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// Chapter 14 
// Story: Ghost vs. The Equestrian Educational System 
// by Jman9877 
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Chapter 14





3rd Person POV



"My daddy has gotten the best cooks from Canterlot to cook for anything we want! We can simply say that we want a nice vegetable dinner for no reason, and they'll come out here in a flash! My daddy has done that for my birthdays, my cute-ceañera, and anything else I want!"



Ghost had been listening to Diamond Tiara rambling for awhile, and had found a common thread for everything she had said. Almost everything she boasted about had something to do with her father giving her something, usually something that a pony with normal means wouldn't have the resources to obtain. 



"So, what if you wanted something like a servant or something, would he give that to you?" Ghost asked, trying to make a small joke. Little did he know, that as they arrived in front of Diamond Tiara's massive house, an elder stallion with a purple coat came running out towards them.



As soon as he got to the group of children, he went into what was pretty much a bow in front of Diamond Tiara. "Ms. Tiara, what is it that you will need?" He asked, making Ghost's eyes widen. 



"Hello Randolph, my new friend Ghost here will be requiring a drink. He must be soo parched after the walk here from school." Diamond ordered, but Ghost interjected. 



"Actually, I don't need anything. Thank you thought Diamond." He tried to politely decline, but Diamond just scowled.



"Fine, Randolph. Go and get me and Sil' a large pitcher of lemonade, and bring it out to the pool this instant."



"Of course Miss Tiara." Randolph answered, before trotting back through the large iron gates and into the house. Well... house was putting it lightly. It wasn't large enough to be called a mansion, but it was too big to be simply be called a house. It was 2 stories high, complete with large backyard pool. 



"Follow me Ghost, I'll show you everything you're missing!" Diamond boasted, making Ghost roll his eyes. He followed Diamond up to the large front doors of her house, entering to see a large room with pretty much nothing in it except for some plants and furniture against the walls, and two large spiral staircases heading up towards the 2nd floor. There were open hallways on the sides of the rooms to get to other rooms on the 1st floor, but Diamond instead started up one of the staircases. "Sil', can you show Ghost to the swimming pool? I just need to get my swimsuit."



"You got it Diamond. Follow me Ghost." Silver Spoon instructed, taking one of the hallways towards the back of the house.



"So... Diamond has that stallion Randolph just waiting on her hoof and tail?" Ghost asked, a bit uncomfortable being waited on like that. 



"Yep! She was even kind enough to let me borrow one of her other servants Consuela for my family! Isn't it wonderful?" Silver Spoon asked, looking back at Ghost. "Don't you have servants in Canterlot?"



Ghost rubbed the back of his head uncomfortably. "Well, not really. We have attendants, not servants. They volunteered to work and we don't exactly order them around.  We just ask things from them and they can decline if they want to. It doesn't look like that's the case here though."



Silver Spoon's face changed into a look of confusion. "But, why can they say no? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having an attendant?"



"Like I said, they're not servants. They can choose what they don't want to do."



"Do I hear a new voice in my home?" A masculine voice called out, making Ghost and Silver Spoon look back down the hallway. It was a brown stallion with an oily and slicked back black mane, who wore a collar and tie around his neck. Ghost looked at the paintings and pictures that were on the walls, and saw that this stallion was always pictured with Diamond Tiara. "Looks like my little girl decided to bring a little friend with her today. What's your name young'n?" 



Ghost extended a hoof in greeting. "I'm Ghost, Diamond Tiara invited me over today." Ghost was trying to be as courteous as possible, knowing that getting on his bad side wouldn't be very good.



"Well that's good! My daughter doesn't bring many friends over nowadays. Usually it's just her and little Silver here. I'm Filthy Rich, pleasure to meet you Ghost." The stallion introduced himself, taking Ghost's hoof and shaking it politely. "Now then, run along to do whatever you were going to do. I won't keep you waiting."



Ghost actually wanted to have a word with Filthy Rich regarding what Diamond Tiara had told him earlier, but decided that now wasn't the time for that. He and Silver Spoon continued on towards the backyard, arriving at the large pool and back gate. "Wow... that's a really big pool." Ghost awed, before thinking about something strange. "Wait, why did Diamond Tiara say that she needed a swimsuit? Why doesn't she just get in?"



Silver Spoon chuckled nervously and waved her hoof. "Oh... it's nothing really... just... you'll see when she gets out here." Ghost decided that he would need to wait and see. "She should be out in just a moment, oh look! Here she is." 



Ghost looked over towards the exit he had just came out of, and tilted his head in confusion. Diamond Tiara was wearing a diving suit the same color as her coat, minus the flippers and oxygen tanks. Her mane was stuffed into a swim cap, and her eyes were covered with goggles. 



"Alright! I'm ready to swim!" She called out gleefully, before noticing the look she was getting from Ghost. "What? You've never seen a swimsuit before?"



"Well, no not really. Only for ponies who are deep sea diving. Why are you wearing one to swim in a pool?"



Diamond Tiara huffed and adjusted the swim cap on her head. "Well... I'm really scared of too much water touching my fur..." She explained. "This swimsuit helps keep a lot of it out."



Ghost could only think one thing. "Wow... a lot of ponies in this town are scared of really simple things..."