The Bitch is Busted!
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I yawn as I walk out of my room and walk downstairs for breakfast.
Sitting down, I see my usual eggs, bacon (real), and cameral ice cream covered pancakes are sitting in my spot.
I raise an eyebrow at the plate and it hops onto the table, where it belongs.
As I take my seat, I sigh, thinking about how tiring the last few days have been. With the last couple days, I’ve been somewhat able to relax. Despite my having to go around town and fixing the mass damages by both the yaks and the Bugbear, things have been quiet.
I didn’t bother attending the Grand Equestria Summit, though I did make sure they kept the Pony part out of the name. When you think about it, calling it the Grand Equestia Pony Summit, makes it sound very exclusive to non-ponies, of which there were several there. Kinda racist, really.
The looks of worry that played over the princesses faces when I pointed this out to them was both priceless... and groan-inducing. Seriously, Celestia’s been ruling on her own for a thousand years and such a thing didn’t occur to her? Not even once?
Whatever the case, it went as you’d expect, with the only change being the name. I spent the time of the summit just hanging around Ponyville or popping into the EQG world for a while.
As for when the Sister Hooves Social came around, I was both glad and angry still at Spoiled from forbidding Diamond from taking part in something that didn’t further Spoiled’s own status.
God, I can’t wait for her to get her just rewards and leave already.
“Victory is key. Something you’re sister clearly understands better than you.”
Oh, great. This is a fine start to my morning.
I look away from my breakfast to see Spoiled walk in and haughtily take her seat before her breakfast is set in front of her.
I give her a disinterested look. “You have little reason or right to lecture me, Spoiled Milk.”
Her eye twitched as we stared each other down. I’d recently learned the bitch’s given name and it fits so perfectly. The whole time she’s been here, she’s made living with her as unpleasant as drinking spoiled milk.
She huffs, sticking her nose into the air. “Once Diamond Tiara is Student Pony President again, maybe you’ll finally start to understand how to act.”
I snort. “Not likely. By the way, you came up with that position, correct?” At her nod, I continue. “Do you believe only ponies are ever going to that school, or are you just proving how much of a racist cunt you are and trying to say that anything but ponies are unworthy of high positions of power of any kind?”
She chokes on her cereal and begins coughing.
I finish my breakfast and head out as Randolph comes over, trying to help Spoiled clear her airways.
Yep. Today’s the day. Well, okay, tomorrow is, technically, when Diamond and I will finally be free of that wench.
Today is the day of the Election and the beginning of the events of Crusaders of the Lost Mark.
I am both overjoyed, as well as honestly kind of anxious. Not only am I worried about keeping the timeline up to code to make sure Diamond gets reformed completely, but I’m nearing the last of my knowledge of the show’s flow.
I mean, the last episode I saw was when Twi and Flutters go off to solve their friendship problem. Beyond that, I’m clueless and have no idea what to expect.
I mean, I’m certain as ever that Starlight isn’t going to be a problem, but with only three episodes left unaired before I ended up here as Screwball, I literally have no idea what the finale will be, nor how many days there are between Twi and Flutters heading off on their Friendship Mission, episode twenty-four and then the finale.
Heck, I don’t even know how many days the finale will consist of. It could be a week, only a few hours, I’ve no clue and, it both excites and terrifies me, none of which helps my worries about keeping the timeline in check for Diamond.
I stop in the middle of the road and do Cadance’s breathing exercise. It works and I can calm down a bit.
Alright, Screwball. You’ve just gotta make sure things go okay. Once Diamond’s future is safe, you don’t need to fret.
To be honest, that is one of the things that still surprises me, as much as I’m worried about what the finale entails, it will actually be a bit of a relief to not know what needs to happen. I can’t make a mistake if I don’t know what the outcome should be, after all.
With that thought firmly in mind, I decide to go over the evidence I have of Spoiled. A condensed version for now, of course. There’s so much, there’s no way I could go over all of it in under just forty-eight hours.
Once Diamond stands up to Spoiled, Daddy will receive a package containing all the crystals that hold the footage of what she’s put Diamond and even myself through both before and since Discord first got out of his stone prison.
Knowing Daddy, once he sees even just some of that shit, he’ll be horrified and want to get Spoiled out of our lives as much as I do. Of course, he won’t actually receive it until the part where Diamond stands up to the bitch, so he’ll also see how little Spoiled thinks of Apple Bloom and the other Crusaders.
It’s Apple Bloom, however, who will grab his attention the most, what with them and our family being such strong business partners. Frankly, I’m a little surprised Bloom hasn’t told AJ, Big Mac or Granny about Spoiled til now.
Heck, from what I can tell, Spoiled has even pretty much said to their faces, if somewhat subtly, how little she thinks of them when they were younger.
At least, I think that’s what happened. I’ve only gotten scraps of it from here and there. I’d need to talk with AJ or Mac themselves to find out and they’ve been kinda busy lately.
As I walk into school, I see Diamond and Silver sitting haughtily at their desks.
Oh, boy. This is gonna hurt... probably Diamond more than me, really, but still.
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“WHAT?!” Diamond screams from within the school house, before coming back outside, her expression shock and hurt. “One vote?!”
I’m standing next to Silver Spoon as Diamond comes over. “Silver Spoon, Screwball, you didn’t vote for me?”
“No. I didn’t,” Silver says firmly.
“Sorry, sis,” I shrug. “We may be sisters, but I’d prefer new playground equipment over a statue of you in its place.”
Diamond seems to accept my reason, but turns to her friend. “But you’re my best friend!”
Silver Spoon gives her a disapproving looking. “Am I? ‘Cause I tried to help by mentioning your ‘surprise’ statue, and suddenly I wasn’t even allowed to speak! You could have actually won this election if you just listened to me. You wanna know how?” she moves closer and shuts Diamond’s open-hanging mouth. “Sorry. I’m not allowed to speak.”
Diamond looks at her for a moment, before leaping into the air, screaming and runs off.
I decide to follow the Crusaders discreetly. After all, while I may not be able to help Diamond now, my keeping a record of Spoiled’s actions will save her in the long run.
My heart breaks as I hear Diamond poor her heart out in her song, while I also feel pure rage at Spoiled.
Oh, and don’t think I didn’t investigate the whole Statue of Diamond Tiara thing, either. Oh, no. I looked into that.
Seeing as Spoiled saw it as what would happen once Diamond won the election, she used school funds to pay for the statue. Would explain why she tells Pip there’s no money in the budget for something the school needs, yet Silver Spoon pointed out the school board would be the ones putting that statue where the playground equipment should be.
Then again, she could’ve easily just been saying that because of how little she thinks of him and wanted to make him feel like a failure. Don’t think I didn’t notice when she called him a “transplant from Trottingham” in the episode.
So, yeah, embezzling school funds can be added to the already long list of charges she’ll be facing after tomorrow.
Once Diamond’s done singing, I head home. I tell Randolph I won’t be eating dinner tonight because I don’t feel hungry and head for my room.
I know Daddy can tell something’s on my mind. He hasn’t even seen Diamond, who was too ashamed to show her face at dinner either. With both of us refusing to eat, he must know something’s up.
I honestly feel bad for him when he finds out the truth. It won’t be an easy thing to understand, but, if our family is going to get past this and move on with our lives, it needs to happen.
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“Everypony, I have an announcement!”
I turn around, along with the rest of the class and Miss Cheerilee to see Diamond standing before us, the CMC right behind her.
Finally. I’ve been waiting since I first learned who my pony family is for this moment.
“Diamond Tiara!” Apple Bloom calls out, not actually knowing what it is Diamond is going to say. I’m pretty sure she was going to say something different, after the song the CMC sang with her on the way here. “Think hard about the choice you’re makin’ right now!”
“You can be a better pony!” Scootaloo further encourages.
As Diamond opens, her mouth, however, “Diamond Tiara!”
We all turn to see Spoiled standing in the doorway. “I just happened to be here for the school board meeting, and this is what I see when we adjourn?” She walks out, passing the CMC with a disgusted look. “My daughter associating with confused, insignificant lowlifes? Socializing with their kind is not how you move up in Equestria!”
Please hurry and stand up to her, Diamond. I’m really struggling not to turn into Godzilla and just stomp on her already!
“Come, Diamond Tiara!”
“No, mother!”
Spoiled Rich stops and turns around, giving Diamond a very angry expression. “Excuse me?!”
Diamond steps forward, her expression firm. “You’ve spent your life acting like a high horse and raised me to follow in your hoofprints!” she wavers for a moment. “At first I thought this was fine,” her resolve returns and she glares firmly, “but then I finally realized I wanted something you don’t have – friends!
Everypony else gasps, while I’m just smirking.
Spoiled gets a nervous look, likely because she sees Diamond is thinking for herself and not just whatever Spoiled wants, before she looks sternly at Diamond. “That’s enough, Diamond Tiara! Step away from those blank flanks!”
Oh, yeah. Real smart, Spoiled. Use that term in a derogatory manner about the siblings of several ponies well-known in town for having SAVED EQUESTRIA MULTIPLE TIMES. You just love digging your grave deeper, don’t you?
Diamond looks to the CMC, smiling. “These are the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and they are my friends!” She looks firmly at Spoiled. “You need to stop calling them such mean and hurtful names! They are working harder to get their cutie marks than anypony I’ve ever seen! And they will get them exactly when they discover their true talent, which I guarantee will be amazing! Now, will you please deliver this to father?” she finishes by holding out a note to Spoiled.
The bitch looks uncertain for a moment, before she notices my sly grin. “Yes, of course, dear...”
She takes the note and starts to head off.
I grin, sending the crystals to Daddy. I can’t wait to get home and see what happens.
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“How can you be this way?!” Daddy demands as he stands protectively in front of Diamond, whilst I float by his head, my forelegs folded, a cold smirk on my face.
Spoiled looks from him to me, worry etched deep into her face. “Rich, you can’t honestly believe everything that,” she points at me, “told you, right?”
He snorts. “Screwball didn’t have to tell me anything. I saw the footage, Spoiled. I haven’t even seen all of it, just the points marked as priority cliff notes and those alone show I’ve been living a lie for years!”
“Rich, let me explain clearly—” Spoiled says, in a tone that I honestly feels in condescending.
“You’ve tried to mould Diamond solely to suit your own ends, not allowed her to make her own choices, made her feel worthless for even the smallest failures instead of trying to help her learn from them, insulted the youngest member of my family’s best partners and friends and worst of all, you tried to hide Screwball’s original condition from the public, just so she wouldn’t taint your own reputation!” he cuts her off with a snarl, before taking several long, deep breathes. “I don’t know what happened to the mare I fell in love with, but you clearly aren’t her!”
Spoiled gets a slight frown, one she’s given both myself and Diamond many a times when we weren’t living up to her standards (meaning it was the only look she ever gave me). “Now, Rich, be civil about this. I have merely tried my best to make sure Diamond does not make the wrong choices in life and goes far.”
“By belittling her for losing the Flag Carrying Competition?” he asked with a mockingly raised eyebrow. “By telling her off for joining Screwball last year in the Sister Hooves Social? By making her feel like she failed us by not becoming Student Pony President at her school? By making her feel like I won’t love her if she doesn’t do every single thing you say the way you say it?!” he was screaming by that last part.
Spoiled glares at me. “This is all her fault, don’t you see? Before she came after Discord’s attack, we were all fine.”
“No,” Daddy shakes his head, before giving me a warm smile. “She’s been fighting for our family, to make us better ponies.” He looks back to Spoiled with a scowl. “I want you out of this house, now!”
She stares at him, open-mouthed. “What?! You can’t be serious?!”
“I’ll pay for you to stay in a hotel somewhere here in town until you find your own place,” he grunts, pulling Diamond into a hug, before returning a glare at the mare before us. “I will not, however, have you living under the same roof as my daughters until you can sort out whatever is wrong with you.”
She stares at him in absolute shock, before a downright animalistic snarl forms on her face. “You DARE?! Without me, this family would be associating with gutter trash! Why, you’d probably be living on that putrid farm with those worthless farmers!”
Oh, shit! She did not just go there. I can actually see a vein throbbing on Daddy’s forehead.
“Those worthless farmers are the whole reason my family is where it is today, you... you...!” Despite his rage, he seems to be remembering Diamond and I are in the room, thus is stopping himself from saying whatever vulgar thing he was about to address Spoiled as.
I wouldn’t have minded myself, but Diamond is far younger in mind than I am, so keeping her away from such language is probably for the best.
“Go, Spoiled!” he says quietly, but coldly. “I don’t want to see you in this house or near my daughters until you have your head on straight!”
“Don’t worry about packing,” I say, just as coldly, her luggage containing all her personal possessions appearing next to her in a flash of white light. “Don’t let the door hit your fat flank on the way out.”
She just glares between Daddy and me in shock for several long moments, before thrusting her nose in the air. “Fine, Filthy! You really do live up to your name! See you in court!”
With that she turns away and stomps off.
As a final jab, I levitate her luggage and throw it at her, shouting, “Carry it yerself, ya saggy bag!”
“Screwball, language!” Daddy snaps.
“Sorry, Daddy,” I say, feeling a little bit sorry. I shouldn’t have said that right in front of Diamond.
He heaves a heavy sigh, before pulling Diamond and I into a hug, holding us close. “No. I’m sorry. Sorry I didn’t see how horrible a mare Spoiled had become and leaving you two to suffer under her like that.”
“Diamond suffered worse than me,” I say glumly. “I could avoid any stupid actions Spoiled took against me, but sis...”
Diamond sniffles.
We remain silent for a moment, just holding each other.
After some time, Daddy suggests we all go to bed and that we should all sleep together tonight. I can’t find any reason to disagree and Diamond is more than happy for the comfort.
She told me, back before Spoiled took over so much of Diamond’s life, back when Diamond still didn’t have her Cutie Mark, she and Daddy would sometimes do that.
As we head up to Daddy’s room, I sense Spoiled is no longer on the property and activate the ward spells I’ve been waiting so long to put up.
Now, Spoiled won’t be able to set hoof on this property without mine, Diamond and Daddy’s permission.
We all wash up, have a small meal in Daddy’s room Randolph brings in, then all snuggle up in Daddy’s bed, Diamond and I held in his forelegs.
True, dealing with the courts won’t be a walk in the park, even with all I have against Spoiled and it’ll be a rough time, but, I know it will be worth it in the end and the three of us will be far better off for it.
But, that’s for later. For now, I’m just going to enjoy being with my daddy and big sister, together, finally able to be ourselves around each other.
FIRST COMMENT MY LIFE'S PURPOSE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED!!! btw great chapter
Wasnt expecting a second chapter tonight. Entertaining as always. Glad to see the bitch get what she deserves.
Siblings, not offspring.
FINALLY! Abusive bitch is put in her place!
Now, where is that 'flip the bird' emoji...?
I honestly expected that Filthy would smack Spoiled at some point
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I've been waiting so long,and I can't take it anymore...SOUTH PARK time! For any of you familiar with the movie song...I adjusted the songs finale lyrics.
Screwball: "Daimond's mom's a bitch and she's just a dirty bitch!
(Tempo slows and music turns into jazzy "finale" mode)
I really mean it (Tempo slows and music turns into jazzy "finale" mode)
Daimond's mom . . . (horns swell)
She's a big fat bucking bitch! (orchestra swells at "finale" of song)
A big ol' fat buckin' bitch, right now . . . . cheaa! (Screwball does "jazz hands" motions with hooves)
What?
(Turns around)
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Aw.... Buck.
Hey was wodnering when starlight epsidoe comes up...is it possible...If Screwball with Twilight she could find a Spoiled Rich who broken having lost everything due to well the different timelines existing be a Spoiled Rich who is actually humble and broken having lost her family?
YEEEEES! FINAL-FKING-LY! SHE FINALLY GETS KICKED OUT! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!! *ahem* Sorry. Just that, after everything I read here, especially rereading this story again yesterday, it feels soooooo good that Spoiled is finally out, and hopefully soon, gone. Now, I only have two questions. Will any of the Mane 6 or Crusaders go to court to see how this goes? Just wondering since they're all friends to Screwball and I feel like they'd want to see how it goes. Second, rather random but still, will Starlight want revenge on Screwball as much as she wants revenge of Twilight? I'm wondering since the Rainboom doesn't really connect to Screwy at all as far as anypony is concerned. Well, that's all I have to say for now. Sorry for bothering you. Until next time.
-Dark
Good job man I like it and thank God finally get rid of her
Don't you mean his?
Finally the witch is gone!!!!
Uh, Screwball? You're a being of chaos. Couldn't you just, you know, WATCH the show?
I... Suppose that's a good point, kinda.
Her?
Finally!
Ah, Spoiled Bitch finally gets what she so... "Rich"-ly deserves. So satisfying. Wait 'til the judge sees those crystals.
Watch yourselves, you three. Spoiled does seem the vengeful type.
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Got that out of your system?
Screwball's most likely going to miss the finale entirely.
Finally Filthy saw wat a b¡Г©h spoiled is, may he sue her for alimony, and child support, the courts will rule in Filthy's favor.
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I agree with you, just have her teleport to someplace that is out of the way, like say an empty room in Twilight's Castle and she could mark it as her private room, after all I think the other Mane 6 have their own rooms there and I would think they would let Screwball have a room too. So with her own room in the castle she could conjure up a large flat screen TV with cable or satellite that works between worlds, that way she can watch all the other season's BEFORE they happen in the MLP world, heck she could even watch the EQ-Girls movies and help out, maybe even the Anon-A-Miss comic could happen, would love to see Screwball help Sunset through that.
Finally she's gone!
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or connect a inter-dimensional internet and get netflix to watch all the seasons in order of when they first aired(its how i watch it)
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That would work, but I would think she should have that set up in a room in Twilight's castle where she can set up other things, maybe even show Diamond, Silver and the CMC so of the stuff that's happened via DVD's then or even let them read the book 'Past Sins' sometime, of course I can't wait to see the episode of when Twilight finds out she is going to be an Aunt when Shining and Cadance come to Ponyville.
8377139 The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows?
YES FINALLY!
Mmm that's some quality vindictive satisfaction there but I think we could go just that one extra little mile here and, say, work a spell on Spoiled that forces her to tell the full truth without the twit realizing it. Oh the chaos, hilarity, and spiteful satissfaction! ... Plus, maybe it would actually lead to her straightening up a little bit. Y'know unless somehow spoiled ends up in league with starlight glimmer for the finale or something weird like that.
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You got it Chrome, that's the episode for when Shining and Cadance announce that Cadance is Pregnant with a foal, though when they did that episode they should have had Twilight Velvet and Nightlight Sparkle also appear in it, that would have been cool to see Shining and Twi's parents in ponyville and visit their daughters Tree Castle.
8377219 That sounds delightfully cruel. I like it.
Spoiled, goodbye
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...Maybe
Will Celestia be judge?
8377331 As the old saying goes: Sic Semper Tyrannis.
I'm not British but I know a old British saying, those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
I'm sorry but I just can't take any interaction with spoiled seriously.
No one is that stupid either in fiction or IRL.
I'll be honest I generally just glossed over any interaction with Spoiled and skipped to the next part of the story.
I like villains, but not poorly written ones.
Glad to see Spoiled finally getting what she deserves, but now the Canon is going to be messed up because Spoiled did make a comeback in the Season 6 episode Applejack's "Day-Off", and she hinted that she still lives in the Rich Mansion.
Plus there's still the issue of how to make Screwball a Grown Mare at some point before the Season 5 Finale, so that things can remain Canonical with the Screwball Cameo in the Discord Timeline.
I was going to say that it seems it's written as filthy rich hugging his kids in his bed, but it says her instead of his. But several people/ponies/etc. mentioned this already in the comments.
But besides that, i did absolutely loved this chapter and spoiled getting what she deserved. and hope something is being pulled from the hat so that in the court spoiled gets steamrolled there as well.
To start off, I am enjoying this story vary much. I do hope you keep writing more chapters. I like to know why Screwball can't poll up the new episode of my little ponys. I know that she can't go back to her world but can she not uses her Chaos Powers to make a copy of the scrip or watch the new episodes on a Chaos Powered TV.? One that has a 10000000 Channels off the alternative Worlds? After all there are an Unlimited numbers of worlds. I do hope Discord doesn't become a couch potato.
I don't know why Screwball needs to keep such close tabs on the time line. When something that needs to happen in a time line she can't use her Chaos Powers to influence it.
She mite want to know what happens in the new episodes for her own peace of mind.
Keep up the good work you are doing.
Dragonfox
This was a fun chapter. I don't know if I'd believe Spoiled would have had a hate on farmers though, especially considering her last name is 'Milk.'Then again, the Milk Money movie was about a prostitute and the cows it seems are a managed populations like penal workers in the show. I suppose she could be the daughter of a
mob bosscommunity organizer or warden (in the LEXX or martian sense of the character concept). Farmers and Merchants are more or less in the same income bracket in my estimation, and while I know a janitor isn't given much in the way of social status farmers have real estate even if their workers aren't Machiavellianly 'beholden' servants.Ahhh, I was looking forward to Screwy experience the fun madness that was episode 100.
Specially Gummy's existential monologue!
Love that scene!
Ha! Take that saggy naggy!
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For that bit about her comeback in Season 6, that was so minor that I doubt it'd do much if it didn't happen. Or Autumn can just say it happened already since Starlight wasn't in it. Also, Screwball looks like her usual self in the Discord timeline. Just a small filly that you see for a split second, smiling.
-Dark
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Take a Closer Look at Screwball, her Legs & Neck are just as long as any member of the Mane 6(expect maybe Alicorn Twilight), meaning Officially she's been a Grown Mare this whole time & Not a Little Filly, so Autum will have to find some way to Age Screwball by at least 10 Years or something if Autum wants things to remain even the tiniest bit Canonical with the Future of MLP:FiM.
"I see you finally made up your mind...my dear, fated princess. Freedom for you must stem from betrayal. If you still yearn for it now...then you must not err. Now, tell me...who shall you betray? Yes, that gaze...! I can finally display my true strength. I am thou, thou art I...Let us adorn your departure into freedom with a beautiful betrayal."
...this works somehow...
8377687 wrote : " Plus there's still the issue of how to make Screwball a Grown Mare at some point before the Season 5 Finale, so that things can remain Canonical with the Screwball Cameo in the Discord Timeline. "
I don't see why Screwball has to be aged up. That was an alternate timeline with no bearing on the main one. The two timelines can be different and have many differences.
Wouldn't the footage part be hoofage?
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But all of those Timelines form the Season 5 Finale were all Byproducts of the Main one caused by Time Travel, I sincerely doubt that Time Travel would have effected the Character's Ages.
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I Mean sure it was kind of hard to tell whither or not she was a Filly or a Mare in her Official Debut.
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However the Official Season 2 Character Poster showed us a more clearer picture of Screwball as more of a Mare than a Filly.
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But in her next Official Appearance it was Undoubtedly Confirmed that she was Indeed a Full Grown Mare.
Seriously though, I always knew that Screwball was a grown mare & not some little filly, and if Autum wants to keep things in check, than the Screwball in this Fic has to become an Adult at some point before the Season 5 Finale.
8379529 wrote : " Seriously though, I always knew that Screwball was a grown mare & not some little filly, and if Autum wants to keep things in check, than the Screwball in this Fic has to become an Adult at some point before the Season 5 Finale. "
Ummm... Not really. This universe with Screwball in it is not cannon. It doesn't have to follow the rules of cannon. It's an AU and can be different.
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And yet the Screwball in This AU has been doing everything she could to keep the Main Timeline as Canonical as possible with the Official Franchise, so it would only make sense(even for a Pony of Chaos) to have herself be more canonical as well, unless you want a Little Filly Screwball to follow Twilight & meet up with a Grown Mare version of Herself in the Discord Timeline, Tots Awkward!