Chapter 2; Wings of Flight
The harsh wind blew that night, the silhouette of a pony's wings and body was seen. A Pegasus flew through the forest landing gracefully near one of the paths that led back to the castle. Its body was pure white, his mane a silver-and-white color. His cutie mark was a silver pendant with a little yellow chick right next to it. Eyes as bright as blood flashed against the moonlight. The Pegasus, otherwise known as Gilbert, grinned and gave flight again reaching his destination: the castle. Gilbert pushed open the doors to reveal an extremely irritated unicorn. The unicorn's coat was a dark gray of a color, eyes were a softer red than Gilbert's but they were glaring angrily at the albino Pegasus, his mane being a black color. "Kuro…" Gilbert spoke. "You're late for the captive's punishment…" Kuro hissed. "My, my, someone has quite the temper." Gilbert taunted. Kuro growled in anger, turning to lead the Pegasus straight to the main castle grounds where an earth pony was awaiting judgment. Gilbert stared at the earth pony's appearance, almost as if it was odd. The equine was light blue mixed with flecks of yellow swirls. His eyes were a light blue, his mane covered in dried blood that was also a light blonde. "Permission to speak?" A guard asked. Gilbert sighed mentally in frustration knowing it to be Allen, one of Luciano's greatest guards. Allen took the form of a unicorn, proud and sometimes not that bright, with a dark red mane and eyes that were a combination of fiery-red and a deep brown of a color. "Of course, Allen, what is it?" Luciano spoke with a bored sigh. "This earth pony should be kept alive as a way to show those worthless beings that they should respect us. For now, he's just a hostage, but soon he'll be killed and those ridiculous earth ponies will fear us." Allen smirked. Gilbert found it hard not to roll his eyes, curling his wings back against his body. Allen's cutie mark consisted of a baseball bat surrounded by a golden tinge to it. "Very well, that will work. Take this earth pony away from me," Luciano grinned, flashing a creepy smile to the earth pony that was being judged. "Gilbert, get rid of that thing." Luciano spoke. The albino Pegasus roughly snatched the blue earth pony, flying straight to the dungeons. "Who are you?" The earth pony asked, struggling slightly in the Pegasus' grasp. "My name is Gilbert, who are you?" The albino pony replied. Just as the earth pony was about to answer Kuro stepped in front of the two, a look of hatred in his eyes. "Now where do you think you're going?" Kuro snarled, his horn lighting up as a dark smile appeared on his face. Gilbert set the earth pony down and ushered him to stay back. "I am only taking it to the dungeons after all." Gilbert smirked as if he was taunting the unicorn. "You ruined my life!" Kuro hissed shooting magic at the Pegasus, who merely dodged to one side. "You should know that your ability might prove useless given that I am a Pegasus," Gilbert retorted. Before the albino pony had time to react Kuro's magic had knocked him against the wall. Gilbert gritted his teeth to keep from crying out, using one of his wings to successfully knock the angry unicorn back. "You pathetic Pegasus!" Kuro yelled in anger. The Pegasus gave flight, snatching the blue earth pony, and took off in another way. "Get back here!" Kuro shouted, but it was too late. Gilbert had left.
The dark green earth pony ran, his sight set on finding the entrance to the forest. He skidded to a halt seeing a unicorn colt blocking his path. "How did you get kidnapped, you jerk?" The colt yelled. His eyes were a sea of a blue, mane and tail were a light blonde color, and his flank was still empty of a cutie mark. "Some idiot decided it vould be an excellent idea to follow me back from the market. I thought no one noticed I vas an earth pony," The green earth pony spoke. "Well, still, don't get captured. We need you!" The colt shouted in protest. "Peter," the earth pony stared. "Ludwig…" The unicorn glared. Ludwig sighed, leading the equine back to the long narrow and almost invisible road that reached Blackwood Path. "Ludwig!" Another voice yelled, a young mare stood in their way, and an angry expression on her face. She was a unicorn with eyes that shone bright amber, a mane and tail that were a sandy dark brown of a color. The unicorn's cutie mark was a door with the silhouette of a key. Her name was Inkwell; a unicorn Ludwig had rescued because she had defied Luciano's rules. "What happened?" Inkwell asked, an irritated expression on her face. "Nothing happened." Ludwig snapped, embarrassed to admit he had been defeated by this unicorn. "Really, because Peter told me you were captured and had to be rescued…" Inkwell retorted. "Yes, that did happen." The earth pony replied in annoyance. "Let's go, they're waiting for you." Inkwell chuckled. She led the rest of the way with Peter at her side and Ludwig trailing in the back. "We're here." Inkwell spoke. She reached what appeared to be an abandoned building somewhere in the forest. She pushed opened the front door with her hoof. Peter and Ludwig hurriedly got inside as Inkwell all but slammed the door shut. "Ludwig?" Inkwell suddenly shouted. Ludwig turned to look at the mare. "Yes?" He asked. "Try not to get captured next time. You are the leader of the Resistance after all," Inkwell smiled sweetly.