All the ponies backed away from Rainbow as Celestia walked forward, her eyes never leaving the rainbow maned mare before her.
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t burn you alive for what you have done.”
Rainbow just stared at her, not knowing what to say. Fortunately for her she was spared that requirement as Luna came barging into the library, throwing herself in-between Rainbow and Celestia. “Sister, you don’t want to do this.”
“I just want to talk to her….”
“No you don’t, you just want to yell.”
“I just want to talk to her…”
“Celestia she is not our mother she does not…”
“SHE IS JUST LIKE HER!” roared Celestia; stamping her hoof so hard on the floor she sent cracks through the wood. “SHE ABANDONED THE ONE THING SHE WAS MEANT TO PROTECT ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD, SHE CARRIED A LIFE INSIDE HER AND THEN SQUANDERED IT, SHE DOES NOT DESERVE TO WIELD THE ELEMENT SHE BEARS!”
“I DID NOT ABANDON MY FOAL!”
Everypony looked at Rainbow, her eyes burning with an angry fire as she stared down the regal monarch. “If you had heard what I had just told my friends you would not have said that to me, my foal was taken from me, by my own mother!”
The anger died in Celestia’s eyes, turning instead to horror at what she had just heard. Rainbow moved out from behind Luna then, walking over and placing a hoof on Celestia’s shoulder. “I don’t know what happened between you and your mother…and I’m sorry it happened to you, but Luna is right, I’m not her.”
Then something happened then that nopony expected, Rainbow reached up and pulled Celestia into hug, and after a moment of surprise, she got a hug in return. After a long moment and a few tears they parted, Celestia looking apologetically at her as she bowed her head. “I am sorry Rainbow, it seems that wound still has yet to heal, I did not mean for it to be taken out on you.”
“Its ok…I know what its like to be betrayed by your mother, it…it never really heals, but we can learn to get over it with time…especially if we are willing to look to others for help.”
She gestured at her friends, receiving a surprised look from both them and the two rulers. Finally it was Luna who spoke up, “wise words young Dash, it seems my sister has forgotten some of these things of late.”
Celestia nodded, “it seems I have…but enough about that. I must get going; I fear I have lingered to long here today.”
She turned to go, waving for Luna to follow. Luna nodded, but before she left she leaned toward Rarity. “I expect you to keep me informed on how things go from here on in.”
“Yes your highness,” said Rarity with a bow, then Luna nodded and left with her sister.
After they left the others all turned to Rainbow, “so what do you plan to do now sugar cube?”
“What do you think, I’m going make sure Scoots pulls through this ok, and then I’m going to take her home.”
“But Dash, what are you going to do about the father?”
Rainbow froze at that question, for in truth she hadn’t thought about that. “I…I don’t know, I guess I never really thought what I would say to her if I found Scootaloo.”
She then felt a wing drape over her shoulder, and turned to see Fluttershy standing next to her, giving her a smile. “Go, well watch over Scootaloo while you get Spitfire, she deserves to know.”
Rainbow looked at her a moment, then nodded. “Ok, I’ll go get her, lucky clouds dale is so close to Ponyville this time a year. Just…just keep her safe ok; I can’t bear to loose her again.”
The all nodded, and then watched as she took off out the window, speeding off in the direction of the floating city.
* * *
She eventually landed outside Spitfires place after dark, knowing where it was by heart due to her frequent visits to the place. It had been a blessing that they had stayed together, but they had agreed that living apart for a while would be best, thought Rainbow kept visiting because Spitfire provided her the kind of emotional support you can only find in a lover. She knocked nervously at the door, waiting patiently till the door opened, and was greeted with the startled face of Spitfire.
“Hey Spitfire, how you doing?”
“Wha…did my birthday come early or something?” said Spitfire, here eyes glancing up and down Rainbow and causing her to blush. “Babe I haven’t seen you look like that in years, what’s the occasion?”
“Um…can I come inside, I…I got something to talk to you about.”
Spitfire looked confused, but invited her in all the same. Rainbow went and sat down on the couch as Spitfire went into the kitchen, grabbing them drinks before sitting down as well. “So hon, what did you want to talk to me about?”
Rainbow hesitated for a moment, and then she began to speak. “Um…you…you remember when I told you about…about the foal.”
Spitfire stopped mid drink, cowling as she set her glass down. “I thought we agreed never to talk about that again Dash, we both agreed that it was too painful.”
“I…I know Spits but…but I found her…”
Spitfire’s eyes widened in shock when she heard that, and she turned sharply towards her lover, not wanting to believe what she heard, “you…you what?”
“I…I found her Spits…our little girl, she’s alive.”
Spitfire stat their for a long moment, then she got up and walked over to Rainbow, sitting down next to her and grabbing her hooves. “You’re not just pulling my leg this time right hon; you’ve really found her this time?”
Rainbow nodded, “I found her in Ponyville, though…though I didn’t find her how I wanted to…”
“What do you mean hon?”
“I…I found her being attacked by some stallions, she…she got hurt pretty bad but don’t worry-” said Rainbow, for she had caught the expression on Spitfires face. “-I managed to get them away from her, luckily my friends showed up and helped me get her to the hospital. She is doing fine, though she will need to stay in the hospital for a few days to recover.”
Spitfire stayed where she was for a moment, then grabbed up Rainbow in a hug, tears of joy streaming down her face as she pulled her mare close. After a brief hug, and a few pecks for reassurance they parted, Rainbow leaning against her stallion and breathing in her scent.
“So, have you told her about…about what happened yet?”
“No, she hasn’t woken up yet, so I haven’t gotten the chance to tell her, honestly I’m afraid to though…”
“Hon you have nothing to be afraid of, you spent eight years of your life trying to find that young filly, and no matter what she may think of you now once you tell her the truth she will see it wasn’t your fault, it was that dam momma of yours.”
“I know, it’s just…it still scares me.”
Spitfire nodded, and then grinned as she got an idea, one that would help them both. “Hey, you want to do something to take you mind of things for a while.”
She let her hoof drift down to rub the inner part of Rainbow’s thy, causing her to shiver but also causing her to scowl. “Babe stop, I didn’t come here for that.”
“I know you didn’t, but it will clear your head for a while, and we haven’t exactly done it in a while and you walking in looking like that has got me all hot and bothered.”
Rainbow mulled it over in her head, on the one hoof it would mean that they would be late getting back to Ponyville, but on the other it would help her to relaxed and take some of the worries of her shoulders for a while. And she herself had to admit, it had been a looong time since they had played around under the sheets. “Ok, but only three times this time, we need to be able to fly back home ok.”
“As you wish my lady,” said Spitfire with a grin, slapping Dash on the ass before running off to her room, her rainbow maned mare in hot pursuit.