Flower Hurricane

A pair of pegasi flew over the Everfree Forest in the direction of Ponyville. A bundle was being carried in one of the pegasi's mouths. This pegasus was a mare while her companion was a male. The bundle didn't move but made crying sounds every now and again, which made it seem like this bundle was a baby.

The mare was a ginger pegasus with a violet mane and purple eyes. Her primary feathers were overgrown and jolted in areas compared to her secondary feathers and it appeared to affect her flying. Her cutie mark was a tornado on fire.

The stallion was a strong, muscly orange pegasus with a blue mane and tail that was scurfy and had jade eyes. His eyes were alert and he appeared to be looking around with his ears perked to listen. His cutie mark was a wheel and a weight.

The baby in the white bundle couldn't be seen, but sometimes a violet mane that was curled and messy showed up. The mare held a firm grip on the bundle as she looked down.

''Muscle Tire, I think we should get out of here.''

''Right behind you. Just get Scootaloo to safety.''

''Okay...''

The mare flow quicker and was tightening her grip on her baby's carrier. She appeared to be crying as a few water droplets fell to the ground below.

She landed just on the very outskirts of the Everfree and there did she lay her foal. The foal wailed as it's mother took flight into the air, with a droplet falling from her face.

''I'm sorry, Scootaloo.''

A mare walked down the path leading to Ponyville and caught sight of a white bundle. The mare looked confused and stepped forward and closer only to have the bundle shake and a crying to be heard.

She made it to the bundle and carefully, she shook the blanket away from the contents to reveal a orange pegasus filly with a violet mane and purple frightened eyes that were watching the mare.

''A foal, just left here? Where's its parents? Better get her to the orphanage now.''

She picked up the bundle holding the foal only to see a necklace fall from around the foals neck saying the word 'Scootaloo'.

''Scootaloo? Is that her name?''

The mare shook her head, picked up the necklace and ran to the red coated orphanage. The orphanage was Sunny Dazes and it was amazing. All orphaned foals went there, but only the foals knew what it was like to live there.

The mare opened the door, looked around before going to the counter where a smoking unicorn sat. The unicorn looked up and glared at the mare.

''What do you want?''

''Well, I found this foal and she appears orphaned....Her name is also Scootaloo, as it's said on this locket.''

''Okay, okay! It's put her on the floor and leave.''

The mare raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything as she carefully placed the filly on the floor and walked out of the orphanage. Only then did the unicorn stand up and pick the foal up roughly and take her into one of the backrooms saying 'pegasi'. The room was black and dark, all the foals were crying with various forms of bruise or cuts on them. Some of them had broken wings and some of the newborns were crying blackened tears due to fright.

Hearing the frightened and crying foals. Scootaloo began crying herself and soon the chorus of crying deepened, but the unicorn just glared at them before roughly putting Scootaloo in one of the cribs as the young filly cried.

Scootaloo, now 7 years old, woke up around the same time as one of her two best friends, who were twins, but of different races so they couldn't see each other often. Her friend's name was Dream Catcher, he was a white pegasus colt with a yellow mane with a single streak of red running down the middle and blue eyes.

His twin, Dream Song, was a white unicorn filly with pink and purple hair that was always drooped and darkened due to the depressing air of the 'orphanage'. Her eyes were a dark red, though her natural eye color was blue like her twin, but they had turned colors over the years.

Scootaloo's left wing hurt horribly. She looked at it and her eyes widened as she saw a trail of crimson blood roll from one of her primary feathers and onto the floor. Catch walked over to the younger filly and said.

''I'm sorry, about your wings.''

''I'm out of this place.''

''How?''

''Well, aren't you and Song gonna help me?''

''We will, but how?''

''Remember those tiny windows in the bathroom that only a small filly could get through. While I can't fly, I can attempt to get us lot out with a bit of help.''

''Are you sure about this though?''

''I'm sure.''

''Okay, I will help and I will get Song to help.''

''Thank you, Catch.''

Later that night, the three foals climbed out of bed and into the dark hallway. From there, they carefully walked forward using a light spell from Song's horn, but kept it dim as to not wake the owner, Dark Tides. They came to the bathroom door which they crept into carefully without a noise, using magic to make sure of that.

They could see the thin window at the top of the wall. Catch went there first. Song hopped on her brother and Scootaloo hopped to the top and crawled into the window sill. She reached her hoof down but a knock was heard on the door followed by an angry yell.

''You foals get out of there now!''

This shocked Scootaloo causing her to fall back, without any flight ablities. She just fell only to see a slight glow and Song appeared in the window.

''Scoot!''

''I-I'm...O-okay!''

''We'll cover for you, just get out of here. Your the only one she affected the ability of flight, so just get out of here.''

''B-but what about you two?''

''We'll be fine. I promise and we will join you shortly.''

But her smile didn't show but of the truth, Scootaloo knew it. And even after two weeks in the cold chilly nights, she didn't see Song or Catch again.

''Do you want to meet your friends again, Scootaloo?''

''Yes! I want to see them! To make sure their alright! They sacrificed themselves for me so that I could get away.....''

But the story got the worst of her and she collapsed into the sofa, sound asleep. Cheerilee frowned and carefully tucked Scootaloo in.

''Tomorrow, I'm going to Princess Twilight about this....''