I woke up in cold snow.

“Ow… my head…” I groaned as I pushed myself up.

“Hey! Don’t be sleeping during training Scoots!” Dash said to me as she picked me up.

“Wha…” I don’t remember how I got here… The fire… the building… then the angel and his multicolored wings wrapping around me… and his multicolored halo… How… how did I end up here?

“Don’t just stand there! Come on!” Dash shouted again. I followed her off into a field.

Weeds… weeds everywhere…

“Well? Are you going to take off again?” Dash questioned impatiently.

“No.” I said back as I looked around.

“Fine. I’ll be right here waiting Scoots.” She responded.

I walked away and wandered the field. Nothing but weeds… Wait…

I rushed over to the flower. It’s petals made it look like a rose but they were… silver. I wrapped my hand around the stem and pulled up. The roots gave in and I held the flower in my hand.

A cold drop of rain ran down my face as storm billowed over head.

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She screamed as she was teleported into an ocean.

“HELP ME PLEASE!” Scootaloo screamed as she flailed helplessly in the water.

“SCOOTALOO FOLLOW MY VOICE! COME TO THE SHORE!” A stallion on shore shouted, “FOLLOW MY VOICE!”

As she tried to swim towards the shore she felt even more cold rain come down.

She found herself back in the field. She dug her hand into the ground and placed the dying flower back into the earth.

When she did she found herself back in the ocean but this time in between two beaches.

“SCOOTALOO FOLLOW MY VOICE! I’LL TAKE YOU HOME!” The stallion screamed into the air.

“SCOOTALOO FOLLOW MY VOICE I’LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED!” A mare shouted.

“DON’T LISTEN TO HER! I’LL TAKE YOU HOME! PLEASE FOLLOW MY VOICE!”

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In the Hospital Four Days after Previous Chapter:

J sat next to Scootaloo and was crying silently over her body.

Redheart had alerted him that she needed a parent to be kept on life support.

J took it upon himself to adopt her. So even if she died she’d have a family. He did it regardless of the stuff the stallion at the adoption center told him, ‘She isn’t normal! She’s not fully a filly!’ J didn’t care for any of that stuff. He wasn’t normal. No one was.

Since he adopted her he hadn’t been able to sleep. Sleep had been something J was able to feel. Regardless of how hard any of them tried he couldn’t sleep. ‘No! She may die if I go to sleep! I can’t!’

“All because of you… I haven’t slept in so long…” He said quietly. His tears hit Scootaloo.

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“ALL BECAUSE OF YOU… I HAVEN’T SLEPT IN SO LONG! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU I BELIEVE IN ANGELS MULTICOLORED WINGS! NO MULTICOLORED HALOS! CAN THEY BRING YOU HOME, WHEN HOME BECOMES A STRANGE PLACE?” The stallion screamed again this time a sadness and depression filled his voice.

“COME TO ME SCOOTALOO! I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU!” The mare screamed.

Scootaloo found the strength to swim.

As she swam she felt the cold rain again.

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“Doc… doctor…” J said quietly.

Dr. Cross stood there, “If she doesn’t come out of it soon… I’m sorry… you’ll just be spending money to prolong her suffering…”

“O… okay… To… tomorrow if she isn’t awake… I’ll… I’ll do it myself…” J said as a tear ran down his face.

“I’ll leave you alone with her… If you need anything then… call me.” Dr. Cross said as he left.

J grabbed Scootaloo’s hand, “I’m sorry… I couldn’t save you… I… I really… wanted you to see your new home…”

Her heart rate spiked.

“Wha…” J said as he watched it spike again and again.

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“Scootaloo… you’ve made the right choice…” The angel said.

She watched in awe as he spread his wings.

“Time to go home. Regardless of if it’s strange.” The angel said as he grabbed Scootaloo’s hand.

She caught a glimpse of his coat and mane.

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The Doctor rushed in, “She’s coming to!”

J held her hand more tightly.

Scootaloo opened her eyes slightly, “Ugh… Where… where am I?”

“You’re in Ponyville General Hospital… You survived thanks to this stallion’s efforts.” Dr. Cross responded.

Scootaloo looked over to J and saw the same coat and mane as the angel, “You… you saved me?”

“I… I did.” J responded as a smile came to his face.

“So… are… are you going to take me home?” She questioned.

J looked over to the doctor, “She has no injuries… So yes we can discharge her today as long as Nurse Redheart can check up on her later this week.”

J looked at Scootaloo, “After check out… I’ll take you home… And… It may not be much but… I can make it better.”

Her eyes lit up as she realized what he was saying, “Wait… You… you adopted me?”

J smiled and was about to speak when Scootaloo hugged him tightly.

“THIS IS AWESOME!” Scootaloo said happily, “Oh thank you thank you!”

All at once the depression he had been feeling all those crushing feelings collapsed. Out welled everything that he needed now.

He felt happy again. During the sex with Pinkie and Rarity he had to shove his depression down. And if you know anything about compacting something else into a closed container eventually it’s going to pop.

Now none of that mattered he had something to be happy about.

J lifted her off the bed she held on more tightly not wanting to lose her new parent.

As he sat her back down on the bed she coughed a little and blushed, “Um… I… I need to…”

“Oh! Yeah I’ll wait outside for you don’t worry!” J responded with a laugh as he left Scootaloo alone to get dressed.

She smiled at the thought of having a father.

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J without even thinking kicked the front door open scaring Fluttershy and Star who were inside talking.

“This is where you live?” Scootaloo asked as she looked around at all of the things in the living room.

“Eeyup. We live here. Star my best friend and your new uncle is a great chef so if you need anything to eat just ask him. If he isn’t here then I’ll cook for us!” J responded.

Scootaloo got off of J’s back and landed on the ground, “Where’s my room?”

“Upstairs I’ll show you to it right now if you want too. All of your…” J began until Scootaloo ran over to the unplugged game system.

“Oh sweet! Isn’t this the new Xbox?” Scootaloo questioned as she looked at it closely.

“Yep! I can get it hooked up and we could all play.” J said looking back at Fluttershy and Star.

Star shrugged and got down on the floor so did Fluttershy.

Scootaloo grabbed Marevel VS Coltcom IV and brought it over.

“Everyone up for a tournament?” J asked.

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First Match: Scootaloo against Stardust; Strider Vs Wesker:

“I think that means I lose?” Star questioned.

“Don’t count yourself out Star! The game hasn’t even…” J began to say.

“KO!” The announcer stated as Wesker slammed to the ground.

“Holy… Dayum. That was quick!” J stated as Scootaloo laughed.

“Well..” Star said, tossing the controller over his shoulder, it bounced off the back of the couch and landing next to J.

J hands it back, “Dude it’s three rounds…”

“Come on Star! I know you can at least TRY!” Scootaloo said mockingly.

“I hate this game..” Star says grudgingly, picking the controller back up. Star reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone, dialing a number. “Rarity, i need you to come over.. Of course now! No in three hours… Get over here… Please? Thank you..”

J pulls out his new phone and dials a number, “Yo. Steel. Yeah yeah. Do it.” He hangs up, “Nope. Only what you got here! I don’t want you calling in that little friend of yours to play for you!”

“Let’s just finish this.” Star groans, pressing the start button.

“TKO!” The announcer said as Strider fell to the ground.

“Woah I’m actually surprised you won that!” Scootaloo said, “But next time you won’t be as lucky.”

“Can i go back to playing Minecraft?” Star said.

“No.” J responded.

Star hit the start button again.

“FINAL ROUND!”

Two minutes later, “KO Wesker wins!”

Scootaloo threw the controller down, “HOW?!?!”

J is sitting there with his mouth open wide. Then he starts clapping, “Nice job Star. You beat a filly. How does that make you feel?”

“I don’t know why don’t you tell me.” Star says, glancing between you and Scootaloo with a smug grin on his face.

“Fine. Now it’s me against Fluttershy.” J said with an evil smile.

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Match 2: J Dog against Fluttershy; Sentinel Vs. M.O.D.O.K:

“Okay?” Star questions, “It’s robot against robot?”

Scootaloo now has the same smile J has, “Oh you’ll see.”

“BEGIN!”

After a few seconds a combo number flashes on the screen for M.O.D.O.K it reads twenty.

Right after that the announcer says, “COMBO BREAKER!”

Then a number flashes up for Sentinel reading twenty but it keeps going up, and up, and up. It levels off at two hundred as the announcer says, “KO! Sentinel wins!”

“ROUND TWO!”

“Ha… wait what…” J says as Fluttershy manages to end his combo chain and decimates him.

“KO! M.O.D.O.K WINS!”

“FINAL ROUND!”

Sentinel use the plasma cloud and J hits every button in rapid succession causing it to expand and completely engulf M.O.D.O.K the combo trail goes up to fast to read.

“KO! SENTINEL WINS!”

“And that. Is how it’s done.” J says as he sets the controller down. “Anything you want to say Fluttershy? You’ve been really quiet this entire time.”

Fluttershy continues to stare at the screen, never taking her eyes away from it.

“I think I broke her…” J says quietly.

Scootaloo backs away and hides behind a chair. “Yep… you definitely broke her…”

She stands up, slowly walking to the top of the stairs.

“I may regret this… but where are you going?” J questions.

Fluttershy ignores him, grabbing Star and pulling him with her.

“Um… Scootaloo… we’re going to be heading out for a while… A… anyplace you want to go?” J questions as he stands up.

“No… I’m… fine here…” Scootaloo responds.

“J call Rarity now!” Star shouts, “No i take it back.. Twilight! CALL TWILIGHT!”

“I’ll call Rainbow Dash too…” J responds as he grabs his phone only for it to be smashed by a controller. J blinks a few times and goes for cover. “NOPE!”

Star sighs, “You are responsible for anything that happens in that room!”

“The second you played you levied all responsibility to yourself!” J responds, “Scootaloo lets go for ice cream… It’s not safe here right now.”

Fluttershy stops right before going out of eyesight, leaning over the railing, “Oh J..” She says.

“I can figure… You two have fun. Um…” J responds.

“Can I stay with Applebloom for tonight?” Scootaloo asks.

“Yes! Yes you can!” J responds. “I’ll stay with Twilight for tonight… you two can have the house to yourselves!”

“J.” Fluttershy says, “One question before you leave.”

“What is it?” J says back cautiously.

“Do you own a blowtorch?” She asks. Star stares down at J. Star violently shakes his head, making a cutting motion to his throat.

“Sorry… The guys already have it at the mayors place… You’re going to have to find some other… violent tool to use.” J responds as he opens the door up.

“A Shame…” She says, “Come Star, you have a workbench in your room. Let’s smelt some iron in my furnace...”

“What does that…” Scootaloo begins to ask.

“NO! LETS GO NOW!” J says as he nears a freak out.