Relaxing
The Sparkle Dash Family
Prompt # 352: My favorite way to unwind
Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Twilight sighed in relief as she laid down in the cool grass of Ponyville Park. It was late afternoon, and the studious unicorn had just finished a rather trying experiment to determine the effect poison joke had on various potions. She had accidently added some to a simple mane color changing potion, and the results had been.. unexpected to say the least. So now she had to know what other differences the addition of poison joke could make. Could poison joke itself make a potion? Would the effects still be random?
It was in the midst of trying to brew such a potion that Rainbow Dash had burst into her lab. Her lovely wife looking ever so annoyed with the fact that Twilight had spent the majority of the day sequestered in her lab... again. Rainbow had insisted that Twilight put her experiments on hold, and join her and Scootaloo outside for a bit. That was when Scootaloo added her two bits, saying that she hadn’t seen her mom all day!
Of course, Twilight couldn’t say no to Rainbow Dash. Not when she gave her the wide-eyed pouty look that the pegasus just knew melted Twilight’s heart. Getting Scootaloo in on it was just playing dirty. The combined begging gazes of the two most important ponies in her life could get her to do just about anything, even set aside an experiment that had almost come to completion to hang out at the park.
Now that she was here though, she couldn’t really complain. It was far too nice of a day to spend cooped up inside. The sky was mostly clear, with just enough clouds floating around to keep the day from being unbearably hot. The park itself was mostly empty, with just a few ponies walking through it. She had brought a book on potion brewing she had borrowed from Zecora, and Dashie and Scootaloo were playing in the sky. All in all, it was a perfect way to relax.
“LOOK OUT BELOW!” A shrill voice called from the sky. Twilight didn’t even blink, just lit her horn with magic which surrounded the orange missile streaking towards her. Scootaloo grinned sheepishly at her, being held in the air by Twilight’s magic.
“Uhh... nice catch mom!” Scootaloo said, hoping her mom would ignore the fact that the filly had almost collided with her.
“Uh huh, be careful Scoots.” Twilight said. It was reflex by this point, to have to catch either Scootaloo or Rainbow Dash before they plowed into her from the sky. It was almost like the two did it on purpose.
Twilight released Scootaloo from her magic, and turned to the next page in her book. It really was interesting, what exactly could be done with potions. She’d never even known that there was a potion that would restore a unicorn’s magical ability to full, even if the side effect left them completely weakened the next day.
She felt a gust of wind pass over her coat, and her horn lit up with magic again, this time catching a bigger object that had almost ran into her. She floated the cyan pegasus in her magic before her. Rainbow Dash was smiling innocently, rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment.
“Eh heh heh... sorry Twi... you know how it is.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Mmmmhmmmm...” Twilight said, her eyes immediately returning to her book as she let Dash go from her telekinetic grip.
Perhaps she was overthinking the basic poison joke potion. The effects of just walking through poison joke were random enough, would ingesting it really change anything? But if she could control the effects, make a desired effect appear each time... why poison joke would basically become the basis for a “do-anything miracle potion”.
Twilight’s thoughts were suddenly interrupted, as a ball of what felt like mist hit her face, poofing away and leaving tiny droplets of water clinging to her muzzle. She wiped a hoof across her face and looked up into the sky. There, holding a small ball made out of clouds and looking far too innocent, was Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo hid behind her, trying hard to hide her snickers at the look of shock that had flashed across Twilight’s face.
Twilight narrowed her eyes at the pegasus. All this did was cause her to take another hit to the face from a cloud. She blinked in shock, before glaring at the pegasi who were rolling around in the sky and laughing.
Her horn lit up with magic, and she dragged the two down to the ground. Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo instantly stopped laughing, both looking decidedly nervous at the glare Twilight was leveling their way as she held them in her magic.
Twilight stomped up to the two of them. She held them in her glare for a moment, before leaning forward and gave them both a grin that sent shivers down their spines.
“You both get a two second head start.” She said simply, dropping the two pegasi from her magic field. They both stared at her in shock, wasting the precious two seconds she had so graciously granted them.
“Time’s up!” Twilight said, smiling evily as her magic surrounded a cloud in the sky, breaking it up into smaller orbs. Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash swallowed nervously, before shooting into the sky as the cloudballs shot after them. Soon the two were laughing, being pelted with clouds and trying to find their own to return fire.
Twilight smiled as she chased the two through the sky with her cloudy weaponry. Soon enough she was out of ammo, and it was her running away from the aerial barrage from her wife and daughter. There laughter rang throughout the park, the book completely forgotten on the ground.
As the sun set, and Twilight leaned into Rainbow Dash, she couldn’t help but think that this had been the perfect way to relax. Just her, the love of her life, and their beloved daughter, having fun in the park. It couldn’t really get better than this.
“Hey Twi,” Rainbow Dash said, as Twilight’s magic set their worn out daughter on the pegasus’ back. Scootaloo had fallen asleep shortly after she landed, all the flying and dodging having tuckered the little filly out.
“Yes Dashie?” Twilight asked, smiling at the sight of Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo.
“Since Scoots is out for the night, after we put her to bed, what do you think about the two of us, a warm blanket, and the newest Daring Doo in front of the fireplace?” She asked.
Twilight smiled brightly, and nuzzled against the mare she loved. Okay, so maybe playing in the park wasn’t the best way she could think of to unwind, but it was a pretty close second.
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Now that's a damn fine way to relax, if I do say so myself!
~Skeeter The Lurker
Let me be honest with you, I really don't care much for TwiDash, but I am a sucker for Scootalove. I may not follow this but by God we need more Scootalove fics.
Needs more Spike.
these are just what ive been looking for keep it up pls
maybe make a story your writing style is great
2600436
Perhaps at some point I'll rearrange the chapters into a chronological order, and Tribute will probably be one of, if not the final chapter.
2600440
We can agree on that at least
2600609
What the hay is a Spike? I'm sure he'll be in some chapters. I really don't give the little guy the love he deserves.
2600823
Scootalove is the best love
This is awesome
Oh my Celestia this is so adorable. I wish more time was taken to linger on the emotions, but this is cute.
2600609
Agreed. All I could think of during this whole chapter was the adorable lesbians running around with their adorable adopted child calling, "We're a loving family, we're a loving family, we're a loving family!"
Meanwhile, Spike, having finished cleaning up after three mares instead of one, sits in the library window, sighing heavily as a few tears run down his face.
2600823
Well, at least you realize it, and that's a great place to grow from as an author. Don't forget whose home this was before Dash and the Scoots showed up... and who now only has less than a third of the relationship he once enjoyed with Twilight, the most important in his life (a fourth if you count the owl). There's a lot of character development, conflict, and emotion hidden in there for a careful author.
Hey, it takes 4,000 words to reach the Featured Bar. I don't usually do this kind of story, but if you're interested in a one-shot that addresses these issues in your universe, shoot me a P.M.
Dear author you have been a very great writer and this story has gotten my full interest good work my good man sincerly - coldrunner
Agian D'awwwwwwwwwww so cute
When did Scoots start saying "mom"? And learn to fly?
2722157 And when did Twilight and Rainbow get married?
2600440
What we need are more Scootalove fics that aren't TwiDash included. For example, how about Scootalove with Flutterdash [Flutters would be an excellent mom I'm sure]?
I even have plans to do a Sunlight Scootalove fic in the future.
But then again, I still like TwiDash Scootalove, because they seem to fit so perfectly together.
2600823 Good to know that these are not necessarily in chronological order.