Scootaloo lay belly down on Fluttershy’s couch as Fluttershy checked her wings. Since the incident at the ruins Scootaloo’s wings had been aching and when she flew the would begin to hurt just like when she’d caught Silver Spoon. Worried that she’d injured her flight muscles, Fluttershy had insisted on checking the filly’s wings.
Fluttershy pressed her hoof lightly into the exterior flight muscle of Scootaloo’s right wing. Noticing the wince this evoked from Scootaloo, Fluttershy sighed.
“I think you’ll have to go to the hospital Scootaloo. I’m not a doctor but it seems like your wings are really hurt.”
Scootaloo sat up and frowned. “Do I have to?”
Fluttershy smiled kindly. “Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll only have to hold off on flying for a few days but it’s always better to check with something like this.”
Scootaloo nodded. “Ok.”
Fluttershy turned and headed for the stairs. As she started up she called to Scootaloo. “I’ll just get my saddlebags and we’ll head over to Ponyville General.”
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Doctor Stable looked at the MRI he’d taken of Scootaloo’s wings with a neutral look on his face. After examining the image for a few minutes Dr. Stable turned to Fluttershy and Scootaloo with a smile.
“Well it looks like you just put too much strain on your flying muscles Scootaloo. Just give your wings a few days rest and you should be fine.” He turned and gestured to the door where a nurse was waiting. “Nurse Coldheart will just take you to an examination room to get a blood sample and we’ll be done.”
Scootaloo rubbed her hooves together anxiously. “Blood sample?”
Dr. Stable chuckled. “Don’t worry, we’ll only take a little. We just want to make sure everything’s ok.”
Nurse Coldheart came into the room as Dr. Stable finished. “Scootaloo, could you follow me to the examination room please?”
As Fluttershy and Scootaloo went to leave, Dr. Stable spoke up again. “Fluttershy, could you stay a moment?”
Fluttershy nodded and turned to scootaloo. “I’ll catch up in a second.”
Turning back to the doctor, Fluttershy took her east again. Dr. Stable turned the monitor Scootaloo’s MRI was on to face Fluttershy.
“Ms. Fluttershy, do you know when Scootaloo started flying?”
Fluttershy arched a brow at the question but nodded. “Yes, she started earlier this year. Why?”
Dr. Stable sighed. “Well as I said this looks like just the muscles being overly strained but..” He pointed to the area between Scootaloo’s wings on the monitor. “I’m worried about how some of these areas look.”
Fluttershy gulped. “What does that mean for Scootaloo?”
Dr. Stable shrugged. “I’m not sure. I’m going to run some tests and then I’ll have a better idea of what, if anything, is going on.”
Fluttershy nodded. “Do you want me to contact her parents?”
Dr. Stable shook his head. “Not yet. If anything turns up from the tests I’ll let the family know.”
Fluttershy nodded and headed for the door. “Ok doctor. Thank you for telling me.”
Dr. Stable waved as Fluttershy left. And as Fluttershy walked toward the examination room to meet up with Scootaloo she hoped that the doctor was just being overly cautious and that nothing was wrong with Scootaloo.
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After getting back to Fluttershy’s cottage, Scootaloo got her scooter and started down the road to Sweet Apple Acres. Her wings might not have been one hundred percent but just flapping them to propel her scooter down the old dirt road didn’t cause her the same discomfort as trying to fly.
Reaching the clubhouse, Scootaloo opened the door to find Apple Bloom and Diamond Tiara talking as they played a game of cards.
Noticing Scootaloo, Applebloom lifted a hoof in greeting. “Hey Scootaloo. What’s up?”
Giving a shrug Scootaloo trotted over to the table and sat down. “Not much. My wings still hurt though. Deal me in.”
As Apple Bloom dealt out cards Scootaloo quirked a brow. “Where’s Silver Spoon and Sweetie Belle?”
Diamond Tiara turned to Scootaloo. “Sweetie’s hanging out with her sister. I guess Rarity got worried after the whole you getting lost in the ruins thing and wanted to spend some time with her. Silver’s at home today. Her leg’s still pretty bad.”
Scootaloo’s ears lowered as she heard this. “How bad?”
Diamond shook her head. “I’m not sure but bad enough to where she just wanted to stay home.”
Turning to look at her cards, a thoughtful frown settled on Scootaloo’s face. The frown remained firmly in place as the three friends went through several hands of cards, and became deeper as time went on.
After the tenth hand Scootaloo tossed her cards to the center of the table and stood up. “I’m out. There’s somewhere I need to go.”
Before either Diamond or Apple Bloom could question Scootaloo, the pegasus was out the door and buzzing down the road towards Ponyville.
When Scootaloo was out of sight Apple Bloom smirked and shook her head. “Well, don’t that beat all.”
Diamond turned to Apple Bloom with a questioning look on her face. “What?”
Apple Bloom dealt herself and Diamond cards as she answered. “Looks to me like Scoots an’ Silver are getting pretty close.”
Diamond Tiara picked up her cards and tilted her head. “What d’you mean?” She threw out a few cards. “Two.”
Dealing Diamond her cards Apple Bloom continued. “Well ever since we all decided to become friends those two’ve been gettin’ along better ‘n Ah’d thought they would.” Apple Bloom threw in some cards. “Dealer takes four.”
Getting her new cards, Apple Bloom went on. “And haven’t you noticed that they pick on each other a lot?”
Diamond shrugged. “Well yeah, I guess. But what’s that got to do with anything?”
Apple Bloom shrugged. “Maybe nothin’ but it just seems to me that they click pretty well.” She gestured between herself and Diamond “Kinda like me ‘n you.”
Diamond Tiara looked up in thought. “Ok, I guess I can see that but what’re you getting at?”
Apple Bloom giggled lightly. “Sweetie Belle teased ‘em about it before but Ah’m startin’ to think she was right.” A smirk settled on Apple blooms face as she laid her cards down. “They like each other. Royal flush.”
Diamond sighed and tossed her cards to the table. “Beats my baby straight. Anyway, you really think they like each other?”
Apple Bloom shrugged as she shuffled the cards. “Maybe. She did just run out after we told her about Silver. We’ll just have to wait an’ see.” She dealt the cards. “Ok, aces high, jacks wild.. You sure ya don’t wanna play go fish?”
Diamond huffed haughtily. “No way, I’ll beat you at this game sooner or later.”
Apple Bloom chuckled. “Not if you don’t watch yer tells. Dealer takes two.”
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Scootaloo buzzed through the highclass part of Ponyville looking for a Silver Spoon’s house. After going down several streets Scootaloo stopped outside a large brick mansion. She’d only been to Silver Spoon’s house once before to pick her up but Scootaloo was pretty sure that this was the house.
Parking her scooter inside the home’s fence, Scootaloo walked down the walkway to the mansion’s door. Reaching up, Scootaloo knocked on the door and waited. After a few seconds the door was opened by Silver Spoon’s father.
Scootaloo smiled. “Hello Mr. Sterling. Is it alright if I see Silver Spoon?”
Sterling Silver nodded with a small smile. “Of course. I’m sure Silver Spoon would like some company. She’s up in her room.”
Scootaloo nodded and followed Sterling through the house and to a door with Silver Spoon’s cutie mark etched on it.
After Sterling walked away Scootaloo knocked on Silver’s door before going inside.
“Hey Silver, I wanted to see how you were doing.”
Silver Spoon smiled and put down the book she’d been reading. “Hi Scootaloo. How’re your wings?”
Scootaloo looked back at her wings and flexed them. “I can’t fly still but I can at least use them to get around on my scooter.” Scootaloo turned back to Silver Spoon. “But I should be asking you how your leg is.”
Silver Spoon looked down at her leg still held in a sling. “It hurts when I try to walk on it and a bit when I move it. The doctor said I just need to stay off it for a week or two and it should be fine.”
When Silver Spoon looked back at Scootaloo, she noticed that the pegasus’s ears had lowered.
“Sorry again for...” Scootaloo rolled a hoof in the air. “Well everything yesterday.”
Silver Spoon shook her head and giggled, moving to sit in front of Scootaloo. “I already told you it’s fine. If it wasn’t for you I’d have had worse then a bum leg.” Silver Spoon reached out with her good hoof and put it on Scootaloo’s shoulder. “I’m lucky to have such a great friend.”
Scootaloo blushed and scratched the back of her head. “Well I couldn’t let ya just fall.” Scootaloo smiled at Silver Spoon. “You’re a really good friend too.”
Silver Spoon returned the smile. “Thanks. Anyway, what d’you feel like doing now that you’re here?”
Scootaloo shrugged. “Got any board games?”
Nodding, Silver Spoon pointed to her closet. “On the second shelf in there.”
Scootaloo dug through the closet for a bit and came back with a box of battle skies. “You any good at this?”
Silver Spoon smirked. “Good enough to beat you.”
Scootaloo rolled her eyes and set up the game. “We’ll see.”
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As late afternoon rolled around Silver Spoon and Scootaloo had played various games, chatted about whatever came to mind and Silver Spoon had even convinced Scootaloo to have her mane braided. Said braid was then promptly undone after much ribbing from Silver Spoon.
Looking at the clock on Spoon’s dresser, Scootaloo stood and stretched her legs. “I should probably head back to Fluttershy’s house now.”
Silver Spoon nodded and moved toward her door. “Ok, I’ll walk you out.”
Scootaloo quirked a brow. “You sure you can get down the stairs?”
Silver Spoon rolled her eyes and smirked. “I’m not that fragile. Now come on feather head.”
Chuckling at her friends attitude, Scootaloo followed Silver to the house’s main entrance.
As Scootaloo headed out the door Silver called out to her. “Thanks for keeping me company today. You really didn’t have to.”
Scootaloo smiled at Spoon and hopped on her scooter. “No prob, I had fun.”
Silver Spoon returned the smile. “Me too. Later.”
Nodding, Scootaloo sped away on her scooter and made her way through Ponyville. And as she sped towards Fluttershy’s cottage a wide smile settled on her face. She’d been able to make Silver Spoon happy. It’d been a good day.