Broken Tiara

A few weeks later

Diamond Tiara could feel it. She could feel the weight of it all on her shoulders, and she knew that it would all crash down upon her soon. She was Diamond Dazzle Tiara for Tartarus' sake. She shouldn't feel this pathetic. She shouldn't feel anything.

Diamond shook with sobs as she lay curled up in bed. Her body was aching. She was littered with bruises that made every move painful, she also knew that since it was the weekend nopony would notice or probably ever find out about what had happened last night. She had thought that since a few weeks passed her mother would be more forgiving, but Spoiled Rich never was. Spoiled had left her daughter laying at the bottom of the stairs bruised and bleeding as Filthy Rich only stared through blurred vision.

Diamond flinched and sat up as a loud crashing knock came from downstairs. She got up, barely managing to stand up without falling back down immediately. She forced herself to head to her door as her shaking hooves managed to turn the knob. She inched out of her room with tremors of pain shooting down her body. She bit her lip as she peaked her head around the edge of the stairs and looked down. Diamond couldn't help the gasp of shock that escaped her lips.

Standing at the bottom of the stairs in the foyer were two very familiar ponies. Silver Blade and Golden Ring stood there with a frown seemingly permanently etched onto their faces. Silver Blade and Golden Ring were her paternal grandparents and only grandparents seeing as Spoiled's had died before Diamond had even been thought of. Silver Blade was in a full out argument with Spoiled as he waved a piece of paper in her face. This was the first time Diamond had been close in any sense to her grandparents seeing as they were in Canterlot's elite.

Silver Blade much like his name implied was a silver unicorn stallion with stripes of misted grey running through his fur. His mane was a close cropped black mane that spiked up in the back while his tail hung limp with the only action in it was where it curled up at the ends. His eyes were a striking light azure that was similar to Diamond's own. His cutie mark was a blade flying through the air.

Golden Ring was a dark amber earth mare. Her mane was a soft golden color that perfectly complemented her orchid colored eyes. Her mane was pulled up in a tight bun that was tied with soft white lace while her tail was weaved with multiple with pieces of similar colored lace. Her cutie mark was a ring that was lined with different gems.

Diamond let out a soft confused noise as she watched from the top of the corner of the stairs. She let out a soft whine of confusion wondering why they would even be here, much less in Ponyville. She was snapped out of her thoughts by Silver Blade's harsh voice.

"You have to!! It's been declared that you are under investigation for foal abuse so they are giving us temporary custody," Silver Blade snapped as he stomped his hoof angrily.

"Foal abuse!!! Who would dare ever accuse me of such an atrocity?" Spoiled Rich demanded to know. Diamond Tiara snorted as she turned her head with a soft sigh.

"Excuse me," a soft male voice said. Diamond Tiara for the first time noticed the royal guards by the door. "Spoiled Rich, you must allow them to have temporary custody or we will be forced to restrain you until Miss Diamond Dazzle Tiara is removed from the premises," the lead guard informed them.

"I said no!!" Spoiled Rich screamed making the guards sigh as they stepped forward.

"Stop!! Please," Diamond cried out with a shaking voice as she hesitantly stepped out from behind the corner of the staircases causing the set of ponies to look upstairs. Golden Ring gasped as she saw the bruised filly standing there. Silver Blade unintentionally let out a soft groan as he noticed her while the guards eyes simply widened.

"Damn you," Silver Blade snarled as he glared at Spoiled Rich. "How dare you!" He snapped as Spoiled narrowed her eyes.

"GO to your room Diamond," Spoiled ordered as Golden Ring stepped forward.

"Do not tell my grandfoal what to do," Golden said her voice dark with anger. She made quick work of going up the stairs and scooping Diamond Tiara up forcing herself to ignore Diamond's flinch. "Do you have anything special you feel like you would need if you were away from home for a while?" she asked softly. Diamond shook her head making Golden sigh. "Good then we can leave," she said as she plopped Diamond onto her back as she headed downstairs. Silver Blade made sure to stay in between Spoiled and his wife. The guard opened the door and allowed Golden Ring to exit as Silver Blade followed her.

"Grandma, why are you and grandpa here?" Diamond Tiara asked softly as she pressed herself against Golden Ring trying to hide. Silver Blade noticed his grandfoals plight and summoned a blanket that he lay over her back making her mouth thanks to him.

"We got an urgent letter to come to Ponyville. Me and your grandfather only arrived yesterday morning to be greeted with the message that Spoiled was being put under investigation for foal abuse and that Filthy was deemed an inappropriate guardian. They asked us to step in which we gladly did so," Golden Ring said as she walked towards the train station with her husband beside her.

"Do...Do you know who reported her?" Diamond Tiara asked as she traced shapes with the tip of her hoof into Golden Ring's back.

"I believe it was somepony named Randolph with the help of a Miss Cheerilee," Silver Blade said making Diamond Tiara nod hesitantly as she rested her head against the lower part of Golden Ring's neck. She sighed as the rhythmic steps allowed her to doze off.

a few days ago
Randolph entered the Castle of Friendship with a folder clutched in his hoof. Most of it was his own evidence proving that Filthy Rich was a neglectful parent and that Spoiled Rich was emotionally, physically, and verbally abusive to her daughter. Some was gifted to him from a very familiar local schoolteacher that had only given it to him if he gave her dates of Spoiled's future events. He had quickly agreed since it would help Miss Tiara.

"Randolph," Princess Twilight Sparkle greeted the ancient stallion with mild shock. "Can I help you?" she asked politely.

"Yes actually," Randolph said his ancient voice creaking slightly as he hoofed the folder to her, "I would like to report two very unfit parents that shouldn't have a foal in their custody."

"Randolph that is a very serious accusation you have made," Twilight Sparkle said as she flipped through the folder before looking up at him with sad eyes. "Come with me so we can discuss this in privacy," she said as the old stallion nodded and followed her to a private room.

A few hours later
Randolph left the room with Twilight Sparkle. "I will discuss this with the other princesses about how to continue this," she said softly as she bid him good day. If Randolph had looked back he would have seen the tears shining brightly in her eyes at the memory of the filly's bruised and battered body. "I will fix this Diamond that I promise you," she whispered to herself.