The mare's magenta eyes bored into me. The look she was giving me was so intense I couldn't keep eye contact with her and I had to look away. All at the same time, she looked annoyed, angry, curious, upset and joyful.

The doctor's voice broke the uncomfortable silence.

"Miss Scootaloo, this is Rainbow Dash. Both of you have similar injuries, we hoped that you two might be able to heal together."

Heal together? I had no idea what this delusional doctor was thinking, but warriors like me didn't just make friends. My only friend was Apple Bloom and that was because I'd known her since we were fillies. There's no time for making friends or having fun. Everyone knows that.

Before anyone could say anything else, my dad's earpiece buzzed.

"Yes. This is Second Lieutenant Thunderhead." My father spoke into the microphone. "Affirmative. I'm on my way. Over."

I didn't question anything. I knew my father wouldn't be able to stay with me much longer. He probably begged for a few days off so he could see me.

"Scootaloo, I'm sorry…" He apologized. "I can't stay. They need me out there. I'll try to come back in a few days to check on you, but even if I can't Mom will be coming soon. I'll write to you."

I sighed. "Don't worry Dad. I understand. I guess I'll see you later."

"Yes. Bye Scootaloo." Before I could respond, my father rushed out the door.

There was another long moment of silence. No one knew what to say. The doctor was once again the one to break it.

"Well…" He said, shifting uncomfortably on his hooves. "I'll leave you two. I have to go tend to the other patients." He walked out of the room hurriedly.

For a long while, the rainbow maned pegasus mare and I stared at each other. This eye contact wasn't strange as it had been before. Now it was competitive, like it was a staring contest. Finally, the mare broke eye contact and sat down up against the wall opposite to my bed.

"It wasn't my idea." She said, glaring up at me again.

"Glad to know we're both in the same boat on this 'healing together' thing." I growled slowly.

There was another period of silence.

"Rainbow Crash, right?" I asked, spitting out the words.

"Dash." She hissed angrily. "And what does it matter what my name is? I'm not in this to make friends."

"Neither am I." I muttered. "Neither am I…"

As another few moments of silence passed, I looked at Rainbow Dash's metal wing. I guessed that it was the one the doctor was talking about. It looked uncomfortable to wear, but as long as I could fly, it didn't matter. As I was studying the wing, another question popped into my head. One that I knew would annoy her.

"So, what happened to the ol' wing?" I sneered.

Rainbow rolled her eyes and let out a small laugh. "And you're the one asking this? Have you looked in a mirror lately?"

"As a matter of a fact I have!" I snarled. This mare was starting to frustrate me.

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash looked inspired. "You know, if you really want to know about my wing, I could tell you the story. I'm sure you'll be impressed."

Before I could stop her, the tale began.

"So of course, I'm a warrior. Like you and most of the ponies in this hospital. So I'm just minding my own business, dropping bombs from above and being an awesome sniper, when suddenly, this random enemy pegasi knocks me straight out of the air!" She punched the air with her hoof to show me. Suddenly, she looked alarmed. "Well, I fought them first and I was about to win when another one came up from behind and pulled my wing right out of the socket! I tried to fly, but I couldn't. I mean, I almost did, but… Anyway, I fell down from the sky. I was really high up because that's cool and all that stuff, but I hit the ground and I heard a really loud snap! Then I blacked out, and I woke up here in the hospital. They told me I severely broke my wing and they had to amputate it! But that didn't stop me! I kept training and stuff and I got this metal wing and… yeah. That's the story."

After hearing the story, I felt surprisingly better and I pushed myself into an upright position.

"You wanna hear how I lost my wing?" I didn't wait for an answer, but began the tale anyway. Of course, much like Rainbow had, I added a few things in to make the story more interesting. She seemed mildly impressed when I had finished.

Rainbow Dash smiled. An authentic smile. "Maybe we have more in common than I thought."

"Maybe we do." I gave that smile right back to her.

And maybe my life wasn't completely ruined.

Hey guys!

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sorry if it seemed kind of rushed. If there are any typos, please let me know!