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// 1: The Start of a New Beginning. 
// Story: I Dreamt to Fly 
// by MrDynasty 
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Luna turned to face Twilight, who followed her over to the balcony at the side of her room. She lifted her hoof slightly, looking at the warm dusk sky. “The only way you can help her, is if you help her now. Every mystery unravels itself, Twilight, and until it does, you should make sure that her future matters more than her past.” She said delicately as her horn began to glow a bright blue hue. The moon started to creep up along the sky, resting itself in the sudden night time glow.

Her head moved to face Twilight, whom was still standing next to her with a small smile. “I hope my words help you, Twilight. I'm afraid it is all I can share with you, as it is as much on the subject I know.” As she spoke, the lavender coloured mare nodded in support.

“Thank you, Princess. You were a big help. I’ll make sure to do what’s right for Scootaloo.” Twilight said, bowing her head slightly before trotting off back out of Luna’s room. The shimmering maned mare proceeded to look out of her room’s balcony and up to the sky again, staring at the stars that shone in the blue. She stood for a moment and revelled in the sky’s beauty.

“What did you say, sister?” Princess Celestia asked as she approached Luna. Luna paused without an answer for a short while, turning her head to her big sister with a small smile.

“I mentioned that it is not the past that is important to Scootaloo, but that her future is. I'm positive Scootaloo will discover her past herself, maybe with the added support of Rainbow Dash. Until that time comes, it should not matter what we don’t remember. What does matter is what we will remember.” Luna spoke, seemingly happy with her response. Her older sister nodded in agreement before getting closer to Luna’s side.

The stars glistened in the sky as the night time aura shrouded all of Equestria in a mellow blue tint. Celestia smiled along with her sister as they both sat down on the balcony, looking up to the breath taking sky.



Two Years Later. 

Both Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash stood out in a green field with pieces of paper laid down beside them and a saddlebag the side of the rainbow maned pony.

“Alright, GO!” Rainbow Dash shouted, holding a stopwatch in her lifted hoof. As she shouted, Scootaloo jumped into the air with as much force as her little legs could lift her. Upon reaching the peak of her jump, her wings extended out and began fluttering as hard as they could, creating a cold draft to her sides. She stayed mostly in the same place, hovering above the ground and having not much of a trouble doing so.

With a small smile, Rainbow Dash spoke. “See, told ya that after a days’ worth of training you’d be able to hover with ease!” Scootaloo just kept herself in the same place, crossing her front legs in front of her. 

“Psh, hovering was always easy… sort of. Okay maybe it didn’t used to be, but now I can! What I stink at is keeping my balance or having the right direction or how to move accurately or-” She was cut off shortly by Rainbow Dash, who spoke confidently.

“Hey! Don’t worry about it. We’ll get you flying like a pro in no time, just you watch! Plus, you can hover while moving, that’s really good!” She stopped the stopwatch, seeming to not need it any more for Scootaloo’s hovering test. With a soft smile, the filly fluttered back down to the ground and looked up to her mentor. The rainbow maned pony looked at the papers on the ground that stated what training exercises came next.

Scootaloo laughed nervously, looking at the papers. “A-Actually, my wings are starting to hurt, think we could take a break for now and do something else?” She asked. Rainbow picked up the papers with her mouth and placed them in the saddlebag that was beside her. “Of course we can. Don’t want to stress out your wings too much. We’ll just continue to take filly steps.” 

Rainbow hauled the large saddlebag up and over her back, beginning to trot towards Ponyville as the filly followed shortly behind. Rainbow looked up to the sky, noticing Cloudsdale quite a bit in the distance. “You know, the junior Wonderbolts class is going to start looking for new fillies soon. I could enter you in if you wanted. See if you could classify for joining them!” 

Scootaloo let out a shy laugh, the opportunity still seeming like too much of a task for herself in her current flying state. “N-Naaah… I’ll get stumped by the first hurdle. There are so many fillies around here that can fly so much better than me.” She stated, not having much confidence in her abilities. 

Being confident, Rainbow Dash disagreed. “You’re talented, just in your own way! Also, it’s me who’s teaching you, you’ll be in the sky in no time, I promise.” Scootaloo liked Rainbow’s confident attitude. Where it may have been considered over cocky at times, her confidence was no doubt able to motivate anyone. 

“Thanks, Dash. I'm so glad you’re able to help me.” Scootaloo said, trotting faster as to catch up to the cyan coloured pony. Rainbow looked back to Scootaloo with a soft smile. “What type of carer would I be if I didn't help you learn to fly? It’d be pretty selfish and rude of me. Plus, I really care about you, Squirt. I wouldn't ever leave your side.” She said, making Scootaloo look happy.

Scootaloo nuzzled up against Rainbow Dash as they trotted. She spoke with a hint of confidence. “I know you wouldn't, Dash.” She stated, knowing that what Dash said was true. She isn't the element of loyalty without a reason.

It didn't take long before they entered the busy and friendly space of Ponyville, both mares and stallions alike wandering the town. There was a time when Ponyville seemed pretty quiet, but that time has long passed. 

However, at least somewhere else was quieter than Ponyville was as a familiar thump of a book being opened echoed the crystal interior of Twilight’s tree. Twilight scanned through some pages of the book, familiarizing herself with the book she had previously read. Although Twilight doesn't like to admit it, the crystal tree she lived in now didn't have the same feeling as her now almost entirely destroyed wooden library. The absence of the warming oak scent left something to be desired for her.

Spike walked up through the shiny and long hallway, carrying some more books that he eventually placed next to Twilight. “I never asked, but why are you reading through books you've already read, don’t they lose their touch after the first couple reads?” Spike questioned, looking up to Twilight. The purple furred mare shrugged and turned one of the pages with her magic.

“I like to familiarize myself with what I've already read. Just a sort of check up to see what I do and don’t remember.” Twilight stated, moving her view towards her questioning assistant. With a roll of his eyes, Spike went to grab more of the books that Twilight requested. He spoke as he walked away. “If it’s every book you do this with, then you have a long list of things to read.” 

Before Spike was able to get very far, a loud knock from the front entrance echoed around the interior. Letting themselves in, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo came up the reflective hallway and over to the large table Twilight was sitting at. Twilight slid off from where she sat, trotting over to the two similarly maned pegasi. “Judging by the smile on your face, I'm guessing the training went well?” Twilight asked.

Rainbow Dash gave a slight nod. “Of course it did! Little ol' Scooter over here hovered like a pro!” She proceeded to pull out the bits of paper from inside her saddlebag. “After dropping off this stat junk, me and Squirt are gonna go hit Sugar Cube Corner for some chow. You want to come with?” 

Twilight thought about it before shaking her head slightly, levitating the bits of paper over to read before motioning her hoof for them to leave without her. “No, that’s okay. I have a lot of reading to do; you two go have your fun.” She said with a soft smile on her face. 

Picking her saddlebag up, Rainbow Dash began to trot away. “Alright then, we’ll catch you later!” She said, waving as she trotted towards the entrance. Scootaloo waved as well, following Rainbow Dash shortly after. Spike was silent throughout the quick conversation, which made Twilight move her view over to him. “You seemed awfully quiet, anything on your mind?” She asked.

Spike shrugged, shaking his head at the same time. “No, I just tend to notice Rainbow Dash being nicer around Scootaloo. Usually she ends up gloating or complaining or something.” Twilight placed the papers down and trotted back over to where she had sat before, speaking to Spike afterwards. “She’s always been nice to Scootaloo. I think what happened two years ago really hit her hard, first time I saw her in a dire state of emotions that wasn't over Daring Doo.” Twilight said with a joking tone.