-A Walk With A Rainbow

It had been several days since Scootaloo's accident. Rainbow's eyes had been swollen for those past days. Tears filled her nights with sadness, and no one was there for comfort for Rainbow kept her sobbing a secret.

While Fluttershy slept, Rainbow wept, and the silence was inevitable. However, Rainbow endured her weakness, and showed her compassion for Scootaloo in her own little way. Rainbow still was completely befuddled by all that had happened. How was it even possible for something like that to happen?

Her anger had subsided from Rarity, and she had come about being more angry at herself instead. What a fool she was to have forgotten that leg out in the rain those many nights ago. That was probably the exact reason it broke into those hundreds of pieces. The rain, or something must had to have played a part in the defect. False hope was all Rainbow had put into Scootaloo, and she still is unable to walk. Rainbow cannot help her little daughter, and she knows this by now, but she can't help but want to try again.

Rainbow's mistake wasn't really stopping her from brainstorming other alternative routes to take with the situation; however, nothing was better than that leg, and she knew that Scootaloo probably wouldn't be satisfied with any other option, especially after that trauma she went through.

Rainbow kicked her foot along the dirt as she walked down the secluded path on the outskirts of town. Her mind wondered over to Fluttershy.

Although her biggest mistake was with Scootaloo, she couldn't help but wonder how Fluttershy was dealing with all of this. Was Fluttershy blaming her as well for what happened? Or did she not even come to think of such a thing? Rainbow's heart started to pound by the very thought of Fluttershy in pain. Rainbow knew that there was no one in this world that Fluttershy loved more than Scootaloo, other than herself of course. So if Rainbow was the one to have hurt Scootaloo, then Fluttershy probably would hate her.

What would come of their relationship if Fluttershy came to that conclusion? What would happen to them?

At this point, Rainbow couldn't help but feel that taking in Scootaloo was a big mistake. Yes, she couldn't believe that she was even thinking such a thing, but Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were so much better off when it was just the two of them together in that little cottage. But now that they have a little girl to look after it felt like their relationship was just drifting apart, and that they were nothing more than roommates babysitting.

Of course something like this hurt Rainbow to the point where she just wished that Scootaloo hadn't even been a part of their lives, and even when she thinks of that, it hurts her just as much.

Rainbow stopped in her tracks and placed her hands over her eyes. She shook her head slightly, trying to rid herself from these painful thoughts that had been crowding her mind ever since that incident.

"Why won't you just go away..." Rainbow mumbled under her breath at herself.

All she could see at the moment was darkness, and the few wet tears that had begun to fall into her palms as her hands continued to cover her eyes from reality.

She took a deep breath in through her nostrils, and she sucked up her chest. She let it all out, and finally set her hands back down beside her thighs.

For a few moments she left her eyes shut, but when she felt that she was okay, she opened them up revealing a rather slender girl in front of her.

At first Rainbow shrilled a bit, and jumped back. But after a few moments of terror, she finally realized that it was Twilight Sparkle.

"Twi-Twilight? What the hell?" Rainbow loosened back up trying to avoid the fact that she was actually frightened for a few moments.

"Hello, Rainbow Dash. You don't have to be so scared you know." Twilight slightly smiled at her embarrassed friend.

"I...was not scared! You just came out of no where, that's all." Rainbow folded her arms across her chest, and looked to her side trying to avoid those narrowed purple eyes.

"If you say so, Rainbow." Twilight intertwined her fingers within each other and set them in front of her long skirt. Her facial expression drastically changed from friendly to serious. Though this wasn't unusual at all for Twilight, Rainbow couldn't help but feel that something was just not right.

"So, what are you doing here?" Rainbow lifted one hand and scratched the back of her head slowly. She turned her eyes back up to Twilight and smiled slightly trying to lighten the sudden dark mood that Twilight's aura was putting off. Sometimes Rainbow did feel a little bit intimidated by Twilight, but that doesn't mean she had to tell anyone that. She kept that little secret to herself, and tried to feel less intimidated and more comfortable with her important friend.

"I...Well I needed to see you, Rainbow." Twilight seemed to be struggling to speak. She wiggled a little in her mental discomfort, but she ceased to have fear on her outward appearance.

Rainbow looked down once again. Her mind started swirling around with the many possibilities as to why in the world Twilight would need to see her. Now she really was beginning to feel intimidated. Twilight was a very closely acquainted with the Goddess of the sun, and she had a lot of esteem about her that Rainbow was afraid to admit she was fearful of. Twilight could probably ruin Rainbow Dash with the snap of her fingers if she wanted to, although Rainbow had no good reason as to why Twilight would do such a thing to her.

Twilight realized Rainbow's silence, and continued to explain herself.

"It's about Scootaloo." The purple haired girl straightened her back and lifted her glasses above the bridge of her nose. She cleared her throat slightly and then turned her sights back to the confused athlete before her.

"Scootaloo?" Rainbow had Twilight's full attention now at the mention of her daughters name. What did Twilight have to tell her about Scootaloo? It wasn't like Twilight to get up in her family problems, though Twilight was the only one that didn't witness Rainbow and Fluttershy kissing. Actually even the other girls hadn't mentioned that kiss ever since it happened. Was it possible they didn't even see it?

"Well, technically it's about her family." Twilight leaned her head in closer to Rainbow Dash. Her eyes twinkled with a strange concern that Rainbow thought was impossible for Twilight to have with her own affairs.

"Scootaloo doesn't have a real..." Rainbow started, but then stopped herself mid-sentence. How could she say that. Yes, Scootaloo didn't have a family before, but that didn't make Fluttershy and herself a fake family. She believed that they were just as much a real family than the ones who gave birth to her.

"You know what I mean, Rainbow." Twilight stepped closer again. Rainbow was starting to feel that discomfort forming back up inside of her chest as her prestigious friend got closer and closer to her.

"I....actually I don't know what you mean." Rainbow tried to hide her fear and stood her ground as she usually did. Her normal attitude began to be sensed back into her voice, and it seemed that everything was back to the way it always was for Rainbow as she spoke her mind.

"Is that so?" Twilight stepped down an inch or two at this. She let her mind sink back to what Celestia and Luna told her about Fluttershy and Rainbow. She had even saw visions of them, but was it possible that all of that was a misunderstanding? Was she falsely accusing her friends of being lesbian lovers?

"Well...it depends on what you have to say about Scootaloo's family..." Rainbow started to build up her confidence. She was almost positive that her other friends had already saw with their own eyes that Fluttershy and herself were a couple. It would only be fair if Twilight knew too; however it wouldn't be that easy considering that Fluttershy wasn't here for her to just kiss her in front of Twilight instead of saying it with her own words that she loved Fluttershy.

Twilight looked back up. She noticed a change in Rainbow's voice. The priestess could sense a new feeling coming from Rainbow's body. Something was different about her now. A sudden change, but everything felt much more serious. Was this a feeling of guilt?

Twilight cleared her throat for a second time. This was definitely the time to say it. This was the time to tell her about Luna's deceit before matters got worse for her friend's new family.

"Rainbow, I---"

"Twilight Sparkle!"

Twilight turned around to see who had interrupted her. Rainbow's jaw dropped at the sight that was shinning brightly before her very own eyes. It was so alluring that she could feel herself weakening underneath her strong legs. She had never seen anything so beautiful in her entire life. It was almost blinding to continue to look, but something made her want to continue no matter how painful it was.

"Goddess!" Twilight herself even seemed to become weakened by the woman behind her. Rainbow had never seen her in such an intimidated position before, but whomever this was, she surely knew exactly how to make Twilight bow down.

"What is it that made you come to this woman?" The booming voice of Goddess Luna rung through both girls ears. Rainbow flinched at the power of her strong voice.

"Goddess, I could not let her be unaware of your actions!" Twilight lifted her head from her bowing position, and Rainbow was quite impressed by Twilight's will to stay strong in front of what was obviously a Goddess of some sorts.

"She needs not to know! This is not for her as much as it is for the young one that asked for my guidance." Goddess Luna stepped forth, nose length away from Twilight's face.

Rainbow was surprised to see that Twilight hadn't lost any of her cool at all though, even though such a scary Goddess was that close to her. Though it would be acceptable for Twilight to be used to seeing Goddesses all the time considering her line of work.

"Scootaloo is her child; therefore, it is her earned right to know what it is you have done." Twilight took one modest step back to give herself some needed space from Luna's blindingly gorgeous appeal.

"Wait...." Rainbow stopped herself to think about what was going on exactly. Why were they talking so much about her little Scootaloo. What did they have to do with her young child?

Twilight turned her eyes to her friend. She knew that Rainbow was probably exploding inside with so much pain and confusion that it wasn't even possible to calm her down, but she wasn't really right at all. Rainbow was keeping herself calm, but she couldn't say the same for her fear.

"I have to explain to you Rainbow...."

"What does she know about Scootaloo?" Rainbow cut Twilight off, and with her nerve, pointed an accusing finger at the Goddess Luna.

"Rainbow...." Twilight turned back to her friend with concern filled eyes, but once again she was cut off, but this time by Luna.

"Rainbow Dash. Your daughter has prayed to me." The Goddess of the night turned her attention away from Twilight and began to approach Rainbow. Her heart pounded heavily against her chest as she realized the insane purity of the Goddess.

"Prayed? Okay. So?" Rainbow felt it quite odd that Scootaloo prayed to this Goddess, though it wasn't unusual for little girls to pray.

"That is all." Goddess Luna turned back around, and without another word, disappeared into nothing but the plain air itself.

Rainbow's eyes widened with the sudden leave of the Goddess. She could almost fall back upon the ground in complete awe at the visit that she had just encountered. It wasn't everyday that one got to see a Goddess, unless your name was Twilight Sparkle or even Spike. Did this mean that Rainbow was someone special too? Or was it just Scootaloo that was bringing such an event to her?

"Rainbow?" Twilight stared back at her friend whose eyes had not left the dirt that Luna had been standing on.

"Hm?" Without looking up, Rainbow responded.

Twilight opened her mouth with the intention of telling Rainbow that it was Luna who destroyed Scootaloo's leg. And it was Luna that had made Scootaloo walk in on them while they were making love. It was Luna that had sent her plummeting down that steep hill, and it was Luna that had made them consider adoption.

Most little girls prayed, yes. But most little girls prayed to Goddess Celestia. However, Scootaloo had been praying only to Goddess Luna for all of her life. Ever since her biological family died, and ever since she first laid eyes on Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo had never stopped praying for the family of her dreams. She had never ceased to pray to Luna, and Luna loved Scootaloo with all of her might.

Twilight reconsidered her words. Saying something like that at the moment might be too much for Rainbow to take in. Twilight closed her mouth, and then opened it once again.

"Scootaloo prays for her family. Your family." Twilight said with her quietest voice. Before she could even get a response from Rainbow, she turned her back and began to walk away.

Rainbow felt a small tear trickle down her cheek. She held out a hand in Twilight's direction, though she wasn't able to call out to her. She didn't have the strength to say anything. There was a hint of happiness in her heart by it all though.

Scootaloo prays for our family... By Twilight's choice of words, it was obvious that she already knew about her and Fluttershy. It seemed that coming out to her friends wasn't as hard as they made it out to be. They were all still friends, so it seemed to have not affected their feelings towards them.

Now our friends know about us....They know, and we are all still friends....

Rainbow looked behind her back in the direction of her cottage. She smiled slightly with her own pleasing thoughts circling her mind. Butterflies tingled inside of her stomach, and it felt like she was standing right next to Fluttershy and Scootaloo, hand in hand. A true family.

"I want to take this to the next step."

Author's Note

Sorry for the wait guys. I have been extra busy lately, but I took the time on my Easter break to give you the latest chapter. I do hope you enjoyed the read, and will join me again in the next chapter!