Experiment Two-Forty-Two

IV. Tick Tock Goes The Clock

With the small click of her hooves against the concrete floor, the mare walked down the lengthy corridor, the dim lights flashed about as the power became unstable. The storm continuing to rage on outside.

The mare turned her gaze, looking along the wall as large black letters painted the wall with the level letter, C and a mere number. But every time her head turned towards the wall, her scowl hardened. There was only one room she was looking for.

The lights brightened as the backup generator kept the peace, to it's best. However the screams raged on as the mare walked down the corridor, the loud bangs against the thick metal doors. The mare never responded to any of the yells or pleas, letting the vivid clicks of her hooves fill her head, mimicking that of a clock. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tock.

The mare kept her head level, gazing down the long corridor coloured an off white as the occasional crack ran upwards, through the concrete walls. It may have been an old building but this section was less up-kept than any other.

The mare skirted to the side as she cringed. The ear piercing sounds of some horrid object scraping across metal.

“Tsk.” The mare hissed softly as she straightened her posture, glaring from the corner of her eye at an unusually thicker metal door compared to the rest on the C Section block.

A matter she would have to deal with later. But for now, there were more important matters at hoof.

Questions that needed answers.

And insubordinate's to deal with.

The mare's pale coat may not be pristine, but it was as close as it was going to get. The blood had stained what ever it covered, matting the clumps of fur with blood. The mare refused to care for it, instead she now neared her destination.

The large black print on the wall reading C7. A stallion remained at the metal door, peering through the thin slot, held open by a large bolt. The stallion abruptly turned as the mare approached him with a hard scowl, an unsettling anger rising inside.

"Ah, Mrs F-" The stallion started only to be interrupted by a short, sharp smack of the mares hoof contacting against the side of the stallions head.

"You imbecile!" The mare hissed through gritted teeth. Although the stallion was far taller than the mare, at this point she remained to tower over him as he recovered from the unexpected attack. A hoof gently held against the side of his head, merely missing his temple. Surely he would have a bruise to remember.

The stallion grumbled lightly, standing straighter once more and having the higher perch as he looked down at the mare. "The subject is fine." he hissed gently.

"It was specifically instructed that all harm that came to the subject would be mild and easily evicted with the appropriate dosage of medication." The mare had no hesitation saying as she backed down, resuming a rather calm manor and tone as she glared up at the stallion.

"As has been taken care of." The stallion replied, remaining to keep his hoof against the side of his head. "He will simply be unconscious for a matter of hours." He finished with a low growl.

"Good. Then I will see him." The mare demanded in a lower, more forceful tone.

"It is strictly forbidden for any contact with the subject.." The stallion said, matching his tone of voice with the mares, finally putting his hoof firmly back on the ground.

"I do as I please." She said bluntly looking from the stallion to the door. "I shall go alone and that will be the end of this debate."

The stallion gave no further inquiry, leaving the matter as it is. The mare nodded, her scowl deepening for a moment before the stallion pushed aside the metal door with an unpleasant creak and a scrape of metal against the solid concrete floor.

The mare stepped in, a long sigh passing through the air as a cloud of mist in the cold room. Slowly the mare stepped further into the holding cell, a basic concrete box.

"Oh Reace... What did they do to you..." She said softly as she knelt down beside the snowy stallion who lay lifelessly against the cold concrete floor.