Keeping Secretsby AkariSakamotoChaptersChapter 1: The RaceChapter 2: The Worst Free PeriodChapter 3: A New Best FriendChapter 1: The RaceIt had been a few months and Scootaloo still didn't feel right in the current High School she was going to. She hadn't made any friends and the other two Crusaders had been put in a different school than hers. Meanwhile, she was stuck with Diamond Tiara and her new group, which made High School a living hell for the sixteen year old. One morning, Scootaloo was wandering around the long corridors of the school to kill time before first period. She would find herself wandering out in to the back field and going back in to the building, only to find herself wandering back out. She caught a glimpse of the Gym Sign, this made her brighten. She always liked the gym in her old school and spent most of the free periods there, but she had not yet been in this school's Gym. She walked into the large room to find many other people in there, sitting in the bleachers and watching two other race each other around the Gym three times. Somebody took notice of Scootaloo's appearance and hopped off the bleachers, approaching her. "I haven't seen you here before, did you come here to race?" She asked. The girl who addressed her was a yellow girl with long, raspberry hair and a blue hat. She had a black sweater and a light purple skirt with a black stripe and black and white peace symbols. She had black shoes, complete with lime green long socks and red glasses. "Actually, I didn't know there were races held here." Scootaloo admitted. "Actually, a lot of people in the need for speed come here in free periods. My name is Lannie Lona, feeling fast?' She grinned. "I can ask Eve Softwing if there is a position open and enter you in a race." "That actually sounds fun." Scootaloo smiled. "Well, then, over here!" Lannie skipped over to desk in front of the bleachers where another girl was sitting. That must've been Eve Softwing. She was a white girl with purple, violet, light purple, and blue hair. She had a violet coat, purple shirt, and purple skirt, completed with rainbow socks and purple boots. She smiled as she saw Lannie approach with Scootaloo following. "Hey Eve! We have somebody who wants to race." Lannie greeted. "Really?" Eve responded. "Maybe she can race against Rumble. He's been waiting for somebody to race against him for a long time." Rumble, Scootaloo heard of him. He was Diamond Tiara's boyfriend and well known around the school, it would be a bit of an honor to show her speed to somebody so popular. "Lannie, go get Rumble, will you? I'll assign him and her to the next race." Eve ordered. Lannie spun around and began walking up the bleachers in response. Eve then took a pen from the cup on the corner of her desk and gripped it in her hand. "Now, whats your name?" She asked. "My name is Scootaloo. Just Scootaloo, no last name." She told the race director. Eve wrote her and Rumble's name in the book on her desk, before closing it. A few moments later, Lannie came down with Rumble at her side. "Rumble! Good news, Scootaloo is going to be racing you!" Eve clapped her hands together. Rumble seemed to be happy hearing that he would finally have somebody to race. He looked at Scootaloo, before looking back up at Eve. "When will we be racing?" He asked. "Just after this one is done." Eve replied. "You and Scootaloo can go wait on the bench over there, and Lannie will get you when its time." Scootaloo and Rumble both nodded and walked toward the bench. They both took a seat and watched the race commence, while the announcer filled their ears with information. "And Caramel Cream takes the lead! Kazoo Note only inches behind her...just a bit closer, and he passes! Leading the final lap!" Scootaloo watched in excitement, races always hyped her up. Caramel Cream seemed fast, so she eagerly watched her run around the gym, trying to pass Kazoo Note. "And Caramel Cream takes the lead once again, with Kazoo Note trying to pass her! Just a few more steps and...Caramel Cream jumps through the finish line, winning the race!" Everybody got up and began congratulation Caramel, Scootaloo fistpumped and gave a small clap. "So, you're in to racing?" Rumble asked. "Of course I am!" Scootaloo replied. "I always wanted to be really fast like my big sister Rainbow Dash. She says if I try hard enough, I'll be as fast as her someday." Rumble's eyes widened. "Rainbow Dash is your big sister?" "Yeah!" Scootaloo nodded. "Wow, you're really lucky. I've been one of her biggest fans for years. I've attended all of her races!" Scootaloo scratched the back of her head. "Well, shes not my big sister by blood, but she took care of me after my parents died and took me under her wing to be my big sister, so technically, she is." "Ah." Rumble replied. Suddenly, Lannie approached them with a grin on her face. "You guys ready to race?" She asked. The two eagerly nodded, leaping off the bench and heading to the starting line. They both got in racing position. After what seemed like forever, the checkered flag wove, and they set off. Instantly, Scootaloo took the lead, with Rumble bringing up the rear. She was giving it her all, speeding around the gym room. Her shoes clacked against the floor and her long, purplish hair blew behind her. Suddenly, Rumble got in front of her, zooming away and finishing the first lap. She wouldn't give up that easily. She took off, full speed, passing Rumble. Rumble doddled behind, but was still going really fast. Scootaloo finished the second lap, Rumble coming from behind. Scootaloo began running faster. She could hear Rumble breathing from behind her, this made her run faster, finally, she crossed the finish line, completing the race. Scootaloo jumped for joy, leaving Rumble standing there with his mouth hanging open. "I-I can't believe I lost." He gasped. Scootaloo walked over to him and chuckled. "Hey, its all in good fun." She smiled. Suddenly, the bell rang. Everybody poured out of the bleachers and exited the gym. "Wanna walk to class together? I got Calculus." Rumble asked. "Awesome! Me too!" Scootaloo grinned. But the two hadn't taken notice of who was watching them. Diamond Tiara appeared from the bottom of the bleachers, followed by her group. "Who does she think she is? Nobody races against my boyfriend unless its a boy!" Diamond growled. "Don't worry, Diamond! We're hear to help you!" A silver colored girl with blonde hair and a black shirt and skirt told her. Diamond balled a fist and made a devilish grin. "I'm going to make her life a living Hell." She chuckled. "If she thinks Rumble is going to be her new boytoy, shes thinking wrong. W R O N G." Chapter 2: The Worst Free PeriodAfter three periods, it had been lunchtime, and then everybody was given a half an hour of free time. Scootaloo decided that she would go to the Gym again to see if she could race. She enjoyed the one she had that morning, the feeling of running with people watching her and cheering her on was the best feeling she could experience. "Hey, Scootaloo!" She heard. The amber teenager looked over her shoulder and saw Rumble, running after her. Scootaloo smiled at her new friend. "Hey, Rumble. Whats up?" She asked. The grey-blue boy scratched the back of his head. "Well, I was wondering if you'd like to...um...go to this really nice place I like hanging out at." He asked. A tint of red flushed on his cheeks as he asked her the question. Scootaloo shrugged. "I don't see why not. Lead the way!" She smiled. Rumble nodded and began walking beside her, sort of walking ahead to lead her to the place. They were just about out the door, before they were stopped by Shiny Streak, the brainiac of the Diamond Girls. "Hey, Rumble! Diamond wants to talk to you." She told the boy. "Okay, where is she?" He asked. "Shes in the Library." Shiny replied. "You better go quick, something is troubling her." Rumble nodded and looked at Scootaloo. "Stay here, I'll be right back." Scootaloo nodded and watched Rumble disappear down the hallway. Suddenly, she saw Diamond peer around the corner from one of the hallways on her right. Scootaloo looked confused at the pink Diamond Girl approached her. "Diamond Tiara! I thought you were at the Library." Scootaloo told her. Diamond adjusted her crown and snapped her fingers. "That was just to get him away so I can teach you a lesson." Diamond said, a grin crept across her face. "W-What do you mean?" Scootaloo asked. She was starting to get scared, if it was Diamond Tiara who would teach her a lesson, things would get very violent very fast. "What do I mean by saying teach you a lesson? Do you not understand human language?" She shrugged. "Anyway, I am going to teach you to stay away from my Rumble, you think you could steal him so easily, didn't you?" Scootaloo's magenta eyes burnt into Diamond Tiara's. "I didn't steal him! We just ended up racing each other and became friends!" She frowned. "Plus, we're JUST friends. Are you so stuck up that you won't let Rumble have friends?" Diamond's eyes blazed. "What did you call me?" She grit her teeth. "Stuck up!" Scootaloo repeated. Diamond's eyes blazed, she grabbed Scootaloo by the neck and slammed her against the wall. "You bitch! Call me stuck up again, I dare you!" She shouted. Scootaloo got in Diamond's face and shouted. "STUCK...UP!" She suddenly found herself letting out a small wail as Diamond punched her, causing her nose to start bleeding. She began rapidly punching her, sending many blows to her face. Scootaloo's cheeks and face burned as Diamond's fists came in contact with her face. She felt more blood spilling out of her nose. Finally, Diamond let go of her neck, letting Scootaloo slide down the wall and land on the ground in tears. Shiny looked down the hall. "Diamond, run! Rumble's coming!" She whispered. Diamond immediately ran down the hallway she came from to abuse Scootaloo. "Shiny, Diamond isn't in the Libr-SCOOTALOO!" Rumble saw the crying, blood messed teenager by the wall. He knelt down to her with a worried look on his face. "Are you okay? Who did this?" Scootaloo looked up, tears in her eyes. She got up and ran down the hallway. Chapter 3: A New Best FriendScootaloo retreated from her High School, not caring if the free period was almost over. She and Rumble were just friends, why did Diamond Tiara hurt her over friendship? Scootaloo always listened to her big sister's friend, Twilight Sparkle, she said friendship was magic, what if it was just pain? She stopped running when she got in to the forest and farther away from the school. The old clubhouse was here, she always went there when she had problems and pretended Sweetie Belle and Applebloom were there with her, and if she couldn't pretend hard enough, she'd just Skype them. She opened the door and stepped inside the clubhouse. It was empty, apart from the map on the wall and the mini couch Applejack helped them move in about three months ago. Then she remembered. Scootaloo went to the upper floor, which was littered with tattered fabric and paper. They never really used the upstairs, only for storage and possibly a huge garbage can. She went to the corner of the room and saw it. Her old scooter. After Applebloom got her a new one for her birthday, she had forgotten all about her first one. Surprisingly enough, it was in good shape. The handlebars where just a bit dusty, but she brushed it off with her hand. Carefully, she wheeled the scooter down and on to the ground outside of the clubhouse. She put a foot on it and began zooming around, the breeze blew through her hair and eyes, drying up all her tears. She loved the feeling of being on wheels, it was like the wind blew away all her troubles. She came across a steep hill. A bit reluctant at first, she let the scooter carry her down, feeling the wind blow in her hair. She closed her eyes and let all her troubles flow out in the wind behind her, but was taken by surprise when she felt her front scooter wheel bump in to something. She opened her eyes to see Lannie, trying to dodge the scooter as the wheel hit a large rock. The scooter began tipping forward, but Lannie grabbed her and pulled her off just in time. "Are you okay, Scootaloo?" She asked, looking at her with a worried stare in her eyes. "I'm fine, thanks Lannie." Scootaloo replied. "What are you doing here?" "Eve saw Diamond Tiara and the girls hurting you, so she came to get me, but when we got back, we only saw Rumble." Lannie responded. "What did she hurt you for anyway?" She asked. "Because I was hanging out with Rumble." Scootaloo responded, lifting her scooter back on it's wheels. Lannie sighed, patting her back. "I've been there. Hey, if you wanna forget about it, wanna skip school and go to the Museum? I really like it there." Lannie asked. "The Museum?" Scootaloo responded, confused. "Yeah! I always go there when I'm troubled. Truth is, I'm an Artist at heart, but nobody really had the same interest as me, so I started helping Eve in the Gym." Lannie told her. "Why do you hide your talent? I'm sure you'd be a great Artist." Scootaloo smiled. Lannie's eyes widened. "Really?" She asked. "Of course! To me, talents are like Cherry Pie. Once you bake it, you just can't wait to eat it. That meaning once you find it, you just can't wait to eat it. Even if it's not what I'm known for, I think my scooter is MY Cherry Pie." Scootaloo told her, brushing her scooter with the back of her hand. "But, wouldn't it be lame painting, since nobody else does it?" Lannie frowned. "No, it would be original." Scootaloo smiled. "Really? In that case, I'll start painting tomorrow!" Lannie said with the hugest grin on her face. "Great! I can't wait to see it!" Scootaloo said eagerly. All of her troubles were gone, she had a new friend.
Chapter 1: The RaceIt had been a few months and Scootaloo still didn't feel right in the current High School she was going to. She hadn't made any friends and the other two Crusaders had been put in a different school than hers. Meanwhile, she was stuck with Diamond Tiara and her new group, which made High School a living hell for the sixteen year old. One morning, Scootaloo was wandering around the long corridors of the school to kill time before first period. She would find herself wandering out in to the back field and going back in to the building, only to find herself wandering back out. She caught a glimpse of the Gym Sign, this made her brighten. She always liked the gym in her old school and spent most of the free periods there, but she had not yet been in this school's Gym. She walked into the large room to find many other people in there, sitting in the bleachers and watching two other race each other around the Gym three times. Somebody took notice of Scootaloo's appearance and hopped off the bleachers, approaching her. "I haven't seen you here before, did you come here to race?" She asked. The girl who addressed her was a yellow girl with long, raspberry hair and a blue hat. She had a black sweater and a light purple skirt with a black stripe and black and white peace symbols. She had black shoes, complete with lime green long socks and red glasses. "Actually, I didn't know there were races held here." Scootaloo admitted. "Actually, a lot of people in the need for speed come here in free periods. My name is Lannie Lona, feeling fast?' She grinned. "I can ask Eve Softwing if there is a position open and enter you in a race." "That actually sounds fun." Scootaloo smiled. "Well, then, over here!" Lannie skipped over to desk in front of the bleachers where another girl was sitting. That must've been Eve Softwing. She was a white girl with purple, violet, light purple, and blue hair. She had a violet coat, purple shirt, and purple skirt, completed with rainbow socks and purple boots. She smiled as she saw Lannie approach with Scootaloo following. "Hey Eve! We have somebody who wants to race." Lannie greeted. "Really?" Eve responded. "Maybe she can race against Rumble. He's been waiting for somebody to race against him for a long time." Rumble, Scootaloo heard of him. He was Diamond Tiara's boyfriend and well known around the school, it would be a bit of an honor to show her speed to somebody so popular. "Lannie, go get Rumble, will you? I'll assign him and her to the next race." Eve ordered. Lannie spun around and began walking up the bleachers in response. Eve then took a pen from the cup on the corner of her desk and gripped it in her hand. "Now, whats your name?" She asked. "My name is Scootaloo. Just Scootaloo, no last name." She told the race director. Eve wrote her and Rumble's name in the book on her desk, before closing it. A few moments later, Lannie came down with Rumble at her side. "Rumble! Good news, Scootaloo is going to be racing you!" Eve clapped her hands together. Rumble seemed to be happy hearing that he would finally have somebody to race. He looked at Scootaloo, before looking back up at Eve. "When will we be racing?" He asked. "Just after this one is done." Eve replied. "You and Scootaloo can go wait on the bench over there, and Lannie will get you when its time." Scootaloo and Rumble both nodded and walked toward the bench. They both took a seat and watched the race commence, while the announcer filled their ears with information. "And Caramel Cream takes the lead! Kazoo Note only inches behind her...just a bit closer, and he passes! Leading the final lap!" Scootaloo watched in excitement, races always hyped her up. Caramel Cream seemed fast, so she eagerly watched her run around the gym, trying to pass Kazoo Note. "And Caramel Cream takes the lead once again, with Kazoo Note trying to pass her! Just a few more steps and...Caramel Cream jumps through the finish line, winning the race!" Everybody got up and began congratulation Caramel, Scootaloo fistpumped and gave a small clap. "So, you're in to racing?" Rumble asked. "Of course I am!" Scootaloo replied. "I always wanted to be really fast like my big sister Rainbow Dash. She says if I try hard enough, I'll be as fast as her someday." Rumble's eyes widened. "Rainbow Dash is your big sister?" "Yeah!" Scootaloo nodded. "Wow, you're really lucky. I've been one of her biggest fans for years. I've attended all of her races!" Scootaloo scratched the back of her head. "Well, shes not my big sister by blood, but she took care of me after my parents died and took me under her wing to be my big sister, so technically, she is." "Ah." Rumble replied. Suddenly, Lannie approached them with a grin on her face. "You guys ready to race?" She asked. The two eagerly nodded, leaping off the bench and heading to the starting line. They both got in racing position. After what seemed like forever, the checkered flag wove, and they set off. Instantly, Scootaloo took the lead, with Rumble bringing up the rear. She was giving it her all, speeding around the gym room. Her shoes clacked against the floor and her long, purplish hair blew behind her. Suddenly, Rumble got in front of her, zooming away and finishing the first lap. She wouldn't give up that easily. She took off, full speed, passing Rumble. Rumble doddled behind, but was still going really fast. Scootaloo finished the second lap, Rumble coming from behind. Scootaloo began running faster. She could hear Rumble breathing from behind her, this made her run faster, finally, she crossed the finish line, completing the race. Scootaloo jumped for joy, leaving Rumble standing there with his mouth hanging open. "I-I can't believe I lost." He gasped. Scootaloo walked over to him and chuckled. "Hey, its all in good fun." She smiled. Suddenly, the bell rang. Everybody poured out of the bleachers and exited the gym. "Wanna walk to class together? I got Calculus." Rumble asked. "Awesome! Me too!" Scootaloo grinned. But the two hadn't taken notice of who was watching them. Diamond Tiara appeared from the bottom of the bleachers, followed by her group. "Who does she think she is? Nobody races against my boyfriend unless its a boy!" Diamond growled. "Don't worry, Diamond! We're hear to help you!" A silver colored girl with blonde hair and a black shirt and skirt told her. Diamond balled a fist and made a devilish grin. "I'm going to make her life a living Hell." She chuckled. "If she thinks Rumble is going to be her new boytoy, shes thinking wrong. W R O N G."
Chapter 2: The Worst Free PeriodAfter three periods, it had been lunchtime, and then everybody was given a half an hour of free time. Scootaloo decided that she would go to the Gym again to see if she could race. She enjoyed the one she had that morning, the feeling of running with people watching her and cheering her on was the best feeling she could experience. "Hey, Scootaloo!" She heard. The amber teenager looked over her shoulder and saw Rumble, running after her. Scootaloo smiled at her new friend. "Hey, Rumble. Whats up?" She asked. The grey-blue boy scratched the back of his head. "Well, I was wondering if you'd like to...um...go to this really nice place I like hanging out at." He asked. A tint of red flushed on his cheeks as he asked her the question. Scootaloo shrugged. "I don't see why not. Lead the way!" She smiled. Rumble nodded and began walking beside her, sort of walking ahead to lead her to the place. They were just about out the door, before they were stopped by Shiny Streak, the brainiac of the Diamond Girls. "Hey, Rumble! Diamond wants to talk to you." She told the boy. "Okay, where is she?" He asked. "Shes in the Library." Shiny replied. "You better go quick, something is troubling her." Rumble nodded and looked at Scootaloo. "Stay here, I'll be right back." Scootaloo nodded and watched Rumble disappear down the hallway. Suddenly, she saw Diamond peer around the corner from one of the hallways on her right. Scootaloo looked confused at the pink Diamond Girl approached her. "Diamond Tiara! I thought you were at the Library." Scootaloo told her. Diamond adjusted her crown and snapped her fingers. "That was just to get him away so I can teach you a lesson." Diamond said, a grin crept across her face. "W-What do you mean?" Scootaloo asked. She was starting to get scared, if it was Diamond Tiara who would teach her a lesson, things would get very violent very fast. "What do I mean by saying teach you a lesson? Do you not understand human language?" She shrugged. "Anyway, I am going to teach you to stay away from my Rumble, you think you could steal him so easily, didn't you?" Scootaloo's magenta eyes burnt into Diamond Tiara's. "I didn't steal him! We just ended up racing each other and became friends!" She frowned. "Plus, we're JUST friends. Are you so stuck up that you won't let Rumble have friends?" Diamond's eyes blazed. "What did you call me?" She grit her teeth. "Stuck up!" Scootaloo repeated. Diamond's eyes blazed, she grabbed Scootaloo by the neck and slammed her against the wall. "You bitch! Call me stuck up again, I dare you!" She shouted. Scootaloo got in Diamond's face and shouted. "STUCK...UP!" She suddenly found herself letting out a small wail as Diamond punched her, causing her nose to start bleeding. She began rapidly punching her, sending many blows to her face. Scootaloo's cheeks and face burned as Diamond's fists came in contact with her face. She felt more blood spilling out of her nose. Finally, Diamond let go of her neck, letting Scootaloo slide down the wall and land on the ground in tears. Shiny looked down the hall. "Diamond, run! Rumble's coming!" She whispered. Diamond immediately ran down the hallway she came from to abuse Scootaloo. "Shiny, Diamond isn't in the Libr-SCOOTALOO!" Rumble saw the crying, blood messed teenager by the wall. He knelt down to her with a worried look on his face. "Are you okay? Who did this?" Scootaloo looked up, tears in her eyes. She got up and ran down the hallway.
Chapter 3: A New Best FriendScootaloo retreated from her High School, not caring if the free period was almost over. She and Rumble were just friends, why did Diamond Tiara hurt her over friendship? Scootaloo always listened to her big sister's friend, Twilight Sparkle, she said friendship was magic, what if it was just pain? She stopped running when she got in to the forest and farther away from the school. The old clubhouse was here, she always went there when she had problems and pretended Sweetie Belle and Applebloom were there with her, and if she couldn't pretend hard enough, she'd just Skype them. She opened the door and stepped inside the clubhouse. It was empty, apart from the map on the wall and the mini couch Applejack helped them move in about three months ago. Then she remembered. Scootaloo went to the upper floor, which was littered with tattered fabric and paper. They never really used the upstairs, only for storage and possibly a huge garbage can. She went to the corner of the room and saw it. Her old scooter. After Applebloom got her a new one for her birthday, she had forgotten all about her first one. Surprisingly enough, it was in good shape. The handlebars where just a bit dusty, but she brushed it off with her hand. Carefully, she wheeled the scooter down and on to the ground outside of the clubhouse. She put a foot on it and began zooming around, the breeze blew through her hair and eyes, drying up all her tears. She loved the feeling of being on wheels, it was like the wind blew away all her troubles. She came across a steep hill. A bit reluctant at first, she let the scooter carry her down, feeling the wind blow in her hair. She closed her eyes and let all her troubles flow out in the wind behind her, but was taken by surprise when she felt her front scooter wheel bump in to something. She opened her eyes to see Lannie, trying to dodge the scooter as the wheel hit a large rock. The scooter began tipping forward, but Lannie grabbed her and pulled her off just in time. "Are you okay, Scootaloo?" She asked, looking at her with a worried stare in her eyes. "I'm fine, thanks Lannie." Scootaloo replied. "What are you doing here?" "Eve saw Diamond Tiara and the girls hurting you, so she came to get me, but when we got back, we only saw Rumble." Lannie responded. "What did she hurt you for anyway?" She asked. "Because I was hanging out with Rumble." Scootaloo responded, lifting her scooter back on it's wheels. Lannie sighed, patting her back. "I've been there. Hey, if you wanna forget about it, wanna skip school and go to the Museum? I really like it there." Lannie asked. "The Museum?" Scootaloo responded, confused. "Yeah! I always go there when I'm troubled. Truth is, I'm an Artist at heart, but nobody really had the same interest as me, so I started helping Eve in the Gym." Lannie told her. "Why do you hide your talent? I'm sure you'd be a great Artist." Scootaloo smiled. Lannie's eyes widened. "Really?" She asked. "Of course! To me, talents are like Cherry Pie. Once you bake it, you just can't wait to eat it. That meaning once you find it, you just can't wait to eat it. Even if it's not what I'm known for, I think my scooter is MY Cherry Pie." Scootaloo told her, brushing her scooter with the back of her hand. "But, wouldn't it be lame painting, since nobody else does it?" Lannie frowned. "No, it would be original." Scootaloo smiled. "Really? In that case, I'll start painting tomorrow!" Lannie said with the hugest grin on her face. "Great! I can't wait to see it!" Scootaloo said eagerly. All of her troubles were gone, she had a new friend.
