The Peacekeepers

"RUMBLE!"

When Rumble went inside to the living room of his home, he was pounced into a tight hug by Flitter, his pink-bow wearing babysitter. His brother and Cloudchaser saw this and started to snicker at the scene. The three young adults were enjoying their day off from the Ponyville Weather Team by just lazing around Thunderlane's house.

"Rumbly!" Flitter squealed as she tightened her hug, much to Rumble's annoyance. "You're home early."

"A little too early if you ask me." The Mohawk haired pegasus pointed out. "Just because you're heartbroken, that doesn't give you the excuse to skip school." He scolded. Cloudchaser elbowed him hard on the side. "OW! What was that for?"

"Don't be so insensitive. Can't you see the little guy is hurt?" Cloudchaser scolded him with a glare, she then turned to Rumble who still in Flitter's tight embrace. "But you're right; Rumble, why are you back so early from school?"

"I'll answer once Flitter lets go of me !" Rumble growled with anger.

Cloudchaser helped the grey pegasus out of Flitter's embrace, who afterwards pouted. "Okay, now answer my question."

Rumble didn't reply, he just took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to her. Cloudchaser started reading the document along with her sister and Thunderlane. After finish reading it, Thunderlane took the letter from her hand.

"Is this some kind of joke!" Thunderlane yelled out, clearly surprised as the two babysitters.

"This is no joke," Rumble stated, "the letter was given to me by Twilight. Don't believe me, go ask her."

"Well congratulation little guy." Cloudchaser said with a smile. "Since the letter says that you need to be in Canterlot ASAP, lets get you packed up."

"NO!" Flitter shouted as she grabbed Rumble and squeezed him to her chest and moved away from CC and Thunderlane. "No way I'm letting my little Rumbly leave!"

Cloudchaser sighed, she tried to negotiate. "Come on Flit, we all know that Rumble would leave us sooner or later."

Flitter glared at her sister. "I don't want Rumbly to leave, and besides, Rumbly doesn't want to go." She look down at him. "You don't, right Rumble?"

The gray Pegasus tried to say that he wanted to go to Princess Celestia's new school, but couldn't because he was slowly being suffocated by Flitter's tight embrace.

"You know that's a lie," Cloudchaser countered in a calm voice, "if he didn't want to go, he wouldn't have leave school so early."

Thunderlane decided to join in the argument. "Flitter, let go of my brother and let him go to Celestia's new school." He ordered with a stern voice.

She glared at him. "You only want him to go because you're tired of taking care of him!" Flitter yelled, immediately regretted saying those words.

Thunderlane ran up to her, pulled his brother out of her grip, and then pinned Flitter to the wall.

"Don't you dare say that to me again!" He slapped her across her face, leaving a red mark. "You hear me!?"

Flitter started to cry after the dark Pegasus had let go of her. Thunderlane ignored the crying pegasus and turned to his little brother who was surprised at what happened. "Lets get you pack."

Rumble nodded and went to his room with his big brother following him. CC went to her crying sister, she sat next to her while putting a supportive hand on her shoulder.

Before the pegasi brothers started packing, Thunderlane started talking to Rumble much like how a parent would when their kids were leaving them.

"Rumble," He started, "before you go, I want to talk to you about something."

"What?" Rumble replied as he took out a couple of luggage bags from his closet.

"It's about your attitude." He answered. Thunderlane sat down on Rumble's bed and gestured for his brother to sit with him, to which Rumble obeyed. "Ever since your heart was broken after seeing that girl you like started dating someone else, you've been mopey."

"I'm just going through a phase, Thunderlane. I'll be fine" Rumble said to him. He started get up from the bed, but his big brother pull him back down.

"Yeah, that's true," Thunderlane said, "but as a big brother, I want to help you."

The gray pegasus sighed. "Fine, but make it quick."

"Rumble, ever since you had your heart broken, you've changed, and it wasn't for the better." He started. "Sure, it was good you started focusing on your studies, but you started to become antisocial."

Rumble started to look away, not wanting to hear this right now.

"I know much you love this Scootaloo girl since you blabbed a lot about her on the day you first met her," Thunderlane continued, "but she's only one girl, and there's plenty of fish in the sea."

Rumble didn't want to hear this. "Thunderlane, I would like it if you stayed out of my life." He said venomously.

"Hey, I'm being a responsible big brother here, don't interrupt me." Thunderlane scolded before continuing. "What I'm trying to say is, you have to forget about her. You have to move on, it's not healthy to sulk around because of a girl that you've missed your chance with."

Rumble now avoided eye contact with him.

"You're making everyone you know worry about you," Thunderlane stated. "Especially me bro, you haven't been this sad since mom and dad died."

Rumble's eyes widened as bad memories started to flood his mind.

"How do you think they would feel if they saw you like this?"

And with that question, tears started to flow and Rumble started to quiver.

"I'm... I'm sorry." He choked out

Thunderlane pulled his brother to a hug and let him cry his eyes out.

Meanwhile,

Summer Breeze, the mother of Tornado Bolt, lives in Ponyville with her daughter. She works at Ponyville's Weather Team.

Her husband, High Winds, was one of the fastest colts at Flight Camp when he was around Tornado's age. Before his death in a flying accident a few years ago, he had taught everything he knew to his daughter, making her one of the youngest and fastest flyers in Ponyville. This being the reason why she participated at Ponyville's Tornado Duty a few months ago.

All Summer Breeze had to do in the Weather Team was clear out some no longer wanted clouds with other pegasi and make a couple of rain clouds that are scheduled in the future.

Even though she works at the Weather Team for 2-4 hours a day, she was given enough money for her and her daughter to live on. With her schedule working at nights, she was able to spend time with her daughter in the morning before school started, and in the afternoon when school got out.

Summer didn't have to worry about her daughter's safety when she went to work at night. Their house was high in the sky and was close to friends, so they could check on her if they heard anything suspicious.

Right now, she was making some after-school snacks for her daughter like every other day.

But today was different, Tornado Bolt came home way too early. She was usually in school another four hours.

"Tornado?" She said after she opened the front door after she heard the doorbell ring.

"Shouldn't you be in school, young lady?" She said in a nice, stern voice

"Mom," Tornado began as she took out her letter from the princess. "this might be hard to explain, but... well here." She handed her the letter.

After Summer finished reading the letter, her eyes were filled with tears that were ready to fell.

She pulled her daughter to a hug while tears fall from her eyes, Tornado also started to cry.

After a couple of minutes crying, Summer pulled away from her daughter.

"Tornado, you have no idea how happy I am for you." She said through sobs as she handed back the letter.

Her daughter wiped some tears with her free hand. "Yes, but... I'm not sure that I should go."

"Oh sweetie," Summer place both her hands on her daughters as she kneeled to her size.

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, you must go."

"But... mom, what about you?" Tornado asked. "I don't want to leave you behind, and you'll be all alone."

"Don't worry about me." She assure her as she stand up. "Now let's get you packed, you don't want to make a bad impression on Princess Celestia."

Tornado smiled as she buzzed her wings. "Yeah, you're right!" She flew past her mom and towards her room upstairs. "Race you to my room!"

Summer chuckled, she look at a photograph picture that's framed and hanging on living room wall. "If only you were here honey." She said. The photograph was a picture of her, Tornado when she was younger, and a male pegasus with grey coat. He had black, spiked hair and had the same shade of coat fur as Tornado. "You'd be so proud of her."