The Jostled Flyer

by Josh Crapo


Split

Cloudchaser and I woke up as our nightmare ended, and at that moment, we both had my mane shed on our faces. But I couldn't stop rubbing my forehead. I checked the time. Five-o-two. "Oh, you've gotta be pony kidding me! It's still not six yet?!? How much sleep did I get?"
Cloudchaser looked at her watch on the table lamp. "If you count being up at two in the morning as sleeping, then about six hours."
"Oh, I'm sorry Cloudchaser. I really wish you didn't have to go through this. I really do. I just really can't find a way to keep this nightmare out of my mind."
Cloudchaser didn't respond at first but had an idea. "I think I know why you keep having the same nightmares every night. Once we're done with this morning temperature, follow me." She put the thermometer in my mouth, which made me start smiling. "One hundred point five. I think we have a good feeling about today. Let's go."
As we walked, Cloudchaser was looking around for somepony. I didn't know who it was until she spotted a pegasus with a mane similar to that of Fluttershy, only shorter. "Hey!!! Jostle Jinx, right?" I nodded. "Ooh, I remember seeing you from Pinkie's party when somepony new came. I think his name was Cheese right?"
I just corrected the pegasus. "Well, Cheese Sandwich."
"Oh, right. Well, I'm Flitter. So Cloudchaser, what's going on with Jostle Jinx?"
"Well, let's just say he's been having the same nightmare every night, and he's been conscious for about two weeks now." Clouchaser sure looked nervous.
Then came a pause, a long one if you asked me, before Flitter had broken the silence. "Oh. Well, I'll have to hear more about that. Jostle Jinx, you can come with me. Bye Cloudchaser."
A part of me died that day when I had to say goodbye to Cloudchaser and follow Flitter. I started tearing up when I realized Cloudchaser was doing all of this for me. She went into my dreams just for me. She took my temperatures to make sure I was doing better just for me. And now she took me to Flitter just for me. Everything she'd done, was just for me. And now, I had to say goodbye.