Scootaloo wiped a tear from her face. Her eyes met with her close friend, but Rainbow's eyes seemed to fade away, and she couldn't stand it.
Turning away, she wiped another tear away.
But she couldn't tell lies her whole life. Rainbow Dash was dying, and it was up to Scootaloo to keep the Wonderbolts and everything else alive. Starting with facing the truth.
She turned back to Rainbow Dash, with a faint smile.
"I wish you could stay with me forever," she mumbled.
Rainbow Dash smiled back, kind of grinning. Her hospital bed may not be fashionable, and her colors may be dull, but she would stay in Scootaloo's heart forever. Forever. Forever...
"Scootaloo," Rainbow Dash said weakly, "I know you know this too, but you're my friend. My favorite friend from the Wonderbolts, my favorite friend besides the five other girls I've grown up with. But they're something and you're something too, and you're something else. You give me a special feeling when you're around, and I enjoy that feeling. That feeling is a new kind of friendship, a friendship that you created. You're like a sister to me. You've always been."
Scootaloo's heart pounded, and her eyes began to water with happiness. She never had a family, and Rainbow Dash felt like her mother to her ever since she was a little filly.
Rainbow Dash continued, her smile slowly growing bigger and bigger. "I want you to carry on me. Carry on Rainbow Dash. And that means I want you to take over my spot as leader of the Wonderbolts, ever since Spitfire has been too weak to lead it. I want you to be me, and carry on the cyan mare's wishes for you right now."
Suddenly, Twilight Sparkle entered the room, the door opening softly and gently.
"Hello, Rainbow Dash, hello Scootaloo," she said softly, closing the door.
"Hello," Scootaloo answered painfully, glancing at Rainbow Dash.
"Scootaloo, I need to talk to you," Twilight Sparkle kept her soft tone as she pulled Scootaloo away from the hospital bed, "I know you've been through a lot, and we haven't sent Princess Celestia a letter for a long time, so how would you like to send her one?"
"I'd be glad to," Scootaloo gulped, nodding, "Really."
Twilight Sparkle smiled, and held up a piece of paper and a quill to her face. "You may begin," she laughed silently, "I've learned to do this ever since Spike left for the Dragon Migration."
"Alright. Dear Princess Celestia," Scootaloo began, glancing at Twilight Sparkle, who was trying to keep up with the pegasus' words, "I have learned a lot from my adventure. Friendship is an enjoyable thing, no doubt it, but it's also a responsibility. I should never forget my friends or family, or anypony for that matter who is close to me in any way. From, your faithful subject, Scootaloo."
Scootaloo smiled as she looked at the unicorn's calligraphy, and while reading it over she felt emotions taking over.
Trotting over to the pegasus, she saw her fading. No, dying.
"I'm sorry," Scootaloo whispered.
"It's not your fault," Rainbow Dash said.
Her weak eyes closed, and her colors dulled.
"I'll remember you..." Scootaloo said.
"Forever."