//------------------------------// // A Sisterly Conversation // Story: The Strength of Sisters. // by Night--Mist //------------------------------// A Sisterly Conversation "Oh Scoots, thank Celestia you're awake. I thought you might not wake at all," Rainbow Dash said, pulling the pegasus filly towards her in a hug. "Dash, how... how long was I asleep?" Scootaloo asked, still trying to regain her senses. "A little longer than I was. Both of us have been out for like four days kid," Rainbow Dash told her. "Wow, no wonder I feel so drowsy," Scootaloo said. All of the sudden, both pegasi hear a sound come from their stomachs. "And hungry," Rainbow Dash added in a joking manner. Both laughed at the comment and Rainbow Dash calls in a nurse, and soon Nurse Red Heart walked through the doors with food on two trays knowing sooner or later they would have wanted food after being out for four days. Rainbow Dash thanks her and soon the two ponies dig into their lunch. Once they were finished, Scootaloo said, "Hey Rainbow?" "What is it kid?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Well, I was kind of wondering, why did you come to save me. I mean, I'm not ungrateful, but...." Rainbow Dash cut her off in mid sentince and said, "I guess you didn't hear what I said earlier. You're like the little sister I never had Scoots. When I saw you running for your life, I just couldn't bare the thought of you getting hurt, or worse. Call it sisterly impulse if you will." Rainbow Dash started to tear up again as she continued, "But I didn't get there in time. I'm one of the best flyers in Equestria, and yet, you still got hurt. As soon I saw that, I was furious, not just at the wolves, but at myself. I should have gotten there quicker and gotten you out of harms way, but instead I tried to fight them. My mind was telling me to do one thing, while my heart was telling me to do another, and I trusted my head. That's why we're in here now. It should just have been me getting injured if anything." Scootaloo was shocked at everything she had heard and replied worried, "Rainbow Dash, don't say that. My mom always tells me, 'do what you think is right', and that's what you were doing. You thought you could protect me by fighting them." "I guess you're right, I was doing what I thought was right. I guess nothing more could have been asked of me," Rainbpw Dash said. "Well, you are the Element of Loyalty. I couldn't ask for a better hero then you or the other five," Scootaloo said, trying not to make it sound like the other Elements of Harmony didn't matter. Rainbow Dash smiled at her, wiped her tears away and said, "Well, somepony does their studying. Oh, before I forget, your Parents are coming to visit us. They were given time off to see both of us." "Wow, really?" Scootaloo asked with enthusiasm. "Yep, and if you want to, once you feel ready to travel, you can come with me to Canterlot, that is if it's alright with your parents," Rainbow Dash said. "Why are you going there?" Scootaloo pressed her for more info. "Well the Wonderbolts want to see me as well as the Princesses," Rainbow Dash informed her. "Wow, I wonder what their going to do for you," Scootaloo commented. "Eh, probably thank me for being so awsome," Rainbow Dash joked. The two ponies laugh again. "I didn't even know that word had gotten to Canterlot yet," Scootaloo exclaimed. "Well from what Twi told me, word spread around Equestria faster then anypony anticipated, so it doesn't surprise me that the Princesses and the Wonderbolts already know. Maybe I can convince them to make you a Wonderbolt too," Rainbow Dash said. "But I can't even fly yet," Scootaloo complained. "I'm going to teach you how to fly, and besides, Your not even of age yet, not for at least another three years. Took me forever to get in, so I'm gonna try and make it easier for you. By the time I'm done teaching you, I'll bet the Wonderbolts will want you in their ranks early. Course, you'll only be as good as me," Rainbow Dash bragged, making the orange pegasus smile. "Well what are we waiting for ah, ah," Scootaloo said as she put a hoof on her forehead and laid back down. "We are waiting for that to go away kid. We're gonna be stuck here for at least a week. But don't worry, Twilight brought us Daring Do to read. She told me you were a fan of these books," Rainbow Dash said. "Well yeah, ever since my mom got me the first book. I didn't know two new copies were out," Scootaloo stated. "Well, you do now. Looks like we got a lot of time to read them too, that is unless our friends come in for a visit. You know I'm surprised Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom haven't come in yet, or maybe they did while we were asleep," Rainbow Dash assumed. "That sounds, what's the word I'm looking for? Oh, logical," Scootaloo said. "Hey, don't become an egghead like Twilight on me Scoots," Rainbow Dash said. "Was that too smart of a word?" Scootaloo asked as she giggled. "Just a bit," Rainbow Dash confirmed. "Well maybe they'll come and see us a little later today. It's more then likely that their sisters will tell them we were waking up," Scootaloo says. "Maybe, I mean they know I'm awake. Maybe that will be enough for your fellow crusaders to come and see if your awake, but don't get you hopes too high kid," Rainbow Dash said. "Well, no crime in hoping, I'm guessing this wasn't what you had planned on your trip back, huh?" Scootaloo asked. "Not really, but life's unpredictable. I learned that around your age. You never know what clouds may run into. You just have to have the mindset to fly through and keep gliding forward, you know what I mean?" Rainbow Dash explained. "I think so, you'd probably confuse some earth ponies and unicorns with that saying though," Scootaloo said. "Yeah probably," Rainbow Dash replied. All of the sudden lightning flashed and the thunder roared from outside the hospital. Scootaloo jumped a bit in Rainbow Dashes direction yelping a bit and burying her face in Rainbow Dash's chest. "Scared of thunder kid?" Rainbow Dash asked finding it cute. Scootaloo nodded with guilt on her face. "Well don't worry, we're safe in here, and you know something, when I was your age....(Looks around making sure no one else was in the room)..... I was scared of lightning and thunder too. But like I said with the campfire stories, 'If you ever tell anypony else, I'm gonna deny it.' Got it?" Rainbow dash asked. Scootaloo nodded, hugging Rainbow Dash and said, "Thanks 'big sis', for saving, and for being there for me." Rainbow Dash was caught a little bit off guard by her statement, but smiled, for it felt right for Scootaloo to call her big sis, and she replied as she hugged back, "You're welcome, 'little sis'." The two ponies laughed and soon heard rain on the window. "Sounds like a stampede out there. Remember when those cows almost came running into Ponyville?" Scootaloo asked. "Yeah, and it was a good thing Applejack was there, or we may not have had much of Ponyville left," Rainbow Dash said. "That would have been bad," Scootaloo said. Rainbow Dash nodded but then looked up above Scootaloo and saw a lot of envelopes, some treats and some balloons that said 'Get Well Soon' on them. "Well looks like we got some tokens from the town's ponies," the blue pegasus pointed out. Scootaloo looked behind herself and saw the envelops and treats, all stacked neatly in three piles. One for Scootaloo, one for Rainbow Dash, and one that was for both of the pegasi. She smiled and said, "Looks like we got some ponies who care about us that we didn't know about, and Twilight just had to organize them," Scootaloo said. "I'll say, I've never seen that many envelopes before, at least not that many adressed to me," the rainbow maned mare exclaimed. "Me neither," Scootaloo added. "Maybe we'll read those later. I'm sure you want to find out what Daring Do does in her next adventure," Rainbow Dash said. "Of course I do, don't you?" Scootaloo asked. "How'd ya know what I was thinkin?" Rainbow Dash joked. "Hey, sisterly impulse, remember," Scootaloo said. "Touche`," Rainbow Dash said, and both giggled once more. Soon Rainbow Dash pulled off one of the Daring Do books on the nightstand and let Scootaloo 'scoot' under her leg as she opened it up. "Daring Do and The Horseshoe of Invisibility," Rainbow Dash started as Scootaloo listened to what sounded like the best Daring Do book yet.