Scootaloo lay in her bed. She was worn out from her long day of Trotting-ham and Cloudsdale. She loved seeing the Wonder bolts. They were amazing even in person! Everything was changing in her life. She now lived with Rainbow Dash! But as she lied in bed able to think about everything that was happening she felt the sudden ache of the flooding questions. She was so caught up with trying to survive without a home she never asked herself about where might her mother have gone. She didn't feel like she would be dead, even after all these years! She knew her mom even for the short time she was with her and she promised. She promised, something she'd never forget her mom doing.
Flashback
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I was only five years old when mom came walking up the stairs. I was stunned, my dad...he was dead? The feeling of that pain replaced the numbness of shock as I realized the truth. My dad was dead! At this the tears came streaming down. I couldn't stop them when the door to my room opened with my mom standing there. I felt crushed, seeing her try to stay strong for me. She was trying so hard to keep going but I don't blame her. How could she?
My mom came over to me and gently rested on the bed hugging me tightly.
"I know this is very difficult and you are very young for this kind of thing to happen," she began trying to keep herself together, "but sometimes ponies have their time to leave."
"I know its difficult to understand but daddy would want to us to keep going and to stay strong. He'd want his strong little filly to keep going..."
I didn't listen to most of what she was saying. I knew she was trying to convince herself to keep going just as much as me. Yet I knew, I knew she couldn't follow a word she was saying. It was to much for her. She'd known dad for so long loosing him was like losing herself.
A week later, her mother broke. She was staring out the window when she finally got up. She grabbed her leather bag and filled it with all the food she'd need and left some behind for me. She grabbed her flight goggles and walked towards the door.
"Mom?" Scootaloo asked, "Where...where are you going?"
Scootaloo yawned it was the middle of the night. Suddenly, Phoenix's eyes filled with tears.
"I've just got to go, sweetie," she said, "But I'll be back."
"Promise?"
Phoenix Fire walked forward.
"Promise." she said as she hugged Scootaloo.
"Stay strong my little Wonder bolt," Phoenix sadly smiled.
"OK." Scootaloo said tiredly.
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"You promised."
Scootaloo sighed and fell asleep.
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Rainbow Dash was in the kitchen making oat waffles when Scootaloo came down. Rainbow smiled at the look of the tired Scootaloo.
"So, squirt, how'd you sleep?" Rainbow asked while paying attention to the cooking waffles.
"Great!" exclaimed Scootaloo.
"I'm glad," Rainbow said as she served Scootaloo and herself waffles and set the table.
"So what would you like to do today," Rainbow said as she began to dig in.
"Huh," Scootaloo said in thought while chewing," I don't really know."
"Well, we could do a flight lesson, we could go to-"
"Flight lesson!" Scootaloo interrupted excitedly.
Rainbow laughed at Scootaloo's enthusiasm.
"Alright," Rainbow said happily, "Flight lesson it is!"
Scootaloo smiled and continued eating her food.
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"Alright, my little Wonder bolt," Rainbow began, "You've gotten your flapping down so you can hover, now lets focus on moving around."
Scootaloo smiled sadly at the nickname, even though it reminded her of her mother she still clung on to it.
"So lets start with hovering and flinging your hooves forward," Rainbow said while showing an example," Sure it looks funny but soon enough your get used to moving forward without an exaggerated fling, like this."
Rainbow swiftly moved her arms in front of her while making a big flap. It moved her forward and as she still moved she continued in medium swift flaps.
"See," Rainbow said, "All you need is wing strength to get you going."
"OK." Scootaloo said cheerfully.
She hovered still flapping her wings and readied her arms all the way behind her unlike Rainbow where her arms are just beside her. As she flung her forelegs in front of her she flipped her hind legs behind so she'd be on her stomach and made a huge flap. This shot her forwarded and she began to flap her wings like she did when rising off the ground. She stopped on a nearby cloud when her wings got tired.
Rainbow came up cheering and clapping.
"Great job, Scoots!" Rainbow exclaimed, "That was excellent! I knew you had potential."
Rainbow ruffled Scootaloo's mane.
"You learn quick!" Rainbow said," You truly are my little Wonder bolt, aren't you?"
Scootaloo smiled.
"Ready to go on?" Rainbow asked.
As Scootaloo prepared to fly again a great rumble emitted itself from her.
They both giggled.
"Guess its time for a meal," Rainbow said smiling.
"Yeah," Scootaloo said, "Guess so."
Scootaloo began to fly down to the ground as Rainbow watched after her. Rainbow was so proud of her. She knew she'd be a great flyer. Her mother was indeed the best. After all, they only make the very best the Captain of the Wonder bolts.
"She really does look like her mother," Rainbow sighed, "You really shouldn't have left her, Spitfire."
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