Life Goes On

by hattafan2593

Therapy Session

"Hello Rainbow Dash. How are you this morning?"

"Hey Doc. I'm good. Pretty good."

"I'm glad to hear that, Miss Dash. Alright, how about we start off with a little progress report? How have things been going since our last session?"

"Uhhh....good, I guess. I'm still doing the breathing exercises, and....I'm still working on being more open and....you know...trying to step back a bit....It's....it's hard."

"That's okay. Old habits are hard to break. The important thing is, you're trying."

"Yeah. Uhh...Sunset's.....well, she's still not talking to us. I mean, she'll say 'hi' in the hallway and stuff, but.....for the most part she doesn't really hang out with us anymore.....Is it...wrong to say I'm a little...relieved?"

"I can't speak for your emotions, Rainbow. You feel what you feel. But to answer your question...I think if, after months of tension and awkward interaction with a friend that I knew was mad at me, I can't say that I wouldn't feel a bit of relief when said friend finally told me how they were feeling and stopped interacting with me. I would feel sad, of course, but also relief that I no longer had to deal with that tension."

"...I guess. I wonder if Sunset feels the same way..."

"It is possible."

"Heh. Of course, you would know, wouldn't you, Doc?"

"It may have come up."

......

"Rainbow, how about today...we talk about Scootaloo?"

".....What about her?"

"Tell me about her. Your relationship with her."

"She's...she's like my little sister......she was."

"When did you first meet?"

"Aw geez, it was a while ago....I think, it was about, I don't know, four years ago? I was on the junior team and Scoots was, like, 8? 9? Anyway, I was practicing for the next game when I saw these jerks picking on her. Calling her 'Chicken Legs' and pushing her around."

"And you felt the need to intervene?"

"Well yeah. I mean, the way they were treating her, it wasn't cool, ya know? And besides that, it was three against one. It was totally not fair! She couldn't even fight back!"

"So you decided to intervene, even the odds a little."

"Yeah! So I walked up to 'em, and I was like 'Hey! Leave her alone!', and they just laughed at me, so I whipped out my soccer ball and showed them what happens when you mess with the Dash! They never even saw it coming! My skills were awesome! Better than awesome! It was awesomeness times infinity! It was.....sorry I'm.....I'm doing it again, aren't I?"

"That's alright Miss Dash. I think, in this instance, you have every right to be proud of yourself. You defended an innocent young girl from a group of bullies.....although I do wish you had chosen a less....abrasive method in doing so."

".......Yeah. Anyway, they ran off and Scoots ran up to me and said I was awesome and cool and she thanked me about a zillion times. After that, she started following me around. It was kinda annoying, to be honest, but....after a while, she kinda grew on me. She kinda reminded me of me when I was her age. We've been tight ever since."

"And then Anon-A-Miss happened."

"....Yeah."

"I notice that out of you, Applejack, and Rarity, you seem to be the most upset. At Scootaloo in particular. Can you tell me why?"

"......Remember when I told you about how upset I was, when I thought it was Sunset?"

"Yes."

"It's kinda the same here. It's not the secrets themselves...well, okay, I was upset about that, but....what really got me was the captions. When...Anon-A-Miss posted that thing about my science report....they....they said...."

"Take your time."

"They said that.....I had better hope to get a soccer scholarship because....cuz...sob....a stupid dumbass jock like me sure isn't good for anything else!"

"Take deep breaths, Rainbow. Let it all out."

"Sigh. That's...that's what really hurt, ya know? I'm like.....Is this really what you think of me? Just some...dumb jock who's only good for kicking a ball around?! And....and if she thinks that....if Scoots really thinks that...then...."

"It's possible that everyone else thinks it, too?"

"....Yeah."

"....Rainbow....have you actually told Scootaloo this?"

"No. I haven't really spoken to her since that day in the hospital. I'm....I'm not even really mad at her anymore. It just.....it just hurts to be around her, ya know."

"And because you feel it would be hypocritical to give her a chance when you wouldn't give Sunset the same chance?"

"Well...yeah. But, if I'm to be honest....it's cuz I don't wanna be around her....."

"Rainbow....I know you probably don't want to hear this. But-"

"You're gonna ask me to forgive her, aren't you?"

"No. Only you can decide that. I do think that, if there is any real chance at putting this behind you, you need to be honest with Scootaloo about how hurt you were by her actions, and how you're still hurting now. I think you've seen firsthand what happens when you allow these feelings to fester."

"Yeah. I think part of me knows that....."

"You have every right to be angry at her, Rainbow. You even have the right not to forgive her, if that is your choice. But let me ask you this; after all the good times you've had with Scootaloo, after how close you two were....do you really want those memories to be tainted by this one incident?"

"....No. I still have really good memories of Scoots, and.....even though she hurt me, she's still a good kid. I....I don't wanna hate her.....Okay. I'll talk to her."

"Good. That's all the time we have for today. I wish you the best."

"Thanks Doc."

"And remember, Rainbow. I'm just a phonecall away if you need to talk."

"Yeah. I know. See ya, Doc."

Comments

[Eternal Sunset]

Great chapter, I like how Rainbow Dash is trying to become more open with her feelings and what really hurt her about the post, made it clear what one of her insecurities are. I wonder how the cutie mark crusaders will try to show Sunset how truly sorry they are, but it won't be easy as Sunset avoids them like the plague and I fear that they may bring out Sunset's demon if they so much as speak to her. I wonder if Sunset'S demon will cause her more problems in the future.

[ThatRobotGuy]

Nice chapter, I'm liking how we get to see Rainbow becoming more open about herself, and how she has been feeling since the events of Anon-A-Miss. How she feels about Scootaloo is justified, if I was in her situation, I would feel the same. Can't wait to see what happens next.

[Crepusculo]

I give this a 10 out of 10 it's feels legit. RD has every right to feel as she does with Scootaloo but I do look forward to them slowly mending their strained bond.

[diablo4000]

Wow that makes so much sense. That it could affected Rainbow like that...she needs to address thsi with Scoota, she has to understand why it hurt so bad.
And the damage ti caused for them and Sunset's bonds with Rainbow.

[Daxen123]

Am I the only one who imagined the doctors voice as Doctor wolf?

[Pentrath]

Is Sunset ever going to forgive her friends, or is this a story where she is done with them for good?

[hattafan2593]

7626433 Keep reading and find out.

[mobian x]

7626758 I want to see scoots and Dash make up as well as AJ and Rarity with their sisters.

[Blazeblast4]

There are two things from the original story I really want to see followed up on. The first is Sunset and Twilight's relationship. By the end of the last story, Sunset was too broken to even trust Twilight, but now that she's recovered and had therapy, I'd really like to see where it goes. The other is the entire Sunset and Sonata thing from the first chapter. It was an interesting interaction, and since Sunset doesn't want to be alone, but still can't trust her friends, it would be interesting to see if anything forms between them.

[EquineAvenger]

Like the first story. Hope to see more of this story in the near future.

[hmgirlpopuri]

Love the story. And I swear, if the mysterious Doc ends a session with a deep breath and 'It's good to be helping' I'm going to freak out and favorite your story.

[Dustchu]

Therapy... bleagh, not a big fan but nicely done here.

[jwizard]

Therapy can help, as long as the therapist knows enough to give you the tools you need to solve your problems.

[Frankie2]

7626433 I think Sunset will eventually forgive her friends, but it won't be any time soon. I'm thinking months, maybe years, and some will take longer than others.

[DragonxFlutter]

I choose to believe that she's talking to Dr. Wolf. The dialogue just fits, ya know?

[PrincessLenaLadyKittuna]

8521422

Agreed. Headcanon accepted.

[Stainless Steel Fox]

8521422 As soon as you said that, I found myself reading the words in Dr Wolf's voice.