Chapter 2 - A Weekend to Remember (part 1)

Thanks to Enderstorm for editing !

Spitfire had been waiting for this day since her last performance at the Cloudsdale arena, it was the day when she got to spend time with her friends.

It had been the first time in a long time since Spitfire had ever wanted to go anywhere for any reason, she would always spend her weekends at the race circuit or at the training facilities at the Wonderbolt headquarters. But for the first time in a long time she had something different planned.

Spitfire soared over the skies of Equestria when she saw the little earth pony town known, ironically, as Ponyville. Spitfire smiled before heading down towards the spec on the ground.

She landed on the main streets of the small town, she hadn't bothered bringing her Wonderbolts uniform and she didn't really want to either as she didn't want a crowd of ponies circling her, wanting autographs and what not.

Instead Spitfire had opted for a simple blue and white scarf since it was now in the Autumn season for Equestria, a season in which Spitfire enjoyed, as she loved the colours of the leaves and the burnt smell that wafted through the air at that time of year. She started to walk down the main street of the earth pony town as she made her way to where Dash had told her to meet them, it was a blue bridge which was at the outskirts of the village. Spitfire was amazed that she had only gotten a few looks and not even a single pony coming up and asking her something. She just shrugged it off not wanting the extra attention today.

However Rainbow Dash had warned the fiery Pegasus that her friend by the name of Pinkie Pie would throw a party if she knew that Spitfire had come into town, and so Spitfire had opted to keep her head down as she passed Sugarcube corner. She spied the small wooden bridge at the edge of town and saw two ponies casually waiting, she made them out to be Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo and decided to quicken her pace not wanting to be too late.

"Hey guys, what’s up?" Spitfire said as she closed in on the pair.

Scootaloo gasped, "Spitfire!" and ran up and hugged her foreleg again, Spitfire giggled and ruffled Scootaloo’s windswept mane.

"I can see you're excited!" Spitfire said with a smile and Scootaloo nodded rapidly while Rainbow Dash came up to the pair

"Yep! I promised her I'd teach her to glide today as well so she's been up all night." Dash said with a smirk as she punched the filly lightly on the shoulder as Scootaloo tried to hide her embarrassment, Spitfire not wanting to see Scootaloo so red spoke up.

"Well, I would be the same if I had a day with a leader of the Wonderbolts, and I do recall a certain cyan filly who won the best flyers competition, and got to hang out with us. She spent the whole day squealing and asking for a spot on the team." Spitfire said with a grin as it was Rainbows turn to start going a shade of crimson as Scootaloo muffled a giggle.

"So, can we get started?" Scootaloo pleaded in excitement after Rainbow Dash regained her composure.

Spitfire shrugged, "I don't see why not." Spitfire said looking at Rainbow Dash who nodded in approval and glanced down at Scootaloo jumping in excitement.

Rainbow helped Scootaloo onto her back and the three pegasi took off into the air. Once they were at a good altitude,

Rainbow Dash turned to Scootaloo who had a tight grip on her neck. Spitfire soared over the top of the two pegasi and leaned her head down to talk to Scootaloo.

"Okay, Scoots. You're gonna want to spread you're wings out as far as they can go and then angle them so you can feel the wind under your wings, OK? Remember to keep a tight grip on Dash until you’re ready to let go." Spitfire said. Scootaloo nodded, but she didn't seem all that confident. Spitfire remembered back to how she had comforted Scootaloo at the Cloudsdale performance and rested her forehoof on Scootaloo's back. Scootaloo looked up to see Spitfire with a reassuring smile plastered on her face.

"It’s okay Scootaloo. It might sound scary, but trust me, you’re gonna love it!" Spitfire said in a calm almost motherly tone. Scootaloo smiled up at Spitfire before spreading her wings out as far as her muscles would allow and began to adjust them so they could catch the wind.

Spitfire watched on as Scootaloo finally let go of Dash's neck and flew off her back. Spitfire glided in beside Scootaloo quickly so the little Pegasus didn't feel scared. Scootaloo smiled as she began to turn and began giggling when she dived down and up slightly when she adjusted her wings, though the fact was she was still falling which meant that soon Spitfire had to soar underneath the filly and catch Scootaloo on her back. The pegasus filly giggled some more and wrapped her forehooves tightly around her neck as Spitfire and Dash soared back up into the sky again.

The three pegasi happily played in the sky for the most of the morning. Spitfire was only too happy to give the filly tips and exercises to help her glide better. Scootaloo had loved every minute of the day so far and felt happy around Spitfire and Rainbow as they flew all around her giving her help whenever she needed it.

After some more glide tests the three worn out pegasi landed on one of the grassy hills next to where the apple orchard was located. There was a big tree that sat on top of the grassy structure and a view of the small earth pony village. Celestia's sun was still up, but had passed its peak and was now on its way down. Spitfire turned around and smiled as Dash hugged the filly tightly.

"That was amazing, Scootaloo!" Spitfire exclaimed, beaming with pride as she walked up to the pair and ruffled the fillies purple mane as Scootaloo blushed slightly from the praise that she was getting.

"Yeah, squirt that was awesome! You’re nearly as good as me now!" Dash said, winking at the young Pegasus in her forehooves. When Dash released the embrace Scootaloo ran over and to Spitfire and they also shared a hug.

"Thanks for coming to hang out with us today, Spitfire!" Scootaloo thanked her happily as Spitfire nuzzled the top of her mane.

"Thank you for asking me to hang out with you Scoots! I'm glad I was here too, I'm so proud of you!" Spitfire said as Scootaloo giggled and hugged her tighter.

"I bet your folks will be proud too!" Rainbow chimed in with a chuckle. Spitfire expected Scootaloo to say something, but what happened instead shocked Spitfire to the core. When the word 'parent' left Rainbows mouth she looked on as Scootaloo's eyes constricted in size and she felt Scootaloo shudder slightly in her forehooves, she knew that look. Spitfire remembered when she used to do the same thing whenever someone would mention the word 'parent' or anything similar.

'But she can't be. Can she? She looked so happy, so carefree.' Spitfire thought to herself as an awkward silence fell over the three pegasi. Scootaloo opted not to reply to Dash who just stayed silent worried that she might have upset her surrogate sister. Spitfire came back to reality and quickly resorted to breaking the silence.

"Well then, what say we go to Sugarcube Corner, my treat!" Spitfire said, breaking the ice as she looked down at Scootaloo, who, upon hearing the words of the famous bakery, burst back into life and nodded rapidly.

Spitfire knew the filly was eager to get going and so she let the filly down and the orange pegasus began running off in the direction of the sweetshop as Spitfire and Dash began trotting of after her.

"What was that all about?" Dash asked in a confused tone, Spitfire shook her head.

"I have an idea, but I don't want to say it." Spitfire said in a worried tone, Dash looked at her friend and idol concerned.

"What do you mean?" Dash asked curiously as she leaned in closer.

"I-I can't say I need to know a bit more before I'm totally sure." Spitfire replied truthfully.

Dash sighed and nodded before she leaned back and continued trotting after the filly.

Meanwhile Spitfire's mind was a blur. 'Could Scootaloo really be an orphan?' Spitfire thought as she pondered on the idea.

She hoped she was wrong, but that look the orange filly had given her had doubted those hopes, she knew Scootaloo was at least distressed about something, but she would need to try and squeeze some more snippets of information from the filly before she could be totally sure. So she shook the thoughts out of her mind for the time being and tried to focus on those pastries as she took off after her two friends eager to make the rest of the day a happy one.