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// Entry 9 
// Story: Scootaloo's School Diary Assignment 
// by RogueShadowAngel 
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Dear Journal,

The rumors were true! Discord is back and by Princess Celestia’s Request too! I don’t understand why the princess would do such a thing and I don’t even know if Princess Luna was for it. We don’t hear much about her or even see much from her. I do see her sometimes in my dreams since she suddenly became aware of my dad’s intentions from my nightmares and she was protecting me I guess. Princess Luna is cool she isn’t mean like ponies said she once was. I don’t understand why they would still think she is. Misunderstood probably yeah but not mean.

Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack and Pinkie Pie had released the element of chaos and it was scary. Everyone in Ponyville hid. Rainbow Dash came back in the nick of time when she got word of Discord coming back. It was partly because she’s the element of harmony and partly because I was staying with Fluttershy; I didn’t want to be anywhere close to him. It was my fault (along with Applebloom and Sweetie Belle) that he got loose in the first place because we had to argue that day. I had my taste of him the first time. I didn’t really want to even hear that name again. Oh well looks like things are okay now, I mean he’s back but he’s calmer… mostly. 

What was really funny though and I found somewhat disappointing in my ‘big sister’ was her and her other friends wouldn’t trust him. Fluttershy would just let him do whatever and give him so much slack. If I did half of what he did I would be in huge trouble! Shows you how much trust Fluttershy had in him. It worked though, he found out what it was like to have friends and that friendship is magic! It really is I don’t know where I wouldn’t be without my friends. It’s totally awesome. I’m really lucky to have the ponies I have for friends even if my own parents are kind of lacking in the trust and reliance department. They do try, at least my mom does I mean she wouldn’t go through all the trouble she is now to try to make a better life for me right? I just wish she would’ve kicked out my dad before it got this bad. Oh well you can’t change the past.
It’s really funny though my dad hasn’t been seen since Discord left Ponyville after everything was said in done. I don’t know where he went off to. I found out that Princess Celestia was told by some pony that he was causing a huge stink in Ponyville and she probably took him with her to deal with him personally. At least that’s what Twilight told me when I had asked her. Princess Celestia doesn’t like any pony hurting the next generation and making them scared or feeling bad about themselves. It’s not what she stands for. Twilight also said that the princesses don’t like getting involved personally but since Rainbow Dash put in a special request since she’s the element of loyalty the Princess thought she look into it. Boy I’m happy for that! I don’t think I’ll have to worry about him now. I can hopefully go back to my mom now. I don’t think I will though since she’s pretty much left with debt and she recently lost the house due to back up rent. Thanks dad… the buck up.

In other news the CMC sleepover is a go! We’re sleeping over at Applebloom’s place. It’s going to be awesome too. We’re going to figure out ways to try to get our cutie marks! I hope mine’s an awesome cutie mark like a flying one or something! I already have a feeling that Sweetie Belle is already working up to hers since she loves to sing. She just has really bad stage fright. I don’t blame her I get that way sometimes when ponies want me to preform my tricks that I do on my way home (where ever I happen to live at the point and time). 

I hope Applebloom doesn’t mind that I take an extra sleeping bag. I’m really looking forward to the sleep over. Rainbow Dash said I could go and to have fun. I just couldn’t get into trouble and I was to listen to Applejack, Granny Smith and Big Mac. It’s going to be so awesome I hope! I’ll write more when I get there and more things have happened. See ya soon!

~ Scootaloo
OH MY GOSH SO AWESEOME!

Dear Journal,

So every pony is a sleep right now. No one is up but me. I can’t sleep because I have a lot on my mind. I don’t want to wake any pony up with a nightmare or something. I’ve been having them a lot lately, and it’s not because of seeing Discord again. I’m actually happy he’s around and that he’s better off as he is now than stone. I just keep having these dreams of my dad and him in a dungeon never to be seen again by any pony. I don’t know why I have these dreams. I also don’t understand why I’m feeling sad about it either. I mean I hate my dad all he’s done is just cause trouble for me my whole life. Before CMC I never had friends and I would often spend the night in the streets because my parents were too busy arguing to even see me slip out of the front door. 

Now that it’s over… I can live peacefully right? I mean I remember my dad before he became a drunken donkey’s butt and I miss that part of him. I know he’ll never be like that again. I mean he used to actually play ball with me, help me fix my scooter, and when he wasn’t busy he’d actually let me ride on his back when he could still fly. I want my old dad back… is that wrong of me? I guess some part of me loves him for who he was but that person has been dead long ago. I don’t even recognize him from my memories I guess you could say my dad died when he lost his wings. They used to be his pride and joy and he hoped that he could teach me how to fly one day. I’ll never fly they say, and I think they are right. I feel like the day he had to get his wings cut off because they were stuck under a tree and the only way to move him was to cut them off to save his life. My chances of flying died with him like that. I know that’s stupid and that it’s just silly. I’m just starting to wonder if I’ll ever be able to fly.

Pound Cake, Mr. and Mrs. Cake’s son is a Pegasus and he fan fly! I’m so jealous of him. I want to fly and I want to feel the wind through my feathers and stand on clouds. I’m not built for being on the ground I’m built for flying! I’m lucky to have my scooter so I can zip around the town but still I do feel like I’m a failure of a Pegasus. Sweetie Belle can’t really do magic either at least I’ve never seen her do magic. Applebloom’s an earth pony and she’s the clumsiest one I’ve ever seen. I guess we’re all three just failures of what we are. It’s what Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon want you to think too I bet. We aren't as good as them because we’re not the best of what type of ponies we are but we are also young and haven’t really reached our full potential probably. Each pony matures at different rates so that may be just us and it’s not our time yet.

I’m probably over thinking things I just have a lot on my mind. I’m going to get some sleep. Night

~ Scootaloo
Sleepy filly.