A Secret of Harmony.

by silverstream595

The Filly, the Mare, and the Cloak

Twilight trotted into a dimmly lit room. She was happy at how her friends had quickly accepted her apolagies and how well her plan had gone the day before. Chained to the wall were two ponies; one was magenta mare with light purple and lavender hair and three flowers decorating her flank, the other was a light pink filly with purple and white hair topped with a tiara, and a tiara on her flank.

"My daddy, Filthy Rich, will get you for this." The filly sneared, sticking her tounge out at Twilight, causing the unicorn's smile to vanish.

"As if." Twilight snorted. "Filthy Rich? Like he could do anything to me. Plus, 'daddy' doesn't even know that you're gone. Nopony does." Twilight couldn't help but laugh. She had expected to be caught half way through the operation, but to her surprise, she hadn't been.

"You won't get away with this, Twilight Sparkle." The kind school teacher said calmly from the other side of the small room. The Element of Magic had made sure not to put the two ponies too close together. She had also succured the chains with magic that would keep the mare and the filly from escaping.

Twilight turned to the calm mare and gave her a wicked grin. She had been waiting for somepony to say that for two days. "Oh Cheerilee. Cheerilee, Cheerilee, Cheerilee." Twilight sighed, the smile plastered to her face. "I thought you were a smart mare. But, turns out you're no smarter than the foals you teach, are you? Only one, I repeat: Only one of you will be going home after all is said and done. Well, maybe one of you. Our lucky pony will be doing something verry important for all of Equestria. And, she'll actually help save everypony." Twilight laughed as a hopeful look crossed Diamond Tiara's face. The silly filly had no idea, did she? Stupid foal. " Our lucky pony will be the pony sacrifice needed to presurve the Elements of Harmony."

"And how will you keep us quiet, huh?" The snot nosed fillie hissed.

"Easy." Twilight responded, using her magic to pin the small pony against the floor. Her magic was quickly replaced by the weight of her hooves against Diamond Tiara's small body. Unsure of what this was leading to, Diamond Tiara began to struggle, whipping her head back and forth. As she struggled, Twilight pushed harder on her leggs. After a few long minutes of battling, the filly's tiara scrapped Twilight's left eye, causing it to bleed. "You foal!" Twilight screatched as she struck Diamond Tiara on the head, nocking her out. The purple unicorn struggled backwards, holding her eye with one hoof.

Quicker than Cheerilee had ever seen the booksmart mare move, Twilight reseaded into the shadows. Cheerilee watched in silence, waiting for the mare to reappere. She heard the clinking and clanking of different items, and the mumbles of Twilight. When the unicorn stepped into the light, she had a bandage on her eye, her caot around it had a reddish tent to it. The mare spoke in a dangerously calm voice, "Thanks to that," she gestured towards Diamond Tiara, "you two don't get any food tonight. See you tomorrow." The smile that crept acrost Twilight's face sent chills down Cheerilee's spine.
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Spike looked up as the door creaked open. Twilight. She was finally home. But Spike's releif was instantly replaced by worry when he noticed a bandage over her left eye and her hair messed up. "Are you okay?" Spike couldn't help but be consurned for her.

"I'm okay, Spike. Better than ever, actually." She responded, giving him a strange smile. Spike couldn't help but shiver at the intensity of his friend's peircing gaze. But, if Spike had learned anything over the years he had spent with the purple unicorn, it was not to question her; no matter how odd she was acting.

Twilight galluped up to her desk, and knocked off papers with one large swipe of her hoof. The papers scattered to the floor, reveiling the book. As she stared at the book, she called out "Spike, take a not." She took a breath before begining, " Dear Princess Celestia, I've learned that not everything is as it seems. I wanted to inform you that I have stumbled apon some rather interesting information. Do to these findings and sertain," Twilight thought of the correct word to use, "complicatins, I will not be able to send you a report as often, and I appologize. I can't wait to see you tomorrow. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle." Spike quickly scribbled down the rest of what Twilight had said before he sent the letter to the Princess.

"Oh yeah," Spike recalled, "Rarity came over looking for you. She says that your order is done and that you should pick it up as soon as possible." Twilight smiled at Spike as he relayed the message her friend had left for her.

"Thanks, Spike." Twilight said, heading towards the door. "I'll be back in about five minutes."
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"Here you are, Twilight." Rarity showed her friend a coal colored hooded cloak with a magenta trim that matched Twilight Sparkle's mane. "Just as you asked: a hooded cloak." Rarity smiled, hoping that her customer liked her desighn as much as she did.

"Wow Rarity, it's perfect." Twilight smiled thinking of Diamond Tiara and Cheerilee. She was still surprised by how much she had actually enjoyed giving the snotty, spoiled filly a beating.

"I don't mean to be rude, but how did that happen to you're eye?" Rarity's question took Twilight by surprise.

"Oh, this. I tripped and hit my eye against a sharp rock." She lied. She wished she could tell Rarity about how a stupid tiara atop the head of a struggling filly had really been the culpret, but she knew that she couldn't. "Fifteen bits, right?" Twilight smiled, trying to change the subject.

"Yes, darling." Rarity smiled, taking the money from her friend. "I still have absalutaly no idea why you would need this." Rarity raised an eyebrow. How exciting it would be if Twilight revealed some kind of secret love affair or some other kind of juicey secret? Rarity squealed at the thought of it.

"Celestia siad I should bring one to Canterlot with me. I leave tomorrow." Twilight explained with a smile.

"Oh, I see." Rarity was disapointed with the answere. "Well then, darling. You should probably get home. You'll need to rest if you're going to see the princess." Rarity quickly ushered her friend out of her beautique.