A Mothers Love
Scootaloo giggled as she looked at her mother. Her mother was fixing their house. Her mother, A.K. Yearling or Daring Do, had dark yellow skin, hair that was a variety of grey, and dark pink eyes. Sweat ran down her mothers forehead as she hammered in the last nail.
Scootaloo giggled again. She gave a small smirk and lowered her body, to keep herself hidden. She slowly creeped along the ground, closer, and closer to her mother.
Daring gave a small smile as she heard the crunching of leafs behind her. Instantly recognizing the sound of her daughter's giggles, but pretended not to as she went to grab another board.
Scootaloo wiggled a little. Her eyes locked on her mother. 1... Her mother reached the pile of boards. 2... Her mother leant down to pick up one. 3... Scootaloo let out a scream and jumped on her mother.
Scootaloo and Daring fell to the ground. Scootaloo and her mother let out a bursts of laughter. Scootaloo smiled at her mother.
"I got you, Mama!" Scootaloo said smiling brightly. Her mother smiled fondly at her.
"Yes you did, you little rascal!" Daring Do said as she wrapped a hoof around her daughters head and rubbed her hair.
"Bet you can't catch me!" Scootaloo yelled as she jumped off her mother and ran.
"Oh come back here squirt!" Daring yelled as she chased after her daughter. A smile forming on her face as she chased after her daughter.
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"What was Papa like?" Scootaloo asked one night. Her and Daring Do were outside, staring at the stars when she asked. Daring looked down at her daughter in shock. This was the first time Scootaloo ever asked about her father. Daring felt sadness engulf her heart as she looked into her daughter's eyes.
"He was..." Daring started. She looked up at the night sky. "An amazing stallion. He made my life more interesting. He encouraged me to be more... Daring. He made me laugh and smile." Daring Do looked back at her daughter and smiled softly. "You have his laugh and sense of humor."
Scootaloo gave a smile. Her eyes shinning. "What else do I get from him?" She asked. She looked at her mother eagerly.
"Let's see..." She smiled softly. She pointed at her daughters eyes. "You got his eyes. Eyes that held the world in them." She ruffled her daughters hair. "You also got his hair color and his mane color." She said smiling. She rubbed her nose against her daughter's. "But the rest is from me."
Scootaloo giggled. Daring smiled down at her daughter. Daring was so happy that Skater Blaze gave her a daughter like Scootaloo. Daring would always miss Skater Blaze. He left her to soon, but as along as she had her daughter, she could survive.
"Would Papa be proud of me?" Scootaloo asked.
"More than anything, squirt. More than anything." Daring Do said as she pulled her daughter close.
...
Scootaloo looked down below her. She stood on the roof of her home. She felt the nerves inside her hit her hard. Her mother was going to teach her how to fly today. The ground seemed to waver below her. Scootaloo swallowed in fear. "I can't do this!" She said.
"Hey Scoot, it will be fine." Daring said as she landed beside Scootaloo. Scootaloo looked up at her mother.
"But we're so high up! What if I can't fly?!" She asked. Daring gave her a confidante smile.
"Hey! It's okay. I'll be here to catch you if you do fall." Daring said pulling her daughter to her. Scootaloo felt her fear die down a bit.
"You will?" She asked nervous. Daring gave her a smile and nodded.
"Of course! I'll always be here to catch you when you fall!" Daring exclaimed. Scootaloo smiled.
Scootaloo looked back down at the ground. She bite her lip. She could do this. She could jump off her roof and fly. If she doesn't her mother would catch her! The worst that could happen is that she hits the ground... And dies... No problem. No problem at all!
"Scootaloo, I promise. I'll be right here to catch you. Don't be afraid." Daring reassured her daughter. Daring pulled away from her daughter and flew down to the ground. She looked up at her daughter and gave her an encouraging smile.
Scootaloo closed her eyes. With a deep breath, Scootaloo jumped. Everything happens in slow motion. She flapped her wings. 'I can do this... I can do this...' Scootaloo thought as she flapped her wings harder, causing her to float in the air. Scootaloo opened her eyes to see she was flying.
"You did it Scootaloo!" Daring Do yelled. Joy and pride flowed through Daring as she looked up at her daughter in the sky.
Scootaloo smiled brightly as happiness ignited in her. Scootaloo looked down at her mother, but as soon as she did, she knew it was a bad move. She felt her nerves hit her hard as she saw how high she was in the sky. Scootaloo's wings seemed to freeze in midair. She began to fall. "I can't do this!" She let out a terrified scream.
Daring Do's eyes widen in shock. She narrowed her eyes, her wings sprung out as she shot off into the sky to catch her daughter. She flew as fast as she could. Her heart beating right out of her chest.
Scootaloo felt herself land on her mothers back. Scootaloo kept her eyes closed, as her mother lowered them to the ground. Once on the ground, Daring slid her daughter off of her back. Scootaloo finally opened her eyes to look at her mom.
"Are you alright!?" Daring asked as she moved her eyes over her daughter, lifting up her wings, checking her head, her eyes and ect. Daring let out a sigh of relief once she saw her daughter wasn't injured. Then she smiled.
"Did you see yourself! You were flying!" Daring exclaimed. Scootaloo looked up at her in shock.
"I fell.." Scootaloo said sadly. Daring smiled.
"You got scared, which you will get over with more practice." Daring Do said. Scootaloo looked up at her and smiled. Hope shinning in her eyes.
"Really!?" She asked as she sprung to her feet.
"Absolutely! Wouldn't expect any less from you Squirt!" Daring said as she ruffled her daughters hair. Scootaloo's eyes filled with determination.
"Then what are we waiting for!? Let's try again!" She yelled as she bounced. Daring laughed. She gave her daughter a lift to the roof, where the practiced for two weeks, until finally, Scootaloo was flying.
....
"Happy 5th birthday, Scootaloo!" Daring Do yelled as she pushed the store bought cake in front of her daughter.
The cake was Daring Do themed, just how Scootaloo wanted. Daring Do watched as her daughter's eyes light up brighter than any star she ever saw before. Daring Do smiled softly.
"Oh cool!" She exclaimed as she took in the cake before her. The cake looked delicious! It had a figurine of Daring Do sneaking past a three headed dog figurine in the everfree forest, like from her latest book. The figures was even made out of icing! "It looks amazing Mama!" Scootaloo said.
"Only the best for you Squirt!" Daring said as she got a match to light the five candles. It took a while considering the match was in Daring's mouth. After a few tries, and some giggles from Scootaloo, Daring finally got all the candles. "There!" Daring said smiling.
"Good! Now let's blow this candles out so we can eat some cake!" Scootaloo said as she licked her lips. Daring laughed at her.
"Not before I sing the birthday song to you." Daring said as she ruffled Scootaloo's hair.
"Then we can have some cake?" Scootaloo asked.
"Then we can have some cake." Daring said laughing.
After singing the birthday song to Scootaloo, they ate they cake. Scootaloo was happy to find out that it was strawberry flavored, her favorite flavor. Of course, Scootaloo saved the figurines for last.
"You can not escape from me, Daring Do! I shall eat you!" Scootaloo said as she bite off the Daring Do figurine's head. Daring laughed.
"Oh no! My head!" Daring exclaimed in fake fear. "I will still stop you with the help from the Three Headed Terror!" Daring grabbed the other figurine and smashed it into her daughter's face.
Scootaloo's eyes widen in shock. Her mother was laughing and rolling on the floor. Scootaloo laughed and jumped on her mom. She shoved what was left of the Daring Do figurine in her mothers face. Daring stopped laughing and stared at her daughter who was laughing. Daring smiled and started to laugh again.
Once they calmed down, they cleaned up themselves up. Next the went to open some presents. Daring made sure to get her daughter all she wanted since this was the one time she actually was able to get her anything. Since the rest of years money was spent on the house, groceries, the electric bill, water bill, and ect. With only Daring paying for everything, it made all of it that much harder. But seeing her daughter's face light up when she saw what she got, made it all worth wild.
The gifts consisted of Wonderbolt costumes, autographed posters, to Daring Do figures. Scootaloo opened up the last gift. It was a Daring Do hat. She had been wanting one ever since her mother got hers. She giggled as she placed the hat on her head.
"It's awesome! Thanks Mama!" She exclaimed as she hugged her mom. Daring smiled.
"I'm glad you liked it Squirt." Daring said smiling brightly down at her daughter. "But that's not the last one. I got one more for you." Daring said as she pulled away from her daughter and walked to the closet.
Scootaloo looked at her mother in confusion. Daring opened the closet and pulled out a wrapped gift. Scootaloo smiled and walked over to her mom and inspected the present.
"What is it?" Scootaloo asked as she walked around it. She looked over at Daring. Daring was smiling as she waited for her daughter to open the present.
"Open it and find out." Daring said.
Scootaloo smiled and started to tear at the green wrapping paper. Piece by piece the wrapping paper broke and fell to the floor. Scootaloo's eyes widen when she saw what was underneath the paper.
Scootaloo let out a squeal, louder then one she ever made before. It was a blue scooter. It had red handles and wheels. It was what Scootaloo been wanting, but to afraid to ask her mother for it.
"A scooter! Thank you! Thank you!" She kept saying 'thank you' over and over. She was over joyed at the sight of the scooter. She jumped and gave her mother a huge bear hug. Daring smiled down at her daughter once again.
"Your welcome, Scootaloo." Daring smiled.
Scootaloo pulled away from her and grabbed the scooter. "Come on! Let's go outside and try this baby out!" Scootaloo said. Her smile never fading as her and her mother ran outside to try out the new scooter.
'This is the best birthday ever!' Scootaloo thought.
...
Scootaloo grabbed her scooter and rode it in circles around the house. The wind hitting her face felt great. Yeah she can fly, but riding her scooter was lots of fun. She used her wings to speed up and go even faster.
Daring walked out of the house as she carried her tools. Her grey mane pulled back into a pony-tail, as she carried her tools. She placed them near the boards she collected the other day. She had to fix up a hole Scootaloo put in the side of the house. Scootaloo didn't mean to, she was playing on her scooter and didn't turn on time. But it still meant more work for Daring to do.
Daring looked up at the sun. It was about 90 degrees out, even though the sun was already setting, and she already began to sweat. Daring whipped her head and looked down. She felt a fast breeze behind her. She whipped her head behind her, to see Scootaloo riding her scooter at full speed.
"Scootaloo!" Daring frowned.
"Hi Mama!" Scootaloo yelled back as she never slowed down.
"Scootaloo! Stop!" Daring said. Scootaloo didn't stop. She kept going. Daring narrowed her eyes. "Scootaloo!" Daring yelled at the top of her lungs.
Scootaloo came to a complete stop. She looked over at her mom. Daring stood tall, head in the air as she looked at her daughter. Scootaloo only saw her mother like this on rare occasions. Some of them was when she was fighting bad guys. It was usually never aimed at her. She gulped down the bit of fear in her throat.
"Yes...? Mama?" Scootaloo asked as she looked down at the ground. She bite her bottom lip, preparing herself for the yelling of a life time.
Daring looked at her daughter. She felt a slight sadness and regret in her. She didn't like making her only family, only daughter, sad or afraid. But she had already told Scootaloo to not play with the scooter so close to the house.
"Scootaloo, I thought I told you to not play so close to the house?" Daring said. Her face never showing her emotions, but her voice soft and calm.
"You did, but I thought since it was so late that I could-"
"That you could disobey me?" Daring Do cut her off. Scootaloo shook her head. Tears filling her eyes. Daring lost her facade as she looked into her daughter's eyes. "Scootaloo, I know you thought that what you were doing was okay. But I already told you to not to play so close to the house. Spread out a little." Daring said.
"Okay... Sorry." Scootaloo whispered. Daring shook her head and gave a small smile.
"Maybe you could help me with that hole in the wall, then we can go for a fly. You could be your scooter with you." Daring offered. Scootaloo looked up at her mother and smiled.
"Sounds like a plan!" She said. She ran over to her mothers tools and the boards. She grabbed one of the boards in her mouth and started to pull it over to the house. Daring smiled and rolled her eyes. She picked up her tools and walked closer to the house.
With both of them working on the hole, not got the work down twice as fast as it normally would. Sadly when they got done, it was dark out. Scootaloo was a little disappointed, but not enough to notice. She was happy she helped her mother. Daring Do even promised they would go skating tomorrow!
...
"Come on Mama!" Scootaloo said as she flew fast. Daring Do wasn't far behind her daughter. Daring went faster, catching up with her daughter. Scootaloo smiled over at her mother. Daring rolled her eyes and smiled.
"I thought I was suppose to be leading here." Daring said laughing.
"You would be if you weren't so slow!" Scootaloo said as she went ahead of her mother.
"I was going slow so we could find that place better." Daring Do said smiling. "A good flyer knows when to go slow." Daring said as she started to slow down. Scootaloo looked back at her mother and started to slow down herself.
"I thought a good flyer went fast?" Scootaloo asked confused. Her mother smiled as she looked for the hidden place.
"They do, but they know when to slow down." Daring said as she came to a complete stop. "If they didn't, they wouldn't have seen this." Daring said as she flew down.
Scootaloo looked beneath her. She couldn't see anything. She looked closer. Her eyes widen as she saw water. It was a pond. Scootaloo flew down towards the pond. Scootaloo landed and looked around. It was a dark little area. Not completely dark since there was some light coming from above the trees, but still dark enough to have Scootaloo a little freaked.
"Mama?" Scootaloo called out. She squinted her eyes. She couldn't see her mother anywhere. Scootaloo walked closer to the water. She looked all around her for any sign for her mother.
Scootaloo was at the edge of the water. She looked down into the water. Her reflection stared right back at her. She tilted her head to the side. She leant closer to the water till her nose was about to touch it.
As soon as her nose touched it, a body found itself out of the water. Scootaloo let out a shriek and fell backwards. Scootaloo looked at the figure coming out of the water. It seemed a little wobbly and it had something in its mouth. It looked up at her.
"Mama!" Scootaloo exclaimed in confusion. Daring looked at her daughter who laid on her back. Daring put two and two together and frowned. Daring spit out the thing in her mouth, causing it fall on the ground in front of Scootaloo.
"Sorry Squirt. I had to go get something real quick. Didn't mean to scare you." Daring said as she walked out of the water and shook herself off. Scootaloo wasn't angry.
Scootaloo stood up and walked over to the thing that was in her mothers mouth. It was a small glowing blue orb. It shinned brightly. Scootaloo could hear a small humming noise coming from it. Scootaloo poked it with her hoof.
"What is this thing?" Scootaloo asked.
Daring smiled at her and walked over to the orb. Daring placed on her own hoof and raised it up for Scootaloo to get a better look. "This is the Orb of Remembrance." Daring said smirking. "It contains all the memories of the Forgotten." Daring said as she placed the orb in her bag that she had been carrying.
"The Forgotten? Who are they?" Scootaloo asked. Daring smiled at her. Scootaloo knew that smile. It meant a story was about to be told. Scootaloo grinned and sat down. Daring laughed but sat down beside her.
"They are an ancient elite group of warriors. The legend says they worked for the Emperor of the Underworld. When a warrior died and then forgotten, they became a warrior for the Emperor. They would slay all the people who dared to defy the emperor! But the Emperor worked his warriors till they slowly start to turn to dust."
"The last warrior of the Forgotten, created this orb, so the world would know of the Forgotten, and they would no longer be forgotten. But when the emperor found out about this, he went after the warrior. The latest warrior, knew if he didn't get the orb to the land of the living, his people would truly be forgotten. So he ran as fast as he could, till he made it to the portal between the dead and living. Before the Emperor got to him, he threw the orb into the portal. The emperor had him slain. But from then on, the Forgotten was never truly forgotten."
Scootaloo's eyes were big with wonder. The story was truly interesting. Daring raised an eyebrow and smirked. Scootaloo shot up from her seat and bounced in excitement.
"That story was awesome!" Scootaloo exclaimed. She jumped on her mother laughing. Daring laughed at her daughter's excitement. Footsteps could be heard behind them. Daring froze in fear. The sound of bones rattling could be heard.
"Yes. It... truly... was..." A voice that sounded as if it was older than dust said.
Daring stood up, causing Scootaloo to fall. Daring narrowed her eyes lowered her head in an threatening way. Scootaloo looked in the direction the voice came from. Her eyes widen in fear. Their stood a tall Skelton pony that was dressed in dark blue with a blue flame mane. At the sight of him, Scootaloo scrambled to her feet and hide behind her mother.
"Emperor Undyne!" Daring Do hissed out.
"Daring Do, thank you for... receiving the... Orb of Remembrance... for me." The Emperor said with a sicking grin.
"For you?" Daring Do snorted.
"Yes, you see.... I would... hate for anything... to happen to... your daughter." Emperor Undyne looked over at Scootaloo. Scootaloo, instead of showing how scared she was, she stood up tall and narrowed her eyes.
"Don't you dare threaten my daughter!" Daring Do yelled. Her voice was laced with venom and hate as she glared at the Emperor.
"Who said.... It was... a threat...?" Scootaloo felt something grab her leg. She let out a scream as she was lifted into the air. A Skelton pegasus had her. "It... was.... a promise..." The Emperor gave a laugh, which lead to a cough.
"Let me(her) go!" Daring Do and Scootaloo yelled at the same time. Emperor just smirked. Daring couldn't do anything. If she went to save her daughter, the Skelton would have hurt before she could get to her.
The Skelton pegasus swung Scootaloo back and forth. Scootaloo felt like she was going to hurl. Scootaloo covered her mouth to keep the vile down. Scootaloo fought to be released from the beast that held her.
"Can your... daughter... swim yet?" The Emperor asked as he eyed the deep pool just behind Daring Do.
Daring Do's eyes widen for a half a second. But she narrowed her eyes and glared at the dead Emperor. She didn't say anything. For she knew if she did, her voice would crack. She could handle him on any day. But with her daughter in danger she felt like she would break, she had to stay strong. For her daughter.
"So... She can't..." The Emperor said smirking. He nodded to the Skelton Pegasus. The Skelton flew over to the water.
Scootaloo still struggling, eyes widen in fear. She couldn't swim yet! Her mother never had the time to teach her! She started to struggle some more. The Skelton now had her positioned over the icy looking water.
"Wait!" Daring Do yelled. She had to think fast if was going to save her daughter. "I'll give you the orb." Daring pulled out the Orb of Remembrance. She slowly pushed it over to the Emperor. When the emperor went to grab it, Daring took it out of reach. "But let my daughter go." Her voice low and dark.
The Emperor nodded his head. The Skelton bright Scootaloo back to the ground. Scootaloo ran to her mother. But before she could reach her mother, the Skelton came from behind and slammed into her. Smashing her into the ground. Scootaloo felt a substantial amount of pain in her wing. She let out a pained filled scream.
"Scootaloo!" Daring yelled. Forgetting about the Orb of Remembrance, she ran over to her daughter. Scootaloo laid unmoving on the ground.
The Emperor and the Skelton took off with the orb, but that was the last thing on Daring Do's mind. All she cared about at the moment was her little girl withering in pain on the ground. Daring would take care of those two later...
"Scoot...Scootaloo?" Daring's voice wavered as she looked down at her daughter. Scootaloo looked up at her. Her eye half closed do to the pain.
"Mama?" She whimpered. Daring nudged her daughter's cheek softly and lovingly. She gave her daughter a weak smile.
"Hey there Squirt..." Daring's voice broke. "It's going to be alright..." Daring whispered. "It's all going to be alright..." Daring said over and over. Scootaloo smiled up at her mother, before passing out to the pain.
....
Scootaloo wobbled outside. She was feeling much better since the 'incident' two months ago. Her wing was broken in multiple places. She still had a bandage on it. The doctor said it would take another week or two before it was fully healed. Which sucked.
Scootaloo sighed she stopped and sat on the ground. She looked back at her wing. Her mind flashed back to what the doctor had said.
'It would be a miracle if she ever flied again...'
If that wasn't bad enough, Scootaloo remembered what her mother said the day before.
'I'm sorry Scootaloo. You are going to go and stay with a friend of mine in Ponyville for a while...'
Scootaloo felt sadness engulf her. The idea of never flying again hurt. She loved flying! It was apart of her! What's worst, her mother was leaving her! Scootaloo felt a tear laid down her cheek.
"Squirt?" Her mothers voice sounded behind her. Scootaloo stood up and wiped her eyes. She turned to look at her mother. Daring was in her Yearling outfit. Daring, or Yearling, was looking at her daughter with the most heart broken look in her eyes. Daring had some saddle bags and Scootaloo's scooter beside her. "Are you okay?" She asked as she sat next to her daughter.
"I'm fine..." Scootaloo whispered. Scootaloo lowered her head. Daring frowned. She lifted Scootaloo's head. She looked into her daughter's eyes.
"Don't lie to me, Scoot. What's the matter?" Daring asked.
"The doctor said I may never fly again, and now your sending me away!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "Is it because I can't fly your sending me away?" Scootaloo asked as tears filled her eyes.
"Don't you ever say that again!" Daring growled. Scootaloo flinched. Daring sighed, frowning she sat down and pulled her daughter close. "I'm sending you away because it's to dangerous here. I love you and it pains me to do this. But I rather have you be safe more than anything. I have enemies. Bad guys that will stop at nothing to get to me. If you are here, they will use you to get to me. They took your flight because of me. I don't want them to take your life next." Daring said as she herself felt tears slid down her cheeks.
Scootaloo let her own tears slid down her cheeks as she clung to her mother. After they cried, they left their small cozy home. The journey their was silent. Neither of them spoke. Scootaloo would sniff every once and a while. This would cause Daring to look over at her.
Daring felt sadness in her. Sadness the could never be deflated. Daring knew by doing this, she would forever have a hole in her heart. But this was for the best. She could live with that hole in her heart, as long as she knew her daughter was safe.
In Ponyville, there was a unicorn with light yellow skin, and long curly brown hair, her eyes a big brown. Her name was Wishful Thinking. She was the one Daring trusted to take care of her daughter.
Daring took one last look behind her at her daughter. her daughter was looking at her with a heart broken look in her eyes. That look practically broke Daring. But she turned around and continued on. Leaving her daughter behind.
...
Scootaloo sighed as she looked out over Ponyville. Wishful's house was on a cliff that looked over the small village. It's been five years since her mother left her here.
Scootaloo had a great life here. Two best friends she would do anything for, a great guardian that took care of her and loved her. The best big sister ever! But Scootaloo couldn't help but feel that something was missing. She knew what that thing was. It was her mother.
Some would think Scootaloo was over it by now. But Scootaloo would never be over it. Her mother meant the world to her. Her mother was her very first friend and teacher. Heck! Her mother was her only friend for the longest time.
Scootaloo felt some tears run down her cheeks. She missed her mom so much.
"Hey Squirt! I thought I would find you here." Came a voice. Scootaloo knew that voice. It wasn't the one she longed to hear at the moment. Scootaloo turned to look at the mare behind her.
"Oh hey Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo said. Scootaloo didn't even try to hide her tears.
Rainbow sighed as she took in Scootaloo's appearance. She walked over to her adopted sister and sat down beside her. Rainbow didn't saw anything for the longest time. "It's the time of year again, huh?" Rainbow asked.
"Yeah..." Scootaloo whispered.
"How long has it been?" Rainbow asked as she looked at Scootaloo.
"Five years." Scootaloo said. Rainbow sighed. Rainbow looked away from Scootaloo and looked into the sky. Rainbow wrapped her hoofs around Scootaloo and pulled her closer.
Scootaloo looked up at Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo felt it all break when she looked at the mare that looked exactly like her mom. Scootaloo let her tears run down her cheeks as she broke down. Rainbow's eyes widen in shock.
"Hey! Hey! It's okay! It's okay! I got you!" Rainbow said as she pulled Scootaloo in for a hug. Scootaloo clung to Rainbow as he cried her heart out. "I promise... I'm here for you Squirt." Rainbow said.
"I'm here for you..."