After earning the friendship of The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Diamond Tiara comes home to her cruel mother. Spoiled Rich is not about to let Diamond Tiara get away with humiliating her in front of the whole school.

Everyone wears a mask. A sweet, charming lady can hide a verbally abusive gold digger behind the smile. The foulest looking hobo can have a heart of gold, and for Diamond Tiara this is a lesson she knows all too well. There will be consequences for her little outburst. Consequences that are far larger than she can imagine

Takes place immediately after Crusaders of the lost Mark. So, ya know, spoiler alert

Contains: Some darn near deadly Daaawwww's and some horrific depictions of child abuse. (really, which depiction of child abuse isn't horrific?

"It's bad enough you lost to that transplant from Trottingham, but imagine if you'd lost to one of those blank flanks. As a Rich pony, you must always think of your social standing. That starts here in Ponyville and reaches all over Equestria. Don't ever forget that, Diamond Tiara. Ever!"

"I thought it looked a little country."

"See how they hang on every word that I speak
My approving glance is what they all seek
I'm the creme de la creme, not just another Jane Doe
I'm the type of pony every pony should know"

Spoiled Rich and Filthy Rich attend a dinner party at Fancy Pants's new summer home in Ponyville. Set before Diamond Tiara was born.

After they receive their cutie marks, the CMC wonders what their next task should be. They decide to venture to the former Village of Equality, where they know there are many fillies and colts were raised to believe that cutie marks are evil. Can Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo teach their new friends about Cutie Mark Magic?

Diamond Tiara: School bully, spoiled brat, doesn't deserve friends... but what if she is simply misunderstood? Life can be difficult when you're expected to be nothing but perfect.

Diamond Tiara feels like a failure, but yet keeps trying to be perfect for her mother. After one rather rough day, she decides to write and reflect on a few of the rougher parts of her life and how hard it is to please her mother.

Diamond Tiara isn't stupid enough to do something like speak back to her mother without a plan. So when her mother calls her upstairs when she gets home after befriending the Cutie Mark Crusaders, there's only one thing she can say:

"Thanks, Mother."

After all, without her, she never could have made those stupid blank flanks want to be her friend.

Warning I'm spoiling Crusaders of the Lost Mark here so...that. Again Spoiler Warning!

Just a slice of life about what happened after the CMC's cutcenera.

Diamond Tiara has an internal battle because of her mother. Can she hold it together? After all, a Diamond CAN'T break.

She was suddenly free. She has quadruple the amount of friends she had before. In a moment, she had gone from their tormentor to their friend. How could that be?

She decides to see how strong friendship could truly be.

This started out as one of those Would It Matter? fics.

Contains spoilers for Crusaders of the Lost Mark.

I made it... to the second page of What's Hot?! You guys... You guys!!!

Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Applebloom sit by their old clubhouse. It's been twenty years since they've gotten their cutie marks.