The Struggle To Fly Again

by MCredlazer

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, Slice of Life, Romance
Length: 3158

After a bad incident involving Derpy, will Rainbow Dash the best and most awesome flyer in ALL of Equestria ever fly again?

=======THIS IS NOT AN APPLEDASH=======
So yeah Derpy severely hurts Rainbow Dash.
Aqua Freash , say's she wont be able to fly again, but Rainbow has other plans.
I KNOW YOU ALL WANT MORE DERPY I PROMISE DERPY WILL BEGIN MAKING APPEARANCES IN THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-02-23 20:14:01 UTC

The Derpy Did It I Swear!

Rainbow Dash was flying higher and higher into the sky her friends yelling encouraging comments at her, though no-pony noticed the light grey mare bouncing up and down and up and down over and over on a small cloud, it was Derpy Hoofs

"C'mon Rainbow!" Applejack shouted as Rainbow got as far up as she needed to, Rainbow looked around the sky "well here goes nothing" Rainbow said to her self, she looked down and started to flap her wings faster and faster and faster and then even faster, a cone formed in frount of Rainbow suddenly a crack of lightning hit Rainbows wing just before she could make a direct turn to avoid the ground, Rainbow crashed with a loud thud and lay sobbing in a small crator she had made, "I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG!" Derpy shouted at a distance not getting any ponys attention so she just flew off, meanwhile all Rainbow's friends rushed over to her, Applejack was first there, "Its all right sugercube" she said softly and as calmly as she could "OH MY! Twilight what do we do!?" Rarity shreaked "Well considering she in a hole in the ground sobbing and her wing is bent backwards, im guessing we should take her to a HOSPITAL!" Twilight said not realizing that her voice was becoming louder as she spoke, "oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness" Fluttershy quietly said "OH MY CELESTIA! ITS HORRIBLE! GET HER IN THE WAGON!" Pinkie yelled louder than was needed "What wagon Pinks?" Applejack asked "This wagon ya silly filly!" Pinke said as she pulled a bright red wagon from behind her back and placed it in frount of her friend "uhh...okay. Twilight would yah mind givin' me a hoof?" AJ asked her friend "Yes, of course!" Twilight replied levitating her friend in frount of her and placing her into Pinkies wagon being carful not to hurt her wing more than it all ready is, "All right y'all lets get goin'!" AJ said grabbing hold of the wagon handle in her mouth and running towards Ponyville hospital.

"ok y'all we're halfway their, how's she doin'?" AJ asked concerned, "I dont know stop and i'll check" Twilight was the one to reply AJ slowed to a hault, turning to see her friend, she was unconscious "oh. my. great. Cleastia...RAINBOW!...RAINBOW! ... RAINBOW WAKE UP!... RAINBOW DONT YOU DARE LEAVE US!...RAIN...bow..." Applejack said tears streaming down her cheaks "Dont worry she'll be fine, lets just get to the hospital as fast as we can!" Twilight was once again the only one who responded, the other four had begun to cry along with Applejack, Twilight tok the wagons handle in her magic  and begun sprinting towards the hospital.

Once they were there they were greeted my a tall young colt with a tidy short trimmed black mane and a clipboard cutie mark, "oh my, what has happend here?" he asked in a very deep voice kinda like james' (only people from Kirky High will get the refrence) "Rainbow was hit by lightning while doing a sonic rainboom! can you help her?" it was Twilight who spoke "I'll try, can you lay her on this gurdy please?" "sure" Twilight magiced (ITS A WORD NOW!) her friend gentely on top of the gurdy "Thank you, now will you be staying over night if needed?" The colt asked all ready starting to wheel Rainbow away "Well...i cant Spike needs me" Twilight said feeling slightly guilty that she couldent be there for her friend at this, her time of need "Im sorry darling but Sweety Belle is at home all alone" Rarity said sobbing "oh, im sorry but i cant either, A-Angel will get verry worried if im not home, he's a very nervous creature, im so sorry" Fluttershy said meekly "Ah will, Rainbow was their for me when ah broke mah leg last apple buckin' season, she was also their for mah family when they were behind because o' that" AJ was staring at the floor as she spoke "OH-OH-OH-OH-OH I WANNA STAY TOO! IT'LL BE JUST LIKE A SLEEP OVER!" Pinkie shouted almoast not taking the situation seriously anymore "Very well if you two lovely young mares will follow me to...umm who is this?" The colt asked rather embaressed "R-R-Rainbow Dash" Fluttershy spoke before she was out the door with the others, "thank you, now as i was saying, if you to lovely young mare will be so kind as to follow me to Miss Dash's room...Oh yes i almost forgot, my name is Aqua Freash, i'm Colgates husband" Aqua said his head held high, he then lead AJ and Pinkie to room 14, the two mares watched as Aqua wired Rainbow up to one of those Beep Beep Beep machines ya know the ones that annoy the crap outta you at the hospitals, okay yeah the story... "Ok you two make your self comfy and if you get hungry during the night the cafe is just down that hall its open all night" Aqua said leaving the room, Applejack sat  on one of the four chairs beside the bed Rainbow was on soon joined by Pinkie Pie, they both slowly fell asleep.

The next morning bot the pony's were awoken by a Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep "What the hay is making that noise? it kinda annoying" Pinkie said the next moring looking around "Its a uhhhh...thing, thats uhh...keepin' track o' Rainbows brain waves or somthin'" AJ said also quite puzzled "Anyway thanks Pinks, for staying over at the hospital with me that is" "PFFF no problem i love love love sleep overs, no matter where it is, ooooh i once had a sleep over at Raritys once but it was kinda boring all she wanted to do was make dresses and dont get me wrong it was fun at first but she wasent letting me help out or anyting, all she let me do was hold a little squishy thing with pins in it, and i pricked my hoof with it and it really hurt, luckly Rarity had a first aid kit so i was fine after a band-aid was on. OOOOO and once i had a sleep over at Fluttershy's house it was sooooo fun as well, but then i find almost everything fun like when we all went to that park last week you rember dont you? y'know when-" Pinkie was cut off by a unsuspected hoof shuved into her mouth "Pinkie sush please" AJ said urgantly Pinkie tryed to speak but AJ could only make out a muffled "oh sorry, hehe!" ,The nurse barged through the door at that point witch was quite uncalled for and you could se on her face she was rather confused and probally not expecting to see a bright pink pony with another ponys hoof in her mouth "oh uhhh..hi nurse blossom" AJ said removing here hoof from Pinkies mouth "HAI NURSE!" Pinkie shouted "oh, hello Applejack, Pinkine Pie, so how was Miss Dash through the night? any coughing, moving or noises?" nurse Blossom asked getting straight to the point, Pinke took a deep inhale  "Nope!" AJ awnserd cutting Pinkie off from what ever she was going to say "Well okay, if anything changes or takes a turn for the worst let me know" nurse Blossom said as she turned and walked out the door. "OH NO!!! APPLEJACK IS THAT CLOCK RIGHT!?" Pinkie yelled "eeeyup, should be, why?" "OH NO IM LATE FOR WORK!" and then in a flash of the colour Pink she was gone, but instead of using the door...she went out the window. Applejack sighed "Sometimes i worry bout that pony, welp better get back to the farm the family'll be worryin' bout me..." AJ turned to look at her friends motionless body and sighed again "see ya later Rainbow, stay strong and please. Please. Please dont leave me" and with that see made her way back to the farm.

No...

ONE WEEK LATER

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

"Is she waking up?"

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

"Ah dont know ah sure hope so"

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

"oooooooooooooo"

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

"Well darling, is she?"

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

"Oh my goodness, this is gre-"

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...

the room fell silent, nopony dared to even breath Twilight Sparkle and Applejack we're locked in eye contact Twilight could see Applejack's eyes begining to water.

"Applejack I-I-I'm so sorry, i know Rainbow ment alot to yo-" Twilight was cut off "ALOT!? ALOT!? Twi, Rainbow ment the world to me... She was the first of us 5 ah met... and-and ah loved her like a sister... ah just wish..." AJ traled off, silent tears streaming down her face she turned around and walked to the window "awwwwww *sniff* my dear Applejack *sniff* would you care for some *sniff* company? you know for y-you not m-m-m-meeeee-hee-hee-he" Rarity had broken into a fit of tears, though they wern't as bad Pinkies who's tears were like sprinklers "WAAAAAAA-HA-HA-HAAAAAA!!! DASHIE'S D-D-D-D-D-D-DEEEEEEEEEE-HEH-HEAD!" Twilight looked around holding back her tears, " *sniff* wh-wheres Flutter Shy?" she asked AJ pointed a hoof at the window she was at, Twilight looked out to see Flutter Shy under a small tree tears just flowing from her eyes, then nurse Blossom and Aqua Freash appered in the door way with sad expressions, Aqua was first to speak "I" he started before taking a deep inhale "I'm sorry for your loss fillies, but im afraid we must ask you to leave n-"

"No." Applejack interjected "Excuse me?" Aqua Freash said a hint of anger in his voice "ah said NO ah'm not leaving mah friend, dead or not!" "Applejack stop let me reason" Twilight said giving AJ a short stare "Dr.Freash. I only ask that you give me and my friends 10 more minuites here. Alone. Please?" "Well, alright, i understand what your going through...Nurse Blossom... Lets go and congradulate Lyra and Bon Bon with their new foal" he said the last part in a whisper.

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After they left Twilight seemed to know exactly what she was doing, she lit up her horn getting the attention of all the mare's in the room, she concentrated all her energy and magic on Rainbow dash, sweat begining to pour down her face she clenched her teeth and eyes Rainbow begin to float abot 30cm above the hospital bed, just then...

Beep...Beep...Beep...Beep

"OH TWILIGHT!" Applejack shreaked her voice cracking (wich was quite rare for her) "YAH DID IT! YAH BROUGHT RAINBOW BACK!" Applejack lunged at Twilight locking her in a tight hug for what seemed like forever "Thank yah" AJ saind once she finally let the startled unicorn go "Your welcome AJ" Twilight said giggling at the blush begining to form on her friends face

Beep...Beep...Beep

"uuuuhhhhhh"

Beep...Beep...Beep

"Was that..." AJ said quite confused

All the mares in the room turned to Rainbow Dash as her eyes flickerd open "wh-wh-....aaaaaaawwww ahhhh!!" Rainbow screamed everypony ran over to her including Fluttler Shy who had turned up "Ar' yah allright suger-cube?" AJ asked

"Well, Well, Well... Mrs Twil-" "Miss" Twilight corrected "Miss Twilight, it seems you tend to mess with destiny, hmmm?" Aqua Freash asked annoyed but happy at the same time "Well I-I-We need Dash, im sorry please if you're going to be mad at somepony, be mad at me, im the one who brought her back" "Wh-wait" Rainbow managed to croak, her voice sounded rough and scratchy even for her "I was DEAD?" "Well, Miss Dash it seems so, but somepony saved you" he moved his eyes over to Twilight who had a smug smile on her now face "Since Miss Dash is awake and, well, not dead. I suppose I shall show you her x-rays and explain a rather... Delicate... Matter" "Dleicate? how so?" Rarity said wiping the tears from her eyes with a napkin she had brought with her "Well... It seems that emm... Well..." He trailed off as nurse Blossom enterd the room with some sort of black paper, she walked over to the UV light on the wall and clipped them on, and walked out the room looking at the floor, Aqua walked over and pointed at one that looked like Rainbows wing... But wait something is wrong with it... "Do you all see this here joint has completly snapped?" Dr. Freash said while gesturing to the paper with a hoof "Yes" "Yeah" "Yup" "Mmhmm" "OHH YEAH WHAT IS IT!?" "Wait...My wing is..." "Yes im afraid so Miss Dash... Your wing is... Broken beond repair, im afraid you will never fly again"

DUN DUN DUUUUUUNN!

Housing?

Okay so Pinkie is going to do a quick recap... Ready?

*deep inhale* "OMYGOSH RAINBOW WAS IN A CRASH BOOOOOOOM NOW SHE IS IN HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR SAID SHE IS NEVER GOING TO FLY AGAIN AND NOW IM SOOOO SCARED FOR DASHIE BECAUSE SHE IS SUCH A GOOD FRIEND AND FLYING WAS SUCH A BIG PART OF HER LIFE AND NOW SHE'S SAD AND WHEN DASHIES SAD IM SAD!!!!"

"Thank you for that Pinkie"

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"WHAT!? HOW,WHY, WHAT!?" Rainbow screamed at the slightly startled doctor tears begun to form in the cyan pegasus' eyes "I am truly deeply sorry Miss Dash, we have done everything we could, even our unicorn doctors could no nothing to help your condition" Dr. Freash said forcing a weak and clearly fake smile "Whatever" Rainbow begun sniffiling and holding back her tears "I'll...I'll be fine" Rainbow didnt bother to even try to smile, there was no point every pony knew she was lying in an attemt to make her friend s feel better "Hey,umm Doc can you give me a minute with my friends?" Rainbow asked "Of course"  and with that Doctor Freash and Nurse Blossom left the room.

"..." Silence, one of the things Rainbow Dash hated most, especially when Pinkie Pie was in the room just then Twilight broke the silence "So, Rainbow..." "Yeah Twilight?" "Would you rather be dead and be able to fly in the afterlife or be alive and not be able to fly?" Twilight earned a small gasp from Applejack "TWIL-" AJ started but was cut of by Rainbow "Its ok AJ... And Twilight. To be honest i would rather be dead and able to fly" She said her voice growing as quiet as Flutter Shy's "Oh..." Twilight said now feeling guilty "But i dont blame you for wanting to bring be back to life though, because i doubt that anypony can live without my awesomeness!" Rainbow said with her normal confident, cocky attitude wich earned a small giggle for Twilight "Hey AJ?" Rainbiow asked "Yeah Sugercube?" Applejack replied "When i get out, and i still cant fly, would it be to much to ask, if... Ummm" a moment of silence went by "Spit it out Rainbow" Applejack said "Would you mind if when i get out of here... Can-I-stay-with-you-at-your-house?" Rainbow blurted out "Why of course not sugercube, yer welcome at the apple family household any time ya need" AJ said with a smile "Thanks AJ you're the best" Rainbow smiled back "Under one condition..." AJ cut in, everyone in the room snapped their heads to look at her "Whats that?" Rainbow asked curious "If ah can stay at the hospital, with ya untill ya get out?" AJ said "sure, AJ" Rainbow had a relived look on her face. A couple of hours passed, everypony went home exept for a certian orange mare who stayed with her friend. It was now 11 'o clock in Ponyville and Rainbow was already sleeping in the very uncomfy hospital bed, "Rainbow?" Applejack asked in a whisper "Rainbow?" She asked slightly louder "Rainbow?" She asked once more in her normal volume there was a yawn then Rainbow spoke "wh-wha... What do you want AJ?""Ummmm... Ah know who's fault it was Rainbow..." "What?" Rainbow was now very confused "Ah saind ah know who's fault it was... Who made you not be able to fly" "What how? Who was it?

DERPY

"It-It-It It was Derpy, Rainbow" Applejack said looking at the floor "Derpy... The mailpony?" Rainbow asked curious "Yeah" "Bring her here. Tomorrow" Rainbow's voice took a dark turn "Umm, Why?" Applejack was now a bit scared "I have something to settle with her" and with that Rainbow turned to put her back to Applejack, and went to sleep.

"So, why does miss strong apple pony want Derpy to come with her?" Derpy asked "ah told y'all, its a secret!" AJ snapped "Oh, okay" "Right now y'all follow me" AJ turned and walked towards Ponyville Hospital and Derpy followed, as they got through the door of Rainbow Dash's room AJ escorted Derpy to a seat next to Rainbow "Applejack could you give us a moment. Alone?" Rainbow asked careful of how she asked "oh uh, sure, bye Derpy" AJ left the room and sat in the cafe down the hall...

"Now Derpy, i hear you were the cause of my little accident?" Rainbow gestured to her wings "Oh Derpy is so sorry Derpy was just jumping on jumpy cloud when yellow line come out of it and hit Miss speedy pony" Derpy said feeling a little guilty, Rainbow sighed - she couldn't get mad at Derpy, it wasn't her fault - but at the same time it was "Okay, Derpy i know you're sorry but i might never fly again, and-and i cant live with that!" Both Rainbow's and Derpy's eyes were welling up with tears now Derpy hated being yelled at "Derpy is sorry! Derpy will help you! Derpy will be there for Miss speedy pony! Derpy promise!" Derpy was now full-on crying "Wow, wow, wow, Derpy calm down!" Rainbow was panicking she had never had to deal with this before "Derpy need's hug... Will Miss speedy pony give Derpy a hug?" Derpy wiped her nose with her fore hoof and flung her arms round Rainbow who was quite surprised by this, once her brain processed what was going on she hugged back.

Wow... Derpy give's great hug's... Even when it's to make her feel better Dash thought

Once Rainbow pulled any form Derpy she asked"Okay Derpy, lets make a deal you give me hug's when im sad and i'll give you hugs when you're sad... Okay?" Derpy nodded "Derpy likes that idea" Derpy was happier now and the usual sparkle in her eyes returned, "Wow..." Rainbow mutters looking deep in Derpy's eyes "What?" Derpy asked wondering if she had something on her face "Hm?... Oh nothing, its just... You're eye's" Rainbow said now aware of what she was doing "What about Derpy's eye's... Is it that sone is up and one is down? that's mean!" Derpy said to  Rainbow "No, its not that it's just... I never noticed before but they, well, sorta... Sparkle" Rainbow Dash was getting nervous was she really attracted to Derpy? her question was awnserd when Derpy when for another hug, but Rainbow pulled her in close and their lip's locked in a kiss...