My Little Pony: Friendship is Lost

Heather screamed as the searing pain of the hot brand struck her ass, but when she tried to move away, she found that she could not move, her body had become paralyzed by some unseen force, and she was forced to endure the second flash of pain until both sides of her equine flanks had been properly branded.

"There you go, you're too old to be a blank flank anyways." the image of Discord said as the hot iron vanished into nothingness and he stepped back into view. "Now listen up, this will be important." he warned her, giving her muzzle a pat.

"Your name from now on is Soothing Tension. You are an earth pony who's special talent is relieving the creatures of Equestria of their pent up frustrations. In short, you're the resident whore!" he explained.

Heather took in his words like they were truth. She couldn't remember anything about how she got here, who she was, or even why she was so confused. All memory of her human life up to this point had been torn from her after being dragged through that hedge. For all she knew, this strange creature was probably here to rescue her from the wilderness!

"My name is Discord, spirit of chaos and disharmony. You are but one of my many servants in an ongoing war against the spirits of the order and harmony. I am your Handler, and you will obey my commands, or you will suffer greatly." He introduced himself.

The newly named Soothing Tension yet again welcomed his words, and upon finding that she could move again, she bowed her head low in a sign of submission. She found that her body had been completely transformed into a realistic looking pony, except for her unnatural coloration. She even had a pair of teats located between her legs, and her clothing had been completely ripped off with her new transformation.

"Now then, my slave, I have your first assignment, you will head to Ponyville and assist my forces in conquering the territory. It is currently under the control of the spirit of magic, she is far more powerful than you, but her experience is still far beneath my own. Follow my instructions and my conquest is assured. Now Chiah!" Discord went on, before giving the pony a slap on the flanks, causing her to rear back with a loud whinny and gallop off into the woods. She didn't know how, but she knew she was heading towards her assignment.

"Who's the new slave, master?" asked a voice from above as the sound of flapping wings could be heard overhead. Moments later, a figure dropped down beside Discord, landing on all fours and bowing submissively.

"Nobody you know, James." Discord replied with a snide grin, looking over an earlier capture of his, "But with the job I gave her, I'm sure you two will be getting quite well acquainted." he added, folding his unnatural arms over his chest.

The servant known as James had taken on the appearance of a mythological Griffin. His upper body from the chest upward had the features of an eagle, while from the abdomen downward was the features of a lion. This was none other than the real James, who's memory had likewise been wiped clean by his abduction. For the past several weeks he had been trapped in this realm, serving Discord faithfully.

"I shall keep an eye on her then, master." the griffin responded, before once again taking to the skies as Discord chuckled and then slowly vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile Soothing continued racing through the forest. Had she any memories left, she would have recognized this place to have been the Everfree Forest, a realm of great danger where the environment had a mind of its own. She ducked and weaved and jumped over various numbers of plants and animals she couldn't recognize. They snatched and grabbed at her, eager to get a hold of wandering prey, but her new equine body was much faster than that of a human's.

Soon, she heard a voice and came upon a clearing where a hallowed out tree stood in the forest. Outside the tree was an oversize cauldron and a cloaked figure hunched over it, stirring some kind of mixture.

"She's an evil enchantress, and she does evil dances..." the figure sang cheerfully to itself as Soothing found herself spellbound by the scene before her. She began to slowly approach the tree as the figure seemed to ignore her presence.

"And if you look into her eyes, she will put you in trances." the figure continued to sing, now turning to face the new arrival. A pair of glowing yellow eyes peered out from the hood and as their gaze met with Soothing Tension's, she felt her bodily senses begin to deaden as her body started to move on its own accord.

"Then what will she do?" The figure asked while Soothing took a few steps closer. "She'll cook up and evil brew." closer she came, "And she'll gobble you up in a big tasty stew!" the singing ended as the figure lunged forward, casting off the cloak it wore to reveal a horrific creature.

The figure appeared to be some kind of hybrid of a human and a Zebra. It walked on two legs ending with hooves instead of feet. Its arms ended with human hands with razor sharp claws in place of nails, but it had a zebra's head. However, instead of the flat, herbivore teeth of a true Zebra, it opened its mouth wide to reveal a maw of razor sharp, obviously carnivorous teeth. The figure's body was a dull white with black stripes, adorned with golden rings around the neck and ears. It wore a tattered loin cloth and shirt that had looked to be made from human flesh!

"Aaahhh!" Soothing screamed, broken out of the trance as she tried to pack pedal, but her new body was not used to moving like a human's, and she lost her balance, toppling over.

"Little pony, you can not win, I'll sew new clothing from your skin!" the monstrous zebra exclaimed as it was about to tear into her. However, just before the blow came, a loud shriek resounded through the air, causing the monster to back off and clutch its ears while a new figure landed in between the two of them with a loud thud.

"This one is not for you, Zecora! The master has plans for her!" the figure shouted, making the zebra glare daggers at the both of them. However, she eventually seemed to relax and retreated back to her cauldron, adorning her cloak again and beginning to sing once more.

"You should be more careful." The figure said, turning to Soothing, "My name is James, and that is Zecora, the witch of the forest." he introduced himself. Soothing Tension had finally managed to regain her footing and rose back to all fours once again.

"Thank you for saving me." Soothing said, looking towards the one known as Zecora who was now ignoring both of them, lost in whatever song she happened to be repeating to herself.

"Come, I shall escort you out of the forest." James said, beckoning for the pony to follow him.

"My hero!" Soothing exclaimed, nuzzling against him as the two continued on their way.

As the two of them left, Zecora passed a faint glance towards their direction before turning back to her brew which was nearly completed.

"Perhaps its for the best that I save room." she muttered, "I'll soon be visited by Applebloom!" she added while grinning wide with those predatory teeth.

End of Chapter 2