Twilight wasn't going to let Rainbow be on her own, so she gave her a room in the palace.

"Okey. How about a nice salad, hm? You think you can handle that?"

Dash just nodded and sighed.

"Alright.." Twilight left her for a short moment. Then returned with a plate, halfway filled with salad.

Dash could only stare at it.

Fate.

---

Dash was pacing in her room in the palace. She was fighting against her own body and mind. She just wanted to end this. To get rid of it so she would finally be free again.
But she wanted to prove to Twilight that she was fine.

And Twilight just wanted Dash to understand, that the Pegasus is lying to herself. That she was far from 'fine'. That she looked as though she could just drop dead. It surprised her how Dash could even still stand.

And run, for that matter.

She caught her on her run for the bathroom. She held her tightly around the chest, keeping her fore legs and wings bend down so she couldn't do much.

"Twi lemme go!!!"

"Dash calm down, it's okey!"

"NO!! LET ME GO!!!!!"

The distressed Pegasus squirmed in the alicorns grip. When she felt the Pegasus slightly slip, she tightened her grip...

...which was now around her barrel.

It all happened so fast that Twilight didn't even realize it until she saw the former contents of Dashs stomach on the floor.

"Damn it.." The alicorn muttered.

"I'm sorry, Dash.." She said softly and started petting the Pegasus on her back in a calming matter...

---

Twilight had been thinking for a few hours. She entered Dashs room.
The Pegasus was lying on the bed, exhausted.

"Dash.. I can't keep watching you... starve in front of our eyes. I'm taking you to a clinic for eating disorders."

Dash couldn't believe what she'd just heard.

"Forget it Twi!"

Twilight shook her head and left her again.

---

On the next day, and a battle with dinner the day before, Dash had more strength. She went down to Twilight.

"Twilight. I'll let you take me to this stupid clinic. But first.."

"Rainbow.." Twilight started, afraid of what might come.

"I made up my mind. I'm gonna go see my parents. And since you can judge, you're coming with me. If you think they have an eating problem too, they're going to the clinic with me."

"Sigh.. alright."