Shell Casings

Shell Casings PT.2

Happiness is a Warm Gun

It had been five minutes since i was attacked and tied up, and things only began to deteriorate, I really should stop trying to squirm out of these ropes. I looked up at the pony carrying me and put on a friendly face and said with a rather sophisticated voice “May i please get out of these dreadful ropes and walk the rest of the way to my imprisonment?” the pony kept looking ahead and simply said “nnope.” I frowned ‘that went smoothly...’ I looked over at the pegasus who was carrying my guns, she was inspecting them carefully, completely unsure of what the alien objects were or what to think of them. I looked back at the pony carrying me, her blonde ponytails bounced as she walked and she had a brown cowboy hat on that covered most of her hair, her orange coat felt a bit greasy and dirty but smelled strongly of apples. my brain took a moment to register all these things, but the moment it did i nearly let out a squeal of delight. I fought back my urge to squeal like a fangirl ‘kidnapped by Applejack and Fluttershy? Best day ever! Then again... they did kidnap me... I hope they don’t throw me in some government research facility or something like that...’ While that was a worrying thought, it didn’t affect my mood much at all, I was still ready to start skipping gaily through the forest all the way to ponyville. Of course the whole being hogtied thing might stop me from doing just that. I squirmed for a while in my bindings the best i could, this seemed to only irritate the pony, who looked back at me with a rather angry look on her face. I just grinned sheepishly and stopped moving almost all together.

after a while i got bored so i began to sing Beatles songs... poorly. I started with “Come Together” then moved on too “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” I looked over at Fluttershy who seemed to have a bit of a bounce in her step now and then I looked over at Applejack who was clearly very irritated. I had only just started “Help!” when a strange looking rat bounded onto the path in front of us. Applejack was shaking trying to contain her anger when the rat jumped in the way, immediately she stopped and stared at the rat quizzically. I looked at the rat as well and almost gagged at the sight of the creature. The rat was completely hairless and it had dead, brown, decaying skin and its eyes had a glazed over look to them. The rat stood on its hind legs and stared at us for a moment. it was probably the most terrifying thing i saw in my life. Applejack looked over at Fluttershy and said “hey, uhh... Fluttershy maybe yah should go and uhh... help that little critter out.” I looked over at Fluttershy who was staring at the rat with a look of pure disgust and terror, she was shaking like a leaf. she was ready to bolt, but was frozen in place by terror, tears formed in her eyes. I looked back at the rat, and it tilted its head causing its right eye to fall out of the socket and hang by its nerve. this caused Fluttershy to immediately run away at full speed leaving my weapons behind. The rat slowly made its way towards Applejack and I. Applejack backed up slowly as the rat advanced. the rat’s head suddenly split down the middle and the two parts separated revealing jagged razor sharp teeth and a long spindly tongue. the two parts of the creature’s head seemed to be drooling as a black liquid slowly dripped on the ground. Immediately Applejack began to ran away. as she ran, the rat gave chase. I looked back at Applejack “run faster! that damn thing is right behind us!” the creature chasing us then leaped into the air and hissed. it then bit into my bindings and tore away at the ropes. once i was free i immediately rolled off of Applejack’s back, the rat followed.

Immediately i got and began to ran for my weapons that were lying in the path a good 20 yards away. the rat lunged for my feet this time but i managed to get my foot out of the way and kicked it away from me. I sprinted as fast as I could to the guns.The rat got right back up and chased after me with a horrible panting noise. I made it to the guns and scooped up my rifle and handgun. Using one hand i aimed the handgun and fired at the rat who began to serpentine at an incredibly fast speed. i just kept firing in the monster’s general direction and it kept advancing. then my gun went click i just kept pulling the trigger, each time the gun went click. the rat then took a sharp turn to the left and went into the trees. I stood there shaking terrified of what just happened. I decocked my handgun and holstered it and took a few deep breaths, when i realized that thing is going after the girls. I picked up my knife and slung my rifle over my shoulder and ran in the direction the two mares went in. I made it to the two ponies who were currently catching their breath against some trees, i walked over and got some hostile looks from Applejack and Fluttershy was just a shivering wreck. I looked at Applejack “look we can’t stay here, that thing is coming after us.” Applejack snorted with irritation “why should ah listen to you?” “Because im the one with the guns.” “Is that a threat?” “No! goddammit you're as stubborn as a mule!” Applejack just turned away from me. I sighed and turned around and saw the leaves of the trees moving. immediately i bolted my rifle and aimed at the tree tops, Fluttershy whimpered in fear and Applejack took an aggressive posture, ready to defend herself. we then heard hissing coming from behind us, so i spun around and kept my rifle trained on the tree tops. suddenly i heard a horrible screech come from behind me, so i spun around and saw the rat flying at me. suddenly everything seemed to slow down, i shouldered my rifle, took aim, and fired.