Scootaloo has many reasons to have nightmares—losing her parents, mistreatment in the Fillydelphia orphanage, running away and living on her own in Ponyville. After following Princess Luna’s advice and facing her fears, the nightmares ended—until now. What is the cause of Scootaloo’s final nightmare?

Princess Luna reflects upon her past as she performs her nightly duties.

"I just want the nightmare to end..."

When one closes their eyes, drifts off to sleep, the mind works mysteriously. Dreams come forth, they bring us strange readings on how we are doing in our lives, even when they are not easily readable. But always, when the time to wake comes, the dream fades and is often never seen again.

But then there are nightmares... our subconsciousness trying to tell us something we don't know. They often terrify us... because we are afraid of the truth behind it. But just like the dream, they eventually fade... but not for Scootaloo. For her, each night, she is visited by the same exact nightmare.

Lost and scared in her own dreams, she begins to give up, to slip into depression. After all, no one pony can suffer too much trauma brought upon by their own brain. But one night, during the dream... she realizes that something else is there, floating in her subconscious.

And she feels that soon, the nightmare will end.

Foreword: This story is based upon my own personal experiences after finding my father nearly died from attempted suicide for about a month. Everything in the story is a metaphor to my own life, everything from the shack in the middle of nowhere (my loneliness) to the cliff (the escape).

Mainly, this was written as per request by my therapist, who said I should write a metaphoric story about those times in a way that makes me happy. So naturally, I chose ponies. And who better than Scootaloo, who, in my fanon, lives like I do?

An accident leaves Scootaloo fighting for her life, and while everypony tries to offer what help or comfort they can, a few may just learn something new: exactly what it means to be a sister.

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Thanks to a number of people who helped review this, including Logician, Ion-Sturm, Vimbert the Unimpressive, samurai anon, Present Perfect, and Chris.

It is in the moment of our greatest need that we become the most susceptible to change. But sometimes, what you have to offer, might not be enough, even if you are a princess who has seen more suffering than any other pony in this world.

When a young life is in danger, it is up to Luna and Rainbow to help overcome what is the result of their own shortcomings.

Proofreaders: Kevinltk, twilight-the-pony. Thank you so much!

Image by Famosity

Crushed by her parents death, Scootaloo tries to cope with being alone with nothing. In her dreams, she meets Luna who reminds Scootaloo of her parents last wish.

Have you ever wanted something so much that you became obsessed with it? Scootaloo is one little filly who has; she wants to fly. But no matter how hard she tries, she can't do it. Many ponies have tried to help her or reassure her, but none of them truly understand. But what happens when she finally finds somepony who does?

Dedicated to Foals Errand
Written for One-shotober.

Opting for a scary movie was better than moping the rest of the night away, especially since it gave Scootaloo an excuse to spend some quality time with her new neighbour, Luna.

Cover is a screenshot from an episode. No, the story's setting is not in a public establishment; It just happened the only picture of EQG Scootaloo that I could find where her face is rather surprised/shocked/unhappy.

Prior to Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon and subsequent banishment, there was always one little filly that appreciated the night sky for what it was.

A certain nightmare leaves young Scootaloo in tears.

Rainbow Dash hurries to her home, not able to anticipate the hidden memories about to be shared from deep within the filly's weeping heart.

(picture by DJdevi95)