As her scooter rolled down the snowy streets of Ponyville, Scootaloo thought excitedly to herself. She could not wait for her first flying lesson with Rainbow dash. She was hoping that today was the day that she was going to fly.
As she was reaching the frosty meadow where she was meeting Rainbow Dash, she slowed down her wings so she would skid to a halt. She hopped of her scooter and looked around. Rainbow Dash was no where in sight, but Scootaloo knew that she would not be standing there to long.
After all, Rainbow Dash is the fastest pegasus in Equestria, she thought to herself.
Scootaloo watched her breath billow out in little white clouds while she stood in the meadow, waiting for her teacher to arrive. She soon saw the familiar rainbow colored streak zooming towards her.
Rainbow Dash landed effortlessly on the cold hard ground, making Scootaloo's eyes fill with wonder.
"Ya ready, squirt?" she said.
"Of course I am!" Scootaloo replied, her tiny wings fluttering in excitement.
"Good. I promise I'll have you soaring through the skies with me by winter wrap up. After all, with me as your teacher, how could you not be?"
They got started right away. It started with Rainbow Dash lifting Scootaloo up in the frosty air, so that Scootaloo could feel the air currents moving around her body. They then came back down to the ground so that Scootaloo could do some exercises to strengthen her wings. And Scootaloo loved every minute of it. She felt as though she never wanted to go back to the orphanage, like she could be with Rainbow Dash forever.
Rainbow Dash drilled her again and again, until they took a break for some lunch. They were having daisy and dandelion sandwiches that Rainbow Dash made. They hadn't said much since they sat down so Rainbow decided to break the silence.
"Ya know what kid? I don't know why you didn't come to me sooner, I could of had you up in the air ages ago."
"Really? I never came because I thought you wouldn't want to teach me." Scootaloo said.
Rainbow Dash's eyes went wide and she spit out the bite of sandwich she was chewing.
"Why wouldn't I wan't to teach you! I love ya like a sister." Rainbow Dash said with a smile.
Scootaloo was so happy, she literally felt like heart was going to explode. She felt Rainbow's wing around her in a hug and she smiled even more.
She loves me like a sister, she thought blissfully to herself.
The warm embrace was held for a couple minutes. Rainbow Dash then let go so she could finnish her sandwich. Once both ponies were done, they shook the snow out of their fur. They spread out their wings and quickly got back to training.
It was getting late so Rainbow Dash decided to call it a day and go home.
"Hey kid, I think we've done enough for today."
Scootaloo's face fell. "But I want to stay and train more!"
"I know, but it's getting dark and I don't want you to get hurt."
"But Rainbow Dash!"
"Look, it's not like I don't want you to fly or anything, but I'm trying to keep you safe."
"But-"
"Look, I'm the teacher, and I'm doing what's best for you by ending this practice."
Scootaloo turned away from Rainbow Dash. "Ya know what? If you don't want to teach me then fine, I'll find somepony else to teach me."
Rainbow looked taken aback, but said nothing. Then Scootaloo did something she would soon regret. She started to run away. As she ran, she could feel the tears falling from her face. She knew that Rainbow Dash did still want to teach her and that she was over-reacting, but she felt as though no pony believed that she could ever fly. She could hear Rainbow Dash calling her in the distance, but she did not go back.
When Scootaloo reached the orphanage, she smashed through the front door, not caring that she just ran face first into a huge chunk of wood. She ignored the other kids greetings as she stormed towards the stair case. She bounded two steps at a time up the old wooden frame, trying to make as much noise as possible. When she got to her room, she flung herself onto her cyan blue bedsheets and buried her face in her pillow. Scootaloo could feel the pillowcase becoming wet on her cheeks but she didn't care. She didn't even notice when the head of the orphanage came in to tell her it was lights out. She soon fell asleep to the sounds of her sobs.
When Scootaloo woke up, she felt the dry tears on her face. She groaned.
"Why do I always have to act like such an idiot!" she angrily said to herself.
She quickly washed her face of in the bathroom and went downstairs to the dinning room to get some breakfast. She gulped down her oatmeal and orange juice and cleared her plate before heading out the door. When she opened the door, she smiled happily to herself. It had snowed while she was sleeping, which meant lots of wintery fun for her and the other Cutie Mark Crusaders, Applebloom and Sweetie Selle. She looked around for her scooter and groaned again. She had left it in the field where she and Rainbow dash were training. She hoped it hadn't gotten icy over-night. She started trotting threw Ponyville's bustling market towards the meadow. She was just exiting the market when she heard a familiar voice.
"Hey, Scootaloo, want ta come have a snowball fight with me and Sweetie belle?" called Applebloom.
Scootaloo turned around to see Applebloom running to catch up with her.
"Sure! I was heading over there any way to get my scooter."
Applebloom looked confused.
"Why would ya leave it there?" she asked.
Scootaloo blushed and started to rub the back of her neck.
"Well, ya see, I was training with Rainbow Dash yesterday and it was getting late and she said to stop but I didn't want to stop so I kinda had an outburst at her and I ran home. I guess I wasn't really thinking about my scooter at the time."
"Aw, well we can get it when we're over there. Let's go get Sweetie Belle so we can have a snowball fight!