Where Loyalty Lies 2: Life as Shadowbolts

"Where on earth are you taking me, Rumble?" Scootaloo asked the pegasus colt who a couple of days ago, had almost ruined the cutie mark camp the CMC had going on.

"Just...a little something to say I'm sorry." Rumble said. "Actions speak louder the words after all. You can take the blindfold off now." He said. Scootaloo took off the blindfold she was wearing and found herself staring at the biggest picnic set-up she ever saw.

"You...set this all up just to say you were sorry to me?" Scootaloo asked.

"Your other two friends forgave me easily but you would never just accept my word for it. So...I figured I had to do something big to convince you that yes, I am sorry." Rumble said. "Sure I had a little help from my brother in trying to make sure there was as much food as there possibly could without going overboard but otherwise, yeah, I did everything myself." He said.

"Are you trying to bribe me with food? It's not going to work." Scootaloo said.

"What? No! I'm having a picnic date with you, silly." Rumble said. "Sure it's out of left field but...I really could not think of anything else." He added.

"A picnic date?" Scootaloo asked.

"Well Soarin is always taking Rainbow Dash out on picnic dates so I figured since you take after RD so much, you'd enjoy a more low-key, not as romantic date too." Rumble said. "Seriously, I am forcing myself to date you. If this were normal circumstances, I would honestly rather get to know you better before I went on a single date with you. But that's not going to happen if you won't forgive me for the camp incident. So I'm forcing myself to go against my own policies to do this for you to show that I am sorry." He said.

"...Fine..." Scootaloo said. "I'll see how well this apology date plays out, and then I'll think about forgiving you." She added.

Just think on it? Seriously? Rumble thought to himself, feeling dejected. What was I thinking...of course this wasn't going to be enough... He added.

The two Pegasi went through the apology date, with Rumble doing everything he could to try and touch bases with Scootaloo but nothing was working.

"Rumble, I'm sorry..." Scootaloo said and suddenly put away the food she was eating. "But this isn't going to work. It's going to take something more then this to earn an apology from me. You hurt me and my friends pretty bad." Scootaloo said.

Of course it isn't... Rumble thought to himself. "Fine...I'll just make sure you get home safely." He said.

"I can fly myself home." Scootaloo said, taking to the air. She then started flying home, but then, Rumble saw something. It looked like somepony launching something at Scootaloo.

"! Scootaloo, look out!" Rumble said before he flew off and cut the slingshot off, barely just grabbing the shot in time to save Scootaloo's wings.

"Whoa!" Scootaloo said, and grabbed Rumble, the two managed to land nearby. "What the hey?" Scootaloo said, looking at the caught slingshot shot that Rumble grabbed.

"I saw somepony...couldn't tell who...firing a slingshot at you...and I just acted..." Rumble said, out of breath.

"You...you just saved me." Scootaloo said.

"I don't know if you'll ever forgive me, and frankly I don't care, but you don't deserve to get shot at." Rumble said. Suddenly he was tackled by Scootaloo.

"So...about that picnic date...think we can have another one tomorrow? Say shortly after class?" Scootaloo asked. Rumble smiled and blushed.

"Y-yeah...that'd be great." Rumble said.

"Good. And try not to make it so grand standing would you?" Scootaloo asked. She then kissed Rumble's cheek and then took to the skies. "Later Rumble." Scootaloo said and flew off. Rumble just sat there for a while, blushing deeper then before.

"She...she actually kissed me..." Rumble said. "I guess...she accepts my apology after all..." He said. "...Though maybe she's done a lot more then that..." He added.