Learning the Truth
Scootaloo's POV.
"Okay My Little Ponies, settle down, I have your next assignment ready for you," Ms. Cheerilee said as the class started to settle down. "Now most of you have had your chances to bring your family members in for Family Appreciation Day, but I want all of you to write a short essay about your families."
Most of my classmates groaned, but my eyes went wide, I had no idea how to write about my family because... well truth be told I didn't have one.
I had been found abandoned on the steps of the Manehattan Orphanage when I was just a baby, or at least that's what the Ponies working there told me.
I had hated it in Manehattan, the other fillies always picked on me, and the Ponies in charge hadn't been much better. It didn't help that I was the only Pegasus in the orphanage, and one that couldn't fly at that. So I gathered up what bits I could and took a train as far away from Manehattan as I could get.
That's how I found myself in Ponyville a few years ago, while I'm still stuck in an orphanage, at least it isn't as bad.
"Scootaloo, please pay attention," Ms. Cheerilee said, snapping me out of my thoughts, I realized that everypony was starting to leave.
"Oh, sorry Ms. Cheerilee," I said embarrassed as I gathered up my saddle bags, starting to get ready to leave.
"Are you okay, Scootaloo?" Ms. Cheerilee asked, she looked concerned.
"I'm fine, I just..." I said nervously. "I, don't know how to write the essay, I don't have anypony I can write about."
Ms. Cheerilee looked at me sadly and let out a sigh. "How about you talk to Princess Twilight, if anypony can find information on your family, its her."
"Hey, that's a great idea!" I said perking up. "But, what if she can't find anything?"
"Well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Ms. Cheerilee said with a nod. "Do you have any other questions?"
"No, I'm good," I said.
"Okay, go see your friends, I hope you find something," Ms. Cheerilee said as I ran out, grabbing my scooter as I did.
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After spending an hour with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, I excused myself to go talk to Twilight. As I rode my Scooter towards the castle outside of town, I heard a familiar voice call down to me from above.
"Hey Squirt, what's got you in such a rush?" I looked up to see Rainbow Dash looking down at me from over a cloud as I pulled to a stop.
"Oh, I've got an assignment to write about my family," I said.
"Oh, and you're rushing home to write it? Have you been hanging out with Twilight again?" Rainbow said, I could tell she was kidding around.
"Well, no," I said. "I, was hoping Twilight would be able to help me find out who my family is."
Rainbow's magenta eyes went wide in shock at that, I wasn't sure what to say to that at all. "Umm, yeah, good luck, I'm sure she'll be able to help," she said, and then took off so fast I half expected her to do a sonic rainboom.
That was weird, I thought she'd be supportive, why was Rainbow Dash suddenly acting so strangely? I shrugged and continued on my way towards Twilight's castle.
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"So, you're looking for birth records from Manehattan 10 years ago?" Twilight asked as she looked through her books.
"That's right," I said nervously, I hoped that she had some sort of information for me.
"No, sorry, I don't have those on hoof," she said sheepishly, I looked down at my hooves sadly. "But I know a pony in Manehattan who should, if you can wait a few days."
"Sure, I can wait," I said with a nod. "Thank you Twilight."
"You're welcome," Twilight said with a smile. "I'll let you know when it gets here."
"I can't wait!" I said excitedly as I headed out of the Castle, hopeful that soon I'd have some answers.
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Twilight's POV.
It was a few days after Scootaloo visited when I got the package I had been hoping for. I picked up a letter attached to the larger envelope and read it.
Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,
It took some doing, but I found the information you were looking for. There was only one foal named Scootaloo born in Manehattan 10 years ago, so this should be the pony you're looking for. I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Dusty Pages.
I couldn't help but smile and started to open the envelope with my magic when a cyan colored leg and hoof was placed over it. I looked up to see Rainbow Dash looking at me with a determined look in her eyes.
"Uh, Rainbow, are you okay?" I asked.
"That's the information from Manehattan isn't it?" She asked.
"Uh, yeah, I was just about to send Spike to tell Scootaloo that it had arrived. "Are you okay?"
"Twilight, please, I'm asking you as a friend, don't show that to Scootaloo," Rainbow said.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, Rainbow Dash was telling me not to help a Pony, Scootaloo for that matter. I knew the two were close, but, why would she not want Scootaloo to know who her parents were?
"Why not?" I asked curiously.
"Its, private," Rainbow said. "Please, just send it back, tell Scootaloo you couldn't find anything."
"I'll tell her, but I want to know what this is about," I said, looking at Rainbow strangely, I wasn't expecting her to act like this. Rainbow Dash wasn't normally like this at all, especially when it came to Scootaloo.
"Fine... open it," Rainbow said simply. "But this stays between us."
"I promise," I said as I opened the envelope and pulled out the birth certificate inside, Scootaloo wasn't really that common of a name anyway so the odds of it being the wrong one were extremely unlikely. "Okay lets see here, father unnamed..."
My eyes fell on the other name on the birth certificate and they went wide. "Rainbow this is..."
"Yeah, I know what it says," Rainbow said, now everything made sense. "Its, a long story, and something I'm not too proud of..."
"Rainbow, you need to tell her," I said.
"You think I don't know that?" Rainbow said angrily. "I've been wanting to tell her ever since she came to town, but I never could get up the nerve..."
"So you tried to make up for it by being her friend," I finished for her, now everything was starting to make sense. "Oh Rainbow, what are you going to do?"
"I honestly don't know..." Rainbow admitted, looking at her hooves sadly. "Honestly Twi, I'm scared. If I tell her, she's going to hate me..."
"Maybe, maybe not," I said, putting a foreleg around my friend. "After all, she's always looked up to you, this is your chance to make things right."
"Okay, I'll tell her..." Rainbow said with a weak smile that I could tell she didn't really feel. "Its better that she hears it from me anyway."
I watched her go, I just hoped that I had done the right thing by convincing her to tell Scootaloo the truth.
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Scootaloo's POV.
I did a turn back down the half-pipe on my scooter, adjusting my wings as I went so I picked up speed. This was great, I loved the sensation of riding at top speed like this, the exhilaration was amazing. As I pulled up the ramp again, I saw Rainbow Dash come in for a landing, she was carrying an envelope of some sort.
"Hey Squirt, you're doing great out there," she said as I rolled toward her.
"Thanks, there's a big competition in a few weeks, I thought maybe I'd enter," I said with a big grin. "Will you be there to cheer me on?"
"Of course, where else would I be?" Rainbow said with a grin before turning somber again. "Scootaloo, there's something I need to tell you, something I should've told you a long time ago..."
I tilted my head at that, my ears perking up in curiosity. Rainbow wasn't her usual confident self, she looked, sad, like she wasn't sure exactly how to say what she needed to say.
"Scootaloo... I'm your mother," she said, and my whole world came crashing down around me.
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How come this rated M?
7246602 I don't know, I really should change it.
More! Please!!
7246691 Soon, I promise.
This is a really good start!
- Can't wait to read more!
7246792 I'm glad everyone seems to be liking it, good news is I'm working on chapter 2.
That was great I'm glad you still did this.
7246847 Well I wanted to, I felt the idea has a lot of potential and really wanted to tell my version of it.
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I never saw anything wrong with the way you wanted it. The other person was a bit of a jerk with my requests so it kind of rubbed me the wrong way. Your doing a great job so keep up the work.
7246879 Thanks I'll have chapter 2 done as soon as I can
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Bout to start reading... can wait (squee)
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Cant wait to see them.
7247005 Honestly I didn't think it would get this popular this fast.
7247161
Well I do have a knack for coming up with good ideas, but I think It's because of how well you wrote it.
7247166 Thanks, this is actually the second version of the opening I wrote, originally it was going to be actually showing Rainbow Dash finding out she was pregnant, Scootaloo being born (well, after she was born), etc. But I thought, it would be better to tell the story like this, have the readers find out as Scootaloo does, drop hints like Rainbow trying to hide the fact, but don't outright say it until the last line.
Sorry, edited for spoilers.
Normally I'm not a fan of POV switching but it works pretty well here. There's some syntax errors, ponies is not automatically capitalized for one, but nothing too story breaking.
Needs more lesbians though.
7247166 Hi!
7247214 Well, I could've made it exclusively Scootaloo's POV and not really hurt the story, but I wanted to include things like the scene where Rainbow tries to stop Twilight from showing her the birth certificate, and plus show some things from Rainbow's perspective in future chapters.
7247229 yeah I think that's a good call.
7247242 Pretty much from this point on it'll be exclusively from Rainbow or Scootaloo's perspective.
Dun, Dun DUN!!!!
7247378 Guessing that means you liked it.
7247394 Yes, and also it was shocking!
7247506 Good, I was going for shocking, would've been awkward if it wasn't.
Go on...
7247600 I'm getting there.
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I was hopping it would be written that way. Keeping the reader guessing is always a good way to keep them interested.
7247800 Glad you liked it, its why I enjoy the first person, or, pony in this case, perspective, it keeps the reader guessing until the character finds out.
Not a bad start. The pacing threw me off a bit, but that's my only real complaint. The rest was well done!
7247959 Sorry, I seem to always having a pacing issue.
Well, by the character tags, I kinda figured Rainbow was Scoot's mom. Now, let's see what Dash's story is, shall we?
WAIT I got this *shotgun loads*
Give em' ALBICURKY
Wait, wha?!
*Rant incomeing:*I will just say that there are reasons that that information is normally not disclosed. If ponies know that someone could just up and disclose that information, they may keep the child when they know that the child's life would be better with another family; just to avoid the shame.
Dying from exposure (cold/heat), hunger, gang activity, or abuse are all stuff that could happen to a child who's mother/father is in a bad place. You don't want to put a finger on the scale that may lead to that parent keeping the child.
On top of that It feels a little cruel and of Twilight to share that information without giving Dash a few days or weeks to plan at the lest.
*End of Rant*
While the above bugs me, I really do like the story. Scootaloo and Dash both feel real.
I remember reading this on my old account but Spitfire and Shining were the parents, it seemed bafly put together, like you chose two ponies out of a hat
Im glad its fixed, makes more sense.
7507749 oh that story
So this hastily thrown together rushed plot with characters so thin they don't even deserve to be called one dimensional and a plot so see through and predictable is this popular and well regarded? ... Why?
This was awesome so far, I'm definitely impressed! I also realized that this was on my Read Later shelf, see, I know what to read even if I don't actually get to reading it... It was pretty well paced until the end, seems too sudden with Dash suddenly saying that. But then again, that's what Dash would really say to get it over with pretty fast... So yep, all in all, it was awesome so far. Onwards to the next chapter!
*Sighs* This is an obvious sin for many reasons, one being very clear and cliché too. *Ding*
(I hate when this is used, so not off to a very good start.)
My Reaction:
Parody: "Twilight Sparkle never told you who your (real/true) mother was..."
Scootaloo: "She told me enough! She told me that you killed her!"
RD: "No, I am your mother."
SC: "No, that can't be true! That's impossible!"
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Thank you Cinemasins. Or actually Fimfictionsins