Overthrown 1.5: Scootaloo's Corruption

It was another day at school. The young foals in Miss Cheerilee's class had to take a test on world history that was worth 43 percent of the grade for the semester. Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo were all in the class, and none of them wanted anything to do with the other. They still held a grudge after Scootaloo's outburst at Sugar Cube Corner. All they cared about was passing this test.

"Alright, class! This is the biggest test of the semester! So we need to go over a few rules," Miss Cheerilee said, as she handed out the test booklets. "There shall be no talking, no eating, no drinking unless it's water, no magic, and most importantly, no cheating! If you are caught cheating during this test, you will receive an automatic zero! No exceptions! Is that understood?"

"Yes, Miss Cheerilee," The class said in unison.

"Good," Miss Cheerillee said with a smile on her face. "Now let the testing... BEGIN!"

The testing was on! Every colt and filly had one goal in mind: To pass the test and to do so properly. The pegasi were easily able to breeze through the writing portion of the test. The unicorns, even without their magic, were able to put Twilight Sparkle's lessons from her 'How To Study And Take A Test Successfully' lecture into practice. The Earth ponies, fueled by a free caffeine-infused coffee birthday cake that Pinkie Pie had given them, were even able to not only take the test quickly, but they even managed to get a perfect score. The testing was going great for everyone.

But then, there was Scootaloo. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out any of the test answers. The questions felt like reading a foreign language to her. The answers felt like a melting pot of confusion. The orange pegasus shook her head in confusion.

"Who was the first ruler of Equestria?" One test question read.

"What were the original Seven Elements of Harmony?" another read.

"True or false: Our current ruler is Filly Clinton," yet another read.

Scootaloo thought and thought, but she was no Twilight Sparkle. But then, she got an idea: Diamond Tiara was sitting right next to her and she was one of the smartest fillies in the class. Maybe if she looked off of her test paper, Scootaloo could get the correct answers. Scootaloo's conscience almost got the best of her, however. She knew that cheating on a test was completely unethical and could be disastrous for her academically. However, she couldn't resist the urge and began looking at Diamond Tiara's paper.

This plan was going smoothly for the orange pegasus. Diamond Tiara didn't notice a single thing and Scootaloo was getting all of the answers correct. Who knows? Maybe she would earn a cutie mark for being an amazing test taker. Things seemed like they were finally looking up for Scootaloo.

That is, until after the test.

Scootaloo was heading out of the classroom, feeling confident about the test. But then, Miss Cheerillee called both her and Diamond Tiara over to her desk. She had both of the tests on her desk and a frustrated look on her face. Scootaloo sweated harder than she had ever sweated before. She knew that the jig was up.

"Girls," Miss Cheerillee began. "I'm looking over these tests and you guys have very similar answers. Plus, Sweetie Belle told me that she thought she saw you, Scootaloo, looking at Diamond Tiara's booklet. Anything you want to say?"

Scootaloo nodded her head and admitted her wrong-doings. Diamond Tiara got off scot-free for once and Scootaloo got hit with a lunch detention set for Friday. The orange pegasus was enraged at Sweetie Belle. How could she have done this to her? She treated her like a friend and this was the thanks she got?! That just wasn't gonna fly with her.

During lunch, Scootaloo sped up to Sweetie Belle, a look of rage on her face. She was sick of everyone's crap. She was sick of being psychologically gaslit and manipulated. But now, she was also mad at her former friend. She saw Sweetie having lunch with Apple Bloom and Babs Seed and blew her fuse.

"SNITCH!" Scootaloo yelled. "Why did you tell Miss Cheerilee that I cheated off of Diamond Tiara?!"

"I would've done anything to get revenge on you after what you did," Sweetie Belle said with rage. "You broke up the Crusaders!"

"But we were still friends! WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER!" Scootaloo screamed as she punched a wall with her hoof.

"No Scootaloo! You stopped being my goddamn friend the second you broke up the Crusaders for your own selfish reasons!" Sweetie Belle yelled.

"I WANT TO YELL ABOUT SOMETHING!" Babs Seed yelled, not understanding the context of the entire conversation.

"Stay out of this, Babs!" Scootaloo yelled.

"Just shut up, Scootaloo! Leave us alone!" Apple Bloom yelled. "If you want to feel sorry for yourself, be my..."

At that moment, Scootaloo charged directly at Apple Bloom and pounced on her like a cat does to a mouse. She punched the farming pony with her hoof, again and again. There was no humanity left in Scootaloo. It was all rage and brutality. Sweetie Belle looked in fear as her former friend bashed Apple Bloom every which way.

"GET OFF HER! SCOOTALOO! STOP!" Sweetie Belle begged.

"WHAT MAKES YOU GUYS THINK YOU DESERVE ANYTHING!" Scootaloo yelled. "YOU KNOW HOW HARD I'VE WORKED?! DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE DISAPPOINTED AGAIN AND AGAIN?! TO HAVE YOUR DREAMS DASHED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN?! YOU DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE ANYTHING!"

Suddenly, with a loud crack, Apple Bloom's body went limp, ending the harvest once and for all. Everyone gathered around in shock as they saw the bloody mess that was once the lovable apple-harvesting foal. Scootaloo was covered in the blood of her former friend. As soon as her humanity came back to her, she realized the gravity of the situation. She saw the gathered crowd and knew what was coming.

"Guys... I... It... It was an accident," Scootaloo said, in shock and regret. "I didn't..."

Sweetie Belle and Babs Seed looked in rage and anger at their former friend. A murderer. Scootaloo was now a brutal and blood-thirsty murderer. A friend who killed another friend was no friend of theirs. Sweetie Belle rushed over to Apple Bloom's body, pushing Scootaloo away in the process.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Sweetie Belle yelled. "Scootaloo, do you realize what you've done?! Huh?! All over a fucking cutie mark?! Are you really that sick?!"

"But Sweetie... I..." Scootaloo tried to explain, with tears in her eyes.

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" Sweetie yelled. "GET OUT OF HERE! GO!"

Scootaloo ran away faster than she had ever run before. As she ran, her rage and insanity grew. She remembered all the times she'd failed to get her Cutie Mark. She remembered the insults, assaults, and drama. She was sick of it. Now that her close friends wanted nothing to do with her, she made her decision on what to do. She burst the door of Moondust Bloom's headquarters in Ponyville and uttered three little words that would change the course of Equestrian history forever:

"I'll do it."