All Your Fault
“Chrysalis!”
Crystal Ball glanced up as Scootaloo stomped into her room.
“I know you took Rarity’s place for a week.”
Crystal sighed, rolling her eyes. “So what?”
“You did it to get to Spike, didn’t you? You hurt him so he’d come over to our side!”
“Among other reasons, yes. Why do you care? It worked, didn’t it?”
“What other reasons?” Scootaloo demanded.
“Well, somepony had to keep track of the Elements of Harmony. And I needed more power to create our own elements. I needed to feed.”
“Feed? Wait, you mean Sweetie...”
The changeling queen had suffered many indignities over the past few months, being thrown from canterlot, helped by Discord, ordered about like a common servant, and being stuck in the form of a useless filly, but even in her lowest moment she’d never been bucked in the face by a mere mortal filly.
There was a first time for everything.
Crystal Ball fell back, blinking in shock, blood smearing her pristine coat as her hoof came up gingerly to her snout. A moment later the shock had turned to rage and Scootaloo fell back in a wave of sickly green energy.
Crystal Ball prowled forward, pure hatred in her cold blue eyes. Her horn glowed dangerously. A second later, she straightened up, a malicious smile spreading on her face. Her horn flared and she was engulfed in fire. When it faded, Chrysalis stood in her true form.
“Yes, I fed on Sweetie Belle, along with Rarity’s other friends. I hurt Spike, told him I’d thrown away that ridiculous fire ruby necklace he’d given her, told him it would never work out between them. Why, does that make you angry? Does it hurt to know your friend was used? Maybe it makes you feel guilty?”
Scootaloo froze. Chrysalis’s smile widened.
“After all, if you’d never stopped him, he’d have sent a letter to the princess right away. Discord would have been locked away and Spike would be home, safe and sound with his caring family, Twilight Sparkle. Instead, he’s here, hurt and alone, and it’s all your fault.”
Chrysalis giggled and circled around the filly. “He’s not the only one hurt by you. Gilda mentioned you to Rainbow Dash the other day, let slip that she knew more than she should have. Their friendship is over, all because you hurt Rainbow by betraying her. Oh, Gilda, come in here a moment?”
The griffon swept in from an adjacent room, coming to attention in front of the queen. Chrysalis reached out and smacked gilda on the beak. Her head bobbed, but she didn’t react.
It took Scootaloo a moment to catch on. “You used your magic on her? The same spell you used to control Twilight’s brother.”
“Right you are. She wanted out. She wanted nothing to do with us anymore. Oh, but we couldn’t let our elements go before we’d won, now could we?” Chrysalis turned back to Scootaloo. “And it’s all your fault.”
“I didn’t have anything to do with that!”
“Without you, Gilda would have never had a chance to mend her friendship. She’d be flying around manehatten- angry, but free. And there’s more.” Chrysalis moved behind Scootaloo. “My changelings are on their way. In a matter of days, Equestria will be overrun. It’s not Discord’s usual kind of chaos, but beggars can’t be choosers. If you’d never come to that forest, if you’d never asked for my help as the Element of Deceit, it would have never happened. My changelings will take every stallion, mare, and foal. And.” She leaned in to whisper in the girl’s ear. “It’s all. Your. Fault.”
Scootaloo turned toward the door, stumbling over her own hooves, heart beating wildly against her chest.
“Where are you going? Are you going to betray us too? Will you live up to the mark on your flank? It’s all you’ll ever manage, pushing ponies away until you’re all alone.”
Scootaloo froze. Time seemed to stop for a single, crystal clear moment. Celestia’s final words rang in her head. Her cutie mark would be the same, no matter what path she chose. She never had a chance.
She never had a choice.
Scootaloo pushed past the door, a new fire burning in her eyes.
*****
Nightmares.
Scootaloo had been having nightmares when Discord started talking to her. They’d played on her fears, driving her further and further from her friends. Discord had been there to help her, to cheer her up.
In the end, she’d had to choose between betraying her old friends or her new one. She’d had no choice at all.
For a horrible moment, she thought Spike had turned to stone. He turned toward her as she approached, grey scales dull in the mid-morning light. Scootaloo could almost feel her heart breaking, but the sight didn’t surprise her. “Let’s go.”
Spike looked away without answering.
“Come on Spike, we need to go.”
“What’s the point?”
Scootaloo frowned at him. “What would Rarity think if she saw you moping around like this?”
“Who cares what she thinks?”
“Isn’t that the whole reason you helped us?” She reached toward him, but he swatted her hoof away with an angry scowl.
“Yeah, and that worked out great, didn’t it. Rarity doesn’t want anything to do with me. She never did.”
Scootaloo growled in frustration and grabbed Spike by the tail.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“You’re coming with me to Ponyville whether you want to or not!”
*****
It took the several hours to find a train running from Canterlot to Ponyville- rightside up the entire trip anyway. Spike slipped on the soapy road as they stepped down from the station, but Scootaloo hoisted him back up and they began making their way to Carousel Boutique.
“Scootaloo, this is a bad idea. She’s not going to want to see me, especially not now.”
“It’ll be fine. There’s no way she’s home anyway.” Scootaloo tried the door only to find it locked.
“Then why are we here?”
“Because you’ll never believe me if I just tell you.” She circled around, casually scooping up a rock and smashing one of the windows.
“What the hay?” Spike shouted, jumping back from the spray of glass. Scootaloo ignored him, climbing in. A few moments later she’d opened the front door.
“Come on.”
Scootaloo spent the next few minutes tearing the boutique apart, dumping draws, searching boxes, scrambling around to check every piece of jewelry.
“Scootaloo, come on. Somepony’s going to catch us.”
“No, it’s got to be here somewhere. I just... her room. She’ll have it someplace special. Come on.” Without waiting for an answer, Scootaloo dragged Spike up the stairs, bursting through Rarity’s bedroom door without a second thought. After scanning the room for a moment, she found it on the mold of a pony’s neck, sitting on top of her desk. She grabbed Spike’s head and jerked it around, pointing him toward it.
“Hey, what do you think you’re...” Spike trailed off as the fire ruby necklace caught his eye. “But, she said—”
“That was Chrysalis.”
“Chrysalis?” Spike looked at Scootaloo, not comprehending.
“The changeling queen.”
Spike stared at her silently, eyes widening. “Crystal Ball?”
“Yeah.”
“And you knew? You never told me?”
“No, I...” Scootaloo hesitated. The truth was, it had never occurred to her. She knew he’d just distrust Chrysalis even more, and probably start to distrust Scootaloo as well.
Spike turned away. “It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t change anything.”
“Yes it does. Rarity never said any of those things.”
“She didn’t have to. It would never work between a dragon and a pony. Discord was right, I’m going to have to leave Ponyville eventually, and then everypony will just forget me. I—”
“I won’t!”
Spike turned back to her. Scootaloo was staring at him, tears in her eyes. “I thought the same thing when Rainbow Dash tried to send me back to the orphanage, but we’re not going to forget you. No matter how far you have to go, we’ll always be your friends.” She stepped forward deliberately and pulled him into a tight hug. “Spike you need to know that. You’re never going to be alone.”
“I... I don’t—”
“Spike, even I can see that you mean more than that to Twilight. You’re not just some assistant. Do you ever think of her as just your boss?”
Spike was silent for a few minutes as they just stood. Eventually, Scootaloo felt his short arms come up, returning the hug.
“I’m sorry,” Scootaloo muttered softly. “I’m sorry I dragged you into this. Discord was always so nice to me, I didn’t know what he was doing to you, and I never even thought he might have been behind all the nightmares I’d been having.”
“You were having nightmares too?” Spike asked.
Scootaloo nodded. “I should have noticed, they stopped as soon as I agreed to help Discord.”
“What are we going to do now?”
Scootaloo pulled away, smiling slightly when she saw some of his color had returned. “Can you send a letter?”
“Of course, but I don’t think anypony will trust us after everything we’ve done. What if they think it’s a trap.”
Scootaloo frowned. “Then we’ll be on our own.”
Spike nodded and grabbed a sheet of paper from Rarity’s desk.
*****
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle sat behind the door, heads bent low, listening to the voices coming from the other side. They’d been whisked away from Ponyville and left in this tiny room for an entire day, and nopony would explain what was going on.
They’d started listening soon after they’d arrived, but not much of what their sisters were saying made sense. There was no way Scootaloo could be bad, was there? She would never join Discord.
“Rainbow,” Applejack began.
“I don’t want to hear it.”
“Now, sugarcube, I just—”
“Leave me alone.”
“You’re being too hard on yourself, dear,” Rarity said.
“It’s... I just...” Apple Bloom jumped at the sound of shattering glass. “She doesn’t even care anymore,” Dash said. “She’d do it all over if she had to. She actually said that. She wasn’t even sorry about turning the princess to stone.”
Sweetie Belle put a hoof up to her mouth, eyes wide with shock.
“Rainbow,” Twilight started, but broke off. There was a soft whisper and then the rustle of paper.
“A letter?” Applejack asked.
“It’s from Spike and Scootaloo!” Twilight said. “They want to meet us back in Ponyville.”
“What do ya’ll think we... uh, Rainbow? What are—” Applejack’s voice was cut off by a sudden tearing sound.
“Rainbow!” Twilight exclaimed. The tearing sound repeated twice more.
Forceful hoofsteps moved across the room and a door opened. “We’re not going,” Rainbow Dash said.
“But—”
“But what? Do you really want to walk into a trap that badly?” A moment later the door slammed shut.
*****
The timberwolf snapped at their heels.
“Run faster!” Scootaloo shouted.
Spike pushed his stubby legs to carry him faster. He and Scootaloo had only kept in front of the beast by cutting tight corners and diving into small spaces the wolf couldn’t fit its bulbous head into.
“We’re almost there!” Scootaloo screamed, seeing the stones of the ancient castle between the trees ahead of them.
Spike gasped for breath and almost tripped on a root. The wolf, sensing a moment of weakness, lunged. Scootaloo tackled Spike, and the two of them rolled out of the timberwolf’s path. They were back up in a heartbeat, running toward the rickety wooden bridge.
They shot out onto it, mindless of the aged wood’s shriek of protest. The timberwolf had already picked itself up and was right behind them again.
Something cracked. The bridge jerked beneath them. A moment later, Scootaloo’s stomach dropped as she began to fall. Her wings flared out on instinct, catching her, and she swung her head frantically, searching. “SPIKE?”
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You're on fire today, hot damn! Keep it up!
whoa
OOOH its heating up now haha
Whoa, five chapters in two days, somepony's hit there stride.
I am so glad my cousin recomended this story.
More updates! I demand more updates! I want to see how it all plays out.
And things have picked up. Looking forward to the finish!
You and your cliffhangers...probably literally now!
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He's already finished it its just he wants to be evil and pan it out over the next few days.
So wait, Scoots can fly now?
EDIT: Wait, that's right...RD's lessons. Forgot about that.
And Scoots finally figures it out. Little late, but there you go.
Confrontation between the CMC at this point would be interesting.
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I know, that's why I'm demanding more!
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"Why, Scootaloo, why?" 
"Can't you see? I've made the world a better place!" 
"Riiiiiiight."
Oh yes, it would be so interesting!
All joking aside, I'm more interested in Scootaloo's confrontation with Discord, seeing as it appears Spike and herself have turned against him. I hope Scootaloo throws out a few "You were using me all along!" and "I thought you were my friend!" type things, and I'm curious as to hope Discord will/would respond. Did he actually ever consider her a friend, or was she a pawn the entire time?
Even if Scootaloo and Spike do manage to somehow defeat Discord, they'll still probably be mistrusted for... forever. And that's a best-case-scenario. Of course, that's assuming they make it that far. I wonder how they plan on using the Elements without the Mane Six... And if their status as two of the Elements of Disharmony will work against them. Even if the Mane Six do arrive to wield the Elements and defeat Discord, they still have the Elements of Disharmony to contend with, and of course, the big man himself. And even if they DO defeat Discord and all the Elements, what about Celestia? Is she still locked in stone?
Luckily, it looks like we won't have to wait long to find out.
Cannot wait for more, this is getting good.
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I think Discord did care for her to some degree and because his plans ended up hurting Spike he may have tried to keep her ignorant but Chrysalis ruined that.
Wait, at the end there, Scootaloo's wings catching her..
So, Discord fixed her wings? Cause last I heard Scootaloo couldn't fly...
He's a maniac, maniac, on the floor.
And he's writing like he's never wrote before
But in all seriousness, you've gone crazy with updates, and I love you for it!
I'm starting to ponder recommending the course of Scooticide. I know if I was her, it would be the first thing on my mind.
Hah! I knew that Rarity's escape would ruin things somehow!
unless the author does something annoying
What is this? 3, 4 chapters?
I was overly excited when I saw these updates
Late night again for ponies....but mY favorite part in the updates is when scootaloo buck the queen...
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That tidbit only came to light recently, after I'd written the flying lessons between Scootaloo and Dash. Also, since Lauren Faust no longer works on Friendship is Magic, it isn't really canon until they confirm it in the show. For the sake of this story, Scootaloo can fly, and just hadn't learned to until Dash taught her.
One down,five to go.
One down,five to go.
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No, it's just irrelevant. Telling someone who's suffering "so what? When I was your age I broke BOTH my arms" does nothing for them except make them hate you for being so self-absorbed in the face of their pain.
And again--- who is a child going to trust? The people who, for all their kind words, actually did nothing for her? Or the one who fed her, sheltered her, comforted and protected her?
It occurs to me, Scoots only seems to mind the fact that Spike was hurt by Discord's plans but really not much else. Hypothetically, if Discord were able to convince Spike to join him and make him somewhat happy Scootaloo probably wouldn't be far behind.
Man this story get intense by the chapters.
Poor Rainbow, broken heart by her confrontation with Scootaloo, wouldn't even lift a Hoof to save her now that she and Spike realized the truth of it all.
Man, Rainbow's actions may truly Scootaloo her life.
I got to say I really do LOVE this storyline of yours and I can only wish to encourage you upon such great work like this one.
So Scootaloo and Spike are on their way to retrieve the Elements. After they get them, then what?
I'm crying again....
At this point, the best-case scenario I can think of is, Scootaloo uses the Element of Betrayal on herself, thereby losing her cutie mark.
If all choices you could possibly make lead to the same path, make a choice you couldn't possibly make.
So......
Foget shitstorm, this is a full blown shit hurricanr
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Well THAT took a turn for the worst.
This is awesome! MORE
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Dash didn't say "So what?" She said that just because you're suffering doesn't mean that others aren't also suffering. Suffering doesn't give you the right to go around and cause mayhem for everyone else. That's what Dash was saying. And to say that they've done nothing for Scootaloo is both inaccurate and unfair. She has the best friends she could ever hope for in Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. Additionally, she made sure to never tell the other ponies of her circumstances, thus preventing them from being able to help. By the time they found out, it was already too late and Scootaloo had already gone off the deep end.
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You don't know that she was sending her back to the same orphanage. You seem to be assuming that there's only one orphanage in all of Equestria, something I doubt very much. Besides, perhaps Dash thought herself incapable of raising a filly, so she did the responsible thing and went about looking for someone that was able to better take care of fillies. You honestly think that Dash, the Element of Loyalty, would just pick some random rundown orphanage to take care of Scootaloo? No, she'd look for one that would actually care for her and treat her well. Additionally, in bringing up her own troubled past, Dash was merely pointing out that others have suffered and gone through trials as well. Dash was basically saying that Scootaloo's suffering doesn't warrant going around causing mayhem and letting Discord free. And yes, Scootaloo has been mocked. By Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. But the ponies that matter don't care that she can't fly, or that she is a blank flank. In fact, her two best friends are blank flanks. The ponies that matter care for her for who she is. The bullies, in the end, don't matter one bit.
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