Chapter 4
Fluttershy let out a soft sigh as she lay on the floor of the examination room. A towel was draped over her head as she breathed slowly, trying to calm herself down and feel better. She had redressed her wounds; her cuts had reopened in the water and were slowly healing again. Her muscles still ached though the Health Drinks had helped a lot. Her shivering had gone away as well, a sign her body temperature was returning to normal.
She had made a makeshift fire with some of the leftover gauze and bandages using a small bit of the lantern oil to help it burn. The fire had provided her with a gentle comfort, warming her body and calming her mind as the flames danced before her. It wouldn't last for long, but it was serving its purpose.
She had hung her bag to help it dry quicker, as well as getting all the water out of the music box. She was surprised she hadn't lost the Doll Key in the watery mess, though the map of Ponyville hadn't fared as well. It was drying as well, though it wouldn't ever quite be the same.
"...I wonder what Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie are doing right now..." Fluttershy asked herself staring into the flames. She was feeling lonely without her friends, and she was starting to worry about their safety. This place wasn't welcoming, already she had brushed with death twice...and both times she had been saved thanks to Rainbow Dash.
"...Rainbow Dash..." she muttered quietly, closing her eyes to think about her marefriend.
"THIS IS IT! THIS IS MY CHANCE!" Rainbow dash squealed happily, as she held up a poster to Fluttershy, "The Wonderbolts will be having OPEN AUDITIONS in THREE MONTHS! This is the first time they've EVER done this! Apparently they've been so amazed at the talent of upcoming fliers that they want to see and personally invite the best of the best to join them!" Rainbow Dash let out another squeal as she was practically dancing for joy.
"That's wonderful Rainbow Dash!" Fluttershy cheered happily for her, "You'll finally be able to make your dream come true!"
"I know! Oh, I'm going to have to pick up my practice sessions! This is going to have to call for some new tricks too, tricks nopony has ever thought of! The most death-defying and out-of-this-world tricks any pony has ever SEEN!" Rainbow Dash instantly contemplated anything and everything she could do.
"You shouldn't forget about using the Sonic Rainboom either, you're the only pony in all of Equestria who can perform it! They'd let you in for sure after they see that." Fluttershy happily said.
Rainbow stopped her musing when Fluttershy said that, lowering a hoof she'd had raised eagerly to the ground.
"...The Sonic Rainboom huh..." Rainbow scuffed her hoof against the ground looking a little anxious.
"What's the matter?" Fluttershy asked, noticing the instant change in behavior.
"Well...to be honest...I haven't been able to perform the Sonic Rainboom since the best young fliers competition." Rainbow Dash seemed to grimace at her mentioning failing to do a move.
"Really? Do you not remember how you performed it?"
"It's not that I forgot how I did it...just for some reason things seem to get too real just as I'm about to perform it. The ground gets too close or I start to panic about not controlling my speed or I think that it must be something to perform only on critical occasions or-"
Rainbow Dash's frantic rant was interrupted when Fluttershy's lips found their way to Rainbow's. Rainbow's face lit up in a blush at this.
"I know you can do it Rainbow Dash, I believe in you." Fluttershy smiled warmly at her marefriend.
