//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: Poor Little Rich Pony // by Ugly-Duckling123 //------------------------------// After school that day, a lot of the pupils were shocked to see Diamond Tiara walk out of the gates with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. "Are we there yet?" Diamond Tiara whined for the tenth time, starting to get on Apple Bloom's nerves. "Does it look like were there princess?" Apple Bloom asked sarcastically, and continued walking with her friends leaving Tiara behind a bit. "You're strong enough to put up with her Bloom," Scootaloo said rolling along on her scooter next to her friend. "I know," Apple Bloom said looking over her shoulder. "I just don't know how long I can last." "Look on the positive side Apple Bloom," Sweetie Belle said "May be you two can become friends." .... "HAHAHAHA!" Apple Bloom and Scootaloo bursted out laughing together. "Good one Sweetie," Scootaloo said wiping a tear from her eye. "Yeah," Apple Bloom said. "Like I'd ever be friends with her." 5 mins later... "And at long last we're home..." Apple Bloom said spinning around to see the look on Diamond Tiara's face. (A mix between shock and 'are-you-kidding-me'). "Well go in and make yourself comfortable," Apple Bloom said placing her bag on the patio swing. "We're going out to help my brother." and with that she Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo ran off, leaving Tiara still starring at the house. "A house isn't something to stare at you know honey," a voice said making Diamond Tiara jump. Looking around she saw Apple Bloom's grandmother coming out to greet her. "Er... I was just admiring how... er.., lovely it is Mrs. Apple," Diamond Tiara said giving the best fake smile she could. "Well thank you dear," Granny Smith said happily. "But you should know, we Apples are a family of truth, which means we can scene lies as well." Not knowing what to do or say Tiara stayed quiet. "Oh honey I'm just teasing," Granny Smith said laughing a little. "An old lady like me has to have some fun every now and again. Now why don't you come in and help me make some pies for dinner." and with that Granny Smith went back into the house and started getting the cooking stuff out. Make pies for dinner? Diamond Tiara asked herself after following Granny Smith inside. Should be easy enough. 15 mins later The smoke alarm was going off, there was flour all over the place, cracked eggs and their shells laid on the floor, and Diamond Tiara was a mess. "This is a lot harder than I thought it would be Mrs. Apple," Diamond Tiara said mixing the ingredients together trying not to spill any. "Oh it gets easier the more you do it dear," Granny Smith said pulling out a perfect looking golden apple pie from the oven. "And there's no need to keep calling Mrs. Just call me Granny Smith." she said smiling. There came a knock on the door, and Granny Smith left to answer it leaving Diamond Tiara to keep stirring the mix. Granny Smith came to the kitchen followed by.... "Daddy," Tiara cried running up to her father and hugging him, getting flour on his suit. "I see you've had a go at baking Tiara," Filthy Rich said seeing his daughter in an apron, pastry somehow in her hair. "How it go?" "Er..." "Why she helped me make this lovely pie here," Granny Smith said pointing to the pie she pulled out of the oven. "But you did that," Diamond Tiara said confused. "All I did was mix the ingredients together." "I may have put it together and in the oven dear," Granny Smith said "But any pie is useless if it doesn't have it's ingredients to make it with." "And it looks lovely," Filthy Rich said being careful not to step on any broken eggs as he went over to take a closer look. "Now all we have to do is clean up, so we can have dinner in a few hours." Granny Smith said going over to the sink and turning on the taps. "There are some brooms and a dust pan in the cupboard, and a bin over there." Granny Smith said gathering up the bowls, spoons and pie plates and started washing them smiling. Out in the fields Big Mac was driving the tractor pulling along the trailer full with broken wood, and material he and the girls found around the farm from last nights storm. "Hey Mac," Apple Bloom began "How long do you think Mr Rich and Diamond Tiara will be here for?" "Don't know sis," Mac said seeing the fence around the old well was broken and pulled up to it. Getting out he went to see how much damage had happened to it. Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle all got out the other side and went up to join him. "It's just, I don't really get on well with Diamond Tiara, you know. Didn't you have a Diamond Tiara when you were at school big brother?" After getting his tool box from the back of the tractor and returning Bic Mac said "Yep. His name was Fancy Pants," he said getting out a box of nails and asking Scootaloo to hold the bit of wood in place. "He lived up to his name too, he was the fanciest kid in the class, and although he didn't tease me for being a little slow with things, we just never liked each other that much." "But that changed?" Sweetie Belle asked holding the box of nails. "Yep." "How," Apple Bloom asked "If Fancy Pants was your Diamond Tiara, how did you become friends? What happened? Did something happen? Did..." But she was cut off by Scootaloo's hand being placed over her mouth so they could let Big Mac speak. "Well you remember what Granny said this morning, about that other storm?" Big Mac asked finishing the work. "Yeah..." "That storm happened when I was around your age," he continued "And just like now, somebody's house was out of power in town and was invited here to wait till they got it back." Gasping Sweetie Belle could see where Mac was going with this. "And that 'somebody' was Fancy Pants?" "Yep. At first neither of us liked it that much, but as the days went on, and we got to know each other a bit better, we found out that although we're different, we aren't that much different. It seemed he didn't tease me for being slow at things because he had dyslexia so he knew what it was like. A few days after the power was back, at school one day I was being laughed at for falling in the dirt because someone tripped me up, and Fancy Pants told everyone to stop. He stood up for me and made the other kids back off. When he checked up on me to see if I was alright, we found my ankle was twisted so he helped me to the nurse, and we've been friends ever since." "Wow, that was a great story Mac," Sweetie Belle said climbing back into the tractor followed by the others. "So where's Fancy Pants now?" Scootaloo asked eager to hear where it was going. "He's living in Canterlot," Big Mac said driving away back towards the house. "Every now and then we see each other. He's one of the people we set aside jam and cider for every year, as a token of thanks for what he did all those years ago." "Does every Apple have an opposite they become friends with Mac?" Apple Bloom said thinking. "Well I don't know about every Apple," Mac said grinning "But us three have. I had Fancy Pants, Applejack had Rarity, and now you have Diamond Tiara." "Like I'd become friends with her..." Apple Bloom said crossing her arms and pouting. "Ah memory's," Big Mac said chuckling to himself. "What?" "Well that's what I said to Pa when we were cleaning up after my storm, in the same tractor in fact, when he told me Fancy Pants and I can be friends." Big Mac explained. After a moment of silence. "So do you think we can stay for dinner?" Scootaloo asked breaking the moment of brother sister bonding. "Yep, I'm sure Granny would like someway to thank you for your hard work." Big Mac said pulling up next to the barn.