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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Growing up 
// by aham50 
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Scootaloo's past


"Mom?"  Scootaloo asked her mother.  She seemed to be packing many things in saddle bags.
"Mom, where are you going?"
"AWAY!" she turned to meet her daughters face.
"I'M GOING AWAY!" she responded holding back tears of her own.  Scootaloo began to cry as well.

"Can't... I come with you?"  

Her mother took a few steps back and started sobbing.

"I'm so sorry Scootaloo, but I just can't stand being here anymore.  It kills me to leave you...  But I will make sure you are fine."

And she flew away.  She never saw her again.  Beatings ensued...  Every night, instead of Scootaloo's mother, it was her.  She hated it, and there was never a time where Scootaloo loved her father.
To never love your father, it hurt.
She cried herself to sleep every night knowing that the person beating her, was the same person that named her.  She went to school feeling terrible, and knowing she would return home to her father eventually.  School was a safe haven, where she could go to get away from him.  Eventually ponies noticed her odd behavior, and bruises.  Finally, the teacher asked her to talk to her.
"What's been going on at home, Scootaloo?"  Scootaloo just fell to the ground and started sobbing deeply and hard.  She nearly couldn't breathe, and was heaving from the lack of oxygen.
"Mom left me!" she replied.
"Oh my!"  the teacher responded to the sudden breakdown.  She wasn't expecting that.  She knew something was wrong, but didn't think it was as big a deal as this was.  What follows was a bit foggy, she didn't like to think too much, thinking almost always brought her to tears.  Eventually she found herself at the Ponyville orphanage, where she now resides.  It took her some time to cope with the new surroundings, and the fact she was an orphan now made her feel like she was different and unloved.  She wishes one day, maybe, somepony awesome, will adopt her.  There was only one pony she could think of to take that role:  Rainbow Dash.


The last bit, was inspired by the fim fic, Mothers.  It's such a good story go read it.  It is by NightMysterio.