Scootaloo popped some popcorn into her mouth as she watched the movie, psycho. She looked to her right, Sweetie Belle was hiding in her sleeping bag and Silver Spoon had her eyes shielded. To her left were Apple Bloom and Diamond Tiara, they seemed amused by the movie just as much as she was. She looked back at the screen just as the psycho pony was coming up to the shower with a knife.

Sweetie Belle and Silver Spoon screamed during the rest of the movie, making it a burden to watch for the other ponies. Once the move was over they began playing board games. They started with monopoly, Sweetie Belle was the dog, Diamond Tiara was the hat, Apple Bloom was the thumbnail, Silver Spoon was the iron and Scootaloo was the battle ship. Sweetie Belle went first, she rolled a seven and landed on chance.

"Go to Jain. Go directly to jail, don't pass go, dont collect two hundred dollars." She grumbled, "couldn't we have just played truth or dare?"

"Nope." Apple Bloom rolled her dice and rolled a five, bringing her to reading railroad, "I'll take it!"

It was now Scootaloo's turn but she didn't roll, "what's the point anyway, Apple Bloom or Diamond Tiara are gonna win anyway."

"I'll go easy on you, I'll only buy board walk." Diamond smiled.

"Fine." Scootaloo picked up the dice and rolled a two, she pulled a card from the community chest pile, "advance to go, collect two hundred dollars."

"Yeah, collect my two hundred dollars." Sweetie Belle joked, everypony laughed, Scootaloo just stared at her game piece.

"Something wrong Scootaloo?" Diamond Tiara asked.

"No, I just don't really want to play anymore." Scootaloo replied.

They put the game up without complaining cause they can tell she isn't in a good mood. They get into their sleeping bags and go to sleep. Scootaloo took the picture out of the drawer and looked at it.

Scootaloo's dad was home Monday, she greeted him at the door, "Hi dad!"

"Hey Scoot, wow was your sleepover?" He smiled as he walked inside.

"It was great we watched psycho and plaid monopoly!" Scootaloo smiled, "it was really fun."

Tornado walked over to the kitchen table and turned back to Scootaloo, "so school starts up again tomorrow you exited?"

She'd actually forgot at the time but nodded anyway, "I need to ask you about something..."

"Sure what is it?" A hint of confusion formed in his voice.

"You know ohm, mom being gone and all I was thinking..." She began, "that you should get a new wife."

He stood their frozen for a long moment. Scootaloo's face grew exited and hopeful, it was heartening. He gulped and looked at a picture on the wall.

"Welll?" Scootaloo asked.

"I don't know, I mean...Well...I can't just stomp my hooves and find you one, it'll take time that I don't have right now." He looked back at her once he was done.

"Well I can help, how about Rainbow Dash for a start?"

"Scootaloo, I really don't think..."

"Come on dad!" She begged, "I need a mother!"

"Scootaloo I-"

"You don't care? Fine! It dosnt matter, I shouldn't have asked the stallion who is to busy in mourning for nine years to think about his daughter!" Scootaloo yelled.

"Now, I didn't say I didn't care, it's just that I-" he was interrupted again.

"Don't want to." Scootaloo finished for him, he stared at her for a long time, his expression worried and sad, soon turned to anger.

"Scootaloo! Go straight up to your room this instant!" He pointed up stairs, she obayed his orders but did them hastily.

Tornado looked at a picture of his wife, it was hanging up on the wall next to the door. He sighed, his wife would probably want him to find Scootaloo a new mom but his heart didn't. he couldn't bring it to agree with him.

He looked upstairs wondering if he should say anything. She probably didn't want to talk. He went to the TV and flipped threw the channels looking for something good.

Scootaloo went to the drawer and took out the picture of her mom. She walked to the bedroom door and locked it, and then sitting back on her bed she looked out the window across the room and then back to the picture.

Scootaloo woke up in a forest, she heard a sound behind her and bolted in the other direction. She looked behind herself and saw noting, but the trees and ground held marking of a much larger animal then she was. Looking forward she smacked into a tree.

She slowly stud up and turned around. Blood dripping from her nose. She looked up and saw princess Luna put a forsh field around then both, saving her from the monster.

"It's this some kind of life lesson?" Scootaloo asked.

"No...I just wanted to distract you, and a parody to Preditor seemed like the best solution." Luna shrugged and landed to the ground. Suddenly they where in a white room, "so, you and your dad had an argument right?"

"Yeah..." Scootaloo looked at the ground and kicked it, "my dad won't try and get another wife."

"Most single parents don't get another spouse ever, you know Dinkie Hooves in your class right?" Luna asked.

"Yeah, her dad left them last year." Scootaloo nodded.

"Well her mom isn't tying to find a new spouse. Dinkie seems to not really mind." Luna smiled kindly.

"Isn't there some kind of difference?" Scootaloo asked though she knew the awnser was no.

Luna shook her head, "You should try talking with her, she may be able to help a lot."

"Fine..." Scootaloo watched as Luna vanished, and she began to wake up.

"Scootaloo?" Tornado knocked at the door.

Scootaloo got up and unlocked it, "yeah?"

"Sorry for yelling, it's just hard for me." Tornado looked down.

"It's hard for me to dad, I never knew her."

"I know." He hugged her, "but let me pick a mare at my own pace."

"Sure thing dad." Scootaloo pulled away from the hug and prepared herself for school.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading the first chapter! I'm so happy with this, it was on the popular stories list when it wasn't even 24 hours old! So thank you for reading, and should you decide to upvote or favorite this story, thank you so much, as it means a lot.

I was also afried no one would like the chapter after it comes out so...I hope this is ok and fits your needs, the next will be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. Also, I decided to add Dinkie into a later chapter but...this works soooo much better.

I wish you the best days and a happy life. I'd like to thank my beta reader ARTL

I forgot to let ARTL finish. Beta reading...I'll add those when I get them.