No One Loves Me

by Ugly-Duckling123

The Filly, the Queen and the Cave in the Forest

The little filly looked all around her.

Thousands of the exact same eyes were upon her. Buzzing could be heard echoing around the cave that was within the dark forest.

Looking up the filly saw Her, the one pony who knows what its like to feel the way she does....

But maybe we're getting a bit ahead. So lets go back to see how this all started....

---

Scootaloo looked up as her hero flew away back home, making tears come to her eyes.

It had been like that for as long as she could remember. Rainbow Dash would give her the best day she ever had, each one better than the rest.
Playing with her, laughing with her, pranking other ponies with her, teaching her to fly.

But then at the end of the day she would leave her only saying

"See ya tomorrow Squirt," and fly away leaving the little orange grounded filly heart broken, without knowing how she felt.

Not wanting to be laughed at by anypony who saw her crying Scootaloo quickly whipped out her scooter put on her helmet, and zoomed off to the Everfree Forest to that cave she found to let her emotions go until she calmed down a bit.

A few minutes later, Scootaloo was outside the cave, looked around to see if anyone was there, and slowly went in, wiping her hoof against her eyes, to be alone. The problem was there were already ponies there.

Strange black bug looking holes in hooves and fanged ponies. Scootaloo could only stare frozen in fear as she remembered the Changelings from the Canterlot Wedding.

Throwing her helmet aside she quickly got into the fighting stance Rainbow Dash had taught her and changed her face from one of sadness to one of anger trying to scare off the parasites.

"Now my dear theres no need for that" a buzzing voice said from the back of the cave, hoof steps coming closer as the Changelings parted letting their Queen get to this filly.

"What are you doing here?" Scootaloo asked strongly trying to keep her eyes on Chrysalis but every so often switching to the drones.

"We're here to help you my dear," Chrysalis said smiling.

"I don't want any help you can give me."

"Oh but we understand how..."

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!" Scootaloo yelled tears in her eyes again stomping her hooves.

"NO!" Chrysalis said holding her hoof up to hold back the drones. "We know what it's like to be cast out. To not be loved. To long for... A family."

At this Scootaloo stopped and listened to what the Queen had to say.

"We have spent over a thousand years in the shadows, thinking 'No one else knows what this feels like'." Chrysalis said looking around at the Changelings getting nods of agreement. "But now we can see we were wrong. We don't have to be alone Scootaloo, we can be together, we can be loved."

"So you can be stronger and take over my home again?" Scootaloo said quietly while thinking it over.

"After that blast those two ponies made," Chrysalis said remembering the pain she got from it wincing a bit. "I'm afraid we're too weak to do anything at the moment except wait until we get our strength back. We don't even have enough strength to change ourselves. So we're stuck here in this cave, in this forest, we can not even go looking for food."

'Wow...' Scootaloo thought slowly going over to get her helmet back keeping her eyes on Chrysalis. 'They have it worse than me. At least I can show my face in Ponyville, and have at lest one meal a day, and friends... Even though they leave me to cry myself to sleep every night in the clubhouse.

Feeling the mix of emotions coming off of the little filly Chrysalis just said.

"Well, it's your decision, Scootaloo. Just promise us something please?" she asked getting the filly's attention. "Don't tell any pony we're here."

"I... I..." Scootaloo said looking around at all the Changelings all of them suddenly looking tired and thinner then they did last time she saw them. "I promise." she said putting her helmet back on and heading back to Ponyville.

---

The next day Scootaloo was thinking about her encounter with Chrysalis from the day before, so much she wasn't paying that much attention to what Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle were suggesting to do for their next crusade.

"HEY SCOOTALOO!"

"Huh what?" Scootaloo said turning back to her friends.

"You alright Scoots?" Apple Bloom asked "You seem a bit off today..."

"I'm... Fine Apple Bloom." Scootaloo said carefully "Just thinking about something."

"What?" Sweetie Belle asked happy that the subject had changed to something more exciting.

"Um... You remember those bug things from the Canterlot Wedding?" Scootaloo asked being careful on what she said getting nods. "What... if... they only attacked because they wanted to be apart of the Equestrian family, and loved and all that junk?"

After a few seconds Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle burst out laughing making the orange Pegasus annoyed slightly.

"Why would you be thinking about that?" Apple Bloom asked recovering first.

"It's just a thought." Scootaloo said getting up picking up her helmet and heading for the door.

"Hey where you going Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle asked "We didn't mean to make you upset."

"Just for a scoot around town for a bit," Scootaloo said putting a saddle bag and some bits on her back. "See you later."

And with that Scootaloo set off from the apple farm and went straight to Sugarcube Corner.

***

That evening right after Celestia set the sun and Luna brought out the moon, Scootaloo attached the CMC wagon to her scooter and piled it up with all the chocolate and food she could find that day and after tying it down, carefully made her way into the Everfree Forest after taping a torch to her helmet.

Outside the cave Scootaloo took off her helmet, unhooked the wagon and slowly went in holding her breath for the worst.

Suddenly buzzing could be heard and glowing green eyes were all on her and the wagon full of food.

"Welcome back Scootaloo," Chrysalis said coming to the front to welcome their guest.

"Hi..." Scootaloo said looking around. "Er... I went into town today and got some food for you..." She said slightly embarrassed and backing away a bit.

"There... There's daisy sandwiches, hay fries, apple fritters - but they may be cold now, er... cupcakes, muffins, plain apples and chocolate."

At that everyone in the cave started buzzing with excitement and tried to get to the wagon only to be stopped by Chrysalis's glare.

"So thoughtful of you Scootaloo," Chrysalis said looking down at the filly. "May I ask if you've changed your mind?" she asked.

"Not... Not yet." Scootaloo said looking and backing away a bit.

"Oh well," Chrysalis said "We will leave your wagon outside the cave for you to collect tomorrow dear. And thanks again."

"You're welcome." Scootaloo said smiling a little, and left.

***

Scootaloo had just come out of the Forest's treeline when a voice called out to her.

"Hey Scoots what are you doing up in the forest so late?"

Looking up Scootaloo saw it was Rainbow Dash coming down to say hello.

"Well... What are you doing up so late Rainbow?" she asked quickly trying to think up an excuse for her question.

"I was having a midnight flight." Rainbow said "The skies are less crowded at night and the airs cooler."

"Well I couldn't sleep so I went for a scoot instead." Scootaloo said hoping this would work.

"In the forest?" Rainbow raised her eyebrow questioningly.

"The... Forest is more challenging than the town," Scootaloo said continuing the hoax "And I like a challenge." She said grinning puffing out her chest.

"Well... alright," Rainbow said a bit unsure.

"I got to get back home," Scootaloo said jumping back on her scooter "Bye Rainbow!" she said waving as she made for town not wanting Rainbow to find out she lives in the tree house.

---

Early the next morning, Scootaloo went back to the cave and saw, as promised the CMC wagon leaning against the entrance all the food gone.

Smiling that she did a good thing, Scootaloo hooked it up and zoomed back to Ponyville looking around for Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle.

After a few hours of not finding them in town, she decided to try Sweet Apple Acres.

When she got there she was surprised that there were pairs of mares and filly's everywhere. Then she remembered it was that stupid Sisterhoods Social today. And just seeing all those pairs of sisters made her annoyed.

She was just about to go when someone called out to her.

"There you are Squirt."

Turning around, Scootaloo saw Rainbow Dash coming up to her a mug of cider in her hoof.

"Hi Rainbow..." she replied trying to seem fine.

"So who you going to root for? Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle?" Rainbow asked pointing to the 'Start' line for the obstacle course.

"Who says I rooting for anyone?" Scootaloo said turning away and heading for the gate again.

"Whoa, sorry Squirt," Rainbow said laughing while Rarity was fussing over the mud pool. "But there's no need to be like that."

"Why?" Scootaloo asked a too bit loud getting others attention. "I think it's obvious that they want to rub it in my face that I have NO ONE!" she said panting before kicking off the wagon and zipping off for the forest again leaving a now quiet farm and a confused Rainbow who after a bit threw down her cider and set off after the filly.

---

Ok so that's how we got to where we started so lets continue...

All the Changelings were looking onto this strange little filly who brought them food and fed them with her emotions and who after three days kept coming back.

Once again Chrysalis stepped forward and looked down onto Scootaloo "What did they do Scootaloo?" she asked feeling the mix of anger and sadness coming off of the filly holding out her foreleg saying the filly could hug her.

Scootaloo ran straight up to Chrysalis and hugged her tears spilling out of her eyes.

"They... They rubbed it in my face that I'm... I'm all alone." Scootaloo said sniffing a bit. "You see, Apple Bloom has AJ and Mac, and... and Sweetie has Rarity. But I don't have anypony!"

"You can have us," Chrysalis said rubbing the filly's back gently "That option is still open."

Just as she was about to say yes the cave started buzzing and the two of them turned to the entrance to see...

"Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo asked rubbing her nose "What do you want?"

"Scoots what are you doing here with them?" Rainbow asked eyes only on Scootaloo.

"I'm being loved..." she answered "For the first time ever, I found ponies who know what it's like to be like me..."

Gasping at what she heard Rainbow turned to Chrysalis.

"What did you do to her Chrysalis?" she said getting in a fighting stance.

"I didn't do anything Element of Loyalty." Chrysalis said smiling showing her fangs "It was you and her friends that did it. Always leaving her, at the end of the day. Never showing any love what so ever. Not very 'Loyal' if you do that to such a sweet filly are you?"

"I. Am. Loyal..." Rainbow said getting more annoyed with each word.

"Then where were you when I cried myself to sleep every night?" Scootaloo began stepping forward. "Where were you to give me meals when I was on the streets digging though the restaurants dumpsters? Where were you to give me a home all those years? Huh? Where were you... When I lost my family?"

Rainbow Dash had no answers at all.

"I... I didn't know about any of that Scoots," she said trying to get closer to protests of the Changelings who blocked the way.

"Scootaloo, please," Rainbow said over the buzzing "Come back with me. We can get this straightened out. We can be a family together. You and Me." she said.

"Save it Rainbow Dash." Scootaloo said still glaring at the blue and rainbow mare. "That option was already given to me." she said turning back to Chrysalis. "And I'll take it." she said standing as tall as she could.

"NO!" Rainbow screamed as she started fighting the Changelings that piled upon her trying to stop Chrysalis getting to Scootaloo.

Slowly to mock Rainbow, Chrysalis lit her horn and tapped Scootaloo's head a green light wrapped it's way around the filly brightening up the cave in a sickly green glow.

Once it died down and everyone got their sight back, they saw a brand new Changeling Princess standing where Scootaloo was.

Her orange fur now black armor, her feathered wings now transparent bug like ones, holes in each of her hooves, and a horn now sticking out of her head. The only things that stayed the same were the filly's main, tail, and eyes even though there was now no love in them anymore.

"Scoots?" Rainbow asked quietly to herself still shocked that this just happened.

The new Changeling looked herself over then turned to her back to see a different pair of wings. Closing her eyes in concentration, Scootaloo began buzzing her wings and jumped. And didn't fall back down.

"I... I can fly?" she asked herself. "I CAN FLY!"

"Scoots If all you wanted was to fly..." Rainbow said still dog-piled under twenty Changelings.

"Didn't you pay ANY attention to what I said earlier?" Scootaloo asked whizzing straight up to Rainbow's face.

"Scoots. I only wasn't there because you didn't tell me about it." Rainbow said. "If you'd of said..."

But she was cut off as a slap of Royal Jelly was pasted over her mouth and her legs and wings were tied up and the Changeling closet to her neck bit her, making her begin to feel drowsy.

"I shouldn't of needed to say anything." Scootaloo said buzzing her new wings in anger. "Goodbye Rainbow Dash." she said as she turned her back on the mare she looked up to since she first met her, and sometimes thought of her as a sister... Only to be let down... And walked with Chrysalis deeper into the cave away from sunlight, leaving the others to do what they wanted with the mare.

Author's Note:

Ok I might have the Categories wrong here... But even if I do, I hope you like it.

Comments

[Cynderfall]

Cool story but I felt that Scootaloo gave in too easily. Also I was expecting Chrysalis to be genuine. The betrayal kinda sucked.

[Ugly-Duckling123]

I based this on Jack and Pitch from Rise of the Guardians *hence the speech at the beginning*

Scootaloo has been feeling these feelings for a long time, and only needed a few words from Chrysalis to get her to come over.

[Perteks]

Its kinda to short and like nightshadow600 said its felt rushed.
Ending felt little strange, they didn't have power to change but to transformation of scoots yea? Way to little world/character building for that idea.

And btw you have reply option top right corner of comment if you don't use it user woń't have any notification

[Ugly-Duckling123]

4672969 I was saying it for everypony

[Perteks]

4673044
Those things shouldn't be needed to say it should be in story

[RaylanKrios]

Perteks is right, way too little wor,d building to pull of an ending that is so stark. For instance scoots freaks out at the social despute having no apparant reason to. Not a bad story, there just needs to be more of it, also editing.

[Ugly-Duckling123]

4676451 I can take it off if no one loves it

I'm... well I'm not new to it since I've been here since January, but I was never that good at writing.

I also have dyslexia which doesn't help...

[Zeyon The Green]

Well Scoots if you don't say the problem, only psychics would know what was wrong. Besides you are talking to the thickest headed pony in Equestria, you would have needed to have tell Rainbow.

[RaylanKrios]

4676605 whoa slow down there, it's got more likes than dislikes, and its not a bad story. The final scene with scoots RD and the changelings is well done. My (and others) criticims are meant to help you get better, not a personal attack.

Keep writing. Writing is hard, you've got talent it just needs a little refinement, which is true of every author ever. (cept maybe David Foster Wallace, he probably wrote brilliant stuff in kindergarten)

[user123]

I would love if this story was continued.

[Megasus25]

4672814 Well, you see, some assholes are only assholes cause they have no friends. If one is friends with said asshole, the asshole will still be an asshole to everyone else who tried to deal with them and became an asshole towards the other asshole. Get it?

[Cynderfall]

4702484
I dont get it.

[Megasus25]

4703817 Chrysalis is probably just evil because she has no friends. Scootaloo is nice to Chrysalis, and vice versa. So Chrysalis is evil towards everypony else since they hate her and tried to run her out of town.

[Cynderfall]

4706752
Eeeh... The betrayal just felt forced and out of place to me. I continue to believe that it would have made a better and longer story if Chrysalis sent Dash away and continued to mother Scootaloo. This story had a lot of potential it just didn't use.

[Cynderfall]

4676605
Dont get me wrong I'm only trying to give you constructive criticism. You should definitely keep the story up and keep writing. Improve this if you want. I for one would like to see it improved.

I love ScootaDash stories and Queen Chrissy.

[Reiku]

This story really does have some great ideas, but saying what it seems what a few others have, it's far too short. A LOT happens in this fic, and it all feels rather rushed. It's an alright thing as is, but with a rewrite and some solid proof reading and editing, you could have a far superior fic on your hands, with a really great story.

[Starlight Nova]

Have you ever considered submitting this story to Equestria Daily? You can find out how to do so here.

[Ugly-Duckling123]

4900454 I've just looked... But I think I'll keep it here

Thank you for suggesting it's good enough to go over though

[UniqueSKD]

4903467 Wow...

This is a heck of a story here. I like stories that don't drone on and on and on for ages about a single subject. This is pretty good stuff here. Thank you for suggesting this one to me.

I dread to think what the Changelings would do to Rainbow Dash though...

[nioniosbbbb]

4903467 Though this story has some holes here and there its a generally nice concept. You can do better. Keep going

[Ugly-Duckling123]

6850807 Hey thanks...

In fact I do have something in the 'holding bay' of this site which is the story of Scoots before this...

But I've not gotten very far...

[Ugly-Duckling123]

6852035 Good luck then
Hope you find one

[Khiten]

id love to see a seqel

[JazzyWaffles]

Wow.

At the end, I'm not even certain how to feel about the whole situation. Nobody here is necessarily in the wrong. Well, it's possible that Chrysalis is just being manipulative, but even still she has a point. Rainbow also has a point, as does Scootaloo. There isn't really a bad guy here, just a series of events that I still don't know whether to describe as "unfortunate" or "fortunate".

This definitely feels like something that needs following up.

[demonwarden]

sequel where scoots pretends to be rainbow dash for a bit then goes to see dash and mocks her about how "no one seems to be loyal these days "

[MrSoup678]

Princess Scootaloo's theme (if she's fin pissed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsox629IbOk

Other picks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOZEJOgY4s

[Shady Mist]

Will there be a sequel to this?

[Ugly-Duckling123]

10296142
No. No there wont. Sorry

[Fluttershyisacutegal]

that was...interesting