>Be Amber
>Walking out of your small house
>Leaving your sister alone
>Like she wanted
>You aren't mad at her for pushing you away
>She needs space
>You get that
>And with everything that is going on
>She needs some time to think
>You can give her that
>Well, you needed to check on Dash anyway
>Hopefully she is feeling better
>And not crashing her wheelchair
 
>Once at the hospital, you check in at the front desk, and stroll to Dash's room
>You look through her door window
>Her room is completely dark
>A lump of mass is laying on the bed
>A sheet covering over
>You manage to make out the shape of a muzzle under the sheet
>You open the door and turn on the light
>The lump, which you assume to be Dash, doesn't move
"Dash?"
>No answer
"Dash? Are you sleeping?"
>Nothing
>You don't see her breathing
>She's still
>On her bed
>Your heart sinks, thinking about the worst case scenario
"No...please no..."
>You walk to the bed and tap the mass
>There is no response, once again
"Dash? DASH! WAKE UP!"
>You pull back the sheet, revealing
>A bunch of pillows?
>What
>Then you see a pegasus in blue fall in front of you from the ceiling
>Effectively, scaring the living shit out of you
"WHAT THE FUCK?"
>You jump back, and get into a defensive stance
>Only to realize that it's Dash
>With a huge grin on her face
>"Got you"
>You immediately tackle her onto the ground
>Grabbing her into a tight bear hug
"Oh my God Dash...I was so worried something happened! I'm so glad to see you're alright..."
>You feel tears getting ready to burst
>Wait, what the fuck
>You release her and wipe your eyes
"What the fuck was that Dash? Did you try to give me a heart attack"
>She gets off the bed and rubs her shoulder
>"I can see they teach you proper tackling in the military...That fucking hurt..."
>She gets back onto her hooves
>"Well, I guess there's a price for being the greatest prankster in all of Equestria!"
>You roll your eyes
"That wasn't funny Dash"
>She scoffs
>"IT was a little funny...I did get you, didn't I?"
>You sit on the bed
"Yeah you got me...But that's not something to joke about..."
>She takes a seat next to you
>"I guess you're right...Sorry...You don't know HOW long I had to stay up there though! I was waiting there for like an hour!"
>You manage to give her a faint smile, but no true response
>She jimmies on closer to you
>"Are you okay, Am? I'm really sorry about before"
>You get up from the bed
"Yeah, I'm fine...Just a little tired I guess. Let's get you checked out of here"
>She gets up as well
>"Sounds like a plan...Plus...We can get back to my house sooner"
>She pokes you with her hoof
>Obviously >Implying something
"Sorry, but I just don't really feel in the mood for that right now. Can we go on a picnic or something?"
>She gives you a funny look
>"Amber Grain, accomplished Lieutenant asks the one and only Rainbow Dash on a picnic?"
>You sigh
"We don't hav-"
>"Amber...I was joking. A picnic sounds awesome! Plus I'm starving"
>You give a sincere smile
>A picnic with Dash seems like a good way to distract you
>"Should we ask Maple if she wants to go?"
>You immediately reply
"I don't know...She still isn't 100%...From you know"
>The two of you walk out
>"You're probably right...I thought that maybe she'd like to go out or something"
>You should just tell her that she just wants to be alone
"Maybe some other time, but not today"
>She nods
 
>The two of you sign out of the hospital and fly to the grocery store
>"So what do you want to get?"
>You chuckle
"Let's get a case of beer!"
>She eyes you down
>"Am, it's only like 9 o'clock...Why don't we get like sandwich stuff"
>But...You really could go for a beer
"Fine...Can we pick up some snack from SCC too?"
>She agrees, as the two of you land down in front of the pink snack shack
 
>Once inside, it isn't long before Pinkie jumps Dash
>After she notices the bandage on her
>The newspaper didn't release any names yet
>And you hope they don't
>Considering, the last time you were in the news was after your squad was torn up
>Dash reinsures Pinkie that she is alright, with out releasing any information on the actual events
>She'd make a good soldier
>Or Wonderbolt
>You tried to pull some strings for her in the past, but in never went through
>You honestly don't know why she isn't a Wonderbolt
>She already graduated from the WBMA
>What more could they want?