Down to Earth Family

Little did Applejack know that the exact opposite was happening with Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash's first night together.

The night started off great; Rainbow Dash took Scootaloo back to her box to pick up her stuff, and then took her to the most awesome house in all of Equestria…Hers .

"Well Scoots here we are, so what do you think?" Rainbow Dash asked the little filly on her back, pride radiating from her voice as she landed on the cloud step in front of her porch.

Scootaloo's mouth hung open as she took in the sight before her. She had seen Rainbow Dash's house from the ground, but in the sky it was a whole new experience. The clouds were perfectly sculpted into columns, with waterfalls the colors of the rainbow running down the side. After a few more seconds of taking it all in there was only one word that Scootaloo could think of to describe it. "This is awesome!" Scootaloo exclaimed as her wings buzzed in excitement.

Rainbow Dash smiled and ruffled the little filly's mane. "Well I'm glad to hear that. You ready to go inside and make yourself at home?" Rainbow Dash asked as she reached her front hoof out and opened the front door.

Scootaloo nodded her head frantically at the invitation, and trotted inside. Her eyes grew wide as she took in the sights around her. All and all it was a pretty normal house, at least as normal as a house made out of clouds can be. There were a few pictures on the walls, mostly of Rainbow Dash doing something with her friends, or of her performing a death defying stunt. There were also some trophies and other awards Rainbow had won from competitions like the best young fliers competition. As well as some miscellaneous Wonder Bolt collectables.

To Rainbow Dash all of these things were normal almost mundane, but to Scootaloo these where the coolest things in all of Equestria. Then Scootaloo's expression changed from one of excitement to confusion as she looked down at the strange feeling coming from beneth her hooves. She gasped, because for the first time she realized that she was standing on a cloud.

"Is this your first time on a cloud scoots?" Rainbow Dash asked as she trotted up next to the little filly.

Scootaloo looked up at her idol and nodded. She then jumped up and down a few times, enjoying the feeling of the soft fluffiness of the clouds beneath her hooves. After she got comfortable with how the clouds felt she started jumping around Rainbow Dash, all thoughts of her sadness from being alone long gone.

"Yeah it is pretty awesome isn't it?" Rainbow Dash said watching the little filly having the time of her life. "Hey squirt come on, I'll show you to your room."

"I…I get my own room?" Scootaloo asked as she stopped in front of Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah of course you do squirt." Rainbow Dash said as she trotted toward the stairs leading to the second floor.

Scootaloo smiled and started trotting after Rainbow Dash. They made their way up the winding stair case to the second floor of the cloud house. The second floor was much smaller than the first floor. The second floor was mostly just a long, wide hallway with four doors, two on each side of the hall. Rainbow Dash stopped in front of the first door and waved a hoof in its direction.

"This is my room, over there is the bathroom." Rainbow Dash said pointing at the door on the same side of the hall as her room. "And over here" Rainbow said as she opened the door to the room just opposite her own "will be your room."

Scootaloo tentatively trotted inside and looked around the room. It was plain compared to the rest of the house, with only a bed and a small desk in the corner, but to Scootaloo it was the best room ever. Scootaloo grinned widely, and ran up to the bed. She jumped up on to it and started bouncing up and down while laughing with glee.

"So what do you think Scoots?" Rainbow Dash asked as she leaned against the doorframe.

"It's great Rainbow Dash." Scootaloo said as she jumped of the bed.

"Good I'm glad you like it scoots. Well it's getting late, and you have school tomorrow so you should probably be going to bed."

"Ah, but Rainbow Dash I'm not even tired yet." Scootaloo wined as her wings drooped at her sides.

Rainbow Dash was somewhat taken aback by Scootaloo's response. She wasn't used to dealing with kids let alone having to take care of one. "Well I think it's time for you to go to bed. Why don't you go ahead and get into bed and I'll tuck you in" Rainbow said with a little bit more force.

"But Rainbow Dash, I usually don't go to bed for another hour at least." Scootaloo pleaded.

"No buts, this is my house and these are my rules. So it's time for you to go to bed." Rainbow Dash said stomping her hoof down to emphasize the point.

"Alright I'll go to bed…If you can catch me!" Scootaloo said before she dived quickly between Rainbow Dash's legs.

"Hey get back here!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she spun around and gave chase after the little filly.

While Rainbow Dash was the best young flier in Equestria, and arguably the fastest flier in all of Equestria as well, that generally took place in the open sky with little to no obstacles. Not in a confined space like her own house, where it turns out Scootaloo being smaller had the advantage. Which Rainbow Dash quickly found out.

Scootaloo ran back down the stairs as fast as her short legs could carry her, laughing loudly as she did. Rainbow Dash made it to the top or the stairs about at the same time that Scootaloo made it to the bottom. Rainbow unfurled her wings, and flew down the stairs, making up a lot of ground on her young adversary. When Rainbow got to the bottom of the stairs she looked around and saw Scootaloo running towards the kitchen.

"I've got you now squirt." Rainbow yelled in triumph as she took flight once again and flew towards her kitchen.

Scootaloo looked back at the older mare and gave her a sly grin, before she swiftly bucked the door shut.

Rainbow Dash tried to stop at the last minute, but she was going too fast, and she collided with the door making a small thud. Rainbow Dash shook her head, and leapt to her hooves. She kicked the door open with her front hoof and trotted inside. She looked around not seeing any sign of Scootaloo.

"I know you're in her Squirt." Rainbow Dash said as she paced around the room. "There is only one door in and out of this room so you have to be hiding somewhere." Rainbow said as she peaked under the table and looked through some of the lower cabinets. Finally she caught a glimpse of purple protruding from one of her upper shelves. She quietly crept up to the door and threw it open "Aha I've got you now…" Her irises shrunk when she saw Scootaloo with two open bags of flower on each side of her, and her wings open ready to flap.

Scootaloo wasted no time in flapping her wings vigorously, sending two massive clouds of flour bellowing out of the cabinet, covering Rainbow Dash and most of her kitchen in the white powder. Before the dust settled Scootaloo jumped out of the cabinet on to the floor and ran out of the kitchen laughing as she went.

"You can't catch me that easily." Scootaloo called as she made her way through Rainbow Dash's massive living room.

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and let out a groan as she looked around her kitchen. She opened her wings and flapped them once, removing most of the flour from her fur. She then galloped into the living room and looked around for Scootaloo.

She once again caught a glimpse of Scootaloo heading back up the stairs. "Oh no you don't." Rainbow yelled as she flew at full speed up the stairs and into the hallway. She quickly looked around and noticed that the door to her room was open. Rainbow Dash smiled and easily trotted into her bedroom and looked around. Nothing seemed out of place, but she was once bitten twice shy. She first opened her closet and dove to the side, and put her hooves over her head to protect her from anything that might be thrown her way. After nothing came she lifted her hooves up and looked in the closet, "Empty" She thought to herself as she looked around her room. She checked under the bed, under her desk, even in her dresser, but there was no sign of Scootaloo.

"Where could that little filly have gone?" She asked to herself as she tapped her chin in thought. Then her ears perked up when she started to hear what sounded like running water coming from the direction of her bathroom. "She must be in the Bathroom." Rainbow thought as she grinned with delight.

Rainbow Dash poked her head out of her room and noticed that further down the hall the door to the bathroom was open, just enough for the little filly to get through. Rainbow's smile grew as she eased her way out of her room and down the hall. When she was about ten feet away from the door she lifted her wing and flapped it hard opening the door the rest of the way.

She quickly galloped in and yelled "I've got you this time…AH!" She yelped in fright as her hooves went from being on her normal cloud floor, to the very slick, soaped up linoleum floor of her bathroom. She tried to stop herself but her momentum carried her down the soapy path straight toward her bathtub. She spun around trying in a last ditch effort to stop herself, but it was too late her back legs hit the edge of the tub, and her momentum carried her over the edge and into the almost full tub.

A few seconds later she rose half way out of the water and spit a stream of water out of her mouth back into the tub. Scootaloo seeing all of this from the other side of the room burst into uncontrollable laughter. She started laughing so hard that she fell over and started rolling around on the soapy floor.

Rainbow humphed as she gazed at the young filly laughing at her, then an evil grin spread across Rainbow's face as a thought accrued to her. "That was pretty good Scoots, but you know I think I see a little filly," Rainbow paused as she suddenly leapt out of the tub and flew over to Scootaloo. "Who needs a bath." Rainbow finished as she put her right wing under Scootaloo and flipped her into the bath tub.

Scootaloo Screamed in surprise as she hit the water. She surfaced and let in a lung full of air, but before she could get out she felt a hoof grab her as a soaped up brush started being pulled roughly through her mane.

"Here we go, and a little more up her, and done." Rainbow dash said as she finished scrubbing out Scootaloo's mane, and reached up and grabbed a towel of the rack and started drying herself off

Scootaloo groaned a little but smiled as she got out of the tub, and grabbed the towel that Rainbow Dash had just finished using, and dried herself off.

"Alright Scoots I caught you, now it's time for bed." Rainbow said with a voice that headed no argument.

"Ok Rainbow Dash I'll go to bed." Scootaloo agreed as the two carefully made their way around the soap on the floor and back into Scootaloo's room. Scootaloo quickly hopped into bed and lay down on the comfy cloud mattress.

Rainbow Dash grabbed a blanket out of the closet with her teeth, and threw it onto the bed and pulled it up around Scootaloo. The blanket was covered in clouds with lightning bolts. Similar to the shape of Rainbow's own cute mark

"Well alright, good night squirt I'll see yah in the morning." Rainbow Dash said as she turned around and started for the door.

"Wait, what about a bedtime story?" Scootaloo asked in a sad pleading voice.

Rainbow turned and looked at Scootaloo with a puzzled expression on her face. Scootaloo returned the look with big eyes and her bottom lip pushed out as far as it would go.

Rainbow Dash let out a long sigh. "Fine let me go get one of my books." Rainbow said as she trotted back to her room. She trotted up to her desk and grabbed one of the Daring Do books that she had borrowed from Twilight, and cantered back into Scootaloo's room.

Rainbow Dash pulled up the chair in front of the desk and sat it down next to Scootaloo's bed. She sat down and opened up the book. She looked at Scootaloo and smiled. "You're in for a treat tonight. This is one of the Daring Do books. They are almost as awesome as me." Rainbow dash said as she opened the book and flipped to the beginning.

Scootaloo smiled expectantly as Rainbow Dash cleared her throat. "Daring Do and the Treasure of the lost city of Ponyequa." Rainbow Dash said as she started reading the book. "Chapter one, Daring Do was making her way through the dense Jungle trying to locate the ancient runes of the lost city…"

Fifteen minutes later

"Then Suddenly a Puma leapt from a tree and tried to get Daring Do, but she was too fast, and she quickly galloped in the direction of the runes. She made it to the runes but it was a dead end. As she looked up at the wall in front of her in anger she heard a noise coming from behind her. She quickly turned around and saw the Puma gazing at her. Hunger in its eyes as it started to pace in front of her closing in to make sure there was no escape… Well that's the end of Chapter 1." Rainbow said as she looked from the book up to Scootaloo.

Scootaloo was setting up on the edge of the bed, and gave Rainbow a baleful look. "What happens next? Come on Rainbow keep reading I want to find out what happens to Daring Do." Scootaloo pleaded as she clasped her hooves together.

But Rainbow Dash shook her head. "Sorry scoots you're just going to have to wait until tomorrow." Rainbow Dash said as she marked the page and closed the book. "Besides it's time for you to go to sleep."

Scootaloo yawned and lay back onto the bed. "Alright Rainbow Dash I'll go to bed."

Rainbow smiled and got up out of the chair and put it back at the desk. "Good. well good Night Scootaloo I'll see you in the morning." Rainbow said as she trotted to the door and turned off the light.

"Good Night Rainbow Dash" Scootaloo replied as she rolled over and pulled the blanket over her shoulder.

Rainbow Dash looked at the little filly and frowned a little "Is this how it is to take care of somepony? Wow this is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Can I really do this, can I really take care of her? Maybe Applejack was right maybe I don't have what it takes? What if I can't take care of her, or raise her right? Is it even worth trying?" Rainbow Dash thought to herself as she continued to look in on the little filly.

Scootaloo stirred a little in between consciousness and sleep, and in a soft voice she said. "Thank you Rainbow Dash, I love you."

Rainbow Dash gasped slightly, and was taken aback by the heart felt words of the little filly that was thrown into her charge. She stood there in silence for a moment then she felt a fluttering in her chest and she smiled warmly. "Yeah it's defiantly worth it." She said to herself as she quietly closed the door and went over to the bathroom and looked inside.

"Wow this is going to take a while to clean." She said out loud as she looked at the huge mess Scootaloo had made of it. "Oh Well I'll Clean it up tomorrow, but as for tonight I have to go and find out what happened to Daring Do."

She closed the Bathroom door and trotted to her room. She went in and trotted up to her bed and flopped down into it. She turned onto her back, and looked at her desk stacked high with copies of the Daring Do books. She grabbed the one off the top of the stack and started to open it, when she noticed the picture she kept on her desk of Applejack and her after the running of the leaves.

She placed a hoof on the picture and smiled as the fluttering in her chest started again. "I forgot to tell her today." She said as she moved her hoof from the picture. "Oh well, guess I'll just do it tomorrow." Rainbow Dash said as she opened up the book and started reading. She kept reading well into the night until she two fell into a deep sleep, and started dreaming about a certain orange cowpony with the cutest freckles in all of Equestria.

Chapter 5 –What do I do now?

The Next Morning

"Come on Rainbow Dash Wake up, I don't want to be late for school." Scootaloo said as she tugged on Rainbow Dash's tail.

"Ugh…can I sleep for just five more minutes?" Rainbow Dash groggily asked as she turned over in her bed.

"But Rainbow Dash, School starts in ten minutes, and if I'm late again I'll get in trouble." Scootaloo pleaded as she pulled on Rainbow Dash's tail harder.

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and turned back over to look at Scootaloo. "Fine, I'm up just give me a sec." Rainbow Dash said as she threw the cover off with her wings, and crawled out of bed. Once she was up she yawned loudly and then proceeded to start stretching.

Scootaloo looked on in silent anticipation, hoping from one hoof to the other. "Rainbow Dash hurry up, I can't be late for school."

"Hey Scoots don't worry about it. I can get you to school in ten seconds flat." Rainbow Dash boasted as she puffed out her chest.

Scootaloo looked at Rainbow Dash doubtfully "But my school is on the other side of town."

"So what if it's on the other side of town? That doesn't matter; here I'll prove it hop up on my back." Rainbow Dash said as she bent down for Scootaloo to get on. Scootaloo shrugged her shoulders and hopped up on Rainbow Dash's back and wrapped her hooves around Rainbow Dash. "All set Scoots?" Rainbow Dash asked as she looked back at her little passenger.

Scootaloo gave a nod and griped Rainbow tighter with her hooves.

"Alright here we go."

On the road to school

"So Scootaloo is an orphan, and she's livin' with Rainbow Dash?" Apple Bloom asked as she trotted next to her sister on the way to school.

"Yeah that's about the size of it." Applejack responded as she trotted along the path. After a few more steeps and going around the last bend they came into view of Apple Bloom's school.

"Hey sis ah don't see Scootaloo, or Rainbow Dash." Apple Bloom said as she glanced around the school yard.

"Oh ah'm sure they'll be here any minute." Applejack said looking around. Suddenly she caught a glimpse of something approaching at an alarming rate. She put her right front hoof on her hat and held on tight.

Rainbow Dash nosed down and started plummeting towards the ground at blinding speed, but just before hitting the ground she nosed up, slowed down, and gracefully flapped her wings slowly as she drifted to the ground.

"See what did I say squirt, ten seconds flat." Rainbow Dash said pride radiating from her voice.

Scootaloo jumped off of Rainbow's back and smiled up at her. "That was awesome; you were right Rainbow Dash it only took ten seconds!" Scootaloo exclaimed bubbling with excitement. She then noticed that her mane felt strange. When she looked up she saw that it was thrown back from the force of the wind.

Rainbow Dash chuckled and said. "Here let me help you with that." As she reached up and ruffled Scootaloo's mane back into its normal shape.

"Yah see, ah told yah that they'd be here any minute." Applejack said as her and Apple Bloom walked up to the two pegasi.

"Oh, hey Applejack what's up?" Rainbow Dash asked noticing her friend approaching.

"Oh not much just droppin' Apple Bloom off fir school. Speakin' of which you two should probably get goin', yah don't want to be late." Applejack said waving her hoof in a showing gesture to the two fillies.

"Alright sis ah'll see you after school." Apple Bloom said as she gave her sister a quick hug. "Come on Scootaloo lets go find Sweetie Belle, maybe we can come up with some more ways to get our cutie marks." Apple Bloom hollered over her shoulder as she ran to go find their friend.

"Ok I'll be right there. Bye Rainbow Dash you'll be back to pick me up after school right?" Scootaloo asked looking up at the Rainbow pegasus.

"Sure thing Scoots I'll be here after school to pick you up." Rainbow Dash replied smiling down at the little filly.

Scootaloo smiled widely and hugged Rainbow Dash "Thank you Rainbow Dash, for everything."

Rainbow was taken off guard by the sudden hug; she looked down at Scootaloo, then over to Applejack. Applejack looked back at her and gave her a reassuring smile. Rainbow Dash smiled back then bent down and returned Scootaloo's hug. "You're welcome Scoots." She said right as the warning bell rang. "Well you better hurry; I'll see you after school."

Scootaloo waved one last time before she galloped after her yellow friend into the school building.

Rainbow Dash smiled and waved back, and she continued to wave even after Scootaloo went inside the building.

"Ah sure am glad to see that you two are gettin' along well." Applejack said trotting up next to Rainbow Dash. "So how was your first night with her?"

Rainbow Dash turned to face Applejack and smiled. "It was great, why wouldn't it be?"

"So the whole night went without a hitch?" Applejack asked tilting her head to the side.

Rainbow Dash's smile dropped a little when she recalled the events of her night with Scootaloo. "Ok maybe not without a hitch. I guess we did have a few problems." Rainbow Dash admitted as she scratched the back of her head with her front hoof.

"Well what all happened?"

"Ok so, first we went and got her scooter and the rest of her stuff from the box she's been living in. Then I flew her up to my house, and then I showed her around the house. I showed her where her room is, where the bathroom is, the kitchen, you know everywhere." Rainbow said swishing her hoof threw the air.

Applejack nodded and waited for her to continue.

"So after that it was getting pretty late so I told her it was time for her to go to bed, and she didn't want to." Rainbow Dash said with a hint of disbelief in her voice.

Applejack smiled and said. "That's normal, little fillies never want ta go to bed when yah tell'm to. They always want to stay up longer. No matter how tired they are in the mornin', it's just the way they are Dash."

Rainbow Dash paused and thought about what Applejack had said, and decided to file that information away for latter. "Anyway, so then I told her that she had school tomorrow so she needed to go to bed. After that she said she would if I could catch her."

"So, you started chasein' her through your house. What happened to you been the fast flier in all of Equestria?" Applejack asked as she lightly elbowed Rainbow Dash in the side.

"Hey I'm used to flying in the open air, and it's cramped in there so I couldn't get up to full speed." Rainbow Dash defended, "Besides she's fast for a little filly."

"Alright Rainbow, ah was just playin'. So then what happened?"

"Ok so I chased her down the stairs, then I saw her going into the kitchen so I flew after her. But right before I got there she bucked the door closed."

Rainbow Dash was cut off by the sound of Applejack snickering. Rainbow glared at her, and after a few seconds Applejack stopped snickering, but still had trouble hiding her smile. .

"Sorry Rainbow, please go on." Applejack apologized after she had gained full composure.

Rainbow Dash nodded and continued. "Alright, so then I opened the door and looked around, but I couldn't see her anywhere. But there is only one exit to the kitchen so I knew she had to be in there somewhere. So I started looking in the lower shelves, and she wasn't there. Then I caught a glimpse of her tail sticking out of one of the doors above the counter. So I crept up to the door and swung it open, and she feathered me with flour."

Rainbow Dash was cut off again, this time by Applejack laughing loudly. "Hey it's not that funny." Rainbow Dash said as she lifted herself off the ground with her wings and crossed her front hooves over her chest.

"Yer right Rainbow ah'm sorry, but yah got to admit it is pretty darn funny." Applejack said stifling her laughter.

"Yeah sure, anyway so after that she ran back up stairs. I shook off the flour, and I chased after her. When I got up there, I saw that the door to my room was open so I slowly went in and started looking around for her, but there was no sign of her. Just then I heard water running in my bathroom, so I knew she had to be in there. I galloped at full speed into the bathroom to catch her off guard, but you'll never guess what she did."

"Did she cover the bathroom floor in soap leading up to the full bathtub?" Applejack asked with a mischievous smile on her face.

Rainbow Dash looked at her puzzled and asked "Yeah, she did how did you know?"

"Ah did the same thing to Big Macintosh when I was a filly." Applejack said with a chuckle.

Rainbow Dash imagined Big Mac flailing around hopelessly sliding backwards into a tub full of water and joined Applejack in laughing.

After the two mares had their fill of laughter Rainbow Dash continued. "Ok well after that her and I went to her room, I tucked her in, and then I read her a bed time story."

"Is that all that happened?" Applejack asked with a warm smile.

"Well kind of, I was watching her sleep wondering if I could handle taking care of her, and in her sleep she said, that she loved me." Rainbow Dash said a slight blush appearing across her checks.

Applejack's smile widened and she trotted up next to Rainbow Dash, and put a hoof around her neck. "So Rainbow, yah think it was worth it right?" Applejack asked with a knowing smile.

"Totally" Rainbow Dash responded without a second's hesitation.

"Good, ah'm glad you feel that way, but ah got to ask what are you gonna do now sugarcube?" Applejack asked as her smile faded.

"I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I'll think of something." Rainbow Dash responded flashing Applejack a smile.

"Ah'm sure you will, just remember if ether of you need any help don't hesitate to ask alright?" Applejack said returning the smile.

"Of course, thank you a bunch Applejack, you're the best, and I don't know what I would do without you." Rainbow said as she put her front legs around Applejack's neck and pulled her into a hug.

"You're welcome Rainbow Dash." Applejack said as she quickly put her front legs around Rainbow's neck returning the hug.

The two kept hugging for a long time, neither wanting to let go of the mare that they secretly had feelings for. After a few minutes Applejack realized she had been hugging Rainbow Dash for a lot longer then was customary to hug another pony and let go.

"Well ah've got to go help Big Mac with the apples so ah'll see you later alright Rainbow?" Applejack said as she took a step back away from her.

"Sure that sounds awesome, I'll see you then." Rainbow Dash said as she waved a hoof at Applejack.

Applejack nodded and started trotting back on the path back to the farm.

Rainbow Dash stood there for a while longer watching her leave, even long after Applejack was out of sight. Finally she shook her head, and spread her wings and took off in the direction of Ponyville.

As she flew she started to think hard. "What should I do now? Well I should probably learn more about taking care of Scootaloo, but who should I ask?" Rainbow Dash thought about it for few seconds and started running through her options. "I could ask Fluttershy again for advice, but I don't want to bother her too much. Maybe Rarity, nah she's not really good with kids. Maybe Pinkie Pie…"

"Hi Rainbow Dash whatcha you doin'?" Pinkie Pie asked from the tree Rainbow Dash was flying next to.

Rainbow Dash let out a startled yelp, and screeched to a halt. "Pinkie Pie, what are you doing up here?" Rainbow asked flying in place.

"Oh well I saw you flying overhead, but you were just staring straight ahead and I couldn't get your attention. So I decided I would have to climb this tree to get your attention." Pinkie Pie exclaimed excitedly.

"Ok that makes sense I guess." Rainbow dash said as she scratched the back of her head.

"Sooo, you never answered my question what were you thinking about so hard that you didn't notice me?" Pinkie Pie asked tilting her head to the side.

"Well, ok so for starters you know Scootaloo right?"

"Of course silly, I know everypony in Ponyville duh." Pinkie Pie responded with a giggle. "Hey Dashy do mind if I get down from here I don't want to break the tree?"

"Hmm, oh yeah that would probably be a good idea. Sorry about that Pinkie, I'll meet you on the ground." Rainbow Dash said as she started floating down to the ground next to Pinkie Pie.

Once they were on the ground Rainbow Dash continued. "Anyway did you know that she was an orphan?" Rainbow Dash asked giving Pinkie a worried look.

Pinkie Pie's eyes got big, and her ever present smile drooped. "No, I didn't know that, is she ok Dashy?" Pinkie asked as her ears drooped along with her smile and mane.

"Yeah, she's doing fine I guess. She's going to be staying with me." Rainbow Dash said with a slight smile returning to her face.

Pinkie Pie's almost seemed to re inflate at the news. "Wow Dashy, that's so sweet of you, but that's a lot of responsibility. Are you sure you're up for it?"

"I don't know, but I'm willing to try my best." Rainbow Dash Said proudly, then after a few seconds she frowned. "The problem is I don't know much about taking care of kids so I was going to go asking around for some pointers."

"Oh that's smart, so who were you planning on asking first?" Pinkie asked tilting her head to the side in a question.

"Well, I haven't quite figured that part out yet, I was thinking of asking you considering how good of a job you've been doing with the Cake twins." Rainbow Dash explained with a grin.

Pinkie Pie tapped her hoof against her chin and shook her head. "I don't know Rainbow Dash; I don't think that taking care of two babies' is the same as taking care of a little filly who's half grown up already."

Rainbow Dash shook her head in frustration. "Ugh, then who do I talk to Pinkie Pie, I can't talk to Rarity, Fluttershy, or Applejack. Who else can I turn to?"

Pinkie Pie thought for a moment then jumped up and in an explosion of confetti. "What about Twilight she's really smart and she also raised Spike from a hatchling. Maybe she can give you some advice, or at least she would know where you could find it."

Rainbow Dash thought about it for a few seconds and nodded. "Yeah, that's a great idea! Surely Twilight will know something, thanks Pinkie Pie you've been a big help." Rainbow Dash Said as she began trotting in the direction of the Library.

"No problemo, hey Rainbow Dash do mind if I tag along? I was on my way to see Twilight when I saw you flying." Pinkie Pie asked as she started to bounce after Rainbow Dash.

"I guess so, why were you on your way to see Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked giving Pinkie Pie a curious look.

Pinkie Pie missed a beat in her bounce and blushed slightly. "Oh well, you know just to hang out and see what she was up to." Pinkie responded as she regained her former tempo.

Rainbow Dash looked at her then brushed the subject aside. "Sure whatever, I just hope that she has an idea for what I should do next." Rainbow Dash said as she cantered along the path to the Ponyville Library.