//------------------------------// // Chapter 18 Letters and tears // Story: Rainbows and love letters // by Flat spin //------------------------------// To my dearest Derpy. I’m so sorry… I had to do it. I’m sorry that you have to read this letter. I wanted to tell you this in person but due to the events of this coming battle I can’t tell this to you but I want you to know that I love you… I have never loved anything more than you. You are everything I’m not… you are innocent, kind, loving and caring. I hate that never got to live with you… the days we spent together were the best days of my whole life. You even made me rethink my military career… I was going to leave it and live my life with you but I can’t say now to some things. One of them being the change to protect you and Equestria… if you are reading this letter I’m dead… I don’t yet know how I’m going to die but the battle that is going to start In a couple of minutes will most likely be my last… the odds aren’t good. Please don’t cry over me. you are full of life and please enjoy every moment of it even thou I will not be there to enjoy it with you. I’m sorry… I loved you more than anything else and I will love you even in death. I’m sorry this had to end like this… I love you muffins. Spin, your love. “Oh Spin… I promise you that I will not cry of sadness or pain but of happiness knowing that you will always love me and you will be watching over me.” Derpy said and tears fell to the letter. She looked out of the window to see a storm start. “You have to put up with the rain to see a rainbow.” She said and cried. To Soarin and Rainbow Dash. I’m so happy for the two of you… The battle will start soon and… I don’t have huge expectations of survival. but I have to do it. First you Soarin. I’m so glad that I got to meet my brother after all those years in the orphanage. You and I didn’t have it easy but we both made it at the end. I’m proud of you and I will know that you are gonna be an awesome husband and a great father… too bad I’m not gonna be there in person when that happens but I will be watching. And Dash I’m so happy to see that my brother got a you as a wife. I couldn’t have asked for a better wife for my brother… and the foal. I still say it’s a colt. And if he ever asks about what happened to me please say to him that I did what I believed in. And that I didn’t die for nothing… Don’t tell him anything about me unless he asks you. I’m sorry that this had to happen but if I wouldn’t have there would have been more innocent bodies on the streets tomorrow… Soarin when I first met you I knew that you were my brother. You were my only family and I wanted to make sure that you were safe… but now you have your own family and I’m a part of it… I happy to say that I have an awesome family. Soarin make sure Scoots and Dash are always safe… I never thought that I would say this but you mean so much to me. make sure that Derpy isn’t gonna cry over me forever. And also I know that I promised Dash to watch over you Soarin… but now I will be watching over all of you. I died doing what I loved to do. I never was scared of dying for dying… I was scared of dying because I always thought that there wouldn’t be any pony to protect when I’m dead. but no I know there is so much I can do for you guys. Yours truly Spin. “Class act until the end.” Soarin said and whipped off his tears and smiled. “Yeah… Spin was something else.” Dash said and whipped off her tears and hugged Soarin. “Some ponies can’t be replaced… and those who can’t be replaced will be there until the end.” Soarin said and saw the storm outside. “Let’s go and tell Scoots.” Soarin said and two of them walked into Scootaloos room. She was reading some random book about flying and when Soarin and Dash walked in she dropped the book and looked at them. “Hey why were you guys crying?” She asked. “Well Scootaloo… Spin has gone missing in action and… he won’t be coming back.” Soarin said and saw as the little filly eyes turned it to water falls. “You mean he is dead?” Scootaloo said while crying. “Yes… I’m sorry Scoots I know how much you liked him.” Dash said and pulled Scootaloo in for a hug. “Did I like him? He was like a second dad to me. not that you are a bad one Soarin.” Scootaloo said and first hugged Dash and then Soarin. “I know he was like a dad to you. but he wanted you to have this.” Soarin said and handed the letter over to Scootaloo. “You don’t have to tell anyone about what it reads there.” Soarin as he and Dash left the room and closed the door. To Scootaloo. Hi champ… I guess Soarin and Dash have told you about what happened to me… I won’t go into it too much but one thing you should know and that is that I didn’t die unhappy. Anyways Scoots you were like a daughter to me. it’s kinda sad that I never got the change to have one but if I ever would have had one she wouldn’t have been even half as cool as you. I know that this is gonna be hard for you and for the others but be strong. be brave. be like me… Scootaloo you are gonna be a great flyer some day and I want you to know that it doesn’t matter where do you fly or who do you fly I will always be looking out for you and the others. The time I spent with you was awesome and I loved every minute that I spent with you. In my room there is a big chest under the bed… I have put I that chest all kinds of this that mattered to me and I want you to have everything that is inside that chest… don’t show it to anyone… for now… when a pony comes around and asks how did you get you cutie mark tell him how you got it and tell him what happened to me… show the chest to him… and tell him that I love him even thou I never got to see him. This is really important to me. but I trust that you can do it for me. Your uncle Spin “You can trust me. and I know that you will be looking out for me.” Scootaloo said and cried loudly. She waited few moments before walking out of the room with the letter and went into Spin’s room. She put the letter down to the bed and looked under the bed. She saw a quite a big metal case and she pulled it out. It was an old ammo case. She looked at it for a while before opening it. There weren’t any medals or honour certificates in there. No spoils of war or money only a pile of pictures of ponies. On top of the pile was a picture that had been had drawn… it was Scootaloo’s cutie mark next to Soarin’s and Spin’s cutie marks with a text “Welcome to the Skies family, Scoot.” She dropped a few tears and then picked up the next picture… It was Derpy and Spin together looking happy and in love. Next one was a picture of Scootaloo and Spin. it made Scootaloo smile. this was taken when they had met for the first time. Ever since that day Spin had taken care of her. Then a picture of Dash and Soarin came up. Both of them were happy and kissing each other. There were a quite a few pictures of Soarin and Dash together but then a picture of some military ponies came up. “Wardog, To death or to victory.” Spin was standing with a four ponies. under each one had their name on it “Blade, Turbulence, Nimble.” But the last name was scribbled out it was a under a black stallion. Scootaloo only could make out the first letters “Thund…” She knew that she had seen this pony before… but couldn’t remember. Then the next picture was a group picture of Spin, Soarin, Dash, Derpy and Scootaloo. It read “My family.” it made Scootaloo drop a few tears before picking up the next picture. Spin and Soarin. Both were looking a bit younger and Soarin was wearing a rookie wonderbolt uniform. It was taken when two of them had first met. Both looked extremely happy to meet each other. There was a ton of pictures and drawings of scenery from different parts of the world. Also a lot of letter from Soarin. But then a black and white picture of two wonderbolts came up… it was Flaswind and Blizzard Strike. next to the was a foal that looked like… Soarin? and between them was a colt who looked just like Spin… “Mom and Pops… I’m sorry” That was the only thing written on to it and on the other side of the picture was a page number to Spin’s diary that was on the bottom of the chest. Scootaloo was about to read it but then she decided that that would be a story for another time. maybe she would read it later. She put all of the things back into the chest and put the letter that she had gotten from Spin into the case too. She dragged the chest out of the room and into her room. Then she looked out of the window and saw that the storm had ended and a huge rainbow had come out… “I see that your happy.” Scootaloo said while whipping off her tears and looked at the rainbow thinking of Spin.