Author's Note

Many of the characters in this story are NOT real. Purely, based upon my imagination.
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Cargo

Cast:
Ash Pelt
Scarlet Blitz
Onyx
Ratchet
Frost Bloom

-Atlantic Ocean-

Waves lashed against the cargo ship's sturdy hull, rocking it back and forth as it made it's way towards Manehattan. Rain poured against it's deck as crew members prepared to dock. They were almost at their destination.

"This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving to our destination, shortly." the intercom said.

"Finally!" Ash pelt grumbled. It felt like he had been at sea for months. Ash pelt swiveled his grey head as a deep rumbling caught his attention. "What the-?" he said as a group of rocky protrusions bumped the side of the ship.

Trotting to the edge of the cargo boat, Ash pelt watched with wide eyes as the rocks suddenly went below the surface of the water.

"What's up?" Scarlet Blitz asked, walking up to Ash Pelt with a worried expression on her face.

"The sky." Ash answered sarcastically.

"Har, har. But seriously, what's eatin ya?" she asked again.

"I can't shake this feeling that something bad is going to happen." Ash Pelt acknowledged, his mane and tail bristling as he said the words. Ash Pelt stared over the edge, watching for the rocks.

Scarlet must have noticed his expression. "Ash?"

"Hmm?"

"What's going on? You're acting strange." she said, a confused look crossed her face.

Suddenly, the cargo ship steeply rocked back and forth, throwing Ash Pelt and scarlet to one side of the ship.

-Manehattan, The Ratchet Brothers Auto Shop-

The young stallion gazed down at the heavy piece of steel before him, his eyes dropping slightly. Onyx had been up since three o'clock in the morning, working in his older brother's shop.

"Unnnggghhh." the stallion groaned as he put a welding mask over his head. He was very clearly, well... TIRED. At that moment, Onyx's older brother, Ratchet, let himself in. The bell jingled as it clanged against the glass door. Onyx took the welding mask off to greet his brother.

"Mornin, Onyx! Sure is pourin out, ain't it?" Ratchet yelled, cheerfully. Seeing Onyx's tired state, Ratchet continued, "Well, YOU look tired!"

"Yeah." Onyx said with a sigh. He then flipped the mask back onto his head as he went to retrieve a blow torch, his greasy hooves clomping across the cement floor.

Ratchet nearly jumped out of his fur when he heard a loud CLANG! followed by some cursing and "I'M OKAY!" The eldest stallion chuckled to himself before retreating to the office to check for any messages on the telephone's receiver.

-One Hour Later-

Sparks flew as Onyx put the blow torch's hot flame to the metal. Fortunately, the welding mask shielded his eyes from the flurry of blinding light.

Dipping the red hot metal into a barrel of water, smoke almost immediately shot from the water like a cauldron. Onyx smiled in satisfaction as Ratchet exited his office, slamming the door with a back leg as he gazed down at a sheet of paper.

"Hey, Ratchet!" Onyx said as his brother paced by him, only waving a forehoof as he walked to a motorized carriage. "What's going on?" he asked, setting the steel slab on a workbench.

"Oh, I have to fix another one of these stupid rust buckets." he replied, flatly, pointing to the carriage and kicking it.

"Those things are a pain, aren't they?" Onyx said.

"Mm hm."

"Good luck with that then."

"Yeah, sure!" Ratchet said with a look of disgust.

-Atlantic Ocean-

"RRGGHH!" Ash Pelt yelled as he was thrown across the cargo ship like a rag pony.

"ASH, HELP!!" Scarlet Blitz screamed. The stallion stared down with horror as his girlfriend was thrown into the water.

"NO!!" the stallion roared, sliding down and grabbing Scarlet by the hoof. At that moment a deafening shriek flowed through the air. Ash Pelt's eyes widened with terror as a massive creature broke the surface of the water. The heroic stallion then pulled Scarlet onto the deck as the tremendous beast took a swipe at the ship's hull, shredding it like aluminum.

Scarlet stared, tears streaming down her cheek, as Ash Pelt was flung into the water. "Ash." she whispered, her voice trembling with cold and sadness. She could clearly see his eyes closed as his lifeless body fell into the water with a splash.

Ash Pelt was dead...

Scarlet closed her eyes as the sounds of shrieks and bellows blended with the sounds of thunder. All around the mare, shipping containers were sliding into he water. Rain ran down her chest and back as the moment of her boyfriends death played through her head over and over again.

Suddenly, Scarlet Blitz found herself thrown through the air before striking a solid piece of wood... HARD. She gasped for breath before slowly losing consciousness...

-The Coast of Manehattan-

"Hey. Helloo? Wake up! C'mon! WAKE UP!" The words continued to play through Scarlet's mind as she began to wake up. "Ah, Finally. I was wondering when you were gonna wake up." a voice said.

"What are you talking about?" Scarlet grumbled as she propped herself onto her elbows and looked around the area. "Where am I? Who are you? And where's Ash?" she asked the light blue mare before her.

"Whoa! Slow down there, girl! One question at a time!" she said with her hooves jokingly in the air. "I don't know any Ash fellow, but the name's Frost Bloom. Friends call me Frost. And YOU, my fine mare, are on the Coast of Manehattan. We should get you to a doctor. Nasty bump on your head there."

Scarlet took a moment to process the words. Then it hit her; Ash was dead, killed by the monster... Frost Bloom watched as the mare buried her head in her hooves and began to sob, her shoulders moving up and down.

"Hey, what's wrong? Is it something I said? I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to offend." Frost said with a worried look.

"It's not you." Scarlet sniffed, turning her head to the warm sand.

"It doesn't have anything to do with that cargo ship over there, does it?" Frost Bloom asked, pointing to a massive ship with three tremendous gashes on the side.

"Oh my gosh." Scarlet mumbled as the sight of the cargo ship's wreckage caught her attention.

"Hey." Frost began, "You got a name?"

"Scarlet Blitz."

"Nice to meet you. Now, can you recall anything that happened to this boat?" Frost said.

"A little bit. But just barely, and it's really hazy." Scarlet replied as she made her way to a massive shipping container, leaving hoof prints in the soft sand.

"I don't have anything but time, to hear what you have to say."