Damage Control

Sweetie Belle turned in her sleep as her eyes strained though she didn't wake.

"Scootaloo, this isn't the way! I can fix this!"

Sweetie Belle turned in her sleep once more, her eyes looking even more strained as sweat began to drip from her forehead.

"It wasn't supposed to be this way! We were supposed to all live our lives normally as friends!"

Tears began to stream from the unicorn's face as she slept while sweat dripped down her cheeks onto the bed and her eyes looked as if she was struggling to remain asleep though she still didn't wake.

"Scootaloo, NOOOO!" Sweetie Belle shrieked yet her cry was overshadowed by Scootaloo's ear piercing scream...

Sweetie Belle's eyes snapped open as she gasped in horror while she sat up with a start and panted for several moments as she looked around her bedroom, quickly realizing she was in her room still.

Sweetie Belle lifted a hoof to her eyes almost hesitantly, taking note of the abundant sweat on her forehead and tears that had been leaking from her eyes. The filly had calmed down considerably by now as she looked to her left, taking note that Scootaloo was sleeping soundly next to her.

She then sighed aloud as she lowered her head while fresh tears sprung from her eyes anew. "I-I'm s-such a b-bucking idiot…" was all she could utter out between soft sobs.

Scootaloo awoke with a soft yawn as she extended her wings and legs out to stretch them only to notice Sweetie Belle was already awake and looking out of her bedroom window. "Morning, Sweetie Belle. Did you sleep well?" She asked as she lightly jumped off the bed and to the floor.

"I want to thank you for stopping me yesterday." Sweetie Belle replied, completely avoiding the question as she turned to look at the Pegasus.

"Don't sweat it, Belle. I'm sure Applebloom would have done the same." Scootaloo replied modestly as she rubbed the back of her head with a nervous smile.

"So you only said that to get me to not go through with it?" The unicorn asked though she didn't realize it, she sounded disappointed.

Upon hearing this, Scootaloo sat on her rump and waved her from hooves in a comical manner as she shook her head. "Oh, no,no! I meant every word! I'm head over hooves in love with you." Scootaloo said with the same nervous smile only to rub the back of her head and sigh. "It's so easy to say now. Hard to think that just yesterday I was acting like a lame featherbrain and ate the roses I bought for you." She added as she smiled awkwardly.

"I see…" Sweetie Belle replied as she turned to look out the window once more, taking note of the bird's nest as the mother bird landed in the nest and began to feed her young. She then turned to look at Scootaloo and forced a smile onto her face as she looked at her. "Well, I'm not sure how I feel about you right now. Hope you don't mind."

Scootaloo however frowned at her. She knew the smile was fake. "Don't do that." She said in calm manner.

"Do what?" Sweetie Belle asked feigning ignorance as she continued to smile.

"That. Quit acting like you're perfectly fine when we both know you're not." Scootaloo said as she walked over to the unicorn and placed a hoof on her shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Sweetie Belle's forced smile faded and was replaced with a glare. "So how should I act then? Like I was yesterday?" She snapped venomously as she looked back out the window.

"No but…" Scootaloo began to reply only to trail off and sigh. "Look, just take it one step at a time, okay?" Scootaloo said as she nuzzled her affectionately though Sweetie Belle didn't seem to respond to her affections.

"I still don't know how I should feel about this." Sweetie Belle said almost in a monotone as she walked away from the window leaving Scootaloo looking at her as she walked over to the mirror and stared into it. "Is the spell even worth casting anymore? Everypony probably has figured it out by now." She said as she continued to stare at herself in the mirror.

Just then, Rarity opened the door much to the filly's panic as she dove for the bed and under the blankets as the door opened and the unicorn walked in followed by Twilight herself.

"Take the blankets off, Sweetie Belle. We need to have a talk." Rarity said in a calm yet stern tone.

"Come on, Scootaloo." Twilight said as she ushered the Pegasus out the door and closed it behind her.

"Can you come back in thirty minutes?" Sweetie Belle asked softly.
Rarity sighed aloud, channeled magic into her horn and caused the blanket to vanish. Sweetie Belle in response curled herself into a ball in order to cover her penis yet Rarity didn't seem phased by this sudden action at all.

"Sweetie Belle, I know." Rarity said in a calm manner which caused the unicorn to stare at her in mild shock. "I've known since the day this happened to you." The unicorn continued which Sweetie Belle didn't reply.

"I had hopped that you would come forward and tell me on you're own so that I could support you more directly but it's become clear that will never happen." Rarity finished and look at her sister now. "So would you please stop trying to cover it up? I'm a lady and a lady doesn't stare." She added with a warm smile.

The filly hesitated at first but slowly lowered her legs and allowed herself to sit comfortably. Though she still used her front hooves to shield her flaccid member from her sister as if it was almost instinctual.

"I'm going to be upfront and honest with you, little sister. I've watched you grow into a beautiful young mare and yet you still allow such a small thing to trouble you so." Rarity remarked aloud as she continued to look at her sister's face which scowled slightly at this point.

"Rarity, if this is your best shot at trying to cheer me up, you're doing a really bad job." Sweetie Belle stated as she continued to scowl.

"I'm doing the best I can but I can only do so much!" Rarity stated only to sigh. "I can't pretend to know what's going through that mind of yours and much less how having a colt penis has affected you over the years but I am aware of one key mistake I made." Rarity said in a matter-of-fact tone as she turned around and embraced her little sister tightly.

Tears swelled in the unicorn's eyes now as she hugged Sweetie Belle tightly. "I should have never allowed Twilight to convince me to act like I didn't know! If I hadn't acted oblvious and more actively supported you…" She said trailing off.

Sweetie Belle gasped softly as she felt something wet and warm drip onto her back. "T-Tears?" she thought to herself in mild shock.

"If I had shown you more how much I loved you and wanted to support you… then you maybe you would have never… Oh Sweetie Belle, I'm so sorry! Can you ever forgive me?!" Rarity choked out between sobs as she held her little sister.

"F-For what?" Sweetie Belle asked in mild confusion. She wasn't sure why her big sister was so distraught yet somehow, she felt responsible for Rarity's current state.

"F-For being such a horrible sister. It's my job to support you and be there for you and yet I wasn't there when you needed me most!" Rarity choked out as she continued to sob.

"You want me to go to school?! With the state Sweetie Belle's in?! No bucking way!" Scootaloo exclaimed defiantly as she gestured violently to the left with her left hoof towards the Alicorn.

"You can come straight back here after class but I can't have you skipping out on your education." Twilight said in a stern tone.

"Buck my education! Sweetie Belle comes first!" Scootaloo replied defiantly as she sat on her rump and crossed her front legs in front of her chest with a scowl.

"Such language…" Twilight remarked with a disapproving look as she placed a hoof on her forehead and sighed. "I don't think you quite understand the situation you have found yourself in." Twilight said calmly as she placed her hoof back to the floor and looked the teenage filly in the eyes.

"Enlighten me then." Scootaloo replied, still not moving from where she sat.

Twilight's gaze narrowed slightly at the Pegasus before she closed her eyes, planted her rump on the floor and opened them once more. "Very well then." She said confidently and took a deep breath. "Sweetie Belle's current reputation in school is in jeopardy, students suspect but can not confirm whether or not the rumors regarding Sweetie Belle are true or false. Your presence along side of Applebloom's will at the very least make them continue question the validity of these rumors, especially if you act like nothing's wrong." Twilight said in a calm manner.

Scootaloo however raised her left eyebrow and looked at the Alicorn skeptically. "How long has it been since you were a teenage filly again?" She asked which caused Twilight to blink at her blankly in confusion. "Her reputation is already gone. No matter what anypony says or does, ponies will still continue to wonder if the rumors are true or not. The only way to make them stop talking about it at the very least is to give the other students something even juicier to gossip about." Scootaloo said a-matter-of-factly.

Applebloom walked into the halls of the school with a scowl as she mumbled to herself. "Not lettin' me go see Sweetie Belle once no sooner she was found and makin' me go to school instead of seein' my best friend… what in tarnation is my sister thinkin'?!" Applebloom fumed aloud just before she saw Dinky huddled together with the rest of her friends.

"Applebloom! Over here!" Dinky exclaimed as she flagged the farm pony over.

"So… tell me there's some good news." Applebloom said with a worried look.

"There's good news and bad news." Zipporwhill said with a nervous smile.

"Good news is that the majority of the students no longer believe the rumors regarding Sweetie Belle's.... you know." Dinky chimed in.

"The bad news is… everypony thinks she slept with me." Firelock added much to the outrage of the farm pony who glared at her.

"They what?!" Applebloom exclaimed so loudly one could have swore the school shook with the farm filly's fury.

"It was the only way to convince them beyond the shadow of doubt that she's got nothing back there except a foal-hole!" Coronet chimed with a nervous smile as a lone bead of sweat dripped down her forehead.

"Besides, I'm no filly-fooler and now I've got every pie-eater in school staring at me funny!" Firelock said with a beat-red blush.

"I'm sure Sweetie Belle will appreciate you taking one for the team, Firelock." Zipporwhill reassured the unicorn.

"She better or I'll personally make sure she's singing three octaves higher everyday for the next three years!" Firelock snapped with a glare at the pegasus.

"Dial it back a few notches, Firelock." Dinky said with a nervous smile herself as the unicorn huffed and puffed.

"Sides' ya wouldn't get within three feet of hers without getting two hind hooves to the face from yours truly." Applebloom threatened with a glare.

"Is that a challenge?!" Firelock contested as the two butted heads against each other as they growled fiercely while each filly pushed each other's head back and forth.

Coronet merely watched this fiasco go on for a moment before she sat on her rump, flung her front two hooves in the air next to her head, and sighed dejectedly as her head seemed to slump down.

Author's Note

I'm having a mild case of writer's block but this chapter had enough in it that I could add it as part 1 so enjoy.

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