In case I wasn't clear or I forgot to mention it. Nyx's wings are hidden by a genjutsu so she doesn't have to deal with being mobbed by the kids in town or people trying to curry favor. I've been so sleep deprived the last few days I can't remember certain things.

Equestrian Heroes

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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?

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For Normal Speech

Inner thoughts, Text read, Italics used to represent characters speaking in different language.

Demonic rage, Demonic characters, Kurama Speak

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Story Start

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Quiet.

That was not a word one would use to describe the normally rambunctious pegasus that was Scootaloo. She had been adjusting to the loss of her mother, but it would be a while before she would truly be okay.

So it wasn't all that surprising that Scootaloo was to herself again during the lunch hour. Unlike the younger students the older students were free to go to wherever from the field to the library during lunch hour before having to return to class.

With their cutie marks having been discovered the crusaders didn't spend their usual time trying to discover ways to get their cutie marks, but hang out or practice their craft. Scootaloo had often used this time to be by herself.

Her alone time was interrupted by the cries of distress. Slipping out of the tree she was laying in she noticed a small crowd of ponies. Two older students were playing a game of catch. With Smarty Pants with Nyx, trying to get it back.

For a moment Scootaloo wondered why Nyx didn't just use her magic before remembering that anytime the filly tried to use her magic for anything that wasn't small or under duress her magic tended to acted out in a way far more potent than most Unicorns.

"Uugh, the teachers are never around when you need them." Scootaloo thought.

She for a minute wondered by nopony was doing anything, but realized who made up most of the gwakers.

Lavender fur with teal eyes, mane, and tail. This unicorn mare was Aura.

Then there was one with gray fur, dark purple mane and tail with green eyes who unlike the mare was anything but average, being remarkably tall. This was Tornado Bolt.

Then there was the tubby Cotton Cloudly with bluish-white fur, light cyan mane and tail with lavender eyes. Like Tornado Bolt he was a pegasus and a member of Diamond Tiara's little posse.

Seeing Diamond Tiara smugly watched from the sidelines with Silver Sppon lit up a blazing anger in Scootaloo. It was just her style to get her cronies to do the physical tormenting the pampered pony found beneath her.

Act.

Scootaloo bolted across the field drawing attention as she launched herself like a missile. This is what the training was for.

Recalling what Naruto taught her.

Leg curls.

Hamstring lifts.

Squats.

Having built up the speed she had launched herself.

Control your momentum.

Draw attention.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

A cry or shout would draw attention. Take control of the situation and draw them to the feint. His focus being on the high quick is to focus their attention away from the follow up low kick.

And sure enough her foot landed on the wrist sending smarty pants free. Tornado Bolt let out a cry and clutched his wrist. Scootaloo landed, albeit with a stumble.

"What the hay Scootaloo we were playing!? Why're getting in the way!" Cotton asked with a high pitched whine.

"That was my hand you stupid bint!" Tornado swore at her as he clutched his aching wrist.

Scootaloo had no idea what that word meant, but considering Tornado's expression it was nothing good.

"Well that's what you get for messing with my friend! What gives you the right to go and mess with others anyway?"

"New girl needed to learn her place on the food chain. " Aura answered snootily as she proceeded to file her nails. Like Diamond Tiara she saw no value in getting one all sweaty acting like a meat head.

Scootaloo had a pretty good idea what this was about. This was about Nyx being a pony from Canterlot nhaving become the local focus point of interest around the school and 'snubbing' Tiara's invitation to join the popular group so to speak.

While the faculty knew of the backstory of Nyx given to them by Twilight it was not told to the students in an effort to give Nyx a normal experience with her peers. It would be likely that if word got out of Nyx's status then the parents would be pushing their children to get close to Nyx in an effort to social climb so to speak.

So getting the rumor mill going and painting Nyx as a snooty Canterlot brat didn't take much effort as most of the kids automatically assumed Nyx's quiet nature was her expressing she was better than them.

"Come on Nyx, lets leave these jerks behind."

Nyx all the while had been watching the exchange. She wished she could have been as brave as Scootaloo. "L-Look out!" She filly alicorn screamed as Scootaloo twisted out of the way of Tornado's charge catching him by his ankle and sending him hurtling towards the ground.

"So, whose next?" Scootaloo asked with her arms crossed and a smug look.

"Now what in Equestria is going on here!"

Scootaloo winched upon hearing the teacher's voice. Now they show up. Figures.

Scootaloo was no stranger to a disciplinarian's office. When she was younger she got in trouble a lot. The problem filly was what they used to call her. But she couldn't help but be nervous. She had yet to done anything to warrant being punished by Naruto and she was sure being suspended from school was a punishable offense.

She was brought out of her thoughts when she picked up the sound of two voices."She can't go about using violence to solve her problems Naruto. She could have seriously hurt that boy if she had missed and hit him in the face."

"Cher, have faith in me as a teacher and Scootaloo. I'll talk to her to try and exercise some other options first, but I will not tell her that she is to allow herself or her friends to be bullied."

"The faculty will act if this becomes a regular issue. They've been cracking down on violent disputes."

"I hope they plan on cracking down just as hard on bullying then. One way or another this nonsense will not stand. If I have to use my influence then I will. I'm just sick and tired of everyone treating the issue of bullying like its no big deal or if they are trying actively looking into the issue not punishing the ones responsible justly because they have ties to the parents or sudden generous donations."

A sigh escaped Cheerilee's lips. "I know what you mean. I am not saying I personally want to punish Scootaloo. You were right. I didn't want to believe that kids these days could be so cruel...but upon paying closer attention I've seen questioning behavior. Even then unless I see the behavior myself being done personally or somepony comes forward there is not much I can do."

In other words unless there was physical damage the act of verbal teasing was dismissed as kids being kids. "You just worry about leaving your superiors to me Cher. If what I have to say doesn't get their brains in working order I am sure an irate Twilight will whip their plots into gear. " Even if Twi doesn't realize it she's quickly forming quite the bond with Nyx. I won't be surprise if a year from now she ends up calling Twi mom.

The two of them entered the room as Scootaloo quickly shuffled to the chair she had been waiting in as to give off an appearance of a diligent waiter and not eavesdropper.

"We just got finished talking with some of the other students of what happened, Scootaloo. It was clear Tornado and the other kids were bullying Nyx. While it was brave of you to stand up for your friend you should have gone to a teacher or another adult. Violence should be used as a last option."

"So how much trouble am I in?" Her worried gaze was lifted by the soft touch of Naruto's hand on her head, drawing her to look into his own eyes, the warmth in those cerulean blue eyes of his.

"That remains to be seen. When Twilight arrives she and I are going to be talking to the administrators. One way or another those kids bullying Nyx are not going to be walking away with a slap on the wrist. No matter who their parents are, but Cher is right...to an extent. Will talk more about that later."

"I'lll...leave you two alone." Cheerilee said as she left the office.

Scootaloo looked up at Naruto nervously. She didn't like quiet. She preferred yelling. At least once the yelling was done the anger was out. For some reason quiet and contemplating made her nervous and she didn't know why.

"I'll be honest with you Scoot...going to an adult doesn't always work. Take it from somepony who know how cruel kids can be. Some kids are vindictive either from poor parenting or abuse. Sometimes telling can lead to them increasing their viciousness and if that kid is from a...proper family...in some cases they get a slap on the wrist and the adults will look the other way. "

"Like Diamond Tiara." she snorted derisively.

"Yeah, that's just one of those sad truths in life. I had hoped my lecture would take hold, but for some kids sound advice leaves their head after a few days. I'm going to make it clear I won't stand for their children bullying you and the others to the point of threatening legal action. In some cases the parents will threaten their children with a myriad of punishments if they crush this line. Either by fear of reputation or financial loss. But that won't mean that all the kids will stop. Some will just fine a way to be subtle about their bullying so you'll have to keep your eyes open and be cautious. They won't be above tricking other kids to pull things to keep their hands dirty. But I know you'll be okay. How could you not be? Your my daughter after all." he said with warmth and pride.

Scootaloo couldn't help the tears that threaten to fall. No other caretaker, but her mom had spoken of her with such warmth. There was always a wall that just couldn't be crossed, but she could feel the walls crumbling. She was going to be okay.

Naruto was startled when the filly practically tackled him and hugged him by his waist.

'Can we go home now dad?'

The words warmed his heart. "Yeah, lets go home."Naruto let out a sigh. He would have to postpone his day with Rainbow...yet again. Scootaloo needed him tonight.

This was what...the third or fourth time now? He couldn't remember the last time he had spent bonding time or intimacy with Rainbow. He could recall time with all of his girls, even the every busy Luna got time in. He was starting to feel a bit guilty. He didn't want Rainbow to feel like she was an after thought so he was going to have to think of a way to make it up to her.

He would leave a clone behind. He didn't want Twilight to show up and not have all the facts. Getting back to the house he noticed some stallion he never saw before pounding on his door. He couldn't help but grimace as the stallion's fur color instantly reminded him of Discord's, but he pushed down that feeling. That chapter of their lives was over and would hopefully never be opened again.

The rest of his features, mane, tail, and even eye color was a russet red. He was dressed in plain cotton trousers, collared shirt, and shoes. The shirt a navy blue and the rest black.

"Want to explain why you're banging on my door?" Naruto hadn't been put in the best mood when he had been called down to the school. It didn't help earlier that day the mare asked him if he could help train the new police force as the sheriff and his deputy retired out of the blue so he was exhausted with that as he had to use his clones to quickly look up files and read up on information while winging the training at the same time.

"Steady Hand..." the ghost of a whisper left Scootaloo's mouth as she hid behind the blond.

Said pony turned around. "There you are brat! You have any idea how long we've been searching for you?" His voice was angry.

Naruto's eyes narrowed. "Watch what you referred to my daughter ass."

Steady blinked. "Your daughter."

"Yes," Naruto replied in a firm tone. "My daughter. Who are you and why are you on my property.

"I am Steady Hand. I'm from an orphanage from Los Pegasus and behind you is one of our runaways br-foals.."

"And what business of yours does it matter if she is in somepony else's care. The whole point of orphanages it to house young ponies until they are adopted."

"Because my neck is on the line if I don't get her back. I don't know who you are, but you can't just go taking a filly out of my care and get away with it!"

"She's been here for years without so much as a peep so I don't care to hear your nonsense. Before I adopted her legally from her foster mother Bright Smile before her passing. For all you and the other workers could have known she could have been dead and the fact that one of you now shows up all this time and in such a matter disgusts me. If you try to take her away I will charge you with kidnapping a member of a noble house and have you arrested!"

"You take me for stupid? You some hick from some back water town a member of a noble house? I don't know what nonsense you're speaking, but that brat..."He was cut off as Naruto slammed him into the side of the house, his eyes glowing red.

"I will say this only once. Get off my property. Tell whoever sent you that Scootaloo is no longer their concern. If you fools which to cross me then look up whatever information you can find about the Element of Empathy and just try to bring me to court. I will crush you, Your bosses, and whoever stands in my way. I will leave you penniless and destitute on the street before you could even blink now get out my sight."

Any and all toughness Steady Hand had had before vanished from Naruto's menacing aura. Being dropped he scampered away.

Naruto turned and saw that Scootaloo was frozen in place and trembling in fright. Cursing himself for his lapse of control he went over and scooped his daughter in a hug issuing gentle reassurances that everything would be okay. He brought her into the house and stayed with her until she finally calmed down.

He stayed with her until she calmed down enough to sleep. "Have pleasant dreams my little Scootaloo." he said as he drew up the covers and kissed the sleeping filly on the temple. Once more the familiar words that always warmed his heart escaped the filly's lips.

"Night papa..."