Eyes of the Accused

The rain clouds gave a heavy rain over Ponyville that day.

It had been like that for almost a week now. Ace hated rain and when it was combined with bad sleep it was undeniably annoying and if it wasn’t because his uncle was ill he would be inside the house and doing something on his room like he usually spent rainy days.

But now his uncle was ill and surprisingly the illness came without warning and was to bad that he had to leave Ace to stay at the Ponyville hospital.

Ace wasn’t bothered by it but still he did feel lonely at times but that feeling only came into his mind when he thought about it, usually didn’t last very long as he had learned to deal with it.

Ace was on his way home with some groceries he had braved the rain to get when he spotted a mare dressed in a black suit covering everything but her mud covered hooves. and a cap to hide her face and mane.

Ace didn’t think much about her as he knew he was better off minding his own business when it came to those he didn’t know, he just gave her a quick look before getting back to his own business thinking she wouldn’t be some pony he would need to care about and seemingly she had the same idea about him.

Ace got back home and packed up the groceries and soon got himself something to eat before he would go get some sleep. He didn’t feel like going to the hospital to visit his uncle that day.

it was more than enough making his way to the market and back but he couldn’t help thinking about the mare he had noticed.

Why did she dress like that?

Was some pony was trying to hunt her down?

Didn’t look like anything he had seen before and it sure wasn’t a shadowbolt suit, he had seen one once and they didn’t look like that.

Ace kept trying to figure out the questions going back and forth.

From where that mare was from? and Why did she wear that suit?

The next morning felt like a buck in the face when Ace started reading the Equestria Daily.

“Cloudsdale taken over!”

Ace couldn’t believe what he read and directly scrolled to those pages and began reading.

“This morning Cloudsdale officially announced that those they had been taken over by a rebellion force, the attack began last evening and Cloudsdale surrendered early this morning. No comment has been received from the leader or any pony part of the rebellion.”

Ace couldn’t believe it.

“How did they do it in a single night?” he asked himself and not long after he heard a knock on the door and when he opened it he noticed Twilight and all her friends was there.

He invited them inside and closed the door after them before noticing that Twilight looked at him

“I assume you’ve heard about Cloudsdale” she commented the news paper on the table. “yeah, found out a minute ago and I can’t believe it. How they did it is what beats me.” Ace replied without thinking much and turned away from Twilight,

“have you heard anything from the Princess?” he asked her.

“not yet.” she replied.

“why would any pony do this?” He asked the group as he turned around to face them again.

He heard Rarity say “We don’t know yet darling, but I know that they will not be there for long...” Rarity was interrupted by the sound of a knock on the door and when Ace opened there was a stallion wearing a suit just like the mare he had spotted yesterday.

The unknown stallion didn’t see to be affected by the recent event in Cloudsdale.

“I have been tasked with asking every pony to be at the market as soon as possible.” before he left for the next house.

Ace closed the door and the next moment Pinkie started panicking and began repeating the same question.

“What are we going to do?” while going between the friends and repeating the same question twice.

“you are going to Twilight’s library and I will be attending whatever is going on around the market.” Ace told them after he decided that it was time to show no feelings, he heard Rainbow Dash saying “Im coming with you.”

“No, not this time Rainbow, you go with Twilight and your friends. I will be there once I know what all this bucking is about.” Ace replied and then he watched as the group left. Ace whispered to himself “what have I gotten myself into this time.”

“Rise my brothers and sisters,”

Ace could see another stallion dressed in a suit just like the ones he had seen earlier. “Rise against the solar tyrant! she wish only personal gain and all you to obey. NOW is the time for you to put your hooves down and stop her, together we will rise towards the sky and then strike down on her when she has no pony else around to lean on, I know you all have been ignored and abandoned in your times of need...”

Ace looked down into the dirt below. he never got the help he felt he needed when he was there in the hospital, surrounded by a barricade that didn’t allow any pony to get close enough to hear his cries for help.

“They speak the truth my brother.” Ace felt as if some pony was talking to him but when he looked around he realized that no pony even looked at him, every pony around was focused on the stallion.

“they abandoned you and wished you wouldn’t survive so they would have to waste time on giving you medical care for you, Twilight and her friends have been lying to you, they will never forgive you for what you did. They are just wearing masks to make you feel like you have a home and friends.”

Ace couldn’t help himself from listening to the voice inside his own head, and soon he heard the stallion saying “in a few days we will begin enlisting those who are willing to help us lower the sun from it’s pride and bring truth.”

Ace noticed as the stallion lifted his hooves in the air and received cheer in return.

Ace made his way back home, If it was true that Twilight and he friends had been lying to him, he didn’t want to see them again and he soon got back to his home and after getting inside he locked the door and not long after he was back home he heard a knock on the door.

It was Twilight again, Ace managed to see through the upper floor windows and decided not to open, the door was locked anyway so he pretended he wasn’t home and after a while Ace could hear Rainbow saying “I don’t think he’s home Twilight.” and soon the group left.

Ace heard the voice talking to him once again.

“excellent my friend, but they still wear the masks, we have to remove the masks and force them to tell the truth.” Ace felt a question rushing into his mind.

“was he turning insane?” the voice spoke again.

“you are not turning insane, i’m helping you see though their lies for I am you, but I cannot help you unless you allow me to. Please, allow me to help you see though lies that have blinded you from truth.”

Ace began listening to the voice telling him everything inside his own mind and now it all made perfect sense.

What he had done to them when he kept running away willing to use force to escape and now they suddenly forgive him and become friends.

It was a most perfect lie that he would never have seen through unless the voice helped him. He wasn’t insane or even the slightest crazy, now he knew that every pony around him had been lying to him and Ace realized that he would never be alone now.

He would never be forced to face lies now that his mind would help him see through them all.