~*{Chapter Four}*~
Starbloom sat quietly in class waiting for the bell to ring at the end of the day. She did her best to keep from getting distracted at what Ms. Cheerilee was talking about. Not wanting a repeat of what happen earlier in the day. But she couldn't get what Scootaloo told her off her mind, she really wanted to help her friend get over her problem and be able to fly.
After the bell rang Starbloom got to her hooves and put on her saddle bags and said good-bye to her friends, telling them she wanted to walk home alone today. Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle looked concerned but let her go. They knew her well enough to not follow her if wanted to be alone.
She left the school building and started on her way home lost in thought. She was going through the spell books she knew of in her mind trying to remember if any of them would help with Scootaloo's disability. She had been so lost in her thoughts she didn't notice Silver Spoon and her friend following her.
The red-coated pegasus flew over and landed in front of Starbloom. Starbloom stopped and blinked looking at her. "What do you want Crimson Rain?" Starbloom asked glancing over her shoulder seeing Silver Spoon coming up behind her before looking back at Crimson.
"Just to talk Starbloom," Crimson Rain said glaring at her. "Your friends were pretty mean to Silver Spoon today."
Silver Spoon came around to stand next to Crimson glaring as well. "You think, just because your mother is a princess you and your friends can act like that to me?" Silver Spoon said while she and Crimson start to walk around Starbloom slowly. "You and your friends need to learn their place in the school yard."
Starbloom quietly watched Silver and Crimson as they moved around her. She didn't want to start anything with the two. She just sighed quietly rolling her eyes trying to move past them. "I need to get home, so if you don't mind. Move, please." She said when they move to block her path.
Silver reached a hoof up and hit Starbloom across the muzzle with it. "You will stay here until I say yo...." Silver started but was suddenly cut off when an aura formed around her and Crimson Rain. "Hey! Put me down this instant!" Silver protested as she squirmed in the aura.
"I don't think so," Twilight's said as she walked up behind Starbloom looking at the two fillies in her magic. "Starbloom, home I'll deal with this." She said looking at Starbloom who was holding her muzzle small tears of pain in her eyes.
"Yes mama," she said before moving around the two fillies still struggling in the aura of magic and continued on her way to the library.
Twilight looked at the two. "I believe it's time I have a talk with your parents," Twilight said and the two looked at her in fear. Twilight took them home, going to Silver Spoon's place first before flying to Crimson Rain's cloud home to speak with her parents.
Starbloom got home and went to her room putting away her saddle bags. "Starbloom?" She heard Spike calling for her and made her way down stairs.
"Yes Spike?" She asked looking at him trying to give him her best smile. She was still upset about the confrontation with Silver Spoon and Crimson Rain.
"S.. Starbloom?! What happen?" He asked going over to her, she hadn't noticed but her lip and nose was bleeding from the hit across her muzzle. "Your bleeding."
Starbloom sighed a bit, "Silver Spoon hit me, it's nothing to worry about though. Mama is taking care of it."
"Of course I'm going to worry." Spike said as he leads her to the kitchen. He wets a rag and cleans her muzzle with it. "Why would Silver Spoon want to hurt you though? I know you two don't get along but violence?"
Starbloom squirmed at the rag rubbing her muzzle as she sat near the sink. "She said some mean stuff about me and Scootaloo.... Diamond Tiara hit her first I guess she just used me to get her revenge for that." Starbloom said looking up at Spike.
Spike tilted his head as she made Starbloom some tea. "Doesn't she say mean stuff about you guys all the time? Why would Diamond hit her this time?" He asked he had heard about the bullying before from Starbloom and the other members of the CmC.
"She called me a freak and a defective unicorn.... she called Scootaloo a detective pegasus." Starbloom said looking away from Spike sighing softly. "Diamond Tiara said she crossed the line."
Spike clench his clawed fist narrowing his eyes before relaxing when he looks at Starbloom giving her the tea. "She did cross the line. You are not a freak or a defective unicorn."
Starbloom closed her eyes sighing softly. "I am a freak Spike, and with out a real horn I am defective as a unicorn."
"That's not true!" Spike said sharply enough to cause Starbloom to flinch abit. "I'm sorry but it's not true Starbloom," he said with a more softly. "You're just special, and unique. You shouldn't let her words get to you and make you think your anything more then a special pony."
Starbloom gave him a weak smile before sipping her tea looking into the cup. "Thank you Spike, I guess with everything that happen today I let her words bother me more than I should have."
"You mean that talk with Princess Luna last night?" Spike asked looking at her.
Starbloom nodded at him softly as she took another sip of his tea. "Yea, that and what is going on with Scootaloo."
"What's the matter with Scootaloo?" Twilight asked coming into the kitchen after getting home from taking Silver Spoon and Crimson Rain home. "Rainbow Dash said she's been pretty happy."
Spike and Starbloom looked over at Twilight as she came into the kitchen. "Scootaloo recently found out she has a birth defect that keeps her from flying." Starbloom said frowning softly. "They visited doctors and specialist and there isn't anything they can do to help her."
Twilight frowned softly at the news as she joined Starbloom at the table. "I'm really sorry to hear that Starbloom. That must be really rough on the filly. I know she has always wanted to follow in Rainbow Dash's footsteps to be the best flier in Equestria."
Starbloom nodded softly and sighed sipping her tea again. "I know, I feel bad for her. I wish there was something we could do to help her, like a spell we could use to fix her wings and magic gland."
"I know you do dear, but honestly there isn't anything we can do. Even with my magic some problems just can't be fixed." Twilight said putting her wing around Starbloom in a hug.
Starbloom leaned against Twilight softly nodding as she sniped her tea. "I know mama, I just feel bad for her. Poor Scootaloo must be devastated."
"Scootaloo is a tough little filly, I know she'll find away to adapt in some way." Twilight said smiling at Starbloom. "Most important thing now is just to be there for her and supporting her."
Starbloom looked up at Twilight and smiled nodding at her. "Of course your right mama, I will."
Spike got dinner finished for them and placed it on the table. Twilight moved her wing and Starbloom went to her side of the table while Spike got the table ready. "Smells good as always Spike, thank you." Twilight said to Spike and Starbloom nodded in agreement.
After dinner, Starbloom went to the main hall of the library and searched around in the medical books and spell books to see if she could find away to treat Scoolaloo's condition. Seeing what she was up to Twilight helped, though she knew there was little they could do if trained medical unicorns couldn't find any cures.
"Starbloom, we've gone through all the medical books and spell books in the library. I don't think there is anything we can do." Twilight said after a few hours. "It's almost bedtime, go get cleaned up and ready for bed alright?"
Starbloom sighed softly and scuffed a hoof on the floor. "Alright mama, I guess you and Scootaloo are right." She said looking defeated, she really helped she could find something.
She made her way up the stairs to the bathroom and turned on the shower waiting for the water to warm. While she waited she looked at herself in the mirror. "Guess there are some problems you can't fix," she told herself before checking the water and climbing into the shower.
She scrubbed her sides and back with her scrub brush after putting some coat wash on it. She her mind was still going over the issue with Scootaloo in her mind. She closed her eyes and shook her head trying to clear it, "Come on Starbloom, let it go you tried everything."
She sighed again and finished cleaning herself off. She turned the water off and shook herself off before getting out the shower and dried herself with a towel. She rested the towel across her back got her brush to brush out her mane and tail. Once her mane and tail had been brushed she brushed her teeth.
Once she was clean she put the towel in the hamper and left the bathroom going to her room stretching a bit. She checked the time before getting into bed. It was still a bit before her bedtime but she was feeling tired so she went to bed early turning out the lights before snuggling under the covers and drifting off to sleep.