Chapter 4
Silver woke up to the sound of the cell door opening. He looked at the guards that entered grogily, trying to get the sleep out of his eyes. One of the guards pulled the blankets right out of under Rogue, causing him to fall to the floor with a heavy thud. Rogue growled at the guard, who shrunk back. Another guard stepped up. "T-the warden wants to see you, Rogue. And Silver." Several of the other ponies up and down the row were up now, listening, whispering to each other, wondering why the warden wanted Rogue. Rogue got up with a growl. "Fine. But why? It's the crack of dawn. It's not even Wednsday. It's a fucking Friday!"
The guard was trembling now, scared of the over-sized peg. "H-he didn't s-say..."
Rogue growled, then left the cell, followed by a groggy Silver. Spectre tried going out the door, but the guards stopped him, shoving him back in roughly. "Not you, Spectre." The door was locked on Spectre.
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Tex twidled his thumbs(?), waiting for the guards to bring Rogue and Silver in. Khopesh, who was like Rogue's leader, and a pony who was pure white, save for a silver streak in his hair here and there, was with him. A peg. Tex kept a seriouse look. He eyed the peg. "Do you know Silver or Rogue?"
Blade nodded. "I'm Silver's older brother. And Rogue is an aquaintence, so to say."
Tex nodded a bit. "Right, and from the looks of it, you are the total oposite of your brother."
Blade nodded again.
Khopesh was busy looking around the office. He noticed the picture of Rogue on the wall, right over the target. Filled with holes. There was a dart embeded right in his forhead on the picture. Khopesh gulped.
There was a knock at the door. Tex looked at it. "Come in!"
The door opened, and the guard from the day before entered. Tex looked cross over this. "What do you want?" The guard meeped. "I-I brought Silver and Rogue, s-sir." Tex nodded. "Good." The guard was still for a moment, then saw the look in Tex's eye. "Well, bring them in!" The guard yelped, then sent Rogue and Silver into the office, Silver still looking groggy. Rouge simply growled at Tex.
Khopesh turned around, frowning. "You best be happy, Rogue, we spent the whole damn year trying to get you out."
Tex alowed a smile to play across his face. "That's why I called you here. I have an idea, of how both of them can get out early. All that it requires is a pony who isn't in jail." He tooke out a couple of shackles that were attached by a chain. "One of you two will have to be attached to Rogue for the next year, the other to Silver."
Blade groaned. Oh, joy, attached to Silver for a year. "What if we refuse?"
Tex smiled wider. "Then one of those two will go right to the chair."
Blade meeped. He couldn't stand Silver, but he would never wish him dead. Or Rogue. Khopesh had been thinking the whole time, then he looked up at Tex. "What if Rogue were attached to another pony who he absolutly can't stand, and can't stand him?"
Tex thought a moment. "That would work. Bring that pony in, and one Silver can't stand, and vise versa, and you won't have to worry about being attached to a peg for a year."
Rogue's eyes widened. "I'd sooner take the chair then be attached to Scimitar!"
Khopesh frowned. "Would you rather be attached to Blade?"
Rogue shook his head, looking at the smaller peg. He didn't hate Blade, they were just different. Blade was like the angelic side of Rogue, which never really showed. And, Blade was a normal, hollow-boned peg. Rogue had bones like an earth pony or a unicorn. And this factor showed up in his daughter, Shamrock, and his son-by-accident that was cut out of him, Glider.
Khopesh got up. "I'll be right back, with the pony Rogue can't stand." With that, he left.
Tex looked at Blade. "And will you be attached to your dear little brother for a year?"
Blade shook his head. "Hell no. Attach someone else!"
Tex frowned a bit, then waited patiently for Khopesh to return.
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"I refuse it!"
"Come on, Scim, I'll forgive you for scratching my bike..."
"Oh, fine. But if I get ONE injury, you. Will. Pay."
"Right, right... Come on." Khopesh led the way to his car, buckling up when he got in. He waited until Scimitar was buckled up, then headed back to the jail house. On the way, Khopesh had to ask, "How would I pay if you got an injury?"
Scimitar looked at his best friend. "Castration. Or, you get tied back to back with Blade. For a week."
Khopesh slammed on the brakes, right in front of the jail gates. "HELL FUCKING NO!"
Scimitar looked serious. "Okay, if neither of those, then you have to be my servant for the next three years."
Khopesh sighed, nodding. "A bit more fair... Okay, deal." They shook on the deal, then Khopesh drove the rest of the way up to the jail.
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As soon as Scimitar walked in the door of Tex's office, Tex had a guard hold Scimitar's arm out while Tex shackled him to Rogue. Both ponies glared at each other, seeming like fire and ice compared to each other. Tex walked over to Khopesh, attaching one of the other two shackles to his arm. Khopesh looked rather shocked, especially when Silver was attached to the other end. Tex frowned a bit. "Ever week, one of my guards will come and check up on you all. If I hear that one of you isn't shackled to the pony shackled to, BOTH of you will be in a cell together. Got it?" Rogue simply growled. Silver just nodded, thinking he was in for a living hell. All the time, Blade was supressing laughter.
Silver woke up to the sound of the cell door opening. He looked at the guards that entered grogily, trying to get the sleep out of his eyes. One of the guards pulled the blankets right out of under Rogue, causing him to fall to the floor with a heavy thud. Rogue growled at the guard, who shrunk back. Another guard stepped up. "T-the warden wants to see you, Rogue. And Silver." Several of the other ponies up and down the row were up now, listening, whispering to each other, wondering why the warden wanted Rogue. Rogue got up with a growl. "Fine. But why? It's the crack of dawn. It's not even Wednsday. It's a fucking Friday!"
The guard was trembling now, scared of the over-sized peg. "H-he didn't s-say..."
Rogue growled, then left the cell, followed by a groggy Silver. Spectre tried going out the door, but the guards stopped him, shoving him back in roughly. "Not you, Spectre." The door was locked on Spectre.
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Tex twidled his thumbs(?), waiting for the guards to bring Rogue and Silver in. Khopesh, who was like Rogue's leader, and a pony who was pure white, save for a silver streak in his hair here and there, was with him. A peg. Tex kept a seriouse look. He eyed the peg. "Do you know Silver or Rogue?"
Blade nodded. "I'm Silver's older brother. And Rogue is an aquaintence, so to say."
Tex nodded a bit. "Right, and from the looks of it, you are the total oposite of your brother."
Blade nodded again.
Khopesh was busy looking around the office. He noticed the picture of Rogue on the wall, right over the target. Filled with holes. There was a dart embeded right in his forhead on the picture. Khopesh gulped.
There was a knock at the door. Tex looked at it. "Come in!"
The door opened, and the guard from the day before entered. Tex looked cross over this. "What do you want?" The guard meeped. "I-I brought Silver and Rogue, s-sir." Tex nodded. "Good." The guard was still for a moment, then saw the look in Tex's eye. "Well, bring them in!" The guard yelped, then sent Rogue and Silver into the office, Silver still looking groggy. Rouge simply growled at Tex.
Khopesh turned around, frowning. "You best be happy, Rogue, we spent the whole damn year trying to get you out."
Tex alowed a smile to play across his face. "That's why I called you here. I have an idea, of how both of them can get out early. All that it requires is a pony who isn't in jail." He tooke out a couple of shackles that were attached by a chain. "One of you two will have to be attached to Rogue for the next year, the other to Silver."
Blade groaned. Oh, joy, attached to Silver for a year. "What if we refuse?"
Tex smiled wider. "Then one of those two will go right to the chair."
Blade meeped. He couldn't stand Silver, but he would never wish him dead. Or Rogue. Khopesh had been thinking the whole time, then he looked up at Tex. "What if Rogue were attached to another pony who he absolutly can't stand, and can't stand him?"
Tex thought a moment. "That would work. Bring that pony in, and one Silver can't stand, and vise versa, and you won't have to worry about being attached to a peg for a year."
Rogue's eyes widened. "I'd sooner take the chair then be attached to Scimitar!"
Khopesh frowned. "Would you rather be attached to Blade?"
Rogue shook his head, looking at the smaller peg. He didn't hate Blade, they were just different. Blade was like the angelic side of Rogue, which never really showed. And, Blade was a normal, hollow-boned peg. Rogue had bones like an earth pony or a unicorn. And this factor showed up in his daughter, Shamrock, and his son-by-accident that was cut out of him, Glider.
Khopesh got up. "I'll be right back, with the pony Rogue can't stand." With that, he left.
Tex looked at Blade. "And will you be attached to your dear little brother for a year?"
Blade shook his head. "Hell no. Attach someone else!"
Tex frowned a bit, then waited patiently for Khopesh to return.
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"I refuse it!"
"Come on, Scim, I'll forgive you for scratching my bike..."
"Oh, fine. But if I get ONE injury, you. Will. Pay."
"Right, right... Come on." Khopesh led the way to his car, buckling up when he got in. He waited until Scimitar was buckled up, then headed back to the jail house. On the way, Khopesh had to ask, "How would I pay if you got an injury?"
Scimitar looked at his best friend. "Castration. Or, you get tied back to back with Blade. For a week."
Khopesh slammed on the brakes, right in front of the jail gates. "HELL FUCKING NO!"
Scimitar looked serious. "Okay, if neither of those, then you have to be my servant for the next three years."
Khopesh sighed, nodding. "A bit more fair... Okay, deal." They shook on the deal, then Khopesh drove the rest of the way up to the jail.
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As soon as Scimitar walked in the door of Tex's office, Tex had a guard hold Scimitar's arm out while Tex shackled him to Rogue. Both ponies glared at each other, seeming like fire and ice compared to each other. Tex walked over to Khopesh, attaching one of the other two shackles to his arm. Khopesh looked rather shocked, especially when Silver was attached to the other end. Tex frowned a bit. "Ever week, one of my guards will come and check up on you all. If I hear that one of you isn't shackled to the pony shackled to, BOTH of you will be in a cell together. Got it?" Rogue simply growled. Silver just nodded, thinking he was in for a living hell. All the time, Blade was supressing laughter.
