Brainwashed

by SweetieStar


The Lost Memories

It was a sunny morning, Scootaloo woke up and decided to go get Dash. Even though they were on a three day-break, she was board. As Scootaloo went to Dash’s room she saw Rainbow Dash still sleeping. She didn’t want to wake up her mentor so she decided to pay Sugar Cube Corner a visit. She loved cupcakes and she loved them a lot. No pony made them better than Pinkie Pie, and she worked at Sugar Cube corner. Scootaloo knew that Pinkie Pie would be rather upset with the events of her daughter missing, but she didn’t know what exactly happened. Or at least that was what Scootaloo thought. She brushed her teeth and styled her main. Scootaloo flew out of Rainbow Dash’s house leaving her a note that she went to Sugar cube corner to get some cupcakes.

As Scootaloo flew to the door of Sugar Cube corner she knocked on the door and response came slowly. But when she expected a happy pink pony to open the door with a warm greeting, she saw somepony different. It was a pony she never saw before; her mane was pink and purple, her coat was white, she had dark blue eye shadows, a pink bow on her mane, a pink scarf and a pink tie on her tale. She was fabulous and her face was so angel-like and innocent. She had a signing cutie mark and it seemed that her voice might be even better than her look. She stared at Scootaloo for a moment looking from top to bottom; her eyes were sleepy and her mane was messy as if a storm just past. She had scars all over her chest, stomach and lower. The pony smiled and her eyes watered. She looked at her one more time and jumped on Scootaloo with a warming hug. Scootaloo looked confused but she really didn’t care much; her coat was so soft and her hug was so heart-warming. “Scootaloo!” She squealed, then the Pegasus stepped back even more confused.

“Who a-are you and h-how do you know my n-name?” She said scared for her life. The pony frowned.

“It’s me, Sweetie Bell!” she exclaimed smiling again. ‘Sweetie Belle’ that name was familiar, it repeated in Scootaloo’s mind over and over again until she remembered.

“Oh, so it is you who wrote that prank-letter to Rainbow Dash?” She asked strictly scolding. Sweetie Belle looked confused.

“W-What do you mean? It was not a prank-letter! And I sent it to you!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed. Scootaloo looked at her and raised her eyebrow.

“Not a prank letter? You were lucky that I read it before Rainbow Dash!” Scootaloo sniffed rudely. Sweetie Belle looked at her with wide eyes and thought of what would happen if Rainbow Dash read it. And remembered Scootaloo’s soar body filled with scars.

“W-What did they do to you?” Sweetie Belle gasped. Scootaloo was even more confused; who did what?

“What do you mean? Who? What? I don’t even know you! Why do you care about me?!” Scootaloo harshly spat at Sweetie Belle.

“You… don’t remember me?” Sweetie Belle asked in horror. She then remembered what Derpy said to her when she was checking the mail ‘A brainwashed mare sent you this’ This sentence repeated in her head until she finally realized what happened. “YOU WERE BRAINWASHED!!!” She shouted at Scootaloo. “You must come with me!” She said madly. Scootaloo was very confused now. Sweetie Belle levitated Scootaloo and took her with her.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?! LET ME DOWN NOW! I DON’T EVEN KNOW YOU! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING???” Scootaloo was shouting all the way until Sweetie Belle reached their destination. Sweetie Belle put Scootaloo down gently and pointed at the wretched house which was the CMC clubhouse before.
“Do you remember now?” Sweetie Belle asked. Scootaloo was now VERY confused.
“Remember what? This is just an old house” Scootaloo said with a weird expression on her face. Sweetie Belle shook her head.

“Come in…” She said. Scootaloo hesitated at first, but then she decided to obey. She and Sweetie Belle came in; she saw a map which had crossed places of Ponyville, most of them did not exist. She looked around and saw lots of toys and a stereo.

“So what?” Scootaloo asked weirdly “What’s up with that?” Scootaloo asked and Sweetie Belle pointed to a photograph. Scootaloo came closer to the picture and saw herself. She was a young filly in the photograph and she was not alone; she was smiling with two other fillies together. Scootaloo was now VERY, VERY confused and she started to panic; she did not remember these days, she was always alone… who were these Fillies? She looked closer to the photograph and saw a note. ‘CMC’s forever’ Scootaloo started to cry; was she brainwashed? Suddenly Scootaloo felt a head ache and when she looked around, the room started to fade. She felt dizzy and in a few moments, her heart ached and she fell on the solid ground hearing one blurred voice

“SCOOTALOO!” Sweetie Belle cried.

Scootaloo woke up in the hospital and heard the doctor talking to Sweetie Belle.

“She hit her head hard, she won’t be able to recover, her skull is damaged and not even Celestia’s magic can let her recover, she will die. I’ m sorry. “ Sweetie Belle started to cry.

“I don’t want to lose another friend! No!” She cried loudly. Scootaloo looked at Sweetie Belle with a weak look and then she remembered what actually happened in her life; she had friends and they had lots of fun, she never liked the Rainbow Factory, and Rainbow Dash killed Orion, her Coltfriend. Scootaloo called out to Sweetie Belle weakly. Sweetie Belle happily ran to Scootaloo. “Scootaloo! I thought I will lose you!” She said excited and happy tears went through her beautiful eyes. She wanted to cheer up the white unicorn, but she knew that she would die soon.

“I’m sorry Sweetie Belle for everything… please, Sweetie, tell Pinkie Pie that I’m sorry that I killed her daughter, and please… I’m sorry but I won’t live anymore.” She said. Sweetie Belle gasped and started to cry harder.

“I-I thought… but… why?” She cried “I don’t want to lose you, Scootaloo, you are my only left friend!” She cried harder. Scootaloo put her hoof on Sweetie Belle’s mouth and hugged her.

“Please be strong, remember your song? You sang it to Apple Bloom to cheer her up!” She said “Now please, cheer up for me and be strong, you still have to live” She said and closed her eyes fading away into a dark deep sleep. Sweetie Belle cried for a moment but then, she stopped.

“I know what I have to do now, it is not safe to just let them go away! I and Pinkie Pie will have to have a chat with the princess” Sweetie Belle grinned evilly.