Scootaloo woke up feeling drowsy, and looked around. She saw a couple other ponies in the small room with her, sleeping on small mats. It didn’t take long before a dog walked in and herded them towards the gem mine. With a yawn, Scootaloo filed out after them.
I wonder what was up with Sledge? I remember him giving me medicine, and I was supposed to get tortured again, but instead I woke up here. Why? Did he drug me to protect me?
Scootaloo felt the leather belt from the harness digging into her wings as she was fastened to the cart. She looked around, noticing every pony there staring at her to see what she would do. Scootaloo felt like resisting, but between the sore muscles and straps that had been put on too tight, she didn’t have the energy.
She trotted forward slowly, feeling like her cuts from the whip were going to tear back open under the strain. A few sighs echoed off the walls as other ponies got back to work. Scootaloo looked up, and saw Boss in the corner with Spot, pointing and laughing at her. He slapped Spot on the back and he joined in on the laughter.
Scootaloo wasn’t stupid, but his mockery was too much. She’d spent long enough being abused and neglected; she stopped and sat down in her harness. Boss stopped laughing, and picked up his whip. Before he could walk over, Scootaloo heard several other dogs shouting out. Looking around, all the ponies had sat down in the cave, and all eyes were on her again.
Boss had made it over to her by now. “What are you doing, Pony? Do you want more punishment?” He cracked the whip in the air.
“It’s time somepony stood up to you, for all the ponies here too weak to fight.” Scootaloo stood up and drew a line in the dirt floor. “It’s time we draw the line, mutt, this far, no further!”
A chorus of cheers erupted from the other ponies, who were emboldened to see a small orange filly that refused to back down. “Stop it!” Boss shouted. “I’ll whip you all if you don’t.”
“Then who will pull your carts? Wh—”
Boss grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up, causing the cart to tilt backwards. “I’ve had about enough of you.” He unfastened the harness while holding her in the air.
Scootaloo struggled, managing to bite him on the arm as soon as the straps were undone. She sprinted over to the nearest pony, fluttering her wings a few times to see if they were still injured. “Don’t waste your time, save yourself and come back!” the pony shouted.
She looked at the brown earth pony who was waving her away, towards a nearby tunnel. Scootaloo turned and ran, hearing the whip crack and hit the ground where she had just been. Several dogs were converging on her position now. She had the training from the obstacle course to aid her, and she began to weave through the dogs.
As she ran down the first tunnel she came to, she realized that every cave and tunnel looked identical. There was no way to gauge her sense of direction, or even know which way led to escape. Scootaloo rounded a corner and saw a large black object on a collision course. She flinched, and felt the full force of a leg catch her under the chin.
She sprawled across the floor when she landed, and looked up at who had hit her. The room was spinning, and Spot stepped over her.
“Still think there are four gems, pony?” he asked.
Scootaloo looked up at the wall, and to her horror could only see three gems. She collapsed and closed her eyes.
Half aware of her surroundings after the blow, she felt herself being carried. They were tying something around her, likely the harness, and it pinned her wings to her side. Scootaloo groaned and decided it was time to pull the stupid cart.
Then she felt her forelegs pulled behind her back and tied together. She opened her eyes to see what was going on. Scootaloo was on the platform with Boss’ fancy throne made of gems and wood. Boss, Spot, and even Sledge were there along with a dozen other dogs, and all the ponies. They were still attached to their carts, but had been allowed to stay and watch.
“Fine.” Scootaloo spat at Boss. “I’ll pull your stupid cart!”
Boss laughed, and Scootaloo had to wait a minute for him to stop. “No, Boss is tired of Pony. Boss will find a new Pony.”
“What?” Scootaloo gasped when Spot picked her up and set her on top of a crate, then put a rope around her neck. He pulled it taut, and she looked up seeing it draped over a support beam that was holding the roof up.
“Well?” Boss asked. “Are you going to beg, Pony? Maybe I will chain you up in the latrine and let you keep it clean if you grovel.”
Scootaloo was balancing on her hind legs, with a rope tight around her neck, and her forelegs and wings tied up. Aside from Spot chuckling in enjoyment, the room was silently watching to see her reaction.
Taking a deep breathe, she felt peace wash over her. It was the sort of serenity that can only be found when a pony has truly found their calling. This was hers. Scootaloo was the pony that couldn’t be broken, the one who inspired others by always rising again. No matter how many times she had been knocked down, abused, and discarded, she always got back up.
“What’s so funny, Pony?” Boss asked.
Scootaloo felt the wide grin on her face, and turned to face him. “There may come a day when a pony more cruel than you breaks me, but that day is not today. No, you can torture a pony, or kill a pony, but you can never take a pony’s freedom.”
“I am Scootaloo! Do your worst!” she shouted out to the Diamond Dogs.
The ponies started cheering, and several began to fight their way out of their harnesses. The dogs scattered to stop the other ponies from getting loose, and Scootaloo felt the crate kicked out from underneath her.
There was a painful tug at her neck as she felt the rope dig into her neck, choking her. She heard a crashing sound from the other side of the cave, and saw two diamond dogs fly out of a side tunnel with a loud crash.
Rainbow Dash walked in and took off her flight goggles, and spit out her gum. “Who’s in charge here?”
Several cowardly dogs pointed at Boss, who had already crossed halfway across the room with his whip in hand. Dash launched herself at him, easily dodging his whip. She bucked him in the chest, and he managed to turn and avoid most of the blow. He fell to a knee, and aimed another whip at Dash.
A few of her primaries were hit by the whip and were cut in half, but it wasn’t enough to stop her from the next pass. She landed on him, knocking him to the ground, before launching at another dog who had picked up a club and run to the Boss’ aid.
Scootaloo was flailing around, trying to get Dash’s attention. She was so busy beating the snot out of the dogs that she hadn’t seen her suffocating in the noose. Her vision was starting to fade out, and her lungs were burning. The burning spread, until it encompassed her flanks, and she thought she would pass out.
The rope snapped, and Scootaloo fell to her side on the floor, gasping for breath. A large feathered form stepped in front of her, shielding her from the nearby Spot. He had a spear in his hand, and murder in his eyes.
“What a lame-o,” Gilda said. She grabbed the spear when he thrust at her, and bit into his shoulder with her beak. The dog raked a claw along her side, which only enraged her more. She dug her talons into his upper arms, piercing deep into his muscle. She threw him back to the ground, and turned around to check on Scootaloo. “You okay, kid?”
Scootaloo mouthed a reply but her throat was still sore. She nodded, as Gilda cut the ropes off her. By the time Scootaloo had gotten up, she saw the rest of the Elements of Harmony in the cave. They were scaring off the diamond dogs, and knocking some sense into the ones who wouldn’t lay down their improvised weapons.
It was during the cacophony of noise from the fight that Scootaloo saw Boss slink down a side tunnel. “Gilda! That’s their boss, we need to get him!” she croaked.
Gilda looked where she was pointing. “Sure thing.” She flew over towards him and Scootaloo ran over on hoof.
Boss had slinked into a nearby room to hide, which is where they found him. “Please, Pony, I’m sorry.”
Scootaloo walked over to him and shook her head. “How many ponies have you killed?”
“Killed?” Boss laughed. “No, big misunderstanding I’ve never killed a pony!” He continued to chuckle as he crawled back away from them.
“Do you even remember their names? Do you even remember my name?”
“Don’t be silly, your name is Pony!” Boss answered.
Gilda puffed out her feathers and stepped forward. “So, you like to prey on ponies?”
Boss growled at the Griffin. “What if I do? Every Diamond Dog knows you ponies won’t hurt anyone.”
“Well, I’m not a pony.” Gilda leaned forward towards him. “And you tried to kill one of my friends.”
Boss gulped and looked back at Scootaloo. “Please, you won’t let her kill me? Ponies don’t kill! I’ll never kill anymore ponies, I promise!”
Scootaloo shook her head. “You’re right, I could never kill you, no matter how evil you are.” She turned and started to walk out of the room. “But, I don’t have to save you either.”
She walked out of the hallway and towards the central chamber as Boss began to scream.
Sledge was backed into a corner, begging with an enraged Dash for mercy. “No, please! I was nice to Scootaloo, Sledge swears it!”
Dash looked ready to knock him out, when Scootaloo jumped in front of him. “Stop! He’s right!”
Scootaloo could see the tears in Dash’s eyes. She tackled her in a hug. “Oh thank Celestia! Don’t you ever scare me like that again! It took us days to get through this maze of tunnels.”
“Hey, I’d never die on you, Dash.” Scootaloo nuzzled Dash and she seemed to recover from her near-breakdown.
“I—alright. Let’s go find a way out of here and leave these rats with their precious gems,” Dash said.
“Sledge can show you the way out,” he offered.
“I don’t trust mutts, when Celestia finds out how many ponies you kidnapped there won’t be a hole deep enough to hide in,” Dash retorted.
“Dash, it’s okay. He protected me, and helped keep the ponies healthy. We can trust him,” Scootaloo said.
“Fine, but I’ve got my eye on you. If you’re a spy, I’ll know about it, buster!”
Sledge and Scootaloo walked back towards the main cavern as Dash followed from behind, keeping an eye on the dog. She glanced over at Scootaloo and saw something on her flank.
“Hey, Scoots, when’d you get that?” Dash asked.
“Huh, what?” Scootaloo looked back at her flank, recalling how it had burned as she had been choking in the noose. She smiled from ear to ear and began jumping around. “My cutie mark! YES!”
holy crap nice story, short, but it drew a conclusion to this arc, and the mark is pretty cool
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Yep, she's unkillable, because she's the protagonist!
(and it's a phoenix. Phoenix's are cool.)
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Shipfic territory, here we come! She's going to meet a lovely pegasus colt named Kadian, who is totally not a self-insert, and explore her sexuality with him.
Plus, cutie mark + breaking sound barrier = ???
OH crap the green mile haven't read yet but i loved that film oh god please don't be what I think it is.
will update when I have read this
Update: holy sheeeeep, well she's free now. And Gildas got boss, he got what was coming to him.
Dash is pro fighter and Gilda is immune to pain. not ta self don't get on their bad side.
will continue to wait for more.
That cutie-mark, she is an inspiration, shew leads ponies to...
Yay! Scootaloo got her cutiemark! The irony when it looks like one of my friends tattoos.
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I'm liking the regular updates Kaidan, but it's almost like you want to end this fic! Don't do it!, "IT'S A TRAP!"
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You are Enjoying the Chapter title references aren't you i wouldn't want it any other way.
CB
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Scootatration?
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But it can't end, not until Dash gets on the WB, Scoots gets on the WB, Scoots finds, marries, and has kids with somepony, Scoots teaches her kids to fly, Scoots becomes the Ele of Loyalty when Dash dies ,then Scoots gets old and turned into an alicorn, and the story continues forever!
FOREVER!
And then, Gerda will steal Scootaloo's firstborn and cook her into a big pony stew!
But seriously, Scootaloo + Gilda + the Timberwolf + Gryll + Sledge. I just need a magical McGuffin and the quest will begin. . . .
"Halt! What are a filly, a griffin, a timberwolf, a grizzly, and a diamond dog doing in the frozen north?"
I mean, I throw in a wyvern that befriends Scootaloo and I've got an entire new "Mane six", only it'll be the "Pain Six" and they'll be the elements of war.
Plus, I think I'm about to do another CMC chapter. Imagine how excited they'll be to get cutie marks now?
And, think "The Human Torch" only, with ponies, and you'll know how awesome Scootaloo will be when she figures out how to flame on!
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A lesser author would have ended it on a Scootahanger.
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Indeed, and we all know I have no secret desires to make love to Scootaloo.
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MOAR!
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You're going to make Fluttershy's face get stuck like that....
Oh, too late.
That reminds me of a story idea... Fluttershy get's addicted to cuddles so she always want lol 2742729
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I could probably make a "What-If" story out of that if you want. "Fluttershy goes to Cuddlers Anonymous."
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Don't you DARE complete this story.
I will find you, with a cleaver, I will perform surgery, containing the following things being ripped out by a rusty pair of Tweezers;
Heart
Lungs
Kidneys
Brain
Eyes
Tonsils, and throat.
And spine.
Me, ze greatest surgeon of all ze ponyvilles, ja?
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Bowties are cool, also Phoenixes.
Ugh... Me and my love for Mat- I mean the show Doctor Who.
YOU SAW NOTHING! *Teleports into space.*
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Pfft, I'm the Highlander. Only removing my head can truly kill me.
THERE CAN ONLY BE SCOOTALOO!
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Aha!
But you see, I removed your Brain.
Brain is ze most important organ in your body, ja?
I am ze Arnold Schwarzenegger, I from Thal, Austria. I am ze Kindergarten Cop, ja.
God, what is with me...
WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE....
Give 'dem ponies feedom.
Ponies love freedom.
Fuck. Yes.
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penetration
About to start. This story doesn't have a sad or tragedy tag so if I cry for anything other than joy, we're gonna have words author. Just a heads up.
2742684 OMG SPOILERS YAY!
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No not Sisko!!!!
How can chapter eight be the worst? For what this story is, that's actually one of the higher quality chapters... or at least, it's my favorite.
Being so awesome comes at a price, you know. I can't write 20k words a day without first getting the juices flowing with a little Scootabuse.
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Even Scootahappy has abuse in it. This is known.
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almost went that way except for the whole "I planned for it to be Dash from the start." If it's any consolation, it's still highly likely Dash, Scootaloo, Fluttershy, and Gilda form their own flock. (Sort of like how some fanon has the ponies form herds, they don't have to be married they just form a close network that becomes family. I like that idea, so Fluttershy could be Scootaloo's half-mother? I'm stretching but still, it's Scootaloo and I haven't
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I had to find a new way to say "I'm here to kick flank and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum." I've used it three times across all my stories, and if I use it a fourth the site will implode.
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So, I want to penetrate Scootaloo? Guilty.
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funny enough is was chapter eight that threw me off the story. After reading it i went and looked at the most recent chapter, and with scoot going braveheart and gilda about to kill someone, i just lost interest. You said you planned the dash adoption from the beginning, but there was really no build up or indication of going that route, chapter eight was literally the only chapter it was mentioned in. You try to cram what is a major dilemma in other dash adopts scoots stories in the span of 1k words, and in doing so made dash look sporadic and not give it the proper thoughts. You also make her friends look like assholes by fluttershy screaming at her when she acts like this is the big decision that it is and twilight and pinkie treating it like they are adopting a pet. The orphanage lady going disney villain and dash threatening to kill her gave it a crappy B movie feel. The lady cutting of a unicorn horn was over the top, but i ignored it until you throw her back in with her evil smirks and tele-torture. If killing someone was so uncommon and unheard of in this society, then I'm sure the threat of doing so would also be a crime, as it can be one here and we have murders all the time. Overall i was getting into the story, minus a few hiccups, until this chapter and just lost all drive to keep reading.
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*shrug* depends on whether or not you can tolerate my awesomeness. It's an acquired taste.
2756771 Kaidan...
One does not SIMPLY tolerate your awesomeness...
We know this to be a fact.
I'm here to kick plot and chew bubble gum.
And I'm all out of bubble gum.
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Your pic scares me.
2 things! One its awesome how her cutie mark is a phoenix. Two: WHAT IS HER BUCKING LAST NAME!?!?!!?
3127257 Scootaloo Dash!
When your CM is a phoenix i would advise against breaking the sound barrier. you might just burn down everything.
also, what is ones special talent when your CM is a phoenix? is it that she is very difficult to kill?
well im guessing that her cutie mark is based of the mocking j in the hunger games or its based off of that which are both really good movies and books
cant wait for the 3rd to become a film product or come out
Gilda is best Equestrian River Song!
i wish that WAS her cutie mark