Rainbow slowly opened her eyes, noticing that Twilight was not in the bed with her. She sat up, wincing as pain shot down her spine. She felt so stupid for hiding her condition for so long. She just hoped Twilight can finish that spell. All she wanted was to have the chance to spend the rest of her life with Twilight and have a family with her.
Rainbow walked out of the room, looking for her other half. She saw spike walk out of the spare bedroom, he insisted on staying there to give the two some space. She was about to call out to him when he put a finger to his mouth and pointed a thumb down the stairs. Curious, she walked down the stairs to find Twilight at a desk, surrounded by papers. Her mane was a mess and her eyes were a little red.
"How long she been up?" she asked Spike. He shook his head.
"Four hours. She's been working non-stop." Rainbow walked up to Twilight and kissed her lightly on the neck. She jumped at the sudden touch but relaxed as she realized who it was. She turned her head and gave Rainbow a sweet, passionate kiss. She broke off and looked down at the paper.
"I looked over it a few times but will there is a way to kill off the branching of the cancer, there is no way to kill off the source. If this works, you will still need to have your wings removed before it spreads again." Twilight hung her head. "I'm sorry." Rainbow kissed her forehead.
"Don't be. If losing my wings is the price I have to pay, then so be it. As long as I'm with you, I will always soar through the sky, not literally, of course." Twilight smiled before nuzzling Rainbow.
"Well, Miss Dash, get ready. I have something planned for today." Rainbow raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? What is that?" Twilight grinned and leaned forward before whispering in her ear.
"Its a secret." Rainbow's eyes widened before she smiled.
"Its a good thing my wings are tied down. That wing boner would have been painful as hell." Twilight giggled and kissed her cheek before walking upstairs before getting herself ready. Rainbow followed, going to take a shower with her.
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"Where are we going?" asked Rainbow as she got into the hot air balloon. Twilight grinned again and shook her head.
"Can't tell you. Its a secret." Rainbow snorted before sitting down on the hot air balloon's floor. Twilight giggled as she guided it upward. Rainbow Dash didn't pay much attention until she realized where she was. Wonderbolt academy.
"Twilight, why are we here?" Twilight said nothing but her smile grew. Once the balloon landed, Twilight casted a spell to allow her to walk on the clouds. Rainbow just followed, since she still had her wings she still could walk on clouds unaided.
She followed Twilight for a bit, trying to figure out why she was back here. She couldn't think of any reason why she would be back at the academy meant for the best of flyers. If it hadn't occurred to Twilight, she could no longer fly. She looked at the lavender unicorn, trying to figure out her motive.
She heard somepony whistle and looked up to see the current members of the Wonderbolts flying torwards them. Her mouth dropped open and turned to see Twilight with a huge smile. A smile snuck across her face as she figured out Twilight's plan. She hugged the unicorn and kissed her multiple times on the cheek before turning to the Wonderbolts who were now landing down in front of them. Spitfire walked forward and shook hooves with Twilight.
"I'm glad you agreed to do this, Spitfire." said Twilight. Spitfire nodded and smiled.
"She saved our asses, is the only Pegasus to preform a sonic rainboom, and was able to quit her dream because of someone being too reckless. She deserves this."
"Deserves what?" asked Rainbow, paying close attention. Spitfire walked up to her with a smile.
"Rainbow Dash, you are here by a Wonderbolt for a day." Rainbow Dash's mouth dropped open, damn near falling through the clouds.
"B-but how? I can't fly and" Spitfire raised a hoof to stop her.
"I'm very well aware you can't fly. You will be helping us teach students at the academy. If anything requires flying, you will be transported by cloud." Rainbow beamed and tackled Twilight. She kissed her repeatedly, saying thank you in between each kiss. Twilight got up and kissed her on the forehead.
"You have fun, I'm going to head back and finish the spell." Rainbow nodded and kissed her marefriend, not caring that they were being watched. She watched as Twilight got on the balloon and started to leave. "I'll be back in a few hours!" she called out before disappearing.
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Rainbow waited for the balloon to appear over the clouds. She smiled after one of the best days of her life. The Wonderbolts agreed to allow her to visit and help out if it all worked out. It was all looking bright. She closed her eyes and basked in Celestia's sun. She heard her name and turned to see a brown Pegasus walking torwards her. Behind him she saw a group watching him, whispering to each other. She sighed as she suspected what he was going to ask.
"Miss Dash, is it okay if I ask you a question?" She looked up at the stallion, not wanting to explain this to him.
"If its about why I didn't fly today or why I'm waiting for someone to pick me up, forget about it." This earned a few gasps and more whispering from the others behind him. The stallion smirked.
"Well, I guess we were right." Rainbow glared at him.
"About what, if I may ask?"
"That you can't fly and that you are just a wanna be." Rainbow Dash jumped up and punched the stallion in the face, knocking out a few teeth.
"Just because someone has cancer doesn't mean they are a wanna be and can't fly. I have less than a week to live and I will not tolerate assholes like you!" She went to punch him again when pain erupted from her spine. She fell off him and groaned in pain, not able to move. The stallion got up and started to back away but backed right into Spitfire. She glared down at him.
"Oh buck, Rainbow!" Twilight jumped out of the balloon, leaving Spike to try and tie it down. Twilight lifted her onto her lap and stroked her mane. She turned over and glared at the Pegasus stallion. The stallion cried out as he was levitated into the air by a purple aura and brought over to him.
"Give me one reason I shouldn't use every torture spell in my knowledge on you right now." The stallion was crying his eyes out, obviously terrified by the mare.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" She dropped him onto his head.
"Get out of here. I'll let Spitfire take care of you. But fore now, I need her." Spitfire looked over at her with a questioning look. "Spitfire, I need you to take Rainbow to the hospital. I did a quick check over and the growth has accelerated. I need to get that spell now and get it removed. Can you take her there?" Spitfire nodded.
"Of course. Sorian, take this shit back to my office. Expell him once you get there." Sorian nodded and guided the stallion back to the building. She them went and brought down a cloud. Once Twilight got Rainbow on she began to take off. She stopped as Twilight called out to her.
"Be careful with her. She worries me enough as it is." Spitfire smiled.
"I'll take the utmost care." With that, she was off to the hospital.