Scootaloo had been content with her life. Sure, things got a little cold at night, and sure, she may not have gotten to eat as much as she would have liked, but she had the best friends a pony could ask for and the most awesome mare in Equestria as a sort-of sister. The only thing that could have made her life better was a cutie-mark to rub in stupid Diamond Tiara's big, fat face.
... Then her so-called friends had to ruin everything.
Why couldn't they have just stopped asking questions? They were all happy, weren't they? She had told them not to worry, so why did they? Now, because of them and all those other stupid ponies who never listened, she was stuck in the middle of the Everfree Forest with a mare who acts like dog with no idea of what to do.
And why did this mare keep looking at her like that? With such saddness and longing? Maybe... maybe Scootaloo could help her in return for helping her not get eaten. After all, even though fillies didn't need families, that didn't mean ponies didn't need each other, right?

A story (with an aspect of adventure despite what the site allows me to tag) about Scootaloo and the always overlooked Screw Loose, because there aren't enough (read: none) of those around here. On a side-note, we have a character tag for the likes of Noteworthy, a character with no outstanding features, but not one for a truly unique background pony like Screw Loose. What is wrong with the world? And still no royal guard tag! They may not be in this story, but come on! Don't they appear enough in the show to deserve at least that much recognition!
... Well, I hope you enjoy the story!
P.S.
The title will make more sense as the story progresses, I swear! Also Thanks to Bemmo for editing.