Thread:BellatrixTheMagicalPotato/@comment-24352677-20140517032131

The Ironic Childhood of Rainbow Dash

Rainbow Dash soared through the night sky, grabbing a screaming Scootaloo from the river. She gently put the filly down.

"What are you doing out here in the middle of the night?!", she yelled.

Tears filled Scootaloo's eyes. She looked away. Rainbow Dash gave an expectant look. She sighed. Finally, she turned her head.

"I'm so, so, sorry Rainbow Dash! I just wanted you to hang out with me and see how cool I was so you would take me under your wing and teach me everything you know and become my big sister!", said the filly without taking a breath.

Dash looked flattered and shocked at the same time. She never knew ANYPONY would want to be her sister. She felt like crying herself, but she held it in.

"But then you told me all those spooky stories and I got scared! I thought I heard the "headless horse' so I ran out here all by myself, and-'

Her voice broke, and she took off her helmet sorrowfully.

'I think you know the rest."

Rainbow Dash took a deep breath. This naïve little pegasi couldn't even fly. She was so much like her as a filly. The flashback started.

It was just another ordinary afternoon. All the little fillies and colts where sleeping peacefully in their beds. But not Rainbow Dash. She was sitting in a wheelchair, and doing lessons with her boring tutor, Pencil Mark. She yawned very slightly.

"RAINBOW DASH! HOW DARE YOU NOT PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR STUDIES!", bellowed Pencil Mark.

"Yes Sir…", replied Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow tapped her pencil on the desk. She wished she could go flying like the other pegasi. Everyday, she had to watch all the other pegasi fillies and colts fly up into the air. She was always green with envy. Sadly, she was born with a disability. She couldn't even walk.

"Bedtime Rainbow!', called her father. 'You want to be all fresh and relaxed in the morning for your hospital trip right?"

Rainbow Dash and forgotten all about the hospital trip. She would have an operation on her wings and legs to help her fly and walk. She wheeled herself to her room, which was filled with her Wonderbolts fan art, and her Wonderbotlts merchandise, etc. A maid helped her get into bed. She turned off the lights, and left the room. Dash fell asleep as soon as the lights were off.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">The next morning, the sound of the alarm woke her up quite unexpectedly. She had never set the alarm.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Rise and shine, honey! Today I truly believe you will be able to fly!", chirped her mother.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow let the maids gently take her out of bed, into her wheelchair, and she wheeled herself into the kitchen. There, she ate her Flying Flakes.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Why the long face honey? Today you are going to fly!", asked her father.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Well, I'm just worried that after the operation, I may not be able to fly. Then all the other kids will make fun of me."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"They won't honey! There are many pegasi like you! Anyways, you will still fly. Get that confidence up. Show 'em what you can do!", said her mother.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Alright", sighed Rainbow.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">They left. Her mother carried her on her back while they flew to the hospital.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">When they reached, they checked in. The nurses lead her to the hospital room.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"You will be prepared for your operation here, darling.", said one very kind looking nurse.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Okay miss.", Dash replied.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">She had to have medicine and do other stuff the whole day. The next morning, a nurse woke her up.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Time for the operation!", she said.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash was scared. She didn't want surgery. She didn't want to be hurt! She didn't want to see her body be cut open!

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"We will lead you to the anesthesia room.", said the same nurse.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Er, what is anesthesia?", asked Rainbow, feeling stupid.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Oh, dear! It's a medicine that makes you numb in the body, and makes you sleep, during the operation! You won't even know what's going on! You will have sweet dreams the whole time!", said the nurse.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Oh! Okay! That sounds better!", she said.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">They injected her with the anesthesia. They took her to the operating room.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Meanwhile, her parents were sitting anxiously in the waiting room.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Do you think she's alright?", asked her mother to her father.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Yup, she's in good hands.", said Rainbow's father, equally anxious.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"I remember when Rainbow Dash was born', said her mother, sighing happily.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">'She was the cutest little filly ever. But she couldn't fly."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Then, her mother stopped. She pretended to read a magazine.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash woke up. She was in the hospital room. She almost forgot where she was. She heard a voice.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Easy there, Dash."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Mom? Is that you?", asked Rainbow Dash.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Yes honey. You were in the room for a few days."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Mommy? Can I fly and walk?"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Why don't you try Rainbow?", said her mom, the room finally becoming clearer.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Alright mom. But I'm scared!"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Don't worry, I'll help you."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash's mom lifted her out of bed.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Cautiously, Rainbow put her left hoove on the floor. Her mother let go.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Dash was standing! Then, she slowly started to put her hooves in front of one another.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">She was walking! She started to wall faster. Then she ran!

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Her mother cried tears of happiness.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"I knew you could do it Dashie."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash then asked if she could go outside to practice flying. Her mother gladly followed her out of the hospital. Her father was there waiting.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"OH MY GOSH DASH! YOU'RE WAlKING!", screamed her dad in happiness.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"'YES DADDY! YAY!"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Lets see you fly."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow flapped her wings as hard as she could. She closed her eyes. Five seconds later, she was in the sky. Suddenly, a wave of confidence shooted through her. She grinned. She shooted down to the hospital.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Her parents both cried this time.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"I can't believe it. Our little baby can fly faster than us combined!", hollered her father.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Through the years, Rainbow Dash got faster and faster. Soon, she made a friend called Fluttershy, who could also hardly fly. One time, during the Pegasus Race, she did a Sonic Rainboom. But with her speed, her confidence increased.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">She felt alive.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash finally snapped out of her flash back. Surprisingly, it only lasted a few seconds.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash gave a lovable smirk. She walked towards Scootaloo.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Hey, I'm gonna tell you something, but if you ever tell anypony else, I'm gonna DENY it. First time I heard those stories-'

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">She looked around to see if anypony could hear.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">'I was scared too."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Scootaloo stopped crying.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"You were?"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash smiled.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Yeah, but I got over it because if there was such thing as a headless horse, I could totally kick it off."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Scootaloo smiled happily.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Soooo, you were looking for somepony to take you under their wing, huh?'

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow asked.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Scootaloo nodded.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Rainbow Dash lifted up her wing and pulled Scootaloo in with it,.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">'Well, I might be able to do something like that."

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Scootaloo looked overjoyed.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Really?"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"Yeah, as long as you don't go falling into anymore rivers in the middle of the night", said Rainbow Dash jokingly.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Scootaloo laughed.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"It's a deal!"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">They hugged.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">In the morning, they trekked until they came to a rainbow waterfall.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"I call sister teams!"' yelled Sweetie Belle. 'Last one to the end of the waterfall is a molded carrot!"

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">The sister pairs galloped away.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">"They think they can beat the two of us?!", said Rainbow Dash, opening her wings.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Scootaloo flapped her wings.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">They flew through the falls, Rainbow Dash carrying Scootaloo.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">One day, Rainbow Dash thought, she will be the best flier in all of Equestria.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">The End <ac_metadata title="I wrote this FanFiction!"> </ac_metadata>