Chapter 2 (Re-edited)

Scootaloo was happily soaring through the clouds; she didn’t know why, but the feeling of the sun on her coat mixed with the feeling of the wind in her mane felt, exciting. She didn’t know how to explain it, and she didn’t care. Most pegasi probably knew this feeling.

Looking down Scootaloo saw Ponyville beneath her. though it made her feel bad, she felt that it belonged there. The colorful rooftops making a collage of some sort, and it made her feel special, for she knew that only pegasi, or ponies with the means too fly, could see this wondrous sight. She felt weird that she wasn’t getting tired; normally she could only hover for a minute, if she really pushed herself. Now that she thought about it, she couldn't even remember taking off.

“Oh, well” she thought. “At least this means I get a Pinkie Pie party later,” she added.

Now, as she looked around, she couldn't see anypony. It was the middle of the afternoon, and yet, the entirety of ponyville was deserted.

“Wait, what?” she asked herself, “Where is everypony?”

That's when she heard it, was the sky growling at her?

Yet, when she looked around there was no sign of a storm, not even a cloud. Realization struck her.

“It’s a dream” she noted “No wonder I can’t remember taking off, because I never did”

“Then where...” Scootaloo wondered to herself.

Scootaloo awoke with a start, only to see a timberwolf advancing on her.

“So,” she sighed, “You made yourself at home I see,” she stated dryly, knowing the only answer she would receive.

The beast lunged towards her, but she was quicker. Flipping off her makeshift bed, she landed and rolled to the side. The timberwolf swung at her, only to miss her left ear by a hair width. She didn't even flinch; she just continued to stand her ground and glare at the beast, studying it, hoping it would be as predictable as the rest of its kind.

It was.

The beast pounced, attempting to pin her she rolled under it. Scootaloo sprinted for her chest, to find something to injure the beast. A small flint. She realized early on that she would need things like this; after all, living in the Everfree wasn’t the safest option , but it sure beat the orphanage.

Diving to the side, knife in hoof, she waited for the beast’s next move. Yet again, predictable as always, it lunged. Rolling to the side, she drove the knife into where its bottom jaw connected to the rest of it, dislodging it. She knew well enough by now, that without its jaw at full strength, she could take it.

Running towards the beast, she decided its eyes would be the best idea; if it couldn’t see it was a goner. She hated doing this, but it was her or it; it had invaded her territory. Sure, she could run, but then the beast would claim her home for itself, and she took ages to find this place. Therefore, she had no choice.

After taking care of its eyes, she knew she should make this quick for the poor beast. Sliding under it, she thrust her knife through its body into it magical core, disrupting the flow of magic holding it together. Now without magic to hold it up, the beast fell to the ground and broke apart.

She then decided it would be wise to gather all its 'parts' and toss them in the nearest river. That way the current would carry it far away from here. She also decided, that she would have to find a way to block the entrance to her home, so this would not happen again.

Checking herself over, she noticed a few bruises, but no scratches.

“Hmm, at least that's an improvement;” she shuddered, “I’m getting too good at fighting these things.”

“Well, I guess I should start looking for Dash,” she noted that it was only about Eleven AM; it’s hard to know the time down to the second without a clock. after clearing away the last remains of the timberwolf, she went back inside and put her gear away. Grabbing her helmet and walking towards her scooter, she headed off for town.

It didn't take long for her to find Rainbow; she was sleeping on a cloud as usual. Scootaloo was a little jealous every time she saw Rainbow Dash doing this; she was able to do this at will, while Scootaloo was stuck on the ground.

“Hey! Rainbow Dash! Wake Up!” Scootaloo yelled, hoping Dash would hear her.

“Hu? What, what's going on.” she heard Dash mumble, directly after she saw the face of her idol appear at over the edge of the cloud. “OH! HEY, SQUIRT! WHAT'S UP!” Dash yelled, then immediately soared down to meet her 'little sister'.

“Hey, Dash? Could I ask you something?” Scootaloo asked, feeling slightly nervous. 'What if she turns me down, or laughs,' she thought.

“Uh, you’re not gonna ask me where foals come from are ya kid,” Dash asked with an awkward cough.

“WHAT!?!” Scootaloo asked, shocked. “No, Dash I’m not, I already know all that junk.”

“Oh, good.” Dash sighed, relieved. 'dodged a bullet there Dash,' she thought to herself. “So what did ya want to ask me kid?” Dash asked.

“Oh, um,” Scootaloo stalled. 'C'mon, Scoots get this over with' “I was wondering if you would teach me to fly,” she blurted out quickly.

Dash just stood there looking at Scootaloo with a blank expression on her face.

Scootaloo coughed. “Um, hello?” she asked.

“You want me to teach you to fly?” Dash asked.

“Uh, yeah,” Scootaloo replied.

“THIS. IS. AWESOME!” Dash yelled. “I've always wanted to teach somepony how to fly! And I promise Scoots, I won’t let ya down!” She seemed overjoyed at the opportunity.

The two 'sisters' made their way to the field under Dash’s house; it was large, and the weather seemed perfect for flying.

“Y'know scoots? I've been waiting for you to ask me for a while,” Dash stated.

“R-really?” Scoots asked.

“Yup!” Dash answered, “Took your sweet time about it though.”

“Oh,” Scoots replied, “Well, y'see, I thought you would think I was cooler, if I taught myself.”

“Scoots, there's nothing you could do to make me think you're any cooler,” Dash stated. “And you should never feel ashamed to ask for help. Ya remember when Applejack tried to do Applebuck season all by herself when Big Mac got hurt?” she asked.

“Yeah, she went a little crazy” Scoots recalled.

“I don't ever want to see you get like that,” Dash added, laughing at the memory. “All right! Enough talk, let’s see whatch'a got!”

Author's Note

Ain't it just annoying when chapters end on a cliff-hanger?
Yet again, thank's to the editor in chief L_Wolf
Big thanks to memphisgurl for spotting (a-lot of) errors