The Rainbow Conundrum

Ever since seeing Scootaloo running away from her friends 1 week ago, Rainbow Dash had been preparing her house to be a home for more than just her. That meant that she had to clean the entire house, hide her illicit reading materials, hide her Batmare comic books, which she used to read as a child with her father, when he was home and not out taking care of the weather for his section of Cloudsdale, which meant that they contained fond memories for her, so she was not about to let somepony as reckless as one of the Cutie Mark Crusaders find them, as she didn't even want to think about what would happen then, either to the comics themselves, or to the crusaders if they actually decided to emulate the comics, and prepare a room for Scootaloo to live in. She was now ready to officially adopt Scootaloo, against her better judgment. So, when she arrived at the Ponyville Orphanage, she knocked on the door, and did her best to look excited at the prospect.

"One second please! I'm just finishing making lunch!" called Tender Heart, from the orphanage's kitchen.

A minute later, the door opened. "Hello! I never expected to see you here, Rainbow Dash! Won't you come in and make yourself comfortable?" Tender Heart asked, politely.

Rainbow Dash went to the common room area of the orphanage and sat down on a couch that was in the room. "So, I assume that you're here about Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash?" Tender Heart asked, questioningly.

"Yep! I'm here to adopt her, actually" Rainbow Dash said, with an odd look on her face.

"Well, she should still be in her room..." Tender Heart began to say, before she was interrupted by Rainbow Dash.

"Really? Excellent! I already know where her room is, so I'll just go tell her the good news myself!" Rainbow Dash said, pleased that she wouldn't have to go out looking for Scootaloo.

"Alright then!" Tender Heart said, hoping that this would help with Scootaloo's nightmares.

Rainbow Dash went to Scootaloo's bedroom, and opened the door. Scootaloo immediately turned to look at her, and Rainbow Dash saw intense fear in her eyes.

"S...Stay back!" Scootaloo said, as she began to shake due to the fear of seeing her sister's killer standing this close. "Don...Don't come any closer, Rainbow!" Scootaloo said, as she flew out of her window.

Rainbow Dash stood there, as she recovered from the sudden actions of her former number-one fan. 'What did I do this time!?!' She thought to herself. She noticed a piece of paper on Scootaloo's bed, and she picked it up and began to read it. When she was done reading it, she was equal parts distraught at what she had just read, and upset that her clone was STILL interfering with her life.

'I thought that it was bad, but not this bad!' Rainbow Dash thought, in regards to the state that her former number-one fan was in, as she began to feel worried.

Just then, Tender Heart came into the room. She saw that Scootaloo was not in the room, and the note in Rainbow Dash's hooves. "What's going on?!?" She exclaimed, worried and more than a little confused at the situation.

"I've got to go!" Rainbow Dash said, passing the note to Tender Heart, and preparing to fly out the window in the direction that Scootaloo went.

"Wait! First tell me what's going on, please!" Tender Heart exclaimed, pleading with Rainbow Dash.

"Read the note!" was all that Rainbow Dash said as she flew off, hoping to get to Scootaloo before she did something that there would be no taking back.