Author's Note

Chapter. Yeeeeeees. This one was hard, but very fun to write.

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Smiles Awake You When You Rise

Soarin stayed a few more minutes. Then, he spoke. “Well, I’d better get going. I promised to report back to the other Bolts before lunch was over. I’ll be back later though. Thunderlane might be by too.”

“Good. You two are the only ones authorized to be in here. Everypony else goes through me, for obvious reasons. Pass it on.”

“Understood.” He said, with a nod. Then he turned to Rainbow Dash. “See ya later, Little Bit.” He said, ruffling her mane. The regressed mare giggled.

“Bye, Bubba!” She said with a wave.

“Be good for your Mama.” He called over his shoulder.

“I wiww!”

With that, Soarin exited. Spitfire waited until the door was shut completely before turning back to Rainbow. “So squirt, what would you like to do now?” She asked.

“Mmmm… I dun know.” She said.

Spitfire and Rainbow were both quiet for a moment or two, trying to figure out what to do. Then, an idea struck. Spitfire turned to her daughter.

“Hey Baby Bolt, I have an idea. How about Mama does a special show just for you?”

Rainbow’s eyes grew wide and shining. She nodded vigorously. “Yeah! Pease, Mama? Pease?”

Spitfire chuckled. “Alright, alright. Calm down, sweetie. Just lay back and enjoy the show.” She said. Rainbow nodded, shifted to get comfortable, and watched.

Spitfire soared through the air. Though the room was small, she had enough space to do what she thought of. She flipped and dove and spun and soared. She amazed Rainbow with her precision flying.

Rainbow watched her Mama intently. She looked so happy. She flew perfectly, with joy and exactness. It truly amazed her, seeing Mama like this. It inspired her. It reminded her of why she saw Mama as a hero in the first place. She clapped and giggled, watching Mama do her routine. Then, when she landed, Rainbow gave her a big hug.

“Tanks, Mama.” She said. Spitfire smiled.

“You’re welcome, bug.”

“Do it ‘gain?”

“Oh, alright. Just give me a minute to rest.” She said.

After a few minutes of rest, Spitfire took a drink of water, and then, she was up and flying.

After an hour or so, Spitfire was done, and the doctor came back in. Rainbow kept her little space at bay for the duration of the check. He told her that She could leave in about two days. She would definitely have to stay overnight at least for observation, and get some more tests done in the morning. But as long as her vision wasn’t impaired nor her balance affected, she would be cleared to fly again. That made Rainbow extremely happy. When the doctor left, neither she nor Spitfire noticed that the door had been left open just a crack.

Rainbow easily slipped back into her headspace and patted her bed. Spitfire bent to her will and sat. Rainbow grabbed her pacifier. crawled into her lap again. She made herself comfortable. She had her head on her chest, and was listening to Spitfire’s heartbeat. It calmed her, hearing the strong, and steady beating. She often found comfort in steady beating- not just of heartbeats, but in general. Spitfire smiled, and gave her a hug, then she put the Pacifier in Rainbow’s mouth.

Spitfire wrapped her hooves around Rainbow and started to sing.

“Rainbows in sunny skies

I’ll sing you sweet lullabies

Stars that sparkle in the sky

I have seen you soar so high

You are the sunshine in my world

You are such a perfect little girl

There’s so many things I want to do

And I am lucky to have you

Flying through the skies so bright

I’ll be here with you tonight

So don’t you fear-

No matter what- I’ll be here.”

Rainbow had shut her eyes in contentment by the end of the song. Spitfire knew she wasn’t asleep. She wouldn’t be for a while, if her earlier nap was anything to go by. For now, she just wanted to savor this moment. This shining moment where she didn’t have to be an instructor, or a drill sergeant, or even a Wonderbolt. Right now, she was just a mom, enjoying time with her baby. That felt good- natural even. She looked down at Rainbow Dash and felt herself spanning through a gamut of emotion.

Contentment, Love, Happiness, and Protectiveness radiated from her, and Rainbow felt every bit of it. This moment of peace was the perfect antidote to her usually fast-paced lifestyle. She often felt that she didn’t stop to smell the roses often enough, and although she was happy with her life, she sometimes wished that she had learned to live in the moment more rather than just during races.

The moment of peace was suddenly shot when the sound of a creaking door reached both of their ears. Spitfire’s head shot up. If it was a doctor or nurse, she knew that everything could be explained. The pacifier could be easily hidden under the sheets. The diaper itself didn’t need explaining. Incontinence was something that could easily dismissed. It wasn’t in Rainbow’s medical records, but it didn’t have to be for it to still be there. Plus it could be discounted because of the accident. Spitfire had thought ahead of time about somepony finding or seeing them, and had bought diapers with a more medical look to explain everything away. It didn’t have the foalish designs that Rainbow preferred, but they were diapers, and they were just as absorbent. As long as those two things were in place, nothing else really mattered.

Yes, she was prepared for a doctor or a nurse to come in and see this. But when she looked up, it wasn’t a doctor or nurse standing there. It was Fleetfoot, who had somehow gotten past the rest of the doctors and nurses, not to mention the front desk and her own personal orders (at some point, she was going to have some serious words with the staff because letting her orders slip on her grounds was unacceptable. Besides, even if the hospital was the doctor’s jurisdiction, this was still her show) to get to this room. And for a moment, she considered it. But her body did not respond. Instead she stared up at her teammate.

“Uh… Something you want to tell me, Captain?”