Chapter XXXV: Dirt
Today is the day to figure out just how much damage these two idiots can do, I thought to myself as I made my way to school. While this situation may lead to me not having any more colts after my tail, if ponies are open minded about relationships and considering that there are a lot more fillies in class than colts... this may only end up becoming worse for me. Though, after Twilight's comment on my age comparison to Sweetie Belle, I was wondering if I was just the unlucky filly to be hitting that particular stage in life where colts, and maybe other fillies, began to feel attraction towards me due to age. Regardless, I finally arrived at the school, as I looked around to see how my fellow classmates were reacting, they finally noticed me.
As expected, some of them were giving me odd looks, which told me that the duo succeeded in getting the word out, as even some fillies gave me a glance before returning to their business. Before I could take any action, the Crusaders trotted over to me, looks of suspicion plastered on their faces. Once they were within range, I opened my mouth just as Scootaloo began to open hers, but I still beat her to the punch as I said, "What did you hear?"
"Huh?" Scootaloo said, caught off guard by my sudden question.
Sighing, I said, "I figure that you three heard something from somepony about me. So what did you hear?"
Sweetie Belle caught onto what I was saying as she said, "Well... we heard that you don't like colts and instead you like fillies only."
"We also heard that you only joined our club because we're fillies," Apple Bloom said as she did her best to give me a serious face.
Shaking my head, I asked, "Do you three really believe in these rumors? Do you even know where they came from?"
Blinking in unison, the trio look among themselves till Sweetie Belle said, "Well... we doubt it, but since you don't smile, or laugh much... we just wondered if they're true."
"Wait, does anypony know who started this rumor?" Scootaloo asked the other two, who only shook their heads.
"It was Snips and Snails that started this," I bluntly answered.
This got them to give out a unified 'oh' before Scootaloo said, "I should have known that this was all fake."
"But why would just two be goin' around tellin' these rumors about Aether?" Apple Bloom replied.
Sighing once more, I said, "Cause I told them I was not interested in colts, and they then assumed that it meant that I was interested in fillies instead."
"Wait, you're really not interested in colts?" Sweetie Belle asked, only for the other two to look at her with incredulous looks. "What?"
"That's just... ew," Scootaloo said, as Apple Bloom nodded in agreement.
After a moment passed, Sweetie Belle blushed as she said, "I didn't mean it that way! I... maybe when we're older like Aether-"
"Wait, what makes you think that I may be older than you three? I do not recall telling either one of you my age," I asked.
After looking at each other, Apple Bloom said, "Well, it's easy Aether. You're taller than us."
"...Really?"
"Yeah, like, I think an inch or so, you didn't notice?" Sweetie asked.
"No... though it was more cause I was always the short one where I came from," I replied, though in reality it was more due living in a city where everyone else is of a different species that happened to be taller than your own.
"What I wonder is why you told Snips and Snails that yo... oh..." Sweetie replied as she began to smile, causing the other two to look at her in confusion before they took on expressions of comprehension that soon changed to wild grins.
"Those two were the colts that liked you, weren't they?" Scootaloo stated, only for me to put my face into my hooves as I groaned.
"Are you three really going to tease me now? Do I not have enough problem already thanks to those two?" I whined.
"Aether is right. I don't think we should be addin' more trouble," Apple Bloom said as she came to my defense. The other two lowered their ears, as they just realized just how much trouble I have to go through just to dispel the rumors. Before anyone could say a thing, the school bell rang out and we headed inside. However, I saw Diamond Tiara getting in before us, but not before turning her head to give me that evil little smug smirk of hers.
...Yup, things have certainly gone to shit now.
After the morning portion of the lesson, during which I saw the idiot duo give me a wave with proud grins on their faces, which I wiped off their faces with a glower, Cheerilee let us out for recess. As I made my way outside, Snips and Snails suddenly came to me as Snails said, "Hey, Aether, we got the word out that you only like fillies."
Facehoofing, I said, "I never said that, I just said I am not interested in colts."
"Wait, I thought you told us that you liked fillies?" Snips asked, only for me to give him a look that said 'Are you kidding me?'
"...No, you two came to that idea yourselves, and now you got everyone to think that I hang out with the Crusaders for that reason alone. Which, before you say anything on that, I hang out with them because we are friends. Got it?" I said through gritted teeth.
"Oh... wait... does that mean we messed up?" Snails asked, which caused me to ground my teeth for a moment.
"Yes, you messed up, maybe big time," I answered. At this point, I decided that I would rather deal with Discord for a hour than talk to these two for five minutes... maybe.
Lowing their ears, they both said 'sorry' before Snips went on to say, "We'll help yo-"
"No, I do not need anymore help, I will just deal with this myself, okay?" I said, interrupting Snips before he get anymore 'bright' ideas. "Just do not spread any more stuff about me and I will not be angry at you two anymore, okay?" I asked. While I was tempted to harm them, they were just bumbling idiots that thought they were helping, so they didn't truly deserve my wrath. After receiving some nods from them, I made my way outside to the playground, only to find that both Diamond Tiara and her lackey were waiting at the sides of the entrance for me.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? A blank flank that hangs with other blank flank fillies just so that she can kiss them all day long."
"Shoo brat, I do not have time for you," I said as I walked past her.
"Hey, don't you dare call me that! You're the brat here!" Diamond retorted, though I ignored her as I continued to make my way to the rest of the class. After a bit, Diamond then said, "Hmph, maybe that is why you were abandoned by your parents. You must have been spending too much time trying to get kisses from fillies all day."
Okay, I'm sick of this orphan crap! I thought to myself as I turned towards Diamond, who gave me a smug grin as she realized that she had gotten underneath my skin. "You stupid little snob! Do you not have anything better to do than to bully on other ponies? Or is it because your Cutie Mark, which is just a diamond tiara, says that your special talent is wearing a diamond tiara and nothing more?"
"Hey! How da-" Diamond started to say as her face redden with rage.
"Maybe you only bully us Crusaders cause you have no real talent besides just sitting there looking rich and pretty with your stupid tiara! Are you still proud of a Cutie Mark that is just your name? Just how original is that? Do not answer, cause I will tell you the right answer, it is original as dirt! So how about you take your empty head a-" THWACK!
A unified gasp rang out from all the ponies in the playground as they saw Diamond slap my face with her hoof. I just blinked in shock, not saying a thing due to the unexpected pain. Diamond, however, began to smirk as she said, "What's wrong now? Got no more stupid words to say? Are you going to c-"
"You slapped me..." I said, interrupting her as a grin started to appear on my muzzle.
"Huh?" Diamond replied as she became confused from my expression.
"You slapped me..." I repeated, my grin now so wide and manic that it might remind the other foals of Pinkie, if she went violently homicidal.
"Why are you smi-" Diamond tried to say before I slammed a hoof on the bottom of her jaw, knocking her head back as her tiara was sent flying off her head. As the foals tried to let out another gasp of surprise, I jumped at Diamond, knocking her to the ground as I used my right foreleg to put her in a headlock.
"You like spitting so much dirt at other ponies, how about I help you out by giving your mouth more dirt!" I yelled as I slammed her face into the dirt, all the while her lackey could only sit there, dumbstruck by what just conspired. Diamond finally shook off the shock of my attack as she fruitlessly tried to pry my grip off her neck. I just responded by punching her in the gut with my left hoof. "Like the taste of dirt? Cause you seem to enjoy spitting so much of it out at us!"
It felt like hours as I rubbed her face into the dirt as I pounded on her gut, as I used my weight to keep it there regardless of her frantic attempts to stop me. Sadly, it probably only lasted a minute as I suddenly felt a pair of hooves try to pry me off of Diamond, which only caused the both of us to be lifted into the air as I didn't release my hold that is now choking her.
"Let go of her, Aether!" a familiar voice said, causing me to lose my grip as I began to realize that Cheerilee was the one holding on to me. Diamond landed on her rump after I let her go, at which point her friend finally came over to her aid. Putting me down on the ground, Cheerilee looked at me with a face full of rage as she asked, "What in sweet Celestia possessed you to attack Diamond?"
Before Silver Spoon (I learned her name a long time ago, but as long as she hung around with the brat, I prefer to simply refer to her as a lackey) could say a thing, the Crusaders ran over as Sweetie said, "Diamond started it! She slapped Aether right in front of the whole class!"
"No, Aether started it! She was insulting me!" Diamond yelled before spitting out some dirt, glaring at me with hatred in her eyes as I glared back at her with my own hatred.
"It's true, ask the class!" the lackey said.
"That's only after Diamond insulted her first and talked about her parents abandoning her!" Scootaloo said, her wings flared in anger as she stared at the two brats with her own rage.
"Enough! Diamond Tiara, you're going to be staying in my office. Aether Aura, you're staying in the classroom! Both of you will remain there as I get your pa- guardians. Understood?"
The two of us only glared at each other before we both said, "Yes Miss Cheerilee," though I said it before Diamond did. As we were herded to said rooms, we continued to glare at each other, though it was obvious that I won that little bout of ours since Diamond's face was still covered with dirt. Before we finally lost sight of each other, I gave her a little smirk that only cause her to shake with even more rage. As I sat down on my seat in the classroom, rubbing a hoof against the spot where Diamond slapped me, I could only think of one thing at the moment, regardless of future consequences.
...That was so worth it.
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It was totally worth it.
And nice chapter-name, it is completely right. This chapter IS dirt, for featuring Diamond Tiara.
6048102 couldn't agree more
Go Aether. WOO!
Diamond slaps Aether. Activating "self-defense" mode.
Commence the ass-whoopin'.
I liked that, even if she is a little filly, i hope that she doesn´t give in to easily if they decide to punish her, and Rainbow Dash is probably happy about what happened at first.
... I have to figure out how to give a story more than one like without making multiple accounts...
Aether how could you!
6048243 Convince someone else to like it in your stead. Its definitely deserving, even if just for the Diamond Tiara beat down. (which was brilliant
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Aether is best pony!
Must have feel great...
No Rainbow is wasn't
Either Diamond Tiara will eventually break, give up, and turn to being a mainly unusable slob on society, or she will get ever worse, claiming ever more right for things to go her way, raising the abuse, torment, Blueblood style, eventually leading to her being locked up, dealt with, or calling on Sombra Moon to ensure her right to rule. Then people will say, but we never so it coming, she was always the prim and proper little lady.
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convince others to like the story or go with the yuno threat explanation (do it or die I already put like do not touch me).
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I would give aether a award for giving the discipline that spoil brat need and more, even though two wrongs do not make it right. However, diamond tiara in this story questions that statement and commence all the wrongs as right towards her.
Surely Aether deserves a cutie mark for such a feat!
Between igniting the salad and the beatdown, I'd say there's an emerging pattern.
6048277 Ever read a story where you don't hate Diamond Tiara and she becomes a decent pony? Yeah... Currently reading one. Puts things into perspective.
Anyone want to explain why Twilight doesn't bat an eyelash at aethers age?
Oh man that was great xD diamond had that coming. Pinkie isn't going to be happy about this.
6048471 Author is going with the "ponies live hundreds of years" canon (see Granny Smith). If that's the case, it would stand to reason that childhood development would be extended considerably. Aether Is from another dimension where she was basically a young adult in our terms. But instead of becoming a similarly aged pony, she was just 1-to-1 swapped for the exact age, which in this universe is still a child.
Diamond Tiara got what she needed. Though Aether should have done a large hit instead of a sustained attack like she did. Makes it more believable on "self defense" story when you retaliate post first hit like she did. Though if what Tiara said was repeated exactly like she said it given how all the adults reacted to Aether's orphan status, Diamond might finally have the all around hammer brought down on her.
The hundred of years canon seems to be about 300 years, as far as I can tell. Also Diamond got what was coming to her
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Yes it was.
Loved this, can't wait for more.
damn... that's the best comeback I ever heard.
"No use crying over spilled milk, especially if that milk is spoiled~"
What an asskicking! :D hehehe eue
Nicely done kid, nicely done...
Good job once more dude! :D
Keep it up!
... OF COURSE IT WAS FUCKING WORTH IT! Dude, AMAZING CHAPTER! Please keep making more! I love this fic! Also, EAT THAT YOU SNOT NOSED BRAT! Stop being a damn bully... I hate bullies... Welp, keep on keeping on dude!
That. Was. Awesome!
Rock on!
-ThePortalPonies
But I want moar!
This is possibly the most glorious chapter of this story. I was cheering Aether on as she made Diamond eat dirt!
(In Aether's mind)
Escalation of conflict detected:
Rules of Engagement: [Verbal]
..........Adjustment..........
Rules of Engagement: [Non-Lethal]
[Non-Lethal Violence] now authorized against [pony: designation "Diamond Tiara"].
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This is why I've always felt that Like/Dislike is a very unhelpful rating system.
(Instead, a better balance between simplicity/intuitiveness and usefulness would be rating on a scale from -2 to +2... Same thing as rating out of 5 stars, but it cues humans to agree more readily on what each rating means since it's clearly a numeric form of "strongly dislike, dislike, ambivalent, like, strongly like" while "out of 5" could be skewed to something like "dislike, ambivalent, like, strongly like, wow!")
I have but one thing to say.
FINALLY
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Nice!
I was really hoping for more damage than that. Although it was still pretty good. Just next time, make sure Diamond gets the good old...
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6049418 exactly, which is why you should never trust a mathematician or a programmer.
I can see Aether saying it was in self-defense after Diamond hit her.
Also, something I don't understand, Aether is very intelligent, if Diamond begin with Lesbian jokes, why not do the same and say that Diamond is the same and because that she is with Silver?
what was probably going on in Aether's mind when she/he got slapped.
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Probably would be a routine sight for them.
PASSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS! PASSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS! PLEASE PEOPLE!
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Becuse she wanted to beat the shit out of diamond insulting was not enough
To be fair, what's the worst trouble Aether can get in?
Suspended? Doesn't need school.
Kept inside? No, she needs exercise, and she'd just study anyway.
No sweets? She's too mature for this to be a punishment.
No magic lessons? Probably the only bad thing, but Twilight will cave in easy.
Maybe Pinkie will be upset and she'll feel bad by proxy, or maybe she'll have to do manual labor, which are both real consequences. Even still though, neither of those are things an adult being forced through a second childhood which is far better than the first one regardless of punishment is going to care about.
It's sad I can't like more then once
Dammit, I love this story so much ;) Each chapter just gets better-er and better-er.
OH-HO! I do love manic smiles and attacks setting characters off. And Diamond Tiara eating dirt, that was a good plus.
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6048184 so we all agree the aether needs an award for her actions.
6048440 Really? Where?
can I eatz it?
6050881 whats that?
6050644 well cerburus does visit from time to time
6049751 indeed
6087337 adding my agreement to the list. DT deserved every bit of that. Though I doubt it'll end there.
That was very masterfully done, too. Manic grin and all.
Now is an appropriate time for the aliens to invade...
Hit on her. Do it filly. If she tries to give you crap, make the most mortifyingly embarrassing pass at her you can!
Or, y'know, goad her into attacking you and then literally hit her. That works too. But my way would've been funnier.