//------------------------------// // 30. Diamond Tiara // Story: X Steps Through The Portal // by Tennis Match Fan //------------------------------// "I mean, please, Silver Spoon. How could she wear that jewel disaster out in public?" Diamond Tiara asked in disbelief, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. Silver Spoon, her best friend, peered over her shoulder, sharing in the joy of calling out others' fashion disasters. "I can't believe she'd wear that out in public," Silver Spoon echoed. "And this one," Diamond Tiara continued with a flick of her wrist. "Ohmigosh, who does Babs Seed think she is?" Diamond Tiara cringed just looking at a photo of Babs playing on some lame-o kid playground, her outfit made of a jean skirt and a hoodie. "Very fashionable, if you had worn them," Silver Spoon added. Diamond snickered. "Spot on, Silver Spoon," she remarked, brushing back a lock of her wavy lavender hair. "But I'd never dress up in a jean skirt and hoodie like those apple farmers do." She shook her head in pity. "The fabulousness of that outfit is lost forever!" Silver Spoon chuckled along with Diamond Tiara. "So," Diamond began as she tucked her phone away, "are you going to that party at Cocoa's tomorrow night?" Silver Spoon bit her lip. Diamond Tiara's cousin Cocoa Peach was even richer then Silver Spoon or Diamond Tiara's father. That wasn't the problem. The problem was her super-strict parents who didn't approve of loud noisy parties. "I don't know if my parents will let me," she admitted. "Oh please, Silver, if they won't let you, you'll just have to sneak out, won't you now?" Diamond suggested as they walked down the halls. Silver Spoon adjusted her glasses. "You know I want to, right, Diamond?" she asked. "But I just can't risk it. My parents are on my case about my grades." "Hmmph. Whatever." Diamond Tiara folded her arms and walked faster. "Wait, Diamond!" Silver Spoon hurried to catch up. "Do you, uh, wanna do a dare?" Diamond turned around, one eyebrow raised. "What does a dare have to do with going to a party?" she asked. "I dare you to do something," Silver explained, "and then if you do it, I'll try to sneak out to go to Cocoa's party." "Ha, you're going to pick something impossible, like 'befriend Apple Bloom,' so you for sure won't get in trouble," Diamond accused, pointed a finger at her friend. Silver shook her head. "I swear I won't Diamond. Honest." She put her hands up like she was being searched by a police man. Diamond folded her arms and smirked. "So, what's your challenge?" Diamond asked. "Uh, I think you should-" Silver Spoon racked her brain for something to challenge Diamond Tiara. Her mind wandered back to the Battle of the Bands. "Oh! I got it!" She snapped her fingers. "Go through the portal to the pony world Twilight Sparkle is from!" "Sure, that's eas- wait, wait, what?" Diamond's blue eyes popped open in surprise. "You head me," Silver Spoon responded. "Does that sound reasonable? It's not that hard." "We don't even know if the Cutie Mark Lame-saders were telling the truth!" Diamond Tiara snapped. Lame-saders was a bad pun, but Silver Spoon kept her opinion on the matter quiet. "I don't think they would've lied to us. We had them freakin' pinned against the wall try to get them to spill their secret," Silver Spoon reasoned. "And besides, even if they were lying, I'd just come up with some other dare." "Or you could actually come to the party," Diamond Tiara muttered. "But this is more fun," Silver Spoon protested. "Come on, you don't have anything to lose, right?" "Of course not," Diamond answered snootily. "I accept your little wager, Silver Spoon." Her smile stretched across her face like the Cheshire cat's. "What are we waiting for?" "Nothing!" Silver Spoon supplied. Diamond nodded, obviously satisfied with her answer. When she turned and marched down the hall, Silver Spoon was quick to follow. A few minutes later, the two Freshman girls stood before the marble statue in front of the school. "This is what they said was the portal," Diamond pointed out. "Ready?" Silver Spoon asked her, adjusting her glasses again. Diamond smirked. "Hello? If those dweebs can do it, so can I." She dipped two fingers into the portal. Silver Spoon's eyes widened as they slipped right through, and the smooth surface rippled. A pink hoof the same tone as Diamond's skin was on the other side of the reflection. "Freaky," Diamond muttered. She turned to Silver Spoon. "I'll be back in a few minutes, and then we'll talk about getting you to that party." Silver Spoon smiled. "Okay, sure," she answered. Diamond Tiara sucked in a deep breath. In the next seconds, she walked right through the marble statue. *~* "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaack!" Diamond Tiara cried, spinning around in circles. Colors swirled all around her. That wasn't a good thing; Diamond had always had a fear of swings sets. "Oh no-" If her arms weren't pressed to her sides, she would've pressed them against her mouth. Don't throw up! Don't throw up, she pleaded with herself. She squeezed her blue eyes shut and hoped- "OW!" she screeched as she was thrown against something cool and hard. Diamond opened her eyes and found herself staring at an identical pair. Identical, except for the fact that they were tinted clearish blueish. And they were on a pony's muzzle. "Am I- am I there already?" she queried as she realized she was staring at a reflective surface. Diamond craned her neck to see that she wore no outfit- gross. "I am so glad Snips and Snails aren't here to see me right now," she muttered. Instead of her designer, one-of-a-kind outfit, her head was attached to a tiny pony body. "No wings, huh?" she muttered, noticing the lack of feathery appendages Scootaloo had described. "Whatever. Being a pegasus wasn't very appealing, anyways. I bet I'm a unicorn!" She beamed as she turned to face her reflection. That beam quickly changed to a shocked expression with pupils the size of pinpricks. There was no horn on her head. "What the heck?" she screeched. "I'm a stupid regular pony? Seriously? I am so much better than this! At least if I'm stupid and normal, than those dweebs Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle shouldn't have been a pegasus or unicorn or dumb stuff!" "What is going on up here?" Diamond Tiara froze when she heard a very familiar and very angry voice approaching. What do I do? she thought wildly, looking around. As hoofsteps approached, Diamond dove behind the mirror. "Who's there?" Twilight Sparkle demanded. Diamond was as still as a rock. What could she do? I guess I could go back to Canterlot High without seeing the rest of this world, she thought. But where's the fun in that? "Hello?" Twilight asked again. Diamond could tell she was coming closer. I guess I don't have a choice. Diamond got ready to jump through the portal- "AHA!" Twilight's face appeared out of nowhere. "AAAAH!" Diamond screamed, jumping through the portal. "Come back here!" Twilight shouted at her, jumping in as well. "VANDAL!"' As soon as Diamond was on the other side of the portal, fully human again, she clutched Silver Spoon's arm. "What is it?" Silver Spoon asked, seeing that something was clearly wrong. "She's after us!" Diamond screeched. "Run!"