Becoming a Mother

Chapter 2: home sweet home

The walk from the hospital seemed to stretch on for hours, in reality it was only 15 minutes. But after the events of that afternoons visit to Ponyville General nether of them were really in there own minds.

Emerald kept thinking how Scootaloo could be so idiotic not to tell her the day she was used like that even if it ment the photos would be shown, it was for the best right? No. Of course it wasn't she's a teenage filly her reputation is what matters to her most not her own health and being, you know not pregnant.

Scootaloo on the other hand just couldn't believe what she had been told. She was going to be a mother. If only for a few days at the most. She knew the laws in equestria stated "if anypony under the age of 18 fell pregnant and has a child while in care it had to be put up for adoption, no exceptions." The thought of having to give it up made her blind to the bigger question at hand. Did she want to have the child? She was only 15 and noticibly smaller than all the other filly Pegasus in her classes so the question was more could she have it not if she wanted to have it. Also would it stay in Ponyville or be taken elsewhere, if it went to cloudsdale she's probably never see it as she couldn't fly for more than a few seconds a couple feet of the floor. Even after she did what rainbow told her to do it didn't help.

After a silent walk home through the setting sun Scootaloo and Emerald both walked inside the poorly lit house and started to walk up the stairs before a voice broke the silence. Emerald spoke in a gentle but stern voice "we need to talk about the foal Scoots." I know you don't want to but we need to consider what to do if you keep it. I'm sorry, you know this had to happen.

Scootaloo held back a whimper as a single tear rolled down her face. "Why now? Can't you just give me a day or two, please" she quietly spoke so not to allow Emerald to hear. After a prolonged amount of time she sternly replied with "I know I'll be with you in a minute." She was going to the bathroom. Once in there she splashed cold water over her face and tied to calm herself before she had to have the talk with Emerald. She wasn't sure what she was gonna say she was just going to answer every question with determination. She was still unsure of what to do with the unborn foal but wouldn't let Emerald decide for her.

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The flight back from the hospital was a 30 minute trip for Rainbowdash but she's flown there so fast going to see Scootaloo she hadn't noticed. Once she'd overheard a rather loud sweetie belle and Apple bloom talking about how "she's I'll or she's mentally insane" she had just darted off without thinking.

Due to the time she had by herself she started to think over the little fillies situation; she was 15 and pregnant, no real home and a flightless Pegasus. She had been dealt a bad hoof in life. Rainbow however had been dealt quite a good hoof, she had a mansion made out of clouds a pet tortoise (or turtle, she could never remember which one) and the best friends you could ever ask for. But this had thrown a spanner in the works.

As she walked in her cold and empty house she remembered the first time that she walked through those doors. Excitement and the thrill of independence had blinded her to how Isolated she would be up here. Only two of her friends had wings, fluttershy who never left the ground more than a few feet and "princess" twilight sparkle who was always busy with some friendship problem or spike being spike so she never really came around to visit. The only occasional company she had was when Scootaloo came for a sleepover as they had flying lessons that ran late or just to have fun with her sister. The thought of this made Rainbow beam a smile as the memory's of a small orange and purple poof ball ran around her cloud floors for the first time, she had grown up so much in the past 8 years and they had gone far too quick for Rainbow to accept.

Once she was inside She slowly made her way past the Kitchen which had dishes piled up high and her living room which was accompanied by a coffee table with a few wonderbolts magazines. And one "wet feathers - rainbowdash edition." She kept it arround to remind her of the good old days. Finally making her way upstairs she paused passing the empty spare room, looking inside she saw nothing but a box containing all her wonderbolts programs that wouldn't fit in her wardrobe or were too valuable to be left on a table.

This today was so much for dash to take in as when she was little she had always wanted a foal. But her mother was never really around much when she was little and eventually she just stoped coming home but sent bits every month so she could be fed and her father was a heavy alcoholic who never listened to his daughter and on a few occasions even beat her. So she swore she would be the best mother she could be to her foal but one of the side effects of being an element bearer is the fact that it makes you infertile. Which explained why Celesta never had a child in the 1000 years princes Luna was gone, but it broke dash when she found out.

She had pondered adoption before and even taking in Scootaloo as her own but decided against it. The reason why she couldn't bring to memory as she'd burried it deep away where no one could find out why. Some element of loyalty she'd turn out to be.

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After the talk with Emerald, Scootaloo had gone upstairs to lay in her bed. The sheets were blue with clouds on them, she believed they were from the wether factory when she was younger but now she was wiser to the fact they were just stitched into the pattern. She reached over to her bedside cabinet and open the single draw, within the draw was a little alter she'd made in art class as she never did what was asked if her in it, but atop that was a hand made Rainbowdash doll rarity had made she preferred it to the official merchandise ones but still had a few of them too but didn't rate them as highly as this one.

She unknowing found herself rubbing her stomach in a loving way as it hit her there was a life growing inside her. She brought her self back to reality and calmly spoke not caring if Emerald heard "well little one your coming along for a ride with me then. It's gonna be tough and I'll probably buck up somewhere but I swear I'll- no we'll make it through this. And I know what they say but buck the rules. Your my foal and I'm your momma. I've never really had a mom myself, Emeralds the closest I've got but I'll give it all I've got to be the best mom for you. I promise.

And with that Scootaloo fell into a restless sleep filled with a certain cyan blue Pegasus flying with her on her back with her unborn child safety in her protection.

Author's Note

What's rainbow hiding? How will Scootaloo cope? Will any of the other mane 6 make and appearance? Find out when I finish the next chapter.