Chapters Scootaloo walked through the doors of the Ponyville retirement home. She walked over to one of the mares that worked there, who was cleaning. Scoot's caught her attention by saying "Um, miss?"
The mare looked at her then smiled "How may I help you?"
"Where's Ms. Rainbow Dash?
"Oh, Ms. Rainbow is currently in the resting room."
"Thank you" Scootaloo gave the mare a soft smile then went to the resting room, to see Rainbow was surrounded by fillies and colts, hearing her tell various epic stories. Scootaloo remembered back when she was a filly, when Rainbow would share her awesome stories with her. Nowadays, there's really not much to share. Scootaloo caught eye contact with Dash's eyes for a split second and knew that she should wait. She waited until the fillies and colts left, hearing them murmur about the stories. Scoot's walked over to Dash.
"What's up squirt?" Was the first thing Rainbow Dash said.
"Nothing much. What about you, you old geezer?" Scootaloo responded, chuckling a bit
Dash rolled her eyes and said "Same thing I say everytime, bored because there's nothing adrenaline rushing here. Why you here?"
Scootaloo lost her smile and nodded at her flank, showing the blankness "I've tried everything, yet I don't have it..."
"Hmm..." Rainbow Dash thought for a second "Have you perhaps... Tried doing a sonic rainboom?"
"Yeah, but I've never performed it.."
"Well just keep trying! Go for higher altitudes, and when you feel the aura start to form, don't stop for anything!:
"I guess I could try... Thanks Dash!"
"No problem Squirt!"
Scootaloo smiled "Alright, see ya I guess. I'm gonna start training!"
"Heh, do what you need. Then one day, you'll for sure have your cutie mark!"
Scootaloo nodded and walked away. "I sure hope this works..."
A few months have passed and Scootaloo has done nothing but train. Today was the day, the golden day, Scoot's was finally going to cover up that blank flank of hers. She made a huge deal of it, telling the whole village. Most of the ponies of gathered in one area, and Scootaloo wore Rainbow's old wonderbolt uniform that surprisingly fit her perfectly.
She flew high, oh so very high that it's like she left the atmosphere. She looked off, seeing stars so bright and so dim. She looked down at the spot she would fly to. She smiled and took a breath. "Today's the day... Now let's do it!" She dashed down, toward ponyville, gaining speed fast. She loved the feel of the wind hitting her so fast, the feel of going so fast gave her a pulse of adrenaline. She started to worry a bit though, seeing as she was quite likely getting close to mach 1 but no aura could be seen or felt. She reached about half way to the ground, still a long way to go, but no aura. But suddenly, she could feel it, the white aura could be felt. She was getting dangerously close. "Don't give up Scoot's! Do what Rainbow said! Don't stop for anything!" Suddenly, a blast of enrgy happened, a rainbow behind her. It was happening! She performed a sonic rainboom! She smiled brightly, feeling a tingling feeling in her flank. She closed her eyes and smiled, feeling her speed going to insane speeds. She then opened them, before hitting the ground.
A week has passed since the incident. Scootaloo has been buried, Dash, being the first to put the dirt on her coffin. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle being second. Nobody thought she would screw it up this badly. They thought she would either succeed or fail, not this kind of punishment being involved. There was on thing happy about this though. When Apple Bloom pushed through the crowd, like a bull, to get to Scoots, she could see giant rips in her uniform, noticing a specific one showing the side of her flank. The one thing happy about this. Scootaloo had her cutie mark.
Author's Note
Hi! Thank you for reading my first story! Please leave some suggestions in the comments section that maybe I could change in upcoming stories to make them better! Since I'm forever alone, I don't have a guy to check my spelling and grammar, so sorry if you notice some things wrong. And if you want me to make an alternate, more happy ending, then message me!
Scoots sat down at the old tree house where the CMC used to have their meetings. Being the only one in the group to have yet to get a cutie mark, knowing that's what the group they made was for, she has declared herself the leader. "I don't understand, I've tried everything!" She says to herself. She groaned and looked at her flank "Hurry up and do something!".
There was a light knock on the front door. Scoot's ears perked up and got up then headed to the door. She slowly opened the door, only to see Apple Bloom. "Scoot's, why are you up here, in our old tree house?" Apple Bloom said to Scootaloo, confused.
Scoot's said, in response "Uh, totally not trying to think of a way to get my cutie mark, heh, wouldn't that be crazy?"
Apple Bloom sighed and let herself in, closing the door. She looked at Scootaloo with sadness in her eyes "Scoot's, there's other stallions and mares that have gone through their life to never find out what special talent they had and... And I don't want to see you waste your life trying to find out your talent. Scoot's, you would've found your talent by now, but I just think you're one of those mares that don't really find out what their meant for. There's plenty of room at Sweet Apple Acres, we'll gladly take you in..."
Scootaloo stared at Apple Bloom, not believing what she just heard. There was a pause, before Scootaloo finally spoke up "Apple Bloom, I-I'm going to find out what I'm meant for soon! Maybe... Maybe Rainbow Dash knows! Yeah, she always knows what to do!"
Apple Bloom sighed "Alright Scootaloo... If you don't find out what your destiny is, then remember my request." Apple Bloom slowly walked out.
Scootaloo looked out a window, into the starry sky "Tomorrow I'll go see Rainbow Dash. She always knows..."