TYING UP LOOSE ENDS
~Scootaloo
"I'm going to have to call your parents." Miss Band Aid said, picking up her telephone.
"NO!" Scootaloo shouted, diving off the chair and using her wings to propel herself across the room towards the yellow unicorn. She swiftly dodged the filly and stared suspiciosly at Scootaloo.
"Why ever not, Scootaloo?" She asked, helping the said filly up. Scootaloo sneezed.
"Um... My parents are... Holidaying! Yeah, they're in Canterlot for the term!" She replied, sweat droplets showing on her brow.
"And they left you here all alone?"
"Umm..." Applebloom had always said she was an even lousier liar than her sister. Wait, that's it! "I'm staying with Applejack!"
Band Aid squinted at Scootaloo, before closing her eyes and smiling, all suspicion wiped from her face. "Okay Scootaloo! You can tell me Applejack's number and I'll call her instead!"
Scootaloo breathed a sigh of relief, before reciting Applejack's number with ease, having memorised it after countless playtimes at the farm. She just hoped that AJ would play along with her bluff, and being the helpful pony she was, Scootaloo was almost sure she would.
~Applejack
BRING! BRING!
"What in tarnation?!" Applejack said, dropping her unpaid bills on the table.
BRING! BRING!
There it was again. She trotted into her living room to find her telephone ringing like there was no tomorrow. She picked the receiver up and held it too her ear.
"Hello, you've reached Sweet Apple Ares, how may I help you?" she said, letting a small bit of hope leak into her voice. Maybe it was a customer! Or, more likely, she thought, It's another bill.
What it really was shocked her to no end.
"Hello, I'm Ms. Band Aid, the school nurse. Scootaloo has fallen ill, Hypothermia, to be exact." a voice at the end of the line spoke.
"What?"
"I know it must come as quite a shock to you, being her guardian at this point in time. It's only a mild case, but she still needs to go to the hospital. Can you pick her up?"
"Ah, um, sure." Applejack answered, her confusion and suspicion growing.
"Excellent! Goodbye, Applejack! Oh, and I must congratulate you on your apples! They are de-licios! Way better than that disgusting Golden Apple Brand stuff. Yuck. See ya later!" Band Aid hung up, and Applejack's first thought was:
She sounds just like Pinkie Pie.
~Twilight Sparkle
"POISONED?!" Twilight shrieked, leaning over the counter and facing the nurse who had given her the news. The white earth pony shrunk back.
"Um, yes." She squeaked out, staring at Twilight's enraged face.
"AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?!"
"I'm so sorry!" The pony whispered, "We don't know that much about dragons yet and-"
"OH, YOU'LL BE SORRY ALRIGHT ONCE I GET MY HOOVES ON-"
"Darling, please, control yourself! I'm angry too, furious even, but frightening- um, what was your name?" Rarity said, levitating Twilight away from her cowering victim.
"Nurse Angelheart." The said pony squealed out.
"As I was saying, frightening Nurse Angelheart here is not the way we should conduct ourselves in this predicament! I say we should do what you do best and, quote on quote, "hit the books" if we are ever going to find a cure!"
"I suppose you're right." Twilight said, calming down but still shooting daggers at the nurse, as she shrunk back further.
The two unicorns trotted out, leaving behind the nurse, who promptly fainted.
As they walked, Twilight mused about the nurse, one thing tugging at her mind.
She behaved just like Fluttershy...
~Rainbow Dash
"Darling, are you okay?" an elegant voice asked.
"Leave me alone, Rarity." Rainbow replied, turning over, before she heard something odd.
"Who's Rarity?"
She opened her eyes to see a light orange pegasus with a fancy light pink mane gazing at her oddly. A name tag pinned to her hospital uniform read Nurse Gemheart, and a light blue cross was embellished on her flank.
Rainbow Dash snapped awake and tried to fly, only to find her wings in bandages.
"You need to rest." The nurse said, pushing Rainbow gently back down into her bed. A light pink mare joined her, the name tag pinned on her chest proclaiming Nurse Sparkheart.
"Your wings are heavily exhausted, and you need to rest for at least a week. No flying." The new nurse said matter-of-factly, a clipboard tucked under one of her wings.
Rainbow groaned, remembering the last time she was grounded in the hospital. At least the nurses seemed nice enough, even though they kind of reminded Rainbow of somepony else... She waved the thought away, and groaned once more as the nurses left.
This was going to be a long week.