“Stupid Diamond Tiara, making me fix this here fence,” Apple Bloom grumbled as she hammered the fence repeatedly, with very little care. Earlier that day she, her daughter, Scootaloo, and their friend Sweetie Belle were crusading for their cutie mark, when Scootaloo had the brilliant idea of building electric fences. Two tons of batteries, and miles of copper wire later, half the Rich Estate was completely destroyed. And it was her job to fix everything.
“Dad!” Scootaloo shouted, causing Apple Bloom to wince. Apple Bloom slowly turned towards Scootaloo with a scowl.
“Sorry, Squirt, but ah’m busy,” Apple Bloom said as she turned back towards the fence and began pounding it. “Go bother yer mother. Ah’m sure whatever ya want she’ll buy it fer ya.” Unlike that banjo ah’ve been wanting. But nooooo. ‘Banjos are annoying’ she says. ‘Banjos cause cancer’ she says! ‘Ah don’t want you drinking apple juice after seven’ she says! “Well ya know what, Diamond! Ya’ll can take yer tiara and-”
“And what?!” she heard her wife yell out, causing her to shiver and sweat in fear.
“...Shine it up really pretty cause ah wanna take ya out later!” Apple Bloom yelled out, earning a sqee from Diamond Tiara.
“That sounds great!” Diamond Tiara said as she walked up to her husband and kissed her on the cheek. “I’ll make sure to wear that dress you like,” Diamond Tiara whispered as she placed a glass of cider next to Apple Bloom.
“G-great,” Apple Bloom said with a smile. Whew, almost bit the bullet there, she thought as she wiped the sweat from her brow.
“Uh, so can we talk now? Seriously, this is important!” Scootaloo whined loudly.
“Alright. Alright already! What do ya want, Scoots?” Apple Bloom growled. Ah have all this work that needs doing, and now a date ah gotta git ready for, and Scoots wants some stupid-
“What should I get Mom for Mother’s Day?” Scootaloo asked. Apple Bloom simply stared at Scootaloo, an uncomfortable silence between them.
“M-Mother’s day?” Apple Bloom muttered, remembering how her parents died in a freak yogurt accident. “Mother’s Day!” Apple Bloom sobbed, covering her face in her hooves as memories of deadly, yet delicious, yogurt ran through her mind.
“...I think I’m just gonna ask Rainbow Dash,” Scootaloo mumbled as she slowly backed away from her crying mother.
“Curse you, yogurt! Curse you to Tartarus!” Apple Bloom screamed into the sky.
Note to self: never mention Mother’s Day, or yogurt, to Dad ever again, Scootaloo thought to herself as she turned and ran as fast as she could. “Oh well. I’m sure Rainbow Dash will know what I should get mom for Mother’s Day!” Scootaloo said excitedly as she grabbed her scooter and made her way to town at top speed.
“Holy Celestia, Rainbow Dash! This is perfect!” Scootaloo squee’d as she finished wrapping the box in colorful paper. “Mom’s really gonna love this!”
“Of course she is! It is my idea, after all!” Rainbow Dash said with a smirk. “Anyways, I gotta go, Squirt. See ya later!” Rainbow Dash said as she quickly flew away.
“Bye, Rainbow Dash!” Scootaloo called out as she waved at her hero. “She is so cool,” Scootaloo sighed happily. She then turned back to her wrapped present, and giggled as she imagined the look on her mother’s face when she saw what Scootaloo got her. “She is going to be so happy!” Scootaloo said confidently.
“Happy Mother’s Day!” Scootaloo shouted, causing Diamond Tiara to wince. “Today is going to be great, Mom! I have the whole day planned! First, we’re gonna eat!” Scootaloo said as she pushed a tray of...goop in front of Diamond Tiara.
“...Yay,” Diamond Tiara muttered, resisting the urge to gag. Must… Not… Make… Scootaloo… Cry, Diamond Tiara thought with disgust.
“And then we’re gonna watch sports!”
“...Yay,” Diamond Tiara growled through gritted teeth. If there was one thing Diamond Tiara hated more than goop, it was sports. Unless it involved mud wrestling. That was kinda hot. But anything other than that was simply stupid and childish.
“But first… I got you a present!” Scootaloo said as she hoofed over a small box.
“Yay!” Diamond Tiara shouted excitedly. “I love presents! Especially if they’re for me!” Diamond Tiara said as she quickly unwrapped her present, revealing a...photograph?
“Isn’t it fantastic?!” Scootaloo asked a flabbergasted Diamond Tiara.
“It’s...a picture of Rainbow Dash,” Diamond Tiara muttered.
“I know! Isn’t it great?!” Scootaloo asked with wide, glistening eyes. “Just look at that pose! The confidence! I-it brings tears to my eyes,” Scootaloo mumbled as she took the picture from her mother, caressing it in ways no picture should ever be caressed.
“Yeah...amazing,” Diamond Tiara muttered. I don’t even like Rainbow Dash, she thought with annoyance, ignoring the will to rip the picture into pieces. Scootaloo would be heartbroken if she saw her mother do that.
“M-Mom, I have a question?”
“...Okay, what is it?”
“C-can I have this picture?” Scootaloo mumbled, causing Diamond Tiara to raise her eyebrow in confusion.
“You’re asking me if you can have the Mother’s Day gift that YOU got me?” Diamond Tiara asked.
“Please?” Scootaloo begged with quivering lips.
“...Sure. Knock yourself out,” Diamond Tiara said with a shrug, causing Scootaloo to scream with joy.
“THANK YOU!” Scootaloo yelled as she ran into her room. “I am so hanging this over my bed!”
“The things I do to make my daughter happy,” Diamond Tiara muttered with a smile. She then turned towards the goop that was still sitting in front of her. Rubbing her chin in thought, she quickly formulated her plan of action. “Hi yah!” Diamond Tiara screamed as she bucked the bowl of goop, sending it to the floor. “And now to pretend it’s not even there,” Diamond Tiara muttered with a smile, silently walking away from the scene of the crime.
Later, when asked what happened, Diamond Tiara would promptly blame Randall, the Butler. He was subsequently fired for making Scootaloo cry.
The End