It's just turning noon. Rainbow Dash has come over to give Twilight some lessons on how to fly, and being the fastest flyer in all of Equestria they both agreed that the lessons could not go wrong. "Ok Twilight, the lessons that I will be giving you are the most intense, demanding lessons that exist. Are you up for the challenge?"
"Shouldn't I at least know the very basics first?" Twilight asks.
Rainbow sighs. "Fine, let's start with the basics. Now, go to the edge of the cliff." Twilight walks over. "Open your wings half way." She does so and waits. "And now." Rainbow pushes her. "Jump!" Twilight struggles to regain control. The wind pushes Twilight's wings fully open, and she glides down to the bottom. Rinbow was already waiting.
"You could have killed me Rainbow Dash!" Twilight yells, scared and mad.
"No you wouldn't have been killed. As long as you had your wings half open, it would have worked. And even if you somehow messed up, I would have saved you. Don't worry Twilight, I won't let anything happen to you." Twilight scowls but knows she is in good hooves. They spend the next few hours practicing.
"Alright, so what's next?" Twilight asks excitedly, ready for a new trick.
"Well, I could show you how to control your falling speed." Twilight nods. "Alright, first you want your wings open slightly so that they make an open cup near your flank. As you're falling, closing them more speeds up your fall, while opening them slows it down. I'll show you." Rainbow walks to the edge once more and makes the cup. She jumps off, slowly opening her wings to slow down. However, a rock falls onto her left wing, popping it out of place. In agony, she tries to open the other one, but that only makes her go into a spiral.
"Rainbow!" Twilight dives after her but losses her from sight. She reaches the bottom, looking around quickly. She lifts rocks with her magic but can't find her.
"Twilight..." A voice calls out. Twilight follows it until she reaches a puddle. It has water in it, but it's a musty red liquid. She follows the small river to a pile of rocks. She pushes them to the side, only to find a Rainbow Dash in pain and barley conscious.
"Rainbow Dash! Ok, ok, stay calm Rainbow, just stay awake and look at me." There is blood everywhere, but she can't find any scratches on her. "Ok, don't move, I'll be right back." Twilight flies off to find help.
Rainbow looks around, dazed and confused. How did this one simple tip go this horribly wrong? Her hoof begins to burn. She raises it, only to see a red mark going across it. She goes to get up, but immediately falls. Her vision starts to double and her ears ring. She sees figures flying down towards her, and just lies back. They talk to her but the ringing is too loud. She goes to grab the shoulder of one of the figures, but she can't tell where the figure is due to her double vision. She rests her hoof on the ground and begins having tunnel vision. She tries to speak, but can't tell if she is saying words or noises. She gives in and looses consciousness.
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In the hospital, Twilight paces back and forth in the hall. The other four are worriedly sitting outside of the room. "Twi', shouldn't you stay calm and hope for the best? Assuming the worst never helped anypony." Applejack says, getting dizzy from watching her.
"No! I wanted the lessons and she could die, I'm to blame if the surgery goes wrong, I almost-"
"Twilight darling please, you're not to blame. It was just a fluke darling, the only one to blame is the bad timing." Rarity says. Twilight slows down and sits against the wall, putting her hooves against her head. Rarity leans in, "And besides, I doubt the surgery went wrong, the doctor said the previous tests on the mice went perfect." She whispers to Twilight, keeping Fluttershy from hearing it. Twilight stays silent. The door opens and Nurse Red Heart walks into the hall. They all look at her.
"Ok, do you want the good news or the bad news first?"
"What's the good news?" Twilight quickly asks.
"The surgery went without a hitch. She will need to be in rest for at least three to four days, and then she will be allowed to leave. Everything from her vision to her hearing will be fully recovered." Twilight leans back, letting out a sigh of relief from the news.
"A-and the bad news?" Fluttershy meekly asks.
"Again, the surgery went perfect. A change this big in any life can cause mental twists and turns. If you notice anything, and I mean anything off about her, get her to the closest psychiatrist. The mind will be very confused for the first few months. After that she should be fine. I wish all of you, and her, the best of luck."
They all say a simultaneous thank you to the nurse as she walks away. "She'll be ok! I say this calls for a party!" Pinkie screams, running out of the hospital to gather the supplies.
"I guess we should be going girls, it is awfully late." Rarity says. They look at the clock, it's ten at night. Rarity walks out of the hospital Applejack following, and Fluttershy goes to walk away with them. She notices Twilight who is still holding her head in her hooves.
Fluttershy walks over. "Twilight? Are you ok?" Twilight musters her energy, and holds back any tears.
"I'm fine, just glad it's all over. You should go Fluttershy, your animals probably need you." Fluttershy nods and walks away, seeing that she isn't in the mood for talking.
Twilight sits in the waiting room, gathering her thoughts. "It's closing time Ms. Sparkle, you really need to go home." The nurse says.
"Ok." She slowly gets up, and walks towards the door.
"Is something bothering you?" The nurse asks, worried.
"Well, it's just, I feel like this is all my fault. She was teaching me how to fly when it happened and I, I don't know it's stupid, I'll leave." She walks out the door before the nurse can reply. Heading back to her library, Twilight sees Spike.
"Oh hey Twilight. How'd the surgery go?"
"It went fine." She replies. Spike, confused, just takes it as good news and continues cleaning.
"Oh, Pinkie said to remind you that she is having a party right now." Spike reminds her, yawning in the middle of the statement. Twilight heads to her bedroom, ignoring him. He heads to bed, too tired to notice. Twilight lies down, trying to go to sleep. She eventually realizes she can't and just stares out the window for the rest of the night.
"I'm sorry Dash."