Lightning Dust Returns

Rainbow Dash zipped through the skies.  The whistling wind and sweet air was all she needed to be happy.  Her cutie mark she proudly shows proves that.  Dash continued to soar on while knocking away clouds in her way.  On the ground several ponies watched Dash with awe.  Nopony could fly as fast her it seemed, not even the Wonderbolts.

Finally, Dash lay on a soft, fluffy cumulus cloud and dozed off.  When that happened, a different pony, but an all too familiar pony, flew close to where Rainbow Dash was sleeping.  Lightning Dust just scowled at the light cyan pegasus.  She had been a laughing stock after she was forced to leave the Wonderbolts Academy.  Every night she swore revenge on Dash, whom had stuck by her side at first, but then turned on her.

Lightning decided to wait until Rainbow's nap was over.  What she wanted to do would have to happen higher in the sky.

A half hour later Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and stretched.  Grinning, she took off a moment later.  Even something as simple as flying was the bomb for Dash.  She could never imagine what life would be like if she somehow lost her wings.

Rainbow Dash soared above Sweet Apple Acres.  Applejack on the ground waved to her.  Dash waved back.

As she flew higher up something slammed against her suddenly.  Stunned, Rainbow Dash looked up and saw her attacker: Lightning Dust!  Lightning appeared groggy and she lazily hovered over to a nearby cloud.

Rainbow Dash herself tried desperately tried to open her wings to fly, but she was just out of control.  She braced herself for impact to the ground but felt it anyway.  She collided back first to the hard Earth and blacked out.  She slid through the soil for a good ten feet before hitting her head on a tree.  Blood began to pool around her beat up body, and her wings lay bent up next to her, leaving a trail of bloody feathers.

Fluttershy had been trotting on the ground just enjoying the outdoors when she saw a trail of dug up dirt that led up to an injured pony.  Fluttershy quickly went up to the pony and nearly fainted when she discovered it was Rainbow Dash.  Dash's eyes opened slowly.  As she regained consciousness pain swept through her body.

Fluttershy, completely hysterical, tried to pick Dash up but as she tried to lift her she let a shrill squeal of pain.

"Fl-Fluttershy...just go get Twilight, you could n-never carry me," Rainbow stuttered.

Tears fell from Flutter's eyes, but she nodded.  She looked up to the sky and beat her wings as hard as she could.  She had to make this flight for Rainbow Dash's life.  Fluttershy flew fast for a pony like her.  However, upon reaching close to Twilight's library her wings were in agony and she was short of breath.  She landed and ran to Twilight's.

Knocks rang through the library.

"I'm coming!" Twilight Sparkle said.

She opened the door and was shocked to see Fluttershy in such a horrible state.  Her pink mane was ruffled and her wings were shedding feathers.  Tears and sweat was running down her face.

"Oh my goodness, get in here quick!" Twilight exclaimed.

"*huff* R-Rainbow Dash," Shy stammered.

"What about her?" Twi asked getting worried.

"I-I came up to her crashed to the gr-ground, and she's hurt badly, sh-she needs help," shy gasped before collapsing.

Twilight quickly told Spike to take care of Fluttershy while she raced out to find Rainbow Dash.  She asked Applejack if she had seen Rainbow Dash today.  Applejack said that Rainbow Dash was just flying above the farm.

"She went that way.  How about ah lead the way?" Applejack offered.

"Yes, please!" Twilight answered.

So Applejack and Twilight Sparkle raced across the ground.  They were quite out of breath when they  reached the field Rainbow had crashed onto.  They looked up and saw a dirt trail leading to Dash.  Twilight teleported up to Rainbow Dash.  It was a nasty sight.  Dash was covered in scrapes here and there, but her wings look damaged beyond repair.  Both looked limp and were missing feathers.  Applejack was cursing under her breath.

Twilight held Rainbow carefully with her magic and she along with AJ hurried to the hospital.