I AM equal! I swear!

by Bronies are ok

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Double Diamond, Alternate Universe, Party Favor, Comedy, Starlight Glimmer, Sugar Belle, Main 6
Length: 1071

Fluttershy exposed Starlight's equal sign as a real cutie mark, but she's not going to let that stop her from trying to be equal.

You all know how it goes. Fluttershy sprays a bucket of water onto Starlight, exposing her equal sign as a fake, and turning her village against her. But what if she still tried to keep the act going? What if instead of explaining to the villagers that she needed the cutie mark to remove theirs, she tried to convince that she was just as equal as them? The result is surly not to end well......

For Starlight.....

Published 2024-12-16 03:50:00 UTC
Last updated 2024-12-16 03:50:00 UTC

The one where Starlight hilariously fails to be equal

"Then how do you explain this?!"

Fluttershy dumped a bucket of water onto Starlight, barely getting her flank soaking wet.

"I KNEW you couldn't be trusted!"

Party Favor saw that her flank was a little wet, so he grabbed his cloak and tried to clean it.

"No! Get away!"

The townsponies were all shocked and horrified, as they saw that beneath the equal sign laid a REAL cutie mark, signifying that she was SPECIAL.

"Wha- what are you looking at? They're the problem, not me!" Starlight blatantly tried to turn the attention away from her.

"How.... Could you?...."

"You said cutie marks were evil! You said special talents lead to pain and heartache!"

"They do! Don't you see? Look at them!"

"Then why? Why'd you take away our cutie marks and not give up your own?"

Starlight tried to think of a good excuse to blow this whole thing over, until she came up with an idea.....

"I.... They used their uniqueness to turn my equal sign back to a real mark!"

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"It's true! I've always been equal just like all of you! It is THEM who are trying to brainwash us into accepting the ways of specialness! Don't listen to them!"

"I don't know what's more insulting Starlight. You lying to us all this time, or you genuinely believing we would be dumb enough to fall for that." Sugar Belle firmly told their former village leader.

"You're not dumb! Really! Why would I lie to you? I have been nothing but nice to you the entire time! I gave you all true friendships you never could achieve otherwise!"

"Starlight tell them the truth! You were never equal!" Twilight beckoned the delusional unicorn.

"I am too! YOU used your uniqueness to convert me back into having a special talent! Well I'm going to get my equal mark back and I will make SURE that you cannot warp our minds with individuality!"

"Starlight listen to yourself! You're clinging onto your stubborn ideology so badly that you can't even see that you're not even following it!" Double Diamond pleaded with the mad mare.

"Have you gone completely mad?!" Party Favor questioned.

"I'm not mad! I am perfectly sane! And healthy! AND SMART! Is is THEM who are the insane ones! They're trying to take away our gifts! Our sanctuary away from heartbreak! Are you really going to listen to these strangers over somepony who you've known for more then a year?!"

"I can't believe you! We trusted you! We gave up everything for you! Because we thought you were our friend!"

"I AM your friend! This swirly star thingy was given up by me a long time ago! I never wanted ANYTHING to do with it as soon as it appeared on my flank! From the moment I first saw it! I couldn't stand the way it looked!"

"You would do anything to cover up your deceit! I saw you cover up your mark with an equal sign black blush to make it look like you didn't have one!"

"I KNEW I WAS BEING WATCHED!"

"That still doesn't excuse the fact that you lied to us for more then a year!" Double Diamond pointed his hoof at Starlight.

"She's only saying what she THOUGHT she saw! These ponies are completely delusional! They can't tell what is real and what isn't! You barely even know them!"

"Starlight! WAKE, UP. That equal sign was a fake and you know it!" Party favor stated the obvious.

"No! No no no no no! I am just like all of you! My magic is no greater then the other unicorns! I mean it! The staff of sameness has all of the magic we need!"

"I bet the staff was just a piece of wood you found lying in the dirt! It's YOUR magic that makes all this possible! They'd still be celebrating what makes them unique and sharing their talent with their friends, if not for YOUR magical abilities!" Twilight called out the delusional unicorn mare.

"She's lying! I can prove it! My magic is no more special then all of the other unicorns in this village! I'll demonstrate! Sugar Belle! Show off your magic! Please!"

Sugar Belle merely raised an eyebrow, before approaching Starlight.

She levitated an apple with her horn, then tried to teleport, but couldn't.

"Ok! My turn!"

Starlight levitated the apple with her horn, then tried to teleport, and succeeded, earning several gasps from the ponies.

"No no no! Wait! It's not what it looks like! I'll try it again!"

Starlight lit up her horn, and made grunting sounds, trying to make it sound like she was trying to teleport.

"See? I can't! I'm just like you Sugar Belle!"

"Starlight we all just saw you used better talent right before our eyes! You have to stop treating us like we're naive, gullible suckers!"

"No! It's because of this cutie mark remember?! They placed this curse on me!"

"Cutie marks are not a curse Starlight! They're a gift! A sign of what makes you distinct from any other pony! If nopony had special talents, they lose what makes them unique. A blank slate, you might as well not exist at all." Twilight explained.

"I REFUSE to listen to a word you say!" Starlight stood her ground on the princess of friendship.

"So why should we listen to a word YOU say?!" Party Favor called out.

"Because I am your friend! I've known you for a long time! You trust me! I would never lie to you! I AM equal!"

"No your not, your a liar. You were always special. But you shouldn't have to hide that from them, we can show you just how much better life can be with your cutie marks." Twilight beckoned Starlight, as she, her friends, and the townsponies all approached her.

Starlight tried to think of a way out of this, until she came up with an unoriginal joke.....

"Oh my gosh! Is that Flash Sentry!?"

"Yeah, like we're gonna fall for that twi-"

"Hey Twi-bi." Flash called out, causing Twilight to turn to him, and she instantly falls head over heels for him, resulting to incomprehensible dribble.

Starlight takes advantage of the distraction and runs into her cottage.

Twilight merely continued to bask in Flash's presence......

"Twilight?.... Hello?....."

"It's no use Pinkie, she's the princess here...." Rarity lamented.