(13 years ago)
“Hey mama, still no little sister?” Dash asked at her mother.
“Mmm... It still looks like that.” Dash’s mother said.
“When will I get one?” Dash asked, hinting her mother that she’s excited about her “up-coming” sister. “Tomorrow? Or the day after?” She vividly asked her mother...
“You still have to wait at least several months, also, I don’t know if it’s a boy or not...” Her mother replied.
“It’s definitely a little sister!” Dash insisted.
“Why do you think so?” Dash’s mom asked.
“Because, it was in my dream before...” Dash said, “I dreamt about playing with my little sister...”
“In your dream... with your sister?” Her mother asked...
“Yeah!” Dash quickly shot back.
A month had a passed since their conversation... Dash was sitting on the living room with her mother knitting something, as she draws a portrait of her sister, using crayons and with a paper.
“Who’s that?” Dash’s mother asked.
“My little sister!” Dash exclaimed. Her mother laughed a bit, as she hears her answer...
“Odd little filly... Doing this again.” Her mother said, smiling as she looks at Dash with her vivid imagination of what to come.
“If I have a little sister, I’ll play with her every day... I’ll share my snakes with her. Also, if somepony bullies her, I’ll beat them up!” Dash said, as she really meant what she had just said.
Her mother smiles at her daughters thought, “You’re a kind Sister...” Her mother said, smiling over Rainbow Dash.
Dash was really having high hopes, dreaming every night of her new born sister... but at the Eve of Hearts Warming Day... something happened that made her realize... that her sister won’t be coming at all...
Dash was called to the hospital, as her mother was rushed in earlier that day. Dash saw her father and her mother with dextrose and lying in bed, looking directly at Dash.
“Sorry, Dashie...It looks like... your little sister is not going to make it...” He mother said, “And also, it seems that mommy can’t have a baby anymore.” Dash’s mother said, trying to maintain a smiling face for her daughter...
“I’m sorry... I’m really sorry...”
Was the last thing Dash heard, before she went home with her uncle, leaving her mother in the hospital to recover. That night at her room, she prayed to Celestia.
“Dear Celestia...” She started as she kneels on her bed... “Dear Celestia... Dear Celestia, please help my mom get well soon...” Dash prayed. She soon sees an image of Santa Hooves... “Also Mare-Clause, instead of mama... can you give me a little sister?” She asked, wishing at the bottom of her heart. “I’ll treasure her... Definitely, I’ll definitely take good care of her...”
(Current Time)
Dash remembers those times of her filly-hood, smiling as she sits and looking blankly at the table in the restaurant.
“Big sis?” Choco called out for Dash. “Big sis? Is something wrong?” Choco asked...
Dash snapped back to reality and looked over at Choco, “Oh? No, it’s nothing...” Dash sheepishly said, Dash looked at Choco’s plate seeing that she already finished her meal.
“Oh? You’re done eating?”
“Yes! It was delicious...” Choco happily said...
“Then, it’s about time to go...” Dash picks up Choco’s stuff and heads down the second floor... Dash starts to browse on some of the items displayed there, and started to think of something...
“A Hearts Warming gift...” Dash said to herself. She soon spots something in particular; she goes closer on the item and gazed upon it: She was looking at a magnificent Deer Amulet, with silver coating and small gems crusted on its surface.
“If I buy this for her, Fluttershy should be very happy.” Dash said to herself, as she goes to another of her... fantasies...
“Although it’s a bit late, here...” Dash shows her the Amulet. “It’s your Hearts Warming present.”
“Ahh... So beautiful!” Fluttershy exclaims, as her eyes shines in delight.
“No matter how beautiful the amulet is, it is incomparable to your beauty.” Dash said, looking like a prince charming on her pose as she hands the amulet to Fluttershy.
“Stop it, you are too kind.” Fluttershy said, as she blushed towards Dash’s affection towards her, and to top it off, a stream of rose filled the imagination fully. Dash soon returns to the real word, smiling on her own thought.
“That’s great!” She said to herself. “But, I don’t have that kind of courage.” Dash added to her mind notes. The sales mare noticed Dash looking at the amulet and went to entertain her.
“Are you buying your mare-friend a present?” The sales-mare asked Dash.
“Ahh.... It’s not that...” Dash said, but the sales-mare took hold of her and shows her the merchandise.
“Then come over here...” The sales-mare was quick on her heels, as she shows Dash the displayed amulets and rings on the counter and started to ask some questions. “Let me ask “how old is she”?”
“These are the ones that are most popular now.” She took out a brooch with emerald and diamond encrusted to its side. “This one and this one is nice...” She shows her some other jewelry to Dash.
“That... Then, I’ll... This...” Dash just can’t decide on what to choose. “Then, I’ll take a look on those.” Dash said, as she went to browse some more...
“Understood, so this one and that one, correct?” The sales-mare said, showing Dash more of the jewelries.
Meanwhile, Choco was left standing with the clothes her sister bought for her; she looked at her sister and waited... Just then, Choco spotted something at the corner of her eye... A foal with a balloon tied on its wing, the foal was heading up back to the 4th floor. Choco got curious and wondered if she could have one of those. She puts down the bag she was holding on to and followed the foal up one floor.
Choco reached the 4th floor again, but lost sight of the foal and his balloon, but instead, Choco found a stack of cuddly teddy bears, the moment she laid her eyes on those stuffed bears, she immediately fell in love towards the bears, and goes over to hug one of them.
Mean while, Dash already finished her browsing over the jewelries, she payed for the one she picked, and waited for her receipt. “Here you are ma’am, thank you very much...” The sales-mare said as Dash was about look back towards her sister.
“Choco? Sorry for the long wait...” But Choco was nowhere to be found, and her paper bag Choco left was the only thing Dash saw. As dash looks around for any sign of Choco, the sales-mare spoke.
“Um, if you mean the young filly that was over there, she just went up the 4th floor.” The sales-mare said.
“Ehh?!” Dash quickly gathered her things and literally flies over the 4th floor. “Where did she go?” Dash looked from left to right, as she heads forward towards the toy department. “That Choco... I hope she didn’t go outside.” Dash said, as she frantic to find her sister.
At that same time... Choco was going down the fourth floor, on the other set of stairs. She leaped down at the last few steps, and lands down slightly using her magic to float herself down. She happily went back to where her sister Dash was buying jewelries, but by the time she got there Dash was nowhere to be found.
“Huh? Big Sis? She’s not here...” Choco said, as she looks round the large crowd of ponies around her... “Big Sis...”
Choco was left alone... Standing in the middle of the vast shopping building.
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Several minutes of searching later, Dash soon reaches the 5th floor, and was exhausted.
“Ah, come on! Really, where did she go?!” Dash was panicking, she only had Choco for a day, and Dash already lost her, and in a shopping building of all places... As Dash was looking around some more, an announcement is being brought up to the shopping area.
“This is a search announcement...” The voice started. “Choco’s Big Sister... Choco’s Big Sister... Your little sister is here with us. If you’re listening, please come to the information center...” The message repeats one more time, as Dash lets out a sigh and a goofy face, knowing that she’s safe, Dash was relieved and went straight to the information center.
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In the information center, Choco’s crying her heart out, already missing her Big Sis, and thinking that she may have left her alone. The mare who was taking care of the lost children tries to comfort Choco and calm her down.
“Here, Choco have some candy. Please don’t cry.” The mare said, as she offers Choco some sweets... At that very same moment, Dash quickly arrives at the Information Center.
“Choco...” Dash called out, Choco recognized Dash's voice and stood up,
“Big Sis!” She called out, still tearing up. Dash was about to go in to get her, but Choco ran towards her and gave her a huge embrace, crying further in Dash’s shoulder. “Big Sis...” Choco lets out her feelings towards Dash.
“Where did you go? You had me worried.” Dash said, as she returned the hug at Choco as she cried all the way...
Later that day, it was already sundown when Dash and Choco were heading back to their apartment. Choco was still sobbing while she and Dash heads for home.
“Hey Choco, are you going to cry all the way to the apartment?” Dash asked Choco, who was clinging beside her.
“B-because, you suddenly went missing.” Choco said to Dash.
“You’re the one who suddenly went missing...” Dash said to herself...
“Then, I became suddenly uneasy and felt so lonely.” Choco said, then came sad and cried again. Dash was out of words and thinks on something to cheer her up. Then she got an idea.
“Okay, I know I know...” Dash grabs something in her saddle, but hesitates to do so, till she decided to give Choco this instead. Dash goes in front of Choco and knelt down, “Here, I’ll give you this, so stop crying, okay?” Dash brings out a box and opens it, showing her the Deer Amulet; Dash was looking at back at the shopping building. Choco stops crying and looks at the amulet.
“This...is for me?” Choco said, as she looks at the amulet.
“This is a Hearts Warming gift from Big Sister...” Dash said to Choco.
“Big sis...” Choco said, as if she was about to say something.
“Yes?” Dash asked... but before Dash can react further, Choco gave her a peck on the cheek, Dash blushed completely as she held on her own cheek to where Choco had kissed her. Dash was in a daze, only reacting after a minute.
“W-what was that for?” Dash jerked back, not knowing what just happened.
“Big Sis gave gives her litter sister a present; shouldn’t she give her a thank you kiss in return?” Choco said, while Dash was still dazed.
“Huh?” Was the only word Dash said.
“That’s written here.” Choco took out her notebook, reading a similar thing in it. Dash was still dazed of what just happened earlier.
“Eh?”
“Then, that’s okay, right? Big Sis.” Choco said, smiling down at her Big Sister... Rainbow Dash.