Differences

"So. How are we supposed to get out of here?" I asked. We both looked around. Knowing that we could just go back through the way we came, we decided to look for a different route. It took us a while but we finally found a tunnel. As usual, Fluttershy was afraid to enter but because I was there, she felt a little safer. "Hey!" came a voice. It was Pinkie Pie. Fluttershy sprinted to her and hugged her. The rest of the gang was soon to follow. "Oh, I was so scared!" said Fluttershy. "Did you sing the song?" said Pinkie Pie. "Wha- What song?" replied Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie then pulled out a random stereo from her tail, (defying all laws of physics still), and a song started to play. "Giggle at the ghosties...." the song went. "I remember hearing that somewhere..." I thought to myself.

We continued on after the song was over. I couldn't help but fell responsible for making everyone find me. Twilight must have been reading my thoughts or something because before I was able to speak, she said "Don't speak. Just walk." Hearing that opened a pit in my stomach. After all this time being told not to hate them, they were hating me. I grinned and kept moving. "Ahh light." said Rarity. She rushed out and took a big breath. We had reached the outside. Stretching my legs, I walked over to a rock and took a seat. Turning my head, I looked out. There was a vast wasteland. Here and there were a few trees and pockets of water, but the majority was barren. "Thats where we'll go." I said. Everyone looked at me. "Bu- bu- but thats where the dragons live." said Fluttershy. "And its the most awesome idea ever!" said Rainbow Dash. "Ya. Ain't no pony gonna think ta' look o'er there." said Apple Jack. "Well what are we waiting for? Letssssssss go!" said Pinkie. "I'm going alone..." I said.

All of their jaws dropped. All but Twilight. She had a look on her face. A look that could stare down a mirror. "I guess its time now. Her horn flared. A stream of magic blinded everypony. I felt myself being thrown. I managed to open my eyes for a split second and saw a shadowy figure in her place. I felt a thump as I hit the ground. I rolled over to stand up and heard screaming. It was Twilight. But why was she screaming? She just tried to kill everypony. "Unless..." I looked up. Hurtling towards me was a black mass. "Oh shi-" I couldn't finish my sentence. The force of the impact was so great that my back broke the tree behind me.

I awoke hours later in a cell. I was covered in some type of garb. It had marking on it that I couldn't understand. I tried to stand, but felt a sharp pain in my back. I turned to look and saw blood. It had seeped through the clothing onto the stone ground. I had to see the damage. I pulled my arm through the hole in the garb and lifted. What I saw made me sick to my stomach. The flesh was torn and hanging. There were claw mark like i'd been mauled. My heartbeat sped up. I looked at my stomach. There were stitch marks. What the hell happened to me? What the hell was this? Confused and in pain, I let go. I couldn't take it any longer. Id been through hell and back again. Why fight it? "Mmmmm..." I heard a voice. I turned my head to Twilight laying in the cell next to me. "WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!" I yelled to the top of my lungs. I was cut short from the pain. What had they done to me? What did they take? What does this clothing mean? "WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!" I yelled again, this time coughing up blood.

"They left me here to die." I thought to myself. "They left me here to die!!" I said loudly. "I'm sorry." said Twilight in a disgruntled state. "Celestia told me that she just wanted to observe your behaviors. To see if it was safe to let you live here. I didn't know-" "You didn't know what!? That they would cut me open? Almost kill me? Your the one who warned me!" I said furiously, coughing up more blood. "I.. never.. meant.. for.. this.. to.. happen..." said Twilight, sobbing. I could tell she was sincere. She wouldn't knowingly put anypony in danger. She made that clear a while back when she carried me to Fluttershy's cottage. I coughed up more blood. Looking around me I started to laugh. It looked like a scene in a movie. There were skeletons of dead ponies connected to balls and chains. The cells had big keyholes in them. It was hilarious. "Slowing down to a grin, I looked back at Twilight. Something was different. Something was missing.

"What happened to your horn?" I said, staring her down. "They cut it off" she whispered. "Celestia thought my magic would pose as a threat to her in case we tried to escape, so she had her goons cut it off." She stood to her feet. "They forgot one thing though. I'm skilled in non horn spells." She closed her eyes. Her body started to smoke. I could feel the heat coming off of her. Sounds of crackling could be heard. Then she burst into flames. I winced from the brightness and heat of the fire. The bars started to turn hot and melt. Looking back at me, she said "Don't worry about the others, they are safe. Celestia hired changlings to play their roles. They are all back home with their memories wiped." The fire grew hotter. Twilight smiled. "I know that smile." I said. Everything around me faded.