Dear Journal,
Today was awesome! Rainbow Dash got accepted into Wonderbolts Academy and she’s going to spend a week there. Oh my gosh, I’m happy for her. I hope to visit her up there soon as soon someone gets around to taking me up there. I’d love to meet Spitfire and Soarin’ I have heard so much about them from Rainbow and other Pegasus ponies. I juts would love to have my chance to meet them. I’ll get my chance one day. In the meantime my big sister is going to be a Wonderbolt! I mean she has to be taken into the team; she’s the best flyer in Equestria. The ONLY pony to do a Sonic Rainboom MORE THAN ONCE! I mean come on, if they don’t accept her they are just stupid and blind to true talent! I’d like to see one of their current team do a Sonic Rainboom and be asked by Princess Celestia PERSONALLY to preform it at a royal wedding. Oh and be the element of loyalty while doing all of this. Okay enough about Rainbow Dash, I’m just glad she’s having a great time at the weeklong academy they are having her do. It’s great that she’s doing that, other ponies are getting ready for the up and coming holidays.
Hearth’s Warming is coming soon… I really don’t know what I should do. I want to spend it with so many ponies. I mean I really want to spend it with my mom but I don’t think that is going to happen this year since my mom has let my dad back in. Cheerile’s got her own plans for the holiday but she doesn’t want to send me back to my mom’s house with my dad back in the picture. I heard talk that I could spend it with Sweetie Belle or Applebloom but I couldn’t really impose on them since this is a holiday for family. I mean yeah friends are important too, but I don’t really want to spend it with my family. It’s not like I’d get anything anyways. I know my mom wants me around and she does love me. She also loves my dad too but last time she got me something, he ruined it. The one and only gift I still have is my scooter, it was given to me by my grandmother (my dad’s mom) before she died when I was still really little. The only pony I could probably spend it with that I wouldn’t mind would be Rainbow Dash! It would be so awesome of her to do that. I know she’s probably got plans though.
I walked into town today on my own since Cheerilee was busy packing to go wherever her family is from. She said she’d make other arrangements for some pony to take me in while she’s away. There was no Cutie Mark Crusader stuff going on since both of them were busy taking care of things that were family related. I sighed, and then stopped in the library. I saw Shining Armor in Twilight’s library.
“Twiliy, hurry up we’ll be missing the train if you take every book here. I mean it’s not like you don’t have access to the castle library as it is.” I heard the unicorn stallion playfully tease his younger sister.
“Just a moment, oh hey Scootaloo you need a book?” Twilight greeted me and I just nodded putting on my best happy face.
I looked around and asked Twilight, “Hey Twilight, you wouldn’t happen to have A Hearth’s Warming Carol would you?”
Twilight smiled at me and nodded, “I was saving it for some pony, and I figured one of you CMC would ask for it.”
I saw the lavender unicorn levitate the book as she handed it to me. I still have to say that I think it’s rather cool for unicorns to have magic. I thanked her as I trotted off with the book in my already packed saddle bags. I suppose I should be heading back to Cheerilee’s since she might be looking for me. I heard a squeaky “SQUIRT” behind me. I only know one pony that calls me that, RAINBOW DASH! I turn around and light up to see my ‘big sister’ behind me smiling.
“OH MY GOSH RAINBOW DASH!” I squealed and hugged the flying pony.
I heard a laugh and response hug. I nuzzled Rainbow Dash all excitedly, though slightly surprised to see her back so soon. I then realized that the week was over and that she was coming back. I looked at her and then smiled a bit unsure though, “Hey uh… Rainbow Dash, you know how my dad’s a total loser right?”
I saw the look on her face change, with a flat, annoyed response, “Uh…huh... I do why?”
I looked around and sat down looking up at my favorite pony in all o Equestria, and sighed, “My mom felt bad since it’s soon Hearth’s Warming… and she let dad back in the house. I don’t feel like going back there, no matter how much I want to spend the holiday with my mom. I was wondering if….”
“Sure Squirt, as long as it’s okay with Cheerilee.” I hear the response and I swear if I could’ve flown in that moment I would’ve!
I could explode I’m so happy! I get to spend my Hearth’s Warming with Rainbow Dash; it’s like a dream almost. Some pony pinch me I’m dreaming! I bet that I’m the luckiest little filly right now. I can just hardly believe what I’m hearing. The only hang up is if my mom and Cheerilee agree with it. I ended up going back to Cheerilee’s house and asking her if it was alright and she looked at me and said that she’s okay with it but she’d have to ask my mom. They had something to tell me anyways apparently. I’m no adult but this can’t be good. I don’t really know what to think after hearing that to be honest. I’ll find out later on tonight, my mom’s coming to visit Miss. Cheerilee’s house!
When my mom opens up the door I see her baring gifts, I run up to hug her! I can see my dad’s been beating up on her a lot. It makes me sad to be honest, and I see that he actually broke one of her wings. She looks at my face when I look her over and she tells me that she’s fine. No she’s not! I wish some pony would help her, maybe if I wrote to Princess Celestia or something she could help my mother with my Pegasus feather brained dad. I hope she would at least.
On the flip side, my mom did say that I could stay with Rainbow Dash as long as I’m welcome there. I’m so excited. It turns out that Cheerilee can’t keep me much longer since she is my teacher after all. I mean she’s great I do love my teacher but I would rather spend my time with my idol! I hope that Rainbow Dash is okay with this. I mean I haven’t wet the cloud/bed since I was a small foal but I still don’t really want to accidently do that again. (Okay I lied when my dad used to beat me up really bad I’d have nightmares and I’d wet the bed…. But don’t tell any pony that.) I get to spend Hearth’s Warming with Dash, my CMC friends, and well adopted family. I hope my mother can make it, I just don’t know what my dad is doing to her. Rainbow Dash came by to see how things are and my mom and my adopted sister got to meet for the first time. I could tell that Rainbow wanted to actually let my mom have it but she held it in for now out of respect for me and Cheerilee. I hugged my mom good bye and walked out with Rainbow Dash. Now that I think about it, I really wish I was walking out with my mom. I just really miss her you know?
~ Scootaloo
One sad filly that’s missing her mom.