A Life Without Sweets

"W-What?" asked Twilight, hoping she had heard wrong. "Her body is no longer producing enough insulin, which is causing a buildup of glucose in her blood." said Doctor Whooves. "B-But how could this happen?" asked Twilight.

"I'm not sure of that. The cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown." the doctor said. "Pinkie will be alright though?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Yes, she'll be fine if she eats right, and takes insulin every day." he said.

Twilight could feel her cheeks wet with tears. The others had their heads hung. "Hey doc, can I have some water?" asked Pinkie. "Sure." he said, grabbing a cup, and filling it with water from a sink. "Here you go." he said, gently lifting the cup to her lips.

Pinkie sipped some of the water, but when she did she felt like throwing up, and couldn't keep it in, spitting it out. "You need to drink some water." he said, again raising the cup to her lips. She tried once again to drink it, but couldn't keep it in, once again spitting it out.

"Here, try again." he said gently. "I can't. It makes me feel like throwing up." said Pinkie. "That just means you have a high glucose level. Did you eat anything this morning?" he asked. "I ate a cupcake me and Dashie made." she said.

"That's probably what did it. You need to drink some water. Try again." he said, raising the cup to her lips. This time she was able to take a small sip, and keep it down. "Good. Now drink a little bit more." he said, and repeated the process until half the cup was empty.

Pinkie's friends, who were watching, all felt their heart break. They had never seen Pinkie in such a state before, and never had they imagined the energetic, party pony would end up like this.

"I would like to keep her here for today, to make sure her sugar level's go down." said the doctor. "I understand." said Twilight. "I'm going to give her an insulin shot now, so some of you might want to wait outside." he said.

They all shook their heads, and he went over to his desk. He took out a needle, and filled it with insulin. "Alright, this might hurt a little, but it's for your own good, so try and stay still." he said as he walked over to her.

She nodded, and the doctor grabbed her left foreleg. He pushed the needle into her leg, and she winced, and tried to pull away. "You need to stay still." he said, holding her tightly. She nodded, and calmed down as he injected the insulin inside of her body.

If her friends had been heartbroken earlier, then now their hearts had been shattered into a thousand pieces. They couldn't stand to see Pinkie Pie this way. "You did very good." he told her, taking the needle out. He sterilized it, and put it back in his drawer.

"I never did like shots much." said Pinkie, smiling at her own joke. Her friends smiled too, but they were smiles without humor in them. "I'll leave you all alone for a minute so you can talk." said the doctor, walking out of the room.

"Don't worry girls, soon I'll be back on my feet, bouncing around Ponyville." Pinkie said, though they all knew it was a lie. "I'm sure you will Pinkie." Twilight choked, unable to look at her.

"Thanks girls." she said. "For what?" asked Twilight. "For caring about me. You all came when you heard I was in the hospital right?" Pinkie asked. "Why of course! I was simply terrified." admitted Rarity.

"I was really worried about you Pinkie." said Fluttershy. "Ah couldn't just leave you here alone." Applejack said. "You are our friend." Twilight told her. "And I was worried I wouldn't get here fast enough." admitted Rainbow Dash.

"Thank you Dashie." Pinkie said. "For what?" Rainbow Dash asked. "You brought me here didn't you? Thank you for that." she said. "Well I couldn't just leave you there." said Rainbow Dash. "Thank you all." Pinkie said.

Just then the doctor walked back in. "Are you girls done?" he asked. Twilight nodded her head. "You girls should go home, and get some rest. I'll take care of her from here, and you can come back tomorrow." he said.

Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy nodded, but Rainbow Dash didn't. "You girls go on. I'm going to stay here a little longer." she said. "Bye then sugarcube." said Applejack leaving. "I'll see you tomorrow darling." Rarity said, before leaving.

"I have to go too. The animals are probably worried about me, leaving on such a short notice and all." said Fluttershy, walking out. "Spike's probably worried about me." said Twilight before leaving. Once they were all gone the doctor turned to her.

"You don't plan on leaving at all do you?" he asked Rainbow Dash. "How'd you know?" she asked, surprised. "I've met a lot of people like you in my line of work. Feel free to stay in the lobby tonight." he told her. "Thanks." she said.