Filthy knew something was wrong the minute he stepped onto the plush, red carpet of his living room. There was an energy of wrongness, a tension that hung over the mansion. He looked to the blue couch where his daughter usually rested and watched TV after school. She wasn't there which normally meant she was in her room serving a time-out. She could be out with her only friend, but Silver knew better than to disturb her when My Little Puppy was on.
He looked around for his wife, walking into the kitchen in case she had decided to order the servants to make her a snack. She was not sitting at the long table. A green checkered tablecloth was spread over the table. It was immaculately clean. Two crystal candle holders were set in the center of the table and so was a bowl of fresh cut carnations. The servants had been busy. He made a mental note to give them their pay the next day. Leaving the kitchen, he passed the living room which was filled with colorful paintings and wall-hangings. Gifts and purchases he had accumulated in his occasional travels. A bookshelf was filled not only with books, but also knick-knacks and family photographs. He smiled at one in particular. It showed him, Spoiled and Diamond. She was smiling widely, holding both her parents' hooves. In the background was that great city built by the strong hooves of Earth Ponies, Manehattan. Filthy smiled himself at his daughter's smile. For the life of him he couldn't understand why his daughter didn't have more friends. She was such a happy child. The smile vanished from his face as he recalled what Cheerilee had told him about her bullying behavior. He had scolded her and wanted to punish her for it, but Spoiled had talked him out of it. Just a phase, she had said.
That had been an odd discussion. Normally, Spoiled was the stricter parent. Sometimes, she was too strict for Filthy's liking. That time, she had almost insisted that their daughter's behavior was an excusable phase. Filthy secretly wondered if she hadn't been a bully herself at one point. He continued his trek down the long hallway and heard the rush of waters. Ah, so she was in the shower. It was something she did after her obligatory thirty minute attempt at housework which consisted of yelling at the servants to do things she could easily do herself.
Filthy, as a young and virile stallion, would surprise her by slipping into the shower with her. She would always welcome him and, well, they had a good time all in all. He was not old and could feel masculine virility yet flowing through him. He did not slip into the shower with her today and had not in many years. Trying to remember the last time he had done so caused him to draw a blank.
He walked away from the bathroom door and up the stairs. At the top step he heard the faintest sniffle. His ears perked up. Unless the maid had broken up with the cook (again), that sniffle could only belong to one filly. He hurried his pace. His daughter's cry always pierced his heart.
He opened up the door. Diamond laid on her tummy, her face buried in a pillow. Her backside was a pinker shade than usual, hinting that she'd gotten a taste of old fashioned discipline. Spanking was an exceedingly rare occurrence in their household, but their had been times Diamond had crossed the line and ended up taken over her mom or even her dad's knee. (A certain zap apple harvest had ended that way).
Still, she had only been spanked twice last year. Lately, Diamond's behavior had been very good. He sat down and ran a hoof through her mane. She hurled herself into his chest, wrapping both her forelegs around his barrel. He hugged her back, caressing her withers. After a few moments she calmed down, though she kept herself nestled into his chest. Being forced to miss My Little Puppy and a spanking was a harsh punishment indeed. What had she done?
"Sweetie, why did Mommy spank you?"
She wiped away her last few tears. "B-because I decided to be friends with the C-cutie Mark Crusaders a-and sh-she doesn't want me to."
Filthy blinked. There had to have been some mistake. "Diamond? Is that all you did?"
Perhaps, she had gotten into trouble with the Crusaders. They were trouble prone after all.
Diamond nodded. "Y-yeah."
He breathed again. He was going to get to the bottom of this. There had to be a miscommunication somewhere. There was no way Diamond was telling the truth. She was leaving something out. There was no other explanation.
No, that wasn't true. There was another explanation. He just didn't want to think about that one. He gave her a consoling pat on the shoulder. "Daddy needs to go talk to Mommy. Please, wait right here."
She nodded and curled back up on the pillow. He rose and left the bedroom. Spoiled Rich was just leaving the shower when he passed the bathroom. She had a white towel wrapped around herself which she casually threw into the dirty clothes basket. He laid an arm around her withers and, before she could protest, herded her down the hallway. "You, me, living room. Now."
His tone tolerated no argument.
She squirmed beneath his hold, but her years of sloth had left her weak while his habit of loading heavy crates full of merchandise had added to his natural, Earth Pony strength. They made it to the living room and he let her go. She pranced away from him, facing him. "How dare you handle me like that!"
"Not in the mood, Spoiled. Diamond is crying in her room and she claims you spanked her because she made friends. I don't want to believe her. Please tell me she's lying. Please."
Spoiled's eyes darted to the left. "She left out a few things."
Filthy suppressed a flicker of anger. "Give me the bottom line, Spoiled."
She snarled. "I'm not your employee, don't talk to me like one."
He stepped closer to her. "No. You're my wife. And I expect honesty from you."
She stepped back. "Yes. I paddled her behind. She wanted to make friends with that filthy farmer's sister and her featherbrain friend! It wouldn't be so bad if she made friends with the unicorn, she could be useful since her sister's got connections, but a filthy farmer? Or a featherbrain?"
Filthy shook. He had fired employees on the spot for using those kinds of tribalist slurs. For a few moments he stood there, shaking and in shock. "Filthy farmer? My family are farmers or have you forgotten? I don't see a horn coming out of your head or wings sprouting from your back! We're Earth Ponies, we're all farmers! Maybe I haven't in a long time, but I can plow a field or buck a tree with the best of them!"
Spoiled rolled her eyes. "Yes, your father made you work on a farm. I'd never make Diamond do something like-"
"Shut up."
Spoiled's jaw dropped. Filthy continued. "What the hell is wrong with you? That filthy farmer is my best customer! Our families have been partners for generations!" Once, he had even gone so far as to consider Big Mac a friend but that relationship had cooled at some point.
Spoiled lifted one perfectly manicured hoof. "Partners?" She snorted. "They practically work for you! They'd be nothing without you to sell their products-"
He stomped his hoof and snorted. "You are a moron who knows nothing about business!"
"How dare you-"
"Just shut up!" He roared. He stalked so close to her their noses were touching. Fear flashed in her eyes as she became aware of how large and imposing her husband actually was. She nearly tripped over the couch as she was pushed back. "Business is about relationships! Do you know I know which one of my employees are married and I ask after their families every time I see them! At the very least I try to let them know I care about them! The Apple Clan is the reason my clan is so rich! We work together! Together, Spoiled! Together! It's a partnership! If Diamond decides Applebloom is her one true love and elopes with her I'll foot the wedding bill because I couldn't imagine anything better for my business!"
Spoiled sniffed. "You'd marry our daughter off to a farmer!"
"We're Earth Ponies you tribe traitor!"
She moved farther away from him. His lips were curled up in an expression of utter disgust. He stalked towards her. "I can bet your clan were farmers at some point!"
"No, we never were-"
"Then maybe they were all just too damned lazy to do an honest day's work!"
She jabbed her hoof into his muscular chest. "Don't you talk about my clan that way! And I am not a tribe traitor!"
"Could've fooled me! You practically get on your knees and inhale every time a unicorn farts! You don't have the slightest shred of pride, racial or otherwise!" He jabbed his hoof into her chest, pushing her back. "Otherwise, you wouldn't be content to just sponge off of me! I thought you were doing your duty, being a good mother to Diamond and now I see how wrong I was!"
"I am a good mother to her! I'm looking after her prospects."
"You're delusional! And I can't believe you would punish her just for making friends!"
"I punished her for associating with lowlifes!"
He stopped. "What did you spank her with?"
For a moment she was caught off guard by the change in subject matter. "My hairbrush."
He nodded and saw the implement laying on the stand next to the couch. He picked it up. It was hickory wood, fine craftsponyship. It had been a birthday gift for Spoiled. Suddenly, he felt a wave of self-hatred that his gift to her would be used to unjustly punish their daughter. Spoiled's eyes widened. "Filthy, y-you wouldn't dare! I'll divorce you!"
"That's supposed to discourage me?" He turned to glare at her. "Diamond didn't deserve her punishment. But you do deserve a sore backside and so much worse."
She tried to run, but Filthy was quicker and stronger. He grabbed her by her hoof. "Did she try to run?"
He dragged her over to the couch and sat down, bending her across his knees. He had given her playful spanks once, long ago. Harmless love play. This wasn't play. Her kicking only served to put her rump in a good position. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "You deserve this, Spoiled. Deep in your heart, if you still have one of those, you know you do."
"S-stop!"
"I bet Diamond begged! Did you listen to her?"
He brought the hairbrush down across her backside. The resounding crack of wood across her behind filled the room. He landed a second, equally firm smack in the same place. He lifted his brush and landed a third smack, leaving a dark pink mark. He moved lower, getting into a good rhythm as he brought the hairbrush down against her behind again and again.
She kicked her legs and squirmed as the hairbrush continued to relentlessly fall against her rump. He tightened his grip over her and concentrated on the right side of her rump. He lifted the hairbrush and brought it down again and again, the sting of the brush causing her to yelp and shout. "Please stop!"
She was helpless as the hairbrush continued smacking her backside. Filthy brought down several more smacks across the right side of her rump, then he turned his attentions to the left side of her rump. He unleashed a barrage of firm swats to the left side of her rump and then went back to smacking the right side. He peppered her pink posterior with the stinging spanks. She stopped squirming as the spanking continued. The spanks moved to her sit spot. He swung the brush against her reddened rear, smacking the exact center of her rump. She yelped, but he continued spanking.
He fell into a steady cadence of spanks, the hairbrush raining down hard slaps that alternated from the left side of her rump to the right and then to the sit spot again. Three hard smacks fell in rapid succession to her sit spot then the hair brush began to fall across the right side of her behind. He lifted the hairbrush once more, preparing to land more spanks when a voice rang out.
"Daddy? What are you doing?"
He was too late to stop the trajectory of the hairbrush which landed across his wife's backside. He looked up. Diamond was at the end of the hallway. She stepped into the living room. "Are you spanking Mommy because she spanked me? But I deserved it."
He set down the hairbrush and nearly threw Spoiled from his lap as he walked towards Diamond. He walked over and embraced his daughter. She embraced back. Filthy realized that she was convinced that whatever her mommy said or did was the right thing. How much damage had Spoiled done while he tried not to see it? He felt tears welling up in his eyes. "No, Diamond. Your mommy did a very terrible thing and she deserved to be punished for it. You did nothing wrong. You can make friends with anypony you want." He stroked her mane. "How would you like to go get some ice cream and then we can take a little trip to Manehattan. We'll visit your cousin, Amethyst. You like her don't you?"
Diamond's face brightened into a smile. "That sounds fun!" She turned to look at Spoiled who had an expression that was a mix of embarrassment and anger. "Does Mommy have to stay here and think about what she did?"
Filthy stared at Spoiled. "I'd highly suggest that she do that. And think about what she wants to do in our future-if we have a future."
Diamond took his hoof. He squeezed it as they walked out the door.
Can't say Spoiled didn't deserve that. In fact, I'd say she had it coming.
Use the other tag if a character doesn't have one.
7673012 Yeah, Spoiled definitely deserved that. She'd had it coming for a while now I think.
Oh, and you left out that seeing as the land Ponyville stands on was gifted to the Apple family and therefore the land belongs to the Apples, that makes them Earth pony nobility.
7673045 Headcanon accepted.
Well when you try to turn a camp into a spa
Your daughter could be going there in a few years
I love it. That's to be a good person. A good rich is always keep relationships with their partners and employers.
Great story! Consider it Faved and Upvoted!
Oh, and I think I caught a l'il flub in one of the sentences. To wit, THIS one:
I think you meant Spoiled there, right?
7673051 Ditto.
Shame, I like Spoiled.
"What comes around, goes around."
That last part was great. Though I would honestly never want to walk in on my folks doing that.
Filthy blinked. There had to have been some mistake. "Diamo(m)d? Is that all you did?"
"...Do you know I know which (one) of my employees are married..." [Not 100% on this one ^-^']
He dragged her over to the couch and sat down, bending her across his knees(.) He...
I hope Spoiled learned her lesson, I'm a sucker for Spoiled/Diamond reconciliation stories.
Yip! Spolied need her ***** beaten up!
7673045
I can accept this. Land granted by the crown makes it the Apple Family demesne. It belongs to the Apple Family in entirety, and as Crown-fostered landowners they are essentially nobility. I mean, I doubt the unicorn nobility will really pay them any attention since they're... farmer-nobility, but they are noble by word of the Crown, and technically should be magnates.
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... Why? Why is everyone so gung-ho about people not getting what they deserve? She spent years ruining this child, making her into this horrible little thing that could ruin the lives of others. She doesn't deserve to have Diamond and while I'm not sure she knows what happiness is she doesn't deserve that, either. She DOES deserve to be out on her ass after the kind of emotional abuse it takes to craft a person like Diamond Tiara turned into. She deserves to not be living in the lap of luxury, making life harder for everyone else.
Forget making up, the woman's a monster and gold-digger.
7674230 Why is everybody hellbent on vilifying me for liking redemption stories? I never said Spoiled Rich shouldn't suffer. Why would I favorite this story if I thought that? Don't forget, if we all got what we deserved we'd all be dead. I don't apply the same standards to fictional characters that I do to real life people anyway.
7674325
I didn't villify you, so don't act like a victim. I just don't understand why there's so many people who keep shitting on stories keeping a villain or an antagonist as they are while consistently praising any story that gives them some sob story or feelgood ending that they didn't deserve. That is all I said, try not to put words in my mouth.
Really Spoiled? Really? It's the other way around. Filthy's business main income IS thanks to Apple Family products. And the Apples are capable of selling their products on their own or find a new trading partner on the fly.
Also, why only allow Diamond to befriend Sweetie Belle? Ah! Because of her sister and her connections, prolly because she's a heroine of Equestria-oh, Applejack is one, too. So is Rainbow Dash.
God, Spoiled Rich is dense as granite. She should be renamed Spoiled Bitch.
7675305 You know, after reading this, i wonder if Spoiled was born to a family of Unicorns that were well off, but was disowned due to her not having a horn. Would explain a few things in regards to her wanting to be with the Unicorn Elite.
7674941 Then why take out your frustrations with other people on me? What did I ever do to you?
7675408 There's an interesting idea...hmm...
7675408 Come to think of it, WHY did she marry Filthy in the first place? Filthy is an Earth Pony, a commoner farmer Spoiled dislikes so much (Filthy said HE was a farmer and knew how to get his hooves dirty). Because of his money and position? That's low.
It would be interesting to see a scenerio where Filthy lies about their economic standing (forged documents, account balances, bank savings, etc), claiming he's close to bankrupcy and that they (as in Spoiled, Filthy and Diamond) would soon need to look for work on a farm to survive. All of that just to see her reaction.
7675702 That would make a good episode
7675702 Probably the only stallion who could stand her personality and paid attention to her. I think a lot of Unicorn nobles would be turned off by that; also, i think the disownment would carry around in the upper 'elite' so her dating life dropped to nothing in Canterlot.
7675457 Your spanking fetish featured into this, didn't it?
7677738 Not as much as you might think. This was less fetishy and more I genuinely wanted to write a story where Spoiled gets her comeuppance.
7673045
Gentry, not nobility.
7678086 Gentry are nobility, they just don't have a title.
7678095
If you want to get technical, but when most people say "nobility" they mean "aristocracy."
RoyalBardofCanterlot, you're the best! This story begged to be written and you did it. Liked it immensely. The only criticism - you didn't give us any picture of Spoiled after the spanking is over which makes narration feel a little incomplete but that's just my personal opinion. Anyway, I'm really glad to see Spoiled getting her comeuppance, I strongly believe that it is particular adults, not children, who must be spanked and Spoiled falls into the category perfectly.
Please, tell me that's a hint for a future sequel in which AB comforts DT. I'm a big sucker for Applebloom x Diamond ship.
7678106 modern Aristocracy just means rich people
7686863 I was so wondering when someone was going to make that legitimate criticism. This is not something Filthy would normally do. He was pushed over the edge.
7678191 Thanks! I am considering writing a second chapter or sequel.
Interesting. One does have to wonder what goes on in that household. Filthy Rich seemed like a decent enough stallion the few times he showed up, and I was happy to have that confirmed again in S06E23, especially after Human!Filthy Rich was such a douchebag in LoE. Methinks the writers were rather lazy to portray him that way in the movie. Though maybe Spoiled is the nice one in the Equestria Girls continuity. Wouldn't that be a mind screw?
7686863 I have to agree with this in part. What hurts the resolution most is that there isn't really one. We don't even get to see what effect the spanking has on Spoiled Rich. Does it somehow drive home her mistakes, or is she completely unrepentant? It would have been nice to see some kind of resolution between Filthy and Spoiled, whether that's reconciliation or lack thereof with Filthy unilaterally deciding that there's going to have to be some changes.
A redemption storyline for Spoiled Rich is something I wouldn't mind seeing, if it's done well. She has to have had some redeeming qualities at some point, else why would Filthy have decided to marry her? Though her appearance in "Where the Apple Lies" only goes to show how much of an influence she's had on Diamond Tiara over the years - she sounds exactly like Diamond used to.
I did like how Filthy tries to talk some sense into her and tells her not to look down on farmers and earth ponies in general. Everything he says resonates with the kind of impression I had of him. For me at least this story probably would have been more satisfying in the end if the verbal part continued to stay important. If he has to spank her and give her a taste of her own medicine, fair enough, but he should keep talking through it, explain where she went wrong or even find out where the disconnect happened, since he didn't seem to have much of an inkling of what kind of pony she had become and how she was bringing up Diamond Tiara.
But then, I guess that was never really the purpose of this story. Oh well.
Also, Filthy Rich really has no tag on this site. WTF!?
7704728 By popular demand this story is getting the hiatus tag. I will return to it.
7686863 I'm sorry if this sounds ranty, but I feel like this needs to be said:
The only thing that's sexist here is the thought that any woman should be exempt from taking what she dishes out simply by virtue of the fact that she's a woman. If someone does harm, they forfeit their right to avoid having that harm done to them, man or woman. This is not to say that I would be ready and willing to hit a woman on the spot for no reason, because that would be wrong. I hope I never have to hit anyone, especially a woman, but women are not special. I'm no fighter by even the furthest stretch, but if a person walks up to me on the street and hits me, that piece of crap is getting knocked on their ass.
Furthermore, saying a woman should never be hit for any reason is basically the same as saying "but you can hit a man for whatever reason you feel is right". It degrades men, puts women on a pedestal, and is an insult to both sexes.
It's not a question of sex. It's a matter of "can you treat me with dignity?" Do so, and I return the favor. Hit me instead, and be prepared to take a hit.
In short: Spoiled spanked Diamond unjustly. To say she herself did not deserve a spanking for doing that, is wrong. Mare or stallion, she had it coming.
Again, I apologize if the tone came out brazen, but I felt it needed saying.
While the punishment was a tad unexpected, I am sooo glad to finally have a story where Filthy stands up for himself and his daughter.
I know this is a drama and I probably shouldn't be laughing at the thought of Spoiled Rich being spanked...*snicker*...b-but...
You good sir/madam have caught my attention. I've been looking for a fic where Filthy takes charge and acts as a good parent.
7687786
That is not legitimate criticism, trust me on this.
7686863
Cool it with the sexism there, buddy. Every woman I know would give you a SEVERE dressing down for this sort of sentiment, since the 'never hit a woman' ancient, outmoded ideal is based in the idea women are naturally weaker than men. The fact so many feminists hide behind it while they attack men physically and verbally is disgusting and shows they aren't truly concerned about their social appearances to the other sex. Shouting "Women are better than men", pissing off men, striking them, beating them, then protecting themselves with the idea that women are not to be struck (based on the idea that women are naturally inferior to men and thus fragile) is completely counter to what feminism was meant to be about.
Women are human beings, just like men. They can be strong, they can be weak, based on their choices. If a woman does something that would get a man socked in the face, then the woman should get the same treatment. Anything less is sexism. If the woman isn't sure she can take it she shouldn't be causing trouble, the same as men do who realize they can't handle picking a fight with Bubba McBrickWall - they don't try to piss him off and make him hit them! Same as men do who realize Sheba McHercules can ALSO kick their ass - they don't try to piss her off! If you don't believe me I have four sisters and a wife who will back me up and read you the riot act for looking down on them and thinking they can't handle themselves. Hell, I was friends with a female bodybuilder for several years, you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of her fist, and I am by no means a small or weak man.
You people have lost sight of the true meaning of sexism if this regressive thinking is still being bandied about. This was not 'brutality', it was a spanking. If a spanking is good enough for a child, then why is it abuse for an adult? If it was acceptable to you for an older woman to spank a younger woman harshly, why is it suddenly NOT acceptable for the older woman to not be spanked by the older man? He gave her the same as she dished out.
For that matter, anyone who disagrees with what quite reasonable lengths a parent will go to to protect their children is automatically wrong, and will remain so until they change their foolish way of thinking.
Silver knew better than to disturb her when My Little Puppy was on
That's a rip off of my little pony I saw it @ toys are us while buying barbies for my sis
Diamond's face brightened into a smile. "That sounds fun!" She turned to look at Spoiled who had an expression that was a mix of embarrassment and anger. "Does Mommy have to stay here and think about what she did?"
LOLOL that's funny but it does seem like a line for a 4 year old
7686863 Let us know how "Never hit a woman no matter what" works out for you when she has a Knife or a gun.
There are burning bridges, and then there are dropping nukes on them. I am not sure if said nuke has been dropped yet, but I can all but feel it coming.
Do we have some artists on here that can make that picture? I would love to see that image.
That Sunava Mother Fuking Bitch git what she deserved. She is such an evil bitch I wish she would just die.
I'm not sure how to take that.
Good story, by the way.
If she hadn't been such a lazy bum Filthy might have had a lot more trouble hauling Spoiled down.
At least Diamond would go on to show signs of industriousness.
Oh God... You made me Laugh... That's odd- This was... Just so... God Lemme continue reading -That Bash Deserved it