The Cutie Mark Crusaders trotted out of school that afternoon. The sun was shining, and everypony was happy. Scootaloo faced her friends after she saw a silhouette soar cross the sky. Make that two silhouettes. One mare, one stallion. "Is that Soarin'?" Scootaloo asked her friends. "And... Rainbow Dash?"
Apple Bloom, who saw it as well, nodded cheerfully. "Yep! Ah heard they got together after ah date!"
Scootaloo frowned. She was hoping to ask Rainbow Dash something when she wasn't busy-but at THIS rate, she probably wouldn't have any time for her at all! Now that she had Soarin'. "Well," Scootaloo said, "I gotta go. See you later! Our cutie mark hunting can wait till later!"
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Scootaloo rode her scooter into town, where Rainbow and Soarin' sat together under a shady tree. "I love you... Soarin'..." Rainbow said. It was kind of hard to hear their voices from where Scootaloo was standing, listening. They kissed, then Soarin' flew off into the sky. Rainbow watched him as she accidentally bumped into Scootaloo, which caused Scootaloo to fall over into a puddle of mud. "Oops! Sorry, Scoots!" Rainbow laughed gently as she pulled Scootaloo up. Scootaloo brushed off the mud on her mane and tail, then arrowed her eyes at Rainbow Dash.
"Rainbow Dash, can we talk? I need a favor," Scootaloo asked.
"Yeah, Scoots! What'cha need?"
"How do you fly so well?"
Rainbow Dash froze in her tracks. "I taught... myself."
Scootaloo tilted her head. "You? Taught YOURSELF? But you're so good! You think I could fly like that?"
"Yep!"