She's What They Need

"Ugh....Rainbow Dash....Where are you?" Twilight groaned as she slowly lifted herself off the ground. "Where is everypony? ......And what is this place?" Twilight had never seen a place like this before. She had woken up in a lot of weird places before, but this one had a weirder feeling than the rest.

She flinched as her vision return to normal to reveal to reveal a small group of ponies waiting for her. "Fluttershy? Pinkie Pie? What are you two doing here?"

Twilight's neutral expression became a frown as she realized the grave expressions on her friend's faces. Pinkie Pie's hair had deflated, and Fluttershy's eyes were puffy and red.  The two of them were wearing small fake black flowers in their hair.

"We stayed out late so we could wait for you to wake up." Fluttershy muttered, as she brushed some hair out of her eye. "The others already went back, but we said we would stay here..."

"I-I don't remember anything. I'm sorry....but, where are we?" Twilight asked as the two shared worried glances.

"When you arrived here, you wouldn't lift your head....and you just kept sniffing like you had a cold or something." Pinkie Pie said. "You told us the Dashie was in a critical condition, so we brought her to the hospital."

Twililight choked and tried to remember any memories, but they wouldn't come to her. The last thing she remembered was Rainbow Dash and.....that thing! What happened to it?!

"When I arrived, was I acting any differently?" She frantically asked, trying to remain calm as she felt her heart begin to beat faster.

"Well.....you were acting very quite....And you weren't exactly making eye contact that much. The most you did was close your eyes THEN look up." Fluttershy said.

"B-But what about Rainbow Dash!? Is she okay?" Twilight's ears drooped down as the two ponies sighed and slowly nodded their heads before turning behind them to face the area behind them.

The graveyard.

"We should be leaving now, Twilight. We'll be back a Fluttershy's house if you need us..." Pinkie Pie sighed as her and Fluttershy slowly walked away from Twilight, who was still lying on the ground and staring at the area behind them.

Twilight moved closer towards the grave in the middle to see what the name on it was. Did Pinkie and Fluttershy have a cousin they were paying respect to?

Twilight felt her body froze as her lips read out the name of the pony that had been buried. "N-No....It can't be..." Twilight moaned as she began shaking her head back and forth to see if she was seeing clearly.

The cutiemark printing. The name. The date. All of them were so familiar.

Twilight felt her body grow stiff as a load of memories flew through her mind. The kicking. The screaming. Blacking out. Rainbow Dash. And then....the knife.

"N-NO!" Twilight beat herself in the head and turned towards the grave, blinking repeatedly to stop the water from covering her eyes.

'R.I.P. Rainbow Dash'

'Good friend of Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Fluttershy. She will be missed.'

She remembered running to her friends. She remembered telling them about the accident. She remembered carrying Rainbow Dash to hospital.

But....none of the memories where hers. She had done them physically, yes, but her mind just couldn't remember them as 'me' situations.

She let out a soft sob before she fell in front of the grave. "R-Rainbow Dash....I'm so sorry..."

That was the last thing she said.