Forgiveness
By: Luna-X-Artemis
"Could You Ever Forgive Me?"
"Scootaloo, this behavior is unacceptable. Didn't you learn about manners and etiquette, or even, behaviour in class?!" Principal Wingston folded his hooves on the table, glaring at Scootaloo
"But, Mr. Wingston, they started it!" Scootaloo's wings stretched out, her front hooves crossed in front of her chest.
"Enough is Enough, Scootaloo. You are a young mare now. You need to learn how to control yourself! Do you know how to explain this to the children's parents?" He slammed his hooves on the table, starting to get angrier
"But...Mr.Wingston, i had to do it" Her voice became smaller, frightened by the Principal.
"Do what?" He pulled the files over to his desk, "Break a wing? Slam one of the student's to a wall? Fracturing a neck? Breaking a hoof? Starting a fight? and even, cracking a horn?! Scootaloo, what has gotten into you? You used to be such a sweet little filly, and now what are you? Look at yourself, Scootaloo". Scootaloo looked down, trying to hold back those tears. "These are just what happened today, what about the rest of the things you've done? Should i name them out for you too? Look at me when I'm talking to you, Scootaloo!" He yelled. Hearing that, Scootaloo quickly looked up, taking in a glare as sharp as a dagger.
"N..No, Mr. Wingston...." She trembled, gulping as the Principal got an even more stern look.
"We are done here, you are suspended for two months. Ask your sister, Rainbow Dash to come here tomorrow, I've had enough of this outrageous behavior" He closed the file, folding his hooves on the table once more. "You are a disgrace to this school's history, young mare. Repeat your actions, and I'll make sure you will be expelled permanently from Canterlot High, do you understand?"
"Y...Yes, Principal Wingston..." She shivered, but it's either from the cold AC winds that has been blowing over to her for the past hour, or the cold look the principal is giving her.
"Good. Get out of my office" He ordered. Scootaloo took her saddlebag next to the chair and got off the chair, turning for the door. She walked out the door, trotting slowly among her school-friends that were having Extra-Curricular Activities today. When she reached the front doors, she was waited by her two best friends, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom. They had a hoof wide open for a hug, and sure enough, Scootaloo rushed into their hooves, completing the group hug. After the three let go of each other, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom looked at Scootaloo. She had her ears bent low, and her gaze away from them.
"Do you want us to walk you home?" Sweetie Belle asked, trying to cheer her friend
"Maybe we can go study together later'?" Apple Bloom leaned forward, trying to look Scootaloo in the eye
"Guys...i think i can go home by myself like everyday, and I'm sorry, but i think i won't be able to hang out with you guys later, even for studying. I'm sure I'm gonna get grounded by Rainbow, maybe double the anger with Soarin" She sighed, looking at the open school gates. "Anyway...I'll see you guys in a few days, maybe I'll text you both" She started to trot for the school gates sadly, passing by a group who were gossiping about her. She kept on trotting along the path, passing ponies that were doing their own businesses. She passed Pinkie Pie, who was talking to Twilight. Both the mares noticed her and trotted towards Scootaloo, seeing her sad. Pinkie hopped in front of Scootaloo, making her movements stop.
"Hiya Scootaloo! Whats with the sad face?" Pinkie looked downwards until she met her eye.
"Sorry Pinkie, i can't talk...i need to get home and face Rainbow" Scootaloo kept looking down, not even Pinkie's bright smile can cheer her up.
"Come on, Scootaloo. Tell us what happened" Twilight pleaded and got Scootaloo's head to look at her and Pinkie.
"No! Just leave me alone!" Scootaloo shouted and galloped away from both of them, barging through the ponies.
Pinkie's mane and tail became straight when she received her reaction, upset. "Why did she do that to us?" She asked Twilight, who shook her head
"I don't know, Pinkie. What she did surprised me too, what happened to her?" Twilight sighed and led Pinkie to a shade, going to cheer her up. Scootaloo kept running through the crowd, holding back the tears.
What have you done, Scootaloo?
She stretched out her wings and dashed into the skies, fleeing away from the large group.
Why did you do it, Scoots?!
She landed on a cloud, wrapping herself with the clouds amongst her
You are such a disappointment!
She sobbed, and tears started to pour out, dripping out of the clouds.
That's it, go to your room, and stay there!
"NOOOOO!" She shouted, not realizing a wing has wrapped her close to somepony...
"Scootaloo, i know how you feel" The soft voice was familiar to her, which made her get her head up to see who it was.
"Tw...Twilight?" Her eyes were still watery when she gazed into the young Alicorn's eyes. Twilight nodded, and nuzzled Scootaloo's mane.
"What's wrong Scootaloo? You know you can tell me..." Twilight pulled her closer to herself, cuddling her.
"No, i can't. You'll tell Rainbow about what i did" Scootaloo covered her eyes with her hooves.
"Is this about the accident at school?" Twilight asked. Scootaloo groaned and seeped her head into the cloud.
"Ugh...i bet Rarity told you" Scootaloo's voice dropped to an eerie tone.
"No, Apple Bloom told me. Come on, just tell me..." She began to plead, shaking her gently.
"No, leave me alone" Scootaloo went underneath the cloud and flew up to Cloudsdale, leaving Twilight concerned.
"I wonder how will Rainbow react...oh, i hope Scootaloo will be okay..." Twilight sighed and flew back to her castle.
When she got to her home in Cloudsdale, she flung the door open and galloped to her room. "Hey, Scoots! What's u-" Soarin was about to greet her when she dashed past him and slammed her door shut, locking it. In shock, he knocked on her door. "Scootaloo, why don't you tell me about your problem? I'm sure i can help you out" He knocked once more, only hearing silence. In the room, Scootaloo was growling. She turned on the door, her flank facing it.
"No! Leave me alone!" She shouted, and banged on the door with her hind hooves. Soarin was shocked to see how she reacted, starting to get angry.
"Young lady, come out this instance!" He yelled.
"NO! You aren't my dad, you can't tell me what to do!" Scootaloo shouted once more, banging the door with her hind hooves again. Her kick was so hard, the hinges look like they could come off with another big kick. Soarin growled and sighed, controlling his anger.
"Well, fine then! STAY in your room if you want to!" He yelled again, stomping his front hooves to clear that the conversation is done. He trotted to the stairwell, grumbling. At this state, he needs some Bourbon to cool himself down. Once in a while, Scootaloo could hear his grumbling, some like ' What's wrong with that kid... ' and ' Maybe Rainbow can give a crack on her '.
Scootaloo sighed when she heard what he was grumbling about, upset about this herself. She already has to face Rainbow, now she's gonna double it with another of Soarin's raging. "Ugh...what is wrong with my life!? This is so much worse than the Headless Horse" She got on her bed, burying her head in the pillows. She groaned a couple of times before her head appeared on the top of the feathery-soft pillows again. She reached for her phone on the desk next to the bed, unlocking it. She reached for the IRM (Inter-Realm-Messenger) App and updated her status to ' Annoyed at every pony i see, why can't anypony leave me alone!? D:< '. After she did that, two of her best friends, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom texted her the same thing, ' D: '. After she checked her E-Mail, she got a text.
She looked at the sender; Rainbow Dash. Her text said ' Hey Kiddo! Why don't we talk this over at dinner? I'm sure it'll be alright, right? '.
"Tch, like you would even control yourself at the start..." Scootaloo buried her phone within the contents of her drawer, mostly filled with autographed Wonderbolt photographs. She fluttered to the window, not something she usually does. She put a hoof over the windowsill, looking out and about in the busy Cloudsdale. Cloudsdale has changed rapidly as far as she sees it, it won't be long until Canterlot, Ponyville, and the rest of the on-land areas change like Cloudsdale. She could spot Pegasi of all sorts up and about in the floating city, even Wonderbolts doing a little G-Force practice out in the distance. If she paid more attention, she could spot a griffin or two in the dark alleys. Her mind started to wander off, but a voice blew it all away.
"Scootaloo, I'm going out for a couple of hours! Take care of the house!" Soarin shouted from the lower level. The sounds of the entrance door flinging open and closed shut can be heard. She looked around for any signs of Soarin, and sure enough she did. She saw him trotting to Seven Shots, a local bar at Cloudsdale, with a couple of Wonderbolt officers. She sighed and looked up into the skies. Her mind wandered into the clouds as she started to doze off. She pulled a chair in closer to her with her rear hoof, her flank sitting on top of it as soon as it got near. She folded her hooves on the windowsill and made her head comfortable among her hooves. With the nice breeze going and the floating city not so loud and noisy, she started to drift off. She slowly closed her eyes, and her mind has drifted far away into heavenly clouds filled with wonderful dreams. In her mind, she was soaring high in the sky, doing tight turns every time she almost hit a cloud. In each cloud, holds different memories, hopes, dreams and some even, nightmares. She was having the fun adrenaline rush when she suddenly crashed into a cloud. The bad news is, the cloud held nightmares. She crashed onto something in the cloud, something hard and but not stiff. She opened her eyes and saw a pair of cyan-colored hooves, the fur at the end a little rugged. She looked up and saw a furious face, steam coming out of it's breath. What she saw was no monster, but her sister, Rainbow Dash.
"R-Rainbow?" She asked, looking deeply into her sister's angry eyes. She ignored Scootaloo's remark, steam coming out of her breath. Suddenly, her mane and tail flared up as if blown by a hurricane, her wings stretched to its limits, and her iris was flaming up. Scootaloo stepped back from the monstrosity of her sister, who was acting outrageously furious. Rainbow's mane flared like flames, crackling. She glared at Scootaloo, her flaming eyes looking sharp into her eye like daggers. "Rainbow! No!" Scootaloo shouted, which was returned with a growl.
"You are a disappointment!" The monster yelled at her, which the voice is as big as when Princess Luna uses the Royal Canterlot Voice.
"Rainbow please!" Scootaloo shouted, holding back the tears.
"How could you bring disgrace to a good name, especially MINE!?" It is obviously clear, this monster which is referred to her beloved sister, Rainbow Dash, is absolutely furious.
"N-no!" Scootaloo had to put up a battle stance, but shuddering still.
"From this moment on, never call me your sister ever again!" She yelled. That's when the Headless Horse appeared in front of Scootaloo, who held her eyes close at all costs.
That was the last thing she did in her dream before she woke up. She panted, cold sweat running down her forehead. She looked out, the sun was going down and Rainbow is sure to come home soon. She decided not to think of that dream and she trotted to the door, unlocking and opening it slowly. Silence was in the halls, good thing the windows were wide open and the lights are on. She flied downstairs and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. As she was taking the bowl of Mac N' Cheese to place on the dining table, there was a knock on the door. When it opened, it was her sister, Rainbow Dash with a frown on her face. "Hey scoots.." Rainbow sighed after she said it. Her face depicts that she is indeed stressed, or to Scootaloo, disappointed
"Hi...I'm guessing you've heard about me, huh?" Scootaloo placed the big bowl in the middle of the dining table, the silverware already in place.
"We'll talk this over dinner..." She trotted to the bathroom after she said that.
As she went, Scootaloo sighed and thought Come on Scoots, its time to face her. You are so going to get grounded for a long time after this. She winced before Rainbow came back from the bathroom. Both of them took their seats and poured some of the Mac N' Cheese into their bowls as much as they want. After a few sips, Rainbow spoke up.
"Scoots, why did you do it?" She asked, placing her spoon next to the bowl
"I just had to..." Scootaloo kept on eating, trying to ignore this conversation still. Even though she knows that she will get grounded one way or another.
"Scootaloo, I want a reason why you had to" She slightly slammed her right hoof on the table, which made Scootaloo put her spoon down.
"To defend myself.." Scootaloo looked at her sternly, taking in Rainbow's glare
"From what?" Rainbow Dash looked at her sternly, intrigued by her statement.
"From them; Storm, Clutter, Fawn, Quill, and Rufus..." She held her head low after she sputtered those horrid names out.
"What did they do to deserve what you did to them, Scootaloo?" She tapped her right hoof on the table repeatedly, waiting for an answer. For a few minutes, it was silence, until Scootaloo started to speak again.
"They...robbed and raped me....so, at lunch break, i decided to stood up for myself behind the school, that's when i beat them up." Rainbow Dash was shocked to hear what she said, really really shocked. She got off her chair and trotted to Scootaloo, who was starting to cry. She hugged her tight, and Scootaloo started to squeeze her.
"Oh scoots, why didn't you tell me this?" She patted her back gently. "Why didn't you tell anypony they abused you?" She asked, not even wanting to look at her in the eye because she knows her little sister hates to be pushed around just to be looked at in the eye.
"Because they threatened me sis! They told me they'll hurt my friends if i told anypony about this..." She sobbed, her voices sometimes going high and low. Scootaloo's eyes were always watery, and tears of fear and sadness were bursting out of the dam.
"Scootaloo, its alright...I'm here with you..." Rainbow hugged her gently as Scootaloo looked at Rainbow's face, her eyes still pouring out some tears. "It isn't your fault Scoots. I'll tell you what, I'll tell Principal Wingston about it tomorrow, then they'll get expelled" She beamed a warm smile at Scootaloo, trying to cheer her up.
"But, what if they don't? I'm just saying" She asked, her eyes starting to water.
"I'll always be there for you if they try to make a move. If they do, maybe I'd sue the school. But something for sure, you'll move to Speed Limit, a High School here in Cloudsdale if they wouldn't even expel them for doing something that horrible to my little sister..." She brushed her mane gently with her hoof, as a smile started to beam on Scootalooo's face.
"I love you sis...what would i do without you?" Scoots hugged her again as the smile grew.
"I think that day is still long, Scoots. I love you so much..." Rainbow hugged her close. When they let go of each other, a rumble came from Rainbow's torso. "Whoops" She chuckled. "Guess my stomach's begging for food! Come on, Scoots. Lets eat!" Rainbow grinned at her and sat her down.
"Yea, lets eat!" Scootaloo smiled and started eating. Rainbow chuckled at her reaction and started eating too. The night went as peaceful, nothing like Scootaloo thought. Rainbow even tucked her into bed, and she rather enjoyed it even though she isn't a little filly anymore. After Scootaloo was fully asleep, Rainbow went out of her room and closed to door slowly. She trotted downstairs and sees Soarin on the couch, seemingly waiting for her. Soarin had placed two wine glass and a bottle of Champagne on the table, which he filled as Rainbow moved closer to him. She sat next to him and leaned on him.
"Want some?" Soarin gave her a glass, which she took happily. Both of them drank, leaving some of the Champagne in the glass as they put it down. Both of them smiled amorously at each other. Silence was in the room for a few minutes, that's when Soarin grabbed Rainbow's flank and pulled her closer to him. Rainbow drew her muzzle closer to his, eventually nearly reaching his lips. Both of them blushed and bent their ears back, still being shy although they are engaged (But not married, just in case if you're wondering). Finally, Soarin pulled her closer to her by her back, his lips reaching hers. They made out for a while, having some fun time on their own. After about two hours of their fun times, both of them went upstairs and slept in the Master bedroom one.
As morning rises, the alarm on both their and Scootaloo's rooms went off. Scootaloo turned off her alarm and woke up. Like any other pony that wakes up in the morning, her mane and tail was messy. She got up and went to the bathroom for a quick shower. Rainbow Dash woke up as well, seeing Soarin not beside her. The closet was opened and messy, and there was a note on the dresser. She stood up and stretched out her wings, getting the little tinge that she usually gets in the wings at mornings. She went over to the dresser to see the note, and it was like any other that Soarin had wrote for her, saying 'Hi Dashie! I had to go really early this morning like the other days of work as a Wonderbolt officer. Promise I won't come home late! Love you ~Soarin'. She smiled as she read it. After hearing the bathroom door open and Scootaloo's door opened and closed, she flied to the Bathroom to freshen up before she meets with Principal Wingston. After she took her shower, she wrote a note as quick as possible and slid it under Scootaloo's door. After that, she dashed out of the house and down onto Canterlot. Scootaloo was just drying her mane when she sees the note near her door. She trotted over and picked it up, reading it. It says 'Mornin' Scoots! Going to Canterlot High to meet your principal, the police, and beat the crap out of them colts! be back soon! Love you ~Rainbow Dash'. She smiled as she read that. After she was done, she trotted over to her desk and opened her Laptop. She entered the internet and into a site called 'LiveLifeJournal.com'. She got on the site for blogging and uploaded a blog, titled 'Bye Bye to Bullies'. She was happy to see that a ton of ponies liked and commented on her blog. The rest of the day went on as normal. Some of the colts who were at school were called to the office immediately, then all five of them were expelled permanently from Canterlot High, got beat up and told off by Rainbow Dash and were sentenced to eighteen years of prison for sexual assault and robbery at Juvenile County Prison and 20.000.000,00 bits as bail for what they did to the poor filly. Scootaloo was allowed to come to the school the next day, and of course, everypony was satisfied. Of course, not the nuisance of the young colts, who were told off by their parents. And for Scootaloo? Turns out she doesn't have to worry about a thing after all...Looks like this is a happy ending for the young orange Pegasi.
