The Hydra watched as the ponies that had invaded his bog (a ‘real fixer-upper’ as the real-estate agent had claimed) galloped away.
“Are they gone?” Steven Magnet asked, popping up from under the grimy water and kissing his serpentine lover on each check (all 8 of them).
“Yup.”
“Well, now that work is done I can tell you the wonderful news… the adoption went through!”
“It did?”
“Yes!” Steven said happily, holding out an orange filly. “Meet our baby… Scootaloo!”
~MC~MC~MC~
“And that is the secret origin of Scootaloo!” Chrysalis said.
Twilight stared at the changeling. “I hate you.”