I was having an average day. My blood had been forcefully taken, I had run on a treadmill until I blackedout, and I was stuck in a dog kennel. Oh, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and I'm in the Pegasus Experiment. I'm 2% phoenix and 98% earth pony. There are other pegasi like me, and we're all kept in a secret place called "Pegasus Inc." I'm planning an escape, and hopefully the others will come with me. We rarely get the chance to talk, but when we do, we use a language that only we can understand. It's an pegasus thing really. We like to call ourselves "The Flock", but we really don't know each other. Heck, I don't even know the others' names. Today is the day where we escape, and I beg to Celestia that it goes smoothly. We had all finished our horrible test for the day, and we were all in kennels right next to each other. We could all stand up, but it was still too small for a regular pony to live in. I quickly plucked a hair pin from out of my mane as I prepared to pick the lock. The "Wendigos" were gone, and everypony had left the building. Wendigos are the nickname for the other pony mutants, but they're 30% timber wolf. They are grotesque and horrifying creatures of destruction. As I picked the lock, the others eyed me with intrest. I tried to give them an inspirational smile, but my makeshift lock pick was in my mouth. The padlock dropped to the ground with a loud clang. I creaked open the door, and picked the lock of the others' kennels. The other pegasi unquestioningly followed me to a nearby vent system, which I knew lead directly outside of the building.
Once everypony was outside, we all took to the sky as we flew away from that hellhole we used to call home. Now out of the dark, I could see everpony clearly. The youngest was a young filly with a violet mane and an orange coat. The next pegasus looked a little confused, but her grey coat and blonde mane was riddled with holes. Finally, there were two stallions. The older one had an lighter orange coat than the filly, but it was still just as bright. His dark blue mohawk didn't move in the fierce winds. The last pony was a black coated, light maned stallion who seemed very determined to not fall behind. I snapped out of my analasis as I realized we should land soon so the filly wouldn'y overtire herself. I dipped my wings forward expertly. One of the main test was my wing power, which was measured by the wind's speed as I flew past a giant fan. I saw a huge forest that looked perfect for hiding, and we dropped into the trees one by one. I looked around, and I counted four pegasi. Nopony was missing.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle." I introduced myself, hoping it would bring the others to do the same. The little filly went first, he entire body shaking.
"M-my n-name is S-scootaloo." she said, then she passed out. Poor filly, she must be exausted. Then, the other mare stepped up.
"My name is Derpy, Derpy Doo! I love muffins!" she exclaimed cheerily, like nothing was wrong. I shook my head, wishing I could be so optimistic. The younger stallion stepped up next, but he didn't look directly at me.
"My name is Thunder Lane, and I'm blind." the last part was almost inaudible. I mumbled words of comfort as the last pony walked up.
"Flash Sentry." That was it. That was all he said. Well, it was better than the ramblings of Derpy. With that done, I began talking again:
"Well, so far, we've escaped Pegasus Inc. and we can all fly perfectly well. What are you planning to do next?" The others looked at me like I was crazy. Had they not planned this far?
"No, we planned it this far. We're staying with you, because you're our leader." replied Scootaloo. I was astonished. A little filly just read my mind. That's crazy, and it gave me the chills to imagine what horrible things she must have seen in the minds of the scientist. The others nodded in agreement, I was their leader. I was tired from such a long day, so I just went with it.
"Okay fellow pegasi, well, let's just go to sleep for now. We have to get going before sunrise though, the Wendigos and science ponies are bound to discover our escape." And with that, I was out like a light. I was barely concious as sweet little Scootaloo cuddling up against my side. I smiled a little and enveloped her in my wing. Derpy and Thunderlane found a branch to cuddle up together, clearly already close. Flash Sentry found a place not far from me to sleep. It already felt like I had known them all my life, but I hadn't really. I think, that this isn't going to be so terrible after all. I fell under sleep's full spell, the wandering thought of why they had no night security barely fringing my subconcious.