"Mom? What's going on? Where are you going?" I asked her, desperate to know.
"We're going to go find Violet, Scootaloo. You're going to stay here with Aunt Pinkie and your cousins, okay? We'll be back soon, sweetie. Don't worry," Twilight then came up to me and kissed my forehead. "Now get your bow, you know how to shoot it, and shoot anyone who tries to hurt you or Pinkie, okay? Don't hesitate for anything." She asked, letting me go.
"Okay mom, I won't let you down." I answered, letting my head hang to the floor. I wanted to help them find her. But I have a responsibility to take care of.
"Good, now let's go now, while it's still light out." She said, and she, Uncle Sherbert, and Rainbow Dash left.
"Hey, Scootaloo, would you like some cupcakes? I'm sure they will make you smile!" Pinkie asked me, hoping to change my mood.
With a sigh, I answered, "Sure, Aunt Pinkie. I could use a smile right now."
"Great! Cream Pie and your cousin Violet are asleep upstairs if you want to watch them for me."
"Okay, thanks." I answered, forcing a smile and walking upstairs to my parents room. I saw the little foals lying in the crib together. They looked so calm.
Suddenly Cream Pie started to stir in his sleep and woke up to see me watching him. He started to whine and raise his hooves up. Reaching down and picking him up, I held him in my hooves and sat down, cuddling him. He then started to relax again and just stared at me. Quietly, I started to talk to him.
"Hey there, little guy. I'm sure you don't understand me, but I'm Scootaloo, your cousin. You don't know how lucky you are to have the family you do. Your parents are great, they're the best aunt and uncle ever. Then there's your aunt's. Who are my parents. I know, two mares with a kid. But I was adopted, and I was very lucky to have them. Your new family is the best. And of course, you have the best cousin in the world, little guy. Who, you may ask? Well, it's me, of course!"
Looking down, I saw that he had wrapped his hooves around me and had fallen asleep.
I couldn't hold back a smile, getting up, careful not to wake him, I placed him back in the crib and covered them both in their blanket.
Just after I finished, Pinkie Pie came in, holding a tray of cupcakes. I took one gratefully, thanking her for it.
"Thank you for watching them. They weren't any trouble, were they?" She asked.
"None at all, they were both perfect." I answered, looking over to the crib and smiled.
Just then, we both heard a loud crash as a window shattered downstairs. I heard hoofsteps moving around and voices, the were masculine voices.
"Come on, I'm sure there's some kind of thing we can use. Spread out and look for anything." One of them said, and the hoofsteps scattered. "And if somepony resists, kill them."
"Pinkie, take them and hide somewhere. I'll take care of this." I quietly said, getting ready to run to my room, but she stopped me.
"Be careful, Scootaloo," she then pulled me closer and hugged me. "I love you."
"I love you, too Aunt Pinkie. Now go, hurry." I then heard hoofsteps approaching up the stairs.
Quickly running out of the room, Pinkie grabbed the foals and ran from the room. I ran out as well and went to my room and quickly dove under my bed, feeling around the floor for my bow that mom made me. I also felt around for any sign for my dagger that I 'borrowed' from my mom. I found them both fairly quickly and placed my ear against the floor, trying to hear the intruders.
"Celestia forgive us, but I need to feed my family. I'm sorry." It was all I heard before silence took over.
Slowly, I pulled myself out from under the bed, and made my way out of the room. Quietly sneaking around the corner, I saw one of the intruders. His face was covered with a hood, and his coat wasn't visible. He was busy looking through a bookcase for anything that he could take.
As I slowly made my way over to him, I pulled out the dagger and held it in my hoof. When I was just a few steps away from him, I jumped onto his back and covered his mouth with my hoof. He tried to throw me off, but I quickly stabbed his throat, he threw himself around harder before collapsing on the ground, suffocating.
Jumping off of him, I leaned down and removed his hood, and the life was gone from his eyes. His mane was a bright blue color, and his coat was a dark orange. His eyes were a green, and were already fogged up. Grabbing his tail in my teeth, I dragged him away from sight and hid him in a corner.
I walked into another hallway and looked down it, and saw nothing. Slowly, I walked down its length to get to the living area. Halfway through, though, a voice interrupted me. It was feminine, and she sounded no older than Rainbow Dash.
"Hey! Stop right there." She spoke, and I heard her hoofsteps run towards me.
Turning around, I saw another hooded figure run toward me, she jumped at me, but I slid under her and cut at her side, causing her to shout.
"Ugh, you're going to pay for that, kid." She said, between clenched teeth, before dashing towards me again.
Reacting quickly, I grabbed my bow and an arrow. Just before she reached me, I dove out of the way and jabbed the arrow into her side. She screamed in pain before collapsing.
Coughing, she stood up and ripped the arrow from her side and blood poured from the wound. "I've had enough, kid," she said, pulling a knife from under her hood. "you're DEAD!" She charged me again. I drew an arrow and shot her, directly between her eyes, and she slid just in front of me, dead.
Leaning over her, I removed her hood and pulled out my arrow. Her mane was a dark purple, and her coat was a bright blue. Her eyes were a bright orange.
Walking away, I made it to the ledge upstairs and looked into the living room. I saw the last figure standing there. He had removed his hood and was sitting on the floor, waiting. I couldn't see his face, but his mane was a dark orange color, with red streaks through it.
Drawing my bow, I aimed directly for the back of his head. Releasing the arrow, it flew directly toward him, only to be deflected and hit the ground in front of him by some kind of force field. Jumping up, surprised, the stallion threw his hood over his head and turned to me. Before I could shoot at him again, he disappeared.
"What? Where'd he go?" I asked myself, looking around.
"Here." I heard a deep voice say.
Turning around, I was instantly hit across the room. Hitting the back wall, I fell to the ground, panting. When I looked up, he was standing above me. Picking up my dagger, I stabbed him, but wound up stabbing nothing as he was already gone. I instantly felt a sharp pain in my back as he kicked me into the air. Before I hit the wall, he teleported behind me and punched me into the other wall.
Desperately trying to get up, he teleported in front of me and lifted me up with his magic. I felt his stare stab into me as he tightened his grip around my neck. Quickly losing air, I tried everything I could to escape, but he held tight. Movement caught my attention in the corner of my eye. Looking to see what it was, I saw one of the dead ponies walk into the house. As it approached, the stallion seemed oblivious to it. When it grabbed him, he immediately dropped me and turned to face it, but it was too late, the pony had bitten his front left leg, and it was bleeding terribly.
Seeing this as my chance, I ran back upstairs and called to Pinkie Pie. She appeared a moment later with her foals and walked over to me. She grabbed me and pulled me into a tight hug. "Oh, Scootaloo, I'm glad you're safe."
"It's okay, Pinkie. I'm fine. But we have to leave, there's more coming."
"Okay, we can go to your mother's bakery. You're uncle may go there if he sees we left here."
"Good idea, now let's hurry before-" I was interrupted by maniacal laughter. Turning around, I saw the stallion from before, holding my dagger with his magic. It was covered in blood, and he had the sickest smile on his face.
"Y-you th-thought that it w-would be that easy? Ha! You make m-me l-laugh." He said, and vanished.
I turned around quickly to see him tackle me and pin me to the ground.
"You're c-clever. You k-know that?" He slid the dagger to my throat.
Before he could slit my throat, I bucked with as much strength as I could, sending him flying and dropping my knife. I quickly picked it up and threw myself under him before he hit the ground, stabbing him in the back and killing him instantly.
"More clever than you think." I said in his ear as I pulled the dagger from his back. "More clever than you think."