New Revelations

by Phantom Shadow

Chapter 1: Three Months Later

Scootaloo found herself making her way through the streets of Ponyville on her scooter, heading towards the schoolhouse one beautiful morning. As her tiny wings fluttered furiously, an empty red wagon with two helmets resting inside trailing behind her, she couldn’t help but smile to herself. Today was a very special day, to her at least, and she couldn’t wait until after school so that she and her friends could spend it together.

It’s hard to believe sometimes that time flies when you’re having fun. For Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, three months went by faster than Rainbow Dash on her best day. It felt like it was just yesterday that the two of them had first confessed their true feelings for one another, standing in front of the Everfree Forest, both wet from the drizzle that was lightly coming down that day. Now, the two of them were together and their lives had gone back to normal.

Granted, they feared that they would be ridiculed for their relationship, but once they saw that most of pony society didn’t mind, or didn’t care, they realized they had nothing to fear. What made today so special was that the two of them, along with Apple Bloom of course, were going to celebrate their three month anniversary together after school.

It wasn’t long before Scootaloo was nearing the school that they all attended. When she saw it in view, she used her wings to slow down, skidding to a halt in front of the steps that lead into the establishment. When she got off of her scooter, putting the helmet on one of the handle bars, she saw that Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were just arriving.

“Hey, Scootaloo,” they said in unison as they approached the orange Pegasus.

“Hey, Apple Bloom! Hey, Sweetie Belle,” she said, trotting up to the two of them, “Are you guys ready for after school?”

“Eeyup!” said Apple Bloom, trying to mimic her older brother’s way of speaking, “Everything’s all set!”

“Great,” said Scootaloo, trotting over to the white unicorn filly, “Are you ready for after school?”

Giggling, Sweetie Belle nudged Scootaloo’s neck and said, “You bet I am.”

Scootaloo returned the gesture and nudged her back. The sight of the two of them in their tender moment caused Apple Bloom to let out a muffled giggle.

“Alright, c’mon you two,” the red-mane filly said, “Let’s get goin’ before we’re late.”

When the two of them stopped, they looked at Apple Bloom, both of their cheeks a small shade red.

“Oops, sorry about that,” said Sweetie Belle to Apple Bloom, “I guess we got carried away.”

“Yeah, sorry,” said Scootaloo, trying to hide her blushing cheeks.

“It’s alright, ah really don’t mind,” she said reassuringly, “Ah just don’t want us to be late, that’s all.”

The three of them let out a small laugh as they made their way up the stairs and into the schoolhouse, anxiously waiting for school to end so they could celebrate together.

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Several hours later, when the school bell had rung and the fillies and colts began leaving the school, the Cutie Mark Crusaders met in front of the building. The three of them were strapping on the helmets that Scootaloo had brought, getting ready to make it to their destination.

“Okay, you guys ready?” asked Scootaloo as she got onto her scooter.

“Ready when you are,” said Apple Bloom, getting into the wagon.

“You got the bits?”

Apple Bloom nodded as she pulled out a small bag of bits from her saddlebag to show Scootaloo. Then, she put it away, smiling as she did so.

Sweetie Belle finished strapping on her helmet and was getting ready to get in the wagon with her friends when a voice from behind her stopped her, a voice the three of them knew all too well.

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t the happy couple,” said the snooty voice of the school bully, Diamond Tiara. It was pretty clear in the tone of her voice that she was mocking them, calling them a “happy couple”.

“Not this again,” muttered Scootaloo, lowering her head and furrowing her eyebrows.

“Where are you two off to?” asked Diamond’s partner in crime, Silver Spoon, who also had a sarcastic and snooty tone in her voice, “Off on another one of your pointless ‘crusades’?”

“Oh, please,” chimed in Diamond Tiara, “They’re probably off to a private place so they can make out or something.”

The two of them shared a laugh, causing Sweetie Belle to lower her head in shame. Slowly and quietly, she entered the red wagon, hanging her head and looking down at the ground. Apple Bloom shot the two of them a dirty look as Scootaloo tried her best not to get involved and do something she knew she’d regret.

“Honestly, the very thought of two fillies being together is, like, so disgusting,” said Diamond Tiara as she began circling the three of them, Silver Spoon following suit, “I can’t believe your families actually allowed the two of you to be together.”

“It’s none of your business,” said Scootaloo, her voice firm, “Just leave us alone, alright!”

“Trust me, you make it my business when I have to see the two of you together like this every single day,” the stuck-up filly shot back, “Isn’t that right, Silver Spoon?”

The grey filly simply nodded in response, her eyes closed and a smirk on her face.

“What do you care if we’re together?” Scootaloo shot back, a smile on her face, “What are you, jealous or something?”

The pale-pink pony was taken aback by the statement, letting out an audible gasp. She even went so far as to shoot Silver Spoon a look, who shared the sentiment with her fellow tormentor.

“Me...Jealous...of YOU!?” she said in shock, “You’ve got some nerve to think that I’d be jealous of the two of you.”

“Coulda fooled me,” chimed in Apple Bloom, trying to hide a smile from forming on her lips. Scootaloo couldn’t help but release her laughter out loud. Sweetie Belle, on the other hand, remained quiet the entire time.

“Hmph,” Diamond said, sticking her nose in the air, “Me being jealous of you. Ha! That’ll be the day, right Silver Spoon?”

Again, the grey filly simply nodded, adjusting the white-framed glasses on her face. However, unlike before, she had a look on her face that was both embarrassed and uneasy, as if she was trying to hide something. Luckily, she was able to change her composure to match that of Diamond Tiara’s, who approached her with her nose in the air and her eyes closed.

“Whatever,” said Diamond Tiara, “You two can go to your make-out point now; it really doesn’t matter to me, anyway.”

Scootaloo rolled he eyes as she got ready to leave, starting to flap her wings as fast as she could so she could get away from the two of them. However, she heard the two of them say one last retort, one that grinded her very last nerve every time she heard them say it.

“See you tomorrow...” the two of them said in unison, both of which in a mocking tone, “...SCOOTABELLE!”

As the three of them left the school, Scootaloo could hear the two of them sharing a laugh with one another. When she was certain they were out of earshot, she couldn’t help but let out an audible groan of annoyance; the fact that the others could hear it while they were in motion made it pretty clear that she had groaned pretty loudly.

“You have no idea how much I HATE that name,” she said as the two of them made their way towards Ponyville.

“Just forget them,” said Apple Bloom, “They’re just tryin’ to get yer goat. You getting’ frustrated at ‘em is just what they want, so it’s best that ya just ignore ‘em.”

“I know,” said the orange filly, “I’d never let them know how much I despise that name.”

A moment of silence had passed as the three of them made their way through the busy streets. Ponies of all different sizes and color were happily going about their business as the three of them whizzed by them all.

It wasn’t long before the three of them reached their destination, Sugar Cube Corner. When they got there, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom removed their helmets and got ready to enter the local bakery, the small bag of bits in the earth pony’s mouth.

“Okay, let’s go,” said Scootaloo, a smile on her face. Apple Bloom simply nodded in response, since she couldn’t say anything with the bag in her mouth. However, the two of them noticed that Sweetie Belle hadn’t left the wagon; she hadn’t even removed her helmet. She just sat there, her head hung low and a saddened expression on her face.

Both Scootaloo and Apple Bloom looked at the white unicorn, then at each other. Knowing why she was upset and what had to be done, Apple Bloom nodded and made her way into the sweets shop, allowing Scootaloo to talk to her in private. The orange filly trotted over to her, making her way to where she was facing.

“Hey, Sweetie,” she said, her voice low and soft, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” she said, not raising her head to look at her.

“Doesn’t look that way to me,” she said as she got into the wagon. Admittedly, it wasn’t too much of a comfort for her (she was always the one pulling the wagon, not riding in it), but she knew it was worth the discomfort if it meant helping her friend.

“It’s nothing, honest,” Sweetie Belle said, the tone in her voice clearly saying otherwise.

“Come on, Sweetie Belle, you can tell me what’s wrong,” Scootaloo said, rubbing her back with a hoof, hoping it would help, “Was it Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon?”

A tear slowly streamed down her cheek as she nodded in response. When she saw the stream come from her eyes, Scootaloo couldn’t help but bring her into an embrace, wrapping her hooves around her.

“It’s okay, Sweetie Belle,” she said softly, “Everything will be alright.”

“No, it won’t” she said, trying to speak through her tears and sadness, “We deal with them every day. Chances are, we’ll have to deal with them tomorrow...and the next day...and the next day...and the day after that...and the day after that!”

Scootaloo tried to be supportive of her, but after hearing that, she couldn’t but roll her eyes.

“I don’t want to go through with this every day for the rest our lives,” she said, releasing their embrace and looking Scootaloo in the eyes, “I don’t think I can take any more of it.”

“Don’t worry about them,” said the Pegasus filly, “They’ll torment us till the day we graduate. If it’s not us being together, it’ll be something else, like our blank flanks. Still, we shouldn’t let them get to us. It’s like Apple Bloom said, it’s what they want.”

Wiping her eyes with her hoof, Sweetie Belle said, “I know. I’m trying my best to not let it bother me, but sometimes, when I really think about it, I can’t help but let it get to me.”

“I know,” she said, “But let’s put this behind us for now. We’re getting ready to celebrate and we shouldn’t let those two ruin it. Come on, let’s go inside and have a good time.”

Smiling, Sweetie Belle said, “Okay.”

The moment she saw her smile, Scootaloo couldn’t help but smile as well. Then, the two of them shared a small kiss with one another; a small butterfly kiss on the lips, nothing more. Then, the two of them got out of the wagon and made their way into the bakery, where Apple Bloom waited for them.

The rest of the afternoon consisted of nothing but the three of them chowing down on sweets and enjoying each other’s company, all in celebration of Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo’s three month anniversary.

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A couple of hours later, Scootaloo dropped off Sweetie Belle at the Carousel Boutique, where she was currently residing.

“See you tomorrow, Sweetie Belle,” said Scootaloo and Apple Bloom in unison. The white filly waved good-bye as the two of them slowly began to disappear on the horizon. Then, letting out a small sigh, she entered the dressmaker’s shop.

She moved passed the main area of the Boutique and up the stairs to the living quarters of the establishment. When she got to the top of the stairs, she heard that her sister was hard at work with, what she assumed, was another dress order of some kind. When she walked to the work room, she saw that Rarity was trotting back and forth, working on an outfit.

Sweetie Belle entered the room, which she had called her “inspiration room”, and trotted over to her sister.

“Hey, sis,” she said, offering her a smile.

“Hello, Sweetie Belle,” Rarity said, stopping to acknowledge her sister’s presence, “How was school, today?”

“Fine, I guess,” she said, lowering her eyes to the floor.

Recognizing the tone in her voice, Rarity looked at her sister and let out a sigh, “Please tell me you’re not having any more difficulties with the fillies and colts at school.”

Lowering her head in shame, Sweetie Belle softly said, “Diamond Tiara.”

“Again?” Rarity said in a shocked tone.

“Again,” said Sweetie Belle, her voice still low.

“I thought I dealt with this yesterday.”

“You did.”

“And she’s STILL bothering you?”

“Yes”

Rarity let out another frustrated groan. “Her father must be too nice to her. I made it perfectly clear that she shouldn’t be bothering you or Scootaloo. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to talk with her father tomorrow...again!”

Sweetie Belle looked at her sister and said, “You don’t have to. She’s going to keep bothering us, if not about us being together, then something else. It’s not going to stop.”

“It certainly shall,” Rarity said as she trotted over to her younger kin, “I said that I would help you two through with this, and I am keeping that promise.”

Then, the two sisters shared a hug with one another. As they did, Sweetie Belle whispered, “Thank you, sis.”

“No need to thank me, Sweet’ums,” she said with a reassuring smile, “That’s what sisters do, look out for their relations, no matter what.”

Soon, they released their embrace. Then, Rarity said, “Sweetie Belle, could you be a dear and set the table for supper?”

“Sure!” said the white filly as she made her way out of the room and into the kitchen.

When she was out of earshot, Rarity let out a sigh. Then, she trotted over to her desk and took a piece of parchment and a quill. Using her magic, she began writing a reminder to herself to go to Filthy Rich, Diamond Tiara’s father, and talk to him about his daughter’s behavior...again.

After she wrote the note, she looked at it and sighed to herself. Would she have to talk to everypony who started trouble with the two of them? What if they were like Diamond Tiara, where she’d have to talk with them every day?

What am I going to do with you, Sweetie Belle? she thought to herself as she trotted away from the desk and to the dress she was working. Why can’t you be like everypony else and love a colt instead of a filly? It’d be much simpler that way, for BOTH of us!

She shook the thoughts from her head; she had made a promise to Sweetie Belle that she’d be supportive of her decision and she was going to keep it.

Come now, Rarity, she thought to herself. You made a promise and you’re going to keep it. Besides, things will get better with time, you’ll see...I hope. Maybe another talk with Filthy Rich about this issue will ensure that something is done about that filly.

With that, Rarity continued to put some of the final touches on the dress she was working on. As she put the last few gems on the neckline of the dress, she couldn’t help but still feel the cloud of doubt floating around in her mind; a small cloud that told her that maybe, just maybe, approving of her sister being with another filly was a big mistake.

Comments

[Sneaks]

First comment unless I should've have done it before I read! Oh well, a great chapter!

[TheIrisianPrincess]

Rainbow Dash apparently has some competition for Element of Loyalty.
Anyway, I loved New Discoveries, so I'm interested in where New Revelations will lead their relationship.
There is literally no unlikable characters here, except maybe DT and SS, but I've made a promise to myself to never hate them. For reasons.
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[Diamond Sparkle]

What a bigoted pair Diamond and Silver are.

[TheLonelyDraconequus]

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Or maybe they're just repressing their own gayness (fingers crossed!)