The Sacrifices We Make

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight yelled as she soared up to the cloud mansion. She landed on the porch, and knocked on the door. "Raiiiiinbow Daaash!" Twilight heard no reply. "Rainbow...?" Twilight waited a few more minutes. "I don't have time for this!" She thought as she used all of her weight to destroy the door. Once inside, Twilight galloped up the stairs to Rainbow's room. What Twilight saw, was unbearable. She definitely was NOT prepared for this.

"Rainbow?" Twilight whispered as she carefully used her magic to take Rainbow's head out of the knot. Rainbow's body was completely loose, like a doll's. "Oh Rainbow." Twilight began to sob quietly into the bed.

"Wha...?"

Rainbow?!" Twilight's eyes shot open and her ears perked up.

"Twilight? What are you doing here?" Rainbow placed a hoof to her head. "Uggg... I have a horrible headache."

"RAINBOW!" Twilight leaped up and gave Rainbow a huge bear hug.

"Uhhh... Thanks?" Rainbow said as she hugged back.

"I need to tell you something extremely important."  Twilight's face suddenly got very serious.

"Okay."

"Take a look at this". Twilight pulled out the mysterious book.

"Ewww... Twilight, why do you want to show me a weird, dusty old book?"

"Rainbow, this book might be able to bring Fluttershy back." Twilight's eyes sparkled.

At first, Rainbow said nothing. She simply stared off into space, not aware of Twilight's hoof constantly waving in her face. Soon, her eyes began to fill up with tears of joy.

"Twi... are you serious?" Rainbow's expression was obviously serious, not sure if her PFF was just pulling a prank on her.

Twilight stared at her, dumbstruck.

"Rainbow, Why would I joke about this?

"So what do we have to do to bring her back? Cast a spell? Find a potion?

"No... We have to go to the edge of Equestria to find an object called the Orb of Reincarnation."

"...The orb of reincarwhatty?"

Twilight sighed. "The Orb of Reincarnation! Apparently we have to go on this huge journey to find it!"

"Well we better start packing."