//------------------------------// // The Accident // Story: A Broken Bloom // by Cinnamon Clover //------------------------------// A Broken Bloom ch 1 Summary: "Open your parachute Apple Bloom!" That was the last thing she heard before her small filly body slammed into the ground. Chapter 1: The Accident "I think we should try BASE jumping.” Scootaloo told her two friends as they bolted into the refurbished tree house. It was Friday and Cheerilee had just let her students out of school for the weekend. The CMC were excited to have two full days to try to find their cutie marks, better yet they were going to Scootaloo’s house for a sleepover tomorow night. Least to say, they were very pumped up! …But doesn’t mean Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were quite so excited about Scootaloo’s idea. They looked nervously at each other. They didn’t want to get hurt, but they didn’t want to hurt Scootaloo’s feelings even more so hesitantly they agreed. After grabbing their parachutes and helmets the trio was out the door. 30 MINUTES LATER Now standing on a pad about 100 ft. above the ground in a meadow on the outskirts of Ponyville, Apple Bloom looked down and gulped. She didn't think this was a good idea. "Ok on three. 1...2...3!" Scootaloo told her friends, jumping off the pad.  Both Scootaloo's and Sweetie Belle's parachutes opened. Apple Bloom wasn't so lucky. "Open your parachute Apple Bloom!" shouted Scootaloo as she watched fearfully her friend's decent to the earth. Apple Bloom had tried to but alas her efforts were fruitless, her parachute did not come out. Scootaloo's words were the last things she heard before her small filly body slammed into the ground.  "APPLE BLOOM!" the other two fillies cried as their friend hit the ground. Quickly the two other fillies ran the side of their fallen comrade. She had broken both of her rear legs. That much was obvious. "Sweetie Belle, stay with her! I'm going to get some help!" Scootaloo called out as she got on to her scooter and took off at record breaking speeds. Within a few minutes  she found Rainbow Dash on a cloud over head. "RAINBOW!" the orange filly called out to her idle, immediately getting the rainbow maned mare's attention. Rainbow could tell from her admirer's voice something was wrong. Life threateningly wrong. "What's wrong?" the cyan Pegasus asked fearing the worst, and showing it. "It's Apple Bloom. In the meadow where the daisies grow." was all the filly said. It was all the filly needed to say. Her facial expression and tone of pure fear and worry said it all. Taking off like a rocket, her rainbow colors staining the sky where she had previously been. She was there in ten seconds flat. Upon seeing the injured filly and Sweetie Belle crying over her, Rainbow quickly picked up the prior and flew off just as fast as before, if not faster. Meanwhile, Scootaloo had found and told AJ & Big Mac, the latter of the two went back to Sweet Apple Acres to get Granny Smith. AJ and Scoot sped off in the direction of a rainbow and red stipe heading towards the Ponyville Hospital. 10 seconds later Rainbow Dash with the injured Apple Bloom still in her arms burst into the ER. Without hesitation a nurse got a unused stretcher and took the young filly. Seconds later AJ & Scootaloo rushed through the doors, shortly followed Sweetie Belle, Big Mac, Granny Smith, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity & Twilight. They all had a look of deep worry glued to their faces, even Pinkie's usually fluffy mane and tale had gone flat. About three hours the nurse came out. Immediately the ponies asked about Apple Bloom. How is she? Was she going to be ok? Could they go and see her? "She was not looking good when your rainbow maned friend brought her in. She'll have to stay overnight but she'll be alright, I'm afraid her hind legs are broken beyond repair though. As for seeing her, only her family right now. The rest of you can see her when she wakes up." the nurse told the ponies. 'It's my fault she's hurt. It's my fault she'll never walk again. Why did I suggest BASE jumping? WHY!' Scootaloo yelled at herself on the inside. The three members of the Apple family followed the nurse to Apple Bloom's room. What they saw brought tears to all their eyes. She was crying in her sleep like she already knew she would never walk again. It was just too much for the farm family. About an hour later two small yellow eyelids fluttered open to see a white hospital room and her family sitting down in a few chairs. Suddenly her sister got off her seat and went over to her side. It was at that moment she realized she was in a bed, bandages scattered all over her body & her entire body was hurting especially her back legs. "It's ok Apple Bloom. Every things going to be alright." Apple Jack said comforting her younger sister, who was now crying in pain. She then started to stop crying. She felt better knowing her family was near.