Wings Of Glory

Wings of glory part 1

By Andrew Esquivel

Scootaloo laid in the corner of the room, drowning in her tears as the other Pegasus laughed at her new found inability to move her wings. She knew she would never feel happy ever again. As a Pegasus with no working wings, she felt doomed.

Outside the room of the orphan fillies, stood rainbow dash, watching on horror over Scootaloo's despair. Every time the little orange filly shed a tear, Rainbow died a little inside.

"Thank for bringing her back here dash. She never would have made it on her own. She'll get the proper medical attention she needs, but I'm afraid her wings to too badly broken. She's never fly again. And worse still, this is a Pegasus orphanage. Without the ability to fly one day, I fear her chances of ever being adopted are slim to none."

Dash stood there. Her heart broken in two.

"This is my fault" she thought. "This is all because of me. All she ever wanted was to be like me..."

Her eyes stared at the filly, and then at the ground. Rainbow dash couldn't help but put the blame on her shoulders.

"Well, it's time to send the children to bed Ms. Dash. You can see her again in the morning if you wish."
Dash didn't know what to do. She couldn't bear to see any pony like this. Especially her.

"I...I..."

"Get some rest Ms. Dash. It's been a long day for all of us. I think that-"

"I want to adopt her."

With that said, Sister Maggie developed a slight gape in her mouth and a shocked look on her face. She couldn't believe what she just heard.

"Dash...are...are you sure?"

Dash looked down, than once more towards Scootaloo. Something about the young filly reminded her of something; of a time when she herself wasn't so different. Back when she was but a small child too. Memories of being picked on by older and better flyers. Rainbow crash. That's all she could recall were those 2 words. Rainbow crash. Deep down in her heart, she knew she could never admit it, but back as a young filly she too struggled to fly. She remembered all the time when she was told that she was no good, that she would never fly like the rest. She knew that one day she would prove them wrong, and that Scootaloo would too. She had to. She must. Or Dash would never forgive herself.

"Yes. Yes, I'm sure. I've never been more sure of anything in my life."

Sister Maggie had a shocked but delighted expression on her face. No one had ever considered adopting Scootaloo before. No one could ever keep up with her, but she knew that Rainbow dash could.

"You know, she always talks about you. She looks up to you in every way. "
They both then stood a long pause, as Rainbow dash sighed. She wasn't sure she wanted to do this, but she felt she had to. Sister Maggie saw it in her eyes.

"You'll be a good mother Dash. You're the best shot she has in this world. I'm sure when she finds out she'll be the happiest filly in the world."

The thought of fulfilling a young girls dream put a smile on dash's face. Suddenly, she no longer felt any stress about her decision. Instead, she felt happy. She stood at the door entrance as Sister Maggie went to get Scootaloo.

"Girls, calm down, and leave poor Scooty alone."

All of her fellow orphans instantly stopped teasing Scootaloo and backed up as Sister Maggie moved closer. Scootaloo laid still, her eyes closed and her back still turned to the world around her. Until Sister Maggie spoke once more.

"Scoot. Honey, are you ready to meet your new mother?"

Scootaloo opened her eyes wide with tears still falling from them. Her heart partially mended from the thought.

"My new mother?" she inquired. "But, who would want to adopt me?"

As she finished her question, Dash entered the room. Scootaloo's heart pounced to the gasping sound of the other fillies. With a smile on her face, Dash simple said,

"Hey Scoot."

A wide smile grew on Scootaloo's face as she ran to hug rainbow dash. Although her wings tattered and torn, bent and broken, she never felt more happy in her life. She cried louder than ever before. But the tears were not that of sorrow, but tears of joy.

"I love you rainbow dash" she said through her teary eyes.

"I love you too sweetie." dash replied. And for the first real time in her life, dash too cried tears of joy. The memory of this moment for them both would last a life time as they shared themselves in each other's arms.

"It's been a long day scoot. What'd ya say be both head home?"
Scootaloo looked up into Dash's eyes. Her over abundant joy made it too hard for her to talk, so she just nodded 'yes'. And as they both walked out of the orphanage, Scootaloo managed to muster up the ability to say one last thing.
"I...I love you mommy."
Rainbow dash just looked down at her new daughter and said,
"I love you too Scootaloo...I love you too"