Scootaloo and Bronze: How It Began

I never thought I'd be able to say this, but I think one day I really will learn to fly.

My name is Scootaloo. I used to be the laughing stock of all the young ponies, but now, I'm not even close to that. This is my story.

"Ugh!" I gasped, infuriated. I flapped my wings as fast as I could get them to move, but I didn't even come close to lifting off the ground. "Why can't I fly?"

Eleventh grade wasn't going exactly as I had planned. I was supposed to be flying by now...

"Scootaloo will never fly! Scootaloo falls from the sky!" A passing pony taunted me in sing-song voice.

"They're all right..." I said quietly to myself. "I'll never fly..."

I sat on my bed with my hooves over my head.

"Scoots," My mom had come in. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing really..."

She raised an eyebrow.

"Okay fine." I started. "All my classmates tease me because I can't fly..."

"Oh Scootaloo..." My mom came up to my bed and sat next to me. "When I was your age, I couldn't fly either."

"Really?" I quickly wiped off a tear that had been slowly making its way down my cheek.

"Yep. Everyone laughed at me too, but do you know how I got over it?"

"How?"

"I just thought, there are plenty of things I can do really well that they can't. Maybe they can fly, but you're great at riding that scooter!"

"I guess so... I can do a lot of things that they can't!" I had perked up a bit. "But it still doesn't feel good when they tease me..."

"I know honey, but just remember what I told you. You're great at so many things." My mom got up from my bed and went over to the doorway. "Now you get to work on that homework of yours and maybe you can go out for a little ride on your scooter."

"Okay mom." I picked up my pencil and got out my algebra book.

Bronze. He was the most popular colt in school. Every guy in the school wanted to hang out with him. Every filly dreamt that he would ask them out, or take them to the prom. And prom season was coming up, so the competition was crazy. I think I might have been the only pony who didn't try, because I thought he would never like me. Was I wrong.

"Hey Bronze!" Diamond Tiara popped up beside him as he walked down the hall.

"Uh, hi Diamond Tiara." He stepped away from her a little bit.

"How's it going?"

"Um, great."

"Did you do well at your flying competition yesterday?"

"Yep! Now I gotta get to class! Bye!" Bronze shot off like a rocket.

"I think he likes me!" Diamond trotted over to her friend, Silver Spoon. "He just so in awe of me he can't stand to be in my presense!" The two friends walked away, talking and laughing.

Second period was soon. I hurried over to my locker to grab my books.

"Oh hey! Look who it is! The pegasus who still can't fly!"

Diamond Tiara. I turned to face her. "I uh..."

"You'll never fly Scootaloo!" Silver Spoon sneered. "Never!"

"Leave her alone!" A voice came from behind me. Could it be...?

"I've had just about enough of you two messing with her! So here's how it goes- You mess with her, you mess with me!" Yes! Bronze! He flew up to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, glaring so hard I thought a hole would burn in their heads.

"Um, uh... We have to go!" Diamond Tiara hurried off, and Silver Spoon was close behind.

"Huh." Bronze snorted angrily. Then he turned to me. "You alright?"

"Yeah... I'm fine."

"I just couldn't deal with them any more. I see them everyday, teasing with you, and I finally decided to put a stop to it." Bronze picked up one of my books. I had dropped it when I turned around to see him. "And you know, who cares if you can't fly? I've seen you on your scooter. You're awesome!"

"Really? Thanks..." I blushed a little bit and took my book from him.

"Well I gotta go. I got history next." Bronze looked at his watch. "If they give you any more trouble, just tell me."

"Alright! Thanks!" I watched him fly off down the hall.

When I got back to my locker, I noticed someone had slipped a piece of paper through the slot. It read:

Hey Scootaloo,

Just wanted to let you know, if you really want to learn how to fly, I could teach you! I'm planning on starting a business!

-Bronze

Wow... I thought. Of course I want to learn how to fly! And to be taught by Bronze...

Speaking of Bronze, he was coming down the hall right now! I walked over to him.

"You've got your first customer!"

"Okay. So to have the proper take off, you need to know that you're a aerodynamic as possible. Tuck your wings back, but make sure they're ready. You're going to jump up as high as you can, spread them wide, and flap! But remember, not too fast, and make sure they're spread really good. Watch me first." Bronze shot up into the air and started flapping his wings.

"Now to land, you're going to let yourself drop as close as you can to the ground without touching it, and then let go." Bronze did it perfectly. "Now you try."

"Well okay... Here goes nothing!" I jumped in the air and desperately tried to flap, but just came crashing down, only to land on Bronze.

"Sorry..." I apologized sheepishly.

"It's alright..." Bronze tried to hide his smile.

One day, at our flying lesson, the unthinkable happened... I had fallen for the millionth time, and was of course on top of Bronze, when he said this to me.

"Scootaloo, I've been wanting to ask this to you for a long time. Will you go to the prom with me?"

"Yes!" I screamed. "I mean, that'd be great!"

"Alright! Awesome!"

I couldn't believe it! The most popular guy in school had chosen me! Why? Why we he ever choose me when he could have had someone cool like Diamond Tiara? When I got home, I could barely contain my excitement. I threw myself onto my bed and screamed into my pillow for ten minutes straight. Then, I got onto my laptop.

Scooter Pony

Hey guys! Guess what?

Little Apple

What?

Musical Master

What happened Scooter?

Scooter Pony

Bronze asked me to the prom! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Little Apple

:oooo!

Musical Master

OMG OMG OMG!

Little Apple

You are so lucky!

Musical Master

This is so cool! OMG!

Scooter Pony

i can't wait! OK I gotta do my HW now. See you guys tomorrow!

Little Apple

Bye! :)))) Good luck!

Musical Master

You should change your username from scooter pony to lucky pony! Bye!

Ah... I wish I had a camera the night of the prom... So I could have taken pictures of everyone freakin' surprised faces! Esepecially Diamond Tiara's! She and Silver Spoon almost exploded when they saw us. Diamond Tiara broke away from her dance and stormed up to us.

"Bronze! I can't believe you went with her!" she yelled.

"You got a problem with that?" Bronze put his hoof on top of mine.

Diamond Tiara obviously had second thoughts. "Um... No! Of course not! She ran back to the colt she was going with.

"Ha!" I snickered. "I wonder when our friends are gonna get here."

"Here they are!" Bronze pointed to the doorway where Apple Bloom and Rusty Bolt, and Sweetie Belle and Gleaming Sparks were coming in. Once again, Diamond and Silver's jaws dropped.

"Hey guys!" Bronze and I walked over to them.

"Hi!" Apple Bloom smiled. "This is awesome!"

"Yeah! It's so cool!"

"I know, right?" None of us had been to the prom before, last prom night, we had had a big sleepover.

"Let's go!" We headed over to the dance floor.

Bronze took my hoof.

"Just for the record Scootaloo, last year I wanted to ask you to the prom, but I just didn't have enough courage." he whispered to me.

"Really? I never thought you would..."

"I don't care if the other ponies don't think you're 'cool', because I know they're wrong. They're all just losers. You're awesome, and they're missing out on a lot, being so mean to you."

"Thanks. I never thought I'd be here. You're the best Bronze. You've done a lot for me."

"It was nothing really. Actually even, further back, even when we were in middle school, I had a crush on you."

"Bronze, I never thought I did like you at all. I guess it's cause I thought I'd never have a chance with you. But I do. I'm glad I was wrong... I really am..."