Bored out my mind one day, I decided to dissect the episodes and each meaning behind the episodes, when a strange realization really hit me. Who is Scootaloo, really, other than what Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and the Mane 6 see? When I look upon the beginning, I can see her huddling with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle despite them not really knowing eachother. Why was she even there alone without anyone there to really watch her? Apple Jack, despite leaving, was there for Apple Bloom, and I'm assuming Big Mac was too (despite not shown) and Sweetie Belle had Rarity, and I'm assuming her parents. (who weren't shown either)
In "Call of the Cutie", she wasn't in the class along with Sweetie, but maybe technical error I guess? The chances of them moving in, at the same time, and being switched to that class, would be strange. {Think about it:Rainbow Dash knew of Scootaloo as well as the rest of the cast before a huge introduction. Sweetie Belle is the same.} But, this would be possible due to the next question: Why were they their if Scootaloo and Sweetie didn't know Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon? Diamond didn't understand why they were sticking up for her, but she would have easily known because they were cutie markless if they known earlier. In the same episode, you can get the feeling Sweetie Belle knew Scootaloo and they had a bond even though Apple Bloom knew neither. I would guess that Scootaloo helped her with something before meeting Apple Bloom that could be explained in an episode.
*seriously hopes for a back story that involves how she met Sweetie Belle* I picture one that sounds like Transcendence (the fanfiction) where someone bullied Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo saved her, despite being much smaller than the bully.
Stare Master really put the group in action, but also ruled out any past with Fluttershy being a sibling. Scootaloo came along with it, but there were no real signs of her being sisters with Fluttershy other then the colors and the attitudes that clashed. People pointed that Fluttershy looks like Scootaloo "color wise", meaning, they have different versions of the same color palette, and there for must be siblings. Or, at least, have a strained relationship. This was shut down by the interaction, despite having barely any dialogue. {She lacks lots of this and also gets continual errors when drawn.}
The Show Stoppers it was implied she could dance and do...scootering...well. Does this make it her talent? I can't say, but it sounds like she's been taught certain things from ponies. This could imply that her family is in the music industry. As for Scootering...I doubt this is her real talent. It would be a waste to give SCOOTERS as her talent when they rarely mean something so blunt. {Cheerilee, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, etc. have implied marks, which would explain when the switch up happened, they couldn't understand the marks. Pinkie's isn't for partying, Rarity's isn't simply a fashion designer, Cheerilee's isn't simply for teaching, etc.} This also show's how important Rainbow Dash really is to Scootaloo. I don't see why she was there other than to support Scootaloo, but this wouldn't explain where her family was. Rarity is with Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom with Apple Jack, but no relative is with Scootaloo? Sounds rather strange.
Possibilities:
Scootaloo is an orphan and its heavily frowned upon to really say it in a mocking manner or bring it in conversation {which would make Rainbow Dash a mode of transportation from ground to cloud if she's in an orphanage in Cloudsdale} Or maybe they didn't bring this up yet until the next season in which I assume this is a reason Scootaloo gets into constant fights other then the fact she's flightless.
Assuming anything from these episodes, I'm assuming the parents neglect her because of her inability to fly.
Tying into that, I could also assume the were rich or rather, traveling ponies. I got this from Sister Hooves Social, Scootaloo isn't there, but I had a feeling from Sweetie's Parents. Apple Bloom's died, Sweetie Belle has great relations towards her family, I'm assuming Scootaloo's problem is the opposite of Sweetie's parents. Unlike Sweetie, Rarity has a strained relationship with her family and chooses to probably not see them so often other then for her sister, simply because of their nature for not being so proper. I can see the same switched, which is why Rarity knows Scootaloo along with Sweetie knowing her too. Maybe Scootaloo's are proper like the Oranges and they really don't know her as well as lets say, Rainbow Dash.
When I looked into just these episodes, I can make some several ideas on Scootaloo's origins, and this isn't including Hearth's Warming Eve, Hearts and Hooves Day, Ponyville Confidential {which doesn't show much on backstory other than Diamond being a witch},A Canterlot Wedding, One Bad Apple, or Sleepless in Ponyville. Some of them show repetitions. Briefly:
One Bad Apple:Showed they were working on something and Scootaloo seemed to have quite a bit of talent in making machinery. Wait, why didn't Apple Bloom have tools? Anyways, shows she also has connections to Sugarcube Corner, which is weird in my opinion. I can't assume she knows deeply Mr.and Mrs.Cake.
Ponyville Confidental: Showed she can't fly, but they purposely don't laugh at her inability to fly, which shows Diamond's personality and how she has a line of decency. She makes fun of her in mud. Not the inability to fly.
Hearts and Hooves Day:Shows Cheerilee is NOT her sister, shows her personality towards the others a little more though, but not much development.
A Canterlot Wedding:She's in a flower girl dress, but shows nothing towards back story, but, it questions why she's there. Maybe Rainbow Dash helped her go? Or perhaps somepony with music.
Sleepless in Ponyville:Shows she's alone in a way that brings Rainbow and her together. She does perceive Rainbow Dash a certain way, which poses more questions, and it shows she either had no OLDER siblings, or no siblings in general and let Rainbow Dash fill that role.
Over analyzing? Probably. I was wondering about thoughts on her and her past life that might be touched quite a bit in Season 4. Any thoughts?