Escape?

Later that day.

Morph brought in my favourite dinner; daffodils and daisy sandwich and placed it in front of me. He sat on his throne. He watched my every movement. I took one glance at him and stood up. I turned to Bolero’s body and touched his cheek. No flinching. No movement. I took my 2 fingers and checked for a pulse. No pulse. I felt his heart. No beating. I licked 2 fingers and moved them in front of his mouth and nose. No hot breath. ( I knew from when I checked his pulse that he was dead) but I couldn’t accept it. I couldn’t accept he was dead. I shook him. I called for him.

“Shining…”

I still shook him.

“SHINING!”

I screamed Bolero’s name. Shaking his body like mad.

“SHINING ARMOR!” Morphalis shouted as he got off his throne and walked towards me. He grabbed my arm and I turned and cried into Morphalis.

“W WHY DID YOU TAKE HIM? Why did you take him from me…? Why not kill me instead? I HATE YOU!”

“I know you hate me. I killed him because he took you from me…”

“What I never even knew you before the invasion.”

“I know but I knew you… I know everything about you shining. Likes. Dislikes. How old you were when you join the guard. When you graduated. Your favourite childhood toy. His name was protection? Correct? Your favourite chocolates. Your favourite comic book series. Your favourite time of day. Your little sister’s name. Your parents name. The time you were born. Everything.”

“Yes his name was Protection but Why?”

“Because from the minute I saw you I loved you so I looked up everything I needed to know. I asked anyone who seemed to know you. It was perfect. I would have Equestria and the unicorn of my dreams as MY husband. That’s why I took Bolero as a form and not you, so I could get to know you as my husband and if I liked it.”

“But it’s stupid I would never marry you!”

“I know which is why I had to trick you. When that failed I had to take you by force. Watching you on your honeymoon made me angry. But anyway what’s done is done. We are together now.”

“NO. NO IT’S NOT!” At this I pushed him away hard and kicked him in the gut. My tears still running down my face. He got up. He went to hit me, I didn’t flinch. Instead he yanked me close. He held my throat, strangling me.

“You don’t get a say in this MY PET! You are mine! Your body is mine! And I will do as I wish with you!” He let my throat go unchaining the chain from the pole. He went to pick me up I backed off. He sighed and picked me up in his magic, carrying me to the throne. He re-chained me to all 5 chains. He levitated my dinner to me. My stomach rumbled but I refused the food. He placed it on the arm of the throne. I looked at Bolero’s body then turned my head to Morphalis’ lap. I placed my arms on his leg, laid my head down and closed my eyes. I felt Morphalis loosen the chains giving me more movement. He took my back in his arm and moved me. I was sitting on the top step, 1 down from the throne seat itself. His legs opened I was sitting between them. My arms on his left leg, my head facing him. He placed his hand on my back. He slowly strokes my back the gesture making me relax. My stomach growled again. I opened my eyes to him looking down at me. He handed me a quarter of the sandwich. I ignored him. He placed it on the plate and looked away from me. My stomach rumbled again. I remembered my promise to Bolero. The loosened chains allowed me to sit up and look over at his corpse. I reached my hand up and got a quarter of the sandwich. I had to eat to stay strong to kill this fucker and avenge my Bolero. I ate the quarter. Once I was finished Morph handed me the other 3 quarters when I was ready.

“You still hungry?”

“Yes…” He called a guard in and told him to bring another sandwich with ‘the box’. The guard left and then returned. My gaze didn’t leave Morphs’ face.

Looking closely he actually was quite handsome. With his chiselled jaw, black silk chitin and green emerald eyes. He was nice looking the horn was weird I would have to get used to seeing it but otherwise it was fine. Why did our race say that all changelings were ugly loves suckers when most were good looking?

He smiled giving me another quarter of the sandwich. I ate the other 3 quarters, then I saw the box. The smallish box was place on Morphs lap. My favourite box of chocolates. A smaller box that what Bolero had gifted me days before… I licked my lips and opened the box without asking Morph. He didn’t say anything instead he took 3 and allowed me to eat the rest. He gave me strokes to my back.

A guard came in giving Morph some papers I took a glance. The papers were something about changeling’s eggs and the environment. I didn’t care. He was the king of his race so he did what had to be done for it. He gave me the odd pat and stroke to the back as I continued to eat the box of chocolates.

I placed the empty box on the throne’s arm and rested my head on my arms on his leg and closed my eyes. Morph stroked my back as I fell asleep.

I awoke to myself sitting in the throne. No Morph in sight only Bolero’s corpse. I stretched. No chains rattling? I looked down to see no chains on me. They were all hung over the side of the throne arm. Strange… Would Morph really leave me alone, unchained and unguarded? I walked down the steps to Bolero’s body. Again guilt set in. No clocks on the wall so what was the time? What day is it? I saw the slight movement by the window. ‘Looking out’ it was only a branch from a dead tree. I looked down the small blocks of cheese with changelings going about their day. Stranger, I thought Changelings lived in a hive? I then procced to the entrance I got 2 foot away when I felt the force fields magic and the doors where shut. Again Morph had locked me in here with a corpse! Was he trying to make me depressed! I shoved the doors in frustration. The door creaked open. I opened them up fully. I went to place my hand on the force field, when my hand went through it without pain. I walked through without a problem. It then hit me… I could walk out the castle while he was gone… I walked back in the throne room to try and look like I was trying to work out what to do. (I knew it was to go to be true, I had evidence) I walked back up the steps, sat on the throne and ‘thought’. I sat for about 3 minutes before (the idiot came out) I heard clapping.

“I’m impressed! You didn’t run. Seems I can trust you.” I wanted to kill him!

“This was all a test….”

“Yes I wanted to see if I left you completely unguarded, unchained and I wasn’t present would you try and run but you didn’t. Why?” He was standing on the 4th step completely level with me.

“I wasn’t planning on…. I came back up here to think…” as I said this I punched him in the face and kicked him in the gut, hard. He fell off the steps. I ran off the steps jumped over his body and ran out of the throne room through the fake force field and down the hall. Morph teleported in front of me with a flash.

“You could have run earlier yet you wait until I’m ready to come after you.”

(this is how I knew)“Do you really think I’m that dumb!!!? I heard you move earlier, I went to the window to cover me turning my head as I ‘looked out of the window’ I looked into the glass you was in the reflection! I realised it might have been a trick so I tested the force field. I sat on the throne to look like I was obedient! If I had bolted then and there you would have been ready. I did what I did to stun you and make you drop your guard you trusting fool! I played you and you didn’t even realise.”

He stood there mouth a gape. I had outsmarted him and he wasn’t having it. He slapped me hard across the cheek. I blocked him, He then levitated me up and dropped me. I hit the ground hard winded. Morph picked me up in his magic and he walked down the hall.

“Where are we going now Morph? Are you going to put me in another test?” I mocked him…(why did I do that!)

“We are going to the changing chamber. You are going to regret ever disobeying me. Pet.”

We walked down corridor after corridor. About 20 minutes past.

“Morph can I walk please, I’m feeling dizzy and I have a bad headache.”

“You are?!? That’s not right I stopped the side effects, when I knocked you out in the dungeon.”

He let me sit down and he examined me. You do seem hot. Here. I felt a nice sensation wash over my body.

“Better?”

“Yeah what did you do?”

“I cleared your brain of my presence you will no longer suffer because of the mind control spell.”

“Thanks.”

He walked me in a room and ordered me to sit on a table. He shut the doors and locked them.

“Wait why are you locking the doors” I was fearful now. He then strapped me down to the table, I fought him but him having magic it was no good he overpowered me and I was strapped down tightly. My collar was then attached to a chain and the chain to a hook on the table. I was stuck with no way out. No-one was coming to help me. I was at his mercy. “Please Morph I’m sorry. I will behave.”

“This will hurt… but you will look beautiful. Pet.”

“I’m fine just the way I am thanks and please stop calling me pet.”

“No as I said yesterday you are MINE!”