The morning after finally discovering the truth about Scootaloo's home life. Learning that, whilst not bad ponies and certainly loving their daughter, Scootaloo's parents can't provide their filly with the foalhood she deserves. Thus, Rainbow Dash is left with an important decision to make. She has been as sister to Scootaloo for so long, but does she have the maturity and patience necessary to be the guardian, the mother, that Scootaloo really needs?

It has been two weeks since Rainbow saved Scootaloo from putting herself at great risk by racing down the mountain, accepting that she was susceptible to over protective thoughts and growing as a sister and a pony in the process. She has spent those two weeks attempting to learn more about Scootaloo's life at home, knowing that it must be less than what she deserves and wanting to help in some way, though her investigation is going nowhere and Scootaloo is refusing to tell Rainbow the truth. Will she make any process if she gets her own parents involved?

After a long weekend at Wonderbolts practice, Rainbow Dash finds Scootaloo on top of a small hill on the outskirts of Ponyville, which she intends to ride down on her scooter. Now, Rainbow has seen her sister ride down much bigger hills than the one presented before her. But Rainbow still becomes terrified at the thought of her riding down it and possibly hurting herself. Thus Rainbow spends the majority of her day trying to comprehend why her fear had been so strong. Meanwhile, Scootaloo agrees to a competition with a fourteen year old Pegasus stallion, that may be a little too dangerous for an eight year old filly.