Broken Wings

Chapter 5

Now this next part is not a firsthand account of what happened but rather It was explained to me when I awoke.
“Oh Rainbow Dash what happened?” Fluttershy said appearing very concerned for the pink party pony Pinkie Pie.

Ashamedly rainbow dash hung her head “It was an accident! I swear I was practicing some agility exercises by weaving through the buildings in Ponyville when pinkie appears out of nowhere sprinting towards the library! I never even had a chance to slow down before we collided.”

“Oh dear, you do know how dangerous it is to practice like that in town? Look what happened!” Fluttershy said In a soft but firm voice.

“I know I know I am really sorry” Rainbow Dash apologized desperately looking more ashamed than ever. “Please tell me you can help me patch up Pinkie?”
“You can count on me” replied Fluttershy looking somewhat annoyed with Rainbow but more concerned with how to help Pinkie.
“Let’s bring her inside and get some ice on that bump on her head. We also need to get some bandages for those cuts as well as for you too Rainbow.”

“No don’t worry about me my body is a lot more resilient since I crash all the time I’ll heal up in no time” RD answered nonchalantly but, her voice filled with concern for the pink mare “Please let’s just focus on Pinkie.”
“well if you are sure….” Fluttershy looked hesitant to ignore her the cyan Pegasus’s injuries but, was put at ease when RD seemed well enough to carry the earth pony into her cottage.

“Alright, I am going to need some alcohol and disinfectant for these deep gashes on her temple" looking over the unconscious Pinkie. I’ll get some ice from the kitchen to help bring down the swelling could you run and grab the supplies from town?...I mean if it’s not too much trouble?”

“Say no more I am on it!” and just like that RD was gone in a flash.

“You’ll be just fine Pinkie rainbow dash and I will make sure of that” Fluttershy whispered placing the bag of ice on Pinkie’s for head. 10 seconds later Dash returned with the needed medical supplies and got to work with Fluttershy patching up their friend.
At last they finished and brought pinkie upstairs to Fluttershy’s bedroom. Pinkie sure looked funny like a pink and white striped zebra. “Thanks for helping me out Fluttershy” RD said softly still looking very regretful of her reckless behavior.
“It was no trouble Rainbow I’m just glad you brought pinkie here and neither of you got seriously hurt.” She smiled “Don’t you worry Dash Dr. Fluttershy is on the case I’ll be sure to tell you when she wakes up.”

Rainbow looked up comforted by Fluttershy’s words “Thanks for that I really want to apologize in person anyway. I’ll be back a bit later to check in still gotta get my own cuts cleaned up and then I have to help prepare tomorrows thunderstorm.” As she shot out the door she gave one last concerned glance at pinkie before leaving.
Fluttershy seeing Pinkie fast asleep on her bed grew drowsy as well. She let out a contented sigh and decided she would sleep on the couch downstairs and with that left the bedroom.

It was about 5am when Pinkie awoke a bit confused as to how she ended up in Fluttershy’s cottage.
“Ouchy, it feels like someone hit my head with a block of lead. Ha that rhymed. Hmmm how did I end up here? Oh I remember silly Dashie was practicing in Ponyville and hit me, she much of been going pretty fast to leave a bump like that” she said rubbing her head. She slowly brought herself out of bed a wave of pain hit her. Wincing a bit Pinkie managed to stand up on her hooves.
“Ooooo I am a little dizzy” she shakily walked over to the window. “ I’ve been hit by Rainbow plenty of times during her practice runs and so have all my friends. But why does it feel so much worse this time?”
Another wave of pain hit her causing her to stagger backward falling onto her rump. Something toppled out of her mane hitting the floor with a thud.
“What was that?”

Looking around the floor of Fluttershy’s bedroom she spotted a small teal colored light emanating from under the bed. Curious as to what it was Pinkie quickly reached under and pulled out a strange looking stone her head started throbbing as soon as she held it close.
“Ouch!.. she quickly dropped the stone and the pain subsided a bit. “that’s really weird but I guess that’s what I get for carrying a rock in my mane I can be such a silly filly sometimes.”
Hearing the commotion from downstairs Fluttershy groggily got off her makeshift sofa bed.
“Oh my, what time is it?” she said sleepily glancing at the clock it was 5:30am. Letting out a yawn I better go check on Pinkie I do hope she is feeling better.”
Upon reaching her bedroom Fluttershy knocked softly “Hello Pinkie are you awake?”
“Heya Fluttershy, I’m wide awake and ready for action you can come in.”
Attempting a mock salute as Fluttershy opened the door Pinkie quickly stood up on her rear legs. Just as quickly she stood up she let out a yelp in pain falling back down on the floor. “Ouch my head still hurts wait a minute my legs hurt a lot too….the more I think about it the more I realize that my whole body hurts.”
Fluttershy raced over to her “Oh my Pinkie are you alright?!” She reached down and attempted to prop the pink pony against the side of the bed. “Don’t ask stupid questions Fluttershy” she whispered to herself “Just help Pinkie”.
“Oh I’m fine Fluttershy” pinkie replied in her cheery tone “Just lost my balance that’s all”.
She attempted to raise herself only to collapse back on the floor mumbling “Never hurt this much before”.
Fluttershy very alarmed by the condition her friend was in said
“Oh my, Pinkie we must get you back in bed. You need to lie down immediately Dr. Fluttershy thinks you need proper medical care.” Fluttershy was trembling very afraid that Pinkie’s condition was much more severe than she realized.

“Angel!” Fluttershy called. The irritated snow white bunny climbed out of his hole looking angry at having been woken up early. He impatiently tapped his foot and pointed towards the clock.
“I’m so sorry to have woken you up early Angel Bunny But this is serious pinkie pie is hurt much worse than what I had thought yesterday.” “Could you please go and fetch Rainbow dash as fast as you can we need to get Pinkie to the hospital soon.”
Noticing the lack of energy in the pink mare and the pain filled expression she had on her face Angel gave Fluttershy a determined salute and ran off to inform RD.
“Come on now Pinkie let’s get you back in bed we need to make sure you are as comfortable as possible.”
“Okie Dokie Lokie, pinkie replied attempting to lighten the mood while still clearly in pain. Fluttershy fluffed Pinkie’s pillow and gently laid her in bed reassuring her she would be just fine.
“Fluttershy you silly filly I’m fine really. See?” pinkie tried raising her head only to immediately wince and lay it back down again.
“Pinkie you most definitely need help. Now please be still and tell Dr. Fluttershy what happened yesterday there might be some detail I missed that could explain why you are in so much pain.”

There was an intense flash of lightning and thunder shook the house. Fluttershy let out a yelp and quickly hid behind her bedroom door.
“Oh Fluttershy, there’s nothing to be afraid of it’s just the Thunderstorm they planned for today. Remember what I always say just laugh at you fears and they will disappear.” Giggling as she said it her laughter soon turned to a cough and some blood appeared around her face. Her cough subsided and weakly looked at Fluttershy
“My chest hurts”
Fluttershy couldn’t help but admire the pink mares persistent cheery attitude despite the state she was in Pinkie was trying to make herself feel better.
In an instant Fluttershy was back by Pinkie’s side
“Please Pinkie don’t worry about me just try and be still and tell me what happened yesterday” Her voice cracking as she was on the brink of tears filled with worry for the party pony.
“Well let me think…” her voice raspy like when she decided to be a singing telegram for Gummy’s party.
“Early in the morning I took a walk over to Zecora’s to see if she had anything that could spicen up some super-secret recipes I was working on for Sugar Cube Corners bake off next month. It was really early when I went out so the sun was barely coming up.”
Fluttershy spoke up “you know you shouldn’t enter the Everfree Forest while it’s still dark Pinkie it’s so dangerous” trembling a bit.
“Oh you. It was only to Zecora’s and she only lives a little ways into the forest so I knew I’d be fine”
“Anyways since it was dark I kinda got lost I guess I missed the turn so I went further into the forest than I needed to. It got darker the further I went and when I turned around I saw a pretty glow of light.”
“ I thought It was the light coming from the end of the forest so I knew if I followed it I could get out of and wait until it was light to visit Zecora” Pinkie had another coughing fit.
Startled Fluttershy said “I think you should stop now Pinkie you need to rest more I’m sure Rainbow will be here any second and you can explain more at the hospital”.
“I’m ok Fluttershy and like you said there might be something that could help explain why I feel so broken right now”
“Now then let’s see…that’s right I followed the light until I realized that I wasn’t any closer to the end of the forest. Instead I found this really old castle thingy. I think it was some old granite turret of some kind.”

Fluttershy gave her a quizzical look of surprise “Hey I grew up on a rock farm I know em and I’m proud Pinkie let out a weak giggle
“ I walked around for a while and then I found this really teal colored stone and It was glowing. I had no clue what it was or where I was so I decided to use it was a flashlight. I eventually found the path and made my way out of the forest. I decided to ask Twilight if she knew what it was and I headed over to the library. I placed the stone in my mane and began bouncing to Twilight’s.”
“Well that explains the bump you have on your head no wonder you were knocked senseless when Dash hit you. That must of really hurt but it doesn’t explain why the rest of you hurts” Fluttershy said as she looked over Pinkie’s body.
“You’re right Fluttershy, now that I think of it I don’t know where that stone is now I think I dropped it somewhere around here” she said glancing around the room.
“Oh dear Pinkie you shouldn’t be moving I’ll look for it” Fluttershy began looking around “O I wish Rarity was here she always has a knack for detail and finding these kinds of things”.

Pinkie was staring up at the ceiling grimacing all the while. “Oh where could it be?” Fluttershy whispered to herself. Boom! A flash of light and a clap of thunder shook the cottage.

“They really outdid themselves with this storm” Fluttershy muttered very frightened. The power went out. While electricity is not usually necessary in most ponies homes Fluttershy requires it to ease the task of taking care of so many different animals requiring many contrasting levels of heat light and water. The room was pitch black the only light came from the sporadic flashes of lightning. Out of the corner of Pinkie’s eye she spotted a faint teal glow coming from under the Fluttershy’s Wardrobe.
“Ooo,oo there it is Fluttershy under your closet” she immediately had a coughing fit sound far worse this time.
“Pinkie Please try not to speak I’m sure Rainbow will be here any minute.” Ignoring the fact that pinkie pointed out where the stone was.
“But Fluttershy the stone might be important after all we don’t know why I feel this way” Pinkie protested her voice noticeably weaker.
“You’re right, I’ll try and pull it out from under there” Fluttershy replied seeing the wisdom in the party pony’s words.
She reached under with her hoof
“OUCH!” Fluttershy raised her voice as she pulled out the stone which apparently was covered in Jagged edges and crumbled a bit as she held it in her hoof.
“Oh my this is very sharp why my hoof is bleeding.” “This stone hit Pinkie in the head I wonder if….Oh my, Pinkie let me examine your head again”
“Okie Dokie…Lokie” pinkie replied in barely a whisper.
Examining Pinkie’s head “HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED THIS?!” Fluttershy blurted out in fear and shame. Pinkie had several small shards of the stone imbedded in her skin around the bump on her head. The whole spot was a deep shade of red and was noticeably infected.

“Pinkie’s mane was in the way no wonder I wasn’t able to see this earlier” Fluttershy whispered to herself feeling so guilty.
“Please Rainbow Dash get here soon…Pinkie needs help desperately…if something happens to her on my watch I…” Fluttershy broke down and cried all the while racking her brain for anyway she could help Pinkie until RD arrived. “Don’t give up hope Fluttershy, just try and do what you can until Rainbow gets here” Fluttershy whispered sobbing.