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// Prologue 2: Scootaloo 
// Story: Lost Souls 
// by RuinQueenofOblivion 
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Scootaloo's POV.

"Come on Scootaloo, you need to get up," a filly's voice said, I groaned and rolled over in bed.

"I don't wanna get out of bed today..." I groaned and pulled the covers over my head again.

"What about your friends? I'm sure they're worried about you," the filly said and pulled the covers off of me. A tan furred Earth Pony was looking at me. "You're not going to let your fellow Crusaders down, are you?"

"They're just going to make a big deal about today with Pinkie Pie..." I said sadly. "I don't want to be reminded of today..."

"Come on Scoots, your friends are going to miss you," the filly said. "You don't want to let them down do you?"

"I guess not..." I said sadly and got out of bed.

I was in the Ponyville Orphanage, where I had lived for the past 5 years ever since my parents had died. I sighed as I trotted out of the room, going past several other Ponies, most of which ignored me.

5 years... 5 years to the day since my parents died, my birthday. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom were going to make a big deal about it, but they didn't know what had happened to my parents.

I sighed and left the Orphanage and hopped onto my scooter and headed towards Sweet Apple Acres.


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"So fer today, Ah was thinkin' we should put aside our usual Crusadin' and..." Apple Bloom was saying at the podium in the clubhouse.

"Uh, are you sure?" I spoke up. "I mean there's still Ponies out there without cutie marks, maybe we should help them instead."

"Why? I mean its your special day, Scootaloo," Sweetie Belle said. "Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash are getting everything ready at Sugarcube Corner."

"Yeah, but..." I started to say. "I just, don't want to celebrate my birthday, okay?"

"Come on, yah know yer gonna have fun," Apple Bloom said. "At least go fer us, please?"

"Why don't you like your birthday anyway?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I just don't, okay?" I snapped. "I don't want to talk about it..."

"If yah say so," Apple Bloom said with a sigh. "We're goin' ahead, yah can follow us whenever yah want."

I watched as they left the clubhouse and sighed. I couldn't tell them the truth, maybe Apple Bloom would understand, she was an orphan too, but at least she had her family. I had no one.

I sighed and left the clubhouse and rode off on my scooter.


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I was making my way through Ponyville on my scooter as I headed towards Sugarcube Corner. A few Ponies said hello, but I ignored them for the most part, I was too distracted.

I don't know what happened next, my scooter suddenly picked up speed and I couldn't stop it.

"LOOK OUT, COMING THROUGH!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as Ponies jumped out of the way. I could see a purple Pony in my way, and she tried to move, only to trip over her own hooves.

I closed my eyes and braced myself for the impact, but my scooter pulled to a stop just before I hit her. I looked at the Pony, she didn't look familiar, but she still looked shaken.

"Hey, are you alright?" I asked as I ran over to her.

"I'm fine, I guess," the pony said and started to get to her hooves. She then looked at herself and got a shocked look on her face and fainted on the spot.

What the heck was going on?