//------------------------------// // Chapter Two: School day. // Story: Ace Combat: Shattered Feelings. // by CallofDutySoldier123 //------------------------------// June 7, 1997 Spitfire’s ground house, Ponyville. Scootaloo woke up and looked outside her window to see that it was morning. Just in case, Scoots nibbled her hoof make sure that she was actually awake, when she did she felt a stinging pain, knowing that she was indeed awake. She stopped and rubbed her hoof to make the pain go away, after it did she smelled something good. She followed the scent downstairs and into the kitchen. When she entered, she saw that Rainbow Dash was making her favorite breakfast, pancakes, while Spitfire began packing Scoot’s supplies for school. Both Rainbow and Spitfire had been really nice to her since they had taken her into their home, and when Spitfire had realized she and Scootaloo were both orphans, they had grown even closer. She remembers it like it was yesterday… //////////****////////// One year ago… After saying goodbye to the Crutie Mark Crusaders, Scootaloo trot towards the alleyway behind Sugar cube Corner. She trotted a bit further into the darkness till she stopped in front of her was her makeshift shelter, hidden behind some garbage. The little filly was about to crawl through the garbage till she heard a voice. “Scootaloo?” Scoots, looked back to see Spitfire at the entrance to the alleyway with a shocked and sad expression on her face. ‘Why is Spitfire doing here?’ Scootaloo thought, but then remembered Rainbow Dash told her that Spitfire would be in Ponyville to teach Rainbow some personal tricks. Then Spitfire trot towards her, Scootaloo began to panic. She turned around but also remembered that the alleyway led to a dead end. “Hey don’t be afraid.” Spitfire said. “I’m not going to hurt you Scoots.” Scootaloo looked at the older mare in front of her asked. “How… how do you know my name?” “Rainbow told me about you, and that you are her number one fan.” Spitfire smirked but then frowned. “What are you doing here?” Spitfire already knew the answer but asked anyways and Scoots answered by telling a lie. “Oh… I was just checking if I… left my homework here.” Scootaloo hoped that her last minute lie would work but Spitfire saw through her. “Scootaloo, I know you’re lying.” Scoots tried to think of something but couldn’t think of anything so for the first time in her life she told somepony her deepest secret. “I’m… I’m an orphan.” After answering, Scoots dropped to the ground and started crying. Seeing Scootaloo’s state, Spitfire trot towards the little filly and wrapped her wings around Scoots “Shhh… its ok.” Spitfire said. “Mind if I tell you my secret?” Scootaloo looked up at Spitfire. “What secret?” Spitfire took a deep breath and began. “A long time ago Scootaloo… I was an orphan too.” Scoots gasps after hearing that Spitfire was also an orphan, she was going to ask a question but Spitfire continued. “I was like you; I didn’t have a home or family. I was just… alone.” Scoots now felt pity for Spitfire for also having a hard childhood like her. “But I don’t want you to go through the same life I did.” Scoots, was now confused. “What do you mean?” Spitfire placed her hoof on Scoots shoulder. “I’m bringing you home with me Scoots.” Scoots back away a few feet away and responded. “No, please don’t take me away from all my friends in Ponyville.” Before Scootaloo even realized, Spitfire put her hooves around Scoots, and said to her. “I’m not taking you away from your friends Scoots, I’ll just move here to be with you.” “You promise?” “I promise.” “You Pinkie Pie promise?” “What?” Spitfire asked being confused. “A Pinkie Pie promise is when you say ‘Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye’.” Scootaloo answered showing Spitfire to do the PP promise. “If you break it then Pinkie Pie will hunt you down, and you DON’T want to be hunted by Pinkie Pie.” “Well if you say so.” Spitfire said while performing the PP promise ritual. “Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.” After that the two of them trot out of the alleyway with Scoot’s belongings to start a new life as a family. //////////****////////// Rainbow, looked behind her to see Scootaloo standing in front of the door, she smiled and said, “Hey squirt, are you just gonna stand there or do you want my famous pancakes.” Scootaloo came back from her daze and answered in glee. “Of course Rainbow Dash!” Rainbow smiled and slid a plate of pancakes to her. “Well then, dig in!” Scootaloo then started eating the pancakes like there was no tomorrow. “Easy sweetie, don’t want you to have a sick stomach.” Spitfire said while eating her pancakes. Scootaloo slowed down a bit, and all three quietly sat in the kitchen enjoying their pancakes till Spitfire asked, “So Rainbow, how is it going with your skylord?” “He still won’t budge.” Rainbow huffed. “He’s demanding that I should pay double because he thinks that I don’t use my house very often.” Rainbow then began to smirk. “But don’t worry; eventually I’ll convince him to lower the price.” “Well, until then, you will have to stay with me and Scoots down here.” Spitfire responded. “Alright, back to eating.” //////////****////////// After eating breakfast, Rainbow asked. “Want us to take you to school, squirt?” Scootaloo shook her head. Scootaloo began to put her safety gear on and hopped on her scooter, and with a wave goodbye from Spitfire, the little filly road off towards school. Scootaloo normally did tricks on her scooter during the trip, but this time Scoots just scooted onward to school, too distracted by what princess Luna offered her to put in the effort. “To enlist you as a future Shadowbolt member.” “Yeah. The first captain of the Shadowbolts,” Scootaloo said to herself while looking down at her handle bars and not paying attention to the road. “I can be like Mom and sis!” When she finally lifted her head, she could see a grey Pegasus colt holding some papers with his right wing… that she was about to crash into. She tried to stop, but the front of her scooter fell into a hole and flung Scoots towards the colt. “Incoming!” The colt noticed, and his eyes widened upon seeing the orange Pegasus that was about to hit him. They collided with a thud, and skidded across the dirt path before finally stopping. They both tried to get up, but then Scootaloo noticed that the grey pegasus was laying on top of Scootaloo with their muzzles touching. Both Pegasi jumped back, with their cheeks tinted with red. “Sorry, I should have watched where I was going,” he said. “Nah I should have been more concentrated on the road more... uumm…” “Rumble,” He said with a smile. “What’s yours?” “Scootaloo. What are those?” She asked, pointing out the papers that Rumble had maintained his hold on despite the fall. Rumble looked at his back then back to Scootaloo and said. “Oh, they’re blueprints for an invention I’m trying to build.” “What’s your invention?” Scootaloo asked. “It’s kind of hard to explain,” he said, putting a hoof behind his head, and then he caught sight of Ponyville’s clocktower and said, “We’re late! How about I tell you about it after school?” “Okay,” Scootaloo said, preparing to ride off. “Alright, see you after school,” he said, while double checking that he had everything he needed for school. “Oh, and here’s my address.” Rumble started to head off towards the school, when Scootaloo said, “Hey, Rumble?” “Yeah?” “Want a ride?” “Sure.” Rumble got on, resting his front hooves on Scootaloo’s shoulders to keep balanced while riding, but unknown to him, Scoot’s blush was renewed at the touch of his hooves “Umm, aren’t we going?” Scootaloo got a hold of herself, and scooted off to school. //////////****////////// When they got to school, the bell rang, and both Scoots and Rumble hopped off of her scooter and ran to the school house. They got inside, but Cheerilee had already started class and looked at both foals.“Scootaloo, Rumble, you two are both late for class, and I want to know why.” Scoots rubbed the back of her head and said, “I accidentally crashed into Rumble when riding my Scooter to school.” Cheerilee then looked at Rumble expecting him to answer. “Oh don’t worry, she said she’s sorry.” “Alright you two, you’re both off the hook, but I won’t be as lax the next time you’re late.” With that, both Scootaloo and Rumble went to their desks, and Cheerilee began the lesson of today. “Alright everypony, today is history day.” All of the foals in the classroom groaned. “Oh, don’t be like that. We’re learning about something new today.” Cheerilee trotted to the chalkboard and pulled down the screen showing a flag that most of them had never seen before. “What you see here, my little ponies, is the flag of the Lunar Republic.” Cheerilee announced. “Now, does anyone know what the Lunar Republic was?” Cheerilee asked and saw a hoof up in the air. “Twist?” “The Lunar Republic was a country that was founded by Princess Luna a thousand years ago.” “Correct, except it wasn’t founded by Luna.” Cheerilee corrected. “Huh?” The class said at once. “The Lunar Republic was really founded by Luna’s children of the night.” Cheerilee pulled down another screen showing a picture of children looking up at the moon. “The children of the night were orphans and abused foals that Luna took care of, and if her uprising was a success they would be her first military force to secure the rest of Equestria.” Cheerilee pulled up a painting of Celestia banishing Nightmare Moon to the moon. “But, of course, Nightmare Moon was defeated, so her children of the night went into hiding with their leader Razgriz, until. after years of hiding they formed the Lunar Republic and tried to overthrow Celestia.” Cheerilee pulled down another screen showing a picture of the Lunar Republic flag burning. “And just like Nightmare Moon they were defeated and disbanded.” “Why are we learning about this?” Diamond Tiara said with a bored expression. “They’re just a bunch of ponies a long time ago that didn’t even last long.” “Because, Diamond Tiara, it taught us how necessary peace is, and how destructive it can be when fighting breaks out.” “That’s why the treaty of Stalliongrad was signed,” Twist said. “Correct again, Twist,” Cheerilee commented. Then the bell rang and the students started to get ready to go. “Alright my little ponies, I went a two page history report on how exactly the Lunar Republic fell.” Then all of the foals ran out of the school house, and Scootaloo put on her safety gear. “Hey Scoots, are you coming to the CMC meeting?” Applebloom asked. “Sorry girls, but not today. Rumble wants to show me something at his house.” After hearing that, both crusaders smirked and Sweetie Belle said. “Wooo Scootaloo has a coltfriend.” “What, no I don’t!” Scootaloo argued while blushing. “Scootaloo and Rumble sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.” “That’s it; I’m out of here before you say anything else,” and with that, Scootaloo rode off into the towards her home, to get permission to go to Rumble’s house. She couldn’t wait to see what invention Rumble had waiting for her.