Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash were currently on the balcony that Scootaloo saw earlier, looking at the stars. It was a clear night and you could see Luna's night perfectly. And even if you couldn't, they could since they lived ABOVE the clouds.
Scootaloo looked on in amazement, more specifically the moon. There was no other noise except the common breeze that would ruffle their manes and tails. "Do you see this every night?" She asked.
"I could but not really," Rainbow replied, wrapping a wing around the child. "I usually come out here if I'm feeling....."
"Cheesy, emotional, and romantic?" Rainbow shrugged in response and offered an innocent smile.
"Hey I get emotional too!"
Scootaloo giggled and went back to watching the sky. She had school tomorrow but that bed could wait. "Scoots?" She looked back up at Rainbow who was giving her a small smile. "What was Earth like?" She asked.
"More ahead than Equestria," she responded, looking back towards the sky. "They had electronics, everyone is not as nice, and...money is important. I had friends and.....a family. Maybe one day I'll see my friends again. And one day they'll see me. I miss them very much." They continued watching the stars for a moment before she spoke again. "You know....my age isn't exactly six.... it's older than that."
".......what?" Rainbow looked to her in confusion.
"When I was pushed through the rift my age decreased and my body changed. So I pretty much made up my age. I don't really know my age anymore. And that's okay."
"Why?" Rainbow asked. Scootaloo looked up at her and gave a small smile.
"Because I'm confortable with actually remembering that I am still alive. My birthday doesn't even matter anymore. I got a cutie mark, my friends, a home, and you, Rainbow Dash."
The pegasus smiled before she leaned down and nuzzled her. "I love you, Scootaloo."
"I love you too, Rainbow."
"But I need to ask you a favor." Scootaloo pulled away and nodded. "Could you please, please, PLEASE not blow up again? We still have ponies waiting for their legs to heal and to get out of those nasty concussions."
The next morning Scootaloo woke up with a bang, literally jumping out of the bed with a body glowing with energy. And she was ready to show it off.
"Good morning, Rainbow!" She greeted, running past her and for the bathroom. Rainbow quickly jumped out of the way when she sped past as fast as her little legs could carry her.
"Good morning, squirt! Hurry up, you got school today!" She made her way to the kitchen to get her some to-go breakfast since she woke up a little later. After twenty minutes, she came back downstairs..... glowing. Rainbow "eeped" and jumped behind the couch, startling her.
"Uhhh.....what?" Scootaloo asked, pointing her bright-white eyes to the couch in confusion.
"Scoots, you're glowing again! " She yelled from behind the furniture. "I don't know what that means! It could either mean explosion or get-ready-to-rebuild!"
Scootaloo chuckled and shook her head. "No, Rainbow. I already figured it out. When I start glowing it means I used a lot of magic, I have a deep emotion, or I just wanted to freak you out because I can turn it on and off."
Rainbow peeked at her from over the couch, watching as she somehow turned it off and on, over and over. Sighing, she came out of her hiding place.
"Well, I guess that's safer," Rainbow muttered, ignoring the filly's laughter. She grabbed Scootaloo's breakfast and put it in her saddlebags which she then placed on Scoot's back. "Let's get goin'!"
The two walked out the door and over to the ledge of the guarded cloud home. Looks like the Princesses weren't taking any chances. Scootaloo peeked over and seethed through her teeth at the height. "Oooohh, ummm..."
"Don't worry, you don't have to fly this morning," Rainbow reassured her. She scooped her up and set her down between her wings before she jumped off the cloud and made her way to the ground with two guards behind her.
Scootaloo looked at the sights around her. At the Pegasi pushing the clouds into place, the birds flying around,.....everything. It brought back a hint of nostalgia of moments she had of earth. When she would sit on the rooftop with her friends and look around, talk, and poke fun at people walking by, minding their own business. She was so mean back then. Humans were mean in general.
In the past it never bothered her enough that she was missing on Earth. But now? It was hitting her. Hard. Was everyone still looking for her there? It's no doubt one of the most mind boggling cases considering the victims have absolutely no family on Earth, along with no official registered name. If she goes back, a lot of things could happen. Good... And bad. She's still missing there....for seven years. And there is also a danger concerning age. If she goes through the rift, she risks decreasing her age by ten years. Maybe there's another way. A way that doesn't turn her into a baby.
She was snapped out of her thoughts when Rainbow landed in the town square and began trotting towards the school where everyone could be seen outside. Including her friends. The town was actually busy this morning. Overflowing with ponies all trying to get that good deal from the sellers. Once they crossed past Sugarcube Corner, Scootaloo noticed four figures in front of the school.
"Princess Celestia? Princess Cadance? Princess Luna? Princess Twilight? What are they doing here?" She asked aloud.
"Dunno, squirt," Rainbow replied. "Probably wanna talk about something."
They made their way up to the school to meet the Princesses, deep in conversation with Twilight who was looking over some notes.
"....so Sunset said there was indeed a very strange and unsolved case on Earth where a family, the Carsons, were murdered. But what had made it the front page was the fact that there were no other family members. At all. And the daughter had went missing. Sunset said there was only three people who knew the Carsons because they were best friends of the daughter, and decided to give a statement to help. But the case hasn't been solved and is still going on."
"And I know exactly who gave those statements." They looked up and smiled at the filly jumping off Rainbow's back. "Good morning. What are you doing here?"
"We came to inform you that we have located your family in Equestria, who are very excited to meet you," Cadance answered. "They want to meet you in Canterlot immediately after school, so we have scheduled it."
"Umm....okay. Do I need special attire or something? I'd like to think I'm important enough to actually look like a Princess than to just be called one."
Twilight chuckled. "Rarity's already on it. She said she has a special dress with your name on it."
"Okay. Is there anything else?"
"Not at this moment," Celestia responded. Scootaloo nodded and went around them, heading towards her friends who were watching nearby.
"Hello, Princess!" Apple Bloom greeted, bumping her flank against Scootaloo's.
"Apple Bloom, it's Scootaloo," she corrected. "Just... Scootaloo. I'm not a Princess....yet, anyway." The bell rang, signalling the start of the day, which meant they all had to head inside. They walked past the other foals who moved out of their way and into the building, making Rainbow laugh.
"Oh she is DEFINITELY going to enjoy this," she commented. "What's the schedule when school lets out?"
Twilight smiled. "Fitting at Rarity's then straight to Canterlot."
When Scootaloo walked into the doorway that led into the classroom, all the other foals stopped their talking and just stared at her. She froze in mid-step and looked back at them, her friends doing the same and sending the room into complete silence. Of course they all knew by now that she was the one who single-handedly destroyed the town and rebuilt it. News travels incredibly, and impressively, fast in Ponyville. No doubt ponies all over Equestria knew as well.
They continued the staring contest before the alicorn decided she had enough and just walked to her desk, ignoring the stares sent her way. One of them actually jumped out of their seat and shifted away from her, making her stop. She stifled her laughter by pulling in her lips and continued on to her seat. This was definitely going to be an interesting day.
The train ride to Canterlot was a long one. The Princesses could get there far faster since they knew spells that could shield their chariots from the cold weather. Unfortunately for Molten Fire and the family, they were all Pegasi and knew absolutely no magic. But apparently Frozen Fire did.
They've been riding for around three hours now. It was obvious the twins were becoming irked.
"Uggghhh!" Golden Flutter and Blue Wave groaned. Molten Fire looked over nonchalantly at her daughters.
"I know this is a long train ride," she told them. "But it will all be over soon." The two mares glanced at each other, recognizing their mother's tone of voice, and sighed. It was way too familiar.
They shuffled out of their seats and made their way over to her. She was grieving. She was grieving over her sister. They took seats on both sides of her and wrapped her in a hug with their wings. Molten grabbed them both in her arms and pulled them close, afraid she'll lose them too.
"We won't be going anywhere, mom," Blue Wave whispered, giving her mother a nuzzle.
"We promise," Golden Flutter added.
"It's just like when your father passed," she whispered, tears brimming her eyes. "It hurt so much."
"I understand how you feel," Dense Seas added softly as he walked over. "She was my sister as well. We all miss her."
"We never got the chance to actually meet her," Blue Wave announced.
"You would have loved her, girls. She was incredibly smart, funny, and an overall good person. Her daughter may be the same."
"We're here, yunguns!" Lava Heart announced from the front. They looked out the windows at the city of Canterlot in the distance. The castle was in plain view, as well as the ponies occupying it. The population must've increased the last few years.
"You know we've actually never been here before," Blue Wave commented. She walked back over to her seat to grab her things since they'll be staying overnight and leaving in the morning. The train pulled to a stop at the busy train station, allowing the family members time to get up and get off. They piled off the train and looked around in wonder. The city was beautiful, just like how Molten remembered it nearly fifteen years ago.
"Excuse me." They looked to the right at three Royal Guards. "Are you Molten Fire?" One asked before the mentioned Pegasus nodded. "We're here to escort you and your family to the castle and get you settled in."
"Why thank you very much," she said, passing her bag to the guards to carry while they followed along.
Outside the train station, there was a two row chariot waiting for them with two more guards at the front of it. "We're going to take you by chariot to have you registered as visitors at the gates. Then we'll leave you to meet with Princesses Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight Sparkle," the head guard said. They all climbed into the seats and their bags thrown in the back before they departed the station, heading for the giant castle in the distance.
"You know....I just realized something," Golden Flutter said a few minutes later, catching their attention. "If our cousin's an Alicorn...."
"....that makes her a princess," Blue Wave finished. "So...."
".....are we Royalty?" They both asked. The older ponies looked at each other, a little stumped at that revelation.
"I....uhhh....maybe?" Molten figured. "I mean probably not royalty. Probably more like nobility."
"So, like, in-between commoner."
"Hey, we're here," Dense Seas pointed out. They looked towards where he was pointing, which were the tall steel gates in front of them that were currently being pushed open by some more guards. Once they were fully opened, the chariot moved through, heading towards the guarded entrance of the castle. Dense Waves raised an eyebrow and looked around him, just now realizing something.
The Royal Guard were everywhere. The rooftops, the sidewalks, even in front of every building!
"Why is it so guarded here?" He asked, getting out of the chariot with everyone else. His sister looked around, noticing the same thing.
"The Princesses have commanded that we lockdown whatever City Princess Scootaloo goes in case she...blows again," one of the guards informed them. The guard grabbed their bags and walked towards the open doors, leading the family inside.
They gasped, looking at all the decorations, ornate items, and color. It was so...
"Beautiful," the twins whispered. They walked down the hall, heading towards wherever the guards were taking them. Which was apparently a tour. They showed them the grand dining hall, the living area, the gardens, and their rooms. Which was where they dropped off their stuff.
"So what do you think?" Molten asked her daughters. Her room was right across from theirs. The twins decided to share one, said it was far better to be together.
"It's awesome here!" They both yelled. Molten chuckled at the two. The way they talked at the same time was so strange in the past, but now she was glad it was there to actually amuse her.
"I am glad you enjoy it," she said, walking into the room. "Have you checked the view from here? It's wonderful." The two looked at each other before they briskly made their way to the windows, gasping. They could see all of Canterlot. The library, malls, the shops, the homes, everything!
"This is amazing!" Blue Wave yelled. "How did we miss this?!" Even at the age of twenty seven their youthful curiosity has never left them, Molten thought. She trotted over and took a seat next to them, looking at the wondrous sights. It was pretty beautiful.
"If only Frozen could be here to see this," she muttered unheard. They continued looking until something in the corner of her eye caught her attention. She looked towards the left past her daughters and pointed. "What's that?" Golden Flutter glanced at her then directed her attention to where she was pointing.
"More guards and chariots. I think she's arrived," Golden assumed. Blue Wave looked closer, and sure enough, she could make out the Princesses and some more ponies.
One Hour Before
"Scootaloo, hold still,please!" Rarity scolded while she tried to fit the dress over her head.
"Ack! This is torture! Why are you doing this to me?" Scootaloo whined, shedding fake tears.
"Oh, stop that squirt!" Rainbow scolded.
They were all in Rarity's Boutique, watching her fit Scootaloo into the dress that was conveniently colored purple and orange to match her coat, mane, and tail. After school let out, which was at twelve, all the elements, the Princesses, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and even Diamond Tiara accompanied her to the boutique. And now they were having trouble actually putting her in the dress.
"But it itches!" Scootaloo argued after Rarity successfully had her head through the hole.
"You will get used to it darling, now hold still." Rarity put some pins in place before she stepped back and looked at her work.
"I think it looks good, Rarity," Twilight said. "Especially the purple."
"You only like it because it's your color, but I like it because it fits Scootaloo perfectly," Rainbow agreed, making Twilight groan.
"Thank you girls." Rarity grabbed a mirror and positioned it in front of Scootaloo's emotionless face. "Now what do YOU think, Princess?"
"Uggggghhhh!" Scootaloo groaned. "I really don't think......" She lost her voice as she saw herself in the mirror. After a few seconds she got the biggest grin on her face that anyone has seen her have before. "I look like a princess."
"I take it the fight against the dress is now completely drained from her system," Cadance chuckled. "You look really beautiful, Scootaloo."
"I know," she responded, stroking her hair. "Isn't it wonderful."
"Don't get too cocky," Apple Bloom warned. "You'll turn into Diamond Tiara before she became our friend. No offense, Diamond."
The filly in question groaned and rolled her eyes. "None taken."
"Okay, now time for your hair." Rarity grabbed a brush and started on that while Twilight took over.
"Okay, Scootaloo," she said, making the filly glance her way. Twilight conjured a quill and notepad into her magical grip and gave the pony a smile. "I need to ask you some questions involving....your life on Earth. Who were your friends there?"
"Hmmmm.....," She hummed in though, tapping her chin. "It's been so long....."
Twilight looked at her curiously. "Actually, did we ask how old you are?"
"Uhh...not that I can remember, but I'll tell yah'. Last night while we were watching the stars, I told Rainbow that I really don't care about my age." Rainbow bit her bottom lip in embarrassment while Applejack, Rarity, Twilight, basically everyone in there gave her a grin.
"You were watching the stars?" Luna teased.
"I never took Rainbow Dash, the Rainbow Dash, to be all mushy," Twilight added.
"Wh-what else were you going to say, Scoots?" Rainbow quickly inquired in an attempt to disperse this awkward conversation.
"Oh, right. Well I seem to have forgot my age." They all looked at her confused before she continued. "When I left Earth, I was sixteen. But when I arrived here, I was....what you all call a newborn foal."
"WHAT?!" Scootaloo nearly jumped at their exclamation.
"You were a baby when you arrived in Equestria?!" Celestia asked.
"Yeah, the rift somehow changes our ages when you go through it," she clarified. Rarity moved from in front of her to behind her to brush her tail. "I have to ask mom more about it when I see her again. I didn't tell you this either, but remember when I was in the hospital and I woke up screaming, 'MOM!!!'?" Rarity yelped at the loud exclamation, along with everyone else in there. Payback's great, Scootaloo thought.
"Yeah....yeah, I don't think that would be easy to forget considering that my ears are still ringing from that," Luna responded, rubbing her head and sighing. "Which has now gotten worse."
"Yeah, well I saw her again. I somehow met her in a place that she calls 'The Communication Plane'. Where you can speak with....you know." Celestia sighed. "That's actually how I knew they came from Equestria. I was born on Earth. My homeworld is actually Earth, but my family line is Equestria. Wow, that sounds so strange. 'Take me to my homeworld called Erf,' wow. But yeah, I was a baby when I arrived in Equestria. I could still walk and talk, I was just...small. The rift was in, what we call here, the Whitetail Woods. I stayed in there for maybe.......uhhh...."
Twilight leaned forward, intent to write down her second page of notes. "I stayed in there for over two years before-"
"How did we not notice you?!" Applejack and Rainbow asked loudly.
"We ran and raced through there all the time!" The wonderbolt added.
"I know! That's why I'm always jumping if someone says something out of the blue that hasn't spoke in a while, because you would always run by out of nowhere and yell."
"LIKE THIS?!"
"AHHHH!" Scootaloo jumped into the air and banged her head on the ceiling from Pinkie Pie's sudden entrance. She fell back on her face and groaned into the floor. "Yes," she responded, her voice muffled by the floor. "Just like that, Pinkie."
She got back to her feet and allowed Rarity to finish up her form. "Anyway, yeah, I was in the woods. You already know where I lived at. Remember your bear hitting my tree? I lived UNDER that tree when I was a foal and actually started climbing into it when I was maybe....I guess four? Oh man, we went way off track. Anyway, when I left earth, I was sixteen. But I stayed here for six years apparently. So that means I'm......" She started counting with her hoof, trying to figure it out. "I would be twenty two right now."
"So that's how you knew all that advanced terminology when we followed you into the farm," Twilight asked. "Do you even know what Sucrose is?"
Scootaloo chuckled and shook her head. "Oh, Princess Twilight, I was a scholar back on Earth. My dad was Bright Magnus. All 'A's in school. 'A' honor roll. That's the top of the list. I could've got into the biggest and most prominent school if I wanted to and made history...on Earth, that is. Sucrose is the prime component in cane or beet sugar." Twilight was staring at her with her mouth wide open before she closed it back and cleared her throat.
"Well.....that's surprising. Okay, so where did you live?"
"In a neighborhood in....buck me, Canterlot." Twilight raised an eyebrow at her language but decided to forget about it. "The Canterlot on Earth. There was a high school nearby that I attended in the past called Canterlot High."
"That was presided over by Principal Celestia?" She asked, making sure to write down everything.
"Oh no, it was by some guy named Green Grass. You know, I was like the only oddly named person in that school, if you consider everyone else. You have Double Diamond, Spitfire, Soarin, Celestia...then you have me. Lareen Carson." She cleared her throat and took on the voice of a teacher doing attendance. "'Double Diamond? Spitfire?.....Lareen Carson?' I was like the only one there with a 'weird name'. Apparently weirder than a guy named Dusty Saddles. Come on, seriously?! This guy is named Dusty Saddles and I'M the weird one? Well back on subject I have to give you my friends' names, right? For some reason, some odd freakin' reason, they are all named after sweets."
While Twilight was trying to stifle down her laughter, she nodded her head, giving the her the cue. "Okay, the first one is named Black Licorice. She's.......dark. She lives in a neighborhood called First Ivory. Black hair that's braided, brown eyes, and black skin. The second one is Pink Bubblegum. When I heard her name I laughed, I'm not going to lie. I was rolling on the ground and she chased me around with three bricks. Not one, three. She lives next door to Licorice. Actually all three live next to her. One on the right, one on the left. No doubt they still live there because they just got out of school, what, two years ago? She's described exactly how you would think. Pink. Pink skin, pink eyes, pink hair. Pink Bubblegum.
"And finally! You have my best friend besides the crusaders here named....Maud." Pinkie spit out the cupcake she was eating and stared at her in shock, along with everyone else. Rarity set down the comb and gestured for her to get down from the stand.
"Are you talking about Pinkie Pie's Maud?" Applejack asked carefully.
"Oh no! No no no, not her, it's another one! One more energetic, I promise," she responded, appeasing them. "The reason she's called Maud? I don't know. She's better than that. Light blue skin, light blue hair, and light blue eyes. Those are my friends. They always hang around each other, you can never catch them alone. The only time they are not around is if their sleeping. But after that, it's like a pillow fight everyday. At every hour."
"Okay," Twilight responded, writing all that down.
Scootaloo made her way to her friends before she stopped and turned to Twilight. "I probably should've asked what exactly you plan to do with that information before I told you everything." Twilight placed the notepad in her saddlebags nearby before she responded.
"Don't worry Scootaloo....er....Lareen."
"Scootaloo sounds so much better, please. Speaking of which, where is my scooter? I want to see what awesome tricks I can do with these-" She pointed to her unfolded wings. "-on it!"
"Okay, well Scootaloo we're just going to ask them a few questions about the case. Since they knew you, they could know a few things about the case that Earth indubitably has on you and your family."
Scootaloo scoffed. "Case? Try international investigation! What you just said is an understatement! My parents had no jobs, but they somehow got a lot of money! I have no idea how! I mean each week I would get maybe one thousand dollars just to go out and buy clothes, get a new phone or something, which in Equestria would be an overly sum of bits! Then they're murdered, the police comes into the house to investigate and sees tables with giant machines, lab coats, gloves, documents on 'Equestrian Properties', and glowing items. Most of those documents will have terms like Equestrian Properties, Doorway, Rifts, Project 2985 or something like that, and family photos of a child that they can't find. Anywhere! Absolutely nowhere on Earth! This 'case' is undoubtedly one of the world's strangest cases. I've looked through my mother's documents, which I'm pretty sure she's going to yell at me about later when I see her again, and saw things I never thought were possible until she actually did it. She made ten copies of herself and they cleaned the house while we just laid back doing nothing! Going out, eating pizza, and taking pictures. I'm sure there's some more at the house, that is more than likely condemned for an investigation and for holding 'Radioactive Materials'. I'm super positive they have something like that in that area. This isn't just any case, this is everything on the federal level."
They were all just staring at her wide-eyed after she finished her little rant, trying to come to terms with that. "And I still don't know who got my parents. Anyway, I approve. Just be careful. The police there, or guards in Equestrian terms, have guns and they really don't know what an Equestria is...at all. So, if you're going, try to blend in and act like an Earthling. Try not to say anything about magic unless you really have to."
"Okay, and what's a police officer look like?"
"The men in blue, you'll know them when you see them. You will DEFINITELY know them when you see them. Are you going?"
"Yeah, I'm the one leading the investigation. I'm going through my own portal in the Castle of Friendship. Now let's get you going so you can see your family, I'm sure you're psyched!" Everyone got up and grabbed their things before they filed out of the door, heading towards the chariots in the center of town.
"I'm not sure psyched is the correct word," Scootaloo mumbled. She hopped into one of the chariots with Rainbow Dash and her friends, while everyone else got into the ones behind her. Looks like they were just going to take off into the air in the middle of the street like how Twilight first arrived in Equestria. She just landed and there was absolutely no drag time. Just instantly stopped. Looks like it was going to be reversed.
"Alright, Scoots!" Rainbow said, wrapping a wing around her. For a moment she held it there before she realized this pony was actually twenty two years old. So she pulled it back swiftly.
Scootaloo looked at her oddly. "What are you doing?"
"It's just that...you're twenty two, so I thought..." Rainbow scratched behind her neck and got a nervous facial expression.
"Rainbow?" She looked at her while Scootaloo chuckled. "You're still my idol, you know. And to be honest...it's comforting right now." Rainbow lost her nervous look and wrapped her wing back around her before the chariot suddenly lurched and drove into the air.
"Eep!" Scootaloo yelped, along with the other Crusaders, as they ascended quickly. Rainbow laughed when she grabbed hold of her wing.
"Never flown royalty, princess?" She teased.
"No, the only way I've flown is by falling out of trees and riding my scooter!" She replied loudly. After awhile of hanging on tightly, she loosened her grip and slowed her breathing before finally finding the courage to look around. She hasn't exactly been to Canterlot except that one time when Discord broke free, but she has noticed the Elements go there all the time. "So....what should I be expecting?"
"Well for one?" Cadance yelled to her from beside their chariot. Everyone's was in a straight horizontal line with Celestia and Luna in the front, leading the charge. "A lot of guards. You single-handedly took out a historic town in the blink of an eye so we've put them in place in case of another.....'blink'."
"Blink?"
"A surge," Twilight clarified. "Your magic, that we've seen so far, both light and dark, are unstable. So Celestia and myself are going to teach you how to use your magic effectively. However, we don't exactly know what we're dealing with, considering you have both light and dark magic in your possession, and that you have the power to do the Fluid Matter Conversion spell effortlessly." Scootaloo raised an eyebrow and looked at one one of the clouds nearby and flying over her. Grabbing one in her magic she brought it into the chariot and looked at it, interested. Cadance and Twilight shared a glance before she lit her horn and somehow molded the cloud into....golden hoofshoes?!
She placed the four shoes in front of her and stepped into them, nodding in satisfaction. She lifted her hooves and moved them around, making sure they fit perfectly. "Uh, I'm so jealous," Diamond Tiara whispered.
"Oh, yeah! Now I'm official! I just need my crown! Rainbow! Where's my crown?" The pegasus raised an eyebrow before she turned to Twilight who was biting her bottom lip in laughter.
"Uhh....I don't know Scoots, the factory I guess?" She answered, shrugging in confusion.
"I need it before I meet my people's people! Actually, does my dad HAVE any people? I should hope he does, right?"
"Cadance, does Bright Magnus have any family members in Equestria?" Twilight asked her.
"Yes he does, and they are meeting you with everyone else, Scootaloo."
"Okay," she responded, watching the city come into view. She looked around the escort, seeing the copious amount of guards around them. There had to be like twenty flying around them alone, not at all counting the four pulling each chariot. "Wow you guys weren't playing any games when you said you were going to have some guards. There's like forty here in this escort team alone."
"And there are over a hundred in Canterlot at the ready," Twilight added. "Looks like we're coming in, hold on!" Scootaloo looked confused before they dipped, making her yelp and grab hold of Rainbow's wing again, causing Rainbow Dash to laugh and stroke her mane.
A few seconds later, they landed behind the Canterlot Castle, allowing Scootaloo to relax and let go of Rainbow's throbbing wing after she held onto it like a lifeline, stopping the bloodflow. "Thank god that horrendous torture is over!" Scootaloo yelled, teleporting off the chariot and onto the grass around it. She was about to start rolling around in it before Rarity grabbed her in her magic and lifted her up off the ground.
"Don't you DARE ruin my marvelous work!" She scolded. "This dress took two days to make and I will not have you ruining it by rolling around in the dirty grass!" Scootaloo groaned and crossed her hooves before Rarity set her back down.
"Fine," she huffed out before Apple Bloom came over and gave her a side-hug.
"It's okay, Scoots!" She encouraged her. "I'm sure you can roll around, or do whatever the heck you were goin' to do, when we get inside or somethin'!"
"Yeah!" Sweetie Belle agreed coming out on her other side before Diamond clattered in front of her.
"Now come on and let's meet your family!" Scootaloo held up a hoof before they went anywhere. "What is it?"
"I want to try this out real quick," she responded. "I was always curious about how I did this." The other four princesses nearby shared a nervous glance before gasping when Scootaloo's body broke off into three black clouds, zipping around and flying all over the place.
"Uhhhhh......" Twilight said, looking at the scene in shock with her mouth wide open. "Should we grab her?" Before they could respond, the clouds went past the doorway and into the castle, making everyone gasp.
"Well that ain't good," Applejack muttered before they all ran in after her. Princess Celestia and Luna shared a glance before Luna decided to break the silence.
"I'm hungry, should we just leave it up to them? We did skip lunch, after all."
Celestia put a hoof to her chin then shrugged. "Well we have to meet her family as well before she actually walks in. I guess it's okay to let them deal with the flying clouds of madness this one time." The two chuckled before they walked in and the guards closed the doors.
While they were running around chasing the unstable alicorn that can use dark magic, the visitors were currently being escorted towards the Throne Room, where Celestia and Luna were currently having lunch. "We really need to eat out more often, sister," Luna informed her from her throne before biting into a doughnut. "Doughnuts in the daytime is the best time to have a doughnut."
"Whatever you say," Celestia responded before someone knocked on the room doors. "ENTER!" The guards outside pushed them open, allowing the group of eight to enter. "Hello, everypony," Celestia greeted.
"Oh, uh...H-hello, Princess Celestia," Red Matter greeted timidly before she bowed with everyone else. She was a unicorn that resembled much of Fluttershy, down to the timidity. She had a red coat, and a red mane and tail. Her son, Dark Matter, was standing by her side with a completely black coat, black mane and tail, and dark blue eyes. He had a sister, Earth Flower, on the other side of her who looked pretty much like Fluttershy. Much like her mother. She had a light pink coat and a light yellow mane, the opposite of the Element of Kindness but still the same colors.
"Rise, my little ponies," Celestia ordered. They did as asked before she briefed them. "We have called you here today so you may greet your niece in your lost family line. And the new Princess of Equestria if she decides to take up that role."
"So it's true?" Dark Matter asked, attracting everyone's attention. "She exploded and became an Alicorn?"
"Yes, and her magic actually surpasses ours," Luna added, surprising them before scarfing down another doughnut. "Excuse me, but we have had a very tiring day, so far, and have not had lunch."
"It's okay, your highness, we can't expect you to run the country on empty fuel," Dark Seas guaranteed, chuckling.
"Thank you. Now back on the subject. Scootaloo is currently, and literally, flying around the castle and is in pursuit by her friends, the Elements of Harmony, Princess Cadance, and Princess Twilight herself."
"We decided to let them handle it considering that we haven't eaten lunch yet," Celestia added with a giggle. "It was Luna's idea. I just went along with it. Have you all met each other?"
"Yes, we met each other a few years ago when Frozen Fire and Bright Magnus first got married," Red Matter answered. "And then again during a family reunion nearly twenty years ago."
"Well, you can have another Family Reunion when Scootaloo decides to quit flying around. Which I really hope is in a few minutes, or seconds at least."
"So we wait until then?"
"I am afraid so, unless-" She was interrupted by a bunch of commotion going on outside. Something was banging along the walls with a bunch of yelling.
"Twilight, catch her!" Rainbow yelled.
"YOU catch her, you're the fastest one here!"
"Can someone please catch the black floating cloud?!" Fluttershy yelled in frustration.
"Did Fluttershy just yell?!" A filly asked. "Scootaloo, stop flyin' around!"
"No no no, don't go in-" The doors swung open with a bang shocking everyone when three black clouds sped into the room, headed straight for Celestia, who gasped and teleported away just in time for them to slam into and bounce upwards. Twilight sped into the room and slid on her flanks at the scene. "Aww, come on!!" She cried, thrusting out her hooves.
The clouds flew into the air, forming into a vortex before finally coming together and turning into a young orange pony with
magenta hair. Scootaloo looked around in shock before falling before and landing on her golden hoof shoes with a clang, the sound reverberating around the room.
They all looked at her with their mouths wide open while she was looking at her shoes. She looked back up and wore the biggest grin. She stood up on two hooves and thrust her hooves out. "BAM!" She yelled, making them all jump. "What do ya' call THAT, huh?! Was that awesome or what?!"
Everyone dragged their tired bodies into the room, completely exhausted. "Yeah, Scoots...you....you rock....yeah...." Rainbow Dash said tiredly before she fell over, completely tired like everyone else that chased her around.
"Scootaloo?" Twilight huffed. "You...you really....need to....need ta' be in control of your magic...seriously..." She let herself drop to the ground with everyone else. The guests were just looking at them before they refocused their sights on Scootaloo, who was fiddling with her dress.
"Scootaloo," Princess Celestia called sternly grabbing her attention. She turned around at the royal who was settling back down into her seat. "Thanks for that....entrance. But now it is time to meet your family." She raised a hoof and motioned towards the eight ponies standing behind her.
Scootaloo turned around in confusion and gasped at the eight faces looking at her. "EEP!" She yelled, jumping into the air.
Molten looked up at her in wonder, seeing the resemblance between her sister and herself. They both had the same coat color and magenta eyes. But besides her being an Alicorn, she looked exactly like Frozen Fire.
Scootaloo dropped back down in front of them, nearly falling on her face before she regained her footing. "Heh," she said, giving them a nervous smile. "Uhhh.....hi."