The Rainbow Conundrum

by The Real McCoy

Scootaloo's Decision

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It had been 4 weeks since the death of her big sister. Scootaloo had decided that she couldn't take the pain of the never ending nightmares, or the fact that she couldn't talk to anyone about what was causing them. She had only one recourse left to her, and that was to join her sister in the afterlife. Before doing so, though, she wrote a note telling Tender Heart why she had decided to end her life, and about the events of 4 weeks prior. The note quickly had several tear stains on it, as Scootaloo began to cry as she wrote it.

Dear Tender Heart,

Once you find this note, I will most likely be dead. I just wanted to let you know that it was nothing that you did, or did not do, that pushed me to this decision. You see, 4 weeks ago, a pony unlike any other came into my life. That pony apparently was from a place called the Mirror Pool. I didn't know that at first, I thought that Ra...the pony was suffering from amnesia. I told her that I was her little sister, and for one day, for 24 FULL hours, I had a family! It was awesome! For one day, I had everything that I had EVER wanted! This pony saved my life after finding me being attacked by a Timber Wolf! She even taught me how to fly! Of course, I wanted to help the pony regain her memory, so I told her that Princess Twilight could help, and when we went to the Princess, she cast a memory spell to help the pony regain its memories, and that was when Rainbow Dash came in. Apparently, the pony that I had thought had been her had been a clone that had come from the Mirror Pool, and when Princess Twilight found this out, she immediately sent it back to the Mirror Pool. When I told them what the clone had done for me, and told Princess Twilight to bring it back, she said that she couldn't.  I've tried to be strong, as I feel that she would want me to, but I can't take it anymore. Tell Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom that I will miss them. They, along with you and my big sister, were my only true friends in life.

Sincerely,

Scootaloo

When Scootaloo walked out of her bedroom, she heard voices coming from the common room area. She, at first, stopped dead in her tracks, hoping that the voice that she was hearing was her big sister's voice, but then she remembered that her big sister was dead thanks to the pony out there.

She immediately ran back to her bedroom, closed the door, and opened her window. She was just about to fly out of it, when her bedroom door opened again, and her sister's killer was standing in her doorway, with an odd expression on her face. "S...Stay back!" Scootaloo said, as she began to shake due to the fear of seeing her sister's killer standing this close. "Don...Don't come any closer, Rainbow!" Scootaloo said, as she flew out of her window.

After escaping Rainbow for the time being, Scootaloo got on her scooter, and rode it to the Everfree Forest. She had always been faster on her scooter than when she was flying, probably because of the fact that her big sister had never got the chance to speed train her flying.

She got to the Everfree Forest, and looked around. So far, there was no sign of her. 'Thank Faust!' Scootaloo said, as she entered the forest.

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