trust me. Look at it this way. We're pretty much like your servants for a few weeks." He replied wheeling her back to the couch.
'Servants? For a few weeks?' Rainbow Dash thought to herself. It gave her an awesome idea. One that would make up for being stuck with a wheelchair and messed up jaw along with numerous other ailments.
Wam. This took me forever. I kept falling asleep since I tend to write these in my bed around night time.