It was time for things to be getting ready for Hearth's Warming Eve, though Scootaloo was having issues with the falling snow.
"Ugh. I am able to fly just fine without all the snow falling." Scootaloo said.
"Yeah, that took me a while to have to work out too. Sure, I still struggle some too, just not as much." Rumble said.
"So, I"m willing to bet your wanting to help me deal with that." Scootaloo said.
"Sadly, there's not really any big secret here. It just takes practice." Rumble said. "But don't let that discourage you. You are Scootaloo, and you shouldn't let something like this stop you in your tracks."
"Heh. Thanks Rumble. Let's really have this take flight then." Scootaloo said.
It didn't really go as well as Scootaloo wanted, but she didn't give up. And she still had issues with the snow falling. Still, thanks to the practice, she felt like she could get better from here.
"Honestly, I'm actually surprised you got up to this sort of level. Guess I'll have to really start pushing myself before you get too far ahead of me." Rumble said. "I wouldn't want you to get a big ego after all."
"Heh, mom would probably put me in my place in a nanosecond if I let this go to my head. But it is nice to hear you care about that." Scootaloo said.
"Yeah. Your an awesome filly Scootaloo. Like, super amazingly so. And that's got nothing to do with Rainbow Dash essentially having been your mom for three years. If anything, that's just a bonus I'd say." Rumble said. "You are awesome in your own way; don't ever forget that."
"...Geez, why does that sound so sappy?" Scootaloo asked.
"Sorry, I wasn't really trying to sound that way. I'm just saying that I think your special in your own way." Rumble said.
"Well thanks for that, though I could've worked that out for myself." Scootaloo said.
"Dang it Scootaloo, I'm trying to compliment you here. I know Pegasi like us can be stubborn, but you don't have to take after Rainbow Dash to this degree." Rumble said. He then sighed. "Look, you should really just be your own pony; devolop your own style. You don't have to match Rainbow Dash to the nth degree or whatever." Rumble then took off on his own.
"...Uh...uh oh..." Scootaloo said. "I-I'm suddenly a little worried I...I ran him off..." She then flew off after him.
Rumble sighed as he perched on a stray cloud. Honestly, I really hope she doesn't get too much like Rainbow Dash. I'd hate for her to change who she is at her core... Rumble thought to himself.
"Rumble." Scootaloo said, coming up onto the cloud.
"Oh. Hey Scootaloo." Rumble said.
"Don't you hey me. Be honest, have I actually upset you at all?" Scootaloo asked.
That caught Rumble off guard. "Where's that question coming from all of a sudden?" Rumble asked. No seriously, where did that come from?
"Well, you sounded like I made you really upset and then just flew off without much more of a word. So I hope your not running away because I'm being a little stubbern." Scootaloo said.
"What? No. I wasn't running away. I just thought you know...we were done for the day is all." Rumble said.
"Well now we're not. Something's obviously bothering you. And I have to know what exactly that is." Scootaloo said. "I'd hate to hear you want nothing more to do with me, because I...I think I'd hate that."
That actually caught Rumble further off guard. "...Okay, where is this coming from?" Rumble asked, now genuially worried.
"I-I don't know. I just...I just can't stand it if you decided you no longer wanted to support me." Scootaloo said.
"...Th-that's just redicious. But I guess...I guess I would hate to have to do that too." Rumble said.
Scootaloo don't know why she was smiling, but she was. "Well that's good to hear. Look, we're Pegasi. We're ment to be stubborn. So please, don't think I'm taking too much after Rainbow Dash. Because I'm not. I honestly couldn't stand it if you decided to utterly bail on me." Scootaloo said.
"...Well, you may not be taking fully after your mother, but you certainly got something from her. Namely her loyalty." Rumble said. "Besides, I think...after this much time together...we're more then just friends aren't we?"
"Yeah. Yeah I'd say we've connected on a level beyond what I have with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Diamond Tiara." Scootaloo said.
"So, the feeling's mutual huh? I know we're a little young to be thinking about love and stuff like that, but we know each other pretty well at this point don't we?" Rumble asked.
"Heck yeah we do. I'm surprised how not sappy that sounded." Scootaloo said.
"Hey, that just goes to show, maybe we're rubbing off on each other a little." Rumble said. "Still, I'd think we've grown together. And I'd like to keep growing with you, Scootaloo."
Scootaloo was suddenly blsuhing, but she had a straight face on. "I think I'd like that." Scootaloo said. "A lot."