Fight for Love

by Wyvern1246

New Beginnings

Chapter 4: New Beginnings

The small filly sat impatiently on the top of the hill. Her purple mane blew around in the gusting wind. Her gaze shifted to the ground once more, studying the rocks she had looked over so many times before. She looked longingly into the sky for any sign of what she was waiting for. Finally, she got up and began pacing. Her impatience was starting to get the better of her. She looked up at the sky again. She was just about to leave, when she noticed a flash of color streak across the sky. Turning around to face the pony she was waiting for, she watched as Rainbow Dash gracefully landed beside her.
“Sorry about being so late Scoots,” said Rainbow Dash, blushing as she remembered the wonderful morning she had involving Applejack and a rather long shower.
“It’s okay Rainbow Dash, I’m just glad you made it. I can’t wait to get started!” exclaimed the small filly. Scootaloo had idolized Rainbow Dash for quite some time now. Being a pegasus that couldn’t fly was enough of a reason for a lot of the other fillies to make fun of her, calling her a chicken and such. It’s no wonder that she looked up to the best flier in Ponyville, if not all of Equestria; not to mention the only Pegasus capable of performing a Sonic Rainboom . So it was a big shock to her when Rainbow Dash approached her, and asked if she would like personal flying lessons with her. It was like a dream come true. And that is what had led up to this moment, as she stood in front of Rainbow Dash, practically trembling with excitement.
Rainbow looked down at Scootaloo, “Well, I won’t make you wait any longer then, let’s get started!”
Rainbow Dash knew that it was going to take some time to teach Scootaloo how to fly, and of course, the fact that her wings were small for her age didn’t help either. So it didn’t come as a surprise when not much progress was made the first day of training. Rainbow Dash focused more on teaching Scootaloo tips on how to fly well, as opposed to actually trying to fly. She figured that once her wings grew a little bit, it would be faster if she already knew how to fly well, than crash and burn on her first attempt like Rainbow Dash did. So, around midday they stopped training for the day, and took a minute to cool down before they each left.
“So Scoots, what did you think of your first lesson?” Rainbow asked curiously.
“Well, I was hoping to actually do a little more practicing than we did,” Scootaloo admitted, looking at her hooves.
“It is going to take time Scootaloo, and don’t worry, we’ll definitely get to that when the time comes.” The frown didn’t fade from Scootaloo’s face, though. “Hey, I have an idea. Do you want to know what it feels like to fly?”
Scootaloo immediately jolted upright, “Yes, more than anything!”
“Alright, then hop on my back, and I’ll give you a quick taste of things to come.” Scootaloo ran over to Rainbow Dash, and jumped on her back. “Hold on tight!” Scootaloo wrapped her hooves around Rainbow Dash’s mane, and when she felt like she was secure, she nodded to Rainbow. “Okay, here we go!”

Squeals of delight leapt from Scootaloo’s mouth as Rainbow Dash took off. Rainbow made sure not to fly at top speed, or the little filly might fall off, but she still flew fairly fast. She twisted and turned as she flew through the air, and she couldn’t help but grin when she looked back, and saw the biggest smile she had ever seen on Scootaloo’s face. After a few minutes of this, she made her way back to the hilltop and landed next to Scootaloo’s scooter.
Scootaloo hopped down from the mare’s back and turned to look at her. “That was amazing Rainbow!” she squealed.
“Oh, that was nothing. You stick with me Scoots, and you’ll be doing flights like that before you know it.” She winked to the filly.
Scootaloo smiled at this as she strapped on her helmet. Then she lifted up her scooter and said, “You know Rainbow, I never really knew my parents, but I hope they were like you,” before she zoomed away.
Scootaloo’s last comment left Rainbow Dash rooted to the ground. She had always thought that she might want to adopt the filly, and up until now was unable to do so because of where she lived. But now she lived with Applejack. Rainbow Dash thought that it was about time to have a serious talk with her marefriend.

Applejack unloaded the last basket of apples from her back. It had been almost four months since Rainbow Dash had moved in with her, and with her help working full time on the farm she was way ahead of schedule. Therefore, she was done with her work very early today. Just as she was wiping the sweat from her forehead, she noticed a rainbow flying towards her. As she watched it, it zoomed past the barn she was in and landed in the window to the bedroom she and Rainbow Dash shared. “Rainbow must be done with Scootaloo’s first flight lesson,” Applejack said to herself. Applejack thought that it was very kind of Rainbow to teach the filly how to fly. After that incident in the Everfree Forest, she couldn’t really blame her. The whole thing could have been avoided if Scootaloo had known how to fly. But then again, if that incident hadn’t happened, she might not have expressed her true feelings for Rainbow Dash. But all of that aside, her lover had returned home and she couldn’t wait to see her. Applejack looked toward the window and trotted to the farmhouse.
As she approached the entrance to her room, she could hear some mumbling coming from the room. Rainbow was saying something, but she couldn’t hear exactly what it was. She shrugged it off and opened the door. As she glanced in the room she caught a quick glance of Rainbow doing what seemed like pacing, before she turned to face her. “Oh, uh, hi Applejack, already done with work for the day?”
“Eeyup, with all yer help Ah find it harder and harder to find work around here. How was the flying lesson with Scootaloo?”
Rainbow’s face suddenly got very serious, “It went well for the first time, but she’s going to need a looooooot more training to get off the ground.”
“Well it’s not something that happens overnight, but she’ll be flyin’ all over the place before too long. So are you hungry? We can go and get food if you want.” She noticed that the serious expression hadn’t left Rainbow’s face, “Is something wrong, hun?” Applejack couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable.
Rainbow Dash remained silent for a moment, before she said, “Is this how you thought your life would end up?”
Applejack was taken aback by the sudden deep question, and her worry was growing. “What do you mean Rainbow?”
“I mean when you were a filly, did you see yourself as the person to date another mare?”
“Well no Ah suppose Ah didn’t, Ah have always been more of a traditional girl. Ah thought that Ah might marry a nice stallion and have a few foals, pretty standard. But don’t get me wrong, Ah wouldn’t trade you for any stallion.”
“No, I’m not worried about that, but when I was a filly I kinda had the same vision of the future that you did. But it wasn’t just a thought; it was more of a dream. Maybe it was because my home life wasn’t great, but I told myself that when I grow up I would have a good family. Most of all though, I wanted a foal. There was something about being a mother that appealed to me. I love you Applejack, but that is the one thing you can’t give me.”
“So what are ya saying Rainbow?” Applejack asked, sweating a little.
Rainbow paused for a moment, “A couple months ago you said that I should leave the past behind and look to the future. You said that I should focus on our family, and that is what I’m doing. Applejack, I want to adopt Scootaloo. She reminds me a lot of myself after I lost my parents. I want to know what you think Applejack, are you with me on this one.”
Applejack felt a wave of relief as the words left Dash’s lips, she hadn’t broken eye contact with Rainbow the whole time. Slowly, she walked over to Rainbow Dash and gave her a kiss on the lips, “Ah am always with you Rainbow.”
Tears of joy came to Rainbow’s eyes and she kissed Applejack back, “Are you sure Applejack?” she asked excitedly.
“Truth be told Rainbow, Ah kinda want to have a filly as well. If ya want to adopt Scootaloo, then Ah am one hundred percent okay with it. Ah even admire the fact that ya would want to adopt a filly.”

“But it’s not just a filly, it’s Scootaloo. She looks up to me so much, and I just feel that I should show her how much she means to me as well.”
“Yer right Rainbow, she deserves a family.”
“All right, then it’s settled. I have another lesson with her tomorrow, so how about you go to the orphanage tomorrow morning, after Scootaloo leaves, to fill out the paperwork, and I’ll break the news to her at our flight lesson. Then I can bring her home right after.”
“Okay Rainbow, that sounds great. Ya know what this means right? This means that we’ll be parents tomorrow.”
“I’m ready, are you?”
“Ya bet I am!”

Rainbow was the first one to make it to the hill this time. She had woken up early with Applejack to start their big day. When Applejack left to go to the orphanage, she immediately flew to the hill. Naturally, this meant she was early. However, it wasn’t long before she heard the familiar sound of a scooter drawing nearer and nearer to the hilltop. Less than a minute later Scootaloo was pulling up beside Rainbow Dash. “You ready for another lesson Scoots?” asked Rainbow Dash still excited from yesterday’s decision.
Scootaloo’s face was alight with excitement, “Ready as ever,” she replied.
“Alright then, I have something a little different planned for you today. Yesterday I didn’t really give you a chance to try flying by yourself. But I should really get a feel for where you’re at. So that being said, I want you to show me your stuff. Hey, it may be just something wrong with your form and that’s an easy fix!”
“Okay, I’ll give it a try.” Scootaloo unfurled her wings and started flapping furiously. She made it about a foot in the air before falling back to the ground.
“All right, takeoff seems to be a little bit of an issue, but how about while in flight? Go and run off the side of the hill and show me a glide.” Scootaloo lined herself up with the side of the hill and jumped into the air. Keeping her wings still, she was able to perform a fairly good glide all the way to the bottom of the hill. “I like your form while in flight, Scootaloo; I think that if we can work on your takeoff you’ll be fine. So that’s what we’ll work on today. I’ll give you some pointers and you can try them out.” And that is how the practice session went. Progress was slow again, but Rainbow Dash could tell that the filly was hanging on her every word.
After a few hours Rainbow Dash could tell that Scootaloo was getting pretty tired. So she called it for the day, Scootaloo had been trying in vain for the past five minutes to get higher than two feet of the ground. “Scootaloo, I think that’s enough for today, good work!”
“Thanks Rainbow, same time tomorrow?”
“Actually, there’s something that I’d like to talk to you about real quick.”
“What’s that Rainbow?” Scootaloo tilted her head a little and looked up at her idol.
“Scootaloo, do you like it at the orphanage?” she already knew the answer, but wanted to hear it from her before giving her the news.
“I don’t like it all that much. I mean, they treat us nice and all, but it’s not home if you know what I mean. Not to mention some of the other fillies pick on me because I can’t fly and all.”
“I know exactly what you mean Scootaloo, that’s why you’re not going back there.” Rainbow couldn’t help but smile a little.
“What do you mean?” Scootaloo looked up at her confused.
“Well, while you were here with me Applejack went to fill out the paperwork to adopt you. We’re your parents now!”
Scootaloo’s eye’s got wide and a smile crept over her face. She ran over to Rainbow Dash and started to cry while she hugged her. “Thank you Rainbow Dash, thank you! I had always kinda hoped you would, but I didn’t want to say anything.”
“You didn’t need to Scootaloo, I could tell,” replied Rainbow Dash as she returned the hug. “I actually wanted to adopt you when you learned how to fly, so you could live with me. So what do you say? Think the farm will do?”
“Yeah!” yelled Scootaloo.

Applejack was waiting for Rainbow when she returned home. She was sitting on the front porch as they arrived, Scootaloo on her scooter and Rainbow Dash majestically flying through the air. The huge smile across Scootaloo’s face was proof that Rainbow had told her the good news. “Ah take it that you heard the news?”
“Yeah, I am so excited.”
“Well, we’re gonna celebrate tonight. Granny Smith is working on dinner as we speak.”
“That sounds great Applejack! I mean…um...Mom.”
“Don’t worry about it Scootaloo, it’ll take some getting used to.”
“Okay, it’s still pretty new to me.”
“Yeah, and Applebloom is yer aunt now, that must be kind of weird, huh?”
“Yeah, but I’ll still think of her as a sister.”
“I guess that that seems reasonable Scootaloo.” The party lasted well into the night. The family sat together and laughed, ate, and talked the night away. Scootaloo was asleep before too long. Rainbow Dash picked her up and put her in bed, her real bed for once. Scootaloo woke up momentarily while she was tucked in, “Good night, mommy.” Rainbow Dash smiled to herself. She leaned over the bed and planted a kiss on her forehead.
For some reason, Scootaloo calling her mom seemed so...natural. Rainbow Dash returned to the dining room where Applejack was waiting.
Applejack was sitting in the corner of the room. Rainbow could tell that she was smiling at her, so she walked over to her. “So, what do you think,” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Ah wouldn’t give that up fer anything, Rainbow!” replied Applejack
“I’m glad you think so. There is one more thing that I have to say tonight. Would you like to take a night walk with me?”
“Sure Rainbow, Ah have no clue why you would want to take a night walk, but Ah ain’t complaining.”
Rainbow kissed Applejack on the cheek before she walked to the door. Rainbow looked over her shoulder at her lover. Applejack seemed to be talking to Granny Smith before she trotted over to her marefriend. Rainbow Dash opened the door and watched as Applejack walked out the door.

They made their way down the dirt path that led away from Sweet Apple Acres. The sky unfolded its beauty as the the sky was covered in shining stars. The full moon shone bright and cast shadows from the rows of trees.

Applejack shivered a little, the night air wasn’t exactly warm. Rainbow noticed and draped a wing over her and pulled her as close as she could. Applejack leaned on her. Rainbow couldn’t help but blush a little. Rainbow suddenly stopped, so did Applejack. Applejack looked at her “Something wrong, hun?”
Rainbow smiled and kissed Applejack, “Nothing’s wrong, but could you do me the favor and close your eyes?” Applejack didn’t even waste a second to do as she said. Rainbow leaned in and planted another kiss on her lips before she started to walk away from the dirt path, Applejack stumbling by her side.

“You can open your eyes now” Applejack blinked a couple of times before her eyes adjusted to the dark. She looked at Rainbow Dash, who had a huge smile on her face. Applejack then focused on the surroundings, her eyes widened as the lake in front of her practically glowed, as the moon and stars reflected in the lake. It felt like two heavens on the same place, one on earth and one in the sky. She looked over at Rainbow, who now sat with a red velvet box in her hooves.
Rainbow Dash looked at Applejack, “Applejack? Would you do me the honor of giving me your hoof in marriage?”
Applejack’s eyes filled with tears of joy before she leapt on Rainbow, “YES!” Applejack wrapped her front hooves around her lover’s neck and kissed her. The kiss lasted for a long time before both had to break it to breathe.
Rainbow smiled, “I was planning on taking you to the first place I said I loved you. But the Everfree Forest isn’t really that romantic.”
Applejack giggled and kissed her again “Ah reckon yer right,” Rainbow giggled and leaned in for another kiss.

THE END

Comments

[Lelouch Vi Britania]

Now that was a good story!

[Shikkhin]

Very much enjoyed. Thank you!

[rainbowHash]

Thanks for sharing. A pitty it's finished now!

[344forever]

My good sir finally a fiction ending i wont be like "THAT'S how you ended it no"

you are a champion my friend

[TheOriginalDash]

yeah, it was a good story even before editing. i'll tell you, i had almost nothing to change. i think i added maybe four commas in the last two chapters, but that's it. you, good sir, have a talent. i expect to see you on the NY Times bestselling alongside me.
great ending, , just sad it's over.

[djingledjango]

Ahhhhh....that was some satisfying AppleDash. It is my favorite ship, after all. It was really short and fast-paced, however, and I keep getting the feeling that I would have enjoyed it more if it was longer. This aside, I still really did enjoy this. Nice and heartwarming. I would love to see a sequel.

[BenRG]

I wonder what the reaction will be when Scootaloo suddenly realises that Rainbow and AJ's marriage would make her Applebloom's niece.

[StormHoof32]

1192828 oh my god, that would be hilarious!!!! But think how sweetie belle might feel?

[Triforce of the Gods]

Man, I keep finding more and more stories I've read on DeviantArt on here. Well, this is a good place to re-read this

[Zir]

Moved a bit fast, otherwise It's pretty good, I liked it

[billahsaurus101]

Witchcraft! You too damn good at this! My feels!

[D4shi3]

the ending is sooo sweet

[D4shi3]

pls make a Sequel

[appledashluvrloll]

this was amazing! great work.