A little filly stood under a huge house, it wasn’t a normal house, It was a cloud mansion. She looked up at the amazing sight, buzzing her wings. Grinning like an idiot, with two pieces of some sort of paper in her mouth. Up and down, up and down, her hair following the rhythm, the legs bent to store power and then straighten and launched her up in to the air. Her wings flapped at amazing speed like a hummingbird, tying to lift the pony, but after some seconds the wings began to move slower and then she was back on the ground again. The pieces of paper were placed on to her off, and the filly began to inhale.
“Raaaaainbow Daaash! Are you home?” The filly waited patiently for an answer.
The words that were cried out reached Rainbow Dashes mind. She recognized that voice, the voice that filled her heart with joy. “Yeah, I’m here. What is it Scootaloo?” Rainbow got up from her couch and flew over to the door, wondering what her honorary little sister wanted.
“Just come down here, I have something amazing to show you!” Scootaloo began to jump up and down again, trying to imagine what Rainbow Dashes reaction would be. Would she freak out? No, probably not.. Maybe she would attack her hugs?
Rainbow opened the front door, and saw an orange filly standing right under her house beside her mailbox. A smile formed on the cyan pegasuses mouth, what made Scootaloo so exited? Well she was about to find out now. Rainbow Dash closed the door and flew down to the little pegasus, landing right beside her. “So what got you so excited, huh?”
“You won’t believe it Rainbow Dash! Remember when I participated in that competition there you could win a day with the Wonderbolts?” Scootaloo made a ‘squee’ smile and her wings started to get excited, flapping so hard that they could almost lift her.
Rainbow Dash froze, her mouth opened board and a gasp was let out. Then her lips bent up towards her eyes, forming a smile. “You won didn’t you?” Rainbow was now grinning felling confident that she was right.
“Yes! How did you know?” Scootaloo tilted her head to the right, moving her hoof to her chin and tried to figure out how her sister found out. Was Rainbow Dash psychic?
A hoof was placed on Rainbow’s mouth, stopping whatever that was going on at her mouth. Her eyes was almost pinched together, then her head shaked to the left and right. Small sounds that would be recognized as laughing came from the cyan pegasus. “Well kid, maybe you should ask your body language.”
Scootaloo just stood there staring blank at the bigger pony, the words did not get properly though to her brain, at least what Rainbow meant by that. “You know, if you hadn’t won you would not be this exited, I would have expected a sadder face then the one you’re using now.”
Scootaloo’s eyes widened and her smile vanished slowly from her face.. “Oh… Right..” A red color sneaked its way on to the filly’s face. She had embarrassed herself in front of her idol, now what would Rainbow Dash think of her? Some slow chicken?
The redness on the filly’s face caught Rainbow’s attention, the little pegasus was now staring at the ground, not willing to face Rainbow. Rainbow didn’t quite understand why Scootaloo suddenly turned away from her, but something was telling her that the filly felt uncomfortable. “Um, Scootaloo?”
Scootaloo waited some seconds and then lifted her head up to its normal height. The eyes were still looking another direction than Rainbow Dash. She could feel the breeze from the wind touching her body, the grass made sounds, that’s how quiet it was. One could hear a swallowing sound, its home was most likely Scootaloo. “Sorry…” Was the only words that came from the filly, and those words were so soft that almost nopony could hear.
And eyebrow was raised on Rainbow’s face, her mouth was also open now. The kid said that she was sorry, sorry for what? Rainbow Dash then bent down to the height of the filly. A smile was crocked upon her mouth. Maybe that would make Scootaloo feel better? Scootaloo was now facing Rainbow, but still refusing to look into her eyes. Rainbow Dash lifted her hoof and placed it under the filly’s chin, the filly’s head lifted. Even so, the purple eyes were nowhere to be seen. Eyelids covered them now. Rainbow felt that her hoof was given some competition, Scootaloo’s head tried to turn away, but to no use. Rainbow Dash immediately put some strength in to the hoof who held back her head. “Scootaloo, why are you turning away?” Rainbow said that in hope the filly would answer, but that would not be the case.
The filly was gone in just a second, Rainbow apparently had lowered her guard when she asked the question. But Rainbow was not the mare to give up that easily, if there was one thing Scootaloo could not do that Rainbow could, it was flying. The cyan pegasus then took off in amazing speed, the filly ran forwards but came nearer and nearer Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo could now feel something touching her, on both sides of her body. Her hoofs moved as fast as they could, but now instead of running on the ground, she was running in the air. It was like a dream come true, though it wasn’t her who actually flew.
Rainbow Dash tried to gently placed Scootaloo on a cloud, making sure the filly could not run away anymore, but from the sound of it the landing wasn’t as good as Rainbow meant it to be. She could not help it, the kid ran away from her, refusing to answer her, it got on her nerves. Some anger was boiling up, she should feel concerned, but the feeling of frustration was blocking the other felling’s right now. With a deep breath Rainbow faced the filly, nose to nose. “Seriously Scootaloo, why the hay are you running away? Can’t you just spit it out, I mean, come ’on, running away from me?” The tone in Rainbow’s voice was not gentle, it was angry and it did not make anything better for the filly.
Scootaloo’s ears went straight to the back of her head, her body shaked and eyes just watered up. She never thought this would happen, she made Rainbow Dash angry. And it was all just because of her stupid concerns. Her idol hated her for sure now. The water in her eyes began flowing over, running down her cheeks.
Something wet hit Rainbow’s hoof, it felt warm as more and more landed there. The source of the liquid was the filly. Rainbow Dash had now realized what she had done, her anger got the best of her. With a deep breath the cyan mare tried to cam herself down, what could she do to make Scootaloo to say what was wrong? Why did this feel so much the night the filly confessed her true feelings for her, the camping trip at Winsome Falls? Why was Scootaloo always like this in front of her? She had never seen the filly like that with her friends.
“Listen Scootaloo, maybe it wasn’t that clear when I said that I would take you under my wing. But what I meant by that is that I will be like a sister to you, not your idol or trainer, but sister.” The orange filly had now raised her head, but her eye was still not looking into Rainbow’s. “I may not be the most suitable pony to do so, however I know that I want to be the one called your sister. You see, I have grown to love you as a parent would love his or her daughter.. Uh, that sounded a little cheesy.“ Rainbow Dash let out a sight. “Anyway, what I mean to say is that you should not be afraid to come to me. I am no longer to pony you just idolize, no, we are way past that stage.”
Scootaloo felt something touching her back, reeling her in towards the cyan mare. And now her chest was feeling Rainbow Dashes chest, as well as her hooves. The thing on her back was hugging tight on to her, pressing the two bodies against each other.
“I am your big sister now and nothing can change that.” Rainbow Dash closed her eyes, hugging her little sister tightly. She had never had any siblings, but now she has one. And it felt great.
“So..” Rainbows ears popped up, did Scootaloo just say something? “You’re not embarrassed by me?” Rainbow Dash eyebrow fell down upon her right eye and her head went a bit backwards, making a confused face. She was just staring at the orange filly now.
“Why would I be?” Were the words that slipped out the cyan mare’s mouth.
“Be-Because I cry all the time, I can’t even fly, I’m just weak..” New tears fell down the orange cheek, Scootaloo’s, and her body began to shake.
Rainbow Dash just stared bank at her, as the teardrops real down the fur and hit the cloud that they were sitting on. She felt just awful, almost as she wanted to cry herself.
“But Scootaloo, crying isn’t a weakness. It is only ponynature to do so when you are sad. And I would never be embarrassed because of you, crybaby or not. And um, not that you are a crybaby…” Scootaloo’s lips bent upwards, and quickly wrapped her hoofs around Rainbow’s stomach. There was something tickling back and forth. She looked down and the filly’s head were moving from the left to the right. Then the head bend upwards, and the purple eyes that were sore from the sobbing looked up at Rainbow Dash.
“Thanks..” Said the filly, as she smiled at the mare, and then closing her eyes and leaning her head against the cyan body.
“No problem kid.” Rainbow rubbed her hoofs on Scootaloo’s back, and leaning in to snuggle her. Hopefully the kid does not have anything more to hide anymore from her, and they get to be the sisters they want to be. “Hey, would you like stay at my place when your parents are away? I know you sleep at the Apple farm when they are gone, but I would like you to be with me…”
Scootaloo gazed in amazement up at the mare. “Really?”
“Of course! So are you in or not?” Rainbow grinned, this was of course an offer the filly could not say no to.
“Yes!” Scootaloo shouted and jumped up with excitement.
“So were you only here to say that you won or?” Rainbow Dash asked while they walked down the road to Ponyville, the little town were bathing in the sun that were going to go down soon. It was only a few meters until they were officially inside it.
“No, I wanted to ask if you could go with me, since you know, I need a guardian.” Scootaloo answered and made a little smile.
“Oh yeah, your parents can’t take you up there. Sure, I can go.” Rainbow lifted her hoof and patted the filly on the head.
Scootaloo’s eyes moved up and on to Rainbow Dashes head, her mouth opened up a little. “I thought you would be more excited to see them.”
“Well I’m practically a part of them now, well I should be, so it is not like I’m a fan whom sees them for the first time. But I am excited, I haven’t meet all of them in person yet.” Rainbow flipped her hair and her gaze returned to the filly.
“Great! I can’t wait to meet them!” Scootaloo bent her legs and jumped in to the air, bursting with energy. The little hooves reached put as she started to gallop towards the town. “Let’s race! The loser is a rotten banana!” Rainbow could hear the laugher from the filly as she ran.
“Yeah me too Scoots, I can’t wait either.” Rainbow mumbled to herself. She placed her hoof on her chin and felt a heath coming from her face. “What is it with me? Stupid Wonderbolts..”
Scootaloo was only a few feet away from the town, how could it be? Rainbow Dash wasn’t here yet… She tried to look back from where she came from and ‘whoosh’, something passed her. It sopped and landed at the town welcome sign.
“You cheated!” Yelled the filly. Frowning as she ran up to the sign, when she arrived at her destination she let out a deep breath. “Cheater!”
“Nope, I’m just too awesome for you to beat” Rainbow said and winked. Something pressed down on Scootaloo’s head, pushing her down.
“RAINBOW DAAASH!” The filly moved her body up and down, left and right, but no use. Her sister was just too strong. “Move your hoof!”
The cyan mare shaked her head, and covered her left eye with her eyelid. “Now, what fun would that be?” The mare took her other hoof and began messing around with the filly’s mane.
Scootaloo formed a pout and tried to wiggle out again, she tried to use her front hooves to get Rainbow away, her hooves were grabbing for one of the bigger pony’s bodyparts, but she could not reach anything. Scootaloo made an ‘Arrrrgh!’ sound, Rainbow just grinned and could not hold in any longer.
‘Bwahahahaah!’ Rainbow Dash threw her arms away from the filly and the mare feel to the ground with a thud. The filly just stared at her, the mare's tongue slid out of its home and was sticking up at Scootaloo. A frown was on the little pony’s face now, her eyes went in a circle from looking at Rainbow to the opposite direction, upwards and down to her sister again. “Very funny..”