Scootaloo becomes fed up after always seeing her friends go to real homes and real families. So she sets of on a quest by going to Ponyville's Library, and asking for Twilight Sparkle's assistance in trying to find out her roots. The Cutie Mark Crusaders help her out, but Twilight has other ideas. While the CMC go searching for Scootaloo's roots, The Mane Six start forming a plan of their own.