When Lancie reached Rainbow Dash, she was already laying in a crimson pool of her own juices. The starlight caught a single sliver of an eye, twitching to stay open. The statue scuffled to a stop in front of her. She registered his presence with a mewling gurgle, but little more.
"Rainbow Dash!" Lancie hissed, upon the verge of hyperventilating. "Can you hear me? See me?! Do anything?!"
"Snrkkkt... grkkt..." Her hooves curled inward, stained with blood. They failed to cover the gaping hole in her chest. "Mrrmmff... spkkplttt..." A tear trickled down her cheek, turning red. "Hhhhstt—Lancieeee..."
"Rainbow Dash." He gulped a lump down his stone throat and leaned forward. "Listen to me." He pointed up the craggy hillside. "Get up. You have to move. The shards." His talon glistened. "If we can j-just find the shards, I can fix you up in a jiffy!"
"Hkkt... mmmff—no..."
"Darn it, Rainbow! This isn't a joke!" He hissed. "Help me find the shards so I can get you back to—"
"No... ulp... Lancieeee..." She exhaled, each time growing weaker... limper. More tears collected on her face, but then something even stranger: a smile. And a delirious one at that. "You... you find the shards..."
"Rainbow Dash..."
"Fix... Apple Bloom... grkkkt... cure her..." Rainbow's ears twitched. She coughed... spat out a wad of blood... then whimpered: "Look after Applejack."
Lancie leaned back, eyes blinking rapidly.
"Protect... scrkkkt... her farm..." Rainbow wheezed. "Use... the shards... grkkt... on her..." Her eyes rolled back. "Only... only on h-her..."
The statue's jaw hung open. "Rainbow..."
"It's okay... grkkkt... Lancie..." Her head turned over. A smile greeted the starlight. One eye opened a final time, twinkling... as if with freckles. "I'll go as... I came... mmnnghh... loving her... awesome things... ffrnkkttt... love you, Applejack..." At last, the lashes closed. "Tell her, Lancie... like I-I never could... love..." A shudder, a quiver. "...love..."
He seethed. He seethed harder. "Rainbow... Rainbow you have to get the shards! You have to wish me to save you! Dammit... why won't you change?!" He was shaking at this point. When there was no response, he bent over, clasped her red-stained fur, and let loose a prolonged snarl. "Rrrrrrgh—Aaaaaaaaaaugh!"
Then, with sudden grace, he lifted a talon into the air and flicked two digits together.
SNAP!
Both the statue and the battered pegasus disappeared.