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// Prompt #17 - E 
// Story: Diamond Cutter Anthology Entries 
// by Yukito 
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Prompt: Silver Spoon gets a mysterious letter (provided by Shannon Chan-Kent, the voice of Silver Spoon)





It started with a simple letter. As Silver Spoon woke up that morning, she found a strange envelope sitting on her desk, no words, no stamps, no wax seals… It was just there, waiting to be opened until she had finished her cereal, taken out the garbage, completed her homework, cleaned her bedroom and made five hundred bits on the stock exchange.

"Oh, maybe I should open this," she said as she grabbed the strange envelope and opened it- "OW! Paper cut…"

… As she opened it, and pulled out the contents. A single piece of paper. Blank, A4, and folded twice. She unfolded it, and was confused by what was written on it. For on the paper, was a single letter: 'E'.

"Huh. Weird." Tossing the paper into the bin, Silver Spoon decided to forget the strange letter and headed outside.





Walking through Ponyville, Silver Spoon couldn't help but smile at the beautiful day that it was. The sun was shining bright and there were barely any clouds in the sky. Just a few here-and-there, and… one shaped like the letter 'E'.

"… Surely a coincidence," she said as she adjusted her glasses and continued onwards. She passed through the market area, where she found a stall of apples headed by Applejack. There were red apples mixed with green ones, and the green ones were arranged in an 'E' shape.

"… Okay, that's creepy," she muttered, walking faster until she found a mirror being carried by two ponies across the street. She stopped to let them pass, and gasped as she noticed how some dust was on the mirror in an 'E' shape.

She started to trot after the mirror was gone, panic setting in as she looked at the ponies around her. They were returning strange looks of their own, and she gasped as she saw one pony with an 'E'-shaped bald spot on his flank.

"Excuse me." Silver Spoon stopped and turned to find Ginger Snap, dressed in her filly scout's outfit, standing before her. There was a wagon full of papers behind the filly. "Could you fill out this short survey please? It's about the environment and how we, as a community, could help to improve it!"

"S-Sure…" Silver Spoon took one of the papers and a pen from the filly, and filled out the multiple-choice questions. It was only after she had ticked the last box that she realised… each of her answers was 'E'. "What is going on?!"

Silver Spoon sprinted through the town, sweat running down her brow, until she had to stop to catch her breath, a mere ten feet from where she had started. She really needed to work out more, but more importantly than that, she raised her head to find Pinkie Pie carrying several balloons, all of which had the letter 'E' on them.

She bolted away from the pink pony, running until she accidentally bumped into a purple mare and fell onto her back. "S-Sorr-" Silver Spoon shivered as she looked up. Twilight Sparkle smiled down gently at the filly, closing her book so that she could help her up. The book's title, though… was 'E'.

"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Silver Spoon kicked the book away and turned around, running faster than she ever thought possible. She found Rainbow Dash flying alongside her.

"Wow, you're fast! Wanna race? Race ya to the water tower!"

And without another word, Rainbow Dash was off. Silver Spoon looked over to the tower, where she found a giant 'E' painted along the side. She bit her lip and skidded to a halt, before turning and running so fast that she could kill a werewolf.

"MUST… ESCAPE… E…"

As she ran, she found that her original destination, Diamond Tiara's manor, was in sight. However, guarding the entrance, was a giant wooden 'E'. Fire burning in her eyes, Silver Spoon picked up the pace and screamed as she jumped, piercing through the offending letter and setting it on fire with the sheer force of her headbutt, and then continued through the gates of the Rich manor, where salvation was surely waiting for her.





"And so that was my day," Silver Spoon said, sighing as she slumped into Diamond Tiara's table. The other filly was pouring herself some tea. "It all started with that letter. Ever since then I've seen 'E' everywhere!"

"Gee-whiz, Silver Spoon," Diamond Tiara said. "This sure sounds like a myster-E." Diamond Tiara took a sip of her tea as Silver Spoon raised her head.

"… Diamond Tiara?"

"Yes, Silver Spoon?"

"Did you set this whole thing up just so that you could make that pun?"

"I might have."

"… Diamond Tiara?"

"Yes, Silver Spoon?"

"Can I go home now, and not speak to you for an entire week?"

"You may."

And so, Silver Spoon rose from her seat and left the room. Diamond Tiara raised her tea to her lips and took another sip, sighing as the sweet taste flooded into her mouth.