Sisterhooves Surprise

“And you loop-de-looped around like that, broke through the clouds, and they exploded like fireworks!  That was so awesome!” Scootaloo exclaimed with admiration.

Rainbow Dash smiled.  She knew Scootaloo was a huge fan of her, and idolized her.  Not that she had anything against it.  She liked Scootaloo’s company, and agreed to take her under her wing very recently.

“Yeah.  That was some hay of a trick!” Rainbow Dash replied.

“Hey, you know what?” Scootaloo asked eagerly.

Rainbow Dash smiled.  “What?” she replied.

“My birthday’s in two days!” Scootaloo exclaimed.  With a flutter of her wings, she flew about 6 inches above the ground.

Rainbow Dash smiled to herself.  If Scootaloo wanted to be like her some day, she really had some learning to do.  Not to mention bigger wings.

“Well, I gotta go.  I don’t want to be late to my Crusaders meeting.  Today we’re going to try underwater basket weaving!  Don’t you think an underwater basket weaving cutie mark would look great on me?” she asked.

“Of course it will,” Rainbow Dash answered, winking.

“Bye, Dash!”  Scootaloo yelled, waving excitedly.

“Later, squirt!”  Rainbow Dash answered.  The two parted ways; Scootaloo to the Cutie Mark Crusaders clubhouse, and Rainbow Dash to her cloud mansion.  Lying on the bed, she thought about what Scootaloo said to her.  Scootaloo was such a loyal fan and friend of hers.  What could she do for her birthday?  Flying lessons?  Nope.  Scootaloo would fail at those.  Rainbow Dash didn’t want Scootaloo to get hurt.  A sonic rainboom across the sky and some epic cloud art?  No.  Scootaloo had already seen that.  Cupcakes from Sugarcube Corner to share?  Rainbow Dash slapped herself for even thinking of the idea.  She wanted a gift that screamed Rainbow Dash.  Just then, she felt tired.  She curled up a cloud to take a nap.  Napping on a small cloud, basking in sunshine was the life.  As she was sleeping, she had a dream that she forgot to get Scootaloo her present, and when Scootaloo found out, she ran away crying, and said Rainbow Dash was the meanest pony ever, and that she didn’t want to be under her wing anymore.  Then Scootaloo adopted Lightning Dust, another Pegasus that Rainbow Dash was briefly friends with at the Wonderbolts Academy, as a big sister.