Comet's Tale

It took Scootaloo about a quarter-hour to finally start making out the shape of Ponyville's orphanage in the distance.

A few minutes later and she could clearly see Miss Heartstring and Rainbow Dash talking.

Upon her arrival both of them stopped talking to look at her with a smile.

"What's up Squirt? Are you ready for the best Friday of your life?"

"Wasn't the previous friday the best day of my life?" Filly asked playfully.

Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Maybe. But this time it won't be just you and me."

Scootaloo tried her best not to fall over from the whiplash.

"N-not just us?" The filly asked, flabbergasted.

"Soarin will join us two. You don't mind that, do you?" Rainbow asked.

"N-no. Not at all." Scotaloo lied.

"Remember to unpack all of your things before venturing with Miss Dash, though" Said the other mare with brown coat and blonde mane.

"Of course Miss Heart String." Said the filly and did as she was told.

Both mares smiled while watching her disappear into the orphanage.

"You have no idea how fast they grow up." Heart String said to Rainbow.

"I hope I will one day." Replied the pegasus mare.

Soarin was standing near Sugar Cube Corner almost sweating.

It was the day he was gonna meet somepony really important in Rainbow's life.

Mess it up and the relationship between him and the rainbow mare might be strained.

And that's definitely not something he wanted as he liked her more than he liked to admit.

"Soar!" A raspy voice belonging to his newly made female friend snapped him out his thoughts.

Next to hear was the filly he saw once or twice. Orange coat, cerise mane and she was riding on a small scooter, the model of which he has never seen before.

"How's Thunderlane been treating you today?" Rainbow Dash asked him with a smile.

"He's been kinder than usual, which makes me think he is planning something. You know how it is with them, bosses." Soarin replied humorously.

"In that regard I don't really know. Can't remember the last time Spitfire was acting nice." The mare said.

The stallion thought it would be a good idea to acknowledge the filly's presence.

"I take it you're the famous Scootaloo that Rainbow has talked so much about." Soarin said trying to sound as enthusiastic as he could.

"Yeah..." Little pegasus replied short and dryly looking sideways.

Not the response Soarin wished for. Has he screwed up already, somehow? He decided to approach from a different direction.

"Do you know how me and Rainbow met?"

"You saved her from a fall to her death." Scootaloo said in a disinterested voice.

The stallion grinned from ear to ear.

"... Which wouldn't have happened if you didn't tamper with the sign during the race."

His smile dropped immediately. "Ehhh..."

"Hey!" Rainbow Dash interjected suddenly. "Why don't we go to that newly opened skatepark? That would be a perfect opportunity for you to show us those new moves you've learned."