Intro: are you okay?

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Everything hurt.... I felt as if I was being crushed... why did this happen? I tried to move but found myself trapped under a peice of the house. The only thing I was wearing was the waistband to a diaper; the rest had probably been torn off in the chaos. Under me we're jagged edges of wood and glass, as well as a warm puddle of Urin. I sniffed the air to be sure, but all I could smell was blood. Light shines on my face as I looked to see a huge peice of wood on top of me, and lieing down sideways made things even less comfortable.

Useing every ounce of strength I had, I pushed the huge mass of lumber to the side, allowing me to stand. Starring at the floor, I saw nothing but wreckage underneath my feet. I listened to the moans and Crys of animals, feeling bad that I was happy to hear them, if only to know they were alive. I looked up and saw a huge crevasse stretching from one horizon all the way to ponyville in the distance. Everything had been destroyed, even the castle had been split in half. The forrest had taken a beating as well, trees toppling over one another, animals lieing motionless under them, it was a mad house. Baby's, adults, the tremor had no limitations on the lives it took. I looked back, standing on the edge of what used to be a home, observing the absolute carnidge in front of me. Both of my mothers were in there. I was alone once again.

As my heart sank, a raspy voice came from within the pile of wood. "Is every one okay?" Rainbow Dash croaked, barily haveing the energy to speak. The sobs of Fluttershy echoed throughout all equestria. "Scoots?" Rainbow desperately asked. "Scootaloo? Scootaloo, are you their? Please Scootaloo! Answer me! No! Please! SCOOTALOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

CH1. Takeing bed rock to a whole new meaning

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Both of my mothers gently wrapped a blanket around me, sitting us all down in the grass. I looked over at the smoke comeing from Ponyville, wondering how this happened.

If I had to pinpoint a single moment this started, it would be the day I stole for the first time. I was what most people call homeless, but to me, the giant rock I called a bed was my home. On the outskirts of ponyville, there was a huge boulder, about 30 yards away from a river in the Forrest. I was too scared to sleep in the Forrest; mainly because of timber wolves and stray dragons. Yes, some were friendly, but it was a 50/50 chance, one that I didn't need to take. When it rained, I just slept in the rain. I was fine with getting wet, mainly because I wet myself every night anyway. I would wake up, urine soaked in my fur and in the dirt, then I would head over to the river and wash off as best I could, then I would head to school.

There was only one thing I really hated in this world, and that was pity. I hated it when grown ponies gave me that look of "oh, what a poor fille, I hope someone helps her." The fact that others thought that they were so above me that their pity mattered to me burned me up inside! I hated the world for that look, but at school, no one gave it too me. There was nothing to hate about school, but I always acted like it so that others thought I was cool. I was never one to complain about time with friends, freemeals, and even a little warmth or shade depending on the day, but I did, so that others wouldn't catch on about my true life. None of my friends new I was homeless, accept for A store vender I called Bill, he gave me free apples every time he saw me.

Durring class I would try and sit next to Sweetiebell or Applebloom. Sweetiebell usually helped me understand stuff in class and Applebloom had extra lunch to share. And when ever diamond tiara (whom Cherrylee never punished) would make fun of our blank flanks, or now our dumb looking cutiemarks, it never phased me. I thought it was pathetic. Why did she feel the need to be a villain? If she would just be nice, I'm sure we could add her as a friend. When recess let out I usually loved the swings, mainly because it was close to flying, something I had always wanted to do, but I always stuck with my friends and did what they wanted. I'm not complaining, I still had fun. After school Mrs.Cherrylee liked to keep me after class for some extra studying, some home cooked food, or even sometimes just to chat. After school my favorite place to go was the market, where Bill would be at his usual stand, selling anything he could. I called him bill because he looked like a billygoat. He was small, very thick, and looked like he could knock out a tiger. He would give me something to snack on almost everyday, and sometimes even had something to play with. I would sit and talk to him about the Cutymark Crusaders, how my day was, and diamond tiara. "Sounds like she just needs a friend," he would comment. It was almost a tradition for him to say that. It was odd, but I took it to heart. Some days I would try finding her and talking to her. There were days where she would get deep and personal with our conversation, talking about her parents and the stress they put on her, or maybe she would talk about class and the stress of failing, even though she was B student. Other days she would just make fun of me, covering herself, and trot along to do something else.

One day, Bill was sick, Applebloom had nothing extra to give, and I had a substitute teacher. By the time class ended, I was starveing. I went to talk to Diamond Tiara, and we talked about today's test, but all around me I could only see food. I needed something. When I asked DT, she told me her parents wouldn't let friends come in her house. I went to ask Sweetiebell and Rarity, but they weren't home, so I made my way to Sweet Apple Acres. Along they way I had to go through the market again, smelling the food around me, trying to keep my head down. Finally, I was tired of being hungary. I looked around and saw someone selling cheese. As he looked over, I snagged a small peice, running off with it. I had just stolen and gotten away with it. It felt kind of-

"THEIF!" Welp, never mind. I heard the clanking of armor behind me, so I started running as fast I could. I started balling while I ran, knowing I was in big trouble if they cought me. Tears flew off my eyes and into the wind as the clanking grew louder. I stopped in my tracks and raised the cheese to the on comeing guards. I got on my knees and begged, "Please don't take me to jail! Here! I dont even want the stupid cheese! Take it!" They didn't seem to care. They took both me and the cheese.

"Spoild little brat," One of the guards chimed, "couldn't get everything you wanted, so you decided to steal it. Kids like you need an old fashioned spanking." I cried as they took me to Jail. I had nothing to say. There was nothing to say. I just sat there in a barred cell as the guards told me that if the store owner decided to press charges, I could go to a youth canterlot prison. If not, they would see to it that I spent as long as I could in a cell, if just to teach me a lesson. They told me I could write a letter to anyone, but only one letter. I knew who I was writing to.

About an hour later, Rainbow Dash stormed in the jail, Fumeing from her ears. The guards stood at attention, soluteing her. "Release her," she commanded. Haveing retired form the wonderbolts, she was still an E9. She had command over them. They opened my cell and I sheepishly made my way over to her. She glared with extream anger and hostility in her eyes. "Why?" Was all she asked.

"Can I tell you out of here?"

"Fine... but you had better have a very, and I mean VERY, good reason." As we walked I explained the situation. I told her everything, mostly with tears in my eyes. Here I was face to face with rainbow dash, but not because I did something cool and amazing, but because I needed her to bail me out of jail. I couldn't have felt any worse at the time. When I was done, she had cooled, but not by much. "Being hungary is tough, but that was no excuse to steal. You know Sweet Apple Acres would have given you all you needed." She sighed and looked over at me. "Come on, you can have dinner with me and Fluttershy."

"I don't need handouts."

"Obviously you do. In fact that's kind of exactly what you need."

"Look! I asked you to help me, and you did. I'm grateful but-"

"But you have absolutely no room to argue since you made me pull rank on those poor guards! And you broke the law! You are comeing over for a decent meal, and that is final!" I hated it at the time, but she was right. I still wonder why she referenced the guards as poor that day. What made their lives so miserable? The walk to the Cottage was quiet. I didn't have the nerve to talk.

It's funny, when you start walking to Fluttershy's house, you start seeing more and more animals as you get closer. It was comforting, knowing they were all with us. I started to look around, watching a family of bears snuggle and warm eachother. A pack of wolves started teaching a litter of pups how to walk. Birds flew over head, singing songs in their own language. Usually I would make a vomit face and make my friends laugh, but I wasn't in the laughing mood. Comeing to the cottage, Angle hopped over to meet Rainbow, complaining about what he was getting for dinner. What a spoiled brat. I thought, A family is moveing and carding for you and you complain about the dinner you are getting? It burned me up a little to see this.

"I'm sorry," Rainbow apologized, "we are out of carrots. Youbwill have to deal with cabbage for tonight. Maybe I'll get you something special tomorrow from the market." His tail started bobbing and his ears shot up. We all headed inside to see Fluttershy hard at work in something. She seemed exaugsted. Rainbow snuck behind her and wrapped her hooves around the peguses' small waist, kissing her cheek. "Hey baby."

"You're home late dear." Fluttershy said, half paying attention. "Work hold you up?"

"Actually," Rainbow retorted, "I brought a guest."

"WHAT!?" She turned around to see me in the door way, meekly looking around the warm cozy room. It was all made from the hollowed out tree accept the furnature. To my right was a living room, complete with a Television, DVD player, a long couch against the wall and a smaller couch with its back to me, a book shelf on the opposite wall, holding classic books that I will never read, and a coffe table with flowers on top in the center of the room. The room I stood in was a dineing room, with a Small finding table and two chairs faceing eachother, again with a flower in the middle of the table. Farther back was a kition full of cabnets, an electric stove, a refrigerator and a microwave. Between the dineing room and the livening room was a stair case leading some where forighn to me. The walls were lined with pictures and hand knitted decorations that read something cheesy like "Tree sweet home" or "Our Dashing Abode."

Rainbow started to finish dinner as Fluttershy rushed over and hugged me. "Scootaloo! It's Ben a while!" She meekly backed off.

"Yea... and you were a lot more shy then."

"Sorry. Ever since Rainbow and I tied the knot, she has slowly been getting me out of my shell. Would you like to sit down dear?"

"I'm okay Mrs... ummm... Dash?"

Rainbow looked back and jokeing my asked "Oh.... is my mother here too?" This made Fluttershy giggle and snort.

"Well feel free to watch TV or a Movie. I have to go Finnish dinner so we can all eat." She fluttered over to Rainbow and softly took the spoon from her hoof. She kissed her lips gently and grinned. "Go sit down and relax Rainy, I love you very much, but I do not love your cooking." The some how still polite jab make Rainbow chuckle and Trot to the couch. She plopped into the seat with a sigh, turning on the TV. Finally she looked at me and said "well, are you just going to stand there all dinner? Because that would make it pretty awkward."

I had been taken aback by all of this so much that I hadn't moved from the door way. I walked over and sat on the couch, Angle hopping in my lap. "So," Rainbow started. "I'm sure you have plenty of questions about me and Shyzy, any I can answer?"

"Well... just one."

"Oh? And what would that be?"

"How are you getting electricity in a tree?" The entire cottage erupted in laughter.

CH2. Don't expect me to stay!

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I still remember the first time I had Mama Shy's home made mac&cheese. That would remain my favorite food for many years. We all sat around the dinner table, Rainy talked about her new promotion at work, how she will get to show the new young "cloud kickers" how it's done. I just sat there enjoying the best meal I'd had in a very long time. As we all finished our plates, rainbow got a more stern look on her face. "Scootaloo," she started, "you are going to write a formal apolidgy for stealing that cheese." Fluttershy put her head down. I didn't know it at the time but she hated negativity at the dinner table. However Rainbow had that look that let you know... she was getting her way, and she was getting it now.

Now it's not that I wasn't going to say sorry in the first place, but I hate takeing orders. So in response i regrettably said "Ummm... no, I won't. You can't make me."

I will never forget Rainy's look at that moment. I thought I had seen it all. Dangerous monsters, Twighlight's main Cumbusting into pure fire, but that look, it gave Fluttershy's Stare a run for its money. I imeadiatly looked down, resisting the urge to crawl in a hole and die. "Look at me." Her voice was like razors cutting my ears. Nonetheless, I looked at her. "You will write an apology, weather I have to strap you to a chair or you do it willingly. It will be done tonight. You broke the law and my trust. You have no room to protest."

I chocked back tears, there was no way I was crying again today. There was no way to win this fight, but there was something I could say, so I once again regretted opening my mouth. "Your not my mom." Now that didn't mean much at the time, but looking back on it, I can see why Fluttershy said what she did next.

"ENOUGH YOU TWO!" She shouted, tears running down her cheeks. "Rainbow, I hate to say it but she is right. We can not tell her what she can and cannot do, but that doesn't mean you are in the right Scootaloo. I may not be your mother, but if I were, I would tell you that you deserve to be spanked and sent to your room for... for..." She could only muster so much anger. Later I would learn she almost has a timer on her, because anger turns to sadness almost every time. She dashed off up the stairs, rainbow starting to follow, stopping at the doorway.

"You may go if you like, but Fluttershy wouldn't want me to give you an ultimatum." With that, she dashed off, not looking back. I figured that was her way of kicking me out. I say there for a second, my heart broken over my own words. Truth was I had fantasized about Rainbow dash being my mother. Not only that, but I made Fluttershy cry, witch is the worst thing that any liveing creature could do. I decided it was best to leave, but as I got up, Angle came up with a paper, feather, and a jar of ink. I was about to shrug it off, but decided it may be best to write that letter. I grabbed the supplies and headed out.

It was getting late, so I headed back to my rock, sitting in front of it and starting to write. I can't remember what I wrote, I was tired at the time and couldn't think straight. In fact I don't even think I finnished it that night... no, I actually believe I finished it in school the next morning. But what I do remember is wakeing up. I woke up, leaned against the rock with a purple wool blanket on me. I had. Ever seen the blanket before, but was welcoming the warmth. That is until I moved. Not haveing parents and living in the dirt, I never needed to potty train at night, but now I had already ruined such a warm blanket. I found the half written note next to me, under the ink jar. I rolled it all up in the blanket and took it with me to school.

On my way I stopped by bills shop. He saw the blanket and smiled. "Cold?"

"No," I started to explain, "I woke up with it over me."

"It's wet. Here." -he threw a smal bag of bits to me. I let go of the make shift sack and put them in. "That will cover a washing machine. I don't have much, but I have enough for that."

"Thanks Bill. Hey, my CMC group meets today. So I'll-"

"Stop bye a little late yea yea, hey, I'll see ya then. Oh! And tell AJ she owes me 10 bits!" I nodded his way, though I don't think AJ will pay up, but anything for Bill. So I made my way to the washers and threw in the blanket. The note had gotten a bit wet on the edge, but not enough to ruin it.

I wondered who could have delivered it. Rainbow was still mad at me, so I'm sure it wasn't her, and Bill doesn't have blankets. That only leaves Fluttershy. Later would later learn that it was actually Rainbow, borrowing Fluttershy's Mare-Do-Well outfit to keep her unnoticed. I heard the school Bell start to ring. Seems I would be late.

"23!"

"Correct scootaloo! Very good!" I wasn't very good at math, but being right always made me feel good. "Okay class! Time for lunch! And it's weds day, so you know what that means! Lunch out side!" The entire class cheered and ran outside, Mrs.Cherrylee trying her best to keep up. I stayed behind and finished my apolidgy note. It didn't take me long, then back into my blanket it went. I looked at the soft cloth, then hugged it.

"Is that your blankie?" A familiar voice came from the door.

"Hey Tia. Here to bash me about my flank? Or my loneliness?" I wasn't in the mood this evening, and appearently, neither was she.

"No... I... I could use a friend. I mean a real friend." She came over and sat next to me, a depressed look on her face. "I'm sorry you couldn't come in, I saw you steal that cheese. Here." She pulled the peice out of her saddle bag and I smiled. "The man felt bad, he didn't know how much you took, only that you stole."

"So no prison?" I felt stupid asking that over a peice of cheese. Tia laughed like it was a joke.

"No, those guards are mean. They gave me the same speech when I tried stealing some grapes."

"You tried to steal? Why?"

"I was tired of every one seeing me for my parents wealth." She sighed. "The guards caught me, told me I could go to prison. There is no youth prison in Canterlot."

"Huh... what did you want to talk about?"

"Are you an orphan?" I couldn't believe she had figured it out. "It's okay, your secret is safe with me. I saw you sleeping on a rock one night, I felt bad you don't have a home."

"Is that why your so gloomy?" More pity. I tried not to show my anger.

"No. I wanted to come with you for a night." I went from anger to laughter in about 5 seconds. I fell out of my chair and her face grew crossed. "What's so funny!?"

"You want to expeiriance the worst part of my life. The one part about it I hate. I have a CMC group meat today anyway, but I guess I won't stop you if you want to come."

"It's not that, I just want to see if my parents even know I'm gone." My laughter stopped. Suddenly, it hit me. How could I not understand it?

"So... your parents don't notice you?"

"No... never. Even when I'm home they don't see me unless I've 'tarnished the family name.' They they pretend to ignore me some more."

"Look... this is going too fast. How about this, come to CMC with me, and be nice. Then maybe I'll think about it."

"You mean it?" Her face lit up. One of the very few times she let her guard down was when she was excited.

"Yea. I do." I smiled at her and she ran over and hugged me.

"I call this meeting to, wait... DIAMOND TIARA WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" Applebloom looked furious.

"Ahahahahahah," I began. "She is here with me." Tia looked down and scooted close to me, knowing she couldn't be forgiven for being a bully.

"Scootaloo..." Sweetiebell looked at me confused. "What... why?"

"If we went around and stopped every one who was mean from becomeing a CMC," I started, "then we wouldn't have any members. Every one is a bully once in a while." Truth was it was hard to defend her. She did kind of bully us for the longest time. But I had to, she wasn't a bad person, she just needed a little guiding. I wrapped my blanket around her and both of my friends looked at me in astonishment.

"Alright... but as chairman of this club, I sentence you to 10 minuts in time out! As payment for your transgressions!" Such a meaningful punishment seemed obserd in all this, but she seemed sad nontheless. She sat in a corner of the room, facing the wall as we talked about what came next for the crusaders. As always, we agreed on nothing. When Tia came out, she came out with an idea.

"What if we gathered a band of the kids to do things around the town?"

"Like what?" Sweetiebell asked curiously

"Well, like cleaning the streets or finding other cutiemarks."

"But not everyone will want that." Apple bloom retorted.

"It's not for every one, only those who want to." Tia seemed scared.

Both AppleBloom and sweetiebell were confused, not haveing seen this side of her. It was a good idea, and she had a lot of influence in school. I just wished it could have happened.

We all walked down to the market, where our usual break-off point was. Sweetiebell broke off first, saying good bye and heading to the boutique. Next we went to look at what bill had in store. "Aye! Mainly food, got a new stuffed bear." He set a hand sewn bear on the table, made of lavender colored fabric. It had button eyes and a bow tie. I smiled at it and took it off the shelf.

"Did you make this Bill?"

"No, my daughter did. Why? I'm sorry but I can't give you this for free."

"I know." I sadly set the bear back on the shelf. "Can you put it on hold?"

"Ehhhhh.... tell you what kid, if you get me something to trade for it, I'll give it to you."

I took the cheese out of my blanket and offered it to him. He nodded and handed me the bear. I looked back to see where the others were. Apple bloom was talking to AJ about the gen bits she owes Bill and Tia was was looking at jewlery. Soon enough Apple bloom was over hear telling bill his sister paid him gen bits.

"Yea, for the coffee, this is for the hoarse shoe bet. She lost! She pays up!"

"Hey apple bloom, me and Tia are going to head out." I wrapped my hoves around her and she nodded.

"I'll see y'all in school. No Mister, she paid you those ten last Friday. But she says you were too drunk as a skunk on cider to remember."

I snickered to myself as I pictured bill stumbling around Sweet Apple Acres, but now was no time for laughter. I had one more thing to do in the market, something not so funny. I took out the note and started walking tword the cheese stand.

CH.3 your rainboom hurt my rock!

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I had never been that embarrassed in my entire life. I had acted like a foal, trying to take what wasn't mine. Gahhhh! Even looking back on apologizing, I still just cringe at the fact it even happened. All I needed to do now was get Tia and head back home in time to watch Ranbow dash strut her stuff! Easy right!? Not when Silver Spoon is around.

I had decided to give the bear to Tia as a thanks for helping the CMC, but when she was around Silver Spoon, the worst came out of her. "Hey there flightless!" Silver shouted seeing me comeing. I sighed, knowing what was to come. "Where's the rest of your dumb cutiemark sisters?"

"Probably bucking apples or ruining dresses!" Tia chimed. It had started, and usually I would walk away, but after today, I didn't want to give up on her. "Are you done talking to your pedophile friend? Did he molest you?"

"Says the theif who tried to steal his grapes," I said, plainly. "At least I don't have my head so far up my flank that I can't figure out who my real friends are."

"At least I don't carry around a dumb blanket and hide a stupid scooter! I can just buy what I need!"

"Well at least I'm not some snob like you!"

"Well at least I have parrents!" Silver Spoon felt the need to reinforce that with a "Yeaaaa."

"Well if I had parents I bet they'd love me!" I had said it before I thought about it. I curse myself even thinking about that scentence to this day. But what she said next broke my heart into a million prices.

"At least my home isn't some rock!"

She covered her mouth, knowing she had gone too far. I felt tears well up in my eyes, and I saw hers do the same.

"I'm so sorry Scootaloo... I didn't mean-"

"I got you this bear..." I interrupted, " I thought it might keep you company... when you... when you..." I couldn't hold it back anymore, I threw the bear at her feet and ran tword an ally with a box covered by a sheet. I heard her running after me, but I kicked over the box and grabbed my scooter, leaving the helmat and pads, speeding away with my blanket in my mouth. I didn't know why, or what even compelled me to go where I did, but I rode twords an all too familiar cottage, where a rainbow pony had just taken flight.

When I got to the door step, all I could do was just throw my scooter down and hold my blanket close, with a broken feather and a jar of ink wrapped in it. I ran to the door and knocked. Inside a loveing voice asked "Did you forget something dear?" When the door opened, all fluttershy could do is stand there in shock. "Scootaloo!? Oh my! What's wrong?"

I sniffled and blubbered, barily makeing out words. "F-F-Fluuuuut-ter-sh-sh-shyyyyyy!" I balled and lunged into her, hopeing I wasn't being weird, but if you knew her, you would understand why I did it. There is a reason every animal finds comfort in her. All she could do was wrap her hoves around me and lead me inside. She sat me down and handed me an embroidered hanker chief from the book shelf. I wiped my tears as best I could, but I couldn't keep up, so she took it from me and sat next to me, wrapping one hoof around my shoulder and useing the other to wipe my face on occasion.

Once I had calmed down a bit, she rubbed my back and asked the million dallor question. "What's wrong sweetie?" The pet name some how braught me comfort, made me confide in her a little more. I sniffled one last time and started explaining the situation the best a crying child could. I told her about Diamond Tiara, about how she had been nice to me all day, but turned sour and pushed things to far. I didn't tell her about the bear, I felt a bit silly about that part. "I'm so sorry dear. I'm sure she didn't mean it, just like you didn't mean what you said about her parents."

"Why do we say stuff we don't mean?" I was ginuinly curious, as almost every fills is about that question.

"Well, I guess in the heat of the moment, sometimes our judgement... is impaired. Do you know what that word means?" I shook my head no. "Well, it's like if it isn't fully functional. Pretend there is a filter between your brain and your mouth. Every time you get angry, holes are poked into that filter, and it takes a little to repair those holes. Am I makeing sense?"

"I guess. Where is Rainbow?" I had originally planned to confide in her.

"She just left before you got here. She's about to go clear the sky if you want to watch...." I bounced up and ran outside. When ever there was supposed to be no clouds in the sky, she would do her rainboom to clear them all. I sat on The small bridge leading to the house, watching the streak of Rainbiw get brighter and brighter as it soured through the air. Fluttershy stood behind me and watched as well. The stream from her tail grew brighter and brighter until... BOOM! Rainbows filled the sky like fire works, spreading across all of Ponyville and could even be seen from Canterlot.

I was at a loss for words, my troubles forgotten and and my hopes renewed. She hadn't meant what she said, I'm sure of it. "Could I ask you for a favor dear?" I looked back at fluttershy with an apron in her hands and a couple of spoons. "I could really use help with dinner."

Who was I to turn down fluttershy. She had told a small fib though, one of the few she tells. She needed me to take care of the dessert. I started hollowing out carrots, filling them with cream, then popping them in the oven. Mean while she made a fruit casserole, witch I had my doubts with. It was apperantly game night and her and Rainbow always have this meal every wedsday. She said there was a story to it, but that we should wait for rainbow to tell it.

When the Carrots were cooking, I was told to set the table. Forks, napkins, knives, and changeing the water in the flower's vace. I then got out what Rainbow had gotten Angle (his favorite kind of apple) and cut it up, handing him the bowl. He imeadiatly started stuffing his face. "Angel! You'll get a tummy ache!" The rabbit squeaked and protested. "Fine, but if you start hurting, don't come crawling to me! Cause I won't care!" Huh... she told two lies that day.

Their banter was interrupted by Rainbow walking in the door. "Hello my beautiful wife! And fluttershy!" Fluttershy immeadiatly snorted and had to drop the spoon while she giggled. I didn't really get it. Rainbow flew over, causing everything to shake with a gust of wind and spun around with Fluttershy in her arms. They started to kiss pashinatly and I couldn't resist makeing my usual "Gack!" sound at the spectical. After they stopped eating each other's face, Rainbow looked at me and asked, "Did you write that letter like I told you to?"

I blushed and pouted at the thought of apologizing. "Yes... I hope you don't mind I borrowed your ink and pen."

"Not at all, Scoots. What did you think of today's rainboom huh!?"

Suddenly I was filled with life again, getting to gush over my favorite thing in the world. "It was so good! This has to be your best regular boom yet! I mean nothing beats double rainboom, but it got so far!"

"Did you like the angle I put on it?"

"It gave me and Fluttershy a perfict view! Did it cut into the ground?"

"Ohhh yeeeaaaaa by quite a bit too!"

"Okay you two!" Fluttershy announced, "Dinner's ready!" In a blink of an eye, Rainbow was in her seat. Fluttershy gently carried the plates of food in, and I ran over to get mine, so it didn't fall. I pulled up a spare chair and sat down to eat.

I have to admit, it was good. I enjoyed the almost melted cabage over the toasty fruit. Rainbow talked about what her boss had told her and that on Friday she was heading out with her team to go to the bar so she would be home late. Fluttershy then mentioned about the game night story. "Oh! Great story! So a long time ago, before we were married, I had been staying out all night, drinking with the wonderbolts and comeing home drunk. Now I wasn't sad or anything, neither did I want to drink, but Spitfire would already have beers waiting for us and everything, so I had to take the invitation. Well at about midnight I was deployed for a 3 week long trip to the country of the griffians! It was mainly to help them with their economy and friendship and blablabla, but on wedsday night, I came home, and she didn't know it."

"You forgot to mention the fact you came home early dear." Fluttershy stated plainly. "Well the house didn't feel right with out her, and Angle was out doing what he does, and I was alone. So I took out a board game-"

"It was Sorry. She took out Sorry. I could tell from the stove she hadn't eaten in quite a while. Maybe a day or two. So I ran over to Spitfire's place and had her cook up a Fruit Casserole. While she cooked, I ran out and bought cream filled carrots and flowers. So I get there, and I have all this food in one hoof and flowers in the other, so I have to knock with my head!" As she said that she started to act like she was knocking on the door with her head. This made me giggle so much She had to pause the story for me to calm down. "When she opened the door, the first thing she did was smack me. Then she kissed me. So we sat, ate, and played a bunch of games. I stopped going to the bar every night, Fluttershy started cooking more, and we said 'I love you' for the first time that night."

Fluttershy took Rainbow's hoof in hers and finished with, "And from then on this has been a tradition on wedsday nights."

"Wow... " I was amazed by the story. They really were made for eachother. "So... am I-"

"Yes, dear," Fluttershy smiled, "you may play some games with us tonight. But please don't stay up too late, you still have school tomorrow." I nodded excitedly and bounced a bit. Fluttershy then began, "So, Rainy dear, Scootaloo had a falling out today."

"You didn't hurt any one? Right?" Rainbow seemed to be suspicious from yesterday.

"Nono... nothing like that. It's just... Tia said-"

Dash inturrupted me, questioning, "Tia? Like Diamond Tiara?"

"She isn't all bad," I started, "it's just sometimes she feels she needs to look better than every one because of her family."

"Sounds like she just needs a friend," Rainbow said, continuing to eat. I laughed and thought back to Bill. That night was full of games and laughter. We played Sorry, Trouble, Monopoly, and finished with a movie. The movie was some romantic comedy that almost made me barf with ooshy gooshy stuff, but I had never seen Rainbow happier. After the movie I handed them Back their supplies and headed to my Rock. I cuddled my new blanket and wrapped it around me like a scarf. This had turned into a good day.

As I got close to my rock, day had turned to night and it became hard to see. I saw a small figure waiting for me, they seemed to be doing their best not to fall asleep. As I got even closer, I saw it was Diamond Tiara, holding her bear and leaning up against my rock. when I knew it was her I was filled with a mixture of happyness and dread. She looked up and saw me, then looked down sheepishly and sniffled. I could tell she was emotional, and that she had been crying for a long time. Her bloodshot eyes glowed in the dark and she chased after me, starting to tear back up.

"Scootaloo!" She wrapped her arms around me, and I did the same.

"What are you doing out here Tia, you must be freezing!" I wrapped my blanket around her and broke off the hug. She started to cry again, this time because she was tired. I felt bad.

"I love your rock!" She tried speaking between Crys, "It's the best rock in equestria! And I'm dumb! And stupid!"

"Is this you apoligzing?"

"No, no." She sniffled and wiped her eyes. "I don't apoligise. That's not what I do, but... I regret everything I said... I was wrong and-"

I hugged her again. " I forgive you. Come on, you need some rest." I brought her back to my rock, where I wrapped her in my blanket and gave her the bear as a pillow. I wrapped my hooves around her and looked at the full moon. It was truely beautiful that night. Almost as beautiful as its filly in my hoovs... almost.

CH4. Ewwwwwwww

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As always, I woke up in a puddle, what I didn't expect, is a metal roof over my head. I remember wakeing up, wondering if I had fallen asleep at Fluttershy's, but no. Above me was a thick, metal tiled roof with four supporting beams, giveing me, Tia, and my rock cover from the rain that poured around us. I stretched my eyes, with no idea of the time, due to no sun, and a larger than normal puddle on the ground. Thunder struck near bye and Tia awoke with a scream. She looked around questioningly, seeing the new structure erected ubove us. I knew I was a heavy sleeper, but wow... they had to use power tools to get this kind of result.

"Did you do this?" She asked me curiously.

"If I could do this, it would have been done a long time ago."

"One more question.... did you pee yourself?"

I looked down, flustered, forgetting it wasn't normal to do that. "I... never needed to have control at night... I know I'm-"

"Not alone." She inturupted and stunned me at the same time. She removed the blanket to show the wet spot. "Your not alone. The difference is, I get punished for my problem." She seemed to grab her flank, winding at some memory. I couldn't help but sigh. That could have gone WAY WORSE! "But that's not important right now. We have to figure out a way to get to school."

"On days like this, I usually take cover where I can and skip."

"Maybe that's why your grades are so low?"

"Maybe that's why I don't get sick."

"Well what do we do then?"

"Wait for the rain to pass. I do have a small secret to keep us busy though! Check this out." I reached into a deep crack in the rock and pulled out some crayons, coloring books, Chalk, and a history book. "I love history, so I read up on it from time to time. The crack is just deep enough to keep the book dry too!" I did love history. It's the coolest subject when you put it in perspective. Violence, Nudity, betrayal, it was like an action novel!

"Huh. The chalk seems fun, and I could use some help with my art... I saw you were really good at coloring, how do you stay in the lines?" So there we were, sitting under metal, protected from the rain. We heard the school bells ring and such, and eventually the rain ended. So, we decided to play hooky and head to visit Bill for some food

"Fresh out im afraid."

"YOU?! SOLD OUT!?" I was in awe, he hardly sold anything, let alone sold out of his entire stock.

"Afraid so kid, but hey, I'll have more tomorrow!"

"Well," I was slightly dissapointed, but it needed to be said. " Congrats on the sale. Seeing you do this all day... you earned it."

"Thanks kid. But hey," Bill threw me a small bag of bits. " that should be enough to eat today. And maybe a bath. You stink."

"DO NOOOOOOT!" I pouted and grumbled as he chuckled and waved good bye for the day.

"What are we ganna do now?" Tia looked at me with eyes that shouted hunger. I walked around the market, trying to avoid being caught by AJ. She would rat on us for sure. The market was beautiful after a rain. Droplets comeing off of wooden roves, shiny polishes glimmering in the new sun light, and delicious apples every where you looked.

"How about this," I started," we sneak behind AJ, take an apple or two, then leave the bits for her to find?" She nodded, her stomach growling again. We crouched real low to the ground and creeped behind the cart. I looked through the apples to find the most perfict one, then one for me. I started counting bits to leave on top of the apples.

"Uhhhh scootaloo...." Tia sounded worried, but I was concentrating.

"Shhhhhh, you know I'm bad at math," I whispered, getting out exact change.

"Maybe it's cause ya skip school." I remember the chills that crawled up my spine as I heard AJ say that phrase behind me. I looked back slowly to see her grinning ear to ear, as if she were a tiger, and we were two cute little bunnies crossing her path. "Ya know, the school offers money to those who bring in kids playen hookey." I gulped, knowing that was us.

"Ohhhh let them be Apple Jack, we did much worse when we were in school." Rairity's voice echoed through the market as she came trotting up. Her main had that stylish wet hair look, but one could tell it was done on purpose. "Heck, you used to get in detention so often, you asked me to bail you out once. Do you remember, when Mrs.Button spanked the entire class because you put a tack in her chair?"

"It was no tack," AJ said matter affactly, "no, I put a straight up nail on her chair, witch at the time probably felt bigger than a rail road spike." Rairity burst into laughter.

"The scoundrel had it comeing! She was such an old hag!"

"Oh and if you think I was bad, remember when Orange cut her hair!?

"Oh Celestia, that's right! How is Orange doing now a days?"

I glanced over at Tia to signal her to make an escape, but as we turned, AJ yelled, "Now I ain't done with you yet!" We froze in our tracks, almost peeing ourselves on the spot.

"AJ! Let them go already!" Rairity seemed bitter.

She handed us the coins. "Here... those apples are on me. But if I ever catch y'all skipen again, I'll tell both yer parrents... well okay, in all honesty I know Filthy Rich would probably skin y'all alive, so i might just tell Scootaloo's... well maybe not... eh I'll just let Rainbow sort y'all out!" Rairity couldnt help but chuckle.

"YES MA'AM!" The two of us said in unison. Then we dashed away, faster than Celestia herself. We didn't stop until we we inches away from our makeshift shelter. We gasped for air from so much running. We sat in the shade and leaned against eachother. I handed Tia the better of the two apples.

After we ate she smiled and said, "Scooty... can I call you that?"

"Sure," truth be told I still think it's a cute pet name.

"Scooty, could you take me for a ride sometime?"

"I would love.... OH FOR CELECTIA SAKES!"

This made Diamond Tiara jump. "What!? What is it!?"

"I left my scooter at Rainbows!" My hoof hit my face instantaneously.

"Then let's go get it, I'm sure they won't mind."

"No way. We got lucky with Rairity showing up last time, I doubt Fluttershy will be as nice. And Rainbow is still peeved from me stealing."

"Wow! No need to cuss!"

"Sorry, it's just, I don't want to get caught."

"Look, Bill made a huge sale, we got free apples, got away with skipping school... this is a lucky day. Why don't we take full advantage of it?"

"Luck runs out Tia... but... I guess your right... okay you've convinced me, let's try it."

"You kids should be ashaimed of yourselves!" It didn't take long for Fluttershy to spot us. I mean she was outside gardening! How unlucky could we get! We stood in the livening room, being scolded at. I was indifferent, but Diamond Tiara was crying, so I held onto her.

"Yea! Ashaimed! Horrable! Horrable! The ponemanity!" Rainbow chimed in, trying to play off that she was mad.

"Oh hush Rainbow! You were worse than both these girls combined! You made poor Mrs.Whirlwind quit."

"Hey this is about them! Not me! Shame! Shaaaaaame!"

"Sorry Mrs.Dash." I said, half meaning it.

"You should be... and never call me that again!" She scorned. But as always, her face grew into sympathy for the poor sweet Diamond Tiara. She scooped up the filly and snuggled her close. "Shhhhh," she said, "there there.... everything is going to be okay. I won't tell your parents."

"What does it matter?" She started to calm, "they will probably just ignore me. The only thing I get punished for is wetting the bed, and it's only one spank. They don't care enough to punish me...." she started to cry again. Fluttershy took her upstairs and Rainbow sat next to me.

"So sport, why'd ya skip?" She seemed almost a little happy to see me some before she left for work.

"Well, it was raining and I didn't want to walk there and get sick."

"Ah. Makes since. I usually skipped for dumb reasons, like wanting to fly instead of read. At least you care about your health."

"Um, Rainbow, would you mind if I had a bath here? The river will be too high to use." I blushed, Remembering Bill's words yet again.

"Yea that's fine. We just got plumbing, so you get to be the first in the new tub!"

"She is fine," Fluttershy said, makeing her way down the stairs. "She is asleep upstairs."

"Oh, um... flittershy, do you remember when you foal sat me and I had that... um... problem?" I didn't want them to wash everything when she could easily wear some leak protection. I felt bad giveing the information away.

"WEEEELLLLLL I'm off to work! Soooooooo see yea tonight!" I had never seen Rainbow leave her house as fast as she did that day. Diapers weren't her specialty.

After Fluttershy had stoped giggling from her wife's spectical, she said, "Why do you mention it, missing being a foal?"

"It's not that, it's just... well if she is sleeping up stairs... um.... you might want toooooooo..." Fluttershy got the hint and patted my head.

"While I'm up there I'm going to prep you a bath. Smells like you've gone a few weeks without one. Oh dear, I hope those Diapers fit! If not I think I have some plastic some where. I'll be back, feel free to watch some TV, just, keep it down please. For me."with that she fluttered upstairs. Truth was I didn't need TV just then, I needed to think. This had all gone so fast.

I thought back to this morning, mentioning my accidents. She seemed oddly indifferent about it. I get not being upset about them, but wouldn't she be over joyed that she wasn't alone. And she was quick to talk about it. Maybe she was trying to avoid the conversation?[\i]Well at the time I had no idea how right I was, but those answers would come pretty soon. I had better check on fluttershy. Maybe she need help with the bath.[\i] I went up the stairs, greeted by a fracked door, with a sweet little fille snoreing her head off under some blankets. I followed the sound of running water to find fluttershy adding bubbles to the bath. I blushed at the idea, and will never admit it out loud, but I really liked the idea of a bubble bath.

"Oh dear, I was hopeing for more of a lavender scent. This smells more like tea. Oh well. Come on Scootaloo, hop in." I was hesatent, not being a huge fan of baths in the first place, how ever it was pretty warm compaired to the cold outside. I inched my way in, finally sinking in, neck deep in bubbles. I started giggaling and grabbed an big hoof full of bubbles and blew it at her, the soap going every where. She giggles and took a big glob of it, squishing it on my head and ruffling my main. I giggled and playfully tried to grab her hoof, but she was too quick and grabbed a cup with it, starting to scoop up water. "Now I'll put my hoof over your eyes so you don't have to worry about soap getting in them." I closed my eyes and let her do as she said, feeling the water wash over me and pour away the massive amounts of dirt. "Oh dear! So much mud and dirt! I'll have to give you another after your nap!"

My face straightened up and I gave her a dead stare "Nap?"

"Yes, a non-negotiable nap."

"No."

"Funny, I don't remember that being a question. You still have a good 4 hours before school is out right?"

"Wow, Rainbow really did take you out of your shell didn't she?" She just booped my snout as a response.

"Do you know why you have recess in school? It's okay if you don't."

The answer was obvious to any school fille. "To make school bearable?"

After a good 5 minuts of laughing, she looked to me and said, "no dear, it's to give your brain a break from so much strain. Now both your brain and body need a break, so a nap will do you a lot of good." I just sat and pouted, but this had never worked when being watched over by Fluttershy. She washed off what she could and took me out of the tub, draining it while I dried myself off, and laid out the towel, almost out of habit, and lied back on it. She got out a goodnight and the supplies needed for the night while I laid back and tried to distract myself, failing. I closed my eyes until it was over, as comfy as it was, it was still embarrassing.

Eventually she picked me up and I leaned into her, a bit surprised she could still do this. She gently set me in the same bed as Tia, letting me under the covers and petting my mane. I rolled over and cuddled the the Fille in my hooves as she tucked her head into me. I hadn't realized how tired I was before I sank into the mattress and fell asleep, cuddling the Cute pink made in my arms.

CH5. I'm not in the mood any more dear.

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Tia woke me up, rejuvenated. "Scooty! Scooty! Wake up!"

"Mmmmm what Tia? What do you want, I'm tired." I was a bit pouty, mainly because of the wet diaper around my waste.

"Do you smell that?"

It took me a moment, but as soon as I smelled it, I jumped up, and in unison, me and and Tia shouted, "BROWNIES!" We ran down stairs and paused at the stair way. We looked in horror as we saw fluttershy on the couch with a paddle. I was frozen in place, as Tia tried to make a break for it. But fell and slid back down to the bottom of the stairs, starting to cry. "I'm sorry!" She began to plead, "I won't skip again!" I couldn't believe Fluttershy, of all ponies, had a paddle in her hands. And why was she blushing?

Rainbow peeked her head around the corner, also blushing. They looked at eachother, and Fluttershy was as red as a tomato. "Kids," Fluttershy began, "ummmm...."

Rainbow had a bit of a quicker reaction than she did, scolding, "Yea! That's right! You better not! Fluttershy is the only one keeping me from spanking you! Now... um... go upstairs until we decide your punishment!" She began to trot tword us.

"Why is your flank red?" I asked in a curious tone.

"A hot pan. Now back to your rooms!"

We sprinted back to the bed room, Tia crying as I started to wipe her eyes. "It'l be okay," I comforted, "you heard Rainbow, Fluttershy won't spank us. Plus, could you imagine?"

She started to calm a bit. "I'm sorry, it's just that when ever I wake up at home... my father waits with a paddle because he knows I wet my bed."

I frowned and held her close to me. "You never need to worry about a spanking when I'm around."

"Thanks... but I just can't believe you." She hugged me as well, praying for a light punishment. It wasn't long before the door opened and in came fluttershy with some wipes and, and a stern, but still beat red face.

"Lie down you two. Me and rainbow will discuss your punishment after a diaper change. Then Diamond Tiara is to head home. The bell rang about an hour ago, so they expect you home soon I'm sure." I lied back, helping Tia into position.

"Why are you punishing Tia?" I got that I didn't have parents to punish me, but she did.

"Because... well that is a bit complicated," she began cleaning up the pink pony next to me. "See, we don't fully agree with Filthy Rich, so we figure that our punishment would fit the bill just fine." Once she was clean and the diaper in the garbage, she moved onto me, tears starting to well up in my eyes. Partially because I was tired, but I felt a deep shame that I had dissapointed Fluttershy. She looked at me, and her stern face melted, just as always. She finished cleaning me and helped us off the bed, then we slumped down the steps. Rainbow waited for us, some brownies on a plate, and two slips of paper.

"What's this? Why are we getting treats?" I asked, questioning the nature of this punishment.

"Well, sit and I'll explain. The brownies are more of a snack than a treat." Rainbow gestured to the couch on her left. I sat down and and Tia kept close, as if snuggling me. "For your punishment, you are to right an entire page, front to back, on something you learned from this."

"That Fluttershy owns a paddle." I said it before I even thought about it and the both of them grew so red I thought they were going to explode.

"Why... don't we stay away from that lesson. I don't like that one very much." Fluttershy hid her face behind Rainbow as she said it.

"I'm sure you two learned something today, and if not, the day isn't over. Now please, take a brownie. They are still warm." Rainbow took one while she had talked and started to eat. I picked my favorite out of the bunch, then handed it to Tia. I then picked another and started to eat as well. We all sat back, enjoying the melty chocolat, almost as a family. I wondered in that moment if this is what families do. Sitting together, enjoying small things, even if haveing been caused by sadness. Soon the thoughts were out of my mind as we ran out of the delicious treat.

"Awww..... do I have to go?" Diamond Tiara was not looking forward to leaving, and dreaded the thought of going home.

"As much as I hate to say it... yes dear, you need to head home." She was somberly walked to the door, and I gave her a big hug, already excited to see her tomorrow.

"WAIT! MR. STUFFEN!" She started looking around.

"What? The bear?" She blushed, realizing how much of a foal she looked, but she nodded. "It's back at my rock," I answered, "as well as my blanket.

Rainbow grinned "want to time me?" She got in a raceing position and stared forward.

"Readyyyy..... GO!" Fluttershy dropped her hoof, as if it were a racing flag and Rainbow was gone. "1...2...3...4...5...6...7..." As Fluttershy was about to say 8, Rainbow skidded to a sudden stop, almost crashing into the house. Her breathing was heavy and our toys were in her hoof. "8 seconds, your getting old." Fluttershy giggled at the jab and Rainbow puffed out her chest.

"Well so many years being the fastest, I guess I better give Scoots a chance one day! I mean after all, records are made to be broken."

We all said our good byes and Fluttershy braught me back in. "You get started on your paper. Dear, and you need to get ready for the night weather. Remember, you're part of the night team tonight?"

"Oh! I almost forgot it was Thursday!" She kissed Fluttershy's cheek and gave me a hug. "I won't be here tonight, so good night Scoots."

"Goodnight Rainbow!" She flew out of the house and I looked at Fluttershy. "Uhm.... so.... can I ask you something?"

She turned to me and with a warm smile, putting on her apron, she said, "yes dear, anything. Unless it's about the paddle, then I rather not talk about it."

"No, no, although that does kind of make me curious... but, I was wondering if maybe I could sleep over tonight?"

"Oh? Well of coarse! I could use the company anyways. It makes me sad to see you go, Rainbow told me you had no home."

"Yea... I just... I don't like being a bother." I hadn't known it then, but Rainbow had planned to slowly get me to stay with them. Though Fluttershy wanted to do it imeadiatly, Rainbow knew it would be a slow transition. "When I slept in that bed.... I felt like I had parents for once. I was happy." Fluttershy started to giggle and laugh. "What!? Hey! What's so funny!?"

Fluttershy ran over and scooped me up with her hooves, singing, "You are just like a small foal asking for chocolate!"

"Am not!" I got mad, but not because she was wrong, because I did miss my foal hood, considering I didn't have any parents for it. I wouldn't have minded if she'd thrown me in a diaper and treated me as her babydoll. "Okay okay! I need to get to work."

"Okay dear, I'm going to make us some dinner." She turned to the kition.

"Um... hey... remember that Mac&cheese you made the first time I came over?"

"Oh? Did you like it!?" She fluttered up ten feet off the floor.

"I... I have been craveing more of it since that night." I was embarrassed to admit I liked anything that wasn't 'awesome'.

"Comeing right up!" She excitedly sped to the kition. It was time to get to work. Fact was I had learned something that day. You shouldn't skip school, even if your late. You can't get away from punishment no matter where you go. Some make shift mother will always be around the corner to tell you that you've done wrong, but to also remind you they made the same mistakes as a kid, and just don't want you to make any more mistakes than you have to. Though I maayyyy have extended that out a page or two, you know, for practicality sake.

"Dinner's ready!" I hopped out of my seat faster than a Wonderbolt and lept into my chair, excited for food. Fluttershy moved the flower to the coffee table and set a huge bowl in the middle of it. She plopped some into two smaller bowels and stuck two spoons in them, sitting down to eat. I picked up the spoon and started to chow down. It was like childhood in the form of creamy cheese noodles. I could taste the home made cheese in the sauce. If you didn't know, she only uses the cheese she makes in a nearby cave. I could taste the imported barly made into soft, shelled noodles, and in the middle of it all, I felt a little get on my nose. Fluttershy was leaning over the table, spoon against my muzzle, giggling like a school girl. I opened my mouth and took the mass of food off. We both blushed as we realized she was feeding me. She went back to eating her food, a lot more quiet now. I looked at her and knew she wanted to do it again. So did I. So I opened my mouth and sat there. I felt stupid, helpless, foalish.... but good. She looked up at me and blushed some more.

"Fluttershy... your the closest thing I have ever had to a mom... if you want to feed me, I would never object." Her heart melted in her chest, and she started crying again, hugging me in the process. I held onto her and nussled her cheek.

"Scootaloo... your the closest thing I have had to a real foal." I started to cry as well now, but I felt happy. I was happy I had someone like this to go too. I know not everyone does. I sat in my chair and she pulled hers close to me, starting to feed me spoonfuls of my favorite meal. I actually had wished I'd worn a bib, because if got everywhere! Eventually she started talking to me about raising animals, and how it was nice, but not a foal. I sat and listened, soaking up every word as if it were gold. "How about after this, we get you diapered up, and cuddle on the couch?" I nodded, my mouth full of bliss and my mind filled with a storm of thoughts. I wasn't quite ready to call her mom, though that thought had crossed my mind, but it still felt early, and I wasn't a complete foal. How ever I made a mental note to myself where the baby animal supplies were. Maybe bringing a baby bottle to my rock wouldn't be such a bad crime? I would return it... but I would love to try it once.

Soon enough dinner was over and it was time to get ready for bed. Yes it was early, but I was tired and planed on being Fluttershy's cuddle buddy tonight, so less bathroom trips seemed bennificial. I know this stuff doesn't seem normal to you... or even to me for that matter, but we all have guilty pleasures. Where a middle aged mother eats a box of chocolates and gets off on anouncing it to the world, I liked to be a baby foal, a right that had been stripped from me at birth, and now an option I had as a filly. I'd be darned if anypony knew about it though!

Once I had been diapered and wrapped in my blanket, Flittershy poped in a movie about talking fish trying to find one another. I didnt really follow the plot, but I enjoyed the colors and the silly jokes as I slowly drifted to sleep in Fluttershy's arms. Tonight was a good night, but tomorrow would be different.

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I woke up to the sound of a camera. Rainbow stood over me and Fluttershy, takeing our photo and snickering to herself. "My two girls," she said, "snuggled up on the couch, waiting for me to get home... come on Scoots, let's get you ready for school." I softly and carefully eased myself out of Fluttershy's arms and followed dash upstairs to her and fluttershy's personal quarters. I was amazed as none of her trophy's were hung up, only her medals... but wow there was a lot. Three Royal Medals of Honor, a Silver star, a bronze star, four persinal Decrees of thanks from Celectia herself, and many others that I didn't recognize. She had a lot of purple, heart shaped ones. She had a bunch of different colored wings, a cross with wings on it, and more ribbons than I could count.

"Wow! Where did you get all of these!?" I was amazed at the shining case hung up on the wall, but Rainbow's face only grew darker.

"I hope you never find out." Her voice was sad. You could tell she had her regrets in the guard. She opened a door to a private bathroom and grabbed some baby wipes. "Come lie down Hun. Then I want you to brush your teeth. You need to take care of yourself."

"Who are you and what have you done with Rainbow Dash?" She chuckles and gave me a smirk.

"Well you want to look awesome when you be awesome right? You should smell awesome too, make all those colts wanna take you home."

"Well... I guess so." I walked into the rest room and a towel was spread out for me to lye on. Rainbow proceeded to clean me up and throw away the dirty undergarment.

"It's Friday ya know! Me and Shyzy are headed to the castle for some R&R if you wanted to join us. We can even see if 'Tiaaaaaa' can come. You know... your giiirrrrlllll frrriieeeend!?"

"She is not! Ew! I don't... I don't swing that way...." I pouted and looked away.

"Why not?" The question shocked me. I had obviously been fibbing. I did like mares, and I knew it was okay, but something in my mind still made me scared to admit it. Mainly because I also liked diaperes and foal stuff too, so I guess you could say I didn't trust my decisions.

I was forced to brush my teeth for two minuts and Rainbow even found me a spare saddle bag before sending me off with spare ink and pens. When she wasn't looking, I put my blanket in my there as well. I hopped on my scooter and headed for Bill's stand to see if he had stock today.

"Here kid, a little something for ya." He handed me a bit of candy. "Breakfast fit for a queen." I chuckled at the joke.

"Well I'm no queen, but I am a sugar lover." I bowed as a thank you.

"How's that blanket doing?"

"Smells like a nighttime accident." I was glad it wasn't mine this time.

"Then take one of these." He threw a bit at me, and I caught it with my bag.

"Thanks Bill. Hey, got any plans this weekend?"

"Ahhhh you know, searching the woods for stuff to sell. I found a campers abandon pack. Seemed like it had been there for years. Thinking of selling it for a hefty sum of bits."

"Maybe you should look for the owner first? Heck, for all you know, they have a reward out for it."

"Ehhhh.... guess your right. Well you better hurry off if your going to be there on time."

"I think I'm going to go in a bit late. I have have a scooter to hide away again. Not to mention a blanket to take to the washers."

"Now kid, you need to be careful, school is important."

"Yea... I guess your right. Blanket will have to wait. Have a nice day Bill!" I hoped on my scooter and started to scoot away.

"And hey! That teacher of yours owes me 5 bits!" Every one seemed to owe Bill something.

On the way I caught Tia walking by Silver Spoon. I started getting closer, going around 10 miles an hour. Then, with joy, I reached out a hoof and scooped her up, setting her on the back of the scooter with her blushing and protesting, but holding onto me with a death grip.

"What the heck Scootaloo!? Why did you do that you big.... you big...."

"Oohhhhhh shush soggy butt. You were begging for a ride yesterday!"

"But it's not yesterday anymore, Rocky Road!"

"That's a good one! Might wanna write that down!" I chuckled and started to spread my wings and slow down as we got to the school's entrance. As we came to a gentle stop, I parked my scooter behind the dumpster before getting off.

"Ew! Why here if all places?" Her nose did that scrunching thing where it makes her look petty.

"Well madam," I started sarcastically, "the castle was out of room and I really didn't want to walk from canterlot. Forgive me your highness, I shall give myself 10 lashings once returned to my quarters."

"Point taken... idiot..."

"Huh... is it getting harder to insult me?"

"Sorry, it's just... my flank still hurts from my father." This was starting to make me mad. No one liked Filthy Rich. Witch now thinking back to it, may be why he is so mean. He never really had good, honest friends. Kind of like some one else I knew.

"Well... I have good news! Rainbow and Fluttershy wanted to take me to the castle this weekend and wanted to know if you wanted to come along!?"

"I would love too! I have never been in the castle before! My dad has gone to meet with twighlight, but he never takes me. Says I'm too young to enjoy it." We started to walk as we talked. We talked about what the castle might be like, my new bag, and what what we were learning today. I made it a point to end the conversation when Silver Spoon entered the room. I sat down next to sweetie bell, who seemed a bit mad at me.

" I see you have a new friend."

" yea," I sounded a bit apologetic, "I'm sorry we haven't hung out in a while. I can't really hang out this weekend, but how are you for next week?"

"Look Scootaloo," she was angry now, "you need to remember who your real friends are."

"Sweetie Bell that's enough!" Apple bloom seemed to have appeared behind us out of thin air. "Look Scootaloo, I'm glad your makeing new friends, but please don't forget about us? Okay?"

"And I swear to Celestia, the first time you make fun of us," Sweetiebell was tired. She got this way when she was tired.

"Would I ever make fun of you Sweetiebell?" I smiled and gave her a hug. She sighed and hugged me back.

"I'm sorry. I guess I'm just a bit jellious." Sweetiebell broke up the hug, getting out some paper and a pen.

"I am too if I'm being honest." Applebloom looked down a bit ashaimed.

"Awwww guys.... look. How about on Monday we have a sleep over at Sweetiebell's place? We always have a good time doing that!" I felt like I had abandoned my friends. I was cursing myself in my head at the time. I knew we needed a day together.

"No diamond Tiara right?" Apple bloom seemed to be reading my mind.

"I promise!"

"Okay... it's a date." We all sighed and sat back. See, friendship problems were easier to handle than Twighlight made them out to be.

As class started, I got into my new bag and got out some pens. I was super happy that I could say that. My bag. It wasn't much, but it was mine. I looked inside and found Rainbow had left a bagged a lunch, but that would come later. I felt like a real filly... it felt weird.

I hadn't payed attention that day. Things had been moveing fast and it was freaking me out. I needed a break. I had thought it over and decided that after the week end, I was spending the week at my rock. I loved Fluttershy and Rainbow dash, but I needed a break from all of this kid stuff. Yes I was young, but I was old enough to survive on my own. I needed to prove that to myself again. I'm sure they would understand, but for now, I'm heading to Bill's for a snack. I sat with him at his stand and ate some cheese. I told him about my day and my decision.

"Well that is quite a judgement call you're makeing. You have the thing you have wanted since you were a foal with-in reach. Something I wished I could have gave you." Bill had wanted adopt me since he had first met me, but didn't have the money.

"Bill, you know there is no way you could afford another child. Still, you have done everything you can for me and then some. I appriciate it more than you know."

"Are you sure you want to take this break? What if your throwing it away?" He avoided the conversation. This was normal. He was a modest and humble pony and never enjoyed prais.

"If they give me up that easy, then they had never planned on being family." The thought made me sad, and start to doubt my decision. Bill was right. If they had plans on adopting me, I was being handed almost everything I could ever want. Am I throwing that away?

"Hey, here comes ya girlfriend. She seemed peeved." I look over to see Tia storming over here with some papers in her mouth. She seemed angry, so I was guessing she got our report cards. I just rolled my eyes and got ready for an earful.

"D's all the way across the board!? What in Celestias name do you do in class!?" She took the paper and slammed it to my chest. Actually awaiting an answer.

"The homework for the previous night." I took the paper in my hoof and saw they were all D's accept for history, witch was an A. "Sorry, I was trying to spell Daddy, but Y isn't a grade." I snored to myself and she only got more mad.

I after saying goodbye to bill who told me "women right?" I walked behind Diamond Tiara who first led me to her place.

"Um... so wipe your feet when you come in... and try to act Rich." I looked at her for a second, then I closed my eyes, pointed my nose up, stiffedned my legs, then tightened my buttcheeks. When Tia saw this, she couldn't stop herself from laughing. "Spot on! Absolutely spot on!" We trotted into her house.

Her father didn't look pleased. He had a paddle in his hoof and an empty bottle of cider next to him. "How low are your grades this time?" He didn't sound drunk, but I had a feeling he was trying his best just to sit up right.

"All A's Daddy!" My poor Tia had a voice riddled with fear.

"Oh? High A's?"

"N-no daddy."

"I BET THERE IS A B IN THERE TOO!?" She could only whine and cower, but she stepped infront of me, protecting me from anything he would do. I started to get mad, but I tried holding my toung. I knew it wasn't my place. "I get you all these fancy tuters, I buy you books, what Else is it going to take for you to get GOOD GRADES!? Do you know what grades I got in school?"

"Grades are pretty easy to get," that filter between my brain and my mouth had holes in it again, so without thinking I said, "when you bribe your teachers."

He looked at me, astonished that I had the guts to say that. Diamond Tiara started pleading for me. "Sorry daddy, she didn't mean it! Please don't-"

"SHUT UP!" She was inturrupted by him. "Okay... maybe I bribed my teachers a bit. But you do what you have to to keep up with the competition. My daughter wants to be a princess when she is older," this made her blush, "do you know the kind of grades Celestia had to get?"

"Actually Celestia didn't go to school." Again, no filter. "She was hood in 1783. Back then fillies and colts would work on farms with their families because they were needed at home more than they were needed at school."

Out of nowhere, a knock tapped on the door and agitated Filthy rich. "Who else did you invite over? Because we love visitors in our house!?" However, when he opened the door, he was faced with none other than Celestia herself.

"Oh, if I would have known," she began, "I would have waited out here."

CH. 7 A personal escort? Isn't this a bit backwards?

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I would come to figure out that if you talked about the princesses long enough, one would eventually show up. I found Filthy Riche's face had lost its color. He barily managed to stuffer out the phrase "W-what do we owe the privilege?" We all bowed our heads, but Celestia only laughed and came in.

"Well," her voice was comforting and calming, and it encouraged me to raise my head. Everyone else continued to bow. "I have come to pick up the kids, who were supposed to stay in school," she glared at us as if we had gotten out of time-out, "but we are on our way to twighlights castle."

"I was about to tell you daddy," Tia began, her voice trembling, "I was invited to the castle for the weekend."

"Oh... you will be away the entire weekend?" Filthy Rich looked hurt. Tia had to squeeze my hoof for comfort.

"Well it is about time she sees what being royal is really like, wouldn't you agree Mr. Rich?" Celestia was useing what I would one day call, her coaxing voice. It's the one she uses to get her way and keep everyone calm while she does it.

"Y-yes... I mean, yes your majesty!" He bowed again and Celestia could only roll her eyes.

"Well go pack your things dear. You won't need much." As Celestia gave the command, Diamond Tiara dissapeared in a cloud of dust, going to get what she would need for the weekend. "Rainbow has your scooter and stuff ready for you."

I smiled at her in appriciation. "Um, can we run a quick errand before we go?"

"Ohhh?" Celestia seemed intrigued. "Where do you need to go?"

I watched as my blanket span in the washer, sitting in Celestia's lap, leaning back against her and sighing from the day's stresses. Diamond Tiara sat in the seat next to us on some kind of vidiogame box. Celestia was softly snoreing, getting some sleep before what I'm guessing would be a long night. The sound of the washers clanged in my mind, the flashing cameras like a flickering star as they took photo's of their princess with a fillie in her lap. It wasn't very regal of her, so everypony must know about it. Suddenly, the snorting stopped.

"Mmmmmm quite the sound to wake to." She softly pet my main and looked to see the game Tia had been playing. Enslaving animals huh? Don't let Fluttershy see that game."

"W-what?" She seemed confused. "No, it's Pokémon." Celestia only gave a chuckle.

"I know, I just got Mewtwo" at this Diamond Tiara grew a mixture oh happy and joulous.

"HOW DID YOU GET HIM!?"

"Shhhhhhhh. I believe they don't have a gender. Did you beat the final four?" Thie conversation started loosing me by the second. I zoned out and thought about the castle. I had only been there a select few times, mainly to sneak in and listen to twighlights class. She just explained things in a way that I could understand them. She is why I liked history. It's not that I didn't like to learn, but I didn't understand what they taught. It made me feel helpless at school, but I had bigger problems to cry over.

A ding came from the washer and I hopped up. I went to get it out and put it in the washer, but Celestia took it from me. I prosested, but as she headed outside with it, she started to dry it with heat. I watched in awe as a ray from the sun came down onto the blanket and started warming it up. It lasted only about 5 seconds before dissapearing. The Princess folded it up and trotted back inside, setting it in my bag.

"I guess controlling the ultimate heat source can come in handy." Diamond Tiara had a smile on her face, obviously hopeing to be as good as her one day. Something she had never told any livening thing, that I would soon come to find out, was that she had hoped her cutiemark didn't mean what others thought it meant. She didn't want to be rich and famous, she didn't want unending amounts of power, she just wanted to be the good guy one day. It was hard, her main two rolemodels being a drunk and a snob, but under the black tar was a warm heart that wanted to spread its joy. She hoped her cutiemark meant she would be a princess. In my opinion, she already was one, she just had to stretch her wings and break out of her horrid shell.

"So what kind of things are we doing at tighlight's?" I questioned Celestia and picked up my saddle bag.

"Well Mrs and Mrs Dash want to teach you how to fly, play some games, catch up with twighlight, try and night train you two," we were both shushing her at that comment, looking around and seeing if anypony heard, "and of coarse a long night of Cider, telling tall tales, and singing some shantys. And I will be honest, her majesty does not sing well." We giggled as she talked in the third person.

The comment about night training got me thinking about it the entire walk to Twighlights castle. It made since that since I had never needed to night train that I never did, but why was it that Diamond Tiara still wet the bed? She had parents that obviously discouraged it, she had a proper bed with expensive linens, and I'm sure it would be an easy feat. My concentration was inturrupted by Tia bumping into me.

"Hey. You look cute when your thinking." Celestia chuckled at her remark.

"Well," her highness began, "arn't you two just an adorable couple?"

"We haven't really decided if we're dateing," I said sheepishly. I was a bit shy about the subject, but I was telling the truth. Even at my age I knew that it would only be some silly little thing. I wanted to wait until high school to date. "How far away are we?"

"Don't worry abouy it," Celestia said sweetly, "think of me as a personal escort." I then heard her whisper to herself, "mainly cause I'll do just about anything for enough bits." It made her laugh, but I didn't get it. Maybe it was like a pirate thing?

Luckily we actually hadn't been far at all, we got there in no time! Diamond Tiara was in awe of everything about the castle, all the way down to the unique desighn of each window. I had seen it all before, but it was still pretty cool. Celestia took my bag off and took out my report card, handing it to me. "They are all in the dineing room... good luck." Celestia knew they would not like my grades. I hesitantly started dragging my hooves to the room with the long table, hiwever Tia did the opposite, running at a full sprint to meet the princess.

As I opened the doors, Rainbow and Fluttershy's faces lit up with happiness to see me. I hung my head in shame. "What's wrong dear?" Fluttershy conserningly came over. I just have her the paper, and my eyes started to tear up. "Oh... oh dear... that's not good."

"Scootaloo! This is worse than my grades were! That's pretty bad!" Rainbow was furious, but Fluttershy set a hoof on her chest and gestured to the tears running down my cheeks. "Scoo-"

"I don't understand it." My voice was dry and cracking. "No mater how hard I try, I never understand it. Eventually, I just gave up, but now I have some one to disappoint. Please... don't be mad at me. I wanna try harder."

Rainbow stood up and walked tword me. I looked at her and we were face to face. I expected her to yell and scold me, just as I had seen every grown pony do to me. Instead she did something much worse, something that left me with the ultimate feeling of sadness. She hugged me. "It will be okay," she began, "you are obviously sorry, and I understand thing have gone so fast for you."

"What you need is a good tuter!" The voice came from next to me. Next to me was a tall purple hoarse. She was well above her friends now, growing into the body of an alicorn. She handed me a tissue, giveing a sweet smile. I took it and wiped my eyes and face, then blew my nose.

"Dinner will be served momentarily," a British pony yelled from the kition.

I had been so disappointed in myself, I hadn't notice Celestia enter the room behind me until she yelled, "Thanks Kibitz!" I jumped out of my skin and into Fluttershy's lap. The room started laughing and smiling, and Fluttershy held me close. I didn't mind.

Technically, I was to old to sit in the lap of anyone but the princesses, but I loved feeling small, this was the first time I had felt this way in my life. Diamond Tiara had been blushing on the other side of the room, actually jealous. As Twighlight sat down, she came over to her and said something I couldn't quite make out, but you knew soon enough when she crawled into the princesses lap and they started talking about things such as school and adventures. Rainbow sat in her seat and looked takes me, saying, "I want you to forget about your grades okay? We have somethings we will be implementing here that require full attention." I blushed imeadiatly, knowing what it was. "So she told you?" I noded. "Well I guess I better announce the rules then."

"But Twighlight is here!" I was an apple at this point, but Rinbows face did not waver.

"Both her and Kibitz already know. Girl! Everyone!" I put my face in my hooves. "For every night you wet the bed, you will be forced to wear an embarrassing clothing article of our choice! For those who don't at the bed, get a peice of cake that day!" The sound managed to carry though the entire castle. She was very loud.

That was about the time Kibitz came in with a cart of food and drinks, asking "does this count for adults too?"

"Why yes it does Kibitz, yes it does." Rainbow smirked, obviously planning many pranks.

We all sat for dinner, Kibitz serving each of us our plates and putting more meals and deserts in the middle. My dish was a vedgyburger with hay fries. I started to dig in as Twighlight poured Celestia a glass of wine where every pony else drank juice. I guessed being imortal means you don't get drunk so easy. She then sat down and started eating as well, only for everypony at the table to look up at Celestia, who made it a point to push the wine back with a smirk on her face. Everypony accept the two princesses had confused looks on their faces.

"Oh dear your majisty," Fluttershy said a bit meekly, "it I may be honest, that was pretty rude."

Celestia stared Twighlight down like a hawk, clearing her throught and saying, "Being imortal makes life... a bit dull to put it plainly. So us princesses like to play an odd game with eachother... just because we live forever, doesn't mean we can't die. Poison, stab wounds, magic,"

"Seeing Celestia without make-up," Twighlight quipped.

"You get the point." Celestia grinned ear to ear. "Now we arn't trying to kill eachother, but get eachother as close to death as we possibly can. It's fun for us, toying with our lives. And since we are all rulers, it isn't considered treason. Usually we like to catch eachother being amateurs and do things a bit baisic. This was done like a puzzle. It's an oldy, but a goody. Two queens fought for power until one day they held a parlay. So they sat across from eachother with pens and a paper. The host poured the guest a glass of wine and they began. As the night went on they talked about the boarder of the country. They decided to meet in the middle and split it, setting up a DMZ between them. For you kids, a DMZ is a long line, that if you cross, you are in enemy territory. They decided they would only trade supplies on the 2nd Monday of the month. If you wanted to travel to one country or the other, you needed special crossing forms that leagalized your stay. Finally, they talked about safe passage. They decided that if you were to send supplies or other ponies through either country, they would need to escort the convoy (or a long line of carts) the entire time. The guest sighned the paper and handed it to the host. The host made small talk before signing, talking about how great it felt to end the violence that had plagued their lands for so long. The guessed soon passed out on the table, and died. So my question to you all is, how did the queen die?" She looked around the room for an answer.

Rainbow finally spoke up, saying, "The wine was poisoned."

"But wouldn't the host have died too then?" Diamond Tiara looked curiously at the princess.

"She only poured the guest a glass," Rainbow explained, "she never drank any herself."

Celestia only laughed and stood, announcing, "What you didn't know my faithful student, was that I take my coffee with a teaspoon of sugar, a half cup creamer aaaaannnnd," she guestured to Kibitz.

"And madam," he retorted, "a fourth cup of Cyanide." Celestia used her magic to pick the glass up and chug the entire thing. We all looked at her amazed, expecting her to keal over and die, but nothing happened, all she did was pour another glass and started eating her meal. The Dinner was quiet, partly because of the spectical, but mostly because the food was so good. Kibitz knew how to cook. After the filling meal and some Oreo pie, I lied back in my chair, wondering what was to come this weekend.

Me? Drunk? Pffffffffffffffffffff!

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Everyone had busted out the copious amounts of alcohol they brought. Fluttershy had brought four bottles of wine, Rainbow had four huge jugs of scotch (101 proof she specified), Celestia had a berral of Brandi, and Twighliht braught out 6 packs of 6 at six of Diablo beer. How poetic.

They sat around singing tales of Star Swirl, remenicing about old adventures, and exchanging verbal blows. "The only reason you beat Discord," Celestia started, "was because he wasn't truely bad!" Twighlight only rolled her eyes. "Nonono! You don't get it, you should have met him 1000 years ago! He would have killed you and never given it a second thought! He was hansome as well."

"Oh please," Rainbow argued, "if it could fog a mirror I'm sure it was once a member of the 'Royal guard' if you catch my drift."

"And he was," she retorted, "and so ever impressive was the god of chaos. But what does that have anything to do with me beating him fair and square?"

"He obviously still had feelings for you." Rainbow had stated it as if it were common sence. I had long since lost intrest in the conversation and could tell Diamond Tiara felt the same.

I went over and probed at her. She shook her head, haveing stared off into space and looked at me questioningly. "Come on, I wanna show you something."

"What is it?" She questioned, looking irritated. "We are in the presance of two drunk princesses!"

"Who won't notice if we leave." I was pleading at this point. I remembered the first time I had come to this castle and the beautiful view on the roof. I wanted her to see.

The Earth Quake

by Haileythedog

Intro: are you okay?

CH1. Takeing bed rock to a whole new meaning

CH2. Don't expect me to stay!

CH.3 your rainboom hurt my rock!

CH4. Ewwwwwwww

CH5. I'm not in the mood any more dear.

CH.6 A dirty dollar

CH. 7 A personal escort? Isn't this a bit backwards?

Me? Drunk? Pffffffffffffffffffff!