Chapter 10
Rainbow Dash was concerned about Fluttershy, and had many questions for the doctor. "What happened to her? She was conscious one minute then just passed out."
The doctor cleared his throat, "She had an aneurysm rupture inside of her. It started bleeding internally. Had she came to us any later she probably would have bled out, and died."
"What caused it?" She asked.
"Usually they're caused by high blood pressure—which can be caused by any number of things: Improper diet, large amounts of stress, or lack of sleep."
"Will she be okay?" asked Rainbow Dash.
The doctor answered, "She's stable. She almost didn't make it, but you did a good job with bringing her in quickly. However, if this were to happen again, I doubt she would be so lucky. "
"But she's okay right now. Right?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Yes, she is," said the doctor, "but she's going to need to stay here so we can make sure she stays that way. We did give her a blood transfusion. Also her wing is fractured in several places. The bones aren't aligned properly, and it won't heal without surgery. Since wings are best fixed by a specialist, and it wasn't life threatening, we splinted it for right now, but she will need another surgery to get it fixed. Judging by the looks of it, It will be a long recovery, and if she ever does fly again, it might never have the same wing power as it did before."
"Oh my!" said Rainbow Dash. "Is there... anything I can do for her... as a friend?"
The doctor replied, "The company of a friend is always good for a recovering pony. When we discharge her from the hospital, make sure she doesn't overexert herself. Try not to stress her out, and avoid touching her wing."
"Okay. I'll take good care of her," said Rainbow Dash. "Umm... Can I see her?"
The doctor saw the desperation in Rainbow Dash's eyes. "Just don't try to startle her. She only woke up from the anesthesia a moment ago so it might take her a bit to orient herself. Also, I should let you know, she was in surgery for a long time, so its normal if she looks a little pale..."
Rainbow Dash entered Fluttershy's room. Fluttershy was hooked up to more than one machine. She was pale like the doctor cautioned, and here eyes were squinted. "Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash cheered excitedly, then remembered the doctor told her that she wasn't suppose to startle her. From sudden realization she lowered her tone. "I mean: Hi Fluttershy. How's it going?"
Fluttershy opened her eye's a little wider. "Rainbow Dash?" she muttered.
Fluttershy looked confused. She asked, "Rainbow Dash... Why did you help me? How did you know where I was?"
Rainbow Dash wasn't prepared to answer that question, but she tried her best to anyway. "I'm a weather pony, and I was taking on an extra night shift. I was working the storm, and I saw you walking up to that shack. I thought it was strange for you to be going to a place like that in the middle of the night, so I followed you. I waited outside, but when I heard you scream I went in the house to look for you."
"Yeah, but why? I was so mean to you earlier. I thought you were no longer my friend." Fluttershy looked up solemnly at Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash said, "No Fluttershy. We may have our fights, but no matter what, I'll always be there for you."
Fluttershy extended her arms out; asking for a hug.