I'm So Sorry

by RachWrites

My Mommy?

The wind rushed through Scootaloo's hair as she soared through the sky...On her brand new scooter. This thing was beyond awesome! It had amazing balance, and those racing stripes! Scootaloo wondered why Rainbow had been so adamant about saying she hadn't given this scooter to her. But, Scoots knew that Rainbow was probably being bashful.

"Whoa, Scoots!" Applebloom called as she rounded the corner, almost knocking into her. "Would'ja look where your goin? Ah mean, Ah know your excited, but jeez!" Applebloom scolded.

Scootaloo blushed and sighing she nodded as she skidded to a halt. "Heh, oops. Sorry AB, I promise I'll watch where I'm goin'." She replied.

Applebloom smiled, "thanks...What's on yer mind? Yeh seemed lost in thought." She replied, looking at her friend with wide, concerned eyes.

Scootaloo just laughed, making Applebloom's concern lift a little. "Oh, it's nothing really! I was just wondering who gave me this scooter, y'know, since Rainbow seemed to deny buying it." She replied.

"Ooh! Maybe we can be detectives, ones who will solve this mystery!" Scootaloo exclaimed as she got the brilliant idea.

Her wings fluttered and Applebloom smiled brightly, "yeah! Maybe we'll get our cutie marks! I'll go call on Sweetie-Belle, I'm sure she'll wanna help!" She said, still with a bright smile.

Scootaloo nodded and Applebloom raced to Rarity's, where Sweetie had been staying for the past few days. Scootaloo was super excited, and she just had to rush home and get her detective gear!

---

The orphanage loomed over Scootaloo's small body and she smiled. This place had been home to her for so long, its scary exterior didn't even frighten her anymore...Okay, well, maybe a little. She giggled at herself as she opened the door.

Everypony was either upstairs, or down in the kitchen, it seemed. She could hear the staff preparing for lunch, and she hopped it would be her favorite, tomato soup and grilled cheese. However, she had no time to figure that out, for she wanted to solve this mystery right away!

Rushing upstairs to her bedroom, she was just about to grab her detective gear when she heard one of the staff talking to somepony. They were very quiet, and Scootaloo had to preen her ears.

"So....this is her room, it's quite lovely." Fluttershy's quiet voice was saying.

Fluttershy? Scootaloo asked herself. What's she doing here?

The staff laughed, "well I wouldn't say it's lovely, but it does have it's charms. Your little filly turned out to be quite the tomboy." She replied.

Scootaloo's heart soared, her mother was....Wait, Fluttershy!? With a surprised blink, her heart began to race as her little mind put the pieces together. Fluttershy was her mother...and she had...abandoned her. Why?

Anger raced through Scoots as she heard Fluttershy's musical laughter. "I'm sure her father would be quite proud then." She sounded a little sad when she said this, but Scootaloo didn't care.

How DARE she!? Scootaloo growled in her mind. The door was still closed, and Scootaloo hoped nopony on the other side could hear her steaming.

"Would it be okay if I see her? Where is she?" Fluttershy asked.

This comment made Scootaloo's anger subside, if only a smidgen. Fluttershy, no...her mother, obviously still loved her if she wanted to see her. However the staff's response chilled Scoots yet again.

"I....I don't think that's a good idea. We have always told Scootaloo that her mother didn't want to see her, but now you do. Wouldn't that cause confusion and hurt? We don't wanna have to deal with that. We've got so much pain here already." The staff was mumbling, like she didn't even believe this herself.

Scootaloo couldn't see, but on the other side of the door, Fluttershy's eyes widened. Tears began to leak out, but she tried her best to stay calm.

"Oh...Okay, I'll just leave then, if she doesn't want to see me...That's fine." She replied.

Sighing, both ponies exited Scootaloo's room, just to find the crying and shaking pony they were just speaking about on the other side.

"Scootaloo! Whatever are you doing here? You said you were going off to play-" Scootaloo's glare of pure hatred stopped the staff member in her tracks.

She gulped and backed away, and Scootaloo, shame ridden and very, very angry, galloped down the stairs...Before Fluttershy could even squeak out a 'hello'.

---

Scootaloo sat crying on the edge of a pond. Her tears splattered into the water and molded into the water. She sniffed as she saw her friends trotting towards her from the corner of her eye. She did not want to have them see her cry.

Applebloom, as always, was the first to notice what was wrong.

"Scootaloo! What's wrong? I thought you wanted to play detective." She asked.

The crying Scootaloo simply shrugged, she tried to play it cool, but tears were still leaking out of her eyes. "I don't think we have to figure...i-it out any...m-more." She said, gulping back tears every now and then.

Sweetie Belle gasped and sat down with her friend. She didn't like seeing anypony this upset, especially not one of her bffs.

"Scootaloo, tell us what's wrong...We're your friends, whatever happened...We'll support you." She said, smiling kindly at her.

Scoots sighed and smiled back. "Well...uh, it turns out...Fluttershy is my mom." She said, after a long while of waiting.

Applebloom and Sweetie Belle gasped, they had not seen that coming. "Really!? Fluttershy? I always thought it'd be somepony else....no offense." Applebloom replied.

Scootaloo laughed a little, "yeah I was surprised too." She said.

"I bet. Were you mad?" Sweetie asked, when Scoots nodded she nuzzled her.

"I'm sure Fluttershy had a very good reason to do what she did...Maybe she didn't know how to raise a baby." Sweetie replied.

Scootaloo was about to say something, but Fluttershy's kind, quiet, voice cut through.

"I'm sorry to say that, that was exactly the problem." Fluttershy squeaked.

The three girls turned their heads. Their expressions were mixed, Applebloom looked protective, like if she harmed her best friend again, she would do something...Fluttershy didn't want to think of what that something would be. Sweetie looked almost scared, but not the kind of scared that you are for yourself, she looked scared for Scootaloo, who was just looking depressed and angry.

"Go away, Fluttershy. Haven't you done enough?" Scootaloo asked, her voice deadly quiet.

Fluttershy flinched, but she stood firm. Applebloom rolled her eyes. "Ah think she said to go away!" She repeated, shooting daggers at the yellow pegasus.

"No. I will not leave you again, Scootaloo. Not anymore, I promise." Fluttershy replied, looking at her daughter with kind eyes.

Scootaloo huffed, "sure you won't! What makes me wanna believe that!? I DON'T want you to stay!"

Sweetie Belle gasped as the anger in Scootaloo's voice shone through. "Scoots...she's still your friend, right?" She said, trying to calm the situation.

It worked, Scootaloo saw how hurt Fluttershy looked and she sighed in regret. "I'm sorry...It's just...It's just." She couldn't get the words out.

Sweetie smiled. "Would it help if we left you guys alone?" She asked.

Scootaloo nodded and Sweetie hugged her, Applebloom simply smiled a sad, small smile and walked off with Sweetie Belle.

After a long while of ragged crying from Scootaloo, quiet, kind words from Fluttershy, and a giant hug that the two shared. Scootaloo was ready, she was ready for her mother to explain why she abandoned her. As she told her this, Fluttershy's eyes widened.

"You know I never wanted to 'abandon' you, right? I had too. Cloudsdale is very strict when it comes to their fliers...if anypony there had found out about your....problem." She said, looking at her wings. Scootaloo flapped them and it sounded like buzzing, Fluttershy smiled. "Well I don't think things would've ended up well...for either of us." She continued.

Scootaloo sighed, she knew from her history lessons at school that Fluttershy was probably right. If she couldn't fly, the she couldn't have walked on the clouds either, it was a very strange situation, and pegasai didn't take well to strange things.

"But, no matter what had happened between us. I always loved you." Fluttershy said softly, smiling at her daughter's bewildered expression.

"R-really? I-I always thought my real parents hated me, that's why they left me at such a horrible place..." Scootaloo replied, sniffling softly.

Fluttershy's smile flipped upside down and she gave an odd sound, like somepony had hurt her. "No...That wasn't true, not at all. Did you ever wonder who gave you those 'awesome' presents on your birthday? Who always went to your little plays and concerts, and even when nopony seemed to like them, I did. I have always been so proud of you, Scootaloo...I've just been so very...well, shy. I've never had the courage to say all of this to you. It was actually Pinkie who told me I should tell you this."

Fluttershy's heart-felt statements made Scootaloo's heart soar. She known that somepony had loved her, those presents were proof, but now...Knowing that it was Fluttershy, no, knowing that her mother was Fluttershy. One of the kindest ponies in Ponyville. Well, this fact no longer made her angry.

"Wow...I....I really had no idea." Scootaloo said, she was far too emotional to say anything more.

Fluttershy understood, she pulled her daughter close to her with her wing and snuggled her. She was so soft. Scootaloo hadn't felt this loved, this cared for...in a long time.

She knew now though, that she always would be.

The End

Comments

[RachWrites]

4190821 This story is complete now, just for all you lovely people who enjoy it so much!!

[Matt11]

this was good

[Silver Phoenix]

Is that it!? We were expecting more chapters! But only TWO!? I thought this would be the greatest story I ever read. But its over-er-er!

[Music the Looping Traceu]

4192150 Well, at least you know you enjoyed the story...I'm about to read it now...

[Silver Phoenix]

4192793 Yeah, i'm still a bit pissed that the story end real quick.

[Music the Looping Traceu]

4192816 I read the story...... I DEMAND A SEQUEL!!!

[AppleFire-Fan99]

really only two chapters. I want to know how things turned out for for them both. If Fluttershy took scootaloo in or if she had to stay at the orphanage still.

[Silver Phoenix]

We demand more! Midnight Rose!

[LuckyBass13]

I have to say its nice to see something out of the usual "Orphan" Scootaloo Stories. This is a not bad story however I feel that either this was rushed or just not enough detail. That's just my opinion but let it not be that I say, Nice Story!

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

WHY DASH WHY U DO THAT leave fluttershy with scoot on her own

[RachWrites]

4193249 Well, if I got an editor who was willing to do a sequel with me, I could give it a try ;)
4192150 Ok, this comment made my day!! (even though my day was pretty awesome) I'm probably gonna have to do a sequel now, huh?

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193280 Eyup hope your up with the challenge :3

[RachWrites]

4193182 Yeah....I really need to work on my endings. My beginnings aren't bad....but my endings could definitely use a whole lot of work.

This story also didn't have an editor either, so that probably didn't help. I'm trying to practice my skills on my own......(I know this is probably a stupid idea, but meh.)

[RachWrites]

4193249 Cause old school Dash was a jerk.....(remember this is BEFORE all the Elements and stuff.) Now she helps her out, kinda, I'm gonna have to put that in the sequel aren't I?

[Silver Phoenix]

4193280 Yes and thank you for likeing my comment.

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193309
Yup or we can just take her as a bad guy your choice :3

[RachWrites]

4193291 Well, I have someone who's up for editing!! Hopefully I can get the sequel done.
Might make a blog post about it. Who knows, maybe I could make a 'verse' type story just from this one. But, that's kinda hard to do....meh. Just an idea. Don't mind me, high from Marble Slab.

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193331
OMG DASH HAS MEMORY LOST GOD THATS WHY SHE CANT REMEMBER NATING!!??????!?!?!!

just jumping to fics and fics don't mind me :3

[RachWrites]

4193319 Hm....I don't think Dash would be 'the bad guy'. I think she'd help Scoots deal with the fact that Fluttershy is her mother. Perhaps they'll find out who her father is together?

(I'm thinking maybe Big Mac)

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193331
And you sir/muzzy has gotan a follower and likez!

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193344
Hmmmmmmm......

Bigmac:Eyup

[RachWrites]

4193346 lol thanks! I'm a miss!

[RachWrites]

4193353 They are like my FAVE ship!! ;) That and Sparity, CheesePie, and TwiDash.

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193353
But how?
*Has sick mind*

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193358
Wow I expect twiflash X3

Sad that flash not in s4

[RachWrites]

4193338

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193371
NERVER MIND DONT MIND ME

[RachWrites]

4193382 alrighty then...

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4193442 so how's s equal ?

[RachWrites]

4193484 I'm gonna get my editor to go through it, and when that's done, I will do a sequel!

[RachWrites]

4193509 Ha! I win!! lol, jk.

[Mr Ignorable]

Scootaloo was actually born a stallion.

[dream1990]

4194644 no actually Scootaloo was born a female and if you don't believe me then copy and paste this http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Scootaloo link then you will see that Scootaloo was born a female

[Mr Ignorable]

4195147 static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1320/13204927/2444945-5903787721-19123.jpg

[dream1990]

4195152 ok

[NoLongerSober]

Silly writer...Fluttershy isn't Scoots mother. This is.

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[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4194644 what world do u live in?
Just because she acts like a stallion doesn't mean she is one .-.

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4194326 yay!

[UfUnNyF1r3nd]

4194326 yay!

[Blue Streak]

Nice story, but I found it a bit to quick.
You get a thumbs up but not a fav.

[PrinERROR]

the wuvyness! ^w^

[Paladin Redflare]

HNNNNNNNNNNGHHHHHHHHH!

[Megamancolt135]

It was good like really good. But I think it was a little to short.

[SilverMistyStar]

Awww!!!! That's sooooo cute!
Misty Berry

[Novalis14]

4197720
I agree, It should be longer. Perhaps a sequel.

[Animegx43]

I loved that comic.

[xanderman1201]

This...This is...I love it. Also, it really needs a Sequel.

[ImpossibleReflection]

4195678
I find it funny how people do this. When I do the opposite. I don't see 'fav' as anything other than, "I want to follow this" I have 300+ favorites, but only given out about 20 up votes.
I see the favorite function only as something that allows me to follow the story. It's a tool to me, and nothing more, nothing less.

[andmos]

"sir, we got a serius case of heart attacks allround the contry?"
"and what its the couse of it?"
"this fic right here sir"
*Classified fic, do not under any serconstanses read this if you have a fate of heart*
"this can not be that bad*
*read it*
-silence-

Edit:
very good reading mate. hope you take this "act" in a good way. It was just a joke. Anyway, im looking forward to read more from you.