Title:           Broken Legs
Author:          Anonymous
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First Edit:      Sunday 15th of July 2012 04:17:20 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Sunday 15th of July 2012 04:17:20 AM CDT

Broken Legs
>You have a blue pegasus fluffy pony mare
>You love her, you even had her spayed to prevent unwanted foals
>That was expensive, but what wouldn't you do for your beloved fluffy?
>Lately though, she's been asking about her wings
>You explain her that they're more cosmetical than practical
>That she can't really fly
>She buzzes them intensely, but they don't generate any lift
>She gets a little depressed
>You give her lots of spaghetti to lighten her up
>And play with her
>It works
>Almost
>One day she just decides that she can fly
>She's munching down spaghetti on the kitchen table
>Bad choice
>You turn around to get something from the fridge
>And she jumps down while buzzing her wings
>Thud!
>Cracking noise
>"WAAAAAAH! NUUUU! HUWT!"
>She's laying on the floor, belly down, buzzing her wings and screams in immense pain
>You quickly, but gently, pick her up
>"DADDY! BIG OUTCHIES! WEGGIES HUWT!" she cries
>You sit down and examine her legs
>One of them is bent in an odd angle
>You gently touch it
>She screams in pain, "OWIEEEE! No huwties! Pwease!"
>You poke the other legs
>She squirms in your hands and screams
>"Nuuuu! Daddy no huwties! Weggies huwt!" she screams and cries
>You didn't realize how much it would hurt
>"Oh! Sorry, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt! Why did you jump?"
>"Fwuffy wan fwy! Fwuffy jump! No wan ouchies!"
>Every fluffy pony owner's worst nightmare is a broken fluffy pony leg
>Because breaking a leg is probably the worst thing that can happen to fluffy
>Breaking all four legs is a catastrophe
>And it seems you're in the middle of that catastrophe, right now
>No time to waste
>Grab car keys
>Drive to the vet, while petting her head with one hand as she lays on your lap and cries
>She tries to wiggle them,  causing more pain as the fractured bones rub against each other
>"Shh! Don't move your legs!"
>"Huwt! Daddy hewp! Weggies huwt! Waaah!"
>Examination and x-rays confirm your fears
>All four legs really are broken
>One of them is entirely in two pieces
>The other three are full of fractures of various sizes
>Vet suggests euthanizing the fluffy
>He explains that while fluffy pony bones do heal, it's a very slow process
>The bones, even if they heal, can be even more fragile than before
>And fluffies are difficult to keep alive through that
>And it is very expensive
>It has been done only a few times in the world, because it's cheaper to just get a new fluffy pony
>You look at your sobbing fluffy
>She looks at you with her big eyes
>"Daddeeh... hewp. Weggies ouchie. Pwease hewp." she sobs
>Gently pet her head
>It saddens to see your fluffy suffer so much, but you don't want to lose her
>You've made your decision
>"Do it. Fix her legs. I'll pay."
>okay.jpg
>Fluffy gets anesthetized
>After hours of work, her legs have been aligned and wrapped in tiny casts
>Plastic bars and leather straps render her legs completely immobilized
>That was expensive!
>But your fluffy pony's wellbeing is important to you
>Take her back home
>While she's still out, you squeeze her empty from shit and urine
>You're gonna have to do that a lot from now on
>Then put her on a pillow
>Slowly, she wakes up
>"Waaah...?"
>She tries to wiggle her legs
>"Wah? Why... why... no weggie move? Weggie huwt!"
>"Shh. Your legs were broken, but don't worry, they're fixed now. You just have to lie down for some time for them to heal."
>"Weggies? Why weggie no move? Ouchie! Fwuffy wan weggies!"
Sigh...
>It takes you a while, but she finally understands the situation
>At least you hope so
>"When weggies back?" she asks
>"A few months, at least"
>You're not sure if she understands what a "month" is, but she begins to cry
>You gently hug and pet her as best as you can do
>The casts and plastic speaders kinda get in the way
>You make her spaghetti
>Feed her, one spaghetti strand at a time
>It takes hours, but what wouldn't you do to your beloved fluffy?
>Days pass, she slowly becomes accustomed to the situation
>It saddens you to leave her home alone, but you have work to do
>She sleeps most of the time, though
>You leave TV on, playing cartoons non-stop so she has something to do if she wakes up
>You have to squeeze the shit out of her, literally
>Most of the time you're at home she lays on your lap while you pet and brush her
>Despite the situation, she coos happily
>You do your best to keep her happy
>You can't tickle her legs, so you tickle her wings
>She buzzes them happily and giggles
>She no longer asks about her legs, even though she can see them all the time
>Days turn into months
>You take her to the vet many times
>X-rays confirm it
>The bones are slowly healing
>The vet can hardly believe his eyes, "Never though I'd see that."
>You obviously CAN keep your fluffy alive through this
>Finally, after almost four months, the big day comes
>The bones have healed and it's time to free her from her gypsum prison
>She has to be sedated, again, because she panics when she sees the cutting saw
>Vet skilfully cuts the casts and removes them
>The legs are indeed fully healed
>Vet takes photos and documents everything
>He says your fluffy is a "medical miracle"
>Take the sleeping pony home
>Slowly, she wakes up
>"Look, your legs are back!"
>She looks at her stubby legs
>"Wah?
>"Your legs. You got them back. You can walk again!"
>Pick her up
>Her legs just hang from her belly
>"Wah? Wha wegs?"
>"Come one, try walking a little. They're weak, so you have to exercise them."
>Gently put her down on her legs
>She promptly falls over
>"Hey. Come on. You wanted your legs."
>Despite your numerous attempts, you can't get her to stand up
>She doesn't seem to know how to use legs
>She looks at them
>"Wha dis?"
>"Legs. They're your legs. Remember?"
>Fluffy looks at the legs intensely, puzzled
>Then at you
>"Wha wegs?"
>You realize it
>She doesn't remember anymore what legs are
>Days pass
>She still does not walk
>She just lies down and doesn't move
>She can't even stand on her own
>The legs are fully healed, albeit very weak
>But she just doesn't know what to do with them anymore!
>She has forgotten what "walking" is
>You try to teach her how to walk, but she doesn't learn
>You manually exercise her legs, exercise the tiny muscles
>"Daddeeh! No wan weggies! No wan wawk!" she complains and tries to squirm away
>You show her videos of fluffy ponies walking and running
>She doesn't understand what she's seeing
>In a vain attempt, you even reset her
>It doesn't work
>She just won't walk anymore
>One night, after she has fallen asleep, you realize it's pointless
>She won't walk ever again
>Removing her legs would have been cheaper
>This is the reason why fluffies who break their legs are usually euthanized
>Or have their legs amputated
>Tomorrow you're taking her to the vet again
>Tomorrow she'll become a quadruple amputee
The End