This choice: GLaDOS still wants her gone. • Go Back... Nyx gasped as she recognized the pony. Though the two hardly ever interacted, the alicorn recognized her as the desk assistant at the post office, Chell. Being an earth pony, rather than a pegasus like Ditzy Doo, Chell handled the post office while Ditzy delivered the mail. One oddity about Chell was her lack of vocal cords, something that had apparently been done to her a while back. She didn't remember much of her past, from what Nyx gathered. She instead 'spoke' via a magical gem that gave literal voice to her thoughts. The gem, it seemed, had been a gift from Princess Luna.
Chell looked to be in bad shape at the moment. Lacerations covered her body, and there were a few small holes here and there as well. She wore a set of odd white boots, with strange metal braces on the back. She was also breathing shallowly. Nyx quickly picked the mare up in her magic, and dashed off back to Ponyville, heading for the hospital where Nurse Redheart worked.
*****
It was a testament to her composure that Nurse Redheart didn't flinch when the doors to the emergency room burst open, revealing a frantic Nyx. Redheart's knee-jerk reaction was to berate Nyx for being so careless, but the words died on her lips as she saw the mare Nyx was carrying in her magic. She hit the alert button for the orderlies, and came around the desk, grabbing a gurney on the way. "Quick, lay her down here," she instructed Nyx, who complied immediately. The orderlies came through moments later, taking the gurney back into the ER. Nurse Redheart saw that a doctor was coming, so she stayed with Nyx, who looked to be exhausted. "What happened?"
Nyx took a breath. "I found her in the castle. She looked like she'd been beat up something awful. I've never seen such wounds before." She took another breath.
Redheart looked uneasy. "I have," she said. "It was after the whole incident with GLaDOS."
Nyx blinked. "Gladdys?"
Redheart face-hooved. "Right, that was before you came here. GLaDOS was this... intelligent machine, for lack of a better word. It was evil, and it captured a good portion of Ponyville's population, as well as the Princesses. It put everypony through these so-called 'tests', tests that we later learned would have ended up killing us in the end. If it wasn't for Chell, many good ponies might have died. She freed Twilight and her friends, and gave them instructions to help disable GLaDOS. After a while, she was found outside where that whole disaster took place, shortly before the... facility collapsed in on itself. It took her some time to recover, and the Princesses thanked her for her efforts. Celestia paid for her hospital bill, and Luna gave her the gem she uses to speak."
Nyx was wide-eyed. "Why didn't I ever learn about this?"
Redheart sighed. "My guess is, Twilight didn't think it was important. It's in the past... or at least, everypony thought it was. But those wounds are just like the ones she had when we found her."
Nyx gulped. "Do you think this 'GLaDOS' has returned?"
Redheart grimaced. "I hope not, but I can't think of any other explanation for those wounds."
At that point, the doctor came out of the ER. "Well, Ms. Nyx, you got Chell to us just in time. She'd lost a lot of blood, and her injuries are rather severe. Still, she'll recover, given time."
Nyx sighed in relief. "Good to know. We can ask her what happened when she wakes up."
The doctor winced. "That... may be easier said than done. Her gem is missing."
Nyx gasped. "Missing? She didn't have it on her?"
He shook his head. "No, and unless you managed to find it..."
Nyx bolted out the door, leaving Redheart and the doctor's manes ruffled.
*****
Searching the room she'd found Chell in turned up nothing. The mare's gem, her 'voice', was well and truly gone. Nyx groaned. "This is going to be a pain." She thought about what to do next. Letting Twilight and the Princesses know about this would be the prudent thing to do. Still, she didn't have all the details. Waiting for Chell to recover enough to answer questions might be wise. Then again, perhaps it would be best to investigate on her own. What to do...?   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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