Down, but not out

Chapter 10

A/N: sorry this one is a little late guys. I have been having a slow week. I was also real tired when I finished sooo there might have been a few mistakes in the end. Anyway thanks for the reviews as always. I might start replying to them after this chapter soo stay tuned!

Down, but not out

A pair of magenta colored eyes snapped open only to be blinded by the sunlight. Rainbow squinted and rose her head up slowly, wincing at the pain. She was in a bed in a white room with medical equipment and a chair, which was unoccupied. She looked at herself and saw that she was in a hospital gown. Rainbow sighed.

"I hate hospitals." She mumbled, crossing her hooves in a pouty expression.

As if on cue, a nurse entered the room occupied on her clipboard. She looked up and realized the patient was awake.

"Oh, your awake. That was fast, you weren't supposed to wake up for another day or so." The nurse said walking over to Dash's bed and pressed a button to paige the doctor. "How do you feel ms. Dash?"

" Ugh. Ok I guess, what happened? Where are my friends?!" Rainbow said starting to panic once she realized that her friends should be here with her.

"Calm down ms. Dash, most of them are just getting breakfast downstairs in our cafeteria, except for him." The nurse explained gesturing to the other side of the room. Rainbow turned toward her gesture and saw none other than sonic flash in the window seal fast asleep in the soaking sun.

Rainbow tensed up for a second at the sight of him sleeping so peacefully. "How did I not see him before?" She thought.

"You're a really lucky mare to have a special somepony such as him." The nurse began. "He saved your life."

Rainbows eyes widened at her words.

"Were not dating!" Dash blurted out blushing a deep red.

"Oh...my apologies!" The nurse replied. "It's just that...well...you talk in your sleep and..."

"Ok ok shh! "Rainbow combated. "It's fine." She said lowering her voice. She didn't really want to risk waking sonic up in the middle of this conversation.

"Soooo." The nurse says awkwardly. "Does that mean he's single?" She asked smiling sheepishly.

Rainbow gritted her teeth at the eager mare. "I think it's time for you to leave." Dash gritted.

"O..of course. Um the doctor will be with you shortly." The nurse announced scooting toward the door and eventually breaking for it.

Rainbow crossed her hooves again and sunk into the bed.

"I. hate. hospitals." She grumbled again.

On the first floor of the Hospital, in the cafeteria, sat five mares and a baby dragon all at a table. Twilight was reading a book, Rarity was eating waffles maturely with a levitated fork, Applejack was eating a blueberry muffin, Fluttershy just got water, spike was enjoying a plate full of donuts, while pinkie was stuffing her face with cupcakes.

In the middle of their breakfast, spike was about to bite into his last donut, but suddenly belched out green smoke replacing the donut with a scroll. It rolled onto the table and stopped in front of twilight.

"Aww." Spike whined. "That was my last one!"

"Spike darling, you should really say excuse me if your going to belch like that." Rarity said taking another small bite of her waffle.

Spike smiled sheepishly. "Hehe excuse me." He said feeling a little embarrassed in front of his crush.

All attention turned to twilight as she read the scroll levitating in front of her.

"Whats it say sugarcube?" Applejack asked as everypony else leaned in.

"Princess Celestia wants us all in canterlot right away. It has something to do with Eggman." Twilight announced.

"But, we don't know when rainbow is going to wake up." Spike said in a worried tone.

As if on cue again, a nurse walked into the cafeteria, heading for the five mares and dragon.

"She's awake." The nurse stated kindly.

Right after she said that they all took off, ready to see their friend awake.

Rainbow was still laying in bed, staring at sonic absentmindedly as she thought. Until the cobalt earth pony started to stir.

Sonics eyes started to flutter open as he stretched. He then fully opened them and yawned.

Rainbow snapped out of her trance and looked in a different direction.

"Well well well look who finally decided to wake up." Sonic smirked, getting out of the window seal. "Good morning sleeping beauty, or should I say afternoon."

Rainbow just smiled at his comment and stared at the ceiling. "Sonic have you ever had a special somepony?" Rainbow asked the cobalt pony.

Sonic was taken aback by her question and rose an eyebrow. "What do you mean by special?" He asked.

"Like somepony that means a lot to you, more than a friend I mean." Dash continued looking over at sonic. Clearly interested in his answer.

"Like a brother or sister?" Sonic asked sitting down in the chair in the room and taking a drink of his water he just so happened to have.

"No, like a...marefriend." Dash said barley able to finish her sentence.

Sonic almost choked on his water but was able to swallow it down. "Uh...I wish I knew." He said a little to quickly as he took another drink.

"Oh ya, sorry about that." Rainbow said remembering about his memory problems. "I just was looking for advise I guess." She said, with her ears drooping down and looking away from sonic.

"Why? Do you like somebody." Sonic asked.

Before rainbow could answer his question, Twlight came through the door followed by the rest of the mane six and spike.

"Thank Celestia your awake." Twlight said as they all entered the room.

"Hey guys." Dash greeted feeling better that her friends were here, but still a little flushed about her and sonics conversation.

"Princess Celestia wants us all in canterlot right away rainbow. Do you think your well enough to get there?" Twlight asked.

Rainbow smirked and was about to speak again but was interrupted AGAIN.

A unicorn doctor stepped into the room, holding a clipboard with his magic. "Well well well. Look who finally woke up." He said walking up to her bed. "How do you feel?"

"I'm fine." Dash said said leaning over to the side of the bed and getting ready to get up.

"Well our definition of fine isn't really the same thing Ms. Dash."

The doctor argued. "Your wing still needs to heal and that shock weakened your muscles."

"What?! My muscles arent weakened! I'm perfectly fine!" Rainbow said resting her rear hooves on the floor.

Sonic (now standing by the bed) watched her cautiously to help her if she fell.

Rainbow has all of her hooves on the floor now feeling confident. But when she leaned forward to take her first step, her legs wobbled furiously and she started to stumble. Sonic put his hoof to her side so she kept her balance.

"Ya, your pretty weak right now, you might want to stay the night just to be safe." The doctor suggested looking at her charts some more.

"No can do doc. Princess Celestia needs me and my friends in canterlot. So I'm out of here." Rainbow cheered trying to make it to the doorway.

"Wait, If you choose not to stay then at least take these." The doctor said pulling out a prescription bottle and hoofing it to her. (get it? Hoofing-handing?)

Rainbow observed the bottle. "What's this?" She asked.

"Just take one in the mornings and nights before you go to bed." The doctor explained. "It'll help dull the pain."

Rainbow smiled at him and shook his hoof. "Thanks."

Six mares, one stallion, and a baby dragon could be seen leaving the hospital, all chatting happily. Rarity then gasped.

"I have to go paaaack!" Rarity sang turning toward her boutique.

Raritys right everypony. Twilight said getting all their attention. "I don't know how long were going to be in canterlot, so just brings what means most to you and we can head out."

They all nodded and departed to their respectful homes to pack. All except sonic who just stood there.

"Too bad I don't have anything to pack." Sonic said to himself sighing.

To Be Continued.