With no family left alive, Scootaloo prepares herself for spending the Hearth's Warming holiday in an orphanage for the first time. Even though she's around other ponies, never in her life has she felt so alone.

Thankfully, Rainbow Dash comes along and tells Scootaloo that she'll be able to spend the holiday with her family. However, what they have in store for the young filly is something that Scootaloo never expected to happen in a million moons.