Chapter 1: Confessions.
It was a dark and quiet night: Scootaloo was sound asleep in her cloud home. Rainbow Dash was curled up next to filly on her right., Rainbow then woke up and went to the kitchen. Scootaloo heard the sink running and assumed she was only getting a glass of water. Once Rainbow curled back up into bed, Scootaloo asked something that has been heavy on her heart for a quite a long while, ever since she was adopted at least.
“Hey Rainbow…A-are you awake?” There was a slight pause between the two but eventually Rainbow spoke up and said.
“Yeah I’m awake, what is it?”
“W-well, I don’t know really how to ask you but…Do you like me living here, y’know with you and all?” Another brief moment of silence went by before Rainbow turned around to look at her daughter.
“Of course I love you being here Scoots, why would you ask something like that?” Scootaloo looked to the side with a nervous look on her face and bit her lip. She didn’t want to make anything awkward but she felt as though she might as well express what she was feeling for a while.
“Well It’s just that…I’ve been thinking and, those times when you and I were training…When you used to call me a….Y-you know, did you really mean all that? And those times when I messed up, you used to hit me on the back of the head, It just…Doesn’t make sense to me how you would all of a sudden adopt me, it actually seemed like you hated me Rainbow Dash and…” Scootaloo couldn’t continue as tears were coming down her little face. She choked a little as she began to speak again.
“And I-I hate myself f-for thinking that, you might actually… In some way…be like my parents. I know you’re nothing like them but… I can’t help but look back on what we did and slowly realize that, it looked you enjoyed hurting me. I’m sorry Rainbow b-but I can’t go back to being scared to come home. I…I just want somepony I can trust. I want that to be you Rainbow, you don’t know how much I want that but…” That was all the poor filly could get out before letting out small hiccups as she sobbed in front of Rainbow.
Rainbow looked at her daughter with a depressed look, she wasn’t sure how to react to that. Tough love was the only thing she knew when she was growing up, she wasn’t sure how to be sentimental but she tried her best.
“Scoots…I know I said some harsh things, very harsh actually. But, you have to know that when I was growing up, being strict and humiliation was the only thing I knew on how talk to ponies and how to train them. It wasn’t until I met you that I learned to praise somepony when they do well and to be caring for somepony when they slip up. That’s why I wanted you Scoots, not just because you’re a great flyer. I need you to help me be the pony I should and I’m proud to call you my daughter. I know you only hear me say things like that when you’re flying but I think it’s time I showed my love to you a bit more.”
Rainbow then grabbed the sobbing filly and hugged her close. Scootaloo buried her head within Rainbow’s blue coat. Scootaloo held Rainbow tight, she wished she hadn’t told her what she was feeling but she was so glad that she did, so in a way she felt as though this needed to happen and was glad that it did. Rainbow lowered her neck onto Scootaloo’s in a full embrace, she wanted to make sure Scootaloo knew that she was loved deeply and that whatever that history has done to them in the past, was now over.
“Scootaloo, I’m sorry... I should have never said those things, it wasn’t because I meant them, it’s because I knew you had something special in you and I just wanted to bring it out. I should have been more supportive and considerate of what happened before we began to train. Can you…Ever forgive me Scoots? I don’t blame you for asking what you needed to Scoots, I think now I see why.”
Scootaloo looked back up at Rainbow who had a bit of tears in her eyes too. Just then Scootaloo knew that she was telling the truth, because in Rainbow’s eyes she saw love. Pure, genuine, unfathomable love for her filly, this was something she never ever saw in the eyes of her parents. They never showed remorse or regret for the unimaginable pain they brought upon her both physically and mentally. This was something completely new to Scootaloo and she was so glad that came to pass. She looked back up at Rainbow and with one last tear filled smile she said.
“Yes mommy, I forgive you…I love you mommy *yawn* goodnight.” Scootaloo then closed her eyes and fell asleep in Rainbow’s arms.