"Rainbow Dash? It's Nurse Redheart. Your friends are here. should i send them in or do you want some more time to compose yourself?."
"I'll be alright doc. Send them in."
Nurse redheart opened the door a little to let the group of friends in. Just as the first, Twilight Sparkle, walked through the door, Rainbows heart sank. First she saw the hoof. To Rainbow, it appeared as a shadow-like flame, around a black hoof and the sleeve of a robe draping down half of it. She reminded herself that it was just a dream and that it didn't actually happen. It started to work as the shadow flame started to dissapate. Then the head came into sight, showing a shaded face and a shadow flame as a mane, similair to the one that she saw on the hoof, and a hood almost covering it. At that point, Rainbow had forgotten all about what she was trying to tell herself, that it was actually her friend. She jumped out of the bed and fell on her haunches, slipping on the shiny marble floor. She started retreating backwards toward the corner of the room. Nurse Redheart came to assist the terrified pegasus.
"It's ok Rainbow. There your friends. This is going to be hard, but I need you to look at them and think of your friends."
The pegasus was in tears at the mere sight of the terrifying shadows. "I can't! They're going to kill me!"
"No there not Rainbow Dash, They're going to help you. They may seem as evil beings to you, but to everypony else, they are just normal ponies, concerned about their friend."
Rainbow Dash did her best to look up. But as she looked at the face of the shadow Pinkie Pie, with her black, fiery mane flat against her face, she retreated back to the self comfort of her hoofs. She suddenly felt a warm embrace cover her entire body. She looked up to see the shadow Pinkie Pie hugging her. She wanted to jump back in fear and run away, but she was frozen in place by the warmth of the surprise hug. The shadow of Pinkie began to fade into a depressed and sad mare. "Pinkie?" Rainbow looked behind her to see the other three ponies, back as they should be. "GUYS!" She shook of the pink pony, sending her tumbling, and hugged each one of them in a massive group hug. She opened her eyes, with tears of joy, and looked at her friends. Where did her friends go? She found herself on the floor of the hospital, hugging several pillows. Rainbow jumped back in terror, letting out a loud shriek. This prompted Nurse Redheart to run into the room, to find a pegasus, staring at 4 pillows, with a look of confusion.
"What happened Rainbow?"
"I-I-I don't know. I was hugging my friends and then they turned into pillows."
"Halucinations? Now that is very strange. Either way, your friends just arrived. Do you want me to send them in?"
"Y-yeah sure."
Nurse Redheart left the room for a few seconds and came back with four worried mares. "Go on in girls, she's waiting." The four worried mares slowly crept into the hospital room. Rainbow looked up to see her friends. Not the shadow figures of her friends, but her real friends. This time, she decided to ditch the group hug and just settle for a chat.
"So Rainbow, why where you terrified of us the other night?" Pinkie wanted some answers.
"Heh.... Long story."
"I've got time."
"I'd rather not reflect on tha-" Rainbow was cut off by a creepy pink pony staring at her with pleading, yet demanding, eyes. Her face was so close that they where alost touching muzzles. She stared into her eyes for what seemed like an age before Pinkie Pie finally spoke.
"Tell me."
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After a long time of explaining her dream and what she saw, Pinkie was stood there, gobsmacked at what she had just heard. But then, her mane exploded into a large, poofy mess, back to what it used to be like. "Oh my gosh Dashie! That seems so grim and evil, it's so unlike you to dream of something like that. And the fact that you could feel it was even wierder! But i'm so glad your ok now because now we can throw A PARTY!" As she said 'PARTY', her notorious party cannon was pulled out of nowhere. She lit the fuse with a match, again pulled out of nowhere, and took cover. "3! 2! 1!" The cannon exploded in a wide range of food and drinks as well as a whole load of decorations, making it look rather festive for a hospital room
"Thanks Pinkie, but right now I just want to go home."
Pinkie let out a huff. "Party pooper."