Cutie Mark Crusader Bullies; Yay?

[Scootaloo]

[Open to all school-age foals native to the mirror-verse - which is just me and Diamond for now, but others can jump in as they're approved. Ponyville schoolhouse, September 2nd, during lunch]


She knew exactly who she was looking for.

The orange filly stalked amongst her fellow classmates who were all sitting in little groups as they ate their packed lunches together on the playground besides the rickety old schoolhouse. Many trembled or cowered as she passed, and usually, Scootaloo would have enjoyed the fear rolling off them. Today, however, the flightless pegasus was in a frustrated mood, and she only had one pony who she wanted to vent her feelings by picking on mercilessly. Never mind that the pony in question was already the most frequent victim of her and her friends' torments.

Where Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were, Scootaloo didn't know. She had cut class that day in order to work on her flying, and so hadn't seen either of her fellow crusaders. Needless to say, Scoot's flying attempts hadn't got off the ground - not literally not figuratively - and that was what had put the young pegasus in such a foul mood.

Purple eyes soon found the victim she was seeking. The earth pony seemed to be all alone, without even Silver Spoon to back her up, so Scootaloo felt she had nothing to fear as she walked up to Diamond Tiara, purposefully stepping on the rich filly's lunch in the process. Even in spite of her grouchy mood, a nasty smirk tugged one corner of Scootaloo's mouth upwards.

"You look all alone, Tiara. What happened, your friend abandon you? Smart of her."

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Maybe she just wasn't feeling well that day. Diamond Tiara didn't know exactly what would be going on with Silver Spoon, but she knew her friend wouldn't just ditch school. It wasn't right, after all. Even if the two of them were tormented by Apple Bloom and her friends more often than not, that didn't mean that they should avoid school. Still... It was just odd to be by herself. Especially at lunch. Maybe if she'd bothered to try and find a group to join everything would be okay. But no, Diamond Tiara was all by herself and hoping beyond hope that Silver Spoon would arrive.

The pink earth filly was about to begin eating her food as her eyes danced back and forth in the vain hope that she'd see a silver pelt against all the others. Nothing was standing out, though. Nothing except...

...Orange.

Her lunch bag went scrunch beneath Scootaloo's hoof and Diamond's ears fell back against her skull. Why today? Why did she have to be all alone today of all days? ...Maybe she could somehow convince Scootaloo that she wasn't worth picking on. Somehow convince the orange pegasus that maybe they could be friends. ...And maybe she'd spontaneously sprout wings and a horn and become the next princess alongside Sunset Shimmer. Yeah, like that would ever happen.

"You look all alone, Tiara. What happened, your friend abandon you? Smart of her."

"She didn't abandon me, Scootaloo. Silver Spoon's just... Late. That's all," Diamond answered. She tried to put on a brave face, almost as though she wasn't scared, but deep down she knew what was likely to happen. She'd get tormented just like every other filly with their cutie mark did. Why oh why did she have to have that mark now? Maybe things would be better if she was still a blank flank...

"Wh-What about you? No Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle today?" she asked, trying to make polite conversation before the inevitable torment began.

[Scootaloo]

"Late? Or hiding in the bathroom because she's too scared to come out and face me?" Scootaloo pressed her muzzle up close to Diamond's, her expression still malicious as she savoured the fear she could see deep in the other filly's blue eyes; and without backing down at all, Scoot shifted her hooves, very intentionally crushing Diamond Tiara's lunch bag and its contents still further. She wasn't sure what the rich filly had had in there, but it would be nothing but a squashed-up mush by the time Tiara actually got to eat it.

"I thought I'd try going it solo. You're such an easy target, I bet I can make you cry even without the backup." Finally stepping off whatever remained of the earth pony's lunch, Scootaloo advanced a couple more steps. Her explanation was nothing short of a lie, since the little pegasus hadn't seen either of her friends all day, but there was no reason for her victim to know that. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were almost certainly about, after all; only Scoot had been too ticked off after her fruitless morning's struggle to feel like taking the time to look for either of them.

"So if your 'special talent' is wearing a crown, will your butt-mark disappear if I knock that tiara off your head?" she goaded, raising a hoof as if she intended to do just that. In spite of her attempts to keep a low profile, Diamond Tiara still paraded around with her namesake sitting between her ears as though it made her some kind of princess; Scootaloo figured it was getting on for time something happened to it.