Why Am I Crying?

Why Am I Crying? is a fan fiction by Rated Ponystar.

The story takes place between Seasons 3 & 4. Many of the themes and implications addressed in the story were proven inaccurate with the Season 5 episode "Crusaders of the Lost Mark". As the story was bring written, some elements from later episodes of the series were written into the story.

Premise
Diamond Tiara tragically dies in an accident. As Ponyville mourns the loss of one of their own, the Cutie Mark Crusaders clash on what they are thinking now that their greatest enemy is gone forever.


 * Apple Bloom is wracked with guilt because she wished somehting bad would happen to Diamond Tiara the night before. While visiting Rich Mansion, she finds Tiara's diary and is curious to know as to how she became a bully and antagonized her and her friends.


 * Sweetie Belle becomes frightened by the concept of death, and she starts having nightmare about it. But one night, she recieves a visit from a special friend to help her come to terms with her fears.


 * Scootaloo doesn't want to care about Diamond Tiara on account of all the rotten things she's done. But when she hears startling revelations about her former bully as well as other ponies, she discovers another side to her nemesis and had an internal conflict as she tries to figure out is she wants to forgive her or not.

Style
The story is told from a third-person point of view, made up of twelve chapters, with each of the Cutie Mark Crusaders having four chapters each told from their points of view. Quotes rendered in italics represent what the Crusaders are thinking about what's going on around them.

Trivia

 * The atrocities Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon suffered at the corrupt summer camp are baded on actual incidents that occured at a camp where a friend of the author's was a councilor at.
 * The third chapter of Sweetie Belle's arc is dedicated to a friend of the author's who died of cancer.