Free from the Chains that Bind

by Sillyponyme


The Plan

At around midnight, Silver Spoon was woken up by the sound of knocking on her window. She ignored the tapping until she heard the voice connected to the pony that was knocking. Silver shot up in bed and stared out the window at Princess Twilight. If the princess was here, she knew she was in trouble. Twilight wanted her to go outside to talk. Silver Spoon knew it had to be about what happened with Diamond Tiara. She got out of bed and headed outside. She didn’t want to be here now, she was going to prison for sure and she wouldn’t be able to say otherwise.

Twilight watched as Silver Spoon nervously walked over to her. She had to admit that she felt bad for the mare but what she is going through didn’t excuse what she did. That was her first thought and then confusion took hold. Why would Silver Spoon do something like that to her best friend? It didn’t make any sense unless they weren’t friends anymore. Twilight had been up all night with this thought in mind; she had to figure it out. It had been a constant back and forth in her mind. “Silver Spoon, why would you slam Diamond Tiara’s head into the wall?” She waited for Silver Spoon to answer but she didn’t. “Are you two friends, did she do something to you?” Silver spoon fidgeted and still didn’t answer; she had clearly begun to sweat. “Silver Spoon, did you or did you not hurt Diamond Tiara?” Twilight raised her voice. Silver Spoon shook her head and her eyes widened to the size of bowling balls.

Silver Spoon ran off past Twilight and toward the clubhouse and hoped that Twilight wouldn’t follow. Silver Spoon ran inside the clubhouse out of breath. “I’m so dead I know it. Silver Spoon you are so stupid.” She lied down on the floor and fell asleep crying. When morning came, she woke up to find Sweetie Belle and Twilight standing in front of her. She backed up into the wall tired and frightened. “Go ahead and arrest me, it’s not like I don’t know about prison.”

“I’m not here to have you arrested Silver Spoon. I just came to tell you that I can’t keep you around anymore. After what happened yesterday, there just seems to be trouble wherever you go and I don’t know why.” Twilight turned to walk away but Sweetie Belle stopped her.

“Twilight, why don’t you send her somewhere where she isn’t met by ponies that know her as well?” Sweetie knew that ponies wouldn’t like Silver Spoon regardless but there would be less trouble if Silver Spoon met ponies that didn’t know her so well. She also needed more time to get through to the stubborn mare. Silver Spoon needed to talk with somepony and if she wouldn’t talk to Twilight then Silver Spoon would have to talk with her. Sweetie Belle wasn’t sure how but she would get Silver Spoon to open up one way or another.

“Sweetie, I love that you want to help her so much but I can’t just pick and choose who she goes to see or what errands I need to run. In most cases sure but this is not one of those. I’m sorry but I have to let her go.” Twilight turned away not willing to look at Sweetie’s sad face.

“That’s not fair though, don’t you find it at all odd that nopony will talk to you about anything? Don’t you think that it’s odd that the only happy ponies around are the princesses and never mind.” Sweetie shut her mouth and turned away. It wasn’t fair, she knew how Silver Spoon felt and Twilight didn’t. It wasn’t Twilight’s fault but it also felt like it was.

Twilight turned back to face Sweetie having just realized how off things were with Equestria. She pulled Sweetie outside so that they could speak in private. “You’re right Sweetie Belle, something isn’t right. Even you tend to be quiet around me. I get it Sweetie Belle, you need to go and get Silver Spoon to open up. I will go have a talk with the other Princesses while you work things out with Silver Spoon. Should she open up to you at all, keep the info to yourself until I say otherwise but I still can’t keep her though.”

Sweetie was disappointed that Silver Spoon was being let go but she was happy that Twilight believed her. The hardest part would be getting Silver Spoon to open up to her. They never were friends but that wouldn’t stop her. She just hoped that Scootaloo and Apple Bloom wouldn’t mess this up. “Thank you Twilight, I appreciate the chance.” As soon as Twilight left, Sweetie Belle turned to Silver Spoon. “I’ll be right back Silver Spoon, make yourself comfortable.” Sweetie smiled and ran off.

Silver Spoon turned her head and sighed. For whatever the reason, Sweetie Belle truly wanted to help her but what could Sweetie Belle do other then get her and her friends killed. Diamond Tiara was sure to come after them or send somepony after them if they so much as peeped. The last thing Silver Spoon wanted was to be considered a murder or at the very least the murderers accomplice. She also knew that even if Twilight believed her about Silver Spoon, nopony else would and it was easy enough to know where that would head.

Silver Spoon had to make a decision on what she would do and from the looks of things, she only had one solution. She would keep quiet and in two days time, she would meet with Diamond Tiara. She knew where Diamond Tiara would be in two days at noon, Silver Spoon had made an appointment with her not so good friend. Diamond hadn’t realized it but it happened. Diamond Tiara had no idea that the two would be meeting. She only knew that there would be an appointment and Silver Spoon was going to keep that appointment.

Silver Spoon walked over to the nearest window and looked out wondering just how things would go down. She had no other choice, she would kill herself for the sake of Sweetie Belle and everypony else. She wouldn’t be their burdens anymore and she was prepared to die to make sure of that.

Silver Spoon walked away from the window after seeing the CMC walking up. She wanted to run but what would the point be. She would look guilty if she tried to run and things would only get worse from there. What else could she do now but wait for the creaking sound of the door to open. She didn’t have to wait long but the door didn’t creak, it was thrown open. “Why should we help her Sweetie Belle, she can’t be trusted.” At hearing Scootaloo, Silver Spoon ran over to the window, hopped out of it, and ran off away from the tree house. She wanted to cry but she couldn’t anymore, she just didn’t have the tears to shed anymore. She looked back only once to see Sweetie staring sadly at her, Scootaloo glared, and Apple Bloom turned her head away.