"Get a doctor!" I heard Applejack scream.

I felt a needle enter my skin, and suddenly the doctors were doing work on Rainbow and I. They had hit us with adrenaline shots to keep us from dying in our sleep.

"You need to go!" I heard a voice say. Then I heard our friends begging to stay. The doctors refused. They were forced out the door. Dash and I looked at each other... Maybe for the last time. *i love you* my facial expression says to Dash. She knew exactly what I was saying. She says the same back to me.

Then, we each shed a tear, just before falling asleep.

We woke up later, in the bed the pulse-monitor giving the sound that we were still alive.

I looked over, and Dashie was awake, too. The doctor came into the room, and told us to say our last words to each other.

"Give...us a...moment alone, please..." I said in a weak voice.

The doctor left the room, and I looked over at Rainbow. "Rainbow Dash, look... This is...my...fault. I shouldn't...have come...here." I said. "Riley...this isn't...your fault." She said. "You've...made me the...happiest...mare in...Equestria...in the past three years. You should be proud...you've...made the...last day of...my life...special...just being...here...with...me." She said. "I...love...you." I said. "I...love you.....too." She said. We reached over, and held our hooves in an embrace, we were too weak to hold it tight, so the last bit of our effort went into that. I gave her a slight smile, and she smiled back.

At that very moment, Rainbow Dash and I died...

Chapter 9: End

I looked at it... The light.

I realize now what my special talent is. Sacrifice. I nearly sacrificed myself back on earth to be with Rainbow in heaven. I sacrificed my belongings, so Dash would be happy and safe. I sacrificed my family and most beloved friends and valuables to make sure that I went with her to Equestria. I sacrificed my old life, and made Rainbow Dash really happy.

Dash and I were rising up, when something happened below us. Our corpses were glowing. It was strange, but beautiful.
"What the hell?" I whispered. I looked, and my flank was glowing a bright white light. Then, I knew it. The grey triple clouds represented a dark road of a sacrifice, but there is always a benefit to that.

We were both pulled straight into our bodies, then we were back. When we woke up, we saw our friends crying with their faces in their hooves. We rose, then I said this.

"Hey, who's up for some hay bacon." in a haggard voice.

They all looked like they were about to start laughing and crying at the same time. It was good to be back. Dash and I just looked at each other, then kept a tight hug, as our friends practically tackled us with hugs.

It was over, and now, I can live happy with my Rainbow Dash. The next years of my life will be the best, now that I realize what's important. That's what matters to me, now. And what matters is what I cherish.

I have food, water, friends, a mare to love, and a roof over my head...
What is there not to love. Well, I love every bit of it. There's another thing that came good of this. Now I'll be happy for the rest of my life.

I'm going to be the best person I can be for now on.