Shocked and Speechless

The news was constantly switching back and forth, from the twin towers, to the Ponygon. The whole event was unpredictable. No pony knew when the news would switch back and forth, expecting for the worst to happen.

The ponies had been watching the TV for about an hour now, which had felt like forever. Twilight decided to check the time. 9:59 am.

Just as she walked back in, the sound of another explosion filled the room. The ponies felt an earthquake out of nowhere. They were worried that another Wonderbolt crashed again, but when the news finally covered what happened, every pony became traumatized. The tower that got hit second had collapsed.

Rainbow Dash burst into tears. She was haunted by the fact that hundreds, maybe thousands of ponies were dying as the tower fell. Not being able to stand the sight anymore, she ran upstairs to Twilight’s room.

Scootaloo’s curiosity told her to follow her idol to her whereabouts. She walked in where Rainbow Dash fled to. She was face down on the bed, crying.

Scootaloo, who was surprised to see Rainbow Dash, the toughest of ponies out there, crying so hard. Scootaloo asked a question.

“Why are you crying.” Scootaloo asked, on the verge of tears herself, “Didn’t you say that only weak ponies cry?”

Rainbow Dash sat up and spoke softly. “There are a few exceptions.” she sniffed, “We all cry sometimes and can’t help it.” Scootaloo finally started crying again.

“I know it seems weird that I’m crying. But that’s okay. Right now is the perfect example.” Rainbow Dash spoke.

“But why are you crying?” cried Scootaloo.

“I’m crying because…because…” Rainbow Dash started to cry, “Because when the tower collapsed, many ponies were trapped above the fire. The fire had blocked all the stairways. So when the tower collapsed, all the ponies that were trapped got killed.”

“Oh, okay.” Scootaloo said softly, crying.

“Come here.” Rainbow Dash sobbed.

Scootaloo came up to Rainbow Dash and gave her a long hug. Rainbow Dash combed Scootaloo’s mane with her hoof, gently rubbing it. This comforted Scootaloo. Both she and Rainbow Dash’s crying stopped, and they seemed stuck together.

They stayed upstairs for about a half-hour. When Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo walked in, the ponies were looking at them with worried faces. There was a feeling that something had happened when they were gone.

“What’s wrong?” asked Rainbow Dash, worried.

“Rainbow Dash,” Twilight said softly, “The other tower collapsed.”

Before Rainbow Dash could speak, the television showed the other tower collapsing. Rainbow Dash didn’t cry for some reason. Her body seemed to reject tears from being released. Instead, she felt lightheaded again. Feeling surprisingly weak, she collapsed on the floor. Rainbow Dash had passed out.