> Rainbow's New Life > by Rarityfan87 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: Going to Rarity's House > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainbow's Tragedy Written by Rarityfan87 “Spike wake up! Spike!” “Alright, alright I’m up. What do you want Twilight?” “I just finished writing my latest report for Princess Celestia. Could you please send it?" “That’s what you woke me up for? Couldn’t you have waited till later?” “No Spike, I want the Princess to see it as soon as possible.” “Fine.” Spike took the scroll and burned it in his sending fire. The scroll turned to ashes and magically floated out the window and vanished in thin air. “There happy Twilight?” Spike said sarcastically. “Very. Now come and help me with my chores.” “Fine. But this time you’re making breakfast.” “Deal. Now let’s go!” Spike followed Twilight down the stairs. As they reached the bottom a knock was heard. “I’ll get it!” Spike said walking towards the door. Spike opened the door. He was greeted by the most beautiful pony in all of Equestria. The mare of his dreams, Rarity. “Hello Spike. Is Twilight around?” “Yes she is, come in my lady.” “Why thank you, sir Spike.” Rarity said giving a little chuckle. Spike blushed due to her comment. “Twilight, Rarity is here she wished to talk to you.” Spike yelled as he guided Rarity to the couch. “I’ll be there shortly!” Twilight yelled. “Would you like something to drink?” “I’m fine Spike, but thank you for asking.” Just as Rarity finished her sentence, Twilight walked in. “Oh hi Twilight.” “Hey Rarity how have you been?” “I’m doing fine, keeping busy at the Boutique. How about you?” "I've been reading and doing the necessities as usual. What brings you here today Rarity?" song. Lol XD “I wanted to ask you if it was alright if Spike would go gem hunting with me later today. If he wants to of course.” “Of course I would love to come! Is it okay if I go Twilight?” Spike said in an excited voice. “Sure Spike, in fact you can have the rest of the day off. I can finish off the chores myself.” “You’re the best Twilight!” Spike said as he ran up to hug her. “You’re welcome… Um Spike could you let me go please, you’re choking me.” Twilight said gasping for air. “Oh sorry Twi.” Spike felt a little embarrassed. “Yes thank you kindly Twilight. Are you ready to go Spike?” “You bet I am! See you later Twilight.” “Make sure you’re back before it is too late.” “Okay Twi.” Spike followed Rarity outside. The sky was getting cloudy. “I hope the clouds are just passing by and there won’t be a storm tonight. Hopefully the weather team didn’t schedule an unannounced storm.” “Me too Rarity.” “Enough about this gloomy weather talk, how have you been today Spike?” “Great, now I don’t have to stack books. Besides it’s always great when I get to spend time with you!” Rarity blushed, “That is so sweet of you to say Spike!” Rarity gave Spike a kiss on the cheek. Spike instantly blushed. “How about you Rarity, how have you been?” “I’ve been great. Sweetie Belle is with my parents for a week, so I have the chance to get a lot done. And time to spend with you Spike.” Rarity said giving him a hug. Spike returned the hug. “I always love to accompany you Rarity.” The two were interrupted by their grumbling stomachs. “Let us go to the Boutique, I will make us some lunch.” “Alright.” Spike said feeling great. His love kissed him on the cheek AND hugged him. His dream was coming true! Spike was following Rarity. Love still in his heart. “Hey Rarity, is it alright if we hold hooves?” Spike asked shyly. “Of course Spike, you don’t have to ask.” Rarity offered Spike her hoof. Spike gently grabbed being careful not to hurt her with his claws. They continued to walk towards the Boutique. Today was turning out to be the best day ever for Spike. They had arrived at the Boutique. Spike held the door open for Rarity. “Thank you Spike.” Rarity said as she walked in. “No problem.” Spike said as he walked in and closed the door. “So Spike what would you like to have for lunch?” “I’m not sure, what are you in the mood for?” “How about a salad?” “That sounds great! You always make the best salads.” Spike said giving Rarity a kiss on the cheek. Rarity blushed. “You are too kind Spike!” Rarity walked into the kitchen, Spike followed. Rarity pulled out the lettuce, some cucumbers, tomatoes and radishes. She also pulled out some gems for Spike’s salad. Spike helped out by setting the table. He placed two seats next to each other. Just as Spike finished, Rarity came in with the salads; they sat down. Rarity pulled up closer to Spike. Spike took the first bite. “Perfect as always Rarity! What kind of vinaigrette is this?” “Why thank you Spike. The vinaigrette is made with lemon, honey and some spices.” “It tastes awesome!” “I’m glad you enjoy it Spike.” Spike made sure to eat with elegance. He used his utensils and his napkin. He wanted to make sure he was his best around Rarity. The two finished. Spike helped Rarity clean the dishes. “Is it alright if we sit down for a little while before we leave? I’m stuffed.” Spike asked Rarity. “Sure thing Spike, I could use some rest as well.” They both sat down on the couch. Rarity sat beside Spike. At first they were enjoying each other’s company until they were interrupted by the sound of thunder. “AHHHHHHHH!” Rarity yelled. “What’s wrong Rarity?” Spike said ready to attack any intruder. “I’m sorry Spike, I’m afraid of lightning and thunder..” Rarity said. Spike held Rarity in his hug. “Don’t worry Rarity, I’m here I’ll protect you.” “Thank you Spike.” Spike gave Rarity a kiss on the lips. Rarity returned the kiss. Rarity positioned her head against his chest. She could be in this position forever. Spike’s chest was giving off a comforting warmth. Spike and Rarity were in heaven. “Bwa ha ha ha ha!” Rainbow couldn’t hold in her laugh. > Chapter 2: The Unexpected Storm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I can’t believe I actually scared Rarity! This is too great. I never thought the storm I made would scare her that much!” Rainbow Dash decided to look inside the Boutique to see Rarity’s face. To her surprise though, she saw Spike and Rarity enjoying each other's company. “I need to get out of here, there is too much lovey dovey going on here… I know! I’ll go prank Pinkie Pie, she’s always fun to prank.” With that, Rainbow Dash, along with her cloud, went to Sugar Cube Corner. The thousands of possibilities to scare Pinkie were racing through Rainbow’s mind. She wanted the perfect choice. As Rainbow made her way to Sugar Cube Corner, she could feel the wind picking up a bit. “That’s odd, there wasn’t a storm scheduled for today. Unless… Darn it! I forgot about the storm they were planning today since they missed one a few days ago.” The wind was really starting to pick up. Rainbow was losing control of her flight path. The wind started to push her around, so she let go of the cloud, not wanting to get electrocuted herself. Rain started pouring at a rapid pace, while the wind was pushing it around. Rainbow couldn’t see anything due to the heavy rain. She tried to find a landing spot, but it was too dark to see the ground. All of a sudden, a house came into view, and Rainbow tried her hardest to rise in altitude. She barely made it, almost hitting the chimney on the house. “Woo. That was too close!” Rainbow said, wiping the sweat off of her forehead. She continued to fly, hoping to find a safe place to land. Another house appeared in front of her; unfortunately she did not see it in time. She braced herself for impact, covering her eyes as she feared the worst. She crashed head first into the wall, the impact knocking her out. She laid there on the ground unconscious, having made a big dent in the wall. “What was that noise!?” A pony yelled as he went outside. As he went around the house, he noticed Rainbow Dash. “Are you alright?” Asked the stallion, but there was not an answer. He checked for a pulse, and fortunately there was one. “I’d better bring you to the hospital, you seem to have taken severe damage.” He brought her to the hospital. He was having trouble getting to the hospital due to the heavy rain. He finally arrived, drenched by the time he ran through the emergency doors. “I need help, I found this pony unconscious outside my house!” “Alright we’ll take her in.” Two nurses brought out a stretcher and brought Rainbow through the doors to the rooms. “Make sure to check her pulse.” The nurse told the other nurses. The desk clerk then spoke to the stallion. “Can you explain to us what happened to this pony?” “Well I was at home reading a book during the storm. All of a sudden I hear a loud 'BANG' coming from the wall. Looking around the room, I didn’t see anything that caused it, so I decided to look outside. I noticed the pony unconscious on the ground. After that I brought her straight here.” The clerk wrote everything down in a document. “Did you notice any cuts, bruises or any other type of damage?" “No, I didn't. It was too dark to see if she had any.” “Did she still have a pulse when you saw her?” “Yes, she did.” “Do you know a friend or family member you could report this to?” “I’m sorry, I don't. I do not know this pony.” “Alright, thank you for the information, we’ll try to find a friend or relative. You can leave at any time now.” “Thank you, I hope she’ll be okay.” The stallion then left the hospital and returned home. *Back with Rainbow Dash* Ow! My head, major headache! What happened? The last thing I remember is getting caught in a thunderstorm. Rainbow Dash was slowly regaining consciousness. Her eyes opened slowly. She quickly shut them; they were not adjusted to the bright lights just yet. The headache wasn’t helping with the pain either. She tried opening them again, wanting to know what had happened. This time it didn’t hurt as much, and her eyes were a little more adjusted. Slowly, her eyes adjusted fully. The first thing she saw was that she was in a stretcher being pulled by two nurses. “Wh…Where… am… I?” Rainbow asked, as she continued to regain consciousness. “You’re awake, thank Celestia. We were getting worried, you’ve been out for four hours now.” “Where am I?” She asked, this time more assertively. “Relax, you’re at the hospital. A gentlecolt brought you here after he found you unconscious outside of his house.” “HOSPITAL! WHAT HAPPENED? WHY AM I HERE!?” Rainbow started panicking. She hated being there last time until she started to read Daring Do. “Calm down, you seem to be fine for now. The doctors are looking at the results of the tests as we speak. As for why you’re here, according to the stallion, you crashed into the wall of his house. He went outside to see what it was, and he found you on the floor unconscious, so he brought you here.” “I crashed into a house? I don’t remember that. The last thing I remember was being caught in the thunderstorm. And when I woke up, I had a major headache and my eyes were having trouble adjusting to the lights at first. And then I noticed I was in this stretcher being pulled by the two of you.” “Interesting, write that down, I’m sure the doctors will be interested in hearing this.” “Sure thing!” The second nurse answered. “Sorry, I haven’t introduced myself, my name is Nurse Redheart. And this is Nurse Sweetheart.” “I recognize her!” Rainbow said, pointing to Nurse Sweetheart. “She was taking take of me when I injured my wing a long time ago.” “I’m glad to hear that. Now before we continue, do you have a friend or relative that we can inform about you being here?” “Actually, I have five friends. Their names are Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rarity.” “Alright, we'll look them up and inform them.” “The sooner the better.” “Alright, Miss Dash. Sweetheart, could you please let the clerk at the front desk know to contact Rainbow’s friends?” “Sure thing, Redheart, I'll be right back.” “Thank you.” Nurse Sweetheart left the room, leaving behind the notes they recently took about Rainbow. Nurse Redheart picked it up and continued to ask Rainbow questions. “Now I am going to ask you questions about how you feel. I want you to answer honestly. This will only be seen by the nurses and doctors involved in helping you. Do you understand?” “Yes I do, nurse.” “Alright let us begin. How do your wings feel?” “They feel fine, no pain there.” “Alright. How do your hooves feel?” “My front hooves hurt slightly, but my back hooves are fine.” “Interesting. How do your upper body and shoulders feel?” “They feel fine.” “Alright. Now how about your back and neck?” “My upper back feels a little sore. My neck is fine though.” “Alright, that's it. Thank you for your cooperation. I will give this to the doctor when he comes back with the results.” Just then, they were interrupted by Nurse Sweetheart. “Hello you two, they just sent someone to contact your friends, Miss Dash. It should not take too long.” “Thank you, Nurse Sweetheart.” “Sure thing, dearie!” “Now, Miss Dash, I want you to just lie down and relax. After that hit you need to get some bed rest. We'll keep you here overnight. If the results come back clean, we'll release you tomorrow morning. But if there are some concerns, then we'll decide how long we'll keep you here.” “Alright, Nurse Redheart. Thank you for the help.” “It’s my pleasure, Miss Dash. Now we’ll leave and let you rest. Just press the button on the right side of your bed if you need any help.” “Alright. Before you leave, can I ask you something?” “Anything.” “When my friends get here, could you let them in right away? Even if I’m sleeping, let them in.” “Definitely, Miss Dash. Have a good rest.” Both nurses left and Nurse Redheart shut the door slowly behind them. Rainbow laid down and placed her head comfortably on the pillow. > Chapter 3: Visiting Rainbow Dash > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Back at the Carousel Boutique* Rarity had her head against Spike’s stomach; she could feel a comforting warmth. Spike fell asleep earlier. Just as they were enjoying their time together, they were interrupted by a knock at the door. “I’m sorry but the Boutique is closed for the night. Please come back tomorrow, I am open at nine am.” Rarity said, not wanting to move from her comfortable position. “Hello? Is this Rarity’s residence?” “Yes dear, but like I mentioned earlier, the Boutique is closed. I am not accepting clients at the moment.” Rarity started to feel annoyed; she wanted to stay in that position. “Hello Miss Rarity, my name is Nurse Sweetheart. I am here in regard of your friend Rainbow Dash. She is in the hospital and requests that her friends come and visit her.” Rarity got up and walked to the door. She surrounded the door in her signature blue aura and slowly opened it. “Sorry about that nurse, I thought you were a client. Please come in.” The nurse did what Rarity asked her to. “Thank you Miss Rarity.” “Now what were you saying about Rainbow Dash?” Just then Spike woke up and noticed a worried look on Rarity’s face. “What’s wrong Rarity?” “Come here Spike, the nurse here was telling me about how Rainbow is in the hospital and requests to see her friends.” “Yes Miss Rarity. If you could please make your way to the hospital, I need to let her other friends know of the news as well.” “Certainly nurse. Thank you for letting me know. Come on Spike, let’s go.” “Hold on.” Spike said just thinking of something important. Spike walked to the closet. He pulled out Rarity’s umbrella and coat. “I wouldn’t want you to get wet my lady.” Spike said as he helped her put her coat and umbrella on. “Why thank you Spike! You are such a gentledragon!” Rarity gave him a kiss on the cheek, causing him to blush. Spike held the door open. “After you my lady.” “Thank you again Spike. My my aren’t we a gentledragon tonight.” “Only the best for you Rarity!” Spike gave her a kiss on the cheek. This time causing Rarity to blush. Spike closed the door after them and they made their way to the hospital. On the way they made some small conversation about Rainbow Dash. “I can’t believe Rainbow is in the hospital. What do you think of this Rarity?” “I agree Spike, that one needs to be more careful. She is always so careless with her ‘tricks’ she does in the air. I can’t wait to hear what happened this time. She has crashed through houses before. I wonder what happened this time.” “Well if it was you in the hospital, I would never leave your side. I would stay there until your release date. I would always be there to make sure you were alright.” “That is so sweet of you Spike! I would do the same for you!” “Thank you Rarity! It feels nice knowing there is someone there who cares about you. For a while I only had Twilight, that is, until I met you... Since day one of seeing you I was in love with you. And now here we are a couple. I couldn’t ask for anything better.” Spike said giving Rarity a passionate kiss on the lips. They enjoyed the moment for what seemed like ages, until they realized that they were supposed to make their way to the hospital, to see Rainbow. “I hate to interrupt you Spike, but we should make our way to the hospital to visit Rainbow.” “Oh, right. I forgot for a second.” Spike said blushing due to being embarrassed. “Oh, sweetie, you are turning the most delightful shade of red, it is most becoming.” Spike blushed harder due to her comment. “We better get going to the hospital.” “You are right dear. I can’t believe I lost track of my priorities for a moment there. Let us go.” Spike held Rarity’s hoof all the way to the hospital. When they arrived, Spike helped Rarity take her coat and umbrella off. Just as Spike took her coat off, they were joined by Twilight and Pinkie Pie. “Hey guys! You were visited by a nurse as well?” “Yes Spike. The nurse came and told me. I told her I would let Pinkie know and she headed towards Fluttershy’s cabin.” “Yeah poor Rainbow Dash. She does really awesome tricks and flips and twists and…” “Whoa. Slow down Pinkie. Rainbow, isn’t feeling great, we need to be calm around her.” “I know, but I thought I would cheer her up.” Pinkie said with the biggest smile possible on her face. Just then, they were joined by Fluttershy. “Oh hello guys. I heard about Rainbow Dash. Where’s Applejack? If you don’t mind me asking.” “She isn’t here yet. She should be here soon though. Why don’t we sit down while we wait for her?” “That sounds like a great idea.” They all took a seat continuing to talk as they waited for Applejack. “So Spike, how was it at Rarity’s? Just the two of you alone…” “Hey! Don’t get any ideas Twilight. We had a nice lunch and then we decided to take a break. It started to storm outside so we sat on the couch. Rarity laid her head on my chest and I fell asleep. And then latter we were interrupted by a knock at the door. It was the nurse letting us know about Rainbow.” “Did you guys do any kissing?” Twilight asked giggling like a school filly. “Actually yes we did.” Spike said as he kissed Rarity on the lips. “Okay, I get it. Get a room you two.” Twilight said, unable to hold her laughter. “What are ya’ll laughin’ at?” “Applejack! Oh nothing, just joking with Spike.” Twilight gave Applejack a little blink. “Oh I see. Well how ‘bout we all go see ‘er now?” “Sounds good let us go?” “Excuse me, we’re here to see Rainbow Dash.” “Your name?” “I’m Twilight Sparkle. And this is Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Spike.” “I’m sorry, but I don’t have Spike on the list to be allowed in. The rest of you may go in.” “What! We’re not going to leave him behind. Could you please ask her if he could come in?” “Alright, give me a second.” The desk clerk got up and walked down the hall of rooms. She came back only one minute later. “She said it was alright for Spike to come in. Go ahead. Her room is number 113. About half way down on your right.” “Thank you. Let’s go guys.” They walked down the hall, looking at the number on each door until they saw 113. “Here we are 113.” Twilight opened the door slowly, in case Rainbow was sleeping. As they walked in they noticed she was awake. “Hey guys. Thanks for coming!” Rainbow said, excitement in her voice. “Hey Rainbow. How ya’ll doin’ sugercube?” “I’m doing pretty good. I only have an annoying headache and some mild pain in my front hooves, but that’s it nothing serious. Now I’m just waiting for the results from the doctors. “What happened Rainbow? If you don’t mind me asking” “I don’t remember anything after I got knocked out. All I remember is it was getting windy. It started to rain, and the wind was pushing the rain so I couldn’t see anything. After I remember bracing myself for impact as I was going to crash. I don’t remember anything after that. I was told that a stallion brought me here after he found me unconscious.” “What were you doing outside in the first place?” “Well…” “Rainbow what were you doing?” Twilight asked, with a firmer tone. “I... I… Alright! I decided to scare Rarity by hitting a cloud to make a thunder sound and lightning. But it was worth it! I could hear her screaming from outside.” Rainbow started to chuckle. “That was you Rainbow Dash! How could you do such a thing to a lady!? It is very inappropriate young lady!” “Sorry Rarity, but you’re fun to prank. You always do the best ‘scared’ screams!” Rarity felt a little embarrassed. “That’s not it though. This all happened as I was making my way to Sugercube Corner to prank Pinkie.” “You were coming to prank me silly! Well it wasn’t worth all of this, but I am glad to see you are okay!” Pinkie said as she bounced in her usual way. Just then they were interrupted by a knock at the door. It was the doctor. “Hello everyone, my name is Doctor Hooves.” “Hello doctor, I’m Twilight Sparkle, this is Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity and Spike.” “Pleased to meet all of you. I’m here to tell Miss Dash her results.” “Alright doc, what are the results?” Rainbow asked, feeling nervous. “Well everything came out fine. You suffered no serious injuries, no broken bones and your wings seem to be fine. We’re going to keep you here overnight just to make sure everything is well. And we’ll release you tomorrow morning. Have a good night everyone.” “Thank you doc and have a good night.” The doctor left closing the door behind him. “OH! That’s great news Dashie!” Pinkie said squeezing her. “Pinkie, you’re squishing me!” “Oh sorry Dash!” “No worries Pinkie. But if you guys wouldn’t mind, I think I’m going to go to bed now. I want to well rested for my release tomorrow morning.” “Sure thing sugarcube. Have a good night.” They all said their goodnights and left closing the door softly behind them. Rainbow put her head on the pillow in a comfortable position and fell asleep, excited for tomorrow. > Chapter 4: In Comes Scootaloo > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *The next morning* Rainbow woke up due to the bright sunlight shining on her through the hospital windows. As she slowly woke up, she remembered what was happening today. Today was the day of her release. She pushed the red button to summon the nurse. A few minutes later, she heard the door open. The nurse, with a worried look walked to Rainbow’s bed. “Is everything alright?” “I’m fine nurse, I’m just ready to leave.” “Alright, let me get the paper work and from there I’ll make sure you’re alright and you’ll be ready to leave.” “Thank you nurse.” “You’re welcome Miss Dash.” The nurse walked out of the room. Rainbow could only think of how she could fly again (even though she was only in the hospital for one day). “A little later, the nurse came back with the paperwork. Please sign here, here and here.” Rainbow complied. “Alright Miss Dash, you’re free to go.” “Thank you nurse.” Rainbow tried to stretch her wing, but the pain had not gone away completely. Depressed, Rainbow walked out of her room and outside the hospital. Outside she was greeted by Scootaloo. “Oh my gosh! Rainbow Dash are you alright?! I heard you hurt your wing.” Scootaloo said panic in her voice and a worried look on her face. “Oh hey kid, no life sucks. What am I supposed to do now that I can’t fly until my wing fully heals!” “Plenty of things.” “Maybe you can kid, but I’m THE Rainbow Dash, everyone knows me for my Awesome flying skills. Now that I can’t fly, I’m pretty much a loser… No offence kid.” “None taken.” Scootaloo sad to see her heroin this way, started to think of ideas to cheer her up. Thinking quickly, she came up with a plan. “Hey Rainbow Dash, I have an idea!” “Lay it on me kid.” “What if I showed you what I usually do when I’m bored? Since I can’t fly yet, I have many things I do here on the ground.” “I don’t know kid, right now I feel like crawling in bed and just lay there all day.” “Oh come on! At least give it a try!” “Alright, but you’d better be right about this.” “Don’t worry, I’m the Expert when it comes to this.” Scootaloo said wearing the biggest smile. She couldn’t believe it, Rainbow Dash hanging out with her! “Follow me.” “Okay kid.” Rainbow followed Scootaloo to the CMC clubhouse. When they walked in, Sweetie Belle was in there writing a list of possible ways to get their cutie marks. “Hey Sweetie Belle, I convinced Rainbow Dash to hang out with us while she waits for her wing to fully heal.” Scootaloo said pointing to Rainbow Dash. “That’s awesome!” Sweetie Belle squeaked. “Totally! Wait, where’s Apple Bloom?” “She can’t come today, she needs to help Big Mac and Applejack back at the farm.” “That’s sucks. Well what should we do first?” “Ummm. I know! How about we try to get a cutie mark in athletics?” “Yeah! Rainbow Dash could teach us a thing or, two. She’s the fastest pony in Equestria.” “Well, only when I’m flying.” “Not true! You’re also a great runner!” “Well, I’ll give it a shot.” “That’s the Rainbow Dash I know!” “Wait a minute!” Sweetie Belle squeaked. “Where are we going to set up a running track with obstacles?” “I have the perfect place.” Rainbow schemed. “Follow me!” The two followed Rainbow. Her location, was the back yard of the Carousel Boutique. “We can’t do it here! My sister would Kill me!” “Aw come on Sweetie Belle, live a little.” “But…” “How many chances do you have to hang out with The Rainbow Dash and possibly get your cutie mark?” “You have a point, alright let’s do this.” Rainbow and Scootaloo got some fallen branches, while Sweetie Belle got some rocks and a timer. They all met back and built the course. “Alright, finished. Now it’s time to try it out!” “I’ll go first!” Sweetie Belle yelled. Sweetie got in position at the start of the track. “Ready? Three, two, one, GO!” Sweetie Belle had a good start, and her acceleration grew fast. She met up at the first obstacle, it was pretty low, and she had no trouble jumping over it. She did perfectly for the next two obstacles. When she reached the fourth, she gave a great leap, but hit it with her stomach, causing her to hit the ground hard. Rainbow and Scootaloo ran up to her. “Are you alright Sweetie Belle?” Rainbow asked nervous. “I’m fine.” Sweetie Belle said as she got up. “My stomach hurts, but it should go away soon.” “Well you look okay, no signs of bleeding or cuts. Thank god, if you got hurt, your sister would KILL me!” “That was awesome though!” “Alright my turn!” Scootaloo yelled. Scootaloo got ready at the starting position. “Ready? Three, two, one, GO!” Scootaloo got a great start and had no trouble making it over the first three obstacles. When reaching the fourth one, Scootaloo used her wings to hover, she barely made it over. All she had to do was run to the finish. Scootaloo ran as fast as she possible could. She reached the finish line, and fell to the ground she was so exhausted. “What was my time?” “It was… one minute thirty seconds! WOW! That’s fast Scootaloo!” Sweetie Belle cheered. Excited, Scootaloo looked at her flank… no cutie mark. This time she was too excited to see Rainbow Dash run the course to be let down. “Alright Rainbow Dash your turn.” “Alright, I’ll give it a try.” Rainbow got in position at the start of the track. “Ready? Three, two, one, GO!” All you could see was a blur run by. In no time Rainbow was done. “What’s my time guys?” Scootaloo looked at the timer. “THIRTY SECONDS!” Scootaloo couldn’t believe what she was seeing. “I guess I’m not that bad after all.” “NOT BAD! THAT’S AMAZING!” “Thanks kid, you’re right this was pretty fun. It’s getting late, I’d better get to Fluttershy’s, hopefully she’ll let me sleep over.” “When will I see you next Rainbow Dash?” “How’s about tomorrow, I’ll meet you at the clubhouse at noon.” “It’s a deal” “Bye Rainbow.” “Bye kids.” Rainbow walked off towards Fluttershy’s house. A door could be heard open and close. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo looked behind them to see Spike and an enraged Rarity. > Chapter 5: Scootaloo's New Parent > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Hi Rarity…” Sweetie Belle said, realizing her sister was angry. “LOOK AT THE MESS YOU MADE SWEETIE!” “Oh sorry sis, but I had a good reason.” “And that reason would be?” “Because the one and only Rainbow Dash was playing with us!” Scootaloo interrupted. “Well that is no excuse to ruin my beautiful backyard. Now you two clean this up immediately!” “You can’t do that! I’m too adorable!” Sweetie argued. “Nice try, you’re still cleaning this up.” Rarity turned towards Spike. “Now let’s continue where we left off.” Rarity said sensually. Spike and Rarity made their way back into the Carousel Boutique. “Well let’s get this cleaned up, I just want to go home.” “Scootaloo can I ask you something?” “Sure Sweetie, what’s up?” “Where do you live? You’ve never talked about it or brought us over.” “Well Sweetie there’s a reason I didn’t…” A tear left Scootaloo’s eye. “What’s wrong Scootaloo?” “I live in an orphanage. That’s why I also never talk about my parents.” “Aw, that’s sad. But you know Apple Bloom and I will always be your friends no matter what!” Sweetie gave Scootaloo a friendly hug. “Thanks Sweetie, but let’s clean up quickly… before your sister yells at us again.” “I’d rather take my time, I’m sure she’s doing something gross with Spike, like kissing.” Sweetie stuck her tong out in disgust of the thought. “Ewwwwwwwwww.” Scootaloo replied. The two cleaned up. It took them about two hours, seeing as they made sure everything was one hundred and ten percent perfect. This was Rarity after all. “Finally we're done... up to Rarity's standards that is.” “Yes, now just to go back to those two… yeah…” “I’ll see you tomorrow Sweetie, in the clubhouse. Hopefully Rainbow will be there.” “Bye Scootaloo, see you then.” *The next day* Scootaloo made her way to the clubhouse. She walked in and saw Sweetie and Rainbow chatting. “I think this would be a better place to try this out Sweetie.” “You really think so Rainbow?” “Rainbow Dash you came!” Scootaloo interrupted. “Hey kiddo. Well I did have fun yesterday, and I did say I'd be here, and I am loyal after all, just ask my element of harmony.” “Well, what do you want to do today?” “I have the perfect plan!” Rainbow announced. “Great what is it?” “Follow me and I’ll show you.” The two followed Rainbow Dash to the back of Sugar Cube Corner, she made sure Pinkie’s window was closed. “Sugar Cube Corner? Why did you lead us here?” Scootaloo asked confused. “To prank Pinkie. Now I need you two to help me.” “That sounds like so much fun!” Sweetie squeaked. “Here’s the plan. Scootaloo, you and I will hold the hose and aim it at Pinkie’s window and make it look like it’s raining. Sweetie, I need you to go inside and ask if you can go talk to Pinkie in her room, and I want you tell her it’s raining outside and she has to cancel all her outside plans. Any questions?” “Alright, let’s do this!” Sweetie said, excited. “Alright let's get set up, and when it starts, go and tell Pinkie what I told you to.” “Alright.” Rainbow and Scootaloo stood on the ground and aimed the hose at the window. Sweetie turned on the water and made her way to Pinkie’s room, after asking the Cakes if it was okay. *Knock knock* “Who’s there? Oh is it a cake!” “Hey Pinkie, it’s Sweetie Belle, can I come in?” “Of course you silly billy!” Sweetie walked in. She saw Pinkie sitting on her bed, writing down some more ideas for what to put in her future cupcakes. “Hey Pinkie I have some bad news.” “I knew it! Someone stole all the sugar and we won’t be able to make any more cupcakes! Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????????????” “No, that would be a tragedy. No, I walked by and noticed some rain clouds, I think it’s going to rain, and you’ll have to cancel your plans.” “Don’t be silly, it was sunny outside earlier.” “Well go check outside.” Pinkie walked up to her window, and saw it was indeed raining (or so she thought). “No! This can’t be! Wait! That means I could work on my cupcakes! YAY!” The two were interrupted by Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo entering the room, laughing. “We got you good Pinkie.” “That was you Dash?” “Yeah, all three of us planned this prank.” “Oh you got me good Dash! How about you stay for cupcakes? I’m about to make a new batch of experimental cupcakes!” “No thanks Pinkie, we’ve got to get going. We have more plans for today.” “Okie dokie lokie! See you guys another time.” “Bye Pinkie.” The three responded. The three made their way back to the treehouse. When they arrived, it was almost supper time. “That was great!” Scootaloo said excited. “It was wasn’t it?” Rainbow said proudly. “I wish I could hang out longer, but I need to get home.” Scootaloo said, a hint of sadness in her voice. “Hey kid, how about I walk you home tonight?” “Really!” Scootaloo couldn’t believe what she just heard. “Yeah, take it as a thank you for the fun you’ve given me.” “Alright!” Rainbow started to follow Scootaloo. “Bye Sweetie, I’ll see you tomorrow.” “Bye you two!” Sweetie squeaked. The two started to make their way to Scootaloo’s house. “So kid where do you live?” “I… I…” “What’s wrong kid?” “Well, I’m an orphan, I live at an orphanage.” “Oh… I’m sorry to hear that kid.” “Yeah. My parents abandoned me there, I was told they were young and they decided they couldn’t take care of me properly, and so they ended up giving me to this orphanage. Well that’s what the owner tells me. I’ve asked them if I could meet my parents, but they don’t have any way of contacting them.” “That’s too bad kid. Well, you’ll always me, Sweetie and Apple Bloom here to hang out with you.” “Thanks Rainbow, that means a lot.” They arrived at the orphanage. They both entered. “Well I better get to my room, and get ready for supper, thanks for walking me home Rainbow.” “No problem kid. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Scootaloo walked off towards her room, Rainbow on the other hand had plans of her own. She made her way to the receptionist. “Hello, could I please speak to the person in charge of this place?” “Well… he’s very busy lately.” “Please, it’s really important.” “Alright let me ask him.” The receptionist walked into an office behind the desk. A few minutes passed by, and she finally came back out. “Alright, he’s got ten minutes. You may go in.” “Thank you.” “My pleasure.” Rainbow made her way into the office. There was the owner of the orphanage. “Hello there how can I help you…?” “My name is Rainbow Dash. Pleased to meet you sir.” “Please call me David. Now how can I help you?” “I wanted to ask you a few questions about how Scootaloo ended up here.” “Ah yes Scootaloo. She’s a great kid, always excited, but can be a little trouble maker sometimes. What did you want to know?” “Well, I was hoping you could tell me how she got here, and tell me the name of her parents.” “Ah yes. It was late one night, years ago. I heard a knock at the door, as I was locking the doors for the night. We do that so no one accidentally wonders off outside. I opened the door and there were two Pegasi waiting at the door, with a baby in their hooves. *That night years ago* “Hello sir, we need your help. We can’t take care of this child, could you please give her a good home here?” “Well, I don’t know, there’s a lot of paper work, and she needs to be accepted…” “Please sir, we can’t just leave her out on the streets and we honestly can’t take care of her. We just don’t have the money.” “Well…” “Please sir, you can’t just let her suffer her on the streets. She needs a good home.” “Alright, but I need you to come in and answer a few questions.” “Thank you sir. This is great isn’t it John?” “Yes it is Caroline!” “Please follow me you two.” They entered and followed David. As they reached David’s office a caretaker walked by. “Excuse me.” “Yes sir?” “Could you please take this baby to a room? She’s going to be a new guest here.” “Of course sir.” The caretaker took the baby and continued down the hallway. “Alright, let’s get the questions done, and we’ll be on our way.” “Sounds good.” They entered the office. David took a seat behind the desk and the two took their respective seats. “Alright so I’m going to ask you these questions just so we have better knowledge of the baby and a way to contact you in case of an emergency.” “Alright, but keep our contact information private please. We don’t want our child to know about us.” “Alright. Now, what is the name of the child?” “Scootaloo.” “Do you have her birth documents?” “Yes, right here.” They handed the documents. “Alright, we’ll hold on to those. Now, how old is she?” “She’s four months.” “She’s a Pegasus. Now I need you to fill out your contact information.” He handed them the papers, and they started to fill out the info. *Back to the present* “After that they left and Scootaloo stayed with us.” “Wait. Did you say Caroline and John? Did one have a red mane and a white coat, and the other have a blue mane and a yellow coat?” “Why yes, how did you know?” “I know them from work, and I know how to contact them. But before I leave I have one more question…” *The next day* Rainbow Dash entered the treehouse, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom were there, planning on what they should do next to get their cutie marks. “Hey guys.” “Hey Rainbow.” “Scootaloo I have a surprise for you.” “What is it!?” Scootaloo jumped from excitement. “Read this!” Rainbow wore a huge smile. “I, Rainbow Dash have accepted the responsibility and duty of adopting Scootaloo and promise to take care of her.” Scootaloo ran up to Rainbow Dash and hugged her, squeezing her. Tears were flowing down her cheeks. She was unable to speak. “You’re now my child kiddo. Surprise!” “Rainbow Dash, this is the best thing I could have! I love you ‘mom’!” “I’m not gonna lie, that felt kind of awkward.” “Congratulations Scootaloo!” The other two ran up and hugged her. “I’ve got more news as well.” “What can be better than this?” “I’ve set up a meeting with your parents. We’re going to meet them at Sugar Cube Corner in a few minutes, so we better make our way there.” Scootaloo stood there speechless. “I knew this would happen.” Rainbow placed Scootaloo on her back. “I’ll see you two later.” “Goodbye, and good luck talking to her parents.” “Thanks bye.” Rainbow made her way to Sugar Cube Corner. Scootaloo, came back from the shock of the news. “Rainbow?” “Yeah kid?” “Thank you! This is… the best thing that could happen. I can’t thank you enough Rainbow!” She hugged her back. “You’re welcome kid. I couldn’t just let you continue to live there. It seemed depressing. So I thought I should adopt you. You’ve grown on me kid, and I like you. I’ve never had the experience of what being a mom is, but I’m sure we’ll be fine.” “I don’t care about that. You’re my hero, just the fact we’ll be living together will be awesome!” “It will be kid. Well kid we’re here. Are you ready?” “Yes.” “I’ll be coming in with you, just to introduce you, then I’ll wait outside so you can have a private conversation with them.” “Thanks again Rainbow.” “You’re welcome kid.” They made their way inside. Scootaloo jumped off Rainbow’s back. She saw two Pegasi, waiting there. “Hey Scootaloo.” “Mom… Dad?” “Yes it’s us sweetheart.” Scootaloo ran up to them and hugged them as hard as possible. Tears flowing down her cheeks. “I’ve been wanting to meet you guys forever.” “You’re not mad at us?” “Of course not, all I care about is wanting to meet you guys.” “Well, I’m Caroline and this is John.” “Is it alright if I call you mom and dad?” “Of course.” “Well we have a lot to catch up on…” Scootaloo started from as early as she could remember. She was the happiest she’d ever been in her life. Her hero (Rainbow Dash) adopted her and she got to meet her parents. This was the perfect day! After what seemed like an eternity, it was time for her parents to leave. “I hate to say this Scootaloo, but we need to get back home.” “Oh… alright.” Scootaloo started to cry. “What’s wrong?” “I guess this is the only time I’ll see you guys.” “Don’t be silly kid. Rainbow Dash told us where you two will be living and she insisted we come over for visits.” “You promise to visit?” “We promise Scootaloo!” The two hugged her. “Well we’ll be seeing you soon. Goodbye for now.” “Goodbye mom… dad…” The three walked outside. Scootaloo walked up to Rainbow Dash, her parents flew towards Cloudsdale. “Rainbow Dash…” “Yes kiddo?” “You’re the best friend and parent somepony could ask for!” “Thanks kid, now let’s go home. We have a lot to prepare so you can move in.” “I’m right behind you mom!” “It still sounds strange.” Rainbow chuckled. The End.