Scootaloo Fights Celestia, Then Takes Her Throne

"Surgery?!" Scootaloo quaked, pupils shrinking.

"You won't even feel a thing, sweetie." Twilight reassured her. "They'll put you under before it even starts, and when you wake up, it'll be like you just blinked."

"But... what if they mess something up?! What if they nick an artery and I bleed out before anybody can save me?! Can you guys be there?" Scootaloo started shaking.

"Squirt, you're just getting your wisdom teeth taken out." Rainbow Dash sighed. "I'm pretty sure there aren't even any arteries in your gums."

"But why do I need to get them taken out? My teeth don't hurt!"

Somewhat recently Twilight had realized that considering Scootaloo's living condition before she had come into their care, Scootaloo probably hadn't gotten periodic checkups at doctors. Earlier that day she had gotten an inspection at the dentist's office, Twilight had been told that while the filly's teeth were in good condition, she had to get her wisdom teeth removed due to the way they were growing in. Scootaloo hadn't taken the news well.

"Because due to the way your wisdom teeth are growing, they can cause damage to your other teeth when they come in." Twilight explained. "Sweetie, what scares you so much about surgery? These ponies are professionals."

Scootaloo stepped back a couple steps, vision snapping left and right nervously. She gave out a small distressed noise until she felt Rainbow Dash's hoof gently come to rest on her withers.

Scootaloo looked up at the rainbow mare, who merely gave her a reassuring smile.

Scootaloo sighed and took a deep breath. "It's just... The idea of being stuck down, unable to move or fight back when somebody is looking down on me... especially a stallion, kinda reminds me of.. y'know."

Twilight was afraid of that. "Listen little one, if those doctors try anything nefarious, I'll wheel in a catapult loaded with Rainbow Dash and make them stop. And after you're done we'll go get ice cream!"

Scootaloo took several deep breaths and nodded wordlessly at Twilight.

Per the dentist's rules, Scootaloo was wheeled out in a wheelchair. Her head was lolling to the side and she appeared to be weakly laughing at something. She had a juice box depicting an orange held loosely in her hoof. The nurse stopped in front of Rainbow Dash and Twilight and gave them a smile.

"She was very brave. There were no complications." The nurse said.

"She gave me orange juice!" Scootaloo slurred, throwing the juice box in the air and cackling wildly when the box fell on Rainbow's head, wetting her mane with the juice. "I think she may be an angel."

Twilight chuckled as she levitated Scootaloo over to Rainbow Dash and placed her on Rainbow's back. With another simple spell the now empty juice box and all the spilled orange juice disappeared.

Scootaloo stretched as wide as she could and hugged Rainbow Dash's back, planting her face in Rainbow's withers before turning her head and humming happily.

"Rainbow Dash, your coat is sooo soft." She cooed, rubbing a part of her back. "Did you do one of your fancy frou-frou spa thingies?"

Rainbow's eyes shot open and she chuckled nervously, looking between the nurse and Twilight. "The kid is really out of it, she probably has no idea what she's talking about..."

Twilight tittered. "There's nothing wrong with getting 'frou-frou' treatments Rainbow. It's good to relax sometimes."

"Well yeah... I know that." Rainbow chuckled awkwardly. "But the only time I ever go to the spa it's for... sports injuries. Yeah. Sports injuries. And that's it."

"Oooh really?" Twilight grinned deviously. "Because I do have two coupons for a deep tissue massage and a deluxe hooficure I was thinking of sharing with you. But I suppose if that's not your thing, Rarity would love to go with me."

Rainbow's eyes lit up for a moment. "Uh well, if you insist, I could go too. For uh..." Rainbow turned her head to catch sight of Scootaloo, who was busy idly playing with one of Rainbow Dash's feathers.

"For Scootaloo."

"For Scootaloo?" Twilight smiled innocently.

"Y-yeah. Both of us should be relaxed and... bonding. For her."

Twilight just chuckled and nodded. "Sure, let's go sometime. But for now, let's go get Scootaloo a cold treat."

Just then Rainbow felt something pulling on her mane. Moving slowly so as to not accidentally knock Scootaloo off her back, she turned her head to see Scootaloo chewing ferociously on a lock of her mane. After a moment she gazed up at Rainbow with big sad eyes.

"I just wanted candy." Scootaloo's bottom lip trembled. "Why doesn't your mane taste like candy? Did Sweetie Belle lie to me?"

Rainbow looked at Twilight, unsure of how to respond to that, but was saved from having to respond when Scootaloo laid her back against Rainbow's neck, trying to use her mane like a blanket. Looking down at her makeshift blanket she gasped and stared excitedly at Twilight.

"Twilight! It's Rainbow!." She yelled in glee.

Twilight blinked slowly. "Yes dear, Rainbow Dash has been here the whole time."

"Rainbow's mane is Rainbow! Look!" Scootaloo grabbed a lock of Rainbow's mane and showed it to Twilight, looking like she thought she'd just figured out the greatest secret known to ponykind.

Rainbow and Twilight both laughed as Scootaloo went back to work trying to make a blanket of Rainbow's mane.

Rainbow set Scootaloo down on the seat of a round booth outside the local Dairy Princess and rubbed the back of her sore neck. She collapsed into a seat next to the filly. It had already been a hot summer's day, and straining her neck muscles the entire walk had caused her to work up a sweat. With a nod, Twilight went off to order milkshakes for the trio.

Rainbow felt somebody softly nudge her leg. She looked down to see a concerned looking Scootaloo.

"Rainbow what would happen if Celestia forgot to raise the sun one day?" Scootaloo asked breathlessly.

"Princess Luna would remind her. Or do it herself." Rainbow replied nonchalantly.

Scootaloo gasped softly then laid the back of her head on Rainbow's lap.

"What about Twilight? Could she do it?" Scootaloo still seemed troubled.

Rainbow mulled over that for a moment. "Well she apparently tried the night before she fought Tirek, but with only her own magic, probably not." She booped Scootaloo's nose gently.

"What about you?" Scootaloo asked with wide eyes.

"No squirt, I can't raise the sun."

"WHAT?!" Scootaloo yelled, now almost muzzle to muzzle with Rainbow Dash. Rainbow jumped a little in her seat. "But you're... awesome! How can you not raise the sun?"

"Probably because you need a horn to do that." Twilight said, levitating three milkshakes over to the table they were at. There was a chocolate one for Scootaloo, a crème de menthe for Rainbow Dash, and a vanilla for her.

"Wow..." Scootaloo said, stars in her eyes, before picking her milkshake up like a drink and unceremoniously dumping it all over her face.

There was a very pregnant silence as the two mares waited for Scootaloo to respond. Scootaloo very slowly put her glass down and rubbed the sides of her mouth while gently shaking her head.

"Squirt?"

“Ughhhhhh.” Scootaloo moaned.

“Scootaloo, how do you feel?” Twilight asked sweetly.

"I feel like I just bit lightning." Scootaloo replied slowly. "Am I dying?"

Caught off guard, Twilight gave off a chuckle. "No honey, it just looks like the Novocain is just starting to wear off."

Content with her answer, Scootaloo went back to massaging the area where her wisdom teeth were before. The gums had already started swelling.

"I feel like Tartarus. Did I do anything dumb? I don't remember anything." Scootaloo looked around. "Also how did we get here? I thought we were at the dentist's."

"To answer your questions in order," Rainbow chuckled. "You got completely shocked when I told you I couldn't raise the sun and then tried to take a shower in your milkshake. And we walked here a while ago. You came out of surgery almost an hour ago."

Scootaloo didn't respond, just kept rubbing the sides of her muzzle.

"How do you feel, Scootaloo?" Twilight queried.

"My face feels pregnant." Scootaloo sighed.

Rainbow involuntarily let out a loud snicker.

Laughing a little herself, Twilight pushed her own milkshake to Scootaloo. "I'm gonna guess you mean you feel swollen. Something cold will help with that. Have my milkshake. For the future, we have pain medications you'll be taking for a while, and you're gonna have to ice your muzzle a lot. That'll help."

"Thanks Twilight. How long am I gonna have to deal with this?" Scootaloo sucked in some of Twilight's milkshake.

"The swelling should start going down in two weeks."

"Two weeks?!" Scootaloo spat out her milkshake.

Twilight nodded and smiled sympathetically.

"I knew I hated dentists."