//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: Gaining A Sister // Story: The Wings Of A Broken Filly // by dragonpony111 //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash had trouble sleeping that night, as the image of Scootaloo crying for her mom was burned into her mind. She couldn't help but hold onto the Wonderbolt plushie as if she were holding onto Scootaloo herself. She then decided that she would go see Scootaloo at the hospital at least one more time, if anything to return the plushie to her; this puts her mind at ease enough to finally drift off to sleep. For once in her life Rainbow Dash actually woke up early, well her version of early anyways, and flew off to the Cloudsdale Hospital. As she entered the lobby the nurse asked her: "Oh, you're back again?" "Yes ma'am, I have one last thing to give to Scootaloo." "I'm sorry to say she was picked up an hour ago. Scootaloo is on her way to the orphanage." "Oh um, really? Well can you tell me where it is?" After the nurse told Rainbow Dash where the orphanage was located in Cloudsdale, she took off back into sky, When she arrived Rainbow Dash knocked a few times on the large wooden double doors. A somewhat elderly mare Pegasus answered: "Hello, can I help you deary?" "Yes actually. I'm here to see a certain orange filly, her name is Scootaloo." "Well you don't definitely don't look old enough to adopt a foal, are you a relative?" "Well no but I found her abandoned in an alleyway and turned her into the hospital. They told me she was brought here." "I'm sorry but unless you are here to adopt a foal, we don't allow strangers to see the orphans, for a matter of safety." "Please ma'am? I just have something of hers to return and I wan't to see her one last time. I'll be quick I promise." "Well okay, she is with the other young foals down the hallway, third door on your left." "Thanks ma'am!" Rainbow Dash bolted past her and ran to go find Scootaloo. Of all the cribs in the room Scootaloo's was easy to pick out as she quietly sobbed and cried for her mom. When Rainbow Dash walked up Scootaloo instantly stopped sobbing and perked up, again she reached up to Rainbow Dash and called her Mama. Rainbow Dash got a little angry inside and almost wanted to yell at Scootaloo for calling her mom, but she kept her cool and simply declined the title as always. Scootaloo then started to cry again but Rainbow Dash quickly presented the Wonderbolt plushie to her. "Hey there Scootaloo, look what I brought you. I found it where I found you." "Toy. Mine." Scootaloo's eyes lit up as she saw the toy and quickly snatched it from Rainbow Dash, and then snuggled it tightly. The tiny orange filly then nibbled on one of the toy's ears as she contently stared at Rainbow Dash. "So I guess that's what happened to it's ear huh? Well I had a friend of mine fix it for you, enjoy." Scootaloo then drifted off into a nap, while she still nibbled the toy's ear. Rainbow Dash shed a tear of joy as she watched the filly happily sleep. The elderly mare then walked into the room, astonished that Scootaloo had settled down. "You got her to fall asleep?" "Yeah, she kinda likes me a whole bunch, even keeps calling me her mom." "Well I must thank you then. She was incredibly upset on the entire trip here and only calmed down a little when we put her in the crib." "Yeah, well I'll get going now, I did what I came to do." "Wait a moment please. How would you like to work here and help with taking care of the foals, you seem to have a certain way with them? We can't pay you any bits but you'll get free meals." Rainbow Dash thought hard on her decision for a few moments. She normally didn't like being around noisy little foals, but she looked back at Scootaloo and felt a strange connection, like she was meant to be with her. Also the idea of free food swayed her decision as well. "Uhh... Sure I can help, mainly to keep seeing Scootaloo, I can start tomorrow after flight-school." "Very well, I'll see you then. Now we must leave as the foals need their rest." It was still relatively early in the day when Rainbow Dash left the orphanage, so she decided to get an early start on some new maneuvers she was working on. Rainbow Dash zoomed through the sky, leaving behind her usual rainbow tail; she attempted another sonic rainboom but couldn't seem to manage one today, and almost crashed into the ground during the attempt. At some point during the day the thought of Scootaloo jumped back into Rainbow Dash's mind. The speeding Pegasus kept thinking about how Scootaloo would always be upset without her, and would cry anytime Rainbow Dash left her side. After thinking about that for several minutes the rainbow maned mare made up her mind that she would take Scootaloo in under her wing, and raise her like a sister. With this new personal revelation Rainbow Dash rushed home to start planning everything she wanted to do with Scootaloo. First she wanted to get Scootaloo to realize that she isn't her mom, as Rainbow Dash knows she is way too young to deal with raising a foal full time, and her parents likely wouldn't allow it. The next important thing on the list was Rainbow Dash wanted to get Scootaloo to learn to fly as soon as possible, as no sister of hers would be chained to the ground. After that she wanted Scootaloo to train to eventually become a Wonderbolt just like she is. Lastly Rainbow Dash wanted to find Scootaloo's parents, especially her mother, as no foal deserved to be separated from their parents.