Twilight was looking through the Telescope as the sun rose on Equestria. "What's this?" She asked. Sombra soon joined her, yawning.

"Morning Twilight..." Sombra said.

"Sombra...we're going to have more company soon." Twilight said.

"Huh? Whose coming now? Is it Celestia and Luna?" Sombra asked.

"No..." Twilight said. "It's those two bullies; Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon." She said. "I'm not about to let them ruin my plans; fillies or not." Twilight said stomping her hooves. "DARK CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS, ASSEMBLE!" She yelled. The Dark CMC soon joined Twilight and Sombra on the Observation platform.

"You rang, Twilight?" Dark Sweetie Belle asked.

"I have a task for the three of you." Twilight said.

"Name it, and we'll take care of it." Dark Scootaloo said.

"I want you to stop Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon from reaching the castle." Twilight said.

"That won't be nessesary." Dark Apple Bloom said. Twilight looked at Dark Apple Bloom with a confused look but also an angry one.

"After how much those two bullied you?!" Twilight exclaimed, a hint of anger in her voice. Suddenly, Dark Apple Bloom leaned Twilight down and whispered in the purple alicorn's ear. "...Really?" Twilight asked, her expression changed to one of intrigue.

"Ah'm not lying." Dark Apple Bloom said.

"Your certain of this?" Twilight asked.

"Cross my heart hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Dark Apple Bloom said, going through the motions.

"Well that changes things. I was planning on going after those two much later then this, but if one of them is going to be so eager once she sees the three of you..." Twilight let an evil grin plaster onto her face. "Then I leave this to you." She added.

"You can count on us, Twilight!" Dark Apple Bloom said. The threesome were heading into the castle to get ready.

"Spill it, Apple Bloom...what's going on?" Dark Scootaloo said. Forcing the others into a huddle, Apple Bloom gave in great detail what she witnessed last night in the dreamscrape, causing the others to grin. "Really?" Dark Scootaloo asked. Dark Apple Bloom nodded.

"Then this is going to be her punishment: We're gonna make her join us instead her saving us!" Dark Sweetie Belle said.

"DARK CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS OPERATION DARK DIAMOND TIARA!" The Dark CMC all shouted at once.

"C'mon, we can't be that much further from the throne room." Diamond Tiara said to her friend.

"Why are you so intent on helping the blank flanks anyways? Unless..." Silver Spoon said. Diamond Tiara's eyes became pinpricks.

Has she figured me out? Has she managed to figure out I love Apple Bloom? Diamond Tiara thought to herself worringly.

"...Your rescuing them so that you can turn them into our servants!" Silver Spoon suddenly said. Diamond Tiara couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Y-yeah...that's it. That's totally it..." Diamond Tiara said, hoping Silver Spoon wouldn't call her out. They reached the large double doors.

"...You sighed in relief just then..." Silver Spoon said. Diamond Tiara's eyes became pinpricks again. "Your hiding something...aren't you?" She asked.

"Uh...no! No!" Diamond Tiara said, turning around and starting to back away from her best friend.

"Admit it, you've got some other super secret plan going on that you don't think I'll approve of." Silver Spoon said as Diamond Tiara forced the big doors open as she backed away from Silver Spoon.

"No! I..." Diamond Tiara didn't get the chance to answer before she noticed Twilight. "...Look! It's Princess Twilight! And she's uncorrupted! We're not too late after all!" Diamond Tiara said. Silver Spoon rolled her eyes and rolled with it.

"Right...hello Princess." Silver Spoon said.

"Hello Diamond Tiara...Silver spoon." Twilight said. "...Three very specific fillies have been waiting for your arrival." She added. The duo blinked.

"They...they have?" Diamond Tiara said, feeling her heart skip a beat. This was all too good to be true. And as soon as the Dark CMC came out of hiding, she found out she couldn't be more right. "No..." She said, suddenly going VERY dark. "No no no no no no no no no!" She said, breaking down into tears. "I'm too late...I'm just too late..." She said, sobbing.

"Diamond Tiara?!" Silver Spoon exclaimed.

"I couldn't save her...I couldn't save Apple Bloom...I'm too late..." Diamond Tiara said, tears flowing down her face. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...I never should have pushed you three this far." She was speaking to the Dark CMC.

"Diamond...?" Silver Spoon backed away from her friend. She had a feeling Diamond Tiara was hiding something from her, but this? This was a little much.

"But now...now I'm too late..." Diamond Tiara said. "Your corrupted...I couldn't save you..." She said. "I don't know what to live for anymore..." Diamond Tiara said, tears continuing to flow. Dark Apple Bloom suddenly grabbed a hoof of Diamond's.

"You can join us." Dark Apple Bloom suggested. This caused Diamond Tiara to stare at her crush in disbelief.

"After...after everything I've done?" Diamond Tiara asked.

"I...may have seen your dream last night..." Dark Apple Bloom said. "So...yeah. I'm sure." She added. Diamond Tiara felt tears of joy coming on now.

"Then...for you...for my happiness..." Diamond Tiara said before she hugged Dark Apple Bloom. "...I'll do it. I'll join you. And then we can be together forever." Diamond Tiara said.

"Diamond Tiara, stop this before--" Silver Spoon was too late; it was already happening. Without Sombra needing to be there, Diamond Tiara suddenly changed forms; becoming Dark Diamond Tiara and her Tiara even changing to match.

"I feel..." Dark Diamond Tiara said before she opened her eyes. "Complete. Whole." She added. "This isn't corruption...it's just my inner darkness." She said. "I am one with the darkness within!" She announced with a smile.

Silver Spoon looked on helplessly at her friend. Now her best friend had joined the dark side...

Author's Notes:

I think the more writing I do, the more I improve these. Going to have to go back through and fix some things again.