The Honorary Crusader

chapter 4

The next day in school, Cheerilee bared a grim look on her face as she came to the remaining students in her class. She noted that Silver Spoon looked severally depressed that her new friends were gone and she didn't know where they were. They were even going to go get milkshakes after school and do their homework at Sweetie Belle's place today. 

"Class, I have some sad, urgent news," Cheerilee frowned before them. "Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo will not be in class today."

"Are they sick?" Twist raised her hand.

Cheerilee frowned. "No, Twist, they aren't."

"Were they kidnapped by aliens and their brains are going to be eaten by zombies in Outer Space?" Snips asked.

"No Snips, the girls haven't been kidnapped by aliens and their brains are going to be eaten by zombies in outer space." Cheerliee replied, sounding annoyed by that question, slightly.

Snails looked at his friend, then raised his own hoof.

"Discord didn't kidnap them either." Cheeriliee said before he could ask a question.

Snails lowered his hoof suddenly.

"They have been sentenced to Foster Care." Cheerilee told them finally.

Diamond Tiara giggled evilly under her breath. Silver Spoon overheard it and turned with a harsh glare at her former best pony friend for life. 

"Oh, I mean, what a tragedy! I'll surely miss them and their cutie mark earning ways!" Diamond Tiara falsely cried, slumping in her desk in false drama and despair. 

Silver Spoon hardened her gaze at the spoiled filly.

"Now, let's just try to carry on with class, shall we?" Cheerilee said, turning to the desk and tried her best to teach without the three foals who lit up her life like no student had before in school.

"You had something to do with this, didn't you?" Silver Spoon whispered across from her desk, to Apple Bloom's empty desk, to Diamond Tiara's desk.

Diamond Tiara turned to her. She was guilty enough for the harsh words to sting her, no matter how silent they were compared to Cheerilee's lectures. "I told you, it's the blank flanks' faults! This is their karma!" 

"Diamond Tiara, please keep it down." Cheerilee scolded, then continued to write on her board and discuss the lesson while the good ponies took notes.

Diamond Tiara glared at her teacher for not scolding Silver Spoon.

"Have you no conscience or soul, Diamond Tiara?" Silver Spoon continued to whisper.

"IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, SILVER SPOON!" Diamond Tiara raised her voice.

"Diamond Tiara!" Cheerilee turned sharply toward the pink earth pony.

"Silver Spoon started it!" Diamond Tiara whined.

"Started what?" Cheerilee and Silver Spoon asked.

"Don't give me that, you've been whisperin' mean things to your best pony friend forever!" Diamond Tiara defended.

"I haven't been whispering to you, Diamond Tiara!" Silver Spoon defended herself.

"Yes, you have!" 

"That's enough, don't make me mail your father again!" Cheerilee scolded. "Silver Spoon hasn't said one thing since class started! Obviously, it's your guilty conscience for wrecking Apple Bloom's trophy! Now keep your voice down and let me continue with the lesson!" she turned back.