Bully

        “Chicken!”

“Stop calling me that!”

“Bauwk Bauwk Bauwk!”

“I’m serious Diamond Tiara, you better stop or I’ll…”

“Or you’ll what? Fly away?” Diamond Tiara gave Scootaloo a nasty grin. Some of the ponies, gathered around the five fillies, laughed. Others just gasped.

Next to Diamond Tiara was her best friend Silver Spoon and next to Scootaloo was Sweetie Belle and Applebloom, who both had a hoof on the pegasus’s back. Tears were starting to build up in the pegasus’s eyes, but she quickly wiped them away with her right hoof, hoping no one saw.

“Ah look, now she’s crying.” Diamond Tiara said. “Does the little foal want her mama? Oh that’s right your mama’s dead.” She and Silver Spoon started to laugh.

“That’s enough, Diamond Tiara!” yelled Applebloom.

“Ooh, lookie here, the talentless blank flank is trying to stand for her friend. You know what your special talent could be? Being a failure.”

The earth pony’s eyes were getting teary as she felt her heart shatter into a million little pieces.

“Applebloom don’t listen to her. You and Scootaloo are the most talented ponies I know.” Sweetie Belle said.

“What a load of shit.” Silver Spoon spoke. “A dead cow has more talent than you three.”

“You…you shut up you…you…you bully.”

“Oh so now we have take orders from the most magicless pony in Equestria?” Tiara said. “We can say whatever the hell we want. You three are nothing. That’s all you ever will be. Nothing.”

The three fillies’ hearts couldn’t take it. Their legs were shaky and eventually gave out.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!

“All right my little ponies, time to come in.” Ms. Cheerilee called from inside the schoolhouse. All the other ponies in the yard made their way inside.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon stared at the three crying friends, grinning.

“Come on Diamond Tiara let’s go inside before Cheerilee gets pissy.”

“See you inside blank flanks.”

The two friends turned around and began making their way back to the school. As they did so Scootaloo stood up from off the ground and yelled with a trembling voice. “We’ll get you! You’ll be sorry you ever messed with us.”

The two just laughed as the entered the building. They took their seats next to one another and waited for the teacher’s lesson.

“Diamond Tiara, where are Applebloom and her friends?” Cheerilee asked.

“They’re still outside.” She answered truthfully. Cheerilee stepped back outside, leaving the class inside alone. Everypony began to whisper to one another about what happened out in the schoolyard.

“That was just…horrible.” whispered featherweight.

“I know. What a bunch of bitches.”

“Hey!” Diamond Tiara snapped, turning around in her desk. “Unless you want me to put a hoof up your flank you’ll shut the buck up!”

The door closed and the room fell silent. The light purple filly turned back around and stared at Ms. Cheerilee.

“Well I didn’t see them out there. That’s strange; it’s not like them to skip class like this. I’ll talk to them about it on Monday. Now, let’s continue on our discussion on what gives a unicorn his or her magic abilities.”

The school bell rang. The time was three thirty and all the fillies and cults were let out of the school house. Applebloom, Scootaloo, nor Sweetie Belle were seen at school since recess, but most of the ponies didn’t pay any attention to that.

“Alright everypony, have a fantastic Spring Break.” Cheerilee called out. “See you all next Monday.”

“So, like, my dad is going to be gone all week for some business meeting or something.” Diamond Tiara said. She and Silver Spoon were walking down the road, heading back to their homes to get their, usually, boring Spring Break over with.

“That’s cool, I guess.” Silver Spoon responded. “Where are you going to be staying over break?”

“My dad wants me to stay at my Aunt’s place, but come on. I’m seven years old; I think I can care for myself. I’m still trying to convince him to let me just stay home.”

“Well, good luck with that.”

“Thanks.”

“No problem. Hey, where do you think those whinny little blank flanks ran off to?”

“Who cares? They’re probably going to be in trouble next Monday when school starts again.”

“Yeah. They’re probably going to get suspended for ditching school or something.” Silver Spoon giggled.

“Maybe, if we’re lucky, they’ll get expelled and we won’t have to put up with all their Cutie Mark Crusaders shit anymore.”

“Trust me, Diamond Tiara, we’re not that lucky.”

The two earth fillies came up to a very large, mansion looking, house. The walls were made from bricks and stood two stories tall. Right off to the side of the road was a mailbox that read Filthy Rich.

“Alright, see you later.” Diamond Tiara said and began making her way up the path to her multimillion bit home. Silver Spoon continued down the road to her house, which was only another mile north.

The filly opened her large double door and was greeted with sound of her father talking to the maid. “Hopefully you’re not forgetting anything important.”

“Knowing me, I probably am,” the maid said and they both shared a quick laugh.

“Hello, Dad.” Tiara said. The two other ponies looked down at her with small grins on their faces.

“Ah, welcome home Ms. Diamond Tiara.”

“Thanks, Mrs. Maiden.”

“Diamond Tiara, just to let you know your Aunt Opulenta will be here at around seven tonight. So you should probably get all your things packed up.” Filthy Rich informed his daughter.

“Ugh, Dad, I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I don’t need a babysitter.”

“Honey, you’re seven years old.”

“A lot of kids at school get to stay home by themselves. There’s even a blank flank at school who’s home alone all the time.”

“Diamond Tiara, I’d like it if you didn’t refer to your classmates as ‘blank flanks’.”

“Sorry, Dad.”

There was a short pause as Mr. Rich thought to himself and then he finally spoke “Even if I let you stay home on your own, Aunt Opulenta still thinks she’s suppose to pick you up and she lives in Canterlot. That’s about two hours trot away. We can’t just send her back empty hoof after she’s traveled for such a long time.”

“You know, my train stops by Canterlot on the way to Silver Wing Beach. I could stop by her place and let her know that she doesn’t need to pick up Diamond Tiara.”

“You’d do that?” asked Filthy Rich.

“Of course I would. I’ve worked for this family for over ten years and not to mention it’s on the way.”

“That is mighty kind of you, Maiden. Tiara, don’t you have something to say to her?”

“Thank you, Mrs. Maiden.” Diamond Tiara said in an unenthusiastic tone. She was actually very grateful that Mrs. Maiden was willing to help her out, but if there was anything she hated more than annoying blank flanks, it was being polite.

“You’re quite welcome, Ms. Tiara. Well, I better get going if I want to make my train.”

“Alright then.” Diamond Tiara’s father said. “You have a safe trip up to Silver Wing and have a good time.”

“Thank you. See you next week.” And at that Maiden left the mansion sized home and made her way down the dirt road towards the train station.

“Ok, Diamond Tiara, if you’re going to be staying home alone I’m going to have to lay down some rules.” The young filly rolled her eyes at her father. “Rule number one: always lock the door at night before you go to bed.”

“Dad, we know everyone here in Ponyville and I don’t think anypony around this boring town is a thief.”

“I can catch up to Mrs. Maiden and tell her not to tell Aunt Opulenta that you’re staying home this break.” threatened Filthy.

“Fine, fine.”

“Also, no throwing wild parties.”

“I’m seven, Dad.”

“You want to be treated like an adult I’m giving you the rules of an adult. I also want you to try and keep the house clean. Maiden is out on vacation and I don’t think she deserves to return to clean a house that looks like a tornado destroyed the place. Let’s see, what else.”

Diamond Tiara was starting to become annoyed with her father’s talking and began to think to herself about what she was going to do home alone.

I could probably have Silver Spoon stay a few nights. Maybe we can go egg that flightless bird’s house or teepee Applebloom’s house. Haha that’ll show those blank flanks.

“Do you think you can handle all that?”

“Huh, what? Oh, yes Dad.” Diamond Tiara said, snapping out of her mental thoughts.

“Are you sure you can handle being on your own for a week?”

“Yes, Dad.” The filly was getting really tired of being asked this question. “Like I said, I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.”

“Well alright then.” Filthy Rich said. “I better go finish packing. My train leaves at eight tonight and I don’t want to be packing at the very last minute.” He started making his way towards the stairs and then stopped. “By the way we’re having Salads and zap apple toast for dinner.”

“OK Dad.” Diamond Tiara said and then also made her way to the stairs.