Chapters Soarin was pacing the hospital reception waiting for news from his wife Rainbow Dash. She had gone into labor 2 hours ago, and so far he had no news about her.
"Because it's taking so long, is she okay? What if something is wrong with Dash or the foal, and if-" Soarin was cut by Twilight who was also in the reception room along with Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie & Rarity
"Soarin calm down! She'll be fine, I'm sure she's doing great inside" Twilight said
"I know but ... It all makes me very worried ..." Soarin said
"Don't worry Sugarcubbe, Rainbow Dash is a strong mare, I'm sure she and your foal are fine," Applejack said.
"By the way do you already know if it's a little filly or a little foal?" Asked Rarity
"Not yet, we went for the ultrasound but Dash preferred it to be a surprise," Soarin said.
"But what do you expect it to be?" Said Fluttershy
"As long as the foal is strong and healthy I don't care what it is" Soarin said
"I can't wait to see the baby! It was very hard for me to wait for 11 months" said Pinkie Pie
Soarin smiled and tried to be as calm as possible.
A few minutes later Nurse Redheart left the delivery room with a smile on her face.
"Excuse me Mr. Soarin, it was okay with childbirth you can come in now" she said
Soarin immediately flashed a huge smile on his face, so he began to walk into the delivery room.
When he entered the first thing he saw was his beloved wife lying on the bed, her horsehair worn and holding a small foal in her hooves.
"Rainbow" Soarin said
"Soarin" Rainbow said weakly
Soarin started to walk to the bed and took Rainbow's side. He was amazed at his new foal.
"Oh Rainbow is he handsome, is he a filly or a foal?"
"Filly"
Soarin smiled again so he leaned over and kissed Rainbow Dash on the forehead
"She's just beautiful, she's our little Wonderbolt"
"Soarin ..."
"Can you imagine our daughter in the Wonderbolts?"
"Soarin"
"She'll be the most amazing of all!"
"Soarin ..."
"What was Dashie? Any problem?"
Rainbow bit her lip before speaking
"Soarin, there's something you need to know ..."
"What's up? Is something wrong with our foal? Like any health problems?"
"No ... her health is great except for ..."
"For what?"
"Your vision"
Soarin froze for a moment realizing what was happening
"You mean that..."
"Yes ... She ... She's blind ..." Rainbow Dash said holding tight to her foal.
Soarin leaned forward and hugged Rainbow.
"The doctors did a lot of tests on her and then they said there's nothing to restore her vision ... Oh Soarin I'm honestly very worried about that ..."
"No need to worry honey you know I'll never let anything happen to you or our foal"
"Yeah, but just thinking that she's going to spend the rest of her life without seeing the world gives me a heartache ..."
"I know Dashie ... But we as her parents are going to make her get over it."
Soarin then leaned over and kissed Rainbow Dash and the baby on the head.
"Have you decided any names for her yet?"
"Well I was thinking of ... Snowflake?"
"It's perfect"
A few minutes later Pinkie Pie came into the room with Rainbow's other friends.
"So where is the cutest baby in the world?" She said
"Well..."
5 years later...
The next few years were great, Rainbow Dash and Soarin were living very happy with their daughter Snowflake. And this year Snowflake was finally going to school. Not so excited about this was Rainbow Dash, she was very protective of her daughter, and because she was blind made her even more cautious. She protected the entire house from any kind of accident, Snowflake's room was protected with several clouds to prevent her from getting hurt. Soarin thought his wife was exaggerating a lot about Snowflake's blindness, but she always said she was just protecting her baby.
"Snowflake!" Rainbow Dash called his daughter downstairs.
"I'm leaving, mommy!" Snowflake said as he tried to go downstairs. Rainbow Dash then flew over to her and caught her in her hooves.
"Here let me help you," she said as she placed Snowflake on the couch.
"What do you want to tell me? Did I do something wrong?" Snowflake said
"No, your dad and I have been talking a lot and .... We decided it's time for you to start attending school" Rainbow Dash said
"A school?" Snowflake said
"Yes, it will be great for you, you can learn new things and the best you can make some friends!" Soarin said
Snowflake stopped for a second
"Do I really have to go? I don't know if it's going to be very good for someone like me ..." Snowflake said lowering his ears.
"Why not Cute Pie?" Soarin said
"Well you know ... I'm not like the other foals, and I don't know if they will like me ..." Snowflake said
Rainbow Dash then leaned toward her daughter and hugged her.
"Don't worry honey, you'll be fine, plus I'm sure it'll be really cool, and the aunts' children study there, I'm sure some of them will want to be your friend" Rainbow Dash said in a tone candy
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I do"
"OK then..."
"Great!"
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Rainbow Dash was in the bedroom talking to Soarin about Snowflake attending school, and she honestly wasn't happy about the idea of her baby going to school with a lot of foals that might be pretty cruel to her because of their differences.
"Are you sure Soarin? I don't know if it's a good idea for her to go to school yet" Rainbow Dash said
"This will be good for her you will see, don't worry Dashie she will be in good hooves" Soarin said
"I know ... But still I'm still very scared, what if they don't like her? I don't want to see her coming home every day crying"
"I'm sure the Ponyville school ponies are very nice, and their friends' children, then, seem to me to be great companions for Snowflake."
"Maybe you are right"
"I'm always right sweetie"
Rainbow Dash smiled and leaned closer to his chest.
"Good night Soar I love you ..."
"I love you too"
And so they both fell asleep for the rest of the night.
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The next day Rainbow Dash brought Snowflake to play in the park while Soarin was at Wonderbolt Academy.
"Mommy! Mommy! Can I play?" Snowflake said
"Sure, but be careful" Rainbow Dash said
Snowflake nodded and ran for the park.
"Hello Rainbow!" Said Twilight
"Hi Twilight" Rainbow said
"Did you bring Snowflake to play in the park today?"
"Yeah, I thought it would be good for her, and I'm honestly not quite sure about this idea of her attending the same school as other foals, you know today's foals can be pretty cruel."
"Hey don't worry Rainbow, my daughter Nova Star Sparkle studies there, and from what she tells me the foals seem to me to be very kind."
"Perhaps"
Snowflake was running through the park when suddenly she didn't see that there was a tree right in front, and so she hit the tree.
"SNOWFLAKE!" Rainbow Dash said as she ran to her fallen foal.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes ... I think ... I just didn't see this tree in front of me ..."
"Well I think we better get back home"
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To be continued...
A few days later, Rainbow Dash and Soarin were released to go here with the baby. They were still a little nervous about Snowflake being blind, but still they would love their daughter to death very much.
Soarin was feeding Snowflake with her bottle while Rainbow Dash was resting a little. Caring for a baby really was hard work, but luckily Snowflake was a very calm baby. She only cried when she was hungry or when she was in pain, or when she realized that her parents were not around.
Even though she was blind she seemed to be a very clever foal. She began to recognize the ponies and the things that happened around her by her hearing, even though she couldn't see it, she could hear everything happening around her.
"Ready Snowflake?" Soarin said as he gave Snowflake the bottle. She soon stopped sucking the bottle and tried to speak.
"Paggghhj"
Soarin smiled and took her foal in its hooves and kissed her on the forehead, so he patted her back to make her burp.
"Soarin is all right here?" Rainbow Dash said
"Yes Dashie, Snowflake just eat I think she's sleepy now" Soarin said handing Snowflake to Rainbow Dash
"Ok I'll make her sleep"
Then Rainbow Dash flew to Snowflake's room and put her in the crib.
"Hello Snow, are you sleepy? Well I'll sing a song for you to sleep" Rainbow Dash said as she stroked Snowflake in the crib. She then began singing the lullaby to Snowflake.
"Good night my little Snow, I love you"
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The next few days Snowflake hosted a welcome party hosted by Pinkie Pie.
"And now who is my favorite niece in this world? Yes it's you!" Pinkie Pie said as she played with Snowflake
"Snowflake is really beautiful Rainbow Dash" said Fluttershy
"Thank you girls" Rainbow said
"Uh Rainbow look" Twilight said pointing to Snowflake and she was trying to fly.
Rainbow's eyes widened and she quickly flew closer to her daughter and caught her.
"Take it easy Snowflake, you shouldn't be flying" Rainbow said as she held Snowflake
"I thought you would be more excited that Snowflake was flying Rainbow," said Rarity.
"Yes ... But I sincerely want to keep her from flying" the other ponies seemed to have confused looks.
"Well ... With Snowflake being blind I'd rather keep her from flying alone, I'm afraid she'll get hurt" Dash said
"This is a totally common fear Rainbow, but don't worry about it I'm sure she will always be safe by your side, you will see this is just mom's concern" said Applejack
"Perhaps..."
