FADE IN:
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - MORNING
Early in the morning Scootaloo wakes up by stopping her Rainbow Dash alarm clock.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - DAY
Scootaloo eats breakfast while the mail gets delivered.
Scootaloo sees the application for flight school got to her.
Scootaloo grabs it and walks out the door to find a beautiful day in Equestia.
EXT. MAIN STREET - DAY
Scootaloo walks along the main street side walk. She sees Sweety Bell and Apple Bloom.
SWEETY BELL
Hey Scootaloo, we are going to play down at the lake. You want to join us.
SCOOTALOO
I can't, I have to go see Twilight Sparkle about something.
APPLE BLOOM
Oh darn, we are sure going to miss you.
SCOOTALOO
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it.
Scootaloo walks away.
APPLE BLOOM
Luck with what? She didn't explain anything.
SWEETY BELL
Good luck!
Scootaloo held towards the giant castle of friendship that looms over the town.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - DAY
Scootaloo knocks on the massive door and waits.
And waits.
And waits.
Finally Spike answers the door wet with a towel wrapped around his waist.
SPIKE
What is it?
SCOOTALOO
Can I see Twilight?
SPIKE
Yeah, you could just come in geez.
Spike opens the door and lets the foll in to the castle.
INT. TWILIGHT LIBRARY - DAY
Scootaloo enters the library to see the great princess of friendship for help.
SCOOTALOO
Princess?
All Scootaloo can see is a massive pile of books.
SCOOTALOO (CONT'D)
You see princess, my last chance to join the Cloudsdale flight school. But I can't fly at all... I need help to figure out what is wrong with me.
A tear grows under Scootaloo's eye.
TWILIGHT (O.S.)
Well of course I'll help you.
RAINBOW DASH (O.S.)
And of course I will too.
Scootaloo looks up to see Rainbow Dash the best flyer in Equestia. She and Twilight fly down from hanging the new drapes.
SCOOTALOO
Really, I couldn't ask you Dash... your too...
RAINBOW DASH
Too awesome. Yeah I know. But I'm here to help.
TWILIGHT
So what could be causing you to not get off the ground. I'll need a book or two. Let's get started after lunch. Meet me outside.
RAINBOW DASH
Will do.
Rainbow and Scootaloo leave.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - DAY
Outside the courtyard Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo get started with stretching. But one of Scootaloo's right with doesn't stretch fully.
RAINBOW DASH
Well there's a problem. How come you can't move you right wing right.
SCOOTALOO
I never noticed... so both my wings should move like my left wing.
RAINBOW DASH
Yep, here yet me see.
Rainbow tries to force the wing into place and somehow it moves her left leg.
SCOOTALOO
Is that normal?
RAINBOW DASH
Well you see... you see...
Twilight comes walking out of the castle.
TWILIGHT
Okay I have done some reading and-
Rainbow goes running over to whisper in Twilight ear.
TWILIGHT (CONT'D)
It's as I feared. There more to Scootaloo problem the just her small wings.
SCOOTALOO
My wings aren't that small.
TWILIGHT
We others fly with less so don't let that discourage you. First thing we should do is have to checked out by a doctor.
SCOOTALOO
Doctors are scary.
RAINBOW DASH
I know, but they fix me after all my injuries, so it'll be okay.
The three head out to a doctor's office.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - DAY
They go see a doctor in Cloudsdale. The room is composed of clouds to make walls, roof and floor.
The doctor enters.
He examines Scootaloo wings and legs.
WINGED DOC
I see.
TWILIGHT
Is it Marcus Gun wing disorder?
WINGED DOC
Yes. She has a mis connected never that contects her wrong wing with the other leg. I'm a afraid-
RAINBOW DASH
Oh she'll fly.
WINGED DOC
Look at how she stands.
Scootaloo stands on the cloud floor and her left leg has trouble standing on the floor without going through the cloud.
TWILIGHT
I knew it, her magic is off balance. Then, then, then...
RAINBOW DASH
So we just have to work a little harder. But she can fly. Scootaloo can do anything.
Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo walk out.
TWILIGHT
Sorry.
WINGED DOC
Well just so you know there is a surgery that may help. But it will be painful so I recommend it for the very last resort.
TWILIGHT
Right. I'll Keep that in mind.
Twilight leaves.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - DAY
Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo do push up in the courtyard of the friendship.
RAINBOW DASH
Hard work, that's all it with take.
Twilight flies down... but crashes instead of a good landing.
SCOOTALOO
Are you okay.
RAINBOW DASH
Don't mind her she's just princess crash-a-lot.
TWILIGHT
Thanks Rainbow.
Twilight dusts herself off.
SCOOTALOO
So what's next.
TWILIGHT
Look Scootaloo, we need to have a talk before we get started.
RAINBOW DASH
About how great a flyer she'll be? Yep, she will be.
TWILIGHT
Rainbow, look it's not that your-
RAINBOW DASH
Stop with that negative attitude, she'll fly. Believe it!
TWILIGHT
Rainbow Dash, it's not just her wings. Her magic is also off circulation. And there is no way to fix that.
RAINBOW DASH
I bet there's a potion or something. We just need to work hard enough and she'll fly.
SCOOTALOO
I want it. I really want it. I don't want to be the only pegasus not to fly.
RAINBOW DASH
And with me you won't be. Now give me 20 laps.
SCOOTALOO
Yes Ma'am.
Scootaloo takes off running.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - DUSK
We see until the Twilight hours Scootaloo training to fly.
Running lap after lap.
Push up after push up.
Sit up and after sit up.
Rainbow Dash smiles. Twilight looks on with a degree of worry.
TWILIGHT
Rainbow.
RAINBOW DASH
I know. I'll be careful. But if we don't believe how can she?
TWILIGHT
So you know she-
RAINBOW DASH
If things come to that we will deal with it then.
TWILIGHT
Okay.
Rainbow turns to walk over to Scootaloo doing wing ups now. With every one she has to move her leg.
RAINBOW DASH
That's good for today. Be back here tomorrow and we work more on it.
Scootaloo drags herself home.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - NIGHT
Scootaloo drags her tired bones up stairs and draws a bath.
While the tub fill she stands in the hall way to see the family pictures.
1) her father at flight school.
2) her mother beating her father at the big equestia games.
3) her mother and father as wonder bolts.
In the final frame holds the news paper wonder bolts die to save others.
SCOOTALOO
Mom, Dad... I miss you. But I will do you proud. I am not be able to be a wonder bolt... but I will go to flight school.
Scootaloo curls into the bath to rest.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - MORNING
Twilight and Scootaloo see each other as Scootaloo approaches the castle.
SCOOTALOO
Where's Rainbow Dash.
TWILIGHT
She's running late look.
Twilight points to the very cloudy sky.
SCOOTALOO
I see that will take a while to clear.
TWILIGHT
Well since we have time, I want to talk to you-
A boom claps in the sky as Rainbow Dash goes full Sonic Rainboom and clears sky in a blue blur of pure speed.
Rainbow lands.
RAINBOW DASH
Oh yeah best time ever. Who got four hooves and is the best darn flyer in Equestia... oh yeah this pony.
TWILIGHT
That's some good show boating there Dash. But-
RAINBOW DASH
But today is not about me, it's about Scoolatoo get air born. Let's see a test flight.
Scootaloo tries to get off the ground. She is clearly better... but her right wing just can kept up. Scootaloo flies at a crazy angle and in a circle.
TWILIGHT
Okay my turn. Scootaloo we need to talk.
RAINBOW DASH
Talk smalk. What we need to do is fix your magic. I know we can go see Zecora. She has all kinds of elixirs and potions.
SCOOTALOO
Oh okay.
TWILIGHT
Rainbow-
The two go off to the Everfree forest.
INT. ZECORA'S HUT - AFTERNOON
Rainbow and Scootaloo sit as Zecora paces about looking up things.
ZECORA
To fix a ponies' magic flow the answer must come from below.
RAINBOW DASH
What.
ZECORA
Drink this brew and hopefully you will not feel blue.
Scootaloo drinks it.
RAINBOW DASH
How do you feel.
Scootaloo stands tall, spreads her wings... and flies.
But it is the same as before, at an angle and in a circle.
Twilight bursts in.
TWILIGHT
Rainbow Dash how could you ditch me like that.
RAINBOW DASH
Well you didn't miss anything. I think we need to see another doctor.
TWILIGHT
Why another is just tell you the same thing. She needs surgery.
SCOOTALOO
Surgery.
RAINBOW DASH
Well if that is what is needed.
SCOOTALOO
I have to get cut up?
TWILIGHT
Look Scootaloo, there's-
RAINBOW DASH
Nothing wrong with surgery. You just need a little extra help to fly. And you want to be as cool as me, don't you.
SCOOTALOO
I want to go to flight school like my parents did... I just want to make them proud.
RAINBOW DASH
Then we will do it.
TWILIGHT
Rainbow Dash!
ZECORA
I agree, this plan I would ban.
SCOOTALOO
No! I will do what ever it takes to fly! Take me to the surgeon. I'll do what ever it takes to be normal!
Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo leave with Twilight chasing after them.
INT. HOSTIPAL INTAKE - AFTERNOON
Scootaloo lays in a hostipal gown. Apple Bloom, and Sweety Bell are by her side.
SWEETY BELL
I had Rarity made you these. Wing Warmers for when you recover.
APPLE BLOOM
And I have a nice big jug of cider for when you wake up.
Rainbow Dash and Twilight walk in.
TWILIGHT
Thank you girls, but now Scootaloo has to rest.
RAINBOW DASH
Because soon she'll be as good of flyer as me.
TWILIGHT
Rainbow!
SCOOTALOO
I just want to fly... like my parents did. I'm ready.
The wing doctor enters.
Everything goes dark.
Act break.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - AFTERNOON
Rainbow Dash carries Scootaloo in and rests her into bed.
Scootaloo goes back to sleep.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - MORNING
The next morning Scootaloo wakes up to her Rainbow Dash alarm clock.
She tries to get up but can't. With her leg in a cast and wing in a sling she makes her way carefully down the stairs.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - MORNING
Scootaloo has a breakfast of apples that Apple Bloom left for her. Scootaloo sees her wing warmers and puts them on.
Scootaloo wing hurts her as she puts on the wing warmer.
Slowly under her eyes tears start to form.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - AFTERNOON
Scootaloo looks at her parents pictures again and stops her crying.
SCOOTALOO
For you.
Scootaloo goes back to bed.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - AFTERNOON
Rainbow Dash stops by as Scootaloo lyies in pain in her bed.
RAINBOW DASH
Hey there, I through you might need a little something to do while you recover. So I brought my Daring Do books.
Scootaloo sees she brought all of them. Including her first edition with her on the cover.
SCOOTALOO
Why are you on the cover of this one?
RAINBOW DASH
Oh that was the time I helped Daring Do save the world.
SCOOTALOO
You helped Daring Do even. And your the best flyer in Equestia, and element of Harmony. Your quite the mare.
RAINBOW DASH
Yeah well, I'm sure you'll do great things too.
Scootaloo looks down at her cast.
RAINBOW DASH (CONT'D)
I have been hurt plenty too... you know how I got to be the best flyer in Equestia? By never giving up.
SCOOTALOO
Right.
Rainbow Dash exits.
Scootaloo's leg thrombus again.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - AFTERNOON
Scootaloo walks much better toward the castle.
Rainbow and Twilight meet her at the front door.
RAINBOW DASH
Who's ready to fly?
SCOOTALOO
It's now or never.
RAINBOW DASH
Okay lets stretch.
Rainbow and Scootaloo stretch first their front hooves, then their back, and finally their wings.
Scootaloo stretches and no involuntary movements of her wing or her leg.
RAINBOW DASH (CONT'D)
Alright, good job.
SCOOTALOO
It didn't move.
RAINBOW DASH
First we need to get our heart right up. A quick 10 laps should do.
The two go run as Twilight watches on.
SCOOTALOO
Alright now can I fly?
RAINBOW DASH
Let's see those wings do their things.
Scootaloo spread her wings.
She beats her wings as hard as she can.
Rainbow looks proudly upon her.
Scootaloo flaps for all her worth...
And while she is a better angle, and a much wider circle... she still will never be able to fly.
Scootaloo flaps harder.
And harder.
But still she can't stabilize.
Scootaloo's scar reopen as it bleeds...
Scootaloo collapses in a heap of blood, sweat, and a river of tears.
SCOOTALOO
I can't do it.
RAINBOW DASH
No, no, no... hard work always works.
TWILIGHT
Damn it Rainbow Dash! Scootaloo it's okay-
SCOOTALOO
No, I am the only Pegasus that can't fly. I can never go to the academy. I can never do anything. I am worthless and a disgrace to my dead parents... who were the greatest flyers of their time.
TWILIGHT
It's going to be okay. Just calm down.
SCOOTALOO
I did it all for them... and now I'm nothing. I failed you Rainbow Dash most of all. All the time you helped be, you could have been saving Daring Doo, or saving the world, or just being a great flyer. Instead I wasted it on my nothingness.
Scootaloo begins clawing to get away.
RAINBOW DASH
You didn't fail me. Look you tried your best and you got much much better.
SCOOTALOO
I am not good enough. I can't work as hard as the great Rainbow Dash. I am worthless and I waisted your time.
RAINBOW DASH
You didn't look Scootaloo stop your hurting your self.
TWILIGHT
Just go I'll get her inside.
Twilight hits Scootaloo with a sleeping spell.
INT. TWILIGHT LIBRARY - AFTERNOON
Twilight bandages up Scootaloo as she wakes up on twilight's desk. Spike holding supples to help.
TWILIGHT
Are you a little more calm now.
SCOOTALOO
Where is Rainbow Dash?
TWILIGHT
I sent her home. Look we need to have a talk.
SCOOTALOO
I failed her. I failed my parents. I am a failure.
TWILIGHT
No your not. Failures give up. You don't. So you can't do something. Not everyone can do everything. Do you think I can fly as good-
SCOOTALOO
If you work hard enough at it. That's what Dash says. And she is right.
TWILIGHT
Look-
SCOOTALOO
It's fine, I should go.
TWILIGHT
No I don't think you are.
SCOOTALOO
What can I do? It's not like I can go far... I can't fly. I'm just going to go home.
TWILIGHT
I'm going to check up on you later.
Scootaloo limps away.
INT. SCOOTALOO'S HOME - AFTERNOON
Scootaloo sits alone, with the shades drawn, she drinks juice... hard-core.
Scootaloo cries as she drinks and looks at all the photos she took off the walls and looks at Rainbow Dash and Darling Doo.
A knock is herd.
Scootaloo doesn't even notice over her crying.
Apple Bloom and Sweety Bell enter.
APPLE BLOOM
What are you doing?
SCOOTALOO
Go away, don't look at me.
SWEETY BELL
What happened?
APPLE BLOOM
Are you okay.
SCOOTALOO
Just fine, go!
APPLE BLOOM
So you can't do the thing.
SWEETY BELL
Yeah, so what. There's lots of things I wish I could do but can't.
SCOOTALOO
Can you do what you were born to do?
APPLE BLOOM
You weren't born to fly.
SCOOTALOO
How do you know?
APPLE BLOOM
I know because I lost my parents too. It hurts. But I don't live my life just for them.
SCOOTALOO
Well you have a big sister to help.
SWEETY BELL
You have Rainbow Dash.
SCOOTALOO
And I failed her.
APPLE BLOOM
You tried your best-
SCOOTALOO
Just stop.
Apple Bloom and Sweety Bell look at each other.
SWEETY BELL
Fine, be miserable then.
The two leave.
EXT. GORGE TOP - AFTERNOON
Scootaloo limps to the top of the great pony Gorge.
She stares over the side of it.
SCOOTALOO
I can't take it. I am a failure. I failed everyone and everything. All I do is harm, and waste.
Scootaloo takes one last look back at ponyville.
SCOOTALOO (CONT'D)
Good bye beautiful world. I wish I could have been apart of it.
Scootaloo jumps.
Act break.
EXT. GORGE TOP - CONTINUOUS
As Scootaloo fall she breath a sigh of relieve as she knows it will be over soon.
Out of the sky... it's a flash... it's a boom... it's a sonic rainboom as Rainbow Dash races to catch Scootaloo before it's too late.
Mere feet from the bottom Rainbow Dash makes the catch.
SCOOTALOO
No! NO! NOOOOOOOOO! Let me fall. Please.
Rainbow flies through the skies with Scootaloo on her back.
RAINBOW DASH
What you wanted to fall?
SCOOTALOO
Yes, please let it stop. Let the pain and the failure stop.
RAINBOW DASH
Scootaloo! I am ashamed of you.
SCOOTALOO
I know... now please let me die. Quick before I fail you again.
RAINBOW DASH
You never failed me. So what if you can't fly. The fact you tryied so hard is what matters.
SCOOTALOO
For what, I can't do it. I'll never fly.
RAINBOW DASH
So, either will apple bloom, or Sweety bell, or Apple Jack, or Pinky Pie or-
SCOOTALOO
They are not Pegasus and children of the wonder bolts.
RAINBOW DASH
So what? My parents are just normal ponies. I am who I am.
SCOOTALOO
But you said hard work-
RAINBOW DASH
Do you think I can do what Princess Twilight does? Reading all day. Spell after spell after spell. Or what Rarity does making dresses... or even what Sweety Bell does with her play writing?
SCOOTALOO
What do you mean.
RAINBOW DASH
Mean I... I have to tell you a Secret Scootaloo. Not everyone can be anything. We all have strengths and weakness. I can't do book learnly stuff for example. Do you think that makes me a worthless pony?
SCOOTALOO
No.
RAINBOW DASH
And why, I found a way to be awesome anyway. We all have problems. Like...
Rainbow takes Scootaloo into the sky.
EXT. CASTLE FREINDSHIP - AFTERNOON
Outside we see Twilight reading a book.
Above her flys Rainbow and Scoolatoo.
RAINBOW DASH
Twilight as powerful as she is. Is a terrible flyer. She doesn't care.
TWILIGHT
Hey.
SCOOTALOO
But she's an alicorn princess.
RAINBOW DASH
Okay.
The two fly off.
EXT. FLUTTER SHY'S HOME - AFTERNOON
The two fly above Flutter Shy's home now.
Flutter Shy gives her bear a bath in the backyard in a big wooden tub.
RAINBOW DASH
See, Flutter Shy is a terrible flyer too. But she found something she is good at. And do you think she cares?
SCOOTALOO
I see.
RAINBOW DASH
And things can be worse.
The two fly away again.
EXT. SUGAR CUBE CORNER - AFTERNOON
Rainbow and Scootaloo fly above as Pinky sweeps the store front clean.
SCOOTALOO
Pinky?
RAINBOW DASH
Yes for she has the worst most unlivable thing wrong with her ever! EVER!
PINKY PIE
I can hear you, you know?
RAINBOW DASH
She has something wrong with her that will cause her to never be happy, or succeed at life, or be loved ever... she has dyslexia!
PINKY PIE
I can read... mostly. Shut UP!
SCOOTALOO
Dear sweet Celestia I had no idea.
PINKY PIE
It's fine, I just have a little trouble with grammar.
RAINBOW DASH
And thus she will never be happy ever.
SCOOTALOO
I see, I guess my life is not so bad.
PINKY PIE
So I put commas in the wrong places sometimes, it's not the end of the world!
SCOOTALOO
That poor poor mare.
RAINBOW DASH
See now.
SCOOTALOO
I do want to live.
PINKY PIE
So I have to read things a few times till the word shapes click in my head. I'm fine.
RAINBOW DASH
See, we'll fine something for you to be good at, some other time maybe.
SCOOTALOO
What can I do... my parents are dead.
RAINBOW DASH
Fight crime.
Rainbow dash and Scootaloo fly into the sunset.
EXT. PONYVILLE - NIGHT
Scootaloo stands on a rooftop in all back.
SCOOTALOO
I'm Bataloo, I may not be the hero this town needs... but I'm the hero this town needs.
Scootaloo jumps off the roof to fight pony crime.