//------------------------------// // Changes // Story: Starbloom Chronicles // by L_Wolf //------------------------------// Chapter 11 Starbloom was up alittle later then normal again, sitting up in bed rubbing her eyes she looked at the clock yawning softly. "Mmm at least I didn't over sleep..." She said softly rolling off the bed and getting up and going into the bathroom to rinse off and brush out her mane for school. After getting herself ready for school she gets her saddle bag and heads down stairs. "Morning mom," She told Twilight who was getting some breakfast ready. She floated over a piece of toast and nibbled on it. "Hope today is better then yesterday." She said sitting at the table bringing over a glass of orange juice. "I'm sure it will be Starbloom, just try not to let Silver Spoon or Diamond Tiara bother you." Twilight said as she joined her at the table with her own toast spreading some honey over one. "I'll be at your school in time for Family Appreciation Day as well." "Alright mom, thank you." She smiled at Twilight finishing her toast and took another drink of her orange juice getting to her hooves as she heard a knock at the door. "Wonder who that is, I don't remember Sweetie Belle saying she would pick me up," she wondered out loud heading to the door and opened it seeing Apple Bloom standing waiting for her. "Mornin` Starbloom, I figured I'll walk with you to school." Apple Bloom said as Starbloom came outside closing door behind her. "I figured we needed to talk as well." Apple Bloom said as they started to walk towards the school. "Ya, I guess we do need to talk," Starbloom said sighing softly, looking over at Apple Bloom, "I am sorry about what happen at the school with Silver Spoon, I didn't mean to scare anypony, specially you or Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle. It just sort of happen when she called me a lair." Apple Bloom looked back over at Starbloom shaking her head abit. "I'm not talking bout that, Silver Spoon needed to be put in her place for being a bully. I'm talkin bout why didn't you tell us you was a unicorn? We would of understood you didn't have to hide that from us." Starbloom blinked and looked at Apple Bloom. "Oh... well I didn't think there would be any way to get my magic back... so I figured I would have to live my life as an earth pony. Didn't think being a unicorn would ever come up," she replied hanging her head lightly sighing before flicking her tail lightly then looked up and glanced over at Rainbow Dash's cloud home. "Starbloom, ya don't have to keep secret's from yer friends you know that right?" Apple Bloom asked looking at Starbloom then blinked lightly seeing her looking over at Rainbow Dash's house looking up over at it as well. "What is it? Why ya'll starin at Rainbow Dash's place?" "Huh?" Starbloom blinked looking at Apple Bloom, then remembered Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle probably didn't know what happen last night, atleast not yet anyways. "Oh yea I know I don't gotta keep secrets.... Apple Bloom, something happen last night and, Scootaloo is living with Rainbow Dash now.. I was just wondering if she'll be coming to school today." Apple Bloom's eyes went big. "What?! What happen to Scootaloo? Is she okay? Why wouldn't she be at school?" She was about to ask more questions but Starbloom stopped her putting a hoof on her muzzle. "Easy now and I'll tell you everything when we catch up to Sweetie Belle so I can tell her to, let's hurry so I can tell you before the bell rings." She said Apple Bloom nodding and both breaking into a gallop to catch Sweetie Belle before reaching the school. "Apple Bloom, Starbloom, good morning!" Sweetie Belle said happily smiling at both of them as they caught up with her. "Why you two in a hurry though?" She asked seeing they had been out of breath from running to catch up with her. "Starbloom.. has something to tell us bout Scootaloo, but wanted to tell both of us together," Apple Bloom said as the three started to walk more slowly to the school so Apple Bloom and Starbloom could catch their breath. Starbloom nodded still breathing a little on the heavy side not having the same stamina as Apple Bloom has, so it took her longer. "Well, after leaving your house yesterday Sweetie Belle, I saw Scootaloo and followed her back to her place.... I meet her dad and we had dinner together. Well... I went home after and a little later Scootaloo.... she came over and mom went to see her dad.... he has to stay in a special home for ponies like him and Scootaloo is living with Rainbow Dash." She did her best to plan it with out giving away to much detail, scare or upset Sweetie Belle or Apple Bloom... or embarrass Scootaloo. Both Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom stayed quiet for a few minutes before Sweetie Belle spoke up, "Why doesn't she stay with her mom?" She asked looking over at Starbloom tilting her head. But before Starbloom could answer Apple Bloom looked over at Sweetie Belle to answer her. "She probably aint gotta mom anymore," Apple Bloom said sighing softly, then looked over at Starbloom who nodded in confirmation at what Apple Bloom said. "Poor Scootaloo, I hope she'll be okay gotta be rough on her loosing her mom, then her dad." She said softly, she knew how it felt herself, having lost her own parents even if she had been pretty young when she lost her own parents. "She's a tough filly, but I know it'll take her a little while to recover from this loss which is why I'm not sure if she'll be in school today or not. But she is happy to be staying with Rainbow Dash," Starbloom said looking up as they got near the school. The bell hadn't rung yet so she looked around. "Now... I guess I should apologize to Silver Spoon. Mom told me I should." Starbloom said looking over at Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom. Both of them looked back at her for a few minutes before nodding, "If ya gotta then alright Starbloom. Want us to come with ya?" Apple Bloom asked looking over at Sweetie Belle then back at Starbloom. "No it's okay I should do this on my own, thank you though," She said with a smile before heading off to find Silver Spoon looking around quietly. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom going inside the school to wait for Starbloom. It didn't take her to long to find Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara, the two standing near the back of the school talking. Silver Spoon saw Starbloom coming over and squealed hiding behind Diamond Tiara. "S.. stay back!" She squeaked loudly whimpering and hiding from Starbloom as best she could. Diamond Tiara just rolled her eyes and sighed moving out of the way. "I wont hurt you Silver Spoon, I just came to apologize for what happen yesterday, and to give you this," She said her horn lighting up and she took out a replacement necklace from her saddle bag floating it over giving it to Silver Spoon. "I'm sorry I lost my temper yesterday and did what I did to you." Silver Spoon took the necklace looking it over before putting it on looking over at Starbloom. "Well, I guess this will do. Apology accepted, I guess." She said flicking her tail a bit, this causing another roll of her eyes from Diamond Tiara. Starbloom just sighed softly shaking her head. Starbloom looks over at Diamond Tiara and tilts her head faintly to one side. "I'm also sorry for making you feel uncomfortable as well, I shouldn't of been doing that to you." She said nodding her head at Diamond Tiara softly. Diamond Tiara just gave a faint smile at Starbloom. "Don't worry about it Starbloom, you've... given me a lot to think about. About how I've been treating other ponies. It's actually strengthen my relationship with my father as well." Diamond Tiara said, smiling at her again. Starbloom smiled back nodding at her, "I'm glad to hear that." She said before making her way back to the front of the school house to make her way inside to be with her friends. Silver Spoon looked over at Diamond Tiara and smirks at her abit, "You are so weak, I don't know what that unicorn wanna be did to you but your as bad as those blank flanks now." She said flicking her tail and trots off with her nose in the air leaving Diamond Tiara alone. Diamond Tiara just shrugs lightly but smiled anyways watching Silver Spoon leave as she herself makes her way to head go inside, but before she does she gets stopped by a yellow earth blank flank named Noi and the two of them start to talk as they head inside the school. Starbloom went over to her seat and sat down putting her saddle bag near her desk to get ready for school day to start. Ms. Cheerilee came into the school and went to stand by her desk. "Do to the events that happen yesterday, we swapped around the days, so Twilight will be coming into day, since Filthy Rich came in yesterday." Ms. Cheerilee started off before looking over at Starbloom. "Twilight will be able to make it today right?" Starbloom nodded at Cheerilee smiling at her, but she noticed Scootaloo hadn't shown up yet so she figured she would be absent today. "Yes Ms. Cheerilee, she said she'll be here on time." Starbloom answered her, to which Cheerilee smiled nodding before starting off the school day, with a test causing the class to groan. After the test the rest of the day went along normally, and lunch rolled around. Starbloom, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle went to their normal table to have lunch but had a surprise waiting for them, Scootaloo was sitting at the table waiting for them smiling. Rainbow Dash was there as well. "Hey girls, how's class going?" Scootaloo asked with grin looking over at the three as they came over to her. "Sorry I'm late but me and Dash was getting things settled," She looked better then last night, one of her wings had a bandage around it. "Scootaloo!" Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle yelled happily and ran over to give her a hug, Starbloom came over more slowly smiling at her, "Hey Scootaloo, how you feeling?" Starbloom said being more careful so not to hurt her when she hugged her, after Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle let go. "I'm feeling alright Starbloom, my wing is pretty sore but it should heal up good as new soon." Scootaloo said, looking over at Rainbow Dash, who smiled before going into the school to talk to Ms. Cheerilee. "Rainbow Dash wanted me to stay home but I had to see my friends." Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom smiled, and Starbloom nodded as the group took a seat at the table. "We're glad yer alright Scoots," Apple Bloom said, "Starbloom filled us in about what happen, though she didn't tell us ya got hurt." Apple Bloom said peering over at Starbloom. "I didn't think it was my place to go into... to much detail," Starbloom said nodding at Apple Bloom fidgeting abit and Scootaloo smiled a bit. "I wasn't sure how much Scootaloo would want to tell you herself anyways." "It's alright Starbloom, I'm sure it'll come out sooner or later." Scootaloo said, looking at her wing wiggling it faintly. "My dad, hurt me last night and I ran away to Starbloom's house... after that I don't remember to much. But Rainbow Dash told me this morning Twilight took him to the doctors and the doctors put him in a special home and I was gonna live with her for now on." Both Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom's eyes went wide hearing that Scootaloo had gotten hurt by her dad. They had been about to speak when Rainbow Dash came over. "I'm gonna head to work now kiddo, I'll come get you at Starbloom's house later when I get done so I can take ya home alright?" "Alright Rainbow Dash," Scootaloo said smiling up at her watching as she took off into the air and headed into the skies to start working on the weather for the area before looking back to her friends. "Since, I'm staying with Rainbow Dash now, I'm gonna see if Ms. Cheerilee will let me bring her to Family Appreciation Day." "I'm sure Ms. Cheerilee will be alright with that," All four of the girls blinked hearing someone speak before looking over seeing Diamond Tiara standing near the table with her friend Noi. "Hey girls, after talking with Starbloom this morning, and thinking over things the past few days.... I wanted to apologize with how I have been treating you. I don't know, if we can ever be friends, but we don't have to be enemies either." Starbloom smiled, but the other three just looked pure dumb struck at what just happen. The last person they had expected to be nice to them, let alone apologize to them was Diamond Tiara. "Well, thank ya Tiara, I don't know what made ya change so much but I'm glad you did." Apple Bloom said with abit of a nerves smile. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle both nodded agreeing with Apple Bloom. Diamond Tiara smiled back at Starbloom and then smiled at Apple Bloom and the other two. "Your welcome, to be honest it was Starbloom, I don't know what she did to me the first time I started teasing her. But it made me see things differently, about how it felt be the one being bullied. Then seeing how Silver Spoon acted I just couldn't stand it anymore. I meet Noi here and we became friends." Diamond Tiara said smiling and Noi smiled at the four crusaders sitting at the table. "Well I'm glad your being nice now and made a nice friend like Noi," Sweetie Belle said smiling at Diamond Tiara and Noi. "It's nice to meet you Noi. I think I remember seeing you around town, aren't you a member of the filly scouts?" She asked. Noi nodded at Sweetie Belle. "Yes I am, we raise money to help other ponies less fortunate. That's how I meet Diamond Tiara, she and her dad donated some bits to start a shelter in Baltimare." Noi said smiling at the group, and Diamond Tiara blushed faintly. They were about to keep talking when the bell rang calling them all inside. The four crusaders getting up from the table and cleaning it off, Sweetie and Starbloom using their magic to put the trash in a trash can. Sweetie starting to get better control over her levitation. Once the table was clean they went inside and sat down.