Fallout Equestria: Failure

Fallout Equestria: Failure: Chapter 7: Submission

"I will shut that shit down!"

I woke up with a gun pointed in my face and a pounding headache and a wad of something in my mouth. Grave was standing above me with Havoc and Drop flanking him.

“Well now, look what we’ve got here. A slave trying to be a hero and his three sidekicks. Oh, sorry, two sidekicks and a mole.” He turned to Havoc, “That being said, the mole is getting a demotion for the time being. Can’t let the weak ones take charge.” Havoc winced

“But sir, it was three to one. I had no chance when they jumped me.” she said weakly.

“Does it matter? You let them get their hooves on contraband and proceeded to get yourself taken out by slaves. What kind of example would that be for the rest of the camp if I let you off without any consequences?” Grave turned back to me, “Now, as for you three, I’m hurt. You were getting almost preferential treatment being my errand runners, and here you were plotting to kill me. I am truly hurt by all this, and for that, well I’m gonna need some kind of recompense . Drop Shot, honey? Do daddy a favor and bring me Recompense?” She ran off to what I assumed was Grave’s office. “Now, since you’re the leader of this little outburst, I’m gonna give you some options there Silver.” he took the gag from my mouth. “I’ll admit, it’s a lose lose for ya. But what can I say? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, and your prize my boy, is you get to watch one of your friends get publicly executed.” He started pacing between the three of us “But, you’ve only got about thirty seconds to do that, because once Drop gets back here with Recompense, I’ll just kill both of em.” my eyes burst open.
“Me, I lead it I sh-”
“Ah. no. Y’ see, you lead it, but they followed you instead of me. You’re still worthwhile if you can get it through that thick head of yours that I’m in charge, that I own you.” I looked at Hollow, who was screaming through his gag and nodding with his tear filled eyes shut and then to Lilly who was just glaring at Grave.

“I see her now, better choose quick.” I was starting to hyperventilate as I saw what she was bringing. It was what looked like an axe, but instead of a normal axe head, this one had a giant saw blade cut in half. The way it attached almost looked like a pair of pegasus wings.

In my panic, I couldn’t think. “Times up there champ, but I’ll be nice and give em blindfolds. Unfortunately, I’ve only got two. So you’re gonna have to be a good colt and watch. Havoc, ring the bell and get the slaves here.” Sure enough, within a minute, all the other slaves were right here. From their expressions, they knew what was going to happen. Several guards were posted in the crowd to make sure that everypony watched.

“To all of my loyal workers and guards, what are we doing for this world?” Grave said, his voice booming to the crowd.

“Restoring Equestria!” they returned.

“And in order to restore Equestria, what do we need?”

“Responsibility!” Grave turned to face us.

“These three, are going to be held responsible for that most heinous of crimes, yesterday, they assaulted our dear friend Havoc and knocked her cold.” the guards booed us at that “And even worse, they planned to come back here and kill me. Now, they face judgement. Two to be executed, and one sent to the pits of Fillydelphia. But being the fair stallion that I am, I will allow those among you who think they do not deserve to be punished for their crimes a chance to speak up. Please, within the next minute, speak for them!” the crowd was silent. It felt like days, but still, they were dead silent. The guards didn’t care, but anyone could see that the slaves were frozen with fear.

“Time! Okay, bring the stallion up to the block Drop.” She grabbed Hollow and dragged him over to a cinder block.”Any last words?” he asked, undoing his gag.

“Suck my dick.”

“Well, I’m sure there’s a necrophile around here that’d just love to when this is all done.” Without a second thought, Grave wound up and brought the axe down on his neck. It cut his head off cleanly. I closed my eyes as tears started, I tried to let out a scream, but nothing came out.

“Open your eyes, it’ll all be over soon.” A mare said from...somewhere.

“ Drop, bring the bitch to the block.” . “Any last words for the crowd miss?” he removed her gag.

“Death to tyrants!” she screamed at the top of her lungs.

My only two allies were dead.

My only two friends were dead.

I failed.

They were dead because of me.

And I was being shipped off to be worked to death.

The road to Fillydelphia was long, and all I could do was think about them. How badly I’d failed them. How stupid I was, how gullible. And now I had to be reminded of it the whole way to my doom because Grave decided he wanted to hand me over in person. I’d get out and get him. I’d kill him. I’d- I’d die because I’m just a fuckup.

“You understand the situation yet shit stain?” Grave asked me.

“Yes.”

“Yes what?”

“Yes sir.”

“Then explain it to me shit stain.”

“I’m a worthless fuckup who should know better than to challenge you.”

“Partway there, but you fucked up on one thing. You have worth to me. Especially when you really get it through your head that I’m your master, and you’re my bitch. It’s why we’ve been walking around in circles for hours now. Your life, your death, that’s all my choosing.”

Walking, in circles? Had I been so focused on grieving and self pity that we’d really just been doing that?

“Now, we’re going back, you’re going to work, and I’ll be having more than one overseer on you at all times. You take a shit without permission and you’ll be shot. You breathe on anything you ain’t supposed to and you’ll be shot. Hell, you get me something I don’t want and you’ll be shot. Any more talk of rebellion, and it’ll be your head on a spike too.”

End of chapter 7
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