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// Chapter 3 
// Story: The Accident 
// by Forgotten Tears 
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Chapter 3
To See You Again
Rainbow Dash flew as fast as she could to the Ponyville hospital, She walked down the halls following the green lit signs labeled "Morgue" With each step she felt her heart die just a small bit, she pushed open the doors to the morgue. At the desk stood a mare in a bright white lab coat; she had a straight black mane and circular framed glasses. "May i help you?" Rainbow Dash felt a tear stream down her cheek, "I'm here to see my friend Fluttershy." The mortician sighed, "That pony has all ready been sent to the undertakers, if you hurry you can catch him before he starts his work." Rainbow flew out of the morgue through the rear door, it started raining again and it seemed the rain was falling harder and faster than before.
She reached the undertakers building, slowly walking in; the bell above the door rung with a soft chime and the undertaker came out. Dressed in a drag grey suit jacked and black tie, he looked at Rainbow but didn't need to say anything as he ushered her into the resting area; and up to a large oak coffin. The lid of the coffin was open and he could see Fluttershy had already been dressed in a formal green and pink dress, there were small pink and cyan butterflies along the top rim of her dress. Rainbow pulled the small pony out of the small saddle she wore on her side.
Clutching the small figurine in her hand, she prayed and pleaded to what ever magics controlled it. "Please, just let me see her again; i'll do anything...i'll pay any price to set things right." She cried as tears streamed down and crashed onto the golden figure, suddenly everything around her turned as black as the darkest night, Rainbow stood up and looked around. "Whats going on...whose there?" At first she could hear a soft voice, but couldn't make out the words. "It's all your fault Rainbow Dash." The words got louder and she immediately recognized the voice, it was Fluttershy; "I know its my fault, but i want to put things right...I'm not going to ask for forgiveness...cause i know i don't deserve it."
"Your damn right, you don't deserve it!" Fluttershy's voice yelled, "You had been warned by numerous ponies that your pranks were getting out of hoof...but you never listened, and i had to pay the price for your ignorance!" Rainbow couldn't see Fluttershy but it was her voice, tears began to well in her eyes; "I'm so sorry.." Rainbow said quietly as she covered her face in her wings, curling into a ball. Slowly a tall dark figure appeared infront of her from a cloud of mist, "Do you understand your misgivings Rainbow Dash?" The figure said, kneeling to her.
"Please, i want to see her again...i want to bring her back." The figure smiled, pulling his hood down; he was a creature that Rainbow Dash had never seen before. His head was just a fleshless skull of a pony but he was too tall and stood on two legs instead of four. "Even i can not bring back the dead without a price" The figure waved his hand and a flash of light blinded Rainbow Dash as what seemed to be a movie reel flashed past them, showing the life events of ponies, forest creatures and other beings she never recognized or imagined had existed.
"I believe it was a pony wizard who had coined the phrase: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction?" Rainbow nodded, "I cannot simply stomp my feet and bring her back...A life for a life is needed, are you willing to give all of your life force for her?" Rainbow looked to him, with tear filled eyes. "Yes...please can i atleast see her?" The figure nodded, waving his hand again. And Fluttershy walked to them from out of the bitter darkness.
Rainbow Dash flew over to her as quickly as she could, wrapping her legs around her neck. She had tears of joy in her eyes, "Rainbow?" Fluttershy said questioningly, "What are you doing here? Did you die too?" Rainbow shook her head, resting her wing on Flutters cheek. "No...but there's something i'm going to do for you, and no matter what you cannot try to bring me back." Fluttershy looked at her "Your going to make him a deal aren't you?" She said in her quiet tone. "Rainbow i can't let you do that, i won't let you give up your life for mine..." Rainbow smiled, softly kissing Fluttershy on the cheek. "Its not your decision...it's mine." 
Rainbow Dash walked over to the shadowy figure and placed her hoof in his hand. "I'm ready" They faded away in seconds and Fluttershy ran over to them and meant to crash into her to make her stoped, but she was gone; they just gradually faded into the darkness and Fluttershy was pulled downward. Through a spiral of colors and memories. "NO! RAINBOW DASH!!"
Minutes later, Twilight and everypony else arrived at the undertakers; they walked in to find Rainbow Dash laying on her side infront of Flutters coffin. All of them ran over Rainbow Dash, AppleJack lifted up her head. "Come on sugarcube, yah can't be gone...yah just can't..." Tears welled in her eyes as she lifted Rainbows eyelids, they were pureblack. Princess Celestia resting her horn acrossed Rainbows forehead. "She's not gone just yet, but she is close." 
After a few more seconds Fluttershy opened her eyes and took in a heavy breath, her vision began to focus as she looked up to see Twilight and Rarity staring down at her. A look of such sadness in their eyes, "No...she's not gone..." Flutter said with tears in her eyes as she slowly crawled out of the coffin with Twilight and Rarity's help. She crawled over to Rainbow Dash, slowly setting her hoof on her cheek. "No...you can't be dead..." Flutter began to cry, feeling Rainbows last breath leave her snout, wrapping her wings around Rainbows now lifeless body. She cried, pulling her close; "i can't live if she's not here with me..." She cried, in a flash of life; the same dark figure now stood before the ponies.
Standing next to him was a ghostly figure of Rainbow Dash, she was smiling; "Fluttershy..." She said and her voice sounded like it came from everywhere at once. "Don't cry, things are right this way..." She walked over to her, setting her faded wings on Fluttershy's, softly kissing her cheek. "This is what i wanted, i got to see you again...and...i got to bring you back." Fluttershy looked at her with tears in her eyes, "But i can't survive without you...you're my strength Rainbow..." Rainbow Dash smiled, setting her forehead against hers. "My sweet Fluttershy, remember what i said to you when i left for the wonderbolt academy?"
She nodded, sniffling. "You said even though you wouldn't be here in person...that you would all ways be in my heart." Rainbow smiled, nodding. "That is true, now more than ever...and...you have so many people who depend on you...Angel, and all the other animals...even Tank will have to depend on you now..." She smiled, sitting close to her. Fluttershy could still feel how warm she was, she slowly curled closer. "Please don't go just yet..." The figure nodded to Rainbow Dash. "You have some time, there are still many things that will need to be done before this is final..."
Suddenly Twilight, AJ, Rarity, Pinkie, Spike and the rest stood up to the Figure. "From what i understand, you need a life force in order for Fluttershy's life to be final...right?" Twilight said to which the figure nodded. "Then take some of mine." She said "Mine too." And soon everyone in the room, said the same thing right after eachother. "With a small amount of all of our life forces it should be sufficient." The figure knelt down. "It doesn't work that way." He said in a dark and demanding tone. "One ponies life is all that is needed, i have never taken so much life power from so many before; i don't know what the outcome will be." AJ looked at him, "Thats a risk we're all willin' to take sugarcube, am ah right girls?"
Everyone nodded, even the princess' "And me and Luna will give more than a fair amount, to save one of our most dilligent subjects." The figure looked at them. "You value this ponies life that much?" He asked. Twilight nodded. "Rainbow Dash represents the element of loyalty, she has all ways been there for us on more than one occaision..." Pinkie looked at the figure, her hair still straight. "What kind of loyal friends would we be if we didn't try and help?" Rarity smiled, "I for one will admit i have not been the most loyal of friends at times; but i will happily give up anything for her." She said smiling, "Very well, but know this; when i take your life forces; you will not only feel older; but you will also be missing memories..."
The shadowy figure waved his hand a final time as a large scythe appeared in his hands from a cloud of the blackest smoke. He banged it on the ground, soon small streamed of a white mist came from the group of ponies. He moved it around his hands till it formed a small white ball of light, slowly moving it down to Rainbow Dash's body. He spoked in a dark and gruffy tone. "With this energy i give you life, with this energy you will have the memories of your friends. With this energy the payment is paid to me, but the payment to your friends for their loyalty, generosity and friendship. May never be paid." He pushed the ball of light into Rainbow's chest.
Rainbow Dash opened her eyes in a white flash of light, gasping for breath. She slowly let her eyes focus and felt a pair of cream colored wings around her. "Fluttershy...?" She looked up to see her smiling down, "You're alive?" She smiled nodding, "Only because of you, that was so brave of you" Rainbow smiled, kissing her cheek. "I would do anything for you...I...love you" She smiled curling closer. "But how am i alive? I should be dead" She questioned. The figure knelt down, the hood now back over his skull. "You are alive only because of the sacrifice of true friendship...you friends gave you a portion of each of their lives..." She looked at all of them "Princess Luna? Celestia and Cadance? You all did this for me? Why?"
Princess Celestia smiled and walked over, setting her wing on her head. "Because you are the most loyal of friend to all of us Rainbow Dash. And your friends could not let you go through this by yourself, your friends put themselves in harms way in order to save you. And that my dear Rainbow is the true magic of friendship." Twilight, AJ, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Spike ran over to Rainbow and hugged her and Fluttershy. "We couldn't abandon one of our most dear friends now could we?" Rarity said smiling as a tear of joy fell down her cheek. The figure disappeared, slowly into a mist.
The group of ponies walked back to Zecora's cabin in the woods. When she opened the door, she was shocked to see both Rainbow and Flutter alive. "I must admit i am surprised, i had not expected to see dear Fluttershy. And Rainbow Dash, have you gotten answers for all you have asked?" Rainbow nodded, handing back the small figurine. "This i cannot take, for it is only a fake." Rainbow looked at her quizically. "A fake?" Zecora smiled, "It is not the object that revived dear Fluttershy...But the love that you grow inside, is the strongest magic that resides in the heart." She smiled, "Thats what you meant when you said The magic needed to use this token herein, must come from within." 
Zecora smiled, nodding. Princess Cadance walked to them, "Only the magic in a pure heart of love and friendship can revive the dead, but the price must still have been paid. One price, that i'm sure all of ponyville would have paid." Rainbow Dash smiled, setting her wings around Fluttershy. "And i would gladly go into the danger again, for you; i would go anywhere." She said slightly rubbing her cheek against Fluttershy's.