Truths in Tiaras

by Alizilith

Rating: mature
Tags: Diamond Tiara, Gore, Apple Bloom, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Silver Spoon
Length: 4350

Diamond Tiara is up to something dark, something secrative, something discreet, AppleBloom had just refused her latest proposal for sweet apple acres just when she was starting to take over their family business's, and she plans to get it all back.

Diamond Tiara had proposed to Apple Bloom of offering some work ponies to make up for the injuring of Applejack in the latest harvest, but with this Barnyard bargains would hold part ownership of the farm, this Apple Bloom could not have as she refused. This enraged Diamond Tiara, more so when she had pulled out on most of their distributions to Barnyard Bargains, so she decided to settle it the old way, her father taught her well in ways of saying filthy rich, she wasn't going to lose it. The best part is that she can do all of it with her best friend, Silver Spoon.

Published 2016-04-10 22:10:02 UTC
Last updated 2016-04-10 22:10:02 UTC

A Tiara Broken before its Time

I never wanted this, I always thought I was better, I was SUPPOSE to be better. No matter what, I was one step ahead and was on my way for a sure way of a happy and Wealthy life, I mean it was there on my cutiemark for ponies sake, a symbol that marks my destiny, and I was destined to be rich.

A puff of cold air made me annoyed once more, I wanted to complain but I knew I shouldn't, I couldn't. Grunting I pulled up a shovel, slamming it hard on the ground I huffed. I sat on my haunches while another figure hands me an apple juice box, I took it graciously while leaning onto an unconscious form.

"Thanks Sil, I couldn't have done this without you" I smiled while sipping from the beverage.

"Yea Dia, I wouldn't leave you, I'm glad I could help" She smiles but it was plastered on, didn't her parents teach her any better.

I smiled to her even cheerier than the last, I knew she was uncomfortable with this predicament but she knew it was the for the best interest in everypony.

"Ugh this is such a drag" I whined, flopping on top of the still passed out pony I was ungraciously using as a comforter "If only she had accepted my 'friendship' none of this would be such a problem" I carelessly tossed the box aside and to my delight Silver Spoon caught it and tossed it into her bag

"Yeah, this is her fault" Sil states in a low almost unbelieving tone.

I gave her a look and she immediately jumps "I mean if she didn't allow her stubborn pride to get in the way everypony would be happy" She states while grinning as hard as she could "It's all her fault, she had a chance and lost it" her smile wavered.

"Oh Sil, you don't need to say those things to make me feel better" I state waving a hoof in the air "but it surely shows me where your... loyalties lie" I chirped while arching my brow, smiling almost cruelly at her.

"O-of course Diamond Tiara, What are besties for?"

I sighed in slight relief as I got up, I then bucked at the earth pony, her unconscious form rolling right into a rather deep hole in the ground. The figure curled up in a lame blanket landed with an 'oomph' I groaned when I realize she woke up.

"oof, ow, wut in the hay? Where am I?" A young country girl voice rang out.

"Ugh whatever, it doesn't take a normal earth pony to realize there in a hole in the ground" I stated annoyed as I lifted a shovel.

"What?! Why?! What's goin' on?!" She was now frantically trying to squirm out of her hold.

"AppleBloom, AppleBloom, Sweet little Applebloom" I stated with malice at the last part "This is just punishment for going against my whims" I then dug the shovel into a pile of cold dirt.

"Diamond Tiara?" the farmer pony questions.

I rolled my eyes "Well duh" I stated now even more annoyed. "Who else could look this beautiful" I stated while flipping my hair. "Anyways we really should keep this moving along, I mean I can't afford to get sick" I then thought a moment on that statement "Actually I could but that's just a figure of speech, then again I don't know if your little farmer brain could comprehend that can you?"

"This Isn't funny Diamond Tiara!" AppleBloom shouts, trying to get out of the hole

"Who said this was a joke" and with that statement I tossed down a shovel of dirt. "Come on Sil, I am freezing"

I watch her gulp as she picks up a shovel as well "Silver Spoon? Why ya'll doing this? Why?" AppleBloom was starting to panic now.

"Sil Can you be a bestie and explain for me? This is way to annoying" I smiled at her and she nods.

"This is what you get for d-denying Dia's offer, she was being very generous to you and yet you let your stubborn pride get in the way" Silver states while leaning into the hole.

"Yeah, it was the same offer my daddy made with your sister, that is until she got ill and all" I stated while looking at my hoof before cleaning it with my coat "Such a tragedy that was" I mocked, not really caring in the slightest

"Did you have anything to do with that?!" AppleBloom growls, biting at the blanket but glaring at me.

"Of course not" I started rolling my eyes "What idiot would? The apple family hold a 23.7% margin on Barnyard sales, a profit that Daddy..." stopping a moment I thought a bit, wondering a tid bit before nodded "a profit that I can't afford losing" I stated while leaning into the hole

"Anyways~" I stated while tossing the shovel away from me, Silver Spoon catching it clumsily "I am in line for inheriting daddy's fortune, or rather more likely Daddy's company'

I watch as Apple Bloom glares at me as hard as her adorable commoners eyes could, ugh, the thought disgusted me. I complied by shoveling dirt right into her face. I watched as she sputtered and squirmed as she writhed at the fresh dirt strewn in her face and burning her eyes, the blanket around her prevented her hooves from rubbing the dirt out.

I laughed at this "Oh come on, you'd think that with you playing in the dirt all the time that you would be so used to being covered in dirt." I gawked at her, smiling almost devilishly. I nearly wanted to prolong this time, giving snide comments and making her writhe in such a way. But some don't have such pleasantries.

AppleBloom looks around once more before gulping "HELP!!" She screamed, I had to take a step back and covered my ears from the scream "Oh Please, SOMEPONY! HELP~"

"Ugh, Siiilll~ make her stop" I whined, grinding my hooves to my head.

Silver takes a step forward "Apple Bloom, please stop" She tries as she peers over the hold, her ears pulled back "No pony can hear you"

And yet she continued screaming, I was surprised at how much air she could contain in her lungs.

"Sil," I stated nearly angry "Make. Her. Stop." I growled, my voice tainted with the severity of the situation.

A tear slips from her as she grabs a shovel, her breath was ragged as I could tell she was trying to draw in confidence to do this one simple task.

"Make her stop SIL!" I screamed.

"Hya!" Sil screams.

A loud thunk was heard and the screaming stopped. I nearly giggled at this but contained myself as another idea came to mind.

I managed to pull a convincing gasp as I held a hoof over my mouth "Silver Spoon" I exasperated, going over towards the hole once more "I didn't tell you to kill her"

I watched her very closely as she just peers down the hole, shocked at what she had done, she herself had harmed another pony so willingly, or rather not so willingly. Her breath was so rugged as I could see the thoughts plainly plastered on her face, I mean she was my bestest of friends.

'I harmed her, I didn't mean to kill her, why did this have to happen, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I had to do it, My family needs to be friends with the Riches, this is your fault' at that thought Silver's eyes widen and her breathing became more regular 'This isn't my fault, none of this would be happening if she had just agreed to Dias deal,'

I could see the anger on her face as she glared down the hole "You made me do this!" She growled down in the hole "You should have agreed, you should have went along!" Sil shouts down at the nearly motionless form.

Sobs echoed through the frigid air as Sil had her newest revelation, and I simply layed down next to the hole, holding my head up with a hoof.

"Oh don't be sad Apple Bloom, sure no pony could hear you all the way out here on the furthest reaches of your apple orchard, and that you have no way out of here, but think of the positive" I stated while kicked mindlessly at the dirt pile, some of it landing into the hold and adding onto the mare "Pretty soon you will be drifted away into an endless dream where you'll meet your dead parents" I chirped as I stood up, finally picking up a shovel and digging it into the dirt pile.

AppleBloom cried harder at this all the while I began to fill the hole with more disgusting dirt that this farmer pony loved so much.

"You said I killed her" My ears perked at this as I peered behind me to see Sil staring down at the hole.

"Well" I stated, flicking my mane out of my way "you did hit her pretty hard, I was so sure that you finished her already" I thought a moment as I then drew my ears back, my eyes shining as I forced tears out so naturally "I'm sorry Sil, I didn't mean to make you feel so terrible" I stepped closer to her, placing a hoof to her shoulder "Can you forgive me" I asked with such a sympathetic and sincere voice that even I was impressed.

Silver gulps once more as she smiles, this time it was becoming more natural, good she's learning, I thought to myself proud of my 'best friend'.

"Of course, friends forgive don't they?" she states meekly

"Right" I say shoving a shovel into her hooves "Now to finish this and we can continue on with our sleep over"

Silver sighs as she began digging up one shovel of dirt after the other, I decided it was much more fitting to start at her hooves before working our way up to her head. My last hoorah before I send this late blank flank to her last crusade.

"W-wait, We can make another deal!" Apple Bloom's squeals, now trying everything she could not to be buried alive. "I'll agree to your terms, I'll even put the first batch of Zap Apples you get at half the price!" she pleaded

I pondered a bit, placing a hoof in consideration "Nah" I then shoveled a dirt pile right behind her face "You can just use this little piece of dirt to bury me instead, I'm not stupid Apple Blunt, I would like to play it safe this time" I smiled so sweetly as I began to continue on my work.

"Silver Spoon!" she then calls out to her, now grasping at anything she could to get out of this "You can't do this! She's only using you, what if somepony finds out about this?! She'll throw you under the buss ten seconds flat!"

Silver freezes as the thought came across her mind, she sighs once more "I know Diamond Tiara won't do that to me" she states tossing a shovel of dirt into the pit.

"You don't know that! Help me and we can turn her in, we can be happy, we can see our family and can just put this behind us"

I was ready to retort to her, to spit in her face or something to degrade the disgusting farmer pony when Silver speaks up.

"As if AppleBloom" She shovels dirt into her face as she sputters once more "I am Diamond Tiaras best friend, not only that but I am a blue blood, my family is number two in the financial standing as of Ponyville but as well as all the other branches of my parents business around Equestria" she shovels more dirt, so calm this time and it would seem my best friend had Understood me, just like all those times me and her would pick on the blank flanked baring crusaders.

"I am too much of a big asset for her to 'throw under a bus', being her best friend I understand her and will always be there for her" She pauses one moment, then stares down at the mare that was covered halfway with dirt "Friendship is magic is it? That was what Princess Twilight said to us one time, here's another bit of wisdom, Money is Power, and where you stand, you are the weakest link in all of this, even if Diamond Tiara should agree to your little deal that would solve the dispute between the both of you, if anything you would perhaps change the minds of Big Macintosh and Applejack, deals that once held us afloat would soon become bait for others to fish out of this sea of greed"

She stops a moment and sighs once more "Just give up Apple Bloom"

Anger fills the mare once more "NO!" She screams as she squirms once more "You won't get away with this! If anything I know my friends would come after you! Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo will find you out and turn you in!" She shouts and I nearly became concerned at the thought... Almost.

"By stating that Apple Bloom you just agreed that you are going to die here and now, as if you have given up in this life and leaving your own friends to 'avenge your death' knowing full well that you are putting them in harm's way as well" She shovels another dirt pile at Apple Bloom's face, this time missing and hitting in front of her face "Some 'friendship' you have there"

This shut Apple Bloom right up as she was in utter shock "Oh thanks for that Sil" I stated clapping my hooves as I layed on my back, having my head hang over the side of the hole and peering down at AppleBloom "And thank you Little Apple Bloom, With that little tid bit i'm sure to take care of them as well" I said while putting my hooves together in thought "Hmm, Well, Sweetie Belle is sisters with Rarity, a fairly well known dress designer and I would very much like her branch of expertise in my business" I held a hoof to my chin in thought

"I guess Sweetie Belle has her friend to thank her, not so much for Scootaloo, what can I do with a DareDevil, Yugh" I spat into the hole at the thought "Sure I could fund some of her dangerous 'escapades' and bring in plenty of revenue, but of course that leads up to 'what ifs' should she try something different, something that would lead her right to the hospital, can you imagine the gross loss"

I couldn't help but smile as came to another revelation "You know, Scootaloo is so into those dangerous stunts that most play bets on whether she'll die from one or not, it wouldn't hurt to... Speed the process along, just a little screw loose and the whole thing collapses" She grins devilishly

"No, Please don't!" Apple bloom cries out "Please don't hurt them! Leave Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell alone!"

"oh but you were so eager to ring them into this Apple Bloom, how can you be so fickle as to change your mind?" I call out with such mock that it made the yellow mare cry "anyways I have no heed for Sweetie Bell, if anything she has more worth than the two of you put together, with you 'disappearing' and the soon to come Accident, she will be so distraught, and guess who will be there to help her mourn" I smile so wickedly

I looked over towards Silver who had stopped shoveling for a time being as she watched me.

"Anyways" I stated returning to my work, as much as I hated it "It's time to say goodbye Apple Bloom" I said so cheerfully that it had chilled the victimized Apple to the core. I giggled "Hold your breath~" I Chirped as I push a mound dirt into the hole.

"Please!" Apple Bloom sobs, her breaths so shaky from the weight of the dirt on her chest. "NO!"

The mound collapsed and right on top of her face, I was pretty sure that she inhaled a good bit of dirt as she tried to grasp at her last life giving breath of air.

"Bye Apple Bloom" I called out as we continued to fill the hole with more of the weapons of choice.

I watched as the dirt struggled to rise and fall, desperate to budge just in the slightest of ways. Finally it had shuttered its one last struggle before falling to the ground, settling and becoming one with the earth. The deed had been done, all I had to do now was back the dirt and make it natural, thinking a moment I tilled it a bit, to look as if it were being prepared to be farmed before I sat down a special sapling, one of that bore the fruit of the family. Once done I smiled at the accomplishment as I placed the shovels onto Silver Spoons back, making her do the work of carrying the evidence.

"Let's go home Silver" I stated while trotting off.

"Okay" She complies as she follows behind, looking back for one second before galloping right behind of me, solum as she was she knew this was to be.

I arrived at the back of my mansion, we removed the shovel from the handle before tossing the handle into my family's furnace, a small thing my family's workers would use this to burn any perishables that may be in our rather large house. Of course I had a bit of trouble trying to figure out what to do with the shovel part, I decided to just throw it away, not in my garbage of course but in the garbage of that disgusting mule that lives at the outside of Ponyville square, knowing full well that he hardly use it and is taken out once a month, plenty of enough time for all of this to blow over.

I entered my home as my butler opens a door greeting me and Silver Spoon "Your baths are ready madam, and after you are finished a whole spa treatment is ready at your disposal" He informs me

"Great" I stated, holding my nose to the air "Me and Sil tripped because somepony left a ball in our way, I need to wash this disgusting dirt off of me"

Sure me and Sil had washed most of the dirt off at the servants quarters but I needed a whole refreshing spa treatment to truly clean my luxurious coat.

The whole treatment would have been so much more refreshing if Silver Spoon wasn't so quiet, sure she had to help me dispose of garbage but she told me that's what friends were for, and what was she going to do, disobey me? As if, I've got her intertwined in my Tiara there was no way of redemption for her, or me. I pushed the thought out of my head right away, no use dwelling on such pointless tasks, it would only demean my true task of being number one.

I had to be number one, my father was number one, and his father before him, there was no way I would let him down, sure I wasn't the colt that he always wanted but I'd show him, I'll be the best damn Rich there ever was!

I splashed into the water before getting up, as I had done this two maids came rushing my way, one drying my mane as the other was working on my coat. I paid them no mind as I continue to walk further away, I clapped my hoof to the ground and Sil followed suit, I clapped my hoof twice as one of the maids working on me did not take the hint. I went to glare at her but she quickly ushers herself to Silver Spoon, drying her off as much as she had done to me. I had taught one of the past maids what it would cost should any of them demean Sil any less than I, I'm pretty sure he's somewhere in the gutters of Los Pegasus.

I entered my bedroom with Silver right behind me, I nodded and the two maids excused themselves, I'll be sure to let the head butler know that one of his maids are off note as she clumsily left my vicinity.

I sat right in front of my Vanity mirror as I picked up a brush, this I would always do myself as I had found it easier to brush my hair a certain way so that my tiara wouldn't get tangled in my mane.

Silence, that was all that was there as I stared into the mirror, taking note that I could see Silver clear as day as she refused to make eye contact with me.

"I knew you were loyal to me from the very beginning" I stated absentmindedly as I switched sides, slowing my brush strokes for just a moment.

"Huh?" She inquires, finally looking up and her eyes darting right into mine, perfect.

"Your father was always fond of my father's riches, how he was able to scout out the best place to dig up a gold mine, and he practically raised you only to be my best friend" I was ever so calmly concentrated to my mane.

"You mean"

"This wasn't just some test of where your loyalties lie Silver Spoon," I glanced at her through the mirror as I continued to brush my mane "You have done just as much... hmm, dirty work as I have, possibly even more." I then placed the brush down and placed my prized tiara on my head "Tiaras are cold and shine like stars, but what's more dangerous about them is the mare wearing it" I turned towards her "You and I wear this tiara now Sil." I took out another tiara out "And should a single jewel or one strap of metal come undone" I then tossed it to the ground between us, a diamond popped out and the tip of the crown chipped "The whole thing becomes," Crack "Destroyed" I had crushed the Tiara to the ground to make my point.

"Others could use this metal to create something else as others could take the jewels of course, but to us" I clapped my hooves to the ground and a maid came rushing in, seeing the mess she immediately went to clean it up "Useless"

Silver Spoon was completely speechless, she didn't know what to do, or say as the new idea came president to her. She was stuck. Should she speak not only would Diamond Tiara would be apprehended but her as well, this secret was a chain now, combining them together for the rest of her life. Silver wanted to cry, to shout something and to whine to her parents, of course she could do no such thing. And so with this in mind she nods towards me.

"I understand Diamond Tiara" She stated while looking at me with the saddest of look I had ever seen "We are the best of friends, I will be here for you for the rest of my life" She smiles at me "Sugar Lump, Bump" She states while doing our little routine

I Smiled warmly at her as I accompany her in our little charade. "Oh I'm so glad you think so Sil" I stated while looking back at my mirror "I would hate to get rid of my most beautiful Tiara"

Silver Spoon was silent for the longest of time, unsure of what to do. I walked up to her and I was slightly hurt when she flinched but I proceeded to hug her.

"It really means so much to me Sil" I nuzzled her a bit, enjoying the slight warmth she gave off. "You are mine now Silver Spoon" My grip tightened on her "Other ponies may try to sway themselves into my graces and most would try to run me down but you will always be there" I stared at the Mirror, my eyes glaring at myself "You will never leave me" I whispered

A silence echoed in my ears as I listened to her next reply "Yes Diamond" She replies now hugging me back

I smiled as I pulled away "You can go now, My servant will lead you to your personal bedroom" I stated as I nodded towards the door.

"Ok Dia" She saunters.

"Goodnight~" I call out to her, waving a hoof slightly.

"Goodnight.... Diamond Tiara" She states tired as I watch one of my butlers usher her towards her room.

"Have Plenty of rest my sweet Silver tongued friend" I galloped onto my bed and getting comfy onto my plush bed "You need your energy for tomorrow night, we have a pesky little chicken we need to pluck"

The Truth of Tiaras is that they are cold and hard, some break, some rust, most will be smashed and used by others for their own gain, but my Tiara will hold strong and full of pride, for it is made of Silver, the very silver that will never give up on me, i mean, i cured it to be just so... Isn't that the Truth.

Author's Note

Wow what a story, any who~ I was a bit discouraged from releasing this since the episode "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" it was so heart touching that I couldn't deface Dia like that :pinkiesad2: but then my bro read the story and totally gave me the confidence to put it up, even if it gets one view It was fun writing this x3 Thanks Bro~ :pinkiecrazy:
//Disclaimer\
I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (as awesome as it would be)