Today started like any other day, quiet Ponyville, and peaceful day as the weather crew set up for a sunny and warm day. All the ponies in Ponyville were waking up to start their daily schedule, and jobs. Fluttershy was on her way to the library to see Twilight about something. Apple jack was hard to work on her farmland with big mac gathering apples for Ponyville. Pinky pie was hard at work creating sugary masterpieces in her shop. Rarity was working on new fashion designs in her shop. Rainbow dash was no where to be seen this fine day.
Fluttershy approached the library's door and knocked 3 times. Twilight answered it with a smile. "Hiya Fluttershy, whats up?" She said in a happy cheery tone. Fluttershy shyly replied in her normal manner. "oh uhm hiya twilight.. I uhm wanted to know.. if I could uhm.. get a book from you.. if that is okay." she said sorta shyly half hiding behind her mane. Twilight smiled and nodded. "Of course, come on in." She moved to the side to let Fluttershy enter, who did slowly. Twilight shut the door and then asked. "So, what book are looking for?" Fluttershy blushed and spoke softly. "I am uhm.. looking for a book.. on what.. kinda gifts.. to get stallions.. sorta.." She said, now red as she looked down. Twilight smiled... "You want to get Big Mac a gift?" she teased playfully. Fluttershy lit up like a apple. "Uhm.. not.. really.. kinda.. sorta.. maybe.." she said, now trying to hide in her mane. Twilight just giggled, as she smiled. "Well you do not need a book for that. Im sure what ever gift you got for Big Mac, he would love it no matter." She smiled sheepishly as she kept hiding... "uhm.. okay.. twilight.. if you say so.. thanks." She said, as she made her way back to her house , Face flush red with the blush that threatened to consume her whole. Twilight chuckled, as she watched fluttershy make haste in her retreat.
Twilight Did some chores around the library, organized some books, and then took off to Rainbow Dash's Home. She used her Unicorn magic to get there, and stay on top of the clouds. She knocked on her door and heard quiet steps as Rainbow opened her door up. What Twilight saw was indeed very in need of help. Without another word, the two exchanged a look and twilight entered without hesitation. Inside rainbow sat on her couch and sighed, speaking to twilight. "It happened just a day or two ago, i thought it was nothing, but now look.." She pointed to a large rash all over her back, the red flaky skin showed through her coat. "I asked Fluttershy for some cream but it did not work. It only made it worse. So i hoped some of your magic could possibly get rid of it... or something... " She was blushing red as she told Twilight. She watched her friend examine it. It took her a minute but she sighed a not good sigh that rainbow knew all to well. "I cant do much but stop it from spreading. But i know someone who can help." Rainbow immediately looked at her. "Please I do not want nopony to hear about this... its embarrassing enough..." Twilight bit her bottom lip gently... Pondering just who might be able to help her. Then she remembered a very very old friend of hers. She smiled. "Do not worry about anything. I know just the pony." She smiled, trying to reassure rainbow. Rainbow smiled, trying her best not to itch the skin, which just begged to be scratched till it was completely gone. She nodded as twilight took off to her library, as she shut the door rainbow dashed to a hard object and begin itching her back sighing in immense pleasure that it was working.
Twilight hurried back to her house and started to write the letter.. She hoped to Celestia he was still here, because if not, she may have to turn to somepony else. She wrote with haste, and sent the letter off. But right as she sent it off, she gasped. "Oh no! Darn it! I hope it gets there..." She growled at herself, being in a hurry she miscalculated something and now was completely unsure if he would receive the letter or not.
Sometime Later that Day
On the other side of town a Teenage Looking Stallion was pushing a Small orange Filly Pegasus around. "Look at her, shes got a blank flank! Haha what a loser." He taunted her as he pressed his hoof into her side. "You are nothing but a embarrassment to all ponies everywhere. You should just go to Everfree forest and never come back like Zecora!" He taunted and hit her as she tried to hold back tears. The Band of Teenagers just laughed.. "Aww i made duh wittle filly cry. To bad she does not got a mommy, maybe she could run to her." That just got a roar of laughter from the other boys, as Scootaloo ran off towards everfree forest. The Sun was setting as her tear soaked eye continued to cry. Running began to hurt her as the sun began to set in the sky. She stopped by a tree as she sat to catch her breath. She had been running for so long... She just cried and cried. Not sure what she was gonna do.
Suddenly a Soft voice spoke to her. "Is that Crying i hear?" Looking around she searched for the source of the voice. "m-m-maybe.." She spoke between light sobs. The voice spoke again "And why would something as cute as you be crying like you are?" She looked down and scuffed the grass with her hoof. "Because... i was picked on by that meany head Hagerd, and he called me worthless and pathetic and said that no one wants me." Tears kept trickling down her face falling onto the grass. "But your not. Each and every creature, Small, large and wide, each are beautiful and different in their own ways, each has a place in their world, and none can tell them otherwise." Said the gentle voice.
Smiling as she hear those nice words, she started to calm down. She spoke up after a few moments of internal debate. "But no one wants me. My parents didn't want me, i only got 2 friends, and that orphanage really stinks." She slammed her hoof to the ground to emphasize her point. "Aye it may seem no one wants you right now, but someday soon you may find that which you seek." It said to her. She waited a moment and spoke up, "Who are you... if you don't mind me asking?" It replied "I, am the Wizard Nathaniel." Suddenly a large figure walked very slowly from behind the tree, for the young filly to see. She was a bit frightened at the height it stood, but if it was out to eat her, Would it not have done so by now.. right?
She looked up to the hooded figures face, and cocked her head to the side a bit. "What.. are you?" She asked, curious, a little frightened and ready to dash at a moments notice. He gently knelt down, and sat on the soft green grass, and removed his hood. "I am a Neko." He said, as she looked at him with awe, but at a safe distance. "What is a "ne-ko?" She asked sounding the word out. "I am a Cross between a human, and a cat." He showed her his cat ears, and the tail. She looked on with wonderment, the fear was subsiding but she kept her guard. She was still confused, as she did not know what a human was. But she sat down gently.. "So why were you saying that stuff to me?" She asked kinda bashfully, not sure how he would think of her asking so many questions.
He just smiled and watched. "Because, I was helping you. You looked so sad, I couldn't let you just sit there and cry. So I did something." He smiled, offering his hand to her. She looked at it and then to him, that smile he wore on his face was warm. She gently extended her hoof out meeting his hand and they shook gently. "Nice to meet you. I’m Nathan." He spoke, she smiled. "I’m scootaloo." He smiled. "Scootaloo huh? Interesting name." She blushed a little bit. He pointed to the tuffed up mane of hers, and the little bit of cuts and bruises that adorned her body. "So did that "Hagerd" do that to you?" She nodded to his question. "Well, lets see... come over here, and ill fix you up." He patted a spot just in front of him. She still had her doubts, but slowly approached and sat on the spot he had gestured to. He smiled, and gently placed a hand on her back, "Just hold still for a moment." He said. His hand glowed a soft blue as he washed all the pain and cuts away. She looked on in amazement as he did this. "But i thought only unicorns and stuff, could use magic." She stood up and flapped her wing a few times, amazed by how much better they felt. He chuckled. "Im, Different. a "Twilight Sparkle" sent me a letter the other day. I merely came here as per her request for help." Scootaloo jumped up and down a few times. "Oh i know twilight sparkle! She lives at the library. i can show you!" He calmed the young filly down. "Relax there. Its okay. Its late, and everyone's trying to sleep. How about in the morning?" Scootaloo nodded kinda sheepishly as she smiled. "But where are you gonna sleep?" She asked curiously. "Well i was gonna sleep in this here tree." She looked up and pouted gently. "but its so high and i cant climb or fly yet" She flapped her small wings a few times with a sad face. He chuckled, "worry not. i came prepared." He opened his satchel, and pulled a large blanket from it. which he proceeded to lie across the cool night grass. "There. If you don’t mind sleeping next to me, I'm glad to keep you company through the night." She looked at his satchel and the blanket, It did not make sense! This thing was huge, but that bag was like.. small, even to her. She laid upon the blanket... It felt like a cloud, or so she had heard from Rainbow dash. In fact she could not feel the ground under her. It was so comfy, she was gonna ask how it was possible, but before she could open her mouth she was out like a rock.