Chapter 7: He's Trouble
Blaze had spent so much time with her mother the rest of the day that she had forgotten about meeting Shadow that night. Once nighttime came, she finally remembered. "Oh crap, I'm supposed to go meet Shadow but I can't go. I suppose I can go tell him why, my mother would understand that right? Shadow won't except that I can't go though." Blaze thought about this for a moment and then nodded. "Doesn't matter, he deserves an explanation right?" Blaze peeked out her bedroom door and didn't see anypony. Blaze quickly ran to the front door and snuck out. Then a thought came to her that maybe she shouldn't go but she shrugged it off. Blaze made her way toward the café that she had promised to meet Shadow at. As expected, Shadow stood there wondering if she would be there. Blaze ran over with a smile. "Shadow."
"Blaze, I'm glad you made it." A few stallions then came from around the corner talking with each other. "These are some friends of mine; they wanted to come with us. Now let's get going." Shadow and friends started off toward the direction of the party.
"Look shadow, my mother doesn't know I'm here and I don't want to go to the party anymore." Shadow then took a turn into an alley and Blaze followed. "I'm sorry Shadow but I need to get back home, bye." Blaze turned around and bumped into the stallions behind her. "Sorry, just making my way back home." Blaze tried to push past but couldn't. "Excuse me." Blaze said politely trying to push past the stallions. Just then a black ring was put around her neck. "What's the deal?" Blaze turned around to face Shadow who had put the ring on her neck. Blaze tried to take it off but couldn't. "Take it off Shadow." Blaze demanded.
"Oh no Blaze, you aren't going to ditch me now that you're here." A stallion behind Blaze then wrapped a rope around her wings keeping them down and Blaze grounded. Shadow then jumped on Blaze. "Boys." The other stallions then pinned Blaze's hooves down to keep her from moving. Blaze struggled but couldn't move and began to panic. "We were both supposed to have had fun tonight; too bad it's just me." Blazes eyes widened in fear.
Thirty minutes after Blaze left, Twilight came up to her door and knocked. "Blaze sweetheart." Twilight said through the door. "Are you asleep?" When Twilight didn't get an answer, she opened the door expecting to find Blaze there asleep but the bed is empty. "Maybe she got hungry." Twilight started toward the kitchen when the door to the home flew open revealing her daughter beaten up. "Blaze!" Twilight screamed running over to her daughter. That's when she noticed the ring and the rope. "What happened to you?"
"I'm sorry mother, I just" Blaze collapsed into her mothers hooves.
Twilight picked up Blaze and took her over to the nearby couch. Twilight set her down and ran her hooves through her daughters' mane. She then noticed some fresh bruises and knew what happened immediately. "Why did you go to him Blaze?" Twilight asked laying her head down on the couch next to her daughters head. The next morning Blaze woke up to find her mother next to her asleep on the floor. She poked at her mothers' side frowning slightly remembering last night. Twilight woke up and stared up at her daughter. Twilight stretched and then stood up. "What happened last night Blaze, I thought you" Twilight was then cut off as tears started forming in Blaze's eyes.
"I just wanted to tell Shadow that I couldn't go with him. I didn't think he would." Blaze looked away.
"I know Blaze, I saw the bruises." Twilight said becoming frustrated. "What were you thinking Blaze; I didn't want you to see him for that reason. You have a lot to learn Blaze but enough of that. You need me now more then ever." Twilight grabbed onto her daughter and hugged her tightly.
"I'm so sorry mother, I didn't mean, I just, I'm sorry." Blaze broke down in tears as her father came in.
"What's going on you two?" Radiant asked seeing the two hugging and seeing Blaze crying.
Twilight looked over at her husband and then over to Blaze. "Do you want to tell him or should I?" Blaze turned her head around to ashamed which gave Twilight her answer. Twilight looked over to Radiant and frowned. "Shadow raped her last night."
Radiants eyes widened and then turned angry. "He is dead meat when I get my hooves on him and as for you young lady" Twilight touched her husbands shoulder and shook her head.
"Blaze is being punished enough as it is, I'll handle this love." Twilight went back over to Blaze with Radiant close behind. "Blaze, we have to tell the princess what he did, and then we'll have to take our punishments." Blaze and Radiant looked at Twilight curiously but decided not to press the matter. Just then, Nightshade came downstairs, his mane and tail a mess from just waking up.
"Mommy, what's going on?" The young colt asked coming down the stairs while rubbing his eyes. "Is Blaze in trouble again?"
"Not with us Nightshade but there is no need to worry about it. You'll find out soon enough I'm sure." Twilight said with a smile.
"Why does she have a ring on her neck and why is her back and sides red?" Nightshade said taking a final step down and then walked over to the group.
Twilight was about to answer when Blaze spoke up. "I'll just tell him mom." Twilight looked up wondering if Blaze is sure, she nodded. "I was raped little bro, it was Shadow who hurt me. They tied me down and that's as far as I'll go with the explanation."
Nightshade became angry with Shadow. His horn began to glow the same color as his coat. "I should beat him up for that." Nightshade began pounding his hooves into the carpet creating small craters where his hooves landed. The whole floor vibrated a bit. His eyes became as black as his mane. Just then there was a small flash and a cutie mark appeared. The mark is a crater with lines coming from the center and going outward wildly.