It had already been five days since Blayke arrived in Ponyville to spend a quiet week, under the sign of the calm that the Celtic music he loved so much gave him. Thanks to his announcement to the whole town when they first met, no one had dared to speak to him since. Of course, dozens of venomous glances leaned over him all day long, for the little that he went out only in the morning to go jogging, but also for an activity he hadn't planned at the beginning. It was indeed little Dinky's evening classes, so that many, not to say almost all ponies now, knew about his daily outing to Ditzy's house.

This did not happen for everyone, but fortunately or not for the stallion, he did not have any more words exchanged this time. As he was heading earlier than expected to the grey mare's house, a video tape full of names in one hand, and his flute in the other. As he was a main actor in this so-called masterpiece of equestrian cinema, his version had of course had the signatures of all the biggest names on it.

But Blayke paid no attention to it as he walked through the door of the house again for the "i didn't count" time.

"I've been waiting for you, Blayke." Announced the mare's voice as distorted as her vision. She was already sitting on her blackened couch and had made herself comfortable, wearing a very light pink top and a greyish skirt, giving the impression that she was transparent on her skin. Finally, she was still hiding the mare's cute mark, and Blayke was not there to see her anyway.

"I see you've got it all worked out." He said, forgetting the basic rules of politeness and approaching, but she didn't say anything to him. Tray of muffins in different colors and flavors, video tape player open and ready to use, pillows to wander around even more comfortably, even the heat of the room seemed different from the other times Blayke had been in the room. Probably because it was only three o'clock in the morning, not eight, he thought to himself as he placed the object in the device.

He was surprised that Ditzy's model was still fully operational, but realized that the postman couldn't afford to spend much more on a dusty accessory. She started the film once Blayke being sit about 50 centimeters away from her with his arms folded and the same irritated look in his eyes.

"Ditzy's going to play with Rumble and some other foals after school, so we're safe to watch the movie without worrying about her." Warns the mare, smiling hysterically from the moment she comes.

"Good, I don't want her to see a single image of it." Says the stallion, pretending to care.

Just before Ditzy used the remote control, she lost her smile, having a question even before the beginning.

"Uh, is it really that violent?" she asked as she turned to Blayke, her eyes feigning a tear and her lips in the shape of waves reflecting her inexperience in scenes that are hard to watch.

Blayke sighed at the extreme innocence she showed.

"I'll tell you when you'll have to hide your eyes, start now!" he said simply, serving as a point of reference for the half filly mare.

"All right, thank you." Ditzy says, taking back his smile and launching the feature film.

"That's the interviews we don't care about."

"Ah, sorry, hey hey..." laughed the embarrassed mare before changing.

In the middle of the assembly of hundreds of ponies belonging to the center, a vehicle was rolling with 24 other ponies. But far from the hierarchical level of the rabble, these were the ones that would serve as guilty entertainment during the Survival game. All around the center were 12 areas abandoned by the bon vivant, which were once used for experimental testing of all kinds of weapons, like chimical often.

So much so that each of them was distinguished from the others by a different environment or nature. There were 12 districts where the people who had gone to war against the griffins had the right to live. Many rebelled and asked a better situation for their efforts made during the terrible battles, but public executions were their repentance.

This no longer amused the high bourgeoisie of the equestrian country, who decided to replace it with something more playful. They would show a tiny part of their compassion by offering a family of these places a place at home, in the center. The condition: randomly nominate 2 ponies per district, 24 participants, who would have to kill each other in a dedicated arena to give a luxurious home to their parents, brothers, sisters, children and other family members. Only one survivor at his games is granted this right, the strongest and the smartest, no room for discussion.

"It's... awful." said Ditzy as the voice-over of the film explained the situation while the 24 unfortunate people would be visible in a few seconds.

Blayke didn't answer, she was right after all. Most ponies knew full well that princess would never put such a scheme into action, mainly because the wars between races were long over. Others hoped they would, not seeing themselves living through such an atrocious ordeal.

District representatives appeared one after the other, wearing chains to prevent them from using their wings and legs properly, with guards pointing spears at them. Each had to make a statement to the crowd before preparing for the next. While some were stupefied at the thought of speaking in front of those who forced them to be here, others announced their difficulties in their district, hoping to win the place here. Another kept his cool and just watched all the ponies from the height he was standing on, because he knew this would be the only time he could afford it.

Then it was Blayke's turn to speak, his comrade from District 6 being the quietest of them all, reminiscent of Fluttershy's way with the grey mare. He walked over to the microphone and screamed without warning.

"I'M GOING TO WIN THIS FUCKING GAME AND THEN I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL WHEN I GET BACK HERE, EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!" He announced for his only public presence, the deadliest look he could get out and the insatiable desire to see the assembly shake when he had killed all those opponents.

The whole crowd tensed for a few seconds, before bursting into a collective laugh, accompanied by the guards. Everyone was looking at the stallion with a headline idea about him. Either think he was crazy, or he was a good situation comedian, or people started to admire him.

Ditzy chose the last option, her eyes not believing what she had just seen. Even though the actor in this character was standing right next to her, it didn't affect her judgment for the Blayke in the movie.

Still remembering that he was there right now, she turned to look at him, seeing that he looked like his role, even in the way he looked.

"You look a lot like the Blayke from the movie, I could almost imagine you doing it for real." she said, followed by a small laugh.

"That's what I would do in this situation if it really happened to me, like all of my other appearances in this movie as well." Said the real Blayke as he looked at her, sure of himself. It was a mix placed by anyone to remind them that he hadn't acted for a second in the two hours that this success lasted.

Ditzy pulled back his smile for a confused look, wondering if he could really do it. But a reminder of his difficult life whispered in his mind that he hadn't cared about the consequences for a long time, he had always been able to get through it anyway.

"You're a very brave person Blayke." She said to him then, bringing her lips up again.

"I'm honest under all circumstances, that's all." He replied as he continued to watch the scene, all the ponies entering the rolling stage, disappearing from view of the audience still laughing like spectators.

Ditzy felt happier at this statement, lying was not something she liked too. Especially since she had to set an example on her relatively mature daughter for her young age. She smiled at the thought this time, before resuming the viewing.

The day after the statements of the various candidates, the time had come to enter the arena of 10 km in diameter, taking place in a dense forest in its center. Other landscapes such as a waterfall plunging into a lake or rocky mountains were visible. But most of the action would take place here, from the very first minutes, where each pony was teleported to a small platform.

With no equipment in their possession, the basic strategy would be to race to the mountain of bags and other trunks in the center of this equestrian circle. Weapons visible at the top of the pile, food, first aid, everything had to be there, it would be enough to be the fastest. But few of them would be so open, arrive one second too late, and the pegasus naturally faster than the others would kill you from the start.

Nobody wanted to die, some still hadn't decided to kill another pony if they had the chance. But the two stars of the movie had already made their choice.

"Don't die!" Warned Blayke at his comrade and ally, at least until there are only the two of them left.

"I got your back, Sky Lines." Affirmed Light from across the arena to his partner and girlfriend. Knowing she was faster in flight than him, she was first on the resources.

"3, 2, 1..." announced the outside voice of the master of this game, the one who will decide which tests the survivors of that first day will have to pass.

All participants will have to run, teleport or fly for their own lives, kill or be killed, this is the only rule that applies here. Curl forward in anticipation, backward in caution, or stay straight as if stung by fear. The palpable tension intensifies as new music makes its appearance.

On the other side of the screen, Ditzy was captivated by what was about to happen, keeping her cushion in her embrace, both eyes fixed on her even hesitated to blink at that moment.

Blayke still had the same expression, but he had to admit that this scene always made him feel something every time he saw it again. Knowing what would happen, and knowing the music was about to sublimate the fight to follow.

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While the last glances cast to gauge oneself already gave a foretaste of what was to follow, the unbearable start was launched.

Instead of a sound signal, a deafening dipping sound was heard, spanking the fastest ones off their platform. Light and Sky Lines arrived first, carrying only a weapon taken after reflection as the real beast of the arena rushed in.

Just as the music was rising for the spectators, Blayke roared in a wingbeat to find himself in the center, opening three chests with one arm to find what he wanted. A huge stone sword came out of it, and he used it to parry the projectiles he received to his right, just two rocks.

He stunned the two guilty ponies by staring at them and, proudly carrying his thick blade, flew toward them too quickly for their lost minds. He armed his blow, and cut the fine stallion and then the fine mare with a single movement, their body halves shattering, the music beating at its peak at that moment.

The impact of the sword was felt by Ditzy, as if she took the blow herself, shivering her before bending her soft legs against her chest with a movement similar to a bear trap. She moved her hands over her bust to discover that nothing had happened to her, her body was still in one piece, unlike the two unfortunate ones on the floor.

She remembered that Blayke was supposed to warn her of shocking moments like this, keeping one eye on him to see him always in one piece. Having just killed two perfectly innocent people in cold blood, the Pegasus mare realized how little the murder seemed to affect him.

Then, in a burst of newfound intelligence, she remembered that it was just a movie and returned to her viewing. She would now close her eyes if more dismemberments or decapitations were to occur.

But it's not murder, it's just play a game.

The shirtless and massive stallion now rushing himself on Sky Lines, the mare fleeing with her bow as she attempted to fire shots from the turn flight through the redwoods. Blayke eventually gave up the chase and threw his sword directly against a branch at full speed, which broke and threatened to knock the mare down.

Until Light intervened, using two small axes to cut the piece of wood. He then found himself on the sword stuck in a solid trunk, only to see a black stallion catching him.

"Go Sky Lines, I'll take care of it!" Alerted the stallion and ran, only to find himself blocked by the sturdy stone sword. Blayke had so much strength in his arms that getting this tool of destruction out of a tree known to be thick was not challenge for him, and i already block his attack. He stopped Light in his attempt to kill him.

"A brave stallion that we have here to challenge the whole system face to face." Declared Light as both did not waver an inch from their current position. "I've always wanted a fight that was worthy of me, let's see if you can give it to me." He then announced.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Blayke shouted without further argument, raising his blade far too quickly for his weight and hit Light's defenses, spanking him back a few yards despite his own strength.

He continued his assault with a heightened rage, and the real fight could begin. Dynamic music accompanied their aerial exchanges, the few ponies remaining in the center of the arena hiding as best they could so as not to be targeted by his two monsters.

But no one could stop or disturb them, they were too focused on giving all against their opponent, as equals. It was this fight between two forces of nature that forged their legend.

All the mares who have seen it, including Ditzy at the moment, could only be admirers of the unprecedented performance of the two actors. The difference between the mare gray pegasus and all the others was that it was not for Light, the stallion being represented from the beginning as the beautiful, strong and funny gentlecolt in addition to being in a naughty mood quite often with Sky Lines. No, she was for Blayke, the one who kept yelling at everyone how much he didn't care about their lives or wanted to kill them himself.

For it was exactly the same Blayke that she has sit next to her right now and got to know.

She was surprised by the astonishing warmth on her cheeks when she saw him in two places at the same time. Fiercely and ardently fighting his winged opponent, and sitting quietly on her couch, arms folded and staring expressionlessly at the television.

The battle went on for several minutes, always supported by the rhythmic music, the brilliantly executed moves and the dazzling acrobatics. Then, at the edge of a glittering waterfall, their battle was stopped by the arrival of a land pony as muscular as Blayke, mainly because his district was made up of fields and mountains.

His arrival brought about a three-way confrontation, but Light quickly decided that the priority would be to find Sky Lines, as he couldn't help but worry about her. He set off in search of her, leaving Blayke to face the new stallion, but his weapon soon ended the fight between didn't even consider whether he should be impressed by the red stallion holding him bare-handed, or whether he should consider him an idiot for doing so.

No, his mind was for Light, the only one who would really give him a problem in this battle, having injured and hit him several times during their exchange.

But he wasn't the only one who was hit, Light had one eye closed and one arm severely hit, which would make any mare want to take care of his injuries. The two arena rivals went their separate ways, looking for their partner left behind.

Several hours had passed, and night fell on the forest which, from the first night, was home to more corpses than survivors, all due to the murderous rage of the only stallion known as Blayke. Even after his fight with Light and the other strong pony, he tracked down and killed everyone he came across on his way, often a district after a other. Half of the ponies in the arena lost the life cause of his blade, while Light, on the other side, hadn't crossed anyone until he came across a makeshift shelter built at the foot of a tree between a sea of bushes.

He stepped forward cautiously, hoping to find nothing there, and then he stooped down, and opened his eyes when he found it.

In front of him stood Sky Lines, who had heard his footsteps and aimed her bow at him, ready to pierce his head if she released her arrow. But she threw her weapon and had the only possible reaction to his sight.

Without releasing a single scream or cry, the two pegasus took each other in their arms, the joy of being together surpassed any feeling of injury or tired limbs. Light noticed traces of blood on her outfit, but she was fine and it was the main thing. Each caressed the other's mane before looking into each other's watery eyes and kissing languorously.

Even Ditzy let out a distinctive gasp, not expecting it, but wasn't as jealous as any other single mare, dreaming of being in the place of that terribly lucky mare pegasus. Blayke had already looked the other way, as love seemed more frightening to him than beheading.

Light relaxed his attention on her lips and said only one thing, staring into her eyes filled with desire and a smooth voice.

"This will be... our last time!"

Before shutting up forever, Sky Lines regained the attention of her lips, starting to take off her shirt as Light did the same, releasing her top.

And before the camera focuses too much on the now free chest of the mare as athletic as her stallion, a new shot followed, leaving only the imagination of the viewers to do the rest.

The gray mare released another horrible sound about her desire to see more. She placed both hands on her lips, remembering that she was not alone, raising her left eye to the stallion. The stallion didn't look at her, seeming terribly acustomed to female reactions at this point in the film. He just sighed as the scene he dreaded showing Ditzy arrived.

In this one, it was Blayke's turn to find his partner, named Farmty. She had fled as far away as possible on the stallion's advice and found safe shelter in a cave near the lake. She hadn't seen anyone, and even if she had, she was too shy to dare to tell the imposing black pegasus about it.

He request that she come to heal his wounds sounded like an immediate order, which she followed to the letter, worrying about him all the same. A few bandages, a ration of food and a wing massage later, Blayke noticed that there was something wrong with Farmty, other than his extreme shyness.

He didn't speak, putting his arm on the shoulder of the fine mare to force her to sit beside him. At first worried, Farmty chuckled as he felt his hand against her outstretched leg, wondering if this was really going to happen. Before she knew it, he put his other hand over her mouth, preventing her from screaming when he pulled something out of her limb.

He showed him the bloody thorn that was lodged in his left knee.

"You've got to be kidding me, why didn't you take care of it?" He asked with as little aggression as possible, which was always too much for a normal pony, so even more so for Farmty. "And don't make me believe that you didn't feel it the whole time!"

Removing her hand from her mouth, she was able to express herself, always silently and hiding her face behind her silky brown hair.

"I, I wanted to keep the bandages for you, I didn't know how many you would need when you came back." She nodded, ready to cry.

"Don't be stupid!" said the stallion, taking their last piece of white cloth and wrapping it around her wound. "What good would it do everything I do if you die here !" Affirmed Blayke.

"I'm sorry, I..."

"What?!" Announced the gray mare who opened her controlled eye, still clutching the pillow in her surprise arms.

"...what?" Asked Farmty as if to follow Ditzy across the screen.

"What do you mean what? You don't think I'm doing all this just to survive, do you?" Said the stallion as he finished the precarious bandage. "If that's the case, you're an idiot!" He then announced.

"I... you... fight for me?" Ask Farmty with embarrassment and redness on his face. The stallion sighed heavily before explaining himself.

"Even if I'm the last survivor of this stupid game, they'll kill me or lock me up here until I starve to death. I spit out what I thought of them yesterday, and that's fine." Blayke nodded as he sit back against the wall rock, resting his forearms against the tips of his tired knees.

The cream-colored mare beside him was speechless at this revelation, beginning to better understand his intentions.

"So, you've already agreed to die here?" Clarified out loud, for her and for the audience.

"All I can do now is kill everyone to be the only one with dead people on my conscience, even though I don't give a fuck. I'll go to Tartarus by killing myself and you'll be the one to get out of here alive." He finally confessed, lazily staring at the entrance to the cave, waiting for such an upset reaction from him.

But she did nothing, said nothing, seemed to be storing up all the information given and thinking about a reaction that would be consistent in this case.

She stared at Blayke after a minute or two to think inwardly, before doing the unthinkable.

"Close your eyes!" Heard Ditzy in a raw voice.

It was the real Blayke who ordered him to do so, having himself turned his gaze to the cabinet on the left side of the TV. This meant only one thing was going to happen. If foul language was frequently used by the stallion even in front of children, if even the bloody murders were not enough of a warning to warn the gray mare, only one scene could disturb him.

Ditzy didn't know why, but she wanted to see this.

"Uh, if I could see all the scenes where you savagely killed ponies, I think I can see everything." She argued with remarkable assurance, unlike usual.

Blayke felt himself quivering for a millisecond, not enough for the mare to happily notice. It was the first time she went against his words, and he didn't have the reflex to take the remote control to play that scene or to hide Ditzy's vision. Instead, and against his own expectations, he let her watch ...

...Farmty stands on his knees, resting his hands against his torso scarred from his previous duels to the death. Blayke let her settle, even though it was on him and he didn't let the slightest hint of happiness or acceptance of such a rapprochement show on his face. While Ditzy on the one hand wondered if the camera would leave this moment a little longer than it did for Light and Sky Lines, Farmty spoke as she looked into his eyes, their pupils reflecting back to each other.

"When I was nominated for this game, I was terrified, I knew I would never have the strength to hurt any pony, so I knew I would be killed. But even with all the effort I could make, I couldn't bring myself to abandon my family. I want them to live happily, and for that, I have no choice but to live and bring them to the center with me." She began by breathing heavily at the end of each sentence, knowing how she would end. "So, I have to thank you for all of this, because thanks to you, my family and I will have a chance to... we will have a chance to live well." She said, then resting her voluptuous chest against Blayke's torso, she whispered something in his ear.

This sentence is still unknown to the general public and many theories have been made about it. The only sure thing about it was the stallion's reaction, to the point of inexpressiveness, except for his disgust at being here and the anger he had to show for agreeing to kill frightened ponies. He opened his eyes wide and then looked straight into her, trying at best not to notice the almost diabolical smile she was now wearing.

"You're hiding your game well!" he replied before his mouth was occupied, by the mare's lips and even her tongue.

And without even bothering about whether they could be seen by cameras here, they got carried away with their sudden desires. But as in the previous scene, nothing more than Farmty's soft belly and imposing lower chest would be visible.

Leaving stallions and mares on their own, including Ditzy, who had once again forgotten the stallion's presence in his house, sitting on the same couch. She swooned disappointed with the new black background, even louder and more expressive than the one in the previous scene, if that was still possible.

"Calm down, it's not a porn movie !" Blayke's voice reacts by overhearing the mare's disapproval, bringing her back again. After a pronounced blush, she laughed in embarrassment.

"S-sorry..." she said, even though she would have preferred him of all ponies not to see this.

She did not see, however, that she was not the only one to blush. And the stallion was biting his lips to get it out of his cheeks.

After this attractive moment in the film for many, but in the context, embarrassing for our two pegasus, the final scene of the games was shown and played as the tragic act of this footage.

Since Blayke did not kill the other 20 ponies (only 13) by himself, he felt that he had failed, and hoped that the other deaths were due to the harsh environment. But he knew it, the mare in front of him had killed, the same one that was pointing an arrow in his direction right now, he was certain of it.

Light eventually lowered his partner's bow, judging it to be inappropriate.

"This is my opponent, Sky! Stay out of it." Warned the handsome Pegasus even with unhealthy marks on him.

"If you die once, I'll kill you twice !" Announced Blayke to Farmty at the same time, though it made no sense.

The two stallions looked at each other for a long time, but they knew it was inevitable.

They would die at each other's hand... and they were willing to do so for the mare that each wanted to see live.

And that's exactly what happened, leaving Sky Lines and Farmty crying over their bodies, still feeling their faint breaths. As the athletic mare asked why she wouldn't let him help her, wanting to know why she couldn't live in a world with him at her side, Farmty asked no questions. She stood beside Blayke, softly taking his head and putting it on her lap, but her tears never stopped.

Just like Ditzy's, who was now soaking everything within his reach in a wet torrent, including Blayke, still alive despite what the screen showed. The stallion understood that the mare didn't know the difference when she saw her television, understanding somewhat how she reacted.

Then using another pillow as a shield against her rain.

And while the majority of the spectators had tears in their eyes, so did the same for inhabitants of the center, those for whom the games were organized as entertainment. It was the first time that this audience was touched by the feelings that those in the game could feel. This news increased the audience scores, as the last two survivors did not pay attention to each other, crying heavily over their companion.

As a result, exceptionally, and since the beginning of the Hunger Games, there would be not one but two survivors. Sky Lines and Farmty will learn this from the megaphones placed here and there in the arena to warn the ponies of the end of his games. Sounding liberation for them, the two mares, though knowing that it would be inevitable, were torn at the thought of leaving their two bodies here. It was in a final embrace that they finished their tragic scene, with a helicopter coming to retrieve them from the air.

And during the last dark background of the movie, Ditzy was trying to dry his real tears while Blayke sighed in annoyance because this damn movie where he played dead wasn't finished, but still arrived at its last scene.

In this one, we see the two survivors of these horrible games, in full embrace, having decided to unite rather than hate each other unnecessarily. We see their new homes, accompanied by their respective families.

A happy ending that puzzles many, especially in the final shot. Sky Lines and Farmty giving their best glances of hate to the city having accepted them, both with a hand on their bellies.

END

As if Blayke was waiting, Ditzy didn't notice this significant detail that everyone reported, giving theories on a sequel. But that's another story.

"It was... UNBELIEVABLE!" Suddenly, the mare suddenly let go of the mare who had totally entered the film as if she had participated in it as much as the stallion. She felt Blayke almost startle at his sudden cheer, looking at him again with a big smile this time. "You were incredible, you, Light, Sky Lines, Farmty, I felt like I was there. Well, not really, because I wouldn't like to be chosen for a game like this." She made up for it by stroking her hands to do something other than think about it.

She liked the film, not a big surprise, it even pleased Equestria's film critics after all.

"Uh, I just have one question. Did you... did you kiss her ? For real, I mean." Affirmed the mare quickly, strangely recapturing her sheepish face as she remembered that there was a chance it might not be the case.

"Of course it's not me, like I'm gonna kiss a mare for a stupid movie." He spat as he stood up, thinking no one who knew him at all would ask him. "I'll take it back now, glad you liked it." Blayke said gleefully again.

The stallion put the tape back in his compartment while Ditzy had an idea in his head. But for once, she would be patient about it.

"Are you leaving already?" She questioned when she saw him heading for the exit door.

"Dinky won't be here for an hour and a half, so yes. See you then!" he announced, knowing full well that he was only going home for a couple of hours. "Oh, and make me your muffins from last time for the lesson." He said before he opened the door and crossed to the other side, taking a welcome breath of air. "Please." The mare managed to hear from her living room as the door closed.

This simple word, part of common parlance, made her smile when it came from this particular stallion, as he didn't say it at te beginning. Between Blayke's visit over the last few days and now this movie where he was one of the two protagonists, Ditzy knew more and more about him. She still smiles at the thought, because it was something unexpected to be so close to the stallion more than lonely at times.

"Only one more day, eh..." she announced aloud, but only for herself. In two days time he would return to Mahenattan, the question now was... alone?