About two to three weeks go by with Lightning working double jobs in Los Pegasus, letters going back and forth between the two sisters. In that two to three week period the Equestria games location was announced, a new princess is coordinated, plants take over Ponyville, and her amazing little sister being nominated for being Ponyville's official flag bearer. She wishes she could go see her sister preform in the Crystal Empire but it was a very far trip from southwest Equestria to the frozen north, but thankfully she will be able to meet her tough little pony when she gets home. When Lightning Dust gets home after her two jobs in Los Pegasus she was so happy to be in what she considers home. Lightning Dust walks in her door her posture softens, its about a hour and a half before Scootaloo get home from the Crystal Empire. The older sister has a lot to do within that time. First she has to get all the food for dinner, then she has to get Scootaloo's favorite dessert, lastly she has to wrap her younger sisters present. Unfortunately Lightning Dust knew she couldn't be there for Scootaloo the week of the actual Equestria Games so they might as well celebrate two in one. Lightning Dust took to the kitchen and started cooking.
"Cherries, and apples," Lightning was talking to herself, she was trotting through town, so that the two can have snacks to nibble on. Hoof-ball games are on tonight its Fillydelphia Timber Wolfs vs Canterlot Swans. Lightning Dust was trotting through town looking for the stands of the items she wants to acquire. Finally she finds the cherry stand, a stallion is running it. Lightning trotted up to is and demanded.
"I need two dozen cherries," The stallion looked at the pegasus and replied with.
"Alright that will be forty bits," The sky blue pegasus looked shocked and replied with a authoritative.
"Twenty four bits," The stallion looks to the mare in shock. He replied with
"Thirty bits," The pegasus had a stern look on her face, she was not budging.
"Twenty four bits," The stallion behind the counter finally gave.
"Fine twenty four bits," The mare softened a little, she got her cherries and left twenty four bits.
"Not even a little bit of gratitude?" The stallion asked, now that Scootaloo was not present Lightning Dust ruder half was allowed to run wild.
"Oh you want me to kiss you on the cheek and tell you, you did a great job on what your expected to do. You are a full grown stallion you shouldn't need a customer to pat you on the back for doing what you should be doing." She finished and trotted away, leaving the shocked and angry stallion. The now tense pegasus was flying around looking for a apple cart, she finally saw it and she quickly flew straight for it. It was a small little cart with three buckets of apples, and a ripe Macintosh colored stallion running it. With a quick land Lightning makes her way to the little cart.
"I need a dozen honey crisp please," The pegasus asked, the stallion gave a hard and stern.
"Eup," Lightning smiled a little. Finally something that might go over smoothly.
"Five bits please," The stallion spoke. Lightning looked up in shock, that cheap. The mare used her wing to put the apples in a saddle bag, and left six bits. She flew off, she wanted to go home. Its was about ten minutes till Scootaloo gets home. Lightning pondered then decided to head to her room to style her mane. She fly's up the stairs and is at the end of the hall, Lightning takes a quick glance at her younger sisters door. She started to ponder something, then went into the room. She took a look around then she trotted to her destination in the room, she was face to face with a regular looking closet. With a deep breath the pegasus opened the closet.
"Welcome home Scoots," Lightning greeted her younger sister with a up-beat attitude. Until she noticed Scootaloo was crying.
"Scoots are you OK?" the older pegasus asked the crying filly. Scootaloo got a look of embarrassment, Lightnings not suppose to be home, why today out of any day. Little Scootaloo, her face red with embarrassment and tears, ran right past her sister in the doorway and ran up stairs and slammed the door to her room. Lightning Dust paused and blinked a couple times. What the hay just happened? Lightning decided to pursue her sister. When Lightning flew up to the door she decided to ground herself, she gave a good couple of knocks and asked.
"Scoots can you let me help?" no reply came, after a little bit of thinking Lightning decides the best coarse of action. The door slowly opens, Lightning looks inside the room for her little sister. She finds the little filly, curled up on the bed. She quickly trotted up to the bed and flew up on it, and sat right next to the distraught filly. The older pegasus wrapped her wing around the filly trying to comfort her younger sister.Scootaloo looks up at her sisters wing.
"Will....Will I ever fly?" Scootaloo sniffed, as she was wiping a few stray tears. The older sister looked down at the filly with a bit of shock, she responded with.
"Where did this come from?"
"I was sitting on the train back to Ponyville." Scootaloo gave a sniff, then she continued. "Then these two bully's came up to me, they said. I would never fly , that I." Scootaloo stopped it seemed that she couldn't say it.
"What did they," Lightning was cut off but Scootaloo, and the little filly chocked.
"I am the reason mom and dad are gone, I wasn't meant to be here," Lightning looked down at the filly in shock. Scootaloo still was crying but now, in an embrace with her older sibling. The two sat there for a long while, it felt everlasting to both of the siblings. Without breaking away from the embrace Lightning said.
"I don't know, I wish I did but I don't know if your ever going to fly. But what I do know is flying, is not the only way of expressing awesome. It is only one of the ways, I know someday you will find your way of expressing awesome it could be flying or it could be something else. One day when a mark appears on your flank, you will be able to show off you awestruck awesomeness," Scootaloo let that sink in. Lightning began to think then an idea came into her head. "Hey I want to show you something," Scootaloo cocked her head and shrug signing why not.