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// Working it Out 
// Story: Sad Seed 
// by JourneyCatMLP 
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Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had not looks of hate on their faces, but looks of sorrow.  They shyly entered the clubhouse.

"So that's why you stood up for the others instead of us at the end," Diamond Tiara said.

"We thought you just had a city attitude," Silver Spoon added.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders were stunned at these twos' behavior.  They actually felt sympathy for Babs.

"Wait, so you were listening in?!" Scootaloo asked angrily.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon shuffled there hooves slightly.

"Kinda..." Diamond Tiara admitted.

"We were at first wondering what tactic you going to try for your cutie marks so we make fun of you for failing it, but then we heard Babs talk her life in Manehatten, so we stayed and listened," Silver Spoon explained.

"But how did you hear us anyway?" Sweetie Belle wondered.

"Actually, these walls that make up this clubhouse don't drown out vocals," Diamond Tiara said sheepishly with a little grin.

"Uumm...sooooo...we have to confess on something," Silver Spoon said with her ears falling.

"We've been bullied a lot as well," Diamond admitted hanging her head.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon told their own stories of bullying.  They were teased for being rich, especially Diamond Tiara.  Eventually Silver Spoon met up with Diamond Tiara at a park where two bigger stallions were hurting Diamond's feelings.  Silver got in front of Tiara and stood up, causing the stallions to shrug and trot away.  The duo had been friends ever since.  Diamond Tiara even said that "blank flank" was a nickname she received a lot before, so she called the Crusaders that to make her feel better.  Silver Spoon was also a late bloomer when came to cutie marks.  After the two had finished everypony in the clubhouse was silent.  Sweetie Belle broke the silence.

"So, would you guys perhaps like to be our friends?  We feel everypony should be treated equally, and that's how a Cutie Mark Crusader treats a friend."

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon smiled big.  Their hearts grew bigger and filled with warmth.

"We're both very, very sorry for everything we said," both said at once.

The fillies relaxed and laughed.  Diamond even invited all of them over for a sleepover at her place to celebrate the beginning of summer.  All agreed.  So now, the once-bullies became better fillies.  Sure, they still boasted from time to time, but they have yet to improve.  Unfortunately for Babs, her family was still neglectful, but her sister thought about how she had treated her before, and decided to stay home more often to spend time with her.  Her mother and father couldn't believe she was going to waste her time with such a useless filly, but she didn't care.  Babs needed somepony.