I'm always here for you

"And just who are you?" The mare asked.

"That's not important!" Rainbow spat, "I'm just here to make you pay...."

"For what?"

"For hurting Scoots!"

The mare started laughing uncontrollably. Scootaloo toke her attention away from the fight and focused on the colt on the ground not to far from this mare. Scootaloo toke advantage of this mare's distraction to go aid Rumble. Slipping past the mare easily, Scootaloo found herself next to Rumble. "Rumble?"

Rumble glanced up at her, "Heh.... Hey Scoots."

"Are you okay?" Scootaloo asked.

"I'm fine," Rumble said getting to his hooves, "I saw Rainbow, so I played dead for a minute."

"Come on Rumble," Scootaloo said taking his hoof, "We should get out of the war zone."

"Your probably right," Rumble said following Scootaloo.

"Now," Rainbow said, "let me teach you a lesson..."

The mare looked her, "how could you care for such a worthless filly?"

"She's not worthless!" Rainbow spat.

"Really? A Pegasus that can't fly? Not worthless? I'll believe it when I see it."

Rainbow Dash was now glaring at this mare. Scootaloo watched in horror, waiting for the first fist be be swung. A shiver  went down her spine as Rainbow looked about ready to lurch at this mare. Rainbow stopped and look towards her and Rumble.

"Rumble, take Scoots home," Rainbow said.

"Yes madam," Rumble said grabbing her hoof, "Come on Scoots.... We need to go."

Rumble started off running with Scootaloo, once he got around a corner he glanced back to make sure the mare wasn't chasing them. "Scoots, I think I'm gonna fly you home."

"Alright Rumble," Scootaloo said.

Rumble grabbed Scootaloo and started towards the sky, staying below the buildings so they couldn't be easily spotted. Rumble soon found Rainbows house in the distance. Good... He thought, moving faster towards the house. He was just about to land, when something blurred by causing Rumble to tumble backwards and almost drop Scootaloo. He spotted the source of this blur. "Dammit, Rainbow, I could have dropped Scoots!" He spat bitterly. He turned his gaze to Scootaloo, fear coved her face.

"Sorry, I was going to fast to sto-" Rainbow also turned her gaze to Scoots.

She was now shivering. Rumble landed on Rainbow's porch, and started to loosen his grip only to have Scootaloo grip him tighter.  "Scoots.... What's wrong?"

.....

"Scoots, come on talk to me."

Silence. Rumble began to panic. Looking down at Scootaloo, he noticed tears starting to stream down her face, and her grip tightened even more. Rumble stared at her for a moment confused. He hugged Scootaloo saying anything to calm her down.  "It's okay Scoots, your safe," he repeated but to no avail. Her grip costly tightening on Rumble. Rumble, giving in,  simply wrapped his hooves around Scootaloo. With time Scootaloo began to calm down and her crying to into muffled sniffs. Soon she broke the embrace with Rumble.

"I'm gonna go..." She said.

"Okay...."

Scootaloo entered the house leaving a confused Rumble behind her. Rumble stared at the door for a minute. Then he turned his gaze to Rainbow Dash. "Is she... okay?"

"She's fine, just met a family member she didn't want to see."

"What?"

Rainbow Dash gave Rumble annoyed look. "Your really dumb sometimes."

"Well then..."

"Rumble, a mare, knows Scootaloo, acts like she owns her, and abusive, put two and two together Rumble," Rainbow said bitterly.

"Ooohh," Rumble said.

"Anyways, I gotta go calm down Scoots before she has anther episode."

"Alright then." Rumble said as he flew off towards home.