After reading some fanfictions about Ponyville Confidential, I thought about writing a story about how the parents of the Mane 6 would react toward the actions of their children. I'm not inserting Applejack's or Spike's parents, because, well...they were unavailable at the time. So here goes...

"You should be ashamed of yourself, humiliatin' yer sister an' me like that!" Big McIntosh shouted at the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "We don't want to talk to any of y'all right now, so take your little gossip column and your embarrassin' photographs and just go away!!"

Just then, an elderly voice said, "Applejack! Big McIntosh! Get yer flanks over here right this apple-pickin' instant!!" Applejack and Big McIntosh couldn't believe their ears! Why was Granny Smith mad at them? Apple Bloom was the one who wrote the gossip, not them!

As they approached, Big Mac asked, "Say, what's th' big idear?" Granny retorted, "Y'all knows better than t' raise yer voices like that, especially at yer sister!!" Applejack argued, "We was right to raise our voices at her!! She an' her friends are the authors of that there Gabby Gums gossip column!" Granny retorted, "Ah know that, but there ain't nothin' right about the way y'all reacted!" Big Mac responded, "Y'all should be supportin' us!" Granny decided she "ain't takin' no more backtalk," and she grabbed the two ponies by their manes and dragged them toward the woodshed.

Then Apple Bloom said, "No, Granny. They's right. Ah did write them hurtful gossips." But Granny wasn't buying it. "Now, Ah know ya ain't the type to tell tales an' gossip. Tell me ever'thin." For a while, Apple Bloom was silent, but Granny kept staring her down, waiting for her to tell. Apple Bloom kept silent, and Applejack smirked. "See. She ain't got no excuse. She did it on 'er own." Big Mac agreed, "Eeyup."

Then Apple Bloom burst into tears. "WAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! IT WAS DIAMOND TIARA!!!!" That got her family's attention. Applejack remembered how Diamond Tiara had disgraced her family at Family Appreciation Day. In anger, she asked, "What did she do?" Apple Bloom cried as she answered, "She's the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, the Foal Free Press. She's got me Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle writin' gossip stories about everyone in town! At first, we didn't feel right about it, but everyone liked the gossip, so we just kept writin' it." On hearing that, Applejack's and Big Mac's hearts sank. They knew their sister was right. They trotted over and gave her a hug. They tearfully said, "Oh Apple Bloom, we is right sorry. We shoulda listened to ya."

Then Apple Bloom said, "And that ain't all! When everypony was gettin' mad at us, we tried to stop, but Diamond Tiara wouldn't allow it! She even blackmailed us with baby pictures!" Applejack and Big Mac gasped. They knew Diamond Tiara was a mean filly, but they didn't think she would go that far. Applejack gnashed her teeth and said, "When Ah get mah hooves on that lil' brat, she'll wish she ain't never been born!"

Granny cautioned, "Now Applejack, Filthy Rich is our biggest customer, and he might not take too kindly t'those that harm 'is family." Big Mac then said, "She means she's gonna give'er an earful 'bout th' way she treated our baby sistah!" Granny said, "Don't y'all worry 'bout that none! Ah'll take care of it. Right now, ya make up with ya sis."

So Applejack and Big Mac walked over to do just that. "We is really sorry we yelled at ya like that without hearin' th' whole story." "Eeyup." Apple Bloom answered, "It's all right. Y'all ain't th' only ones. Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, an' Rainbow Dash all did it t' us. Twilight done banned us from th' library, Fluttershy cried in her living room, and Rainbow Dash rained on us with a cloud!" Applejack and Big Mac gasped. Then they felt even worse about what they'd done to her.

They then resolutely said, "We is gonna make it up to ya. We is gonna call Filthy Rich and tell'm what his brat's been doin', an' then we's gonna tell our friends th' truth. They is sure to listen." Apple Bloom was excited to hear that, and she hugged her siblings in gratitude. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! An Ah's right sorry I gossiped about ya." Applejack and Big Mac responded, "It's all right. We's sorry we overreacted."

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle saw the whole thing and asked Applejack and Big Mac, "Would you be willing to help us clear this up with our families? Big Mac smiled and answered, "Eeyup," and Applejack said, "Why, shore thang! Any friends of our sister is friends o'us!"

And so they let them accompany them on their way to the phone; but when they got inside, Granny Smith was on the phone. Apparently, she had overheard Apple Bloom talking about Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash, and she took it upon herself to call their parents.

Granny said, "Hello, Night Light...Ah need ta talk to ya about'cha daughter...She banned mah granddaughter from the library and wouldn't listen to her...An' Diamond Tiara's blackmailin' her to write gossips for the school paper. Could ya deal with it, please?...Why thank ya, sonny!"

Please review. How do you think Night Light will react when he hears what Twilight Sparkle did? And what about Fluttershy's and Rainbow Dash's parents?