Memories of a Future's Past

"Twilight what is going on? What part of Equestria is this?" AJ asked echoed Rainbow's previous question with a worried look upon her muzzle.

"I wish I could tell you but I'm just as lost as everypony here." she sighed as she looked up at the pale green screen waiting for the next command. Twilight always thought she could find any answer she needed by reading through all her books but this just seemed beyond her grasp for she had no clue as to who this pony is or where she came from.

"I don't know if I can take any more of this." Fluttershy softly said as she laid in her chair looking over towards the princess.

"Yeah it's pretty intense, Twilight." Rainbow Dash commented. "This pony is getting fucked up in more ways than one."

"Perhaps we should look into the next one? We might find some kind of answer that we are looking for." Rarity suggested as she to turned towards Twilight.

"Very well, but remember no pony has to stay if they don't want to." Twilight said more towards Fluttershy than to any other pony in the room. "Let's see now..." she continued as her eyes went over the files again, "Play back file: 0018 please." Twilight said as the screen flickered a few times before going to black.

File: 0018 loading....

It was hard to make anything out as the ponies tilted their heads in many directions. It was dark and the screen seemed to move a bit then stop. It continued in this fashion for quite a while and the only sounds that they heard was something dragging and the breathing of a pony that was nearby but out of view. After a few minutes of this and the sound of a door closing Prism's body stopped moving and they could now see her face as her right fore hoof was pointing slightly up. It was dimly lit and a shadow appeared over her body blocking the light which made for a pretty scary image.

Fluttershy squeaked and hid under her hoofs as soon as the other pony appeared. As they lowered their head it became clear to those watching that it was a stallion with a short and choppy mane of bright green. He seemed to sniff Prism a few times before dragging his tongue across her face which made most of the six cringe at the sight.

Prism's eyes snapped open a second later and she quickly looked up at the stallion before screaming and panicking trying to get away from him. Unfortunately for her he was a lot stronger and pinned her down quite easily while giving a wicked laugh as he just stared at her an expression of enjoyment and delight upon his face.

"Oh yes. You are my little fucking whore tonight." he said as he leaned close to her face again and licked it once more. Prism was horrified as the fear seemed to paralyze her making her mind go blank not knowing what to do in this situation. The stallion disappeared from view as the six could see Prism's eyes watch his movement yet daring not to move herself. They could hear strange sounds like metal against metal which made a few of the ponies flap their ears down against the sound yet Prism's eyes seemed to widen as his hoof steps began to get louder as he approached her once more.

"Let's have some fun." he said with a menacing snicker as Prism suddenly tries to scuttle backwards as best as she could and ends up running into a nearby wall pressing her back against it as she attempts to flee from him. "You wanna play hide and seek?" he laughed as he slowly approached the young mare.

"Please..." her voice was barely louder than a whisper and heavy with fear, "let me go...". The screen was shaking slightly as his hoof steps seem to grown louder and louder with each passing one. They came to a sudden stop as the six could see him standing in front of her and one of the only things they could hear is her heavy breathing as he stood above her before he lifted a hoof and slammed it down which knocked her over which brought him into full view. Prism screamed as he repeated his attack a few more times before she stopped and he got bored before he turned and walked away towards a rusty old desk and seemed to be looking for something.

Coughing a few times she turned her hoof towards herself and both Rarity and Apple Jack gasped at the same time at what they saw. Her lip was busted open and there was blood dripping from her nose. As she wiped her muzzle with her other hoof her eyes quickly searched her surroundings for anything that could help free herself from him. Placing her hoof back on the ground he came back into view as he turned around finally finding what he was looking for and in his mouth he was bringing back a strange looking device that looked like it could do some serious harm.

With an evil sparkle in his eyes he made his way back towards Prism as he seemed to be chuckling with every hoof step. As the stallion loomed over her Prism brought up her forehooves right before they could see him bring it smashing down upon her bringing a metallic thud sound to their ears. Prism's screams began again echoed by his muffled laughter as he continued to rain down blow after blow. Prism's bloody hooves fell as she seemed to fall upon her side breathing heavily. He seemed to stop for a brief moment taking a step back as he seemed to be frowning as if that was all she had.

A crimson glow began to surround the weapon he had in his mouth as he took another step back shaking his head as if he was trying to keep his grip on it. The glow intensified and a ripping sound could be heard as it flies out of his mouth and hovers a few feet from him. The stallion spits out blood and a few teeth as he glares at Prism now with rage and hatred filled in his eyes.

"Give that back you fucking bitch!" he yelled at her and started to move towards her before his weapon slams into his eye piercing it as he gives a blood curdling yell as he drops down trying to pull it out with his hooves. "Fuck you! Fuck you! You'll die for this!" he kept screaming as the weapon seemed to slowly move deeper into his flesh as he topples over body squirming from the pain. The light from her horn seemed to glow even more lighting the area around her bringing a soft crimson glow to the brutal scene. As the weapon continued to dig deeper a bloody foam began to form around his mouth as it penetrates completely coming out of his chest with a spray of blood. It took a few agonizing minutes for him to become still and that's when Prism finally moved.

Slowly getting up and turning from the dead carcass she dropped the bloody weapon near him and made her way shakily towards the door. She was only a few feet from it before she had to lean against the wall and catch her breath. Prism was pretty banged up and didn't know if she could make it out of where ever she was at alive. Turning her hoof towards herself she looked down into the screen and just closed her eyes and sighed.

"You're a mess girl," she started before she seemed to give a slight giggle, "well it could be worse. I just need to get out of here first but what is going on?" she asked herself. Prism wiped her muzzle once more as she continued, "I still can't believe I...killed...another pony...but I had no choice...no choice..." she sat down and started to cry silently before she collapsed and let it all out. Those few minutes seemed like eternity as the six sniffled as they just watched her weep into her hooves. As the screen went to black and was replaced by that pale green color Twilight turned to the nearest pony and wiped her eyes.

Apple Jack was sitting next to her and as they both sat in silence more tears began to flow from Twilight's eyes while the ponies in the room sat in their own sadness not wanting to be the first one to speak. Twilight turned and looked from pony to pony as each one with their head down tears streaming from their eyes. Even Rainbow Dash, while trying to hide it, had her heart strings pulled and wiped her eyes with her hoof.

Twilight then looked up at the screen as it patiently waited for the next command not really wanting to know what happens next but at the same time that all to familiar feeling of curiosity pulled inside her. She also did not want to put her friends through anymore of what was happening to this poor unicorn. As her eyes shifted around the room she could tell her friends were recovering as a few still sniffled here and there as she cleared her throat quietly.

"Well this is...umm..." even though she is trying Twilight just couldn't find the words to explain what they just saw. "I am sorry everypony. If I knew what we were getting into I would not have had you watch....this..." she waved a hoof at the device and that pale green screen.

"It's alright, darling." Rarity spoke to the alicorn. "Like I've stated before we started this together and we'll finish this together." The other ponies agreed as they all looked towards Twilight as she smiled towards her best friends as she nodded at them and wiped another tear from her eye.

"Thank you everypony."

"Aww shucks, Twi, you know we won't ever leave you hanging." Apple Jack reassured her.

"That's right!" Rainbow called out. "No matter how bad it gets we're here for each other." The girls smiled and made each other feel better as they took a slight break before deciding on jumping back into it. Rarity still insisted on letting the other Princess' know about all of this yet Twilight reminded her that they were extremely busy and did not feel the need to bother them. Taking their places once again around the table the girls turned to Twilight as she looked from pony to pony as if getting the go ahead as each one nodded to her.

Taking a deep breath Twilight closed her eyes and let it out before opening them and looking up towards that never changing pale green screen. "No matter what." she said quietly to herself as she raised a hoof and gave the command to play the next file on this list. The six sat in anticipation as the screen gave its usual flicker before displaying the words "Loading file: 0019" before fading to that ever eerie blackness that followed suit.