Twilight Sparkle would have been pacing had she not had a mangled hind leg. She would have eventually created a groove in even a steel floor and probably would have gone on for over a week.
Right now, she couldn’t do that. So she was mentally pacing.
“Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear,” Fluttershy whimpered, curled into a ball and rocking back and forth. “Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…”
“Well, this is just peachy,” growled Rainbow Dash, looking miserably at her limp wing. “We’re shipwrecked on an island in the middle of nowhere and my wing is broken!”
Twilight sighed. “That really is bad, Rainbow, because right now… you’re the only one who can scout around and look to see if there’s anywhere we can shelter.”
Rainbow groaned. “Yeah, and I would do it if it weren’t for my stupid injured wing.” She punctuated her sentence with punches to the sand, eventually flopping her head down into it.
Rarity put a hoof to her head dramatically, saying, “It’s crazy how I didn’t get hurt!”
“You and me both,” Fluttershy whispered.
Twilight smiled. “Rainbow, I think I can heal your wing. Just hold still.”
She began to cast a spell on her friend. A bright white flash was emitted from her horn, and Rainbow gasped.
“You fixed it! I can fly again!”
She did a few loop-de-loops while laughing, thrilled that she could fly again.
“Can you look around and see if you spot any places to shelter? I don’t feel comfortable being out in the open,” Twilight shuddered, shifting a little.
Rainbow nodded. She looked sympathetically at her injured friends. “I’ll find a place.”
She dashed off, leaving a rainbow streak behind her.
Twilight sighed. Unfortunately, she had only ever learned to heal broken bones. If she had learned how to heal other wounds, then that would have been great.
Should have stayed in school longer.
‘Oh, get out of my head, will you?!’
You know I’m right!
Twilight looked at all of her friends, seeing what injuries they had and how serious they were.
Applejack seemed to have been hit the worst, with her legs mangled and torn up. Thankfully, if there was anything good about it, her bones hadn’t been broken. The flesh was ripped, but apart from that there was nothing.
Both Rarity and Fluttershy were, thank Celestia, okay, with no injuries except for (possibly) trauma. Fluttershy was definitely traumatized, but it would go away. In time.
Starlight had a long gash down her forelimb, deep enough for it to be extremely painful, but no bone was showing.
Spike’s clawed hand was swollen, and it looked like his wrist was sprained, but thankfully, he was fine elsewhere.
Pinkie was… completely fine. Just the same as when they had boarded the ship.
Either the pink pony was extremely tough or she hadn’t noticed the storm. At all.
Rainbow’s only injury had been her broken wing, which Twilight had mended.
And Twilight herself? Her back leg was sprained and swollen, her wing was the same way, and there was a large goose egg on her head that she hadn’t noticed before.
‘Probably from when the mast hit me,’ Twilight thought.
In any case, her friends would be okay. She was very thankful for that.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she saw Rainbow Dash flying at full speed back towards the group.
“Guys!” she shouted. “I found a place we can stay!”
Twilight grinned. “Yes! But now, the question is, how are we going to get there…?”
She thought for a moment. “Rainbow, can you help carry us? We can’t fly or walk. At least some of us,” she added.
Rainbow nodded. “Of course. I’m not gonna leave my friends hanging!”
And so, very, very gently, Rainbow picked up Applejack and held her carefully. “I got ya,” she said.
Applejack thanked her. “Darn, RD! Now Ah have to do somethin’ for ya!”
Rainbow grinned wickedly. “You’re very correct. How about carrying me if I get injured?”
“It’s a deal.”
She flew off. A few minutes later, she came back again, having dropped Applejack off.
“Alright, who’s next?” she asked.
Starlight got up, wincing. “I can walk, at least. It’s my forelimb, so it’s not too hard to limp.”
Spike hopped up. “I can walk, too!”
Starlight laughed. “Nonsense, Spike, you’re coming with me!”
They laughed. Twilight smirked.
“Fluttershy? Are you okay to fly behind me?” Rainbow asked.
Fluttershy nodded. She was still nervous, but she knew that she had to get to the shelter.
Rainbow started flying. Starlight trotted behind her and Fluttershy brought up the rear.
Rarity looked at Twilight. “Darling, I’m not sure if my magic is strong enough to take you there. Shall I wait with you until Rainbow gets back?”
“Thanks, Rarity,” Twilight said gratefully. She didn’t want to be alone where there could be wild animals that could easily prey on an injured pony such as herself.
Rarity nodded. “Of course.”
A few minutes later, Rainbow came back, having dropped the others off at the shelter. “Twilight? You ready?”
Twilight winced. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”
Rainbow picked Twilight up gently. “Twilight, I’ll trot behind you guys,” said Rarity, getting up and starting to walk.
Rainbow took off. Twilight had an excellent view of the surrounding landscape, and she could see that the island they were trapped on was medium-largish. That meant there would probably be a large variety of plants and animals to study! Not that it really mattered…
Twilight decided to study what was directly in front of her, scanning her eyes over the landscape as they passed. There were springs, a couple freshwater lakes, creeks, some caves dotted here and there, an absolutely beautiful landscape that would have been nice to visit and not be shipwrecked on, and lots of trees.
Not a bad place to shipwreck. At least they would have fresh water and food.
Twilight noticed Rainbow coming in for a landing, and shut her eyes in preparation for the jolt of landing, but that jolt never came. Starlight picked her up in her magic and carried her a short distance before laying her on the grass.
Twilight looked around. The place that Rainbow had chosen was high, high enough to get a good view of the surrounding island. There was nice, openish cave that let plenty of light in and was spacious, and many jungle trees around the whole place. All in all, it was a good shelter.
“This is perfect!” Twilight exclaimed. “You outdid yourself, Rainbow.”
“I know it,” Rainbow said proudly, flaring her wings.
She chuckled. “Now, we can get to healing ourselves.”
Applejack looked up. “How’re we gonna do that, sugar cube?”
Twilight sighed. “I’m not sure. But there’s good chance that I can fix our injuries, at least partially. I brought a book.”
Rainbow groaned. “You always bring books, Twi! And besides, the ship is lost, remember?”
“I can cast a tracking spell on it!”
“Of course you can.”
Twilight concentrated and let out a burst of magenta light from her horn. That light flared up, and flew off in a certain direction. Soon, it was gone from view.
“Now what?” Fluttershy asked quietly.
“Now… we listen,” Twilight whispered. All eight of them perked their ears up and listened.
A faint beeping sound that sounded much like radar emanated from a distant point.
Twilight grinned. “Follow that noise and you’ll find the book.”