A Part of Me

by Gleaming

Rating: teen
Tags: Scootaloo, Slice of Life, Sad, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash
Length: 1366

Scootaloo tries to impress Rainbow Dash by showcasing a trick that she saved just for the occasion. A trick that daredevils edged their names in stone, hopefully she can pull it off.

''The Shining Sun,'' a trick that most ponies have never survived from attempting the trick, other ponies pulled it off with dexterity, grace, and finesse. Scootaloo decides to show her big sister that she can do what she can do too, what better way to prove to your sibling that you are not afraid of danger.

She attempts and completes the trick, but it comes with a price, her beloved scooter. Will Scootaloo find a way to look past her scooter to realize what she can do or does the thought of flying comes to mind?

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and their characters are property of Hasbro ©.

Note: Writing this story as a one-shot was intentional, I planned this story to be written as such.

This story was inspired by this song. The song is copyright property of BlackGryph0n. ©

Editor: JR Black Wing

Published 2014-07-03 03:50:07 UTC
Last updated 2014-07-03 03:50:07 UTC

The Shining Sun

A Part of Me: The Shining Sun

As the golden rays of the sun shone over the horizon, Scootaloo stood atop of Ponyville Hill determined to perform one of the most stellar tricks out there. The Shining Sun,  is a trick that has been attempted for centuries but not one pony has been able to pull it off... without paying a heavy price, their own lives. While only a few ponies have tried, they have all paid the price which ranged from slight injury to critical condition.

Here is how the trick is supposed to play out: The one performing must find a spot anywhere in Equestria that will allow themselves to gain enough downward momentum to be launched into the air via any style of ramps. Once suspended above the ground, they must complete their most difficult signature move while the bottom end of their scooter reflects off the sun. Afterwards, they must stick the landing without the use of wings or magic.

Hmmm... Scootaloo thought to herself. This is too easy. I mean, what makes this trick so hard? She shrugged, Oh well, time for me to make history.

Backing herself up, Scoots squints her eyes to focus on the bottom of the hill. Meanwhile, she holds a tight grip on the handlebars while adjusting her posture to brace for what is about to commence. Then after waiting for the exact moment when her mind and body allowed her, she kicks off the ground and sends herself rushing down the hill.

 Feeling the wind blowing through her mane as the surge of adrenaline began to take over her entire body, Scootaloo pushed herself farther and farther towards the lower end of the hill by buzzing her wings desperately. Hitting the arc, her potential energy  generated enough centripetal force to thrust her body onto the scooter as she entered the apex. Launching off the natural ramp, Scootaloo gracefully soared to meet the ascending sun.

Now flying in the air with her little body undergoing a huge momentum boost, Scootaloo smiled while standing up on the handlebars with her back hooves planted on the front base of the scooter. She stuck her chest outward, her unkempt, purple mane glowing in the light of the yellow sun.

The very thought of completing this trick unscathed as well as being able to tell Rainbow Dash about it made Scootaloo more excited than ever.

When Scootaloo met zero gravity at the top of her jump, she came off of the metal handlebars of the scooter with the gentle sound of her wings buzzing. Suspended in midair by herself, she spins her body around in one revolution before grabbing the top of her scooter and pulling herself back onto it. Meanwhile she was plummeting down to the ground, feeling a sudden rush of heat from the top of her head.

    ''This could be my chance to do the impossible.'' Scootaloo claimed, with a sly grin on her face.

As the sight of the ground came closer to her eyes, the once the warm sensation faded away from her forehead. To her surprise, a huge crowd of ponies have gathered to show their support for her by cheering, stomping, and clapping their hooves together. This motion suddenly overwhelmed Scootaloo and the split second she had to prepare for the landing was gone.

Realizing her impending doom, Scootaloo clenches her scooter as she braces for the agony of the crash. Letting out her rebel yell, she smashes into a stack of wooden barrels and leaves her body almost completely lifeless. Screaming in pain from the wooden shards stabbing into her skin, coating themselves with the trailing blood of Scootaloo, the crowd's applause died down as they gazed upon the gruesome scene before them.

Ponyville Hospital

    Paramedics rushed through the two double doors of the hospital without a moment to waste, taking Scootaloo to the emergency room to remove the wood from her coat. Delicately and slowly, they worked on the injured filly, with every passing minute to at least prevent any more injuries to occur.

    Surgeons strapped their masks around their chins, looking down at the filly. An assortment of tools were laid out on a silver tray in order by size and shape: scalpels, forceps, and clamps. ''Okay, we need to be as gentle as possible.'' Doctor Red Cross announced, telling his team to start with the scalpels.

    The surgeons removed the wood from her coat with the scalpels and the clamps, they used the forceps to take a large piece of wood out of Scootaloo's legs. They looked down at her body, removing their masks. ''Take her to one of the vacant rooms, so that she can rest until her body fully recovers.'' Doctor Red Cross stated, as the nurses took Scootaloo to a vacant room.

    The wheels on Scootaloo's gurney screeched and came to a complete stop, while the nurses stand near the gurney. While the nurses all exchanged looks at each other, Nurse Redheart spoke up and said, ''Lets give Scootaloo her well deserved rest, hopefully that she recovers from that accident.'' All of the nurses, including Redheart, left the room and turned off the lights.

    She opened her eyes to the environment all around here, looking out the window as the bright light of sun shined through the reflective glass of the window. In front of her, she saw a familiar face.

    ''Hey squirt, how's my little sis doing?'' Rainbow Dash smiled with a smile that glistened like the morning sun.

    ''I've been better, I'm still trying to recover from my injuries.'' Scootaloo pointed under her covers.

    ''Good luck on your recovery. You took a nasty spill when you attempted to finish The Shining Sun, though you could not stick the landing in time, I still think that you did a really good job.'' the cyan mare cocked a confident eyebrow, hugging her little sister.

    ''Thanks, Rainbow Dash. So what brings you here?'' Scootaloo responded.

    ''I came to visit you just to make sure that you were okay, also that I brought you, your scooter!'' Rainbow Dash whipped out the scooter from her saddlebag. The scooter looked brand new, like it was never damaged in the first place. The wheels, the handlebars, and to top it off with a 'Get Well' letter.

    ''Wow! It looks so awesome and thanks for the get well letter, I love you Rainbow Dash!'' Scootaloo rose up from the covers slowly and embraced her big sister in a warm hug, she felt the warm embrace like it was a confidence boost.

    ''Love you too, Scoot. I have to go clear the sky again in 10 seconds flat, the sky has to be clear today and I'm the pegasus who can get the job done,'' Dash flew out of the window and went off into the sky, to do her daily cloud busting.

    Scootaloo placed her scooter down on the floor near her bed and took a look at the letter, that Rainbow Dash left her.

Dear Scootaloo,

    The gang and I heard about what happened to you earlier today, we hope that you make a speedy recover and always live your life to the fullest if it was your last day alive.

    Life will always open up new opportunities for you to achieve the impossible and accomplish whatever you set your mind to, always remember to keep your chin up because you are awesome in more ways than one.

    You can always rise up to the challenge, take care and stay strong!

    Sincerely,

    Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Fluttershy

    After she finished reading the letter, she turned around to look at her wings. Don't stop believing... Scootaloo's train of thought stopped for a minute, a single tear made its way down her chin and splashed on the letter.

The Shining Sun: The End