Becoming a mother

Chapter 5: lose part of me, gain all of you.

Well there was no doubt about it, she was lost. How could she have been so bucking thick to run of into the Forrest and not follow the trail that twilight made with the protection spell to keep Zecora or visitors safe. She was just so blinded by the fear of being rejected by Rainbow and no one to ever love her she didn't think.

Now as she trekked deeper (or she thought it was deeper) into the Everfree she could hear more noises that didn't fill her with confidence, but they didn't play a large part in her mind, she was still in self loathing about how no one would want her.

"Flightless, pregnant and a bucking waste of space to everyone I know, why don't I just feed the Manticore." Scootaloo spoke with no emotion and empty meaning. She felt like she had disappointed everyone, especially Dash, who had spend days upon days trying to teach her to fly, all of that time wasted. If she was being honest with herself she didn't even care about the flying lessons she just enjoyed the company of Rainbowdash the mare who she felt she was safe around. Not now, she probably hates her.

As she continued to progress throughout the forest she could have sworn she heard movements, shadows brushed past her. As she kept turning to try spot what had caused her to be so flustered she lost her footing and slid down a stone ridge. At the last second she managed to out stretch a wing to elevate her self as to not hurt her stomach.

* SNAP *

The scream was as clear as day, and who it belonged to wasn't exactly a hard guess. Rainbow ran as fast as her legs could carry her, after the accident she was now faster on and than in air so she knew there was no real point flying as it would only make her slower. "Scootaloo! Scootaloo!," rainbow shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Ahhhh!"

Her head snapped and turned towards the new sound came from . "Was she moving?" Rainbow quietly asked herself as she shot off in the new direction. She seemed to be running in circles until she came to a sight that stopped her heart, a bloodied, orange primary.

Trying not to fall over with the nauseating feeling that was in the pit of her stomach she looked away until she heard Emerald point out "there's a trail of blood, its our best shot Dash."

Knowing this to be true she stood up and took the primary in her mouth, grabbing the stalk that wasn't covered in blood, and placed it in her saddle bad Zecora had given them. It contained brews and potions to fend of the beasts of the Everfree forest, but also medical supplies in case they found the worst and from how this was looking they may have.

The blood trail ran for about half a mile until it came to a stop. Looking up there eyes were in shock as what laid before them was a curled up, blood stained, orange and purple pega-. No, she wasn't a Pegasus anymore. Looking over her bruised and battered body she noticed where the blood and come from. One wing snapped halfway down the bone but still attached by the flesh and the other completely gone. The only clue as to what happened was the slash across her forehead.

Scootaloo opened her eyes for them just to close back up a second later as the brightness of the room blinded her. She slowly managed to open one eye and as her hearing came back to her she could hear a voice calling out that she was waking up. She winced as a pain shot up her back, she had no recollection of the night before apart from that she ran into the Everfree forest.

Now managing to open up both her eyes she saw a shiny green coat enter the room and a cyan one go off to the other side. She beamed with joy at the sight of her foster mother and big sister. But they didn't return the looks of joy. Instead pain seemed to be there expression.

Despite this fact rainbow pulled herself together and said in a calming voice "heya squirt, sorry we took so long to find you, and sorry that we couldn't save the," she hesitated not being able to say the word "ya know".

She issued towards scootaloo. This caused panic to flare up in the filly. Her foal! She couldn't feel anything on her front below her chest, she quickly threw of the hospital covers to reveal her still swollen stomach which she felt relieved about. But she also had gausses wrapped around her, she looked at them bewildered. What were they doing. She could feel them wrapped around her wings. So as she turned to see why they were there her heart sank.

On her left side was a wing that had been put back together and was now casted. While the other wi-. There wasn't a wing, just a line of crimson on the bandages. The night prior suddenly came back to memory, the shadows, the fall and the way she had protected her foal. That explained the broken wing but what abut the one completely missing. No memories came back to inform her of the reason but she didn't need them. Tears started to roll down her cheeks, the realisation setting in. She only had one wing.

At that moment Rainbowdash asked if she could have some privacy away from everyone else so she could talk to Scootaloo. All obliged and allowed them there privacy.

"What now rainbow?" came a frail voice that sounded broken. "What now, I'm a one winged, flightless half Pegasus who's 3 months pregnant with a foal she can't even keep." and with that last word the flood gates opened as she started to openly sob into the soft chest of her idol who'd made her way over to give her support and comfort. "No one wants me, even before all of this no one wanted me, I'm just as useless as diamond tiara says I am."

Rainbowdash took this as her chance to break into the conversation with the filly "scoots your not useless," she said sternly. "Your amazing and I know it." A slight blush spread across both there faces. "I... I saw the doll and the note."

Scootaloo froze. her idol, the one she looked up to the most knew she slept with a toy, and most embarrassingly one of her. "I'm... sorry. I would have told you but after the accident I felt like I was the last thing you needed. But oh well that's another reason to add to the list on why I suck."

"HEY!" rainbow shouted louder than she should have. "you don't suck, k kid," Scootaloo only softly nodded. "Your the most awesome filly I know, I wouldn't have been your sister if you wasn't, you've been through so much in life, helped others with finding there cutie marks and yes admittedly very bad things no one should have to go through. But through it all you've always come out on top. And I couldn't be prouder of you."

Scootaloo smiled at her prismatic maned friend. "you really think so?"

"I know so," Rainbow said triumphantly. "and about this whole no one will want you. yes they will, why wouldn't they?"

"Because I'm flightless, pregnant and a teenager, they only want them when there small."

"Well I'm one lucky Pegasus then, they'll be no competition." A smirk covered Raibows face as she said that. and that caught Scootaloo's attention.

"What do you mean?"

Rainbowdash took out the papers from the saddle bag and placed them on the bed in front of the orange filly her eyes widened at what she saw.

ADOPTION CIRTIFICATE

THIS CIRTIFICATE IS TO CERTIFY THAT RAINBOWDASH NOW HAS LEGAL CARE OF THE COLT/FILLY SCOOTALOO
SIGNITURE 1: RAINBOWDASH
SIGNITURE 2: _________________
DATE: 05/04/2018

Scootaloo couldn't believe it her dream had come true she would finally have a family.

"So what ya say squirt? wana roll with me," said dash in half serious half humours tone.

"I'd love to. But I'm not worth it I'd just drag you down and I've no way to get to your house anyway. just leave me dash I'll be fine."

"Squirt, I'd want noting more than you to live with me and don't worry about the house I'm selling it and getting one on the ground so you can access it, and you won't drag me down I've always wanted a foal of my own but once you use the elements you can't have them. I've got all the time in the world now I'm retired so ill always be there for you and don't worry about money the wonderbolts pay of is more than enough to take care of you and jr, if you want to keep it."

She hadn't been sure recently, she couldn't just give it away it'd be too hard. But now she was offered the chance at a new life, one where she could keep the foal. "Ye. I think id like that."

Scootaloo took the ink and quill from the desk next to the bed and signed her name to confirm it. She was now rainbows. Never had joy like this flown throughout her body. The tip of her only remaining wing tingled with excitement as her eyes filled up with tears of joy for the first time in years.

"I love you scoots."

"I love you too... mum."

Outside the room Emerald was smiling from ear to ear. She loved the filly but was glad she now had a real home where she could keep the foal. The past 8 years had been a struggle and once the foal came into the picture she had struggled with money. But she could now rest easy.

With the morning coming around in a hour or two she decided to leave the two of them alone for the night as she knew Dash wouldn't leave her side. While she was walking out of the double door way into the lobby she saw both Ranbowdash's and Scootaloo's friends, they stopped in a panic.

"Emerald where are they?" Twilight asked hastily.

"room 247, but I think Dash wants to be left alone with her new daughter and Scootaloo with her new mom."

...

"Ahm sorry Emerald but did you just say her new ma?" said a shocked Apple bloom.

"Yes, happened just now actually."

All of them stood there silenced and in awe at what they just heard. All apart from Fluttershy who just smiled and whispered under her breath "good job Dashie, I knew you could do it."

Author's Note

I really enjoyed writing this chapter as I was quite depressed while I wrote it so I got some real emotions in there and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

until the next chapter, don't forget if you see any spelling or punctuation errors please point them out in the comments as its just a huge help.

Cya.