Six Locks

Chapter 7: Unexpected Help, Pt3

I poured some water in Rainbow's cup as we all slightly chilled out. Me, Rainbow Dash, Jacob, and Shieldige. We had gotten Jacob to stop and have him in a secret room only the four of us know now.

"So..." I trailed. I looked around nervously. Jacob's tied up, Shieldige has a scar thanks to Jacob's stalking in the factory, and Rainbow has a black eye. I don't know how this can get worse. "So Shieldige, it's uh, been a long time!" I said. He gives me a glare through his shades. Rainbow sighed.

"Are we really going to do this?" She asks.

"Well, anyway moving on," I said, awkwardly.

"Sam, you don't know what you're doing," Jacob said. I looked at him.

"What do you mean?" I ask. Jacob looks up at me.

"You still have no idea? Look around, this isn't real Sam!" He said. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Sam, that is not the Rainbow Dash you lo-" I cut him off, slapping him. He looks up at me with surprise, and another look I can't quite place.

"This is reality Jacob, deal with it," I said. He shakes his head. "Can you two let us be in privacy, I got this," I said. Shieldige nods.

"No, I want answers," Rainbow says.

"I will give some to you after this, so please," I said. Rainbow sighs and leave. Jacob and I sit in silence.

"You still don't know what you're doing," Jacob says.

"Well what the hell am I suppose to do!?" I yell. "I have had enough of this crap and I am not in any situation to be in control!!!" I yell louder. Jacob looks at me with the same look as before.

"Do you think that I don't know? Do you think that I don't know [censor] and I'm an insane madman!?" He yells back. I tried massaging the right side of my forehead and looked at him in the eye.

"Tell me smart-ass, what am I supposed to do then?" I ask quietishly. Jacob glares at me.

"You're being controlled Sam, don't you see? This is a world in someone's control. Someone is planning something!" Jacob said.

"Who?" I ask. I heard only silence. "Answer me jackass, who?" I ask again.

"I don't know," Jacob said.

"Well then that's great!" I yell. "You know someone's in control, but ya don't know who! Brilliant friggen thinking Jacob!" I say. He only stares at the floor.

"Sam, if someone starts trying to help, do not be with him or her," he said.

"Help me with what Jacob? My sanity is about as long as an inch, my beloved Rainbow Dash is gone, and you tried to kill me, who the hell is going to try and help me in this world Jacob?" I ask, demandingly.

"I can't believe I used to look up to you Sam. But now, you're just an insane person, nothing more," he answers. He then gave me the same look a third time, and I realized what it was. Terror. I glared back at him. "I'm done talking Sam, whoever's controlling this world soon has no use for me, so goodbye," he said. I got up, and calmly walked out.

"Make sure this is locked up tight and give him two meals a day," I said to a guard. He nods and goes on his way.

Before I stepped into my office, Rainbow cuts me off.

"Hey Rainbow, whatcha need?" I ask smiling. She glares at me,

"You know what I want. What was Jacob going to say and why?" She asks. I sighed.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," I said. She keeps glaring.

"Give me the truth, now," she demands frankly. I nodded in silence and went into my office and sat down.

"Rainbow, I am not who you think I am. I don't know where to start, so I'll start with this. I used to live in a world of ponies, colorful, magical, and happy ponies. I used to live in that world with the feeling of happiness, and peace everywhere. I also had someone... Special to me, extremely special to me," I said. "We had a good life, but she outlived me when I died. I was working in a factory, slightly like this one, and then I got..." I trailed off. Should I tell her a half truth, or the whole truth? I look at Rainbow Dash, and she gives me a gesture to go on. "Electrocuted. I was then put in a hospital for, I think two or three weeks, and then I just died," I continued. I looked at Rainbow Dash to see disbelief.

"You didn't die, you're right here," she said jokingly. I look down, shaking my head. "This is a joke right?" She asks. I look at her with tears in my eyes.

"This is not a joke, because of what happened, I can't see that pony ever again because the rest of my friends are still screwed up," I said. My anger started burning. "This is their fault now that I think about it, because they got themselves screwed up, and now me too!" I yelled, slamming my fist into the wall. I looked at it to see a dent on where I struck. "Ugh, sorry, just um, nerves," I said. Rainbow nodded staring at the wall with fear. "You act like I'm going to hurt you," I said. Rainbow looks up shaking her head.

"Nah, I'm just surprised, that's all," she said. I sighed.

"Do you have any more question?" I ask. She shakes her head. "Okay, toodles," I said, walking to my office. I then sit in my office chair and stare at the ceiling. I then had an idea. I remember going to a psychiatrist once, and he said that I should keep some sort of journal/diary with me. He also told me to write down all that had happened on when I feel like it should start, and finish it on when I should end. I opened the drawers to luckily find one unused journal. I then quickly started writing down everything that has happened from a little bit before I got to the original Equestrian, and after many many many hours of writing, get to here, where I am right now. I'm even writing this senten- okay never mind this joke isn't funny.

It's been two days and I had finally finished the journal. I had gone home and done many chores, and I finally get to have Scootaloo live with me again, yay! I haven't heard anything from Jacob, so I thought maybe I should visit him and try to patch things up. I admit, I was pretty aggressive, so apologies are necessary. I walk into the secret room to find Jacob, playing Go Fish with two guards.

"Do you have any fish tail?" One guard asks in a Russian accent.

"Go Fish," Jacob said.

"Same," the other guard said.

"Knockity knock knock," I said. Jacob looks up with surprise.

"Sam! Are you going to listen to me?" He asks. I sighed.

"I dunno, hold on, do you two mind?" I ask, looking at the guards continuing the game.

"Oops, sorry," they said. They stumbled out leaving their cards. Jacob looks at me.

"Sam, you need to listen to me and get us out of here!" He said. I groan.

"This again Jacob? For the last time I am not insane," I said.

"I never said you're insane, I just said you don't realize what's going on!" He said.

"You know what, give me one or two good reasons why I should listen," I said. Jacob looks down.

"Would you do it for her?" He asks.

"Who?" I ask.

"Rainbow Dash, would you get her out of this nightmare for her?" He asks. I looked at him for a moment. "If that's not reason enough, please let me have a chance to see the real Fluttershy again. At least once Sam, please," he said, starting to cry. I stared at him for a few moments, seeing my best friend do something he's never done before.

"Fine," I said. Jacob rushes up to me and hugs me hard.

"Thank you, thank you so much," he said. I sighed.

"Jacob, I understand how it feels," I said. "If we're going to escape though, we need a plan, an elaborate ruse," I said.

"Anything Sam, anything," Jacob said.