Only Down

It started as just another practice session for Rainbow Dash; Scootaloo watching from the sidelines, pedestrians staying a minute or two, then going about their buisiness, and all of her friends cheering her on. She was planning to surprise them with her special move: the sonic rainboom. "It's almost time to stop anyway, why not finish with a bang?" she thought. She moved up to a high cloud to get a small rest before the finale for her small crowd.

"I can't see her!"Scootaloo cried. "What happened?"

"Nothing." said Twilight, reasuring  the young filly. "She's just behind that cloud." She indicated the small cloud Rainbow lay on.

The relief that flowed from the smaller pony was almost solid. Scootaloo cared for her sister figure, and wanted her to be safe in whatever she did, even though she knew Rainbow was too reckless. Ever since the time she hurt herself before, Scootaloo was always warning her not to do anything too dangerous, but was always ignored by the multi-colored mare. Even the tiniest thing always sent Scootaloo into a nervous wreck. But she still watched, despite being always so nervous for her mentor's safety. It was an amazing bond.

As Rainbow Dash stretched her wings, she looked down at the small group of friends, and Scootaloo, who was much more than a friend, and smiled, for in her mind, she was in Canterlot Royal Stadium, getting ready for the biggest race yet: The Canterlot Derby, a 50 mile long obstacle cource that only 3 ponies in history have made it through. The crowd was screaming her name, the other racers were quaking in thier boots, and they were off at the sound of a gunshot. Rainbow leapt from the cloud, still in her dream land, unaware of her real actions, she pulled imaginary turns, and weaved through towers of clouds, and then it occured the she was no longer dreaming, she was falling, fast, and no amount of wing power could stop her.

The small group assembled below as Rainbow fell, and fell, and fell.

"Somepony do something!" Scootaloo was screaming.

"I might be able to catch her."Said Twilight.

With this, she stepped forward and attempted to use a levitation spell on her plummeting friend, but every time, her force kept her from stopping, so Twilight tried the magic pillow spell, to give RD a softer landing, it however did nothing to muffle the ear-splitting CRACK as the pegasus hit the ground. Hard.

A rainbow colored mushroom cloud erupted from the landing zone of the downed pegusus. Scootaloo fainted, as well as Fluttershy. The remaining 4 ran out to retrieve thier friend. As expected, Rainbow was knocked out by the impact, appearing dead. Twilight was the first to reach her. She immediatly checked heart rate and breathing, before levitating Rainbow's limp form out of a sizable crater.

When Pinkie, Applejack and Rarity saw Twilight carrying Rainbow out, they immediatly started asking questions.

"Is she okay?"They all said at once.

"She's breathing, but out cold. We need to get her to the hospital." Answered the purple unicorn.

Rainbow briefly stirred, but fell still again soon.

"Someone grab those two." Twilight ordered, indicating Fluttershy and Scootaloo's still bodies on the side of the road.

"On it!" Reported Applejack, tying the two together and dragging them behind the small traveling group, assisted by Rarity.

"Pinkie, help me by telling me if she moves." Said Twilight.

"Okie dokie lokie!" Said Pinki Pie, as she pulled out a pair of fake glasses with mustache and nose.

"Where do you even...   nevermind." Said a bewildered Twilight Sparkle.

Scootaloo seemed to remember her dire situation and woke up, saw her friend floating limply, and promptly fainted again.

The group was now at the hospital at the edge of Ponyville. They rushed through the doors, and the receptionist greeted them.

"Good morning, how are you to-" She was cut of by a frantic Twilight telling her about thier predicament.

"We need a doctor, now!" She practically yelled.

The receptionist hit a button and a pair if ponies took Rainbow Dash back into one of the examination rooms.

"You did by bringing- who exactly is she again?" The receptionest asked.

"Her name is Rainbow Dash." Twilight answered.

"Oh yes, her." A look of annoyance crossing the receptionist's face, undoutably remembering the book situation a while back. "Well, either way, you did good to bring her to us, she'll be right as rain in no time at all." She reassured the relieved group.

Pinkie had switched outfits again and was now wearing a detective suit, not unlike Sherlock Holmes's attire. "So when will she be okie dokie lokie exactly?" She asked the receptionist, all while randomly examining item in the room with a magnifying glass.

"I'd say no more than a month." the receptionist asnswered.

They all let out a breath of relief.

"Oh, by the way, are you need of a new design for your hospital gowns, by any chance?" Aked Rarity.

"I don't think so." Answered the pony behind the desk.

Rarity pouted and sulked away."Are you sure?" She asked again.

The receptionist nodded.

By then, Fluttershy was waking up.

"Wh-where are we?"She asked meekly, shrinking into the couch she was placed on. "And why am I Tied up?"

"Ah'll tell 'er." Applejack volunteered as she untied the yellow pegasus and walked her out the front door.

There were a couple of minutes of silence.

"Soooo." Twilight said awkwardly, trying to think of a way to start a conversation. "What's your name?" Finally deciding on the introduction approach.

"I'm Orderlee." She said, standing up to reveal her cutie mark: a neat stack of papers.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle, this is Pinkie Pie, Scootaloo, and Rarity." Pointing to them in turn. "The two outside are Applejack and Fluttershy."

Just then, one of the ponies that took Dash back into the room came back out the door. "Your friend will be fine," He started."But it may be a while before she will fly again."

"Can we see her?" Asked Twilight.