Sunset was over at the residence of one Diamond Tiara, meeting with the filly's mother.
"So, your saying your daughter is being bullied in school by some colt because she has yet to get her cutie mark?" Sunset asked the mare in quesiton, who she learned was named Spoiled Rich.
"Yes. I suppose it's good that you were able to find her in that corner. Ever since she started being bullied, my daughter has not been the most social pony." Spoiled Rich said. "I kept trying to reach her, but alas, it seems she ignores me." She added.
"Well, I'll see what I can do to help, but I am unsure what I can do to outright stop this bully. Do you at least know the bully's name?" Sunset asked.
"His name is..." Spoiled Rich was saying.
Meanwhile, a gray earth pony filly about Diamond's age was waiting outside the Rich family household. Her name was Silver Spoon. Soon enough, a Navy Blue earth pony filly showed up.
"Decided to come over and see if we can catch that Blank Flank rich kid?" Silver Spoon asked.
"You know me well, Silver Spoon." The colt said.
"It's nice to see your feeling better from your cold..." Silver Spoon said before she got close to the colt. "...Fortus Vile." She added.
"What kind of of name is Fortus Vile?" Sunset Shimmer asked.
"I don't know. I just know his family moved her from outside of not just Ponyville, but the borders of Equestra itself." Spoiled Rich said.
"I thought Princess Celestia had tight immigration laws where you need the right paper work." Sunset Shimmer said.
"For some reason, the Vile family house had all the right paper work already ready to present. And it was checked for forgery, but was found to be the real stuff. So, they were allowed to immigrate without issue." Spoiled Rich said.
"Huh." Sunset Shimmer said.
"But the strange part is, Fortus himself was born right here in Equestria after his parents moved to Ponyville." Spoiled Rich said.
"So, Fortus Vile would be a legal resident of Equestria, and thus could not be deported." Sunset said. "And knowing how Celestia would never want to break up a family..." She added.
"You can see the issue here then, huh?" Spoiled Rich asked.
"Yes. What I think your daughter needs most of all though, is a friend around her age." Sunset said. "As you know, I am one of two unicorns that was mentored by Princess Celestia herself, and I have my own friends I'd love to hang out with. That being said, I wouldn't mind being a big sister figure to Diamond Tiara like I am with Twilight." She added.
"That's all I ask of you." Spoiled Rich said. "It just sucks that Fortus Vile has an accomplice in the only other filly born to a wealthy family on his side. Her name is Silver Spoon." She added.
Diamond Tiara had managed to avoid Silver Spoon and Fortus Vile as she snuck out through the back of her mansion. At least, that's what the filly thought at first.
"Nice try, Blank Flank." Fortus Vile said, as he and Silver Spoon were actually waiting outside the back exit.
"I had a hunch you'd try and exit through the back, and you did." Silver Spoon said.
"Buck me..." Diamond Tiara said.
"Heh, you ain't getting away so easily this time." Fortus Vile said. "I'm going to teach you that a blank flank like you is as worthless as your money is to me." He added.
However, before Fortus Vile could do anything, he was hit by something red. "What the...an apple?" Silver Spoon said. Then she was hit by an Apple too.
"Gah! Whose throwing those things?!" Fortus Vile exclaimed. Suddenly, the pair of bullies were being bombarded by apples. All rotton ones.
"I think we're surrounded!" Silver Spoon shouted as the rotton apples bombarded the two bullies.
"Then let's just run!" Fortus Vile said. The two bullies then fled as a few last rotton apples assulted them.
"...Who...just saved me?" Diamond Tiara said before a lone yellow earth pony filly stepped out.
"You alright there?" The filly asked. Diamond Tiara got a good look at the filly.
Diamond Tiara looked around. "I'm fine now. But where is every pony else that helped?" Diamond Tiara asked.
"That was all me. Name's Apple Bloom." The filly said.
"I-I'm Diamond Tiara. How did you--" Diamond Tiara began to ask.
"Sorry, Apple Family secret." Apple Bloom then noticed Diamond Tiara's flanks. "...You don't have your cutie mark either?" Apple Bloom asked.
"I don't. But what do you--" Diamond Tiara said before Apple Bloom showed the filly. "...You...you don't have a cutie mark yet yourself?! I thought I was the only one who didn't have one left..." Diamond Tiara said.
"Ah thought I was the only one who didn't have a cutie mark left too." Apple Bloom said. "Let's be friends." She added.
"Y-you'd really like to be my friend?" Diamond Tiara asked. "After you just saved my flank from those bullies, we're going to be best friends!" She added, throwing her forelegs around Apple Bloom.
"Don't mention it, really." The farm filly said.
Diamond Tiara had explained everything to her mother, which is when her father, Filthy Rich, stepped into the room.
"Apple Bloom huh? She must be that younger sister of Applejack I've heard about. The one who born just before their parents were killed by timber wolves." Filthy Rich said.
"Your referring to Bright Mac and Buttercup right? Shame what happened to them." Spoiled Rich said. "But, they are farm ponies." She added.
"And the apple family are my closest business associates. I refuse to sit by and let you try and prevent Diamond Tiara from being friends with a farm pony just because." Filthy Rich said. "And last I checked, Apple Bloom did just save our daughter from those bullies." Filthy Rich said.
"You have a point there..." Spoiled Rich conceeded.
"...Well, I think it's best for now, that I go back home. It's been a long day." Sunset Shimmer said. She already knew just what her latest friendship report was going to be about.