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// Reparations 
// Story: Innocence 
// by pinkiemyster2 
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	Scootaloo was walking up the path that lead to the Apples' farm house. She knew Applebloom would still be upset after what had happened. She was thinking to herself the entire way from her house, 'What do I do?'
She actually knew what to do, she had to make it up to Applebloom. She had to let her know that she will always be there for her. The real question was how she would do that. First, she thought about getting the group together and helping somepony like they always did, but there lied the problem. They always did that, this had to be just the two of them doing something special. She then began to think about things they could do together. After thinking for just about the whole way there, she decided that she would let Applebloom decide what they could do.
Not long after she made her plans, she was at the door of the farm house. She raised her hoof and hesitated. 'What if she doesn't want to talk to me?' She quickly dismissed the thought and allowed her hoof to fall on the wooden frame of the screen door.
Soon after, the door opened to reveal an orange earth-pony. Applejack smiled as soon as she saw that it was Scootaloo. "Hey there sugarcube! What can ah' help ya' with?"
"Hey Applejack, is Applebloom home? I really wanted to do something with her today," Scootaloo noticed that Applejack's smile fell a little.
"Well, she's been in her room most of the day. Ah' don't think she's in the mood for anythin' like that, but ah'll see if she's up for it," Applejack stepped aside to let the filly step inside.
Scootaloo walked past Applejack and heard her close the door behind her. She moved towards the sofa near a wall on the far side of the room and took a seat.
Applejack trotted up the stairs saying, "Ah'll be back in a second sugarcube, make yerself comfortable,"
So there she sat, looking around at the room she knew so well. She had been to Applebloom's home many times, considering how they used to play in a clubhouse not far from there. 'I hope Applebloom comes out,'
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Applebloom sat alone in her room, only leaving to eat and use the bathroom. After the events of the day before, she felt like she could stay in that room for the rest of her life. 'Why can't Scootaloo just hang out with us? We're her best friends, not Rainbow Dash,'
There was a knock on her door, to which she barely moved. She considered for a moment acting like she was asleep and just sitting there in silence hoping that whoever it was would leave. She, against her judgment, said, "Come in," just loud enough to be heard.
She heard the door open and, without moving an inch from her spot, heard her sister begin to talk.
"Hey there Applebloom, ya' doin' alright?" She did nothing in response. "Well, Scootaloo is downstairs-"
She was interrupted by a sharp, "Why is she here?"
"Ah'm sure she just wants to apologize is all. Ya' kinda shoved her away yesterday from what ah' heard,"
"She deserved it," Applebloom replied and looked at the ground, her brow furrowed.
"Maybe what she did was wrong, but ya' need ta' give her another chance," Applebloom felt a hoof on her shoulder, "Ya'll are still friends, and ya' need to at least try to forgive her. Even if yer' angry with her,"
Applebloom felt her face relax and she looked up at her sister. "Do ya' really think ah' should forgive her? She constantly ditches us-" She was interrupted by a hoof being placed on her lips.
"Ah' know," Applejack removed her hoof from her lips, "Ah' also know that ya' should try ta' forgive her. Ya'll ain't gonna get anywhere fightin' all the time,"
Applebloom got to her hooves and began to walk towards the door. "Fine, ah'll give her another chance," Anger still apparent, she walked out the door and down the stairs.
'I hope they get along,' Applejack thought to herself as she walked out of the room, 'they used to be the best of friends,'
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Applebloom walked down the stairs, not looking up from the ground. She began to walk towards Scootaloo, who stood up and was looking at her.
Applejack followed behind Applebloom. She walked into the kitchen to allow the two of then to talk.
"So...," Scootaloo trailed off. Applebloom didn't move an inch. "Do you want to... do something?"
Applebloom looked up at Scootaloo and opened her mouth to say something, but closed it right afterwards. "Ah' guess...,"
Scootaloo smiled weakly then added, "Well what do you want to do?"
Applebloom looked back towards the ground and didn't say anything. She really didn't want to do anything, not with Scootaloo anyway.
Scootaloo, who had no idea what to say, just looked at her friend. Moments passed, with not a single word being said, only the sound of them breathing.
Scootaloo finally broke the silence, "Did you eat yet? You want to go get something?"
Applebloom was still looking at the ground, not wanting to make any eye contact. "Fine...,"
Scootaloo began to walk towards the door, Applebloom following behind. Scootaloo opened the door for Applebloom, and closed it after they had left.
They walked towards town, without a single word being said the entire time. When they finally reached the diner after what seemed like ages, they ordered their food, and sat there.
Scootaloo tried to break the silence, "So, how have you been?"
Applebloom shot her a look that could've killed her. For a split second she wished it would. "Look, Applebloom-"
"Save it, ah' don't want ta' hear it. Ya' abandoned us Scootaloo, for Rainbow Dash,"
Scootaloo tried to reply but found herself speechless.
"Ya' left Sweetie and me, ah' thought... how could... why?"
Scootaloo looked down at the table, too ashamed to look up at her friend. "I don't know... I just wanted... I just... I'm sorry...," Scootaloo felt a tear roll down her face.
"Ah' can't believe ya' would just leave yer' two best friends like that. We've always been there for ya', and do ya' return the favor? No! Ya' can't even bother ta' hang out with us for a day! Why do ya' want ta' be with Rainbow Dash anyway? What makes her better than us?"
Scootaloo was fully crying now, her face soaked with her tears. "I DON'T KNOW! I just wanted to fly! I just... GAH!" She jumped out of her chair and took off straight into the sky.
Applebloom didn't even look, she just growled and left. She wanted to be alone, never to see another pony again.
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Rainbow was flying through the sky, making sure all of the clouds were in order. She noticed one cloud that was out of line and flew over to move it back to where it belonged.
As she got ready to move the cloud, she heard a noise, like crying. She looked around the cloud and found Scootaloo on top, her face buried into the cloud.
"Hey squirt? What's the matter?"
Scootaloo jumped a bit but quickly recovered, "Oh, hey Rainbow," Her face was soaked in tears, she had obviously been here for some time.
"What's wrong?" Rainbow repeated.
"It's nothing...,"
Rainbow flew beside the orange mare and wrapped her wing around Scootaloo. "It can't be nothing, tell me,"
Scootaloo sniffles and wiped her eyes with her hoof, "It's Applebloom, she thinks I left them yesterday, chose you over them. I've tried to apologize, I tried to make it up to her, she just won't listen,"
Rainbow thought a moment, she then turned back towards Scootaloo, "What did you do?"
"I took her out to eat, but we started fighting and I ended up flying up here," Scootaloo's eyes started to water as she remembered the events at the diner.
"Look," Rainbow said as she wiped the tears from Scootaloo's eyes, "I know why she's so upset about it, but you have to promise not to tell anypony else, alright?" 
Scootaloo looked up at Rainbow and nodded.
Rainbow sighed and continued, "When Applebloom was younger, their dad, Applebuck, would always play with them. He would love them, and care for them, just like any great father would. Applebloom and he were... inseparable. They were always together, playing, eating, even sleeping together," Rainbow took a deep breath, "But one day, Applebuck never came back from the field. Turns out he left for some tramp from Fillydelphia. He left them Scootaloo, and never came back,"
Scootaloo was shocked, she couldn't say anything. All she did was look into the distance and think about what Applebloom thought about her leaving the way she did.
"She really cares for you Scootaloo, you can't let her believe you're just gonna leave her like her dad did,"
Scootaloo nodded, wiping her face in an attempt to clean herself up, "I understand Rainbow Dash, don't worry, I'll make it up to  her somehow,"
Rainbow nodded, "Good,"
Scootaloo flew off the cloud and towards Ponyville.
'Don't let her down Scootaloo, be there for her,'