Comatose

Twilight felt her heart being ripped out of her chest at the sight Fluttershy was currently making. She was slumped over Pinkie Pie's unmoving body, crying her eyes out. Twilight didn't know what to do with her. She felt like crying along with her, but as of right now, she couldn't cry anymore. The tears have simply said 'I'm done', and stopped flowing. The stared at Fluttershy, not really knowing what to do. No one really knew, really. They all knew that nothing they did would cheer her up anyways.

"I-I-I just want her to come back..." Fluttershy repeated over and over again. Twilight sighed before giving her the exact same answer she gave her a little while ago.

"We all do Fluttershy. She doesn't deserve this...nopony does." She said.

"When I find out who did this to her...there will be hay to pay..." Rainbow Dash said, raising a hoof in anger. Applejack lowered Rainbow's arm for her.

"Calm down Dashie, we still don' know what happened to 'er in the first place..."

That was one thing that bugged Twilight about Ponyville: The lack of doctors and nurses. Yes, Ponyville is indeed a small town, but there still should be more staff here. Twilight's not even sure if she's seen a single doctor or nurse here. The only worker she's seen is the receptionist who first greeted her downstairs. Twilight was not even sure if Pinkie was even getting proper treatment.

"Girls, I think it's about time we head home, it's starting to get late, we need to let Pinkie be for a while..." Twilight said, looking at the clock. Time had flew by, as it was now 8:30. Fluttershy reluctantly stood up from her position with the help of Rarity, while everyone else headed for the doorway.

"I-I don't want to just leave her here!" Fluttershy said, looking back at Pinkie will her melting, cyan eyes. Rarity needed the assistance of Applejack just to get her to leave the room, the whole while protesting, asking for "Five more minutes". Which Applejack and Rarity both refused.

Everyone piled out the door, leaving Pinkie alone in the darkness of the hospital room.

*****

Twilight decided to walk with Rainbow Dash home. Rainbow Dash's house wasn't that far away anyways, so it really didn't matter. Rainbow didn't look up from the ground the whole walk until Twilight finally spoke up after a long, silent pause.

"You going to be alright Dashie?" Twilight asked her. The rainbow pony scoffed.

"That depends. Why don't you answer that question for yourself before you try to ask me things like that." Rainbow said in a very monotonous tone. Twilight was shocked at her rude response, but as she thought about it, it made sense. She didn't know if her own self was alright either. She made a mental note to plan out her questions a little more carefully.

"Look, I know about what happened that last time you saw Pinkie Pie..." Twilight said. Rarity had told her earlier when Rainbow Dash was crying over Pinkie. Rainbow kicked the dirt.

"I just don't want that moment to be the last one that I have with her..." Rainbow Dash whined. Twilight didn't really know how to help her out anymore. She had nothing else comforting to tell her that she hadn't already told her a million times.

Twilight looked up at the sky. The moon was shining as bright as it always is. A full moon... Twilight felt bed for Rainbow Dash, and she knows that this whole situation is just killing her slowly. Twilight just hoped she wouldn't do anything drastic...

It didn't take long to reach Rainbow Dash's house. They both stood under her home, which was floating precariously on top of a cloud. Rainbow Dash gave a little nod as a goodbye before beginning to flying up to her home. Twilight could've swore she saw a Rainbow give an angry grunt as she slammed her front door.

Twilight Sparkle, at that moment was all alone.

She looked around, noticing her surroundings. She could literally see her house from here. She couldn't wait to get to sleep, that is, if she even could. A cold breeze made a chill shoot up her spine, she shivered.

She started to make her way home. she knew that Spike was probably still awake. She didn't really want to talk to him. At all. She just wanted to be left alone, and preferably go to sleep also. Her eyes stung after wiping them all day, and all she wanted to do was rest them.

She opened the door to her house, which was pitch black. Oh good, Spike must be asleep. But her conclusion was proved to be false when she closed the door behind her quietly, and the light switch flicked on.

*AHH!" Twilight screamed as a small figure appeared next to her. She was so frightened she actually stood up on her hind legs and put her back against the door. As her bloodshot eyes started to become used to the light, she noticed that the small figure was indeed Spike, he was staring at her long and hard with his arms crossed.

"Twilight!" He said. Not amused.

"What?! Why did you have to scare me like that..." Twilight said, clutching her chest. That had truly frightened her.

"Because you deserve it." Spike said, eyeing her up. Twilight didn't like where this was going.

"Why didn't you tell me about Pinkie! Also, where you were going! I was worried sick." Spike said, throwing his hands in the air dramatically. Spike sometimes had a habit of forgetting who was the assistant here.

"Um...well..." Twilight tried to come up with a solid reason, but couldn't. She didn't really have a reason for why she didn't say anything to Spike. Earlier she sort of just, left. She was in a hurry due to panic, and at that time she didn't really want to say anything to Spike since she still wasn't sure what was going on. She looked away from Spike ashamedly. "Look, I'm sorry Spike, I know. I should have told you..." She said with apologetic eyes, trying to soften him up. Spike sighed, reluctantly unable to standing up to her.

"It's fine. I jut think you should have told me." Spike said, before taking a seat on the floor pouting. Twilight smiled, she though he was adorable when he pouted.

"I'm really tired, I think I'm just going to go to bed now..." Twilight said, walking towards the stairs the led to her room. Spike didn't say anything to her besides a low grumbling noise. She laughed before heading up the stairs.

She literally hopped in her bed, not caring anymore, and threw the covers over herself. She sighed a peaceful sigh before closing her eyes and waiting for sleep to over take her.

One minute passed.

Then five.

Then thirty.

Twilight was starting to get irritated.

Her eyes were tired. They stung from how tired she actually was. But her mind was too active to sleep. Everything that happened today, with Fluttershy, and with Applejack...it bothered her to no end. She wondered how everyone else was holding up. Especially Rainbow and Fluttershy. She didn't really expect them to get any sleep either...and it made Twilight feel bad.

She sighed before rolling over in her bed, grunting angrily. She wanted nothing more to sleep. She hated when things like this happened. Sitting up in her bed, she looked at the clock. 9:30. Ugh.

*****

It was 2:00 in the morning before Twilight actually fell asleep. She actually woke up early that morning, unwillingly. Spike had woken her up, saying that someone was at the door for her. She mumbled the words "No...five more minutes" before Spike literally had to push her out of bed before she got up. Twilight wasn't very angry about that, she was going to have to get him back for that later.

She didn't even brush her hair or her teeth that morning. She went straight down the stairs and to her door, curious as to who it was. She was surprised when she saw Rarity standing at her doorstep with a look of despair on her face.

"Oh! Good Morning Rarity! What are you doing up so early?" She asked her. Rarity looked at her with soft eyes.

"Twilight...hello...I um, learned what about what happened to Pinkie Pie..." Rarity said, not even being able to look in Twilight's direction. Twilight's heart started to beat faster. Finally! Someone knows!

"Who told you?" Twilight asked.

"I couldn't sleep, so I went back to the hospital very early this morning. Luckily I was able to catch the doctor in Pinkie's room right before he left..." Rarity paused.

"And? What happened!?" Twilight said, not wanting to be toyed with. Rarity sighed.

"He said, that according to the bystander that found her, that she was found in front of Sugarcube corner. It was apparently that she fell from the roof. I honestly have no idea what she was doing up there. Neither did the doctor, but the facts don't lie..." Rarity said.

Twilight was in shock. So...she fell... She thought. At least she wasn't attacked like they had originally thought. That solved one question.But another question was burned into her mind: Was she going to be alright?

"A-are you sure?" Twilight asked Rarity. Though she already knew the answer.

"Yes, I heard it straight from the doctor." Rarity nodded. Twilight knew Rarity wouldn't lie about something like this. What was Pinkie doing on the roof anyways?. Maybe she did what Twilight liked to do. Which was, when she couldn't sleep, she would walk onto her porch and look at the stars. That doesn't seem unlikely at all. Actually, the more Twilight thought about it, the more sense it made.

"Are people allowed to visit her right now?" Twilight asked, she really wanted to see Pinkie right now.

"I think so...but I'm going to go home in sleep, I haven't slept in ages..." Rarity said, putting a hoof over her forehead dramatically. Twilight couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright. I'll see you later." Twilight said to her as Rarity headed for her home. She closed the door, and immediately ran for the bathroom to brush her mane and her teeth. She wanted to see Pinkie now. Now that she knows what happened, then that changes everything. Maybe there can be a way she can help. Maybe she can help save Pinkie. She didn't know much about being a doctor, but there has to be a spell out there to help her heal her friend.

She did just as she was planning to do and swiftly ran out the door, headed for the Ponville Hospital with a new-found hope. She was going to save Pinkie herself.

*****

Twilight was waiting in the elevator, eager to get to Pinkie's floor and room. She had remembered a healing spell that she had learned roughly a year ago. It had taken a while for her to actually remember it, because it was actually a very difficult spell to do.

She reached the second floor, flying out the door and flew into Pinkie's room, a little bit a sweat falling down her forehead.

"Pinkie! I got-" She stopped, and stared at the empty hospital bed in front of her in disbelief.

P...Pinkie? She thought. She was sure that she was in the right room. Where was she? What happened to her?

Twilight noticed the clipboard was precariously hanging on a nearby billboard near the hospital bed. She slowly walked over to it, and what she read made her heart sink so fast and so hard that she immediately broke down in tears:

Pinkie...Pinkie please no...

Name: Pinkamena Diane Pie
Condition: Semi-stable.
Date entered into hospital: April 7th
Cause of injury and current state: Blunt force trauma induced coma.
Time of awakening(If necessary): Unknown
Date of decease: April 10th

A/N

Yes, I do realize this is a shorter chapter than usual, but trust me, you'll understand why when you read the next chapter.

Take care!

-Cyneryk