//------------------------------// // Animals and bad dreams // Story: A little Dusty // by Super-Stallion //------------------------------// That evening when Fluttershy got home she put Rainbow and Lightning down in the living room to play before having to go down for a nap, while she went outside to take care of some things. Rainbow sat there on the living room floor, looking at Lightning who soon as Fluttershy left she had went to the other side of the room and laid down curled up into a little ball, Rainbow didn't care that much for Lightning, but after all the fun they had today with Trixie she was starting to warm up to her even though she wouldn't admit it having her on her side was awsome but then when she saw how Lightning reacted to Trixie's question about her dad....she was starting to worry. Deciding it was time to act Rainbow crawled over to Lightning and sat down next to her. "Hey Wightning Dust, are you otay?" she asked. Lightning never looked at her. "Go away Wainbow, I dun wanna talk to you wight now." she said the need to be alone right now. Rainbow rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Umm, would you wike to pway?" she asked, Lightning shook her head. "No Rainbow, I just want to be awone." she replied with a slight quiver. Rainbow sighed. "Wightning, I don't know what's wong, but whatever it is if you ever feel wike you can come tawk to me, otay." Rainbow said, she then crawled away. Lightning sighed, she could never talk about it not with Rainbow, not with anypony. Rainbow crawled back to the spot she was before and looked back at Lightning and sighed then Angel came up beside her. "Hey kiddo!" Angel greeted happily, he noticed Rainbow's sad expression. "Hey, why the long face?" he asked. Rainbow sighed again. "It's Wightning, there's something wong with her and she won't talk about it." she replied pointing to Lightning in the corner, Angel looked at her and then at Rainbow. "Well if she doesn't want to talk about it we can't judge, she'll tell us when she's ready." he said putting a paw on Rainbows small shoulder comforting her. Rainbow still felt worried. "But I don't want to see her like this." she said. Angel put a paw to his chin. "Hmm, oh I have an idea!" he said then left Rainbow without another word out the pet door. Rainbow raised a brow, 'What is that bunny up to?' Rainbow thought to her self. **** Outside, Fluttershy was feeding some of the animals until she saw Angel come up to her from the house Fluttershy looked at Angel. "Angel? I left you inside to watch the foals what are you doing out here?" she asked. Angel explained as best he could in his way for Fluttershy to understand and when she finally got the message she gasped. "Oh my Lightning is sad," Fluttershy said then put a hoof to her chin to think, she didn't like seeing foals sad, even Lightning, she had to do something then she got an idea. "Angel I have a job for you." **** Later, Lightning was still curled up in the corner with Rainbow trying to play by herself but with a depressed party pooper on the other side of the room and no pony to play with it was hard, Rainbow looked over at Dusty and sighed. Then Rainbow heard the door open and she looked to see it was Fluttershy, she smiled and crawled to Fluttershy and looked up at her. "Hi Mommy!" Rainbow said happily glad to be able to call her that without being humiliated, she was lifted into the air. Fluttershy kissed Rainbow on the head who as usual rubbed it off. "Hi Rainbow," Fluttershy said, she looked at Lightning curled up in the corner then back at Rainbow. "Somepony here feeling sad huh?" she said. Rainbow's smile faded, she looked back Lightning. "Yeah she's been like this for a while." Rainbow replied a bit worried. Fluttershy smiled again at how Rainbow was actually worrying about the pony who not long ago she wouldn't even talk to, she patted her head. "Don't worry My Little Dashie, Mommy's got it covered." she cooed and then turned around and whistled. Right on cue, Angel along with a whole bunch of the most cutest little animals Faust has ever seen, kittens, puppies, chipmunks, baby bunnies and other woodland creatures, Angel pointed his hoof at Lightning and the little creatures charged. Lightning heard the sound of small paw steps heading towards her and got up and looked to see in time the baby animals jump on top of her and start licking her forcing her into a fit of giggles. "H-hey stop don't wick me there! GET OFF ME!" she yelled past her giggling. Rainbow giggled too from watching the cute animals lick Dust then she was suddenly put back on the floor and she looked up at Fluttershy questioningly. "Hey ,why did you put me down?" Rainbow asked. Fluttershy smiled slyly. "I thought you could have some fun too." she said then nodded to Angel who nodded back and motioned for a few of the animals to attack Rainbow. Rainbow tried to get away but the animals already got her in the web of fur. "Hey, wet go!" Rainbow yelled through her own giggles. Fluttershy smiled at the cute scene and pulled out a camera from behind her back an took a picture. Fluttershy watched as Rainbow and Lightning played with the animals petting them and giggling it brought the warmest feeling to her heart, Rainbow looked at Lightning next to her and smiled too, she was glad that Lightning wasn't bummed anymore it was no fun hanging with a party pooper and Lightning felt happy too, she still felt bad but she feels better now. The foals kept playing until they started to feel there little eyes start to get sleepy, both of them yawned cutely and Fluttershy smiled. "Looks like it's bed time for you two little ones." she cooed. Both Lightning and Rainbow wined in protest. "Aww, do we have to?!" Rainbow complained. "Yeah, I'm not tiwed!" Lightning lied then Fluttershy picked them both up. "Yes, you are and it's getting late." she retorted and went upstairs to her room and putting Rainbow in her crib followed by Lightning in hers. She kissed them both on the head and was about to leave until she heard Lightning. "Fwuttewshy." Lightning called. Fluttershy then came back to her crib and looked down at Dusty. "What is it Lightning?" she asked. Lightning looked down. "Umm, thanks for making me feel better today and all but I don't think-" she was cut of by Fluttershy shushing her. "Shh it's okay we can talk about it when you ready." Fluttershy said in a motherly tone. Lightning smiled, yawned and went to sleep, Fluttershy flew out the room turning out the lights and looking back at her two foals in there cribs she smiled. "Good night my little Rainbow and Dusty." she whispered and left. **** Later, Lightning was dreaming but she wasn't dreaming peacefully she was having a nightmare. She tossed and turned in her sleep trying to ward off whatever nightmare she was having then her eyes flew open and she screamed. Fluttershy heard the screaming and came upstairs to see Lightning crying in her crib. Fluttershy came over to the crib and scooped Lightning up in her hooves and cradled her. "Aww what's wrong, Lightning?" she cooed. Lightning's crying stopped and she looked at Fluttershy. "I had a nightmawe." she replied. Fluttershy hugged her. "It's okay, do you want to talk about it?" she asked. Lightning thought about it, this was the nightmare she has feared all this time the one she could never talk about with anypony...but maybe it was time now so taking a deep breath she spoke. "I had a dream about my daddy." she said. Fluttershy was surprised at first but then motioned for her to continue. "My Daddy is a Wonderbolt, well, he was until the day he retired." Lightning explained "whenever he came home he would always pway with me and teach me how to fwy like him, he taught me how to take risks and to go the wimit he loved me," she said with a big smile but the smile faded. "at weast I thought he did." Fluttershy looked worried. "What happened?" she asked. Lightning eyes began to water. "As soon as I learned how to fwy right my dad forced me into training to become a Wonderbolt. I always wanted to be one and he wanted me to be the best and I loved him for it, but he was harsh he would always have me train until my wings would feel sore and I was sweating like a pig he would make me do things that nopony my age should do." tears where now beginning to flow down her eyes. "And if I ever faiw to do something right the first time he would hit me!" she yelled. Now Fluttershy gasped in horror at what she just heard. "But I still loved him because I knew he did it for me," Lightning continued, "the day I went to join the Wonderbolts academy he was so pwoud the look on his face was everything I ever wanted from him," she said starting to smile again but then just like her last one it quickly faded. "but then I got kicked out and when I towd him what happened he said: 'I hate you,' and 'you're not my daughter because my child wouldn't be such a loser!'" she yelled again crying. Fluttershy hugged her tight and cooed. "It's okay Lightning, it's not your fault by the sound of it, he sounds like a real jerk if he really loved you he wouldn't have cared that you got kicked out." she said. Lightning's crying went down to a sob. "That's not even the worst pawt." she quivered. Fluttershy looked at her. "What's the worst part?" she asked. Lightning looked up at her. "I begged for his forgiveness but he wouldn't allow it he said: 'The only way I can forgive you...'" she paused to take a deep breath. "...He said: 'The only way I can forgive you is for you to destroy the pony who destroyed you.'" she breathed. Fluttershy gasped. "Rainbow Dash?" she said astonished Lightning nodded. "That's why you came back?" "Yes! I'm sowwy, I didn't want to huwt anypony, I-I just wanted him to love me again!" Lightning cried. Fluttershy cooed. "There, there, I forgive you." "Me too." said a voice from behind, Lightning looked to see Rainbow hanging from the side of the crib. Lightning sobbed. "Weally, after what I did?" Rainbow nodded. "Sure, why not? But I don't think you need him anymore." she said. Lightning rubbed the rest of the tears from her eyes. "Why not?" she asked. Rainbow smiled. "Guess you got us now, cwazy." she teased. "That's right," Fluttershy said and putting Lightning back in her crib and kissing her on her head. "we're here for you now and will love you." Lightning smiled and looked up at Fluttershy. "Otay, I-I love you to!" she yelled happily, she yawned feeling her sleep returning. Fluttershy smiled and looked at Rainbow who had already went back to sleep and then at Lightning. "Good, well, good night." she said about to leave again before being stopped by Dusty. "Fwuttewshy." she called "Yes Dusty?" Fluttershy said "I-Is it okay if I call you Mommy, I never had one while growing up?" Lightning asked. Fluttershy smiled and kissed her on the head again. "Of course sweetie, good night." she said she then left. Lightning yawned one last time before sleep took her and she slept peacefully in dream land.