> Rough Rider's Trial > by grl6p > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PROLOGUE: Monday Morning/News of the Trial > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the Monday after the "Shattered Crystal Prom" where Trixie Lulamoon and her then-boyfriend Rough Rider had humiliated Sci Twi by dumping a bucket of pig blood on her head when she won prom queen, resulting in her going crazy and destroying the prom. Trixie and Rough Rider had gone to a "special spot" to celebrate, but actually Rough Rider took Trixie to an abandoned parking lot where he raped her. With the help of the Humane 7 and the Shadowbolt 5, Rough Rider was arrested. However, Trixie was so traumatized, she became afraid to leave the house. Even when her friends tried to help her, she refused to accept it. Trixie reluctantly got out of bed on Monday morning and decided to go to school wearing only a pair of grey sweats. "Trixie should've stayed home. She's afraid people will find out about that night." Mrs. Lulamoon said to Trixie, "Morning sweetie. Take a granola bar for the road, you can't go to school without breakfast." Trixie grabbed the granola bar and ran out the door. When Trixie got to school, she just wanted to run to the girls bathroom and cry in one of the stalls. She stopped to notice the large crowd that had gathered around Sci Twi, who had recently transferred to CHS. Trixie walked up to her and said, "Hi, Twilight." Sci Twi said, "Hi Trixie. Everyone was just showing me around CHS and telling me how awesome I was at the prom." "Did you get into trouble for...?" "Sunset Shimmer and I turned ourselves in and now we have to do court ordered community service." She replied. Trixie pulled her in closer, "You didn't tell them about you know what, did you?" Sci Twi was about to answer when Principal Celestia announced on the loudspeaker, "Will Trixie Lulamoon please report to my office?" Everyone looked at Trixie. Pinkie Pie said, "You probably got in trouble because someone may have told Principal Celestia that you were the one who pulled the rope that splashed the bucket of pig's blood on Twilight causing her to go insane and injure hundreds of innocent students!" Trixie grew paranoid at those words. "No offense." She ran straight to Celestia's office. "Is Trixie in trouble?" What she actually saw was Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna standing with Coco Pommel, who was in regular clothing, and a lawyer in her early 40's with black hair and a navy blue blazer and suit skirt. Trixie asked, "What is Coco doing here?" Luna said, "We recieved a phone call from Mr. and Mrs. Pommel over the weekend. They explained that their daughter has been feeling very uncomfortable at Crystal Prep for a while. She had a similar encounter with Rough Rider like you did a while ago. However, she received no sympathy from her 'friends'. After the prom incident, she told her parents everything and they called me. We all agreed that CHS was a better fit for Coco because she feels like she can be understood." Trixie asked, "Am I still in trouble?" "You're not in trouble Trixie.” The principal replied, “Coco here just wants to talk to you. It's about Rough Rider." Luna said, "We'll leave you girls alone." The two principals walked away, but the third lady stayed behind. The lady began to introduce herself, "Hello girls. My name is Civil Action. I'm the top prosecuter in Canterlot Heights. I will also be representing you in court." Coco said, "Rough Rider has been summoned to court for breaking and entering, murdering a pig, and rape." Trixie gulped, "R-r-rape?" Civil Action said, "The trial is on Friday. But Lady Justice wanted me to tell you that you should meet Rough Rider's past victims and listen to their stories. That way, you'll know you don't have to face him in court alone. Rough Rider has raped a lot of women in the past but only four other victims, besides you, were brave enough to appear in court." Trixie said, "But what if Trixie doesn't like these girls?" Coco got close to her and said, "You'll never know unless you try." Civil Action picked up her briefcase, "Thank you girls, I look forward to representing you on Friday." She left the room. > Trixie Meets Victim #1/Red Ribbon's Story > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After school, Trixie and Coco went to Trixie's house. They had made a plan that they would meet one of the four victims every night before the trial and listen to their story. Trixie said to Coco, "Trixie doesn't know if she can do this. She's scared." Coco assured her, "It will be okay. This will help you for the upcoming trial." The doorbell rang and Trixie opened the door. The person standing at the door was a young woman with bright yellow hair tied back in a French braid, pale pink skin, a bright red blouse with blue shorts with a silver brooch on her left side side and white sandals. Coco said, "Victim #1 is a 21 year old rich girl named Red Ribbon." Red Ribbon said, "Hi, nice to meet you Trixie." Trixie said, "Come in." Red Ribbon sat down on Trixie's couch. "I heard about Rough Rider doing you-know-what to you?" Trixie said, "You know too?" Red Ribbon said, "Everyone knows Trixie, it was on Channel 5 news yesterday." Trixie nervously gulped, "So, how did you meet Rough Rider?" Red Ribbon sat down in an armchair and said, "It's pretty hard to talk about, but since you were a recent victim, I think I'll to tell you. It was three years ago in the streets of Manehattan." Trixie said, "Trixie's listening. You can tell me everything." "It was my eighteenth birthday and my best friends took me into the city to a popular dance club where we would be celebrating me officially turning into an adult." *flashback to Manehattan in the spring of 2013* Eighteen year old Red Ribbon was being led into a club blindfolded by her friends. "Okay Red, you can take your blindfold off now." Young Red Ribbon took off her blindfold and saw that she was now in a snazzy neon lights dance club setting. One of Red Ribbon's friends named Pink Lipstick asked, "You like?" Red Ribbon said, "I love it!" Another friend, Costume Jewelry said, "Happy birthday!" "Thanks guys. How did you guys do this?" Pink Lipstick said, "I used daddy's money to pay for three tickets and Costume Jewelry's older brother made us fake ID's." Red Ribbon hugged her two best friends, "You guys are the best. Let's party!" Trixie interrupted, "Wait, did your parents know that you guys snuck into an adult club?" Red Ribbon said, "I lied to my parents that I was going to see a movie, but after the incident, I told them everything. Now, let me continue." Back at the Manehattan dance club in 2013. "My friends and I had a wild night. We danced to all of the greatest songs, sang karaoke, and even had a few beers." Trixie looked at her. "Remember we had fake IDs so we could pass off as 21." Young Red Ribbon, Pink Lipstick, and Costume Jewelry were now drunk and lying at a table at the club. Pink Lipstick said, "Whaddya guys wanna do now?" Costume Jewely plopped her head, "You guys wanna go on a joyride around the city?" Young Red Ribbon said, "I don't know 'bout you guys but I wanna get some more beers *hic*." Trixie asked, "When did Rough Rider come into play?" Red Ribbon said, "Oh yeah, that night, Rough Rider was at the club scouting for women." 20 year old Rough Rider was looking around the club when he spotted a young Red Ribbon walking by with a drink in her hands. Rough Rider turned to Red Ribbon and said, "Hey babe. Whaddya doing in this club?" Young Red Ribbon set her drink down and said, "Having a birthday blast with my friends. I'm becoming a woman!" "Interesting." Rough Rider said as he sneakily slipped a roofie into Red Ribbon's drink. Young Red Ribbon said, "Do you want to drink and dance with me and I'll take you out for a little surprise afterwards?" Young Red Ribbon said, "Sure. Just gotta text my friends that I scored a boy." Rough Rider turned away and snickered. Trixie asked, "What happened afterwards?" Red Ribbon said, "So I drank with him and danced with him and then he drove me to my 'surprise'." In the flashback, Rough Rider had driven himself and Red Ribbon to an abandoned alley near the club. "What kind of surprise is this? Why do I feel so-" Young Red Ribbon passed out. Rough Rider said, "That's it babe, that's it." He began to unzip his jeans and start to strip an unconcious Red Ribbon. In the present day Red Ribbon said, "That's when he raped me. I was knocked out from all of that alcohol I didn't know what was going on until after I woke up to see that monster zipping up his fly." In the flashback, Red Ribbon said, "Did you enjoy it babe?" Young Red Ribbon cried, "What did you do to me?!" Rough Rider said, "I just wanted to fully make you a woman. Now my work here is done. So long you little slut." He got into his car and drove away, leaving Red Ribbon alone. Trixie asked, "Did it scar you for life? What happened after?" Red Ribbon said, "Thankfully I still had my phone with me so I called my friends to come and get me. I also alerted my parents about everything. They were furious with me, but were glad I told them." Trixie asked, "Was Rough Rider punished?" Red Ribbon said, "Sadly, he got away with rape every time. That is, until he met you." Coco said, "Thank you so much for coming. I'll see you at the trial." Red Ribbon said, "Thanks so much." Then she grabbed her purse and left. Coco said, "See Trixie, that wasn't so bad." Trixie said, "Yes, it feels so relieving to talk to people who know what I'm going through." She hugged Coco. > Trixie Meets Victim #2/Jade Emerald's Story > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next day at school, Trixie was starting to feel a little better from hearing about Red Ribbon's experience with Rough Rider. Trixie said, "Coco, at first I was scared because no one in the world would understand what I was going through but you've showed me that I don't need to be afraid." Coco said, "That's great Trixie. I really appreciate that." "So why did you decide to transfer to CHS? Did something happen between you and Suri?" Coco was about to explain when her phone started to buzz. She picked up the phone and read, "Hi Coco, I'm Jade Emerald. The second of the five rape victims appearing at Rough Rider's trial. I heard about what happened to your friend so I decided that you should bring your friend Trixie over to meet me after school so I can tell my story." Coco said to Trixie, "Rough Rider's second victim is 18 year old Jade Emerald. She goes to Saddle High in Rangetown and wants us to meet her at the Hot Dog Herald after school so she can talk to us." Trixie said, "I wonder what happened between her and Rough Rider." "We'll just have to find out." After school, the two girls took a Puber to the Hot Dog Herald in Rangetown where they were to meet Victim #2. "Hi guys." Jade Emereld was a girl with dark green hair, light green skin, an orange polo shirt that had "Hot Dog Herald Asst. Manager" stitched near her right shoulder, blue jeans, and red converse sneakers. Coco said, "Hi Jade! This is my friend Trixie." Jade said, "Hi Trix. I heard about what happened and I'm very sorry for you." “It's okay, I've been getting that a lot at school." Jade said, "My manager let me take the afternoon shift off when he heard you two were coming." Coco said, "Are you willing to tell the story?" “Yes I am.” Jade replied, “Rough Rider raped me and my older sister. My sister's gone now and I promised her that I would tell our story. It was five years ago..." *flashback to 13 year old Jade Emerald and her 17 year old sister Aurora Flash at their house* "Aurora Flash and I were the best of friends. We did everything together. I supported her through everything she did. But there was one thing we disagreed on: her boyfriend. Five years ago before the rape, I lived with my family in Fillydelpia and my older sister had started dating a bad boy whom she met at a friend's party. The boy turned out to be Rough Rider. Aurora had a huge crush on him for his bad boy personality." Trixie asked, "What did your parents think of him?" Jade said, "My parents did not like Rough Rider due to his rebellious nature and that he didn't go to school but since Rough Rider acted like a gentleman in front of them, they approved of him. But I didn't like him." 13 year old Jade saw her older sister and Rough Rider sitting on the couch watching some TV. Jade told her sister, "Rora, I'm not so sure I like Rough Rider. He seems like a mean and scary person." Aurora told her sister, "Jade, chillax. Roughie's a nice guy." Rough Rider said to Jade, "Yeah so fuck off and give us some alone time." Jade wanted to speak more but Aurora gave her a dirty look and Jade quickly ran off. "One night, our parents went on an overnight trip to celebrate their anniversary and Aurora was to babysit me until they returned home the next day. I was really excited until she invited her boyfriend over." Rough Rider threw open the door and said, "Aurora your boyfriend's here!" Aurora ran up to her boyfriend and hugged him. "Roughie!" "I can't wait to spend time together tonight." said Rough Rider. Jade said, "I though we were spending time together." Aurora replied, "Sorry sis. But Rough Rider makes the decisions tonight." Jade sighed and walked to another room in the house. Rough Rider whispered, "I have a surprise for both you and your sister." Aurora blushed as Rough Rider kissed her cheek, "Awww Roughie!" Jade continued, "When Aurora told me about the surprise, I though he was taking us out to a movie or for ice cream but I was wrong." Later that evening, Jade was called downstairs and saw Aurora and Rough Rider and the living room. Rough Rider said, "Okay all bitches come with me upstairs that's where the surprise is." The two girls followed Rough Rider upstairs. "First, I want to be alone with Aurora Flash. Fuck off Jade." Jade watched the couple go to her sister's room and followed them when the door shut. "What are we doing Roughie?" Rough Rider unzipped his pants, "Giving you your surprise." He immediately ripped off Aurora's blouse and lifted her skirt up. "No! Stop!" "SHUT UP! I make the decisions!" Jade opened the door a tiny crack to find her older sister being raped by that monster. Aurora, seeing her sister, whispered, "Run." Jade ran downstairs and hid near a wall. Rough Rider called out, "Ready or not Jade, I'm coming for you!" Trixie gasped, "I really don't want to hear what happens next but I know he did the same thing to you." Jade said, "Yes he did. He chased me around the house until he caught me trying to escape and he began raping me. He never did it to me for that long because one of our neighbors, a police officer, saw this through the window and came over to arrest Rough Rider." The police officer came to the house to arrest Rough Rider, but he had escaped. Soon the police had alerted their parents. Mrs. Emerald said, "We’re so glad you two are okay." Jade said, "I'm sorry mom and dad, it wasn't my fault. When he showed up, everything got out of hand.” "We understand sweetie. Run off to bed while we talk with your sister." “The nightmare didn’t end there,” Jade said, "Apparently, Rough Rider had one of his cronies sneak behind our house, film the incident and put it online. My sister and I had our reputations destroyed. We lost all of our friends and we were slut-shamed by everyone we encountered. Our parents tried to reassure us that this wasn’t our fault, but it was hard with all of the bullies.” Trixie gasped, "That's horrible! They blamed you and your sister for what Rough Rider did?" “Yes it did. We became the results of victim blaming. I began to blame myself for the rape and began self-harming to cope with the pain. Aurora took it even harder, she became seriously depressed and dropped out of school. Our lives were never the same." "What happened next?" "The drama came to head a few months later." Jade narrated, 13 year old Jade crawled upstairs, having just been beaten by some local bullies for being a 'stupid little whore' and went to see her sister to talk about her miserable day. Jade knocked on her sister's door and asked, "Rora are you okay?" No answer. "Rora, it's me Jade. Please open up." Still no reply. Jade opened the door to find her older sister hanging from her ceiling fan with her scarf and her wrists and throat slashed. Jade gasped and picked up a letter she saw on Jade's bed. I'm so fucking done. With school, with people, with my family, and with life in general. Everytime people see me, they throw condoms at me and call me a slut. My friends are embarrased to be around and ditched me. Even the teachers at school hate me and humiliate me in front of the other students. At home, mom and dad can't even look me in the eye anymore but it wasn't my fault, it was Rough Rider's. He left town shortly after the rape and he never calls me back. Jade, if you're reading this, you're the best little sister I could ask for. I'm so glad we were together throughout all of this. But now since everyone hates us, I can't go on. I want you to tell the world that society has slut-shamed and killed me for too long. Tell our story and put Rough Rider to justice! Goodbye, Aurora "Rora" Flash Emerald. Trixie asked, "Did things get better or worse after that?" Jade said, "After that moment, I grabbed the note and called the police about Aurora dying. After her funeral, my parents and I left Fillydelphia and never looked back." "When she arrived in Rangetown, Jade began to spiral out of control." Coco added. Jade sighed, "After we arrived in Rangetown, I started high school and some mean girls began to bully me because they had seen the video of me being raped online. A few days later, I ended up having a severe mental breakdown. One day when the same group of girls were bullying me for being a slut, I ended up retaliating and punched the ringleader in the face. From then on, I was a mess. I cut my hair short, started drinking, smoked pot, changed my appearance, and I just began to withdraw from my surroundings. One year later, I decided I had had enough, so I tried to take my life my overdosing on some pills one of my classmates gave me. I survived the attempt but my classmate and I got kicked out of my school for possessing illegal substances. My parents were shocked at my behavior and didn't know what to do." "But how did you end up becoming who you are today?" Jade said, "I was in my room lying on my bed, wishing I could just go away when a piece of paper flew into my window." 14 year old Jade grabbed the paper and read it aloud: it was her sister's suicide note. She read the message 'Tell our Story and Put Rough Rider to Justice!' and she got up off her bed and smiled, ready to start all over again. "At this point I realized, I needed to turn my life around." Jade then explained that for the next year and a half, she was getting help for her trauma and anger issues. She soon transferred to Saddle High and found new friends who were a great support system and started working at the Hot Dog Herald where she worked her way up to assistant manager. Trixie was amazed, "Wow. That was amazing how you turned your life around at your lowest point." “Thanks.” Jade said, "Trixie, let this be a lesson to you. There will be many guys that will hurt you in your life, but don't let that stop you from being your best. We will not let Rough Rider win." Trixie smiled, "Thank you. See you at the trial." Coco said, "Thanks Jade." Jade gave a thumbs up, "Anytime girls, anytime." > Trixie Meets Victim #3/Belle Rose's Story/Rough Rider's Past > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Wednesday, Trixie was starting to feel more confident that she could take down Rough Rider in court. With Jade Emerald's advice fresh in her head, she was ready to take on the world. During lunch, Trixie sat next to Coco and asked, "So who's victim #3?" Coco said, "According to the list of the five women who will be at Rough Rider's trial, the next victim is Fluer de Lis's 29 year old cousin Belle Rose. She lives in the city section of town with her husband and daughter and she said we could visit her after school to hear her story." Trixie said, "Great, we'll visit her after school to see what she has to say about him." After school, Trixie and Coco took a bus into the city and went to Belle Rose's apartment. Trixie knocked on the door and a beautiful women with brown hair, a blue sundress, and a rose pin in her hair said, "Hi you must be Trixie. My cousin Fluer knows your friend Coco." Trixie responded, "Hi. Is the rest of your family home?" Belle Rose nodded, "Sure, Beast Tamer and Sunflower are in the living room playing together." Coco said, "Great, let's go in." The trio went inside of Belle's apartment and met her husband, Beast Tamer, and their six year old daughter, Sunflower. "You were really brave for standing up to that mean old Rough Rider Miss Trixie." Sunflower said to Trixie. Trixie said, "Thank you." Belle Rose said, "Before I tell the story, Beast Tamer, could you take Sunflower to Mrs. Chandler's apartment so she could play with Kelly. I have an important grown up conversation with the girls." Beast Tamer and Sunflower left the apartment. Trixie asked Belle, "What was your experience with Rough Rider like?" Belle Rose said, "Unlike the other victims, he almost raped me but I ended up fighting back. I also discovered that Rough Rider had a difficult home life. It was eight years ago when I was 21 and Rough Rider was 15. I was in college working as a tutor to mentor younger children. So far, I had only worked with kids in the special ed section of the college and nobody under the age of 18. But then I got an offer to tutor at a local high school by my professor." In the flashback, Professor Youngblood said, "Miss. Rose, we have recieved an offer from Neighami High school about a student named Rough Rider who is struggling in his subjects and is flunking out of school. His teachers wanted to know if you could stay with him for a while and help him get his grades up." 21 year old Belle Rose said, "I'd love to. I've always wanted to tutor a high school student." Professor Youngblood replied, "Great, you start in three days." "Three days later, I got Rough Rider's address and drove to where he lived. I expected a lonely teenager with insecurities but it was much darker than I expected." When 21 year old Belle Rose arrived at 15 year old Rough Rider's home, she was shocked. The house was dilapidated, covered in graffiti, and some of the windows were broken. Belle Rose was nervous at first but slowly went up and knocked on the door. A tall, burly man with a five o'clock shadow carrying a beer bottle stumbled onto the door. "Who the fuck are you?" Belle Rose held out a business card, "Hi I'm Belle Rose. I go to the UNeighami and I got an offer from this house saying that your son needs tutoring." The man slurred, "My name is Motorcycle Helmet. The kid's upstairs." He yelled upwards, "ROUGH RIDER DAMN IT! THERE'S A LADY HERE FOR YOU!" Belle Rose looked to see 15 year old Rough Rider with shaggy hair, braces, a skinny frame, and shabby clothes. "Hi." Trixie interrupted the flashback and chuckled, "Wait, Rough Rider was a dork and had a terrible home life?" “Of course he did. If you listen, I'll tell you more. Now Rough Rider had grown up in a broken home. His father was an unemployed alcoholic and his mother was almost never home because she was too busy working to support the family." In the flashback, Belle Rose was waiting to tutor young Rough Rider when he saw the young teen covered in bruises. "Are you okay?" Rough Rider said, "I got beat up in school because I was weird." Belle asked him, "Do you have any friends to back you up?" "I have no friends. No one likes me because they think I'm a poor loser. I just want to kill those assholes." Belle was shocked at that remark, "Rough Rider, violence is never an answer." Rough Rider said, "It is too. Dad says that if you want someone to like you, you have to force them to do it, no matter the consequences. I take my anger out on all the girls in my school. I always send them crude notes to them to ease my pain." Belle had a disgusted look on her face, "Why would you do that?" Rough Rider answered, "Girls are easy prey. They're just so vulnerable, they'll believe anything I tell them. I say I'll make their dreams come true, but really I want to take away their innocence." Belle gasped, "Do your parents even approve of this?!" "My mom too busy working to try and prevent us from ending up on the streets to listen to my problems. She always ignores me. And my stupid dad spends his time drinking and watching TV. He always insults and that I'm too ugly to get laid." Belle said, "I reccomend you talk to someone about your problems so they don't get out of control." Rough Rider ignored her, "Bitch, I don't need your pity. Just help me with geometry." Trixie asked, "So Rough Rider had been bullied like Twilight had?" Belle said, "Sadly, yes. He had no friends to defend him and his parents ignored him. He had so much pain bottled up inside of him, he exploded and lashed out on other girls." Coco asked, "What happened the night he attempted to rape you?" "It was a warm Saturday evening.” Belle said, “I was helping Rough Rider study for his student government test and his parents were out of the house. I invited my then-boyfriend Beast Tamer over so he could hopefully talk to Rough Rider about his problems." In the flashback, Belle Rose pointed her arm to Beast Tamer, "Rough Rider, this is my boyfriend Beast Tamer. " she said, "He's a legal adult like me. Hopefully, he'll be able to talk to you about your problems and hopefully make things easier for you." "Whatever." Belle Rose continued, "Throughout the night, Beast Tamer tried to get him to talk to him about his problems but he refused. At one point, Beast Tamer had to make a phone call to his roommate saying he'd be out late so it was just the two of us alone." Belle sat down on the couch next to Rough Rider, "So, have you learned anything from our tutoring?" Rough Rider threw his textbook to the floor, "The tutoring sucks! No matter how hard I learn from you I always fail! You said you were a good tutor but you're not!" He got up and began backing Belle against the wall. "What are you doing?" Rough Rider unzipped his jeans, "There's only one thing I learned in the tutoring sessions. You are a hot chick and I wanna do you so I can be a man." He leaned into Belle. "STOP IT!" "Bitch, you're not my mother." Belle narrarated, "But before he could actually rape me, Beast Tamer came into the house and saw everything." In the flashback, Beast Tamer saw the pair and yelled, "Get your hands off of her!" Belle ran into Beast Tamer's arms. Rough Rider said, "I was just making her dreams of being a successful tutor come true." "By trying to rape her? You are sick! I'm calling the police!" Belle added, "And I'm telling your parents about what you did so you'll be in huge trouble!" Rough Rider bolted upstairs, "I'll never listen to you! I'll never listen to anyone!" He yelled, "I can rape anyone I want! I don't care about the reprecussions!" He slammed his door in a fit of rage. In the present day, Belle Rose narrarated, "After that night, I left Rough Rider's house and never looked back. I heard a few weeks later that he had dropped out of school and ran away from home. He's been doing what he's been doing ever since." Trixie said, "And he's sneaky, so it's very hard to report him." Coco said, "We need to work together if we want to put him to justice. Tomorrow afternoon, I want Trixie and her friends come over to my house so they can hear something very important." "Why?" "You'll see." > Coco's Experience with Rough Rider > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday after school, Coco was waiting at her house for Trixie to show up. Mrs. Pommel handed her daughter a cup of juice, "Are you sure you want to tell them honey?" Coco said, "I'm sure mom. They have to know before I face him in court tomorrow." Ding-dong! Coco opened the door to find the Humane 7, Shadowbolt 5 and Trixie standing at the door. Mrs. Pommel said, "Hi, you must be Coco's friends. Come on in." As soon as everyone went inside to the living room, Coco said, "I'm glad you guys came over because I wanted to tell you about my experience with Rough Rider." Trixie interrupted, "Why aren't the other victims here?" Coco said, "They already know the story. You guys don't but it's time you found out." She sighed and started talking, "It all started at Suri Polomare's Sweet 16 two months ago-" Sci Twi interrupted, "Which I wasn't invited to because Suri hated me." "That's true. Anyway..." Two months ago at the Wilton Hotel... "She to have a big party at the Wilton Hotel. It was supposed to be the best party ever. Everyone in our grade (minus Sci Twi) was invited and Suri wanted to have the best birthday ever." Suri, Coco, Fluer, and Upper Crust were in the hotel ballroom looking at all of the party decorations. Suri had each of her friends wear matching purple dresses while she wore an extravagent purple ball gown. "This will be the best party ever! Everyone in our grade will be there! I'm gonna be treated like a queen!" Coco said, "This night's going to be really fun! I'm so happy for you Suri." Suri said, "You know I love to have the best experiences for my best friend!" The two girls hugged. Coco kept narrating, "Soon, everyone was at her party. There was dancing, a big cake, and a costume photo booth. Everyone was having a great time." At the party, Coco was walking back to the ballroom from the hotel bathroom when she went to fix her lip gloss after eating from the buffet when she noticed Rough Rider in the lobby smoking a cigarette. Coco said to him, "Um sir, you're not supposed to be smoking in the hotel lobby." Rough Rider turned to her and quickly put out the cigarette, "I'm an adult, I make my own rules. What's your name?" "Coco. I'm headed back to my friend's Sweet 16." Rough Rider said, "I'm Rough Rider. Is it okay if I take you on a little detour?" Coco smiled, "Sure, but I should probably let Suri where I'm going. She'd be worried about me." Rough Rider said, "Chill out, she'll be fine. Just follow me." Coco reluctantly took his hand and he led her away. Coco asked, "Where are you taking me?" "You'll see." In the present day, Coco began to hug her arms together, "Soon, Rough Rider had led me to the hotel's private outdoor garden." Rough Rider had led Coco to the hotel's fancy outdoor garden, which was empty for the night. "Why are we here?" Rough Rider said, "I just want to sit out here with you and look at the beautiful stars." Coco said, "That's so sweet. I never knew you liked stargazing." The pair laid down on the grass and looked up at the beautiful night sky. Ten minutes later, Rough Rider, seeing Coco distracted at the sky, got up and began to unzip his jeans. Coco turned up to see Rough Rider slowly going down on her. "No! What are you doing?" Rough Rider said, "I'm giving you a little surprise to make this night even more romantic." He laid on top of Coco and began to forcibly kiss her. Coco tried to scream but Rough Rider had put his hand on her mouth. "It wasn't long before he began raping me right there in the Wilton Hotel Gardens. Because the place was empty, no one knew what was happening to me. It went on for a half hour, until he finally got off of me." Rough Rider got up and unzipped his jeans. "That felt great. And you were really pathetic, try harder next time." Coco was now a mess with her hair messed up, her makeup running, and her dress covered in grass and mascara covered tears. "You bastard! Why did you do this to me?!" Rough Rider said, "It's just my way of showing my affection to girls. Some of them don't want it, but I give it to them anyway." He left Coco alone in the gardens, but not before turning to her. "And tell your friend I said 'happy birthday' and that we should totally hang out." After he was gone, Coco got up and started running to the ballroom where Suri's party was held. At the party, Suri was looking at the clock. "Ugh, where is Coco? She's been gone for an hour and she's going to miss my tribute!" Coco, now missing one of her heels, stood at the ballroom entrance, "SURI!" she cried, "there's something I need to tell you." Suri sighed, "Whatever it is, it can wait until after everyone celebrates me!" Coco began to run up to her, grabbing onto various students in an effort to keep her balance. Upper Crust whispered to Suri, "Is she okay?" Suri said, "Coco please! You're ruining my perfect birthday!" Coco cried, "You have to believe me! This older guy named Rough Rider took me out to the hotel gardens and offered to go stargazing with me. But it turns out he only brought me out there so he could rape me! You have to listen to me!" Everyone began murmuring in the audience. Suri slapped her best friend and pushed her away, "NO! I WILL NOT PUT UP WITH YOUR SHITTY EXCUSES! GO AWAY!" Coco was pushed into one of the waiters who fell into the table with the catered food. Everyone began laughing. Gumdrop was recording the entire scene on her phone, "This is totally going online." Suri angrily tackled her best friend and they fell into the chocolate fountain, drenching them both. Everyone laughed as the two friends began wrestling all over the food and eventually getting Suri covered in her own cake. Coco meekly said, "I'm sorry." Suri got up from the mess and said to Coco through clenched teeth, "GET. OUT. OF. MY. PARTY." Coco began to run out in tears as Fluer and Upper Crust watched in shock. Upper Crust turned to Suri, "What the hell, Suri? You just chased away your best friend." Suri snapped, "Are you siding with her or me?!" Both Fluer and Upper Crust became quiet. Coco continued narrating, "I called my dad so he could take me home, but I didn't tell him what happened." When they returned home, Mr. Pommel turned to Coco, "You're home early from Suri's party, what happened?" Coco lied, "I.. I.. Suri and I had a little scuffle over who gets the first slice of cake." Mr. Pommel said, "I'm pretty sure you two will work it out. In the meantime, you should get some sleep." "I went upstairs to get cleaned up and I ended up crying in the shower." After Coco got out of her shower and put her pajamas on, she decided to go onto her laptop to take her mind off of things. She went into Moogle and typed in Rough Rider's name, there she saw countless articles detailing horrific rapes. Coco narrated, "I decided to Moogle Rough Rider's name and I found out that he had been raping many girls for the past eight years. Some of the articles stated that the victim either ended up becoming pregnant, contracted an STD, or, like Aurora Flash, killed themselves. There was even a website made for the surviving victims." Coco went onto a website called, 'www.downwithroughrider.com' and looked at it. The page had a detailed biography of Rough Rider and the stories of the women he raped. Trixie interrupted, "How did you meet the surviving victims appearing at his trial?" Coco continued, "There was a part of the website that gave out the information of Red Ribbon, Jade Emerald, and Belle Rose. I tracked them down on MyStable and asked them in a group message about their experiences with Rough Rider. Within minutes, I had recieved responses." pommelicious: Hi I'm Coco and I was recently raped by Rough Rider at my BFF's Sweet 16. Please reach out and tell me your stories. prettyribbon16: U were a victim 2? OMG! He got me while I was wasted on my 18th birthday. He said he had a little surprise for me. J8isgr8: He said that to my older sister before he raped her. He then did it to me for the fun of it. Son of a bitch ruined our lives drove my older sister to suicide. BellE14: I was his very first victim, he nearly got me but my bf intervened. pommelicious: Thx so much, I was really scared about being alone in this journey but know I have you to turn to. J8isgr8: As the founder of this site, I hearby declare you as one of us. prettyribbon16: Welcome Coco! BelleE14: Welcome Coco! Coco smiled but it was interrupted by a text from Suri, I'm so sorry for what happened Coco. I was just acting like a stupid diva. Can you forgive me? Coco sighed and texted her back. In the present day, Coco said, "And that's my expereience with Rough Rider." Trixie asked, "What about Suri?" "Suri and the other girls still didn't believe me, but I ignored them. Even when Rough Rider and Trixie started dating, they still didn't believe me. It wasn't until I ended the friendship with Suri that they realized the truth." Sunset Shimmer put her hand on Trixie, "So Trixie?" she said to her, "do you think you're ready to face him in court tomorrow?" Trixie said, "I'm ready." Coco said, "And we'll be right with you when you do." > The Trial pt. 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was Friday morning at the city courthouse and everyone was getting ready for the trial. Trixie was sitting with Coco and the other victims and was looking away from the courtroom, looking nervous. Coco put her arm around Trixie, "Don't worry, we'll stop him. All of us." Trixie sighed, "I'm just worried everyone in the court room won't believe us when we tell our stories. Or worse, Rough Rider will blame us for what happened. I don't want to be slut-shamed." Jade Emerald said, "Victim blaming is common for all rape victims. Don't let them take you down. You are great and powerful and I know we'll end that bastard's reign of terror. We just need to believe in ourselves." Trixie smiled, "Thank you Jade." "Anytime Trix, anytime." In the audience, the Humane 7 were surprised to Suri Polomare in an orange jumpsuit being brought out by two guards and they sat down. "What are you doing here? I thought you didn't believe Coco about the rape." Pinkie added, "And she ended your friendship." Suri looked at them, "I'm still pissed at Coco for friend dumping me at our prom mixer. When news of the trial spread to Crystal Prep, Principal Cadence had to call the parents of everyone in the junior class to see if anyone wanted to see Rough Rider on trial. She even called the warden at my jail to see if I wanted to come." Sunny Flare rolled her eyes, "That's bullshit." she sighed, "you didn't believe her. All you cared about was your stupid Sweet 16." Suri objected, "I did care about my birthday party. But I had thought about it last night and decided that even though Coco and I are no longer friends, I still want to see Rough Rider get his just desserts." Sunset said, "Well, even though you and Coco aren't friends anymore, it's great to see that you're still supporting her." Sci Twi shushed the girls, "It's starting!" The jury booth filled up and Lady Justice took her spot at the podium. "Bring the perpretrator to the floor." Two security police officers came out with Rough Rider, who was in handcuffs and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit. Rough Rider was pushed onto the ground. Lady Justice announced to everyone, "This man right here is Rough Rider. This young man has been sexually assaulting teenagers and young women for eight years. Each time, he has gotten away with his actions. But last week, Rough Rider had raped 16 year old Canterlot High junior Trixie Lulamoon. With the help of her friends, he was arrested. This trial will determine whether or not this man will be put to justice for his many crimes." Rough Rider shot a dirty look at Trixie and the other witnesses and mouthed 'you're going down'. Lady Justice continued, "Rough Rider's past victims will have Civil Action as their lawyer." Civil Action walked into the courtroom and made her way to her desk. Civil Action looked up at the girls, "We're gonna do great today, I know it." "Rough Rider's defense attorney will be Sub P. NA." Sub P. Na walked up to Rough Rider at his table. The lawyer gave Rough Rider the evil eye, "This is your own fault, mister." Lady Justice looked at Sub P. Na, "So Rough Rider, it is true that you commited sexual crimes against women for the past eight years?" Rough Rider said, "That's complete bullshit! I would never do that! Those girls are just attention starved little-" "OBJECTION!" Civil Action yelled, "The girls know you've committed those crimes. Everybody knows you've commited those crimes. Your honor, this man a pitiful excuse for a human being and a disgrace to women." Rough Rider rolled his eyes, "Well you're a pitiful excuse for a lawyer." Civil Action was furious with Rough Rider and the two got into a screaming match. Pinkie Pie took out popcorn and a Diet Orange Cola and started to enjoy the scene. Rainbow Dash nudged her, "How are you enjoying this? And how did you smuggle movie snacks into a courtroom?" Pinkie Pie shrugged. Lady Justice banged her gavel on her desk, "ORDER!!! ORDER!" The fighting ceased. "Mrs. Action please give your opening statement." Civil Action stood up, "People of the jury, I am here to show you all that Rough Rider is guilty of forcing sex onto many women from the ages of 13 to 29. Today, we will all decide if his reign of terror will be stopped. Thank you." Lady Justice said, "Mr. P. Na, your statement?" Sub P. Na stood up, "I have no idea what Civil Action or any of those girls are talking about. Rough Rider may have some problems but being a rapist is not one of them. You have no proof and his victims are just here so they can stop being slut-shamed. I will try my hardest to clear Rough Rider's name." He sat back down and saw Trixie clench her fist in a moment of rage. Lady Justice said, "Both of you make good points. But it is not up to you to determine the trial's outcome." She then asked Civil Action, "Which of your girls would you like to call up first?" "I call Belle Rose to the stand." Belle Rose went up to booth near Lady Justice. "Mrs. Rose, tell us about the nights leading up to November 15th, 2008." Belle Rose cleared her throat, "Well I had been tutoring Rough Rider for the past two weeks because he was failing his classes. When I was with him, I noticed that he had a miserable home life. His father was an unemployed, emotionally abusive alcoholic and mother was rarely home because she was working to keep the family afloat. But don't feel bad for him, this is where his evil side comes in." Rough Rider coughed into his fist, "Liar!" Belle Rose shot a dirty look at Rough Rider and went back to her story, "He told me that because of his situation at home, he took out his pain on the other children in his school. He especially loved to harrass his female classmates because and I quote 'Girls are easy prey. They're just so vulnerable, they'll believe anything I tell them." Rough Rider yelled, "Objection! I was a young and stupid hormonally-challenged teen! I was just coping with being a loser!" Belle argued, "Taking your pain out of innocent teenage girls is not coping!" "Well at least I didn't cope by turning into a psychotic demon and destroying a high school prom!" Everyone looked at Sci Twi, who blushed and sank in her chair. Sunset Shimmer put her hand on Sci Twi, "Twilight, don't listen to him. That wasn't your fault and Rough Rider's just being a jerk." Lady Justice asked, "Mrs. Rose, can you please finish the story?" "Okay your honor. As I was saying, on November 15th 2008, I invited my boyfriend turned husband Beast Tamer over to talk to Rough Rider about his anger issues. Of course, the little prick didn't listen to him. When Beast Tamer had to take a phone call and went outside, he insulted me by calling me a horrible tutor!" "I did not!" Sub P. Na nudged Rough Rider to be quiet. Belle continued, "After he insulted me, he pinned me to the wall and started to unzip his jeans. He told me that the only lesson he got from my tutoring is that he said I was hot and wanted to have sex with me. Thankfully, he never got very far because Beast Tamer came in and told him to get away from me. We were going to call the police and his parents but he ran up to his room and that was the last I ever saw from him. From that moment on, he was been roaming the country raping women and destroying their innocent lives." She got down from the booth and back to her witness section. "Thank you Belle for your story. Our next victim I would like to call up is Jade Emerald." Jade Emerald went up to the witness booth. "Miss Emerald, will you tell us about the night of March 12th, 2011?" "I'm proud to your honor. FIve years ago, I my family and I were living in Fillydelphia. My older sister Aurora Flash and I were the best of friends, but that changed when she started dating Rough Rider. He acted like a gentleman in front of Aurora and our parents but wasn't very kind to me. On the night of March 12th, our parents had gone out for their wedding anniversary. Aurora was set to babysit me but she invited Rough Rider over. He said that he had a surprise for my sister and I and he led us up to Aurora's room. He told me to run off and Aurora was alone with him. That's when he began raping her in front of my very eyes. She told me to run, so I did. Unfortunately, Rough Rider caught me and started to rape me until one of our neighbors, a police officer, heard my screams, and came over to arrest him. Rough Rider had escaped, and our parents were called." "And can you tell us what happened after that night?" "Rough Rider had paid someone to film our rapes and soon they were online. The video caused Aurora and I to lose our friends, our dignity, and for Aurora, our parent's respect. They tried to help us but they could never look her in the eye anymore. I dealt with the pain by self-harming and Aurora began to suffer from severe depression and dropped out of school so she would never face torment again. On June 22nd 2011, the pain became too much for Aurora and she commited suicide. Shortly afterwards, my parents and I moved to Rangetown where I eventually recovered from my trauma." "BBBOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Everyone looked at Rough Rider. "Your sister's just a slut." Rough Rider said, "She obviously was asking for sex. It's not my fault that she's a pussy and can't handle a little ribbing." Jade Emerald got out of the booth and went to Rough Rider's table, "My sister killed herself because of you!" "She's just a fucking coward looking for attention. It's her own fault for what happened to you two." Jade clenched her fists as if she was going to punch Rough Rider in the face, but she managed to restrain herself and then stormed back to the witness booth. Rough Rider rolled his eyes, "Stupid whore." Jade turned back and flipped him the bird, earning some small chuckles in the crowd. Lady Justice banged her gavel, "Rough Rider, you are the most insolent man I have ever met. You can either shut up and listen to the next three witnesses or we'll have the guards taze you." Rough Rider slumped in his seat. "Thank you. Now let's hear from Red Ribbon." Red Ribbon went up to the witness booth. "Miss Ribbon, can you tell us about the night of April 10th, 2013?" "It was my eighteenth birthday and my two friends Costume Jewelery and Pink Lipstick took me to a Manehattan night club for a night of fun and partying. We had made some fake IDs so we could easily get into the bar. We danced, sang karaoke, and had quite a few beers. At one point, I was so inebriated, I had bumped into Rough Rider at the club. He told me that I was pretty and that he wanted to dance with me and take me out of the club with me for a 'surprise'. But earlier, he had unknowingly slipped a roofie in my drink and ended up passing out in the abandoned alley he took me to. He raped me while I was unconcious and I woke up when he was just zipping his pants back up." Rough Rider argued, "You said you wanted to become a woman!" "But not that way!" Lady Justice gave Rough Rider the evil eye and he was quiet. Red Ribbon continued, "As I was saying, I called my dad and friends after I was raped. He was ready to kill him, but Rough Rider had already escaped. And that's where my experience ends." She sat back down.