Ready to fight after getting burned

“Oh blessed Luna!”

“Littlepip?” Velvet Remedy, as exhausted as she was, held her ears alert.

I had realized that the giant hole torn in the razor wire over the yard must have been the work of the dragon. And that led me to: “The cargo elevator! The dragon’s going to come up through the rock yard!”

I hissed in pain as I tried to move. Velvet Remedy looked to me with alarm. “Little... pip! Here... let me...” She weakly opened one of the yellow medical boxes she used as saddle bags and pulled out the very last of our healing bandages as well as a syringe. “This... will... dull the pain...” She panted slowly. “Trust me... you’ll need it.”

She was very right. The painkiller helped. I screamed anyway.

When Velvet Remedy had finished, I felt lightheaded and my vision was blurred with tears. I moaned weakly, my knees trembling, as I finally got to my hooves.

“Littlepip, you’re in no condition...” But there was no conviction in Velvet Remedy’s voice, just sorrow. She knew as well as I that we couldn’t stay here. And she knew I had to try to help Calamity.