The Honorary Crusader

chapter 1

It started out as a typical day in Ponyville school. All the little ponies were together inside Cheerilee's classroom learning the ways of ponies as they would grow up to be like their families before them. The bell rang and the students went outside for a little recess. Diamond Tiara walked out with Silver Spoon as always as they saw the Cutie Mark Crusaders, also known as their classmates Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle, they were the only students in class who didn't have their cutie marks.

"Look, Silver Spoon, it's those blank flanks." Diamond Tiara scoffed, laughing at the three ponies.

Silver Spoon often laughed with Diamond Tiara, but this time, she seemed tired of the mocking and looked not interested in being a bully today.

"Come on, laugh!" Diamond Tiara demanded.

"Huh? Oh, sorry." Silver Spoon said, then forced laughed, sounding not like she meant it at all.

Diamond Tiara rolled her eyes at her best friend, then they walked to the three ponies. "Hello, blank flanks, you better get out of that table, that's our table!"

"Your table?" Apple Bloom looked at the pink pony from the table she sat in with her friends. "Ah don't see yer name on it, Diamond Tiara!"

Diamond Tiara walked over, shoved her out of the chair she was in and showed her name and Silver Spoon's name were engraved in it.

"But the only other table to sit in is with Snips and Snails!" Sweetie Belle didn't want to leave.

"Yeah, those guys are weird and disgusting!" Scootaloo added.

"Like you're complaining about that, orphan!" Diamond Tiara scoffed.

Silver Spoon winced at that insult.

"I'm not an orphan!" Scootaloo yelled. "My mom and pop just live far away outside Ponyville!"

"Yeah, why didn't they take you with 'em then, huh?" Diamond Tiara got in her face.

"Come on, Diamond Tiara, leave them alone." Silver Spoon spoke up.

Diamond Tiara turned at her. "You're defending these blank flanks?"

Silver Spoon felt herself shrink by Diamond Tiara's scolding eyes. She backed up as Diamond Tiara walked toward her, shoving her nose into Silver Spoon's. It was a very unsettling feeling. Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara had always been together, everpony in school knew it, but why was Silver Spoon acting different today?

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you wanted to be friends with these blank flanks!" Diamond Tiara continued to harass her supposed best friend.

"I'm just saying, it's dumb to make fun of someone just cuz they're different, DT!" Silver Spoon admitted.

Diamond Tiara stopped suddenly. "What're you talking about? Remember when we were blank flanks and we were made fun of all the time? I got mine, then you got yours, and we became the best students in Miss Cheerilee's class! REMEMBER!?"

"Look, I just don't wanna be a bully today, okay?" Silver Spoon got out of her trap and walked forward.

Diamond Tiara seethed at her. "You go back to those blank flanks, Silver Spoon, and we are so not Best Pony Friends Forever anymore!"

Silver Spoon rolled her eyes, then continued to walk off.

"THAT'S IT!" Diamond Tiara yelled in her spot. "I don't need you! I never even liked you, FOUR EYES!"

Silver Spoon stopped in her tracks. "What did you call me?"

"FOUR EYES!" Diamond Tiara repeated, sounding harsher than the first time she said it.