Chickens and Mallows

Chickens and Mallows

Written by RB101

Chapter Nine: Seeing Colours

“Brendan. It's a shame that you have missed work today. This will not affect anything about retaining your job, but we here at ASDA are concerned as to what has happened. Just give us a ring when you can and I hope you feel better soon. Thank you, and have a nice day if you can, Brendan.”

------------Alex------------

The sound of some sort of hitting and banging woke me up at around 3am, and Sweetie was also disturbed from her slumber, though she isn't fully aware of what is happening. ‘I know Brendan and Scootaloo wouldn't start hitting each other because of last night, so there must be an intruder in the house!’ I quickly come to my conclusion and grab the knife on my desk. Before I have to opportunity to rush out, a sight I hope I'd never see lay out before the opened door.

Another two ponies, however both bigger than the fillies that had ended up here two days ago. One had a light blue fur and a rainbow mane and tail, and it had some shades of red on its fur. Her eyes were a shade of magenta, and she looked pretty angry. The other was a bright white, adorning a horn upon her head, and with and curly purple mane and tail. This one had blue eyes, and it had no particular emotion shown. However, the unicorn had Scootaloo on her back, so this must not be good for whatever the situation is. From what I can remember Brendan telling me, this is Rainbow Dash and Rarity.

I mentally swear, before gripping my weapon and quietly whispering, “You came to the wrong house fools…”

Rarity speaks up. “What have you done to my sister, you, you,” she hesitates to find the right word, “APE!”

“You would never be forgiven, and I can show you a piece of my own demolition, monkey.” Rainbow quickly follows.

I put my hands up in protest. “I didn't hurt the fillies, I swear! Neither did Br-” my sentence is cut when my mind made four. ‘Rainbow has blood on her fur, there was a beating noise in Brendan’s room…’

I drop an f-bomb on the building, before rushing past the mares to see how Brendan is.

There appears to be blood pouring out of his arm and head, his right arm looks to be broken, and twisted in and funny way. His left knee looks torn, and his torso is covered in his blood. Some of said blood is on his throat, chin, and by his mouth, but fortunately, he is breathing, but slightly rushed. ‘This doesn't look good,’ I thought to myself, ‘it could end in death. How is he not dead?..’

After wandering about Brendan’s survival of death-threatening injuries, I immediately call for an ambulance to come and pick him up, before going back to the mares, with a now confused Sweetie Belle on Rainbow’s back.

“Please forgive me and Brendan, we did nothing to harm the kids.”

“And what makes us believe we should trust you, fool?” Rainbow counters.

“First of all, my preferred weapon of annihilation is this knife here.” I show them my blade. “Is there any blood on it?”

They shake their heads. Rainbow soon goes for a retort, "How can we trust you? You could've washed that knife!?"

I hold my hand up and shake my head.

“I am certain that I didn't do anything. Just look at Exhibit B: just look at them for and moment. No scars, cuts, or intentional pain committed, am I right?”

They examine both fillies, and turn back to me and shake their heads.

“Thirdly, please stop calling us monkeys. That may be what we look like, but ‘humans’ is the correct technological word.”

They look at each other in slight guilt.

“Finally, you have to hide.”

They ask why in unison.

“The doctors are turning up to this building, and because your kind isn't expected here, I suggest you hide real good, before the dirty side of humans is presented to you, on a plate.”

“So what I just did was for no purpose at all?” Rainbow asks.

“AND you hurt my best friend too. He is in a really bad state now. He could be on the verge of death for fucks sake! He's going to miss a lot of his school work, his part-time job won't pay for him, which in turn won't be beneficial for this household, and it's going to take him a while to get back into health.” I reason.

“My word…” is all Rarity can say.

“We are so sorry, Mr… uhh...” Rainbow then apologises.

“An apology won't cure my friends state. Also, my name is Alex, and the guy you just beat up, is Brendan, most likely the nicest guy I've ever know.”

I can hear the ambulance sirens from the distance, so I turn to the girls: “Hide now. It's for the better.”

They listen to my advice and make way to find somewhere to hide, and it works effectively, despite it being under my bed. About five minutes later, the men come in with a stretcher and some blood, and they carefully carry Brendan out of the building, and much to their protest, I had to remain behind. All of the girls were now fully awake, and they seemed to be catching up over certain events. It's only be two days, jeez.

Once the people had left and driven off with Brendan to take him to the hospital, I turn around and say that they can come back out now. They carefully step out of their hiding place, and I give a stern look at Rainbow Dash.

“You,” I point with my finger, “have made a terrible mistake.”

“I am desperately sorry to know that I've beaten an innocent kid.” Rainbow apologises again, as her ears flop down to the side of her head.

I roll my eyes at the word ‘kid’. If anything, we're young adults...

“Brendan is such a nice guy too, Rainbow Dash! He's really good at explaining things, and he answers things honestly. I love him, and you took that away from me temporarily.” Scootaloo turns back on her ‘sister’.

“I'm just glad no one got hurt.” Rarity turns around.

Instantaneously, every being in the room turns around to look at her.

“...so somepony got hurt?”

“Why did you think the doctors had to come in and take away a shattered man?” I start to raise my voice at the unicorn mare.

“Wait. He is your friend?!”

I facepalm. ‘Seriously, this mare…’