Scootaloo raced along at a fast speed on her bright red scooter, she was heading for school. She'd past very few ponies on her way and though it was a beautiful day, she expected it was because it was scheduled to rain this afternoon. Scootaloo hadn't seen Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle yet, but she expected that they to, were on their way to school. She beamed as she realised she was coming up to her first obstacle, a low hanging tree branch. She licked her lips and started speeding up. This should be fun! she thought. She tightened her muscles and pushed the handle bars of the scooter away from her, then she flapped her wings over the branch and landed neatly back on the speeding vehicle. If only Rainbow Dash had seen me do that! Scootaloo started picturing Rainbow praising her for her awesome scootering skills, Well done Scoots, you've made me proud! When suddenly she shrieked as she realised there was a fallen tree dead on her path, and it was edging closer and closer, until it was only five fully grown ponies lengths away, "Slow down, Scoots!" she heard Rainbow scream, and suddenly Scootaloo realised that Dash wasn't just in her head anymore, she was on the side of the path looking shocked.
I have to impress her! thought Scootaloo, she tensed her muscles again, but this time, instead of letting go of the handle bars she forced them upwards towards the sky, and started flapping her small orange wings feebly, she gasped as she realised just how heavy her scooter was and realised that it was forcing her downwards.
She was unconscious before she hit the ground.
When Scootaloo woke up, she was in a white room with one small window in the side of it and cuddly teddy bears and other toys lined a bench next to where she was lying. There was one massive plush pony which was blue with a spiky rainbow coloured mane and tail. She gasped as she realised how much like her hero, Rainbow Dash it looked. Her eyes were all blurry so it was hard to make out things far away from her, but she saw another pony in the room. This one was a dark purple colour, with different shades of light pink hair in a wavy style, and she was looking at Scootaloo with kind, green eyes. "Scootaloo, glad to see you're awake, is anything hurting?" the mare said, "When Rainbow Dash brought you here you had a giant bruise on your forehead, but it seems to be better now."
Scootaloo shook herself and sat up, she suddenly realised she was on a bed in the nurses office of her school, and Cheerilee was with her. She looked over to the bench with the cuddly toys and realised that the plush pony wasn't a plush pony, but it was actually her hero, Rainbow Dash. "Scoots, you okay?" Rainbow added, seeing how awful Scootaloo looked. She had a big bruise on her forehead, a graze on both of her hind legs and one massive cut on her wing. Every part of Scootaloo's body hurt, and her saggy wing stung, but she didn't want Rainbow Dash to see her weaknesses.
"Nah, I'm fine," Scootaloo's head was spinning, "thanks for...helping me Rainbow." She added.
"No problem." Rainbow smiled.
Suddenly the door swung open revealing a yellow filly with a bright red mane, Scootaloo beamed as her eyes cleared and she saw it was one of her best friends, Apple Bloom, coming in to see her. "Scootaloo!" she gasped, "I heard y'all were in 'ere, are you okay?"
Scootaloo felt lucky then to have such amazing friends that would check in on her when she was injured, "Yeah, I'm alright, thanks for coming to check on me Apple Bloom."
Apple Bloom smiled at her but then turned and went over to Miss. Cheerilee with a more concerned look in her eyes, "What actually 'appened to her, Miss. Cheerilee?"
"Oh, Scootaloo just had a little accident, thats all," Cheerilee smiled, "I'm sure she'll be just fine and dandy soon. And then she'll return to class."
Apple Bloom looked relieved, "Thank hayseeds she's okay!"
"Okay, Apple Bloom, how about you go back to class, and I'll be there soon and bring Scootaloo with me, tell the class they won't have to wait much longer." Cheerilee waved as Apple Bloom turned to leave the room, carefully closing the door big wooden door behind her. Scootaloo felt embarrassed as she realised that everypony must be waiting for Miss. Cheerilee and she was the one holding her up. "I have an announcement for the class after you're feeling better, and I think they're all very excited about what I'm going to say so they're all checking that I won't be much longer."
Scootaloo's face fell, so Apple Bloom only came in here to check if Cheerilee wouldn't be much longer, not if I was okay!?
Cheerilee, seeing Scootaloo's disappointed face added, "But most of the class came in here to check that you were okay, just as Apple Bloom demonstrated."
Scootaloo started beaming, she to, was now excited about the announcement that everypony was bugging Miss. Cheerilee about. "You know what?" Scootaloo looked over at Miss. Cheerilee, "I'm feeling so much better now, thank you."
Cheerilee shot a puzzled glance over at Rainbow Dash who just shrugged back, "Well, if you're sure you're fine, Scootaloo."
"YES!" Scootaloo burst out only to get another puzzled look from her teacher.
"But only a couple of moments ago you were crying in pain..."
"I know!" Scootaloo wondered what to say next, she glanced over at Rainbow Dash and realised she had to look cool, "But you fixed me up so well!"
"Well, okay then-"
Cheerilee started but Scootaloo wasted no time and shot out of the bed and raced out of the room, almost at speeds she reached only when she was on her scooter, suddenly she stopped outside of the door, "Urm... Where is my scooter, Miss. Cheerilee?"
"Rainbow Dash put it in the bike racks outside, speaking of which, Rainbow, you've been a big help but, you can go now thank you, we'll manage."
"Sure, but anytime Scoots needs me I'll be right there!" Rainbow Dash started flapping her wings and sped out of the room, a faint rainbow shooting out of her back side.
Scootaloo stared, so awesome!
***
Sweetie Belle saw the school getting closer and closer as she galloped along the path that led out of the main town of Ponyville. I have to tell Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, and well...EVERYONE! Determination made her legs move faster as the school kept edging closer. She let out a yelp when she saw a low hanging branch, just in a nick of time she ducked underneath it, gasping for breath and her lungs kept expanding, it felt as if they were about to burst clear out of her body. Then she screamed as she saw a massive tree stretched right across the path, and she was speeding right towards it.
Rainbow Dash heard a yelp from down on the ground and peered down to see a filly, that looked like one of Scootaloo's friends. It's Sweetie Belle... she thought of her friend Rarity's sister who went "crusading" with Apple Bloom and Scoots. Rainbow wanted to know what she was doing so she swooped down lower and caught a glimpse of her ducking underneath a tree branch, Rainbow looked forward at what other natural obstacles the filly may encounter on the last home stretch until she reached her school. Dash panicked when she looked back, The tree! She's gonna crash into the tree! Rainbow sped downwards towards the path until she was right beside the filly, "You're going at a very fast pace, Sweetie Belle!" Dash yelled through the strong wind, "If you listen carefully you won't have the same accident that Scoots had earlier!"
Sweetie Belle looked round and saw the friendly face of Rainbow Dash at her side, "I can't slow down!" she choked as the roaring wind stung her eyes, "I'm gonna crash!"
"No!" shrieked Rainbow, "I won't let you crash, don't worry!" Rainbow Dashed ahead of Sweetie Belle to where the fallen tree was, much to Sweetie's horror she just stood there, at the side of the path, almost welcoming her to the tree that would bash the oxygen from her lungs.
"RAINBOW DASH, HELP ME!" she screamed, unable to control her speed.
Dash tensed her wings and when Sweetie was just a pony's length away from the tree trunk she rushed in, grabbed the filly and pushed her over to the other side of the path.
"I told you I wouldn't let you crash!" Rainbow panted, "You can trust me, I wasn't just going to stand there and watch the impact, Sweetie Belle."
It was all too much for poor Sweetie, her head was spinning as she pictured the trunk coming closer and closer, almost ready to swallow her up in one gulp, but then she'd felt the softness of somepony's flank and the strong hooves holding her tightly, and she'd heard the beating wings lower her to safety. "Thank you." Was the only reply Sweetie could think of. "Thank you for saving me, Dashie." Rainbow froze, only one pony ever called her "Dashie" she got "Dash" from Scoots and "Rainbow" from Twilight, but only one pony knew her true nickname, and that was Pinkie Pie, now though, hearing it from a young filly brought tears to her bright pink eyes.
"You're welcome." Dashie replied, and embraced the filly in a tight, loving hug. I'll always protect you Sweetie, nothing will ever hurt you while I'm still breathing, I promise, nothing.
Little did Dash know that they were being watched by evil eyes, little did she know...