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Spike opened his green eyes, dazed. He was in a hospital room, Miss Cheeriliee stood in the room, looking a bit worried.

"Miss Cheeriliee? Wha-? What are you doing here?"Spike asked the teacher. Miss Cheeriliee answered,

"Queen Chrysalis woke all of Ponyville up with all your yelling and shouting. When we got there, you were knocked out, Twilight looked hurt and damaged on the floor. We called in Princess Celestia, who came immediately, then we saw the Queen. She was about to kidnap Twilight, but Celestia stopped her. She put her in the dungeon in Canterlot, just in case she would do more harm to other ponies."

"Where's Twilight?"Spike asked with a slight desperation in his voice. Miss Cheeriliee helped him out of his bed, Spike noticed that his forearm was broken and in a cast, he shrugged it off, hurrying to Twilight's room. He practically burst inside the room, immediately seeing Twilight still resting. He wiped away the oncoming tears that were appearing. The doctor moved out of the way, letting Spike pass.

Spike looked helplessly at Twilight's injured condition. Her mane was messed up, scratches and burns were all over her, and what mostly shocked Spike was that...

her horn was gone.

He turned to the doctor. "Is she gonna be alright?"The dragon asked.

"Yes,"he said, nodding. "she'll be just fine, but..."

"But what?"

"Well..."

"What's the problem?"Spike said with slight anger in his tone.

"It's just that I have no idea how to get her horn back. She's... an earth pony."Spike's eyes widened.

"So, her horn is truly gone? As in, vanished?"

"We guessed that Chrysalis did it, but we're not sure how to make it reappear."Miss Cheeriliee explained. Spike turned back at Twilight.

"Twi... I'm sorry..." He whispered to the former unicorn.

"Doctor!" A nurse broke into the room. "We've got five more patients that need your attention!"

"Who are they?" The doctor demanded.

"They're names are Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash especially needs fixing." Spike gasped.

"Those are all Twilight's friends!" The doctor nodded.

"I'm on it," he quickly exited the room, leaving Spike shocked and worried.

"I gotta make sure-"

"No, Spike." Miss Cheeriliee held him back. "The doctors have to do their job before you can see them." Spike clutched onto his tail with his free right hand. Miss Cheeriliee tried to comfort him. Then, they heard voices coming down the hall.

"You can see Twilight, though."

"What?! She's in here, too?!"

"Yes, she's in here." Another nurse pony opened up the door to Twilight's room. Applebloom looked scared and worried in front of the door. The little filly walked in gingerly, then seeing Spike and Miss Cheeriliee, she felt more relaxed. Her eyes rested on Twilight's weak form. Her pink bow drooped. She walked over to Twilight, then turned to Spike.

"What happened?" Spike explained what had happened in Ponyville that night, then Miss Cheeriliee explained again what happened after Spike was knocked out.

"Gosh, that sounds terrible!" Applebloom then repeated what happened in her night. When everyone had told their version of the story, they were all silent. Again, the door opened up. Sweetie Belle walked in the room, looking solum and sad.

"Sweetie Belle?" Applebloom watched her unicorn friend walk in the room. "What are you doing here?"

"I came here to see Rarity, but they said that visiting hours weren't available at the moment." Sweetie Belle said, her ears down. "So they said I could come in here."Sweetie Belle's ears came upright.

"Wait... why are you in here, anyway?" She asked Applebloom.

"Mah sister's is in here as well as yours," Applebloom went through her story again. Spike didn't need to explain what happened to him, though. Sweetie Belle already knew.

"My parents and I went to Rarity's house to tell her that Twilight and Spike are damaged and are going to the hospital, but we found her on the floor, badly hurt." Sweetie Belle tried to hold back tears that were coming in her eyes, "We didn't know what caused it at first, but now... after your story, Applebloom... I think it was a Changeling as well."

"I don't get it!" Applebloom suddenly burst with frustration and anger.

"Why our sisters? Why their friends? Why?!" Spike sighed.

"I told you already. Queen Chrysalis wanted revenge."

"Yeah, I can understand her hatred of Twilight, but why the rest of her friends, too?"Sweetie Belle asked. Spike gave her a "take a lucky guess" look.

"Because it would cause even more pain to Twilight if she saw her friends were in bad condition as well."Spike reasoned. As understanding came into the room, everypony (and dragon) was quiet. They waited. Spike glanced at Twilight for some time, a flicker of hope inside him, wishing that she could come awake. Wishing that she could jump off the bed and do her magic studies.

Only...

She was an earth pony now. She wouldn't be doing the magic that Spike loved to watch her do.

"Hey..." Sweetie Belle looked at Twilight. "How come Twilight's an earth pony? I could've sworn she was a unicorn..."

"She's a WHAT?"Applebloom dashed over to Twilight's bed. Checking for her horn, Applebloom just noticed that Twilight was an earth pony now.

"It's probably Queen Chrysalis's fault," Miss Cheeriliee said bitterly.

"Took away her magic so that she would pay, or some nonsense like that," Sweetie Belle sniffed.

"I hope Rarity's fine..."

Three more hours passed. Twilight stirred, lifting Spike's spirits up, but didn't get up. Spike dimmed again. Forty five minutes and counting.

Finally, a nurse came in then said,

"Alright, ponies, and, er, dragon, you've had more than enough visiting time."

"Is Applejack gonna be alright?" Applebloom said, her big eyes looking sadder than ever.

"I don't know, dearie. They're not done with her yet."

"And my sister, Rarity? Is she fine?" Sweetie Belle tried her puppy eyes.

"Like I said, I don't know. She's still getting fixed up after what happened. Now, all of you! Shoo! Shoo! This young mare needs to be left alone for a while."Applebloom, Spike, Miss Cheeriliee and Sweetie Belle all left the room with spirits broken (not so much Miss Cheeriliee, but she felt incredibly sorry for the fillies and baby dragon).

Miss Cheeriliee took the fillies home, and dropped off Spike at his place (he didn't need to stay a night). Miss Cheeriliee asked if he needed something, but he insisted that he didn't.

"Well, alright, then. If you need anything, feel free to drop by. I'll be happy to help." Miss Cheeriliee continued to walk along with the fillies. Spike sighed then closed the door. The house was a mess. Books were out of every bookshelf, and there were singes of past fire in some places. Twilight's bed was half flipped over, and Spike's basket/bed had been thrown downstairs.

"Looks like I got my work cut out for me," Spike said, looking at his one available arm.

Twilight's purple eyes blinked open, her head aching, and her body feeling numb and torn. She was in the hospital, bandages on her arms and legs, and she felt strangely... empty. Not as in hungry, but as in, vunrable empty. She sat up in her bed, stretching her back. She looked outside the window. Then her memory came back to her.

She immediately thought of Spike. She jumped out of bed, then ran to the door. Only to run into the doctor who was coming in.

"Ah, Twilight Sparkle. You're awake at last."As Twilight just stared at him with a puzzled face, the doctor continued,

"You don't have to worry about Queen Chrysalis anymore. Princess Celestia took care of her."

"Princess Celestia was here? In Ponyville?"

"Indeed so. She demanded that you see to a doctor immediately once she saw you in your present condition."She looked around the doctor.

"Where's Spike?"

"Don't worry, he's fine. He just has a broken forearm is all."

"Well, where is he? Can I see him?"

"He is back in your home, safe and sound. Fortunately, you can go home today, now that your wounds have almost healed. Except..."

"Except what?" Twilight asked.

"Except that we weren't able to bring your horn back."

"My WHAT?!" Twilight dashed to a mirror. She saw her bruised self, in a hospital gown, her messy mane. But when she touched her head, she felt her horn was gone. "AAHH!"She scrambled away from the mirror.

"Please, Miss Sparkle, could you keep it down?" The doctor pleaded. "There are other patients trying to rest."Twilight froze.

"Like who?"

"Well, we believe all of your friends."

"Can I go see them?"

"Well..." The doctor thought as Twilight gave him a puppy look. He sighed. "Fine. Right this way. Just try not to make too much noise." Twilight followed the doctor to her friends' rooms.

"We figured that they all knew each other very well, so we put them in the same room together. So that they would be more comfortable." The doctor explained to her.

"Why didn't you put me in there, too?" Twilight asked.

"Because you were first to come in, then we put you in a room, but that was then when they came in as well. You've been asleep this entire time." Twilight paused.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"Two days." Twilight silenced her panic. She was worried about Spike, and pretty much everypony. She wasn't entirely convinced that Princess Celestia "took care" of Chrysalis and she felt sick thinking about Spike alone in the house.

But all her thoughts were silenced when the doctor opened the door to her friends' room. They were all there, but not all of them were awake.

"Twilight!" Is what half of them all shouted.

"Oh, thank goodness you're alright." Fluttershy sighed of relief.

"Heavens, darling, you look terrible! Are you alright?" Rarity said to Twilight.

"I'm alright, everypony, but what happened to you?"

"I'll leave you ponies to your conversations, then." The doctor exited the room. Twilight saw that Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were all awake, but Rainbow Dash was still sleeping.

"Well, we were all attacked by Changelings," Applejack said. Twilight's eyes widened.

"Applejack... you... you have a HORN?!"Applejack nodded. "Yeah, I apparently am a unicorn now, so, uh, I see that you don't have a horn anymore. We, like, uh, switched places or something."

"And I lost my-" Rarity sobbed a bit - "- horn as well!" As Twilight could see, Rarity's horn was definitely gone. Rarity sat up a bit in her bed, "And I got THESE horrible things as a replacement!"Rarity showed them her pegasus wings. Twilight looked at Pinkie.

"And what about you, Pinkie?" Pinkie Pie, who was being surprisingly quiet, sat up in her bed as well.

"That meanie gave me wings! WINGS!" She chuckled as she flapped her new wings. "But they tickle!" She giggled again, flapping her wings a bit more, letting the pink feathers tickle her face. Twilight glanced at Fluttershy, who now had a horn as well.

"Personally, I'd rather be an earth pony than a unicorn," Fluttershy said, slightly irritated. She realized her comment, then hid half her face under the covers. "No offense, Twilight."Twilight shook her head.

"None taken, Fluttershy."Twilight saw Rainbow Dash, who was still sleeping, and took a lucky guess. "And Rainbow Dash..?"Applejack sighed.

"She lost her wings. She's an earth pony now."Twilight lowered her ears.

"Does she know about it yet?"

"Actually, no!" Pinkie Pie looked at Rainbow. "She's been asleep this whole time. After what we think a Changeling attacked her, she wasn't a pegasus anymore, and she fell through her house."

"She landed on her side, though. Twisted an ankle, and cracked some of her back," Applejack added. "Most of us are just burned, but Rainbow Dash had the worst..." The former earth pony sighed. "She ain't gonna like it when she wakes up..."

"Oh, I'm going to get my hooves on those Changelings! Changing me into a pegasi, ha! The nerve!"Everypony was silent for a moment. Then Twilight spoke up,

"Uh, the doctor said I'm supposed to go home today. Are you ponies going to be alright?" They all nodded (except for Rainbow Dash and Rarity).

"We'll all be fine, sugarcube." Applejack assured her.

"Well..." Rarity lowered her head.

"Well, what?" Applejack questioned her.

"It's just that I can't take one more HOUR of wearing this horrible thing!" She gestured to her hospital gown. "It's just so UGLY! And mine has STAINS on it!" She whined. Twilight smiled.

"It's good to know that your personality hasn't changed,"She then exited the room, saying good-bye to them as she left.

"Bye, everypony! Get well soon!"

"Bye, Twilight! See you tomorrow!" Pinkie waved at her. Twilight smiled, then left. As she trotted down the hallway, she met a nurse halfway, the nurse noticed that she still had her gown on, then helped her take it off. Twilight thanked her, then finally left the hospital, signing off. When she walked out of the doors, she saw that somepony was waiting for her.

"Twilie!" Her heart skipped a beat, knowing that nickname very well. Shining Armor quickly ran to his sister, nuzzling her, as Twilight nuzzled back. "I'm real sorry I didn't make it here sooner," he apologized. "Once I heard that Chrysalis attacked you, I tried to get here as soon as I can-" That was when Twilight's brother noticed that something was missing. "Twilie... your horn! It's-"

"Gone, I know." Twilight's head lowered. "Chrysalis took it during our fight back at my house." Shining Armor's concerned look turned into a stern, yet fierce look.

"Don't worry, kid," he said to his little sister, "we'll make Chrysalis give back your horn. I promise." He started walking with her, talking with her.

"Hey, Shining Armor, where's Cadance?" Twilight asked about her sister-in-law.

"She's back in Canterlot in our home. She told me to say 'hi' to you when I got here. We were both really worried about you," He said. "But she wasn't able to come because she, uh, had some business to take care of."

Finally, they came to Twilight's home, where Shining Armor said good-bye. Twilight asked him why, which he had replied,

"I'm the Royal Guard, remember? I was lucky enough to get to see you in Ponyville, but I can't stay long. I personally wanted to keep Chrysalis locked up, considering that she kidnaped Cadance, used me, and now stole your horn."Twilight watched him go, then opened the door to her house.

"TWILIGHT!" Spike immediately ran over to her, hugging her like crazy. "I've missed you," he said, squeezing her. Twilight nuzzled the dragon she'd been taking care of since he was a hatchling.

"I've missed you, too, Spike."Twilight looked up.

The house/library looked completely spotless, and the books were all organized. "Wow," She said, walking into the house, "I thought this place was a lot messier when I left it,"

"It was," Spike said, "but I cleaned it up so that you don't have to!" Twilight smiled.

"Oh, Spike, you're too kind. And I can't believe it only took you one day... with your broken arm and all..."Spike shrugged, hiding his pleasure with modesty.

"It took me a while to get those burns off the wood, though. Good thing this place is a library, otherwise I'd still be trying to scrub it off."Twilight just beamed at him.

"You truly are the greatest assistant ever," Spike smiled back at her.

"Oh, and I also was trying to find Owloysius the other day," he added,

"the REAL Owloysius." Twilight frowned.

"Hmm... you're right, Spike. I wonder..." Twilight hovered around the room, looking around at the books.

"Uh, Twilight? What are you doing?" Spike asked.

"I'm looking for a book that could give me some information on Changelings. I have a feeling that Chrysalis kidnaped all of our pets..."

"Speaking of all of us," Spike interrupted, "are the rest of the ponies okay, too?"

"Yes, they're fine. But, like me, they've changed." Twilight replied.

"Changed? Changed how?"

"Well, for starters," Twilight turned to the purple dragon, "Pinkie Pie is now a pegasus, Applejack's a unicorn, Rainbow Dash is an earth pony, Rarity's a pegasus, Fluttershy became a unicorn and I'm suddenly starved." Twilight glanced at the kitchen, then trotted over. She saw some pancakes, and strangely wanted some.

Twilight closed her eyes, and imagined the food floating to her. When she opened her eyes again, the pancakes did not move. Puzzled, she tried again, this time keeping her eyes fixed on the food. Still, they did not move. Spike showed up at her side, watching her try to levitate the pancakes.

"Uh, Twilight? Not that I want to burst your bubble, but you're an earth pony now, remember?"

"Huh?"

"Earth ponies can't levitate stuff."

"Oh, yeah. Spike, can you get those pancakes up there for me?"Spike sighed, then grabbed the pancake platter.

"Thanks!" Twilight grabbed a pancake, then used her hooves to stuff it in her mouth.

"So... you're not going to be depressed that you lost your horn?" Spike asked suspiciously. Twilight shook her head.

"Nope. I'm not THAT upset about it. It's happened before, after all." Spike froze.

"It has? When?"

"Remember when Discord escaped from his prison and the Elements of Harmony were missing?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I assumed first that they'd be in the maze, and Discord played a game with us, turning us all into earth ponies. He didn't do anything to Applejack or Pinkie Pie, though..."

"Well, I was just kinda expecting you to be all sad over it is all." Spike walked over to the window, then turned to Twilight.

"Were any of the other ponies upset?"

"Well, of course. Rainbow Dash doesn't know about it yet -"

"You mean that Rainbow Dash hasn't noticed yet?!"

"Well, she's still asleep. Every other pony was awake."

Spike winced. He knew Rainbow was SO not going to be happy when she finds out...

Twilight trotted over to her bed. She turned to Spike.

"Spike, I need my spells book."

"Why?"

"Because I'm going to try to fix us."

"For the last time, Twi, you're an EARTH PONY! You can't fix ANYPONY!"

"Who said I was going to try to change us? No, Spike, once the girls are ready to come out of the hospital, I'm going to try to teach Applejack and Fluttershy magic." Spike frowned.

"I don't think that's going to work..."

"Why not?"

"Because their talents are animals and, well, working at farms. Not magic, because neither of them had any experience with it." Twilight thought for a moment.

"That is true, but they've got to try."

"And if they can't?"

"I'm going to ask for the Princess's help." Spike rolled his eyes.

"Since when is Princess Celestia was going to help? Where was she when Luna was going to turn the world into eternal darkness?"

"She was kidnapped."

"Oh, sure she was." Spike said in his sarcastic tone. "And where was she when Discord ruled Equestria?" Twilight thought for a moment.

"Um..."

"And her horn just SO HAPPENED to not work after she was blasted when Queen Chrysalis showed her true form." Spike went on.

"Are you trying to tell me that you suspect the Princess, Spike?" Twilight questioned her dragon.

"Look, it's not that I don't like the Princess, but I just doubt she'll help you now." Twilight looked at the purple dragon again.

"You may doubt her, but I don't." Twilight paused.

"If my friends can't fix us, then I'm sure either one of the Princesses will. Now go get my book." Spike sighed, then went to go get it. Twilight looked out the window. She said to herself,

"But I don't think we'll need the Princesses help. I know my friends can help us."

Twilight trotted over to the hospital the next day, expecting to see her friends. She paused when she got there, looking up on it. The newly earth pony trotted inside.

"Hello, Nurse Redheart," Twilight greeted the other earth pony. "Am I allowed to see my friends?" The pony nodded, looking down the hall to the room that they were in.

"Of course, Twilight. Visiting hours are open." Twilight nodded, then trotted down to Room 16, the room that the ponies were in.

"Hi, girls!" She greeted them with a cheerful smile when she entered.

"Hey, Twilight!"

"Hi, Twilight!" The ponies welcomed her. Twilight glanced at Rainbow Dash. Still asleep.

"Did she wake up since I left?" Twilight asked. The ponies shook her head.

"Nope, sleepy head still sleeping," Pinkie said, looking glum and slightly annoyed.

"So, how did you do? Ya know, with, without yur horn, an' all," Applejack asked, looking at Twilight.

"Not too bad, actually. I'm going to have to get used it it, though. That is, until I get my horn back."

"Get your horn back? But how? I highly doubt the spell the Changelings put on us are temporary," Rarity looked at her wings as she spoke.

"Um, no offence, Twilight, but I don't think you can break the spell on us," Fluttershy said quietly.

"No, you're right, Fluttershy. I can't break the spell. I would if I could, but I can't. Which is why YOU are going to do it."

"What?!" Fluttershy's pupils got slightly smaller. Twilight nodded.

"Yup. You and Applejack are going to try to break the spell."

"Twilight, you can't really expect us to break the spell," Applejack complained, "we've had no experience whatsoever." Applejack silently added to herself, "And personally, I'd rather not use my horn at all."

"Aww, come on, girls!" Twilight pleaded. "You don't really want to stay unicorns, do you?" The ponies shook their heads.

"Well, no, but I really don't think-" Applejack started,

"Oh, come now, Applejack! Of course you can!" Rarity looked at her with her blue eyes. "I'm no magician myself, but I bet I would try to turn us back to normal. Just give it a try," Rarity persuaded them. Applejack looked at Fluttershy, who was right across from her. Fluttershy looked back at her. The orange unicorn sighed, then said,

"Well, alright, then. We'll give it a shot." Twilight smiled.

"Great! Now, I'm gonna have to teach a little bit to you both first, of course, then we can-" Suddenly, a groan sounded from Rainbow Dash. Twilight turned to look, as did the rest of the ponies. The rainbow-colored main pony shuttered, then sat up slightly. Her eyes slowly blinked open, seeing all of the ponies looking at her.

"Wha- what happened?" She shook her head, seeing more clearly. "I feel like I just dropped out of the sky."

"You did, actually!" Pinkie said happily. Rainbow Dash looked at her.

"Pinkie?! You're in the hospital -" Rainbow's eyes looked at her pink wings. "What the -?! YOU HAVE WINGS?!" Pinkie Pie smiled.

"Yup! Sure do!" Rainbow Dash looked around.

"Applejack, you have a HORN?!" Applejack nodded slightly. Rainbow's head shot right to look at Rarity. "Rarity DOESN'T have a horn, and now she has WINGS, FLUTTERSHY has no wings, AND a horn, and Twilight is an EARTH PONY?!" The ponies nodded.

"Those Changeling things all switched us around!" Pinkie Pie explained to the shocked pony.

"Except for me," Twilight said, "Queen Chrysalis changed me personally."

"Wait," Rainbow looked at the other ponies, "I saw Tank change into a Changeling. And he did something to me, and he did something to you, too... then..." Her gaze came slowly to her back. Her pupils grew small, and her face twisted into pure shock and dread.

"MY WINGS! THEY'RE GONE!" Twilight winced at the powerful voice Rainbow Dash has. "N-no! That can't be right! This is all just a dream! A really, REALLY freaky dream!" Rainbow Dash tried to convince herself. Applejack sighed.

"As tempt'en as it sounds, this is no dream, sugarcube. This is real." The new earth pony shivered with fear. "I-it can't be-!"

"I'm sorry, Rainbow Dash, but it is real." Rainbow Dash gulped as she listened to Twilight's words. "You just have to accept it."

"But I CAN'T just accept it! These are my WINGS! My glory! My speed! My pride! The thing that makes me ME!" Rainbow Dash said through oncoming tears.

"And my horn is how I got my cutie mark. My horn is the reason why I'm the Element of Magic. My horn is what makes me me, too." Twilight said. "Don't worry. We may have lost our special traits about us for now, but we'll get them back. I promise." Pinkie Pie smiled.

"Pinkie Promise?" Twilight nodded, then turned to Rainbow Dash. " I Pinkie Promise." Rainbow Dash smiled through her dribbling tears. She quickly wiped them away with her hoof.

"Thanks, Twi." She paused. "But how are you going to get them back if you don't have your horn?"

"That's just it. Applejack and Fluttershy are going to try to get us to normal." Rainbow Dash looked at the country pony and her second-made friend. She almost broke into laugher. Almost.

"Those guys? But they can't use magic!"

"Not now they can't, but I'm going to do my best to teach them." Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.

"Twilight, you can't honestly expect them to-"

"Alright, my little ponies!" A nurse at the door said cheerfully. "Lunchtime!" She pushed a tray inside the room, and nopony looked to thrilled about what's on it. She passed out trays to everypony, except Twilight, then she glanced at Rainbow Dash. "Ah! You're awake! How wonderful!" She turned to the rest of the ponies. "You are all expected to leave later today, and now that Miss Dash is awake, she may leave, too." She grabbed the tray. "I'm going to go get one of the doctors to check up on you." She left the room, and the ponies were talking excitedly to one another.

"Oh, thank goodness!"Fluttershy said with her quiet voice, "I did not really like it here."

"I can't wait to get back to Sweet Apple Acres and see mah family!" Applejack said with joy.

Twilight beamed at them all.

"I'm so happy for you all!" She looked at the clock. "Well, I'd better get going. I have to try to find the easiest spell for Applejack and Fluttershy to practice on." Twilight trotted out of the room, the ponies saying good-bye to her. Rarity looked at the food with disgust.

"How could you possibly EAT this horrible food?! If you even call it food..." Rarity complained.

"Well, it can't be THAT bad..." Applejack said, however eyeing it with uncertainty.

"Applejack. I've had this food before, and it IS that bad," Rainbow Dash pushed her tray away. "where's a Daring Doo book when you need one?" She said, crossing her arms.

"I know!" Pinkie Pie said, "We can tell jokes!" She cleared her throat, "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

"To get to the other side," Rainbow Dash said indifferently.

"To get to the other- oh, yeah." Pinkie Pie squeed. "You already know that one. Um, how about-"

"Listen, Pinkie Pie, none of us are too interested in jokes right now." Applejack explained to her. The pegasus thought for a moment.

"Well, we could-"

"Hello, Rainbow Dash! I see you're awake and doing just fine," The doctor walked in the room and greeted her. "Your friends are leaving today," He explained, "and you might be able to depart as well," The tan-furred unicorn walked over to Rainbow Dash. "I apologize about your wings..."

"Nah, it's okay, doc." Rainbow dismissed the apology. He nodded, then examined the earth pony. He murmured as he went along, checking her neck, her legs and arms. Then, he checked her back. He nodded.

"You cracked your back, and twisted an ankle, and have some burns, but since we got that all healed, your crack filled in, and your ankle back to normal, I'd say that you could go today." He paused, looking at Rainbow, "You are one tough pony. You fell about twenty feet from your home, and all you got was a twisted ankle and a cracked back." Rainbow shrugged.

"I guess I got lucky."

"You certainty did." He double-checked her again, to make sure he didn't miss anything. He nodded to her. "It is official. You are ready to go home today."