Her friends stared at her slack-jawed as Rainbow Dash finished telling about her and Skeeter's foal.
Applejack was the first to speak, "So you've been hiding Scootaloo for all these years and ya never thought to tell us, your closest friends? Why Rainbow Dash, Ah just can't believe it."
"Rainbow Dash darling, why have you never told us?" asked Rarity sympathetically.
"I-I don't know," Rainbow Dash said sniffling, ready to start crying.
"Rainbow Dash, we understand. We're not mad at you,'' said Twilight trying to calm her friend down. "We just want to know why you have never even so much as hinted to Scootaloo being your daughter. You do realize, that they're are several legal issues that will have to be dealt with.''
"So you're sure you're not mad?" Rainbow Dash asked, looking at her friends.
"How could we be mad at you Sugarcube,'' said Applejack with a little chuckle.
No one had happened to noticed that Pinkie Pie was staring into space, absent from the conversation.
"Um, Pinkie Pie, are you okay?" asked Fluttershy quietly.
Pinkie Pie immediately snapped out of her daydream and looked around wildly. "WE NEED TO HAVE A 'SCOOTALOO IS RAINBOW DASH'S DAUGHTER PARTY'!" yelled Pinkie Pie, immediately heading towards Ponyville.
"Wait Pinkie," said Twilight, grabbing the pink party pony's tail with her magic. "There are still a few things we need to do. First," she said, turning towards Rainbow Dash, "you need to tell Scootaloo who her parents are, you and Skeeter. Then you need to get Scootaloo's birth certificate fixed to show her parentage. And finally, you need to take responsibility for Scootaloo and raise her the right way. Not as your sister but as your daughter.''
"Okay," said Rainbow Dash quietly. Then looking up, she addressed her friends, "Guys, I'm so sorry about the way I've kept this hidden for so many years. It was wrong of me. I don't deserve to be the Element of Loyalty; I don't deserve to be an Element at all."
"Rainbow Dash, that's not true," said Twilight. "The Elements chose us for who we are in our hearts. The Element of Loyalty saw that you were, in your heart, the most loyal pony ever. Even though you may have hidden Scootaloo's real relations to you, you still took care of her. You still loved her and treated her as your daughter. And, you finally told us about Scootaloo. It may not have been right to hide it, but you eventually told us. Even though you thought that we would reject you. If that's not true loyalty, I don't know what is.''
"You really mean it?" asked Rainbow Dash
All of her friends nodded in agreement.
"Wow, that means a lot to me. I was worried you wouldn't forgive me,'' said Rainbow Dash teary eyed. "Now, let's go find Scootaloo and tell her the truth.
"No, we're not going with you,'' said Twilight firmly. "This is something that Scootaloo needs to hear from you.''
"Shouldn't Skeeter be there too?" asked Fluttershy quietly.
"Yes, you AND Skeeter need to tell Scootaloo together," stated Twilight.
"Oh, I guess I forgot about Skeeter," said Rainbow Dash nervously. "Well, I guess I'd better get going."
"Good luck!" yelled all her friends in unison.
Wow, I'm so lucky to have such great friends, thought Rainbow Dash, shaking her head in disbelief.
After a quick flight into Ponyville, Rainbow headed toward's Sugar Cube Corner, the last place she had seen Skeeter. Upon entering the cafe, Rainbow immediately saw Skeeter in one of the booths reading a sports magazine of some sort. With a deep breath, Rainbow walked up to the booth and sat down on the un-occupied side.
"Hey Dashy, I didn't expect to see you so soon,'' said Skeeter without looking up.
"I told my friend's about us and about Scootaloo," said Rainbow Dash, quickly getting to the reason she was there.
"You told your friends?" asked Sketter, finally looking up. "I thought that we agreed to never tell anyone."
"Well, I got tired of hiding everything from my best friends. It wasn't fair to me, it wasn't fair to them, and it's not fair to Scootaloo. We need to tell her about us," explained Rainbow Dash.
"Uh, no. We're not telling Scootaloo," said Skeeter firmly, crossing his forelegs.
"Yes. We. Are. Whether you like it or not, it's time to tell her. I've felt so guilty never telling a soul. Now that I've told my friends, I feel better. But until we tell Scootaloo, I'm still going to feel guilty. Please Skeeter," said Rainbow Dash, looking for some trace of remorse in the stallion's face.
A deep sigh from Skeeter and his getting up startled Rainbow Dash.
"Hey! Where are you going!" yelled Rainbow Dash, confused.
"Well, if we are going to tell Scootaloo, we had better get it over with. No use staying here and arguing. I've seen you with your mind set on something before. Unless it gets done, you'll do everything in your power to make sure it gets done," explained Skeeter.
"Oh,'' was Rainbow Dash's quiet reply.
The two of them slowly made their way to the CMC's clubhouse to get Scootaloo. As soon as they arrived, Rainbow Dash walked up the ramp and knocked on the door.
"Oh, hey Rainbow Dash,'' said Sweetie Belle politely after opening the door. "What can I help you with?"
"Well, Scootaloo needs to come home for the day," said Rainbow Dash.
"Okay,'' said the little white unicorn. Then looking over her shoulder she yelled, "Scootaloo! Rainbow Dash is here for you!"
"Coming!'' was the muffled reply.
Scootaloo was out the door in a flash and tackling Rainbow Dash for a big hug.
"Hey Squirt, it's time to go home,'' said Rainbow Dash as she untangled herself from the excited filly.
"Okay," said Scootaloo. "Bye guys!"
"Bye Scootaloo!" yelled her friends.
"Here climb on my back and I'll give you a ride back home in style,'' said Rainbow Dash with a little grin.
Scootaloo squeaked happily and quickly climbed onto Rainbow Dash's back and, in just a few seconds, the two were quickly in the sky rocketing towards Rainbow Dash's cloud home.
"Hey Rainbow Dash. Why is Skeeter following us?" asked Scootaloo.
Rainbow Dash pretended not to hear, and thankfully Scootaloo thought that the wind was too loud for Rainbow Dash to hear her. The three pegasi were at Rainbow Dash's home in record time. After going inside, Scootaloo asked again, "Why is Skeeter here?"
"Well, that's part of the reason I came for you so early,'' explained Rainbow Dash as she led them all into the living room and onto the fluffy cloud sofas. "Scootaloo, there's been something that I've been hiding from you for a long time and Skeeter and I have finally agreed to tell you."
Scootaloo just looked from Rainbow Dash to Skeeter and back to Rainbow Dash in confusion.
"Scootaloo, I'm your mother."