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// Scootaloo 
// Story: The Cutie Mark Crusaders: Down the Road 
// by ScrimpyMule 
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	The road between Manehattan and Ponyville was progressively being covered with leaves. The Running of the Leaves wasn’t causing this, as it wasn’t scheduled to take place for another month. The cause of the falling leaves was a strong wind resulting from an oversized scooter speeding down the road. The scooter was being propelled not by a motor, but by the wings of its rider.
Scootaloo paid close attention to her surroundings and the road ahead, ready to swerve or make a high jump to evade any pedestrians or animals that might show up. Traveling at fifty-five miles per hour, she couldn’t afford not to be vigilant. Due to a minor wing deformation Scootaloo couldn’t achieve sustained flight. She made up for this shortcoming by employing her various scooters. By using her wings, which were getting stronger by the day, she was ale to propel herself at speeds that no other creature or machine could achieve on solid ground.	
There was a time when Scootaloo lamented having to rely on her scooter to get from place to place quickly. Ten years ago she had decided to make her reliance on her scooter work for her and stop feeling sorry for herself. It was soon after this that her cutie mark appeared. She was somewhat surprised when she looked at her flank one day and noticed a speeding scooter.
Her apparent weakness turned into her greatest asset when she started her own business, Speedy Scoot Delivery Services, three years earlier. It was the fastest and most reliable delivery service in Equestria and it made the Friendship Express and the Equestrian Postal Service look like a joke. For the first six months she had trouble keeping the business afloat, but now she had trouble keeping up with all the orders. 
Scootaloo slowed drastically upon entering Ponyville and made her way to Barnyard Bargains to make a delivery and collect a payment. Upon her arrival she was greeted by a former advisary.
“Hey DT”, she said.
“You’re fifty minutes early”, said Diamond Tiara, who preferred to go by DT nowadays. “Why don’t you leave and come back late like everypony else?”
Scootaloo dismounted her scooter, chuckling at her friend’s sarcasm. She untied the bulky package addressed to Barnyard Bargains. She passed it off and accepted a check from Diamond Tiara, taking a few moments to chat afterward. She then departed after securing another package that was supposed to be in Canterlot by nightfall the next day.
Scootaloo made her way then to Spike and Rarity’s home south of Ponyville. (See The Dragon and the Pony) She gave Spike, the Ponyville Scribe, several important documents from Ponyville and the outlying areas. She gave Rarity a package that was addressed to Carousel Boutique and left. 
Scootaloo made several more deliveries in Ponyville and then made her way back to her apartment to start getting ready for the reunion.