The Elements of Mayhem--Awakening

The crimson earth pony opened his blue eyes. A lock of his messy brown mane hung in front of them before he pushed it to the side with a hoof. He saw a pair of fillies playing some stupid game with pieces of chalk. The stallion turned, ready to leave, when he heard the colts.

"This is our spot, Clover. Go back to your little dollhouses," The older one, a white pegasus said.

The younger one, a green earth pony, stepped forward and crushed the younger filly's chalk under a hoof, "You too, Flowery!"

The younger filly, a yellow unicorn, whimpered slightly, "I-it's Flory. . ."

The red pony started to shake. Leave them alone, you brats. . . He thought.

"Nopony cares!" The green pony said, knocking the yellow unicorn's glasses to the ground.

Don't touch her! The red stallion thought. It seemed as though he blinked, but the next thing he knew, he was standing in front of the two colts with a wooden bat in his hooves. The green pony had a swollen lump on his face, his black eye stuck shut.

Both colts, and the older filly, turned and ran away from the stallion, while 'Flory' took a step back, trembling as she watched the stallion.

"I--" he started, "I didn't mean to. . ."

Seeing the fear in the remaining foal, and hearing the voice of a teacher, the stallion turned and ran.

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"My name is Hot Rod," the stallion said to the bluebird sitting on the branch, "I don't know why, but I've been created to counter the Element of Laughter. Anger burns inside me, and. . .I hate it. I hurt a colt today!" His voice turned from angry shouting to pleading. "Please," he said to the bird, "Please help me!"

The bird shrugged him off and flew away.

"A bird isn't going to understand you," A mare said, "Let alone be able to help you."

Hot Rod turned and looked at the mare. She had a blue coat and a silver mane. A pink baseball cap rested on her head, "I'm also created to counter an Element of Harmony. My name is False Witness."