The Art Of Falling

PONYVILLE HOSPITAL

Derpy's Jurnal Journal

May 4

Today Rainbows frend Twilight came by an talkd to her for a long time. She sed she wantd to hear more about the storm but Rainbow didnt no anything else. So Twilight talkd about other things. She sed Rainbows other frends were all feeling better an that the town was happier but I stoppd listening then. Its not nice to listen to other ponys conversashuns.

They talkd so long I guess I fell asleep. The mare who brings in the food woke me up an told me it was lunch time. I lookd over at Rainbow to see if Twilight was still there but she wasnt. Rainbow was reading her book. She reads a lot. Shes really good at it. I like it when she shows me the pages cuz I can kinda understand sum of the words. But I have to reread them a lot an the long sentnces are hard.

Rainbow didnt talk as much today cuz she was really intrested in the book. She sed its really good an hard to put down. I want to read it too. She sed maybe after shes done I can try. I like it when she talks to me. She's very nice an I think she mite even want to be my frend.

She showd me how to rite more things. Like where periods go an how to spell sum words. I keep forgetting tho. Its really hard to remember everything. She sed that if I dont no a word I shud sound it out. It helps a lot but Im still not a very good speller. The rules are really hard and confusing. So I just sound things out. Rainbow sed thats good enuf for now.

I really like riting but its hard to rite as much as Rainbow does. She rites lots of words an paragrafs an she has good grammer. I wish I new how to rite as good as her.

I love having Rainbow here. I dont have to be lonely. I get lonely alot sumtimes but I have lots of frends. They just dont visit me much cuz there busy. Im lucky to have frends. Sumtimes ponies get mad at me cuz I dont remember things so good an I get mixd up alot. I think if I was normal Id have lots more frends who visit me all the time. Doctors say Im not normal. They say Im dum cuz theres a problm with my brane. Well they dont say Im dumb but thats what they mean. They use bigger words.

But Rainbow doesnt mind. I think she wants to help me. Maybe if she keeps helping I can be smart like other ponies an then they wont get mad at me an theyll all like me.

Im going to stop riting for now. I cant think of anything else to say an the mare with the food trays just came in. I got sum toste. It looks very good.

Bye for now.

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Rainbow's Journal

May 4th

Twilight was asking a lot of questions today. Far more than I could answer. I had to explain to her three times that I already wrote down all I knew. There was nothing else to tell. She just sighed and closed her eyes. She looked awful. I don't think she's slept a wink since the storm. Her eyes were sunken and bloodshot, her mane was what Rarity would call “a disaster”, and she was speaking so frantically, so urgently, I barely understood her. I'm getting really worried. I don't know what's going on but whatever it is, it's big. I hope she's okay. I told her to get some rest but she just shook her head. “No time,” she said quickly, then changed the subject.

She told me about the others and how the town's doing and everything, but I wasn't paying attention. I was thinking, trying to figure this out. Based on the way Twilight was acting, I'm starting to wonder if this was more than just an accident. But she won't tell me anything! Is something wrong with the weather? With Ponyville? What in Celestia's name is going on?

I don't really feel much like writing right now. I don't want anything to be wrong. I just need a distraction or something. I read a lot after Twilight left, trying to keep my mind off things. I feel so useless being stuck in here. I did help Derpy with her writing but that's about the only productive thing I managed today. It's so boring here. I just want to get out and do something. I want to help Twilight. I want her to be okay. I want all my friends to be okay. That's the whole reason I'm stuck here in the first place! How can anypony expect the freaking Element of Loyalty to just sit on her flank all day doing nothing when one of her friends might be in trouble? Twilight looked like she was about ready to collapse! I can't let her go on like that.

Something's wrong and I don't know what it is or how to fix it. I need something to do. I'm tired of just sitting here. I need to get out.

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Can't sleep. I don't know what time it is but I know it's late. I tried waking Derpy up but she's out cold. I doubt even an earthquake could rouse that mare.

I asked the nurse today how long I'd be stuck here and she said they needed to watch me for at least a week. I know I can't fly but I can at least limp. Why can't they just let me go?

I like talking to Derpy but I miss my friends. If they're too busy to see me, I want to be able to go to them. I don't want to be trapped in here for a full week with nothing to do but read and write. I read so much today I'm already halfway through the book. What do I do when I'm done?

Derpy seems happy, at least. Though I haven't seen her get any visitors at all yet. I'm starting to wonder about those “friends” she claims to have. Where are they? Why don't they visit her? I know the town's pretty busy right now but why wouldn't somepony come to make sure she's okay? I know I'd be worried if one of my friends didn't show up after that storm. Why didn't anypony come to check on her?

Well, I'm not going to leave her. She's really quite interesting once you get to know her (and figure out how to interpret her muffled way of speaking). I can't be the only one who ever gave her a chance, can I? She's so... innocent. And that's a pretty hard quality to hold onto. I like that she's managed to keep it. No matter what others say or how far down she gets pushed. Reminds me of myself, I guess. I never let anypony hold me down. I just get back up, keep going, and prove them wrong.

Still, I'd like to help her learn and all. It's just that she can't pick up on new concepts very well or remember rules and structure. Nothing seems to stick right. It just slips from her mind a second later. I wonder if there's something that could help her. I remember Twilight said before that memory spells exist. Maybe intelligence spells exist too. Maybe there's something out there that could help Derpy. Maybe that's what she meant when she said her father tried. Maybe he was looking for a spell. Maybe.... If only Twilight wasn't so overworked, then I'd ask her about it.

I'm just so tired right now. I need to stop thinking about this. It's giving me a headache. I can't get my head to shut up. It just goes on and on about the storm and flying and Derpy and my friends and everything. I just want to sleep!

I guess it's time to try again. The light from my lamp is starting to make my eyes hurt and I'm feeling pretty weary. Today was not more interesting than yesterday. Today was torture. If something doesn't happen soon, I swear I'm going to break out of here.