A Rainbow No More- Chapter 6
So, last time, Rainbow had a dream.
But... Which Rainbow shed the tear?
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Applejack felt a chill run down her spine.
So did Rainbow.
They both had an itch at the back of their minds. It was a temptation, a ball on a string, swinging in front of them like a pendulum, with no way to stop it. It was the temptation to make a vow. A vow to protect the other, within and out of range, through rain and shine, for the rest of their lives.
But it was just a temptation. Just a temptation, right?
Rainbow's eyes fell upon the dirty tile. It was stained with yellow; it was no longer a mask of cleanliness. It was pretty gross, actually. Little hairs, gum... disgusting.
She looked for something else to stare at. She found the heater vent. The centimeter-thick grid of steel seemed to tug at her memory, but she couldn't quite grasp it.
For an instant the memory surfaced. She envisioned water filling a room below the vent, spilling out of the drain and filling the room she laid in. She noticed a silhouette under the grating, pounding at the vent viciously. It groped for air, until it stopped moving and floated to the floor below.
Rainbow tried to catch the memory, but it too drifted away before she could catch it.
She remembered not a thing, but every time she looked at that vent, something told her to keep away from it.
Three days later, the doctors let them out of the hospital. Rainbow could walk, she just couldn't fly. Applejack had a boot on, and she didn't dare buck anything. Rainbow wasn't scared of Applejack anymore, but she was afraid for her.
Fluttershy saw them walking, and drifted down to meet them.
"Oh, hi, Rainbow Dash, and hi Applejack. What h-happened to your wings? And your leg?" Fluttershy asked, concerned.
"Well, howdy, Fluttershy, uh, well, Rainbow just... kind a' fell off a cliff, an' I brought 'er to the hospital, and messed up my leg, y'see?" She wiggled her leg in front of Flluttershy's face. "Ow."
Rainbow didn't have to explain. She just nodded. "When life gives you... never mind."
The three decided to walk down to the market, and get some food. It was noon, and they were hungry.
It was a day like any other, but Rainbow noticed the air pressure shimmer, like something was vibrating in the atmosphere.
"Hey, guys, I think something's wrong."
"And why's that?" Asked Applejack.
"It's just..." But before she could finish, the humming of an aircraft oscillated like a rubber band.
A screaming sound, that of an engine, climbed in volume until a large, steel-plated jet swooped down, heat waves denting the air.
A loud crack sounded, and the smell of grinding metal filled Rainbow's nostrils as a large harpoon was launched from a barrel on the bottom of the jet's left wing.
It slammed into Applejack's shoulder, shattering her scapula, and yanked her away like a ragdoll.
Nopony knew what was happening, or why.
But Rainbow heard another crack.
She watched a metal claw punch through her as well, and saw her own bones splintering and sprawling about her shoulder.
She was pulled off the ground.
The wind stung against her bleeding flesh.
HOLY SHIT.
Plot twist! Bet you didn't see that coming, did you? Is it better or worse?
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