Magnum Glass stood over the body of a young filly with a tan body and a purple mane and tail which had just been covered while two of his officers handcuffed a tan pony with a royal blue mane.
“ Dark wing, you are under arrest for the torture and eventual murder of your daughter Scootaloo.” Ponyville’s most senior police officer told the tan pony as she was led out of her house.
A small crowd had gathered to see what all the fuss was about and there stood right at the front of crowd was the two ponies Magnum Glass and the young fillies older brother Thunder Runner did not want to be here, both recognisable as the two best friends of the filly now lifeless under a white sheet back inside the house because finally after all the years of abuse she had suffered at the hands of her evil mother, it had finally got to much for Scootaloo and it killed her.
FLASHBACK
Scootaloo came home from school to find her older brother Thunder Runner back home for the weekend from Canterlot where he is training to join the Royal Guard.
“Hey sport!” Thunder Runner greeted, scooping up his sister into a massive hug
“Oww!” Scootaloo winced as her brother’s hoof hit one of her many bruises,
“Sorry kiddo, you okay?" He asked, letting his sister go.
“Yeah I’m fine, you just caught a bruise on me that’s all.” Scootaloo told him, dismissing it as if it was no big deal.
“How’d you get the bruise?” He inquired.
Scootaloo felt the glare from their mother, even with her back to her. “Oh I fell off my scooter.” she lied.
All that weekend Scootaloo never left her brothers side, as all the time he was home her mother wouldn’t touch her, she even used the excuse of nightmares so she would be able to crawl into bed with him. It was there, tucked under one of his huge wings, snuggled up right against him that she felt the safest she had in years, while she was here her mother couldn’t get her, not with her nasty remarks or with the physical abuse she inflicts on her only daughter. When the weekend came to an end Scootaloo was absolutely distraught, as once Thunder Runner had left to catch the train back to Canterlot Scootaloo was once again left on her own with only her evil, abusive mother for company.
Scootaloo had managed to keep away from her mother until 5pm but she was getting hungry so she decided to go back home praying that her mother was passed out from her alcohol problem, she crept inside and into the kitchen.
“Phew no sign of her.” Scootaloo sighed as she began to look for something to eat, when all of a sudden she felt her mother put her hoof on her back, Scootaloo immediately tensed her back so the harsh beating wouldn’t hurt as much, but her mother slid her hoof down to her right wing, in a almost protective manner.
“You’re a disgrace, you’re a Pegasus and yet you can’t fly, you are completely useless, why can’t you be more like your brother, a big, brave, strong flyer… you’re a total waste of space.” her mother slurred, before knocking Scootaloo to the floor and before Scootaloo could do anything her mother had trapped one of Scootaloo’s wings under her hoof and began to kick Scootaloo as hard as she could as if she was trying to separate her daughters wing from her body, it wasn’t long before Scootaloo was in tears at the pain she was having inflicted on her.
“STOP YOUR WHINING! THIS IS WHAT YOU DESERVE!” her mother yelled at her as she continued to kick her daughter as she had done nearly every day since the day the young filly was born. Dark Wing rose up on to her back legs and came crashing back down on Scootaloo’s chest with a vicious crack as her ribcage was shattered she moved away from the filly who was now unconscious eventually passing out on her bed upstairs.
A short while later Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle came round to see if Scootaloo wanted to come out and play, they was about to knock on the door when they noticed that it was open.
“SCOOTALOO- SCOOT- SCOOTALOO!” Apple Bloom called out, when there was no answer, she and Sweetie Belle carefully entered the house, and went quietly from room to room until they found Scootaloo, still unconscious, bleeding heavily, feathers missing from her wings, cuts and bruises all over her body, but still breathing, just barely.
“We need to get her some help!” Sweetie Belle croaked, seeing one of her best friends in such a bad state obviously affecting her.
While Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were on their way up to see nurse Red Heart, they ran into the other pony who would be perfect to come and help Scootaloo “Magnum Glass! We need you to come and help us quickly!” the girls panted breathlessly.
“Girls, girls what’s all the commotion about?” Magnum Glass asked, trying to get the girls to explain their actions.
“We went to knock for Scootaloo, but her door was open so we went inside to see if she was in and we found her…” Sweetie Belle trailed off, unable to finish her sentence, Magnum Glass knew the end of that sentence probably wasn’t a good thing but he had to get it out of the girls before he could help them
“You found her how?" He asked coaxing them to finish their answer.
“All beat up and knocked out.” Sweetie Belle sobbed, finally succumbing to tears
“Take me back to the house with you girls, I’ll deal with this now.” Magnum ordered, using his magic along the way to transport Thunder Runner off the train heading to Canterlot back to Ponyville
“MAGNUM! What are you playing at? I’m supposed to be on my way back for my training!” Thunder Runner fumed when he found himself next to his old friend and back in Ponyville.
“We’ve got a problem with your sister.” Magnum told him in a hushed tone, Thunder Runner’s eyes opened wide in shock and fear but before he could ask any more questions they arrived back at his house, the door still ajar.
“Girls, wait out here.” Thunder Runner ordered the two fillies he babysat on numerous occasions as he and Magnum Glass went inside. It didn’t take them long to find Scootaloo, sprawled out on the kitchen floor just where Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle found her but there was one difference, Scootaloo now was not breathing, Thunder Runner broke down in tears as he lay down next to his baby sister.
“I’ll go and get rid of Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.” Magnum Glass offered once he had called for more officers to come by and assist the clean up operation “They can’t be allowed to see this,” he added solemnly, “Girls go home now.” Magnum ordered the girls as he stepped outside
“Is Scootaloo okay?” They asked simultaneously.
“Girls just go home and I’ll come and talk to you both later.” Magnum ordered again, this time a little more forcefully. He watched them walk away not saying anything, he went back inside and as soon as the girls knew he was back inside they made their way back to the front of the house where Magnums other officers had shown up and were now heading into the house with a black body bag and a large white sheet, as the commotion outside continued a crowd was gathering outside the house.
In the kitchen Thunder Runner was nuzzling his chin against Scootaloo’s forehead “I’m so sorry sis, I should never have left you alone with her, this is all my fault.” he sobbed. Magnum walked up next to him and put a hoof onto his shoulder in a comforting gesture.
“I’m so sorry for your loss old friend.” He said softly as he led Thunder Runner out of the room to allow the body to be covered
“This was my mother, she’s the one who did this!” he spat “I WANT HER TO ROT IN JAIL FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE!” He yelled, before breaking down. Magnum nodded at two of his officers to go out and look for Thunder Runner and Scootaloo’s mother. When they left Thunder Runner moved off upstairs into Scootaloo’s bedroom, he took a look around and was drawn to a few bits of paper sticking out of her draw, he pulled them out and took a look at them, most of them were drawings of the two of them together, but a few others were what looked like diary entries including one written just the other night.
“I wish Thunder didn’t have to leave tomorrow, he’s the best pony in my life, he’s all I got as far as family goes, my mother doesn’t care, all she does is get drunk, abuses me and then passes out, or if she doesn’t pass out, she sends me out to these stallions houses, and they do things to me, things I don’t like but I can’t say no cause ‘mom’ says they’ll kill me if I do. I just wish Thunder was around all the time, cause she doesn’t do it to me while he’s around and if she tried he’d stop her, he’s the greatest pony who ever lived and I know he’ll be captain of the Royal Guard before I’ve even left school. Around him is the only time I feel safe, he’s the only pony who keeps me safe and makes me happy. I wish I could fly away and live with him and then I’d be able to be happy and show everypony who has ever doubted me, I’d show them all I can fly high just like they can and I’ll fly higher than them all…..”
Thunder Runner couldn’t read anymore as his tears had blotted out the rest of the page but he had read enough, this really was all his fault.