Pinkie walked over to Rainbow’s room slowly. Thinking about what would be the last thing she would say to her friends, before she would pass into that peaceful darkness, and never awaken.

"Pinkie what are you doing over here?" Asked Twilight, before noticing the depressed look on Pinkie's face. Pinkie smiled once before she spoke.

"I love you, Dashie. Good bye." She said before she bit into her tongue, and collapsed to the floor. Blood pouring from her mouth.

"Pinkie!" Screamed the others as they rushed to the dying ponies side. "Doctor!" Screamed Twilight. The doctor had heard her, but the question was would he get to her in time.

An enduring friendship

Chapter 3

Is this the End? Undying friendship.

“Oh by Celestia! Nurse get Pinkie to the Operating room at once. She’s bitten off her tongue!” The nurse grabbed Pinkie’s body, and put it on a gurney. Then two orderlies rushed her off to the Operating room. They only hoped that it wasn’t too late.

Twilight watched as the nurses wheeled Pinkie away sending a silent prayer to Celestia before turning on Rainbow.

“Now see what you’ve gone, and done Rainbow! Your hurt feelings towards Pinkamena may have just cost Pinkie her life! I don’t get you sometimes! You didn’t even let her have the chance to say she was sorry, you just instantly blamed everything on Pinkie! Instead of listening to us, and accepting that it was Pinkamena!”

“You said before that she could have held her back, but you’re wrong! Just as Princess Luna couldn’t hold back Nightmare moon, Pinkie couldn’t hold back Pinkamena! A spilt personality isn’t something you can just turn off Rainbow! It’s another part of you that you were born with, or sometimes your brain causes it because something has caused a massive trauma in your life, and whatever the reason was for Pinkamena! Pinkie pie couldn’t control her! Any more then you could have controlled the wind!” Screamed the unicorn storming out of the room, and heading after the others. Hoping that somehow Pinkie was going to be okay.

“What have I done?” Sobbed Rainbow

“Perhaps if you look deep inside yourself, you’ll find the answers you seek. Young Rainbow Dash.” Said Princess Celestia walking up to Rainbow, and sitting next to her.

“I don’t know if I can Princess. You heard what I said about Pinkie, and now. Oh Princess, if she dies. I’m never going to be able to forgive myself.” Sobbed Rainbow onto the Princess shoulder.

“Now Rainbow Dash. Listen, you’re a strong gifted young Pegasus, and even though you’ll never fly again, I’m certain you’ll find a way though, and perhaps you’ve learned a little about friendship. To stay with your friends, and to forgive them, no matter what they’ve done to you, if they are truly sorry. Like Pinkie pie is.” Said the Princess hugging the Pegasus, and helping her onto the floor.

“Now then, let’s go see if Pinkie is okay, and maybe you might be able to walk there.” Said the Princess Smiling at Rainbow.

“I’ll try.” Said The Pegasus taking an unsure step forward.

“Very good Rainbow.” Said Celestia patting the Pegasus on the shoulder, now let’s see if you can make it the operating room.” Said Princess Celestia. As they walked out the door of Rainbow’s room, and towards the operating room.

The operating room’s waiting room. Twenty minutes later.

“There we go.” Said Celestia as her and Rainbow crossed into the waiting room, and every pony came to Rainbow’s side.

“Well I’ll be.” Said Applejack patting Rainbow on the flank. You’re back up and walking.” Finished Applejack helping the princess help Rainbow into a seat.

“Yep well I guess it was just how worried I am for Pinkie.” Said Rainbow surprising every pony in the room, besides Princess Celestia.

“But you said you were never going to forgive her for taking your wings away.” Said Rarity smiling.

“Yes I did, but what Pinkie did back there. What Twilight said to me afterwards, and what the Princess here said. All helped me to see that it really wasn’t Pinkie’s fault, and no matter what. I hope she comes out of that O.R alive.” Said Rainbow Dash looking at the door to the operating room, and sighing.

The Operating room’s waiting room. Two hours later.

“We got her here just in time.” Said the doctor. She’s not going to die as long as.” Began the doctor. Looking at Rainbow seriously.

“As long as Rainbow here is willing to give her a blood transfusion. She lost a lot of blood, and only Rainbow Dash’s blood type matches Pinkie’s of the ponies here. Sadly Pinkie’s blood type is AB-. An extremely rare blood type, so we never have much of it in storage, and we’re out. We used the last of it when we brought you in because you Rainbow Dash are type AB- as well. Pinkie’s life is in your.”

“I’ll do it!” Said the Pegasus. “It’s my fault Pinkie’s in there in the first place, and I’m not going to let my friend die! Not while I have a say in it!”

Rainbow’s and Pinkie’s Room five minutes later.

Tears pricked from the Pink earth pony’s eyes when she saw who it was who was giving her their blood.

“Ya Pinkie It’s me. I forgive you, and I swear I’m not going to let you die.” Cried Rainbow as their eyes locked and they both openly cried.

“I love you Dashie, I’m so sorry.” Mumbled out Pinkie around the stitches that held her tongue in her mouth.

"I’m sorry too Pinkie. We’ll always be friends. No matter what.” Said Rainbow Dash before the pain killers took their effect, and both Pinkie and Rainbow fell asleep.

Rainbow’s and Pinkie’s room. An hour later.

“They’ve been asleep for a while now.” Said Luna sounding worried a bit.

“Don’t worry your highness. Their bodies need time to recover from the loss of blood on both their parts. I assure you Princess, give it some time and they’ll both be fine.” Said the doctor going to deal with some other ponies.

“Wow, she really is the spirit of loyalty.” Cried Fluttershy as she put her hoof on Rainbow’s shoulder, and began to cry.

“And Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart’s desire represents the spirit of loyalty.” Said Twilight repeating the words that she had said on that day almost a year before, and looking at the harmony necklace with the lightning bolt ruby encrusted in it. Putting it around the Pegasus’s neck.

“We really are such close friends aren’t we?” Said Twilight looking down at her harmony tiara which was a purple jewel shaped it the sign of her cutie make, same as all the others. Applejack’s an orange jewel apple, Pinkie’s a sapphire balloon, Flutter shy’s a pink diamond butterfly, and Rarity’s the same color stone as her’s but in the shape of a diamond.

“Indeed you are. Your friendship has seen you though, so much. My dearest student Twilight. You and your friends. Together defeated Nightmare moon, and saved Equestria from never ending night, your friendship faced a powerful challenge when you faced Discord, but it helped you to defeat him as well. Saving Equestria once again, but that time from never ending chaos, and now I believe it will see you though this challenge as well.” Said Princess Celestia sitting down in one of the chairs in the room.

“You know girls. Singing helped us get through to Pinkie before let’s see if it will work again.”

“Yeah!” Said the others.

“Girls join hands.” Ordered Twilight, pushing Pinkie’s and Rainbow’s beds close enough together so that there hoofs could touch as well. When it was finished that began to sing “A circle of pony friends, one of the hearth’s warming eve carols.

“Hey aren’t you forgetting a couple of people of ponies?” Said Luna grabbing Rarity, and Rainbow’s hoofs.

“Indeed we are their friends as well.” Said Celestia doing the same, but getting between Twilight and Pinkie.

“Princess Celestia, Princess Luna. Of course how could we have forgotten about you two?” Said Twilight before they began again.

“Let’s go girls” Said Rarity.

“The fire of friendship lives in our hearts. As long as it burns we cannot drift apart. The quarrels arise their numbers are few. Laughter and singing will see us though, will see us though. We are a circle of pony friends, a circle of friends. We’ll be till the very end.” Sang all of them again and again.

Five minutes later.

A small moan from Pinkie caught the attention of the six ponies around them, and they looked to see that both Rainbow and Pinkie were waking up.

“A circle of friends. Ya that is what we are isn’t it. Said Rainbow turning to Pinkie, and giving her hoof a squeeze.

“Yep, and we always will be Dashie.” Cried Pinkie. Returning the squeeze, before the two joined their friends for one more round of the carol.

“Well it’s getting late, and we have business to attend to in Canterlot, before the summer sun celebration begins next week. I trust you girls will be in attendance.” Saying Princess Celestia standing and giving each of the six ponies best friends hugs.

“Of course we’ll be there Princess. We wouldn’t miss it for the world.” Said Twilight returning the hug when it was her turn. “Excellent, Well then girls. Be safe, and keep Rainbow and Pinkie out of trouble.” Said the Princess of the sun. Turning to leave. Her sister following behind her.

“You know Tia. I really do get such good feelings about those six.” Said Luna looking back at the hospital as the two alicorns took off.

“So do I Luna. So do I. I’m so glad that Twilight found such great friends, and in turn that they found her.