Repentance 1 Kindly Edited by Everfreepony
Author's Note
This is a story that has been on my mind for a while and decided to try and flesh it out to a point that its actually legible. Instead of adding to the number of unpublished fics and because this story is more open(not being chained down by a loose script ) the original was only 844 words long so to rework it a bit hope its still good. PS: if you notice any grammar mistakes let me know so I'll be able to fix them as its usually late at night when I have time to type.
Repentance 1
PROLOGUE
I've been stuck here for years, months, days? doesn't matter anymore as soon I will depart this world of 'peaceful' colorful ponies. And to what ever after life that I may fall apon. As I can no longer survive on my own, with my left arm petrified by a cockatrice... I think it was two days ago or was it three either or, doesn't matter, as it was shattered by a hungry manticore. Who had charged into me and had inloged it into my upper thigh, my loud screams of anguish had apparently hurt its ears so bad it desired to leave me be, or it just thought I was too pitiful to kill... But I wished it had at least then I'd stop suffering, with no way to treat my wounds I am bound to die soon anyways. "I need To make it to ponyville to see if they could help me... Ahh~ who am I kidding they'd probably finish me off themselves..." I said wincing in pain "And it is way too early for them to be up, so even if they'd help me there be nopony awake to so." I said as I headed towards the exit anyways. "If I continue to go this way I should reach ponyville in about five minutes." I said to myself as I slowly trudged towards the open path. As I reached the path my vision started to blur. Am I even gonna make it there... "No! I have to." I said banishing the thought of me failing to at least make it there. I need to at least show them what happens... What happens when you leave an creature with unknown origin in an unknown world, That tried to assimilate with your culture to survive, on its own... They didn't accept me then and they need to see 'the fruits of their labor' that had put me on deaths row... there... there I see it i'm... "I'm al-...almost ther-e~." I said as a shimmer of light had entered my eyes no I... I can't die now not... "Not when i'm so close." I said as my thoughts started leaving my mind as I can no longer keep them in my head... "So...so cl...os...e." I said as I fell to the ground. I never made it there.
CHAPTER I
Two hours later...Early morning in ponyville[6:30 AM] The day of the worlds first friendship festival...
"SPIKE!!!" Twilight called out. "We need to start are preparations early if we want the fair to be open on time."
"Calm down twilight, its not like somepony has died or anything its only a festival. "Spike complained as he rushed to get ready.
"Spike! That's not something to joke about that is a very serious matter!" She scolded, as she thought about what to say next. "But I do understand why you'd say something like that... I know I do freak out a lot and...-"
"Twilight-come quick you have to see this, it's urgent!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she busted through the door.
"Its just a fair, it not like sompony had died what's so urgent about that-." Spike yelled out, But was cut off by rainbow.
"But somepony did die Spike! That is no laughing matter I'm sure twilight has told you that already."rainbow said in a serious tone.
"That's what I was talking to him about before...Wait did you say somepony was killed!"
"its no pony though." rainbow said purposely withdrawing information. "You'll have to see for yourself to...To identify it. It's just outside the outskirts of town near the everfree forest... I'm sorry twi but the festival might have to be canceled or at least delayed..."
"That's ok. This is more way important lead the way." Twilight said seriously as she followed rainbow out of their castle... They had failed to notice the baby dragon crying in the corner.
" I... I did it... I said it twice and... it actually happened..." Spike said in between sobs.
"What did the creature look like." Twilight asked trying to assess the situation before they arrived.
"I... I don't know. all I know is that it's not equine. I really didn't get a good look at it." Rainbow said as she refused to look twilight in the eyes.
Twilight knew that she was hiding something as rainbow was never a good liar."Rainbow-" was all she could get out before an unidentifiable stench had invaded her senses. "uah~ what is that smell." Dash only responded by signaling twilight to move forward... And needless to say. Twilight was not prepared for what she was about to see. "Is that... It can't be."
"It is twi... follow me." dash said as she spreaded her wings and flew up into the sky with Twilight falling in suit... Physically flinching at what she saw...
"Is... Is that what I think it is... A... Ah tr... Trail of blo... Blood." Twilight responded struggling to get the words out of her mouth. Her gaze followed the the trail of blood tracing its path from the woods to its source even though she already knew... The creature she had wronged laying in a pool of it's own blood. "What happened to it. did you check it for a pulse it could still be alive." Twilight said trying her best to be hopeful.
"No its dead twi I tried its pulse and... There was none... We did this..." dash said gulping near the end " Oh Celestia, We could of prevented this..." Dash said now in tears, which both shocked a hurt Twilight. To see her friend like this especially rainbow dash. the one who never cries, the one who's always on the top. crying on the bottom.
"Oh celestia what have I done!" twilight screamed as the overwhelming emotion of dread started to take hold. "I failed my role as princess of friendship, he came to me and asked for help and I... We all turned him down... Now he's... he's dead and its all my fault. I was the first one to doubt him maybe... Maybe if I trusted him more he would had been accepted" Twilight said. Though distraught she still tries to maintain some sense of regality. "...We need to inform are friends about this they deserve to know too, you go on ahead to the castle i'll gather them up."
"K twi, see you there I guess... -But we can't just leave him here, at least cast an illusion spell over his corpse so that nopony else will stumble apon him or the entire town will be in chaos." Dash said finally gaining enough composure to stop crying.
"Great idea." Twilight said as her horn instantly lit up casting the spell around him." But we will need to be fast this will not last forever." She said as she made a b-line to carousel boutique. As rainbow flew to the castle.
