Rainbow Dash woke up in a hospital. She had never liked being in these places. Usually when she woke up in one, she wouldn't be able to fly for a few days.
Her head spun to look at her wings. They were fine, but then why was she in the hospital bed? "Sis!"
Nightwolf came running up and hugged her. "I was so worried the herb set didn't work."
"Hey," Rainbow got out. "I guess you do keep your promises."
"Well it's good to know that you're all right. I guess I hvae some explaining to do," he said. The doctor entered the room.
"Maybe you could do that tomorrow," he said. "Ms. Dash must get her rest."
"I'll send you something to do," Nightwolf said while being ushered out of the room. "I know how bored oyu get in hospitals."
Once he was gone, the docotr came up to her. "Your physical condition is healing rapidly," he said. "It will still take a few weeks for everything to heal, but normally it would take months. You will be released at the end of the week."
"Does that mean...?" Rainbow asked.
"Yes," he said. "No flying for a few weeks so your muscles can finish healing." And with that, he left the room.
She looked over to the bed-side table. On it was the newest Daring Do novel. "Twilight," Rainbow thought aloud.
"Yes?" came Twilight's voice.
Rainbow looked around frantically. There shouldn't have been anypony around. Maybe she just heard something that wasn't there. Nah, she thought. I definately heard somepony. "Hello?" she called out. No answer came. "Huh."
She reached over and opened the book.
About 3 hours later, tere was a knock on her door. "Knock, knock," said Nightwolf, walking through the doorway.
"I thought the doctor kicked you out," Rainbow said, closing the book.
"He did," explained Nightwolf. "I just snuck back in. It helps when you're used to sneaking around keener senses."
"Sounds like it," Rainbow replied. "So what are you doing here?"
"Just checking up on my little sister," Nightwolf said. "I have a few things to tell you. First-"
He was cut off by a voice screaming down the hallway. "We have an unvalidated visitor!" It was the voice of the doctor that was over looking Rainbow. "Get him out before he causes harm to any ofthe patients!"
"Guess I'm a little rusty on my sneaking skills," Nightwolf said. "I'll talk to you later."
"How?" Rainbow asked. "You probably won't be able to get back in."
"I'll contact you mentally," he answered. "Got to go. Bye."
"Bye," Rainbow said. "This should be interesting."
"Rainbow Dash?" asked the attending doctor. "Have you seen anypony come through here?"
"Yes," said Rainbow casually. "You."
"Nevermind," he said.
She was opening the book again when she felt something. "Hello?"
"Nightwolf?" she asked aloud.
"Yep," he said. "But you might want to think your replies so other ponies don't start thinking you're crazy."
Good idea, she thought. Can you hear me?
"I can hear you," he answered. "I just thought I would check up on you. Sometimes the doctors miss something. So if you get any random shots of pain, sorry."
I can handle pain, she thought back at him. But you might wat to warn me if you do anything weird.
"Don't worry," he said. "I probably won't find any- Holy Celestia!"
What? What did you find?
"Rainbow, listen carefully. I'm going to leave and go see if I can find the proper tools. Once I do, I'm going to test you. Do you understand?"
What are you talking about? she questioned.
"Do you understand?" Nightwolf repeated.
I understand, Rainbow thought, that you are trying to hide something from me. What are you doing?
"Gah!" Nightwolf screamed in her head. It hurt. A lot. "I have to leave right now! I'll talk to you when I can. Bye."
Nightwolf, Rainbow thought. He was gone. She could feel the fact that he hd left. But why was he in such a hurry? Probably just being himself.
She opened the book but couldn't focus on the words. Then they started to float. Then they dissapeared alltogether. "What the hay?"
She flipped the book upside down and spun it around a few times. When she opened it back up, the words were right there. "Well that was weird," she said to nopony.
Just when she tried reading again, the words did the same thing. "This is crazy!"
A nurse walking by heard Rainbow's exclamation and glanced into her room. "Miss?" she asked. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine," Rainbow said, closing the book. "I just need some time to think."
"If you say so," the nurse replied, turning and left.
The next few days were very similar to the first. Her friends came, they left, she tried to read, the words dissapeared, and she just sat there thinking. But Nightwolf didn't come. Why isn't my own brother coming to see me? she thought. Oh, right. He isn't stopping by until he can do some sort of test.
"Hey," came a voice on the fifth day of that week.
"Nightwolf!" she said, almost getting out of the bed.
"Calm down," he said. "I need to check something." He pulled out a small contraption that looked like it was going to start playing music. He held it over Rainbow's head and hit a few buttons.
"What are you doing?" Rainbow asked.
"Confirming a suspicion," Nightwolf said. "I'll see you in a couple of days. It could take a while to analyze the data."
"What are you talking about?"
"There might be more than just physical damage here," he explained. "There could be a lot more."
"What do you mean?" Rainbow asked.
"Just don't try to do anything too demanding," Nightwolf said as he left the room. "It could do irrepairable damage."
"What kind of damge?" she called out after him, but he was already gone. A nurse glanced over in Rainbow's direction, then away. "All you have to do is make them think you're crazy," Rainbow said to herself. "Maybe you are."