"Come in," Ms.Redheart, the nurse said. She pointed to a direction of the vexatious plastic hospital bed. Rainbow was laying silently in it. Her hair was all messed up. Her eyes were droopy. Her throat was covered in red. Her hooves had red specks over them. And worst of all, she had to have help breathing. But, she was not contagious.
"Dash!" bawled Scootaloo, she ran over to the bed and collapsed onto the side, trying not to disturb Rainbow Dash too much.
"Hey Scoots.." croaked Rainbow. Her voice sounded like she'd been scratched with thorns in her throat, and Scootaloo could tell it was laborious, because after Rainbow guffed, she would grab onto her throat and rub it blandly.
"I've missed you so much! How are you feeling?" Scootaloo enjoined. Her eyes started to clash with tears, she tried to hold them in, but they all just briskly fell out somehow.
"I feel...useless." Rebutted Rainbow, holding onto her throat once more.
Scootaloo shook her head and ran her hoof through Rainbow's silk locks. "You're not useless, Dash. You're sick. And everypony gets that! They don't think you're useless, they think you're you. The awesome, brave, funny Dash you've always been! Of course, you're on their mind all the time. You've been on my mind ever since I met you! We love you Dash, we'd never think you're useless, you're radical!"
"Thanks," Rainbow laughed slightly, but then quickly fell asleep.
"D-Dash!?!!" Scootaloo grabbed Rainbow Dash tightly and shook her shoulders wildly.
"Exuse me!" The Nurse shouted; she ripped Scootaloo off of Rainbow Dash and held her tightly in a hug. "It's ok, Scootaloo. Rainbow Dash is just asleep. She sleeps a lot these days. But if you want her to get better, you're going to have to leave her alone when she falls to sleep, okay?"
"............Sorry, ma'am.." Scootaloo sulked and felt tears of embarrassment falling out. "I gotta go!" She ran from the hospital to her house, and only felt pain the next day of how much that hurt her hooves.
As Scootaloo made herself breakfast, there was a knock on the door. With a mouthful of cereal, Scootaloo trotted to the door, but the pain started again. She collapsed in the living room, and was so close to reaching the aperture. "Come in!"
"Are you...Scootaloo?" The manly pony asked.
"Ye-yes sir, I am,"
"We have some bad news.."
"Well? SPILL!!"
"...." The colt paused for a moment and just gawked at the floor. But then raised his chin and spoke properly. "Rainbow Dash only has 1 hour to live....."
Scootaloo collapsed once more and burst in tears. Her heart beat increased by the second, and she couldn't believe it. She was in so much shock she fainted.
