//------------------------------// // Babs Seed's Story // Story: Villains United // by juststeph //------------------------------// “Hey, ‘scuze me, is this the villain’s meeting?” The group turned to look at a small brown filly standing in the doorway. “What are you doing here?” Diamond Tiara asked. “Shouldn’t you be with the rest of the blank flanks?” The filly frowned. “We were friends, Diamond Tiara. And that’s why I’m here. I was a bully, and Apple Bloom said I should come here and talk about that.” “How did she find out about this?” Silver Spoon wondered. “Her big sis told her. She said everypony in town knows. And then she said something about Princess Celestia coming here, so I came ‘cause I wanted t’meet the princess.” The creatures looked at each other, some in fear, some in anticipation. Nightmare Moon just smiled. Let the princess come. “So while I was here, I figured I might as well talk,” the filly continued. “Okay?” -- BABS SEED’S STORY My mom sent me to visit my cousin Applejack in Ponyville. She thought I should get outta the city for a while, ‘cause I was being teased for bein’ a blank flank. She said cousin Applejack had a sister who’s also a blank flank. I thought it might be fun. I mean, Apple Bloom and her friends were kinda cool, but they wanted me to join their club ‘cause I was a blank flank, and I didn’t want to do that. ‘Cause no one in Ponyville knew me yet and I didn’t want to get teased for bein’ a blank flank again. They were excited about not havin’ cutie marks, and I didn’t want to be like that. Then these two fillies came by and started making fun of Apple Bloom and her friends. Actually, it was those two right there. I guess they’re bullies, but when I saw them, I just thought they were the cool foals in Ponyville. So I started making fun of Apple Bloom too. It was kind of fun to be mean for once. No one was making fun of me, so it was okay. And I didn’t really know Apple Bloom, so it didn’t matter that she’s my cousin. I figured that I had to spend some time with Apple Bloom, ‘cause I was staying at her farm and all. So I followed her and her friends around, but I kept scaring them and stuff. Diamond Tiara thought it was cool, so I figured she was right, you know? When I was hanging out with the girls, I mentioned that Apple Bloom and her friends had a clubhouse and they let me in before. So Diamond Tiara asked if I could get her and Silver Spoon in, because they didn’t have a clubhouse, and it wasn’t right that those blank flanks had one. I guess they didn’t realize I was a blank flank too, but I brought them to the clubhouse anyways. I felt kind of bad kicking Apple Bloom out of the clubhouse. Applejack had told me that she’d fixed it up herself and everything. And Applejack had also made me take Apple Bloom’s bed and so she was sleepin’ on the floor, so I was taking a lot of stuff from my cousin. But I had friends now, so it was cool. After that, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon started talking about all these inside jokes they had, and they were making a lot of fun of all blank flanks, so I thought they might start making fun of me too. I thought I had to do something to make them like me again. So when Apple Bloom made this really cool float for the parade in town, I stole it. I know it wasn’t right, but I thought Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon would stay my friends if I let them on the float with me. I started driving in the parade, and it was really fun, at first. Then an alarm started ringing out of nowhere, and I couldn’t steer anymore! The float was goin’ over a cliff! But then Apple Bloom and her friends saved me, even after I was being so mean to them. They told me later that they’d made the float go off the cliff, but then saved me ‘cause Applejack told them I was bein’ bullied. I was kind of angry that she told them, but I wasn’t mad at Apple Bloom and her friends anymore. I did bad things too, and I was sorry too. When I was leaving Ponyville, I ran into Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon again. I knew then that they’re not my friends. They was angry, but I told them that if they were mean to me again, I’d tell their moms. They’d be in trouble for weeks. I like coming back to Ponyville now and visiting Apple Bloom, and I like bein’ a Cutie Mark Crusader. And I feel really bad that I was a bully. I don’t want to be mean, ever again! -- “So, that explains why you suddenly turned into a loser,” Diamond Tiara said, before giggling with Silver Spoon. Gilda sighed. “Can anyone tell me why we let these kids in here?” “You said something about Celestia,” Nightmare Moon said, ignoring Gilda to speak directly to Babs. “Is your story your way of introducing her?” The filly shrugged. “Nah. Applejack just said she might be here. I wanted to see her.” “In that case, you have no business here,” Nightmare Moon said. “You are not one of us, and we have no interest in listening to playground stories only half related to the Elements.” “Hey!” Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon chorused. The mare ignored them as she stepped closer to Babs. She leaned down to meet her eye to eye. “Young filly, run. Get out of here before we remind you why Equestria considers us villains.” Babs tried to hold her ground, but after a moment, turned and fled. “See ya, blank flank!” Silver Spoon called after her.