//------------------------------// // The chat // Story: My silent sister // by StoneWare13 //------------------------------// My silent sister Chapter 8 ------------------------------------------ Soaring across the cloud tops, rainbow dash and lemon zing flew stretching there powerful wings across the sky, the flight had no speed it was more of a flight of relaxation, rainbow looked over to her sister admiring her large wings, they where huge for a mare of her size and looked more like stallions wings every feather was perfect As they fluted in the wing, with her wings out rainbow had a clear view of her sisters cutie mark , half a lemon. Examining the cutie mark, rainbow failed to notice Lemon as she smiled at her curiosity "I got it after i was dared to lick a lemon " giggled lemon, she knew dash would ask sooner or later " most ponies hate the taste, but I found it zingy and and full of flavor" lemon continued as she flew a little closer to her sibling. "Zing?" Asked rainbow "tell me more about you ?" Her face now tilted up away from her sisters flank. Lemon give a light chuckle "zing?" That was a new one she thorght before answering rainbows question "what do you wanna know?" Rainbow hesitated before asking "how did you find out about me?" The question was simple but rainbow was still nervous talking to a almost complete stranger but lemon seemed relaxed as she glided in the soft air "About a month ago I discovered a photo album in our mothers room it had your cutie mark on it" lemon started as she now looked at the inquisitive face of dash, "inside was your baby photos till you looked about 4 then they stopped, the photos become news paper clippings from all the events you have been in from that gala to you winning the best young flyer!" Lemon saw the Pegasus mare become a little cocky as she puffed her chest out "calm you horses sis" the 2 Pegasus burst out into laughter Rainbow finaly felt relaxed and started to ask more questions... "Favourite colour?" "Purple!" "Favourite food?" "Lemon cake!" "Got any pets?" "Titian my spider!" "Where did.... WAIT WHAT?" "Titian!" Repeated lemon " he lives in my room back at the farm, not much of a social pet but he's cute!" Rainbows mouth was wide open in shock " I thought having a turtle was bad" laughed dash, the 2 mare allowed there flight passing Towns and villages while they asked silly questions trying to catch up the last 10 years. ------------------------------------------ "Good morning dear" a old stallion said as he stormed into a small bedroom, the room was warm as the sun cascaded onto the floor, a large wooden draws stood to the left of a single bed home to a kind looking mare, she was skinny and weak but she still found the the will to smile at her loving husband. He was a tall strong stallion with a dull yellow coat and short black spiked hair that stuck out from under his simple brown Stetson, yellow tired eyes scanned the room, "Good morning" the weak mares voice was almost as shaky as her body as she looked back out the window from her bed, "I hope lemon zing gets home soon she has work to do!" Reminded lemon juice, he trotter to the window to look out over his proud yellow orchard, lemons gleam across the horizons supported by a sea of green leaves and branches, "I am sure she will come home soon, she is a dedicated young filly!" Fireflys voice was proud and she trusted her daughter to return, " why don't you go to the local town and sell the last of the lemons from the east field?" Asked firefly as she tilted her mussel up for a kiss, lemon juice returned the favour before leaving her room. Once again the room as silent, just the way the pained mother liked it. ------------------------------------------ Rainbow sighed as yet another mountain passes, it felt like days since they had left ponyville, the wondered what here friends where up to, the last time rainbow had been away from them is when she was at the wonderbolt training camp Rainbow dash's thorght where interrupted by zings soft spoken works "here we are" before she tilted her wings and dived, racing to the farm house followed close behind by rainbow. 8 hooves hit the porch of the old farm house, the home seemed to sway as lemon open the door a loud squeak echoed in the mares ears "I thought you where the fasted flyer!" Teased zing as she invited her sister inside The house was dark, cold and almost deserted apart from the living room where a family fire burned at a steely pace, the 2 Pegasus walked into the room before a voice called from the room above "lemon? Is is that you?" "Yes mother I am home" lemon called back, she encouraged rainbow to follow her as she adventured to the first floor,each steped groaned and cracked As lemon opened a old door the light was the first thing her sister noticed, allowing her eye to adjust the prickling sun "lemon how what ponyville? Did you meet her? How is she? Asked firefly as she still laid In Her bed but as awake as a owl at night. "Calm mother do t hurt yourself, ponyville was nice and I did meet her" lemon Spock in a reassuring tone, lemon moved close so she could hold her mother is a loving hug, "That's great and how is she?" The ill mare whispered into her daughters ear, lemon loosened her grip to reply. "Maybe you should as her yourself" The cyan Pegasus stepped into her mother view before rainbow could say a word firefly give her the biggest smile, a smile pinkie would be proud off "Rainbow! ow my... come here my little filly" her words where rainbow shelter, no words could have describe the feeling she had wanted to show "Mam!" The mare grabbed each other holding each other and never letting go...it was perfect "IAM HOME !"