The Broken Crusader
Make Your Mark
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It was two days after Scootaloo first discussed the new revenge plan with Twist. Now she only had to wait about four or five more days until she could leave. She had all of her plans thoroughly detailed: she imagined every detail, every possibility, all variables were considered, and everything would work out perfectly. The only thing that was stopping her sweet revenge was time. She needed to wait to get out of the hospital.
Scootaloo still had not seen Rainbow Dash since the day that Spoiled Rich and Diamond Tiara 'visited' her. She missed seeing Dash, she missed her confident spirit and determined nature. The only support Scootaloo was getting from the other Crusaders was joking around and playing card games. They didn't think like her, they wanted to become friends with Diamond Tiara.
The only pony that she knew thought like her was Twist. She agreed to the grand scheme. She was Scootaloo's true friend. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were lame compared to Twist, and everypony considered Twist a nerd! Scootaloo knew what she had to do: she had to tell the crusaders she didn't want to be their friend. The only friends she needed were friends that understood her, friends like Twist.
I'm sorry, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, but you guys are too lame for me.
You guys are too sweet for me.
You guys aren't cool enough.
You guys aren't my type.
"Ugh! How can I say this without sounding like a complete jerk?!" Scootaloo growled at herself. "Maybe just..." her eyes lit up, "If I get my cutie mark I won't be part of the cutie mark crusaders! Wait... How can I get a cutie mark if I'm not able to leave?"
Her mind once again flipped back to Diamond Tiara. Diamond Tiara was preventing her from getting her cutie mark! She knew that just writing in a notebook wouldn't get rid of the anger and frustration. Writing a little diary entry wouldn't satisfy the burning hatred she had for that little brat. And after all the terrible things Diamond has done to her, could anyone blame her? She needed closure before she went insane! Although, some might say she was already there.
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Diamond Tiara was taking a leisure walk in the park, enjoying the silence. She sniffed a violet and smiled briefly, it smelled very good. She suddenly saw Twist out of the corner of her eye. She turned toward the pale pony and changed her posture to look more proud and upper-class.
"Oh, hey, Twist," Diamond said in a supercilious tone as she rolled her eyes at the filly.
"I have this brand new candy and-"
"I'm too mature for your baby candy!" The pampered pony snapped.
"Actually, that's why I need you to test it! You're the only pony I know that is mature and elegant enough to see if my candy is," she paused to think of more enticing words, "well, mature and elegant enough." Twist regretted her praise, even if it was fake.
Diamond Tiara smirked at the compliment. "Wow, you're, like, so lucky to have such a sophisticated friend like me," she flipped her mane. "I'll taste it for you."
Twist's legs and jaw tensed up with anger at how condescending Diamond was. She plastered a smile on her face and said through gritted teeth "Come with me!"
Diamond strutted along with Twist. They traveled across Ponyville into a poor side of town. Diamond Tiara was put off by the odd place Twist lead her to. The buildings looked old and grimy, so disgusting she didn't want to take a step closer. Half the windows were broken and the wood building most of the houses looked rotted and moldy. She turned to Twist with a livid expression.
"What's with the-" WAM!
Twist reared up and kicked Diamond Tiara in the side of the head. She immediately blacked out and fell limp on the street. Twist bit Diamond's neck to pick her up and swing her onto her back. Her legs wobbled slightly, but she trudged down the empty, grimy street.
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Diamond opened her eyes only to see the most horrible thing ever. She was inside one of the filthy buildings, her front hooves were tied behind her back, her back hooves were tied in a sitting position, and there was a ball gag in her mouth. She looked around the room and saw Scootaloo standing a small way in front of her. She looked the same as she had in the hospital with casts and bruises, but now there was a horrible grin on her face.
"You bullied me for too long, Diamond!" Scootaloo growled. She dragged herself toward Diamond Tiara slightly.
Diamond wanted to scream, she wanted to apologize, she wanted to say something. Anything. But all that could be heard was moaning and grunting. The pitiful look scrawled across the filly's face made Scootaloo grin wider as she slowly scooted toward Diamond Tiara.
"Did you just assume you could do all those terrible things to me and my friends without there being consequences?" Scootaloo cooed, her tone as sweet as candy yet sickening. "If ya did, you're a stupid, ignorant BABY!"
Diamond Tiara writhed hopelessly and tried to scoot away from the disturbing filly. Scootaloo crept toward Diamond, striking fear through every part of the petrified pony's soul. Diamond was sobbing in forced silence as Scootaloo neared the horrified filly. Scootaloo was now close enough for Diamond to feel her warm breath.
"Wanna be a blank flank?" Scootaloo tilted her head and gave Diamond a look of innocent curiosity. The bound and gagged filly shook her head fiercely and whimpered. "Did you say... 'Yes'? Well, okay."
Scootaloo reached behind Diamond with her good hoof and showed her what she was reaching for. It was a knife that was probably used for carving wood. Diamond began to break down into a fit of hysteria, she writhed and wailed through the gag. She was sorry, she was so sorry. She was suddenly held still by Twist and was forced to endure whatever Scootaloo was going to do.
She placed the knife on Diamond's rump, a few inches above her cutie mark. "How did you get your cutie mark, anyways?" Scootaloo asked nonchalantly. Diamond exploded into muffled screams as the edge of the blade sliced underneath her pelt, blood started to seep out. "Did ya just one day realize," she slowly cut a sloppy outline around Diamond's entire thigh, "'Oh, my parents didn't care about me enough to give me an actual name'," she carved off the pelt and skin along with the cutie mark, "'Maybe this stupid tiara is my talent.'
"You probably think I'm the monster for doing this to you," Scootaloo held the knife firmly at Diamond's belly. "I'm not, though. After doing this to you, you're still the monster." She made sure Diamond could feel the sharp point of the knife on her stomach. "You bullied foals for something they couldn't control!" She plunged the knife into Diamond's belly. "And ya bucked up my life because you're just that spiteful."
Tears flooded Diamond Tiara's eyes and flowed down her cheeks. They pooled on the disgusting wooden floor as she laid helplessly on a dirty, grimy ground. The pain from her profusely bleeding flank and the emotional pain from Scootaloo's comment made her wish she hadn't been so mean. Now she was going to die, she was going to die in such a foul environment.
"Now for the other one," Scootaloo began to repeat the process on her other flank. "Don't worry, I won't kill you." Diamond could barely hear her over the sound of her heaving breaths and sobs. "Good filly. Now I need to make sure you won't tell on me..." Scootaloo traveled up to Diamond's head.
"Don't," Twist objected, making Scootaloo halt, "just threaten her."
"Fiiiiine," she sighed defeatedly, "Don't make me cut out your tongue." Diamond Tiara nodded. Scootaloo smirked.
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"H-Honey!" Spoiled Rich exclaimed as she ran up to her filly. Diamond's pink and purple coat and mane were matted with dirt and other revolting substances, the side of her head was bruised and bleeding, and her thighs had been skinned. "W-What happened to you?!"
"I... I got attacked in an alley..." she choked out between loud sobs. Diamond Tiara wanted to tell her mother what happened, she wanted to call the police, but she was too terrified of Scootaloo's threat.
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Scootaloo was torn between emotions. She was excited and satisfied from her lovely meeting with Diamond Tiara. She was in intense pain from walking and being so active with casts, bruised bones, and wings that felt broken. But the most prominent emotion was joy from her new cutie mark.
The cutie mark was a black heart with a pin pricking it. Though everyone would be horrified by the obscure image, she could not be more proud. She could hardly tear her purple eyes away from the beauty that plastered itself on her flanks. While she stared at the new cutie mark with infatuation, she mentally thought of what she would say she got it from.
"I got my cutie mark from when a nurse taught me how to draw blood."
Author's Note
Sorry if the writing is kinda bad, I edited it a LOT, but it still seems crappy.
Also, if it has a few typos or mistakes, I'm sorry. I'm only one person and I like to indulge in hobbies other than proof-reading. I know that's a stupid excuse, but I'm a lazy person.
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