Check made his way down the street as he thought about everything that has happened as of late. Thankfully after a quick stop to get more food, he had time to stop off at the mayor's office to sort out at least one thing.

"Oh." Mayor Mare gasped as he entered. "I was wondering when I'd have the honor of your visit."

"I came to check on Scootaloo's situation. I have the paperwork she had to verify the details."

After he passed them to her, she looked them over before nodding. "I did indeed confirm her request. Have you come to verify her housing and work arrangements?"

"That. And I'd like to verify the manner in which these papers were needed." He replied sitting at her desk.

Mayor gasped and looked away sadly. "I see… nopony told you…" taking a deep breath she sat across from him. Legally speaking… She's been abandoned. An orphan."

Check's teeth clenched at the news as a seething hatred for her parents grew within him. However, thanks to his training, he was able to hide it well. "I see. I'll need all her resources then."

Mayor nodded and pulled out a folder before passing it to him. "Here you go. She may not look it. But she's a few years older than she looks."

"Explain."

The mayor double checked the hallway before shutting and locking the door. "From what I was able to gather about her from her last school. She was cursed."

Check scanned the folder before turning to her. "And her medical records?"

"There are none."

Check got up and went to the door. "I'll fix that. She's staying and working with me." He didn't like how Scootaloo's parents had treated her. And hearing that no one was able to get her a checkup because of it. Only fueled his hate. Thankfully the walk back to the office gave him time to calm down. And with the mayor knowing he was taking care of the matter, he was free to put an end to her problems.

Twilight sat at the desk of her library as Rainbow came in making a v-line for the bookshelf. She watched for a few moments as she tried to figure out what her friend was doing. For some reason she was looking into history and global books. Oddly nothing related to sports or something she'd consider awesome.

"Rainbow? What are you doing?" Twilight asked bluntly. "The fiction section is on the other side of the room."

"I know." She replied as she continued her search.

"Sports is the next shelf over."

"I know."

"Then what are you looking for?" Twilight asked.

Rainbow huffed and landed with an annoyed look on her face. "Check and I found something that kept popping up in the Daring Doo books. I wanted to look into it on my own."

Twilight blinked in shock. "What? Why are you so fascinated on it?... or are you more interested in spending time with Check?"

"I plan to be a Wonderbolt. And according to what I heard, a big part is being able to gather information. Now are you going to help me look? Or am I going to have to go through every book till I find it?" Rainbow spat.

Smiling, Twilight got up and moved to her side. "Let's start with the region and narrow our search for there." She explained pulling out a quill, paper and a map.

Scootaloo hummed softly as she danced while she cleaned. True, she wasn't going super fast and was acting girly, but she didn't care. She felt like she was wanted, like she was needed. Maybe… eventually even…

Just then the door opened and Check entered. "Hay! How does it look so far?" She asked eagerly.

"Looks fine." He replied, moving straight to his desk.

"But you barely looked at it." She huffed.

Check sighed and smiled at her. "Scootaloo… when I left. There was a pile of books laying in the corner. Not to mention the dishes on the table. Both would have been easy to see the moment I stepped into the room. Knowing that. Do you still think I haven't noticed the work you've done?"

Scootaloo looked around before turning to him with a smile. "No… you noticed."

"Good girl. Keep that in mind. Rather in air or on hoof, you must always be aware of your surroundings. Sometimes even the smallest detail can lead to the biggest discovery." He paused for a moment before tapping a chair next to him.

Hopping up, Scootaloo looked at him in curiosity. "Is something wrong?" She asked.

"The Mayor told me about your situation." He sighed. "We'll be taking care of all that together."

She blinked in shock and gulped asking. "Take care of what?"

"How would you like to have a much needed medical examination and trip to Canterlot?" He asked, receiving a large smile.

"Can we see the Wonderbolts while we're there?"

"That depends on how quickly we can get a ticket to Canterlot. I just have to send a letter through Spike and…" He explained before Scootaloo cut him off.

"I'll get the tickets!"

Writing down a note, Check smiled at Scootaloo. "Hand this to the pony at the stallion. And wait for me there."

Scootaloo happily sped out the door calling back. "I'll send Spike over too!"

Sighing, he shook his head and looked at the folder.

Name: Scootaloo
Age: ???
Race: pegasus
Gender: female
Condition: complicated
Detail: appears young. Abandoned by caretakers. Possible history of abuse.

Check closed his eyes as memories flashed past his mind. Memories he would rather avoid for her. "Never again." He thought before writing a letter to the princesses.

Author's Note

A dark past and hope for a bright future. Two lives now tied together by the strings of fate. What will the future hold?