Of Mothers and Sacrifice

Heart Wick sat silent. Her heart beating at what felt like an impossibly fast pace. Her eyes drifted nervously from object to object as she tried to calm herself. Looking up at the painted sky above she felt even more nervous

.

“I’ve never been outside this place, what am I going to do once we are…out?” She asked herself as if to get an answer, but sadly she had none.

Wick looked away from him not wanting to succumb to her own anxiety. Her eyes followed a tall shadow that lead to a large plastic tree that they were sitting near. She always wondered what the real world looked like. Did it look as beautiful as her mother described it? Or was it all a lie?

“No!” She thought. Her mother wouldn’t lie to her…would she?

Heart Wicks thoughts were quickly cut off when a familiar guard pony began walking up to them. She felt as if a stone of dread dropped into her stomach causing her breath to hitch just slightly. She quickly nudged her brother in a panic and pointed a hoof at the approaching guard pony.

Quickly he dove behind her being the weaker and younger of the two. As the guard pony walked in front of them she took of her helmet in front of them as if to make them fear her more…and it worked.

Wick stood tall in front of her commanding officer as if in defiance. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case, she was trying to conceal her brother as much as possible.

“Well-well-well… what do we have here?” The mare questioned mockingly her eyes glinting darkly.

“Oh, looky here! We have our lizard like abomination and our little daemon!” She spoke. Her words consisting of nothing but venom and malice.

Heart Wick stared up at the mare’s icy blue eyes. The coldness that rained from them dug into her stomach, as if there were tiny icicles stabbing her soul.

Before the mare could do anything though a large crash rang throughout the facility.

A beastly roar blasted out, it was so loud that some of the guards fell to the ground their hooves clasped to their ears.

But not the twins. Only one thing ran through their minds.

RUN.

Heart Wick grabbed Short Wire by his arm, her reptilian tail raping around it securely before they booked it.

The emergency doors were beginning to shut at an alarming rate, as Heart Wick looked back she watched in horror as guards who hadn’t fallen from the sound moments ago, began to chase them.

She looked forward only to realize to her terror that the door almost completely shut.

With only three feet of clearance left she was left with a choice.

The question answered itself as quickly as it came into her mind.

She used her tail to fling her brother underneath the door before it completely shut. He spun as he slid under the door just in time.

With a small clank the door was completely shut.

Heart Wick skidded to a halt, the side of her body contacting the large steel door with a thud. Her mind clouded by adrenaline she couldn’t feel as bruises formed along her side.

She concentrated with all her might on teleporting, glancing up the large orange mare from earlier had recovered and was charging towards her, whether by fear or sheer luck her eye shot sparks of magic as she teleported herself to the other side of the door, to her brother.

Once on the other side she saw to her horror as her brother was cornered by three guard’s ponies.

Thinking on her feet she lifted up one of the guards from the ground and flung them into a nearby wall.

The other two turned their heads only to feel as their bodies got burned from the front.

Wick looked in shock towards her brother as he unleashed white fire from his mouth, causing them to scream in agony on the ground. His once blue eyes now completely red, his spine’s standing up on end, at that moment he looked like a true dragon.

She beaconed him over each looting the either dead or unconscious bodies for weapons, she grabbed a dart gun whilst he grasped a baton between his teeth.

A large ruckus became known to them from one of the halls behind them. They turned their heads and saw something they didn’t expect.

It was there mom.

Ponies ran in fear, running around them too preoccupied with surviving than locking up their donations.

A Large Pink dragon ran down the hall, there a thrashing guards pony in her teeth before she crushed his squishy body in her mouth, blood gushed as the stallion’s eyes rolled back into his head.

She spat him out, her teeth still barred as she turned her head towards the twins.

Her eyes widened at what she had done.

Before she could say anything, a loud shout echoed in the rumbling halls.

“FIRE!”

A Harpoon sunk deep into Dioptase’s shoulder.

Then another,

and another.

Harpoons dug into her back and tore through her wings.

She screamed out in agony as she was pulled to her knees.

She screamed out at them.

“RUN”

Heart Wick didn’t hesitate. Grabbing her brother by the waist again with her tail and they ran. She heard her brother screaming for them to go back, but even he knew it was too late.

Knowing they would have time to mourn later they continued along the winding corridors.

They stopped once they were in the clear, they stood in the silent hallway totally lost.

“WHAT DO WE DO NOW!” Spark began to sob confused and scared for his life.

“SHHHH!” Heart Wick hissed her ears perked.

“Do you hear that?” She questioned.

“Hear what?” He asked confused, his eyes now fully faded back to blue.

“That!” She whisper-shouted, pointing to an air duct nearby.

They silently trotted over to it keeping their eye peeled for any signs of movement.

“Ok Baba do the thing” She stated towards him.

“Ok…” He said quietly.

With a claw, he twisted off each of the screws before gently removing the grate from the vent.

Wick peered inside, there was plenty of room for them to squish together inside and navigate to safety.

_-()-_

They were almost there.

They had been navigating the ducts for over 20 minutes. The whole system felt like a maze as their bellies pressed against the cold steel.

They heard shouts above and below them and even sometimes right next to them.

They went on like this for what felt like hours until-

Heart Wick felt a breeze blow against her skin. It wasn’t like the stagnant cold air that flowed throughout the facility nor like the dry hot air they pumped during winter. No, it was different.

She Turned her head to her brother who was a few feet behind her.

They did something that they hadn’t done in what felt like forever.

As They shared a knowing glance,

They Smiled.

They Followed the cool humid breeze throughout the maze. Their resolve growing by the minute as freedom loomed near.

When Wick turned the last corner, she froze.

She could only see a little but what she did see made her almost cry out in joy.

She saw the outside world.

She quickly moved out of her brother’s way.

His eyes widened too as she covered his mouth before the gasp became audible. He shakily turned the screws on the vent door before he pulled it inside the duct gently and set it down.

They had no time to admire the view however.

As Spark began exiting something caught his eye but by the time he had turned his head it was too late. A small tranquilizing dart logged itself into his shoulder blade.

Wick watched in horror as he fell his eyes full of dread as his body lost balance.

He fell.

She cried out when she heard the thump of his limp body not two meters down.

She quickly flew down, landing by his side.

She looked up.

To her fear guard ponies came flooding out.

She heaved up her limp brother onto her small back, his weight weighing her down immensely as she ran off into the night.

Author's Note

I Apologize for not updating sooner

I haz been buzyyyy wif lif

I IS SORWY