Firefly

"Alright, you're good Rainbow Dash. I'd recommend resting for about three days before you attempt flying again." the doctor said as Rainbow Dash left the room to check out.

"Thanks Doc." she said.

Rainbow Dash walked back to her house, to only realize she'd have to fly to get up there. Who could she ask for help? Fluttershy wouldn't be that much help...

Then suddenly a carriage pulled up, and Rainbow Dash's mother and father  came out.

"Dashie!" her mother came up in concern, looking at Rainbow's wrapped-in-bandages body.

"Mom?! Dad?! Why are you here?!" Rainbow Dash asked, not wanting to explain why she got the bandages.

"Fluttershy sent us a letter. How long were you in the hospital for?!" her mother exclaimed.

"Four days. I'm fine, mom." Dash said.

Her father came up, "Why would you do something so stupid?"

"What did Fluttershy say?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Her father came up with the letter.

Dear Sunny Daze and Blaze,

Your daughter, Rainbow Dash, has been hurt in a recent race with another pony. She hit a tree in the Everfree forest and poked many deep holes in her body and lost blood, luckly, she got to the hospital in time. This is her first day here. The doctor said she'd leave in three days. I just want to let you guys know.

Sincerely,

Her Old Friend Fluttershy

"Ugh, Fluttershy..." Rainbow Dash grumbled.

"Thank Celestia you're okay." Blaze said, "Let's help you in."

They helped Dash into her house and rest her on her bed.

"Nice place you've got here, Dash." Blaze said.

"Thanks." Rainbow replied.

"Blaze, I'm going to stay here for the night. I want to make sure Dashie gets everything she needs."

"Please no, mom. I'll be fine." Dash replied nervously.

If there was one thing Dashie hated, it was her mom's over protection. The day Dash turned thirteen, she saw got a surprise kiss from a colt next door- who had been her crush.

Sunny was terrified at the thought of her Dashie growing up, and didn't let her leave until three days later.

Blaze was even worse- he almost beat up the poor colt- in fact, her older brothers chased him down.

Finally the colt was put out of his misery by his parents deciding to move. The two were sad to be seperated, but Rainbow knew it was for the better. She wouldn't want her coltfriend end up being killed by her over protective family.

What if Fluttershy came by? Surely Sunny would be okay with it, because Fluttershy is her best friend, but-

Her thoughts were interrupted by Blaze. "Okay, stay here with Dash. I'll go back." Blaze began trotting out the door.

"Bye, dad." Rainbow said.

"Bye." and he closed the door.

A few minutes of silence, and then there was a knock on the door.

Before Rainbow Dash had the chance to get her sore body up and off her bed, her mother was already at the door and she opened it up.

"Who's this, Dash?" Sunny asked.

Rainbow Dash walked out of her bed and into the foyer.

It was Firefly.

Rainbow Dash began breathing heavily- she never had an anxiety attack like this since she was fifteen.

She finally managed to calm herself and said,

"Umm, this is my friend, Firefly."

"Nice to meet you...uh..." Firefly said.

"Sunny Daze." replied Sunny Daze.

"Yeah, nice to meet you Sunny Daze. I was just here to check on Rainbow Dash and see how she's doing." Firefly said, slightly confused.

"Well, Firefly, if you ever find the terrible pony that hurt my Dashie, then make sure she gets a meeting with the law!" Sunny Daze hugged her daughter and she let out a yelp in pain.

"Sorry Dashie." Sunny whispered.

"Mom," Rainbow Dash said, "no one hurt me. It was my fault. And what we did wasn't illegal."

"Well, Firefly- I want you to find the pony that is the reason she got hurt- and make sure she goes to jail for it!" Sunny yelled.

Firefly had a bemused look on her face.

Rainbow gave her the, Don't tell her! look.

Firefly sighed, "Well, I know Dash is okay now. Yeah... I'll try to find that pony."

And she left.

"Now go lay back down on your bed," Sunny said, "I don't want you to get anymore hurt."

"Mom!"

"Don't 'mom' me! You're hurt!" Sunny exclaimed, and Rainbow knew that she had to go back in her bed.

Just then there was another knock on the door, and Sunny Daze opened it to see Fluttershy.

"Fluttershy!" She exclaimed with happiness, "Wow, you've grown!"

"Hi, Mrs.Daze. I'm here to see Rainbow Dash." she whispered shyly.

"She's in her room. Do you want anything to drink?" Sunny asked.

"No thank you." Fluttershy said, and she disapeared into Dash's room.

***

"Where's the so called 'best flyer in all of Equestria'?!" a pegasus on the team asked.

"Like I said before, Sonicblast, she's at home getting better." Firefly said annoyed.

"Healing?! More like crying!" another pegasus shouted, and the entire team laughed.

Firefly growled, "Listen!  I didn't want a bunch of fourth graders on my team! Now get to work!"

Immediately, the team took off.

Firefly sighed. Why did her team hate Rainbow Dash so much? She was better than all of them- that's for sure. Sure, she had an ego but all of their egos were bigger than her's. Maybe they were just scared? They never bullied a new member like that before. Even Thunderlane is dating the new member before Rainbow Dash- and she was a Cloudbouncer at first, like every other new member. Everypony loved her. So why did they bully Rainbow in the first place?

Firefly looked at her team and sighed. Rainbow Dash wasn't even a Cloud Bouncer anymore. She should have some respect- not be bullied.

Firefly shook her head.  She'd think about it once Rainbow Dash got back.