Wings

Twilight Sparkle tried to think. What could she say to her friend? Rainbow Dash didn't seem to care about her at all now, she was just insanely jealous of her new wings. Wings she didn't even want in the first place. She never wanted to be a princess. She just wanted to be with her friends. Twilight Sparkle started to cry. She has always tried to be a great friend to Rainbow Dash. How could she turn on her so easily?

“Rainbow Dash, please. We've been friends for so long. We still could be. You just need help.”

Twilight Sparkle did not get a verbal reply. Instead, Twilight felt a sharp pain in her wing. She yelled out in agony. It felt like a giant pair of pliers was pinching her wings off. The pain was excruciating.

“You think I ever wanted to be your friend?” Rainbow Dash said, laughing. “Egghead Sparkle from Canterlot with her magic and power and link to royalty,” Rainbow Dash mocked, “Always getting special favors and deliveries from Princess Celestia!”. Her voice turned serious. ”No. I was never your friend. We had some good times, but that's all. I've just been holding out, in hopes that I could use you someday to gain more power for myself. And it's working perfectly. I'm so close to achieving all my dreams!”

Twilight heard a sickening crunch and felt a dull pain as the now lifeless wing separated from her body. Rainbow Dash quickly put a bandage over the stump protruding from her side. Then the blue pegasus applied some numbing agent. Twilight watched in horror as Rainbow Dash cut off her own wing, then stitched on the purple one in its place. There was no pain in her eyes, no regret. It was obvious Rainbow Dash had been planning this for a long time. This was everything she wanted.