i slowly opened my eyes to the quiet clanging of glasses and mumbling of voices coming from below. i got up and rubbed my head while looking around. i set my eyes on the clock which read '7:24'. it wasn't too late so i didn't keep thunder rush. i got up and got changed into my gear. i grabbed my money and tomahawk and set opened the door to the hallway. i walked down the long narrow hallway and the down the stairs to the bar.
i looked around and sure enough i saw thunder rush sitting at the counter eating a piece of apple pie. i smiled and walked over. i sat down next to him and me and the bar mare exchanged glances. she went off into the back to get me something for breakfast. i looked over to thunder rush and he smiled at me.
"you ready?" he asked.
"yeah... just let me fill up then we're good." i said.
"alright then." he said. the bar mare walked over and placed a hot chocolate chip muffin in front of me. i ate the muffin along with a cheap beer to wash it down with. after that i paid the bar mare for the beer and me and thunder set out. we left the inn and i followed him down the street. we passed the empty lot of the burnt down house and once again a shiver ran down my back.
"so you said we had to get some of you're friends." i said as we walked along through the market streets and soon past the park.
"yeah... but they're already at twilight's house." he said. "so we'll stop there, grab 'em and go."
"alrighty then." i said. i followed close behind as we cut corners and made twists and turns. soon we were in a more open street. i kept behind him when suddenly he made a left turn and started walking up a path leading to a... tree?... no, this wasn't just a tree, it was a house. it was a house carved into a huge tree. that's pretty cool if you ask me. we walked up and thunder knocked on the door. the door swung open to reveal a familiar purple figure.
"ah... about time you got here." she said. "come on in... were almost ready."
"morning twilight." thunder said walking in. i walked in behind him and as i passed twilight i smiled and tipped my hat to her, despite our last encounter. we all walked in and there were two other ponies here. they were both pegasus ponies and they both had the same long black hair as me.
one of them had a red coat hiding under dark black leather armor and a cowl. his armor was riddled with small knives and larger ones near his belt. i think i remember hearing about this guy. the other one had a silvery coat with tight leather armor he had a bow at his side and a quiver of arrows.
"so is everypony ready." asked thunder. all of them replied with a "yes". i replied quickly after with the same. "good." he said closing the door behind him. i heard a faint click come from the door. "twilight you know what to do." he said.
"know what?" i asked. before anypony could answer i felt something slither around my hooves. i thought it was a snake and jumped a bit. i tried moving forward but something had my hooves glued to the ground. i could feel something tightly wrapping around them and pull them together. i looked down to see a rope had tied itself around my hoove. it pulled me up and soon i was hanging upside down by my hooves.
"gotcha..." said twilight.
"what the fuck..." i yelled. "you ponies are crazy let me go."
"nice try scar..." said thunder. "you made a big mistake thinking you could ravage this ponyville."
"who the fuck is scar?" i asked with anger. the other two ponies got up and they all circled around me. the red pony walked over and started taking the gear off my body. i shook and tried to get free but the rope was tight. he took off all my gear... except my tomahawk which was concealed inside my duster. soon all i had was the tomahawk and my clothes. the red pony handed my money pouch over to the other pegasus who opened it up and looked inside.
"yeah... this is just about the same amount that was stolen from the apalooza bank." he said. he tossed the bag aside and they all glared at me.
"i didn't rob a bank... i can't even remember who the fuck i am." i said.
"that memory loss card isn't going to work anymore... you're one of equestria's most wanted criminals... it was hard enough coming up with this plan" said thunder rush. "it was even harder playing nice with you."
"all of this was a plan?" i yelled.
"from the second i saw you i knew who you were." said thunder rush. "i should have let that drunk pony back there choke you to death... but i didn't know then..."
" so the next day he told me and we came up with a plan to win you're trust and lure you here." said twilight... i couldn't believe what i was hearing. "he left me to look after you and make sure you didn't do anything dangerous while he went and informed the princess."
"and just to my like you decided to fall into a coma until i came back." said thunder rush.
"what the hell... how can i be so bad if i've helped those other ponies." i said. "and you told me yourself that you saved my life from that fire." i said looking at twilight. "and the leader of the crimson order was asking me to join."
"... i put the fire out... i never knew you were in there and i didn't pull you out of the rabbage and drag you to the hospital." she said.
"and helping a few locals doesn't make you a saint." said the silver and black pony. " it's an easy cover up to get paid to kill a few thugs."
"and i talked to the leader of the crimson order... he actually shared the same plan as we did... though i guess we got you first."
"face it scar... it's over." said the other pegasus.
"i'm not lying... i can't remember anything." i said. i started thrashing about trying to get the ropes lose.
"memory or no memory that doesn't excuse you from what you did..." said twilight. " the royal guards will be here soon to take you to the canterlot dungeon where you'll be staying before they hang you for you're crimes." i thrashed around some more. i'm surprised my hat hadn't fallen off of my head.
"you can't just hang me..." i shouted. "what did i even do?"
"what haven't you done." said the silver and black pony.
"murder, theft, arson, rape, and nameless other crimes." said the red pegasus.
"damnit..." i yelled struggling even more now. "let me go... "
"jeez..." said twilight. "your persistent aren't you?" i was about to yell again to set me free but i was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Royal guard." said a strong voice at the door.
"ah just about time." said twilight. i was thrashing even more. "in here." she yelled out to the guard. she used her magic to unlock the door and open it. the door opened and two large unicorns with large spears and golden armor walked into the room. they kept their gaze only on me.
"scar... by official rule of the princess you are under arrest for numerous and unspeakable crimes against equestria... you're ultimate sentence is death by hanging..." he said as he used his magic to keep me lifted in the air and undo the ropes. when the rope was gone i struggled to run but his magic was holding me in place. he levitated me down and cuffed my front hooves and my wings as well.
he released his grip and they escorted me out. i admitted defeat and kept my head down hiding my face under the brim of my hat. even though i was accepting my defeat i grit my teeth in anger. i felt cheated, i might have been this scar guy but i felt innocent. i didn't feel like i could do any of those things they said. but i can remember a moral code i used to live by. i'm not sure but the phrase was burnt into my head and i couldn't help but repeat it over and over again.
"go out swinging... go out swinging." i said over and over to myself as the two guards walked me over to a chariot. they walked me up to the stand which had clamps fastened to the bottom. they positioned me in the chariot and clamped my front hooves down. i looked around and saw that a few ponies were watching. some watched emotionlessly and other smiled like they had gotten revenge. they were happy to see me get what i had coming to me. i couldn't help but glare at them with hatred and anger.
the chariot lifted off and we were airborne now. i kept my head down the whole time as we passed the cloud layer and flew high in the sky. we were flying towards a large castle resting on the mountain. as we grew closer i could see the castle was also surrounded by a large city. this must be that canterlot place i heard about. i don't know why... but i hated the place already. i guess now that i've been told who i am my old personality was starting to shine through.
i kept my head down the whole time contemplating and trying my best to remember or at least figure a way out of this. there has to be a way... there's no way i can die like this. there must be something... there's almost always a way. i kept thinking and thinking and soon enough we were right above canterlot. the chariot started sinking and i looked down to see six guards in two lines of three awaiting the chariot to land. when the chariot did land two guards walked over and undid my clamps... but i still had the hoofcuffs on. they picked me up and started walking me. soon i was being escorted by the train of guards.
i looked around and there were canterlot ponies that looked at me with disgust and indifference. they obviously had no care for the likes of somepony like me. all of them acted stuck up and snobby... it made me furious, i can't tell why but i hated them. as we walked by i looked around and my eye caught something i should have seen a long time ago.
it was a wanted poster... and like you guessed, it was featuring yours truly. it said i was wanted dead or alive... just kind of glad i got caught alive. it said there was a reward if i got caught alive... 5 million bits! holy shit i must be one bad pony. there was a picture of me. i was facing forward with my hat on covering my eyes. i had a devilish and troublemaking smirk showing on one side of my face. i even had a toothpick in my teeth. soon the picture was blocked by the heads of ponies who watched me being escorted.
when i finally looked forward i was that we were in front of the huge golden white palace. the huge golden gates lurked open through magic and we walked through. we passed through the gates and started marching through the courtyard. and soon enough we reached the main steps. we walked up them and into an open area. there were a few doors that lead other places but we started walking up the huge staircase. we got to the top and i could see a pair of huge, decorated golden doors. they swung open at the aid of magic.
we walked through them and into what i had to guess was the throne room. we walked forward and i could see some of the windows were stained with pictures of a few things... i didn't care to bother with them. we passed several huge pillars until we came to a stop. i looked forward to see but there were four guards blocking my view.
"princess." said one of the guards. "we have brought you the infamous scar." the four guards in front of me moved and i could see. the moved to the side and bowed... except me. i could see the princess. she was pure white with golden jewelry and flowing hair and tail. her mane was a combination of pink blue and green and it seemed to flow in some non existent wind. she had purple eyes and she was an alicorn. but it was just the princess... no king or queen... i guess they must have died... or something, i don't care.
"thank you..." she said walking down the steps of the throne and reaching the bottom level. she was huge... at least half my size taller. she looked down at me with a glare of disappointment and pity. i looked back at her with rage and loathing. "scar... you have committed numerous atrocities for years, unpunished... you will be hang for you're crimes at the week's end... do you have any last words." she said. i didn't say anything, i just glared at her harder. "so be it... take him to the dungeon."
"yes princess." said one guard. they resumed formation and he pushed me to move forward. "move it." he shouted at me. i walked with them and i watched as the princess walked back up to her throne before my vision was cut off by a wall. we just passed under a doorway and we were walking down a hall now. we moved forward and walked down the hall making a left turn at the end. we kept going until we reached a dead stop at the end of the hall. there was a large wooden and metal door. there were two guards beside it. they used their magic to pull a huge iron bar up and open the doors.
the doors creaked open and revealed a large dark staircase with a few torches every now and then to light the way. i was shoved again and pushed ahead of the guards. i looked down at the staircase and i could see the bottom it was quite a ways down. i walked forward and took the first step.
"got one coming down." a guard yelled from behind me to two guards at the bottom of the stairs. i was about to take another step when i felt a shove from behind that threw me off balance... oh fuck. and without delay i began to fall down the stairs. i let out grunts of pain every time i hit a stair. i let out a yell of pain whenever i was sure something cracked or broke in my body. finally i hit the bottom of the stairs head first and toppled over onto my back. i heard the guards laughing. i groaned and opened my eyes. i sat up and noticed my hat fell of my head. it was laying beside me.
i reached over and picked it up. i placed it on my head and slowly got back up. i let out another groan and stretched out my back to work out some of the pain. i was certain that i hadn't gone through that completely unscathed but i don't think it did any major damage... i could feel a bit of blood trickling down the side of my head. other than that it was probably just a few cracks and strains... possibly a few pulled muscles here and there... and i'm sure one of my ribs was broken, but that will heal... maybe.
"alright get going." one guard said to me as he shoved me. i lunged forward and almost fell over but i caught myself. i shambled down the hall because my whole body was sore and i'm definitely sure i had pulled a few muscles in certain places. i kept walking and as we started passing cells the other prisoners looked at me and smiled. it was the kind of smile like they had hope... like i would set them free... poor bastards. if anypony is getting out of here, its me.
"STOP." the guard behind me yelled. i came to a halt and he walked over to the cell to my right. he grabbed a key ring from his belt and shuffled through the keys. he stopped at one key and unlocked the cell door with it. he grabbed me and literally threw me into the cell. i fell down and rolled onto my back. "welcome to the canterlot dungeon scum... this will be you're place of suffering before we ring you're neck and you burn in hell..." he said.
he walked over and kicked me onto my stomach. it wouldn't have been that bad if he hadn't kicked me in the head again after i was already on my stomach. he used his keys to unlock my cuffs and let my hooves free. he was stepping down hard on my back and putting pressure on my injured and possibly broken ribs causing me to grunt in pain. he took the hoofcuffs and stood up straight he stomped on my back one more time before leaving the cell. he shut it behind him and left. i rolled over onto my stomach and grit my teeth in pain... those fucking idiots.
they forgot to search me. that's a problem... for them. i grabbed one side of my duster and lifted it up. i looked in to see my tomahawk mantled neatly on the inside of the duster. it was screaming out for blood... i could almost hear it. i think though i might lay low and wait for my injuries to heal... give them a false sense of security... then go for the kill... but at the first sense of trouble i'm wiping it out and slashing. i'm going to escape this place... i'm going to run. but i'm going to have to do it carefully. i need to plan it out.
i laid in my cell still in pain but they were fading in waves. i looked around my cell and took in the surroundings. there was a small window. or a hole in the wall covered in iron bars. there was a set of bunk beds which were two iron platforms bolted to the wall with home hay on them, some crappy pillows, and a thin sheet for a blanket. there was also a toilet and a sink with a dirty mirror above it.
i slowly rolled over and grunted in pain. i stood up but my legs were shaky and sore everywhere. i couldn't fully stand because of a few pulled muscles near my thigh and shoulders that were killing me. i slowly shambled over to the bottom bed and crawled in it. i rolled over and laid on my back. i stared at the metal board of the other bed when i heard a click closeby. i looked over to see two guards unlocking my door. they walked in and looked at me with disgust.
"warden says he wants you in a thicker cell." said one guard." lets go." he said. i tried shambling to my hooves but before i could the guard grabbed me and pulled me onto my hooves. i managed to stay up and they started escorting me down the hall. i walked and i watched as we delved deeper and deeper into the dungeon.
"halt." one guard said. i stopped in my tracks and watched one guard walk over to my left. there was a huge door with a Z lock. there was a hole in the middle. the guard pointed his horn at the hole and stuck it in. the door glowed faintly and the huge bars preventing the door from opening were pulled out and the door was unlock. he then used his magic to pull the large metal door open. it slid open and the other guard pushed me in. i stumbled in and caught myself again.
i looked back and the huge metal door slid closed. it shut with a loud crash and was followed by a few clangs and crashes as locks on both sides of the door slid into place and locked the door shut. there was a key hole on this side too. it doesn't matter though, i'd have to be a guard to open that door up, not to mention i'd have to be a freaking unicorn too.
i looked around and took in my new surroundings. this room was depressingly darker than the previous cell. the only light was coming from sunlight shining through a small barred window. though it was dark there was still enough light for me to see. i looked around some more and instead of bunk beds there were two separate beds with wooden frames bolted to the floor and straw bedding along with the same crappy pillows and thin sheets. i noticed one of the beds had a bulge in it... i have a cellmate.
i noticed he was sleeping and just slowly walked over to the other bed. i crawled into the bed and laid on the straw and the sheet. i laid on my back and rested my head on my hooves. i pulled my hat over my eyes and tried to get this day over with. i closed my eyes and tried to think about how i could escape this place. staying here for a few more days will probably help me get a better layout of this place and help me escape... so i should start looking around.
i think that when i get out of here there's a certain purple unicorn that i'd like to pay a visit to. i don't know where those other two live and i'm certain that thunder rush would kill me with ease. until then... i'll wait. i'll keep low and stay in the shadows until the time is right. nopony is going to kill me. i'm going to escape and cleave a path of chaos and destruction on my way out.
i'm going to go out swinging.