Alright now where was I? Oh right, when I woke up in the bushes next to the orphanage...

A bush shook as an orange Pegasus stood up.

"Uh, my head. Now what the hell just happened?" Scootaloo asked herself as she rubbed her head. Scootaloo took a look around. Right beside her was the solid red brick wall that made up the back of the Ponyville orphanage. Scootaloo looked down at her hands.

"How did I do that?" She asked herself. Thinking back to the battle Scootaloo recalled what it had felt like when she summoned the chain. Focusing on that feeling, she tried to pour some of her magic into it only for her instincts to take over. The flow of magic immediately diminished to almost non-existent and with a violet flash the chain was around Scootaloo's right wrist.

"Woah, now how do I dismiss..." Scootaloo didn't get to finish her thought as she heard voices coming from the front of the orphanage.

"Are you sure about this?"

"Of course I'm sure. The beast that Cheerilee saw is gone and Scootaloo's magic trail leads here."

"Alright Twi. Now we just gotta find the squirt." Scootaloo couldn't understand why Twilight and Rainbow were looking for her.

"What are you guys doing here?" Scootaloo asked as she came around the side of the building. The filly was leaning against the wall for support and holding her head.

Rainbow Dash was dressed in her customary black jeans, an ordinary chain clipped to a belt loop and disappearing into her pocket. Rainbow was also wearing a tie-dye t-shirt with her black-with-white-accents vest. When Scootaloo looked at Rainbows hands She noticed the technicolor Pegasus was wearing black fingerless gloves and she had a gold bracelet with a cyan gem in the shape of a six-pointed star, scootaloo also noticed that Rainbow had a standered issue whether control team digital wristwatch on her left wrist.

Twilight was wearing a simple navy blue skirt that went to her knees. Twilight wore a simple purple V-neck t-shirt that had magenta trim, this t-shirt had two holes in the back for Twilight's wings just as Scootaloo's and Rainbow's did. Scootaloo noticed a lavender gem shaped like a lightning bolt on a gold chain around Twilight's neck. Twilight's mane was neat and up in a ponytail.

"Well we're looking for you and we are going to adopt you, weren't you told about that?" Rainbow Dash questioned as she began looking Scootaloo over for injuries. Rainbow suddenly grabbed Scootaloo's right arm.

"Hm, magic, almost no casting charge, same signature, combat in nature." Rainbow Dash went to grab the chain only for her hand to pass through, "It even recognizes whether someone is friendly or not."

"We need to head inside for the meeting," Twilight said gesturing to the double doors that made the entrance to the orphanage.

"So you guys are really adopting me?"

"Yep, gonna see about moving you into the castle tonight actually." Came Rainbow Dash's response. Twilight rolled her eyes and sighed. No matter what she said or did Rainbow was dead set on bringing Scootaloo home that night.

"We also need to make sure your magic is in working order, and I'm guessing you don't know how to dispel that chain," Twilight stated in such a way that made it clear that she would be teaching Scootaloo how to do just that.

"So Rainbow how'd you pick up so much about the chain back there?" Scootaloo decided to question her idol. This curiosity was founded because Scootaloo was pretty sure Rainbow Dash couldn't do so two weeks ago.

"Oh that, part of my guard training is identifying spells. Funnily enough, being able to do that helps with your magic control which is also in my training." Whether she knew it or not Rainbow Dash had just gotten Scootaloo's full attention.

"Guard training? Wait, you're joining the Everfree guard!" The orange Pegasus squeezed at the thought of such an awesome pony in such an awesome position.

"Nope, I'll be leading those featherbrains." If it weren't for the fact that they had reached a door labelled 'Mrs. Milino's office' Scootaloo very well might have fainted.

"Are we all ready for this? Your answer better be yes by the way." There was no way for Twilight's voice to carry more authority than it already had in that single moment. In fact, the authority in Twilight's voice had momentarily stunned both Pegasi.

"I'll take that as a yes." Twilight pushed open the door and the three entered.

Mrs. Milino was a rather average earth pony mare with a brown coat and a grey mane and tail. She had piercing blue eyes that seemed to dull and full of wisdom, of course, her thinking bronze framed glasses could be part of that. She was wearing a pantsuit and everything about her screamed boring. Her cutie mark was hidden from view, as was customary for professional settings.

"Hello. I see you brought Scootaloo with you." Mrs. Milino seemed surprised that Scootaloo was there, "Just to be clear, this meeting is more of a formality than necessary, seeing as you two seem to be Scootaloo's favourite ponies."

"Would there be any issues with us bringing Scoots home with us tonight? I mean somethings going on with her magic and the castle is pretty well equipped for dealing with magic."

"Well all I need is your signatures and she's yours. Scootaloo why don't you go pack your things." Scootaloo got up to do just that.

Well imma pass the mic off to my lovely marefriend.
Oh shut up. So this goes back to when the beast attacked the school...

Diamond Tiara happened to turn her head at the exact moment that Scootaloo had turned back and started running towards the monster.

Diamond Tiara was wearing a simple white skirt with a plain black belt. She wore a faded blue t-shirt and had her customary yellow jacket on over top. Her tiara on her head. And her cutie mark, on the back of her left hand was visible.

"Oh Faust! Silver, Scootaloo just turned around and went back the way we came." Diamond Tiara couldn't believe what she had just seen. Silver Spoon was startled by her friends' words.

Silver Spoon wore a black skirt with a simple grey open back t-shirt with the bottom half being fully closed. She also had her glasses on and a peril necklace. The reason she had the open back shirt was due to her cutie mark being on the back of her left shoulder.

"Oh please tell me you aren't going after..." Silver Spoon trailed off as she noticed that Diamond Tiara had already left, "And you went after her."

Diamond Tiara arrived just in time to see the monster notice Scootaloo. Diamond could feel the presence of the monster, all that despair and hopelessness. It seemed to effect Diamond more than Scootaloo seeing as Scootaloo could still move.

When the shimmering violet chain whipped upwards Diamond gasped in shock and awe. As the beast began to charge at Scootaloo Diamond noticed that the orange Pegasus seemed frantic and then the area was bathed in violet light as Scootaloo's magic blasted outwards. When Diamond could see again the monster was gone and Scootaloo was on the ground. As Diamond went to go help Scootaloo the Pegasus filly vanished in a flash of purple light.

Diamond Tiara didn't know what to think about what she just saw.

Well that's my side of what has been told so far.
Alright DT we gotta go to bed now, so shut 'er down
Till next time

Author's Note

Hey what up?
Next chapter has quite a bit to go over so it could take a while.

BD out