It's Got To Be My Destiny

"We can't leave her. Friends don't do that."

"I know. But did you see her? She's broken up." Rarity sighed as she remembered her crying friend. Her wailing echoing in the unicorn's mind.

The five mares sat down in the middle of the tree library. Still worried for their prismatic pegasus friend. Applejack however was more frustrated than the others. Fluttershy sat in the corner, comforting her pink friend. Pinkie sat quietly, with her ice blue eyes staring at the floorboards. The yellow pegasus stroked her flat, dull, pink hair. Twilight and Rarity sat together, not saying anything. Applejack paced around the library.

"We've gotta do somethin. She'll hurt herself. Bad."

"What can we do?" Rarity muttered. "She believes that she's useless and that her whole life has been a lie."

"Friends don't ditch each other." Twilight mumbled. "But she's being over dramatic. "

"Twilight. Please. Can't you see. For her whole life, she believed her destiny was flying. But you, no we, proved it to her that she's just a weather pony." Fluttershy whispered. Her voice saddened but still soft and smooth.

"I know, Fluttershy. But....I don't know!!!" Twilight cried as slumped to the floor. "I'll just asked for Celestia's help."

"No. We're her friends. She doesn't need the princess of the sun, she needs us dear." Rarity stood up and trottes towards the door. Applejack nodded and followed her unicorn friend.

"Come on. Before she does somethin' drastic."

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The four friends trotted back up to their sky born friend's house. Twilight teleported Pinkie, Rarity and Applejack up while she and Fluttershy fluttered.

All was silent. No yelling. No crying. Just the sound of the breeze gently blowing through the trees.

The door creaked open as the mares let themselves in.

"Rainbow?"

"Girls. Look." Rarity hovered over a folded piece of paper, and opened it with her blue aura.

Dear girls, I knew you would come back. You lot never give up. But the same cannot be said for me. For my whole life, I thought my destiny was to fly. To soar and rule the skies. You showed me I was wrong. So wrong. You showed me why I crash so much, why I can't get excepted into The Wonderbolts. Because it is not my destiny. Thank you, girls. Thank you so much. For being friends. For being there for me. I had fun on all our adventures. Nightmare Moon, Discord, the wedding, The Crystal Empire. I couldn't ask for more. I'm sorry. I am so very sorry. If I was really loyalty, I would stay. And grow stronger. But I can't. This all to much for me. After my mother's death and the years and years of abuse from my father, I was ready to give up. But you showed me why shouldn't. And that I should carry on. My little sister passed on before the Coronation. Two hours before. She was sick. Very sick. I tried so hard to get more money to pay for her treatment at Cloudsdale Hospital. I actually have three jobs. I'm the weather manager, I work at the spa and as a waitress at a nightclub south of Ponyville. That's why I'm always napping. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, but I believed that I could do it myself. I still get tortured by my father. Constantly sending letters. Saying I'm pathetic. They're in the drawer by the table. I guess he was right.

I've now taken the easy way out. The coward's way out.

I'm sorry girls. I'm really sorry.

Your forever loyal friend, Rainbow Miriam Dashery."

The mares cried and panicked. They searched the house. Looking for their prismatic friend. Till finally, Fluttershy found her.

Her screams echoed throughout the cloud house. The others galloped up to the source of pegasus' cries. The bedroom.

Rainbow lay down on her fluffy cloud bed, on her stomach. Her forearm hanging limply by the side of the bed. Her bloodied feathered wings spread out over her sleek body. Covering her like a blanket. Her eyelids gently closed. A small orange pot lay open on the ground. Labelled painkillers. Empty of it's contents.

Twilight hovered the pot and read the label

Painkillers

Given for: Miss Rainbow Miriam Dashery

From: Ponyville Hospital

Reason of Possession: Due to a accident on the date of 21st April, Miss Rainbow Miriam Dashery experienced extreme pain to the head, wings and right leg.

Take 2-3 a day

DO NOT OVERDOSE

OVERDOSING CAN LEAD TO DEATH

"Rainbow? Rainbow! Wake up!" Applejack shook the young pegasus. Rarity glanced at Rainbow's flank.

"Dear, it's too late."

Rainbow's flank no longer had her tri-coloured lighting bolt with a small cloud above it. No. Her flank was bear. No cutimark at all.

Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy burst into tears. Unable to hold their sadness. Rarity turned away and quietly cried to herself. Twilight just stood there. Staring at Rainbow's peaceful expression. And Applejack cried as she shook the pegasus.

"This is not funny, Rainbow! Wake up!!..

...wake up..."