The Twi'lek

by Gallants


Three times is too many

There was an annoying beeping that woke me up. Something was in my mouth and down my throat, in a panic, I tried to reach for it but a sharp pain shot through my right arm my pulse increased with the beeping and a small alarm started to go off. Several ponies clad in white burst into the room holding my left arm and legs down, "Sasha, Sasha I need you to calm down," a voice cut through the sound I focused on the red mare my body going limp, "I'm Doctor Garnet, do you want me to remove the tube?" slowly I nodded, her hoof reached forward towards my face eventually I felt something being pulled up and out. The other doctors and nurses slowly left the room.

As the final part of the tube was pulled out I started to cough violently, "What happened, how did I get here?"

Garnet warmly smiled at me patting my leg, "You have been in a coma for the past three days, a Ms. Shift dragged you here from the forest where," she moved to the side and offered me a glass of water, "you protected her from being eaten by a giant spider that had trapped her," I took a few slow sips of my water, "your arm was broken during the fight, you're a very brave pony," I smiled and she gave a smile back before turning around and walking to the door, "There is also a very important pony here to see you."

The officer from the camp brushed past the Doctor, "I was worried you died out there, my troops told me about how you chased some crazed mare into the forest and didn't return," she walked across the room and pulled up a chair with a wing, "I'm Lieutenant Silver Inlay with the Stalliongrad militia," she said while sitting down and getting comfortable, "I do need to ask you some questions about what happened, is that okay?" her voice was gentle as she pulled up a notebook and pen. I gave her a small nod, "Okay first, the mare you were chasing did you ever track her down?"

"I never came across a mare that matched who I saw that night," from a certain point of view I told the truth.

"Alright, do you have any formal military or combat training?" she said while scribbling in her notebook.

Sitting straighter up, I answered. "Yes, the order I belonged to trained me in several forms of combat," that saber got me through a lot.

She gave a satisfied sigh, "Perfect that helps the others with the I.A. investigation, now the giant spider you fought, we were able to find the remains what we want to know, is what you did to it?" her eyes narrowed as he looked at me.

"If you're talking about the damage to her, she blew herself up when she destroyed something of mine," I tried to hold back the tears but I wasn't able to. The lieutenant placed a hoof on my shoulder and finished writing in her notebook putting it away she stood up and spread her wings for a second and walked to the door.

"I'm sure it was important to you, and one more thing the mare, Cavern Shift, we have no records of her citizenship we even reached out to Canterlot Metropolitan, they weren't able to find any records of her," she adjusted her coat and turned to look at me, "she went further than most ponies would dragging you here over 29 kilometers, I imagine she's a close friend when did you two meet?" I smiled and subdued a laugh I knew she wasn't a monster.

"No, we aren't close, I just met her," she nodded wished me well, and walked out the room putting her hat on.