“C'mon do it already”! Rainbow Dash screamed to a figure standing on a nearby cloud.

“Give me a second okay”!
The figure was none other than Spike the purple and green drake; he was much older taller than most stallions only when bipedal.

“Ok *sigh* I can do this. Three years of practice is gonna pay off right here right now”. He mumbled silently to himself.

“Y'know you could quit before you get ahead”! The cyan pegasus yelled.
Rainbow Dash aged as well yet looked pretty much the same; the only difference was that her mane was longer and more maintained.

“I'm not chickening out if that's what you're implying”! Spike shouted Back.

She crossed her forelegs impatiently waiting for him to make his move. Spike began to unfurl his wings feeling the cool spring air filling them. He took a deep breath while leaning forward allowing gravity to pull him to the ground. He was in an all out nose dive pumping his wings as hard as he could gaining speed as he grew closer to the ground. Almost got it . A shock cone began to appear in front of him signaling that he was about to punch through the sound barrier.

Rainbow Dash watched from a high cloud chanting. “He's gonna do it”.

Spike couldn't see much do to the intense speed. All he heard was a high pitched whistle accompanied by a muffled boom, then silence. Rainbow Dash's jaw dropped as she saw a luminescent ring of emerald and magenta dominate the sky below.

“YEAAAAAAAH”! was barely audible leaving his mouth as he done what others only thought the famed Rainbow Dash could do."This is awesome Dash will be so prou..” his words trailed as his wings began to stiffen. He remembered something that Rainbow had told him; something about wing cramps.“OH NONONONONO!!!” was all that came from his mouth before he hit the ground with so much force and speed he carved a tenth of a mile long trench into the ground below.

Spike's Dreamscape

“Hey get up sleepy-head”.
Spike awoke or so he thought to the sound of a mare's voice. Fluttering his eyes he saw that he was in what seemed to be a hospital covered in medical bandages, hooked up to the most sophisticated of machines. He lazily craned his neck around the room looking for the source of the voice.

“Over here”. The voice said in a calm manner. He groggily met the gaze of Twilight; she had a look of worry and relief.

“Twilight” he groaned “where am I”.

“Well after everypony saw your accident we rushed you to the emergency room”. Spike's face became hot as he realized what happened.“And Rainbow Dash....” she started to trail off.

“And Rainbow Dash what”. He said with curiosity present in his tone.

Twilight gathered herself before saying “She.......she was here everyday until” she stopped again seeing the worry on Spike's face. “She ran away; we haven't found any trace of her”. Spike was trying to hold back tears as he realized that getting hurt must have filled her with so much guilt she couldn't face him.

Spike swallowed a large knot then proceeded in a low tone. “How long was I out”?

“About two months”. Twilight replied.

“When did she run away”? He asked with a unsteady tone.

“Three weeks ago”. She said with two long rivers of tears running down her face. Spike could only lay on his hospital bed; his eyes were wide and full of tears. No.... She can't be gone. Why? Rainbow Dash NOOOO! He and Twilight cried silently as the heart monitor rhythmically sounded in the background. Twilight dried her eyes before walking up to the bed.

“Spike Spike Spiiiiiike”.

Reality

“SPIIIIIIIKE”. A female voice called. He was lying in a shallow ditch dazed and confused.

“Huh.....whaaa..”. He moaned trying to focus his vision.

“Oh my, are you okay dear”. Rarity asked with a hoof to her cheek.

“Yeah I think”. He said while still trying to return his normal vision.

“Are ya sure because ya carved one heck of a tench”. Applejack added gesturing toward the shallow canyon in front of him.

“Yeah I'm okay”. Spike said while sitting up slowly. “I had one hell of a nightmare though”.

“Well we are glad your okay” Rarity stated“We wouldn't want anything bad to happen to our favorite dragon; isn't that right Rainbow Dash”. Rainbow Dash blushed furiously without saying anything. The others agreed with Rarity and hugged him. He let out a small yelp of pain; they all stepped back cautiously.

“It's okay guys; my wings are a little tender”. He said while cringing.

“Well Spike. Lets get you home”. Twilight stated happy and relieved.

“Airtight give me a sec”. He tried to get up, but for some reason he wouldn't budge. “Uh guys I think my tail is implanted in the ground”. He said with a chuckle. He tried to free himself a few more times before admitting defeat. “Hey Rainbow Dash; think you can help me out”. She was a little caught off guard by his question.

“Sure”. She said quickly gliding over to him. With one long agonizing pull Spike was free. He stood up and stretched his sore muscles. Rainbow Dash watched hungrily as he stretched, taking note of how well toned his back was. Spike turned around calling her name a few times.

“Hey Dash..... Rainbow Dash..... Hello” he said while waving a claw in front of her face.

“Huh”. She finally responded.

“Soooo...... HOW AWESOME WAS I”?! He exclaimed with pride in his voice.

“You were soooooo COOOL. I've never seen anypony else do a rainboom before”! She replied energetically. “But it faltered when you started to eat grass”.

“Heh yeah”. He laughed.

“Spike in all seriousness, you had me really worried”. She said in a quiet tone.

“How long was I out”? He asked.

“For about an hour; Twilight had to use a spell to wake you up”. She said with her head hung low. “I thought that you weren't gonna wake up”.

“Well I am okay now, but I think I may be grounded for a while, literally”. He said flexing his wings.

“Just be careful okay”. She said tenderly hugging him.

“Don't worry I will take extra precautions next time”. He said while stroking her mane. Rainbow Dash Started to fly home with a smile in her face accompanied by a slight blush. Spike simply sighed as he watched her fly away. He turned around to see four large equine eyes gazing upon him.

“AWWWWWW!”

Spike began to blush furiously. “Wh....what”? He asked while stepping backwards.

“You two are so cuuuute together”. Twilight giggled with a large smile spread across her muzzle.

“I agree completely dear”. Rarity said giggling.

“Look c...can we just go”. Spike said while putting a claw over his face. Twilight and Rarity nodded. Spike followed behind them while looking at Rainbow Dash's cloud mansion, smiling as it floated overhead.

Author's Note

This was my first chapter on my first story that I must say i am proud of. I hope you enjoyed reading.