//------------------------------// // A quiet moment of questions // Story: Family mysteries // by Cuteclaws101 //------------------------------// Wingweight, Scootaloo, Sweetiebelle, Applebloom and Babs soared through the sky, it was a wonderful sight for all. Celestia was bringing the sun down as Luna raised her lit moon towards the sky revealing a beautiful sunset. Scootaloo sighed happily as the wind blew through her mane and gazed at the sunset, her friends doing the same. Scootaloo had never really been able to fly before, and it felt so nice to be up in the open air right next to her friends and her newly found sister. It seemed like there was always a piece missing in her life and she though she might have finally found it, after all she was about to meet her parents too! "Where almost there!" Wingweight yelled through the air to her passengers. " I can't wait!" Scootaloo yelled back. " I can imagine, but I still have to tell you guys a few things before we can meet them tomorrow." "Wait tomorrow?" she asked " "Well we can't go see them when some ponies would be going to sleep soon, trust me we will have a much better time tomorrow after a good nights rest" Wingweight replied smiling. Soon afterwards they landed on a high platform near Canterlot. "Wow, iv never seen Canterlot up this close before!" Sweetie, exclaimed. The CMC's all had a look of amazement on their faces as they starred directly at Canterlot, Wingweight just smiled. " You guys are really heavy all piled up on me, she said, my back is killing me" she said letting out a exaggerated stretch. "You should have thought twice before letti'n all four of us you" Applebloom chuckled. The grey mare grinned back at her. " Come on, follow me, let's go to the Canterlot cafe so we can talk then we can go to my house after. The four fillies followed the mare with no trouble, they were all excited to look around Canterlot for the first time.They then stopped in front of a big cafe. The group headed inside,it was now the second time going into a fancy cafe in the course of one day. Wingweight showed the fillies to a comfy spot near the back of the cafe and they all sat down. A waiter came to their table and handed them all a menu. The menu was awfully fancy and had quite a few delicious looking food. "Get whatever you want" Wingweight said. "Really?" Scootaloo exclaimed, lots of stuff is really expensive though. "Its fine, i dont mind couching up a few bits for my sister and her friends". She said as she placed her hooves behind her head, relaxing into the comfy chair. "Gee, thanks"! After a while on looking at the delicious treats on the menu all five, decided what to order. Sweetiebelle decided on a strawberry crepe, Applebloom chose a drink called a shirly temple, Babs ordered some weird looking dish, that nopony could pronounce, Scootaloo picked the specialty hot choclate,topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce and Wingweight got a strawberry orange smoothie. The waiter soon came back with their orders and they chowed down. "Mmmmm, this is delicious!" sweetie belle exclaimed while shoving another piece of crepe down her gullet. "Ya, thanks alot Wingweight" Applebloom said. Babs nodded in agreement and took another bite of her dish. "You rock, sis!" Scootaloo said nudging Wingweight. Wingweight nudged her back playfully and smiled again. But Wingweights smile soon vanished and was replaced by a frown and a serious look. "Now, i dident just take you girls here just to eat,i took you here to talk too, i need to tell you some very important info." "What is it?" Scootaloo asked with big eyes. "Well, its about your parents and how its gonna work." Wingweight said as her head drooped. "Whats that supposed to mean?" "This may take a while to explain" Said Wingweight, "But"... She paused and took a sip from her smoothie. "Me and your parents are in a situation, a big situation" The fillies just starred at Wingweight, confused and waiting for her to continue. "You see" Wingweight scratched her head nervously. " Your parents were tooken by a pony the name of Darkdust." He's like the bad guy and he's keeping them somewhere with his own will." she continued. "Its my job to keep them safe and to make sure Darkdust dosent try to get into any mischievous, see me and him made a deal, so he wouldent hurt them or anything but i still havent found a way to let them escape from him." Now all the fillies had their mouths hanging open. Scootaloo's expression looked devastated and utterly confused. "B-but what does he want from them, Scootaloo whimpered, why dident you tell me about this sooner?" "I know im sorry, i just wanted to tell you at the right time and....." Wingweight drifted off. "And he wants your parents because they know something about him, something dangerous. The reason hes keeping them inclosed is because they saw him use dark magic on another pony, they were going to tell the police, but he dident want that, so hes been keeping them with him to make sure they dont tell anypony. I dont know what hes planning to do with them but i know its not good." Scootaloo was still silent and her head hung low, tears in her eyes. "Im sorry i know its alot to take but you can still see them as long as you keep quiet, its hard to understand but i know you are smart enough to understand eventually. Scootaloo's heart felt like it had just shriveled up in her body. Why did HER parents that she never met before had to be tooken from some evil stallion, why did all this have to happen, why couldent she just have a normal life like everypony elese. Was that too much to ask for? Scootaloo felt a hoof lift her chin up, so she was directly facing Wingweight. "Its ok, i know i can get them out someway, but i really think they want to meet you even if they are with some bad pony, and i know you want to meet them too." Wingweight smiled softly tears in her eyes as well. Scootaloo breathed in deeply, and sat up aware of her friends starring at her with sad and worried eyes."I dont get it" Scootaloo breathed out. "What was with the letters you gave me and that warning?" At first Wingweight looked confused but then she looked angry and looked away, her arm still resting on Scootaloo's shoulder. "Not all that was me, its Darkdust's companion,, she's just as wicked as bad as Darkdust. He had the idea of making her pretend she was me! Shes the one who was always warning you and who gave you that letter about not coming to find your parents, i was aware of this so i quickly wrote another letter and slipped it in with hers. I hope it wasent to confusing." Scootaloo just nodded, letting Wingweights words sink into her brain.finally she spoke. "I think i want to be alone right now." "I understand" Wing weight said sadly letting go of Scootaloos shoulder. The fillies watched as Scootaloo walked away to restroom, they were silent and just looked down at their food. "Dont worry" said Wingweight reassuringly,she just needs to think, we can go to my place soon with her. They nodded eyes still glued to the table. Wingweight spoke again"She just needs time."