The Offer (Dealing with the Devil)
Apple Bloom was depressed. The whole Anon-A-Miss scheme had blown up in her face. Not only had she ended up losing the trust and respect of her older sister, she no longer had her friends to endure with her.
It was agreed that they were a terrible influence on each other, so they had to be separated.
That was an even worse punishment than the detentions they would have to serve. They would sit in the same room, but kept apart, and not allowed to speak to one another.
Apple Bloom’s laptop and phone were both taken from her. She really couldn’t argue when her family decided it was for the best. After all, she had used them to try and ruin Sunset’s life.
Part of her wanted to blame Diamond Tiara for that story she published in the newspaper, but really it was Apple Bloom’s fault that this happened. She started Anon-A-Miss and gotten both Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo involved.
The students gave them a bit of a hard time, teasing them for starting Anon-A-Miss in the first place. Calling them ‘backstabbers’ and ‘traitors’ to their own sisters. If they could do something like that to family, then how could they deserve trust from anyone else?
Apple Bloom would have to shoulder all the blame.
Oddly enough, neither Diamond Tiara or Silver Spoon gave them a hard time about Anon-A-Miss. She had exposed them, so why not twist the knife further? Diamond Tiara wouldn’t hesitate to kick her and her friends when they were down. But it seemed that she just didn’t care anymore.
Apple Bloom opened her locker. That was when a folded piece of paper fell out and landed at her feet. Curious, Apple Bloom picked it up and read it.
Apple Bloom was not the only one who got the note, as she would soon learn.
It was lunch time and the students were seated at the cafeteria. One table was being used for an important matter.
Sitting on one side were Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack. Next to each of them were Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom.
Turns out, Scootaloo was Rainbow Dash’s foster sister and Rainbow Dash was responsible for her at school.
On the other side sat Diamond Tiara and Sunset Shimmer.
“OK, what’s this about?” Applejack asked, still hesitant to meet Sunset’s eyes. She was still ashamed for suspecting her friend. Sunset had forgiven her and the others, but she wasn’t one to forget easily. Just like them, she held a bit of a grudge.
“And why are you with Diamond Tiara?” asked Apple Bloom.
“Well, for the past few weeks, Sunset Shimmer has been mentoring me,” said Diamond Tiara. All eyes went to Sunset Shimmer who shrugged.
“You girls had your own little sisters. I thought I should have mine too,” Sunset admitted.
“And Sunset has taught me a few things, like how to wield power properly. I mean, after all, I’m editor of the school paper. That gives me the power to spread information,” Diamond Tiara smirked.
“Yeah, you did,” Scootaloo muttered.
“I’m sorry, what was that?” Diamond Tiara inquired.
“You’re the reason we got busted,” Scootaloo accused.
“I’m sorry, but did you really think you could’ve gotten away with what you did?” Diamond Tiara asked. “It was a clever scheme, of course, but you three weren’t really subtle.”
Scootaloo went silent.
“Also, you can’t blame Diamond for wanting to reveal the truth. She’s a reporter,” said Sunset Shimmer. “At least she looked at all the facts instead of jumping to conclusions.” Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack hung their heads.
“Look, we’re sorry,” Rainbow Dash asked. “How much do we have to apologize?”
“Until you guys learn to use your heads. If you keep thinking the worst of each other, I don’t know if your friendship is going to survive much longer,” Sunset Shimmer said. “And I am sorry for breaking you up the first time. This time, though, you were the ones who decided I couldn’t be trusted.”
“Excuse me, but could we get to the point of this meeting?” Rarity asked.
“We’ve discussed with Principal Celestial and Vice-Principal Luna and they decided to lift the detention on your sisters,” said Sunset Shimmer.
Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle were surprised at this.
“But on one condition,” Diamond Tiara added with a smirk. “All three of you are going to work for me in the school newspaper.”
Now looks of shock appeared on the three young girls.
“What!?”
“Work with you!?”
“No way!”
“Think about it before you all reject my generous offer. This way you won’t have to sit through detention and you might be able to spend more time together,” Diamond Tiara said, reminding them of their forced separation. “Do you really want to throw a chance like that away?”
The three young girls shared looks of hesitation. It had been weeks since they saw each other outside of school and being grounded wasn’t fun. Not being able to talk on the phone or chat online was really getting to them.
And Diamond Tiara was offering them something.
But wouldn’t it be like making a deal with the Devil?
“Why are you offering them this?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Well, these girls were able to find out secrets and post them on Anon-A-Miss. It’s a skill every reporter should have and exploit. I mean, even I want a juicy story but I’m way too busy. So, I just need other people to do it for me,” Diamond Tiara explained.
“Wait, so you want Anon-A-Miss to work for you?” Applejack asked, confused and surprised.
“In a matter of speaking, yes. They have a talent and I hate to see it go to waste. However, what I want is real news and not embarrassing stories and posts. All that is just...juvenile,” Diamond Tiara answered.
“And I’ll be there to make sure they stay in line,” Sunset Shimmer added.
“Sunset?” Applejack asked.
“Sunset’s my mentor. She’ll advise me on how to handle things better while I look after your little sisters. I get new minions, I mean, members and they get to spend more time together doing something productive. It’s win-win,” said Diamond. “So, what do you say?”
What to say indeed?
In the end, they negotiated with the parents who decided that keeping the girls away from each other may not be the best for them emotionally. The grounding still stayed. Also, every day, after school, the Crusaders would be at the School Newspaper Office to help Diamond Tiara with the school newspaper.
And she enjoyed bossing them around each day.
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Sunset and Diamond make a scary team. Really nice follow up, though it still feels like it should be a series.
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I already have a full time series on fanfiction.net. These are just bits I do when I can.
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But when you write a fic, you gotta fo with the unexpected route. I wouldn't be surprised if some people are inspired by my premise and try it themselves.
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I may end up using Diamond as the head of the school newspaper myself. I have an arc planned for her down the line, and the school newspaper would make a great center point.
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Which reminds me, can I know how your next chapter is coming along?
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Now that I finally got the first scene just right (seriously, it gave me much more trouble than expected), the rest is coming along fast. I should have it done in a few days, then I'll need to get it edited, so hopefully it will be up by Friday.
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Do you mind sending me a PM with your first scene?
Very interesting.
It would be great to see how things unfold later on, and in the hopes that the human 5 earn Sunset's trust back.
Nice followup to the last story. Feels like there's a bit more that can be added on, though. These kinds of ideas are presented as if only taking small samples of a glorious meal. Great, but in need of more.
When I saw the short description.
I liked it when in the show they "reformed" Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
But this is bloody briliant!!!!
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I like writing these short stories because of their length and they don't need a whole lot of editing.
Huh I guess this is what they mean when they say poetic justice.
Those three have no one but themselves to blame. I wouldn't mind more installments to this though.
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I'd like to see others pick up on this idea and roll with it.
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You'll probably need to post it in the forums challenging/urging others to give it a try.
Imagine the Friendship Games in this verse. And SciTwi will rightly wonder if the school has really forgiven her, and so may stay at crsytal prep like in the original script
I really like this idea, it also paves a way for the CMC to get to know Diamon, and if they ever meet her ...shudders mother. They'll see why she like that, and maybe offer more support to her.
So, Ponyville Confidential, but this time around Diamond's actually wanting them to publish REAL news, instead of hurtful gossip. Hmm, interesting...
Sunset Shimmer's Time to Shine had AJ work for the school paper. That's gonna be awkward!
Well, this is shaping to be a neat storyline. I like.
You could have actually shown us what happened at the end instead of narrating it, but even so, good job!
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It's a short story. I don't really go into a lot of detail with those.
Quite a few Sunny and Diamond tiara dynamic out there, it would fit better if she were a unicorn but human version fits even better. Now let just try and get Sci-Twi and silverspoon together.
Meh, while it was a decent follow up it felt lacking in terms of substance,
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It's not easy to get to the same level as the original which set the bar, but since it was decent for you, I'll take the compliment.
I can't believe Sunset did this! I think I'm in love
Why do I hear that line from one of the Godfather movies “I’m gonna give him an offer he can’t refuse” when I read just the summary of this story?