Remorse

Chapters

Chapter 3: No Remorse
Chapter 4: Painful Memories
Chapter 5: Remembrance
Chapter 6: All Or Nothing
Chapter 1: Growing Hate
Chapter 2: Crossing The Line

Chapter 3: No Remorse

Apple Bloom awoke with a headache. She didn't get much sleep last night, the events of yesterday came back to haunt her thoughts once more. She should have known that Scootaloo would have attacked Diamond, but she didn't think Scootaloo would try to kill her. Maybe she was over thinking everything. There was no way that her dear friend that she has known for awhile now would try to kill somepony.

Apple Bloom pulled herself out of bed, and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day ahead. After she was done, the filly walked downstairs, and was greeted by her sister Applejack who was making breakfast.

"Morning sugercube!" Applejack said enthusiastically.

"Morning AJ" Apple Bloom said softly as she took a seat at the table.

"Is everything alright?" Applejack said noticing Apple Bloom sulking.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine."

Applejack raised an eyebrow.

"Are ya sure about that sugercube?"

Apple Bloom looked up at her sister who was looking noticeably worried. What was she going to say? She opened her mouth, but no words came out. She just couldn't find the wright words to describe what had happened yesterday. With a deep sigh she finally spoke.

"Scootaloo beat Diamond Tiara up yesterday at school."

"She what?!" Applejack said shocked.

"Yeah, she hurt her pretty badly. Me and Sweetie Belle managed to pull her off before she caused unrepairable damage." Apple Bloom could feel herself tearing up as she was explaining the events to her sister.

"Scootaloo had blood on her hoofs, and after we pulled her off, she broke free of our grasp and ran away." At this point Apple Bloom couldn't control the tears, and they started streaming down her face. Applejack pulled her crying sister into a hug, and stroked her mane.

"I am sorry to hear that, I wish I knew what to do. I am at a loss for words. Do you know where she would be?"

"No, Me and Sweetie Belle where going to go look for her today."

"Good, your friend needs you now more then ever." Applejack said looking Apple Bloom in the eyes.

Apple Bloom only nodded, there was nothing left for her to say. Only thing she can hope is that Scootaloo is okay. After breakfast Apple Bloom waved goodbye to her sister and started down the road to Rarity's boutique. It was silent, the sky was clear of all clouds. A gentle breeze flowed through the earth pony's mane as she trotted down the road. Oddly enough not many ponies where out today.

"I wonder where everypony is." Apple Bloom said as she approached the boutique. Apple Bloom entered, and was greeted by Rarity who was sitting at the table.

"Apple Bloom, shouldn't you be in school right now?" Rarity said shocked.

"yeah, but I need Sweetie Belles help to look for Scootaloo."

"Wouldn't she be in school?"

"I doubt she would be at school after what happened yesterday."

"Right, well Sweetie Belle is up stairs. I'll let her skip today, because I know how much your friends safety means to you and her."

"Really? thanks a lot Rarity!" Apple Bloom walked up the stair case, and knocked at her door. After a few moments Sweetie Belle opened the door to greet her friend.

"Apple Bloom?!" Sweetie Belle's jaw dropped at the sight of her friend here this early in the morning.

"Hey, your sister said we can skip today to look for Scootaloo!" Apple Bloom said excited

"Really? Awesome!"

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle trotted down the stairs and thanked Rarity one last time, then walked outside into the sun where the cool breeze greeted them.

"Where should we start looking?" Sweetie Belle said knowing there are countless places she could be.

"I would say the clubhouse, it seems like the place she would most likely be." Apple Bloom said confidently.

"Okay let's get going then."

"Right"

They started path to the clubhouse. On they way there they spotted a grey earth pony sitting on a bench looking down. It's then they realized it was none other then Silver Spoon. The grey filly soon saw them and shot up, anger showing in her eyes. She trotted up to the them, and got in there faces.

"This is all your fault!" She screamed at the confused ponies that stood before her.

"What are ya talking about?" Apple Bloom said nervously.

"If you blank flanks didn't stay behind at school then Diamond Tiara wouldn't be in the hospital!" Silver Spoon tried to tackle Apple Bloom, but the yellow earth pony held her ground and pushed her off.

"How is that our fault?! Diamond is the one who provoked Scootaloo, if anything it's her fault that she got hurt!" Apple Bloom yelled angry that they where getting blamed for what happened yesterday.

"How was she supposed to know that blank flank was going to attack her?! She should have walked away!"

"Don't give me that! You guys followed us around all day yesterday calling us names! You want to know why she attacked you? Because of what you just said."

"What do you mean?" Silver Spoon said confused at what Apple Bloom just said.

"Do I really need to tell you? You have been nothing but cruel to us since the day we met you. Calling us blank flanks, pushing us into the mud, I could go on forever. You just don't want to admit that this is your guys fault. You should have saw this coming before it happened. Don't go blaming us for what happened to Diamond when the answer is clear as day. It's your guys fault, and that's the end of the story."

Apple Bloom grabbed Sweetie Belle by the hoof and started trotting away leaving Silver Spoon alone where they once stood. The two fillies soon reached there clubhouse, when they walked in they saw Scootaloo in the corner.

"Are you okay Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle said in a concerned voice.

Scootaloo looked up to see her friends, and a smile came to her face as she stood up.

"Hey guys" She said walking up to them. "Yeah I am fine."

"That's good to hear" Apple Bloom said relieved to hear some good news today.

"Why are you guys here? Isn't there school today?" The orange Pegasus questioned.

"Yeah, but my sister said you needed us so I skipped."

"My sister said I could look for you today, so that's exactly what we did." Sweetie Belle said with a smile.

"We ran into trouble on the way here tho." Apple Bloom said with a sigh.

"What do you mean?" Scootaloo looked noticeably shocked.

"Silver Spoon trotted up to us today and yelled at us saying it was our fault that you beat Diamond up."

The light in Scootaloo's eyes turned into a glare, she looked like she was ready to beat Silver Spoon to a pulp.

"How can she say it was your fault?! Besides it's what she deserved."

Apple Bloom rubbed the back of her neck nervously.

"Well Scootaloo, you kinda put her in the hospital according to Silver Spoon."

"All well, she deserved it." Scootaloo said coldly.

"I don't think she deserved that tho, all she did was call us names, never did she actually hit us."

"So? The point is she got what was coming to her."

"How could you be so cruel?!" Sweetie Belle yelled.

Scootaloo was taken aback as the filly ran up to her, and got in her face. The orange Pegasus pushed her away in annoyance.

"Cruel? Have you forgotten all the things she has done to us? She made us miserable, so it's about time I did one back to her!"

"But did it have to be physical violence?!"

"Yes, it was the only way to get the point across to her!"

Apple Bloom cut in between them.

"Guys, calm down. I agree that what Scootaloo did was a step to far, but fighting over it won't solve anything." Apple Bloom knew that if she didn't settle this down, it could get out of hoof real quickly.

Scootaloo couldn't believe what she was hearing. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are defending the pony that made there lifes so miserable. The pony that called them names, and pushed them into the mud.

"Why are you defending her?!" Scootaloo yelled in frustration.

Apple Bloom closed her eyes and sighed.

"Because I believe that there is some good in her."

Scootaloo backed up, she can't believe what she just heard coming from her friends mouth.

"Apple Blooms wright Scootaloo, there is good in everypony, you just got to find it." Sweetie Belle said trying to calm herself down.

"Can you guys just easily forget all the things that they have done?!"

"I don't let it bother me Scootaloo. You might have trouble dealing with it, but me and Sweetie Belle don't let it get to us. You need to take a step back and think about how bad other ponies might have it compared to us. Don't let the little things get to you." Apple Bloom said sternly.

"Well sorry, but I am not like you guys. I can't just let what they do blow over my head like it never happened. They have done nothing but pick on us from day one, and I will never forgive them for it. I thought you guys where on the same page as me, but I guess I was wrong." Scootaloo got up and left the clubhouse. The two fillies didn't try to stop her this time. They knew that it would be best to let her go.

"What now?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I don't know to be honest." Apple Bloom said saddened by the events that just happened.

"It seems like everyday something knew comes to the table. Scootaloo seems to not care for them at all."

"I know, it makes me mad too. They might pick on us, but it's nothing compared to what some other ponies might be going through right now."

"Yeah...."

The two fillies sat in silence and thought about what to do. Nothing came to there minds however, and nothing seemed to make sense. Why would Scootaloo act so coldly? Scootaloo would always go and complain that they mess with them without actually knowing what they go through on a day to day basses, but what she fails to realized is that it works the other way around too. They know nothing about Diamond and Silver Spoons past so how can they hate them?

"Lets go Sweetie Belle" Apple Bloom said sadly. "There is nothing more we can do here."

Sweetie Belle only nodded as she followed her friend outside. The two fillies parted ways when they got to the boutique. Sweetie Belle walked in, and before her sister could say hi, the filly was already running up the stairs to her room. Rarity put her head on the table only assuming something went wrong during the time she was gone.

Sweetie Belle entered her room and shut the door. She laid on her bed and tears started forming in her eyes. She couldn't handle how cold Scootaloo had been towards those two. Sure they have done some mean things, but nothing worth being hospitalized over. The more she thought about it, the more she didn't understand. It's like the whole world had come crashing down on her when she left the clubhouse. She was becoming worried that Scootaloo might attack her again. Sweetie Belle closed her eyes and tried to get some sleep. It's the only thing she could think of to escape the pain she was feeling in her heart.

Rarity was once again pacing around her inspiration room not knowing what happened nor what to do. The past two days had been nothing but bad news for her, and she didn't know how much more she could take. This situation turned into a disaster faster then she thought it would, and it's all because Filthy didn't teach his daughter better. There was nothing she could do to stop this from happening ether. Scootaloo was way out of her hoofs, and she won't even listen to her friends. The boutique was now shadowed in silence as the distressed mare worry continued to grow and grow.

Chapter 4: Painful Memories

Sweetie Belle woke up feeling terrible. She kept waking up during the night, and every time she did it took forever for her to get back to sleep. Sweetie Belle looked out the window, it was a sunny day, but she couldn't find herself able to enjoy it after all that has happened in the past two days. It's like her whole world was now shadowed in darkness after Scootaloo had said those cruel words. No matter how she tried to shake them off, they just wouldn't leave.

The wight unicorn found the will to get out of bed and get ready for another painful day. It was a Saturday so school was out, but she couldn't enjoy the weekend with all the things that had been going on lately. Sweetie Belle walked down the stairs, and into the kitchen. Rarity was making breakfast, and by the looks of it they where going to be having toast. Rarity finally noticed her sister and forced a smile.

"Morning Sweetie Belle" Rarity tried to sound happy, but Sweetie Belle didn't seem to buy it.

"What's wrong Rarity?" Sweetie Belle shook her own worry's off to hear what her sister had on her mind.

Rarity let out a deep sigh.

"When you came home yesterday, you didn't say hi or anything. You just ran up to your room. I can only assume that this had something to do with the situation between Scootaloo and Diamond Tiara. If you don't mind me asking, what happened when you guys went to go look for Scootaloo?"

Sweetie Belle took a seat at the table, and turned to face her sister who look worried.

"Me and Apple Bloom decided that the best place to look for Scootaloo would be at our clubhouse, but about halfway there we ran into Silver Spoon, and she proceeded to blame us for what happened to Diamond. Apple Bloom managed to get her off our tails thankfully. When we arrived at our clubhouse Scootaloo was there. Everything was going smooth until Apple Bloom mentioned the accident with Silver Spoon, and it all went down hill form there. Scootaloo said that Diamond deserved what she got, and me and her got into an argument. Scootaloo finally stormed out of the clubhouse for the second time this week, and me and Apple Bloom finally went home."

Somehow Rarity knew that this sort of thing was going to happen, but her sister only confirmed her fears.

"Listen Sweetie Belle, I am going to go visit Mr.Rich again today. I want you to come with me this time."

Sweetie Belle looked shocked, she had no reason to go with her to visit him. Why would Rarity want her to tag along?

"Why do you want me to come with you?"

"Because the last time I was there, I learned a couple thing's about Diamond Tiara that I think you should know." Rarity picked up a notepad, and turned back to her sister.

"Wouldn't it be better if you just told me instead of him?" Sweetie Belle was getting more confused the more she thought about why she wanted her to come with.

"I think it would be better if you heard it from her father. I think if you knew more about Diamond Tiara it would help your situation even if it only helps a little. From what you told me it seems that Scootaloo knows nothing about Diamond Tiara or Silver Spoon. She just goes off off her own personal judgment of them without knowing the facts."

Now that Sweetie Belle thinks about it, if she knew what caused Diamond to snap, then maybe she could make Scootaloo feel remorse for what she did.

"Okay Rarity, I will come with you. I hope that this will teach us what we need to know to stop all this once and for all." Sweetie Belle said with a hopeful smile.

"Me too, now let's eat breakfast and get going. We shouldn't wait to long before we go to visit him."

After they where done eating, they set there dishes on the counter and started toward Filthy's mansion. It wasn't paralytically hot today. There where a few clouds here and there, and a cool breezes flowing through the tree tops shaking the leafs ever so slightly. After awhile they reached the gates of Filthy's mansion. Sweetie Belle's eyes widened when she laid her eyes on the scenery around her.

"Wow, what a nice place." Sweetie Belle was fascinated by the neatly cut grass, and the huge gate that surrounded the mansion. It's not everyday she sees something that was this fancy looking.

"yeah, I had the same reaction." Rarity giggled. "Anyways, that's not why we are here."

Sweetie Belle shook her head, and nodded in agreement. The two ponies opened the gate, and walked down the long path to the front door of the mansion. Rarity knocked three times at the door, and to her surprise Filthy's the one who answered. However as soon as he saw that it was Rarity his smile turned into a frown. It's like he knew why she was here.

"I assume you know why I am here Mr.Rich." Rarity cut right to the case, the longer they sat there, the less information that they would get before they had to go.

Filthy let out a depressed sigh, and nodded for her to come inside. As soon as he saw the filly, he raised his eyebrow.

"Why do you have a filly with you?" Filthy questioned wondering why she brought her along.

"Shes my sister Sweetie Belle, I hope you don't mind if she is here."

"I don't, follow me."

Filthy walked back inside the mansion with Sweetie Belle and Rarity close behind. He lead them into the same room that he lead Rarity into the first time that they had talked. Filthy took a seat in his recliner chair while Rarity and Sweetie Belle took a seat on the couch.

"I'll cut right to the chase Mr.Rich, I assume you know what happened at the schoolyard two days ago." Rarity said in a stern voice.

"I do, do you care to explain what happened? Diamond told me that she tripped and fail on a rock. Of course I didn't believe that story, but I let it go because she just needed to rest."

Rarity looked down at her sister, and nodded at her to tell Filthy what had happened. Sweetie Belle looked at Filthy who was waiting for an answer. Sweetie Belle took a deep breath, and started explaining the events of the past two days.

"It started two days ago when my friend Scootaloo came into our clubhouse covered in mud. She told us that Diamond pushed her into it. She said that she was going to get her back for it somehow then stormed out of the clubhouse. The next day after school let out Diamond came up to us and started messing with us again. Scootaloo got up and started yelling at her to go away, but she didn't. Diamond said that her parents must be ashamed to have her as there daughter, and before we knew what was happening Scootaloo tackled her to the ground and started landing a storm of punches to her face. We managed to get her off of Diamond, and after we got her off Scootaloo broke free and ran away. We didn't see her again that day."

Filthy let out a deep sigh, and looked back at Sweetie Belle.

"I am sorry for my daughters behavior, she has gone through so much before we moved here, and she thought that being mean was the only way to keep it from happening again."

"It's okay, I just want to know what happened to make her turn so mean in the first place" Sweetie Belle was interested to know why Diamond is the way she is. There had to be a good reason for it, there just had to be.

Filthy sat up in his chair and looked over at Rarity who was getting her note book out, and Sweetie Belle who was waiting for him to start. With a deep sigh Filthy finally spoke.

"Before we moved here Diamond was a nice filly, and always wanted to be around me, her older brother, and her mom. However when she started to go to school that all changed. On the first day of school she came home crying saying that everypony at that school hated her. At the time we thought that she was just over reacting to some teasing. I told her that sometimes in school you will get teased, but it would stop eventually. She believed what I said and life went on normally for awhile. She came home smiling saying that she ignored the teasing. But things got worse, one day she came home crying her eyes out, and she had a black eye. We where shocked silent at the sight of our daughter injured, and at school no less. We called the school up and told them what had happened that day. We went to the principles office and Diamond explained what happened in detail. He said that it wouldn't happen again, but he was wrong. She came home everyday with some sort of bruise, or cut on her. The fillies found her after school when she was walking home. Her brother started walking her to and from school. For a whole month she was safe from harm and she started being happy again."

Rarity was jotting down all the notes she could. Once Rarity finished with her notes, she nodded at Filthy to continue.

"One day her brother didn't show up to pick her up, so she was forced to walk back home by herself, but what she found on the way there will haunt her for the rest of her life. There laying on the side of the dirt road was her brother. His head was busted open from what looked like a blunt weapon. All his ribs had been broken. Diamond rushed back to us crying, and told us what had happened. We rushed over to him, and we called the hospital, but they where to late. He was already dead when they had arrived at the scene. After this Diamond locked herself in her room and refused to come out. In the same week her mother died of a heart attack, and that's where she snapped. Shortly after we moved here I started getting reports from school about her bullying the other fillies. I kept telling her that this wouldn't solve her problems, but no matter what I would say she just didn't listen. One day she came home with another pony with her. Silver Spoon I do believe her name is. I was glad she made a friend, and I was hoping this would get her to be her normal self again, but I was wrong again. Her friend does the same thing she does now. I don't know why Silver Spoon goes around bullying others with her, but I can't stop it now."

Filthy rubbed away the tears that where forming in his eyes.

"That's terrible..." Sweetie Belle whispered as she wiped her own tears away.

Even Rarity was in tears. Sweetie Belle couldn't remember many times that her sister cried over something that didn't involve her line of work. For a long while everything was silent. Rarity closed her notebook and got up.

"Thanks Mr.Rich, I think we got all we need for now." Rarity said, some tears still showing in her eyes,

"Welcome Rarity, come by anytime you need anymore information." Filthy said forcing a smile.

Filthy got up and walked over to Sweetie Belle who was just now getting up, and got down on her level.

"Thank you for trying to get Diamond back to the way she used to be. It means a lot to me."

"It's my pleasure Mr.Rich, I would do anything for her to be happy again. Everypony deserves to live a happy life." Sweetie Belle said with a smile.

Filthy padded the small filly on the head and returned to his chair. Rarity smiled and waved goodbye, and they exited the mansion. As they where walking home Sweetie Belle spotted Silver Spoon sitting on the same bench that she had been on when her and Apple Bloom first ran across her. Silver Spoon only gave Sweetie Belle a glare and walked away. Sweetie Belle didn't know why that hurt her so bad.

"I don't know what I was expecting" Sweetie Belle whispered as they approached the boutique.

Rarity set her notebook off to the side, and turned back to Sweetie Belle who looked to be already thinking about what she heard today. Rarity tried to find something to say, but couldn't think of anything to lighten the mood. Sweetie Belle looked over at her sister.

"What should we do Rarity?" Sweetie Belle was at a lost on what to do. Everything she had thought up on the way back just wouldn't work. There was no way she could relate to what Diamond had gone through, and she already tried being nice to her when they first met.

"I don't know to be honest." Rarity admitted. "I think the best thing to do right now is to tell Scootaloo about this as soon as possible."

Sweetie Belle was saddened by the mention of her friends name. All Sweetie Belle can hope is that Scootaloo can understand why Diamond is the way she is now, and if she didn't then she wouldn't know what to do. Scootaloo has always been a loyal friend, and helped her out of bad situations, but it just seemed like after all of this there friendship just started fading. Sweetie Belle couldn't handle the thought of losing a friend so close to her.

"I am going to go up stairs Rarity." Sweetie Belle said as she got up.

"Okay, try to relax, it's the best thing you can do right now." Rarity said as she was looking back over her notes.

Sweetie Belle nodded, and started up the stairs to her room, once inside she sat on her bed and thought about all the things she has learned toady. All she hopes is that Scootaloo can see why Diamond is the way she is. She would have to tell Apple Bloom all the details tomorrow, the day has just been to emotionally tiring. Sweetie Belle closed her eyes and thought about how she was going to explain this to Apple Bloom once morning came around.

Chapter 5: Remembrance

Scootaloo walked down the silent dirt roads of Ponyville. The sun is just peaking over the horizon in the early morning. Scootaloo knew that not many ponies would be out during this time so it is the best time to take a relaxing walk. Over the course of the past three days she could do nothing but think about her parents. All that came to her mind when she thought about them is hatred. She hated her parents for abandoning her.

Images of her parents leaving her behind where burned into the small filly's mind, and refused to leave her alone. As if it wasn't bad enough that she had to deal with Diamond and Silver Spoon messing with her, but now she was reminded of her parents leaving her behind yet again. Every time the subject was brought up, the pain she felt only grew. If she could go back in time and see the reason why they left her behind then she would. Everything she had has been torn away from her.

The house that Scootaloo use to have was taken away because the bills where not being paid. She still remembers that day in full detail. Scootaloo was just laying on the bed when a knock was at the door. The filly ran down stairs hopping it would be her friends, but instead it was a couple of stallions. The stallions asked to see her parents, of course she was at a lost for words. All the filly could say is that they were not at home.

Then came the bad news, she was told that the house was being taken away because the bills haven't been paid on the deadline. All the filly could was cry, what more could she do? Everything she owned was being ripped right out from under her, and there wasn't a thing she could do about it. She knew that telling her friends would only make the situation worse, because they would only worry about her. They had only been to her house once in the past month, and even then it was only for a brief minute to get her to go preform for the flag waving team.

Now that she thinks about it, she wonders why no pony question why her parents where not home back then. She expected at least Rainbow Dash to say something about it. Scootaloo felt something wet trickling down her cheeks, it is then she realized that she has been crying this whole time. Scootaloo quickly wiped away the tears that had been flowing down her cheeks, and continued to walk. Scootaloo found a bench and sat on it, and closed her eyes.

Scootaloo thought back to all the good times she had with the crusaders. All the laughs they shared, all the silly things they tried to get there cutie marks. Those where good times, but now it seems like there friendship was starting to fall apart, and for what? Over beating Diamond Tiara up for something she had coming? It all didn't make sense to her. Maybe she was over thinking the whole situation. There is no way that something so little could come between them.

"Sometimes I wonder what truly brought us together. Was our friendship in place only because we wanted our cutie marks so badly? Was that the only reason why we are friends, or is it something more then that?"

The filly sat there in complete silence for awhile, her thoughts consuming her mind. Nothing she thought of made any sense, was that really the only reason she had been friends with the other crusaders? Come to think of it they did talk a little bit before Diamond invited them to that stupid party. Was Diamond the reason why they where friends? No that can't be right, that's insane. There is no way there sworn enemy could have brought them together.

The orange filly started down the road towards Sugar Cube Corner. The sun was now fully visible in the sky, and ponies where up and about there business as normal. Scootaloo entered the bakery and sat down. Ms.Cake came out eventually and spotted the filly sitting alone.

"Why hello there Scootaloo, how are you this morning?" Ms.Cake said with a smile.

"I am fine, just thinking about stuff is all." Scootaloo replied softly.

"I see, do you want a cupcake? You can have it on the house."

"Yes please, thanks."

"Anytime dear." Ms.Cake said as she went back to the front counter and got a chocolate cupcake. Ms.Cake placed the sugary treat down in front of the filly.

"If you need anything else, just let me know."

"Thanks Ms.Cake" Scootaloo said with a weak smile

Scootaloo heard the door open, but thought nothing much of it. There where ponies always coming in and out of here. Scootaloo nibbled on the cupcake in front of her, and watched as ponies walked past the windows.

"Thought I would find you here." A familiar voice echoed in Scootaloo's ears. She turned to face the direction the voice had come form, and there sitting on the other side of the table was Sweetie Belle.

"Hey Sweetie Belle." Scootaloo said with a smile. "What brings you here?"

"I need to talk to you about something."

"What is it?"

Sweetie Belle took out the notebook Rarity had taken notes on the previous day and handed it over to her bewildered friend. Sweetie Belle gave a nod to her friend to start reading it. Scootaloo opened the notebook and started reading what was inside. The orange filly's eyes widened every so offend. Once she was done she handed the notebook back to Sweetie Belle and just sat there. Scootaloo seemed to be in deep thought.

Sweetie Belle finally spoke up after what seemed like forever to the two fillies.

"So, what do you think now?" Sweetie Belle wanted to hear Scootaloo's thoughts on this more then anything.

"I....don't know what to say." Scootaloo was at a lost for words. There was nothing she could think up to say. On one hoof she wants to say she doesn't care, and that she is still a jerk. But another part of her wants to feel sorry for Diamond. Scootaloo got up and looked at Sweetie Belle.

"I need to go." Scootaloo said in an almost panic tone.

"W-What? Are you okay Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle was growing worried at her friends unusual behavior.

"Yeah I am fine." With that Scootaloo left Sugar Cube Corner leaving her confused friend sitting there alone.

Scootaloo began to run, she didn't know where she was going, but she didn't stop. eventually she reached the bench that she had been sitting on prior to her visit to Sugar Cube Corner, but there was a pony already sitting there. Scootaloo focused her eyes, and she realized it was Silver Spoon. The grey filly spotted Scootaloo, and her sad exasperation turned into an angry one in almost the blink of an eye. Silver Spoon got up and walked over to Scootaloo.

"Do you have any idea what you did?!" Silver Spoon yelled.

Scootaloo didn't reply, she tried to step around her, but Silver Spoon blocked her way.

"Answer me!" Silver Spoon was getting more and more angry as Scootaloo stood there.

"Yeah, I beat Diamond Tiara up." Scootaloo said in an emotionless tone.

"Do you have any idea what all she has gone through?!"

"Yes I do, somepony let me read there notes on it."

"Notes?"

"Never mind, look, I am sorry about what happened to her brother and mom, but that still doesn't justify all the things you and her have done to us."

"Your lying! You are probably happy her mom and brother are dead! That's what your really thinking isn't it? You have no idea what she has gone through, you co-"

Before Silver Spoon could finish that sentence Scootaloo pushed her down to the ground. The orange filly placed her hoof on Silver Spoon's chest and pressed down hard to keep her down.

"Your lucky I don't beat you down for saying that. I might not like you or Diamond, but don't go on assuming that I am happy that almost all her family is dead! Also don't assume you know what I have and haven't gone through! You want to know a little fact about me? I am an orphan! I can't even recall what my parents look like! I go around doing little jobs for ponies to get by, I barely eat and when I do it isn't that much! My house got taken away because the bills weren't payed on the deadline! I sleep in the clubhouse, you know the one you, Diamond, and Babs took over for awhile! Don't you start talking to me about pain. You couldn't even imagine it even if you cared enough to try." Scootaloo got off Silver Spoon and walked away. There wasn't much more to be said.

Scootaloo walked down the path to the clubhouse. There wasn't much more she could do. Her mind was now clouded with thoughts once again. As she approched the clubhouse Scootaloo could hear voices inside.

"Probably the other crusaders" Scootaloo said with a sigh.

Scootaloo put her ear to the door so she could hear what they are talking about.

"I don't know, she just stormed out of Sugar Cube Corner, I was just left there to wonder why she wanted to get out of there."

"That's weird, and she did this after you showed her those notes?"

"Yeah, I guess she just couldn't process all the information at once."

"I don't buy that, there had to be some other reason why."

Scootaloo backed up from the door, and turned the other direction and walked away. The last thing she needed was her friends questioning her, much less knowing she is an orphan. Scootaloo thought back to her encounter with Silver Spoon, and thought about all that she had said to her. Why did she tell her all of that? Was it because she had so much built up anger towards her, or was it because she wanted her to know? Scootaloo couldn't figure herself out, and just shook away the thought.

Scootaloo found herself walking back to the spot that she had pushed Silver Spoon down at. She just closed her eyes and kept walking. The sooner she just forgets about this the sooner she can get everything back on track. The sky started to darken, and soon little raindrops started falling from the sky. Scootaloo walked into the schoolyard and sat on the front steps. All the memories started coming back to her. The events of the day she punched Diamond started playing back in her mind.

"Was what I did really the wright thing to do?"

Now that she thinks about it, there situations are similar. They have both had losses, and they both bottle up all the pain they have. Before she started talking with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle Scootaloo had gotten into plenty of fights. The only reason why she didn't beat down Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara sooner is because her friends have held her back all that time. Come to think about it how did Silver Spoon figure out about that? She wasn't there to see it for herself. Maybe Diamond had told her at the hospital.

The rain started coming down harder, and the trees started to sway back and forth. Scootaloo didn't move however, she just let the rain fall on her. This time the storm was on time, and not caused by accident. Scootaloo eventually got up and to her surprise the schoolhouse was unlocked. She walked inside and sat at her desk. Thunder roared outside and the winds picked up. The orange filly laid her head on the wooden desk, and closed her eyes. Thoughts about what she said to Silver Spoon where haunting her mind.

Scootaloo has never told anypony about her past, or how she lives, so why did she tell her of all ponies? All of the thoughts circulated around her head. The orange filly closed her eyes, and let the sound of the rain calm her mind. Scootaloo liked the rain a lot. To her it was peaceful, and had a beautiful sound. Before she knew it she had slipped into a deep sleep right there at her desk.

Chapter 6: All Or Nothing

"Scootaloo?" A voice ringed in the small filly's ears. She couldn't recognize it right off the bat tho.

"Scootaloo?" The voice had said her name again, she still couldn't figure out who it was. The figure started shaking her slightly. Scootaloo opened her eyes, and was greeted by a soaking wet Cheerlee who was looking noticeable worried. Scootaloo sat up in her seat, and looked back over to her teacher.

"Hi Ms.Cheerilee, I suppose you want to yell at me for what happened on Thursday right?" Scootaloo was expecting a harsh scolding, and a suspension, or even to be expelled.

"Not yell at you, I just want to talk to you, but first let me ask. Why are you in the schoolhouse asleep?" Cheerilee said as she took a seat next to her student.

Scootaloo was shocked, but she didn't dare question it. She thought back to what she had done prior to falling asleep at the school, but nothing came to her mind. It's like that part of her memory was erased.

"I....I don't know." Scootaloo admitted.

Cheerilee gave the young filly a look like that's what she expected to hear.

"Scootaloo, I don't know how many times in the past that I had to have this talk with you. It's been awhile since you gotten into any fights here, what happened?"

"Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon have been bugging me, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle for a long time now. They always helped restrain me, but I finally snapped when Diamond said that my parents are ashamed to have me as there daughter. It's like the whole world stopped when she said that. I didn't even realize what I was doing before Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle pulled me off of her. I started to panic, and whined up running away."

Scootaloo looked away from her teacher, and gazed out the window. The storm was still going strong, the rain beat against the glass making a loud noise as it did so.

"Yeah, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon have always been a problem at this school. I know there is good in there hearts, we just need to find it. To tell you the truth I saw something like this coming from a mile away. I was concerned not only for the victims of her bullying, but for her safety as well as her friends. I tried to go talk to her father, but he said that it wasn't bad at all, and that it was completely normal. I have talked to Diamond numerous times about this problem, but she didn't seem to care. I talked with Silver Spoon and only got the same bratty attitude."

"Why didn't you suspend her?"

"Because at the time Filthy Rich convinced me that it wasn't a big problem. I really wished I hadn't of listened to him now. If you had of come and told me I-"

"What? Give her a pat on the shoulder and tell her not to do it again?" Scootaloo knew all to well that there wasn't much Cheerilee could do about this if Diamond's father wouldn't agree to take action against his daughters behavior. Cheerilee let out a deep sigh, and looked at Scootaloo.

"Let me tell you a story back from when I was in school. I wasn't to different then you back in my days."

Scootaloo whipped back around to look at her teacher.

"Really?" Scootaloo said in shock. On the list of things Scootaloo expected to hear from her teacher, that was not one of them. Cheerilee gave a nod, and continued.

"I use to get into fights more offend then I could count. It was mainly because of all the bullies that I had to put up with. I forgot there names but they would go pushing me and my friends into mud, and make us look like idiots at any given chance. One day I snapped and I beat the snot out of the unfortunate kid that messed with me that day. I did the same thing to any other bully that I would come across. This was a big mistake however. Every time that I got into a fight, it went on something called a school record. When I got out of school it was incredibly hard for me to get a job. The only reason I got a job at this school is because a old friend of mine was able to convince the principal that I wasn't a bad mare."

"How did they know you got into a lot of fights?"

"Because they can look up your school records."

Scootaloo remained silent, and just stared at her teacher. Never in her days would she have thought that her teacher Cheerlee, the same teacher who was known for being kind, and sweet, would have gotten into fights back when she was in school.

"I suppose my record isn't too pretty then."

Cheerilee let out a sigh, and then turned to Scootaloo.

"Right now it's not, but if you straighten yourself out, you might be able to fix it. Your still young, you got your whole life ahead of you. Don't mess up like I did. I know you can do it Scootaloo, you just got to get better control of your anger." Cheerilee gave a reassuring smile to her student.

Scootaloo returned the smile, and looked back out the window. It seems over the course of Cheerilee's story that the storm finally cleared up. There was a rainbow stretching across the sky, and Pegasus where moving storm clouds out of the way.

"I guess I should be going now." Scootaloo said getting out of her seat.

"Before you go Scootaloo, I want to tell you one last thing. If you can, try to befriend Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon."

Scootaloo turned around, shock clearly showing on her face.

"You want me to do what?!"

"Trust me on this, It will make your life easier if you become there friends. That doesn't mean be a bully with them, rather get them to stop being a bully. I think all they need is a good friend to show them what they do is only hurting them."

Scootaloo didn't know how to respond to that. On one hoof she wants to trust what her teacher is saying, but on another hoof she wants to forget what she just heard. Was becoming there friend really going to stop them from bullying others? Would Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon even listen do her if she tries? Visions of all the possible senerios started racing through the filly's head. Finally after awhile Scootaloo finally spoke.

"I will try." Scootaloo couldn't believe what she had just said, but if Cheerilee was wright then it was worth a shot.

"Thanks Scootaloo, I hope you can show her and her friend how good it is to have everypony as a friend."

Scootaloo gave a weak nod, and walked out the door. Scootaloo started down the road to Rarity's boutique. She needed to tell Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom about her talk her there teacher. On the way there she spotted Apple Bloom in the park looking up at the sky. She seemed to be in deep thought about something. Scootaloo decided it wouldn't hurt to go say hi to her. Apple Bloom saw Scootaloo walking up, and she gave a weak smile as her orange friend approached.

"Hey Scootaloo" Apple Bloom said as Scootaloo took a seat next to her.

"Hey Apple Bloom, what's up?"

"Not much, just thinking is all."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Just Diamond Tiara and how she use to be like. Sweetie Belle let me read the notes her sister took. I feel really sorry for her."

"Yeah, I know how you feel." Scootaloo thought back to her talk with Cheerilee. Then what she said right before she left started playing back in her head.

"I mean when you really think about it what she has done is not even comparable to what she has gone through." Apple Bloom said as she looked over at her friend. She noticed that Scootaloo seemed to be thinking about something.

"What's on your mind" Apple Bloom questioned.

"I had a talk with Cheerilee before I saw you by this tree."

"I see, she must have chewed you out real good for what you did."

"Actually no, instead of that she gave me a talk about how she use to be. She said that she use to get into fights at school all the time."

"Wait what?!" Apple Bloom quickly covered her mouth. That came out a little bit louder then she thought it would.

"Yeah, she also said that the only reason why she could get the job at the school was because of a friend that convinced the principal that she wasn't a bad mare."

Apple Bloom sat in shock at what she had just heard. She couldn't imagine her teacher being violent at one point.

"And then right before I left she said that she wanted me to try and befriend Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. I didn't know what else to say, so I said I'll try." Scootaloo looked up at the sky, and wondered if she could actually do that. From the looks of it it seemed like this would end up being a big waste of effort.

"Well if your willing to try then I am." Apple Bloom said as she stood up.

"Really?!" Scootaloo turned to face her earth pony friend.

"Yeah, I am not just going to leave a friend hanging like that."

"Thanks...really. It means a lot to me. Maybe we can make her see the good side of life instead of the bad."

"Let's go get Sweetie Belle, and try to come up with something."

"I was on my way there actually before I saw you."

"Really now? how about that."

The two fillies laughed, and started down the road to the boutique. When they arrived they where greeted by Rarity who looked to be designing a new dress.

"Good evening girls." Rarity said turning to face the two fillies with a smile.

"Hey Rarity." Scootaloo said returning the smile.

"If your looking for Sweetie Belle she is up stairs in her room."

"Alright, thank you!" Apple Bloom said starting up the stairs.

As Scootaloo turned to follow her friend, Rarity put her hoof on her shoulder and spoke.

"Can I talk to you for a minute Scootaloo?" Rarity said as soon as Apple Bloom went up stairs.

"S-Sure."

The two ponies took a seat at the table. Rarity looked at Scootaloo with a mix of concern and sadness on her face.

"Can you tell me exactly what happened between you and Diamond Tiara?"

Scootaloo let out a deep sigh. Somehow she knew that this is what Rarity wanted to talk about.

"Me, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle where talking as normal when Diamond Tiara came up and started messing with us. I got sick of her so I beat her up."

"Was that really the best way to deal with the problem?"

"Probably not, I realize that after this happened."

"I assume Sweetie Belle showed you my notes?"

"Yes, she let me read the whole thing."

"Then you must know about her brother and mom. She has lost a lot in her life, and from all that Mr.Rich has told me she wasn't always mean. She only became that way after those two had passed away."

"I know, I read it. Before me and Apple Bloom came here I had a talk with my teacher. She said that the best thing I can do is try and befriend them. Ever since she said that I was wondering if I could actually do that. There are so many possible out comes, and if it doesn't work then it would have been a waste of effort."

"I agree with you, there are a lot of possible outcomes, but you have to try, even if the odds are stacked against you."

"Yeah....Anyways they are probably waiting for my up stairs." Scootaloo said as she got up from the table.

"Okay darling, just think about what I said okay?"

Scootaloo gave a nod, and started up the stairs. She opened Sweetie Belle's door and was greeted by Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle who where sitting on her bed.

"It's about time, what took you so long?" Apple Bloom said in an annoyed tone.

"I just had to think is all." Scootaloo said as she climbed next to her friends.

"Well think faster next time."

Scootaloo only rolled her eyes.

"Anyways, did you tell Sweetie Belle about our plan?"

"Yeah, she did, and I agree. We got to at least give it a try." Sweetie Belle said with a hopeful smile.

"Do any of you have an idea on how we can get this done?" Apple Bloom looked back and forth at her two friends.

"I got nothing" Sweetie Belle admitted.

"Yeah, I am lost too." Scootaloo let out a deep sigh. This was going to be more painful then she first thought.

The three fillies sat in thought, there wasn't much they could think of. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon where going to be hard nuts to crack. No matter how hard they thought, there was nothing that came to there minds.

"Wait...." Scootaloo suddenly found something that was off about all this.

"What is it Scoots?" Apple Bloom questioned.

"Yeah, what is it?" Sweetie Belle repeated.

"There is something off about Silver Spoon"

"Well yeah, she is a bully. I would say something is off with Diamond Tiara too" Apple Bloom said with a sigh.

"No, that's not what I mean. Think real hard about Silver Spoon. Don't you see something off about how she acts when she is with Diamond?"

"All I see is two bullies." Sweetie Belle said getting more confused about what Scootaloo was talking about the more she tried to think about it.

"Fine, let me explain what I mean then."

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both looked at there friend in mocked confusion as she continued.

"I noticed something about Silver Spoon that caught my attention. Every time that Diamond Tiara would mess with us, the most Silver Spoon did was repeat after her. That's what I am wrapping my mind around right now. Something isn't wright about this. Wouldn't you think that if Silver Spoon was as intent on making us miserable as Diamond Tiara was, don't you think she would come up with something of her own?"

"Now that you mention it, she dose seem to only repeat after Diamond" Apple Bloom Said putting a hoof to her chin.

"If you put it like that, then it seems she doesn't enjoy making fun of us." Sweetie Belle said looking over at her friends.

"Exactly, I think our first action should be getting Silver Spoon on our side. If we can get her, then maybe, just maybe we could get Diamond on our side as well."

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Rarity poked her head in through the door.

"Hey girls, where you two planing on spending the night over here?"

"I would like too, I mean if that is okay with you of course." Scootaloo said.

"All I would have to do is get the okay from my sister and I could." Apple Bloom said with a cheerful smile.

"I am fine with it as long as your parents and sister are." Rarity said looking at the two fillies.

"Awesome, I will run home and tell my sister that you said it was okay." Apple Bloom said rushing out the door.

"What about you Scootaloo? Shouldn't you go back home and tell your parents?" Rarity said looking over at the orange Pegasus.

"My family is out of town for the week, so I guess it would be okay that I stay over here." Scootaloo lied. There was no way she was going to spill the truth to Rarity. Celestia only knows what would happen. Scootaloo has heard terrible things about orphanages, and when push comes to shove that's most likely what would happen.

"I see, well I will be down stairs if anypony needs me." Rarity said as she took her leave.

"I wish Rarity would trust me home alone for a week. You have awesome parents Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle said with a smile.

"Y-Yeah, my parents are awesome."

"Is everything alright Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle said tilting her head in confusion.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be okay?" Scootaloo wanted to get off this subject as soon as possible, she could feel her heart ache with just the thought of her parents alone.

"I don't know, maybe it's just my imagination."

Apple Bloom came back, and the three fillies played around for the entire day. It's been far too long since they have just hanged out without any sort of drama. Before they knew it the sun had gone down, and the moon was shining in the the sky. The fillies laid in bed ready to get some sleep after a long day.

"Hey, Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle said turning over to face her friend.

"What is it Sweetie Belle?" Scootaloo said with a yawn.

"Do you really think we can get Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon to stop being mean?"

"I really don't know. The only thing we can do is hope that everything works out in our favor."

"But what if it doesn't? What if this is jus-"

Scootaloo put her hoof over her friends muzzle.

"Everything is going to be alright Sweetie Belle, you will see." Scootaloo gave a reassuring smile. She really didn't know if everything was going to be alright or not. But they had to keep there act together. The worst thing they could do right now is start doubting themselves. Sweetie Belle smiled, and closed her eyes.

Tomorrow will be the day that they go and confront Silver Spoon. The only thing that they could hope is that everything would work out in there favor. Scootaloo couldn't get Silver Spoon out of her head. There had to be a reason behind her being Diamond Tiara's friend. She doesn't act the same as her, and her personality is even different. Maybe Silver Spoon wasn't as one sided as she first thought. The orange filly shook the thoughts away. She needed to rest up for tomorrow. Getting Silver Spoon on there side could be what decides if Diamond Tiara will follow or not. In the end it is all or nothing, she has to play her cards wright or it could very well end in disaster.

Chapter 1: Growing Hate

"Is Scootaloo late again? This is the third time this week!" Apple Bloom said in annoyance. It wasn't to uncommon for Scootaloo to be late for a meeting, but being late three days in a row was pushing Apple Bloom's patience.

"Maybe she had something to do." Sweetie Belle said in an attempt to calm her friend.

"You say that every time shes late! I am starting to think she is doing this on purpose just to make us mad."

"Just calm down Apple Bloom, Scootaloo wouldn't do that, and besides it's not like we need her to get started with the meeting."

Just as those words escaped the unicorns mouth, they heard a knock at the door.

"It's about time." Apple Bloom said as she got up to get the door, but the sight that greeted her shocked her silent. There in front of her was Scootaloo covered in mud from head to hoof, and she wore an annoyed exasperation.

"What happened to you?" Sweetie Belle said from behind Apple Bloom.

"Two words, Diamond Tiara." Scootaloo said pushing her way past the yellow earth pony, and setting her helmet in the corner.

Apple Bloom turned around to face her Pegasus friend, but she refused to meet her eyes. After a awkward moment of silence Sweetie Belle spoke up.

"What did she do to you?"

"When I was just about to leave, she came up to me out of nowhere and pushed me into the mud! Then she called me a stupid blank flank! I am getting so tired of her pushing us around all the time!" Scootaloo picked up her helmet, and threw it to the other side of the clubhouse. It made a loud thud as it hit the wall.

"Calm down Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle said as she placed a hoof on her friends shoulder, but the Pegasus quickly smacked it off.

"How do you expect me to calm down?! I have had it with her and her stupid friend! All they did since the day we laid eyes on them is make us miserable, and for what? Just because we don't have our cutie marks?"

Apple Bloom shook her head and sighed.

"Getting mad isn't going to solve anything Scootaloo, just forget it and lets get started already."

"What do you expect me to do? Just sit here and let them walk all over me like a sidewalk? No, I have had it with her, I think it's about time we step up and do this all back to them, and see how they like it!"

"My sister said that two wrongs don't make a right" Sweetie Belle said in hopes of calming her furious friend.

"What are you five? The only way to stop this torment once and for all is to make them afraid of us."

"How exactly do you plan to do that?" Apple Bloom said with a sigh.

"I don't know yet, but I will get them back for all the things they have done to us, I refuse to sit by and take there insults any longer. I am leaving, I got thinking and planning to do."

Scootaloo picked up her helmet and turned to leave, but Apple Bloom grabbed the filly's wing, and tugged her back inside.

"Do you really think that if we start making them miserable, it will solve any of our problems?"

Scootaloo smacked her friends hoof off in annoyance.

"Yes, because we won't have to deal with there insults anymore, how many times do I have to tell you this before you understand?!"

The angry Pegasus stormed out of the clubhouse, and before they knew it she was gone. Everything was silent for what seemed like forever before the unicorn spoke up.

"Is she going to be alright?"

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes.

"She will get over it, she always does."

"I think there is more to this issue then we can see."

"What do you mean?"

"Haven't you noticed that Diamond targets Scootaloo in particular?"

"Now that you mention it, she does seem to go after her more offend."

"Do you think that Diamond might be jealous of Scootaloo?"

"Why would Diamond be jealous of her? She has had pretty much everything served to her on a silver platter. She never had to work for anything she has, her dad spoils her way to much. I doubt she even gets in trouble at home for bullying."

A crack of thunder could be heard outside, the sky is starting to turn grey, and the wind is starting to pick up.

"Was there suppose to be a storm today?" Apple Bloom said in shock.

"I don't remember hearing anything about a storm." Sweetie Belle said standing up.

"Well if there is going to be one, you should head home. I would hate to see you get caught in it once it starts."

"Yeah, see you later Apple Bloom"

"Cya"

On the way back Sweetie Belle couldn't help but think about what Scootaloo had said when she came storming into the clubhouse. Her thoughts where interrupted as thunder struck again.

"I need to get back before this picks up."

Sweetie Belle walked into the boutique, and was almost instantaneously greeted by her older sister Rarity who was putting the finishing touches on a dress.

"Hello Sweetie Belle, glad you got back before the storm started. It would have been just awful for you to get sick because of it."

Sweetie Belle smiled, and sat down at the table.

"I didn't hear about the storm tho, I would have stayed home today if I knew one was coming."

"I didn't hear about it ether, I bet Rainbow Dash caused this surprise weather. She can be so careless sometimes."

"Yeah..."

"Is something wrong Sweetie?"

"It's nothing, just concerned about Scootaloo is all."

"Well that certainly isn't nothing. " Rarity took a seat next to Sweetie Belle. "Why are you concerned about her?"

"Diamond Tiara had pushed her into the mud prior to her getting to the clubhouse, and when she did get there all she did was yell about how she is sick of her, and is going to get her back for it. She wants to make them miserable like they have done to us. "

"That is something to be concerned about indeed, did you try to reason with her?"

"Yes, but all she did was say the same things over and over again. She wouldn't listen to a thing we had to say."

Rarity sighed, there wasn't much she could do on this matter. The most she could do is tell an adult, but from what she knows, Filthy Rich never gets on to his daughter about the things she does.

"The best advice I can give you is to keep trying to reason with her. I just don't want to see her getting in trouble for doing something without thinking about the consequences that follow."

"Yeah me too, but Apple Bloom said that she would get over it."

"I sure hope so, on a side note would you like some tea?"

"No, I will be fine, thanks tho. If you need me I will be upstairs in my room" Sweetie Belle said standing up from the table.

Rarity wore a worried exasperation. The boutique went quite as the wight filly trotted upstairs. Sweetie Belle walked into her room a shut the door. Her room was messy with random drawings spread out across the floor. The lighting was dim do to the grey sky that was casted outside. Sweetie Belle walked over to the window, and looked out at the surroundings. It was now raining, and thundering, the trees where swaying violently from side to side. Sweetie Belle's thoughts started coming back to her as she sat at the window.

"Is Scootaloo really going to do something to them? I just don't want her to get in trouble for doing something she would regret."

The unicorn shook the thoughts off, and tried to forget what she had just said.

"That's insane, Scootaloo wouldn't hurt them. I should just go to bed, maybe a good nights rest is all I need to forget about the events of today."

Sweetie Belle climbed into bed, and closed her eyes. She quickly fell asleep. Rarity was downstairs passing around her inspiration room. She was growing more and more concerned about this situation the more that she thought about all the possible outcomes. Rarity didn't know Scootaloo as well as her sister did, but if there was one thing she did know, it was that Scootaloo is short tempered.

"Oh, I know it's not my conflict, but I can't help but worry about that filly. She could seriously hurt those two if she wanted too. Maybe I should go talk to Mr.Rich tomorrow about this bullying problem, maybe then we can get this whole thing settled down before it gets any worse. Anyways, I need to finish this dress and go to bed, maybe some sleep will help me think of a way to fix this problem."

Scootaloo sat alone at the clubhouse that she stormed out of just a few hours ago. The clubhouse didn't provide much protection against the raging storm, but it was better then nothing. She pondered on what her friends had said to her before she had left.

"I don't understand them sometimes. Those two have done nothing but bully us from the day we saw them, why should I stand by and let them do it? It just doesn't make sense."

Scootaloo let out a deep sigh, all the things she had thought up would ether get her suspended from school, or just sounded really dumb. She didn't want to face it, but there wasn't really much she could do to them. Scootaloo started thinking back on when they first met them. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon where walking around the play ground talking about Celestia only knows what when they spotted the three fillies by a tree.

They then noticed that they didn't have their cutie marks, and proceeded to make fun of them for it. They just ignored them, but then they started humiliating them in front of the whole class. That's when Scootaloo started getting really sick of them. Her friends had always held her back from doing something she would regret, and always said that they would only have to deal with them until school was out, but they still didn't stop even over the summer.

Scootaloo has come close to beating them senseless countless times in the past, but managed to hold herself back from doing it, but now it was becoming really hard for her to control those urges.

"Those two don't know anything about me, yet they go after me just because I am a blank flank. It's not my fault that I haven't found my special talent yet. I don't even think it's that, they seem to go after us in particular. I just don't understand there reason for making fun of us. They don't know anything about me, they don't know what I go through just to put food in my stomach. At least they have family, I can't even recall what my family looked like. This clubhouse has become my home, because I really don't have anywhere else I can go."

Scootaloo could feel herself tearing up just thinking about it.

"Why would you guys just abandon me? Am I that worthless as a pony?"

The more she thought about it the more questions it created. Know matter how much she tried to make sense of it, she just couldn't find a reason why her parents would abandon her. The orange Pegasus closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. There was nothing much more that she could do. Her last thoughts before falling asleep where about her family, and why they would leave her like they did.

Chapter 2: Crossing The Line

The sun was burning bright, the dirt roads of Ponyville where now a big muddy mess. Rarity wasn't a fan of this kind of day, but she had to go see Filthy Rich today. The situation between Scootaloo and Diamond Tiara had her up all night, and she didn't get much sleep. It turns out Rainbow Dash was the one to caused the surprise storm in the first place, and she is spending the day cleaning up the damage it had caused.

After what seemed like a life time Rarity arrived at the gates of Filthy's mansion. The gate was big, and spread all around the colossal sized yard. Rarity sat in amazement at how nice everything looked, but she shook it off, that's not what she had come here to do. Rarity opened the gate and walked up to the front door and knocked. A maid answered the door, she had stunning blue eyes, and a beautiful mane that went from her eyes town to the bottom of her neck.

"Can I help you miss?" The maid said softly.

"Yes, is Mr.Rich home at this moment?" Rarity said looking past the maid into the other room.

"He is, let me get him for you."

The maid walked back inside and turned a corner. After a few minutes Filthy Rich came to the door.

"Why if it isn't Rarity, how can I help you this fine morning?" He said surprised to see her.

"I need to talk to you Mr.Rich, may I come inside?" Rarity said in a stern voice.

"Of course you can, follow me."

Filthy walked back into his home as Rarity followed him. He lead her into a big room, there where countless pictures that lined the walls. A big fire place sat on the back wall of the room, and a picture of him and his daughter where above it. There was a big red carpet in the middle of the room with a glass table in the middle of the carpet. Filthy sat down in a big recliner chair, and picked up a cup of tea. Rarity took a seat on the couch and got conferable.

"So what is it that you wanted to discuss?" Filthy said in a calm tone.

"It's about Diamond Tiara Mr.Rich." Rarity said looking him straight in the eyes.

Filthy's smile slowly faded into a frown as he heard the mention of his daughters name.

"What about her?"

"She has been causing trouble at school for my sister and her friends."

Filthy let out a deep sigh. It wasn't uncommon that he would get reports from school about his daughter causing trouble for the other fillies. He got a phone call from school almost every week about her causing some sort of trouble for others.

"What did she do?" Filthy said taking a sip of tea.

"My sister said that when her friend Scootaloo came to their clubhouse, she was covered in mud because your daughter had pushed her into it, then called her a stupid blank flank."

"I am sure she was only playing around."

"With all do respect Mr.Rich, that doesn't sound like playing to me. It sounds like she is bullying them."

"That's what kids do, they run around and pick on each other, It's no big deal."

"No big deal?!" Rarity said clearly shocked at what she had just heard. "This is a big problem Mr.Rich, she has been making the other kids at that school miserable. Dose that not concern you at all?"

Filthy put down his tea, and looked Rarity in the eyes.

"Look, do you know how many calls I have gotten from school about her behavior? A lot, and not only that, but the teacher from her class came to talk to me personally just like you have. She had the same reaction as you did, and said almost the same exact thing. If I knew what to do, I would do it, but it seems like no matter what I try, she just keeps doing the same thing over and over again. I mean after her mom and brother died, she just was never the same. She use to be nice, but those fillies never got to see it because the school that she went to before crushed her heart."

"What do you mean?" Rarity said confused at what she heard.

"Back before we moved here, Diamond use to come home everyday crying with some sort of bruise on her, and she would tell me that the kids at school where bullying her. It got so bad at one point that she would lock herself in her room and not come out, not even to eat. Even after her mom and brother died they still made fun of her. Eventually we had to move, and it was at this point I believe she snapped. Diamond has never punched a pony before, and that's why I say it's no big deal. What she dose is laughable compared to the things she went through."

"I see, I am really sorry to hear that." Rarity said saddened by the story that was told.

"Now you see why I do nothing about her behavior? It's not bad compared to the things she has endured."

"I agree, but it's still no excuse for being mean to the other fillies. Don't you think she would be happier having more then one friend?"

"That's for her to decide, if she wants to make more friends then she can. If she chooses not to then there is nothing we can do."

"I see, well I need to get back to work, thanks for having me Mr.Rich."

"Anytime Rarity, talk to you later."

Rarity gave a nod and made her way back outside. It was sickeningly hot outside compared to the cool inside of the mansion. On the way back home Rarity stopped by the library to pick up a book Sweetie Belle wanted, and started down the road to her boutique.

School just let out, and the fillies where rushing out the doors on their way home, all but Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle. They stayed behind at the school to calm their heads after the stressful day they had. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon just wouldn't leave them alone today. Everywhere they went, they followed continuously throwing insults at them one after another.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle ignored them as usual, but Scootaloo found it hard not to turn around and shut them up. She found it even harder not to turn around and bash both there faces in. She then remembered that she still had to think of a way to get them back.

"I can't believe they followed us around at recess." Apple Bloom said still annoyed

"Why can't they just leave us alone?" Sweetie Belle said in a sad tone.

Scootaloo knew one way to deal with them, but there is no way they would allow her to hurt them.

"Well look whose still here" A pink earth pony rounded the school building with a grin on her face.

"Oh great, what do you want Diamond Tiara?" Scootaloo finally spoke up despite not wanting too.

"Oh nothing, just wondering why you blank flanks are still here at school." Diamond said staring the orange Pegasus down.

"It's none of your business!" Scootaloo could already feel her rage increasing just by having Diamond in her line of sight.

"You blank flanks don't have any right to talk to me like that." Diamond said pointing her hoof at the trio.

"So, what gives you right to talk like your better then us?!" Scootaloo took a step closer to Diamond.

"Because I am better then you, heh I bet your parents are ashamed to have you as there daughter."

Scootaloo froze up at that comment, her heart skipped a beat. All of what was happening around her suddenly stopped. She lost control of her emotions, and she didn't realize what she was doing before it was to late. She had tackled Diamond Tiara to the ground, and was landing punch after punch on her.

"Get off me!" Diamond screamed in pain.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle just barley managed to pull Scootaloo off of the screaming filly. Scootaloo's breathing was heavy, anger clearly showing in her eyes. She looked down at her hoofs and noticed they where covered in blood. She then looked at Diamond Tiara who was bleeding badly from the muzzle, and there was some blood trickling down her mouth. The Pegasus broke free of her friends grasp, and ran away from the schoolyard.

Not to long after Cheerilee came running outside. She noticed Diamond Tiara laying on the ground crying her eyes out. She then turned to the two fillies that saw the whole chain of events unfold before there eyes.

"Girls, what happened here?!" Cheerilee said in a panic.

"Scootaloo lost control, and beat her up!" Sweetie Belle said quickly.

"We need to call the hospital." Cheerilee said picking Diamond up off the ground.

"You two need to go home, I'll deal with Scootaloo in the morning."

The two fillies could only nod and walk back to there homes. They still had trouble comprehending what they had just saw. Sweetie Belle walk into the boutique, and sat at the table. Rarity walked in to greet her sister with a smile, but her smile faded to a worried frown as soon as she saw Sweetie Belle's tears.

"Sweetie Belle, what happened?" Rarity said taking a seat next to her crying sister.

Sweetie Belle turned to face her sister.

"S-Scootaloo, she...she" Sweetie Belle couldn't control her sobbing at this point.

"What did Scootaloo do?" Rarity said growing more concerned by the second.

"She beat Diamond Tiara up. It wasn't just one punch ether, it was over and over again. Me and Apple Bloom managed to pull her off Diamond, but the damage that she had inflicted looked pretty serious."

Rarity looked down at the floor cursing the fact that Diamond's father never saw this coming. How could he be so blind as to not know that this was going to happen if she kept making fun of the others.

"I-I don't know what to say Sweetie Belle. Where is Scootaloo now?" Rarity said as anger started to well up inside of her.

"I don't know, she ran off after the accident. Cheerilee said that she would deal with Scootaloo tomorrow."

"I see, I will figure something out Swe-"

"What can you do Rarity? Is there really anything you can besides yell at Diamonds father because he didn't see this coming? If you where thinking about talking to Scootaloo, I wouldn't. She wouldn't listen to us, so I doubt she would listen to you."

Rarity was shocked silent at how blunt Sweetie Belle was being. She didn't want to admit it, but everything that just escaped her sisters mouth was true. There really wasn't much she could do. Sweetie Belle got up from the table, and started up the stairs without a word leaving Rarity alone at the table.

Sweetie Belle walked into her room and slammed the door shut.

"Why didn't I see this coming." Sweetie Belle whispered to herself. She had such high hopes that this would just pass over, and Scootaloo would blow it off like normal. Never could she have imagined that Scootaloo would resort to physical violence. Sweetie Belle buried her face into her pillow and cried. There wasn't much more she could do at a time like this. All she had wished is for everything to be okay, but her wish was denied.

Scootaloo ran into the clubhouse, and slammed the door shut. She sat down in a corner and looked at her hoofs again. The blood was still there. Scootaloo was panicking, she didn't know what she was doing. One minute she was staring Diamond down, and the next she is beating her down. Scootaloo managed to calm down, and control her breathing. All that was on her mind now is what's going to happen tomorrow when she walks through the door of Cheerilee's classroom.