I almost lost you

Twilight was reading a book in her bed. It's been about three hours since Dash left to train with her heroes. And Pinkie was still organizing the party.

Humming to herself as she read, she couldn't think of any time she was so relaxed these days. Being a princess was a stressful job.

But her heading soon came to an end as she heard a slam. Then hooves running on the floor. Until the doors of her room slammed open.

She didn't have time to fully react. She turned her head to see who it was, but that someone was already clinging to her as if it's life depended on it.

She looked down at it. The very familiar rainbow mane made it all very much clear who it was. Twilight shortly wondered as to why she was here, then she noticed that her fur was getting wet and she heard sobs.

"Rainbow.. what's going on? What happened..?" She asked in a calm voice and gently hugged the distressed Pegasus around her. Something really bad must have happened, she was trembling.

She she kept on crying, unable to tell her at the moment, Twilight started thinking of theories as to what happened.

It was just a misunderstanding- no that wouldn't crush her like this.. a prank, a really nasty prank, and she actually isn't a wonderbolt.

Something happened to Tank while she was gone.

Maybe she did something bad?

The sobbing calmed down a bit. Twilight looked back down at her face.

"Rainbow.. don't leave me in the dark... please, tell me what happened... I hate seeing you so.. so..." It was such a bad state that not even Twilight could think of a word suitable for it.

Dash swallowed. Then she released her grip around her friend and rubbed her eyes with a hoof. She calmed down, though sniffling remained and tears still dripped down her face onto the bed.

Twilight stared patiently at her with concerned eyes.

Dash had her ears back and closed her eyes. Taking a deep breath she chocked out

"I almost lost you..."

Twilight was confused. When did she lose her?

"What do you mean?"

Dash looked her in the eyes.

"Remember the academy?"

"You mean when we came to visit?"

Dash nodded.

Twilight started to understand as the pieces fell together. The puzzle creating a picture of the tornado hitting their ballon, throwing them out, falling down...

"But Rainbow, that was such a long time ago! And we are fine, really. You saved us!"

She smiled.

Dash didn't return it.

"If I had been only a second too late, you guys-.....wouldn't be here anymore..."

Twilight wondered what caused her friend to dwell so much on the past. Maybe it was her element? Or maybe...

"Rainbow.. are there still times where you think of that event?"

Dash didn't look at her and nodded. "I still see it.. right before my eyes..."

...a trauma.

Being back at the same place it happened must have been horrible. And without her friends nonetheless. No wonder she came back so fast and acted like she did...

But one thought struck her hard.

She couldn't be a wonderbolt if she didn't train. If she couldn't conquer this, her dream would be crushed. And she couldn't let that happen.

"Rainbow, listen. I know how to make it okey."

Dash looked at her again.

"Really?"

Twilight nodded.

"We are going back to the academy."

Dash wanted to ask if she was insane, but she trusted her friend.

She nodded and Twilight pulled her into a hug again.

"I'm here for you...