"You ready kid?" Rainbow Dash asked Scootaloo.
"You bet I am." Answered an excited Scootaloo. Today was the first day she would be allowed outside of her hospital room for over five months.
Her leg still hadn't fully healed yet, and she still had to be careful around her flank where the wolf had sunk it's teeth into her. The puncture holes were still tender and could rip open if strained to much. Not that she would be straining herself to much. When the timberwolf had attacked her, it had bit right though the bones and tendons of her left hind leg while also leaving large puncture marks in her flank. The only thing that was holding her leg together was a little bit of skin and muscle. The doctor had said it was a miracle that Scootaloo hadn't bleed out. The only reason she hasn't was because Rainbow had gotten her to the hospital so quickly. Dash had preformed a Sonic Rainboom on the way because she had broken the speed of sound as she flew to the hospital.
"How does it feel that you'll be out of that hospital bed soon?" Rainbow asked.
"It feels great." Answered a extremely excited Scootaloo.
"How long will it be until she can move around all on her own?" Asked Applejack who had come along to help Rainbow if she needed it.
"Hey AJ, a little help with the legs please." Asked Rainbow as she lifted Scootaloo off the bed. Applejack walked over and lifted up Scootaloo's hind legs, being extremely careful with the leg that got bit, so that they wouldn't hit the wheelchair, and she gently helped place Scootaloo in her new wheelchair.
"Another couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months. It's hard to tell with that leg, we don't even know if it will hold when you start putting some weight on it." Scootaloo looked down at her hind leg nervously.
Rainbow saw this and decided to comment. "Don't worry about it Scoot's, it'll be fine." She gave the doctor a stern look. "Won't it doc?"
The doctor saw the look and decided it would be in his best interest to comply. "Yes your right, I'm sure that it'll hold up just fine." Rainbow softened her gaze, while Scootaloo sighed in relief.
"You ready to leave yet kid?" Asked Rainbow as they finished helping Scootaloo in the wheelchair.
"You bet I am. Thanks for everything doc." Scootaloo said as Rainbow pushed her out the door.
"Just doing my job, no thanks necessary." The doctor called after Scootaloo.
Rainbow pushed Scootaloo out of the hospitable and into the fresh air. Scootaloo sighed, closed her eye's and took a deep breath of fresh air.
"Is it really that good?" Asked Rainbow when she saw the expression on her sisters face.
Scootaloo didn't answer, she was too busy bathing in the warm sunlight. Rainbow let her have a few more moments before she started to push again, but made sure to avoid the shade and always keep the wheelchair in the sunlight. When Rainbow and Scootaloo got back to their house Rainbow left the wheelchair outside so Scootaloo could bathe in the sunlight while she went inside and made her bed, putting extra clouds on it to make it softer. Rainbow looked down at the newly made bed for a moment and thought to herself. "I should really make a new bed soon. With Scootaloo injured like this I won't be able to sleep with her. Meh, i'll do it later." Rainbow wasn't the kind of pony to worry about such small things. Rainbow shrugged and went outside to carry Scootaloo inside so she could rest. She saw that Scootaloo was talking to two very familiar filly's. Rainnbow watched them talk for a little while until she saw a lull in the conversation. She flew down and looked at the two filly's.
"Hey, Applebloom, sup Sweetie Belle. What can I do you guys for?" Rainbow asked with a smile.
The three filly's all turned to look at Rainbow Dash.
"Ma sis and Ah wanted to let you know that if you ever need any help, just tell us and we'd be happy to help." Answered Applebloom with a smile of her own.
"I was going to tell you the same thing but we got here at the same time." Said Sweetie Belle.
"Thanks, I'll be sure to give you both a call if anything comes up.
The two filly's looked at each other and smiled, before they could ask any questions about what happened, Rainbow said.
"Now if you two don't mind, I've got to get this one into bed." Scootaloo gave Rainbow her puppy dog eye's look. Rainbow looked away because she wouldn't of been able to stay true to her word if she looked at her too long.
"Can we help?" Asked Applebloom, her smile getting bigger.
"I'm sorry kids, I'd love the help but you can't walk on clouds." The filly's smiles disappeared.
"We'll come by and visit later then." Said Sweetie Belle.
"Ok then, see ya later." Rainbow said and the filly's began walking home in separate directions. Rainbow turned back to Scootaloo. "Come on then, lets get you inside."
"But."
"No buts, big sister knows best." Rainbow retorted before Scootaloo had a chance to complain. Scootaloo looked at her sister and gave her the puppy dog eye's again. Rainbow's face went form a smile to a very stern look. Scootaloo sighed when she realised that it was pointless. Rainbow saw she had won and smiled to herself.
Rainbow picked the wheelchair up in her forelegs and used her wings to fly up to her front door. "And here we are." Said Rainbow as she opened the door to reveal her house. Rainbow had taken the liberty of moving the bedroom downstairs so that it would be easier for both Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash to get to.
"Where are you going to sleep?" Asked Scootaloo as she saw there was only one bed.
"Eh, I'll make another later." Rainbow answered with a shrug. Scootaloo looked at her sister worriedly.
"You can't do everything for me, or else you'll have no time to do anything for yourself." Scootaloo said.
Rainbow looked at her sister again. "I said I'll make it later, and I will. Don't worry about it Scoot's. I'll have plenty of time to make a bed. But for now you need to rest." Rainbow said as she lifted Scootaloo out of her wheelchair and very gently placed her onto the bed. Scootaloo just sighed as she realised that arguing would be pointless. Rainbow puller the blanket over the little filly up to her collar bone. "Is that ok?" Rainbow asked warmly.
"Yeah that's great, thanks sis." Answered Scootaloo.
"Ok, night then." Rainbow said as she planted a kiss on Scootaloo's forehead.
"Night sis, I love you." Answered Scootaloo.
"I love you too." Replied Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow sat down in a chair and waited patiently until Scootaloo had fallen to sleep and then went outside to collect some clouds. When she had done that she went back inside and quietly started building herself a new bed, while keeping a watchful eye over Scootaloo who had turned herself into a filly ball.