About a week had passed since Diamond Tiara had started being reformed by Fluttershy, and things were going by smoothly. Diamond Tiara had gotten better at doing her job and she had gotten a lot nicer around Fluttershy. But today was going to be different, she was going to hang out with the Crusaders as her final test. This was her final chance to see if she was truly reformed.
Diamond Tiara swished her tail as she cleaned up dust in the house with a broom. She had gotten used to getting messy, she had fallen into mud yesterday but she didn’t get mad, it actually made her laugh. Soon she finished cleaning the house.
“Ah, perfect,” she said putting the broom down. She went into the kitchen and got a kettle of water and waited until it was boiling to turn the stove off, she then put the water in two separate cups.
Fluttershy walked down the stairs and smiled at Tiara. Today was also the day she would get her tiara back but Fluttershy wanted to wait till they drank their morning tea.
“Good morning,” Diamond Tiara said happily as she waited for Fluttershy to take a sip of her tea.
Fluttershy smiled “Goodmorning, I do hope you're ready, because today you will be hanging out with the Crusaders, it is a school day after all,” she took a sip of her tea and gulped it down, “This is really good, what kind of tea is it?”
Diamond Tiara smiled brightly, “It's green tea silly,” she said as she finished her own cup.
Soon Fluttershy finished her tea and this time she made Tiara some special chocolate pancakes. The pink filly thanked Fluttershy and ate fast, getting syrup all over her mouth.
Fluttershy let out a soft giggle. “You're a messy eater aren't you?” she said softly as she got a napkin and started cleaning Diamond Tiara, after getting the sticky syrup off her she gave Diamond Tiara a hug.
“Are you ready for today? You'll be hanging out with the Crusaders most of the day, and I just want to make sure you're ready,” Fluttershy said walking over to her saddlebag and putting it on.
“Don’t worry miss Fluttershy I’m ready. I've handled a lot of hard work this week, I think I can handle those Crusaders. I just hope I can at least make things up between me and Silver Spoon,” she said remembering the events that happened a week ago.
Fluttershy smiled “Good, oh and you don’t have to call me miss you could just call me Fluttershy, um that is if you want to.”
Diamond Tiara simply noded.
Diamond Tiara brought her place over to the sink and turned around “May I do the dishes Fluttershy?” she asked politely.
Fluttershy shook her head, “No thanks sweetie, you've helped me so much this past week and that's all I could ever ask for,” she said softly as she motioned for Diamond Tiara to follow her.
Diamond Tiara followed Fluttershy out “Would you like me to feed the birds?” she asked, eager to do something nice for Fluttershy.
“No thanks. I already took care of that while you were asleep. For now just focus on your time with the Crusaders,” she said patting Diamond Tiara on the back.
Diamond Tiara mumbled under her breath. “I just wanted to do something helpful.” She was then brought into a tender loving hug.
“Aww its ok ,you have been helpful all week. How about this if you are good I’ll let you cook supper for us tonight,” Fluttershy said.
As the two made it to the school Diamond Tiara began shaking when she saw the Crusaders playing four square.
“Ar-Are you sure I’m ready?” I mean I don’t think I can handle it,” she said sitting down on her rump.
“I know you are ready. You have proven that to me this week and I have faith in you,” Fluttershy said giving Tiara a kiss on the head. “Now go on.”She pushed Diamond Tiara forward a little.
Gulping Diamond Tiara walked forward. “Um hi Apple Bloom Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, I-” she got interrupted.
“What do you want? Don’t you have ponies to bully? Or are you here to make fun of my flight or the fact that Sweetie can’t use magic?” Scootaloo said with a small bit of anger.
“If you just le-” again she was interrupted, this time by Sweetie belle.
“You can’t just say that Scootaloo, I mean she has been with Fluttershy this whole time, maybe shes actually learned a lesson… I say she should be given a chance,” Sweetie said warmly.
Diamond Tiara was about to say something but Apple Bloom spoke before her. This is really annoying me she thought.
“Maybe y’all should just let her speak first? she said.
“Look if there is any way I can prove I’ve changed I’ll do it,” she said honestly.
Scootaloo smiled with an evil grin, “You want to prove you changed? You will do two things; hang out with us all day and smash your tiara,” Scootaloo said knowing full well Diamond would never do such a thing.
Diamond Tiara was in shock at hearing this but she simply noded. “Ok bring me a hammer and I’ll do it,” she said. Scootaloo looked at her with a strange look, truthfully she was only joking.
“Awh you don’t have to smash it, I was just joking,” she said.
The three ponies decided to walk back in but before they did Diamond Tiara stopped right by the school trash can and threw her tiara inside. “I don’t need that dumb thing,” she said softly.
When she caught up, the Crusaders were a little surprised by what she just did, but they said nothing and continued walking back inside. When they got in they each sat in their own seats, this time however Diamond Tiara sat next to the Crusaders in the back, she also noticed Silver Spoon, she wanted to talk with her later.
When Cheerilee walked in she informed everypony that Diamond Tiara had been reformed by Fluttershy. She herself was informed of this news by Fluttershy and thought it be nice for the school to know this. After she finished telling them she moved on to teach the class.
During school Diamond Tiara treated everypony with respect, even the Crusaders, but now she had to spend the rest of the day helping them with getting cutie marks.
Once they left the school, Scootaloo had an idea to get one, but it was a dangerous one, one that Scootaloo knows Diamond Tiara wouldn’t agree with.
“You want to do what?” she asked as they were standing on top of a tree about a few meters from the ground not that high but it was pretty tall.
Scootaloo nods, “Yup we are going to try and land in that lake over there,” she said pointing to it. It wasn't too far, but there was one problem; there was mud next to the lake so if they missed they would land right in the mud.
“Now jump,” she said, even though the Crusaders had no idea what type of cutie mark they might get from this.
When they jumped Diamond Tiara was just stuck in place not moving. She had two choices; jump and get dirt in her mane or jump and get wet, both sounded bad.
Gulping Diamond Tiara jumped. She landed one inch from the lake and fell right in the mud. “Eww I got it in my mane,” she said trying to get it out but there was too much.
“Uh if you don’t mind me asking, what kinda cutie mark were we even trying to get Scootaloo?” Sweetie Belle asked a little concerned.
Scootaloo put on a weak smile, “Well…. to be honest this really wasn’t to earn a cutie mark… I just wanted to test Diamond Tiara and see if she would snap,” Scootaloo said blushing a little.
“Scootaloo, you of all ponies still don’t trust her? Why?” Sweetie asked.
“I just can’t trust her after she made fun of my wings,” she said.
Sweetie softly sighed “Scootaloo she's been nice to us all day just forgive her already. Now go over there and apologize,” she said giving Scootaloo a disappointed look.
Scootaloo realised her mistake and thought about it. She really did do the wrong thing here, walking over to Diamond Tiara she helped her out of the mud.
“Uh I’m sorry about what I did,” Scootaloo said. Diamond Tiara only glared at her but didn’t get mad instead she said, “Hay what's that,” she said pointing behind Scootaloo.
Scootaloo fell for the trick and got pushed into the mud herself “Ok, I deserved that,” she said knowing full well this was a worthy punishment for her own action
The fillies couldn’t help but giggle at this, as they got up they decided to clean off by jumping into the lake, it was after all the easiest way to get all that mud off.
As the day finished it was time to leave, Diamond Tiara managed to do a lot with those filles.
She went kiting, they went to sugarcube corner and a few other places that were rather enjoyable.
Diamond Tiara walked over to the Crusaders and hugged them, “Thank you for the wonderful day, does this mean were friends? Do you girls finally forgive me?” she asked.
The Crusaders noded and hugged back.
Diamond Tiara waved goodbye to her new friends as she did Fluttershy came up to her smiling excitedly.
“I take it you had a wonderful day with your….new friends?” Fluttershy asked, curiously, and hoping that everything she did helped Diamond Tiara see what she had done was wrong.
Diamond Tiara walked over and hugged Fluttershy. “Yes Miss Fluttershy I did, I truly did. I now know I should never bully others, just because they are poor or have a disability.”
“Good, I’m so happy you learned your lesson. Now what do you say we get you home?” she asked.
“Yes Miss Fluttershy” she said obediently.
As they approached Diamond Tiara’s house, she thought of her friend Silver Spoon.
“Wait, before we go, can I go see Silver Spoon? I’d like to apologize to her,” Diamond Tiara said.
Fluttershy smiled, “Of course go right ahead,” she said as Diamond Tiara walked away. Luckily Silver Spoon’s house was right next door.
When Diamond Tiara gotta Silver Spoon’s house she was on her door steps, it seemed as if she had been watching this whole time.
“Hi Silver Spoon,” she started. Silver Spoon didn’t pay much attention to her old friend. Diamond Tiara continued, “I just wanted to tell you… I’m sorry for how I've treated you all these years and that I forced you to bully others,” she said truthfully.
Silver Spoon could tell Diamond Tiara was actually sorry. “I…. I guess I’ll forgive you, just don’t screw things up, ok?” Diamond Tiara gave Silver Spoon a big hug.
“I’ll be honest, I've missed you a lot,” she said releasing herself from the hug and walking into her mansion, “Well… I’ll see ya tomorrow,
best friend.”
Diamond Tiara returned to Fluttershy and they walked back to her mansion.
Knocking on the door, they waited for Filthy Rich to answer, and he soon came.
“Greetings Fluttershy, and hello Diamond Tiara. Might I ask if you have you learned your lesson?”
Diamond Tiara noded. “Yes daddy, I did.” she walked over and hugged her father and waved bye to Fluttershy.
“Thank you for all the help,” Filthy Rich said.
Finally seeing that she managed to take a small mean filly and turn her into a nice loving filly, made Fluttershy smile with pride. She walked back to her cottage, her job was now finished.