"SCOOTALOO!!" Shouted Rainbow Dash as she flew around. "SCOOTALOO!!"
Scootaloo looked up to see her... 'Sister' and let out an annoyed grunt. The orange pegasus flapped her wings ever so slightly as she ran in the opposite direction. She just needed time... or maybe more..
She shook off her thoughts. I'm not insane... totally not insane... yep. I'm mentally stable... durring this time Scootaloo started shaking. Her pupils shrunk as she fell to her knees. She curled up in a shaky ball, unaware that any of this was happening. As if her mind had shut her out.
"Im fine... totally fine... not insane... not like Rainbow Dash... I'm fine... I'll just shake it off.. I'm not crazy..." Deep inside, Scootaloo couldn't believe her own words. She felt the eyes on her, and just continued to mutter to herself. She didn't seem to acknowledge when she was being picked up, and just continued to give in to this poor state of mind.
"I'm not insane..." She said before she blacked out.
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"I'M NOT INSANE!!" Scootaloo shouted as soon as she woke up. She looked around to see her... family, all looking at her with concerned and shocked glances. Scootaloo lifted her hoof to her head. "Where... am I...?" She spoke.
"We're in Canterlot, Scootaloo. Princess Luna has been watching you for a long time, and became concerned with your thoughts." Fluttershy said.
"Indeed we have. And if we had not acted when we did, you would have no doubt fallen." The dark princess said.
"But... I'm not... insane..." Scootaloo protested weakly. "If I were insane I would be a killer madmare like Rainbow Dash was."
"What the frick did you put into this filly's head? We were aware of the deeds Rainbow has done, but did not know that Scootaloo uses that as a standard for insane." Luna said. "Clearly she needs help."
"No I don't. I'm fine." She lifted her head up and looked at the princess. "Fine... totally fine.." She mumbled as her head dropped down to the pillow below her. Her heavy breathing and shaking told the members of the room that she was in need of help. "I... I... I think.... that... I... need help..." Scootaloo said, her mane plastered to her face.
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Scootaloo let the image flash in her mind. She looked at her hooves. She looked at a random spot on the floor. She laughed. Laughed like a madmare. She let the visualization slip away. Looking at the pillow fort she was in, she crawled through the door to the room around her.
She may act like a young filly, but she has the knowlage of a mare her age, and certainly is progressing. the psychiatrist looked at his patient, who was holding a picture of what she experienced in the fort.
"That is a very... interesting... picture you drew, Scootaloo."
My Celestia, that filly is insane. She's looked up to Rainbow Dash for so long, what Rainbow used to be is becoming her. The psychiatrist shuddered at the thought. I'm just being paid to find out what goes on in her head. Nothing more. And give a way to help her...
"Scootaloo, I think we should have a talk."
"But talks are BORING!" Scootaloo rolled on the floor in a childish manner.
"Scootaloo, I understand that you look up to Rainbow Dash. But I believe that might just be your problem."
"What do you mean?"
"Scootaloo, you look up to Dash to the point where you want to be her. But I believe that perhaps you should stay away from her for a bit."
"What! Rainbow Dash is mine! I will be the only thing that matters to her, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!!" The Pegasus got up in his face
"Scootaloo. I see that if I separate you from Rainbow you might become her, in order to fill that space. In fact, that was merely to ensure I was correct."
"Huh?"
"Rainbow Dash clearly has not been spending as much time with you as she should. She you decided to fill that space by being Rainbow Dash. But you did that gradually, without acknowledging it. This led up to you say that you weren't insane, and you never were, but as you became Rainbow, you began to go crazy."
Scootaloo thought about this for a moment. She started to mess with her mane, the end result was it hanging down to her sholders.
"I guess you're right... she did stop paying much attention to me... after what happened with Spectra."
"Then I know who can help."
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" And then I kept through the air, soaring at intense speeds, my mane brushed back by the wind. Fluttershy flew alongside me as we towed the hot air balloon, determined to stop Spectra...."
Scootaloo looked at her idol. Rainbow still was getting over what had happened, but it was fine with her. She got what she loved most back.
Her sister…