No Longer Under Your Wing

Chapters

Chapter 1: A Bitter Break- Up.
Chapter 2: Rainbow's Revelation
Chapter 3: Admitting Failures

Chapter 1: A Bitter Break- Up.

" No Longer Under Your Wing"

Written By : frenettek314

2 Days Earlier........

Scootaloo was almost ready for her big show; The Annual Ponyville Talent Show. Scootaloo could not wait, she had been practicing her scooter routine for months on end. After last year's humiliating performance where Scootaloo actually tried singing ( Humiliating does not equal comedy like she had originally thought afterwards), She knew what she really wanted to do: perform daring feats of daredevil danger much like her idol and "adopted" big sister, Rainbow Dash.

Just as Scootaloo was cleaning up the obstacles from her practice routine, there she saw up in the sky the pony that was always in her mind, Rainbow. Scootaloo could just imagine how awesome it would be if the legendary element of loyalty, Rainbow Dash were to go to her measly talent show. Scootaloo was practically shrieking in glee.......or actually shrieking in glee as the sudden outburst caught Rainbow's attention.

" Hey, Squirt!" the rainbow Pegasus exclaimed, " You still out here practicing for your talent show?"

Scootaloo couldn't help but smile, " Yeah! It's going to be AWESOME!!!!!!"

" Rainbow Awesome???" Rainbow Dash asked.

" Well..... maybe not RAINBOW Awesome, but SCOOTALOO Awesome?! Definitely!" proclaimed the young orange Pegasus.

" That's the spirit, squirt!" Rainbow said. " What time is your show again?"

" Saturday at 8:00." replied Scootaloo. " Are you actually going to come?"

" Have I ever let you down, kid?" Rainbow proclaimed.

" Well actually yeah...you have.... multiple times." Scootaloo's smile turned into a somber look as she continued to speak, slowly realizing the previous times the rainbow mare had forgotten to show up for her. " There was the BMX tournament you missed, the Carrot Eating Contest that just so happened to be on the same date as a Wonderbolts Show, the Pony Family Dance Marathon where I sat in the corner..."...

" Ok, Ok, I get it... I may not exactly be the element of memory.." Rainbow Dash said with a big blush of red on her face, " But I will make you the biggest promise in the world that I will be there."

Scootaloo held a skeptical look on her face as she asked, " Really? The biggest promise in the world?".

" The biggest!" spoke Rainbow. " The element of Loyalty will not let you down!"

That Night......

Scootaloo was just about ready to go out on stage with her scooter as she couldn't wait to begin. She quickly peeked out through the curtain to see if the rainbow-maned Pegasus had kept to her promise. The smile on her face instantly turned into a look of utter sadness as she saw all of her closest friends...... except for the one that mattered the most.

" She....didn't come?" spoke Scootaloo with tears in her eyes. This was turning out to be the worst day of her life. Rainbow had made the biggest promise in the world that she would be front row and center for Scootaloo's performance but with no Dash in sight, Scootaloo knew that it was hopeless. " She couldn't even bother to show up..." a now angry Scootaloo said.

Scootaloo had done her performance with ease. She had done backflips, front- flips, complete 360- degree spins, even a finale which was done with a 40 ft. ramp, all without a single mistake. Despite her incredible performance, the pony performer was seen with a frown throughout the whole show. No Rainbow in sight left Scootaloo to deal with her biggest enemy: disappointment.

After the show, which Scootaloo had secured the first place trophy, all.... well, most... of her friends had met her backstage to congratulate her.

" We're all so proud of you" said Twilight Sparkle.

" Stupendous, Darling" agreed Rarity.

" Woo- Hoo!!!!!!" exclaimed Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.

" Yer' a natural." quoted Applejack.

" Whatever Pinkie Pie says." said Pinkie Pie who was immediately met with stares of confusion from her friends.

Fluttershy however noticed that something was odd in Scootaloo's demeanor and spoke up, " What's the matter, Sweetheart? You don't look very happy?"

Scootaloo tensed up before she slowly whispered, " Rainbow never came...."

Out of the blue, the pony in question came barreling through the curtains, sweat plastered on her face as she had to pause to catch her breath. " Sorry, I'm late, Everypony! I thought the talent show was tomorrow night."

Dash was immediately met with stares of pity, frustration, and anger. the room went silent for a full minute before Scootaloo couldn't take it anymore. She was through seeing Rainbow break promises time and time again. She didn't want to be bothered with the emotional pain that came through a failed promise again.... if this is what having a sister was, she didn't want one anymore.

" Sorry? You're SORRY!!!! Oh, well I guess that's okay, seeing the Incredibly Scatterbrained Rainbow Dash can't make good on her word!!!!! I guess I can just forgive you and hope you can be bothered to come next time!!!!" mocked Scootaloo.

Everypony's jaws flew open as they couldn't believe what the young Pegasus had just said. ( Rarity even put her hooves over Sweetie Belle's ears for good measure.)

Rainbow finally spoke up in an uncharacteristically timid matter. " Scoots.... I said I'm sorry.... I know you're mad at me, but I'm sure I can make it up to you someh......." as Rainbow was cut short by a fuming Scootaloo.

" YOU CAN"T MAKE IT UP!!!! YOU ALREADY SCREWED UP ENOUGH TIMES!!!!!!! YOU'RE LAZY, INCONSIDERATE, AND HAVE AN EGO THE SIZE OF THE SUN!!! YOU'VE SCREWED ME OVER MULTIPLE TIMES, BROKE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM INN THE WORLD AND WANT ME TO FORGIVE YOU!!!!?!?!?!!?!?!?! NO. IN FACT, I DON'T WANT ANYTHING MORE TO DO WITH YOU!!!! I DON'T WANT YOU IN MY LIFE!!!!" cried Scootaloo with tears in her eyes as she quickly took off on her scooter into the moonlight.

Everypony stood there in shock for the longest time until they felt it was time to go to bed.... all except for Rainbow Dash, whose eyes were as big as soccer balls and her lips were muttering repeatedly, "... What have I done??!"

Author's Note

I Know this story is kind of "Bare Bones" in some spots, but trust me when I say I've got a lot more material and ideas for this story. Until then, see you at the next chapter.

frenettek314

Chapter 2: Rainbow's Revelation

The next day......

As the three crusaders- Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle- were walking to school, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were nervously walking at a slower pace than their friend, with the incident of last night still in the ponies' heads. Much of the walk was filled with awkward silence until Apple Bloom finally decided it was time to break the ice.

" Um... Scootaloo? Are you sure you're ok? You know if you ever need anything, Sweetie and I are always there for ya." Apple Bloom stated in a calm and friendly manner.

" Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" replied Scootaloo in a tone that suggested she wasn't ok.

" Well.. We know how mad you were at Rainbow and...." spoke Sweetie Belle before she was interrupted by the flight of the rainbow Pegasus they just so happened to be talking about. As Rainbow landed next to the three fillies, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle cast nervous glances as Scootaloo looked away from the Pegasus as to say she wanted nothing to do with her.

" Scoots, listen, words cannot describe how truly sorry I am. What I did last night was foolish of me and it was wrong to make you so upset. I know you wanted me there for you so I figured if I could do anything for you......"

" Why? You don't have any other admirers to disappoint today? You must have a free schedule." Scootaloo interjected as Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle felt incredibly uncomfortable with the scene that was taking place.

" Scoots, please, I'm really trying to make it up to you." spoke Rainbow Dash in a broken and quiet voice which was nothing anypony had ever seen from the usual confident mare.

" Well guess what? You can't. I've never felt like I needed anypony in my life until I met you. You were the first pony I've truly felt like I could trust no matter what, and look what happens, now I can't trust the one pony who promised they'd be my sister. You can't make this up, Dash. Actions have consequences and you've taken advantage of my trust multiple times. How about you stay away from me?!!? That way, You wouldn't have to worry about anyone but yourself." Scootaloo remarked in a cruel sense of voice that seemed to speak the truth.

" Scootaloo, that's enough..." pleaded Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle just sat back with her eyes as wide as oranges, with a look on her face that told she felt sorry for both ponies.

What happened next was something the three ponies... or anypony had seen from Rainbow Dash. With visible tears in her eyes, she quickly flew off without looking back. This was the lowest she had felt in her life, the one pony who cared about her and she ruined it. " How could I be so stupid?" thought Dash as she was gone from the young ponies' s sight within 3 seconds.

" Come on, School's starting soon" whispered Scootaloo as Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle nodded reluctantly, the three school ponies looking as miserable as possible.

At Twilight's Castle..........

After her last attempt of apologizing to Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash decided to go visit the one friend she knew could help her with any friendship problem, the princess of friendship to be exact.

As Rainbow knocked on the castle door, the door slowly opened as the head of Princess Twilight quickly popped out.

" Rainbow, are you ok?" Twilight asked with a look of concern.

" I screwed up badly. I don't know what to do" Rainbow sobbed as quickly recounted what happened to Twilight as they walked into the throne room.

" Rainbow, I know you're trying your best to apologize, but honestly, I don't think a simple apology can fix what you've done. When you've hurt a friend this badly, simply saying sorry can't replace what has happened." said Twilight with a calm yet firm tone.

" Yeah," spoke Starlight Glimmer out of nowhere. " No pony is just going to forgive you simply because you claim you'll change."

Twilight immediately blushed as she realized the irony of the situation Starlight had described. " ....right.... anyway, you need to show Scootaloo you can change, that doesn't mean she'll forgive you automatically, but you first need to realize what's done is done, and you can never change that. You need to move on."

As Twilight finished speaking, Rainbow was slowly realizing what Scootaloo had said " Actions have consequences." and immediately, Rainbow was showing signs of optimism and hope. " Twilight, I know what I must do." Rainbow spoke with the most sincerity her friend had ever seen from the carefree Pegasus.

However, as Twilight and Rainbow Dash were just getting ready to leave the castle, Sweetie Belle comes running up to the two with a look of fear in her eyes. Sweetie stops to catch her breath before she hastily screams, " HELP!!!! SCOOTALOO AND DIAMOND TIARA ARE FIGHTING!!!!!!!!"

With those words being said, Twilight, Rainbow, and Sweetie quickly gallop to the school building, unaware of what was about to happen.

Author's Note

Yeah.... I like to use Diamond Tiara as the bully despite of what's show canon. Anyway, stay tuned for the final chapter.

frenettek314

Chapter 3: Admitting Failures

As Twilight, Rainbow, and Sweetie made it to the schoolyard, they were shocked at what they were seeing. Scootaloo and Diamond Tiara were both covered head to hooves with blood and both fillies had a black eye. Ponies were gathered around as they were witnessing the greatest massacre ever to happen at Ponyville Elementary. Rainbow Dash was immediately sicken to her stomach with grief and anger.

" WHAT'S GOING ON?!?!? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed to a pale Apple Bloom who looked like she had witnessed a murder.

" Well.....you see.... it happened.... during recess.." Apple Bloom said.

At Recess......

During their algebra session, Scootaloo couldn't stop thinking about Rainbow Dash. She didn't want to think about her, she was still upset with her... but right before Rainbow had taken off, she had caught a glimpse of the Pegasus from the corner of her eye. She had never seen the Rainbow Mare cry and there she was, bawling and sobbing right before she fled. The look in the rainbow Pegasus just screamed, " I can never get over you. I never want you away. Please forgive me." That look made Scootaloo sick.... sick with pity. It was true, Rainbow lost her trust when Scootaloo stated it, but.... should she have been that harsh.... to make the toughest mare in Equestria cry????

Suddenly, the school bell rang, and all the ponies went outside for an afternoon of fun and excitement. However, Scootaloo looked empty, nothing could brighten up her day... which immediately caught the attention of Diamond Tiara.

" Aww... Look at the poor little filly.... Is filly about ready to cry???" Diamond Tiara mocked.

" Diamond, you know how ponies says it's worse to kick a pony when they're down? because you're doing exactly that." the smarter, less cruel, Silver Spoon said.

" Awww... Don't worry, I'm just playing with the friendless filly." Rainbow couldn't even view your performance, huh? I hear the judges just gave you the trophy because they felt bad for the runt." replied Diamond Tiara as she continued to curelessly mock Scootaloo.

"Up Yours, Diamond. I didn't see your parents there either. Maybe they got a new brat to feed." Scootaloo replied with a hint of a smirk as everypony was staring in awe at the comeback that was just thrown."

" What was that, Runt?" Diamond said making a hoof ( fist?) gesture at the small Pegasus.

" You heard me. In fact, I know a word that rhymes with runt, it begins with a c" chimed Scootaloo.

As Scootaloo finished her last sentence, Diamond immediately sucker punched Scootaloo as Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Silver Spoon could only watch in fear.

Back to the present........

Rainbow knew it was up to her to stop this bloodbath before it got any worse. She ran up to protect Scootaloo just as Diamond was launching the final punch. DIamond's punch made contact with Rainbow's chest as the small filly grew shocked for a moment before directing her attention back to Scootaloo, who had just witnessed Rainbow take a punch right in the gut.

" Huh... So you finally show up for once, That doesn't matter, You're still a failure of a Pegasus, just like you're 'lil sis'" quirked Diamond as everypony saw Rainbow gear up for....a lecture?

" HEY SHUT IT,SNOB!!! YOU CAN SAY THAT TO ME ALL YOU WANT BUT DON'T EVER SAY THAT ABOUT SCOOTALOO!!!" Dash screamed before speaking in a slightly quieter voice, " You only have friends because you decide to place trust in others. Scootaloo takes care of herself and others everyday without trusting anypony else..... Even when the other ponies should've been there." Dash paused looking at a teary eyed- Scootaloo.

" So don't you ever call Scootaloo a runt! She's the strongest pony I know! Definitely stronger than me! She handles every problem by herself without expecting others to catch her and fall back upon, and that's more than I can say in myself. She doesn't deserve what she gets in life and yet she doesn't complain about any of it. She knows when she's wrong and she can admit her own shortcomings.... which I should've done a long time ago."

Rainbow was now focusing her speech towards her #1 sister. " Scoots, everything you said about me, you were right. I'm lazy, selfish and I only ever think of myself. I'm a failure of a pony who never wanted to realize her mistakes, I always wanted the easy fix. I don't deserve your respect for letting you down multiple times... Most of the time, I don't even deserve to have my awesome friends." Twilight slowly smiled when Rainbow cast a quick glance on her. " ...and I just want to say, I hope you have it in your heart to forgive me. I want to change solely for you Scootaloo, I've never been so upset with myself before because you are the pony in my life that truly matters... and even if you don't forgive me, just know that I'm always there, working harder.... to become a better pony.... for you."

Scootaloo began to sob at the heartfelt display and immediately ran to a happily crying Rainbow Dash, who was waiting for the biggest hug in the world. As the two sisters connected one again, Scootaloo slowly whispered, " This is all I ever wanted" and Rainbow began to silently choke up. Everypony had tears in their eyes at the affectionate display, except for Diamond Tiara, who clearly wanted both pegasi to eat the dirt.

" When my parents and I...." Diamond Tiara began before an angry Cheerilee walked up behind her.

" I don't think so young lady, in fact, I don't think anypony will ever see you at this school again." Cheerilee retorted as she cast daggers at the bratty filly.

Scootaloo immediately spoke up from Rainbow's embrace. " Cheerilee, wait, I was in this fight too. if Diamond Tiara gets expelled, then I should too."

The teacher pony was immediately taken back by the little pony's bravery and honesty. " Scootaloo, You're a wise young pony. I know you feel bad, but the truth is, I get sick of this brat's behavior too. She should be expelled for all that she has done and this is the icing on the cake."

Diamond Tiara sat speechless as she was then ordered to gather her things as everypony got up and went home to rest from the excitement for the day.

As Twilight, Rainbow, and the CMC walked home together, the others couldn't help but smile as Rainbow and Scootaloo were walking side by side, their bond reunited.

" Rainbow.... I love you."

" Love you too, squirt."

FIN

Author's Note

I hope you all liked this one. ( Truth be told, I was sniffling when I was writing the end) I love to write happy, emotional endings and hopefully this doesn't feel rushed. As always, if you have any concerns or criticisms, please state them in the comments section as I could always use help in advancing my writing.

Thanks for Reading!!!!!

frenettek314