The Pippy Paddle

Diamond Tiara had started the trip to the pool like usual: showing her dominance over the cashier.

"Oh, hello, Diamond," said the cashier, unenthusiastically. He didn't show it, but inside, he rather wanted to sit on a bed of nails than deal with her.

"Oh, you sound soo unhappy," Diamond said sarcastically, enjoying every moment of it. Tormenting the cashier at the Ponyville Pool was always easy as pie, given she had plenty of verbal ammunition to use on him. "Guess I wouldn't, like, be happy being a loser, either."

The cashier grimaced in silent anger. He heard her insults so many times, yet they hurt every time.

"After all," Diamond said, sneering at him, "like, what kind of nonloser would have ugly zits"- she pointed to his face, where it was practically the set for Face Wars: Revenge of the Zit-"or hideous hair that, like, makes zombies look good"-she then pointed to his uncombed coconut hair, which made him cover his head-" or, like, huge, ugly beaver teeth like you?"

She laughed and pointed as the cashier covered his mouth, trying to keep his cool, despite his ears filling with steam from anger, and his eyes filling with tears of sadness.

"Awww, like, what's the matter, Beaver Boy? Gonna cry like a little beaver baby?" Diamond glared at him, waiting for him to crack.

The cashier took a deep breath, sucking in the water in his eyes, and said with gritted teeth, "Cash or pass, miss?"

Diamond took out her season-swimming pass from her sparkling black purse. "Pass." She looked at him straight in the eyes. "Stupid beaver boy." She enunciated each word, giving power to all of them.

That seemed to do it. The cashier, starting to turn red and teary, dashed to the back, another worker running after him.

"That's right, beavery baby! Like, go to your beaver mommy!" Diamond laughed as another worker shakily checked her pass in and gave it back, chuckling all the way to the changing room as if she was an evil witch, spreading curses to all she touched.

Diamond looked at herself in the mirror as she dropped her purse and swimming bag. Looking good, like usual. She chuckled at the thought of what she would look like if she was like Beaver Boy out there. Like, such a thought just couldn't happen! If I started to look like a loser like him, God, like, just end me right then.

Diamond went into a stall. She first took off her small, yellow jacket. If I looked like him, or, like, even associated myself with weirdos like him, I wouldn't be this powerful. She took off her white skirt, then lifted off her black shirt, revealing her light purple bikini with white polka dots. If that happened, I couldn't be popular, not to mention have all that fun I just had with that loser. She took off her yellow boots and black socks, and put on her stylish purple, glittery sandals.

Before going out, she stuffed all her actual clothes in her swimming bag and checked herself in the mirror again. She checked her ponytail to see if her ponytail tiara pin was still in place. Yep. There it was, keeping her ponytail in place. Like always.

Looking good...and powerful. Diamond posed in the mirror, an evil glare and smile on her face. Let's keep it that way.

Diamond strolled into the main pool area. Everywhere, there were swimmers, mostly teenagers, with parents at the tables nearby, probably chattering on about work and such things like that. Blue was the main color to come into Diamond's mind every time she entered, given almost everything, from the cement floor to the ceiling, were that color. Even the large ceiling high windows had a slight hint of ocean color. In the corner, Diamond saw kids and teenagers in line to swoosh down the large swirling slide that towered above all, making her feel like an ant.

Diamond looked around. The usual customers were here. At the diving board, Bulk Biceps, the strong, dumb one of Ponyville High, flexed his muscles and grunted as he stepped onto the end.

"Yeah! Cannonball!" was all he shouted before bouncing real high off the board, and slamming the water in a monstrous belly flop. Lotus Blossom and Aloe, the twin daughters of the owner of the Ponyville spa, chuckled as Bulk climbed out of the pool, wincing in pain, his belly all red, but still grunting and trying to look tough, despite tears welling up in his eyes.

Too bad his dumbhead brain isn't as big as his brawn. Diamond chuckled to herself at her mental insult to Bulk.

A few feet away, another girl stood at the edge. She didn't wear a swimming outfit, just a blue shirt with a yellow tie and grey shorts. She held a muffin in her hand as she prepared to dive. Cross-eyed, she jumped and splashed into the water. She came up smiling, her hair wet and her clothes seethrough from dampness, revealing a white onesie underneath. She smiled at her muffin, but suddenly frowned when the muffin disintegrated from water, leaving the crumbs entering the pool from her hand.

"I just don't know what went wrong.." the grey-skinned girl said, her eyes crossed even more in confusion.

Wow. *Her** brains are as big as her brawn! How pathetic can you get?* Diamond could only laugh more at the loserdom that befell her.

Diamond then set her eyes off those two to put her focus on her main targets: the Crusaders.

The Crusaders sat to Diamond's left, at a table right next to the water slide. Apple Bloom was sitting on a blanket, her and her orange onesie sunbathing at the window, her hairbow lying next to her. Sweetie Belle was readying her stuff on the table in a dark-purple bikini and brown shorts. Her stuff consisted of several blow-up swim toys, several suntan lotions, and several sunhats to choose from.

Just like her fabulous sister, Diamond thought. Must be hard for Rarity to be related to a weirdo like her.

Scootaloo (the "tough girl," Diamond thought) was sitting in a chair alongside Apple Bloom, sunbathing in a tight black T-shirt and black bikini bottom. She wore black sunglasses, remniscient of her idol, Rainbow Dash (Too bad Rainbow would never hang out with a loser like *you*, trying to be cool).

Sneering, Diamond grabbed a bucket from the toy bin, and walked to where the Crusaders sat. Scooping up a full bucket of water from the pool, Diamond looked back at them. They glanced at her, and gaped in confusion.

Splash!

Instantly, all the Crusaders were soaked by Diamond's mean prank.

"Hey!" Scootaloo shouted, her hair and sunglasses all watery. "Not cool, Diamond!"

"Aww, what's the matter, Lose-aders?" Diamond said in a mocking tone, smiling, "I thought this was a pool. You're, like, supposed to get wet!"

"Uh yeah, when we want to!" Sweetie said, trying to dry off her spot at the table with one of her several towels.

"Yeah, like she said! We ain't in a mood for swimming!" Apple Bloom said, drying herself off with the towel she sat on.

"Oh, is that so, losers?" Diamond said, then pointing out, "like, isn't that the point of a pool? To get wet?"

"Well, yeah," Scootaloo took off her glasses, and stood up, her hands on her hips, "but it's also a place to just chill out in the sun!" She waved her hand to the direction of her two friends. "That's what we're doing: sunbathing!"

"Well, I guess that seems right," Diamond said, frowning.

She then stared at Sweetie, her smile returning. -"like, given one of you has the skin of a sickly ghost!"

Sweetie gasped. "Hey!!"

"There's nothing wrong with the way she looks!" Scootaloo shouted. She put her hands back on her hips. "None of us look bad or weird!"

Diamond copied Scootaloo, putting her own hands on her hips. She walked up to her, inches from her face. "Says the one covering herself with a shirt."

Scootaloo double-taked, crossing her arms, her face redder than an apple. "It's not like that! I-i just like how this shirt looks on me, that's all!" She looked down, her eyes manically darting back and forth in embarrassment.

Diamond turned away, her smile in full evil form. "Like, I bet that's not the only reason."

She laughed as she walked away, leaving the Crusaders watching her walk away with looks of anger and disgust. Scootaloo could only slump in her chair, still blushing and covering herself, while Apple Bloom went over and tried to comfort her.

Diamond smiled as she walked, boasting by walking with more swag. Serves her right.

Diamond sat down, still amused by her latest work with the Crusaders. Oh, how good it was to be better and richer than others!

Diamond closed her eyes, relaxing herself into the chair. "Such fun stuff with those losers!" Diamond sighed, "Right, Silver Spoon?"

She expected an answer from her best friend and best girlfriend, Silver Spoon, who regularly accompanied her everywhere, both enjoying the joy of putting others down.

Today, though, Diamond fell on no ears. Diamond opened her eyes, and looked next to her. There sat an empty chair. Silver usually occupied the chair.

"Right. I came alone," Diamond sighed, then perking up, "Oh well. Not like she was needed for me to have some fun."

Diamond closed her eyes, feeling better.

Like, she hasn't been around for a while, and it would be good to have someone to talk to.

Diamond then sighed, her smile faded. Yep, just a usual day. Alone.