Facing Near Death

by TheDerpyOutcast

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy, Slice of Life, Twilight Sparkle, Sad, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Rainbow Dash, Other, Fluttershy
Length: 2091

Fluttershy nearly dies.

Rainbow Dash finds Fluttershy mauled in the Everfree Forest. The yellow Pegasus is poisoned by a manticore and faces near death.
Meanwhile, Twilight notices a different attitude from Rainbow, and fears that she might join Fluttershy if she passes.

Published 2013-06-08 16:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2013-09-02 23:28:00 UTC

Save Her

"Will she be ok?"
"Can we help her?"
"How did this happen?"
Fluttershy slowly slipped into consciousness, her eyes hanging low as she realized she was in the Emergency Room. When she fully processed what was going on, she started to hyperventilate in pure panic and fear. Suddenly, she felt a fierce bolt of pain through her body, and scrunched up in a ball.
"How is she?" Asked Twilight, her face held a look of pure fear.
The doctor looked at everypony in the room, then responded "Could I tell you in private, Princess?"
Twilight nodded and they set off into the hallway.
................
"Well?" Asked Twilight impatiently, "How is she?"
"Well... Princess, I fear that she may not recover from this and be scarred for life. I honestly didn't expect her awake this soon." The doctor sighed, "She has a concussion and may never be able to move on her own again, remember, she was attacked by a powerful manticore who most likely poisoned her..."
"But... Fluttershy has kept Equestria standing for several years... can't you do something?"
"We possibly may not. The antidote is very expensive..." the doctor was cut off by Twilight.
"Give her some."
"What?"
"Give Fluttershy some of the antidote. Celestia will understand my intent, just save the Element of Kindness."
"Alright then." They stepped back into the room to look at a panicking Pegasus, who was blubbering gibberish.
"Ysgd bchxbdyd sydhb efxhsiks hyst eresis Kk Manticore hsgddbdgejejh hsgxgdhdgx::&&77/ /##/!!!$$ $ $&& !!n Everpee Roarest bshdhdbxbksk bxudkskabsyw owieuensq qqpqokwka ownsbshsns !"
"What in the hay was that?" Asked a deeply confused Apple Jack.
" Well.." Rainbow Dash spoke for the first time since she found her best friend in the forest, mauled and slowly dieing, "she said something about a manticore named Lion Tail in the Everfree Forest..."
"Rainbow, I didn't expect you to understand her..." Twilight began.
"Do you think I haven't dealt with a drunk Fluttershy before?" Rainbow Dasuh snapped a Twilight, the matter of her friend's near death going to her head a little.
When Rainbow Dash went back to staring at the floor, Fluttershy mumbled weakly for Rainbow.
"Rainbow... Dash... you... will always be... my best friend..." her voice trailed off.
Rainbow went to Fluttershy's side, tears falling from her eyes. "Don't leave me, Fluttershy..."
All were silent for a moment as the two pegisi sat. The sadness ached across Equestria for this innocent mare, and this was the center of it all.
"Rainbow..." mumbled Fluttershy.
"Yes?"
"Whenever something goes wrong..." she smile slightly, "Blame Katie."
...........
Just because I write out your fates doesn't mean you blame me. I know where stuff will go, but I can't just tell you all the happy endings.
"You could if you wanted." Butted in Twilight.
Just follow the story, let me control it.
"Fine." Rainbow sighed.
.................
Rainbow Dash sobbed for a while, her mane in her eyes. Pinkie Pie was breaking the Forth Wall and Rainbow didn't even acknowledge it. Rainbow went back into the shadows, not bearing to look at anypony.
She can't just... die... can she? I'll... I'll miss her so much... if she goes... I'm... I'm going with her... one way or the other... The cyan Pegasus mare sighed. This wasn't the first time she thought of committing suicide just to be with Fluttershy.
.............
Twilight kept glancing at Rainbow Dash, who was acting worse than usual. Sure there was nothing normal about Rainbow crying, but something just seemed... off... about her. Her aura wasn't right... it seemed that way but it was still not normal with her thoughts and feels.
..........
I made a promise to you, Shy, that I would never leave you, even if it cost me my life. I intend to keep that.
...........
Rainbow sulked as she did her weather duties. She wouldn't smile or make eye contact, and would snap at ponies all day. Then she went to see Fluttershy.
When she got there, when she saw Fluttershy, her mood improved.
"Earlier today... *COUGH* they gave me the antidote for the poison." Fluttershy's weak voice made Rainbow hug her best friend.
"Will you be ok?" Rainbow asked.
"I'm not sure right now.. but... Rainbow...."
"Yes?"
"Remember the promise you made to me back when we were fillys?"
"Yeah. I do."
"Don't keep it."

Rainbow's mouth dropped. "But... but Fluttershy! I swore on my life to be with you no matter what !"
"If I go... Equestria will need you, Dashie. More than ever."
" I swore to keep that promise, on my life. If you go..."
The two sat in silence for awhile. They both knew what Rainbow intended. Fluttershy couldn't bear the thought of what Rainbow Dash would do to be with her. Rainbow suddenly went to the door.
"Rainbow... don't do it..." Fluttershy said just before the door shut.

Fluttershy sighed. "She never breaks a promise, but that isn't always a good thing. But... I can't just let her go kill herself... Equestria will need her." She sighed. "If I wasn't immobile... I would stop her..." Just then, her food was brought. She smiled at the nurse, and began to eat. She didn't eat a lot due to the fact of Rainbow Dash committing suicide. Fluttershy knew that sometimes ponys do go kill themselves or make others kill them out of depression, but she never thought that this would happen.
............
Twilight walked into Fluttershy's room.
"Fluttershy... did you see the way Rainbow is acting? It's strange... something isn't right..." Twilight stopped when she saw a tear roll down Fluttershy's cheek.
"Don't let her do it, Twilight. Make sure she doesn't keep the promise."
"What promise?"

"When we were fillys... Dash swore on her life never to leave me."

"So... she's going to commit suicide just to be with you?"
Fluttershy nodded weakly. "Don't let her. Talk her out of it. Do something to prevent her... and whatever you do... don't tell the others or tell her I told you."
Twilight nodded, and walked toward the door. "I'll make sure she's safe."
Fluttershy sighed when Twilight left. "I hope you can save her, Twilight. I really do."

Author's Note

This took FOREVER to write and I got it out a week earlier than expected. Well, now it's here, so we wait to see how Fluttershy progresses and is Twilight can stop Rainbow Dash.

A jump to the past

A dark figure swept through the streets of Ponyville. The glint of metal rushed with the form as it ran into a warehouse.

......

Obsidian Stone let her black saddlebags drop down to the floor of the rundown warehouse. She let her wings open as she set up The Veiwer. Obsidian glared at the contraption for a moment befor picking up a glowing blue crystal. She set it into the device with a slight amount of difficulty.

"Why did she have me go get this? I can easily slip off to to her on my own." Obsidian grumbled. "Seriously, Dest, for a mission, you had me get this thing simply so I could stay positioned?" Obsidian turned a few dials and pushed a button before a blue hologram projected from the crystal.

"Alright, Dest, why was my mission to get this?"

"Because," the hologram quickly brushed back some of its mane. "I want you to keep an eye on Rainbow Crash. For the past year you've never ceased to impress me, and I ensure you the payment is reasonable."

"Reasonable enough to pay a pony to get revenge on somepony else, change your name, and move to the Everfree Forest?" Obsidian countered Dest. "Honestly, Lightning Dust, *ahem* Lighting Dest, if you want revenge, plan something out against Fluttershy. Rainbow is connected to that mare closely, and would just panic if something happened to her."

The hologram smirked. "You never cease to impress me, Obsidian Stone." Lightning Dust cancelled out the hologram. Her minion had done another good job.

Lightning Dust walked through one of the many hallways in her base, cages lining the sides, each with a different animal. she stopped in front of a large metal door. "It's time," she said As she turned a key in the lock, "to meet your demise, Fluttershy."

The door swung open, and on the plaque placed on the door, were the faintly etched words, Lion Tail, do not release. A roar escaped the room, and the green Pegasus stepped in, speaking another language.

Author's Note

A jump to the past, as the title says.

But would you like to see the present time next or keep with Lightning Dust's plan? Tell me below.

What We Face as A Whole

Rainbow Dash flew another lap around Ponyville. She wasn't flying fast enough to have a rainbow trail, but still went fast enough that nopony could talk to her. The whole time she was worrying with mixed emotions. She knew that she swore, but she knew that Equestria would need her.
Equestria will need me more than ever, but... I swore on my life to never leave Fluttershy... I'm the Element of Loyalty... I stick by my friends no matter what...
"Rainbow!"
Rainbow Dash looked behind her to see a struggling Twilight. When Twilight finally caught up, the two landed on a cloud.
"Rainbow. Equestria will need you more than ever. Don't keep the promise." Twilight looked sincere.
"Fluttershy told you... didn't she?"
"Rainbow. You can't just go commit suicide just to be with Fluttershy..."
Rainbow Dash flopped back on the cloud. She sighed. "Twilight... I am loyalty... I can't just not live up to my word... I can't... I..."
Twilight realized just then that Rainbow Dash was not going to listen.
...............
"Pain progressing at 2.895!" Shouted a nurse.
"Poison moving at 5.982!" Another called out.
Just then, Twilight burst in. Nurses bowed to the princess before them.
"Princess... we have bad news. The antidote didn't efect the poison..."
"Do something. ANYTHING, to save Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash made a promise to Shy when they were foals. She swore on her life to never leave Fluttershy. To always be with her. Right now, we are at risk of losing two Elements of Harmony."
The hospital staff then realized what they were dealing with.
.............
Fluttershy felt like her body was shutting down. She felt the poison in her hooves. The splotches of uncanny pain, slowly moving through her body.
"Am.. am I... going to... die?" She asked herself. Fluttershy began to realize that she was walking slowly toward Death's Door, and that her time was running out.

Author's Note

I went through three different titles for this chapter. and i send my apologies for such a short thing. I really am trying. And more exploration and intense stuff comes next. one might say "Junk just got real." after reading my plans.

Pie

Fluttershy looked around. She knew she was alone, but she wanted security.

"I wish... this wasn't happening now... I wish that pie would keep this secret... but, they would have found out anyways..." Fluttershy's voice trailed off. She still felt the poison in her., the pain seeping through her, as if she was being stabbed by thousands of hot knives. She looked out the window idly, "I should have told them sooner."

.....

"Princess." The medical assistant bowed slightly before giving his princess a document. "The poison is slowly decreasing, and... we found something else."

Twilight let the parchment fall from her hooves. She quickly charged up her horn, and teleported without a word.

......

"Fluttershy... She can't die... she's a sister, always has been my closest friend..." Rainbow Dash mumbled as she paced around a cloud. She was pacing like this when she heard the sound of Twilight.

"Rainbow, we need to get to Fluttershy. I'm going to teleport back there and I need you to fly as fast as you can." Twilight said as she disappeared once again. Rainbow Dash wasted no time. The Pegasus took off to the air. This was news about her friend. She needed to hear it.

....... ((SOOOOO MANY SCENE CHANGES!! DX))

Rainbow Dash burst in the room. She walked over to Fluttershy in a hurry. "Okay, I'm here."

Fluttershy sighed and whispered something in Rainbow's ear.

"You should have told me. I could have done it for you, Fluttershy. Pie isn't always the answer."

Author's Note

Pie. And a cliffhanger. I just wanted to update this. More hopefully this weekend if I have time.