Equestria had become a dark, cruel place since the Princess had left Equestria to fend for itself, becoming more of a dictatorship, as the free will of everypony had been taken from them. Nopony trusted anyone anymore all hope had been lost as the world was filled with hatred as crimes spread all over Equestria Gangs had become the rulers of towns, and the warfare between rival gangs had increased as the death count was on the increase drastically, nopony ever came out at night time anymore in fear they may be attacked or worse. What Equestria needed was a super hero, someone who could clean up the streets, and get rid of the gangs that ruled the streets and restore peace and order to Equestria. This is why I decided to become a superhero and fight the evil but even then Superheroes are not exactly welcomed with open hooves. We are seen more as a nuisance even if we are trying to clean the streets up, and anypony who was found to be a criminal vigilante was either shot on site, or imprisoned and interrogated in what you could say was callous and barbaric, they would show no mercy even if you were trying to do it for the good of others and make Equestria a safe place again, bringing it back to it’s former glory, back to it’s beautiful bright old self and fill it with love and friendship but they would never see it that way. You were saving them the hassle and what with the over crowded prisons, you were just disposing of the trash that was no longer needed in this world, and in order to cleanse this world of sin, sometimes you had to go to extreme lengths to achieve your goals.
I remember it like it was only yesterday I stood helpless, powerless and watching wishing that I could have stopped that from happening, that grey mare was terrified her face still haunts me to this day, so brutally attacked and beaten to a pulp and left to die and there was nothing I could do to help her on that cold autumn night that grey mare suffered alone with no one to help her. I swore from that day on that enough was enough, I was going to take revenge and do what the Princess and her Royal guards should have been doing. However taking up this task would eventually lead to my demise, and I had to cut people I loved out of my life in order to protect them. But I knew that after what I saw that nopony was going to change anything and someone had to stand up and shout, “Enough is enough!” but most of the wannabe superheroes had vanished or had been threatened with action against them and their families causing most to flee in fear, however I had no family, they died years ago, well on the inside, but not me, I have seen many dark things in my time. Twisted things, things that are beyond most normal sane ponies comprehension things that have sent most insane from the evil, however I used this to aide me in my work ever since.
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5 Years Ago:
Ponyville - 21st October 2008
“Hey look guys, it’s that mare again,” One of the young colts said, pointing over to the grey mare that was minding her own business.
“Oh sweet, how about we go and have ourselves a kick around,” Laughed one of the other colts.
“Hey junior, go and reel us in some fresh meat to play with.” One of them beckoned over to the younger colt, he looked at them and moaned.
“Why me?” he said in slight protest.
“Because you are new and need to prove yourself to us.” the leader of the group said.
“Fine fine…” he groaned, as he walked out from the alleyway towards the grey mare, “Hey miss, could you help me please?” a young voice called out, as the mare looked up at the young colt, he looked at her, her blonde mane gleaming in the moonlight her bubble cutie mark and her strange crossed eyes, she smiled as she approached the young colt.
“Yeah sure,” she nodded, “Of course I can help you out,” she giggled as she offered him a muffin.
The young colt raised an eyebrow, “Uhm…” he scratched the back of his head with his hoof, “Thanks.”
The mare shook her head, “Oh no, the pleasure is all mine. Whenever you are in need of help, a muffin will be there to sort it out.” she giggled,
The young colt just rolled his eyes, as he thought to himself, “Jeez talk about thick as cerberus.” he sighed, “Well miss. Uhm sorry I never caught your name?” he asked.
“It is Ditzy, Ditzy Do, but all my really close friends just call me Derpy.” she replied as she giggled more.
“Oh ok, Derpy.” The young colt replied.
Derpy’s eyes lit up as she beamed a huge smile, followed by a gasp, “Are we best friends.” she clopped her front hooves together in squee’s of joy. “I have never had a friend before, not a proper one.”
“Yea…. something like that…” He looked over his shoulder noticing the gang becoming more impatient as they were signalling him to hurry up. as he waved his hoof slightly back to them and nodded, “Well uhm Miss Derpy, could you help me?” Derpy nodded as she followed the young colt into the alley way.
“So what is it we are looking for?” Derpy asked, as she looked around the alley, as the young colt disappeared into the darkness, “Hey where did you go?” she could barely see anything in front of her hooves as she tried to feel her way around the alley. Bumping into something as she jumped back, “Sorry, I didn’t see you there,” she took a few steps back, bumping into a trash can sending it flying as it crashed into other trash cans causing one hell of a crash. As Derpy continued to cause havoc and knock things over, then from out of no where a hoof came into contact with Derpy’s jaw, sending her flying backwards, laying in a daze as she saw stars from the punch. without any warning another hoof came into contact with her skull as a loud crunch echoed down the alleyway. “Please stop.” Derpy cried as she stumbled to her hooves trying to get out of the alley, but no mercy was shown as she was grabbed and pushed up against the wall.
“Hold the cross eyed freak still!” shouted one of the gang members as the rest of them held her forelegs and hind legs to stop her from lashing out, as he began laying into the the defenseless mare, beating her black and blue, the blood pouring from her nose as she cried trying to shield herself from the barrage of punches. After he had finished, he took ahold of one of her forelegs.
“Please stop…” Derpy screamed and cried in agony as she begged for her life, “Please, I have a child.” she pleaded with them to have mercy on her, but it fell on deaf ears.
“Man this bitch takes a right battering.” laughed one of them as he grabbed her mane and smacked her head against the wall. As her head came into contact with the wall everything flashed in her mind. “She really is stupid.” sneered one of the colts, Derpy was dazed as she had numbed to the pain her expression blanked as she blocked out the terror that she was faced with, as she was remembering Dinky’s first christmas, then everything went black as she was knocked unconscious.
“Hey wake up dumb dumb.” said one of the attackers as he began to hit her on her head with his hoof, mimicking as if he were knocking on a door.
“Lights on, but no one is in,” said another one as he smacked her round the face whilst taunting her, grabbing her by her mane as he yanked down hard on her as she winced and yelped in pain, “Aww what’s wrong don’t you like it rough, and there was me thinking all you whorse loved it rough,” he said as a sly filthy grin stretched across his face.
“My turn!” jeered another one as he brought his hind knee up and jabbed it hard into Derpy’s stomach as she spat blood from her mouth. The onslaught of beatings continued for hours as Derpy began to slip in and out of consciousness, the mare was thrown to the floor, as she lay half dead, but the attack did not end as they jumped onto her laughing at her.
After the five colt had finished beasting Derpy, they got bored as they began whispering amongst themselves, Derpy could not make out what they were saying as she slowly tried to pull herself away, as she whimpered in pain using her front hooves to drag herself along the ground, but this did not go unnoticed as the poked at her bruised sides causing her to wince in pain, as small whimpers escaped her mouth.
“I’m bored lets say we try something different. This mare looks like she could use a little action. ” said one of the colts to the others as they all looked at one and other grinning evilly nodding, as they surrounded her each taking their turn on the defenseless mare, as she cried in protest.
Everything went silent, the town became almost ghost like, not a sound for miles, even the trees had become lifeless, as the wind fell silent, even creatures in the Everfree had fallen silent. Then all of a sudden a blood curdling scream echoed from the alleyway where Derpy was.
“NO PLEASE DON’T!!!!” Screams of protest, as the colts continued to torture poor Derpy for hours, as her screams of despair and begging had gone unheard, “Please.” she cried as she, used what strength she had left as she managed to free one of her forelegs and hit one of the attackers, only provoking them more.
“You stupid, Who----” shouted the wounded attacker as he held his nose. “You’re gonna pay for that.” he shouted in her face as he began hitting her and with each punch he shouted one word. “You!” “Stupid!” “Bitch!”. He looked at the others and nodded at them. This was far from over and they were not going to be letting her go anytime soon.
“Can someone shut the bitches whimpering and whining up, for fuck sake.” Shouted one of the attackers, “she is driving me mad.” one of the other colts moved to the front of Derpy as he grinned evilly as he smacked her face, Derpy ached and as he body burned from the abuse.
“Gladly.” he laughed as he grabbed the back of Derpy’s head and stuffed her mouth as she cried and choked, trying desperately to gasp for air, her cries muffled, “Bite me and I will cut off your tongue!” he threatened her as he spat in her face laughing and mocking her.
“Mmmmmpppphhhhhhhhh!!!!” she muffled out small cries and moans as she tried to wriggle free, but she had been pinned down and could not move.
“I’m bored of that one, shall we try….” Derpy's ear were ringing her mind flashing as she saw stars her head pounding, and could not make out what was said, as she felt her body being chucked around like a rag doll, wings fractured, bones bruised, as she was rolled onto her stomach as one colt lay under her and one on top all taking turns treating her as though she was just a piece of meat and there was nothing she could do she was powerless to them, weak as she just became one of many hundred victims. Derpy just laid sandwiched between the colts as they continued their abuse, her hearing muffled as she could barely make out the sounds around her she cried and cried wishing that it would end, as she felt colt after colt, breathing on her neck as she shivered, feeling sick inside as the grunts of the males had gotten louder and less spaced, by now Derpy was broken she had become silent as her expression became vague and emotionless as she lay there taking abuse from the gang, and when she thought it was over, she couldn’t have been more wrong, as the colts continued to abuse her.
Nothing was going to stop them, not now and Derpy could only lay there and cry and try and wait for them to finish and leave, she had given up all hope by now, as she died a little more inside, with every moment passed minutes felt like hours, feeling her innocence slip from her, just wanting to get home to her daughter and hug her tightly and make sure she is safe.
After the attack had finished they had left Derpy alone in the alley, laying in her own pool of blood, as she began to see red, as everything dimmed around her, crying in pain as she tried to move but was paralyzed in fear. Her heart had been shattered, her morale crumbled, all hope had been lost, with no one to help her as she lay dying. Then something snapped in her mind, her heart became cold and her mind became twisted, she may have been dying but the evil growing inside of her was somewhat terrifying.
Then something caught her attention out of the corner of her eye, as she sobbed and cried in pain holding out her hoof as she cried out “H-hh-help me….” as she laid her head down in the blood gasping as she held onto her life as the silhouetted figure ran up to her and nuzzled her.
“I-i’ll go and get help!” The silhouetted figure shouted in a blind panic as it ran off into the distance, Derpy continued to sob as she laid waiting. praying hoping that someone would come and save her from this torment, from this pain burning inside of her, scared and alone but yet all she could think about was her daughter, was she safe? they were the last thoughts that ran through Derpy’s mind.
Author's Note
The prologue is to be edited.