//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: Who's King // by Muffinz 4 Life //------------------------------// Who's King By: Kitty Pony "Oh, Diamond! What in Equestria happened to you?" In front of Glimmer Mist, stood a small filly so covered in mud that she was almost unrecognizable. "T-the other ponies at school pushed me mommy, into the mud." Tears fell from sapphire eyes of the filly. "They called me things like retarded and idiot...a-am I an idiot mommy?" Glimmer grabbed her daughter in a large hug. "Of course not Diamond, of course not." When she released grip from her, Glimmer saw that her own hooves stained with blood. Panicked, she gently wiped a large section of mud of her daughter's coat, and her fears were confirmed. Blood spilled from a large wound, disguising Diamond's pink coat as a dark crimson. "Diamond Tiara! How did you get this?!?" The small filly worriedly glanced at her wound. "W-well, I got a tiny cut from one of the bullies...but it was really small. Nothing like this." "Rich!" Glimmer screamed for her husband. "Come here with some bandages!" She then grabbed Diamond by the scruff and (gently but firmly) placed her on the dining table. Tears welled up once again in the pink filly's blue eyes. "Am I going to be okay mommy?" Glimmer smiled at her daughter. "Of course." She then lifted up a pink hoof and stroked Diamond's tear away. With her fur against Diamond's coat, it rather interesting with the two different shades of pink clashing into one another. "I'm here honey, what's the matter?" In the doorway stood Filthy Rich, with a large supply of bandage rolls and an expression that was full of panic at what the supply he gathered was needed for. Glimmer snatched a roll off Rich's back and immediately got to work, ever so gently padding Diamond's wound. "It's okay honey," she cooed every once in a while. Behind the mare, Rich stood watching every movement his wife made, sweat dripping from his worried brow. Finally, Glimmer whispered sweetly, "Okay Diamond, I'm done." The filly glanced up and saw a bandaged pile on her flank instead of the ugly wound that had once stood in it's place. However it's change in beauty, Diamond let out a wail. "B-but mommy," Diamond spoke in between sobs, "if I get my cutie mark, nopony will see!'' Glimmer frowned at her daughter's flank. If she moved the bandage, she could open up Diamond's wound again. She could also tell that leaving it be would bring the temptation for her to take it off to see if she had her cutie mark yet. "Oh sweetheart," Glimmer hugged her daughter as she thought of a solution. After a bit of pondering, the mare's strawberry eyes lit up with an idea. She broke the hug, then hurried to the parlor. In the back of the room, sat a wooden desk covered with dust and old, disorganized papers. Glimmer searched through the scattered work, but with no luck of finding the desired item. The pink mare then looked downward, finding a closed drawer. She grabbed the handle and pulled it open, gasping with delight at what she had just laid her eyes on. There in the drawer, was a breath-taking tiara. It had been sitting in that desk for several years now, but despite it's age, the sparkling head piece was as beautiful as ever. Glimmer very carefully grabbed the tiara, and brought it back to the table of which Diamond sat upon. Glimmer led the curious hoof of Diamond away from her bandage she was picking at, and pushed the shiny silver jewelry in front of her daughter. "Here sweetheart," she began. "If you wear this, you'll be more special than Celestia's sun, even after you earn your cutie mark." Glimmer placed the tiara upon Diamond's head, but not before pecking a light kiss upon her. You could tell by the way Diamond's eyes sparkled in sync with her new tiara that everything about her wearing it was just meant to be. And as if to prove that, seconds after it being placed on her, a flash of light was visible from behind the bandages. Both ponies smiled at each other, just pure love flowing from one another.... ...Little did they know it would be the last time that joy would exits between them.