A Scootadopt story, if you will. Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash are now family...but that's only the beginning. Fair warning, dark.
Whatever It Takes, I Love You Chapter 17 by Tatsurou-san, literature
Literature
Whatever It Takes, I Love You Chapter 17
17. Past and Future
Scootaloo stared as Firefly and the others landed on the far edge of the cloud, not sure what to think. Her birth parents? She knew she'd had them at some point, but she never knew who they were, or even if they were still alive. And now here they were. Why were they here? And...why did they give her up? Leave her with Candy Cane? Did...did they know what he was going to do to her? Did they care? She shivered, pulling in close against Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash glowered towards Fire Flash and Skysong. Then she glanced towards Firefly. "What do they want?"
Firefly started to speak up, but Fire Flash overrode h
Whatever It Takes, I Love You 16 by Tatsurou-san, literature
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Whatever It Takes, I Love You 16
16. Fly Higher
Scootaloo stood in an open field just outside Ponyville. She carefully spread her new wings wide, admiring her new plumage. It had been a long time coming, longer than any other pegasus she'd ever known, but her wings would now be able to carry her through the sky. Smiling, she gave them an experimental flap.
Her flight muscles were strong from years of hummingbird-style flapping to propel her scooter, but moving larger wings was a different movement, and it put a slight strain on her shoulders as she moved. She gritted her teeth and ignored it. Like the stallion ghost in her dreams had taught her, pain was to be endured
15. Dreams and Blood
Slowly she wandered in the shadowed lands. She had been here many times before, and thought she knew them well. However, they were far darker then they once had been, and she found herself frightened of every noise from just out of sight. Every cracked stick, every rustle of leaves sent her heart rate soaring in fear.
Turning, she saw them behind her, the monsters of the land. Creatures of shadow, they hunted this place, seeking the fear on which they fed. Many times had she faced and banished each of these monsters...but she knew that this time, she was powerless against them.
Racing forward, she sought to escape
14. Families
Scootaloo carefully settled her wings against her flanks, examining the results in her mirror. It still wasn't quite right. She carefully shifted them again, trying to get just the effect she was looking for while still being comfortable and looking natural. ...it wasn't easy.
"Scoot?" Rainbow called from her bed. "You're going to be late for school."
Scootaloo headed in to see Rainbow. "Don't worry, I'll get there in time."
Rainbow Dash stared at her. "...Scoot...why are you trying to hide your Cutie Mark?"
Scootaloo blushed. "Umm...well...uhh..." She tried to avoid Rainbow's gaze.
Luna tilted her head around Rainb
13. Don't Say Goodbye
-Beep- -Beep- -Beep- -Beep-
Twilight stared in through the window into the hospital room as Rainbow lay back in the bed, unconcious. Scootaloo sat to one side, looking depressed and as still as a statue. Luna sat on the other side, her mane not even in its etheral state. The only sound in the room was the beeping of the heart monitor, telling them all that Rainbow Dash was still alive.
She could still remember the doctor's words when Rainbow Dash had come out of surgery.
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Healing Touch floated the X-rays and other reports in his magic as he faced Rainbow Dash's friends and family; the other Harmony
10. The Apple Way
Rainbow Dash lay on her back in her bed, staring up at the stars. It was a few days after the rather...complicated picnic, and it had left her with a lot to think about. She wasn't sure how to handle everything that had happened, everything she now knew, and all that had been finished so easily. She tossed and turned once more, trying to settle her mind.
Her tossing and turning disturbed the other occupant of the bed. Luna opened her eyes slowly. "Something bothering you, Rainbow?" she asked quietly.
Rainbow shrugged. "It's...I just can't seem to get it all to settle down in my mind, you know? Slick Shades dealt wi
9. Justice
Rainbow Dash gasped. "YOU!" she snarled, bracing her hooves, glowering at Candy Cane - Slick Shades, the one who had tried to...hurt her, so long ago.
There was a gasp that was more than a gasp. Luna walked forward. "You...vile, despicable, horrid MONSTER!" There was a shattering sound and a roar of blue flame. As the sky suddenly plunged to night, Nightmare Moon stood glowering down at Candy Cane, her eyes glowing green as purple energy flowed out of them. Her voice was a terrible crack on the edge of insanity, with the howls of mad dreams behind it. "Do you know how many times a stallion can die in his mind before his bo
8. Truth
Rainbow glanced down at Scootaloo. "You told Spitfire what?"
"I told her Luna was staying in Ponyville to look after you until you had adjusted to living like an Earth Pony." Scootaloo looked up at her big sister and the Princess calmly.
"Why would you say this? While I certainly would be happy to do so, it is an odd thing to mention." Luna, while somewhat pleased, was also confused.
Scootaloo smiled. "Well Princess, since it was Celestia who sent Spitfire to look for you, I kinda figured it was your business to decide when and how to tell your sister who you're dating. At least," she paused, suddenly nervous, "I assume tha