"This Dash is Hope, he's my foal"
Dash blinked a few times as she came to terms with what she had just heard, "Wait this is yours Scootaloo?" Dash said, Scootaloo quickly shushed her and motioned to the now sleeping foal.
Dash was shocked beyond words, but there was one thing that she did need to know, "h-how did this happen Scoots?" she asked in confusion.
Scootaloo sighed, "This is a long story" she said getting up and trotting over to the crib at the far side of the living area, she gently laid the foal down before coming back over to Dash, the blue pegasus wrapped a comforting wing around her as she started her tale.
"After you left the rest of the year was same old, we all had a good time as usual but of course it was never the same without you there, but I guess we all got used to not having you around after a while even if we didn't get the skies clear as fast on winter wrap as you could" she said as the the pair let out a light chuckle before Scootaloo continued the story.
"Then the next year came around and thats when I moved into high school, thats when things went bad for me because when you go into high School you're already meant to have your special talent so you can be educated on it, but I never got mine" the mare said as she looked over to Dash with glazed eyes. She leaned down and pulled part of her underwear down revealing her bare flank.
Dash was astonished at this, "you never got your cutie mark?" the older mare asked.
Scootaloo shook her head, "Nope, I think it was something to do with flying since it was the only thing I couldn't do, thats why I wear these" she said with a slight annoyance in her voice.
Scootaloo sighed, "So long story short high school for me was a waste of time, though Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom always told me to go so I went. Then after I turned 16 I met a colt named Firestorm, I never thought he would be interested in me but I was so happy when he asked if I could be his marefriend" she said in a happy tone as she smiled at the distant memories.
Scootaloo continued, "We did everything together we talked, laughed, played, we went to clubs and parties and it was just like everything was finally turning up in my world" Scootaloo explained, her smile growing bigger as she remembered all the happy memories, but then as quick as it came the smile on her face faded being replaced with a more depressed look.
Scootaloo looked down to the floor as she explained the next part of her tale, "but then we got drunk one night at a house party in Canterlot, a week later I found out I was pregnant after I went to the doctors for a routine check up" she said in a sad tone.
Scootaloo's breathing hitched slightly as she continued "I decided just to go tell him straight, I thought what was the worst that could happen" she said as a lone tear made its way down her cheek.
Scootaloo sniffled, "I never saw him after that" she said in a quiet tone before letting the tears fall, Rainbow wrapped both of her wings around the mare as they sat there on the couch whilst Scootaloo cried her eyes out.
Still crying Scootaloo managed to get some words out, "I t-thought he was the o-one Dash" she said quietly as she continued to sob. Dash felt a silent tear etch its way down her cheek as she held her sister tightly, she was completely and utterly stunned by this news and she knew if she ever found that stallion he was going to wish he'd never been born.
After a while Scootaloo calmed herself down before she spoke up again, "After that the fifth year rolled around and to my surprise the Ponyville orphanage was closed down something about lack of numbers, because I was sixteen at the time I was given the choice to either take residence in a city or town or go to the orphanage in trottingham, I still hadn't told a soul about my pregnancy, I couldn't face to tell anyone after what had happened so I saw this as a great opportunity to just be by myself, so I took residence here and a few months later I gave birth to Hope, I live off the benefits I get from the orphanage and from Celestia's child care program" the young mare finished as a few soft whimpers came from the crib at the end of the living room. Scootaloo got up and went back over to the crib.
Dash was completely astonished by the story she had just been told, she couldn't even comprehend how all these events occurred whilst she was away, she reached up and wiped the lone tear on her cheek, she was going to make sure her sister got out of this one way or another, as Scootaloo came back over with the foal Dash spoke up, "Look Scoots you can't live like this, you need to get a job" the cyan mare said with a hint of worry.
Scootaloo sighed, "I can't Dash, I'm not good at anything else besides my Scooter and I was never taught to fly so I don't even have a cutie mark plus I got zero qualifications at school so how's that supposed to help" she asked as she looked back down to the foal and held out a hoof for him to grab.
Dash looked more determined now than ever, "Scoots what's your dream?" she asked plainly.
Scootaloo didn't take too long to answer, "Joining the Wonderbolts of course" she replied.
Dash got up off the couch and kneeled down in front of the younger mare before speaking, "first off we're going to go back to Ponyville, then I'm gonna teach you how to fly so you can have the life that my little sister deserves and the life that Hope needs to survive" Dash said before she stood up and held out a hoof.
Scootaloo however was still hesitant about going back, "but what about Hope, I don't think I can tell anyone just yet" the orange mare said as she held the baby in her hooves close.
Dash quickly glanced out the small window at the far side of the kitchen which showed darkness suggesting it was now night time, the multi coloured mare turned back to her sister and smiled, "we'll go now whilst its night time so no one will see you okay, come on Scoot my place is a thousand times better than this" she said with a smirk as she again reached out a forehoof to the younger mare.
Scootaloo's eyes threatened to drop more tears as she took the hoof and stood up, she smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll do it" she said with the same enthusiasm that Dash remembered the mare for.
Dash smiled in return and the pair made their way out of the apartment, just before they left Scootaloo went over to another room in the apartment and came back with a certain item in her hoof as she made her way over to the cyan mare at the door.
Dash raised an eyebrow, "what have you got there Scoot?" she asked curiously. Scootaloo smiled and held out her hoof to reveal a wonderbolts badge, it was the identical badge that Dash had given her on the day she had left nearly five years ago, the older mare was completely shocked.
Scootaloo giggled slightly, "what you thought I would just throw it away?" she said.
Dash shook her head playfully, "I knew I could trust you with my most precious item" she said happily, Scoots held her hoof outwards more motioning for the cyan mare to take it.
Dash pushed the hoof back with a smile, she turned to open the door as she spoke, "thats yours for life now Scoot, you just keep it safe" she said with a wink. Scootaloo nodded and put the item safely in her wing as she went back to holding the foal in both hooves.
Soon both mares were outside of the apartment and into the cold streets of the city, Dash looked up at the night sky and sighed happily, "well I guess we better get going" she said as she motioned for Scoots to sit on her back
Scootaloo raised an eyebrow, "Don't you think I'm a bit too heavy now?" she asked.
Dash smirked, "Kid I saved three Wonderbolts and Rarity by carrying them on my back, I think you and Hope will be just fine" she said flaring her wings ready for take off.
"Come on then the Ponyville first class express leaves in 10 seconds flat" Dash said, Scootaloo shook her head playfully before she trotted over and clambered onto the rainbow mare's back and and secured herself and the foal to the cyan pegasus.
Dash grinned before shooting off into the air as all three ponies blasted back to Ponyville under the cover of the night.