Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and let out a sigh. A nurse unicorn entered the room and stood next to her bed.
"So, today's the day." she said. "You ready?"
"You bet I am." said Rainbow Dash softly.
"Here we go." said the nurse, removing Dash's bed sheets. "Let's start by removing the bandages."
The nurse slowly unwrapped the bandages around Dash's thighs. Dash looked down and saw that her wounds had healed. Her thighs were blank, however.
"Where's my cutie mark?" asked Dash.
"It'll come back if you're fully healed." said the nurse.
"Is that how it works?"
They watched for a few more seconds until something started to fade into view. It was Dash's cutie mark.
"Looks like it's healed." said the nurse. "Let's try walking."
Rainbow Dash got out of bed and walked in circles around the room.
"Oh, yeah." she said.
"How do you feel?" asked the nurse.
"I feel great."
"Then you're good to go." said the nurse.
"Thank you so much." said Dash, rushing out of the room.
"Slow down!" the nurse called after her.
Dash didn't pay attention, though. She burst through the front doors and shot up into the sky. She closed her eyes as she felt the sun's warmth against her skin.
"Rainbow Dash!" yelled a voice.
Rainbow Dash looked down and saw all of her friends. She shot back down and landed.
"How do you feel?" asked Twilight.
"Great." said Dash, looking around at everyone.
All of her old friends were there along with Trixie, Fern, and Macy.
"So this is what you're usually like, huh?" said Fern.
"You bet." said Dash. "By the way, how are you feeling?"
"I'm good." said Fern. "Though I may never look at a window the same again."
"Anything new?" asked Dash.
"Well, you're out just in time for Pipsqueak's birthday party." said Fluttershy.
"When and where is it?" asked Dash.
"It's in his hometown of Trottingham." said Twilight. "If we leave now we should be able to make it."
"Then let's go." said Rainbow Dash.

Pinkie Pie sprawled out on the couch at Dawn's house. The living room had a purple carpet. The windows had red drapes. There was a ceiling fan in the center of the room directly above a rectangular table. The couch that Pinkie was on was set up against the back wall. It was at one end of the table. There was a window behind it. Dawn and May sat down in arm chairs at the opposite end of the table.
"So, you want to stay like this, huh?" asked Dawn.
"Would you rather me like this or do want to risk me getting my memory back resulting in the possible murder of one of you?"
"I guess not." said Dawn.
Pinkie sat up and looked out the window. There was a group of ponies, unicorns, and pegasuses all gathered in the center of town. There were tables set up with balloons and a cake.
"What's going on over there?" asked Pinkie.
"A birthday party." said Dawn.
"Were you two invited?" asked Pinkie.
"Yeah." said May. "The whole town's invited to birthday parties."
"Would it be all right if I go, too?" asked Pinkie.
"Don't see why not." said Dawn.
"Cool." said Pinkie. "When is it?"
"Should be starting any minute." said May. "Let's head over now."
The three of them left Dawn's house and made their way to the party.
Twilight finished up a conversation with one of the ponies and went to chat with Rainbow Dash. She was standing outside of the group, moving her back legs back and forth. She stopped when she saw Twilight.
"How you holding up?" asked Twilight..
"I'm great." said Dash. "It feels good to be out and about again."
"I bet it does." said Twilight. "I can't imagine what it..." She stopped.
"What?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"I-i-it's... it's..."
"Come on, Twilight." said Dash. "What is it?"
"Pinkie Pie's here." she said softly.
"WHAT?!" Dash yelled.
Twilight quickly put a hoof over her mouth. "Shhh." She removed her hoof. "Look."
Rainbow Dash looked over where Twilight was looking.
"Who's she with?" asked Dash.
"I think the real question is why is she with them?"
The two went to find Trixie. They found her drinking some punch.
"Trixie." said Twilight. "Pinkie's here."
Trixie choked on the punch she was drinking. She set the cup down and cleared her throat.
"You sure?" she asked.
"Yeah." said Dash. "She's coming over here."
"Really?"
"And she has company." said Dash.
"Come on." said Twilight. "We need to find the others."
She started to push through the crowd. She then bumped into one of the ponies.
"Sorry." said Twilight. "I wasn't..."
Pinkie looked at her. "It's all right." she said. "Don't worry a..." She paused. "Twilight?"
"Uh..." said Twilight.
Trixie and Rainbow Dash stood next to her.
"Rainbow Dash?" said Pinkie. "Trixie? How you girls doing?"
"Good." said Trixie, hesitantly.
"To tell the truth, I'm not exactly sure when the last time I saw you girls was." said Pinkie. "I have some amnesia and I don't remember anything."
"Amnesia?" asked Twilight. "You remember nothing?"
"No." Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Trixie looked at each other. "Hey." said Pinkie quickly, making the others jump. "You should meet my new friends."
"New friends?" asked Rainbow Dash.
Pinkie disappeared in the crowd for about a minute and came back with two unicorns.
"This is Dawn and May." said Pinkie.
"Hello." said Dawn.
"Hi." said May.
"Nice to meet you two." said Twilight. "Could you excuse us for a second?"
"Sure." said Dawn
Twilight, Trixie, and Rainbow Dash disappeared in the crowd.
"What's going on?" asked Dash. "Is this the same Pinkie Pie?"
"I admit, it is weird." said Trixie. "But maybe this is a good thing."
"Maybe." said Twilight. "But what if her memory comes back?"
"Well, let's hope that it doesn't happen." said Rainbow Dash. "And we can't let the Royal Guard know she's here."
"What?" asked Trixie, shocked. "Go against the princesses? Are you crazy?"
"I hate to say this, but I agree with Dash." said Twilight. "If Pinkie has amnesia we can't risk the Royal Guard knowing where she is and have them triggering her memory. Let's just enjoy this miracle."
"Right." said Trixie.
They headed back to Pinkie, Dawn, and May.
"Hi." said Trixie. "I'm Trixie."