Episode 56: So You've Raised a Bully...Great Job >:(
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What they all told you has served to make you angry and disappointed in your daughter. After all the trouble you went through as a larvae, you went and somehow raised a bully. As you hold the two crying fillies and try to comfort them as best as possible while also keeping an eye on the CMC (who are teary eyed themselves) you can't help but think,
Kichi's Comment
Kersey's Comment
I can't believe it, why would Nightshade do that to them? I mean, I know these two like to bully the others sometimes but, this is too much
Bwa ha ha, Sombra chuckles darkly causing you to scowl.
And what's got you so happy? you think indignantly.
Why, Little Ms. Overlord of course. She is showing these weak pathetic fools who really has the power, as is her right. They need to know who's the boss. Today's victims are tomorrow's slaves.
Suddenly the image of Nightshade in armor similar to Sombra's and laughing evilly, as she stands over Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in chains pops into your head.
You shake your head from this image as you hold the two sad fillies in your arms tighter.
That will NEVER come to be you swine! Selena yells at the deposed king.
Oh come on. That was a fantastic image. It would suit her just fine, my little overlord...he says in a voice that sounds like a proud parent gushing over something their foal did.
She is not your anything! You and Selena roar at the same time which seems to shut him up. But even still, that raises another question.
Wait, Sombrero is beginning to talk logically! How many days has it been? you ask Selena.
Without your injections? 3 Days.
Crud! He's coming off his high. We never did ask Fluttershy about getting tranquilizers.
I don't believe that tart was in the right state of mind at the time, Selena huffs.
Well be that as it may, we gotta remember to get some more drugs so we don't have to listen to him...
*Sniff* *Blubber*
You focus back on the two sad fillies and you rock them a little to calm them down.
...But first things first...you think madly.
How come I didn't see any of this coming? The signs were so clear...
What do you mean?
You mentally sigh before thinking,
It's just...looking back on the last couple of months when we were out bounty hunting Nightshade was becoming more and more...hostile towards everyling. Remember when she made fun of Kersey's fatness before we even knew he was the enemy? Or that time at the hippy camp when she made fun of their food and starting breaking things? Heck when we got back she attacked Thunderlane and Caramel's marefriend over snacks of all things!
Selena is silent for a moment before saying,
Well...now that you mention it Nightshade has indeed become quiet more hostile.
You mentally sigh sadly before thinking,
I guess I was so busy trying to protect Nightshade I ignored raising her properly. All I've really done on that adventure...on any of our adventures over the last 3 years was teach her that violence and insults solve everything. I didn't think all of that would lead to her becoming the one thing I hate the most...next to traitors and Trixie I mean.
I wonder if I have some fault in this, comments Selena in a sad voice which confuses you a little. I am her mother, my blood flows through her. Even if I've changed, my darkness might be passed down-
No, don't think like that, you cut her off. You've been a great mother to her...well as well as you could be given our weird circumstances. No...I think this rests squarely on me.
But Bugze-
I'm the one she constantly sees in fights, I'm the one who never taught her the difference between pranking and bullying, and I'm the one who kept shoving her back into the inventory even when she didn't want to...I've made her jaded. But even still, she needs to punished for it now so she never does it again...
Before Selena can respond, you hear Applebloom say,
"Please Mr. Tennant, you have to believe us. The parade float was an accident," Applebloom blubbers.
You look back up from the crying fillies to the CMC then back to the girls in your arms.
BrownDog's Comment
"So they chased you into the orchard after the parade float almost crushed you two right?"
DT and SP sniffle and nod as you grit your teeth.
"I-it was an accident, honest!" Scootaloo says.
"None of us tried to crush you with it," Sweetie adds.
"Then why were you chasing them?" you shoot back.
"W-we wanted to make sure Nightshade and Babs didn't do anything worse," Applebloom confesses. You then look to the two in your arms.
"Was it only Nightshade and Babs, or did the other three join in?"
The fillies both sniffle, and Diamond says, "It was just the two. They didn't do anything," she says pointing to the CMC.
"They didn't help either," Silver adds.
"W-we're sorry. We didn't know what was going to happen. And when her eyes glowed white, we were just as scared," Sweetie apologizes with a quivering lip.
"Yeah, I mean, you guys were being jerks sure, but you didn't deserve that," Scootaloo says.
Diamond and Silver then look down guiltily, but you make them look up at you.
"Listen girls, I'm not justifying anything my daughter did, but why did you walk all the way out to the barn just to mock them all?"
They stiffen at that, but then Diamond says, "Well, because we wanted to show we were better. We heard a new filly was coming into town, and we wanted her to know what was what."
She says it so casually, it throws you for a loop.
"And who taught you that?" you ask.
"I-it's what Mom says. I-I can't disappoint the family, I can't disappoint her..." Diamond shudders as Silver Spoon places a hoof on her shoulder.
Sweet Luna, what kind of b!%$# is this girl's mother? No wonder she's so messed up.
Indeed, and the glasses clad one just follows along to support her friend, enabling her...
Right...add this filly's mother to the back burner of things I need to look into, right now we need to focus on the present.
You then stand up.
"Alright, here's what's going to happen, you three are going to help me walk these two back to the house, and you are going to tell Applejack everything," you declare.
"But Babs and Nightshade-"
"I don't care what they said! It's what we're doing." You then look down to Diamond and Silver, "You two, you're gonna be alright. But when we get to the house, I want you and those three to sit down and talk things out OK? There's no need for any of you kids to be enemies."
They all sniffle and nod.
"Good. Now, let's get going." You then start marching all five sad fillies back towards Applejack's house
As you carry the two now sniffling fillies on your back and as the CMC follow you back to the Apple's farm you ask Selena,
Kersey's Comment
*sigh* What the buck am I going to do with that filly? A grounding or a lecture just doesn't feel like enough, but I don't want to hurt her-
Let me handle the discipline, she says with conviction.
What?
When we find our daughter, you should indeed give her a tongue lashing, both of us shall. But I will insure that the lessons stick with her.
That sounds rather ominous. What do you mean?
Do you remember back in Fillydelphia? When we convinced that strumpet to change sides and free us?
Painful as it is, you do think back to what she's talking about. When Flag Burner had you chained up and helpless, you had Selena reach out to Coco's mind. You changed it with...
A Nightmare?! you think in shock.
Indeed. What better way to show her the enormity of the consequences for her actions?
You blink in slight surprise at Selena's idea as you think,
Wow...that is both harsh yet justifiable all in one.
While I do not like it, I do have to put a example for her. You may say I'm not to blame for her behavior, and that it's all your fault. But if both of us are to be better parents, we have to take more responsibility. You're not the only one who has let things slide with her.
You nod in understanding and are about to say something when you are interrupted with a familiar voice shouting,
"WHAT IN THE SAM HILL!?!"
You look to see Applejack and Big Mac staring at you and the fillies in shock. You give her a grim look before you say,
"Applejack...we have a problem."
A FEW MOMENTS LATER AT THE APPLE'S HOUSE
The Rutherford's Comment
You've all sat the five fillies together in the living room. Granny Smith has even brought out hot cocoa for each of the fillies to help calm them down. As they all sit huddled together with their cocoa, you explain to the older ponies what you've been told. Once in awhile, you will ask either Diamond, Silver, or the CMC for confirmation, but the story gets told. By the end of it, Applejack is fuming.
"And these three saw them head towards me, while the other two ran off towards town, and from what Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo told me, they might be heading to Diamond's house."
"Ah can't believe this, Babs came here to get away from bullies and now she is being one!?"
This seems to get Diamond Tiara's, Silver Spoon's and the CMC's attention as they gasp in shock and confusion.
"Just wait until Ah get a hold of her, she's gonna be punished Apple Family Style!"
"Eyup," Big Red responds grumpily.
"That is all well and good AJ, but we need to get both her and my daughter before they cause any more harm," you point out.
"Darn tootin! Let's go Mister Tennant, we'll round them up right quick," she declares as she stands up. Before she gets anywhere near the door though, you place your hoof on her chest and stop her.
"No. You stay," you declare causing both her eyebrows to shoot up.
"What? Why? I am responsible for Babs and her actions. I need to be there when you get to them fillies."
"No you stay here with the girls. Big Red, I want you to come with me," you say looking to your bro.
Applejack seems flabbergasted at this as she asks,
"No offense Mac, but why should he go with you instead of me?"
You look at her and sigh before saying,
"Because you are visibly angry, not thinking with a clear head, and might make a bigger scene than this will already be... and that's ME saying that," you point out. She scowls but you continue, "Big Red should be there because he is one of the most level headed ponies I have ever met. If something happens when we find the girls or when we go to talk to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's parents, I want him there to be a voice of reason...And to hold me back if Tiara's mother truly is as bad as I am thinking," you mumble that last part before continuing. "Furthermore, even though I believe that we are all quite angry at their actions," all the adults in the room nod in agreement, "yelling like you would probably won't help, it might make them bolt. I already have an idea of how to make them stop and come with us. Red and I are going to give the best speech known to parenting."
"And what speech is that?"
You look at Applejack with a hard expression and say,
"I am very disappointed in you young lady."
At this remark, all the fillies gasp and hang their heads (Diamond Tiara most of all). Applejack and Big Mac go wide-eyed and Granny Smith nods her head in approval.
"That ought to stop them in their tracks. Although I would recommend using a belt to get the point across when they get home."
You stop and look at her for a moment before you say,
"Well I can't exactly do that to Babs I would likely end up in jail. She isn't my daughter, so that one falls to you guys. For Nightshade however, don't worry, I've got punishment lined up for her. One that I will not say around these fillies."
They don't question you with the look you are giving, so they nod. Before you and Red leave though, you look to the five fillies.
"Now look girls, I want you all to talk to each other. REALLY talk. Diamond, Silver, your brand of bullying may be low tier next to what the other two did, but it still can hurt others, and even make them lash out. Nightshade and Babs took things way too far, and I don't want to see any of you ever reach those levels," you say gently. They all nod and look to each other a bit nervously before you start hearing them all start saying "Sorry" to one another.
Smirking, you then look to Applejack and say,
"Be a mediator to those five, I think they've got a lot to talk about."
As Applejack nods, and the fillies start talking, you and Red take your leave.
LATER AT FILTHY RICH'S HOUSE
As you and Big Mac approach Filthy Rich's home you see a...disturbing sight. You see...
Master of Shadow's Comment
Nightshade and Babs near the house with a couple of Molotov's. Nightshade is even clanging bottles together and chanting,
"Di-a-mond...Come out to plaa-aay..."
Now any normal parent would have rushed over to them, confiscated the Molotov's and chided their child for having them. You on the other hoof just get pissed that your daughter would go so far as to burn down a filly's house, perhaps even with semi-questionable parents still possibly inside, just to get back at them. With that in mind you respond in the most predictable way...
PrinceDuskRiser's Comment
Kersey's comment
"NIGHTSHADE MOON FLOWER LITTLE WINGS MIDNIGHT HEART NYX SAPPHIRE ECLIPSE!" you roar in the Royal Canterlot Voice, causing her to seize up suddenly and quit her chanting.
Big Red looks over to you and says, "I didn't know she had a full name."
"She doesn't. Those were just rejected names I came up with when I was naming her..."
Both fillies look over to you in surprise. You hear her gulp as she sees your glowing orange eyes, and Babs Seed shrinks as she sees Big Red giving her the stink eye.
"Honey...you have a lot of explaining to do."
WHAT DO YOU DO?
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What the buck? What's with the bucking short story reply's The story sucks and if you like it you suck. LONG LIVE QUEEN CRISSY!!! down vote for being a hater.
Take the Molotovs for starters, don't need them armed, then commence with the scolding
7811371 meh, you hate it, I like it...no fighting necessary
First, resist the desire to see the beautifull flames from the molotovs and take them away then, ask if the fillies had anything else prepared before speaking to dt and ss parents
Nani ga okotta? (What happened?) You say in a menacing voice.
Babs looks at you confused, intimidated, and amazed while Big Red just stares.
When I think of overplayed bully I think of Draco in the first couple of Harry Potter books, but later it delves into his family and why he acts that way. The most obvious follow-up to that is the protagonists(isnt his name biff?) to the Mcfly family in Back to the Future. The writers came up with the same bad guy for each movie, with the same actor, the same family, and generally the same name all with just a different coat of paint. The bad guy even ended up in a manure truck each movie which kinda makes you feel bad for the three generations of crap eaters.
Bugzee hoped to have a private and calm talk, the problem was hoped.
"Now, I'm going to talk and you are going to sit..." Say Bugzee
"Umm, can you wait? I was waiting for Diamond Tiara to show her a lesson..." Comment Nightshade as if it was the most normal thing taking the molotov cocktails
"I know about what you did, and I'm still not sure about why you did it" Bugzee look at Nightshade angry
"D'uh, to show them a lesson... But who did tell you... Did they dare to snitch me?" Ask Nightshade
"It was Apple Bloom and the others, they are worried about you, they-" Bugzee was interrupted when Nightshade seemed angry
"They? They snitched me, those traitors! I help them, I work with them, give them my protection and they pay it like that? when I catch them..." Say Nightshade very angry as she seemed to want to go to search them.
"You are going to stay here, Nightshade, I am very disappointed in you young lady" Say Bugzee
"What? Why?" Ask Nightshade confused
"This is not the way to resolve things... You don't go fighting everywhere" Say Bugzee looking to Nightshade that was even more confused.
"Why? It's what we did before, are you going to tell me that if the great and powerfull stupid appear, you could not want to punch her? What about Discord?" Ask Nightshade
"I..." Say Bugzee
"She got you, and you know it..." Comment Sombra from inside
"No, I..." But Bugzee was interrupted
"Why is wrong to teach them a lesson? Even uncle Sombrero know it, when he is not talking about strange things" Say Nightshade
"You need to stop visiting Sombrero, he is a bad influence for you..." Say Bugzee
Bugzee could hear some groaning inside his head
"But why? What I did wrong? You did not have problems when we punched the bad guys, why is wrong?" Ask Nightshade confused
"Because I say so! Nightshade, a couple of moment ago you were trying to burn somepony house and try to punish your friends... For Celestia sake Nightshade, they are your friends!" Say Bugzee
"They are snitches, what friends snitch someone or betray them for their bullies after their friend help them?" Ask Nightshade
"I..." Say Bugzee as he could not think a answer
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Here I stop, because really I can't really think too much, If I continue I think I'm going to go around and around in circles.
,,,,,
A bad bully I could think, is the one from "Back to the future" after they showed him a lesson in the past, he changed.
7811541 Sorry I forgot to add ( just a joke) at the end.
“Cousin Big Mac…heh heh…We was just…” Babs stammers.
Big Mac snorts causing her to stop talking and tremble.
“We’re heading home to the farm now young lady. MOVE!” he orders.
Hanging her head down she follows orders, following Big Red.
“H-Hey, what’s going on, why’s everyone so upset?” Nightshade asks as Big Mac takes Babs away.
“We’re upset because you’re being a bully Nightshade!” you declare with authority.
She seems confused by this, until you explain what you heard from the CMC and Diamond and Silver.
“What? They’re back at the farm? Well in that case let’s head over there and…”
“NO! You are in big trouble young lady. I’m very disappointed in you,” you declare causing her to wince.
“Dis-disappointed?” she asks at your tone of voice.
“Yes! How could you do this?”
“I learned it from watching you!” she declares a bit huffily.
“Yeah? And what made you think breaking a fillies glasses and belongings and attempting to burn down her house is something I would do?”
“You burn things all the time, and I’m no Bully! I’m just giving those bullies they’re comeuppance.”
“Why? Because they called you all some names? Because they had a bad attitude?”
“Yes! Exactly that. I hated there stupid smug faces and decided to,”
“You don’t go overboard like this Nightshade! Did Diamond or Silver break your guys’s stuff?”
“Well…no. But-“.
“Did they physically hurt you or the others?”
“N-no, but-“
“Did they threaten any of you?”
“No! They were being jerks!” she declares.
“Jerks huh? And being jerks that have never actually physically hurt you, you decide to take things up to 11 and hurt them and try to burn down there house? What part of that sounds right?!” you scold causing her ears to fold down.
“B-but you do this all the time!”
“Do I?”
“Yes! All those knights were bullies right? And you hate Discord and Trixie and will fight them too. So what’s the difference?” she says grumpily.
“The difference Nightshade, is that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are nowhere NEAR the level of what they’ve done,” you answer harshly. “They’re little kids, just like you. If what I suspect is true, they’re lashing out because they haven’t been raised properly. I can’t say I don’t understand it, I didn’t teach you the right lessons. But I’m teaching them now.”
“But Dad-“
“Nightshade, The Knights were Terrorists, and their list of crimes were horrible and got people hurt. Can those compare to Diamond and Silver’s words?”
“Well no…”
“And Discord is a cosmic troll, we lashed out at him out of instinct for what he’d done to us. I can’t say I wouldn’t mind giving him a beatdown again, but that’s because he’s done a lot more than just name calling.”
“I…” she trails off looking towards the ground. “What about Trixie?”
“And as for TRIXIE…” you seethe her name as your eyes flash, “She’s not a bully Nightshade…she’s a traitor. The worst kind of pony. We gave her our trust and friendship, and she threw it all away for money and fame. Really, a lot of the problems you, your mother and I face stem back to that day she betrayed us. She deserves our hatred, but compared to her, compared to any of the others, can you honestly say Diamond Tiara or Silver Spoon deserves this?”
“I…I…” she mumbles, confusion and shock on her features.
“Honey, when I was growing up, I had bullies too. The things they did to me though…I wish I had something as simple as Diamond or Silver. Sure they’ll mock you, but they don’t ostracize you, beat you, rub it in your face when your family…isn’t there anymore,” you wince thinking back to those lonely days without your mom, dad, and eventually Grandbuggy.
“Daddy?” she asks you cautiously seeing your sad expression. You shake your head and look back to her.
“The point is Nightshade, there’s a difference. A bully is someone who takes things overboard. Someone who will hurt, threaten, and abuse someone far beyond what is simple payback. Someone who will beat another just for things the other person has said.”
Nightshade’s eyes widen as she looks back down at her hooves.
“I…I thought I was being the good guy, like you,” she whimpers.
“Shade, I’ve never been a good guy, or a bad guy. Just an unlucky one. I fight out of necessity, and I never took the time to tell you that. I’m sorry. You’re still getting punished, but I am sorry for putting you on this road.”
She looks down in shame at that.
“We’re going back to the farm now Shade, and your mother would like a word with you as well when we get there.” She shivers at that and nods her head.
“And later, you and Babs are going to have to apologize to all of the girls, not just Diamond and Silver. We’ll talk about their parents later.”
You then march her back to the farm.
“And honey, never EVER get into fire like I have. I know it’s wrong, but it’s an addiction. You don’t need to get mixed up in it.”
And the worst Bully portrayal I think was actually Diamond and Silver before their reformation, because for five years we didn't know WHY they were like that. When we found out though, hoo boy did understanding rush in.
Deliver a tongue lashing that Nightshade will never forget.. and all Selena to get in on the action. Ground her for several months as necessary and make sure she gets the message.
7812678 ahhh, ok. Still, if you did hate it I would have no problem with it, we all have our likes and dislikes, I certainly can't yell at someone who disagrees with my opinion...and I just went in Twilight Sparkle friendship lesson mode....
1. I'd say the worst representation of bullies are in family guy, because there are moments when bullies give no reason for being bullies, not even suggesting a bad backstory for them.
2. I would like to suggest that bugze be pacing around nightshade, only to trip and ruin his badass lecture