A Diamond in the Rough: Chapter 1

In Equestria, 12 years have passed. The Mane Six, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie have passed down their elements to six lucky ponies, formatted into unique characteristics that better symbolize their personalities.

These ponies are known as Apple Bloom, a yellow earth pony with a crimson mane and a large pinkbow, Sweetie Belle, a unicorn with a white body and a curly purple mane, Scootaloo, an orange pegasus with a wild purple mane, Dinky Hooves, a grayscale pegasus with a blond mane, Pipsqueak, the youngest, even paler than Sweetie Belle, with a brown mane, and last but certainly not least, Diamond Tiara, the oldest, with a pink coat, and an opulent tiara upon her purple and white striped mane. Diamond has gone through some terrible events when she was merely a filly, but she had the willpower to fight through most of them. But, over time, she had to rely on…oops! Silly me, what good is a story if I spoil its essence, the plot! Well, I'll tell you her story…from the beginning. Wait, I can't? Why? Oh, because a reporter manages to grill the true story of Diamond Tiara's past from her? OK. This...is their story.

"I'm so excited! If this works I'll finally get a promotion!" I said as I left the door, making sure my blue coat was shimmering, and my white mane neatly combed. With my camera hanging around my mane, I trotted over to the Carousel Boutique in Ponyville. A simple knock on the door was all it took for it to open.

"It's 8 o'clock! Let a lady get some beauty sleep!" a pale unicorn said. Crap. This wasn't the pony I was supposed to meet!

"I'm very sorry ma'am. Do you know where a pony named Diamond Tiara is?"

"She's upstairs. Go in the pink room."

"Thank you very much! Sorry about waking you."

"Just don't do it again. Bye."

I was exhilarated so I blazed up the stairs and knocked on that very door. Its design was very regal and opulent, so I could definitely gather that she was very…wealthy.

"Rarity? I thought you were taking a nap!" a decently high-pitched yet powerful voice rang out. Who was Rari…oh! She must have been the one who I stupidly woke up! Anyway…

"Is this Diamond Tiara?"

"The one and only! Are you Rarity?"

"No, but I am here to record a documentary about your past. It will be recorded on public TV."

"Really? Wow, that's amazing! Tell me more!"

As I enter the room, I find a very beautiful pony. Her cerulean eyes shine like diamonds, her mane is almost straight, but still curly enough to convey a stylish, classy look, and she is very slim. Admittedly, I had to give a great deal of effort to concentrate on the project and not her.

When she finally spoke, she was ecstatic. "This is magnificent! About this documentary, do you want my account of it?"

"Please. I'm afraid I did not bring a tripod, so I'll have to record it from my camera. Is that fine?

"Of course! I live for the spotlight! I want everypony to know how special I am! It's going to be a very long story so tell me, how long do you have?"

"As long as it takes. I have all day, and it's only 8 AM right now."

"Awesome! Hold on a second."

With that, she got up, and trotted into another room. A few minutes later, she came back, lugging a big, rather ordinary brown box. She plopped it down, and at last, I was able to analyze its contents. To my surprise, it contained a huge number of...diaries, all neatly organized. Due to the fact that she picked up the diary farthest to the left of the box, I'm almost certain she organized them chronologically.

Suddenly, she spoke. "These should definitely help. Been writing in them since I was a filly."

I nodded, and suddenly, she took out a key from the shelf of the diary, and unlocked it. When it opened, I was shocked. There was an electronic screen with an electronic keyboard on every page, and she had many of these diaries! How rich was her family? Is she still that wealthy as a mare? Right then and there, I knew was in for quite the treat, so I had to stay focused, and get this story!

She sighed, in an almost wistful fashion, but managed to cheer herself up quickly. "Ah, it's been such a long time since I've looked at these. Still, what better way to take a trip back to memory lane than with a televised documentary? Alright, I'm ready! Also, I might make up some dialogue or a few events due to my lack of memory about them, but that shouldn't be a big problem. So, let's start from the beginning, and unlock the door to my memories."

Next Chapter: Diamond Tiara tells the journalist about her early life and her problems with her parents, as well as her early life in school. She also meets her first friend at that school. Who is it? (I'm sure you know, but whatever.) Find out next chapter!