Twilight’s Love Volume Two: Rainbow’s Love

Rainbow and Twilight invited Sunshine to come with them to Twilight’s parents’ home.

They talked and ate and just enjoyed getting aquatinted and reacquainted. The news of Scootaloo being officially adopted was a great thrill to the elder ponies and they lavished all the love and attention they could on their new (official) grandfilly.

Scootaloo was in Elysium, so many ponies wanting to hold her and fuss over her. It appeared as if all the attention she’d grown up without was trying to be remedied in just one evening. She never knew she could love and be loved by ponies like this.

As the evening wore on, Scootaloo couldn’t stop yawning.

“Okay Squirt,” said Rainbow, “you need to take a shower and go to bed.”

“No problem mom,” said Scootaloo who was still so stoked about really being adopted and having a real family she actually belonged to.

“You can sleep in my old room,” said Twilight. “It’s nice and comfortable for a filly.”

“Just don’t drool on any of your mom’s dolls,” said Twilight Velvet. “She gets upset if anything is out of order.”

“Mom,” exclaimed Twilight, “not in front of my daughter!”

Everypony smiled at the statement. Twilight, Rainbow and Scootaloo not the least.

The Sparkles loved their daughter, but when she confided her sexual preference to them years ago, they took it with no more reaction than if Twilight (the younger) had just asked for cereal for breakfast.

But because of this, it appeared that Twilight would not likely have any foals.

But now she’d given them a granddaughter! It mattered not in the tiniest she was adopted, she was sassy yet sweet and loving and wanted grandparents as much as they wanted a grandchild.

“Don’t listen to grandma,” said Twilight, “you’re welcome to play with or sleep with any doll or toy in there you choose.”

Scootaloo had never given much thought to kissing, it was either a romantic thing she had no interest in as of yet, although she secretly loved romance novels and romance movies. Or it was something mushy she’d seen other colts and fillies do with parents or siblings. It didn’t appear to her to be important. But now she had a love in her heart she never thought she’d have. She gladly gave every pony a hug and kiss, even her new Aunt Sunshine.

Sunshine was beside herself, not only had the rift between she and her sister been repaired, the pain in her heart she’d denied for so long was gone. And the reward was she now had a new extended family with a very charming niece.

The adults were sitting around and sipping some wine.

Rainbow was interested in what Sunshine had been doing all these years, but not as much as Sunshine was hearing all of the exploits of Twilight, Rainbow and their four friends. Sunshine had heard of Rainbow winning the Best Young Flyer Competition.

But she also had heard stories of a group of six ponies who were basically the heroes of Equestria. She wasn’t sure, but now it was confirmed her sister was one of the six. But as Twilight and Rainbow were talking about those adventures there was a shout of exclamation heard from down the hall.

Scootaloo came running into the living room.

“Look at what I found when I took my dress off,” said Scootaloo all excited, turning her flanks where they could be seen.

“Your cutie mark!” said Twilight and Rainbow together.

Then they all realized what it was at the same time.

“I don’t believe it,” said Rainbow.

The cutie mark was like Rainbow’s except it had a black cloud with a red/yellow/blue lightning bolt. Just like the one on the picture of Storm Cloud.

“Well, if that doesn’t prove Scootaloo was supposed to be with you two,” said Night Light, “then I don’t think anything else could be better proof.”

Rainbow’s aura surrounded Scootaloo and lifted the filly to her where she hugged Scoot like there was no tomorrow.

“Honey,” said Twilight with a smile, “you need to share, she’s my daughter too.”

Scootaloo stuck out a foreleg in Twilight’s direction, the message was clear. Twilight joined in the family hug.

Scootaloo went off to bed and the adults visited into the late evening. Finally it was time to turn in, Twilight suggested Sunshine use Shining’s old room because she thought it’d be too weird to sleep in her brother’s bed. As Twilight and Rainbow were heading to the guest room, they saw a light coming from under the door on Twilight’s old room.

Twilight let Rainbow know she wanted to say something.

“Okay, young filly,” said Twilight loud enough to be heard through the door. She was having trouble not laughing, “get out from in front of that mirror, turn off the light and go to sleep. You can look at your cutie mark in the morning.”

Rainbow was about to comment when a voice from the room cried out.

“How did you know, mom?” asked Scootaloo.

Twilight opened the door and looked in at her daughter.

“I’m a Unicorn,” said Twilight very cryptically. “Now goodnight and we love you.”

“Love you too, moms,” said Scootaloo turning off the light and climbing in the bed.

As the two walked down the hall to the guest room, and she was sure Scootaloo couldn’t hear, Rainbow asked:

“How did you know? And don’t give me the ‘I’m a Unicorn’ horse-apples.”

Twilight kissed Rainbow and replied:

“But it’s true, I’m a Unicorn.”

“Yes,” said Rainbow, “but how did you know?”

“I stood in front of the same mirror,” said Twilight snickering, “almost all night just looking at mine when I got my cutie mark.

My parents always used that line to keep Shining and myself guessing if a Unicorn had powers of awareness that we hadn’t discovered yet. Like they knew what we were doing, even out of sight, it kept us in line, ”

“Not only have I married the most beautiful pony in Equestria, I married the smartest,” said Rainbow.

“Was there ever any doubt?” Asked Twilight with ‘that look’ in her eyes.

Rainbow got the message loud and clear.

“Just keep the noise down,” said Twilight Velvet’s voice from the next room, “we’ll be trying to sleep.”

“How did you know?” called out Twilight the younger.

“I’m a Unicorn,” was the response.

Twilight and Rainbow got a good laugh out of the statement.

The rest of the weekend went great. Rainbow and Sunshine reconnected and both promised to visit the other and write often. Twilight told Sunshine she’d make sure Rainbow and Scootaloo would stay in touch.

On the second visit to the castle, neither Celestia or Luna were surprised at the news of the cutie mark. They told the Dash’s it wasn’t unheard of for a child to receive the cutie mark of a deceased sibling, it was considered a very special and mystical honor. But it was the first they’d heard of it happening to an adopted sibling.

But as Night Light had commented, it only gave credence to this was to be and the visit of Storm Cloud to Scootaloo’s dream should be taken seriously.

In the afternoon, Sunshine, Twilight Velvet and Night Light saw the little family off at the train station.

The trip was a happy one. Scootaloo said she couldn’t wait to tell her friends about being adopted and show them her new cutie mark, such good news!

“May I wear a dress to school so I can surprise the class with my cutie mark?” Asked Scootaloo, who almost couldn’t believe she was asking to wear a dress.

“School,” said Twilight, “that’s right, we’re going to have to go with you in the morning to register you.”

“She’s already registered in school,” said Rainbow.

“Scootaloo, who resides at the Ponyville Children’s Home, ward of the Crown is. But not Scootaloo Storm-Cloud Dash, daughter of Rainbow and Twilight Dash.

This brought smiles to all ponies.

The next morning, Twilight, Rainbow and Scootaloo walked early to the schoolhouse. As they got there, to their surprise, Candy Mane was arriving as well.

“Scootaloo! Rainbow! Twilight!” said Candy Mane, “I got the official paperwork from Canterlot yesterday. Congratulations to all of you.”

“Thank you for everything, Ms. Candy Mane” said Scootaloo.

“You’re quite welcome,” said the official pony. “By the way, you look quite lovely. Your new family has already had a great influence on you.”

“It is amazing what love can do for a pony,” said Rainbow, “I know only too well.”

They all smiled.

“Well, I’m only too glad when we can place a special needs child,” said Candy Mane. “They tend to be the hardest to place.”

“Special needs?” said Twilight and Rainbow together.

Scootaloo just looked confused. She didn’t really understand what was being said.

“Perhaps we should go inside,” said Candy, “I have Scootaloo’s health record. I need to give it to you anyway. I knew you’d have to come here to register Scootaloo, we can go over it with Cheerilee.”

Cheerilee looked up from her desk, she was drinking some coffee and going over the day’s lesson plan. She saw Candy Mane enter along with Scootaloo, Rainbow and Twilight Dash.

“Hello,” said the teacher, “what can I do for you?”

“We’re here to register our daughter for school,” said Twilight.

A smile raced across Cheerilee’s face when she realized what was being said.

“That’s wonderful,” said the teacher, “congratulations to all of you!”

“I just wanted to give Rainbow and Twilight Dash, Scootaloo’s health record,” said Candy Mane, “and I wanted to make sure everypony was up on her condition.”

“Oh yes,” said Cheerilee, “I’d almost forgot. Please have a seat everypony.”

Cheerilee took out a registration form and started to ask questions.

“Name... Scootaloo,” said the teacher.

“Scootaloo Storm-Cloud Dash,” said Scootaloo.

“The Storm-Cloud is hyphenated,” added Twilight.

“Thank you,” said Cheerilee, “It’s a very nice name Scootaloo.”

Scootaloo smiled.

“Home address?” asked Cheerilee.

“Golden Oak Library,” said Twilight.

“No excuse not to do your homework now,” said the teacher kidding.

They all chuckled.

“Name of Father and Mother,” said Cheerilee, then correcting herself and blushing slightly, “Sorry, Mother and Mother.”

“Rainbow and Twilight Dash,” said Rainbow.

“I assume the age is the same,” said the teacher with a chuckle.

“Cutie mark...,” said Cheerilee, “none.”

“Sorry Miss Cheerilee,” said Scootaloo getting up and raising the skirt to reveal her flank.

“Oh my,” said Cheerilee, “that’s a wonderful cutie mark. Have your friends seen it yet?”

“No ma’am,” said Scootaloo, “I want to surprise them.”

“I’ll surely let you,” said the teacher, “and by the way, would you do me a great favor and stand on the porch and let me know when the students are coming? If you do, I’ll let you ring the bell when it is time.”

“No problem,” said Scootaloo getting up, giving her new mothers a quick hug and left.

When Scootaloo was out the door, Cheerilee continued.

“I suppose her condition is unchanged?”

“What condition?” asked Rainbow.

“What condition?” asked Twilight.

“I assumed you two knew,” said Candy Mane. “Scootaloo has diminished growth plates in her wing bones, her flight muscles are as strong as any Pegasi her age, it’s the reason she can get such great thrust on her scooter, but can’t get enough lift to fly.”

Rainbow took a moment to put together what was being said, but Twilight recognized the condition immediately.

“That means...” said Rainbow.

“Scootaloo’s wings will never grow right, she’ll never fly,” said Twilight, “does she know?”

“No,” said Candy Mane, “but she’ll need to know soon, she’s old enough.”

“Do you want me to talk to her about it?” asked Cheerilee. “that way she won’t lash out at you, if she doesn’t take it well.”

“No Cheerilee,” said Twilight, “it’s our responsibility as parents to work through this with her.”

“We want our relationship to be built on love, honesty and trust,” said Rainbow.