Nurses were walking by outside the glass door. Every time their eyes lit up and fell again when they realized that they weren't gonna open the door and tell them that their friend was awake and going to be alright.

"She's got asthma." Sunset finally broke the silence.

"Say what now?" Applejack asked.

"Dash has asthma. Two girls from the Crystal Prep team knew and sabotaged her. I heard Soarin, Thunderlane and Spitfire talking earlier. They saw how one of them did something to her and I could have sworn I could smell smoke."

Everyone gasped, Applejack got really mad.

"How dare they?! How can they do something like this?! Are they insane?!" She yelled as she paced around the room.

"Calm down, Applejack Darling! Getting mad now won't help!" Rarity said as she got up and laid a hand on her shoulder.

"She could'a died. How in the world can ya be so calm?" Applejack snapped.

"Are you sure you aren't over reacting, Darling?" Rarity asked her softly.

Applejack shook her head. "Ah almost lost Applebloom a year ago 'cuz that Diamond Tiara girl sprayed perfume into her face like a hundred times. She's had asthma since she was a lil' kid."

Everyone shared sad glances.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know." Rarity said and hugged AJ.

"It's a'right. But wha' those girls did is def'nitely not."

They all agreed.

They had been so distracted that no one had noticed the door opening and a nurse stepping inside the waiting room.

"Who of you is family of Rainbow Dash?"

"All of us." Sunset answered.

"Uh.. alright. She's stable and asking for you. I'm here to bring you to her."

* * *

When they opened the door and went inside they were shocked to see their friend in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask over her face and an IV stand next to her, that was connected with her arm.

"My god.. you really weren't kidding, Applejack." Rarity whispered and Applejack just nodded.

Sunset went over to her and carefully sat on the bed. "How are you feeling?"

Dash only shrugged. Her throat hurt so bad and with the mask over her face she could barely talk anyways.

"Can you tell us what happened?" Fluttershy asked.

Dash thought for a moment, then got an idea. She picked up her phone, opened the notes app and started typing. Then she held it out for her friends to read.

'I knew those girls were bad news. They had cigarettes, I saw it when that captain girl had her hand over my face.'

"Dash, they planned all of it. When I saw what was happening I ran to get your inhaler but it wasn't there." Sunset said uneasy.

Dash frowned and started typing again.

'They must have taken it. They wanted to freaking kill me!'

Applejack averted her gaze at the message. Rarity put a gentle hand on her shoulder again.

"We have to do something about that! They shouldn't be allowed to play, let alone attend the school anymore!" Twilight yelled. Everyone stared at her, not used to her outbursts.

"You're right. But technically that would have meant that you wouldn't have been allowed on school grounds either." Sunset said.

Twilight's eyes widened and she blushed, having already forgotten about the pendant thing that almost ripped apart the universe (or so). "Well either way we gotta do something. Don't they know what could have happened if the medics hadn't come in time?"

"They got a big thing comin' I can tell ya that. I'll make sure they'll neva' forget what they'd done." Applejack said darkly.

"I don't like it very much but I'm with you." Sunset said.

"Agreed."

"I'm in!"

"You can count on me!"

Everyone looked at Fluttershy.

"Um.. I guess I could help.. if you want me to.."

Then all eyes were on Dash, who smirked.

"I guess that settles it. Any plans on how we are gonna teach them a lesson?" Sunset asked.

"I got one. But Ah'm gonna need yer help." Applejack said and got up.

"Of course!"

"We better get goin' then. Feel better soon, Rainbow." She said and went out, the others getting up to follow her.

Sunset was about to get up too when suddenly a blue hand grabbed her arm. She gave Dash a short glance before yelling after the others. "Go on without me, I'll catch up in a minute!"

She got some replies before the door closed.

Sunset then turned to her friend.

Dash was taking the mask off (with a bit of trouble, mind you).

"What are you doing?!" Sunset asked her surprised but Dash ignored her.

When she was finally free, she said her first words since the incident. Her voice unsurprisingly badly scratchy (I'my gonny writy liky thisy nowy :P) and sounding painfully dry and sore.

"I'm sorry.."

Sunset was caught by surprise. By both the sound of her voice and what she said.

"Why are you apologizing? You have nothing to be sorry for."

"Should'a told.. sooner."

Sunset was puzzled for a moment but understood. She was sorry for not telling her or any of her friends sooner and leaving them all worried.

Guilt formed inside her when she realized she had to tell her that she broke her promise.

"Dash I.. I'm really sorry but I told the others not even ten minutes ago. I'm sorry. I know I promised not to but I felt like it was absolutely necessary.. please don't be mad..." she turned away from her with her eyes shut, expecting the worst of the worst.

What she got was a gentle hand on her back. And when she turned to look at her, she saw a big smile on her face and got a thumbs up.

A smile grew on Sunset's face and she couldn't resist but to hug her.

Author's Note

I don't really know what made me say AB has asthma but it's gonna be even more of a reason that AJ is gonna be overly protective about Dash now.
It's also to say that she isn't alone ;3

I also felt like this story needed more mane seven interaction. It felt too much Sunset and Dash focused. Even though that's just the way it is and all but I was starting to feel like I left them out. I also tend to forget one of them all the time and hope that at least now they all had a small part XD

What do you think AJ's plan is?