Bad Crash

Rainbow Dash was awoken from her sleep on what felt like a warm bed with a covering. She split open one eye a fraction, and then closed it again. There was a very uncomfortable light above her. Rainbow rolled over and opened her eyes slowly.

She blinked rapidly trying to regain her sight. Rainbow Dash found she was in a hospital, surprisingly there were no other ponies around. She sat herself up, she wore a hospital gown covered with small splashes of blood.

Rainbow saw that there were a line of five chairs next to her. Why was it she somehow knew that it was the correct number. She remembered she was in a race, racing for some other pony. Then she went to bed.

Rainbow Dash got out of bed and fell over. She felt a feather press on her back, good. She still had her wings, that was good.

Her head throbbed and ached. Some ponies walked in, five ponies.

“Rainbow Dash! Your awake, we thought you were a goner for sure!” the purple pony said. A yellow pony came and hugged her, she wriggled out of the hug. The pony looked disappointed.

“Who are you? Where am I?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Sweetie, come on now.” said the white pony.

“Yeah Rainbow, stop pulling our leg!” said the orange pony.

“Silly billies! This is one of Rainbow Dash’s pranks! Right?” Silence came into the room when the pink pony asked. “Please? Rainbow?”

Rainbow suddenly felt anger spilt all over her, why did they not answer her questions. She got up, ager showed in her voice. “I don’t know who you ponies are but I only live to race! I never had any friends and never will! Now who are you and where am I!?”

They all looked down and the purple pony talked. “You don’t remember? I guess you’ve been out for weeks, no wonder you don’t know us… I’m Twilight and this is Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie… You’re in a hospital…”

“Ha! As if, I’m the best flyer around! No one can keep down Rainbow!” she smiled but when no smiles came back, she frowned. “Oh my Celestia… How many weeks?”

She thought none of them would answer but then, “You were out for seven weeks after you crashed…” said Applejack in a weak voice.

Rainbow Dash covered her mouth. “Oh my Celestia…” She stared at her covering until she lifted her head slowly. A doctor walked in and dismissed the five ponies.

“Rainbow Dash, take a rest for a while. We’ll be back soon.” The doctor said in a voice which was worrying. Rainbow Dash heard shouting outside her door.

She gritted her teeth and got up, pain shot through her legs. The shouting died down as she concentrated on her thoughts. Rainbow Dash walked back and forth trying to remember what happened.

Every time she reached for the fog that clouded her mind it scattered. She pumped all her adrenalin through her. Rainbow tried to use that energy to fire up her brain but nothing worked.

Rainbow fell over but no memories came here. She looked at herself in the window showing the town she was in. A whole lifetime of memories gone in just one bad crash she thought.

Rainbow Dash looked out of the window to Cloudsdale. She stood on her hind legs and pushed open the window. Rainbow grunted with effort and took one last glance at the room.

She flew out of the room into the sky. Straight away sweat gathered on her face as she tried to stay steady. Soon enough her wings gave up and she started to fall.

Rainbow Dash spread her wings out and leaned towards a tall hill. She came in fast and she stumbled over when she landed. Rainbow walked over to a tree on the hill and sat against it, she undid all her bandages.