A Good Share of Dreams (Old Version)

by Sea Pony

Scootaloo origins

This day it’s was raining hard, a lone mare whit a cloak was walking quietly in the empty of the little town of Trotingram. She made balance a little cradle on her back, she finally arrive at her destination, a little building whit a sign saying ‘Trotingram orphanage’.

She took the sleeping foal and place it at the doorstep ``I’m sorry my little angel.`` The mare sniff and a tear roll down of her cheek. ``I hope you’ll find a better family.`` She then took a piece of paper and place it the cradle,

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK

Whit that the mare galloped in the rainy night as fast as she could. The door open a old looking mare look around and then she look down to see a little orange filly sleeping at her doorstep. She saw a little piece of paper on her she unfold it, its was reading.

‘My name is Scootaloo please give me a good home’.

``You poor little thing let’s get you inside before you freeze to death`` The elder mare said whit a sad frown.
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4 YEARS LATER

A coffee brown mare and a yellow stallion was visiting the orphanage today the foals were excited one of them will have a family at the end of this day. A certain orange foal was trying to look her best today. ``C’mon Scoot you can do this they will see how awesome you are they can’t reject a radical filly like you.`` She said to herself.

Finally after they talk to Pipsqueak a young colt who have arrive at the orphanage a couple of months ago they come to talk to Scootaloo. ``Hello there.`` Said the mare smiling brightly. ``What is your name sweetie?``

``I’m Scootaloo! I’m the most athletic foal of all Trotingram orphanage!`` The filly replied proudly. The two adult chuckle at her attitude.

``So Scootaloo did you learn how to fly yet?`` Suddenly all the attitude the filly had vanish replace whit a frown and she began to paw the ground.

``No I was born whit a malfunction of the wing the doctors said I will probably not fly.`` The two older ponies gave her a sympathetic look.

``I’m sorry I didn’t know… well we should look at the other foals don’t you think honey?`` The stallion nodded to her wife and they left the filly alone. Her heart sank she knew what this mean when a adult leave a foal that soon after they meet them, they are not interest to adopt her, she couldn’t blame them after all who would want a flightless Pegasus?

Tears began to build in her eyes she didn’t want to show weakness in front of the other colt and fillies so she began to run as fast as she could in her room and she slam her door whiteout looking behind.

She began to sob in her pillow, she cry herself to sleep and began to dream of the perfect family why did she was abandon what ever she did wrong to deserve this?

She was awake by a soft knocking at the other side she heard the voice of a familiar young colt. ``Scootaloo are you in there?``

``Nopony is there come back later.`` She respond she didn’t have to see the foal face to know that he was rolling his eyes after that response. The door then open, in the door way there was a earth pony with a blond mane you could easily tell that he didn’t brush it everyday he had silver eyes whit a big pair of round glasses, he always had a quill on his ear in case he want to write something and he had a blue coat.

How did she become best-friend with this dork she will never know but she didn’t care she wouldn’t exchange him for the world. ``What do you want Night quill don’t you see I’m occupied here.``

``Oh yeah you’re activity is so interesting right now.`` he said sarcastically the filly glare at him but he continue. ``So why are you in there you miss the adoption of Pipsqueak.`` He then look in the eyes of his friend and he saw that they’re were bloodshot. ``Have you been crying?.``

``NO! I mean of course not a filly as cool as me don’t cry``

``You are terrible at lying you know that`` He deadpan and he sigh. ``So what is the problem aren’t you happy for pipsqueak?``

``*Sigh* It just it’s make four years I’m in there, four years! Every time a family know I’m flightless they know I’m useless and choose another foal``

``Who said that you were useless tell me who it is he will have I will beat him to the pulp`` He said angrily.

``Nopony said it but I just know that what they think I’m just a stupid useless blank flank’’

``Look me in the eyes Scootaloo`` She look at him sniffing. ``You are not useless you are the most beautiful and talented Pegasus in this orphanage I’m sure one day you will fly don’t listen to these stupid doctors they know nothing I’m sure you can even be a wonderbolt one day promise me to never give up``

Scootaloo was blushing at the praise. ``Ok I promise at one condition``

``What is it?``

``Never call me beautiful ever again I’m way too cool to lost my time caring to what I look like`` The colt laugh loudly at this.

``This is the Scootaloo we know and love`` after he stop the chuckle died down he made his way to his bed saying goodnight to her friend but before he could go out of the room of the room the filly call fro him.

``Night wait`` He look at Scootaloo she was avoiding his gaze and was blushing. ``C-can y-you sleep h-here tonight?`` She kick herself mentally after she said it.

To say the colt was surprise was an understatement but then he smile at her and he accept her offer he climb in the bed and awkwardly, after a few minutes laying there he felt two hooves and he flinch looking at his right there was Scootaloo cuddling him she sigh in contentment the colt blush but didn’t say anything.

``Goodnight Night``

``Goodnight Scoot``

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A old scholar of Canterlot was passing frantically in front of two golden doors. Finally after an eternity the guards call for him. ``Mr Starswirl the princess will receive you.``

In the throne room he saw the familial regal figure sipping her tea and then her eyes fall on him her motherly smile cross her face. ``Ah starswirl the bearded my most faithful court mage what is the matter.``

``Your majesty do you remember last week you ask me to detect that weird magic in Trotingram?`` The alicorn took a serious look and nod. ``Whit the sources that I have I think that it’s was changeling magic``

``Changeling? In all my years I never heard of them what are they?``

``Well it’s normal that you don’t know them you were after all a filly the last time I have heard of them, before we found Equestria we had some problem with these thing, changeling are creature that are half pony, half bugs creatures, they can copy the form of anypony and they feed on the love of the pony today most of the hives of changeling are in what remain of Dream valley``

``Ok and what is the problem with that?`` she ask patiently.

``The problem is that most of the hives of Changelings capture a pony and take his form after that he take the place of the said pony to take the love of his family``

``I see`` She said whit a frown, ``if we send unicorns could they detect a changeling?``

Starswirl took a moment to think at the suggestion. ``I guess this could work the problem is where to search in Trotingram?``

``We will have to search everyplace where they are potential to find love. Starswirl I trust you to give instruction to my guards.``

Starswirl made a salute to Celestia and he trotted out of the throne room.

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This morning the foals of the orphanage were confuse and a little scare some royal guards was telling to all the colt and fillies to line up in the main lobby. ``Ok kids don’t panic we are here because the scholars of Cantelot have detect a threat we will just scan the magic of everypony.`` The foal relax a little at this but where still nervous what was the treat and why would a threat would be interest in a orphanage were the question that Scootaloo was wondering.

When she look at Night she notice that the place where he was a few second ago was epty where did he go? One by one the colt and fillies was put in a magical aura but nothing happen each time finally they arrive at Scootaloo a blue aura was around here after a few second the aura turn green. The foal gasp at here and the guards took a serious expression

``She have changeling magic`` The eyes of the filly was wide in horrors what was a changeling and why would she be dangerous because she have this magic on her? ``So she is a changeling?`` Ask a random guard.

``Not sure she could have been only in contact with a changeling we need Starswirl to be sure.`` A few unicorn foals gasp at the mention of the name he must be a well know unicorn.

After a few minutes a unicorn whit a weird robe entered the orphanage the guards were talking to him and then they point a hoof at the frightened filly. He come closer of Scootaloo whit a glowing horn and again a magical aura was enveloping here and again it’s turn green, but then she felt a weird tingling sensation and then

…

…

…

Nothing happen Scootaloo open her eyes the foals were whispering to each others, Starswirl then shook his head. ``She is not a changeling but she's been in contact with one tell me little filly do you know somepony who could have been feeding on your emotions?``

Feeding on her love by she don’t love anyone excepted… NO, not him he couldn’t by him right he was her best friend but then again he disappear just after they mention that they’re was a threat, no she wouldn’t believe that he was a threat to anyone even if he is one of these changeling or whatever is the name of these things

She then realize that the old unicorn was still waiting for her answer, she shook her head. ``Nope I don’t know anypony who could be feeding from my emotions`` She replied with her best poker-face.

The mage look at her suspiciously but didn’t say anything they were beginning to leave but at the last moment they heard a commotion. A guard burst from the door he was levitating a all too familiar colt whit him. ``Sir I found this foal hiding in the kitchen``

``Ok come here that I scan him.`` The heart of Scootaloo sunk she knew that if they scan him they will find he is a changeling all the evidence point to him she must do something she didn’t care that he was one of those things, she didn’t care he feed himself with her love and she certainly didn’t care that he lied to her all this time because in front of her was the only pony that ever care for her.

She made a sprint to her friend if she could hit the horn of the guard the magic would stop and she could save Night, but before she could help him a guard grab her to keep her in place. ``Get off don’t you dare touch my friend old man! Or you will regret it.`` But starswirl didn’t listen to her and activate his spell like for Scotalloo it turn green and then a green fire envelope the colt and when the fire dissipate at the place where the colt was there was a black giant bug all the foals gasp and some filly even faint at the sight. But it’s look the spell was painful since that the changeling didn’t move from the ground and the only sound he made was a moan of pain.

``It’s a changeling take him to Canterlot we will be dealt with it.`` The guards nod. Scootaloo in a panic buck the guard who was restraining her hooves connect whit the most sensitive are for every colt. The guard fall on the ground in a fetal position whit two hooves between his legs.

She made her way and pick the changeling and put him on her back and she began to run as fast her legs could go. ``Catch that filly she have the monster with her!`` The word made her snap, monster? How dare they treat her best friend of monster! Who they think they are? They are the one who came here and tried to take her only family away from her and they say that he is the monster!

She grit her teeth together but didn’t slow down, after a few minutes the guards were still searching for her fortunately they didn’t think to have Pegasi whit them she then saw a little bridge under of it there was a pond with no better option jump in the water whit her friend.

After she made resurface the first thing she made was to be sure her friend could breath, after that she hide herself and the changeling under the bridge. She was afraid, cold and wet but she was hidden.

``Scoot?`` Ask a voice she look widely around but she realise the voice was coming from the changeling. What surprise is that the voice was feminine.

``Yes night?``

``You should have let’s them take me now they will consider you a treator for helping a monster.``

``You are not a monster Night they are the evil ponies in this story ``

``Scoot I’m not a good colt I use you for two years for feeding myself you don’t even know my real name you shouldn’t have help me``

``Do you really use me only to feed yourself?``

``Of course I’m a changeling that what we do.``

``Don’t lie to me! Your left eyes is twitching when you lie.`` He sigh.

``Ok I admit at first I join the orphanage only to feed myself I took the appearance of a colt who nobody would recognise and plan to be adopt by a loving family but then I saw you lonely bullied by a couple of fillies and saw how alone you where I saw the perfect opportunity to feed myself but then I became more attach to you that I should have I even refuse to be adopted three time to be whit you! Can you believe that and I stick around you for a different reason than just feeding myself you become like the sister I always wanted even if you are not a changeling.``

After the story Scootaloo remark that the guard were now really far away. ``Night do you know where to go?`` The changeling scratch his chin.

``Well my caretaker in the hive always talk me about a dangerous forest where the ancient hive was, what was the name everfry forest? Or something like that nopony would dare to follow us there`` Scootaloo raise a eyebrow at the strange name for a forest but shrug it.

``Is that far from here?``

``I think we could be there in three hours by walking.``

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They were walking quietly since a good hour the temperature for a reason have drop considerately since they began their adventure at this point their breath was making steam, then Scootaloo something white falling slowly from the sky and then another and again another at this point she realise that it was snowing.

``Great just what we need winter couldn’t come tomorrow?!`` She muttered angrily in the corner of her eyes she saw green flames when she look at the changeling instead she see… well she didn’t knew exactly what she was seeing in front of her was a white pony but he had so much fur that if she didn’t see his face she could have almost confound him with a young buffalo ``What are you doing?``

``Climb on my back all this fur should keep us both warm``

``What there no way you giving me a piggy ride I’m way too cool for that.`` He grunt in annoyance.

``Seriously Scoot? This is not the time to protect your ego climb on before you freeze to death.``

``*Sigh* Fine but if you talk about this to anypony your dead.``

``I will try to remember that`` He smirk as she roll her eyes. Finally she climb in his back and like he promise the fur keep her warm from the cold temperature they continue their walk in silence for another hour.

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At this point the little snow became a storm Night was exhausted but he tried to hide it to Scootaloo she don’t need to worry more than she already is. But now is vision and his other senses started to give up and he fell on the cold snow.

Scootaloo who was sleeping until now wake up when she felt the cold snow on her body she wondered what happen but then she heard the familiar sound of the changeling changing his appearance and she look at the cold body of the changeling.

``Night are you crazy why didn’t you wake me up I could have help you!`` But the colt gave her no response he was out cold. So she decide that it’s was her turn to carry him she place her muzzle under him and lift him on her back and tried to make it to the direction she knew the forest wouldn’t not help agaisn’t the cold but it’s was the only destination they had.

she didn’t knew how long she could last but she would die trying.

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40 minutes later Scootaloo was cold, hungry and above all exhausted the snow was so cold that it’s feel like it’s was burning instead of freezing she tried her best to stay awake she knew she wouldn’t survive if she didn’t make it but she couldn’t stand it anymore and the more she resist the more her vision blurred she began to think to all she will fail to accomplish. She would never fly, she will never have her cutie mark, she wouldn’t have protect Night and she will never have find a family that care about her.

The last thing she saw was a green blob calling for her. ``Are you two alright? What are you doing outside whit this storm?`` But she couldn’t respond to the stranger she was already falling in the bliss of unconsciousness.