Apple Bloom awoke with a headache. She didn't get much sleep last night, the events of yesterday came back to haunt her thoughts once more. She should have known that Scootaloo would have attacked Diamond, but she didn't think Scootaloo would try to kill her. Maybe she was over thinking everything. There was no way that her dear friend that she has known for awhile now would try to kill somepony.
Apple Bloom pulled herself out of bed, and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day ahead. After she was done, the filly walked downstairs, and was greeted by her sister Applejack who was making breakfast.
"Morning sugercube!" Applejack said enthusiastically.
"Morning AJ" Apple Bloom said softly as she took a seat at the table.
"Is everything alright?" Applejack said noticing Apple Bloom sulking.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine."
Applejack raised an eyebrow.
"Are ya sure about that sugercube?"
Apple Bloom looked up at her sister who was looking noticeably worried. What was she going to say? She opened her mouth, but no words came out. She just couldn't find the wright words to describe what had happened yesterday. With a deep sigh she finally spoke.
"Scootaloo beat Diamond Tiara up yesterday at school."
"She what?!" Applejack said shocked.
"Yeah, she hurt her pretty badly. Me and Sweetie Belle managed to pull her off before she caused unrepairable damage." Apple Bloom could feel herself tearing up as she was explaining the events to her sister.
"Scootaloo had blood on her hoofs, and after we pulled her off, she broke free of our grasp and ran away." At this point Apple Bloom couldn't control the tears, and they started streaming down her face. Applejack pulled her crying sister into a hug, and stroked her mane.
"I am sorry to hear that, I wish I knew what to do. I am at a loss for words. Do you know where she would be?"
"No, Me and Sweetie Belle where going to go look for her today."
"Good, your friend needs you now more then ever." Applejack said looking Apple Bloom in the eyes.
Apple Bloom only nodded, there was nothing left for her to say. Only thing she can hope is that Scootaloo is okay. After breakfast Apple Bloom waved goodbye to her sister and started down the road to Rarity's boutique. It was silent, the sky was clear of all clouds. A gentle breeze flowed through the earth pony's mane as she trotted down the road. Oddly enough not many ponies where out today.
"I wonder where everypony is." Apple Bloom said as she approached the boutique. Apple Bloom entered, and was greeted by Rarity who was sitting at the table.
"Apple Bloom, shouldn't you be in school right now?" Rarity said shocked.
"yeah, but I need Sweetie Belles help to look for Scootaloo."
"Wouldn't she be in school?"
"I doubt she would be at school after what happened yesterday."
"Right, well Sweetie Belle is up stairs. I'll let her skip today, because I know how much your friends safety means to you and her."
"Really? thanks a lot Rarity!" Apple Bloom walked up the stair case, and knocked at her door. After a few moments Sweetie Belle opened the door to greet her friend.
"Apple Bloom?!" Sweetie Belle's jaw dropped at the sight of her friend here this early in the morning.
"Hey, your sister said we can skip today to look for Scootaloo!" Apple Bloom said excited
"Really? Awesome!"
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle trotted down the stairs and thanked Rarity one last time, then walked outside into the sun where the cool breeze greeted them.
"Where should we start looking?" Sweetie Belle said knowing there are countless places she could be.
"I would say the clubhouse, it seems like the place she would most likely be." Apple Bloom said confidently.
"Okay let's get going then."
"Right"
They started path to the clubhouse. On they way there they spotted a grey earth pony sitting on a bench looking down. It's then they realized it was none other then Silver Spoon. The grey filly soon saw them and shot up, anger showing in her eyes. She trotted up to the them, and got in there faces.
"This is all your fault!" She screamed at the confused ponies that stood before her.
"What are ya talking about?" Apple Bloom said nervously.
"If you blank flanks didn't stay behind at school then Diamond Tiara wouldn't be in the hospital!" Silver Spoon tried to tackle Apple Bloom, but the yellow earth pony held her ground and pushed her off.
"How is that our fault?! Diamond is the one who provoked Scootaloo, if anything it's her fault that she got hurt!" Apple Bloom yelled angry that they where getting blamed for what happened yesterday.
"How was she supposed to know that blank flank was going to attack her?! She should have walked away!"
"Don't give me that! You guys followed us around all day yesterday calling us names! You want to know why she attacked you? Because of what you just said."
"What do you mean?" Silver Spoon said confused at what Apple Bloom just said.
"Do I really need to tell you? You have been nothing but cruel to us since the day we met you. Calling us blank flanks, pushing us into the mud, I could go on forever. You just don't want to admit that this is your guys fault. You should have saw this coming before it happened. Don't go blaming us for what happened to Diamond when the answer is clear as day. It's your guys fault, and that's the end of the story."
Apple Bloom grabbed Sweetie Belle by the hoof and started trotting away leaving Silver Spoon alone where they once stood. The two fillies soon reached there clubhouse, when they walked in they saw Scootaloo in the corner.
"Are you okay Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle said in a concerned voice.
Scootaloo looked up to see her friends, and a smile came to her face as she stood up.
"Hey guys" She said walking up to them. "Yeah I am fine."
"That's good to hear" Apple Bloom said relieved to hear some good news today.
"Why are you guys here? Isn't there school today?" The orange Pegasus questioned.
"Yeah, but my sister said you needed us so I skipped."
"My sister said I could look for you today, so that's exactly what we did." Sweetie Belle said with a smile.
"We ran into trouble on the way here tho." Apple Bloom said with a sigh.
"What do you mean?" Scootaloo looked noticeably shocked.
"Silver Spoon trotted up to us today and yelled at us saying it was our fault that you beat Diamond up."
The light in Scootaloo's eyes turned into a glare, she looked like she was ready to beat Silver Spoon to a pulp.
"How can she say it was your fault?! Besides it's what she deserved."
Apple Bloom rubbed the back of her neck nervously.
"Well Scootaloo, you kinda put her in the hospital according to Silver Spoon."
"All well, she deserved it." Scootaloo said coldly.
"I don't think she deserved that tho, all she did was call us names, never did she actually hit us."
"So? The point is she got what was coming to her."
"How could you be so cruel?!" Sweetie Belle yelled.
Scootaloo was taken aback as the filly ran up to her, and got in her face. The orange Pegasus pushed her away in annoyance.
"Cruel? Have you forgotten all the things she has done to us? She made us miserable, so it's about time I did one back to her!"
"But did it have to be physical violence?!"
"Yes, it was the only way to get the point across to her!"
Apple Bloom cut in between them.
"Guys, calm down. I agree that what Scootaloo did was a step to far, but fighting over it won't solve anything." Apple Bloom knew that if she didn't settle this down, it could get out of hoof real quickly.
Scootaloo couldn't believe what she was hearing. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are defending the pony that made there lifes so miserable. The pony that called them names, and pushed them into the mud.
"Why are you defending her?!" Scootaloo yelled in frustration.
Apple Bloom closed her eyes and sighed.
"Because I believe that there is some good in her."
Scootaloo backed up, she can't believe what she just heard coming from her friends mouth.
"Apple Blooms wright Scootaloo, there is good in everypony, you just got to find it." Sweetie Belle said trying to calm herself down.
"Can you guys just easily forget all the things that they have done?!"
"I don't let it bother me Scootaloo. You might have trouble dealing with it, but me and Sweetie Belle don't let it get to us. You need to take a step back and think about how bad other ponies might have it compared to us. Don't let the little things get to you." Apple Bloom said sternly.
"Well sorry, but I am not like you guys. I can't just let what they do blow over my head like it never happened. They have done nothing but pick on us from day one, and I will never forgive them for it. I thought you guys where on the same page as me, but I guess I was wrong." Scootaloo got up and left the clubhouse. The two fillies didn't try to stop her this time. They knew that it would be best to let her go.
"What now?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"I don't know to be honest." Apple Bloom said saddened by the events that just happened.
"It seems like everyday something knew comes to the table. Scootaloo seems to not care for them at all."
"I know, it makes me mad too. They might pick on us, but it's nothing compared to what some other ponies might be going through right now."
"Yeah...."
The two fillies sat in silence and thought about what to do. Nothing came to there minds however, and nothing seemed to make sense. Why would Scootaloo act so coldly? Scootaloo would always go and complain that they mess with them without actually knowing what they go through on a day to day basses, but what she fails to realized is that it works the other way around too. They know nothing about Diamond and Silver Spoons past so how can they hate them?
"Lets go Sweetie Belle" Apple Bloom said sadly. "There is nothing more we can do here."
Sweetie Belle only nodded as she followed her friend outside. The two fillies parted ways when they got to the boutique. Sweetie Belle walked in, and before her sister could say hi, the filly was already running up the stairs to her room. Rarity put her head on the table only assuming something went wrong during the time she was gone.
Sweetie Belle entered her room and shut the door. She laid on her bed and tears started forming in her eyes. She couldn't handle how cold Scootaloo had been towards those two. Sure they have done some mean things, but nothing worth being hospitalized over. The more she thought about it, the more she didn't understand. It's like the whole world had come crashing down on her when she left the clubhouse. She was becoming worried that Scootaloo might attack her again. Sweetie Belle closed her eyes and tried to get some sleep. It's the only thing she could think of to escape the pain she was feeling in her heart.
Rarity was once again pacing around her inspiration room not knowing what happened nor what to do. The past two days had been nothing but bad news for her, and she didn't know how much more she could take. This situation turned into a disaster faster then she thought it would, and it's all because Filthy didn't teach his daughter better. There was nothing she could do to stop this from happening ether. Scootaloo was way out of her hoofs, and she won't even listen to her friends. The boutique was now shadowed in silence as the distressed mare worry continued to grow and grow.