As her scooter rolled down the snowy streets of Ponyville, Scootaloo thought excitedly to herself. She could not wait for her first flying lesson with Rainbow dash. She was hoping that today was the day that she was going to fly.
As she was reaching the frosty meadow where she was meeting Rainbow Dash, she slowed down her wings so she would skid to a halt. She hopped of her scooter and looked around. Rainbow Dash was no where in sight, but Scootaloo knew that she would not be standing there to long.
After all, Rainbow Dash is the fastest pegasus in Equestria, she thought to herself.
Scootaloo watched her breath billow out in little white clouds while she stood in the meadow, waiting for her teacher to arrive. She soon saw the familiar rainbow colored streak zooming towards her.
Rainbow Dash landed effortlessly on the cold hard ground, making Scootaloo's eyes fill with wonder.
"Ya ready, squirt?" she said.
"Of course I am!" Scootaloo replied, her tiny wings fluttering in excitement.
"Good. I promise I'll have you soaring threw the skies with me by winter wrap up. After all, with me as your teacher, how could you not be?"
They got started right away. It started with Rainbow Dash lifting Scootaloo up in the frosty air, so that Scootaloo could feel the air currents moving around her body. They then came back down to the ground so that Scootaloo could do some exercises to strengthen her wings. And Scootaloo loved every minute of it. She felt as though she never wanted to go back to the orphanage, like she could be with Rainbow Dash forever.
Rainbow Dash drilled her again and again, until they took a break for some lunch. They were having daisy and dandelion sandwiches that Rainbow Dash made. They hadn't said much since they sat down so Rainbow decided to break the silence.
"Ya know what kid? I don't know why you didn't come to me sooner, I could of had you up in the air ages ago."
"Really? I never came because I thought you wouldn't want to teach me." Scootaloo said.
Rainbow Dash's eyes went wide and she spit out the bite of sandwich she was chewing.
"Why wouldn't I wan't to teach you! I love ya like a sister." Rainbow Dash said with a smile.
Scootaloo was so happy, she literally felt like heart was going to explode. She felt Rainbow's wing around her in a hug and she smiled even more.
She loves me like a *sister*, she thought blissfully to herself.
The warm embrace was held for a couple minutes. Rainbow Dash then let go so she could finnish her sandwich. Once both ponies were done, they shook the snow out of their fur. They spread out their wings and quickly got back to training.
It was getting late so Rainbow Dash decided to call it a day and go home.
"Hey kid, I think we've done enough for today."
Scootaloo's face fell. "But I want to stay and train more!"
"I know, but it's getting dark and I don't want you to get hurt."
"But Rainbow Dash!"
"Look, it's not like I don't want you to fly or anything, but I'm trying to keep you safe."
"But-"
"Look, I'm the teacher, and I'm doing what's best for you by ending this practice."
Scootaloo turned away from Rainbow Dash. "Ya know what? If you don't want to teach me then fine, I'll find somepony else to teach me."
Rainbow looked taken aback, but said nothing. Then Scootaloo did something she would soon regret. She started to run away. As she ran, she could feel the tears falling from her face. She knew that Rainbow Dash did still want to teach her and that she was over-reacting, but she felt as though no pony believed that she could ever fly. She could hear Rainbow Dash calling her in the distance, but she did not go back.
When Scootaloo reached the orphanage, she smashed through the front door, not caring that she just ran face first into a huge chunk of wood. She ignored the other kids greetings as she stormed towards the stair case. She bounded two steps at a time up the old wooden frame, trying to make as much noise as possible. When she got to her room, she flung herself onto her cyan blue bedsheets and buried her face in her pillow. Scootaloo could feel the pillowcase becoming wet on her cheeks but she didn't care. She didn't even notice when the head of the orphanage came in to tell her it was lights out. She soon fell asleep to the sounds of her sobs.
When Scootaloo woke up, she felt the dry tears on her face. She groaned.
"Why do I always have to act like such an idiot!" she angrily said to herself.
She quickly washed her face of in the bathroom and went downstairs to the dinning room to get some breakfast. She gulped down her oatmeal and orange juice and cleared her plate before heading out the door. When she opened the door, she smiled happily to herself. It had snowed while she was sleeping, which meant lots of wintery fun for her and the other Cutie Mark Crusaders, Applebloom and Sweetie Selle. She looked around for her scooter and groaned again. She had left it in the field where she and Rainbow dash were training. She hoped it hadn't gotten icy over-night. She started trotting threw Ponyville's bustling market towards the meadow. She was just exiting the market when she heard a familiar voice.
"Hey, Scootaloo, want ta come make have a snowball fight with me and Sweetie belle?" called Applebloom.
Scootaloo turned around to see Applebloom running to catch up with her.
"Sure! I was heading over there any way to get my scooter."
Applebloom looked confused.
"Why would ya leave it there?" she asked.
Scootaloo blushed and started to rub the back of her neck.
"Well, ya see, I was training with Rainbow Dash yesterday and it was getting late and she said to stop but I didn't want to stop so I kinda had an outburst at her and I ran home. I guess I wasn't really thinking about my scooter at the time."
"Aw, well we can get it when we're over there. Let's go get Sweetie Belle so we can have a snowball fight!
When Scootaloo and Applebloom reached Carousel Boutique, they didn't bother knocking on the door. They barged in to the shop and yelled for Sweetie belle to come downstairs. However, instead of their fellow Cutie Mark Crusader coming down the steps, Sweetie Belle's older sister Rarity trotted towards them.
"Why hello girls." she greeted. "Are you looking for Sweetie Belle?"
"Yeah!" replied Applebloom. "Is she home?"
"I'm sorry girls, but she's at Sugarcube Corner getting some pastries for lunch. However, you two are welcome to stay in here away from the cold until she comes back."
"Ok!" said the two fillies in unison.
"How about you two sit right here while I go get you some hot chocolate. Would that be good?" Rarity asked.
"Oh that would be awesome!" said Scootaloo.
As Rarity left the room to get some cocoa, Scootaloo and Applebloom's eyes wandered around the room. They saw lots of wool coats and fluffy parkas of every color for the frosty season. There were hats and scarves and fluffy boots too. Something in paticular caught Scootaloo's eye. It was just a rainbow striped scarf, but the thing that Scootaloo loved about it was that the orange stripe was really fat compared to the other colors and also that it was the same color orange as her coat. It also kind of reminded her of Rainbow Dash's mane. Just that made her tear up. She slapped herself.
No, Scootaloo, stop thinking about Rainbow Dash.
Her thoughts were interrupted by Rarity's return with the hot chocolate.
"Here you go girls. Now-," Rarity started but was soon cut of by the sound of a door slamming open.
"Hey Rarity, I was wondering if you had that scarf that I asked for." Rainbow Dash said as she flew threw the door.
"Why of course I have it Rainbow Dash. I always get my orders done on time. Now you go sit by the girls while I get it for you."
Scootaloo's heart dropped to the bottom of her stomach. She did not want to face the shame her idol would bring her. She had to get out of there.
"ThanksforthehotchocolateRaritycomeonApplebloomletsgogetSweetiebellegottagobye!" she said as she bolted out the door, dragging Applebloom in her wake.
Rarity and Rainbow Dash just stood there and blinked. After a few minutes Rarity broke the silence.
"What was that all about?" she asked Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash snapped out of her stupor and thought for a moment.
"I was helping train Scoots yesterday and when I told her that we had to stop she flipped out and ran away. I dunno why though. I think she's afraid to talk to me now cause she thinks I'll be mad or something." she replied. Inside, the sisterly gears in her head were turning.
I hope Scoots comes to talk to me soon. I don't want her to be like this *forever*, she thought.
When Scootaloo finally let go of Applebloom, they had reached Sugarcube Corner. She took a moment took smell the sweet aroma drifting threw the frosty air. Her moment of bliss was cut short when Applebloom slapped her across her muzzle.
"What in tarnation was that for!" she said angrily.
"Sorry Applebloom, I just had to get away from Rainbow Dash. I don't want her to be mad or anything." Scootaloo replied as they walked into the familiar bakery.
They looked around the room and soon spotted Sweetie Belle paying Pinkie pie at the counter.
"And here is your muffins and your change!" said Pinkie Pie.
"Thank you! This looks delicious!" replied Sweetie Belle.
"Hey! Sweetie Belle! Come over here!"
Sweetie Belle turned around and saw Applebloom and Scootaloo by the door waving at her to come over. She made her way threw the horde of ponies by the counter and stopped when she reached her friends.
"Hey! What are you guys doing here?" she asked them.
"We were lookin' ta find ya and Rarity told us that ya were here!" Applebloom replied.
"We wanted to know if you wanted to have a snowball fight!" said Scootaloo.
"That sounds like so much fun!" Sweetie Belle said, "But can we stop at Carousel Boutique first? I have to give Rarity her breakfast."
"Sure we can!" said Applebloom
Scootaloo's hopes sank. She still wasn't ready to face Rainbow Dash, and because Rarity was Rarity, she knew that any trip to Carousel Boutique takes a long time.
"Okay..." she said with uncertainty.
When the three young fillies got back to the boutique, the sounds of a door opening and two very familiar voices met their ears. When Scootaloo heard this, she jumped into a bush on the side of the road.
"Thanks again for the scarf Rarity, I really needed it." said Rainbow Dash
Scootaloo peered through the thick branches of the bush to see her idol wearing the same scarf that Scootaloo had liked in the boutique.
"Why it was no problem, darling. It does seem like it would get cold when one is flying around in these temperatures" said Rarity
"It's actually not as cold as you would think. Ya see-"
"Hey Rarity! I brought your muffins from Sugarcube Corner! And guess what? They're still warm!" Sweetie Belle called.
Sweetie Belle ran up the path to the entrance of Carousel Boutique and dropped the muffins at Rarity's hooves. She was just turning to leave when Rainbow Dash called to her.
"Hey Sweetie Belle!"
Sweetie Belle stopped and looked back.
"Yeah?"
"Have you seen squirt today? I was looking for her."
Sweetie Belle was about to reply that she had when a pair of orange hooves came out of a bush and made an X, as if they were telling her to say no.
"Uhh...No I haven't, sorry Rainbow Dash." she said confusedly.
Rainbow Dash looked a upset for a moment, before saying a quick "no problem kid" and zooming off.
Sweetie stared at the spot where Rainbow Dash had been, before shrugging and running back to her friends.
The 3 fillies ran until they reached the meadow. The snow was thick on the ground, and up in the sky it looked as though Ponyville would be expecting a blizzard soon. As Scootaloo looked around for her scooter, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle decided the rules of the snowball fight. Each filly would get a part of the field and would have 5 minutes to build a fort and gather ammo. You were out if you got hit. Last pony standing would win.
Scootaloo decided to take the area of the meadow by the lake as her territory. Applebloom took the area by the trees, and Sweetie Belle took the rocky part of the field. They all started building their forts immediately. After 5 minutes, the game begun.
Applebloom and Sweetie Belle shared a glance, then looked at Scootaloo.
"Ready, Aim, Fire!"
Scootaloo was pelted with snowballs from both sides, pushing her back towards the edge of the lake. She turned around and ran out onto the ice.
"Ha! you can't catch me!" she yelled back at them.
Crack
"Scootaloo! Look out!" yelled Applebloom.
Scootaloo felt the ice give way beneath her. She screamed as loud as she possibly could. As she fell into the freezing waters, she looked up just in time to see a rainbow streak pass by.
