Amiss Fortuneby AmissChapters2. Regret and Poor Choices...3. A Corrupted Mind4. Infected5. A Loose Bond1. The Letter of the Lost2. Regret and Poor Choices...The air was quite dry And the birds void of the sky I was on a hill near Canterlot feeling the wind pass by I sat there with Carol Belle A beautiful green mare Counting and watching the clouds As they moved about the air "Look at that one" Carol turned and said to me "It looks like a parasprite "Or at least that's what I see" "It looks like a rock" I said with a sarcastic tone And to my words I got a laughing groan "Don't be difficult" She said as she lay there The sunset was upon us And illuminating her hair "We should probably head back" I said getting ready to go "It is getting dark, "And soon the path won't show" "I guess..." she sighed And joined me by my side We started back for Canterlot As the last light began to hide ********** Around ten minutes later While we were heading back We came upon a building Just a simple little shack The building looked abandon So we just started passing by But were frozen in our tracks When from it came A cry "GET THE BUCK OFF OF ME!" Came the troubled shout Followed by the sound Of a sickening snap ringing out The air was dead silent And we just stood there in shock Until a loud banging emerged From the other side of the door's lock We quickly ran away And returned to the city And told the police what happened But they either laughed or stared at me "You guys are just sleep deprived" Came a policepony's voice I demanded to see the chief Them not giving me another choice I was lead to a room With a large brown earthpony "Well, what do you want?" He finally said to me "There was a murder" His eyes raised as I spoke "Out in the fields" My voice a nervous choke "Did you see it happen?" He sighed and said to me "Well, no..." I replied "Then what did you see?!" "I heard a pony call for help "As something did attack "It was by an abandon building" At this, his attention snapped back... "What did you see there?!" He quickly yelled at me "The place was locked up, "There was nothing I could see" He sat studying me Before snapping "just leave" At the turn of this conversation I this did relieve.. I quickly left that place And with me Carol Belle The sudden hostility there Meant I could not dwell We were almost home When I saw it there A shadowed earthpony figure As it would just stare We passed by him (?) And safely got inside But from the creepy pony We would be there to hide I locked all the doors (As well as windows too) The pony had been watching us I knew it to be true... I lay in my bed Still worried and awake The events of this night Caused me to shiver and shake It was barely past two When it caught my eye A shadow on my window As it passed on by I looked to Carol Belle And found her still asleep I needed to investigate So towards the window I did creep Out the glass I saw The shadowed figure at my door It was writing a note That it left upon the floor The figure then turned And escaped my sight And that was the last I saw of it On that damning night I slowly crept to the door And retrieved the note And studied the words The figure had wrote you are in great danger And I wish it was not true But you know too much now So I was sent after you but I am tired Of unjustly ending lives I realize there are higher Goals for which one strives you must get out of here I can buy you some time I do this for redemption For you've committed no crime I dropped the note That warned of my demise And quickly glanced around But nothing met my eyes I slowly backed up Feeling quite terrified And felt little sanction In going inside I woke up Carol Belle And told her what I knew And by the looks of it She was worried too... "But where can we go?" Came her soothing voice "I am not quite sure... "But we haven't got a choice..." We collected What little things we had Forcing Carol to do this Made me feel quite bad I scanned our surroundings And nothing entered my sight So Carol and I Set out in to the night We walked along the sidewalk With nopony else about When my ears were met With a loud shout "Stop right there!" Came the bucking sound In shock I stopped walking And quickly turned around Several policeponies Stood there in the street Then ran up towards us And with no kindness we did meet "Somepony is after us." I quickly made clear but as they approached I felt some faint fear... "Then come with us "And bring your mare too "We have some questions "We must ask of you" Unreluctantly I complied And with me, Carol Belle Not knowing that my actions would be delivering us to hell The last thing I heard Before a paralysis spell hit me Was the scream of Carol Belle The fate chose what I'd be... 3. A Corrupted MindThe sun was shining And a smooth wind graced my fur I saw Carol trotting happily and I moved to join her We conversed in joy for hours or that's what it would seem Until a loud rumbling Awoke me from my dream... my eyes shot open But my limbs would not respond The paralysis spell must still be active (Of which I was not fond...) my eyes slowly adjusted To the strange dark But the horror that I saw Would leave a mental mark Bloodied bodies of ponies Lay all around me This wretched gore filled sight Was so hard to see I shut my eyes tight And tasted my own bile But came to my senses After a long while I realized I was moving And reluctantly looked around To find my immobile body Was not on solid ground I was on a track That ran towards a large flame I had to get off of this Or it would be my end game I struggled very hard But was frozen still Then I remembered Carol Belle And that enraged my will I had to find her But feared it was too late But I must save her Or at least know her fate I slowly got to my hooves And stumbled on my way All about this room Were dark walls of grey I tripped over a detached forehoof and a snap came from my side Passing out from the pain I thought that I had died... ********** My next time being awoken I saw a "familiar" face It was of the dark figure And my heart increased in pace "Don't make any noise" The stallion whispered at me the dark outline of a small room Was all that I could see "Where the buck am I?" I asked, lungs screaming in pain But all I was returned Was him telling me to shut up again "You're in Hell..." He said after a long while "Please enjoy your stay!" He added with a grim smile His mane was red and black and did not look well kept This dark blue stallion being friendly Seemed difficult to accept He sat silent Before letting me know "My name is Night Shade, "But they call me Shadow "Well, I'm Amiss Fortune" I said after some thought He chuckled and replied "Well, who is not?" I ignored his attempt To lighten up the mood My pain wasn't just from my ribs For my stomach was void of food "They think you are dead, "So let's keep it that way "You will be silent and listen to me "If alive is how you wish to stay." "Who is 'They'?" I asked Wanting to know what this was about He just turned and looked at me Saying "you haven't figured it out?" "There is a 'project', "Of which few ponies know "For it exists in such horror "Where pony thoughts choose not to go" "The idea was to be immortal "To live life without fear "But they bit too much off "And their goal is nowhere near" "Instead they made a disease "that infects one's mind "That amplifies their last thought "Leaving rational thinking behind" "Yet they continue testing "Instead this damn place "Ignoring that the outside world "May develop a case..." I was shocked and startled At this bucked up news All this was hidden From all public views "How long was I out?" His answer brought me fear "Mindless or asleep? "For the first has been half a year "Where is Carol Belle?!" I stuttered in full fright "I'm afraid she wasn't as lucky" He said, avoiding my sight... My mind filled with emotion No longer capable of full thought But I promised, no matter the pain She wouldn't be forgot The small room filled with choked sobbing As tears flooded my eyes I had managed to live But she met her demise Shadow heard something And quickly turned his head He pulled me to the floor Before pushing me under a bed The door of the room opened And in came a unicorn Her Pissed off expression Hid my thoughts that were forlorn "What the hell are you doing?!" Came her enraged yell She held a knife to Shadow's throat With a telekinetic spell "Give me a damn reason... "You shouldn't end up like the rest "You are given so much here "Yest still my rules you test" "Get your ass back to work!" She barked, lowering the knife "If you buck up one more time... "I will end your pathetic life..." She then left the room And Shadow too did go I was stunned and had many things I still wished to know One question was, Where was I?! Then the important one... Is this where I die?... A few hours passed Ill content with what I'd accrued I carefully left the room In search for some food... After exiting the door I was in a long grey hall And was startled when I heard From a speaker, a loud call "All security ponies needed" Came the voice's shout "In lab D-4, "The subject has gotten out!" I panicked and stumbled down the hallway Feeling very weak Until I found a sign For which I did seek Partially relieved I was in F-2 But I also found out This place was bigger than I knew I heard somepony coming And quickly passed through a door But did not notice That the room had no floor... I hit the chipped stone ground And felt my hooves crack It was quickly evident I would not be going back The pain of my body Was now too great To the point that I would have welcomed fate... Tears came from my eyes As my body hurt all about I had no hope in fighting it So I let them come out A little while passed Before I heard a slight groan And I was startled Realizing I was not alone A dirty pink mare Sat in the corner of the room Something was off about her And her presence seemed to loom "You have had better days?" She laughed and said to me "To figure that out, "I don't need to see..." She turned her head at me And I swore it to be lies But this mare before me Had removed her eyes... "What happened to you?!" I said in sudden shock And almost instantly I wished I hadn't talked "Everypony is so judgmental" She plainly said "But I aim to fix that "By MAKING them use their head!" "It is so great! "A wondrous way to be "You are happy with everything! "Just look at me!" I started moving back My bloodied hooves raking the floor I fought through the pain And my whole body was sore "See? You try to leave me! "I have been nothing but kind! "Don't worry, I can fix you "So you see with just your mind!" With that she was upon me With a sharp rock in her jaws Her damaged hooves cut my sides Feeling more like claws I struggled against her But gasped in shock As she missed and made my shoulder Embedded with the rock I kicked her off me And saw the rock still there Where it was lodged There was a bloody tear "I am just helping!" She loudly screamed I was going to die Or that is how it seemed I looked about the room And saw my wretched prize Now there was a chance I would not meet my demise A metal bed frame Sat broken and near by The protruding jagged piece Is what caught my eye I felt her hoof As it connected with my head I had one chance at this To spare me from being dead She was now bleeding And as we fought it got on me If I bucked this up My life would be the fee I brought up my leg Knocking her into the bed The jagged metal impaled her But she still was not dead... "I-I was helping you... "To be a better pony..." Her tone became soft "I wanted you to be happy..." "I just...wanted... "I... tried..." Then her breath stopped coming And with that she died... I had just killed a pony?! The thought contested my head Because of my actions She now was dead She tried to cut my eyes out I quickly reasoned But I would never come to terms With what I had done Covered in her blood I fell to the ground With a warm tingle Then icy darkness all around... 4. InfectedOnce again I awoke Still in the damn room Knowing it was very likely This would be my tomb I was surprised to find All my pain had gone away Though I felt I must’ve been out No longer than a day My body was thick with blood That was not there before Then I vomited when I saw it Laying on the floor The mare long since dead Was now torn apart With teeth marks all about her I felt heavy beating in my heart Then I realized What may have happened to this soul For I was sickened to discover That I now felt full… My eyes went wide And I looked around The walls were stained with red And the same was for the ground I glanced to my shoulder Brushing away my hair And saw in ill surprise That the rock was still there Except I’d healed around it And my skin was now full Blood no longer flowing For my body had sealed that hole I was still confused and horrored But started moving about For despite what I had been through I just had to get out The only visible way Was from where I had fallen But I had no clue How I would get up again I sat down in thought How do I get out of here? And how could I have e… The lack of knowledge brought me fear And that is when I saw it A displacement in the wall Directly underneath where I did fall I slowly walked towards it And by the bloodied mess I did pass And tapped my hoof against it To find it made of glass… “They were watching her…” I softly said out loud And realized there must be a room There where the darkness did shroud I slammed my hoof against it But to no avail This could be my exit So I could not fail I could find nothing useful So I could break the barricade But then I did find something And my morale did fade I looked to my shoulder And knew I’d likely be a fool Then in my teeth I grasped My new makeshift tool I quickly jerked my head And the rock ripped out The burning of my shoulder Caused of me a pained shout I expected it to hurt But no as much as it did I collapsed in sudden pain In which I wanted to be rid I remembered the words of Night Shade (Or I guess Shadow) And started piecing together What little I did know “They made a disease That infects one’s mind” But the connection was missing For there was a thought I could not find What happened to me?! Had I really eaten that mare?! I didn’t want to think of it For I didn’t dare “Magnifies the last thought” This went against what I was told For I swear the last thing I remembered Was that dark and cold… But I had thought of food… Before what happened here I continued thinking Though the truth I did fear How did I heal? I asked but then knew “The idea was to be immortal” Well, that was partly true But with that came Another damning thought That meant I was infected Though falsely hoped I was not But then came Confusion rather than fear For Shadow had told me I’d been ‘mindless’ for half a year But I had awoken Not just one time but two Could I fight the virus off? (I hoped that this was true) I looked back to my shoulder And found nothing different The wound was not healing And I had hope of what that meant I got back to my hooves And readied the rock The event of flying glass Made me back up in shock I had made a small break And started smashing the rest away For in this wretched place I would no longer stay After what felt like an hour It was big enough to fit through I had no idea the danger And knew that to be true Once in the room (Which was black as night) I saw a sign aside the glass That read ‘Crystal Sight’ I felt a sort of sorrow As I looked back to the mare She was once like me… Before getting locked in there… My sadness turned to anger At those who made it so I would pay them back for her For this I did know I stepped into the hallway With very limited sight For the only illumination Came from each emergency light This hall was similar To the one I’d been in last But I found some differences Pretty damn fast… All the doors were locked And held on some a note In large black lettering A warning somepony wrote “Condemned” or “Infected” Was on most of the doors And everywhere I wandered Dried blood covered the floors I came to a staircase Or that’s what the label said For two large metal doors blocked me Informing that the power was dead I started looking around me Until it caught my eyes A sign that pointed me Towards my blessed prize It was labeled “backup generator” So I tried to make it start But of course, “buck me” It was missing a part Finally catching a break I saw it upon the floor And hoped it would be enough To get me through that door The generator started up! And I smiled at the sound But quickly stopped As loud clicks came from all around My heart had trouble beating No longer feeling like I’d won I cursed and was angry At what I had just done Maybe they’ll be friendly I tried to lie But I knew I would likely die Every door slid open And dozens like Crystal Sight Flooded into the hallways And they began to fight I ducked under a table To keep them from seeing me Swearing at myself How foalish could I be? Not only these ponies But had myself to face Remembering Shadow’s words “Outside may have a case” Now they were freed And here they moved about And I was the one Who had let them out… 5. A Loose BondI cowered under the table As two ponies entered the room They appeared uninfected And I had sealed their doom “We need to get out of here!” A sea blue stallion said “If we stay much longer “We will soon be dead…” They went about the room And collected things from the floor Then they took the objects And barricaded the door Then the white stallion saw me As I lay there His face snapped to worry And he could just stare “There is one in here!” He quickly yelled Then grabbed a detached pipe Which in his teeth he held “I am not like them!!!” In panic I replied And if the blue one hadn’t been there I surely would have died “He isn’t attacking us…” The sea blue one said to him But he quickly replied “look at his shoulder” And my chances became slim “He is infected “And will turn like the rest” His voice held deep sadness Yet still came out quite stressed “Before you…kill me… “Please answer, where am I?” The white was startled at my obliviousness For I could see it in his eye “How could you… “Not know of this place?!... “Unless… you didn’t work here…” Then sudden sorrow crossed his face “Inkwell and I have been down here “After they sealed off this floor “We tried rebuilding the generator “To open up the door” “How did you get here?” He then said to me I didn’t want to delve into memories For the gore that I would see “I don’t remember” I said but he paid no attention He stood there staring at me About something he would not mention “My name is cloudy skies “But I think I know of you… “You’re Amiss Fortune? “Is this true?” I answered him, “yes but why?” As blood dried on my skin I barely could block out The loud fighting din… “You were their best success “The best hope of which they knew…” Then he softly said “I’m sorry for what happened to you…” At that very moment I heard running on the outer floor Then the sound of a massive crash As debris flew from the door The door then flew open And a red unicorn walked in But unlike Crystal Sight I saw in her only sin She gave disgusted looks To each of us Before saying, “you dirty earth ponies “Always causing a fuss…” She looked about the room And turned to me her face “You inferior species… “Must be put back in your place…” With that she grabbed the pipe From the mouth of the stallion And swung it to his head And his life was surely done… She turned to Inkwell And laughed in a chilling voice I had to act now It was my only choice I threw myself into her And we both then fell However, not long after The pipe was back in her spell I heard my ribs crack As the pipe brought with it pain My breathing slowed down And refused to gain I tried to fight her And connected my hoof with her head It wasn’t enough to stop And my wounds would leave me dead Then I heard it Another loud crack As a large piece of wood Struck her back Inkwell had chose to help Avoid meeting my fate But the blood in my mouth Made me fear it was too late The wood struck again This time on her head And I knew it was likely I too would soon be dead “You need to leave now I struggled to tell the pony “It soon won’t be safe “You’ll have to leave me” “What are you saying?! “You will not turn!” I knew it was unlikely But my body did burn “I will have to “To avoid my death…” Darkness started coming And staggering hit my breath After a while of convincing Inkwell agreed to leave me Both for his safety And to avoid what he may see… I did not want to do this But could feel each broken bone But to survive I had to And I was glad to be alone I closed my eyes tightly And moved towards the dead mare My body was in pain and disturbed At what I’d do there Reminding myself It was this or be dead I slowly lowered my mouth And consumed the crimson red But it didn’t work I didn’t fall from my thought I expected that survival Was a war that could be fought? In blind anger I stood up And paced about the room Then I looked to the mare… SHE HAD CAUSED ME THIS DOOM I started striking the body Why? I could not tell But was then reminded Of poor Carol Belle What was I doing?! Then realizing my thoughts were not my own This was the very reason I had to be here all alone But how was I aware? Of my actions now But the darkness overtook me Before I finished asking “how?” ***** I awoke again To find a familiar mare A strange feeling overcame me For Carol Belle was there… “I thought you were dead!” To her I cried Despite what had happened I was joyous to be reunified “Let me help you up” She said as she came near With every hoofstep Her presence vanquished my fear She helped me to my hooves And I caught her in embrace “I am so glad to see you” I said nuzzling her face “How did you survive? “And how did you find me?” No matter what the answer I was as happy as could be “Sorry, but I don’t know” She replied quite forlorn We needed to get moving Though our alliance was just reborn We started to leave With dull pain in my side The pain came with breathing Each time I tried The halls were very silent But had new bodies on the ground And the walls had a fresh coat Of red “paint” all around We found the large doors That was now open And was relieved to hope Inkwell had escaped then “Did you see a blue stallion “Before you found me?” Carol just shook her head Making me wonder how he’d be We slowly climbed the staircase Avoiding pools of red “Do you hear that?” Carol then said A soft eerie laugh Came from below Who or what made it I wished not to know We quickened our pace But were quiet as could be And were relieved When a door we could see We went through the doors Without looking back Though the place we had entered Was almost pitch black We crept through the shadows Hooves clicking on the moist ground And only stopped When we heard a muffled sound Light was before us Protruding from the corner Carol started towards it But I stopped her “Do you see that?” I asked pointing at the floor Fresh blood flowed from the corner As evidence of recent gore We approached cautiously Filled with many a worried thought I peeked about the corner But hoped I had not Countless bodies of ponies Who lay bloodied and dead Had slash markings From hooves to head They had been cut apart That just had to be For the deep gashes Were from a weapon I could not see Then I saw the blood Suspended in the air Sharp metal wires hung about About as thin as a single hair I tasted bile in my mouth As I picked up a lone limb How did I get this way? Doing things so grim I tossed it at the wires But they cut it quite clean “What the buck?!” I cursed aloud Why was life so mean?! After some pointless time Carol and I returned to the black I hated very much How we had to backtrack We wandered in the darkness Looking all around But found no type of exit Until hearing a faint sound “We have movement at blockade E” Came the muffled announcement Along with the other words Hope is what it sent I looked closely at the wall (From where the sound had came) To find it worn and breakable And Carol concluded the same We searched around the hallways But were frozen in fear For we found several “ex-ponies” Wandering very near One of them held A metal rod in her mouth But the act of obtaining it Could easily go south We needed to break through Or face doom as a choice I forced myself to walk up to them Then I cleared my voice… 1. The Letter of the LostThis is quite important And so you read this now The question I will be answering Is the simple one "how?" I must warn you though My words may agitate your head But you cannot complain to me For likely I am dead It all started On a summer day When my mistake damned this land And threw it's lives away My name is Amiss Fortune And my actions are as such And I am sorry in advance And cannot apologize too much So I'll start at the beginning And hope that it is true That my work can be completed By somepony like you...
2. Regret and Poor Choices...The air was quite dry And the birds void of the sky I was on a hill near Canterlot feeling the wind pass by I sat there with Carol Belle A beautiful green mare Counting and watching the clouds As they moved about the air "Look at that one" Carol turned and said to me "It looks like a parasprite "Or at least that's what I see" "It looks like a rock" I said with a sarcastic tone And to my words I got a laughing groan "Don't be difficult" She said as she lay there The sunset was upon us And illuminating her hair "We should probably head back" I said getting ready to go "It is getting dark, "And soon the path won't show" "I guess..." she sighed And joined me by my side We started back for Canterlot As the last light began to hide ********** Around ten minutes later While we were heading back We came upon a building Just a simple little shack The building looked abandon So we just started passing by But were frozen in our tracks When from it came A cry "GET THE BUCK OFF OF ME!" Came the troubled shout Followed by the sound Of a sickening snap ringing out The air was dead silent And we just stood there in shock Until a loud banging emerged From the other side of the door's lock We quickly ran away And returned to the city And told the police what happened But they either laughed or stared at me "You guys are just sleep deprived" Came a policepony's voice I demanded to see the chief Them not giving me another choice I was lead to a room With a large brown earthpony "Well, what do you want?" He finally said to me "There was a murder" His eyes raised as I spoke "Out in the fields" My voice a nervous choke "Did you see it happen?" He sighed and said to me "Well, no..." I replied "Then what did you see?!" "I heard a pony call for help "As something did attack "It was by an abandon building" At this, his attention snapped back... "What did you see there?!" He quickly yelled at me "The place was locked up, "There was nothing I could see" He sat studying me Before snapping "just leave" At the turn of this conversation I this did relieve.. I quickly left that place And with me Carol Belle The sudden hostility there Meant I could not dwell We were almost home When I saw it there A shadowed earthpony figure As it would just stare We passed by him (?) And safely got inside But from the creepy pony We would be there to hide I locked all the doors (As well as windows too) The pony had been watching us I knew it to be true... I lay in my bed Still worried and awake The events of this night Caused me to shiver and shake It was barely past two When it caught my eye A shadow on my window As it passed on by I looked to Carol Belle And found her still asleep I needed to investigate So towards the window I did creep Out the glass I saw The shadowed figure at my door It was writing a note That it left upon the floor The figure then turned And escaped my sight And that was the last I saw of it On that damning night I slowly crept to the door And retrieved the note And studied the words The figure had wrote you are in great danger And I wish it was not true But you know too much now So I was sent after you but I am tired Of unjustly ending lives I realize there are higher Goals for which one strives you must get out of here I can buy you some time I do this for redemption For you've committed no crime I dropped the note That warned of my demise And quickly glanced around But nothing met my eyes I slowly backed up Feeling quite terrified And felt little sanction In going inside I woke up Carol Belle And told her what I knew And by the looks of it She was worried too... "But where can we go?" Came her soothing voice "I am not quite sure... "But we haven't got a choice..." We collected What little things we had Forcing Carol to do this Made me feel quite bad I scanned our surroundings And nothing entered my sight So Carol and I Set out in to the night We walked along the sidewalk With nopony else about When my ears were met With a loud shout "Stop right there!" Came the bucking sound In shock I stopped walking And quickly turned around Several policeponies Stood there in the street Then ran up towards us And with no kindness we did meet "Somepony is after us." I quickly made clear but as they approached I felt some faint fear... "Then come with us "And bring your mare too "We have some questions "We must ask of you" Unreluctantly I complied And with me, Carol Belle Not knowing that my actions would be delivering us to hell The last thing I heard Before a paralysis spell hit me Was the scream of Carol Belle The fate chose what I'd be...
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A Corrupted MindThe sun was shining And a smooth wind graced my fur I saw Carol trotting happily and I moved to join her We conversed in joy for hours or that's what it would seem Until a loud rumbling Awoke me from my dream... my eyes shot open But my limbs would not respond The paralysis spell must still be active (Of which I was not fond...) my eyes slowly adjusted To the strange dark But the horror that I saw Would leave a mental mark Bloodied bodies of ponies Lay all around me This wretched gore filled sight Was so hard to see I shut my eyes tight And tasted my own bile But came to my senses After a long while I realized I was moving And reluctantly looked around To find my immobile body Was not on solid ground I was on a track That ran towards a large flame I had to get off of this Or it would be my end game I struggled very hard But was frozen still Then I remembered Carol Belle And that enraged my will I had to find her But feared it was too late But I must save her Or at least know her fate I slowly got to my hooves And stumbled on my way All about this room Were dark walls of grey I tripped over a detached forehoof and a snap came from my side Passing out from the pain I thought that I had died... ********** My next time being awoken I saw a "familiar" face It was of the dark figure And my heart increased in pace "Don't make any noise" The stallion whispered at me the dark outline of a small room Was all that I could see "Where the buck am I?" I asked, lungs screaming in pain But all I was returned Was him telling me to shut up again "You're in Hell..." He said after a long while "Please enjoy your stay!" He added with a grim smile His mane was red and black and did not look well kept This dark blue stallion being friendly Seemed difficult to accept He sat silent Before letting me know "My name is Night Shade, "But they call me Shadow "Well, I'm Amiss Fortune" I said after some thought He chuckled and replied "Well, who is not?" I ignored his attempt To lighten up the mood My pain wasn't just from my ribs For my stomach was void of food "They think you are dead, "So let's keep it that way "You will be silent and listen to me "If alive is how you wish to stay." "Who is 'They'?" I asked Wanting to know what this was about He just turned and looked at me Saying "you haven't figured it out?" "There is a 'project', "Of which few ponies know "For it exists in such horror "Where pony thoughts choose not to go" "The idea was to be immortal "To live life without fear "But they bit too much off "And their goal is nowhere near" "Instead they made a disease "that infects one's mind "That amplifies their last thought "Leaving rational thinking behind" "Yet they continue testing "Instead this damn place "Ignoring that the outside world "May develop a case..." I was shocked and startled At this bucked up news All this was hidden From all public views "How long was I out?" His answer brought me fear "Mindless or asleep? "For the first has been half a year "Where is Carol Belle?!" I stuttered in full fright "I'm afraid she wasn't as lucky" He said, avoiding my sight... My mind filled with emotion No longer capable of full thought But I promised, no matter the pain She wouldn't be forgot The small room filled with choked sobbing As tears flooded my eyes I had managed to live But she met her demise Shadow heard something And quickly turned his head He pulled me to the floor Before pushing me under a bed The door of the room opened And in came a unicorn Her Pissed off expression Hid my thoughts that were forlorn "What the hell are you doing?!" Came her enraged yell She held a knife to Shadow's throat With a telekinetic spell "Give me a damn reason... "You shouldn't end up like the rest "You are given so much here "Yest still my rules you test" "Get your ass back to work!" She barked, lowering the knife "If you buck up one more time... "I will end your pathetic life..." She then left the room And Shadow too did go I was stunned and had many things I still wished to know One question was, Where was I?! Then the important one... Is this where I die?... A few hours passed Ill content with what I'd accrued I carefully left the room In search for some food... After exiting the door I was in a long grey hall And was startled when I heard From a speaker, a loud call "All security ponies needed" Came the voice's shout "In lab D-4, "The subject has gotten out!" I panicked and stumbled down the hallway Feeling very weak Until I found a sign For which I did seek Partially relieved I was in F-2 But I also found out This place was bigger than I knew I heard somepony coming And quickly passed through a door But did not notice That the room had no floor... I hit the chipped stone ground And felt my hooves crack It was quickly evident I would not be going back The pain of my body Was now too great To the point that I would have welcomed fate... Tears came from my eyes As my body hurt all about I had no hope in fighting it So I let them come out A little while passed Before I heard a slight groan And I was startled Realizing I was not alone A dirty pink mare Sat in the corner of the room Something was off about her And her presence seemed to loom "You have had better days?" She laughed and said to me "To figure that out, "I don't need to see..." She turned her head at me And I swore it to be lies But this mare before me Had removed her eyes... "What happened to you?!" I said in sudden shock And almost instantly I wished I hadn't talked "Everypony is so judgmental" She plainly said "But I aim to fix that "By MAKING them use their head!" "It is so great! "A wondrous way to be "You are happy with everything! "Just look at me!" I started moving back My bloodied hooves raking the floor I fought through the pain And my whole body was sore "See? You try to leave me! "I have been nothing but kind! "Don't worry, I can fix you "So you see with just your mind!" With that she was upon me With a sharp rock in her jaws Her damaged hooves cut my sides Feeling more like claws I struggled against her But gasped in shock As she missed and made my shoulder Embedded with the rock I kicked her off me And saw the rock still there Where it was lodged There was a bloody tear "I am just helping!" She loudly screamed I was going to die Or that is how it seemed I looked about the room And saw my wretched prize Now there was a chance I would not meet my demise A metal bed frame Sat broken and near by The protruding jagged piece Is what caught my eye I felt her hoof As it connected with my head I had one chance at this To spare me from being dead She was now bleeding And as we fought it got on me If I bucked this up My life would be the fee I brought up my leg Knocking her into the bed The jagged metal impaled her But she still was not dead... "I-I was helping you... "To be a better pony..." Her tone became soft "I wanted you to be happy..." "I just...wanted... "I... tried..." Then her breath stopped coming And with that she died... I had just killed a pony?! The thought contested my head Because of my actions She now was dead She tried to cut my eyes out I quickly reasoned But I would never come to terms With what I had done Covered in her blood I fell to the ground With a warm tingle Then icy darkness all around...
4. InfectedOnce again I awoke Still in the damn room Knowing it was very likely This would be my tomb I was surprised to find All my pain had gone away Though I felt I must’ve been out No longer than a day My body was thick with blood That was not there before Then I vomited when I saw it Laying on the floor The mare long since dead Was now torn apart With teeth marks all about her I felt heavy beating in my heart Then I realized What may have happened to this soul For I was sickened to discover That I now felt full… My eyes went wide And I looked around The walls were stained with red And the same was for the ground I glanced to my shoulder Brushing away my hair And saw in ill surprise That the rock was still there Except I’d healed around it And my skin was now full Blood no longer flowing For my body had sealed that hole I was still confused and horrored But started moving about For despite what I had been through I just had to get out The only visible way Was from where I had fallen But I had no clue How I would get up again I sat down in thought How do I get out of here? And how could I have e… The lack of knowledge brought me fear And that is when I saw it A displacement in the wall Directly underneath where I did fall I slowly walked towards it And by the bloodied mess I did pass And tapped my hoof against it To find it made of glass… “They were watching her…” I softly said out loud And realized there must be a room There where the darkness did shroud I slammed my hoof against it But to no avail This could be my exit So I could not fail I could find nothing useful So I could break the barricade But then I did find something And my morale did fade I looked to my shoulder And knew I’d likely be a fool Then in my teeth I grasped My new makeshift tool I quickly jerked my head And the rock ripped out The burning of my shoulder Caused of me a pained shout I expected it to hurt But no as much as it did I collapsed in sudden pain In which I wanted to be rid I remembered the words of Night Shade (Or I guess Shadow) And started piecing together What little I did know “They made a disease That infects one’s mind” But the connection was missing For there was a thought I could not find What happened to me?! Had I really eaten that mare?! I didn’t want to think of it For I didn’t dare “Magnifies the last thought” This went against what I was told For I swear the last thing I remembered Was that dark and cold… But I had thought of food… Before what happened here I continued thinking Though the truth I did fear How did I heal? I asked but then knew “The idea was to be immortal” Well, that was partly true But with that came Another damning thought That meant I was infected Though falsely hoped I was not But then came Confusion rather than fear For Shadow had told me I’d been ‘mindless’ for half a year But I had awoken Not just one time but two Could I fight the virus off? (I hoped that this was true) I looked back to my shoulder And found nothing different The wound was not healing And I had hope of what that meant I got back to my hooves And readied the rock The event of flying glass Made me back up in shock I had made a small break And started smashing the rest away For in this wretched place I would no longer stay After what felt like an hour It was big enough to fit through I had no idea the danger And knew that to be true Once in the room (Which was black as night) I saw a sign aside the glass That read ‘Crystal Sight’ I felt a sort of sorrow As I looked back to the mare She was once like me… Before getting locked in there… My sadness turned to anger At those who made it so I would pay them back for her For this I did know I stepped into the hallway With very limited sight For the only illumination Came from each emergency light This hall was similar To the one I’d been in last But I found some differences Pretty damn fast… All the doors were locked And held on some a note In large black lettering A warning somepony wrote “Condemned” or “Infected” Was on most of the doors And everywhere I wandered Dried blood covered the floors I came to a staircase Or that’s what the label said For two large metal doors blocked me Informing that the power was dead I started looking around me Until it caught my eyes A sign that pointed me Towards my blessed prize It was labeled “backup generator” So I tried to make it start But of course, “buck me” It was missing a part Finally catching a break I saw it upon the floor And hoped it would be enough To get me through that door The generator started up! And I smiled at the sound But quickly stopped As loud clicks came from all around My heart had trouble beating No longer feeling like I’d won I cursed and was angry At what I had just done Maybe they’ll be friendly I tried to lie But I knew I would likely die Every door slid open And dozens like Crystal Sight Flooded into the hallways And they began to fight I ducked under a table To keep them from seeing me Swearing at myself How foalish could I be? Not only these ponies But had myself to face Remembering Shadow’s words “Outside may have a case” Now they were freed And here they moved about And I was the one Who had let them out…
5. A Loose BondI cowered under the table As two ponies entered the room They appeared uninfected And I had sealed their doom “We need to get out of here!” A sea blue stallion said “If we stay much longer “We will soon be dead…” They went about the room And collected things from the floor Then they took the objects And barricaded the door Then the white stallion saw me As I lay there His face snapped to worry And he could just stare “There is one in here!” He quickly yelled Then grabbed a detached pipe Which in his teeth he held “I am not like them!!!” In panic I replied And if the blue one hadn’t been there I surely would have died “He isn’t attacking us…” The sea blue one said to him But he quickly replied “look at his shoulder” And my chances became slim “He is infected “And will turn like the rest” His voice held deep sadness Yet still came out quite stressed “Before you…kill me… “Please answer, where am I?” The white was startled at my obliviousness For I could see it in his eye “How could you… “Not know of this place?!... “Unless… you didn’t work here…” Then sudden sorrow crossed his face “Inkwell and I have been down here “After they sealed off this floor “We tried rebuilding the generator “To open up the door” “How did you get here?” He then said to me I didn’t want to delve into memories For the gore that I would see “I don’t remember” I said but he paid no attention He stood there staring at me About something he would not mention “My name is cloudy skies “But I think I know of you… “You’re Amiss Fortune? “Is this true?” I answered him, “yes but why?” As blood dried on my skin I barely could block out The loud fighting din… “You were their best success “The best hope of which they knew…” Then he softly said “I’m sorry for what happened to you…” At that very moment I heard running on the outer floor Then the sound of a massive crash As debris flew from the door The door then flew open And a red unicorn walked in But unlike Crystal Sight I saw in her only sin She gave disgusted looks To each of us Before saying, “you dirty earth ponies “Always causing a fuss…” She looked about the room And turned to me her face “You inferior species… “Must be put back in your place…” With that she grabbed the pipe From the mouth of the stallion And swung it to his head And his life was surely done… She turned to Inkwell And laughed in a chilling voice I had to act now It was my only choice I threw myself into her And we both then fell However, not long after The pipe was back in her spell I heard my ribs crack As the pipe brought with it pain My breathing slowed down And refused to gain I tried to fight her And connected my hoof with her head It wasn’t enough to stop And my wounds would leave me dead Then I heard it Another loud crack As a large piece of wood Struck her back Inkwell had chose to help Avoid meeting my fate But the blood in my mouth Made me fear it was too late The wood struck again This time on her head And I knew it was likely I too would soon be dead “You need to leave now I struggled to tell the pony “It soon won’t be safe “You’ll have to leave me” “What are you saying?! “You will not turn!” I knew it was unlikely But my body did burn “I will have to “To avoid my death…” Darkness started coming And staggering hit my breath After a while of convincing Inkwell agreed to leave me Both for his safety And to avoid what he may see… I did not want to do this But could feel each broken bone But to survive I had to And I was glad to be alone I closed my eyes tightly And moved towards the dead mare My body was in pain and disturbed At what I’d do there Reminding myself It was this or be dead I slowly lowered my mouth And consumed the crimson red But it didn’t work I didn’t fall from my thought I expected that survival Was a war that could be fought? In blind anger I stood up And paced about the room Then I looked to the mare… SHE HAD CAUSED ME THIS DOOM I started striking the body Why? I could not tell But was then reminded Of poor Carol Belle What was I doing?! Then realizing my thoughts were not my own This was the very reason I had to be here all alone But how was I aware? Of my actions now But the darkness overtook me Before I finished asking “how?” ***** I awoke again To find a familiar mare A strange feeling overcame me For Carol Belle was there… “I thought you were dead!” To her I cried Despite what had happened I was joyous to be reunified “Let me help you up” She said as she came near With every hoofstep Her presence vanquished my fear She helped me to my hooves And I caught her in embrace “I am so glad to see you” I said nuzzling her face “How did you survive? “And how did you find me?” No matter what the answer I was as happy as could be “Sorry, but I don’t know” She replied quite forlorn We needed to get moving Though our alliance was just reborn We started to leave With dull pain in my side The pain came with breathing Each time I tried The halls were very silent But had new bodies on the ground And the walls had a fresh coat Of red “paint” all around We found the large doors That was now open And was relieved to hope Inkwell had escaped then “Did you see a blue stallion “Before you found me?” Carol just shook her head Making me wonder how he’d be We slowly climbed the staircase Avoiding pools of red “Do you hear that?” Carol then said A soft eerie laugh Came from below Who or what made it I wished not to know We quickened our pace But were quiet as could be And were relieved When a door we could see We went through the doors Without looking back Though the place we had entered Was almost pitch black We crept through the shadows Hooves clicking on the moist ground And only stopped When we heard a muffled sound Light was before us Protruding from the corner Carol started towards it But I stopped her “Do you see that?” I asked pointing at the floor Fresh blood flowed from the corner As evidence of recent gore We approached cautiously Filled with many a worried thought I peeked about the corner But hoped I had not Countless bodies of ponies Who lay bloodied and dead Had slash markings From hooves to head They had been cut apart That just had to be For the deep gashes Were from a weapon I could not see Then I saw the blood Suspended in the air Sharp metal wires hung about About as thin as a single hair I tasted bile in my mouth As I picked up a lone limb How did I get this way? Doing things so grim I tossed it at the wires But they cut it quite clean “What the buck?!” I cursed aloud Why was life so mean?! After some pointless time Carol and I returned to the black I hated very much How we had to backtrack We wandered in the darkness Looking all around But found no type of exit Until hearing a faint sound “We have movement at blockade E” Came the muffled announcement Along with the other words Hope is what it sent I looked closely at the wall (From where the sound had came) To find it worn and breakable And Carol concluded the same We searched around the hallways But were frozen in fear For we found several “ex-ponies” Wandering very near One of them held A metal rod in her mouth But the act of obtaining it Could easily go south We needed to break through Or face doom as a choice I forced myself to walk up to them Then I cleared my voice…
1. The Letter of the LostThis is quite important And so you read this now The question I will be answering Is the simple one "how?" I must warn you though My words may agitate your head But you cannot complain to me For likely I am dead It all started On a summer day When my mistake damned this land And threw it's lives away My name is Amiss Fortune And my actions are as such And I am sorry in advance And cannot apologize too much So I'll start at the beginning And hope that it is true That my work can be completed By somepony like you...
