True West

by Akky-wolf

#2 Apple Cake

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True heart looked at the Injured pegasus mare and thought, 'I did that didn't I while I shot randomly, she got hit in the foreleg with one of MY bullets, I need to take responsibility for that action.' She started to walk towards the pegasus, only for the pegasus to push herself into a corner in fear, True froze and in place not allowing the pegasus to feel threatened. "Boss where is that healing potion! We need something that will stop the damn bleeding!" I was not happy, But mostly angry at myself I shot her. "Hey, it's okay Miss?" The pegasus didn't respond only leaving awkward silence, "Hmm, Well I'm True Heart, Part of this group." The pegasi's eyes widened, "No, no it's okay! we will not hurt you understand?" My voice was a little firmer than I intended and winced, "Sorry I shot you I need to be more careful, maybe I'll let you shoot me later." Though it wasn't a joke the pegasus chuckled softly and I smiled, "Okay I need to let you out of this cage is that okay?"

The pegasus nodded, and I made my way to the lock and sighed. "Fu- I mean horse apples, I don't have the skills to unlock this kind of lock. A fu- I mean, It's a Magic Lock, used for unicorn magic and only opens for that type of magic." I started to think of ways to bypass the lock, Guns would just make the Lock backfire releasing all its energy, I looked at the pegasus. I can't do it that way, I will not take that risk with a captive, so what am I supposed to do? Ding! I smirked, this will be payment enough, I spun around and bucked the lock as hard as I possibly could. While I am no earth pony my body was covered in condensed muscles like farmer ponies, the lock didn't hold, it snapped in half. The cage door broke also and the hinges separated from the wooden planks, I heard a whistle from behind inside the cage, I looked over and saw the surprised pegasi's face.

"Heh thanks, I try, You okay Miss?" This time the Pegasus answered me, something I was happy of.

"Apple cake, Mom was an Earthpony dad was a Pegasus, And mom was part of the largest earth pony family in Equestria. Sad Mom and Pa didn't survive this group of bandits, Ponies like this make me sick! Taking and killing who they want, no remorse for others, some even think they are the good guys. Disgusting, If only more ponies like you existed, I wouldn't have to worry about losing someone. That damn Snake Eye gang is the worse, Can't believe they attacked a village and killed ponies for fun." How wrong can one sentence be?

"Well they didn't attack a village, in fact, I was in that village, Family all gone, I didn't have much of a choice in the matter either, starving is no good, and I need protection." My eyes widened as I released my secret like a fool! Apple's cake's eyes widened and then narrowed, fuck me sideways.

"Oh yeah, who are you!? Your not Snake eye, Or one of the big 5," Her eyes widened as she saw each of the corpses, all missing their eyes, "FILLY DEADEYE OF SNAKE EYE GANG!" My ears pinned back, Yeah my trait for shooting the eyes bites my ass again, It's like my calling card. No one else dares to make that move, it's hard to hit the eyes, but for me, it's like a game.

"Yeah I'm dead eye, though the ponies have to be wrong, I don't kill as many as you believe." Apple Cake snarled, "Boss Stay away from here I have a loose end to deal with" Apple's cake's eyes widened in fear at the implications.

Boss looked between the two of us and nodded, "LETS GO GANG LET'S GET BACK TO CAMP!" They galloped away, and when I was sure they were far enough away. Though one pony remained, His name was Stick Eye, a snake for betrayal. He listened in on what True heart and Apple cake said.

True looked back to Apple cake and sighed, "I didn't want this life, I also know can't leave it, I was forced into this. It was either that or my body would be found in that village I was born in, I had no choice, I'm not a good pony. Though I'm not evil either, nor am I full bad, I just want to help others. Here I'll tell you this How many corpses have I left?"

"25 Deputy, 2 sheriffs, 50 or so Gang members. If the wanted papers are to be believed, and it is not illegal to shoot Gang members. True heart why would you kill Them ponies?"

"I had no choice." She snarled in rage, oh boy this will take longer to explain.

"Then why didn't you just leave the gang?!" Oh, true heart laughed, Apple cake looked confused.

"Left the gang, that's a funny joke, most of us have magic near our hearts that will kill us for sharing Other names of the gang. As for just running away, that's the real fun part, that same magic will explode our hearts if we leave for a month. Only skilled mages can remove the magic, and I haven't found one, I hear one is in Equestria though. Though I do not wish to risk my life, the reason why I am allowed to talk about this magic and not dead is to help ponies who have been captured. I Ensure that have a chip to use, because if they say Boss or anyone else true name other than their own, boom. Though the magic doesn't kill just because you say the name it has rules in place, so we can talk normally though if captured the Magic will activate." A.C looked thoughtful and sighed, She realized that True heart was a captive, and had to do what everyone else says or risk dying. She had no choice, and she would be hung if only she was found to be a captive.

"How many others are there like you?"

"Four of us, Stick Eye, Mooneye, Light eye, and Four eye. The last one is one of the big boys, he always wanted to have alife but couldn't, The gang picked him up young and raised him. An Stick Eye is listening to us right now."

Stick Eye swore, "Really Dead Eye? Why are you so damn observant, also Boss will kill both of us if he finds out about the agreement we all have in the." He saw the pegasus and smiled, "So you the mare the Group wished was dead it seemed, Don't worry Miss Deadeye will not allow you harm, well unless she is dead. Then no one will help you, though Deadeye is hard to kill, Snake Eye knows this. What's your name miss?"

"Apple Cake." Stick eye whistled.

"A member of the Apple, these bandits must be stupid, that Family is protected by the princess. Only an idiot would attack them, that or someone foolish." He looked at Apple with sadness, "We need to get you to a secure location safe from the boss."

He looked in the distance, "Someplace you know of, miss True heart." Her eyes widened. "The Village That we found you at."


Author's Note

Next Chapter, New Moon