Feelings and Sacrifices

"No one can change how someone feels,
even if they don't believe it,
even your own mind will tell you."

......3 hours later, outside Fluttershy's home......

Rainbow Dash walks out the door, "Cya later guys!" Everyone yells (Fluttershy whispers loudly) back "You too!" Rainbow Dash, happy she made two new friends, flew off to her house happy. When she finally gets home, after a few laps around Ponyville, she flops on her bed, the whole day running through her head. Rainbow Dash exclaims to herself "This has to be one of the best days this month so far!" Then she starts thinking to her self, 'I finally finished my new trick, and I met some pretty cool stallions! Dante Flash seems to be really close to Flyshy... did I just call her that? Wow, why does he call her that anyways? Oh well, I'll ask tomorrow. And Red Flash he's kinda funny, his outfit is pretty cool, and his mark is neat looking, wonder what it stands for...' She immediately blushes, 'Why was I looking there?!' she goes blank for a second, 'I mean I did just meet him, and he is kinda cute.... what am I thinking?!' She sighs and roles over, pulling the blanket up to her neck, 'Never mind, I'll worry about it tomorr-.....' wiped out, she falls fast asleep before she could even finish what she was thinking...

......Somewhere above Ponyville, noon......

Rainbow Dash is doing her laps again, each lap she gets a little bit faster, till she notices a small pressure in her chest. She starts to slow down, when she slows to almost a stop, she falls over the immense pain that wells up in her heart area of her chest. She catches herself just before hitting the ground, when she lands, she wraps her hoof around her, covering her chest, the pain almost makes her faint. She walks over to Twilight's house, barely able to keep balance. She knocks on the door, when Twilight opens the door, she immediately uses her magic to lift her up and lay her on her couch. Twilight exclaimed "What happened?!?!" Rainbow Dash explains as best she could before the pain pulses again, she screams in pain while pressing her hoof against her chest. Twilight picks her up with her magic, and teleports Rainbow Dash and herself to the hospital.

......At the hospital, 2 hours later......

Rainbow Dash wakes up to her friends with Dante Flash and Red Flash standing next to her bed. Red Flash asks her "Are you feeling any better Rain?" She looks at him, and try's to reply, but the pain pulses back, she clenches her teeth. The doctor walks in, she tells them she is about to get tests taken on her, so they'll have to leave. As they leave the room, Red turns around and says "Hope you feel better." Then he leaves to room with everyone else. A few hours later they are able to come back in. The doctor explains to them that they only have 45 minutes before they have to leave again, and that the results for the test will be down by the next day. Rainbow Dash looks very tired, Red asks the doctor why and she explains that "We had to use a medicine to get her to sleep and numb the pain, she may not be able to talk, but she can still hear you." Red walks up to her, he starts telling her that she'll be ok and that she'll be able to fly again real soon. Red Flash also came with a surprise, Red Flash held a book up so she could see it, it was a Daring Doo book, one she hasn't read yet. Red asks "Would you like me to read it to you?" She looks at him, and nods "yes." So while the others left saying goodnight, he stayed and read the book, he sat there and kept reading to her till she fell asleep, a smile on her face. He closed the book, making sure he kept a bookmark to save where he was. He walked up to her, looking at her, he kisses her forehead, and walks out the door, whispering "Get better."....

......The next day, just before noon......

Everyone comes to the hospital the next day, when they enter the room, the doctor comes to them with the results, she explains "I haven't told Rainbow Dash yet, I wanted to tell you all first before talking to her. She... she might not make it..." She looks down a little, "... Her heart is failing, I would give her till tomorrow night... Unless we can find a donor to donate their heart, but if they did that, they would die... But that's the only other option." They all look down, Reds eyes go wide open in fear. he starts to mumble softly "Sh-she's g-going to die.... she's going t-to die....." Twilight and Dante look at him, both of them look worried. Red walks up to Rainbow Dash, "Hey Rain." she looks at him and nods, he closes his eyes and smiles, talking softly, "Your going to be ok Rain, they said their going to have to test you a few more times, but you'll be ok..." She smiles weakly, Red continues "... And after you get out of here, I'll take you to your favorite place to eat. how'd you like that?" Her smile grows a little bigger, and she nods "yes." Red smiles again, "I'm glad. I'v gotta go do a few things, I'll be back later, get better." And with that, he walks out of the room, looks back and smiles again, a tear forming in his eye, and walks off, back to his house, to think about things...

......At Reds house, an hour later......

Red Flash lays in bed, his eyes dry, his face wet with tears, he felt so helpless, he mumbles on and on saying "please don't die.....please don't die.....I-I love you.....please don't die......."...

......The next day, at the hospital......

The doctor walks up to the others, who is with Dante Flash, wondering where Red Flash was. Red comes from behind the doctor, and tells them he has good news. Red exclaims "We found somepony who'll donate!" Twilight, happy at this good news, asked "Who's donating?" Red flinched, then replied "I don't know, but at least she'll be ok!" Rainbow Dash came out of the room, looking tired, She says weakly "H-hey guys." They all hug her, one after the other, she says "The operation is going to happen in a minute." Red hugs her last, "You'll be ok, I swear that." She hugs him back tightly, saying "Thank you Red, you've been really nice to me, and I thank you for that... I wanted to tell you something..." She stops hugging him, her hoof on his on the ground, "I-I.... Red, I... L-lo-..." The doctor interrupts, "We have to start the operation, lets go Rainbow Dash." Rainbow Dash looks at Red, and tells him "I'll tell you after, see you after." She hugs him again and walks away towards the operation room. Red walks in the other direction, he looks back, then looks down, a tear in his eye, and smiles slightly, and whispers "You'll be ok... I'll miss you..." Red walks off into another room. Twilight asks Dante "Where's he going?" Dante, a tear comes to his eye, and runs down his face, he closes his eyes, and smiles, "Damn idiot, always has to be the hero..." He chuckles, another tear runs down his face, " I'll have to beat your head in when I get there! Hope you can wait for it..."....

......After the operation......

Rainbow Dash wakes up, surrounded by her friends, glad she pulled through. Their all saying their glad she's ok, hugging her and talking to her. She notices that Dante Flash and Red Flash aren't with them, she looks around the room, only to find Dante Flash leaning against a wall, his eyes watery, a tear running down his face. She asks "Wheres Red Flash?" They all look down, Dante looks away. The doctor puts a hoof on her shoulder, and says in a low and sad voice "Well when Red said he found a pony who could donate... He was talking about himself...." Rainbow Dash immediately starts to water up, her head lowers, and the doctor levitates a note in front of her, she says "This is what he wanted me to give to you..." Rainbow Dash looks at the note, it reads:

Rainbow Dash, you mean a lot to me, I wish I could have told you face-to-face, but I never got the chance, I'll miss you, I wish there was another way, but at least I'll know that your alive, I love you, and I wish I was there to tell you that... I wish you the best, goodbye.
~ Red Flash

......A few moments later......

Rainbow Dash wakes up, in her room, its the morning. She looks at herself, 'no scars, no stitches, I'm good...' She immediately remembers what happened to Red Flash in her dream. She fly's out of her house, at almost full speed. She looks for hours for Red Flash, she can't find him, or Dante Flash. She asked Fluttershy and she said they left that night. She keeps looking through town. Then, after 3 hours of searching, she finds him walking down a street with his brother Dante Flash. She flies to him, literally knocking him to the ground, and hugs him with all she has. "Red! I'm glad your ok!!! I had a bad dream! You... never mind about it, as long as your here!" She hugs him a little tighter, he hugs back when he finally gets out of being shocked, "I'm ok Rain, theres nothing to worry about!" She keeps holding on to him, and says softly "Please, please never leave, stay here, stay with me..." He holds her, and says "I'll stay here, with you, and never leave..."...