Equestrian War

by Robert Emerald Fountain

Chapter 20: Arresting Neighsay

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Celestia charged up her horn and fired a blast that hit Neighsay between the eyes. He went stiff for a second and then dropped to the floor with a THUD. He woke up shackled in a prisoner’s chair in the royal courtroom, and he knew what was going on. He was on trial. The Non-Pony leaders were serving on the jury and they were not happy. They snarled at him as they walked in to take their seats. Celestia slammed the gavel once everyone was seated.

“THIS HEARING IS NOW IN SESSION!” she shouted. “The crimes that have been committed by the defendant are as follows: Overthrowing me and my sister, separating all races from each other, forcing individuals that have done nothing wrong to kill each other and placing innocent individuals in an induced sleeping state. Defendant, how do you plead?” Celestia reported.

Neighsay responded with a shaking voice. “Your Majesty, I plead guilty for committing these terrible acts.”

Twilight demanded to know what his motive was for this. He simply answered by stating that he had let his anger get in control of his actions. He wanted to show everyone what happened if you messed with the wrong pony.

“I am sorry that it has to be this way, but I had originally considered placing you in jail. Since you went so far as to make civilians kill each other on live stream, I have been left with no choice but to sentence you to death.” Celestia responded sadly.

“You did a great job in the EEA, but this is just outrageous.” Cadence said.

Neighsay was given a choice between whether to die painfully or quietly. He chose the quiet option, which involved being given a strong sedative and not being hooked up to an oxygen line. Celestia informed him that he made a good choice because the other would be more gruesome and would involve being slashed. Once the hearing was adjourned, he was taken to a cell to await his execution. He did not complain to anyone, he just walked with his head down in grief over what he had done for the last 20 years. He wrote a note to all of the races that only had two words on it.

Those words were “I’m Sorry”.

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