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The trip back home was a long blur. Rainbow couldn't remember much. She just felt extremely tired and cold. She was too tired to keep her eyes open. She heard Applejack's voice telling her to hold on and that she's okay. She fell alseep after that.
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"You think she's getting better??", Fluttershy asked.
Twilight nodded. "Definitely. It's only been a day, but I guess the magic wore off. She isn't going to die from that".
Applejack looked at the unconscious woman in her arms. The women and Spike were riding the Manticores through the forrest. The wind and the snow didn't bother them as much as it did when they went into the forrest.
Now they were just worried about Rainbow Dash. She had fallen asleep the night before but hadn't woken up. They guessed she wouldn't for a while, which worried Applejack to no end.
"Are we almost there?", Spike asked. "I'm tired".
Twilight rolled her eyes.
"You told us this ten minutes ago, Spike", she said.
Spike looked at his sister. "Well, I am".
It was a quiet long ride. Applejack looked down at Rainbow Dash. The woman sitting in front of her, leaning against her, obviously unconscious. Applejack held her around her waist. The blonde woman looked at her peaceful face. It was covered in dirt and scraped up, just like the rest of her body.
Applejack pulled the hoodie up further, to keep the snow and wind off her face as much as possible.
She sighed, frost coming out of her mouth. She shifted Rainbow a little, being very gentle with her frail body. Rainbow was skinny. Too skinny.
She remembered Crystal saying that she had been starving Rainbow Dash. Applejack felt her heart pick up speed, her blood boiling at the mention of Crystal. The one that took the love of her life away and played with Applejack's mind for months and months on end.
"Guys. Look".
Applejack was snapped out of her thoughts. She looked to her right, right at Twilight, Rarity, and Spike.
"We made it", Twilight said, smiling.
Applejack looked ahead. She saw daylight. As they finally exited the forrest, they saw people there and a few ambulances.
The herd of Manticores stopped. Spike hopped off.
"Phew. I'm glad to be back", he said.
The Manticores laid down, allowing women to climb off. Fluttershy smiled at them.
"Thank you", she said. "We couldn't have gotten here without you".
The Manticores gave a nod before quickly heading back into the forrest. Fluttershy looked at her friends.
"Animals can be very helpful".
Applejack smiled. "You betcha".
"Guys!!".
They turned around at the voice they saw Applejack's dad running towards them. Applejack smiled. Jackson was followed by a few EMTs.
Applejack looked down at Rainbow Dash. Finally. She would be okay now.
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The room was quiet. The only sounds were the beeping of the heart monitor.
Applejack sat in a chair beside Rainbow's hospital bed. She was resting her arms and chin on the pull up rail. She silently watched Rainbow's chest as she breathed. She feared that if she looked away, Rainbow would stop breathing.
