Scootaloo was our normal little philly, she was a small pegasus with big dreams, to be like her adoption mother, RainbowDash, not much is known about what happened to Scootaloo's actual parents. All that is known is that Scootaloo was found on the road between Ponyville and Manehattan, 50 feet underneath what was left of her cloud house, huddled up next to her mothers lifeless body, in the impact with the hard earth Scootaloo landed on her left wing, cushioning her fall, but shattering the wing beyond repair, she would never be able to fly as well as the other pegasus. To this day some ponies still wonder about what happened to the little philly's parents. RainbowDash adopted Scootaloo soon after her parents died, knowing that she was the pony who was closest to Scootaloo. After watching over her for 3 months she decided that she should ask Scootaloo about what happened.
"Hey Scoot?" Rainbow called to the small philly.
"Yeah Dash?" Scootaloo came trotting down the stairs that lead to her room.
"So....Ive been wondering-" Dash was cut off as Scootaloo interupted her.
"What happened to my parents." Scootaloo finished Rainbow's sentence.
"Well...Yeah, how did you know?" Rainbow asked.
"Just call it instinct, i knew it was going to happen eventually." Scootaloo let out a deep sigh. "Well, if im going to tell you then i guess i had better start from where it all began."
It was just another normal day in my cloud house, Dad had drunk himself numb yet again and they were arguing like they always do.
"For the love of Celestia you're drunk again!? The reason that we dont have any money is because you spend it all on beer!"
my mother shouted.
"If you want more money then why dont we kick out the little whore who lives in the attic!? All she ever does is sit around all day up there! She cant even fly yet so its not like she can do anything to help US." He yelled back, this was how his mind worked, to him i was just an accident.
"Well, we could get rid of her, if it weren't for Celestia ruining everything. She passed a law saying all new-born's must be housed untill they are at least 8, she is only 6 now but the day she turns 8 she goes straight to the orphanage." My mom was the same way, in this house i was a walking mistake.
"Well, maybe we need to find another way to get rid of her... A "accident", maybe a gas leak or something like that." He would plot like this daily, and each time that twisted, ugly grin came onto his face, but he had never done anything about it before, just made empty threats. "Scootaloo! Get down here!" I was so lost in thought that it took me a minute or two to register that he was calling to me. I trotted down the stairs and looked over at him.
"Yes father?" I asked.
A hoof connected with my cheek sending blood out of my mouth onto the floor. "First off," he said, "Dont keep me waiting that long again. Secondly, me and your mother are going to the store for some things, if I find one thing out of place in this house when i get back i will beat you senseless." He trotted out the door behind my mother and slammed it behind himself.
I dropped my head and began to cry, "I wish I could fly, I would fly miles from this place and then fly even farther." the door opened, I turned around to be greeted with a hoof colliding straight between my eyes, knocking me out cold.
I woke up and saw in front of me steel and glass, underneath my hooves i felt metal grates, it took me a minute to register what was going on, then i realized i was in the stove. The flame under me burst to life and then i smelled it, gasoline, there must be tons of it all over the house because the smell is so strong, my dad was outside looking in at me laughing,
"So the fire under you will ignite the gasoline and burn the entire house down, any forms of evidence will be burned and there is no way you will survive, we get rid of you, get a new house, and a new life." He had finally snapped, he was actually going to kill me. "And to make sure there are no escape attempts i have you locked up tight in there" Sure enough when i pushed on the door i heard about 10 chains rattle over me. The grates were heating up, the fire was rising. He darted out the door and down to the store where my mother was waiting, So this was it...I was going to die, Then i thought of everything. I would never get my cutie mark, but that wasn't the worst of it, I would never see my hero again, you RainbowDash, i would never see you again, I forced all my might, and gained what little speed I could, my wings boosted me forward as i smashed through the glass. My hooves were terribly singed, and I had blood pouring off me from where the glass cut me.
But then the door smashed open, my dad saw me break out and he came back to finish the job. He lunged at me but i wouldnt let him get me, not after i did all this just to survive, I grabbed a knife off the counter and as he soared past me i slashed it right into his face. He turned at me, enraged and lunged again, i drove it straight into his heart. My mother came charging in at me next, i dropped the knife and tackled her in mid-air, at the exact same time the gasoline went off, there was a loud BANG! and the house burst into flame, me and my mother were blown out of the house. We fell to the ground, my mom's wings were singed badly causing her to not be able to fly. She fell straight into the ground, head first, and her neck snapped. I hit the ground soon after, on my wing. I looked down at it and saw a terrifying sight, there were bones sticking out of it, blood pouring everywhere, and it was twisted around about 5 times. I screamed as the pain coursed through me. Then i blacked out, im not sure how long i was laying there before i was found, all i remember is dreaming, it wasnt really a dream though, it was more like i was inside my thoughts. I heard my voice ringing out. It told me that i was alive, that i would see you and all my friends again, that i was free.
Scootaloo looked up into Rainbow's face. She could tell it was nothing near what she expected. "Dash im sorry, I know I should have told someone sooner, but, i was afraid that you would hate me..."
"Why would i hate you?" Rainbow managed to shake out a few words from her shocked state. "You showed amazing courage and did what you had to do. I don't hate you...Its just a lot to take in at once, I could never hate you Scootaloo. You are my daughter, and I will always love you."
A smile came onto Scootaloo's face at hearing this, Rainbow didn't hate her, she understood that she had to do what she did. "Thanks...And...I love you too...Mom."
