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// Sweet Karma 
// Story: The Day the Diamond Broke 
// by TheSnarkKnight30 
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	The next morning, Apple Bloom holds a meeting at the club house with her fellow crusaders. “Why did you hold a meeting now? Shouldn’t we be getting ready for the funeral?” Scootaloo asks looking over at the clock on the wall. The funeral is going to start in two hours. She isn't looking to seeing Rainbow Dash again. Not after the embarrassing breakdown she had at the church yesterday. 

“It must be something really important.” Sweetie Belle says showing more concern than her pegasus companion. Sweetie Belle knows Apple Bloom wouldn't hold a meeting for nothing.

“It sure is. Ah ain’t sure if yall are gonna believe me, but I went to Zecora last night. She made a magic potion to let me contact the dead. Ah talked to Diamond Tiara and she said that… She was pushed… By her mother.” Apple Bloom says.

“What?!” Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle shriek in unison. They knew that Spoiled Rich was being mean to Diamond Tiara the day she fell, but they never put two and two together. Their innocent minds never registered how much of a dark and dangerous place Equestria can be. All they've ever known is a safety bubble of ponies who love and tolerate. The thought of a pony wanting to take Diamond Tiara's life over a foalish argument makes a wave of fright and sadness strike them. 

“Ah have proof of it too. Take a look at this.” Apple Bloom says passing around Diamond Tiara’s note. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle read the letter silently to themselves. They shudder at the thought of how sad and scared she must have been when her mother abused her.

“What are we going to do to stop her? We’re just a couple of fillies.” Sweetie Belle says. 

“We’re going to have to work together. Scootaloo ah need you to try to contact the authorities. Ah’m going to try to tell Filthy Rich the truth. Sweetie Belle, you need to keep Spoiled Rich distracted.” Apple Bloom says showing her friends the map she spent all night drawing with crayons. It looks pretty sloppy since Apple Bloom had to use her mouth to draw it, but her friends still don’t seem to have much trouble reading it.

“What if they don’t believe us? Remember what happened when we tried to prove that Trouble Shoes was innocent.” Scootaloo says.

“They have to believe us. We can’t let Spoiled Rich get away with killing our friend. We just can’t.” Apple Bloom says.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go.” Scootaloo says hopping on her scooter.

Sweetie Belle knocks on the mansion door. She hears hoof steps from inside. According to Apple Bloom’s plan Sweetie Belle was supposed to pretend to be lost, but as soon as Spoiled Rich answers the door Sweetie Belle stands frozen in fear like a deer in headlights. She stands on the door step with her mouth hanging open and her eyes like saucers. She is standing just inches away from a somepony heinous enough to murder a child. Sweetie Belle's mother wouldn't even think about hurting her or Rarity. They taught her how to use magic and took her to Sapphire Shore's concerts. These are all happy moments of mother and daughter bonding that Diamond Tiara never lived to experience.

“What do you want? Can’t you see I’m busy trying to get ready for a funeral?” Spoiled Rich says scornfully. Sweetie Belle tries to answer but she only manages to utter a pathetic little squeak. Her face reminds Spoiled Rich of the face Diamond Tiara made when she smacked her in the face. Sweetie Belle starts hyperventilating as Apple Bloom sneaks in through the back door.

Apple Bloom enters the room where Filthy Rich is sitting. His eyes are red and puffy from crying himself to sleep. He is silently reading Diamond Tiara’s obituary in the newspaper to himself. It reminds Apple Bloom of when they wrote all of those Gabby Gums gossip articles for the school newspaper. He is so preoccupied with his own thoughts that he hardly notices Apple Bloom.

“You’re Mrs. Smith’s granddaughter, aren’t you? What are you doing barging into my house?” He asks folding his newspaper.

“It’s an emergency! Read this. Hurry! Before your wife gets back.” Apple Bloom says giving him the message. He immediately recognizes the penman ship of his daughter’s.

“Wh-Where did you get this?” He asks dropping his jaw. He reads the words in the letter silently to himself.

Dear daddy,

You need to stay away from mommy. She might kill you like she killed me. It may be hard for you to believe, but when you were at your business trip, mother berated me for making new friends she didn’t approve of. She pulled my tail, she gave me a nose bleed, she broke my bones, and then she made it look like it was all an accident. I never fell down the stairs. She made the whole thing up. All she ever does is lie. You deserve so better than her. You deserve somepony who will love you for what’s in your heart, not in your wallet. You are the best father a filly can ever ask for. No matter how mean I was for all of these years, you still never left my side. I want you to know that I’m in a better place and I will see you again someday.

Love, Diamond Tiara
P.S. Thanks for the fun playground equipment.


“She killed her?” Filthy Rich says through clenched teeth. Never in his life has he been so betrayed. 

“We’re going to make sure she goes to jail. The police should be on their way here.” Apple Bloom says. Before their conversation continues any further, Spoiled Rich bursts into the kitchen.  Sweetie Belle is hanging on to her tail for dear life.Pots and pans clatter when she bumps into the kitchen counter.

“What are you doing talking to that filthy inbred?” Spoiled Rich asks in a demanding voice.

“Who ya callin’ an inbred ya snooty gold-digger.” Apple Bloom hisses. Spoiled Rich is appalled by Apple Bloom's audacity towards authority figures. She is the head of the school board. She could have her expelled if she wants to. Filthy Rich stands in between Apple Bloom and his wife.

“You killed her…” He whispers seething in hatred for the vixen standing in front of him.

“I did nothing of the sort.” Spoiled Rich protests. He picks up her crystal lamp and tosses it at her. It misses and shatters against the wall.

“YOU KILLED HER!” He screams grabbing her pearl necklace in his teeth and breaking the string around her neck. The pearls fall on the floor like rain. As she watches the pearls roll across the floor, Filthy Rich starts destroying all of her belongings he could get his hooves on. He takes her favorite dress and rips it to shreds all while shouting unintelligible swearing. She begs him to stop, but he is far too angry to control himself.

"Honey, what are you doing? Stop!" She pleas as he destroys her golden mirror hanging on the wall. 

She looks out the back window at her giant statue. It was her favorite possession in the entire mansion. It made her look so flattering and sophisticated. She loved the way the marble statue’s water fountain poured into the pool. She gallops into the back yard as fast as her hooves could carry her. She carefully goes around the pool to avoid falling in and getting her mane wet. She stands in front of the statue. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle follow her outside to make sure she doesn’t try to get away. Filthy Rich storms outside swinging his golf club like a mad stallion.

“Not my statue. Anything but that. No!” She screeches as he swings the golf club. Apple Bloom could hear the sirens of the police carriages. Scootaloo stops her Scooter in front of the house.

“You killed my daughter. Give me one good reason why I should give you any mercy.” Filthy Rich growls.

“We’ll take it from here.” A police officer says levitating ropes into the air to restrain her.

“You can’t arrest me. These fillies are the ones who are trespassing on my property. I’ve done nothing wrong.” Spoiled Rich says.

“Not according to this little filly.” The cop says looking down at Scootaloo.

“You’re really going to listen to that handicap filly? I’ve been framed I tell you.” She says whipping up some fake tears. Nopony seems to be buying her charades this time. 

“We all know you’re behind this. There’s no point in denying it. We have a letter from Diamond Tiara that’s identical to her writing on her school assignments.” Scootaloo says. Sweetie Belle levitates the letter over to Spoiled Rich’s frazzled face.

“These fillies are just jealous of all the money I have. They could have easily forged this letter.” Spoiled Rich says getting defensive.

“Oh yeah? Well it’s a funny coincidence that you got into an argument with Diamond Tiara the day she fell down the steps.” Scootaloo says. Spoiled Rich tries to come up with a good excuse, but then gives up.

“Fine! I did it! I killed our daughter.” Spoiled Rich confesses somewhat bitterly.

“Why? Why would you do such a thing?” Sweetie Belle sniffles looking up at her with her sad green eyes.

“Because she was worthless and a shame to the family. She lost the class president election to a runt. She started doing absurd things like talking to blank flanks. Do you have any idea how mortifying it is to have a daughter who doesn’t know how to behave like a sophisticated young lady?” Spoiled Rich asks twitching her ear in rage.

“She’s still family. You NEVER hurt your family. EVER!” Sweetie Belle scolds no longer feeling intimidated by her harsh voice.  

"You were a blank flank once too, ya know." Scootaloo says. 

"Ugh! Don't remind me." Spoiled Rich says nearly gagging at the thought of it.

"Ma'am, put your hooves up." The officer orders.

“You can’t take me to jail. I’m the head of the school board. I have enough cash to bail me out of anything.” Spoiled Rich says grabbing Sweetie Belle by the tail with her teeth and climbing up to the top of the statue.

“Not without me, you can’t. We’re getting a divorce. I won’t allow you to use any of my money anymore.” Filthy Rich says firmly.

“Help! Get me down from here!” Sweetie Belle screams.

“If anypony moves I’ll drop her.” Spoiled Rich says with her teeth still clenched on Sweetie Belle’s tail.

“You wouldn’t dare.” Filthy rich says watching her dangling the filly over the edge of the statue.

"Hold on, Sweetie Belle." Apple Bloom says.

"Help me!" Sweetie Belle says.

“Let her go.” The police officer shouts.

“If you say so.” Spoiled Rich says dropping her off of the enormous statue. Scootaloo desperately moves her wings up and down. It still isn't high enough. She thinks of all the times Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon mocked her inability to fly. Each time they've said those things, it motivates her to push herself to limits she thought she would never reach. She is tired of being called a chicken. It's time that her friends should start calling her a hero. Rainbow Dash couldn't do the Sonic Rainboom right until Rarity and The Wonder Bolts nearly fell to their death. If Rainbow Dash can save her friends, Scootaloo can too.

“Sweetie Belle!” Apple Bloom screams as she watches Sweetie Belle falling closer to the ground. Scootaloo flaps her wings as hard as she could. She soars up off the ground and catches Sweetie Belle right before she hits the ground.

“I’m… I’m flying! I did it! I can’t believe I finally did it!” Scootaloo cheers putting Sweetie Belle down on the ground safely. 

“I told you you’d be able to do it if you kept practicing.” Sweetie Belle says joyfully.

“Are you okay, Sweetie Belle?” Apple Bloom asks.

“I’m fine.” Sweetie Belle says brushing the dirt off her coat.

“Thank Celestia.” Filthy Rich says. As Spoiled Rich stares at Scootaloo in disbelief a bird flies out of a tree and poops in her mane. She grunts in disgust and swats into the air.

“Spoiled Rich, you are under arrest.” The officer says levitating the rope closer to her. She still refuses to let herself be arrested. There is no way she would want to spend the rest of her life in a filthy prison.  

“No… NO! I’m too young and beautiful to go to jail.” Spoiled Rich screams scrambling up to the ear of her statue. The police stallion ties her to the statue with his magic. Filthy Rich and the officer try to climb after her. A small crack forms on the hoof of the statue. The legs of the statue crumble under their weight.  The top part of the statue collapses into the pool and anchor her down under the water. She watches helplessly as the sinks to the bottom of the pool. The statue crushes her bones to dust as she tries to get herself untangled from the rope. Her shrieks cause bubbles to rise to the surface.

“Should we help her?” Sweetie Belle asks stepping on some of the debris.

“Help her? She almost got you killed.” Scootaloo says. She can’t even fathom why Sweetie Belle would want to help her. She deserves every ounce of this. All she ever cared about was herself and now her own greed is her downfall.

“But she can’t hurt us anymore.” Sweetie Belle says watching her writhe in pain at the bottom of the pool.

“If somepony doesn’t do somethin’ soon she’ll drown.” Apple Bloom says wondering how long she can stay under there before running out of oxygen. 
The police officer dives in after her. A big splash hits The Cutie Mark Crusaders.  He tries to levitate the statue up off of her it floats a few inches off the bottom. His horn isn’t able to handle the weight anymore and she is crushed in between the statue and the bottom of the pool again. Sweetie Belle tries to untie the rope with her magic, but to no avail. Spoiled Rich lets out one more panicked gasp for air before losing consciousness. 

“Now what do we do?” Sweetie Belle asks peering into the water.

“Is she dead?” Apple Bloom asks having mixed feelings about the situation. She is evil and she did kill Diamond Tiara, but drowning the way she did is a horrible way to go. She could have gone to prison and changed her ways. She thought Diamond Tiara would never change and look at her now.

“Yes. She’s dead. You can all go home now.” The Police Officer says.

“Thank you so much for letting me know what a horrible mistake I was making for loving that mare.” Filthy Rich says.	

“No problem. Ah’m sorry your wife and daughter. Ah know first hoof how bad it feels to lose a family member.” Apple Bloom says.

“I’m just glad that I read that letter and I know she’s going to be okay.” Filthy Rich says.

“Let’s go, girls. We’re going to be late for the funeral.” Scootaloo says hopping on her scooter. Her friend follow her leaving Spoiled Rich's body at the bottom of the pool.

When Spoiled Rich opens her eyes she finds herself in a place hotter than Spike's fire breath. She is surrounded by nothing but darkness. She could hear cackling all around her."What's so funny? I order you to stop this foolish at once." Spoiled Rich stammers trying to get back up on her hooves. She is unable to her due to her previous injuries. She looks at herself. Somepony wrote 'Blank Flank' all over her while she was unconscious. She moves her tail and discovers her cutie mark is missing. "My cutie mark... It's gone? What did you do to me?" She gasps. The vain mare feels something drip down her neck. Before she has time to react, she finds herself in the jaws of a massive three headed dog. Cerberus thrashes his head shaking her like a rag-doll. She begs for help, but the only response she gets is more menacing laughter.  

After Diamond Tiara is buried, Silver Spoon and The Cutie Mark Crusaders visit her grave regularly. They still miss her, but they know she’s finally free from her wicked mother and will be watching them from up above. She sees Scootaloo improve on her flying, Sweetie Belle at her first singing recital, Apple Bloom enter the rodeo, and Silver Spoon win the spelling bee.  Some ponies believe that diamonds are tears shed by Luna when she was trapped on the moon. Others says diamonds are a rare and beautiful gift created by Celestia to reflect the sun shining down on the earth. One thing’s for sure, if a diamond breaks, it can still shine. Broken diamonds can still be cut into something more beautiful.