//------------------------------// // Ch. 3 // Story: The Royal Rainbow // by ALICORN_RAINBOWDASH //------------------------------// A few days later when she awoke in the morning, the teenager knew what she would do today. Decorate her room! It was so boring and gray and she wanted to liven it up with color. The mare wanted to go into town and look in the shops see what there is to see. She took to the skies. The wind rushed through her long, graceful, colorful mane. She climbed higher and higher and sped above the clouds, racing the wind. The cyan alicorn loved it. "Maybe I'll earn my cutie mark in flying!' She thought, thinking of the conversation with Soarin', thinking of his sweet smile. She felt the adrenaline rush, the whistle of the wind as it rushed past her ears, the gentle, soothing strokes of the air combing her mane. She was in heaven. After a few minutes she sighted the town and darted down. Faster and faster she streaked downward. Something formed at her hooves, it was clear, but it soon turned orange and looked like a band of electricity. She stayed calm as it formed a triangle around her. She sped forward, as a loud boom went off. A sonic boom and a rainbow all at once, a sonic rainboom! The mare had done the impossible! She whooped and did a back-flip, a rainbow tracing her movements. As she streaked toward the ground, She saw the faces of shocked and awed onlookers. She slammed to a halt, the cyan pony heard cheering. She looked around, grinning. As the dust settled, a gasp arose around her. “An alicorn?!” One pony said. “We were not informed of such!” another angry pony yelled. “Easy all,” The alicorn spoke with much authority in her voice, “Do not be mad at the princess, she is in the process of an assembly! Celestia is my guardian mother. Please, give Celestia the time she deserves.” She didn't want the ponies mad at Celestia, she was only born the other day for Celestia’s sake! A beautiful white unicorn with a purple mane and tail stepped forward. “Why of course darling!” She said and smiled. She was stunning, especially with the diamonds on her flank. A western-looking pony popped out of the crowd and stood next to the unicorn. She was and orange-ish colored pony with a golden mane and a brown hat. “Of course we'll give Celestia her time." She said. The teen alicorn grinned sheepishly, she wasn't used to attention like this. “Alright, alright! Everypony please, go back to your lives.” She said pleadingly. The crowd scattered all over the town. As the rainbow-maned mare looked around wondering which shop to go into first, a young orange pony with a magenta colored mane walked up to her. “Um, miss?” The filly said. The cyan teenager's rose-colored irises looked down. The younger pony's eyes were full of awe. The mare smiled, “Yes, little filly?” Her eyes lit up when the alicorn said that. “I just wanted to say that what you just did, was AWESOME!” Her little wings fluttered. “Why thank you-“ the teen paused. She didn't know the pony's name. “Scootaloo! My name’s Scootaloo. What your name?” The eager pony replied. “Thank you, Scootaloo. That was awfully nice of you. My name is... well, I don't have a name." The mare replied. Scootaloo looked puzzled. Then she gasped. "I know what your name could be! Rainbow Dash! I thought of that because you're so fast, and your mane is a rainbow!" The ecstatic pony looked at the cyan alicorn. The alicorn pondered this name. 'It's an awesome name. I thought it would be something cheesy like, Fastie or something. But this name is awesome!' the mare thought. She looked at Scootaloo. "You know what little filly, I actually really like that name! I think I'll keep it." Rainbow Dash the alicorn smiled. She gave the little filly a noogie. The little foal squealed. Dash laughed. "Thanks for the awesome name little Scoot." Dash said, "Now you better run along to your parents. I don’t want them worried.” Scootaloo's face went from awed to mournful. She poked her hoof into the ground and her ears drooped. “I-I don’t have any parents,” She said, “I never have.” A tear rolled down her cheek. Dash was disgusted with herself. She made a filly cry for Celestia's sake! She felt terrible. Rainbow Dash couldn't leave a little foal roaming the streets! Dash had to take Scootaloo with her. “I don’t have any parents either.” Dash quickly replied. “I never have.” The filly's crying stopped and her face lightened. “Really? No way!” The little pony exclaimed as she fluttered her tiny wings. Rainbow laughed. “Way, and I’ll make you a deal," Dash explained, "You come home with me today and we keep each other company. Deal?” Her face brightened. A smile cracked across the young filly's face. “Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!” She jumped to her feet and grabbed her scooter. “Follow me!” Dash yelled and she charged onward to the castle with a small pony behind.