Answers and Consequence

After two hours, the six mares return... Applejack and Rainbow Dash glare at me with murderous intentions while Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were horrified and sit as far away from the bed as they can.  Twilight however keeps a neutral stare as she sit on the same chair at the end of the bed.

"Do you want the whole story or should I just get to the point?" I say, sarcasm is not the best weapon to use when delaying an execution.

Twilight's ears flatten to her skull as her horn begins to glow.

"Fine... fine" I begin "the bottom line is for the past three months I've been tracked down like a dumb animal, but judging the fact I'm not in a dungeon infirmary whoever is offering the bits is trying to keep the ponyhunt from public knowledge and it wasn't until yesterday that I found out I was worth more dead."

"So ya had no choice but to kill em?" Applejack asks not letting her gaze soften.

"Yes" I answer.

"Why strangle a guy with his guts?" Rainbow demands.

  "He was going to use the stallion I told you about as bait shortly after breaking his legs."

"Why help him if he was part of the group sent to kill you?" Twilight asks with her magic still primed.

"He was only nineteen... and the fact that he would do it for his daughter seemed more than enough to give him a full pardon" I sighed.

"If hes legs were broken, why didn't we find him?" Twilight asks again.

"I used a special salve that heals any nefarious wound."

"Was it yellow like jell-o?" Pinkie rhymed as she bounces closer to the bed but stops as Twilight shoots her a death glare.

"And then some!!" Pinkie shouts pulling the vial out of her mane... along with my armor, crossbow throwing knives, shrapnel bombs, and butcher knife.

My mouth drops as I look at Rarity "Am I supposed to question this?" I whisper.

She suppresses a giggle "It helps if you don't, darling"

Twilight slams her hoof on the linoleum, snapping us all to attention and Pinkie puts the stuff back into her hair.

" Don't worry, I'll keep them safe." Pinkie giggles.

Twilight rolls her eyes and begins to ask another question when Fluttershy approaches.

"Why did you call me a monster?"  she asks

I breathe a long growling sigh and say "I was referring to myself."

"Wh-why?" she stammers inching closer and placing her hooves on the sheets... I can almost see tears forming around her eyes.

This time Twilight does nothing but inch her head toward me, so do the rest waiting in anticipation for the inevitable confession so I give it to them, the only way to deal with these holier than thou types is to aim for their sense of sympathy.

"Because of these-" I begin pointing a hoof at my eyes; I can feel a tear slide down  my cheek then continue   "All my life I have been condemned just because my eyes are different from everyone else, Could I have lived as a Pegasus in an overly religious earth pony village? Maybe...  could I have lived since my coat doesn't match my mother's? Maybe... but it's these FUCKING EYES killed any chance of finding any answers."

Everyone gasps, but I still speak with venom coating each word.

"I've spent the first thirteen years of my life being flogged, laughed at and ridiculed, when I earned my cutie mark I had to live ten years as a thief and a liar even when I tried to live a normal life-" I blink a few times holding back tears "All it took was these eyes to remind me that the only thing that matters in this PUTRID world is the opinion  whoever has enough power to blind the masses in believing that whatever disrupts the natural balance is to be rooted out and torn apart."

Twilight tries to gain control "But Princess Celestia-"

"ENOUGH ABOUT CELESTIA!!!"  I roar slamming a hoof on the nightstand causing a glass to topple over and spill water onto the floor.  All forms of life back away... "ARE YOU GOING TO DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T INTERVENE?   THAT WITH ALL HER DIVINE POWER THAT SHE 'WANTED' TO HELP?  KNOW THIS... I HAVE HEARD THAT SAME FUCKING EXCUSE OVER AND OVER TO THE POINT I'LL-"  I gag, it's still difficult to cry at will but tears eventually  fall onto the blanket.

When the heart monitor returned to its normal pace, Twilight ceases her magical aura.  Everyone leaves the room... all except Fluttershy

"We'll be back tomorrow" she whispers; her voice quivers  as she leaves with  eyes  rooted to the ground.

"Visiting hours are over" the P.A chimes.

I let out a long painful sigh sigh as a silver unicorn nurse enters the room, shuts the blinds and clean the mess; I shut my eyes when she looks at me but instead of an offensive scoff, I feel a gentle pat on my left shoulder.  I open my eyes and see a reassuring smile from her.  Although she doesn't say anything, her orange eyes can almost say that I was safe here but I know better and as long as I'm here whoever wants me dead will only find out faster... if only Pinkie left the vial.