Of Blankflanks and Blockheads

"Ugh! W-Where am I?" Diamond Tiara said as she woke up from her bed, scratching her eyes. When she opened her eye, she found Silver Spoon watching her as she got up. "Gah! Silver Spoon! What in Celestia's name are you doing in my room?!" Diamond scolded.

"I...just wanted to see if you were okay..." Silver Spoon said sadly.

"Well, I am." Diamond said as she jumped up from her bed. "So, how's the bits?"

"Well...see here's the thing..." Silver said looking away from Diamond. "I...kinda closed the stand while you were unc-unco-unconscious." Silver stuttered. As soon as the words left Silver's mouth, Diamond started twitching her eye.

"What...did you just say?" Diamond said with her voice shaking.

"I...closed the stand?"

"You closed the stand. You closed the stand. You closed the Celestia-forsaken stand!" Diamond yelled to her cowering friend.

"I-I..."

"We could've made valuable bits in that time! But no! You had to go and close the stand!"

"I was just trying to..."

"What you should've been trying to do was make bits!"

"But..."

"Use your brain for once in your life!" Diamond shouted. Silver started whimpering and shaking. After a few moments, she couldn't take it anymore. Her tears fell from her eyes like waterfalls. Diamond noticed this and immediately realized what she had done. She made her best friend cry. Diamond saw that this time, she had went too far. Sure, Diamond had made plenty of fillies and colts cry, but never her own friend. The one filly who had put up with being pushed around had finally snapped. "I-I'm sorry, Silver. It's just...I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. Can you forgive me?" Diamond asked.

"Ok." Silver said as she wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled at Diamond. "Y'know, I think that's the first time you apologized to me for once." Silver chuckled.

"Yeah...must be this psychiatry stuff." Diamond joked putting her hoof to her head. "By the way, what did make me become unconscious?"

"Nothing." Silver said guiltily.

"'Diamond's Psychiatry Stand' is now open." Silver said as she flipped the sign that said, "The doctor is out" to, "The doctor is in".

"Excellent!" Diamond said rubbing her front hooves together. "Did you put the extra 'something' in there too?"

"Yup!" Silver said as she activated a remote control switch. The switch activated pink and purple neon lights onto a sign above the stand. It showed a cartoonish Diamond Tiara holding a sign. It read "Get Psyciatree! You Need It! Badly!"

"It's beautiful!" Diamond said as she shed a tear.

"Hey look! It's another customer!" Silver Spoon as she saw a unicorn filly trot across the road. She was as white as snow and had a purple mane. The most distinguishable trait about her, was that she had no cutie mark.

"But who could...oh."

Earlier...

"I'm sorry, Sweetie but this blanket has simply got to go. You're too old for it. It's time to be a big mare now." Rarity said to her sister.

"But Rarity, I've had it for a long time! I don't know what I would do without it! I need it!" Sweetie whined.

"Sweetie dear, this is what being a big mare is all about. You have to learn how to live without things. Believe me...you'll need it later." Rarity said.

"But...but..."

"No buts!" Rarity said as she held up Sweetie's blanket away from Sweetie.

"Aw..." Sweetie whined. Rarity went into her room and locked the door with the blanket inside. Sweetie Belle sadly walked away from the boutique. There was only one logical choice. Get another blanket.

Sweetie trotted through the town market looking for some kind of store selling blankets. Tons of merchants selling all sorts of items filled the streets. Some sold toys while others sold tools. However, none provided the item of Sweetie's interest. What she did find, was a giant neon sign above two familiar fillies.

"Why hello...Squeaky Yell?" Diamond said as she spotted Sweetie walking along the lane.

"It's Sweetie Belle..." Sweetie mumbled.

"Whatever." Diamond said as she shrugged. "You seem a bit...ahh...I mean a tad worried about something." Diamond said, pretending to be sympathetic.

"Why would you care?" Sweetie said.

"Oh nononono! I'm just here to offer my psychiatry skills to help you! Don't you want some help?" Diamond said with a grin.

"Thats not what you gave to Apple Bloom!" Sweetie retaliated.

"Thats in the past. Now tell me all about your problem. If you think I did a good job, you can give me your bits. Deal?"

"That does sound fair..." Sweetie said.

"Excellent!" Diamond yelled. "Now tell me all about it. Silver Spoon!" Diamond clapped, giving the signal for Silver Spoon to bring a large red couch. Silver swooped Sweetie off her hooves and lay her down in in the couch. Sweetie was dumbfounded.

"Where did you get all this?" Sweetie asked with confusion.

"Thats not imp-" Diamond said.

"Diamond asked me to borrow this without asking from Twi-MMMM" Silver Spoon said before Diamond covered her mouth with her hoof.

"Don't listen to her. Now tell me all about your day." Diamond said soothingly. Well, her best attempt at it anyway.

"Well, this is the first day without my blanket because my sister took it away." Sweetie explained.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!" Diamond cackled.

"Hey! What's so funny!" Sweetie pouted.

"Oh nothing...ahem...nothing. Just imagine I'm your sister."

"Okay..." Sweetie said, unsure if she should tell Diamond any more. "So I'm going to get a new one."

"Squeaky..."

"Sweetie."

"Whatever. Did it ever cross your mind that ever if you get your new blanket, your sister wouldn't let you keep it?"

"No...I guess not."

"Also..bfffff...aren't you...bfff...a little old...for..." Diamond said as she kept her laughter in. "I'll let you think to yourself for a few minutes. Sound good?" Sweetie nodded. Diamond went back under the stand with Silver Spoon. "How the hay am I supposed to do this? I can't address the problem without laughing!"

"Well, just don't think about it. Think about that training seminar we went to. 'Do the impossible! See the invisible!' Remember!?" Silver said.

"You're right!" Diamond said as she went back up. "You ready, Speedy?"

"Sweetie, and yes im ready."

"Okay good. Because I wouldn't want you to think this is getting ol-" Diamond stopped herself.

"Getting what?"

"Nothing! Now what did you come up with?"

"Well, my mind was a total blank-"

"I think we should move on!" Diamond said hastily. "Don't think about blankets. Don't think about blankets." Diamond thought to herself. "So. I think whatever your sister did was for the better! She has more experience and therefore knows what's best for you. Eventually, you'll grow out of it and it's better to do it now than later."

"So you think when she took away my bla-"

"BFFFF!!!!" Diamond murmured.

"What was that for?" Sweetie asked suspiciously.

"Nothing...just some bad cider." Diamond coughed. "So just listen to your sister. In order to become a fully grown mare and be respected, you need to follow your sister's advice. Who knows, you might even get your cutie mark."

"I never really thought of it like that. Ok, I guess you deserved this, Diamond." Sweetie said as he held out five bits.

"Thank you very much!" Diamond said as she grabbed the bits quickly. Sweetie left the stand and went home. Silver Spoon then popped up from the stand.

"So...did it work?" Silver asked.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Diamond burst with laughter.

"I'll take that as a yes."