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// Prologue 
// Story: Scootaloo's Last Wish 
// by scootaloo55 
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The Orange Pegasi filly curled up in the corner of a dark alleyway and pulled an old grey blanket over her fledging wings. She shivered and huddled closer to the brick wall to try to keep herself warm and she closed her eyes and tried to forget the fact that she was an orphan. The night was cold and snow glistened as it fell to the ground and the purple-maned pony stared up at them in silence. She was normally had a very exuberant personality so it was unusual for her to be this quiet for so long. She opened her schoolbag and pulled out an iced breadroll and a cupcake she took from Sugarcube corner that afternoon. She knew it was wrong to steal and her choices were unhealthy, but she knew that if she didn’t eat something, she would waste away to nothing. She took a bite out of the breadroll and sighed. Her body became frigid from the cold and she tried to force herself to sleep before the frost could keep her awake. She took one last bite and curled up in a ball, pulling her thin blanket even further over her body. A single tear escaped and she closed her eyes tight. Why life was so hard for her, she didn’t understand. All she knew was that she had to keep this secret, in fear of going back to the orphanage. She ran away from there, as they had treated her so terribly.  And with a large breath, the Pegasus fell asleep, mane glittering in the moonlight. She jerked occasionally during her dreams and quite small snowflakes tickled her nose making her sneeze. She rolled over and sighed. At least tomorrow would be a new day.