Slowly, the door to Rainbow Dash's cloud home opened.
Rainbow stepped in, then stopped. She stood in a sliver of starlight, gazing at the dim shapes of furniture around her.
She breathed slowly, tilting about until she looked at her couch.
Blankets and pillows draped off the cushions, alone and discarded.
Rainbow stifled a yawn.
She stepped forward... and trotted past the couch.
The shower was one.
Rainbow Dash stood outside the stall.
Even as warm mists wafted across the bathroom...
Enticing her...
...she stood facing the mirror.
Her roof rubbed across it, wiping clean a halo that exposed her deadpan face.
She examined her blue cheeks... her fuzzy ears.
"It's going to be okay."
She spoke.
"Okay?"
She blinked... then smiled.
Then, without any further delay, she turned and trotted into the warm, invigorating shower.
Minutes later...
"Mmmmfff... it's going to be okay..."
Rainbow Dash slid under the covers.
"It's... going to be okay, Rainbow Dash..."
She lay in her own bed, surrounded by shadows.
The mare was smiling. The grin followed her as she cuddled into her pillow, then drifted off.
"Mmmmm'kay..."
She slept more soundly than she had in weeks.