Angels can Fly

"Fly...?" Rainbow Dash echoed slowly, as if pondering her words. "You want me to teach you to fly?"

"Yes!" Scootaloo exclaimed, and started to reveal her plan in a rapid manner to her idol. "I won't get teased at school anymore, come on Rainbow Dash, please?"

"I dunno Scoots, most pegasi your age go to a flight school or a camp... it takes a lot of work, responsibility, and it costs a considerable amount."

Scootaloo looked crestfallen at these words. "Rainbow Dash.... you know I... my foster parents can't afford to send me anywhere. They're good ponies and all, I just can't get the money I need to go to a flight school. Your the only pegasus that's ever been close to being Wonderbolt material, and so I came to you."

Rainbow blushed. "Thanks, kid." the cyan pegasus looked thoughtful for a minute. "Tell ya what, you wanna fly? I can teach you to fly!"

"Really?" Scoots squealed with excitement.

"Yup, but your gonna have to do it my way. We'll start right now!" Rainbow Dash declared.

"Now?" Scootaloo repeated, in the back of her mind she was reminded of something she had to do. "Actually I..."

"Forget about it- this takes 100% dedication. Unless of course," Rainbow leaned closer to her, "Flying isn't that important to you..."

"No, no!" she said quickly. "Let's start!" And the thoughts of helping Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom whisked away and vanished completely from her mind.

* * *

"Oh, where is she?" Apple Bloom said impatiently. "It's been two hours and we have done all this work, ah'm gettin' tired!"

"I agree." Sweetie Bell said promptly, "We are barley done with a fourth of the clubhouse, and she hasn't even bothered to show up. Apparently she doesn't want to help us."

"Yeah, Ah bet she's just having fun with Rainbow Dash.." Apple Bloom sighed. "Ah am done with this! Scootaloo promised she'd come, and apparently she's ditched on us, and gone to visit her 'sister', or whatever she wants to call Rainbow Dash these days."

"Sweetie Bell, Apple Bloom!" the two fillies looked outside the window to see they're sisters Rarity and Apple Jack.

"Time for bed, both of ya'll." Apple Jack said.

When Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom came outside Rarity looked confused. "My goodness." she said. "Where is your friend, Scootaloo? Wasn't she going to help all of you today?"

"She was supposed too." Sweetie Bell grumbled.

* * *

Scootaloo rushed into the school yard, and made her way over to her friends. "Hiya gals, guess what? Rainbow Dash-"

Both of her friends whipped around and turned their backs on her.

"Girls?" Scootaloo asked quietly.

"We are not speaking to you until you shut up about 'Rainbow Dash' and apologize properly!" Sweetie Bell announced.

"Wha?!" She gasped. "What did I do?"

"You ditched out on us, saying you were gonna help with the clubhouse, and then spending the entire time with Rainbow Dash! And now the clubhouse looks a mess, and we have to clean it up!" Apple Bloom retorted.

Scootaloo face-hoofed. "Guys, i'm really sorry... I just lost track of time and I was so focused on flying! I got so into it and well... I completely forgot about you guys."

Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom exchanged a glance, and then faced Scootaloo with a sympathetic expression. "We understand you really wanna fly." Apple Bloom began. "But why don't you just face the fact that you can't fly..."

"Can't fly?" Scootaloo's weak smile twisted into a frown. "Can't fly?! I can too fly!!!"

A sudden whirl of color and both Diamond Tiara as well as Silver Spoon had barged Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom out of the way. "So you can fly?" Diamond Tiara demanded.

Scootaloo nodded. "Yes."

"Show us then!" Silver Spoon coaxed, pushing her spectacles up her muzzle with an hint of disbelief.

Scootaloo's wings flapped slowly, then started to pick up the pace. She breathed deeply. 'One...' she thought. 'Two... three!' And she jumped, Scootaloo hovered above the ground, and started whizzing over the playground. Yet, to her dismay, she couldn't go any higher that Diamond Tiara's head.

When Scootaloo dropped to the ground, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon began to laugh.

"That's your definition of flying?" Diamond Tiara gasped, her eyes wet with tears from giggling so hard.

"I know i'm not that good yet, but I've improved." Scootaloo said, narrowing her eyes into tiny slits out of annoyance.

"You know what Scootaloo? We should dare you to fly over something. So you know, we can prove your dedication to Rainbow Dash's teachings." Silver Spoon suggested. "Just covering over mere ground with barley any height is not really flying. Just hovering, actually."

"Oh no!" Apple Bloom said, "She ain't doin' nothin' that you are suggestin'. I know both of ya'll well enough to see that you wanna hurt her!"

"No..." Scootaloo spoke up. "No, i'll take the dare. What do you want me to do?"

By now the entire class had gathered around them, all were anxious to see what she'd do next.

"Well everyone, I dare Scootaloo to fly over Ghastly Gorge!" Diamond Tiara announced, a malevolent grin on her face.