Chapters Admiration and Determination
Admiration and Determination
-Admiration and Determination
The smell of sweet flowers lingered through the morning air. A small chested girl slightly moved onto her other side and created small rustling noises on the wrinkled bed. Her hair fell on top of her tan cheeks and pieces of rainbow colors tumbled to her back. She breathed softly as she slowly felt that the sun was rising once again, and a new day was beginning.
Her large rosy eyes began to open slowly and she could now see again. The darkness disappeared and colors of the daylight seeped within her sleepy pupils.
She stretched her running legs under the bed sheets, and yawned several times uncontrollably. Popping her neck a few times, she rested once more on the cushion underneath her warm body.
She now payed her attention to the sight before her. Another young girl was still in slumber next to her on the rustled bed. Her chest was much larger than that of the rainbow haired girl, but her waist was just as slim as hers. Her long light pink hair was flipped back, and was hanging off the side of the bed.
The athletic girl reached out an admiring hand and softly stroked the pale cheeks of the other. Her body turned warmer as she felt the soft skin of her lover under her own palm. A small smile formed to her face as the older girl twitched slightly as if she were frightened.
A few more strokes by the tan hand, and the pink haired girl awoke. Her eyes blinked a few times before they completely settled on the girl that was touching her face. Her large aquamarine eyes lit up at the sight of her rainbow friend, and she snuggled up to her chest; reaching her arms around her and placing a small kiss on her friends neck.
"Good morning, cutie." The rainbow girl managed to greet her lover while the sweet sensation of her kisses filled her whole body.
"Good morning, Rainbow Dash!" A small, yet cute voice softly reached Rainbow's ears. Her tan hands slowly rubbed the soft pink hair of her companion.
A small squeak came from the older, yet quieter girl as Rainbow's hands embraced her body and ran through her hair. Her heart burst with every movement, and her cheeks burned with happiness and warmth.
"Are you hungry, Flutters?" The athlete began to sit up in the messy bed. She carried the body of her lover up with her as she sat up.
A small look appeared upon Fluttershy's face as she determined whether or not she was indeed hungry. She placed one hand against her flat stomach and turned up to the beautiful face before her.
"I don't think I will be able to manage anything else in my mouth for a while." A pink tint ran across the pale cheeks of the shy girl as she stated herself boldly. She noticed Rainbow's seductive smile as a reaction to her unusual response.
"Oh really?" A hand began to reach down across Fluttershy's back causing small squeaks to escape her peachy lips.
The bolder girl moved her hand low, closer to Fluttershy's hips, and then slid them between her small thighs.
"Rainbow!" Fluttershy grabbed Rainbow's wondering hand and moved it away from her special little place. Her heart raced inside her chest as the sudden sensations began to leave her body, but it left a lustful feeling between her white legs.
"Oh come on, Fluttershy." Rainbow teased as she began to lick Fluttershy's ear. Softly, she bit down and soon enough, moans emerged from the usually quiet girl.
"Stop..." Fluttershy tried to move away her aggressive lover, but part of her wanted her to continue. She gave up her fight willingly, and let Rainbow Dash continue to touch her.
"You're too easy, Flutters." Rainbow winked one eye and then lifted herself from her friend. Fluttershy looked up at her with lustful eyes as if she wanted her to continue. Although Rainbow noticed Fluttershy's pleading eyes, she turned her head and got out of the bed.
Her shorts were slightly pulled down, and her red laced panties were visible. Fluttershy turned her lusting eyes away from her companion and got out of the bed herself. She was wearing a night gown, so she mentally didn't have to worry if her undergarments could be seen. However, she wouldn't really mind if they were, but only to Rainbow Dash.
"I have practice today you know?" Rainbow began to pull down her sleep shorts revealing her tight calves, and her small butt. Fluttershy's eyes once again wondered to her lovers beautiful body shape, unable to stop herself from her admiring glare. The tall pale girl almost forgot to respond to her companion, but sure enough she was able to manage to look away and speak.
"Yeah, I know. I will go if you want me to!" Fluttershy's gleaming eyes stared at her best friend lovingly. A sweet smile moved in upon her face as Rainbow Dash turned her head to her.
Halfway pulling off her tank top, Rainbow stopped and glared at her tall, cute girlfriend.
"Would you really?" Rainbow's arms slowly receded from pulling off her shirt, and she turned fully to Fluttershy who innocently looked back at her directly in her eyes with her own.
"Of course." She was almost not audible, but Rainbow was use to figuring out what she said half the time.
Rainbow's lips curled softly and her cheeks flustered. She tried to turn away and cover her embarrassed face, but was unable to remove her gazing eyes from Fluttershy.
She wasn't sure what to say, but all she could do was cheekily smile and let her eyes fall to Fluttershy's small feet.
"Okay.." At the moment, Rainbow's voice could almost be mistaken with Fluttershy's. Her voice was quiet, yet sweet, and you could sense a hint of happiness within.
"Hey Rainbow!" A shout was heard from behind the couple as they walked their way to Rainbow Dash's track practice.
Her rainbow hair swept to the side as she turned around to see who was calling out for her. Not much surprise overtook her as she saw her young admirer wheeling her way over to the two. A huge smile plastered upon her face as she vigorously waved one hand in the air, and wheeled herself with the other.
"Hey there squirt!" Rainbow scratched the back of her head slightly as she realized that Scootaloo was once again following her to practice. Fluttershy smiled at the familiar face and she went to meet her halfway.
"Hello, Scootaloo. How are you feeling today?" Fluttershy grabbed the back to Scootaloo's wheelchair for the first time. As she began to push her along, Scootaloo stabbed her good leg into the dirt making it impossible for Fluttershy to push her.
"Is....everything alright?" Fluttershy leaned her head to the side in confusion as she noticed Scootaloo's resistance.
"I can move on my own perfectly fine. I don't need your help." Stubborn arms crossed as Scootaloo spoke through gritted teeth.
Fluttershy slowly backed away from Scootaloo's wheelchair and she let the young girl wheel herself over to Rainbow Dash's side. Rainbow lowered her arm to her side and ruffled up Scootaloo's magenta hair.
"What's up kiddo?" Rainbow turned back into the direction of the track field. Fluttershy snapped back into reality and began to catch up with the two that were now far ahead of her.
"I was just waiting to see you today! I know that if I watch you at practice every time I get the chance, that surely I will be able to run just as fast as you one day! Everyone will see that I am the best runner ever!" Scootaloo's admiring eyes looked up to Rainbow.
The athlete let a sympathetic gaze fall upon the ambitious tomboy.
Fluttershy finally was able to catch up and she slowly reached out for her lovers hand. Her pink hair flowed as she swiftly walked to Rainbow's speed, and she tightly clutched her lovers hand with her own. She herself knew that she had always felt bad for little Scootaloo. The kid was always waiting in the same spot every time Rainbow had practice. She was always at every single track meet, and she knew that Scootaloo loved Rainbow Dash more than anyone in the whole world. She also knew that Scootaloo was reaching for the stars. With her arms wide open she was reaching out farther than she knew she could actually reach. But no one had the heart to explain to her that she never would be able to accomplish the things that Rainbow could do. No one had the guts to approach her about it. Was she too young to understand?
Fluttershy let her mind wonder as she continued to walk with her lover and her lovers little friend. In her heart she loved Scootaloo. She was like a daughter to her in a way. She felt so close to her, but she knew that Rainbow was closer to her than anyone.
"I wish I could be with you all the time! That would be so awesome!" Scootaloo looked forward with determined eyes as she let herself dream of something so perfect.
"You sure do aim high, kid!" Rainbow smiled and squeezed Fluttershy's hand.
Fluttershy knew what this meant. Every time Rainbow felt pain she would squeeze hard against Fluttershy. Every time Scootaloo said something to her like that it broke her heart. Fluttershy could tell that Rainbow loved Scootaloo just as much as she loved her. Fluttershy could tell how badly it hurt Rainbow Dash to hear Scootaloo say things like that. Fluttershy knew the feeling. She too felt terribly for Scootaloo. She was after all an orphan. On top of that, she was unable to fully be able to walk. She was born without one leg from her knee down. Although the other was perfectly functioning, it was very difficult for her to stand, let alone walk or run.
Even though Scootaloo has spent most of her life in that wheelchair, she still dreamed of being a track runner like Rainbow Dash. That was her dream in life, that is what she lived for, and that is what she wanted to do the most.
The track was now visible, and Rainbow lifted her hand away and began to pull her hair back into a ponytail.
"I guess I will see you guys when I'm done!" Rainbow sprinted off to the track, leaving the two behind.
"Isn't she amazing?!" Scootaloo looked in complete awe at Fluttershy's secret girlfriend.
A sad smile lay on Fluttershy's lips as she looked at Scootaloo from behind. Her short hair was so cute on her, and her small frame was so dainty as if it would break if she touched her. Scootaloo was after all a very delicate child, even if she saw herself as a full blown athlete like Rainbow Dash. She was someone who didn't deserve to live alone. She was a child that needed to be taken care of by two loving parents. She needed a family to love her and care for her. She needed a family.
Fluttershy lifted a hand and wrapped it around Scootaloo's shoulder. The young tomboy lifted her head, and let her sparkling purple eyes look up at the tall girl with complete joy.
That's when Fluttershy knew that she loved Scootaloo. That's when Fluttershy realized that Rainbow did too. That's when she decided to make things right.
Her large aqua eyes looked up to her girlfriend as she raced around the track. Her beautiful hair flowed from her ponytail, and her arms pumped to add more speed to her sprint. Scootaloo also turned her attention to Rainbow's magnificent body. She gasped at the sight of Rainbow's quick speed picking up pace, and she gawked at the amazing sight that was being caused by her multicolored hair.
"She sure is..."
-A New Life
"Wow! That was awesome Rainbow Dash!!" Scootaloo bounced about in her chair as Rainbow returned, wiping her sweaty face dry with a towel.
"Thank's kid." Rainbow once again rustled through the young girls short hair and got a few giggles to escape her little mouth.
"R-Rainbow..." Fluttershy turned up her head and lifted a hand to her face.
Rainbow Dash continued to listen to Scootaloo praise her. She had no idea that Fluttershy had even spoken up. Fluttershy's head tilted slightly as she tried to move into Dash's view, but she was suddenly stopped by Scootaloo's shouts once again. The shy girl turned her head downwards, and she kept her small fist against her lips in an awkward manor.
"I want to be just like you!" Scootaloo lifted her arms high up and a fit of laughter came from her. Rainbow smiled warmly at the little girl and then turned her attention to the quiet Fluttershy.
"What's wrong?" Rainbow's voice was filled with concern as she noticed Fluttershy's expression. The rainbow haired girl made her way over to her young lover and lifted her head up with a tender hand to her chin.
"I need to ask you something..." Fluttershy tried to avoid Rainbow's pink eyes but it was nearly impossible. They were too arousing to look away from.
"Ask me anything!" Rainbow reassured her girl and wrapped her arm around Fluttershy's skinny waist. A small squeak chimed from her soft pink lips at Rainbow's sudden half embrace. Her hand still covering her mouth, she turned her large eyes to Scootaloo.
"I want her..." Fluttershy stopped mid-sentence.
"What?!" Rainbow swiftly turned her head to her lover in confusion. Her eyes were large and her chest pumped at Fluttershy's words.
"I want her...for us...I mean...Could we...um...adopt?" Fluttershy let her words fall into a faint whisper. Scootaloo wasn't able to hear what Fluttershy was saying, and even if she had, she was probably too young to understand.
Rainbow's eyes began to decrease in size, yet her confused look remained painted across her face as she tried to put together what Fluttershy was asking.
"Adopt?" Rainbow Dash leaned in towards Fluttershy's ear to make sure Scootaloo wasn't able to hear her as well.
Part of Rainbow wished that she had misunderstood what Fluttershy had said. She wasn't really up for responsibilities like that, not yet anyways. Would she really be able to take care of a little ten year old girl? Did she even want to? Rainbow had no clue what it was like raising a child, especially a child like Scootaloo. Sure, she loved the kid, but was she really up for a task like that?
Even though Rainbow hoped she was wrong, she watched as Fluttershy nodded her head. She was indeed serious about adopting Scootaloo.
"She needs a family. She needs us." Fluttershy pulled Rainbow against her side and rested her head atop her muscular shoulder. Her sparkling aquamarine eyes wondered to the confused Scootaloo. She looked back at the two with questioning eyes, but Fluttershy could see closely that there was a slight curve in the corner of Scootaloo's lips.
The tall pale girl let a smile form over her face as she looked at Scootaloo. Fluttershy knew deep inside that Scootaloo knew exactly what they had just said. Her mischievous smirk revealed it all that Scootaloo was much smarter than she appeared to be, and Fluttershy was actually excited for what would come from all this.
However, Rainbow Dash looked straight beyond Scootaloo and she stared ahead. A lump was stuck in her throat, and it was beginning to dry up causing her to have a scratchy feeling. Her heart was racing faster than she had ever ran before on track. Her face was sweating all over again, but she couldn't use her towel for she had already dropped it onto the ground.
What am I getting myself into?
Three Months Later
"Scootaloo will you please slow down!" Fluttershy quickly ran passed shoppers as she tried to catch up with the speeding wheelchair.
Scootaloo kicked her leg hard against the dirt path, causing her to come to an abrupt stop. Fluttershy, finally catching up, put her hand over Scootaloo's shoulder. Her chest was pumping wildly with excitement and adrenaline as she turned her sweaty face to her tall, beautiful mother. Her eyes were lit up with happiness as she watched Fluttershy smile to her.
"Wasn't I fast?!" Scootaloo lowered her eyelids and attempted to flip her short hair.
"Yes, you were too fast for me." Fluttershy giggled and patted down a few stray hairs on Scootaloo's magenta head.
Nothing made Fluttershy more happy than spending time like this with her newly adopted daughter. Other than being with Rainbow Dash, time with Scootaloo was like complete happiness for her. Fluttershy would have never known what kind of feeling this was inside her chest unless she had made the decision she had made, and she was so glad that she did.
"We still need to get a few more items though..." Fluttershy lowered her eyes to the list clutched in her dainty hands. She read along the items that they still needed to get for dinner.
"Well lets see here...we need..."
"Hey guys." A slender girl with radiant purple hair called out. A book was clutched in her left arm as she made her way over to the two.
"Twilight, how are you?" Fluttershy smiled at the bookworm.
Twilight had always been pretty close to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. She was one of their friends that they were always hanging out with and she was most definitely the most mature. Although she was sometimes too uptight for them, she did know how to loosen up every once in a while. Being friends with Twilight was almost an honor in itself though. Everyone around here knew that Twilight was a priestess to the Sun Goddess. However, none of them treated her in any special way. To them she was just another great friend and person to be around.
"I'm doing just fine. It seems that you and Scootaloo are doing alright as well?" Twilight adjusted her thin glasses, and with a warm smile she greeted Scootaloo as well.
"We totally are! Rainbow Dash is going to cook us supper tonight!!" Scootaloo rambled about in her chair and she was clearly excited about trying out Rainbow's cooking.
Twilight looked surprised at what she had just heard. She tried to look happy for Scootaloo's excitement, and she forced a smile across her face. She turned her eyes up to Fluttershy who was now looking down in embarrassment.
"Rainbow cooking? That should be...interesting." Twilight lifted another arm up to her book and held it in the center of her chest as if it were something very special to her.
"Well...yes..." Fluttershy smiled softly, yet her cheeks were a burning red.
"Well, I was just on my way to Rarity's. She had some special robes made for me when I go to Canterlot next week." Twilight said as she looked back down to the ever so happy Scootaloo.
"Oh? What's going on up there?" Fluttershy looked down to the much shorter Twilight. Her large eyes glistened with interest.
"I've been summoned by the high priest. Something about prayer....the usual." Twilight threw one hand in the air and waved it around as if she smelled something repulsive. With her eyes shut she gave an annoyed and bored look. She obviously wasn't too excited about her needed prayers.
"Well I hope that it goes well for you..." The shy girl tried to move the conversation into a more lighter direction. She could tell that her friend wasn't too happy about her trip, but she wanted her to at least make the best of it.
"You're too kind, Fluttershy. Well, I better get going. Rarity doesn't like to wait too long." Twilight continued her walk, but she turned around to wave goodbye.
"Bye bye Twilight!" Scootaloo waved her arm about in the air as she said her farewell to her mother's friend. Her eyes soon turned up to Fluttershy who was still looking out in Twilight's departing direction.
"Don't we need to get the rest of the supplies for Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo tried to bring Fluttershy's attention back to what they were doing before. Fluttershy quickly shot out of her day dream and looked back down to her forgotten list.
"Oh yes, of course!"
"It's about time you two got home." Rainbow Dash greeted the two at the entrance of Fluttershy's secluded cottage. She gave a quick kiss on Fluttershy's cheek before letting them enter.
Scootaloo stuck out her tongue slightly to Rainbow Dash's affection towards Fluttershy, but she soon forgot all about it once she smelled the strange aroma coming from the nearby kitchen.
"What is that?" Scootaloo's face was taken aback by the smell and she covered her face with both her hands.
A small faint giggle came from the athletic girl. She scratched the back of her rainbow hair as she turned to the two confused ladies before her. Fluttershy's face looked at her calmly as she already knew Rainbow's cooking would turn out to be a disaster anyways.
"Well dinner might be a little later than expected..." Rainbow turned her flushed face to her girlfriend who had already began making her way into the stingy kitchen.
"Maybe if you could..."
"I got it." Fluttershy cut Rainbow off as she walked over to the mess that Rainbow made. Pots and pans were laying about, and unknown food items were splattered about the walls and cabinets.
Rainbow's face fell into remorse as she fully realized what a mess she made in Fluttershy's kitchen.
"I'm sorry, Flutters." Rainbow tried to apologize, but Fluttershy waved it away.
"Don't worry, Rainbow. It's alright. You just go play with Scootaloo. I can handle dinner tonight." Fluttershy turned around and reassured her lover with a soft smile. Her eyes sparkled with glee as if she wanted to cook for them. Rainbow had a feeling that Fluttershy enjoyed to see them eat her food. Who wouldn't love the feeling of success that someone other than yourself enjoyed something you made for them. That was probably a wonderful feeling.
Rainbow turned her head downwards in sorrow at the thought of it. Would she ever be able to feel that accomplished feeling of making someone else happy with a simple act? That's exactly what Rainbow wanted to achieve by making them supper. She wanted to cook something nice for them. They were after all very special girls to her. The best.
"Come on Rainbow! Let's go play while momma' cooks!" Scootaloo tugged at Rainbow's sleeve.
Rainbow's heart stopped at this point. Momma'? Did she just call Fluttershy momma'? Rainbow wasn't sure how it made her feel. She wasn't exactly sure how she felt about that. Scootaloo considered Fluttershy her mom? Then what was Rainbow Dash to her? A friend? An idol? An athlete? What was she?
Rainbow looked down to the joyful young girl. She had never felt this way about someone before. It wasn't necessarily love, but then again it was. It was a different kind of love though. Not like the love she felt for Fluttershy. It was something much purer then that. Something more innocent. Was this how a mother felt about her children?
For some odd reason, knowing that Scootaloo didn't think of Rainbow Dash as a mother made her heart sink low. She felt somewhat hurt. What am I to her?
Rainbow let a fake smile slip in over her lips as she nodded her head slightly to Scootaloo.
"Sure. Let's go play."
Let Me Run Or Let Me Fall
-Let Me Run Or Let Me Fall
Rainbow Dash sat up in her bed. Fluttershy was in a sweet slumber by her side, and Rainbow admiringly looked down upon her. With an outstretched hand she softly touched the cheek of the lovely girl next to her. The warmth from Fluttershy was reaching it's way to Rainbow.
The athlete turned away from the warm body next to her, and she brought her attention to the bedroom door. Rainbow noticed that it was early in the morning. The darkness was still lingering outside her bedroom window, and the moonlight seeped through the open blinds.
The nights had been cruel to Rainbow Dash ever since the adoption. She was unable to sleep for more than four hours, and every sound woke her up and she wasn't able to stand it.
She slowly crept out of the bed, trying not to make a creak in the floorboards with her movement. As she kept quiet, she went for the door and slowly opened it, letting herself exit out of her and her lovers chamber.
Her mind wondered to the young girl that had been occupying their spare room for the past three months. She had done more than fill up free space though. She had been a fun addition to Rainbow and Fluttershy's family. Rainbow was afraid when Fluttershy had first mentioned adoption. She wasn't sure what to expect when the time came for Scootaloo to move in with them. She wasn't even sure if she wanted her to. But she was glad that she agreed to it. Scootaloo was sometimes hard to handle, but Rainbow had grown to love her more and more.
Rainbow walked down the small, narrow hallway to Scootaloo's open door. The tan girl peaked in through the crack of the door and saw Scootaloo as she happily dreamed in her sleep. A small rustle was made as she turned over onto her back, and with a cringe at her nose, she let out a long, joyful sigh.
Rainbow couldn't help herself but smile a bit as she watched the little girl sleep. Rainbow would have never dreamed that she would have been able to see Scootaloo from this point of view.
Rainbow use to see Scootaloo as nothing more than an overly obsessed child. Someone that looked up to Rainbow with more admiration than she could ever think of. A girl who lived a hard childhood. Someone that Rainbow couldn't help but feel sorry for. But now, it was as if Rainbow Dash was looking at a whole new little girl.
She was no longer someone that Rainbow had pity for, but now she was someone that Rainbow loved with all her heart.
I wish I could make you happy, Scoots...
Scootaloo nuzzled her arm slightly, and with a huge yawn she turned over onto her back. Sunlight poked at her closed eyelids, and though she was not ready to be awoken, she involuntarily opened her tired purple eyes and let the morning conquer her sleep.
She slowly looked around her room. Posters of the Wonderbolts, the best track team in history, were randomly displayed everywhere. She turned her head over to her nightstand. A family portrait of Fluttershy, Rainbow, and her was faced her way, and she gracefully smiled in it's direction.
She slowly breathed in a breath of the fresh morning air, and she began to sit herself up. One knee lifted itself up from under the covers, but the other stayed flat to the bed.
A small pain shot up through one of her legs, and she placed one hand on the hip of that very leg.
She rubbed at it to ease the pain, and with a slow motion began to move it downwards. Her fingers reached down to find nothing but a small stub to hold onto. Beyond that point was nothing but the space between her knee and the end of her bed.
For a split moment, Scootaloo felt a panic rising within her, but soon enough did she remember.
That was the worst part about waking up in the morning. Having to remind herself every day why she felt nothing beyond her knee. Having that feeling of emptiness in her leg.
Scootaloo took one last glance at her Wonderbolts poster before turning her body to the other side of her bed. Her wheelchair was faithfully awaiting her beside her bed, and Scootaloo lifted herself into it as she did every time she woke up. It was as if she knew nothing else but her wheelchair.
Truthfully, Scootaloo had no idea what it was like to walk. However, there was nothing she wanted more than to run alongside Rainbow Dash. There was nothing more in this world that she could ask for.
A wave of pink flowed by in the doorway, and swiftly came to a stop. Taking a few steps back, Fluttershy popped her refreshing aqua eyes into the door, and with a brightly lit smile, greeted the ever so sleepy Scootaloo.
"Good morning, sunshine. Would you like any breakfast?" Fluttershy's chest bounced as she tiptoed in through the doorway, holding a stack of freshly cleaned towels in her arms.
"I'm not really that hungry, but thanks anyways." Scootaloo looked up to her mother figure and gave her a toothy grin.
"Where's Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo quickly let out before Fluttershy could respond.
Fluttershy's eyes settled upon Scootaloo with a remorseful look upon her sweet, pale face. She clutched the towels closer to her body as she focused her eyes solely on the handicapped child. All Fluttershy wanted to do was reach out and heal her with a single touch. If only such a thing was possible.
"She's out..." Fluttershy tried to make her way out of Scootaloo's bedroom before she could ask anymore questions, but she couldn't make it out quick enough.
"Where to?" Large innocent eyes looked up to the very tall Fluttershy. A weary look was hidden deep down within her dark pupils.
"Um...at practice.." Fluttershy tried to force a smile, but her attempt was obvious to have been a failure. She couldn't let her eyes leave the broken Scootaloo, no matter how badly she wanted to look away.
Fluttershy wasn't sure if she could take these feelings anymore. She adopted Scootaloo because she loved her, and she knew that she needed a family to come home to everyday, and she deserved that. But Fluttershy couldn't focus on her love for Scootaloo, lately all she could think about was how badly she felt for her. She knew that pitying her wasn't her intentions at all, but she couldn't help but want to look away from her ambitious face every time she sensed the recollection of her handicap.
"Why didn't she get me up? She knows I like to watch..." Scootaloo looked down in her confusion. A troubling look was plastered upon her pouting chubby cheeks.
"She just didn't want to...um...disturb you. She said you looked so peaceful asleep that she...um...didn't want to wake you up from the wonderful dreams you were probably having..." Fluttershy smiled as she tried to recite what Rainbow had said to her. Of course she fluffed it out a bit to make Scootaloo not worry as much.
"That was nice of her. I wonder if she's still practicing. Do you know?" Scootaloo looked back up, recovering from her confusion, now smiling larger than ever.
Fluttershy looked back at her, not sure of what to say.
"Um...I...I'm not sure..."
Scootaloo practically jumped up in her chair with excitement. She began to quickly wheel herself past Fluttershy and out her bedroom door.
"Um...Scootaloo...where are you going?" Fluttershy sprung around to see Scootaloo already making her way down the hallway, halfway to the entrance of her cottage.
"I'm just going to see if she's done or not. If she isn't, I can watch her for her remaining practice time, and if she is, then I can walk her home!" Scootaloo turned her head and smiled at the heart wrenching Fluttershy.
"Well...you be careful, okay?" Fluttershy waved at the already departing child. All she could see was the back of her pink head, and her wheelchair moving in the opposite direction as her.
"I will!" Scootaloo shouted as she sped away, excitement built up inside her chest.
Fluttershy leaned against the open doorway, and with the towels now being tightly gripped into her fists, she looked out towards the far away child.
Walk her home, huh? If only...
Scootaloo was making her way to the usual track field. Her head was held high with excitement, and a cool breeze waved through her shortly cut hair. The day seemed decently nice, and Scootaloo was happy as she always was. With a large grin harboring on her face, she began to increase her speed as she wheeled herself onward.
With a few more strokes forward, Scootaloo was now close enough to see the track overhead. She tried to sit up farther in her chair, making her view clearer.
"I...I can't see anyone." Scootaloo struggled to sit up any higher than she already was. As she strained her vision, trying to see closer, she lowered herself back down into a comfortable position in her transportation.
She let out a few hard breaths, and with a sweep at her irritating stray bangs, she began to wheel herself to the edge of the hill. She could see that the track was a far ways down, and the height kind of scared her when she stared down from the very edge.
Fluttershy had always warned her not to try and go down to the track. It was down low beneath a steep hill, and Scootaloo was never able to get too close to it when she watched Rainbow Dash at her practices unless someone would carry her down there.
But she always dreamed of going down there on her own. That was something she wanted to be able to accomplish by herself. As Scootaloo pondered the situation, and the choices she was given, she decided with the latter.
If I disobey Fluttershy, she might get made at me....or worse...Rainbow Dash will...
Scootaloo turned back to the track. She still wasn't sure if anyone was down there or not. Maybe they were off taking a break, and they weren't in a visible position at the moment.
Scootaloo looked down to her legs. She swayed one up and down as if to be bored, kicking it at the dirt underneath her feet.
"I wonder what you think of me, Rainbow Dash..." Her voice was small, and not very audible. Fluttershy must have rubbed off on her over the few months that she had been living with them.
"Do you think I'm your daughter?"
Scootaloo turned her head from her foot to the sky. The clouds were moving slowly, and Scootaloo could almost relate with them. She never really liked to think about it, but how couldn't she?
Scootaloo hated her life. There was nothing in this world that she would want more than to stand up and run. There was nothing else she wanted, so why couldn't the Goddess of the Sun grant her her only wish? She would be able to do it, wouldn't she? She was the Goddess of all things. If she is, then she would surely be able to do that one thing. So why did Scootaloo have to go through her life without that small ability that so many took for granted?
"Oh, Goddess...Please! Why can't I be like Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy? Why can't I be like everyone else?!" Scootaloo could feel a small tear forming in the corner of her eye. She never cried that much, her pride wouldn't allow her to. But something was missing. Something was different. Scootaloo had never felt pain like this before. Sure sometimes her leg would cause her to cringe with surging, painful cramps, but nothing hurt her worse than feeling the absence it left her with.
Scootaloo looked back down to her missing piece. She reached her arm down and touched the end of what wasn't there.
Some people would just give up. Some people would deal with it and just move on. But Scootaloo wasn't satisfied with that. She wasn't going to sit back her whole life and deal with something that she didn't deserve. Scootaloo was better than that. She knew it deep inside that she was meant for great things, and sitting in this chair wasn't helping her accomplish those things.
With a deep breath, Scootaloo placed both hands on the arms of her wheelchair. She gripped around them tightly with each of her tiny fingers, and with a struggle, she began to lift herself up.
She placed her good leg on the ground, and dug it deep into the dirt as she attempted to brace herself.
"I'm going to do this on my own, Rainbow Dash."
Scootaloo looked straight ahead with all eyes of determination. As she was fully standing now, she slowly began to move her hands away from her wheelchair.
She was already feeling happiness filling her up inside. A large smile was covering her face, and with a push backwards, she pulled her hands away from the only thing keeping her upwards.
For a few seconds, Scootaloo felt complete pride inside, but as the moments grew longer, her balance began to deteriorate. Scootaloo quickly pulled her hands behind her, blindly searching for her wheelchair. With no luck, she felt her one leg begin to weaken under her weight.
"R-Rainbow!"
Scootaloo's unsteady balance sent her tumbling forward down the hill towards the track. Screams and wails were escaping her small mouth. Tears flew off her face as she hit small bumps, and sharp rocks on her way down. She could feel her arms, and legs burning as it rubbed quickly against the grass.
Scootaloo felt as if she were falling forever, but soon enough she came to a stop, and hit her head against the ground on her last roll.
Loud sobs could only be heard. Scootaloo's vision was blurred by the massive tears that were dripping out of her eyes. She couldn't see, or hear anyone around.
"H-help...me..."
Scootaloo was out of breath, and fresh stinging cuts filled up her skin. Dirt hung in her hair, and she had an awful taste lingering in her mouth. Her arms were too weak to move, and she wasn't able to walk, or go anywhere for that matter without her wheelchair which was now fifty feet above her on the edge of the cliff that she was mercilessly lunged over.
With her unmoving body spread over the dirt, she managed to turn her eyes upward to search for Rainbow Dash.
"R-Rainbow...?"
No one was around. Rainbow Dash wasn't there to help her.
Author's Note
I hope you enjoyed the latest chapter. I apologize for the wait, and I will try to improve on that.
Goddess of the Night, Sleep with me Tonight
-Goddess of the Night, Sleep with me Tonight
Rainbow's legs were sore as she made her way back to her home on the edge of the forest. In one of her hands, she clutched a large case. It wasn't the lightest thing, and Rainbow seemed to be having a difficult time carrying it, but nonetheless, Rainbow continued on without complaint.
Inside her heart she was eager to getting home. She had something special in that box, and she just couldn't believe she was able to attain one. Thanks to her good friend Rarity, who knew a thing or two about getting rare things like this, was able to get one from an inventing friend of hers.
Rainbow still wasn't sure of who made this, and quite frankly that was the last thing on her mind at the moment. All she was worrying about was the happiness that this present would give Scootaloo. Sure, it might take her a while, but she would definitely warm up to the idea.
The athlete turned her neck sharply to the side and popped it. She mimicked this act on the other side. As she did so, she was now feeling a much more heavy feeling in her chest.
What if Scootaloo didn't like her gift? Rainbow was sure that Rarity worked hard to get this for her, and Rainbow thought out the gift so well. She was almost positive that Scootaloo would love it, and maybe Scootaloo would think of her as more than just another cool athlete. Rainbow was hoping for something more dear. Something more admirable. Something more irreplaceable. Something like a mother...
Sure, Rainbow wasn't much for being a family kind of girl. She didn't grow up with her parents, hence she didn't really know them. She also didn't even know if she had any siblings, or anyone for that matter that would be considered immediate family. She didn't know much about how a family was suppose to work, let alone how to run one. Yet, for some odd reason, she really wanted to know the feeling. She wanted to know what made mothers so happy about their children, and she wanted Fluttershy to know too.
There was just something that seemed to be missing, besides the point that Scootaloo didn't address her as a mom. Something else was not there, but Rainbow didn't quite seem to be able to put her finger on it.
What makes a family?
The bold girl looked up to the sky with a thoughtful look upon her face. She wasn't exactly sure why she was thinking things like this lately. It was almost as if she were some sort of adult. Of course she was older now, and she didn't play much like she use to with all her friends. Yes, she was the captain of a professional track team, and sure she was almost twenty-one; however, Rainbow Dash didn't feel like she was mature enough to be labeled an adult. Or at least she didn't want to think of herself as one. But what was it about wanting to know more about families?
Rainbow wasn't sure how to answer any of her questions. She wasn't even sure of why she was asking herself things like this.
The rainbow-haired girl stopped dead in her tracks. Her arm was feeling weak from carrying around the heavy box, and so she switched it to her other hand. Shifting to her other hip, Rainbow closed her eyes.
She couldn't explain it, but something deep inside her didn't feel right. It was as if she felt some sort of danger around. Her eyelids lashed open quickly, and with a panic inside her chest, Rainbow Dash dropped the box she was carrying, and she ran at full speed towards home.
"Fluttershy!"
Her heart pumped wildly as she ran as quickly as her sore legs would take her. Sweat dripped down her forehead as her mind carried her to places she didn't want to think about.
Hundreds of what if stories clouded her mind. She tried as best as she could to sweep them away as she began to approach the cottage closer and closer.
A few more strides, and she was now rushing to the front door. Her sweaty hands clasped onto the door nob, and for a few moments she struggled to open the door, but sure enough she finally pulled it open and came toppling into Fluttershy.
Rainbow lay there on top of Fluttershy for a few seconds before realizing what had just happened. Once she finally gained back her vision, the tan girl quickly wrapped her arms around her lover.
"Oh, Fluttershy! I was so worried!!" Rainbow kissed Fluttershy's sweet lips. She melted away as if it were their first.
Fluttershy's eyes were wide with confusion. Rainbow soon released from their lip lock, and then gazed happily into Fluttershy's large aqua eyes. She brushed her cheek softly with one free hand, and swept away a few pink stray hairs from her pale face.
"R-Rainbow? Wh-What's is it?" Fluttershy tried to sit up, and once Rainbow realized this, she quickly sat up and picked up her girlfriend along with her. After they finally got their balance back, Rainbow's eyes dropped. Something still didn't feel quite right. Something was wrong...
"Where's Scoots?" Rainbow turned back up, revealing her fear to the ever so confused Fluttershy.
"I was just about to go looking for you two..." Fluttershy's eyes quivered with worry. She finally realized that Scootaloo wasn't with Rainbow Dash. Where had she gone?
"Us two? What do you mean? She wasn't with me." Rainbow's eyes began to imitate the same worry that Fluttershy was giving off. Fear began to rise up inside of them both. Motherly fear.
"She...She said she..."
"You don't have time to explain now! We need to find her!" Rainbow Dash turned around swiftly and jolted out the door before Fluttershy could even continue.
The meek girl called out to her as she began to run at her own speed after her.
"She went to the track searching for you!" Fluttershy tried as hard as she could to catch up with her much more outgoing girlfriend. Her sundress was flowing in the wind as well as her long hair. Her feet were bare, and she felt stings and burns as she ran across unknown things, but she wasn't worrying about that. She was worried about her darling little Scootaloo.
Rainbow quickly changed her direction, and ran as fast as her feet would take her to the familiar track field. Her mind couldn't think at the moment. It wasn't even able to think of worrying scenarios right now. Rainbow wasn't going to allow herself to jump to any unwanted conclusions at a time like this. Scootaloo could be out playing for all she knew. Or maybe she was trying to see how fast she could wheel herself.
Rainbow kept her mind busy with those kinds of thoughts. It was less stressful to think about it in that context, and for all she knew maybe Scoots was just out doing harmless little girl things. Being the tomboy she is. Playing with dirt, or something of that nature.
Rainbow's dreams soon died away though as her view shot back into reality.
From a distance, Rainbow could now see the hill that was hovering above the track field. Everything seemed normal, but as she got closer, she was able to see something that her eyes dared not see.
Tears filled her up inside as she could now see in plain view Scootaloo's wheelchair sitting at the edge of the cliff. No one was in it, Scootaloo was not in her wheelchair!
Rainbow Dash could hear Fluttershy screaming with fright from behind her. Rainbow just wanted to hug her, and assure her that everything was fine, but down inside, she wasn't even sure if she herself would believe that.
Rainbow's fears ate her from inside out as she came up to the lonely chair. She placed a hand on the seat. Her hand shivered at the coldness it possessed.
There was nothing more Rainbow wanted to do at the moment than to just see Scootaloo standing next to her like nothing ever happened. There was nothing more she wanted to do than be laying in her bed with Fluttershy on one side, and Scootaloo in between them.
Rainbow didn't want to do what needed to be done. She was afraid of what she would see. Rainbow slowly approached the very edge of the cliff. She could hear sobs from Fluttershy as she was toppled about the ground in a frantic.
Rainbow tried to ignore her heart, and she did what she knew had to be done. She turned her head down and looked over the edge. Her thoughts were correct, and she just wanted to fall over and die.
Down below was Scootaloo's body. She looked so broken. No movement was visible, and Rainbow's mind was so filled with so many thoughts that she wasn't even sure of what to do.
The athlete did the first thing that came to mind. She ran as quickly as possible down the steep cliff. Gravity pulled at her as she almost tripped and tumbled down herself. But luckily enough, Rainbow was able to make it down the cliff without falling, and as soon as her feet hit the solid, flat ground, she slid quickly over to Scootaloo's motionless body.
"Scootaloo! Scootaloo!!!" Rainbow's eyes began to ball as she frantically shook the little girls body up and down repeatedly.
Large tears dripped over Scootaloo's face, and Rainbow couldn't stop them from falling. She tried to focus on Scootaloo's face, and chest for any sign of life. She placed one ear against Scootaloo's chest to search for a heartbeat. She wasn't sure what she heard. Her mind kept telling her she was not longer there, but her heart kept telling her that she was still alive.
"Oh, Celestia! Please Goddess! Please!!" Rainbow held Scootaloo's limp body in her arms as she wailed to the uncaring sky. She didn't know what she was doing. She felt nothing but striking pains in her chest and in her heart. Rainbow had never felt such intensity in all of her life.
"Damnitt! Celestia Damnitt! How dare you! How...dare..you...." Rainbow could no longer think. Her body was numb from the pains inside of her, and her voice began to fall into a faint whisper that would be unheard by anyone if there were anyone around to hear.
"M-Mommy....."
Rainbow Dash's heart suddenly stopped inside her chest. She turned her head down to the feeble voice coming from the small body clutched in her arms. Rainbow could feel a sad smile forming across her face as she witnessed the happiest thing in her whole entire life.
She could now see Scootaloo's chest moving up and down, revealing that she was alive and breathing. Although, her eyes were closed, and she seemed to be sleeping. Rainbow brought one tender hand to the sleeping face of her little Scootaloo. She rubbed the dirt from her soft baby-like skin, and she brushed her body as cleanly as she could.
Rainbow pulled Scootaloo's body against her own, and caressed her as if she were her most prized possession. She softly rubbed the back of Scootaloo's head, and kissed her on her pale cheek.
Rainbow brought her lips close to Scootaloo's ear and quietly whispered...
"Thank Celestia, you're safe..."
The rain hit heavy against the top of the cottage. Fluttershy was in the kitchen preparing a hot cup of tea, while Rainbow was searching around for some bandages.
"Hunny, do you know if we have any band-aids around here somewhere?" Rainbow looked up from an open drawer that she was looking in, but unsurprisingly it wasn't holding what she was looking for.
"Well, I know we do, but I doubt they would be in the kitchen..." Fluttershy smiled at her clueless love and tended back to her tea.
"Oh...well..." Rainbow looked around in confusion.
"Have you checked the bathroom?" Fluttershy turned back to her still ever so confused friend. She subtly tried to help her out with her little ordeal.
"I don't see why they would be in there...but okay.." Rainbow turned on her heels and headed up the stairs to their bathroom on her journey to seek the needed bandages.
Fluttershy slowly shook her head, but her face still harbored a smile. She began to pour the hot liquid into a small teacup, and she then placed a few spoon fulls of sugar in the tea. Her eyes glanced out the window to see the downpour was still not letting up. It actually seemed to have gotten worse ever since they got home.
Fluttershy turned back to her cup. She blew on it a couple times in attempt to cool it off a little, and once she saw it was fit, she grabbed it and carried it upstairs to the bedridden Scootaloo.
Once Fluttershy made it to Scootaloo's door, she saw that Rainbow Dash was already in there with the bandages that she was searching for for what seemed like forever.
"You were right! They were in there!" Rainbow lifted the box of band-aids and waved them about in the air to make sure Fluttershy could see her accomplishment. She merely nodded and smiled at Rainbow, and then she turned to her little Scootaloo who was now conscious and awake.
"Hey there, dear. How are you feeling?" Fluttershy went over to Scootaloo's bedside, and leaned down on her knees so she would be at Scootaloo's level.
Fluttershy handed over the hot tea to Scootaloo, who graciously accepted the kind offer.
"Thanks a lot, and I feel much better now. Still a little sore, but Rainbow is fixing me up." Scootaloo grinned showing her bright teeth, and then she slowly lifted the hot cup to her lips and sipped on it cautiously.
"I see. You look like you are in good hands here." Fluttershy brought her hand to Scootaloo's head and softly rubbed through her short hair.
"Though...I can't help but wonder...what happened to you..?" Fluttershy turned her eyes downward, but then she brought them back up to notice that Rainbow was now looking at Scootaloo seriously as well.
Scootaloo didn't know which eyes to stare back into. She felt so scared at the moment by both of them. Worry filled her up inside as she thought of what they would say to her. Would they hate her if she told them? Would they be mad at her?
Scootaloo decided to just lay her head low, and tell them without looking back into either one of their eyes.
"I...I..." Scootaloo sniffled a bit before she continued.
"I just wanted...to walk by myself..."
Fluttershy and Rainbow's hearts both began to slowly shatter by Scootaloo's words. They felt so terribly. They never realized how badly it must have affected Scootaloo that they could move about freely, but she couldn't even stand up without someone to hold onto, or unless someone carried her around.
"Scoots..." Rainbow lowered herself as well, and placed a hand on Scootaloo's bruised up arm. She began to comfortingly rub against her hand, and Rainbow then intertwined her fingers with Scootaloo's.
Scootaloo quickly looked to see that Rainbow Dash was holding her hand. She then felt her other hand being grabbed onto. She turned to her other side and saw that Fluttershy was holding her other hand as well. Scootaloo's heart began to race quickly with happiness. She felt so warm inside as both of them held onto each of her hands. It comforted her in such a way that she couldn't explain with words.
Tears filled up in her eyes and a smile spread over all of their faces at once.
"Scoots...If you can't run....I won't run either." Rainbow looked deep into Scootaloo's tearful purple eyes. Her tone was so serious that Scootaloo wasn't sure what to think.
"What do you mean?" Scootaloo and Fluttershy both looked back at Rainbow with confusion in their eyes.
"I'm going to quit the track team." Rainbow did nothing but smile back at them both.
"But!...." Rainbow quickly covered Scootaloo's mouth with a single finger, interrupting her argument that was sure to come.
"Say nothing...you need your rest." Rainbow pulled her hand away from Scootaloo and then began to stand back up. Fluttershy did likewise, leaving Scootaloo confused on her bed.
"Rainbow's right, Scootaloo. You need to get to sleep. Maybe the rain will leave a beautiful rainbow for you to see in the morning." Fluttershy smiled at the little girl who was now snuggling under her covers.
Both girls leaned down and kissed Scootaloo's head at the same time. They then released from her and turned to the door. They turned once more the face Scootaloo who was staring back at them with a blank expression.
"Good night Scoots."
"Sleep tight, dear."
Fluttershy reached her hand out for the light switch and flicked it off. The room fell dark and the door then shut behind them.
Scootaloo lay in her bed with her eyes staring up at the dark ceiling.
Dear Goddess of the Night, please keep my family safe, and don't let Rainbow quit her dream for me. Please Night Goddess I beg of you. Thank you for this happy family that you blessed me with. Goddess of the Night, watch over my family tonight.
Fluttershy's eyes turned to her lover after she shut Scootaloo's door.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fluttershy lifted a hand and placed it on Rainbow's tan cheek. Her eyes gazed into Rainbow's beautiful pink pupils.
Rainbow Dash looked back with a smile on her face. She took a deep breath, and she then answered.
"There's nothing I would rather do in the world."
As the rain continued to pour down hard, a certain box continued to lay on the ground. Water soaking through it's seams as it lay forgotten.
A Watchful Eye Is Never Really Watchful
A Watchful Eye Is Never Really Watchful
-A Watchful Eye Is Never Really Watchful
"M-Mom?" Scootaloo was taken aback by what she was witnessing. Her heart pounded oddly against her chest as she stared blankly at Rainbow and Fluttershy.
"Scoots! Oh...fuck.." Rainbow growled under her breath as she turned away from the innocent child. She placed her hand over her face, and let her eyes look over to Fluttershy.
"Oh...my..."
Scootaloo felt AppleBloom reach out for her hand. With her fingers intertwined with her comforting friend, she turned on her wheels and jolted out of the room as quickly as possible, dragging little AppleBloom along with her.
"Scootaloo!" Fluttershy tried to call out in her loudest voice, but to no avail. She sunk down into her bed and tried to watch for an expression on Rainbow Dash's face.
"Fuck you, Applejack. Fuck you."
18 Hours Earlier
"Fluttershy can you reach that for me?" Rainbow pointed to the pancake mix that was set on the highest shelf. Fluttershy rolled her eyes slightly and retrieved the box for her much shorter friend.
"Thanks, babe!" Rainbow poured the mix into a bowl and then turned to the back for the directions.
"Sur--"
"Can you go get me a cup of water for this?" Rainbow obliviously interrupted Fluttershy without looking up from the directions on the box.
Fluttershy crossed her arms, and with another eye-roll, turned to fetch a cup for her clueless girlfriend.
Rainbow looked up slightly to see Fluttershy's small frustration. Rainbow set down the box and then walked over to Fluttershy from behind. She pulled her arms around Fluttershy's dainty waist, and then rested her chin upon her shoulder.
"What is it?" The athletic girl whispered into Fluttershy's ear in a seductive manner. She slowly began to blow cool air on Fluttershy's neck which caused her to tremble slightly.
The tall girl tried to push Rainbow away. Her attempt wasn't much of one, but Rainbow got the hint and let her go.
"What?" Rainbow threw her arms to her sides and looked back at her girl with confusion.
"I thought you were going to try to do this by yourself..." Fluttershy let her large eyes look up to Rainbow. She couldn't hardly believe she was so straight forward with her, and deep down, she rewarded herself for it.
Rainbow opened her mouth slightly as if to detest, but she then closed it back and stuffed her hands awkwardly in her shorts pockets. She leaned back on her heels and stared at Fluttershy with apologetic eyes.
"I'm sorry. I'm just not use to it. I promise I won't ask you to do anything else. This is suppose to be a surprise for you, but apparently you get up earlier than I do..."
Rainbow let her mind wonder off to earlier this morning. Today was her and Fluttershy's three year anniversary, and she had planned to get up extra early to fix her nice heart-shaped pancakes, but right as she began to prepare all the items she would need, Fluttershy came skipping down the stairs. She knew right away what Rainbow was trying to do, and she felt bad for ruining her surprise, but Rainbow didn't blame her for it at all.
"I'm still sorry about that.." Fluttershy placed her hands together in front of her face as if she were asking for forgiveness.
Rainbow tossed one hand in the air and began to wave it back in forth.
"Don't worry about it, babe. At least now you can supervise just to make sure I don't burn down the place." Rainbow blushed slightly and grinned violently.
"Heehee..." Fluttershy looked away in embarrassment. She turned to look to the staircase, and then turned back to Rainbow Dash who was now adding in the additional ingredients for the special breakfast.
"I think I will go get Scootaloo up. Pancakes don't take too awful long to prepare, and it will give her time to wash up before we eat." Fluttershy smiled sweetly at Rainbow who had already turned back to her to listen.
"Sure, okay. But listen, Fluttershy?" Rainbow avoided Fluttershy's eyes as she rubbed her arm slightly. She wasn't much of a lout, but when it came to mentioning things like this, Rainbow was the awkwardest person ever.
"What is it?" Fluttershy noticed Rainbow's body language, and she knew something wasn't right. She placed her arms in front of her dress, and tugged at the seams.
"D-Do you think you can ask any of the girls if they would mind watching Scootaloo for the night?" Rainbow turned her back to Fluttershy and began mixing the items in the bowl slowly with a wooden spoon.
"Sure, but why?" Fluttershy was now confused, and Rainbow didn't seem to be making any sense. However, she was glad that it wasn't anything terrible like she would have imagined.
"Well, I wanted to do something special tonight, and I thought maybe Scootaloo would like to spend the night with one of her friends. Maybe you could ask Rarity, or Applejack if they're busy?" Rainbow let her eyes try to look behind her without turning her head, but she wasn't able to see Fluttershy from her angle.
"Um, of course. That sounds like a nice idea for Scootaloo. I will let her know." Fluttershy turned to the staircase to go call her friends. At the moment she was focusing on finding a friend for Scootaloo to spend the night with, but at the back of her mind, she couldn't quit thinking about the special plans Rainbow had in store for her.
Nonetheless, Fluttershy started up the stairs, and left Rainbow to her kitchen duties.
Her rainbow hair swept to her back as she turned around to make sure Fluttershy was already upstairs. She let out a deep breath of relief, and then let a small smile of excitement creep in over her face. Her heart fluttered with the very thought of the night that would soon come, and her body trembled with anticipation.
"You got this, Dash." Her voice whispered softly; only she could hear the pure happiness hidden deep inside.
"Oh? Mhm....Oh....okay. Thanks though..." Fluttershy hung up on the phone. Rarity was not an option anymore. She was much too busy to watch after Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle was out visiting her parents at the time. Fluttershy let her head hang low for a few more seconds as she tried to remember Applejack's number. As it finally hit her, she turned back down to her phone and dialed her number.
Fluttershy placed the speaker against her face, and waited patiently as the line rung softly in her ear. Her heart skipped as she heard someone answer on the other end.
"Heller?!" An older woman called out louder than needed. Fluttershy covered the speaker with her hand and then began to respond.
"Um, hello Granny Smith. It's um...Fluttershy..." She looked down at the ground and kicked softly at the floorboard with her toes.
"Speak up deary!" Granny yelled from the other line.
"Oh, I'm sorry...Is...Is um Applejack there by any chance?" Fluttershy tried to speak up as much as she could. Her ear began to throb from Granny Smith's overly loud voice.
"Apples? Yes! Yes, we have apples. Who wants to know?!" Granny, in her confusion screamed out.
"No...A-p-p-l-e-j-a-c-k!" Fluttershy spelled out as loudly as possible. She began to think Granny finally understood as she heard her grumbling and mumbling.
"Applejack! Come down here and get this contraption! Somebody is asking about my personal life!" Granny called out in the background. Fluttershy could hear Applejack's voice subtly, and her footsteps as she approached the phone line closer.
Fluttershy shook her head slightly at Granny Smith's silliness, but she then went back to listening into her phone.
"'Ello?" Applejack's voice rung much more quietly through Fluttershy's sensitive ears.
"Hi, Applejack. It's Fluttershy." Her voice was more calm now that she was speaking to her intended friend.
"Oh, hey there sugarcube! What 'chu askin' 'bout Granny's life fer?" Applejack jokingly asked.
"I'm sorry..." Fluttershy dropped her tone down.
"I'm just'a messin' with ya. What can I do fer y'all?" Applejack soothingly said. Her voice was very calming, and Fluttershy always liked to be around Applejack. She was the most dependable friend there was after all.
"I..um...Rainbow and I wanted to know if maybe...if you're not busy...if Scootaloo could stay the night over there tonight? Um...me and Rainbow have things to do, and we thought maybe Scootaloo would have a good time if she stayed over with AppleBloom...If...if you don't mind that is..." Fluttershy held the phone closer to her face. She could feel her cheeks burning. She wasn't usually the kind to ask for favors like this, and she felt so shy about it.
"Well of course she can! AppleBloom will be so darn excited!" Applejack chuckled softly.
Fluttershy's eyes lit up and she braced the phone with both hands. She smiled largely at Applejack's quick and depending response.
"Oh, thank you so much! This means a lot, Applejack!" Fluttershy practically yelled like Granny Smith into the phone sending Applejack a few steps back from the speakers.
"No problem. I will have AppleBloom go pick her up later on. Okay?"
"Yes. Thanks again!"
Fluttershy ended the conversation, and set the phone down on the bedside table. She settled herself inside, and then let herself out of her bedroom. She couldn't wait to see how happy Scootaloo would be, and more importantly, she couldn't wait to see what was going to happen later on that night. There were so many possibilities, and Fluttershy's mind was very open to ideas.
"Look! Look! It's AppleBloom! Mom, look!" Scootaloo jumped up and down on the couch as she watched AppleBloom through the living room window. Her heart pounded with excitement. She hadn't seen AppleBloom or Sweetie Belle in a long time, and she was so happy to at least see one of them now.
"Yes, I see her dear." Fluttershy smiled kindly at her little Scootaloo. She went for the door as she heard knocking. Her fingers wrapped around the nob and she turned it to reveal AppleBloom standing outside the door.
AppleBloom seemed to be wearing some of Applejack's clothing. Her overalls were a tad too large, and her flannel shirt was a little too baggy on her. However, Fluttershy couldn't help but giggle at the cuteness AppleBloom was giving off as she marched to Scootaloo in her sisters over sized duds.
"Hey there, AppleBloom!" Scootaloo pulled herself over to her wheelchair, and placed herself in it, adjusting her position to her liking.
"Hiya Scootaloo! It's been like forever!" The small farm girl jumped excitably on her tiptoes.
"I know right? I can't wait to tell you all about Rainbow Dash and Mom!" Scootaloo quickly wheeled herself over to her friend who smiled at her revealing one missing tooth.
"I can't wait to here it!" AppleBloom wrinkled her nose slightly, and her freckles scruntched together across her face.
Rainbow, who was leaned across the wall, turned her head to the side at Scootaloo's introduction to her name. She was happy when Scootaloo had called her Mommy after her fall down the hill a couple days ago, but every since then, Scootaloo was back to calling her Rainbow Dash . Nothing more, nothing less.
"You two have a great time, and be careful on your way home. Make sure you don't make any stops unless someone knows where you are, okay?" Fluttershy leaned down to make eye contact with both girls. She smiled as they vigorously nodded their heads in agreement.
"Let's go, Scootaloo!" AppleBloom went to the door and turned around to motion her friend in her direction.
"Alright! Bye!" Scootaloo turned her head to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. She waved at them, and with a toothy smile, turned to AppleBloom.
Fluttershy waved until she saw that they had completely departed now. Rainbow's eyes were in their direction, but her hands stayed crossed in disappointment. But at the same time, Rainbow was glad that Scootaloo was gone for the night. She hoped that she would have a good time over at Applejack's place, and she also hoped that everything would go alright here as well.
She let a devious smile slip in across her face as she turned to Fluttershy. Her large aquamarine eyes stared back with slight fear, yet she was also very curious as to what Rainbow had up her sleeve.
"Hey, Scootaloo? Want to go get some icecream from Sugar Cube Corner in town?" AppleBloom looked over to her lowered friend. She smiled with a great mischievous look surrounding her face.
"Well, don't you think we should ask Applejack first?" Scootaloo looked up with large eyes. She didn't really want to break Fluttershy's rules by going off without consent. She at least wanted to go to Sweet Apple Acres first to let Applejack know where they were going, but she also didn't want to disappoint AppleBloom by saying no.
"It's only just over there. It would be too much walking if we went all the way home, and then came all the way back to town. Don't y'all think?" AppleBloom let her large innocent eyes get the best of her seated friend.
"You're right.." Scootaloo smiled, and then they changed their direction.
It didn't take them long before they arrived at the doorstep of the sweet shop. The sky was turning a bright orange, and they could see that the sun was starting to set.
"We best hurry before it gets too dark." AppleBloom opened the door and let herself in. Scootaloo allowed AppleBloom to pull her wheelchair up the small steps. After her short struggle, the two went over to the friendly face that they recognized instantly.
"Hey there little ones! How are you? How's Fluttershy? Rainbow? Applejack? Maybe I should call them! I haven't spoken to Rainbow Dash in a long time. I wonder what she's doing right now...Do you know what she's doing right now?" Pinkie Pie leaned over the counter and let her face practically make contact with Scootaloo's forehead. Scootaloo wheeled herself back a few inches, and watched as Pinkie almost lost her balance.
However, the hyper older girl bounced back up on her feet, and smiled at the children.
"What can I get for you guys by the way?!" Pinkie's mouth was open wide as she patiently waited for their response. Her hands were positioned as if she were holding a pad and a pen to write down their orders, but nothing but air was in her grasp.
"Two icecreams!" AppleBloom held out two of her tiny fingers and shoved them towards Pinkie's face.
The overly excited girl pretended to write down on her imaginary pad with her imaginary pen. She looked up with her large smile and then threw her hands in the children's direction. Scootaloo, and AppleBloom jumped at Pinkie Pie's sudden movements, but of course she had nothing to throw at them, so nothing was there to hit them.
"I bet you thought I was going to throw something at you! But you're wrong because I wasn't really holding anything at all! I only write down orders when they're really big and complicated, but I can remember orders like yours! So I will go get three cupcakes for you!" Pinkie turned around to retrieve an order that they didn't give.
"No! Icecream! Two Icecreams!" AppleBloom leaned over the counter and yelled to the oblivious Pinkie who was already in the kitchen, probably getting the wrong thing for them.
AppleBloom released herself from the counter, and stood back on the floor flat footed. Scootaloo couldn't help but see the humor that was happening before her. A few small giggles released themselves from her mouth, and she tried to cover it before she busted out into a fit, but as she heard AppleBloom begin to laugh out as well, she couldn't help but join in on the laughter that Pinkie's comedic-self had given them.
Rainbow kissed over Fluttershy's neck softly. Small moans came from her lovers sweet lips, and Rainbow made her way back up to Fluttershy's mouth. She placed more kisses upon her lips as she began to pull down the straps of Fluttershy's dress.
Rainbow released herself from Fluttershy's lock long enough to pull down Fluttershy's sundress completely. She saw that her lover was blushing with lust now, and she took this to her advantage.
She let her hands work their way over Fluttershy's soft, sensitive body, causing loving noises to escape Fluttershy. Rainbow began to pull her own shirt off, revealing her smaller chest to Fluttershy who looked up from underneath her with happiness. The athlete pulled off her sports bra, and then unstrapped Fluttershy's girlish, pink bra. She slipped it off slowly from Fluttershy's body, and finally she could see her lovers beautiful breasts.
She couldn't help herself but stare at them for a few moments. They were so large, and Rainbow couldn't help but want them. She wanted every part of Fluttershy.
Rainbow lowered herself over top of the small girl, and she began to kiss upon her large bust. Fluttershy's head pulled back in pleasure as she felt Rainbow's lips, and tongue move across her body. Fluttershy began to work her own magic as she reached out for Rainbow's smaller chest, and she began to massage them in her hands.
Rainbow's face grew hot as she felt the soft touch of Fluttershy against her. Rainbow and Fluttershy didn't usually have sex, but every time they did, it felt like the first time...
The tan rainbow-haired girl let one hand slip between Fluttershy's thighs. She softly touched her, teasing her special place as she moved closer towards it, but never touched it.
Fluttershy whimpered slightly as she lusted for Rainbow to touch her. She was waiting for Rainbow to move into her body. She wanted to feel every bit of Rainbow too.
Rainbow could sense Fluttershy's plea, and she let her hand go across her panties. It was so hot down there with the slightest touch, and she could feel that it was beginning to become moist as well. Rainbow let herself smile as she continued to kiss Fluttershy's breast.
"Are you ready?" Rainbow looked up to her lover.
"Yes, please.." Fluttershy smiled with happiness back at her. She braced her body for Rainbow's beautiful impact that was soon to come over her.
Sure enough, Rainbow began to slowly slide her chest against Fluttershy's body all the way to Fluttershy's pink panties. She could smell Fluttershy's lovely scent, and once she felt ready, she began to pull down Fluttershy's underwear. She pulled them down her legs, and once they were off, she sent them soaring behind her.
Rainbow focused on Fluttershy's love spot. She could see that it was yearning for her to touch it. It glistened with it's wetness, and Rainbow reached out to it with one finger. Fluttershy squeaked at the single touch, and Rainbow was satisfied with this.
She began to move closer to Fluttershy, and finally she moved her tongue against her lovers special place. She began to kiss at Fluttershy's other lips, and she could taste her sweet juices inside of her mouth. With her free hand, Rainbow began to rub Fluttershy on the most sensitive place of all as she continued to let her tongue move in and out of her.
Fluttershy cried out in sensational pleasure, and she began to thrust her hips forward, making the feeling much more intense.
Rainbow continued what she was doing, thinking that she was doing it right, and listened for Fluttershy's moans of enjoyment. Rainbow could even feel herself boiling up under herself, and she wanted Fluttershy to do the same thing with her. But most importantly, she wanted Fluttershy to feel good.
Fluttershy could feel herself climaxing as Rainbow continued to make love to her. Her back arched upward as she leaned against her forearms. She began to squeak several times, and her moans began to get louder. With a few more licks and kisses by Rainbow, Fluttershy's body released itself, and she sent out her beautiful orgasm.
Rainbow looked up from Fluttershy's place, and smiled at her panting lover. She moved herself up across her body again, and began to kiss her passionately. Fluttershy brought her hands to Rainbow's face and returned the kisses. Rainbow lay there on top of Fluttershy for a few more moments until Fluttershy released her lip lock from Rainbow Dash.
Fluttershy began to sit up, and Rainbow did likewise.
Fluttershy parted her legs, and began to move towards Rainbow. The athlete got the hint, and pulled her boy boxers off. She then pulled her legs apart as well and moved in near Fluttershy's glistening love button.
The two began to cross their legs in a particular manner, until they could feel themselves upon each other. Rainbow gulped as her own place began to throb as it felt the heat of Fluttershy's.
Fluttershy reassuringly smiled at Rainbow, and with a returning smile from her, Fluttershy thrusted into Rainbow. The two began to slid against each other's sensitive area, and they immediately began to cry out with pleasure. Their wetness rubbed against each other, and they could feel themselves dripping over the bed.
Everything felt so wonderful. Everything felt like it was so new. Rainbow had never felt anything this intense before, and she was so happy that she got to spend this wonder three year anniversary with the love of her life like this.
Nothing in this world was better than this.
"Shoot! It's really dark Scootaloo!" AppleBloom looked over to her friend next to her as they walk away from Sugar Cube Corner.
"We couldn't help that Pinkie told us so many stories...But you're right...it's super dark, and super scary..." Scootaloo looked up to the dark sky. The Goddesses moon was shining, but it was still too dim of a light to make it less scary.
"I don't know if we should go to Sweet Apple Acres. There are too many woods, and what if something tries to get us?" AppleBloom shivered at the very thought of something from the scary Everfree Forest coming after them.
"Yeah..Maybe we should just head back to my place for the night. We can call Applejack when we get there to let her know where we are at." Scootaloo began to wheel herself in the cottages direction. She could hear AppleBloom's footsteps following her.
"Yeah, we should." AppleBloom caught up to Scootaloo and they began walking side by side back to Fluttershy's home.
"I think I finally see it! Yeah, I can see the lights are still on!" Scootaloo pointed a finger up towards the cottage ahead of them.
"Yep. I see it too. Finally!" AppleBloom let out a long sigh of relief as they finally got to their destination safely.
"Let's hurry up now. It's starting to get cold..." Scootaloo began to wheel herself quickly up to the doorstep. She let AppleBloom open it up for her and help her inside.
"Hello?" Scootaloo called out upon entering. She heard no reply.
"Maybe they are asleep?" AppleBloom looked over to her friend and shrugged slightly.
"Probably." Scootaloo smiled.
"The phone is upstairs in Moms room. We can go get it and call Applejack, okay?" Scootaloo wheeled herself over to the staircase, and then stared back at AppleBloom who sighed as she saw that she would have to carry Scootaloo up the whole entire staircase.
"Alright..." AppleBloom got behind Scootaloo, and grabbed onto her chair. She began to pull as hard as she could.
A few more struggling moments later....
AppleBloom finally made it to the second floor with Scootaloo. The pink haired girl smiled at her tired friend as she began to make her way down the hallway.
AppleBloom finally caught her breath and then followed after Scootaloo who was heading for Fluttershy's room. She suddenly stopped at a strange noise coming from Fluttershy's room. She put off a confused look, and then turned her head to AppleBloom as if she had the answers.
AppleBloom merely shrugged and walked behind Scootaloo as she approached the door. She pulled her hand over the door nob, and then pushed it open.
She felt like her jaw almost hit the floor as she watched naked Fluttershy kissing naked Rainbow Dash in a strange place.
"M-Mom?" Scootaloo was taken aback by what she was witnessing. Her heart pounded oddly against her chest as she stared blankly at Rainbow and Fluttershy.
"Scoots! Oh...fuck.." Rainbow growled under her breath as she turned away from the innocent child. She placed her hand over her face, and let her eyes look over to Fluttershy.
"Oh...my..."
Scootaloo felt AppleBloom reach out for her hand. With her fingers intertwined with her comforting friend, she turned on her wheels and jolted out of the room as quickly as possible, dragging little AppleBloom along with her.
Scootaloo wheeled to the stairs, and without thinking, wheeled down them. AppleBloom let go of her hand in time to not be drug down the stairs in a very uncomfortable position.
Fortunately enough, Scootaloo landed down the stairs without toppling over. AppleBloom ran after her without a word to say. She couldn't even believe what she had just seen, let alone could she start to understand how it affected Scootaloo who knew those two as her mothers.
Scootaloo raced out the door and kept on going without looking back. She could no longer hear AppleBloom's footsteps either. She had been going much too fast for her to keep up, but that was perfectly fine. She didn't want to have to face AppleBloom, or anyone with this. What had she just seen anyways?
Were her mothers really....gay?
She never expected them to be in love with each other. She always thought they were just friends. Just roommates. Just childhood buddies. How could she not see that they were lovers?
Did anyone else know? Or were they keeping it a secret from everyone? Or was it just Scootaloo that they didn't want to tell?
Either way, Scootaloo still didn't know what to think as she continued to race as quickly as she could away from the cottage, and away from her thoughts.
But as she kept on going she came to an abrupt stop. Her wheelchair hit something hard, and it sent her falling forward.
Scootaloo rubbed her face as she pushed herself up from the ground. Her body still was sore from her previous falling accident, and she could feel those affects surging through her body once again.
But as she looked up in front of her, she saw what had stopped her from going on.
Scootaloo tried to pick herself up as she let her hands fall onto a large wooden box.
Author's Note
I apologize for all the sexual content in this chapter. It's set on mature for a reason though.
Walk Next To Me: A Coming Out Story
-Walk Next To Me: A Coming Out Story
"Fuck you Applejack. Fuck you." Rainbow called out at the top of her lungs. Her rage boiled up inside her chest, and she thrust her fists against her bare legs.
"Oh no....Rainbow...." Fluttershy turned up to Rainbow Dash. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she felt that she would break down at any moment. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Why weren't they at Applejack's?
Fluttershy saw that Rainbow wasn't going to respond. She pulled herself out of their bed, and went for her clothes that were scattered over the floor. As she began to pull them on, she let her eyes wonder back to Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy wasn't exactly sure, but she could almost see tears in Rainbow's eyes as well.
Fluttershy looked away, and as she finally pulled on all of her clothes she started at the door. As one foot stepped out the doorway, she stopped for Rainbow whispered something. She was just barely able to understand what she said...
"I can't do this..."
Fluttershy's eyes widened. She turned her head back around to Rainbow with concern and tears blurring her vision.
"You don't want to mother Scootaloo anymore?!" Fluttershy let fear seep through each of her words as she watched Rainbow closely.
"I...I can't be with both of you..."
Fluttershy's heart began to break into a thousand little shards at those words. Her eyes glazed over with confusion, and she couldn't find herself to speak.
She waited a few more moments to see if Rainbow would say anything else, and seeing that she wasn't, Fluttershy turned around, and with tears flowing, raced down the stairs just like Scootaloo did.
Rainbow's head hung low. Deep inside she wanted to get up and run after Fluttershy. She didn't mean to say that. It wasn't right, and she knew that Fluttershy was very delicate. But she couldn't help herself but to say it. She couldn't hold it in for some reason, but did that mean that she truly meant what she said? Or was it anger and confusion talking?
The naked girl sat down in her bed with no movement at all. Her head was pounding with pain, and the inside of her chest felt as if it were going to cave in at any moment. She didn't know what to do. Was she suppose to just sit there all alone? Or was she suppose to me a woman, and go after the only two loves she had ever known?
She didn't know how to answer any of her questions that she was asking herself mentally. All she could do was sit there and stare at the bed sheets underneath her. She could still smell Fluttershy's sweet scent everywhere, and the more she thought about her, the more she just wanted to slap herself for saying those words to her.
She could feel herself beginning to hate every part of herself. There was nothing more she wanted to do but live with Fluttershy and Scootaloo forever. She eventually wanted to marry Fluttershy, and maybe one day Scootaloo would be able to run next to her with the help of medical technology. That was Rainbow's dream in life. She seriously was going to quit track for Scootaloo and use all her devoted time to teach her how to walk and run.
Rainbow even got that leg for her......
Rainbow looked up from her bed suddenly. Her heart dropped to her stomach as she remembered.
"Shit! I left it out there! Where did I even drop the damn thing at? Fuck! It was raining the other day too....damn it!" Rainbow shot up from the bed. She almost ran out of the room, still naked, but quickly turned herself around long enough to pull on a t-shirt and some boxers.
As soon as she felt clothed enough, Rainbow ran out of the room, and quickly made her way downstairs to the front door. She could see that it was left open, probably a product of both Scootaloo and Fluttershy running out of it emotionally crushed, and there was no one else to blame but Rainbow Dash.
She knew that all of this was her fault, and she knew she had to fix this no matter what. She wasn't going to lose these two precious girls like this. She wasn't going to let go of them.
Fluttershy felt as if she were dying. With ever foot step she made, she felt herself falling apart. She ran as quickly as she could down the dirt path that led to Celestia knows what. But she didn't really care at this point. Anywhere would be better than here.
Tears still continued to flow down her face with every blink, and she couldn't see very well. She blindly ran in a direction where she wasn't sure where she was going, and none of that truly mattered to her.
Her whole self was crushed. How could Rainbow Dash say those things to her? How was it possible for her to even think of that?
Fluttershy couldn't help but think it was her own fault. She probably had been too clingy and needy to Rainbow Dash. Her sex probably wasn't the best, and Rainbow probably was tired of her being so slow all the time. Fluttershy had never really been able to live up to Rainbow, and she never really thought about how it made Rainbow feel when she had to slow down all the time for Fluttershy.
That was probably another thing. Fluttershy was probably so inconsiderate that she never stopped to think about how she's changed Rainbow's life with everything she has done.
It was Fluttershy in the first place who mentioned adoption to Rainbow Dash. As she thought back, she could remember that Rainbow didn't look too excited about the idea, but Fluttershy thought that she had gotten the hang of it. Rainbow seemed like a capable mother, even though to Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash was no one other than Rainbow Dash. She was not really considered a mother to Scootaloo, but Fluttershy never thought Rainbow minded that.
But what if she did? Scootaloo always addressed Fluttershy as mom, but not once had she ever heard her say it to Rainbow Dash. Maybe it hurt her secretly.....
Fluttershy continued to run with tears running off her face as she considered all the possibilities of Rainbow Dash hating her for all these different things. There were so many options, and if Rainbow truly hated Fluttershy, she didn't blame her.
Her legs began to feel weak as she ran; she felt herself beginning to slow down as well. The tall girl tried to catch her breath as her pace became slower and slower, but she still was choking up on all her tears as she cried more and more. For some reason she couldn't get herself to stop crying. It just kept flowing out of her like it was the last thing she would ever do.
"Fluttershy! Fluttershy!"
Her aqua eyes shot straight forward to where she heard her name being called out. As she brought her hands to her eyes, she wiped most of her tears away so she could focus her vision on the person ahead of her.
She completely stopped her reckless running, and gave herself a chance to see who it was that was calling out to her. Her vision began to come back to her, and Fluttershy was now able to see that little AppleBloom was waving her arms around and calling out. She looked terrified, and so Fluttershy quickly made her way over to her.
"AppleBloom, where's Scootaloo?" Fluttershy knelt down so she could look directly in AppleBlooms golden eyes. Tears filled them up, and Fluttershy brought her hand to her face and cleaned it dry.
AppleBloom sniffled a bit more, and Fluttershy rubbed her hair softly as she tried to comfort her enough so she could speak to her.
"Sh-She ran away. I-I couldn't keep...up with h-her..." AppleBloom began to wipe her eyes with her own hands now. Fluttershy seemed to have calmed her down. AppleBloom was now able to speak clearer.
"She went up there. I'm not sure how far she ran off..." Her large eyes stared fearfully at Fluttershy who was trying to see past all the darkness, but to no avail.
"It's okay, AppleBloom. We will find her, I promise." Fluttershy put on a comforting smile and rubbed the country girls red head. She began to sit herself back up, and she could feel that AppleBloom was now holding on to her hand.
Fluttershy wasn't exactly sure, but it made her feel really good to hold her hand. It was as if now AppleBloom was trying to comfort her as well. It was like she understood that she was scared for Scootaloo too. Fluttershy's smile faded away as she looked forward through the darkness.
"I guess we will have to just keep walking until we find her. But don't worry. I'm here with you now." Fluttershy began to proceed, but when she walked, she could feel that AppleBloom wasn't following her which was keeping her from moving forward.
Fluttershy turned her head slightly to the little girl behind her. AppleBloom had her head looking off to the side and onto the ground.
"What is it, sweetie?" Fluttershy asked with slight confusion and concern.
AppleBloom kicked at the dirt a little. Her eyes never leaving the ground for a moment. Fluttershy could feel now that AppleBloom was squeezing onto her hand tighter then before. It was starting to become uncomfortable for her to the point that she just wanted to let go, but AppleBloom's grip wouldn't loosen.
"What were you doing with Rainbow Dash that made Scootaloo so upset?" AppleBloom's words hit Fluttershy like a brick wall. She had no clue how to respond to that. Was she suppose to lie, or was she suppose to tell the truth? And if she did decide to tell the truth, what would she say to Applejack? Then Applejack might tell the others, and then everyone would know about Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy's secret.
"We...."
"Mommy?"
Fluttershy turned her head away from AppleBloom. She squinted her eyes just enough to see the outline of her baby Scootaloo. She could feel AppleBloom's grip releasing, and Fluttershy took this opportunity to run after her daughter.
"Scootaloo!" Fluttershy called out as she got closer to her little girl. She never felt such happiness and relief in her whole life.
"Fluttershy!!"
Fluttershy stopped in her tracks to turn around once again. Her head was spinning from all of the voices calling out to her in all different directions. But as soon as she turned her head, she could see Rainbow Dash running after her at full speed.
"Rainbow?" Fluttershy was completely shocked, and confused. This whole night was nothing but a huge drama filled nightmare, and all Fluttershy wanted to do was forget it all and go to sleep, but she knew that wouldn't happen.
Rainbow Dash was now clearly visible, and she already passed AppleBloom who was staring in awe at all the action. Rainbow Dash finally approached Fluttershy, and before the pink haired girl could even open her mouth, Rainbow grabbed onto her face firmly with her strong hands, pulled her down to her height, and locked her lips with Fluttershy's.
Fluttershy's heart exploded. She wasn't sure what to think of all this. Wasn't Rainbow Dash suppose to hate her? She had just said she couldn't be with both Fluttershy and Scootaloo. Did this mean that she chose Fluttershy over Scootaloo?
Their kiss lasted a few long, and loving moments. Rainbow's eyes were closed tightly; however, Fluttershy's were wide open.
Finally, Rainbow released herself from Fluttershy's lips, and stared into her eyes for a few seconds. She smiled largely with so much love that Fluttershy didn't know what to do.
"U-um....Rainbow?" Fluttershy whispered only so her companion could hear her.
"Yes, baby?" Rainbow's hands were still wrapped around Fluttershy's soft pink cheeks. Her warmth filled Rainbow up inside.
"Scootaloo is over there....She's going to see us..." Fluttershy looked down to the ground with fear for Scootaloo. She knew that Scootaloo was probably freaked out by all this. She probably didn't want to be around them anymore...
Despite what Fluttershy felt, Rainbow leaned in once more, and placed another long, succulent kiss upon the love of her life. She pulled away barely, their mouths only a few inches away from one another. Rainbow opened her eyes and placed her forehead against Fluttershy's. A smile like Fluttershy had never seen before was sitting upon Rainbow's face. It was so unusual to see Rainbow this way, it was almost scary to Fluttershy. She didn't know what Rainbow was doing. Scootaloo was right there.
"I know." Rainbow whispered softly in Fluttershy's face.
Rainbow's answer shocked the tall girl. She couldn't believe that Rainbow was doing this knowing that Scootaloo was sitting right there, and after she had to see them having sex. Was Rainbow Dash out of her ever loving mind? Scootaloo definitely probably never wanted to see them ever again. Fluttershy would be lucky if Scootaloo hadn't already ran away by now.
Rainbow let her pink eyes turn from Fluttershy and into Scootaloo's direction. She leaned her head upwards, and grabbed one arm and pulled it around Fluttershy, bringing their bodies together. Scootaloo, who was sitting on the ground, her back facing them but her head was turned there way, looked up at the two with large purple eyes. Her wheelchair was sitting next to her as her arms lay on top of the wooden box that was on the ground.
Rainbow opened her mouth and smiled.
"What do you say, Scoots? Do you still want Fluttershy to be your mommy ?" Rainbow grinned with her teeth, while Fluttershy was biting down on her bottom lip. She didn't know what Rainbow was trying to do.
Scootaloo only looked back up at them. Her face had a few smudges of dirt on them, and her hair was dusty from the ground. Fluttershy could see she had a few scraps on her arms and cheeks, and her motherly instincts wanted to go tend to her small wounds, but she couldn't right now. She didn't want to make any sudden moves with Scootaloo at the moment.
Scootaloo's arms began to wobble as she started to push against the wooden box. She titled her head down as she focused on the earth underneath her body. She continued to push herself upwards with all her strength. Fluttershy's eyes widened with amazement. Was Scootaloo trying to stand up? Fluttershy wanted to rush over to her and sit her down in her wheelchair. She knew that Scootaloo couldn't stand up no matter how hard she tried. She knew it would be impossible for her, but she stayed where she was and continued to watch her little Scootaloo struggle.
Rainbow did nothing but smile proudly as Scootaloo was now moving upwards. Her body trembled slightly, but soon enough her one leg hit the ground. And as she finally pushed off the box for the last time, Scootaloo stood before them.
Fluttershy's heart dropped at what her eyes were looking at. Scootaloo was now standing; two legs stood underneath her. She spread her arms apart in Rainbow and Fluttershy's direction. Fluttershy could see a half-smile upon her little face. She looked somewhat sorrowful, but at the same time happy. Her lips parted slightly as she looked towards them. Small tears were forming in her eyes. Fluttershy couldn't help but cry too. She was so scared, yet in her heart, so proud.
"I-I'm really standing, Mommy..."
-Mommy
Rainbow Dash was so happy to finally get the well deserved sleep she had been needing. So much happened that night, and she wasn't even sure if any of it was real, or not. Surely enough it was, but Rainbow's thoughts couldn't quite grasp all that had happened.
She lay in her bed. Her back faced Fluttershy, and she could hear her sweet breaths as she slept next to her. Rainbow let her eyes slowly close as she tried to forget all that happened. Of course she wasn't able to erase her memories, but soon enough, the Goddess of the Night put her to sleep, and Rainbow finally got that rest she wanted.
"Twilight?" A rounded girl with bouncy pink hair skipped into the priestesses library home. Her chubby pink cheeks shined as she smiled widely at the mature Twilight Sparkle.
"How are you, Pinkie? Can I get you anything?" Twilight lowered a book she had been reading down to her lap. She took off her reading glasses, and set them on the table next to her sofa.
"I'm good, but I'm not here for anything. I just wanted to ask if you were invited to Fluttershy's picnic later today? Are you? Please tell me you are! I really really want you to come with me! Pleaseeeee!" Pinkie dramatically fell to her knees before the Sun Priestess and brought both hands together in front of her pinkish face. Her large blue eyes quivered ever so melodramatically as she begged with her appearance.
"I....Well yes, I got the invitation. But...." Twilight drifted off as she saw Pinkie's happiness begin to collapse at the sound of the word but.
Pinkie Pie knew, just as much as everyone, that when Twilight said that, she probably wasn't planning on doing what everyone else wanted her to. This especially affected Pinkie Pie. She never was fond to party-poopers, as she called it, and at the moment, Twilight was the biggest of them all.
"You have to come!!!" Pinkie stood up from her knelt position, and she crossed her arms as she stood in front of Twilight.
"Pinkie, I might need to go suddenly to Canterlot, and I need to stay home just in case something comes up, and....."
"Get Spike to take care of it!" Pinkie began to tap her foot as the idea came to mind.
Spike was Twilight's younger assistant. Spike had been raised by Twilight ever since he was born. He was a little bit different from other people; he was about like Twilight herself. Twilight was a well respected Priestess, and Spike, well he was more like a little accomplice. Moreover, Spike and Twilight were the only known people to ever lay eyes on Celestia, Goddess of the Sun. However, no one was quite sure about the Moon Goddess, Luna. Twilight never mentioned her much, let alone had she ever spoken about seeing her before.
Twilight looked over to her left through one of her doors. She could see little Spike on a ladder, a stack of books in his small arms, struggling to sort the library room.
"You know I couldn't ask him to do all that, Pinkie." Twilight brought her stern eyes back to her bubbly friend.
"But, Twilight....." Pinkie lay her head low at Twilight's final answer. She wasn't happy at all about Twilight not going, but she wasn't going to miss out of it. Pinkie was still up for a party, or a Fluttershy party; a picnic.
"I'm sorry. Maybe some other time when I'm not so busy, me and you can go out some where. Okay?" Twilight lowered a hand onto Pinkie's shoulder. She reassuringly smiled as she noticed Pinkie's eyes brightening.
"Great! I can't wait for that!" Pinkie wrapped her arms around Twilight and squeezed her as hard as she could. Twilight tried not to choke as her friends heavy arms pushed against her small body.
Twilight freed one hand and set it on top of Pinkie's fluffy hair. She smiled gently at the joy the young girl gave off. She was so vibrant, and that was only one of the things that Twilight loved about her.
"Knock knock! Is anyone home?" An elegant, slender hand knocked on the barn door. The voice that called out was so lovely, and the one who owned the voice was just as beautiful as she was graceful.
AppleBloom walked over to the screen door and a grin filled her face at the sight of Rarity. She quickly pulled the door open to let the tall woman in, but Rarity was stopped by the bouncing little farm girl.
"Is Sweetie Belle with you? Is she?!" AppleBloom tugged at the hem of Rarity's laced dress. Rarity politely pulled it away from her little grasp with a slightly smug look.
"Um, no. Sweetie is still visiting our parents at the moment, but she is coming home soon. I promise little one." Rarity tried to smile at her little sister's friend. She wasn't too fond of children, but she had to get used to them one way or another.
"Aw, shucks...." AppleBloom's eyes dropped to the ground. Rarity noticed her red hair was ruffled up, and she had dirt smudged across her face. If she had a handkerchief, she would use it on this poor child's hideously unclean face.
Unfortunately, she had left it at home, hence, AppleBloom's face would stay dirty.
"Who is that at the door, AppleBloom?" A faint voice was heard from inside the barn house. Rarity's blue eyes lit up at the sound of Applejack's country voice. Her longing to see Applejack was more than it should be, but she couldn't help but want to see her.
"It's just Rarity.." AppleBloom's disappointment was still detectable in her voice. Rarity couldn't help but feel a tad bit insulted by AppleBloom's enthusiasm .
"Rarity?" Applejack popped her head over the corner. She smiled as she saw the young woman in the doorway.
"Hello, darling. I just wanted to stop by." Rarity's voice was a little shaky, but she was still able to maintain her poise.
"Well shoot. I wasn't expectin' any visits from a pretty lady like yourself." Applejack winked slightly creating a blushing effect on Rarity.
"AppleBloom, why don't y'all go help Granny with kitchen duties?" Applejack turned her head to her younger sister who openly left the two girls alone.
"So are you going to Fluttershy's picnic later this evening?" Rarity lowered her eyelids towards the blonde farm girl. She approached her slowly, while Applejack leaned against the wall as if asking Rarity to come closer.
"Well I wasn't invited really." Applejack raised one hand to the back of her head and scratched underneath her hat. She smiled slightly to give the impression that she wasn't hurt by it, although she still wasn't quite sure why Rainbow didn't want her there.
"What ever do you mean?" Rarity was taken aback by the surprising words. Fluttershy was never the one to leave anyone out of her subtle activities. Friend time was indeed friend time, with all her friends.
"Well, ya see....Rainbow didn't want me to come, but Fluttershy told me I could, so I'm not exactly sure what that means." Applejack chuckled softly at her own confusion. Rarity got close enough to bring a hand to Applejack's shoulder.
"Well, I say, to hell with Rainbow Dash. You're coming to that picnic with me whether she likes it or not. It is Fluttershy's picnic after all. Rainbow has no say in who is to come and who isn't." Rarity's determined voice was so attractive to the farm girl. She could feel her face flushing as she took notice to Rarity's contact with her shoulder. She was so close to her, and Applejack loved it.
"I...uh guess y'all are right." Applejack tried to cover up her embarrassment as she smiled with her teeth. Her freckles scrunched together as she smiled as largely as possible.
"That's more like it!" Rarity winked at the flushed Applejack.
Her elegant hand released from Applejack's broad shoulder. She slowly brought it up Applejack's neck, and over her cheek, and then finally on top of her head. She grasped Applejack's hat, pulled it off, and brought it on top of her own head.
Applejack's eyes were wide as they watched intently at Rarity's movements. She didn't know what to do. She stood as still as possible and let Rarity do whatever it was she was trying to do.
Rarity slowly moved in towards Applejack. Her shiny pink lips were getting closer to Applejack's face. Her heart raced as she watched the beautiful women get closer and closer to her. She had never gotten so much contact from Rarity before. Yeah, she always knew that Rarity seemed to have a thing for her, and secretly she had feelings for Rarity too, but this was all so sudden, and Applejack wasn't sure what to tell herself.
"Do you like me?" Rarity stopped at Applejack's ear and whisper ever so softly into it.
What was all this suppose to mean? What was Applejack suppose to say to that? Was she suppose to tell the truth? Or was she suppose to tell a lie that she truly didn't want to say? Her legs trembled under her body as she tried to decide what she was going to do. It wasn't really like her to feel so intimidated, but something about those beautiful eyes made her feel that she was two feet tall.
All Applejack could think to do was slowly nod her head up and down. She closed her eyes tightly, trying to avoid the punishment that would surly come from her honesty. However, what she expected was completely different to what she got.
Rarity's lips pressed deeply into Applejack's. Her green eyes quickly shot open at the surprise kiss that Rarity bestowed upon her.
Applejack couldn't believe what was happening. She was so confused, yet she was so happy. There was nothing more that she had ever wanted before. But something ran through her mind as she continued to kiss the beautiful Rarity. What would everyone think? Homosexual relationships weren't very supported by most, and even some people would hate people for being gay. What would happen to her and Rarity if anyone else knew how they felt about each other?
Rarity receded from Applejack's sweet lips. They were so fresh and new, and she had never kissed anyone quite like that before. Maybe it was because Applejack was a girl. No. Applejack was a woman.
As Rarity opened her eyes to look at the love of her life before her, she quickly stopped all thoughts as she saw streams of tears rolling down her tan cheeks, and dripping down to the wood floor beneath their feet.
"This is going to be the best!" Rainbow quickly spread out all the picnic items onto the usual blanket that her and her friends shared all the time.
"It's been such a long time since we were able to all get together like this. I can't wait." Fluttershy softly smiled at her lover and the lovely picnic that would soon be.
"I just can't wait to tell them...." Rainbow looked down to the ground with a small smile. Her heart pumped as she thought about what their true reason was behind this get together.
"Me too. I'm sure they will be so happy for us." Fluttershy brought her arms around Rainbow from behind. She breathed in a long refreshing breath, and exhaled softly onto Rainbow's neck.
The tan girl turned her head and placed a kiss upon Fluttershy's cheek, and with a giggle, she removed her arms from Rainbow's waist.
I hope they will be...
"Hey mommy!" Scootaloo came rushing over to her mothers. Her face was gleaming more than they had ever seen before. Her happiness was unmistakable and both Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were so relieved.
"Hey there, sweetie." Fluttershy smiled at her approaching daughter. She smoothly patted down her hair as she finally was next to her.
"How's your leg?" Rainbow asked with curiosity. She smiled as Scootaloo slightly leaped in the air. Rainbow could see that it look almost convincingly real on Scootaloo, and it looked pretty sturdy.
"It's the best thing ever!!" Scootaloo wrapped her arms around Rainbow Dash tightly. Rainbow had never felt anything so good before. She lowered herself to Scootaloo's height and poked her nose softly causing giggles from the little girl.
Scootaloo opened her eyes revealing the shimmering purple to Rainbow Dash. She calmed her excitement down to a mellow smile. Rainbow ruffled up Scootaloo's short hair that Fluttershy had just fixed. Fluttershy slightly rolled her eyes but she kept on smiling at the two.
Rainbow could see another shine in Scootaloo's eyes. It wasn't a reflection, but a tear. A single tear was cornered in Scootaloo's left eye.
"I love you so much....Mommy."
-Broken Prayers
Twilight sat back down as her pink haired friend pranced out her front door. She watched closely until she could no longer see her jaunty-self, and then as she sat back down in her chair, she grabbed up her book and placed her reading glasses back upon the bridge of her nose.
She flipped through each page slowly, enjoying the words that were enlightening her mind. Twilight Sparkle wasn't really the kind of girl to fool around when it came to her studies as a priestess. Although sometimes she did become quite irritated with her job and studies. Twilight continued to do what she was born to do, without complaint; at least not out loud.
As her eyes shifted from left to right, Twilight heard an obscenely loud belch from her library room where Spike was organizing her scrolls and books. She lifted her glasses off slowly as she acknowledged the familiar sound, and knew what was to come.
She looked down to her book and sighed. She set it back down on her coffee table and gave it one last glance before standing up and making her way to Spike. In her mind she was hoping to finish that book one of these days; no more interruptions would be nice when that day comes.
"Spike?" Twilight peeped her head through the large brown door. She couldn't help but catch a smell of the strange odor that was coming from the little boy on the ground who was looking up at her with large green eyes.
"I hate it when that happens..." He held a little hand to his mouth and looked down in disgust. With his other hand he offered a rolled up scroll to the older priestess before him.
Twilight grabbed for it gently, and began to open the seal. If you were to say she looked shocked, then you would be mistaken. Twilight read over the words with her eyes slightly narrowed, and her lips were pursed ever so slightly. Her excitement level was at a low minimum, and her happiness wasn't very aroused either. In fact, it was just another day she would have to go visit Canterlot for another boring prayer session. It wasn't anything to get hyped about, and for Twilight, she was getting sick of it.
Yes, she loved the Goddess more than anything, but she never felt as if she truly liked all these religious practices she had to do. She felt too formal about it, but of course she would never admit that to anyone. She was after all a priestess of her word, and she would never let her guard down for a moment and show her true colors underneath her holy garments.
"Spike? Can you go get my robes?" Twilight asked her little assistant without looking from the invitation, or more like demand. She could see through the corner of her eye, the little green haired boy scurrying off to fetch her clothing.
Twilight brought her slender hands over the paper, and with a large sigh, ripped it in half. She let the pieces fall out of her hands and onto the ground, and with that, she left her library room for yet another long journey of boring prayer time.
"Rarity. Applejack. It's so nice to see you here." Fluttershy clapped her two hands together at the sight of her friends. She approached them with open arms and gave each a graceful hug and a kiss on their cheeks.
"Thank you ever so much for this little invite." Rarity brought one hand to her face and with a grin looked over to Applejack who was staring at the picnic that was already set out before their feet.
"Ah, yeah. Thank ya kindly." Applejack finally looked up and grinned at her timid friend that had set out this wonderful get together.
"No need to thank me. It's our pleasure. " Fluttershy smiled and turned her head in the direction of her cottage.
"Our?" Rarity and Applejack exchanged glances. With two subtle shrugs, they seated themselves upon the blanket and waited patiently for the party to commence.
"Oh dear." Fluttershy squeaked as her attention was immediately brought towards a large handful of balloons, followed by a fluffy pink pony-tail.
"Hey, Fluttershy! I'm so glad that you let me come! This is going to be so super fun! Oh except Twilight isn't going to make it! It's such a drag that she's always so busy. I mean, I went over to her house and everything, but she had no time for me, no time at all! Isn't that just mean? Except she said she was going to take me out somewhere whenever she's not so busy! I don't know when that will be, but don't you think it sounds so super fantastically fun!?!" Pinkie Pie jumped in front of the dainty Fluttershy, and with a large gasp between each of her sentences, Fluttershy flinched.
"Pinkie, darling. Take a breather." Rarity looked up to the hyperactive friend of hers with sharp eyes.
"Do you want a balloon?!" Pinkie ran over to where Rarity and Applejack were sitting. Before they could answer, she shoved a string into each of their palms, forcing them to hold onto a balloon, and with another turn shoved one towards Fluttershy as well.
"Oh, yes... Thank you." Fluttershy looked up and smiled as best she could.
"No problem! Balloon's are fun, and well you know, friends like fun!" Pinkie hopped over to the picnic spread and made herself at home as she sat across from the farm girl and the fashion queen.
"Um, AppleBloom said she was comin' in a few to play with Scootaloo." Applejack tried to break the awkwardness as she looked over to Fluttershy who looked flustered at this point. Her eyes quickly jolted to Applejack's voice, and with a quivering smile, nodded her head.
Fluttershy's nerves were getting the best of her. She was starting to feel fear rising in her body as she continued to think of what would happen when she and Rainbow came out to everyone. She didn't think that they would hate her, but she couldn't help but feel that they would make a large distance between them, and she didn't want that to happen at all. She loved all of her friends, and if they reacted badly to their news, then what would come of their friendship? Fluttershy knew she couldn't be so pessimistic about it, but she also knew that she couldn't get her hopes high just to be crushed later on. Her thought train was quickly broken by the sound of foot steps coming her way.
"Mom! Look at me! Ain't I fast?" Scootaloo, with her arms spread like wings, came running towards Fluttershy. Her mind cleared of all bad thoughts, and her lips curled in a sweet smile. She couldn't help but smile at her little Scootaloo as she lived her dream, running.
Next to her was Rainbow Dash. She was holding a few extra plates in her arms and her teeth were glowing as she watched Scootaloo running towards her beautiful girlfriend.
"Hey, Flutters! I got the rest of...." Rainbow stopped in her tracks as her eyes set on her friends. With her mouth agape, she began marching her way over to Fluttershy.
"Oh...no..Rainbow.."
"What the hell is she doing here!?" Rainbow pointed a long finger in Applejack's direction. She gnashed her teeth towards the farm girl who was now standing up in front of Rainbow Dash with no fear present.
"What's your problem?" Applejack folded her arms and calmly looked at Rainbow Dash.
"How dare you come! I told you I didn't want her here!" Rainbow was now directing her words to Fluttershy. Scootaloo was hiding behind Fluttershy's long dress as she looked up with confusion at her other mother.
"She....She didn't mean to do anything." Fluttershy brought both of her hands to her mouth in fear and frustration.
"What is it that I did to make you so darn angry?" Applejack threw her arms to the sides in a questioning gesture.
"You ....you...." Rainbow let her finger recede from her accusing point. Her eyes dropped as they looked at the frightened Scootaloo. Rainbow's thoughts went a little deeper back. If Applejack hadn't had been so careless then Scootaloo would have never walked in on Rainbow and Fluttershy while they were making love, and it would had been harder to explain to her about them if she hadn't had witnessed it herself. Scootaloo also wouldn't had ran out and found her prosthetic leg that Rainbow dropped and forgot about. If it weren't for Applejack's carelessness, then their family wouldn't have been this perfect.
Rainbow looked back up to Applejack's green eyes. The side of her lip curled up as she gave her a small smirk, and as she walked up to her, Rainbow wrapped one arm around her farmer friend and gave her a half hug. She moved her face towards Applejack's ear. With her free hand she moved her blonde hair out of the way until she was sure that she would be able to hear her.
"Thank you." Rainbow whispered. She let go of her friend and motioned her back next to Rarity. With a confused look on her face she accepted the invitation and sat back down.
"You're...uh...welco--"
"Shhh." Rainbow brought one finger to her lips. She winked at her friend, and with a chuckle, Applejack waved away the confusing air.
Twilight, with her hand on her head trying to support herself, continued to drift off into a restless sleep as she and Spike rode on the train to Canterlot. It usually wasn't too long of a ride, but this time, it felt like they had been sitting there for an eternity.
Spike tried to get comfortable as he was squeezed against Twilight's sleeping body, and the window next to him. He tried to push her up with his tiny arms, but she was much larger than he was, and so he was forced between the two unmovable objects.
His eyes strained to look out the window, and with a leaping relief in his heart he was, for the first time, happy to see the castle of Canterlot.
"Twi...light!" Spike tried to yell out. He didn't feel like he was loud enough, but surely Twilight heard him, and with her reflexes, pounced up.
"Wha..?" Twilight opened her eyes slowly. She brought a hand to her face and rubbed her eyes.
"Are we there yet?" Twilight stretched up and yawned slightly as she looked back down to Spike. He was now stretching himself, since he was squeezed for so long.
"We are here." He answered as soon as he could feel circulation in his body again.
"Shoot. Does my robe look straightened enough?" Twilight spread her arms for Spike to observe. He barely looked, but just for Twilight's satisfaction, he nodded.
The duo made their way past the gates of the Canterlot Castle, and into the chambers of the Goddess. Two soldiers from the outside closed the large double doors behind them, and with a loud thump, the two proceeded towards the usual thrown.
"Twilight Sparkle." A large voice echoed throughout the walls, but no one was there to see. This wasn't surprising. Considering that Celestia, the Goddess of the daylight was not usually visible, but there were times when Twilight and Spike both would see her, when she wanted them to that was.
"Yes, Goddess." Twilight lowered her head in a bowing position, Spike did likewise.
"I have a favor to ask of you."
Twilight's eyes shot up in confusion. This was quite odd. The Goddess never asked for favors from her. Usually she would tell her to pray for a certain thing or something, but this was completely different. Twilight let her eyes jolt to Spike who was just as confused as she was. The two stayed bowed for a few more moments before looking back up into the direction of the empty thrown.
"A favor, Goddess?" Twilight took a small step forward with her arms stuck to her sides as she stood up straight and tall next to her little Spike.
"My sister. She has become obsessed with a certain girl. I believe you know her." The large powerful voice rung through Twilight's ears. The girl wasn't sure if she understood what the Goddess was talking about or not. The Goddess of the moon was obsessed with someone she knew?
"Goddess, what do you mean?" Twilight's voice was weakening. Her legs trembled under her robes as she looked around the large chamber.
"Goddess Luna." Celestia's voice rung loudly.
Before Twilight's eyes, a tall woman stepped forth. Her blue hair flowed in the air with no help of any breeze or wind. Her skin was as light as a porcelain doll. Her eyes were darker than the midnight sky, and her lips were icy like snow. This woman was not like the Goddess Celestia at all. This was not at all how Twilight expected the moon Goddess to look. Twilight's imagination was not even comparable to how beautiful this Goddess truly was.
Twilight immediately bowed before the visible Goddess of the moon.
"Sister. I do not appreciate you sending your priestess after me." Luna spoke up in such a cool voice that Twilight could barely move. Chills ran down her spine with every syllable.
"I'm simply trying to understand you, sister." Another woman began to form before Twilight's eyes.
This woman was much different than that of Luna. She was taller, and her hair flowed with many colors. Her darker skin shinned in complete darkness. Her pink eyes looked as if there were a hint of sadness within them, yet they showed prestige. Her lips were pursed, and her movements were swift, yet graceful.
"Goddess." Twilight bowed yet again, followed by Spike who was still in awe by Goddess Luna.
"Twilight Sparkle. You needn't be worried. My sister is merely fascinated with a certain friend of yours." Celestia approached Twilight and lifted her head with a powerful hand.
"If I may ask, Goddess. Who is it that you are so intrigued by?" Twilight turned her purple eyes to the lovely dark moon Goddess. She continued to hold her head low in respect, though Celestia continued to push it back upwards.
"Twilight Sparkle. Priestess of Canterlot. Resident of Ponyville, and friend of Goddess Celestia. What is it about you humans that make you so vulnerable? Why is it that you pray out to Celestia for help?" Luna stepped forth with one graceful step at a time, though she wasn't as graceful as Celestia.
"Goddess, it is because we are merely mortals." Twilight lowered her head once again as Luna got closer towards her. Celestia gave up with her and let her head hang low until Luna herself brought a hand to her face.
Twilight twitched at the coldness of the strange hand against her cheek. She could feel Luna getting closer to her, and to Twilight's disbelief, Luna leaned in and kissed her upon her forehead.
At first Twilight felt honored, but soon images began to flash through her mind. They were visions of Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash. They were together, hugging, holding hands, kissing. What was this? More images began to flash before her eyes, they were of Scootaloo in her wheelchair. Scootaloo trying to walk, but failing aimlessly, and Scootaloo now with her prosthetic leg, running around with AppleBloom in a meadow that Twilight could recognize as the usual place that Fluttershy held her picnic get together's.
With once last flash, Luna receded from Twilight's forehead and let her hands fall away from Twilight's face. Spike watched in terror, yet amazement by with all his confusion, and Twilight's eyes were wide open staring out into pure blank space.
"Twilight Sparkle. Now do you see what it is you want to see?" Luna's cool voice slithered through Twilight's ears, and soon Twilight snapped out of her visions.
"Goddess! What...wha..." Twilight for the first time looked into Luna's blue eyes directly. Her confusion was surely something to see, and Luna did nothing but ignore it.
"Twilight Sparkle. My sister here was prayed to one night by a little girl that goes by the name Scootaloo. She is currently living with your two close friends Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, am I correct?" Twilight looked over to the sun Goddess. What were they talking about?
"No, Goddess. Scootaloo lives with Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash is only the one that Scootaloo admires the most." Twilight threw her arms to her sides sharply.
"Scootaloo lives with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy." Luna repeated her sister.
"But Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash live separately!" Twilight's frustrations were starting to get the better of her.
"You're wrong, Twilight Sparkle." Celestia said as she laid a hand on Twilight's shoulder.
"Well....so what? Even if they do live together, what are you two going on about?" Twilight could hardly believe that she was speaking to the Goddess's in this tone, but she was so confused that it didn't even matter to her at the moment.
"They are lovers, Twilight Sparkle." Celestia's calm voice rung out.
Twilight stopped and thought for a moment. Was it possible that they truly were in love? Rainbow Dash was a total brute, and was definitely thick headed. But on the other hand, Fluttershy was timid and quiet, would never hurt a fly, and was a complete sweet heart. Even though, they did seem to fancy each other quite a bit, but Twilight merely thought it was because they were childhood friends.
Was she against it? No, Twilight didn't think anything different of them, but she was still confused as to how this was relevant.
"But it's not them that I truly am concerned with. It's Scootaloo that I'm after." Luna spoke out, and Twilight's attention quickly shot to her.
"What is it that you want from her? She is only a child, a handicap child at that. What purpose is she to you, Goddess?" Twilight began to calm her tone down again. She breathed in a few deep breaths and then looked Luna back in the eyes.
"She prayed to me. I must fulfill her prayers." Luna's voice boomed louder than it had the whole time.
Twilight looked up at the Goddess. Terror filled her eyes.
Crushed Dreams and Fulfilling Prayers
-Crushed Dreams and Fulfilling Prayers
"Where did they run off to now?" Applejack looked around. She smirked slightly at Rainbow Dash as she continued to look around for her younger sister and her friend.
"Oh, I heard them out in the field. Don't worry, it's perfectly safe, and it's not too far away." Fluttershy put a reassuring hand on Applejack's knee from across the picnic. She smiled at the rest of her friends, yet there was fear hidden behind her face.
Rainbow Dash on the other hand was feeling pretty confident. She watched each of her three friends slowly as they smiled, laughed, and had a good time. They didn't seem at all like the kind of people to hate their friends for something as simple as love. They were much better than that, and Rainbow couldn't help but feel as if they would definitely support them full on. Maybe it was simply because she wished for that, but Rainbow was almost certain that everything would be fine.
"Would you like more tea, Rarity?" Fluttershy quickly picked up the tea kettle and thrust it in front of Rarity's cup which was midways to her mouth. Fluttershy's nervousness was beginning to get the better of her as she tried too hard to act normal.
"Um, sure. Thank you." Rarity smiled as she allowed Fluttershy to fill her halfway full cup. She graciously accepted her generous offer, and proceeded to drink the fresh tea.
"How about you, Applejack? Pinkie?" Fluttershy looked towards her other two friends with wide eyes.
Applejack and Pinkie Pie both looked down into their fully filled tea cups. They simultaneously shook their heads, but they both made sure they acted thankful for her offer.
Applejack's green eyes slipped their way over to Rainbow Dash who was now too beginning to feel nervous for Fluttershy's sake. Applejack looked at her curiously. She could tell that something was not right here, and Fluttershy and Rainbow were both keeping something from them that they didn't particularly want to share.
"Is there something y'all would like to tell us?" Applejack folded her arms peculiarly as she watched closely to both of their flustered faces.
"Now now, Applejack. No need to be so nosy, darling." Rarity could also tell something was up, but with her dignity, she didn't want to force something unpleasant out of her two friends. She brought a slender hand to Applejack's thigh and slowly rubbed her leg in a sort of way that would seem friendly to the naked eye.
Pinkie Pie rested her head upon her two hands as she looked around the seemingly awkward picnic. As she laid on her stomach, legs kicking the air, she let out a long and rather loud sigh.
"What's going on you guys?" She blew a string of curly hair out of her eyes as she looked up. She swayed her legs back in forth with anticipation as she could now tell that something was strange about the two.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Fluttershy practically hid herself behind her tea kettle, trying to avoid all the questioning eyes from her wondering friends. Her heart raced more than it should, and she couldn't seem to be able to calm herself down long enough to assure herself that she would be okay.
Although her mind was racing in so many directions, Fluttershy managed to look over to Rainbow Dash who was silently sitting down. She had no facial expression at all towards her friends, and as they each spoke, she looked them directly in their eyes.
"Dash?" Applejack squirmed under Rarity's moving hand. At this, Rarity realized what she was doing, and quickly snatched her hand away and began to pick "lint" of her blouse.
"Oh please, Applejack. Drop this nonsense already." Rarity said annoyingly without looking up from her shirt.
Applejack looked over the the beautiful lady, and without another word, let her head drop with disappointment. It wasn't that she was trying to be nosy, but it was just that she could see that there was something itching at Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, and she just wanted to help them with whatever it was that was bothering them so badly.
"No. No there is something that I need to tell you guys." Rainbow Dash finally spoke up, causing each of her friends heads to jerk up quickly in her direction.
Fluttershy turned quickly to her girlfriend, and with a small squeak, scooted closer to Rainbow Dash, just enough to wrap her hands around one of her muscular arms.
Rainbow Dash paused and watched each of her friends anticipating glares. She wasn't sure exactly what was going to happen, but it was the truth, and she needed to relieve herself of this silent burdening secret. Her friends deserved to know, right?
Rainbow let in a long deep breath, and as she slightly began to open her mouth Fluttershy quivered.
"Me and---"
Rainbow was suddenly cut off my a loud scream. A wail that sounded a lot like AppleBloom. Her cries made each of them stand up on their tiptoes as they began to frantically panic.
"AppleBloom?!?!" Applejack was the first to start running. Her legs didn't hesitate for a moment as soon as she was certain that it was her little sister that was calling out in such agony that it made their ears churn with pain for her.
"Applejack! Applejack!!!" AppleBloom came running straight into her big sisters arms from over the field. Tears streamed down her cheeks like mini waterfalls.
The rest of the group began to circle around the embracing siblings. Worry and fear struck each of them harshly in their guts.
"Wh--where's Scootaloo?" Fluttershy stepped forth, one tightly gripped fist against her lips.
AppleBloom looked up. Tears still strolling all over her.
"What's wrong, AppleBloom? Are you hurt? Where's Scootaloo?" Applejack rubbed her sisters face softly. She pulled her bands away gently, trying to calm her down as much as possible so she could actually respond to all of their questions.
"I--I'm fine. Sco--Scoota--loo.....she...she...." AppleBloom's words were so disconnected that it was almost impossible for any of them to understand her. But Applejack was close enough to make out what she was saying, although she still didn't completely answer to her last question. Applejack was sure, whatever it was, it had traumatized her.
Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash both looked up with complete fearfulness. They frantically began to run around, tears filling up in their eyes as they searched for the unknown.
"Scootaloo!!!!"
"SCOOTALOO!!!!!"
Both mothers began to run down the hill that AppleBloom had emerged from. Distantly, they could both see something huddled down. Scootaloo!
With a sudden jolt of adrenaline, they both sped their way over to the heap that was their Scootaloo. Fluttershy quickly rushed for her face. She picked her head up with her arm, and rubbed over her soft cheeks. Rainbow rushed for her chest. She pressed her ear against it to check for a sound. She was hoping that she was just not doing it right, because she heard no heart beat at all.
"Scootaloo!" Fluttershy wailed over the small girl. She pressed her head closely to her body as she rocked back and forth and cried as loudly as she ever had before.
Rainbow Dash tried to wrap her arms around Scootaloo's waist. She wanted to embrace her small body just as Applejack did with AppleBloom, and she wanted her to wake up and everything be okay. True tears began making their way slowly down the sides of her face. They slowly poured onto Scootaloo's lifeless body, and they dripped down her sides one at a time.
Rainbow and Fluttershy both couldn't believe what was happening. They weren't even sure what it was that was happening, but whatever it was they wanted it to go away. They wanted this to all be some horrid nightmare, that they would soon awaken from, sweating in each others arms, but smiling as they see that Scootaloo was fine.
But they knew that wasn't the case at all. This was reality, and they didn't know what to do. They didn't know how to handle this. They didn't even know what was wrong with her.
Fluttershy brought her hand over to Rainbow Dash's, and without lifting her head from Scootaloo, she embraced her hand within Rainbow Dash's and squeezed real tight. This only made Rainbow want to cry more. Her child, their child was unresponsive right before their very eyes, and there was nothing they could do about it. There was nothing...
"Hmm....?" A soft rustling came from the small body underneath the two crying lovers. They each quickly looked down to Scootaloo's face to see that her nose was wrinkled up, and her mouth was opening slowly.
"Scootaloo!" Fluttershy smiled as large as she could. Her eyes were burning as she tried to quickly wipe away her tears, but Rainbow beat her to it, and was now softly brushing away Fluttershy's tears.
The two smiled deeply at each other with such huge relief. The fact that their daughter was okay was the best feeling that they had ever had. Before they could even think, the two found themselves in a passionate kiss right before their three friends eyes. But even when they realized, they didn't stop to care, they were too taken in by their mutual happiness that they weren't worrying what their friends were thinking of them right at the moment.
"M-Mommy? What happened?" Scootaloo weakly began to pull her body up off the ground. Fluttershy and Rainbow both retreated from their kiss to look over to their daughter.
"Oh boy..." Applejack said as her and their other friends approached the three.
Rarity gasped, and Pinkie Pie stood with her mouth completely wide open. They all stared at Scootaloo who was now beginning to feel the slightest bit uncomfortable.
"What?" Rainbow looked up quickly, but before they could answer, she saw it for herself.
Fluttershy too seemed to have seen what everyone was gawking at. Sadness filled herself up inside and she wrapped a comforting arm around Scootaloo.
"What's wrong?" Scootaloo could feel herself starting to panic. She lifted herself into sitting position, and her eyes fell to what had happened.
Her prosthetic leg was broken into thousands of little plastic shards. Her eyes widened with horror at the sight. How was that even possible?
"How...." Her voice was weak, and she could barely make anything out.
"Rarity!" Rainbow looked up in anger at her prim friend. Her eyes glared heavily upon her, and Rarity was taken aback by Rainbow's harsh tone towards her.
"What!?" She took a small step back with fear.
"You gave me a cheap ass leg!!?" Rainbow stood up swiftly and marched her way over to Rarity. The thin woman moved behind Applejack for protection.
"Now Rainbow Dash! Calm down. I'm sure she didn't know." Applejack put her hand against Rainbow's shoulder trying to keep her from going off on the defenseless Rarity.
"No it's impossible! I got it from the best of the best. I swear! It makes no sense!" Rarity began to spew out in a panic.
Rainbow let herself come back to her senses, and she turned back to Scootaloo who was now crying to Fluttershy's arms by the loss of her one true dream.
At least she got to walk while she could...
"Wh-Why did you do something like that?" Twilight stood up harshly from the vision in her mind. She quickly approached Luna with anger in her heart.
"What do you mean, Twilight Sparkle?" Goddess Luna stood tall before the young priestess. Celestia standing behind her with a slight grimace upon her face.
"She Twilight Sparkle.." Celestia spoke up trying to get her attention, but Twilight was oblivious to Goddess Celestia at the moment.
"Tell me, Luna!" Twilight brought her hands to Goddess Luna's chest, and pressed against her in an attempt to intimidate the bold Goddess, but of course to no avail.
"Twilight Sparkle!" Celestia boomed. She finally seemed to have gotten Twilgiht's attention, as the young priestess backed away from Luna, and bowed her head as if to ask for forgiveness.
"You have to understand, that my sister takes this very seriously." Celestia motioned a hand to her younger sister. Luna looked back with a blank stare, no expression visible upon her face. She was indeed as serious as it gets.
"But what do you mean? How was that serious what she just did?" Twilight's hands flared to her sides in anger, yet she tried to reserve it inside. Spike was standing blindly at the feud between his mother figure and the Goddess of the moon.
"In order to fulfill her prayers, I must do what is needed to be done." Luna looked blankly at Twilight.
"But why would you need to demolish her leg? That was her dream! She could finally walk! Why would you hurt the ones that pray out to you?" Twilight thrust her chest upwards. Her mind was so confused, she wasn't even sure of why she had to come and take this visit in the first place. She would rather be praying than this...
"In order to fulfill her prayers, I must do what is needed to be done."
-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!
-Beauty and the Farm Girl
Rainbow rocked back and forth in her chair in the kitchen. She looked around her surroundings and back to the table in front of her. She could feel her left eye twitching slightly, and the back of her head was unusually itchy. However, she kept her arms around her knees and continued to rock.
Her ear quickly perked up by the sudden footsteps making their way down the stairs. Rainbow Dash swiftly pulled her legs off of the chair and under the table, combed through her hair with her fingers, and tried to calm down her twitching eye.
The athlete got a glimpse of Fluttershy's long flowing hair in the corner of her wild pink eyes. She turned her head in her lovers direction to see Fluttershy carrying Scootaloo in her arms.
"G-Good morning!" Rainbow oddly threw one of her hands in the air in a half wave. After noticing her odd behavior, she immediately slapped her hand back onto the table before Fluttershy or Scootaloo noticed.
"Good morning, dear." Fluttershy smiled sweetly before setting Scootaloo down into her own chair by the kitchen table.
"What are we eating mommy?" Scootaloo turned her eyes to Rainbow Dash and grinned with her teeth.
Fluttershy smiled in delight as Scootaloo was now speaking to Rainbow Dash. She had never spoke it aloud, but she was so overjoyed that Scootaloo had finally learned to call Rainbow Dash mommy too. She had always felt odd when Scootaloo called her that, but only called Rainbow Dash by her name. She could tell how much it hurt poor Rainbow, but now there was nothing to worry about, and so Fluttershy carried on with her small smile.
"I...uh....cereal?" Rainbow shrugged her shoulders timidly and smiled trying to avoid the disappointment in her daughters brightly lit purple eyes.
"Not again!" The little girl threw her tiny tan arms in the air, brought them down to her face, and buried herself in them.
"Don't worry little one. I will take you out somewhere for breakfast today, if Rainbow doesn't mind." Fluttershy placed her hands in front of her usual sundress, and looked over at Scootaloo who was now starring at Rainbow Dash with pleading eyes.
Rainbow flung her pink eyes over to Fluttershy. She wasn't exactly sure why Fluttershy had put her on the spot like that; as if she would care if they went out to eat.
"Why not?" Rainbow Dash crossed her arms subtly. Her mind blurred for a few moments with curious thoughts.
Did Fluttershy think that she was some sort of grumpy old father who didn't allow his child to have a little bit of fun now and again? Did Rainbow really seem like that to her? Did Scootaloo think of her that way?
Rainbow quickly shook her head of those weird thoughts and tilted her head up to Fluttershy. Her eyes were now set on Scootaloo who was bouncing about in her kitchen chair with joy.
"Well, if you two are going out to eat, I might as well go out somewhere too. I could stop by Applejack's I guess..." Rainbow lifted herself from her chair, and slowly pushed it back into place. She pulled her jacket off the back of her seat, and then swiftly flung it over her shoulder.
"Um...be careful! We will be back soon." Fluttershy called from behind, though Rainbow didn't turn back to reply, or even look at her little family before she headed out of the door as quickly as she possibly could without looking suspicious.
The girl slowly shut the cottage door behind her, and as soon as she saw it was completely closed, she jolted as fast as she could in the direction of Sweet Apple Acres.
Her mouth curled up into a mischievous grin as she sprinted towards her friends home. She never felt so good in her life, though she didn't think she would have ever survived that breakfast with her family, not today that is. Rainbow had something glued to her mind ever since yesterday evening, and she just couldn't let it pass her by. She needed some good and honest advice, and there was no one better than Applejack to do that job. She still couldn't believe that Fluttershy had mentioned eating out this morning either. It was as if she knew deep down that Rainbow needed a good excuse to go to Applejack's.
Rainbow could feel leaves crunching under her feet as she ran as swiftly as possible. Her mindset was now starting to turn to her main focus at the moment. Was this really a good idea? Could Rainbow Dash trust Applejack with this kind of information? Sure, she had known her for a long long time, but still, you never know a person...
Gah! What was she thinking? Of course she could trust Applejack! It wasn't as if she would go around telling anyone anyways. Why would she? It wasn't anyone else's business. Just Rainbow Dash's, and maybe soon Fluttershy, Scootaloo, and well....all of her friends....and her family...
Okay, so a lot of people would eventually be involved. So what? This was really what Rainbow wanted to do! She wasn't exactly sure why it was such a on the whim sort of thing, but it was as if someone was forcing her to do all of this. To want to do all of this. But of course, it was her own self that wanted this; nothing else mattered in this world, and this was definitely the way she wanted to spend the rest of her life. This was Rainbow Dash's true dream!
Small drops of sweat ran down Rainbow's face as she finally ran her way all the way to Sweet Apple Acres. She looked around for any of the Apple family, but of course they were probably either sleeping, or in the barn eating breakfast or something of those sorts.
Rainbow hesitated for a few seconds, but with a deep breath in and out of her mouth, she marched her way confidently over to the front door step of their barn house.
She cleared her throat, straightened her shirt collar, and then knocked on the door twice. She stood still for a few seconds, that soon turned into minutes. Rainbow looked peculiarly at the door, and then once again knocked twice, but this time with extra force. They were sure to had heard her this time.
She rocked back and forth on her heels now. She was starting to feel anxiety in her chest as her heart began to pump at an unusually fast pace.
"Hello?" Rainbow called out with her face practically attached to Applejack's front door.
She couldn't hear anything. Her frustrations were quickening, and with a big huff, she turned her back to the door. She placed one foot in front of the other in all intention of just giving up, but something stopped her. It wasn't a thought, or even a feeling. What stopped Rainbow in her tracks was a mere sound. It was a sign of life within the Apple family home! Rainbow knew that they were probably just ignoring her!
With another grin, with a hint of anger, Rainbow turned back to the door and wrapped her fingers around the doorknob. She twisted it to find that the door was left unlock, which probably meant that they were awake and about.
Rainbow rolled her eyes at the thought of being ignored, and made herself at home as she entered into Applejack's home without consent of the ones who lived there.
"Applejack?" Rainbow softly called out. She was still at least trying to be considerate just in case AppleBloom, Granny Smith, or Big Mac was still sleeping; however, she had no problem with disturbing Applejack. She was still slightly upset at her for the whole Scootlaoo seeing her and Fluttershy "do it" incident, but not as mad as she was before.
She couldn't be completely angry at Applejack, especially since she wants to get advice from her. And with that, Rainbow Dash made her way to the staircase that she knew led to Applejack's chambers.
The strong girl tried as hard as she might to tiptoe up the stairs, but it seemed that with every little step she took, the floorboards wanted to scream out in their own little way as they creaked annoyingly under her footsteps.
As quickly and quietly as possible, Rainbow finally made her way up the staircase, and was now making he way over to Applejack's room. She stopped suddenly at another noise. She leaned her ear in towards the sounds trying to make out what they were exactly, but her mind offered that it was probably just Granny Smith snoring. Rainbow shrugged it away and now approached Applejack's door.
She gulped down all her fear, and with a leap of faith, pushed open Applejack's bedroom door.
With one half-foot in the doorway, Rainbow stopped with her jaw dropping to the ground. She was exactly like a deer in headlights at what her eyes were witnessing.
Applejack's legs were positioned right across Rarity's. Two sets of large breasts flailed about without anything to cover them at all. Bare legs and hips were also exposed for all to see.
Rarity's head was tilted back; eyes dripping with lust as she gazed at Rainbow with her tongue slightly out. Applejack, without stopping to acknowledge Rainbow, continued to thrust her hips into Rarity, causing strangely sexy noises to come from Rarity's crystal lips. Rainbow couldn't help but just stare without any words.
Finally realizing that they were exposed to anyone that may wake up at any given moment, Rainbow stepped fully into the room, and silently closed the door shut along with her. She walked over to Applejack's bed, and with a hot red blush over her cheeks, cleared her throat as loudly as possible.
Applejack quickly leaped forward on top of Rarity's perfectly shaped body, and pulled her blankets on top of them both.
"R-Rainbow?" Applejack began to wiggle under the covers; it seemed as if she were trying to blindly put on some pants.
Rarity seemed to have now snapped out of her glazed lust as well, and it seemed that she was also struggling to cover up her naked body from Rainbow's eyes. It's not like Rainbow cared to see them like this anyways, but she just was really desperate for Applejack's advice, and since Rarity was here as well, it was even better!
"I guess it wasn't a good time?" Rainbow stuffed her hands in her shorts pockets and turned her head away to give her friends some comfort.
Of course inside she felt awkward too, seeing her two best friends in this predicament, but she also couldn't help but feel relieved. She wasn't exactly surprised to see that they were this in love with each other, but to catch them in the act was a completely different thing, and it was all just too ironic at that, considering the whole reason Rainbow made this quick trip over here in the first place.
"I guess not, darling..." Rarity lifted herself from up under the covers, her body was now almost completely clothed; if you called tiny panties and a tank top clothed that is.
Applejack now did likewise, and was sitting up with Rarity. She had boxers, and a half t-shirt on that revealed her flat stomach. Her head tilted to the side but her eyes traveled over to Rainbow Dash. Her cheeks were burning with embarrassment and a slight taste of confusion. Rainbow could tell that Applejack was not at all happy, but Rainbow couldn't help but feel like she deserved something like this after all.
Rainbow now removed her hands from her pockets and placed them on each of her hips and faced her entire body in their direction now that they weren't exposed. She lifted her head and looked at the ceiling, and then she looked down at the floor. Tilted her head from side to side, and then back at her friends again once she built up her confidence.
"I....I need your help!" Rainbow lifted her arms in front of her slender body and crossed them over her small chest. She turned her nose up at them trying to hid her weakness, but she knew that it was probably obvious that she was being sincere.
Applejack's cheeks began to turn back to their normal color as she realized that Rainbow was going to completely ignore the fact that she caught her and Rarity during....The farm girl shook her head furiously and tried to forget all about it herself, but her mind continued to wonder back to that amazing sex she just had with that sexy girl sitting right next to her. Her green eyes looked at Rarity, but Rarity's attention was completely on Rainbow Dash, and to some extent it made Applejack a little jealous.
"What kind?" Rarity lifted her hands in front of her chest and looked up to her rainbow friend with curiosity. Her blue eyes were shining with excitement and Rainbow knew that Rarity could get off on just gossip, so this was nothing unusual.
Applejack now put her sights on Rainbow Dash.
"Um.....I.....uh......gah!" Rainbow brought her hands to her face and slapped her cheeks trying to knock back her confidence inside of her, but she couldn't bring herself to say it, not out loud that is.
Rarity looked at Applejack who looked back at Rarity, and they both then turned back to Rainbow Dash. Patience was wearing thin, and Rarity was now thinking that it would have been better for her and Applejack to just finish with their sex and let Rainbow Dash leave, but she knew that whatever it was that was bothering Rainbow Dash, it was bothering her badly, and as a good friend, she knew she needed to give Rainbow Dash a chance to explain even if it took her a while to bring herself to say it.
"Well....." Rainbow looked back up. She breathed in a deep breath, and then made her way over to her friends. She looked behind her to check if they door was still shut, and once she was certain no one else could hear her except for them, she leaned in towards their ears and whispered her little secret to them both.
She drew herself back from them and watched their facial expressions.
Applejack's mouth was open wide, her eyes were glistening, and her nose was wrinkled up. Rarity on the other hand was smiling with shining eyes, hands clasped together beside her face, and dreamily glaring back at Rainbow with so much admiration that you could have mistaken her for Scootaloo.
"D-don't look at me like that..." Rainbow turned her head to her left and once again stuffed her hands in her pockets. She was never really good at masking her emotions, and this time was no different. You could practically almost hear her heart slamming against her chest every second.
"Are you serious?" Applejack tried to relax her mouth and body, and lowered herself from her straightened position.
Without a word, Rainbow nodded her head.
"We have to get going right away then!!!" Rarity jumped up from Applejack's bed and reached over for Rainbow Dash's skinny wrist.
Her perfectly shaped body tugged at Rainbow towards the doorway. Applejack lifted her hand out in their direction motioning Rarity to stop. She lifted up a skirt that was left under her bed covers, and with a wink tossed them to Rarity who quickly thrust herself into it.
After she was now clothed she began to pull Rainbow out of Applejack's room.
"Wh-what kind of advice is this!?!" Rainbow called out, but she was now almost down the staircase already by Rarity's force.
Applejack sat up straight again in her bed. She looked down to the ground underneath her feet, and with a chuckle she grabed her hat that was sitting on her dresser, pulled on some of her work duds, and began to make her way after Rarity and Rainbow Dash.
"This....is goinna' be interestin'."
-Finale
Twilight's legs were stiff, and as she sat in her usual chair in her living room, she stretched them out as far as she could trying to regain feeling in them. With this, she also pulled her arms behind her, quietly yawned, and then relaxed all her muscles once again.
She looked over to the couch next to her. Spike, her little assistant was taking a nap that Twilight knew he truly deserved. She watched his little face wrinkle up as he dreamed whatever it was that little boys like him dreamed of. Probably dreams of Rarity, and things of that nature considering his requited love for the woman that was obviously too old for a boy like him, but of course children will dream.
She smiled at him as he began to stir in his sleep, and once in a while he would grumble a word or two that Twilight couldn't quite make out. However, she enjoyed watching him in his slumber, it was so peaceful, and she couldn't help but feel like a mother watching over her young son.
With that thought in mind she turned back to the book on her table next to her chair. It was that same book that she was interrupted while reading those many times, and she hadn't picked it up since her last visit up to Canterlot. She picked it up and flipped back to the page she left off on.
Twilight leaned back a little in her chair and slouched down to a comfortable position, removed her purple bookmark, and began to dive right back into the book. She calmly smiled as she was finally able to relax, but something was bothering her as she continued to try and read. Something was on her mind, that she just couldn't get off, but she also knew that it really was none of her business.
Twilight just couldn't help but worry about Rainbow Dash. She knew that it wasn't really her place to wonder about her family life, but it was something that was brought to her attention by the Goddesses themselves. She knew though that Luna wouldn't do anything too drastic, but she did however demolish Scootaloo's prosthetic leg, and make her fall down a steep cliff while her wheelchair was so many flights away from her.
At this Twilight began to tap her toe on the ground causing Spike to grumble. She turned to him and then stopped herself. She just couldn't help it now though. Why did she have to think so hard all the time?
She placed her bookmark back inside her book and set it right back down again for dust to collect over it. She leaned an elbow on the arm of her chair, and placed her chin within her palm. She tapped her cheek over and over with her index finger as a replacement for tapping her foot which caused too much noise. Tapping her cheek, on the other hand, was a much quieter route, and so she took it even though she was making a red dot on her face from the constant tapping.
She squirmed a bit in her seat and then looked at the clock hanging on her wall, then back to Spike, then over to her front door. As much as she tried, she couldn't get herself to calm down and reassure herself that Rainbow Dash would be fine, along with Fluttershy and Scootlaoo.
She looked down at the floor under her and stared at it for a few moments before she heard a slight sound that made her head bounce right back up to in front of her again.
She wasn't at all too surprised by the Goddess Luna whom appeared from no where right inside of her home before her. Her elegance had not changed a bit from yesterday, and honestly Twilight was getting a little bit tired of seeing her. She never would have thought that the Goddess of the night would have been so damn annoying. She was nothing like Celestia, who never ever appeared from no where, and never ever got too caught up in the same person. However, Twilight could see a little on Luna's part whom was only prayed to by that one child, so it was almost reasonable for her to get so worked up with her.
"Twilight Sparkle!" Luna's voice echoed throughout her home.
Twilight's head quickly jolted to Spike who was squirming on top of the couch. With pleading eyes, Twilight looked back to Luna who now realized the sleeping child, and with a look of remorse, brought her voice down to a slight whisper.
"Twilight Sparkle..." Luna came closer to the priestess so she could better hear her.
"What is it now, Goddess?" Twilight looked to her side with annoyance as the Goddess of the night practically was now all up in her face.
"I need to tell you something of great importance." Luna swept Twilight's hands in her palms and brought them to her own face.
Twilight now looked to the Goddess to see her hands were now firmly clasped within Luna's. She wasn't exactly sure how she felt about it, but there was really nothing she could do otherwise.
"What is it that you need to tell me?" Twilight's heart began to sink as she finally realized the sincere tone of Luna. Had she finally done something so stupid that she had put one of her friends in danger?!
Luna's eyes gleamed at Twilight. She was almost like a child herself actually. Her features were much more childlike than that of Celestia, and the way that she was acting was almost like Spike. Twilight raised one eyebrow at the Goddess and then let out a deep breath as she prepared herself for the worst to come.
"It is almost finished." For the first time, Twilight now saw a smile coming from the Goddess herself. Her lips were curled so gracefully, and Twilight would have never guessed how much more beautiful the Goddess looked when she was happy, considering she never thought that the Goddess would ever look happy at all.
"What is?" Twilight edged in forward a little more. Excitement riled up inside her chest as she brainstormed the many possibilities of translation in Luna's words.
"The child's prayers are almost fulfilled. It is complete!" Luna's voice began to raise again in utter happiness, but Twilight soon brought Luna's attention back to the sleeping child upon the couch next to them. Luna quickly closed her mouth with sorrowful eyes upon realizing her crescendo.
Ignoring the fact that Luna was being loud, Twilight could feel her heart drop a few burdens at this news. She was so relieved to hear that Luna's crazy tactics were done with, and she wouldn't have to worry about any more of Rainbow's family problems. She began to smile to at the Goddess, and with that, Luna's reaction was almost too cute to imagine.
Luna giggled as a child would, and she leaned in close to Twilight's hands that were still being held in her own. She pressed her soft, cold lips against them, and placed a small kiss upon Twilight's hands. This sent chills down her spin. In all her years she had never received any kind of token like this from Celestia. She would have never even thought something like this could ever occur, especially from Goddess Luna. She never struck her as a humble Goddess, henceforth you can never really judge someone I suppose.
Twilight's eyes gleamed as she watched silently as Luna's lips retreated from her fists. Luna sparkled as she sent one last smile towards Twilight, and she then let go of her grasp upon Twilight's hands and began to back away from the stunned priestess.
"Farewell, Twilight Sparkle." Luna said as her body began to evaporate before Twilight's very eyes.
The young girl reached out a hand suddenly in Luna's direction. It surprised her that she had reached her arm towards the Goddess, it was merely her reflexes, but something made her want to reach out for her. She felt a bit of sorrow inside of her when Luna announced her a farewell.
"W-what do you mean?" Twilight began to stand up from her chair so she could feel closer to the Goddess as her body stopped from it's disappearing long enough for her to hear Twilight out before she departed from her.
Luna smiled at Twilight's concern. She had never felt such happiness inside of her in a long time. She finally could feel that someone cared about her. She was now acknowledged by two people, and it felt nice to know that someone out there actually recognized that she truly existed in this world.
"Do not fear, Twilight Sparkle. I am almost certain that we will meet again." Luna spread her arms out in Twilight's direction as if asking her for a hug. Twilight wasn't sure what to do, but she began to walk closer to the Goddess. She did feel like she wanted to embrace her before she left. She felt it was her own way of letting her go.
Twilight was arm-length away from Luna, and with her intention of embracing the Goddess, Luna fully vanished before she could reach her.
The young priestesses eyes widened with sorrow. She didn't know how long it would be until she could see the Goddess again. She couldn't help but feel that there was much more to learn about her. Twilight felt like she didn't give her enough of a chance. She knew there was much more to Luna than she made out to be, and now she lost her chances to figure out what that is.
Twilight let her head fall and her shoulders slouch. She could sense tears forming in her eyes at the complete devastation that she was feeling. Something inside of her felt like it was missing, and she didn't exactly know what it was. What was her true destiny after all?
Twilight stopped her thought process, and as if right on schedule, there was a knock on her door. Twilight's eyes jolted upwards and with little hesitation, she began to jolt quickly for the door completely forgetting to be quiet for Spike.
She opened up the door to reveal Pinkie Pie standing there. Her hair was up in her usual bouncy ponytail, and her cheeks were rosy. She was wearing something that seemed like she was trying to dress up, but with her childish nature it only seemed like she was playing dress up. Twilight couldn't help but giggle at her attempt to look more mature. It was cute though.
"Is it too much?" Pinkie quickly looked down at her attire in desperation.
"No, no. It's cute." Twilight smiled while trying to stop her unnecessary laughing.
Pinkie began to smile again with this, and then looked up into Twilight's deep purple eyes. Twilight now stopped her giggling to find seriousness creeping back into her system.
"Well....Mr and Mrs Cake said I could have the day off today, so do you think....well do you think we could go on that date you promised?" Pinkie brought her hands in front of her frilly skirt and stared into Twilight's gleaming eyes.
Twilight mentally went back in time, and she did recall promising Pinkie a date of some sorts when she wasn't busy. She looked behind her inside her house. She saw that everything looked in order, Spike was still napping, and she couldn't think of anything she had to do. In other words, she was free for the day.
"I....well sure." Twilight smiled at Pinkie who now lit up in excitement at Twilight's answer.
"Great! This is going to be so fun! Don't you think so? What can we do? What do you want to do? Something super fun right!?" Pinkie's usual self began to kick back in, and Twilight was happy to see her jaunty attitude again.
"Something fun indeed." Twilight smiled and then turned around to close her door and lock it. Spike would figure it out that she had went off somewhere, she would sometimes do that so it wasn't a big deal to leave him there.
Twilight turned back to Pinkie who was patiently waiting and smiling.
"Let's go." Twilight said as she reached one hand out to Pinkie.
Pinkie's blue eyes sparkled as she noticed Twilight's offered hand. She hesitated for a moment, but soon she reached her own hand out and interlocked her fingers with Twilight's.
Rarity's grip was tightening around Rainbow's arm as she continued to pull her to town. Her eyes shimmered as she could now finally see the first couple houses lined up in Ponyville.
"Finally!" Rarity shouted out. Rainbow could feel herself becoming dizzy from all the running.
"Eh....This...isn't really...like you....Rarity...." Rainbow Dash gasped between each word as she tried to catch her breath. Her head was spinning so much that she almost forgot the whole reason Rarity was dragging her to town with so much excitement.
"Oh, but it is!" Rarity stopped suddenly and turned to face the athlete that she had forced over here.
Rainbow accepted the break that she was given, and began to rub her forehead with her free hand and try to calm down her dizziness. She closed her eyes tightly, and once she felt like she had regained herself, she opened them back up to see Rarity's eyes bouncing with anticipation.
"What is this all about anyways? I just wanted some advice on what I should do...." Rainbow struggled to free herself from Rarity's grip, but the elegant woman just wouldn't loosen her hand.
"And that's exactly what I'm giving you. We are going to go find that perfect---"
"You sure do know how to run there, Rarity...." Applejack had finally caught up with the two, and was now trying to catch her own breath as she had to chase after them.
"Applejack, darling. Please explain to Rainbow what we are doing for her." Rarity finally took her hand away from Rainbow's wrist and crossed her arms over her chest. Rainbow on the other hand was rubbing her reddened arm and looking at it with teary eyes.
"I...uh....what are we doing for her?" Applejack looked down at Rainbow who now looked up with disbelief.
"You...wait! You don't even know?! Rarity!!" Rainbow turned her head violently to Rarity who was gawking with poise at the two.
"You're simply hopeless...." Rarity placed one of her hands over her face in disappointment.
"Well you did just rush me out here without explaining anything, so....." Rainbow stuffed her hands in her pockets and let her eyes glide over to Applejack who was just as clueless as she was.
"You're the one that told us that you were going to...."
"Shit!" Rainbow let out and interrupted Rarity in the process.
"I beg your pardon?" Rarity's eyes widened at Rainbow's rudeness.
"Get down!" Rainbow practically pushed Rarity over in attempt to hide her. Applejack ducked down as well after seeing Rainbow's desperate need to not be noticed.
"I have never--"
"Fluttershy and Scootaloo are over there." Rainbow whispered, and once again interrupted Rarity. The tall woman crossed her arms in a fit of anger and kept her mouth shut.
"They're leaving Sugar Cube Corner." Applejack looked up over the bush that they were all hiding behind.
"Don't let them see you." Rainbow hissed as she slapped Applejack's leg softly.
The farm girl shot her a stern look and Rainbow slowly backed her hand away, smiling.
"Oh dear. That wouldn't be good. It would ruin everything!" Rarity placed the back of her hand against her forehead melodramatically only to get glances by Rainbow Dash and Applejack both.
"I still don't get it....what kind of advice are ya' planning on givin' her Rarity?" Applejack looked over to her lover. Her green eyes were narrowed.
"We are going to help her pick out the perfect.... Well....you're truly planning on doing this, right Rainbow?" Rarity looked over to her friend, this time with concern. She knew that this wasn't going to be easy, especially for Rainbow Dash.
"Well...yeah....It's what I really want to do, you know?" Rainbow looked away from her friends with embarrassment. She could feel her heart pounding again at the very thought.
"When do you want to do it?" Applejack asked as she leaned in closer to her two friends. She could sense the fear in Rainbow's eyes just by glancing at her.
"Well...as soon as possible....it's been three years and....I think....I'm ready." Rainbow looked back up over the bush without glancing at her two friends. She could see that now Fluttershy and Scootaloo were almost completely out of sight. They were heading back home it seemed.
"They're gone!" Rainbow shot up as she could no longer see her two most important girls. She turned her head to Applejack and Rarity and motioned them to join her.
"So what's the plan?" Applejack straightened her hat on top of her head as she helped Rarity up on her own feet.
The purple haired woman dusted her skirt off and turned around to check if there was any grass on her butt. Seeing that there was none, she turned back around to the two sets of eyes that were looking at her, questioning.
"We need the finest jeweler."
Rainbow looked down at her hands. She clasped the box within them and then began to walk up to her cottage. She was no longer being accompanied by Rarity or Applejack, and now it was just herself to her thoughts.
Her mind was still spinning with fear and confusion, and her heart throbbed to the point where she felt as if she could no longer walk, but she wasn't going to stop. This was her chance to finally live her true dream.
Scootaloo had always thought that Rainbow's dream was to become the greatest runner ever, and ever since she had quit the track team, she could feel that Scootaloo was disappointed. Yes, running was a big part of Rainbow's life, at least it used to be, but that really wasn't what she wanted most after all. For such a long time, even Rainbow herself believed that running was her destiny, and a part of that was right. But Rainbow didn't want running to be all that she lived for. In fact, she gave up running for her true dream. For her family.
Rainbow gripped her hands over the little box, and turned her head upwards in confidence. This wasn't something to be embarrassed about. This wasn't something to fear. This was something to rejoice over! And she wanted to do that with her family! Three as one.
"I love them so damn much!" Rainbow shouted out to no one in particular. She knew no one was around anyways to hear her, and even if there was she would still shout it out for the whole world to hear because she no longer wanted to keep them a secret. It was her one and only happiness in life, and she didn't want to have to hide them away fearing that they would be judged by others that just didn't understand. She didn't want to do that!
Rainbow picked up her pace, and was now running in the direction of home. She couldn't hold this in anymore. This was the time, and she was so happy that soon they would be a true family. Her new life would soon become a reality, and she wanted it so badly.
Rainbow's eyes could now see the cottage. Her smile was wider than it ever was before, and she couldn't help but want to yell out loud. She wanted to shout out her happiness, something that she didn't usually have too much of.
She now approached the door and slammed it open.
"Fluttershy? Scootaloo?" Rainbow called out. She listened for a few moments for a response, but she got nothing. She started to search around the living room, kitchen, upstairs, in all of their spare rooms, but she found nothing in the process. Her heart began to sink as she continued to call out to them.
"Fluttershy? Scootaloo? Are you home?" Rainbow ran back downstairs into the living room again. There was no sign that they had been here for a while, and she didn't smell any signs of food.
Rainbow's head began to spin again, and she could feel her joy starting to retreat, but she couldn't let that happen. She knew they were here somewhere! She could feel their presence!
Rainbow's feet began running back for the door. She walked outside and got a face full of fresh air once again. She stopped in her tracks, and as she perked up her head, she caught a sound of Scootaloo's giggle. Her eyes lit up as she tried to track where it had came from. She stopped again to hear another giggle. She could now tell that it was coming from the backyard. Rainbow smiled again, gripped her hands tightly, and began jolting behind the house.
It didn't take long at all for her to see the two in a small field of wild flowers. Scootaloo was in her wheelchair with a handful of daisies. Fluttershy was bent in front of her allowing Scootaloo to twist the flowers in Fluttershy's braided hair. The two looked so happy together, and for a moment, Rainbow had to stop and just stare.
After a while though, Scootaloo caught a glimpse of her.
"Mommy! Isn't her hair pretty?" Scootaloo picked up Fluttershy's braid to show Rainbow Dash who was now making her way over to them.
"How was your visit it Applejack, dear?" Fluttershy asked as she smiled warmly in greetings.
"It...it was great." Rainbow said as she leaned down next to Fluttershy who was still kneeling in front of Scootaloo.
"That's wonderful." Fluttershy smiled again and then looked over to Scootaloo who was watching with joyful eyes.
Rainbow could feel a chill run down her spin as she sat next to her lover and her daughter. Her heart was beating so heavily as she looked into Fluttershy's beautiful aqua eyes. Rainbow looked back down at the box in her hand. She gulped down and then looked back up swiftly with a change of attitude. Her eyes sparkled and her mouth was curled up in a smile. Fluttershy wasn't exactly sure, but she thought she saw a few tears in Rainbow's eyes. Scootaloo reached down her hand and grabbed Fluttershy's as they both watched intently at Rainbow Dash.
The tan girl closed her eyes and then opened them up once more. She was ready to begin her knew life.
"Fluttershy?" Rainbow looked over to the beautiful girl in front of her that she loved so dearly.
"Yes, Rainbow?" Fluttershy looked into her eyes, her heart was now pounding as well as if she knew what was coming. She took in a deep breath and smiled. She could feel a few tears trickling down her cheeks. Scootaloo squeezed onto her mothers hand tighter now for comfort, but Fluttershy wasn't sad at all.
Rainbow shook away her own tears and opened the box in front of Fluttershy's face.
"Will you marry me?"
The End.
