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Author: Askesalsa
Description: Scootaloo is normally a cheerful little pegasus filly, but her reactions seem strange whenever a certain subject is brought up. One night she finally shows her feelings and it is up to the ponies closest to her to help her out.Under Your Wings
Additional Tags: sad, idolization, responsibility, friendship, loneliness.
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Description: Prequel to "Under Your Wings". Before she met her friends, Rainbow Dash and everypony else, Scootaloo's life was very different. This is the story of her old life.Single Wing Part 1
Single Wing Part 2
Single Wing Part 3
Single Wing Part 4
Single Wing Part 5
Single Wing Part 6
Single Wing Part 7
Single Wing Part 8
Additional Tags: Sad, price of pride, problems with trust
[Sad][Normal]
Author: Askesalsa
Description: Sequel to "Under Your Wings". A lot had happened to Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo. The question is: What will happen now?The Warmth Under Your Wings (New!)
Additional Tags: Sad, cute, heartwarming, forgiveness, pride
47 comments:
If this is anything like Final Dream of a Filly in it's sadness levels, then I'm going to love this.
ReplyDeleteF*** YEA Scootaloo!
ReplyDeleteI will always read Scootaloo stories. Tis one of my favorite characters. :3
Third comment!
ReplyDeleteMaybe fourth.
I'm getting closer :D
ReplyDeleteMust, get, first D8<
NO! No more sad! I don't want sad, I don't want sad when I come to look at Ponies! Ponies are happy! ALWAYS HAPPY DAMN IT!
ReplyDeleteI've cried enough because of these ponies...confound them...
Fifth yay! Hey ill take what I can get lol
ReplyDeleteNot Scootasad ;_; these always drive me to tears
ReplyDeleteCongratulation Askesalsa...you just drove me to tears with that fic.
ReplyDeleteAnd while it was sad, it was very heartwarming too and the end made me happy. :)
No worries, everything turns out fine in the end. So even though it's sad for a little bit, don't let that deter you from reading this story. :)
ReplyDeleteWhy does scoot always get the short end of the deal :(
ReplyDeleteYeah Scootasad isn't always Scootabuse or Scootadeath. But when will peoople realize that Scootahappy and Scootafunny and Scootaventure are so much better. Not to judge the quality based on subject though. I think I will read this since it seems more Broken Bond-y than Final Derams-y.
ReplyDeleteAnd now that I have read it, I say to you good sir, shame on you for making sad. But I can forgive you due ti the ending.
ReplyDeleteGood story nicely done.
Mediocre. But not terrible.
ReplyDeleteDialogue is stilted, concept is cliched, and ending is rushed.
It did make me cry. I always thought of Rainbow as a more caring type, even if it is hard to see past that tough exterior. I like how this story touched base with that.
ReplyDelete@DPV111
ReplyDelete"But when will peoople realize that Scootahappy and Scootafunny and Scootaventure are so much better."
To that I propose a follow-up...
CUITE MARK CRUSADER SLEEPOVER AT RAINBOW DASH'S! YAY!
These Scootasad fics made Scootaloo one of my favorite ponies.
ReplyDeleteAll these stories with Rainbow Dash adopting Scootaloo just make me think of the Mentally Advanced Series.
ReplyDelete...I mean, seriously, did you see what she did with Applebloom? She's not good with children.
I read this, but all my mind can comprehend is what happened in Rainbow Factory...
ReplyDelete*Shudders*
@terrycloth
ReplyDeleteNo I did not see what she did with Applebloom...
...oddly enough the idea of Dash not being good with children makes the Dash-in-a-parenting-situation more appealing to me. More story grist and potential for drama having Dash plunged into something she's out-of-her-depth on and has to learn to face (that does not involve her getting injured...again).
Or maybe I just see potential comedy gold in Dash trying to be responsible with children.
NO! Not more scootasad!
ReplyDelete*adds to reading list*
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ReplyDeleteKeep in mind that this is only the author's second fanfic and they said they're not that good in english, so there is plenty of room for improvement there. If you feel like it, you could always leave suggestions on the comment page on the DA. :)
ReplyDeleteThat was an Ok story overall. Not really that sad since this is more or less fannon already and pretty close in premise to the askscoots tumblr. 4 satyrs cause it's cute.
ReplyDeleteConfound this Scootasad, it drives me to Coldplay!
ReplyDeleteNope... that was really, really lame. couldn't finish. No one in character, all the dialogue was rushed and underdeveloped, felt unnatural, story progression was rapid and underdeveloped, and the whole premise was executed poorly.
ReplyDeletethis is definitely fan fic... bad fan fic.
That picture is so 'D'AW!' that I need to read this story. And I shall...
ReplyDeleteConfound this schoolwork...
I read the other story by the Author because I felt like it. It's called "There's Something about Pinkie." I enjoyed that story because Pinkie is at the top of my list for favorite characters plus Applejack is an awesome friend in that one, as she is.
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading that story, this song came up and it made me appreciate Applejack even more. I know this is pretty unrelated to this story, but I just wanted to say something, that's all.
It wasn't bad, really. I mean, the premise was pretty... easy, or at least not very risky, and there was a pretty much guaranteed emotional response from the Scootafans (such as myself). But... the actions and dialogue of the characters seemed to follow the needs of the plot way too much. Dash's irresponsibility was overcame like that [imagine I just snapped my fingers], for instance, and she's suddenly adopting Scoots. Overall, it could have been made more compelling. For some stories this is okay, because the story itself is interesting and novel; for Scootaloo's-parents-dead/Dash-becomes-parent-figure, you need something of high quality to make the story stand out.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I found odd was the pacing of the sadness, as it were. The build-up seemed fine, but then we learned everything about Scoot in an instant, and Rainbow adopted her and that was it. I was hardly given enough time to feel sad (not to say that I wasn't sad during those few moments). All in all a good story.
ReplyDelete(This entire post is SPOILERS)
ReplyDeleteVery sad, mostly well-written. I've seen a few fics with similar premises, but this is one of the better-executed ones. But Dash's "I will always be there for you" bit at the end just kills it for me.
I mean, Scoot's upset that her parents DIED. Is Dash promising to live forever? I don't know, maybe I'm reading too much into this--after all, she might just be saying whatever she thinks Scoot needs to hear. But when I got to that part of the story, all I could think about is that scene from Team America: World Police Force, "I will never die!"
That aside, I did enjoy the rest of the story. Dash offering to adopt Scoot on the spot felt like you were trying to force a happy ending in where one didn't fit, on account of how abrupt it was, but I've seen worse. All in all, not a bad job.
I have to agree with some of what others said. It's almost like it was written to a template of a story, simply plugging in some specifics here and there. And it doesn't really go deep enough to make one really feel like anything's been resolved, despite the fact it has.
ReplyDeleteI think there needs to be a HEA tag or something. XD
ReplyDeleteHappily ever after...
This story makes the Rainbow Factory fic even more disturbing. If you haven't heard the song Rainbow Factory, you should listen to it now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRx_iXgLAyw
ReplyDeleteThe haunting story based off of this song is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1td5r9BGGA7l2-rnlFTnVrJN2NdZclcVWUMoCqaSujnM/edit?hl=en_GB
@DPV111
ReplyDeleteScootaloo's name really seems to work with almost any combination of words. ;)
It's Scootastic !
Gah darnit! I hate reading sad fics! Especially Sad Scootafics. But I do it anyway. Why do I torture myself like this?!
ReplyDelete@play freebird
ReplyDeleteThat story's not "Haunting" it's right fucked up. Cupcakes was bad enough but at least it only involved 2 characters and no foals.
For the folks criticizing this piece, I'll concede that this was an "easy" story line. At this point in the fandom, almost any writefriend could have come up with it. But that doesn't make me love it any less. A great story with a heartwarming ending. Thanks so much to the author for writing and sharing!
ReplyDeleteScootadopted!
ReplyDeleteIt's sad, yet satisfying.
Wow, that prequel was brutally effective. Well done. I'm glad that I read the original story first, that way as I read the prequel I could keep in mind that things do get better for Scootaloo later on.
ReplyDeleteEspecially looking forward to the sequel!
Eh. Not gonna read the prequel. I prefer stuff withing the confines of the show's timeframes and characters, or complete Alternate Universe, nothing in between.
ReplyDeleteI love this whole story. Dont know quite how to put it into words, but its excellent. I'm glad to see that Scootaloo ends up happy. At the same time I'm sad to see the story come to an end. Sometimes you just want to keep following the characters, right?
ReplyDeleteI hate sad stories- normally. I just skip sad fanfics- but because this one is about Scootaloo, it gets a CHANCE!
ReplyDeleteHUZZAH!
...Meep... That's a really good story! Touching, sad, yet not depressing...
ReplyDeleteTis the marks of a good story.
scootaloo, more than any other pony, you make me cry =/ i think i identify with scoots or something. keep up the good fight scoots, i will read this fic and any other that you star in =0
ReplyDeleteFantastic work, I can't wait to see more. ^^
ReplyDeleteI liked this story. It was sweet, and sad, and then sad, but it ended sweet, so I like it =D
ReplyDeleteNow the SEQUEL, I will read.
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