The Last Sparks

Chapter 6

Shining Armor

Verein, Jump, Thomas, and Laughy had just arrived in Town Center once more. They walked for three hours trying to find the hospital where Princess Cadence was in, learning before that she had ended up there because of food poisoning. They walked through the doors of the only hospital they haven't checked. Verein asked if Princess Cadence was there.
"Third floor, ma'am." The Nurse said, busy with her computer, typing away.

When the four ponies reached her hospital room, Cadence, Shining Armor, and Skylla were by her sides. Jump asked Verein why they were brought along. She ignored him and slammed the door in his face. Shining Armor got upset, so Verein teleported him and Skylla away.
"Why are you doing this? What happened to you that you've changed so quickly?" Cadence said.

Verein began to beat up Cadence, and the ill pony could do nothing except slap her here and there. The crowd in front of the door where she stayed could do nothing except listen to the cries and pleads for help, and the beating of Cadence's heart from the monitors beat faster. Everytime she would call for help, the Queen would say "Oh, it's the T.V." and continue to beat her. This continued for twenty minutes until finally... the monitors stopped. Verein took deep breathes and stormed out.
"NONE OF YOU DISGUSTING FUCKS GO IN THERE!!!" Verein shouted to the crowd in front of the door.

She walked out as if nothing happened at all. They got back on the train and left back to Canterlot, where guards were holding Prince Shining Armor.

Back in the Canterlot Mines, guards were taunting him for not helping to preserve Equestria.
"Well, well. Look who we have here." Verein said.
"Verein? What are you doing here? What did you do with Cadence?" Shining Armor said.
"I'm here to tell you that it was your family's fault that Equestria is gone." She said as she handed him Cadence's ring. "The injuries were pretty bad."
"She's..." He said before he started weeping.

Verein stared at Shining Armor.
"I couldn't get the supplies I needed in time, she did get what she needed in time."
"SO YOU KILLED HER??!!!"

Verein grabbed him by his throat.
"Listen here, piece of shit, she couldn't get the supplies I needed to rebuild MY republic. I bet you wouldn't have made it any faster, now would you smartass?"
"Get your hooves off of me."

Verein then nearly crushed his throat, and the guards dragged him back to the Crystal Empire. Verein teleported above ground, to Canterlot, where she calmed down and trotted to her room.