//------------------------------// // Goodbye...Lil' Sis... // Story: Fall of a Rainbow // by xXNeonShadowXx //------------------------------// It had been three days. Three day since the accident. I still hadn't forgiven myself. I sat alone in my cloud house. My friends had tried to come and comfort me, but I couldn't face any of them yet. I feel kinda bad for pushing them away but...I just needed some time. Today was the day of the funeral. I had to be there in an hour. I didn't want to go. A lot of the time I wish I had a time machine. So that way I could save her. I was just about to get in the shower when the doorbell rang. It was probably my friends again. I sighed and walked to the door, opening it. It was Fluttershy. "Hi Rainbow...is this a bad time? Cause I can leave if it is." She said timidly like always. "Um...no...I-it's fine. C'mon in..." I offered as I stepped out of the way. She smiled and walked in. "Thank you. Are you gonna be at the funeral?" She asked. "Yeah. I was gonna get in the shower soon." I answered plainly. "Whatcha doin here?" "I just wanted to see how you were doing...are you doing ok?" "I guess. Doing as well as anypony would I guess. I'm gonna step into the shower real quick. Why don't you hang with Tank? I'll be out in like five minuets." I quickly suggested trying to get out of this awkward moment. "Oh ok." She said heading to my room to play with Tank. It's not that I didn't want to talk to her...okay I didn't really want to talk to her but ey' I didn't really want to talk to anybody. I turned on the shower and stepped inside. The warm water felt soothing and relaxing on my fur. The stress and sorrow seemed to melt away. I wished I could always feel like this. I quickly washed my mane, tail, and body. I stepped out of the shower and dried off...I really didn't want to go to the funeral. I walked to my room and saw Flutters feeding Tank some lettuce. "Oh you were out in like five minuets. When we go to the funeral...can we go together? Maybe I could stay here till you leave?" She asked. I kinda wanted to go alone, but I wasn't about to say no to Flutters. "I...guess. I'm gonna go eat something. 30 minuets till we leave." I said as I walked out of my room and to the kitchen. As I passed through the living room I saw a pic of me and Scoots hanging up on the wall. Her first flight lesson...I sighed and continued to the kitchen. I made a Daisy sandwich with hay fires. By the time I was done eating we had to leave. "Fluttershy. It's time to go..." I called out to her. She came out of the room with a picture of me, her, and Scoots. She was crying. I sighed and pulled her into a hug. We held the hug for a minuet before heading out the door. It was cold today with a drizzle. We flew slowly through the cold morning air to the funeral. I though about the incident. I thought about how I couldn't save her...I thought about how I...failed...the whole way there thoughts filled my head, like how I could've flown faster and how I shouldn't have froze when she jumped. It was all my fault... When we arrived everypony else was there waiting for us. I saw Twilight, Pinkie Pie who surprisingly wasn't smiling, Applejack, Applebloom, Big Mac, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, a few guys from the weather team, and some ponies I didn't know. I saw Scoots in her coffin. She looked so peaceful. She still wore that smile. The doctor had cleaned her up and bandaged her. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were crying, and I don't blame em'. We all took our rightful places and waited. The pony who organized this whole thing gave a long boring speech about Scoots. After he was done he called Twilight up. He had a list of who to come up when. I hoped I was last. Twilight stepped up to Sootaloo's coffin where she lay peacefully. "Well Scootaloo...I didn't really know you much but...I know you were good friends with Applebloom and Sweetie Belle. I know they adore you as a friend. I hope you rest peacefully and happily and know that we will all join you someday." Twilgiht walked back over to her seat and sat down. The stallion called up Pinkie Pie next. She bounced up to her trying to hold a fake smile. "Hi Scootaloo. I would throw you a party but, you wouldn't have any fun. Why did you have to die? Dying isn't fun or funny or happy. It's really sad. I made you some cupcakes in the shape of you. I hope you like them. You know you were one of my bestest and favoritist customers. I hope you come back soon!" Pinkie then placed the cupcakes onto the ground beside her coffin and walked back to her seat. The stallion then called up Rarity. "Well Darling, you were a wonderful friend to my Sweetie Belle, so thank you for that. I hope you like the coffin. I designed it after all. I hope you have a good rest till we meet again." Rarity then returned to her seat next to her sister. Applejack was called up next. "Howdy sugercube. I want'a thank ya, for being such a good friend to Applebloom. Ya were a great filly and Ah want ya to know that. See ya later Scootaloo." Applejack placed a flower onto the dirt next to the cupcakes and took her seat again. Applebloom was called up next. "H-hey Scoots...Ah don't know w-why ya left us...b-but Ah guess it must'a been f-for a g-good reason...D-do ya r-rem-member our last c-crusading adventure? T-to the creek? Ah r-realy miss ya and...Ah want ya b-back...I would t-trade my life fer ya...h-honest...ya were my b-best friend...p-please come back..."Applebloom managed to choke our before collapsing and sobbing hard. Applejack went and picked up her sister. As Applejack carried her back Applebloom thrashed around and screamed, "NO! T'aint fair!! She cant be gone!!! No!" before crying in Applejack's arms. Sweetie Belle was called up next. "I-I...I m-miss..." tears started falling out of her eyes in a flood. "I-I r-really m-miss...y-you..." She barley choked out before falling on the ground sobbing loud and hard. Sweetie Belle couldn't talk anymore and walked back to her seat sobbing the whole way. Rarity took a place next to her sobbing sister, hugging her tightly. Fluttershy was called next. I knew it. I was gonna be last. "Hi Scootaloo. I'm really sad that you are gone but you will always be in my heart. I've had many animals pass away, but you have been the hardest to let go because your not an animal. You are like a little sister to me. I hope you know that. All the animals went out to the fields and picked you a bouquet of flowers. I hope you like them." A few of teh animals went up and placed the bouquet of flowers on the dirt next to the other stuff. "I also brought you something." Fluttershy reached into her saddlebag and pulled out the picture she showed me earlier. I think I even saw a tear fall out of her eye and onto the dirt. She laid it gently onto the ground with the other things."Rest in peace little Scootaloo." She said before taking her seat again. I was finally called up. The moment I was dreading. I wanted so badly to just fly away and never return. But I couldn't...I had a duty to my little sis. I flew up to her and landed next to her coffin. I cleared my throat and sighed. "Hey Squirt...Nice coffin?" I chuckled lightly. "Dang I suck at these...you know...goodbyes? Um...I really don't know what to say...when I saw you at the edge of the gorge...I wonder what you were doing. I was actually excited for a minuet thinking maybe you learned how to fly...but then I saw you crying...I got really worried...and then you jumped...I didn't know what to do...I was just so...shocked. The whole world just stopped..." A tear began to form in my eyes, but I kept it together. I took a deep breath and continued. "I'm sorry...I'm so so...sorry...If I wouldn't have froze you would still be alive...and we wouldn't be hear...It's all my fault...I'm sorry..." I sniffed as a tear threatened to escape. I regained my composer and continued again. "Once I finally grasped the situation...I knew it was to late...but I tried anyways. I was...so close..." I couldn't do it anymore. A tear escaped then another. Before I knew it I was trying to speak between choked sobs. "Y-your hoof was r-right there...Like a-an inch away from my h-hoof...then you l-looked at me...and w-what you s-said. It was too late...and I k-knew it." I chuckled again. "Did you see the Sonic Rainboom I did? I-I was gonna g-give this to you...the most a-awesome filly ever..." I reached into my saddlebag and pulled out the adoption paper. Many gasps and sobs could be heard from behind me. I gently placed it on top of her cold body. "I-I got you t-this on your b-birthday...I-I...l-love you S-Squirt...and even t-though your n-not with m-me physically any more...y-your always in m-my heart...I'm so s-sorry and...I love y-you t-to the m-moon and back...Lil' Sis. Goodbye..."