I Miss You Dashie

The Element of Unity. Doesn’t really roll off the tongue, does it. But, that’s me, I guess. But, if I really am the Element of Unity, I suck at my job. The three ponies now under my control were just standing there, unable to do anything until I gave them orders. The others left. I mean, why shouldn’t they? I’m a slave driver, and these are my slaves. What am I supposed to do with three ponies who can’t even eat without me telling them to? Earlier, I tried setting them free. It never worked. I tried making them leave, do what they want, and to not obey everything I said. For some reason, those commands had no effect. In fact, after each command, they seemed less and less willing to argue, fight, or, in Fluttershy’s case, to cry and run away. Right now, they couldn’t move beyond looking around without orders, but they kept either their angry or terrified looks on their faces. The older Rainbow Dash looked the angriest of them all. She was probably thinking about Kyle, and how he managed to beat me into a bloody stupor. Even then, I made Fluttershy fix me up and I was healing nicely. Fluttershy was a wreck. Se would do what I ask, but she could never stop crying, whimpering, or sniveling, so I instructed her to stop. She managed to suck most of it up, but she still managed to look completely terrified. My Dash looked angry, scared, tired, but mostly, confused. I could imagine the only thought running through that head. Why, daddy? It broke my heart. Then, I remembered something I saw in the white matrix. It gave me an idea.

“All of you, come over here.”

They walked up to where I was standing, and kneeled.

“I want you to follow me, and see where I go. If you follow my instructions exactly, it may just set you free.”

“Yes, master.”

I closed my eyes, and focused.

FLASH

The matrix. I saw the three ponies floating, their eyes wide. Then, they saw me.

“What did you do to us?!” screamed Rainbow Dash the Elder, trying to fly over to me. “Damn you! Damn you, Francis! Why?! You tore away our-”

Her voice strangled off, because I silenced her.

"If you want your freedom, then do as I say. I want you to leave. Leave this matrix. Just try. It may even work.”

I saw all of the ponies struggle against the commanding force of the white matrix. As the ponies fought against the magic’s grasp, I saw smoky tendrils begin to wrap around each of the ponies. I looked down, and these tendrils were coming from my fingertips! I was subconsciously trying to keep control of my slaves. But, as I tried to tear the tendrils off of my fingers, they felt solid and attached, like they were part of my body. I could only watch as the tendrils cocooned first one Rainbow Dash, then the other. Surprisingly, only Fluttershy was left, fighting off the tendrils with her teeth and legs. She kept struggling for the longest time, and I could still only watch. The tendrils suddenly contracted all at once, and I could barely hear the crack of bone above Fluttershy’s brutal screaming. The tendrils finished wrapping the screaming and thrashing victim, and blood seeped from between the ever-tightening bands of the cocoon.

FLASH

Both Rainbow Dashes got up from their resting places and looked around. I turned to them and said,

“It didn’t work.”

That’s when I saw Fluttershy. She was splayed across the clearing, barely recognizable due to all the blood. Her skull was in several pieces, and her body looked like it was crushed in a car compactor. I stared in silence for several minutes at the horror sprayed all over the clearing, and turned to the two Rainbow Dashes.

“We need to get rid of the body. Start digging a hole, six feet deep, in the clay over there. Then lower the body, and bury it deep. Stomp the ground flat with your hooves. And do it quickly.”

“Yes, master.”

When it was done, I stared at the bald spot in the grass where Fluttershy’s body lay. I then turned my attention to the docile Rainbow Dashes, standing at attention, humbly waiting for orders. And at this moment, I realized something. I miss my daughter. More than ever before. She’s standing twenty feet away from me, and I still felt like it was her in that grave. I put my head in my hands and wept.

‘I miss you, Dashie.’

A/N: I fell like this chapter was meh. Not great, but not a complete tank. I wish I was better at these kinds of emotional scenes. I also wish my chapters could be longer, but I feel like the end of each chapter is a good stopping point. But anyways,thanks for reading!