She and her brother supported each other, schooling each other, quizzing each other, and the filly learned. Her brother's knowledge became her knowledge, his intelligence applied to her own. They built on each other, and before long, Scootaloo was quite the sharp child. The lessons pounded into her head inspired her to achieve great things, always striving to do better than everyone else, always aiming higher than everyone else, always wanting to last longer than everyone else. She had to be the best, or she couldn't pay back all the support she received.