Something Happens

    Soarin stood forlornly at the foot of his wife's grave. The orange foal in his arms wailed softly and piteously. He remembered his wife's words.

"Hey Soarin? Do you wanna be friends?"

*FLASHBACK*

   "Violet Peach?" a nurse said. "You and your husband may come in now to see the baby."

   The couple excitedly walked into the room where Rosemary Peach (Violet's mother) was lying. She was holding a tiny foal in her hooves.

"Mom?" Violet asked. "Can I see the baby?"

    Said mother held out her hooves with the sleeping filly.

"She's adorable!" Violet squealed.

   It was true. The filly had a coat of orange and a  fluffy magenta mane. Her eyes slowly fluttered open to reveal that her irises were lavender.

   Stem Peach (Violet's father) smiled at his daughter."Have you thought of a name for your sister?"

   "Not yet. But I'll work on it."

   "She looks like you, Vi." Soarin said.

   Violet grinned. "Well, she is my sister. And I'm going to think of the best name ever for you, little sis."

   It was three days after the birth of the filly, and the proud family was walking home from the hospital. The adorable orange filly was sleeping soundly in her mothers arms, giving out cute little snores, which made the family chuckle.

   "So Mom? How're you feeling?" Violet asked.

  "I'm feeling good now, dear. This baby has given me the pain of a lifetime but there's nothing your old mom can't handle."

   Violet giggled.

Soarin couldn't help smiling at his wife's cute childishness, despite being twenty years old.

   "So, Vi. have you thought of a name yet?" Rosemary asked.

  "I sure have!" Violet beamed. "Any sister of mine deserves the best!"

    Her parents exchanged happy looks before facing their daughter.

"What name have you thought of, dear?"

"Well, I quite liked the name-"

"HEY! LOOK OUT!"

   A taxi was coming towards them! It had lost one of it's wheels which made it go out of control.  The taxi driver was frantically trying to stop the taxi colliding into the group of pegasi.

   The frantic family rushed to get away as fast as they could, but were not fast enough.

   Soarin managed to dodge in time, but the same can't be said his parents-in-law and wife.

   The filly was now awake and wailing alarmingly. Soarin reached out and caught the baby before she got seriously injured.

   "VIOLET!" Soarin yelled.

   Soarin sat anguished in the waiting area of Cloudsdale's local hospital for the second time this week. He sat for seemingly an age before a nurse bustled in.

   "How is she, Nurse" Soarin asked frantically. Violet's parents had sadly not survived the crash, and the Wonderbolt didn't want his wife to have the same fate.

   "Well, Mr. Skies. Your wife didn't get any external injuries, but her internal bleeding was very serious. I'm- I'm afraid she might not survive." she said gravely.

   Soarin stood up. "Can I see her?"

"Yes, you may."

   Soarin didn't waste a second . He flew into the room where his wife was lying. Her curly magenta mane was slightly unraveled and messy and her face was tear-stained but Soarin still thought her the most beautiful mare in the world.

Violet was handing Cumulus Skies (Soarin's mother) 10 letters tied with a blue ribbon.

"I've written 10 letters here. Each of them for my sister's first 10 birthdays. They have all the things I'm want to say to my sister. Will you give them to her, Aunty?"

"Of course I will." Cumulus sniffed hard to stop her tears brimming.

   Soarin sat at the edge of Violet's bed, frowning.

"You're very bad." Soarin said sternly.

   Violet gave a watery smile and took his hoof.

"Hey Soarin. Do you wanna be friends?"

  Soarin shook his head.

   "Soarin, I need you to promise me two things. Please listen." Violet said urgently.

Soarin sniffed hard,

"I need you to promise that you'll never cry. Promise?"

  Soarin nodded dolefully.

  "Besides, you look very ugly when you cry." Violet said, smirking a little.

  Soarin gave her a glare but squeezed her hoof tight.

  "And second, promise you'll name my sister Scootaloo? Promise?"

  Soarin nodded again, and a tear flowed down his cheek.

"Soarin, do you wanna be friends?"

This time Soarin nodded fiercely.

"Don't go."

"I'm sorry, Soarin. I'm really sorry." Violet said, tears trickling down her cheeks.

  Soarin threw his hooves around his beloved wife and sobbed into her shoulder.

Violet hugged him back, hard. Eventually, her grip loosened and she stopped breathing.

*FLASHBACK END*

"Promise you'll name my sister Scootaloo? Promise?"

   Soarin stroked his sister-in-law's fluffy mane.

  "C'mon Scootaloo. Let's go home." the Wonderbolt cradled the baby in his hooves and set off towards his house.