Amiss Fortune

I 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…