Can a Pony Change?

Diamond Tiara’s world had shattered that night. She didn’t know what to do. Her mom wanted to pay the fees, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She wanted to see what happened. If it would all turn out. Filthy Rich would’ve taken action! He would’ve called the police! But in this instance the ponEmail said that they would kill Filthy if they told anyone… Oh why did this happen to Diamond?!

"Honey, Even with the circumstances I think you still should go to school today." Upscale said, drying her eyes. "O-Ok mom... I will... for dad..." Diamond Tiara responded. Diamond Tiara went to her room and started packing her stuff. A pencil, notebooks… Diamond Tiara’s eyes wandered over to a picture of her dad. She gulped back a sob and stroked the picture. She then proceeded to put it in her saddlebags.

She ate her breakfast absentmindedly; each spoon of her cereal was a shaky mouthful. She brushed her teeth, and brushed her mane. Then she walked outside and headed to Silver Spoon’s house.

On the way, a group of fillies were walking along. One of them, Cloudy Cake, accidentally bumped into Diamond Tiara. “HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING NEXT TIME, DWEEBS!” Diamond Tiara shouted at the aghast ponies. The filly froze for a split second, and then motioned to her group and they ran away, terrified. She sighed and walked on.

“Oh Di, I thought you’d never come.” Silver Spoon complained. “Why didn’t you just walk over to my house? It’s only about a block away.” Diamond Tiara said, a bit annoyed. “Oh that’s like, forever away. And my house is closer to the school anyway so I thought I’d just wait.” Silver Spoon said, oblivious to Diamond’s exasperation.

“Ugh- let’s just go to school now OK?” Diamond said a bit irritated. “Okay, Di. You are being so rude!” she paused as she stepped over a puddle. ”It’s like you don’t wanna be with me!” Diamond Tiara was mad, but she didn’t show it. Instead, she sighed and walked on.

As they reached the school, The gray filly accompanying Diamond tiara giggle. “Lets go get the cutie mark crybabies!” Silver Spoon whispered to Diamond tiara, snorting with giggles afterward. Diamond Tiara, frankly annoyed by Silver Spoon today, couldn’t figure out why she was laughing so much. “Not in the mood today, Sil. Go ahead if you so wish though.” Diamond Tiara said, walking into class.

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“ I’m bored.” Scootaloo said, rolling the mud into a perfect (sort of) circle. “Yeah, ah’m bored too.” Apple bloom said as she put the petals on the pile of mud. “Yeah, I’m not sure having mud on your flank is a good cutie mark. I mean, don’tcha think a mud pie as a cutie mark could make you look like a little filly when you grow up?” Scootaloo commented. Sweetie Belle pondered. “A cutie mark is a cutie mark no matter how dumb.” The others quickly shot that idea down.

“Ah have some advice.” Babs said shyly, as she made a three layer mud cake. Babs already had her cutie mark, so she knew some things about getting it. The threesome turned their heads to Babs. “What is it?” they said in unison. Babs blushed and then turned her flank to show her cutie mark; a pair of scissors. “Well, I got mah cutie mark after doing something ah liked. So maybe if you do something you liked you could get your cutie mark!” Babs finished. The girls nodded and thought about what had been said.

“Ah Like makin’ mud pies I just wouldn’t like them on my flank.” Apple Bloom said, and the others nodded in agreement. “Yeah I mean having mud on your flank would make you look like a filly and ponies would tell you to wash your flank off.” Scootaloo said, beginning the argument again. Babs sighed and kept decorating her cake.

“Uh girls, we have a problem. Silver Spoon is coming our way.” Scootaloo said nervously. “And Diamond Tiara?” Sweetie Belle said, not looking up from her pie. “No she’s not with Silver.” Scootaloo replied. “Ah don’t want to deal with that pony today! Its not fair!” Apple Bloom whined.

“Hey blank-flanks!” Silver Spoon jeered as she approached the cmc. Babs jumped in front of her friends. “Hey, I ain’t a blank flank anymore. They’ll have their cutie marks soon so they won’t be blank flanks anymore. So leave them alone and consider them cutie MARKED crusadahs.” Silver Spoon glanced at Babs cutie mark. “Scissors? What are you, some snowflake maker?” Silver Spoon said disdainfully. “Spoons? Are you some fatty that eats whenever she’s sad?” Babs countered. Silver Spoon gasped and huffed away. The girls cheered for Babs. “Yay Babs! You rock!” They said joyously.

The bell rang. Class was about to start. “Girls?” Miss Cheerilee called out. The cutie mark crusaders were still playing out in the mud. They all looked up. “What?” Scootaloo said oblivious to the ponies behind her in their seats. “The bell rang.” Miss Cheerilee said happily. The cmc all galloped inside. They were seated when Miss Cheerilee started taking attendance.

“Featherweight.” “Here!” “Blank flank.” Silver Spoon hissed to Sweetie Belle. The white pony with the multicolored mane wanted to throw back a comeback, but she couldn’t think of one. “Sunny Daze!” “Here Cheerilee!”

Scootaloo was drawing on her notebook, not listening to anything but the song stuck inside her head. “Scootaloo!” Add an ear to the squirrel. “Miss Scootaloo?” Now a bushy tail. “Scootaloo!” Now some leaves and a tree. Her head jerked up. Miss Cheerilee was tapping her shoulder. “Oh, uh, here!” Miss Cheerilee looked annoyed but kept going.

Apple Bloom was thinking about what Babs was talking about earlier. “Ah have some advice” “Peachy Pie” “Here, ma’am!” “I got mah cutie mark after doing something ah liked. So maybe if you do something you liked you could get your cutie mark” Apple Bloom thought about what she liked. She liked apples. And flowers. But she also liked other things, like potion making!

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As Cheerilee finished her role call Diamond Tiara laid her head on her desk. She was also thinking, about how mean she’d been to the CMC. Maybe they’d been though hard times like she was now. She was regretting everything she’d done. She remember the ponies she’d yelled at earlier. She was feeling ashamed.

“Hey girls.” Diamond Tiara said, trying to warm up to the CMC at recess. They all looked nervous. “I just wanted to say-“ Diamond Tiara was cut off by Scootaloo. “Leave us alone for once, Diamond Tiara!” “Yeah we hate you! Can’t you leave us alone? Scram!” Sweetie Belle shouted angrily. Apple Bloom pushed Diamond Tiara. “Get outta here, bully!” She shouted at the pink pony.

Diamond Tiara started to run away from the cheering ponies. She started to cry. Is this what she did to them? Why was she so cruel? She sat down on a bench. “I want to change…” She sobbed. “I just wanted to say I was sorry!” She choked. “Oh, Celestia, what have I done?” She sobbed and sobbed. Tears fell through her hooves covering her face.

She felt a hoof on her back. The hoof went up and down, rubbing her back. “I know how you feel.” The pony said. Diamond Tiara looked at the pony. It was Babs Seed.