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4''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/ Motherly Scootaloo]]'' (formerly ''Pregnant Scootaloo'') is a Website/{{Tumblr}} webcomic based on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', created by [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/ Sam Rose]] (AKA [[http://jake-heritagu.deviantart.com/ Jake Heritagu]]).
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6The webcomic is a cross between a SoapOpera and a ComingOfAge story, revolving around a version of Scootaloo who [[TeenPregnancy unintentionally got pregnant from a classmate at the age of 13]]. As a result, she's had to grow up very quickly. She currently lives with her baby colt, Lightning Blitz, and her foster mother, Sandy Hooves.
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8The story is set in a MundaneFantastic "Tumblr" version of Ponyville; that is, characters from other Tumblrs are able to show up whenever they like, and this isn't considered particularly strange by the local populace. Scootaloo has even met alternate versions of herself without incident. Crossovers with other Tumblrs are frequent and are worked into the comic's storylines.
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10Scootaloo (and sometimes Sandy Hooves) is also able to hear questions from the Tumblr audience; again, these are considered a normal part of how the universe works. Although prevalent in the beginning, the "Ask" aspect has now been largely phased out.
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12Since its inception in 2012, the comic has spawned two [[SpinOff spin-offs]]: [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/ Ask Rain Catcher]], focusing on Scootaloo’s ex-boyfriend Rain Catcher, and [[http://lightningblitzanswers.tumblr.com/ Lightning Blitz Answers]], a cute/funny comic [[SpinOffspring focusing on Scootaloo’s son Lightning Blitz]].
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14Due to the comic's SoapOpera nature, there are a large number of '''''unmarked spoilers''''' ahead.
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16!!Tropes contained in ''Webcomic/MotherlyScootaloo'':
17* AlternateTimeline: [[spoiler:Thanks to the Discord Doctor Whooves entering the Motherly Scootaloo universe, he brought in the bleeding that effecting the universe. In this case, Raincatcher's mother Clearwater is murdered despite Sandy remembering her still being alive]]
18* AlternateUniverse: Somewhat; the author says that [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53617353711/how-canon-are-seasons-2-and-3-in-motherly-scootaloo unless something in the main continuity]] ''directly contradicts'' the comic's events, he will consider the events (from the show, comics, etc.) canon, since ''Motherly Scootaloo'' is meant to take place [[TimeSkip a few years later]].
19* AmoralAttorney: Subverted for [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/51505282670/some-of-you-are-curious-about-my-parents-so Rain Catcher’s mother Clearwater]], who, [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/47422552321/cw-i-couldnt-hear-you-over-my-psychopathy-and despite an]] EvilLawyerJoke, seems [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/47842235486/now-you-know-what-happened-with-the-note significantly nicer than her son]].
20** Apparently played straight with [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/53873001423 the Canterlot snob’s laywer]], he’s apparently ''so bad'', whenever Sandy finds an attourney, ''[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere they drop the case]]!''
21*** It turns out to be [[spoiler:[[Franchise/AceAttorney Franziska]].]]
22* {{Angrish}}: Scootaloo can't quite deal with Diamond Tiara's [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/126698134340 inappropriate line of questioning]].
23* AprilFoolsDay: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/46838599518 In 2013]]. Be warned, this is quite possibly the most NightmareFuel and TearJerker post yet... It has to be seen to be believed.
24** A subverted example is that the blog was meant to be a joke, but it caught on.
25** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/47061329659/on-april-1st-of-last-year-i-drew-the-very-first According to]] WordOfGod, the comic is based of something he did for AprilFoolsDay 2012 and decided to expand upon 2 days later.
26* AscendedExtra: As [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/36777466867/i-wonder-how-many-people-know-sandy-and-rain-catcher this mod post]] points out, Sandy and Rain Catcher are actual background ponies from the main song of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed A Friend In Deed]]''.
27* ArtEvolution: The art [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/tagged/archive/chrono gets]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/29114964826/i-hope-you-all-like-scootaloos-new-hair-style better]] as the story goes on, going from black and white to [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37153122950 color]] as well.
28** Also, the way [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37516435682/we-interrupt-the-story-for-just-a-moment-to-thank Lightning's eyes]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/44654014481 changes from]] canon MLP infant eyes to more like the other characters.
29** The author even lampshades it on [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/37374270317/boy-my-art-really-has-improved-this-year-by-a this]] mod post.
30* ArtShift: Occurs frequently as a natural consequence of the comic crossing over with so many other Tumblr comics. It's quite common for strips to be drawn by other artists.
31* AwesomeMcCoolname: Invoked, Scootaloo chose Lightning Blitz's name ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50383339042/was-it-just-me-or-did-derpy-seem-different-from because]]'' [[RuleOfCool she thought it was awesome]]. If he had been a girl, [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/21446737235 she would have used "Spectrum Chaser" instead]].
32* BadassBoast: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37439684503/note-he-teleported-them-back-to-canterlot-not Here]], after hitting her RageBreakingPoint when [[{{Jerkass}} Upper Crust]], after [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37298093164/eye-color-fixed saying]] ‘’[[MoralEventHorizon Scootaloo would be better off dead]]’’, continues to insult both her and Sandy, [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37369351982 going as far as to call Sandy a terrible mother]], complete with RedEyesTakeWarning!
33---> '''[[{{Jerkass}} Jet Set]]''': You’ll be hearing from our lawyers.
34---> '''Sandy''': '''Fine! Bring your lawyers! I won’t let you have that baby so long as I’m breathing!'''
35---> '''Warden''': As long as you’re leaving, let me give you an express pass back to Canterlot! (Teleports the snobs away).
36* BackStory: Sandy [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/39615890536/page-1 here]]. Sadly, it's on hiatus.
37* BigDamnHeroes: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/107345654850 Luna finally shows up]].
38* BigScrewedUpFamily: We don’t know much about it yet, but apparently [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/52004352476/this-is-arrow-its-a-weird-picture-because-this most of Rain Catcher’s cousins on his second dad’s side are either crazy or in jail]].
39* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[{{Jerkass}} Jet Set and Upper Crust]], as anyone who's watched their introductory episode in canon could tell you.
40* BreakTheCutie: Scootaloo is subject to this a few times but seems to be getting better and returning to some level of normalcy.
41* BreakingTheFourthWall: This happens often with comments. Also, as [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50383339042/was-it-just-me-or-did-derpy-seem-different-from these strips show]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50850406105/4-months-ago-kicked-through-a-chalkboard Scootaloo knows she's in a Tumblr]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/51304178024 and seems to mainly think of the other Tumblr worlds as other dimensions]]. She can also usually tell when someone is from another Tumblr.
42* ButtMonkey: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/25708723501/darn-and-i-thought-thatd-work-too-ohmahgosh Apple Bloom has]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/25715502990 a shade of this when]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/25781851900/no-cutie-marks-but-painting-is-really-fun the CMC are out and about]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26140412969 seeming to end up on the short end of the stick]] ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26310218160/to-be-continued-also-i-guess-this-is-how-im a lot]]''.
43* TheCameo: Motherly Scootaloo appears in [[http://postcrusade-mod.tumblr.com/post/52780182259/askbitesizedrarity-wooo-100-follower this]] [[http://askbitesizedrarity.tumblr.com/ Ask Bite-Sized Rarity post]].
44* TheCasanova: Apparently, Rain Catcher’s stepdad [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/53119862734/apparently-its-fathers-day-for-some-of-you had this mindset]], even cheating on his wife and thinking of girls as “points”. He tried to teach this behavior to RC... which is what lead to Scootaloo’s pregnancy.
45* CleanPrettyChildbirth: Subverted. Though it may ''seem'' like it at first (as can be seen [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36276390442 here]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36446803239/mod-welp-babies-born-blogs-over-everyone-pack here]]), [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53603126674/the-scene-where-scootaloo-gives-birth-seems-to-happen-a according]] [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53604512153/about-how-long-is-it-between-lightning-blitz-being-born to]] WordOfGod, the birth scene was rushed, with significant parts of the process cut out (both to hasten the plot [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53605561569/people-wanted-to-see-lightning-covered-in-birth-fluids and prevent a]] {{Squick}} situation from a birth fluid-covered Lightning Blitz and Scootaloo being sewn up from her C-section). The author ‘’does’’ feel that he could have handled that part of the story better though, and not rushed through it so much.
46* ContinuityNod: Sandy [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24523168357 refrences the]] NoodleIncident (s) that caused Scootaloo to come home [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles covered in tree sap]].
47** Ponyville Hospital is [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes still]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of using]] [[PinkGirlBlueBoy blue]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37890071019/there-wont-be-a-break-between-part-2-and-3-this baby]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37969015960/askdiscordwhooves-wow-jack-real-subtle pajamas]] for male infants.
48** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of Ponyville Hospital]] ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep still]]'' has SwissCheeseSecurity, even ''[[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy with guards]]!''
49** In Sandy’s {{Backstory}}, one of the [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/40311494843/page-1-page-2 images clearly depicts]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep Daring Do]].
50** Also, [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38690019283 the hospital food]] is ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep still]]'' horrible.
51* CreationMyth: The story of Astrum Satus, told [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/76359749882/guest-artist-6-thanks-to here]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/76666342183/guest-artist-7-thanks-to here]], presents a JustSoStory of the creation of Equestria.
52* {{Crossover}}: Lighting Blitz is now under the care of [[http://askmisstwilightsparkle.tumblr.com/ Miss Twilight Sparkle]], in a different world, thanks to the technology of The Doctor from [[http://askdiscordwhooves.tumblr.com/ Ask Discord Whooves]] (since the comics take place in different worlds.
53** Earlier, we have [[http://ladyderpysphotos.tumblr.com/ Lady Derpy's Photos]], [[http://askchubbydiamond.tumblr.com/ Ask Chubby Diamond Tiara]] and [[http://just-ask-rainbow-dash.tumblr.com/ Just Ask Rainbow Dash]] (really, it's a Tumblr comic, a cameo at the least is to be expected).
54*** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50383339042/was-it-just-me-or-did-derpy-seem-different-from HERE]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/22803500131/whosthedash-pregnantscootaloo-i-i-i-dont here]].
55** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/33800809788/100-donation-wallpaper-nightmare-night-2012 This]] commission shows all the blogs that exist in the comic's canon (at least at publication time).
56** We also have [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31260394623/mod-how-exactly-does-tumblr-continuity-work various]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/30658550939/hi-scootaloo-get-your-filthy-changeling-hoof pages]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31233006721/askthefuturecrusaders-because-i-had-this-idea with other MLP comics (especially ones with Scootaloo)]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31034881545/twixie-answers-if-you-are-not-already-following including]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/35303346545/remember-everyone-to-follow-the-coop-3 the multi-crossover]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/49537595969/thecoopontlc-pregnant-scootaloo-has-evolved comic featuring 11 various versions of Scootaloo]] called [[http://thecoopontlc.tumblr.com/ The Coop]].
57*** As per WordOfGod, [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/52155661035/of-course-the-strips-from-the-coop-occur-in-a-separate while The Coop strips have a separate continuity,]] [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/52147178444/ask-the-elemental-four-said-i-dont-see-any all the other crossovers probably happened]] (just not necessarily in the order they were posted).
58** A [[http://ask-factory-scootaloo.tumblr.com/ Rainbow Factory Scootaloo]] one starts [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/51775165887/http-ask-factory-scootaloo-tumblr-com here]].
59** [[http://lightningblitzanswers.tumblr.com/post/56811312713/beware This]] post is a parody of ‘’WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom’’ (with a follow-up [[http://thecoopontlc.tumblr.com/post/59222572272 Coop strip]]).
60* CutenessProximity: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48651356426/this-is-the-best-birthday-ive-ever-had Lightning tends to]] induce this. [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/49812690598 Apparently, even]] ''Rainbow Dash'', who has shown incredible resistance to a RidiculouslyCuteCritter on a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E7MayTheBestPetWin prior occasion]], isn't immune!
61* DarkerAndEdgier: "The Birthing", due largely to the presence of [[KnightOfCerebus Jet Set and Upper Crust]], though it's become somewhat LighterAndSofter again after that.
62** The story in general is a somewhat darker than the source material (since the premise is a young pony getting pregnant, it’s to be expected).
63* TheDiaperChange: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/40315271830/askdiscordwhooves-self-worth-the-longer-you Here]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48651356426/this-is-the-best-birthday-ive-ever-had here]].
64** Referenced as a NoodleIncident that occured during Derpy’s time in maternity school [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/33448294883/ladyderpysphotos-that-was-a-funny-day-in here]].
65* DisappearedDad: The father of Scoot's baby, Rain Catcher, left her after he found out she was pregnant. His adventures have their [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/ own Tumblr now]].
66** Also, there has been ''no'' mention of Scootaloo's dad ''at all'', even in flashbacks.
67** As of [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/60777571309 these]] [[http://lightningblitzanswers.tumblr.com/post/61043066334 few]] [[http://lightningblitzanswers.tumblr.com/post/61068171968 posts]], Lightning Blitz and Rain Catcher have finally met face to face.
68* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: If you don’t win the Court case game and prove Scootaloo's innocents of murder]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/46838599518 this is the end result]].
69* DudeNotFunny: Scootaloo bursts into laughter upon seeing Chubby Diamond Tiara first time. Diamond yells at her to stop.
70* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Scootaloo gets them [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36648073779 here]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of here]] after the KickTheDog moment mentioned below. Luckily, she improves by the next time we see her eyes.
71** She also had them [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32001587370/part-1-part-2-part-3-part-4-part-5-scootaloo after her]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/45885098673 mother died]] from cancer.
72* EasilyForgiven: After the whole custody drama, [[spoiler: Scootaloo names Upper Crust and Jet Set godparents to Lightning Blitz after being told they would never have gone with the murder charges if they were false, which it was]]. Subverted with Sandy.
73* EatThat: At one point, Scootaloo says she'd rather ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/23074469517/honestly-apologize-to-diamond-tiara-id-rather eat her own scooter]]'' than apologize for ''[[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome kicking DT through the chalkboard]]''. [[ForegoneConclusion Of course]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/23110552804/oh-sweet-celestia-it-just-had-to-be-chocolate this happens]].
74* EveryoneHasStandards:
75** Even though Jet Set and Upper Crusted wanted Lightning Blitz badly, [[spoiler: they would have dropped the murder charges against Scootaloo if they thought they were false, which it was, and not cause an innocent filly to suffer]].
76* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Despite their KickTheDog [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36569580007 moments]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36648073779 towards Scootaloo]], especially when they say that ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37298093164/eye-color-fixed she was better off dead]]'', they seem [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37439684503/note-he-teleported-them-back-to-canterlot-not unable to recognize]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37369351982 their own]] [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]], and how much they hurt Scootaloo.
77* FatBastard: Subverted with Chubby Diamond Tiara's appearances in the comic. When she hears about Scootaloo's self-harming, she rushes over to apologize and convince her to make up with Apple Bloom.
78* FauxAffablyEvil: [[JerkAss Jet Set and Upper Crust]], who seem polite at first, but [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36569580007 the facade is]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37298093164/eye-color-fixed quickly dropped when Sandy was gone]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37369351982 and when they just couldn't bother]].
79* Foreshadowing: WordOfGod has [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37722442676/opinion-on-discord-whooves-inclusion this]] to say about the Doctor Whooves crossover hints.
80** Since the URL for the comic has changed, here’s [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31106680386 Link #1]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31260394623/mod-how-exactly-does-tumblr-continuity-work Link #2]], and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/33863201191 Link #3]].
81* FourthWallMailSlot: See MediumAwareness.
82* FunnyBackgroundEvent: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/90487979030 Scootaloo gets a wingboner]].
83* FurryReminder: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/85245313205 Rumble gets Scootaloo a bunch of flowers for his date with her]]. However, because they're ponies, this is actually more like giving a girl a bag of potato chips. Scootaloo sees it more as an attempted bribe than a romantic gesture.
84* GoryDiscretionShot: We never see Scootaloo’s ruptured C-section injury, only [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37600596997 blood]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37677330400 blood-stained hooves]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37721792369/askdiscordwhooves-what-if-you-were-really bandages]].
85* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: In [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of this strip]], Scootaloo sneaks out of the hospital with Lightning Blitz ''ridiculously'' easy. You think they would’ve wised up after the ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep last time]]'' something like that happened.
86** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37153122950 It isn’t even]] ''noticed'' until ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37225395923 the next morning]]!''
87* {{Hammerspace}}: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38364000253/askdiscordwhooves-hey-everyone-guess-what Here]], due to The Doctor’s hidden pockets.
88* HeroicRROD: Scootaloo exerts herself too much after [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of taking Lightning Blitz from the hospital]], causing [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37225395923 her C-section stitches to rupture]], and is only saved by [[BigDamnHeroes the timely arrival]] of [[Series/DoctorWho The]] [[http://askdiscordwhooves.tumblr.com/ Doctor]] in his Tardis (though the Tardis is the one who brought him there), who bandages her and brings her to the hospital from [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53776656684/alright-if-you-wont-address-that-what-happened-to The Everfree Forest.]]
89* ImpairmentShot: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/99662460530 The strip directly after Scootaloo's scooter accident]] is presented entirely in [[ImpairmentShot Impairment Shots]], complete with hallucinatory windigoes.
90* ImplausibleDeniability: Even after [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/45630741398/lets-get-started-keep-in-mind-that-this-blog this]], which ''clearly'' shows that RC pushed Scoot on after she had second thoughts, he [[UnreliableNarrator still blames]] ''[[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/45642819712 her]]'' [[NeverMyFault for getting pregnant]] (even if he ''does'' admit he did have a part in it [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/45712936527 here]], he still pushes a lot of responsibility her way).
91* ImprobablyFemaleCast: According to WordOfGod, [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/51773276667/what-made-you-decide-to-make-the-baby-a-boy-not-a-girl he made Lightning Blitz a boy to help even things out]], as the major canon [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic' MLP:FIM]] characters are mainly female, saying “Equestria needs more stallions”.
92* {{Infodump}}: At the start of season 3, the reader is supplied with an [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/68101228918 infographic]] strip to bring them up to speed on the Equestrian education system, which becomes important this season.
93* InTheBlood: Apparently, athleticism, [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32001060672/part-1-part-2-part-3-part-4-part-5-scootaloo competitiveness]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/51775165887/http-ask-factory-scootaloo-tumblr-com determination]] and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38770555831/part-1 energy]] [[ItRunsInTheFamily run in the family]].
94** Very [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32000916783/part-1-part-2-part-3-part-4-part-5-scootaloo deep]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48081873338/boop and sincere]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48651356426/this-is-the-best-birthday-ive-ever-had love]] between [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36446803239/mod-welp-babies-born-blogs-over-everyone-pack mother]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/49394004728/and-thus-ends-scootaloos-14th-birthday-party and]] child also seems to be a common trait.
95** Hopefully, becoming a [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53468000802/does-scootaloo-remember-her-father-at-all-or-did-he single parent]] at a [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/45885098673 young]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24295213873 age]] does not.
96* JerkAss: Jet Set and Upper Crust, as seen in their KickTheDog [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36569580007 moment]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37298093164/eye-color-fixed and outside]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37369351982 the hospital.]]
97** ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50850406105/4-months-ago-kicked-through-a-chalkboard THIS]]'' world's version of Diamond Tiara.
98** [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/53119862734/apparently-its-fathers-day-for-some-of-you Apparently]], Rain Catcher’s stepdad as well.
99** There is some [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53442618016/dont-deny-it-sam fan speculation that the author is this]],thinking that he enjoys [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53442739915/everyone-gets-so-worked-up-over-these-threats-of ruining his character’s lives]] and [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53412479927/lol-that-last-anon-was-so-funny-remember-that-one messing with his fan’s heads]] ForTheEvulz (or simply [[ItAmusedMe the lulz]]) (the fact that he sometimes acts like a CardCarryingVillain when answering questions ''probably'' has a lot to do with that).
100** Not to mention [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24295213873 the]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/30253922842/rainbow-dash-honestly-some-ponies-can-be-so numerous]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/22177538806 times]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/30108436478/urgh-my-hormones-are-going-crazy-today-ugh the]] readers have submitted hurtful or outright insulting statements about Scootaloo.
101* KickTheDog: Done by Jet Set and Upper Crust [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36569580007 HERE]].
102** Diamond Tiara does it [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50850406105/4-months-ago-kicked-through-a-chalkboard here]], and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26569802505/askchubbydiamond-reply it's mentioned]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26310218160/to-be-continued-also-i-guess-this-is-how-im that she was]] one of ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/27083680853/when-youve-done-someone-wrong-one-of-the the worst]]'' of the ponies teasing Scootaloo when she got pregnant.
103* KilledoffForReal: [[spoiler:Clearwater, mother of Rain Catcher]], who was murdered. [[spoiler: Or should she have been killed?]]
104* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Happens in [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/90487979030 this strip]] after Apple Bloom treats the girls to some cider on the day she comes of age.
105* LastRequest: Firefly had two [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24709940213 she asked Sandy to make sure Scootaloo went to a good home]], and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32001060672/part-1-part-2-part-3-part-4-part-5-scootaloo she asked Scootaloo to never give up on her dreams]].
106* LaserGuidedKarma: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36569580007 After basically saying that they wouldn’t let Scootaloo see Lightning Blitz]], it is ''very clear'' that Scootaloo cares deeply about her son) (and they ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36648073779 admitted she might have post partum depression]]), they get a dose of this when Sandy [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37369351982 hears them insult her and Scootaloo]], even saying that '''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37298093164/eye-color-fixed "Scootaloo was better off dead"]]''' ([[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing even MORE lines]]), [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37439684503/note-he-teleported-them-back-to-canterlot-not causing her to deny them the adoption]] (though Upper Crust actually had the '''gall''' to be '''''[[{{Hypocrite}} indignant about it!]]''''').
107* LethalChef: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38690019283 Whoever makes the hospital food isn’t this, but they come close]].
108* LongLostRelative: [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53442819152/i-heard-that-cheerilee-was-scootaloos-sister-in-the In a]] MythologyGag to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 the third generation of the series]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/22397458629 Cherilee is]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/34328207785/the-family-photo-that-would-never-be-i-was Scootaloo’s older half sister]], something neither of them is aware of.
109* MamaBear: Sandy towards Scootaloo, though she's a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler:[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37439684503/note-he-teleported-them-back-to-canterlot-not Jet Set and Upper Crust learned this the hard way.]]]]
110* MediumAwareness: Scootaloo (and others) answering questions. Also, Scootaloo is aware that she is in a tumblr, see BreakingTheFourthWall.
111* MindScrew: The glitchiness that's overtaken the blogs briefly.
112* MissingMom: It's revealed in a flashback that Scootaloo's birth mother Firefly died of cancer, and that her daughter was taken in by one of her friends.
113* MythologyGag: Scootaloo's birth mother was [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials Firefly]], a Generation 1 pony who starred in the very first ''My Little Pony'' animated feature in 1984 (and who was the inspiration for Rainbow Dash).
114** The idea of Cheerilee being Scootaloo’s older (half) sister is a reference to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3]], in which she and Scootaloo are siblings.
115** The idea that pegasus foals can walk on ceilings was first seen in the show episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes Baby Cakes]]".
116* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37771011233 Sandy]] in "The Birthing", ''big time'', after she .
117* NiceJobBreakingItHero: A lot of the story could have been resolved with a ''lot'' less struggle and trauma if Sandy hadn't put Lightning up for adoption (to [[JerkAss Jet Set and Upper Crust]] at any rate), or at least tried harder to work out a solution that allowed Scootaloo to see him regularly to start with (though to be fair, as she says [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31106680386 here]], she was more concerned with making sure the baby went to a good home than focusing on the location of said home, bur ''did'' hope the home would be in Ponyville, and she seemed remorseful even then), see MyGodWhatHaveIDone for Sandy when she realizes at least ''some'' of her gigantic goof.
118** Discorded Whooves' dimension hopping has caused several other Tumblr universes to "bleed" into the ''Motherly Scootaloo'' universe, ultimately culminating in [[spoiler:Sandy unknowingly being sucked into a universe where ''Scootalooo murdered Clearwater in cold blood''.]]
119* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Upper Crust hadn’t [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37298093164/eye-color-fixed said]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37369351982 that]] ‘’[[CrossingTheLineTwice Scootaloo was better off dead]]’’, they might have easily gotten Lightning Blitz.
120* NightmareSequence: Scootaloo's windigo dreams, which always end with something bad happening to her.
121* NoodleIncident: Sandy [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24523168357 refrences the]] events that caused Scootaloo to come home [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles covered in tree sap]].
122** Scootaloo’s cravings. Beside chocolate, we hear that [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/31260394623/mod-how-exactly-does-tumblr-continuity-work Sandy keeps the kitchen stocked so she can experiment]], but we never see or hear of anything specific.
123** Derpy references one [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/33448294883/ladyderpysphotos-that-was-a-funny-day-in here]]:
124---> '''Derpy''': [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/33448294883/ladyderpysphotos-that-was-a-funny-day-in The first thing I had to learn, is that the diaper doesn't go on the baby's head]].
125* PetTheDog: RD [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32001587370/part-1-part-2-part-3-part-4-part-5-scootaloo here]].
126** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24373545177/this-is-such-an-awesome-gift-thank-you Here]] as well. The Doctor [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37677330400 saving Scootaloo also counts]].
127* PhotoMontage: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48651356426/this-is-the-best-birthday-ive-ever-had Here]]. Also a CMOH.
128* PiggybackCute: A non-romantic example with Scootaloo and her son [[here]].
129* PinkGirlBlueBoy: In a ContinuityNod to the theme of the canon episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes Baby Cakes]], Lightning has a blue [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of set]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37600596997 of]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37677330400 baby]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37721792369/askdiscordwhooves-what-if-you-were-really pajamas]], courtesy of Ponyville General Hospital.
130** Also, [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/40315271830/askdiscordwhooves-self-worth-the-longer-you a number of the furnishings of his room are blue]].
131** He also has blue eyes ([[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/57894221136/is-it-just-me-or-does-lightning-blitz-have-rain like]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50285181597/for-mothers-day-the-mothers-of-motherly his]] [[StrongFamilyResemblence father]] (who has a blue coat as well) and his mom ([[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/55546749905/actually-it-does-seem-to-be-off-according-to-the-fim due to a color-skewed screenshot]], has [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/54855463458/lightningblitzanswers-want-lightning-blitz-to more pink in her mane]] than her canon counterpart, who can be seen with her more purple mane [[http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Scootaloo here]]).
132* PosthumousCharacter: Scootaloo’s mother Firefly.
133** Also, Rain Catcher’s [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/52004352476/this-is-arrow-its-a-weird-picture-because-this favorite cousin, Arrow]].
134* RecurringDreams: In season 3, Scootaloo starts having regular nightmares. Although the content of the nightmares changes, they always feature windigoes, and they always end with Scootaloo suffering some horrible fate.
135* {{Retcon}}: An earlier post made it seem like Motherly Scootaloo's Diamond Tiara was actually Chubby Diamond Tiara, who is much nicer, but a later post revealed that they were two different ponies and that world's Tiara is still a huge jerk.
136** Another one happen with Derpy; the first Derpy was from Photo Shoot Derpy who is a model for Photo Finish and is dating Warden. Later it was change to Out of Work Derpy, who was fired from the MLPFIM show and takes odd jobs. Which makes this more noticeable is that the first Derpy was seen in a plot point of Sandy finding a steady job. Of course since these two retcons happen post [[spoiler: Discord Whooves entering the Motherly Scootaloo's universe and brought in the bleeding]], it might make [[FridgeBrilliance more sense]].
137* RuleOfCool: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50383339042/was-it-just-me-or-did-derpy-seem-different-from The in-universe reasoning]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/21446737235 behind]] [[AwesomeMccoolname Lightning Blitz’s name]].
138* SeparateSceneStorytelling: The story of Astrum Satus is told in two standalone strips. ([[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/76359749882/guest-artist-6-thanks-to Strip 1]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/76666342183/guest-artist-7-thanks-to strip 2]])
139* ShoutOut: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32910485123/nightmare-night-2012-sandy-sherlock-holmes This]] commission is one to [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes]] and ''Film/{{Juno}}''. Also, apparently ''Film/{{Juno}}'' helped inspire the comic.
140** [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/44826769471/dinkleberg This]] mod post is one to ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents''.
141** [[spoiler: [[WebVideo/BenDrowned You shouldn't have done that.]] in the AprilFoolsDay for 2013.]]
142** [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53141512010/and-on-that-day-the-cheerios-were-reminded-that This]] mod posts’ base image is, [[WordOfGod according]] [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53339461747/what-series-or-whatnot-did-you-get-the-base-for-that to the author]], taken from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.
143** In Sandy’s {{Backstory}}, one of the [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/40311494843/page-1-page-2 images clearly depicts]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep Daring Do]] (complete with a Sapphire [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]]), with Sandy dressed like [[Franchise/MegaMan Mega-Man]] and an image from [[Blog/{{Moonstuck}} Moonstuck]].
144** [[WordOfGod Apparently]], [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53876873744/without-any-spoilers-should-i-expect-it-to-be-like-law the court case]] [[Series/CSIMiami will be one for CSI Miami]].
145*** Although, it ends up like {{VisualNovel/Ace Attorney}} in the end.
146** A panel in [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/85940496160 this strip]] parodies the Fat Joe/Lil Wayne music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dPjONDN3ZI Make it Rain]]".
147* SimultaneousArcs: Averted, according to WordOfGod, the temporal settings of the main blog and the spin-off do ''[[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/52988166276/you-said-in-an-earlier-post-that-rain-catchers-blog-is not]]'' match up, (and which one is farther ahead could vary), and if there ''[[ShrugOfGod is]]'' a crossover between them, it’ll take place in the present of both.
148* SleepCute: This occurs [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/49394004728/and-thus-ends-scootaloos-14th-birthday-party after Scootaloo’s]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48081873338/boop fourteenth birthday]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/48651356426/this-is-the-best-birthday-ive-ever-had party]] with her and Lightning, in the [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/50285181597/for-mothers-day-the-mothers-of-motherly non-canon Mother’s Day strip]] with the moms of the strip, Lightning with his mom and dad in [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/53386865622/pvryohei-submitted-im-really-hoping-for this fanart]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/54170688172/all-these-legal-burdens-take-it-out-of-you-so-for this]] pre-trial scene, Lightning and Lily Bloom in [[http://lightningblitzanswers.tumblr.com/post/56944500981/ask-street-scootaloo-a-request-for-me-to-draw this]] request for the artist of ''Webcomic/AskStreetScootaloo'', and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/60777571309 this]] [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/60788090649/offspring-detected little]] adorable scene with Lightning and Rain Catcher after the Doctor [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/60482140876 fixes]] the [[CosmicRetcon world-altering holes]] (for now at least).
149* SpinOff: [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/ Ask Rain Catcher]] is run by another artist, featuring Rain Catcher, Scootaloo’s ex-boyfriend and father of her son.
150** SpinOffBabies: Lightning Blitz eventually gets his own blog, called [[http://lightningblitzanswers.tumblr.com/ Lightning Blitz Answers]], focusing on cute/funny scenes with a donation based update system.
151* SwissCheeseSecurity: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/36712378649/there-will-be-a-short-break-between-the-end-of Ponyville Hospital]] ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep still]]'' has this, even ''[[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy with guards]]!''
152** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37153122950 It isn’t even]] ''noticed'' until ''[[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37225395923 the next morning]]!''
153* TakeAThirdOption: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37771011233 Here]], when The Doctor [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37814760596/askdiscordwhooves-oh-this-might-be-a-little takes]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38522829399 Lightning Blitz to an alternate Twilight]] to keep him away from [[JerkAss Jet Set and Upper Crust]].
154* TearsOfJoy: Multiple times during Scootaloo's birthday party, among other times.
155* TeenPregnancy: The entire story is based off Scootaloo getting pregnant, starting when the pregnancy is largely over.
156* TemptingFate: While performing scooter tricks in an attempt to get her cutie mark, Scootaloo thinks: "This doesn't feel as bad as I thought it would...". No prizes for guessing what happens next.
157* ThatCameOutWrong: [[http://ask-rain-catcher.tumblr.com/post/53540530563/okay-maybe-im-not-the-best-around-dead-people RC]] at Arrow’s funeral.
158* ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted. In fact, [[spoiler: Scootaloo ''has'' to see a therapist as part of the evaluation to allow her to see Lightning Blitz]].
159* TimeSkip: [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53617353711/how-canon-are-seasons-2-and-3-in-motherly-scootaloo The story takes place a few years after the canon show]].
160** Also, the two month hiatus was translated to a 2 month TimeSkip in-story.
161* TimeyWimeyBall: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38082053148/just-a-quick-explanation-for-anyone-who-still This]] explanation of why The Doctor couldn’t just stop the entire chain of events before it started.
162** [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53862812862/i-recall-you-showing-us-why-discord-whooves-couldnt-go These]] [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/53863892460/so-basically-if-i-understood-that-right-the-doctor-can posts]] elaborate a bit more, in case you needed some clarification.
163** Also used to explain [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/54532993439/aero-replies-its-not-like-i-seek-into-ladies this]] as not necessarily the future.
164* TookALevelInKindness:
165** Jet Set and Upper Crust had a JerkassRealization after the trial and apologize to Scootaloo for their harsh words earlier.
166** After the [[spoiler: CosmicRetcon inducing holes in reality result in his mother's murder]], Rain Catcher has his own Jerkass Realization and manages to [[spoiler:[[AmicableExes make up with Scootaloo]]]].
167* {{Tomboy}}: Scootaloo was this initially.
168** TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: As [[WordOfGod the author]] lampshades in [[http://samrosemodblog.tumblr.com/post/51775686065/i-love-how-you-had-scootaloo-change-from-a-pregnant this]] mod post, as a result of her motherhood and subsequent CharacterDevelopment, she has accepted more of her feminine side without letting it detract from who she was (which is what she [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/29396449236 thought would happen]]). This is shown by [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/29114964826/i-hope-you-all-like-scootaloos-new-hair-style her new]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/29396449236 hairstyle]], and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/47416707266/sandy-well-whoever-it-was-gave-you-a-very-nice her excitement about getting spa passes for her birthday]].
169* TraumaCongaLine: Scootaloo. ''Oh GOD, Scootaloo''. The story starts off with [[TeenagePregnancy her]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/20414564366/im-bored-and-sandy-is-being-a-jerk-ask-me-stuff pregnant]]. ''Then'' we find out that her [[MissingMom mom died]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/32000783308/part-1-part-2-part-3-part-4-part-5-scootaloo several years back]], and she ended up being taken care of by a friend of her mother who [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24709940213 promised her Scootaloo would go to a good home]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/45885098673 causing her to act because of an unconscious hope that that would cause her to return]]. We also find out that the father of her child left her when he found out (not to mention that there was a lot of teasing, mainly by [[JerkAss Diamond Tiara]]) and Sandy (the previously mentioned foster mom), [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/21446737235 put her unborn child up for adoption]], [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/22177538806 despite Scootaloo wanting to keep the foal]]. Then Scootaloo [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26310218160/to-be-continued-also-i-guess-this-is-how-im has an argument]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26432630418/to-be-continued with Apple Bloom]], and [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/26569887985/to-be-continued smashes her head into a mirror]] (luckily, [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/27945166267/just-ask-rainbow-dash Rainbow Dash agreed to]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/28455729293/and-with-this-i-officially-am-accepting-questions watch her along with Fluttershy]], giving [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/28947631944/i-forgot-applebloom-was-staying-at-fluttershys her and Apple Bloom a chance to make up]]). ''[[FromBadToWorse Then]]'', during "The Birthing", she gets a MAJOR KickTheDog from [[JerkAss Jet Set and Upper Crust]], who Sandy had been thinking of as adoptive parents for Scootaloo's newborn son, [[AwesomeMcCoolname Lightning Blitz]], causing her to take Lightning from the hospital just so she can be with him, which causes her C-section wounds to rupture, nearly ''killing her'' (and according to WordOfGod, she ''would have'' if rescue hadn't come when it did). Thankfully, when the JerkAss couple says to Sandy that Scootaloo would be ''better off dead'', she has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment (after giving the couple a ShutUpHannibal speech) about this, which leads to Lightning being taken into a sort-of foster home by a friend (since they don't have the money to take of him at the moment) and Scootaloo gets clearance to visit him relatively quickly (following a subversion of ThereAreNoTherapists), and Sandy [[HappilyAdopted officially]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38770555831/part-1 adopts]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38770571483/part-2 Scootaloo]], and their relationship has seriously improved, causing the story to take a turn for the better.
170** [[spoiler: Then the custody trial begins, which turns into a murder trial in which Scootaloo is charge with the murder of Clearwater, Raincatcher's mom. She is proven innocent though. But the bad ending, in which Scootaloo is found guilty, she gets hanged]]. And WordofGod say this is canon in an alternate-universe sense.
171* UndisclosedFunds: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/35808403333 Jet Set and Upper Crust]].
172* WebcomicTime: The author actually does a pretty good job avoiding having a lot of this, the most notable example being when the approximately 2 month hiatus is translated to a 2 month TimeSkip in-story.
173* WellIntentionedExtremist: Despite the [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/20414564366/im-bored-and-sandy-is-being-a-jerk-ask-me-stuff arguments]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/22177538806 between]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/21446737235 them]] early on, Sandy cares for Scootaloo, and was only [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24523168357 doing]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/24592984197 what]] she ''thought'' was best for the baby when she put it up for adoption, even hoping Scootaloo could visit (and she is ''[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]]'' when she [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/37771011233 realizes]] what her actions had resulted in).
174* WhamLine: [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38770555831/part-1 I’d like]] [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/38770571483/part-2 to be your mom]].
175* WhamShot: The final panel of [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/121131953075 this strip]].
176* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The unicorns that tried to kill Sandy as a filly are never heard from again, and [[KarmaHoudini no mention of their comeuppance has been brought up in spite of it being attempted murder]].
177* WouldHarmAChild: [[spoiler: In this case, the justice system would kill a child. In the interactive trial game in which Scootaloo is charge with murder of one person, and if you lose, they executed her by hanging. And she is only thirteen when this happens]].
178* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Magic?]]: Sandy gets along just fine with unicorns, but their ''magic'', on the other hand, she has a phobia of ([[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/35042953966/ladyderpysphotos as seen here]]). Lampshaded in [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/23517753845/asksteampunkscootaloo-pregnant-scootaloo-is this]] strip.
179** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/33863201191 This]] strip implies that her magic issues [[spoiler:at least partly stem from her frustration over the fact that there's no time travel spell that she can use to save the life of Scootaloo's mother, Firefly]].
180** [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/40311494843/page-1-page-2 This]] strip of her BackStory shows that she apparently didn't have this problem when younger.
181* WorthIt: Said [[http://motherlyscootaloo.tumblr.com/post/30658550939/hi-scootaloo-get-your-filthy-changeling-hoof here]] by an alternate Scootaloo who [[BerserkButton touched the main Scootaloo’s belly while she was pregnant]].

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