Changing a Spoiled Mind
Chapter 4: Passing Perfume
Previous ChapterNext ChapterIronically, finding the stallion was easier then Diamond Tiara figured it'd be, he was once again in town as a huge crowd had gathered.
"I take it you gave my gift to your father." The Stallion said.
"It was cologne...who else was I supposed to give it to?" Diamond Tiara said.
"My gift to you is unique in that it would change depending on who you trusted the most. I did not foresee this being your father." The Stallion noted.
"Outside of possibly the cutie mark crusaders and silver spoon, there wasn't really anyone I could've trusted with my mother. And I can barely think of what one of the girls would've done to my mother." Diamond Tiara said. "As much as I trust them, I wanted this to be a family matter first...and I'm guessing my father was not the best choice..." She said.
"Your friends can be trusted more then you think. Bring the special bottle back to me, and I will fix this." The Stallion said.
"All...all right..." Diamond Tiara said and went off to do so. It didn't take her long to bring back the strange perfume, which has shifted the further she got away from home. It only had the name of 'Heartfelt Wish' on it now and looked like it did when she first got it.
"You know who you should give it to after this. Trust in your friends with this, young one." The Stallion said and vanished once again.
"...Sure...I suppose I should..." Diamond Tiara said.
While Diamond Tiara HAD to put up with her normal mother again for a day (hiding the bottle from her father so he couldn't find it so he would think he used the last bit of it yesterday), she brought it forth with the crusaders the next day. Silver Spoon had gladly joined them.
"...So that's why I'm here now. I do hope you girls will help me..." Diamond Tiara said.
"I don't know if I 100% agree with using something a stranger gave you on your mother in the first place..." Scootaloo admitted.
"What else is Diamond Tiara supposed to do? Figure out how to change her mother's mind on her own? Ah can guarantee that ain't gonna happen." Apple Bloom pointed out.
"Apple Bloom speaks the truth...based on how negative Spoiled Rich was being on Diamond Tiara without this...this may be the only way to make her...normal." Silver Spoon said.
"But wouldn't Spoiled Rich need to be in constant contact with whoever wears this? Can't you use it, Diamond Tiara?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"The stallion who gave it to me made it very clear that it has to be used by someone other then me." Diamond Tiara said.
"Actually, we may not even be sure that that is how this works. I suggest one of us try it out, and see what happens from there." Silver Spoon said.
"But then who? I'd rather it be someone who has Diamond Tiara's best interests at heart." Scootaloo said.
"Look, I know I was a bitch to you and the girls in the past...but I really trust you girls." Diamond Tiara said. "So for me...please do the right thing." She said.
"...Well you've got a point. We do want you to have a better mom." Scootaloo said. "But I may not be the...best example of that. I stay with my aunts all the time because my parents are away so much." She added. "So I don't have the best guess as to how a mother should act." She explained.
"Actually, we know how mothers should act. We just probably don't realize that we know." Sweetie Belle said. "And to make that clear, I propose Apple Bloom uses it." She said.
"What?! Me?" Apple Bloom said.
"Like I said, you know how a mother should act towards their child. You just don't know it yet. We all do. Heck, my own parents are hardly even around. But I know what a good mother is deep down. And I believe that is true for all five of us." Sweetie Belle said.
"You really think so?" Silver Spoon asked.
"I know so." Sweetie Belle said.
"Well okay Sweetie..." Apple Bloom sprayed the perfume on herself. "...If your certain of it..." She said.
The next day, it was if Spoiled Rich was once again a really good mother, in fact even better then when her father was using the strange perfume. And unlike before, Spoiled wasn't doing anything that the servants would do instead but did do some things around the house. Just not anything like being a maid and a mom all in one.
In the progressing Days, Diamond Tiara's friends all tried the perfume on and found that nothing really changed between them.
"Seems Sweetie Belle was right after all...we do know what a good mother is supposed to be like, and we'd do it again in a heartbeat." Scootaloo said.
"I TOLD you..." Sweetie Belle said.
"May not have been for a cutie mark related problem, but I'm glad you girls were willing to do this. All of you." Diamond Tiara said.
"But there's one issue...correct me if I'm wrong, isn't this thing almost empty?" Silver Spoon asked.
"Oh dear...what happens if it runs out?" Apple Bloom asked.
"I don't know...only one way to find out maybe?" Diamond Tiara asked.
"Is that a risk your willing to take?" Scootaloo asked.
"I've been looking for that stallion once I noticed we were using it a lot...but I can't seem to find him again..." Diamond Tiara said.
"That's not good..." Silver Spoon said.
"Are we really going to be back at square one?" Apple Bloom asked.
"I should hope not..." Sweetie Belle said.
"I'll talk with my mom later..." Diamond Tiara said.
"You do that." Scootaloo said.
Diamond Tiara returned home later that day and went up to her mother.
"Mother...there's something I'd like to talk to you about..." Diamond Tiara said.
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's Note
CLIFFHANGER!
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