Roommates [Old Version]
Chapter 16: Calm Before the Storm
Previous ChapterNext ChapterClose to a month has passed since Walter was taken away right before AJ and RD's very eyes by the notorious changeling monarch: Queen Chrysalis. Even though Walter had called later on in the day and alerted Twilight that everything was okay, and that he would return within a day or two- things started to seem off after a week passed and there was no sign of Walter. Even though she had promised Walter she wouldn't drag Celestia into this, Twilight along with her friends agreed that their alicorn sun monarch had every right to be involved in this matter, now that there was a missing person incident.
Twilight along with her friends sat patiently, yet eagerly, in the booth of the train that lead directly to Canterlot. Fluttershy hid her face behind her mane, hugging her knees while leaning against the back of her seat, her lip quivering. Rarity sat beside Fluttershy, embracing the solemn cream colored pegasus within a gentle hug, gently stroking her mane in comfort. Twilight was comforting Pinkie who was sobbing quietly, laying her head on the purple alicorn's lap. Rainbow Dash and Applejack sat on the booth across from Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, both of their gazes lost in the passing scenery outside their window.
Twilight, after a week of Walter's disappearance, had notified Celestia of the matter. Ever since then, Celestia has been turning Equestria inside and out with multiple search parties, pegasi combing units, all which yielded no results. The girls were losing hope little by little, however, Celestia had called them to Canterlot Castle, hopefully with some news about Walter.
"I should have tried harder..." Dash spoke under her breath, her gaze furrowing into a frown while she focused on her own reflection in the window.
"What'ya mean Dash?" AJ inquired, shifting her gaze to her cyan rainbow-maned friend.
"I mean... I was too slow, too weak... I couldn't save him from that bitch..." Dash obliged AJ with an answer; AJ gave RD a sympathetic stare before sighing softly.
"Dash, don't blame yourself for something that is completely out of our power..." AJ spoke, a look of concern adorning her features.
"I can't help it... I mean, he was right there, and so was she! I could have--" Dash was cut off by Twilight clearing her throat, drawing the cyan mare's attention.
"You could have what, Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked, a stern look on her face.
"I don't know! Anything besides sit there with my mouth agape like some sort of scared little filly!" Rainbow Dash replied, gritting her teeth.
"Rainbow Dash, I admire your vigor- however, Chrysalis is a being far more powerful than you. She was capable of overpowering Tirek when he threatened her kingdom with invasion. She is powerful in every way, its safe to assume she may even rival Celestia's power. You couldn't of done anything alone, even with all six of us against her it would still be difficult" Twilight explained to her distressed friend, her gaze softening.
"Why Walter... Why him?" Rainbow Dash choked out, covering her mouth, hiding her teary eyes behind her rainbow mane.
"I'm not sure... From what it sounded like over the phone, Walter and Chrysalis have history with each other- long since before he met us it seems. But that's what confuses me... If Chrysalis and Walter share a close relationship, past lovers or just close friends- then why on Celestia's green Equestria would she have ill intentions for him?" Twilight spoke, a deep expression of contemplation yielded her features.
"Yeah, that's what I don't get either" AJ added in, moving over to sit next to Rainbow Dash, comforting her like Rarity comforted Fluttershy.
"There's something fishy going on... And I think Celestia's catching onto it since she called us out here to Canterlot" Twilight stated, gently rubbing Pinkie's shoulder as the solemn party mare- her mane deflated- slept soundly with her head rested on Twilight's lap.
Later that evening after arriving in Canterlot, Twilight and her friends were greeted by Celestia's hoof-picked royal guards, whom of which escorted Twilight and her friends through Canterlot, making their way towards the castle gradually. The main six's solemn air seemed to be infectious, for all those who passed by the six girls that noticed their saddened expressions, they also adopted a saddened visage, concerned for the notorious main six's well being.
Celestia greeted the main six at the front entrance of the royal castle, giving all of the girls a comforting embrace a mother would to her distressed children. They all accepted their alicorn monarch's embrace, a few sniffles were heard here and there. After the greetings were over with, Celestia gave them all a soft sympathetic smile.
"Come, girls... I will explain to you the findings my royal guards have uncovered over the past two and a half weeks" Celestia spoke, guiding the main six through the corridors of the castle, bringing them to a small conference room. After the door closed behind them, Celestia casted a silence spell on the entire room, meaning nothing could be heard outside that room. She then took a seat on the large chair at the end, comfortably settling her nearly eight foot stature within the large office chair.
"Please girls, take a seat" Celestia spoke, gesturing to the seats surrounding the large council table.
The girls all nodded and obliged Celestia's request, taking seats across from each other, directing their attention on the alicorn sun monarch before them. Celestia took in a steady breath, before narrowing her eyes in a serious manner.
"I've found out where Walter is, and who is keeping him captive" Celestia spoke, causing all six of the mares to gasp.
"What!?" all the girls shouted in unison, before quickly reforming themselves, a sheepish expression on each of their faces.
"Sorry about the outburst, but this is really good news! Where is Walter, who is holding him captive?" Twilight asked, speaking on behalf of her five other friends who nodded in agreement to Twilight's question.
"I think the one who informed me of this information is better suited to answer your question" Celestia spoke, glancing over to her right where a ball of green and black fire emerged, growing in size before dissipating, revealing the well known visage of the changeling monarch: Queen Chrysalis.
All of the girls went silent, their eyes widening. Rainbow Dash gritted her teeth, her eyes flaring with rage. Before any of the main six other than RD could react, the cyan pegasus had launched herself at Chrysalis, only to be stopped by Celestia's golden aura. All of the girls gasped at Rainbow Dash's hostile aggression, though Twilight didn't seem surprised.
"Control yourself, Rainbow Dash!" Celestia spoke, a stern look on her face.
"SHE STOLE WALTER FROM US! FROM ME!" Rainbow Dash cried, glaring poisonously at Chrysalis, baring her teeth like an enraged animal.
"Dash, let her speak!" Twilight spoke sternly, causing the cyan mare to glance back at the purple alicorn with disbelief.
"After everything she's done!?" Dash shot back, causing Twilight to grit her teeth a bit.
"You may not like it, I may not like it, hell all of us excluding Chrysalis may not like it- however, if Celestia brought her here, I have faith that she did it for a reason" Twilight explained, causing the cyan mare to contemplate for a moment before letting out a defeated sigh.
Chrysalis narrowed her eyes a bit, an almost sympathetic look crossing her features as the cyan mare returned to her seat, sitting down and crossing her arms, glaring aimlessly at the table. Twilight cleared her throat in unison with Celestia, both of them attempting to resume onward with the conference. The two exchanged a soft smile from their synchronized ice-breaker, before returning their attention to the matter at hand.
"You may speak" Celestia spoke, causing the changeling monarch to nod before shifting her attention forward towards the main six.
"First off, I'd like to clear something. My feelings for Walter are the same as your own feelings for him, maybe even stronger. I've known him for quite a while, longer than all of you, and I'm confident enough to say that he is the first man I've loved in hundreds of years" Chrysalis explained, causing a few hushed gasps to elicit from the main six, a surprised expression adorning Celestia's face as well.
"Now, with that being said, I want you all to know that I wouldn't do anything to hurt Walter. I had no idea that this would happen, and in my findings I've uncovered a few things. Number one, the location: Walter is being held somewhere within the confines of Rambling Rock Ridge east of the Everfree ruins where your encounter with Nightmare Moon was held. They hold their pit fights within the ridge, while their campsite is held within a small tuft of forest south-west of the ridge. I've had my scouts assess the camp, and from what they could gather there are about a hundred or so mercs gathered in the camp while another fifty of them are guarding the pit arena within the ridge. Walter has been spotted there, and he's alive so that's a good sign. But my scouts have also spotted somepony else who we need to be cautious towards..." Chrysalis explained, her eyes becoming sharp.
"Who?" Twilight asked.
"Scarlet Valentine, also known as 'Red Mistress', or just plain 'Red'. She is a half-breed of human and pony, making her excessively dangerous considering her already heightened senses were sharpened by four years of military training from her mother, who was a human that was once apart of Navy SEALS. After her mother died, her father brought her back to Equestria, where she was kidnapped and held hostage for two years by some cult that lived somewhere in Whitetail Woods. Who knows what happened to her, or what that cult did to her- but when she was rescued... She wasn't the same mare that her family and friends knew her to be. Based on what I know about the cult, they tortured her brutally and probably raped her, thus the explanation of her inane personality. She's extremely dangerous, and considering how Walter is... She might take interest in his stubborn rebellious attitude, considering she likes to break people the way she was..." Chrysalis explained once more, causing the main six to shudder, concern in apparent on their faces.
"What's our plan of attack?" Twilight asked.
"There are five-hundred royal guards, as well as two-hundred changeling guards waiting for the order. And since we got a new shipment of weapons from Earth, we should be well prepared to counter any of their own weaponry" Celestia explained, a confident gleam in her magenta eyes.
"On more thing..." Rainbow Dash spoke up, raising her glance to Chrysalis.
"Yes?" Chrysalis replied, shifting her gaze to the cyan pegasus.
"Were your scouts able to see how Walter is doing? I know he's alive but... I want to know how he's holding up" Rainbow Dash said, looking at Chrysalis with pleading eyes.
"Trust me..." Chrysalis began, her eyes narrowing, her teeth gritting. "It's better you don't know..." Chrysalis added on
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"FUCK!" I roared in pain, flying across the pit, slamming into the concave concrete wall behind me, cracking it slightly before falling to the ground on me hands and knees, trying to catch my breath after taking that hid to the chest.
"What's wrong you fat fucking ape!? HAD ENOUGH OF THE BIG HOUSE!?" the minotaur before me roared, a maniacal grin spread across his muzzle. I spat blood at his feet, growling in anger as I tried to push myself back to my feet, only to result in having his fist connect with my jaw, nearly knocking me out cold.
"FUCK YOU!" I roared, forcing my body to produce more adrenaline, charging forward and slamming into the overgrown steroid fucker with the force of a semi, lifting him up off the ground with strain before performing a German Suplex on his horned ass, slamming him into the dirt ground, bending his neck at a slightly odd angle before letting go and rolling away from him.
I struggled to get to my feet and keep balance, blood seeping from my bruised and broken face. I wore nothing but torn off denim shorts that were once fresh jeans that Rarity had made me, and the striped boxers underneath. I breathed heavily, the metallic taste of blood invaded my taste buds, nearly to the point where it made me gag, but I had to stifle that reflex, for I had no time for it right now.
The minotaur struggled to free his horns from the blood-soaked, flesh ridden, rain-soaked dirt floor; groaning and snorting out of pure rage. I took this chance for a second strike. Wasting no time at all, I rushed forward and curb-stomped the back of his head, snapping his horns clean off his skull, causing the gargantuan bull to howl in pure agony, dropping onto his back and holding his head. I quickly yanked up the horns from the ground, gritting my teeth before locking eyes with the enraged minotaur.
"YOU FUCKING APE!" he roared, glaring at me like I fucked his mother or something.
"I'M GONNA TURN YOU INTO STEAK YOU FUCK!" I roared back, charging towards him as he charged me, meeting him halfway into the center of the ring before interlocking our arms.
I quickly got him into an arm-bar, twisting and turning it mercilessly, breaking the bone and tearing the tissue beneath his skin- I recieved a satisfying amount of screams from the bull while I did this. I couldn't help but form a sadistic smirk of victory, feeling that I had this fucker's life, like many of my other past opponents, in my hands. I forcefully twisted the bull's arm until it became limp and awkward, eliciting more pleasant screams from him. I launched a few disorienting blows to his jaw, knocking his teeth down his throat along with a stream of blood. Once I was certain he couldn't tell shit from pudding, I wrapped my arms around his neck from behind, lifting him up high above my head before toppling backwards, arching my back, shifting all the force of the fall onto the bull as he connected with the carnage-infused mud, knocking the wind out of him.
With one of the horns I broke from the bull's skull, I began to repeatedly thrust the sharp point of the horn directly into the bull's chest, penetrating his lungs, his heart, and basically everything within the range of his torso. I wheezed violently, snarling, growling, roaring with utter bloodthirsty rage, a grin spread wide across my face while my fallen opponents blood splatters across my flesh. Once the bull's corpse had been reduced to an overused pin-cushion, I tossed the horn aside, breathing heavily as I rose back to my feet, the deafening roar of cheers from the sadistic audience ringing throughout my ears.
"AND ONCE AGAIN! VICTORY GOES TO WALTER BARNES! MAKING THIS HIS FIFTY-SIXTH VICTORY!" the announcer declared, while a team of unicorn guards levitated me out of the pit with their magic, forming a gurney that lifted me up relatively safe onto the ground above the twelve-foot deep pit where the minotaur's corpse lies.
I panted heavily, forcing myself to my feet after I was lowered to an empty patch of concrete floor away from the pit, trying to regain what composure I had left as blood oozed from the wounds covering my body, including my busted face. I was escorted by two large stallions that were about Big Mac's size to a recovery tent where I would be magically patched up and ready for when my turn comes up again to be thrown in the pit with a new opponent.
I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief once I was laid out on one of the soft beds that were splayed throughout the recovery tent. Despite those two large stallions being about as buff as me, it was surprising to see them be so gentle and careful- considering that I was a prized possession of Scarlet Valentine, aka: Red, it came to be no surprise to me. I had won her plenty of matches, and earned her bountiful loads of bits, so to say that the bitch was clung to me was a small understatement.
"How's my winner doing~?"
Speak of the fucking devil.
Red's voice crept into my ears like a small snakes burrowing into my skull through my ear holes. I shuddered as her hands rested on my shoulders, her crotch pressed firmly against the top of my head. She looked down at me, smirking, peering over her ample-sized breasts. I simply sighed, staring at her with one of my eyes being bloodshot. She closed the curtains surrounding my resting area, then used an enchanted charm to cast a silence spell around the enclosure, making sure nobody could hear what was going on.
"You were very hot just a moment ago, fighting that minotaur that was twice your size, how does a simple human like you pull off a victory with all the odds against you?" Red asked rhetorically, slowly mounting and straddling my waist, causing me to wince slightly from the pain of my sore muscles.
"Humans will do anything to live, and considering that you have been keeping me from my medication, my definition of 'anything' has been raised to extreme heights..." I replied, glaring poisonously at her.
"Aw, that hurts- you make it sound as if I'm the bad guy" she fake pouted, a wicked smirk trailing across her lips as she leaned down, grinding herself against my crotch slowly while she licked up the blood that stained my flesh- whether it was my blood or the minotaur's blood, I didn't know; nor did I think she cared.
"Do you have to do this every fucking time I win a match?" I asked with annoyance, grimacing at her sick display of lust.
"The fuck does it matter? I'm horny, and I've got a perfectly capable fuck toy at my disposal" Red retorted, grinning as she slid my torn denim shorts down, pulling my limp member from the small hole in front of my boxers, stroking it quickly to get it hard fast- and much to my protest, my member began to harden rather quickly under her firm grasp.
"You've grown quite more muscular since I first got you, maybe all this exercise has done you good~?" Red chimed, grinning as she trailed her eyes along my body.
I'll admit, I have be come a bit more toned since I've been in this hell-hole, though I still retained a bulky physique. I had pretty much lost a lot of my body fat after the first week, considering I ate so little and my body required quite a lot to maintain its large system. I refused to eat, but soon after hunger began to affect my survival skills in the pit, I had no other choice but to eat the grub that was provided, even though I still had to eat Red out to earn each meal- which would lead back to my loss of appetite, I don't know what the fuck is wrong with this bitch but somewhere along the line of psycho-bitch training she forgot how to wash her vagina.
The vagina she was now grinding my dick against.
I groaned slightly, the pain mixed with the pleasure of my dick being teased caused a mixture of sensations to dart through my spine, mainly discomfort. Red gave an amused grin, slowly lowering her marehood down onto my cock after it became hard enough to easily penetrate her sopping wet folds. I let out a loud groan of discomfort as he began to bounce, her moans drowned out my sounds of distaste. She forced my hands to grasp her breasts as she road me, her tongue lulling out of her maw.
It had been a few minutes, and now she was going hard and fast, sending tremors of pain and pleasure throughout my body. I felt a bit nauseous, and it took every fiber of my being to not barf all over me and that bitch Red- although the look on her face would be a sight to behold. I could tell by her sharp inhaling she was about to blurt out something, that is until the curtains of the enclosure was opened, revealing one of Red's personal guards, one of the guards that I knocked out on the train that one day.
"What the fuck is it!?" Red snapped, an impatient look on her face.
"Um, miss, we've prepared the meal that you... Er... Requested" the guard spoke, quickly looking away from the scene.
"What meal?" I inquired, panting slightly, still wincing in discomfort.
"Steak" Red simply replied, a sick smile spread across her face...
My face went pale as I realized what she meant by that one simple word...
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