Rivet: Skyward dreams

Rivet's eyes were fixed forward, she didn't want to look at her fathers grave, her sister stood beside her, both of them were trying to stop themselves crying "Father," she choked on a sob, "I'm going to join the wonderbolts, for you."

Rivet nodded, "Of course, it's what he would want," she gestured to their father's grave "so am I."

Her sister looked back "But Rivet, your wings, how?-"

"I don't know how!" Rivet interrupted her, "but I will, I," she paused "I promise."

"Rivet," Her sister adopted an almost motherly attitude, "I-"

"Don't try to stop me," Rivet almost growled.

"I wont try to stop you, I can't, you're old enough to take care of yourself now. But, you're still my sister, and now, you're the only family I have, just, be careful, please."

This time Rivet looked at her sister "I'll be careful, Lightning, that I promise you."

Lightning fell silent, she saw their mother in Rivet, it was difficult to miss. Lightning looked again at her sister and the fresh grave in front of them, before flying away.

Rivet stood staring for a while "Storm Dust," she read from the grave "I hope you're happy, wherever you are, I don't want to leave you, but, I can't stand here forever, goodbye, father." she sighed, and trotted away.

two weeks later

Rivet paced the room, the last two weeks had been torture, she had spent the whole time in the library, trying to look for something on her condition, nothing. She had given up by now, "well, one of us will make it, I hope that's enough," she sighed and sat on her bed, immediately, she heard the slam of a closing door, followed by an angry pegagus. "Lightning!" Rivet stood, exited. Her smile quickly faded when she noticed her sisters expression. "Lightning?"

Lightning Dust sat down hard "Rivet, I guess it's up to you now."

"What do you mean? Lightning, what happened?"

"I got kicked out of the academy, some stu-" she stopped herself "-sorry, nevermind." Lightning looked away.

"Lightning, I'm sorry," Rivet hugged her sister, who was crying now "It's ok."

"No, it's not ok, is it?" she sobbed "Because we promised, and you can't fly."

"Well, I'll be glad to prove you wrong," Rivet stepped away from her sister "Goodbye, I'm going to fix my wings."

"And how, how you gonna do that?" Lightning said between sobs.

Rivet sighed "no idea, I guess I'll just wing it," she smiled, trying to cheer up her sister, but she just grunted acknowledgment. "Sister, I promised, didn't I?"

"You're just like our mother!" the two sisters stared at each other, shocked. "Sorry, I'm so sorry, that just, sorry!"

Rivet sat down "what was our mother like?"

Lightning stood, "sorry sister, later, I'll tell you later, when you get back, sorry I said that, I was out of line." She flew away before Rivet could get the final word.

"so, where to now," Rivet felt she had bitten of more than she could chew, but she thought she had an idea...