Gold

Rainbow Dash stood frozen, her head full of mixed emotions.

“Uhh…hey Rainbow, look I can…”

“No…no!”

“Wait, it’s not what you think it – “

“NO!!!”

Rainbow Dash ran back to Fluttershy’s house as Applejack chased her.

“Rainbow, wait!”

Rainbow Dash just ignored her and instead galloped faster. Her vision starting to blur with all of her tears flowing from her eyes. Rainbow Dash decided to use her wings, though it’s very risky for somepony to fly with a broken wing. She attempted to fly a few feet but it didn’t quite go well. She just ignored the pain. Besides, she’s already hurt deep inside that her physical pain was just nothing to her. After several rises and falls, Rainbow Dash flew through the window and went right inside Fluttershy’s bedroom with a crash. She peered out of the window, looking down as Applejack stopped in front of the cottage and searched for Rainbow Dash with one of her hoof on her forehead.

“Rainbow, where are you!?” she shouted. Only the wind whistling can be heard, however.

“Rainbow please, can’t we all just talk about this!?” still no response.

Applejack tried again but still no response from the rainbow Pegasus. Applejack bellowed two and three times and yet again no reply. AJ did not give up though. She then tried to look for Rainbow at the Everfree forest (“Maybe, just maybe, she’s there. Ah don’t care if it’s dark or spooky as long as I find Rainbow Dash.”)

Rainbow watched the orange pony leave. Her head went back inside the room and lied down Fluttershy’s bed with tears streaming down her bruised cheeks. She covered herself with a blanket and wept loudly until somepony knocked.

“Rainbow? Is…is everything alright?”

Rainbow didn’t move.

“Rainbow, I can hear you crying from downstairs. Is everything alright?”

“Huh? Oh, uh…yeah Fluttershy. Everything’s perfectly fine.”

Fluttershy opened the door.

“Are you sure? ‘Cause I can help if there’s something wrong.”

“No, I mean, yeah everything’s….everything’s all right” she said, revealing herself and wiping the tears from her eyes.

“Oh my! Rainbow what happened to your face? It’s all scratched and bruised all over.”

“It’s nothing; just…just a weird stunt, that’s all.”

“Look, you can’t hide everything forever. Sometimes you need to share it someone, even your deepest struggles. I’m always here to listen. My ears were never too far. Just say it and I’ll do my best to help.”

“You’ll really…help?”

“Of course I will! There was never a day I left my friend alone."

“Thanks Fluttershy. So it was like this…”

Rainbow Dash told Fluttershy everything as she listened attentively to the mare's words, from the day she had a crush on her ‘till today. She hid nothing from Fluttershy. Everything was told.

“And I just don’t know if I could just ‘get on with it’ I mean, it seems pretty hard to move on after being ‘friends’ again and then…it’s just…it’s just disturbing you see.”

“If I were you, I’d just forgive her instantly. Everyone deserves to forgive and to be forgiven.”

“I know. It’s just…it’s not that I don’t wanna forgive her. It’s just…so hard after the thing I saw, I mean…argh! Why is it so hard to explain!?”

“You don’t need to explain. Just walk right up to her and say that you’re sorry.”

“Why should I be sorry? She’s the one who – “

“It was just an accident. She tried to explain it to you but you ran away like an ignorant.”

“Well, I guess I…wait, how did you know all these?”

“Discord told me.”

“Wait, he told you!?”

“Well, yeah. I was also surprised that he knows these things well. So anyway, you need to go tell her that you’re sorry. It’s what friends do (of course, you’re both more than friends, so you should forgive her.”

“Well, I uh…alright, thanks for the advice! It’s been a nice time talking with ‘ya.”

Rainbow Dash then stood up and few out the window once more. And as expected, she fell straight down to the ground.

“Don’t forget your sprained wing!” Fluttershy shouted.

“Yeah, yeah” Rainbow replied.

Rainbow Dash just trotted towards Sugarcube Corner instead.

Meanwhile, back in Fluttershy’s house…

“Is she gone?”

“She’s gone. You can return to your normal self now.”

The lampshade suddenly moved, grew, and jittered as it suddenly becomes Discord.

“Thanks for the help, Discord. I couldn’t have done it without you.”

“Well, you know, I just wanna straighten things up before the wedding.”

“Wait, they’re married!?”

“Maybe, but I’m sure they will…”