Hoofsteps echoed down the dimly lit corridor as a figure made its way towards the end room. A light at the end flickered, casting strange shadows behind the equipment scattered along the hallway. The figure stopped in front of a door, paused slightly to compose them before they knocked a hoof on the door. A wispy sound and a purple aura enveloped the door handle on the inside and then turned. The door swung open to reveal a purple unicorn standing near the door, and six other ponies around a bed. Rarity and a doctor were sitting at the foot of the bed; Pinkie Pie and Applejack were sitting on the right side of the bed. Lightning and Fluttershy were sitting on the left side of the bed, beams of light leaking through the blinds behind them. Lightning rested a hoof and his head on Rainbow’s left hoof.
“Princess Celestia!?” Twilight confusingly announced.
“Hello there everyone,” she said regally before she looked at the bed, and her mood dropped. “How is she?” Celestia asked the doctor that was standing at the foot of the bed, reading a clip board.
“Well, medically, she’s in perfect condition; however she’s pretty deep in a coma, something’s happened in her mind, her psyche has almost completely shut it down.”
“Is there any whay we cun wake ‘er up doc?” Applejack asked
“There’s the problem, if there were something physically wrong we could do something about it, but because it’s within her mentality, there isn’t much we can do other than wait and hope.” The doctor bluntly stated.
Lightning’s head lifted, and gave the doctor an angry look. “Wait and hope?” He questioned furiously, “Your only suggestion is that we just sit here AND HOPE SHE GETS BETTER?!” he yelled, grabbing the doctor by the scruff
“Bu- but there’s n-nothing else we can d-do” spluttered the doctor. Lightning’s anger intensified as he pulled a hoof back in preparation to hit the doctor.
“Lightning!” exclaimed Twilight as her horn glowed and she popped out of existence and instantly popped back in-between Lightning and the doctor, pushing them away from each other.
“You can’t blame ponies for situations that are out of their control!” Twilight scolded as the doctor ran from the room
“No I can’t” he huffed as he slumped back into his chair and looked at the still figure in the bed. “However what happened to Rainbow was entirely my fault.”
“You Don't Know tha-” Twilight started to ask but Lightning interrupted her.
“I’m the one that did this. I’m the one that let my Mom and Dad die, I ‘m the one that released Discord, and I used the elements on Rainbow’s mind. It must’ve activated something that Discord had hidden, almost like a failsafe, he used me as a backup plan to escape, and maybe this is like a revenge for defeating him.” Lightning babbled on logically. “DAMN IT” he yelled, slamming his hoof on the bed next to Rainbow Dash.
An awkward silence filled the room, until it was broken by Rarity.
“Well darling at least you’ve earned you’re cutie mark” she said, pointing at lightning’s rump where a white cloud with two bolts of lightning streaked out of it lay.
“Yeah, but no cutie mark is worth the loss of a close friend” Lighting piped back, shooting down Rarity’s enthusiasm.
Another awkward silence engulfed the room for several minutes.
“Come along my little ponies, maybe some fresh air will do us some good” interjected Princess Celestia. She pointed a hoof toward the door as a yellow aura engulfed the door handle and proceeded to turn it. All the ponies the left through the newly opened door leaving Lightning alone, moping at Rainbow’s bed side.
After several silent minutes Lightning perked up and remembered something.
“You know what rainbow, when I was a foal, my mom used to sing me a song when I was falling asleep, it’s the one thing about my mother I’ll never forget” he mumbled, choking back tears as he started to sing.
“Spread your wings, come with me we’ll fly away,
Ride high in the clouds, ‘cus I ain’t afraid to say
I love you.
Touch the sky with me,
Skim the clouds can see,
Take me high with those,
Beautiful blue wings.
I could never dream such amazing things,
I love you and your, beautiful blue wings.
Touch the sky with me,
Skim the clouds can see,
Take me high with those,
Beautiful blue wings.
I could never dream such amazing things,
I love you and your, beautiful blue wings.”
As Lightning finished the last line of his mother’s song, he let his head fall into his hooves; his heart aching and tears streaming down his face. The room filled with the sound of crying as he couldn’t control himself anymore, he wanted Rainbow Dash, and he needed Rainbow Dash. She was the only one who understood his pain, could help him through the emptiness that has overcome his heart. Somehow Lightning managed to muster himself and mumbled something as he grabbed Rainbow’s hoof.
“Please Rainbow, please wake up.”