Little Filly

by Inane Insanity

Rating: teen
Tags: Sad, Slice of Life
Length: 2629

This is a story about Scootaloo and the headcannon that she is homeless.

Scootaloo struggles with life finding places to sleep and coming up with lies to keep it a secret.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2014-11-03 03:35:14 UTC

Chapter 3: Found out

         The sun was raised after one of the best nights ever, when she woke up she and her friends almost had to leave right as they awoke. They said goodbye to Fluttershy, packed up, and left the cottage. Scootaloo and her friends split up at the crossroad, and she went along to find something to eat besides candy and wait around for the next day. But today she ran into pinkie with a wagon and some party supplies. She asked what pinkie was doing and pinkie responded that she was going to host a party and that the whole town was invited. She loved parties, she always gets snacks at them and asked when it was being hosted. Pinkie say it was in ten minutes, she was confused how should could do it in 10 minutes but, it is pinkie so she can't complain. She follows Pinkie tells her to go home and wait until she hears music. So she just hid around the corner. After 10 minutes she heard the familiar sound of DJ_Pon3's techno and Dubstep called out to her and she darted to the party being the first one there she helped herself to some nacho's.

         After the long day at the party she was very very tired and went home not even noticing her friends following her hoof steps to wherever she was going after being so confused why they never saw her house or even seen her parents. When she got to the tree house they popped out after seconds they were questioning her. She had no way out and after a long conversation she told her story. When she was born she was never wanted, so after only a month she was put up for adoption but was never adopted instead got bullied for not being able to fly. She then ran away to ponyville ever since. They didn't seem much shocked and even brought her food and blankets and was no longer afraid and in fact only slept in the tree house. She lived like that for a long time always getting food and blankets when needed, it was a great life by her standards. She even found an owl and named is Barret. Barret, that was the name of the only pony who stood up for her at the place she was at before she ran away, and even her crush. It was her dream to meet him someday and have an even better life off with him. Yet, it was only a dream and she was almost certain it would always be just a dream and reminder of being bullied. But one night as she was falling asleep, something happen she would never forget. The loss of a great friend.

Chapter 4: The Loss

Scootaloo woke up, to a sad, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle, They were both crying, when they saw her awake Apple Bloom, without even looking up from her two hooves, her face was planted in, said "I-I don't wanna go!" in a sad stuttered voice. Scootaloo was just confused, Sweetie Belle explained that Applejack and the family was running out of money and couldn't keep the farm. Scootaloo was not only sad for her, but for herself, she would lose the tree house. Wait, no she wouldn't, it was off the foundation of the farm. But she felt just as sad, she was about to lose a friend. It all came so sudden, like a strong gust of wind to a sweet apple tree. She went to comfort Apple Bloom, when she heard hoof steps on the hard wood floor of the tree house, as Apple Jack entered, and only sad down, not a word out of her mouth, she waled towards Apple Bloom, and hugged her and just sad there, Scootaloo, was shocked, she had no idea what to do. She just sat there, she was the one to break the silence, "So, what are we going to do now?" Scootaloo muttered out. She only got a glance from both her friends, but Applejack spoke up "Now we find someone to go to in our family to take us in, I don't know what Twilight is gonna do about this though, sugar cube." said the orange mare with her sister sitting in her tight embrace. Scootaloo gestured towards Sweetie Belle to follow her outside. She needed someone to talk to right about now. They walked outside being carful not to make to much noise walking on the wooden floors of the structure. They talked for a while, even after Apple Bloom and her big sister left they tried to think of some way to help them, some way to help her friend. SHe felt alone on this question, all though she had her friend with her stumped as well, she felt it was up to her because of all the help she has gotten from Apple Bloom. She needed to repay her, or help her, but her mind could find no way to do that.

Chapter 5: I Just Want To Help

Scootaloo went on with the day, same thought on mind. She could feel a pain in her chest, growing more, and more as the thought went on. The next day there was no Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle stopped by to give Scoots some food, and a new pillow, made by the white unicorn, Rarity. The next day Sweetie Belle had to go to a fashion show of all else. Applebloom sat quiet in silence. Scootaloo broke it. "I- is there anyway I can help" said the orange filly, trying to hold back tears at her own words. "No" Said Applebloom, slightly raising her voice half way through the word. Scootaloo walked over to Applebloom and hugged her, whispering lightly into her ear as tears fell down Appleblooms back. "I just want to help... I just want you to- to- stay... I don't want you to go" It was just quiet, besides small weeps. They talked and weeped for hours, until Applebloom to surprise said "I- I want to run away... just go away, with you..." Scootaloo asked and asked about Sweetiebelle, but Applebloom just didn't want to go away with her. Well, if she really did go. Scootaloo said with a bit of work "If you go... I go... I don't have a home to go to anyway" She stuttered at the last words.

One hour later Applejack came to the small, slightly tilted, house. An empty small, slightly tilted, house.

Chapter 7: Shields will Falter

The next morning as the two fillies set out into mornings embrace, Scootaloo noticed Sweetie Belle looked down, well, more than usual.

"S'wrong, Belle?" Scootaloo said, raising an eyebrow at her friend as they trotted down what seemed to be a fairly untraveled path.

"Oooh, I shouldn't have left. Why did I agree to do this." Sweetie Belled sulked.

"Cause' you're my best-est friend ever?" Scootaloo guessed.

"Yeah," Sweetie Belle forced herself to smile, which to much less effort as she looked over to Scootaloo, "Let's go with that."

After many hours of travel, the two fillies heard laughing - followed by the screaming of a mare. The fillies exchanged worried glances. Scootaloo narrowed her eyes to the direction of the noise. She slipped a small knife out of her saddlebag. Sweeties eyes went wide.

"Be prepared for anything." Scootaloo ran off towards the sounds, soon followed by Sweetie Belle, who had a worried look on her face.

Once the fillies arrived at the scene, Sweetie Belle stayed hidden in some bushes, a look of horror on her face. A mare with a milk white coat and a dark red, almost black mane, was being pushed to the ground by stallions in black jackets, demanding her money. Scootaloo ran up to one of the stallions, standing only a few feet away from him, hiding her knife.

"H-hey! Jerks, s-stop!" Scootaloo shouted.

They all looked over to her, the mare tried to run but was punched in the gut by a nearby stallion.

"What you gonna' do bout' it?" A clearly drunk stallion spat and slurred, through the knife in his mouth.

Scootaloo slowly slid the butterfly knife from behind her hoof, and charged at the stallion. She jumped onto his back and gripped onto his neck with her forelegs, quickly sliding the knife to rest centimeters away from his throat. Scootaloo had been through fights like this all the time before she had come to ponyville.

All the stallions chimed "What?!?" Or something similar in surprise.

The stallion being threatened kept quiet, to scared to try and move. Scootaloo motioned with one of her hooves for the mare to run to the same bush Sweetie was in, looking on in horror. The stallions dropped there knifes and backed away. Scootaloo cut the skin along the stallions throat, causing his throat to bleed slightly. The stallions, in reaction, similar weapons from there sleeve and jacket pockets. At this, scootaloo dropped from the stallions back and walked towards the bush.

The stallion who had been threatened grabbed a knife from the ground and charged, but scootaloo had turned around and slashed at his hooves, tripping him, and blooding up his hooves.

Sweetie Belle hugged Scootaloo and told her she did a good job, and the mare gave her some money and then they were on there way... is what she thought would happen. What she didn't expect was for Sweetie Belle to back away from Scootaloo as she got closer.

"I-I can't t-take this anym-more... sorry scootaloo, it's just..." Sweeite stammered.

"Your friend here wants to come with me back to ponyville, i'd suggest you come to, filly" Intervened the mare, "Oh, and thank you for... uhmm... ya'know..."

Scootaloo had tears in her eyes.

Homeless

      On a sunny day as RainbowDash was clearing the clouds in the soft breeze as the turkeys let out there yelp of the morning and the Apple family wakes up into the Celestia's light of the morning. There was a small filly sleeping behind an abandon building she tried to find her way into the night before for shelter from the harsh cold night. It was Fall and almost the thirty-first, Nightmare Night. The filly Scootaloo knew she had nothing to dress up in and would just make some lame reason she couldn't get a costume again. Maybe she would make a ghost costume, she would only need a few scraps of white cloth and some old threads and needles from Rarity's dumpster. But she had no time right now, she had to go to school in time for lunch, she didn't go to classes just lunch and snack trying to avoid people asking her who's class she went to. That was rare though, her only friends were, AppleBloom, and SweetieBelle. After school it was lonley for her. Every night she had to find a place to sleep. She always forgot where she was before.

       But the next night would be Nightmare Night. She had an even better idea than a ghost. A zombie! She got an old dress of SweetieBelle's from the trash can and ripped it a bit and tried it on, was a little loose considering she was thing but it fit and she looking into a window seeing herself in the reflection of the old shop closed for the night. She thought it looked good enough for a costume, hopefully Sweeitie would not remember it. She barley noticed it was so cold as she glanced over at an Apple Cart seeing frost form on the sleek cold metal. She needed a place to sleep, she had nowhere. She had to go the only place she could think of, the CMC clubhouse. She has been caught but she said she fell asleep there waiting for them. She followed the track low to the ground because it was pitch black out. She made her way there and fell asleep into luna's beautiful star filled night.

Chapter 2: Night Mare Night Sleep Over

      She woke up early to the sound of her friends sister bucking trees, she waited happily for her friends and so they came. Scootaloo told them she woke up early and waited for them at the tree house for only five minutes. She didn't know if they believed her but they didn't question her. She had just remembered she brought her costume and explained she brought it because she wanted to be ready for Night Mare Night. Sweetie looked closely but thought maybe it was just a similar design to her old dress. Well at least what Scootaloo could tell from the the look on her face. But, it wasn't only Night Mare Night, it was a C.M.C sleepover night! She loved sleepovers, a nice, warm place to sleep with her friends by her side in Fluttershys cottage.

        Even Fluttershy liked it, she was scared to go outside this night of the year so she enjoyed the company of her and her friends. This time they even planned ahead, they brought out a map and told Scootaloo it was a map to all the houses with the biggest and most candy. That was another thing, though candy she still had something to eat every day after Night Mare Night for a month or so, it would only last a week if she didn't say it for when she needed it when she got hungry, she also always tried to eat just a little, it was food but not good for her. They went out looking for anyone giving candy away early, they found a few as more and more mares and colts were at there doorsteps giving away candy to all the filly's. After the candy collecting they found there way to Fluttershy's cottage. They traded, ate, and gambled candy until nearly 12:30 AM. But finally drifted into Luna's dream realm and dreamed only happy dreams that great night.

Chapter 6: Away

"I-I can't... we ran away..." Applebloom said, as they walked down a small trail, going through a thick patch of trees, the sun was just now lowering, and her hooves ached.

Scootaloo had comforted her, telling her they could rest later in just a little bit. They resumed walking until they came to a small clearing. Scootaloo sat down beside Applebloom handing her a canteen, after taking a large gulp of water herself. "Sorry, Apple, almost out of water" She said sadly. "and we also need a place to bunker down for tonight" Applebloom added in, laying down on her side. They chatted and after some time found the sun had been replaced by Luna's moon. "Applebloom, go get some branches, big ones, i'll get some stuff set up and make a fire, I used to watch, Survival Pony, every saturday, trust me" Scootaloo said, grabbing a fire talisman out of her saddle bag, smiling.

They soon had a fire, surrounded by stones, and they each had a sleeping bag on each side of the fire, to stay warm. "Goodnight" They both said at the same time, and giggled, as they settled into a comfortable position to sleep, but Applebloom could barley sleep at all that night. Scootaloo, then  followed by Applebloom, woke up to the smell of slightly burning ashes, trees, and dirt. Scootaloo was the first to get up, she had put some more wood in the small pit, and set is ablaze with her fire talisman, cooking  ramen noodles, and adding water, as Applebloom only got up when Scootaloo set a bowl of ramen in front of her. "Eat up, we have to head out soon" Scootaloo said with a full mouth.