//------------------------------// // An Apple's Advice // Story: Out Burst // by Rictor Yagami //------------------------------// Thoughts () Chapter Three An Apple's Advice In a secluded part of Sweet Apple Acres there was a tree house that was the meeting place and hang out to the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Currently the three were inside as Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were trying to cheer up their friend Scootaloo as she came back from the Wonder Bolts academy upset and depressed. When Bloom and Sweetie asked her what was wrong she had told the two she didn't want to talk about it, which was a few hours ago. “Aw come on Scootaloo, we agreed to go to Sugar Cube Corner after you came back from the Wonder Bolts academy.” Apple Bloom said to her friend as she had tried to cheer her up by offering her some pie that her grandmother had made for everyone a while ago but it didn't seem to do the trick. “I really don't feel like it right now, so can you guys just please leave me alone?” The young Pegasus asked her friend in a sad tone, with a little anger to it. “But Scootaloo you haven't said anything when you came back. I thought you were going to show us your scrap book early with what you got for your hero report on Rainbow Dash.” Sweetie Belle said as she didn't like seeing her friend this way. “I don't want to do a report on her anymore, now can you two just drop it already?!” Scootaloo spoke her voice raising in anger before she realized what she did and saw the shock look on her friends faces. Her friends didn't know what had caused her to be this upset but the two decided that they would leave her alone for now though they were hurt that their friend wouldn't open up to them so with they left the tree house. Scootaloo could only berate herself as she didn't mean to snap at her friends like that but she couldn't bring herself to tell them what happen at the academy. She also needed to find someone to do a hero report on but didn't know who. With Apple Jack... The bearer to the Element of Honesty was making her way toward the Crusaders tree house as she had asked Granny Smith if Apple Bloom and her friends were around. The elder pony told her granddaughter where the three of them were at and headed toward the tree house. It was then that Apple Jack saw her sister and Rarity's sister coming toward her with looks of disappointment and a little bit of sadness to them. She decided to call out to the two of them to find out what was going on. “Hey Apple Bloom, what's wrong with you and Sweetie Belle?” The two little foals looked up to Apple Jack and it was Apple Bloom who spoke first. “We were just trying to cheer up Scootaloo and wondered what was wrong with her but she kept avoiding our questions and then snapped at us.” “So we decided that we would go to Sugar Cube Corner without her till she decides to talk with us. I don't know what happen with her and Rainbow but I hope she will take with us soon.” Sweetie Belle said after Apple Bloom finished. Apple Jack could only frown when she heard this as she didn't like how Scootaloo acted toward her little sister and Rarity's little sister. While she could understand why she was upset it was no excuse to snap at her friends but she also needed to know the reason why Rainbow Dash was upset with her. “Listen you two, you all head over to Sugar Cube Corner and let me have a talking with her as I got Rainbow's side of the story and now I want to hear her''s.” “Good luck with that as she's being stubborn as a mule.” Sweetie Belle said as she and her friend left to where they wanted to go leaving Apple Jack making her way toward where Scootaloo was. When she got there she saw the young pegasus walking down from the tree house and stopped when she saw Apple Bloom's older sister. “Um...Hi Apple Jack what are you doing here?” Scootaloo asked her. “I was looking for you actually because we need to have a serious talk Scootaloo.” The farm pony said to her. “About what exactly?” “I want to hear your side of the story about what happened at the Wonder Bolts academy since I heard Rainbow Dash and Spitfire's side of the story already.” Scootaloo frowned when hearing this looked away before replying, “ I honestly don't want to talk about it so could every pony just leave me alone?” (And every pony say's I'm stubborn and don't listen.) Apple Jack silently said to herself before she spoke once more in a voice she usually used for scolding her little sister. “Look here missy, I don't care for that tone and I certainly ain't dropping it. I just don told you already I got their side of the story and now I want to hear it from you. So we can discuss this like big pony's or I can get your aunts involved so we can straightening this out.” Scootaloo could only flinch as she didn't want her aunt's to get involved. She remembered the few times that they had scolded her when she and her friends had tried to get their Cutie Marks like with the Gabby Gums fiasco, making a potion that they thought was a love potion only for it to be a love poison and when they went into the Everfree Forest to rescue chickens. They had been told about the things going on with her by Rainbow Dash and the rest of her friends which got her grounded a few times and didn't want to be punished by them again or to tell her parents about the thing she did. So it was with regret she sighed before speaking. “Okay Apple Jack I'll tell you what happen at the academy.” With that Scootaloo began with how she meet Rainbow Dash's parents, with her telling them about her being a Wonder Bolt and deciding to go to the Wonder Bolts Academy to do her hero report on Rainbow Dash. She told Apple Jack about the pictures she took and on how Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles cheered her on while showing their appreciating to her. It soon ended with the harsh words Rainbow Dash said to not only her but to her own parents as well. “After that I got so mad at her I decided to do my hero report on some pony else instead of her. I don't get why she yelled at me.” Apple Jack could only sigh as she heard everything that was just told to her. While she understood that Scootaloo didn't mean to cause trouble or any harm she had to understand that it wasn't right with what Rainbow's parents did at the academy. “Scootaloo I will say this and please don't interrupt me until I finish. Now I know you didn't mean to cause trouble for Rainbow Dash or even embarrass her in front of every pony, but to be honest what her parents did was wrong and they were going overboard with their support for her.” “What do you mean they were going overboard?” Scootaloo didn't quit understand what Apple Bloom's older sister meant. “When they started shooting off fireworks they could have accidentally hit Rainbow Dash or even one of the other Wonder Bolts. That was just reckless and dangerous when all they had to do was just cheer her on and didn't need to go that far.” Hearing this shocked Scootaloo as she didn't realize that Rainbow and the others could have gotten hurt from one of the fireworks and started to think that maybe that was a little overboard of them. Apple Jack seeing the look on her face nodded and continued. “Then I heard about the autograph signings and what Rainbow's dad did, which was really silly and uncalled for. I know I did some silly things but I wouldn't go that far to cheer on one of my friends or family.” Scootaloo could only nod before a thought came to mind. (Now that I think about it, some of the other pony's who came to see the show were giving her parents weird looks.) Apple Jack could see that the little filly was starting to understand but continued on with what she heard from Spitfire. “Then there was the ribbon cutting ceremony that Rainbow was performing for a new store that her folks got a bit too loud and she ended up cutting Spitfire's tail. She was lucky only that happen to her otherwise Rainbow might have ended up cutting off one of her wings.” This caused the young pegasus to pale as she just realized that her big sister figure could have accidentally ended the captain of the Wonder Bolts career, all because Rainbow's parents were causing her to lose focus. Apple Jack saw that Scootaloo was starting to get the picture and decided to end it with what she had to say next. “I can see now that you understand why Rainbow Dash got upset with you and her folks Scootaloo, but I also know you didn't mean any harm by it as you just wanted to show your support as well and even write the best hero report about one of my friends.” “I didn't mean for it to get out hoof and I'm sure Rainbow Dash's parents didn't mean it either.” Scootaloo said before sighing and then said, “Though honestly I wish I had the support like Rainbow Dash did.” This confused Apple Jack and she decided to ask the young foal what she meant. “Don't your parents ever do that for you though?” Scootaloo looked away before sighing sadly and told Apple Jack. “My parents are hardly ever around as all they do is work. Even the few times we did spend together it isn't much and we don't have a lot to talk about because they feel like strangers to me as I don't know what to talk to them about and they don't think highly of the Wonder Bolts.” Apple Jack couldn't help but feel bad for her sister's friend as she had heard from Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle that their friend's parents weren't around as much but she had her aunts there for her. At first Apple Jack didn't think much of it but after hearing it from Scootaloo, she was thinking of having a talk with Scootaloo's aunt's, maybe even ask Granny Smith for advice. With that thought in mind she decided to say her peace. “Come one Scootaloo, we can talk with Granny to get some advice and figure out what to say to Rainbow Dash to talk things over with her.” “What if she doesn't want to talk to me?” Scootaloo asked. “Oh she'll talk with ya. She may be stubborn but Fluttershy can get her to open up and listen to reason so don't worry. Now let's go get something to eat as I'm sure your hungry and please make sure to say sorry to my sis and Sweetie Belle when you get the chance.” Scootaloo nodded and started following Apple Bloom's older sister hoping whatever advice she and Granny Smith gave her would help her out as she wanted to at least try to clear things up with Rainbow Dash.