Rainbow Dash lives an exciting life and is swiftly becoming the most daring, awesome pegasus in all of Equestria. She would gladly give it all up, though, just to confess her love to Applejack.
"Mrmmmmmgfff..." Rainbow ran and ran and—"Aaack!" The world spun as she spontaneously pratfalled. Wh-Wh-Wh-Whump! "Ooomf!"
At last, she tumbled to a stop against the base of a hill.
Pain rolled through her... then sank into a numb sea.
Wincing, the mare spat grass out of her muzzle and looked up.
Two saddlebags loomed on the top of a hill beneath a setting sun.
"Mrmmfff... grrrrrr..." Growling under her breath, Rainbow shook... quivered... and finally pushed herself back onto all fours.
Wham!
"Ugh!" Rainbow collapsed against the bottom of the hill.
Panting... wincing... she looked up.
The hill cast a shadow over her now. The two saddlebags were dark sihlouettes against a dimming afternoon sky.
"Dang it... it's just a hill!" Resisting the urge to curse, Rainbow struggled... pushing against the earth... against gravity... against all the numbness in between. "Mrmmmgnnnghh-guhhhh!"
At last she stood up... only to teeter backwards.
"Whoah whoah whoah—dang it!"
Thwump!
Rainbow lay limply on her back, her tingling legs curled above her.
Silence.
"... ... ... ...maybe I need a longer start."
Rainbow panted.
Rainbow gritted her teeth.
Her legs jerked and blurred beneath her as—
Stomp!Stomp!Stomp!Stomp!Stomp!
—she hurled herself towards the base of the hill.
"I can make it... I can make it..." She clenched her jaw tight, nostrils flaring as she reached the base of the damnable hill. "Come onnnnnn—!" Her voice mutated into tense squeaks as she fought and struggled against friction and gravity.
The two saddlebags grew closer and closer. Rainbow could almost kiss the alicorn goblet—it was so close.
"Yes..." Rainbow wheezed, her eyes sparkling as the ground soared beneath her. "Yes...!" The grass and the dirt flew past her. "Yes...?" She blinked, gawking as the gained more and more impossible speed. At last—with a forlorn breath—she looked at her sides.
The mare's wings were spread. She reached the top of the hill through subconscious wingpower.
Rainbow drew her feathers in. Plop! She landed anticlimactically beside her last remaining possessions.
The sun was setting.
A dark shadow hung over the valley.
"... ... ..."
Tired... stained with sweat...
...Rainbow slumped down next to her saddlebags. She inhaled and exhaled slowly... her ears drooped.
At last, she reached a tentative hoof towards her bags. She couldn't tell if she was touching them or not; she had to look. Using her eyes has her only means of guiding her numb limb, she drew out one of two massive medicine jugs.
The mare breathed and breathed. She glanced over at where the stage had been erected for the announcement of the Marathon. Then—with a heavy sigh—she fussed and fumbled to get the lid off the mouth of the jug.
She ultimately had to use her teeth.
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Rainbow's gonna need a training montage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFCHuEegsk
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That would be a torture montage at this point.
EDIT: Though on second thought, that does sound like the rest of this story, so...
well Dash... count yourself lucky that nopony was around to see that.
I'm pretty sure this is the worst her atrophy has ever been. This doesn't bode well.
I'm kinda hoping AJ enters this competition too and gives Rainbow something to really focus on, it might help her.
Unfortunately I really can't imagine her body keeping up with the demands of the race. Being numb is a slight advantage as she won't feel the pain of a serious run and can probably go for longer, but as we've seen, it's got its own disadvantages.
I guess it's too much to hope for that Discord might show up and snap her atrophy away, huh?
7367681 Until she's literally on her deathbed, yes. Even then, maybe not.
7367579 take it from me, when you're numb you trip over your own feet or they DRAG waaaaay more, any advantage is very heavily countered by that.
Am I crazy or does Dashie seem straight up dumber than she used to be?
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Torture montage is actually a disturbingly accurate way to describe this story.
...and also a great name for my new band.
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Not taking her recommended dose of freckles lately.
So what's the best case scenario here? She wins and everything turns out to be a success or somebody actually takes notice of the debilitating disease she's trying to hide?
I'm sticking to my theory that Paul Heyman notices she's taking the medicine and accuses her of cheating. Maybe he'll steal the second of the two jars rainbow has left. Rainbow's secret gets out, but she still wins because this isn't the WWE and therefore no one likes Paul Heyman
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Well, she wouldn't forgive herself for losing, especially since it's for a friend and for herself. But she also can't just keep on hiding it like this - so while I'd like Dash to be able to get through this, I'm thinking she may collapse at the very end after the marathon is done in front of all of Ponyville. Cue waking up in a hospital.
Have we been Rickrolled by a fanfiction now? What did we do to deserve that?
Also, Dash is an idiot and is hereby irredeemable. I'm actually hoping she does fail spectacularly in the marathon, if only so people take notice of her exceedingly obvious disability. And that is what it is. She needs help - or at least attention from her friends and loved ones. As I come from a family that cares for many people with disabilities (both major and minor), I can honestly say that just having people who are aware of the situation and act accordingly without babying them does wonders. Get your act together, mate.
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she was completly unable to move correctly her hooves AND wings due to numbness after she woke up from the cider dream. After that I had expected her to deteriorate far faster than what we have seen.
Maybe ol' Muscles will actually be a decent guy once away from Sven and his noise. Frankly, it looks like Bruce is being, well, bullied by Sven. Probably deafened too...
Although it wouldn't suprize me if one of Don Canter's capos made a move and had some 'respectable businessponies' make some 'courtesy calls' to the ponies on the signup lists in order to 'arrange race insurance' in case of 'sports related injuries' that might occur to 'talented amateurs' trying to 'exceed the abilities' of a 'professional.'
Actually, not sure if Sven would fit the scam there, being so over the top. Then again, he's quite the diversion.
Actually, Twilight's gonna canter in reading a book and win, then look up at the crowd in suprize.