Oops
I screwed up I screwed up I screwed up I screwed up… I can’t be-LIEVE how badly I screwed up… I am so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO sorry!!
The same filly, in the same room, with the same furniture. Only this time, instead of regal composure, she is awash in agony and pain. Her room shows the after-effects of a panicked temper tantrum. Her bed is ruffled badly and drenched with sweat, her pillow stained with tears, her silverware projects scattered on the floor, except the two stalwart statuettes on her night table. As she writes, she occasionally leaves to pace and think.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this… Sweet Celestia, this is NOT how it was supposed to be… They’ll never forgive me now. They’ll never see past… this.
The filly lets out a piercing scream as another wave of agony takes over her form. She throws herself on her bed, tossing and turning, writhing in unknown terror and fear. She slams her hooves into her bedspread repeatedly, kicking herself inwardly. She returns to her journal after wearing herself out.
Diamond Tiara came back to school. She saw me hanging with them. I wanted her to see me… but then… then… then…
She taunted me and the Cutie Mark Crusaders; that was expected… But when they began defending themselves and me against her tirade… I…
A scream.
I defended her!
Another scream. “No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no… NO!”
Scootaloo won’t speak to me now. Apple Bloom won’t even look at me, Sweetie Belle glares at me with disdain… even Diamond Tiara doesn’t give me the time of day anymore - THAT was out of the blue. The only one I can talk to about this is Rarity. I spent all day yesterday hiding out at her boutique as she worked, telling her all about it, quickly disappearing when Sweetie Belle appeared and slipping out the front door when I got the chance.
I may as well not show my face in school anymore… I am completely ruined…
I had worked so hard to earn Scootaloo’s trust, too. I had designed some new silver decals for her scooter, plating the edges with the metal. I had carried her homework home for her. I had basically tried to become a servant, hoping I would be able to get back in her good books with a little bit of hoof grease, but that one action had erased all my hard work…
You. Spoon. Brained. Silversmith!
Finishing a doodle of a certain yellow pony with a pink mane screaming, the silver pony leans back in her chair, her frustration beginning to ebb. She gets up and looks out the window. She smiles sadly as she watches the Cutie Mark Crusaders playing in the sunny town square, remembering all the times in the past two weeks since her last entry how she had played with them, happier than she had ever been in her life. She sighs, letting some of the tension go, and crosses out the last line in her journal.
It does no good to call yourself names, Silver Spoon. Remember that!
Finishing an oft-repeated quote from her mother, she looks over at a new item on her desk, taken four days ago. It’s a family photo of her mother and father, with her at the centre of the picture. She smiles, and yet on the inside she cringes.
Maybe it wasn’t quite so simple. My daddy’s off in Manehattan right now for a business trip. He left three days ago and won’t be back for another thirteen days. I didn’t want him to go. We had scheduled a wonderful father-daughter day at the Canterlot Royal Father Daughter Dance-Off for today. We had developed quite a reputation for our choreogr cartogra
She pauses and looks around, annoyed… “Oh, where is that thesaurus?” She spends several minutes tossing random books and objects around her room, leaving it in an even worse state of disorganization than before. She also discovers she has misplaced her copy of “The Early-Equestrian Language Guide: How to Write like a Settler”… Failing to find them, she frowns and throws up her hooves briefly as if to give up. Perturbed she couldn’t find the right way to spell a word and also that her journal will not be the same in style all the way through, she continues writing.
dances. We even won third last year! I was really looking forward to it, hoping to get first. I was heartbroken, but I understood. I guess I wanted some comfort… Good job with that, Silver… maybe you should get a medal for finishing first place in idiocy instead…
When I brought my problem to my tiara-flanked former friend, she just laughed and said, “You wouldn’t have won anyway” before walking off, her nose in the air.
I’m glad I don’t see her much anymore.
Rarity, although understanding of my initial problem, told me to get petty and basically turn myself into Diamond Tiara to get revenge against all four. But wouldn’t that just make me worse off than I already am?
She pauses again, holding the silver quill up to her lips. An idea slowly begins to form in her mind. Her face slowly becomes brighter.
Maybe a party would help… Yes. I shall go talk to Pinkie Pie today. I shall hold a… oh, how would she say it… a “Silver Spoon is Super-Duper Sorry Party”… and get her to invite the Cutie Mark Crusaders to come to my place and say my piece here tomorrow. My daddy won’t mind if I spend a few extra bits to hire the premier party planner of Ponyville to hopefully patch up my new friendships. I hope they will forgive me… especially Apple Bloom. I really don’t want her staying mad at me forever.
First, though, I have to go give Diamond Tiara a piece of my mind. She’s messed with me, my friends, and my plans for the last time.
The thick book closes with a sharp slap. The silver filly looks around, shocked and disturbed by the mess she’s made. She groans and gingerly steps around the clutter now present on the floor, intent on moving on with her day without wrecking any of her hard work. She leaves the room and shuts the door, trotting down the hallway. She freezes, closes her eyes and groans once again.
A few seconds later, she bursts back through the door and begins tidying up.
“I can’t ever leave a mess untouched, can I?” she mumbles, “Especially in my own creative space.”
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Oooooooh! Unexpected update and it just got so much more interesting!
You can't possibly leave it at this. I refuse.
644319 And knowing is only half the battle!
G.I. JOE!
YAY
keep it up good sir 
What's this? An update? MUST READ.
Wow, I really didn't see that one coming. Also, MOAR.
*5 minutes later*
*Sighs* Old habits die hard, after all...
And just when things were finally looking up for poor Sliver Spoon, I hope the CMC forgive her and Tiara gets what's coming to her.
Well, this was unexpected. I can't say that it isn't a welcome surprise though.
...wait, wasn't this marked as "Complete" a little while ago?
Well, this is most enjoyable. I do enjoy redemption stories for unlikeable characters, and they don't come much more unlikeable than Tiara and Spoon. You've got believable characterizations for both going.
Also, I have to say, you really short changed Diamond Tiara in the interpretation of her cutie mark. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. If anything, it's acting as an excellent motivation for her vindictive bitchiness. It's just that (and feel free to stop reading this paragraph if you don't care,) I thought the tiara represented a talent for merciless, draconian leadership, quite aptly demonstrated in "Ponyville Confidential."
...yeah, I think way too hard about this kind of thing sometimes. In any case, I look forward to more.
Yesss.... this is good. More of poor Silver Spoon. Do want.
YES! THIS UPDATE IS PLEASING, MOAR!
Also, Rarity suggested getting petty? Is it just me missing something, or is this kinda out of character for her?
You've heard this so many times, but this is really good.
Firstly, I never thought of Silver Spoon's cutie mark representing silver-smithing. It's ingenious.
Secondly, I've always though Silver was a simple 'hanger-on' in the whole canon. It's good to see her breaking that.
Damnit, I wish I came up with this idea...
Ah well.
I must say Silver Spoon is really growing into her own character and not a sidekick anymore.
I can't wait to see her try to apologize to the CMC and if they're willing to forgive her ?
Please do keep up the good work upon such a great tale like this one.
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It was. I came across a bit of extra inspiration the other day...
So I decided to change it.
Things happen.
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It's Silver Spoon's interpretation to what she was told. Rarity likely said something quite helpful that Silver just took the wrong way.
Silver Spoon seems to just lend herself to stories like these.
Good stuff, I'm definitely following.
I like it, I just facepalmed when I read what silver had done.
At least I got an answer to my question about her vocabulary, though the speech pattern is still a question. I don't get answer here due to her panic, but maybe in the future.
Oh, you are so lucky this popped up in the tracker; when I see complete, I take it as complete.
I'm pretty much echoing everypony all up in here when I say that this was unexpected and most welcomed. I know you said you thought you were okay with it being only two chapters, and I was down with that as well, but I'm glad you decided to continue it.
This is great stuff. Keep it up, mate!
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Even if the main story resides in the journal, and not in the actions?
I use italics for the side story sometimes.
Italics DOES usually symbolize thoughts or writing but hey it's your story.
(more info next chapter?)
I love this but this chapter was kinda hard to follow
You evil, demonic creature! How could you leave such an amazing story at a cliffhanger! I demand to know what happens next
Just kidding, keep doing what you always do and make me a happy man!
Well, this I did not expect. A side story about an at-best tertiary character? AND it's interesting? This fandom never ceases to amaze me. I eagerly await the next installment.
i like this story not alot of silver spoon fic out there. please keep going
DIamond Tiara's a nasty little sod, no?
Humm, I do not see where people see shipping, there is hints of one between two of the mane 6, but, nothing that gives anything actual. Also, th SS and BM thing, errr, actualy would not be suprised to find half the fillys in the scool have had crushes on him. Hes quite the lovable big lug, and is not ofensive to the eyes, is quiet, and soft spoken, and does not seem to have much issues with anger managment or the like.
I personaly have rather enjoyed the development of her character, giving her depth and beleavablity. Its kinda sad that she is so much a follower, but, some people/ponys are like that. Not everyone is indipendant, or a leader, some follow. The silver smithing idea works very well with her cutiemark, as otherwise, well, the implication is that shes just stuck up, but then, not everyone knows the term 'Born with a silver spoon in there mouth'. I rather enjoyed this story, and I am kinda hoping that you will continue, so much potential hidden withen.
wat? nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
write moar
Poor Silver. This was a great chapter, I'm glad to see you are continuing this story.
Wooo! Update!!!!!!!
Damnit, disaster, why won't you leave anypony alone!
My one problem with this chapter was Rarity's advice. It didn't seem properly in-character for her. Oh well - that's just a small nitpick.
Looking forward to seeing how Silver Spoon redeems herself.
Lovely story. :) I was just talking with a friend about this story at a brony meet today, and I had to come back home and read it. Very skillfully written, as everyone else has said.
moar pls
Oh, man. It's time for te final showdown!
GOOOOOOOOO SPOONY!!
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I'm glad somepony recognized that besides me. Not only did she encourage Silver to further tarnish her reputation (no pun intend) but she was encouraging Silver Spoon of actions against her own sister in the process!
The Rarity I know would generously offer to speak to Sweetie Belle on Silver's behalf. To try and smooth over the rough edges of Sweetie's feelings toward her. She would explain that Silver was acting on instinct in the defense of a friend she has had for years.
That it doesn't mean Silver doesn't like her or her fellow CMC. She would encourage Sweetie to talk to Silver about her feelings of betrayl.
Otherwise great story. I hope the last chapter see's things put to right for Silver Spoon
This chapter really brought up the great feeling of strangling Diamond Tiara with no shed of mercy
Thank you sir