A/N: There is a pony OC in this chapter owned by myself and a friend of mine. She came up with the name and design, I came up with the personality, she does not have an account here though, but deserves credit. Everypony else is Lauren Faust.

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Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon walked out of the last house. Diamond Tiara was exhausted from being kind, generous and honest with everypony in Ponyville.

"I think that's everypony." Silver Spoon spoke up during their long journey.

Diamond Tiara panted, falling flat on her stomach. "Finally! Can we go home now? I could use a strawberry sundae!"

"We're not done yet, Diamond Tiara!"

"What!?"

"We're not done yet, DT, we have to go to Ponyville Foster Care and get back the Cutie Mark Crusaders to bring them back home and school."

"Do we have to?"

"Oh, hush, if it wasn't for you we wouldn't be here right now!"

Diamond Tiara murmured to herself, then followed Silver Spoon to the foster home. "Silver Spoon, I gotta know. Why are you defending those blank flanks all the sudden?"

"Cuz I'm tired of your bucking attitude!" Silver Spoon scolded, not caring that she spoke in foul profanity for her age.

"Silver Spoon!"

"Plus, I can relate to 'em!"

"Y-You can? How? You got a cutie mark just like me! We got ours a day apart before Miss Cheerilee's lesson on 'em!"

Silver Spoon faced her. "Not really, Diamond Tiara."

"Huh?"

Silver Spoon looked at her misguided friend. The glasses wearing filly then looked around and found a puddle of water. She then smirked and jumped right in it, splashing Diamond Tiara, either by accident or on purpose.

"Silver Spoon!" Diamond Tiara spat out the water and snorted. She then looked in surprise to see that Silver Spoon's coat was bare and the silver spoon cutie mark on her best friend's flank was smearing off. "Silver Spoon! Your cutie mark's going away!"

"I know it is, that's cuz it's a fake cutie mark!" Silver Spoon admitted, feeling pain for keeping it hidden from her for so long. "Don't ya remember that day?"

Flashback: Nine months earlier

Silver Spoon was in her bedroom, writing in her diary. Suddenly a knock came at the door and her mother came with a letter.

"This came for you, sweetie, it's from that filly Diamond Tiara in your class!" Mrs. Spoon smiled, then went back, shutting the door behind her.

Silver Spoon seemed to brighten up that Diamond Tiara was noticing her. She then opened up the letter.

"Dear Silver Fork or whatever,

I just thought you, like the other ponies would like to know that I just got my cutie mark. Isn't it just precious on this sweet piece of flank? I'm mailing this to everypony in class, whoever has their cutie mark right after me and I see it first thing tomorrow will become my official best pony friend for life!

Hugs and Kisses, Diamond Tiara."

Silver Spoon felt hurt that Diamond Tiara didn't remember her name, but felt very special that she had a chance to become friends with the filly. Silver Spoon tried to do all she could around the house to find her super, special talent. She tried everything, but nothing fit her. She baked with her mother, she did chores around the house, she read every possible book in her shelf, but still nothing.

She then looked through a magazine and saw an ad on how to make your own artificial fake cutie mark like a fake tattoo. Silver Spoon then looked at what she could that would suit her and saw a prized spoon in her mother's silverware drawer. She then found it very special and copied the design exactly on her flank and grinned brightly.

The next day, Silver Spoon met with Diamond Tiara. Silver Spoon had asked her mother to braid her mane specially and for a great necklace to impress the richest pony in all of Ponyville.

"Hey, are you Silver Fork?" Diamond Tiara asked.

"Silver Spoon," the gray pony corrected and showed her non blank flank. "Check this out!"

"Wow, that spoon's awesome! What's your talent have to do with that?"

"Oh, uh... It's part of my family's cutie mark history, like that Apple family has apple cutie marks!"

Diamond Tiara laughed. "My Daddy may be their best customer, but that Apple family's a bunch of losers! Well, a deal's a deal, you are officially my best pony friend for life!"

Silver Spoon smiled proudly.

"Hey, are you guys gonna play a game?" Twist walked up, smiling innocently.

"Let me see your flank." Diamond Tiara demanded.

Twist looked sheepish and showed her flank was blank.

"That flank is... blank!" Silver Spoon remarked.

"Blank flank! Hey, I like the sound of that! Peppermint is a blank flank!" Diamond Tiara laughed.

Silver Spoon found that mean, but she laughed with Diamond Tiara for her newfound reputation. The pony girls then walked off together.

"Silver Spoon, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful best pony friendship." Diamond Tiara smiled up at her new friend.

"I concur, Diamond Tiara." Silver Spoon agreed.

"Oh, we need to work on the way you talk, it's so not cool! You should talk like a valley filly, like totally!"

"Uh, okay, I mean, uh... Totally!"

"That's better!"

The fillies laughed and walked away together.

End of Flashback: Present Day

"I can't believe I changed myself just for you!" Silver Spoon said in present day, walking off. "Now come on, let's save those ponies!"

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The Cutie Mark Crusaders were in Ponyville Foster Care for Young Mares. It looked more like a prison than a foster home for parent-less foals. Scootaloo looked very miserable, Sweetie Belle looked like she was about to cry, and Apple Bloom stared out the window like she wanted her long-lost parents to come find her right where she was and take her away from all of this or be some sort of bad dream.

"Please, please, come back for me..." Apple Bloom whispered, a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Apple Bloom, who are you talking to?" Sweetie Belle asked, coming out of her trance.

"My Ma and Daddy," Apple Bloom turned to them. "Ah always talk to 'em whenever I feel blue. Ah always dream that they would come back for me, Apple Jack, and Big Macintosh. Ah love livin' with Granny Smith, but Ah really miss my folks."

"Aw, what's the point, it's not like they'll ever come back for ya after they promise they would!?" Scootaloo sounded touchy about the subject of parents.

"Scootaloo, your parents are coming back for you." Sweetie Belle defended.

"No, they're not, my parents don't jack sugar about me!"

"But Rainbow Dash looks after you, they asked her to."

"I think Rainbow Dash just made that up, if anypony belongs here, it's me! Apple Bloom, you got your granny, Sweetie Belle, you got your sister and folks! I got nopony to take me home!"

A light yellow mare came in with pink and blue mane with tiny round glasses on her snout with a purple suit around her coat. Her cutie mark appeared to be a halo with wings.

"Are you fillies alright in your new home?" the mare asked.

"Yes, Ms. Safe Haven." the Cutie Mark Crusaders said together.

"Well, I'm pleased to say that you're all not staying here long, someone has come to adopt three little fillies!" Safe Heaven smiled at the not orphaned ponies.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders looked at each other, feeling happy and victorious. They then rushed out the front lobby and stopped with each other as they saw an evilly green-eyed black pony who looked evil to them, but Safe Haven didn't seem to notice the threats.

"Girls, this is Mrs. Chris Alice, she wishes to adopt the three of you." Safe Haven introduced.

"Come with me, children, you're going home with ME." Mrs. Chris Alice stepped closely to them, making them shiver.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" a male voice called.

Everypony turned to see Filthy Rich had come.

"I'm sorry sir, but these fillies belong to Mrs. Chris Alice now." Safe Haven told him. "Besides, didn't you want them here in the first place?"

"Yes, but I can explain that..." Filthy Rich came forth as the Cutie Mark Crusaders looked very happy to see him come to their rescue. Even if he was the father of the worst filly in the world.

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A while later, Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara finally made it to the foster home. They walked in and came to the desk.

"Do you two want to be adopted?" Safe Haven asked them with friendly smiles.

"No, we're here for Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo." Silver Spoon replied.

Safe Haven's smile disappeared and she slowly shut her eyes. "I'm sorry... Those three were just adopted..."

Silver Spoon looked very disappointed and dropped her face and her ears drooped. She then looked back at Diamond Tiara as she went out. "Well, I hope you're happy. I hope you got what you wanted!"

Diamond Tiara looked sick to her stomach in guilt. She then bowed her head and went her way home. This was all her fault, not the Cutie Mark Crusaders's. She realized that now. What will her father say to her now?