Scootaloo woke up with a shock, panting and sweating. After taking a while to catch herself, she observed her surroundings. There was a beeping noise, she looked over and noticed she was not in her bedroom. It was uncomfortable. She looked down and saw that she was in a hospital bed. After a moment she realized she was in the hospital. She tried to get out of bed and felt pain in her wings. Looking back down, she noticed her entire torso was wrapped in bandages. Then she looked over and saw Rainbow Dash. Her eyes were wide and her jaw dropped.
"What?"
Rainbow broke into tears. Joyful tears. She then took a few moments to catch herself and tried to clear up Scootaloo's confusion.
"You were in a coma for a month and a half now."
"Oh. Wait, why are you in the hospital too?"
Before she could answer, Doctor Horse walked into the room.
"Ah, what a pleasant surprise! Scootaloo! You're finally awake!"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Was I really out that long? It just felt like a short nightmare is all."
"Well, believe me, it was, and everyone was afraid you wouldn't wake up"
"Well, I'm here now. Anyway, I just want to know, when do I get out of here, and why is Rainbow Dash here?"
"Oh, well fortunately for you, you're actually going to be able to leave in a few days. Rainbow Dash, on the other hoof, has to stay here until she gets... A special treatment."
Scootaloo looked over at Rainbow, who had an uneasy look on her face.
"Um, what kind of treatment?" Right after she asked, she noticed the doctor suddenly had the same uneasy expression as Dash.
"Err well... Uh, she... Injured her wings... Shortly after you fell. The treatment's just to help her recover."
"Oh. Okay"
With a sigh of relief, the doctor excused himself out of the room, which caught Scootaloo's attention, and she became suspicious. Rainbow and the doctor were hiding something from her. And she needed to know what it was. Her wings bothered her as well.
"Why are they so uncomfortable?" She thought to herself. Then she looked over at Rainbow Dash. Her torso was completely wrapped. Her wings couldn't be seen underneath the bandages, her sides were completely flat. That's when she pieced together everything.
"No. You couldn't have."
"Huh?" Rainbow turned around to face Scootaloo, only to find that she was on the verge of crying.
"Tell me the wings underneath these bandages... Tell me they aren't yours!"
Rainbow Dash didn't say a word, she looked away, afraid Scootaloo would see her tear up.
"Please no! Tell me this is only a dream! This can't be happening! Oh Celestia, how could you do this? Why, would you do this?"
"I'm sorry, squirt." Rainbow mumbled. Scootaloo was bawling, unable to control herself after learning that her idol had practically given up all she had, just so she could fly.
"I... I don't understand why you did this. Why?"
Rainbow turn back around to face her.
"I wanted to make sure you fulfilled your dream. I hated seeing you unable to fly, and I wasn't able to teach you. So this was the only way I knew how to help. Please understand."