Jealousy's consequences : part 2

One hour later

"Sun goddess where the hell is he?!" Travis said to himself, after Rick offered to have an old friend clear up this whole mess. The stallion was quick to say yes. After that, the guard went out to go grab the hired help. But as the stallion waited patiently near the same spot where the crime was committed a couple hours ago, he began to feel anxious and worried that Rick wouldn't make it back in time and that his exes husband could show up at any second. " Come on Rick, it's gonna be morning by the time you arrive and that asshole will see me and kick my ass.................

Before the stallion could continue, there was a weird knock coming from the front door, similar to a morse code. Quickly and cautiously , he made his way towards the door all while praying that it wasn't Chris or another royal guard on the other side. But after checking the peephole, he found that it was indeed Rick along with a few other ponies whom he didn't recognize, after a moment, the stallion unlocked the front door allowing Rick and his little group inside.

Soon the royal guard entered the house alongside another group whom were the stallions former gang members, Travis took a second to look over each member of the group as they stepped inside the living room. The gang consisted of two unicorn twin stallions both of whom were carrying two empty sacks, a large muscular female pegasus wearing an eyepatch who was holding a large wooden crate, another female pegasus with a beanie practically covering her mane, an earthpony stallion with shades and a crowbar, and a griffon who was missing his left paw, all of whom were donning dark suits which meant that they meant business.

But what caught Travis's eye the most was the leader of the group, who stood before him. The stallion was a grizzled man who looked to be a few years older than Rick and Travis, while also donning a black fedora hat along with an expensive looking suit, and a mustache / chin hair combo, and he had a lit stogie in his mouth which showed that he not only means business, but is also the leader. After a short minute, the stallion finally spoke up.

"So......you the guy Rick said that needed my assistance?" He said as Travis gave a nod. " I see, I see " He then extended his hoof for a hoofshake to which Travis politely returned. " Names Carter, I'm sure Rick told ya already but, I'm the leader of this Pony Yakuza family, and this isn't even the entire gang. I usually save sending in the entire family unless we're either in a turf war, or if..............on second thought, ya don't need to know all that kid. Just tell me what we're working with"

Travis was hesistant for a moment, but eventually lead the grizzled stallion towards the crime scene in the kitchen. Carter was quick to survey the dead mare whom laid right in front of him, he rustled his chin hair a bit, until letting out a chuckle. "Is that all? Ha, I thought you were gonna give me a challenge Rick" He then straightened up his tie a bit before turning back towards Travis. " You sure let your jealousy get the better of ya, didn't ya bro? But hey, nothing to be ashamed of, I've been in your shoes a few times. But lucky for you, this is an easy clean up, but first off" He then extended his right hoof "I think you know what's required first?"

" Yes, I understand" Travis replied. " So how much do I owe ya?"

" Well....................." Carter began. " Usually making a body disappear is pretty pricey, especially the clean up that goes along with it. But since your a buddy of my old friend. I'd be willing to give a discount, say.................100 bits?"

"I can afford that" Travis replied, and then proceeded to take out the amount that Carter requested, the stallion then handed the large currency to the yakuza leader whom then ushered towards his gang.

"Alright, time to get to work fellahs" He called out and then pointed towards the twins. " You two, look around for anything valuable and snatch it to make it seem like a burglary"

"You got it boss" The twins said in unison, and made their way upstairs to find any valuables. As they did , Carter pointed towards the large mare.

"You package up the body" He said.

"On it boss" She said and walked over towards Samantha's corpse and began placing it inside the large crate. As she did this, Carter pointed towards the stallion with shades.

"You go ahead and break a few windows and trash the living room, make it seem like a breaking and entering" He requested.

"Got it" The stallion said and readied his crowbar, as he began smashing the first window, Carter turned towards the griffon and the beanie mare.

"And you two, start cleaning up the blood" He said. " Leave no trace of any DNA, especially if it's the clients"

"We're on it boss" The duo said in unison as they took out an assortment of cleaning supplies including some sulfuric acid, ready to clean off the blood. As they got to work, Travis couldn't help but watch in awe at how smoothly they began cleaning his crime scene, when Carter told him they were the best at jobs like this, he wasn't kidding. But his admiration was cut short as Carter placed a hoof on his shoulder.

"As for you kid" He said. " You should probably wash that blood off ya, you wouldn't wanna walk back home looking like that would ya?"

"Oh yeah good call" Travis replied, and then made his way towards the bathroom to wash the blood off his body, all while hoping the couple had anything strong enough to wash the blood off in their shower, all while Carter and his gang continued their little "clean up" job, even Rick, despite having long put this past behind him, gave a helping hoof here and there as well to his old friends.

10 minutes later

Soon Travis was out of the shower, looking all refreshed and relieved at the same time. Luckily he managed to clean the blood off his fur as to not leave any trace of his DNA, as he reentered the living room, the stallion found himself quite surprised at the groups performance, the way they rearranged the living room to make it seem like a breaking and entering looked like something straight out of an actual crime scene. And with the twin stallions sacks chalk full of valuables made the breaking and entering scenerio stand out even more, the blood was also cleaned off alongside any of the stallions hoofprints that were left behind in the kitchen, and Samantha's body has since been bandaged up and placed inside the crate the muscular mare was carrying. Carter soon stepped up to the at awe stallion.

"Whatya think?" He asked. " Pretty damn good job eh? It's as if you were never here in the first place, am I right?"

"Uh..............yeah it really does" Travis answered, and then proceeded to shake the yakuza leaders hoof. " I can't thank you guys enough, you guys pretty much saved my ass from getting either life in prison or the electric chair"

"No prob kid, happy to help. Any friend of Ricks is a friend of mine" Carter said, and then wrapped his arm around the stallions neck pretty tightly while also shooting him a menacing stare. " Oh and by the way, Rick probably forgot to mention this to ya but...................as you can see , we like to keep our services private. Unless we personally hand out our business cards to clients that we trust, after all, we wouldn't want the fuzz to catch onto our operations. So i would highly recommend that you don't tell or even recommend us to anyone that ya know, we wouldn't want something bad to happen to ya after all. Wouldn't you agree Travis?

Travis let out a small gulp at the stallions small threat, and then spoke up. " Mmmmmmmmmums the word"

"Good" Carter said and then playfully tussled Travis's mane. " Your alright kid, I can see why your Ricks best friend" He then turned his attention towards his gang who were about ready to head out . " Alright fellah's , we're done here, lets head out" Each member of the group nodded and with that, they made their way towards the exit ready to take their leave. " Pleasure doing business with ya kid, and Rick, ya know where to find us if ya ever need any help" Rick gave a nod as he and Travis said goodbye to the group . As Travis watched the pony yakuza gang exit out of the house, a strong sense of both relief and guilt plagued his mind to the core.

" You ok Trav?" Rick asked, snapping the stallion out of his thoughts.

"I guess" He answered quietly. " I just...................I don't know about this Rick, I......................."

"Hey no worries" Rick reassured. " before placing a comforting hoof on the stallions shoulder. " Trust me, I got your back all the way. No ones gonna suspect a thing, Carter is a natural when it comes to "cleaning up someones mess" . Now come on, lets get out of here before anyone see's us" Travis responded with a quiet " ok" . With nothing more to say, the two friends also took their leave, but not before Travis took one last look at the spot to which his exes corpse one stood just as he shut the front door.

1 year later

Eventually, time passed since that fateful day, and to the stallions surprise, no one suspected a thing. There was no doubt in his mind that Carter and his gang did a remarkable job in cleaning up the mess that he made , with no trace of evidence toward him left behind. After Chris returned home the next day, he found the entire living room trashed along with a few of his valuables missing along with his pregnant wife. After coming home to this horrendous crime scene, the stallion immediately organized a search party alongside his fellow comrades.

But alas, there wasn't a single trace of Samantha anywhere or even signs of fowl play. At one point Travis was called in for questioning giving his past with the victim and her husband, but with the lack of evidence, the stallion was clear of any accusations. The restraining order that was even brought on to him 3 years ago was now terminated. Despite all this, he decided to play it safe and to move back into his hometown of Ponyville. especially after Chris said that ( and I quote) " Castrate the son of a bitch who took my wife and unborn child" After that, Travis decided to move away from Canterlot as to not raise any suspicions.

So now we cut to said stallion sitting comfortably in the living room on this quiet afternoon , enjoying a cup of tea while reclining on his rocking chair. While he knew that he was in the clear, thanks to his friend Rick and the pony yakuza leader Carter. The stallion couldn't help but feel uneasy , especially given the fact that his plan to get his ex to take him back failed miserably. Speaking of his ex, the stallion caught a glimpse of a book that stood atop of the fireplace. He then extended a hoof as he grabbed the piece of literature, and found it to be his old Highschool yearbook. Curiosity got the better of him as he began to skim through the pages which contained pictures of some of his former classmates and teachers, but what caught his eye the most was the picture he and Samantha took together during their nature club expedition from their junior year.

Suddenly a single tear splashed onto the picture, and soon another followed, and another, and another, and another, until eventually, the broken stallion let out a small sob as he reminisced at the old picture between him and his ex. But his sadness soon turned to burning rage as the retinas in his eyes turned red for the third time and slammed the yearbook hard onto the carpet just missing the lit fireplace. " Damn it Sam, this is all your fault! Non of this would have happened if ya just taken me back!!!!!!" The stallion began to breath heavily after his little rant, trying his hardest to calm down, he then took a moment to survey the rocking chair that he was sitting on , which was passed down to him by his late grandmother. He wiped the tears from his eyes before gently rubbing the handles of the old chair " *sigh* I miss you nana, whenever mom and dad were away on business, you were always there to look after me. And your advice saved my ass so many times throughout my life, I could really use it now" The stallion soon found his eyes getting heavier and heavier until the drowsiness finally took over as he passed out into a deep sleep as memories of him and Sams time together began to play out in his mind.

Later that night

“Huh?” Travis’s grumbled, he soon awoken and found himself laying comfortably in his bed. “ What the, I don’t remember going upstairs, what’s going on here? Did I sleepwalk or……………….” But before he could get any answers, a loud creaking sound could be heard coming from downstairs which got the stallions attention immediately, especially given that he was the only one in the house. “ What was that?” Immediately the stallion got out of bed to go investigate the noise coming from downstairs.

The creaking noise grew louder and louder as the stallion made his way down the hallway, but as he continued to take step after step, he noticed the hallways growing suspiciously longer and more darker, almost creating an uneasy atmosphere. But the stallion simply brushed it off as he was probably just tired and this is just the nighttime playing tricks on him. Soon he made it to the stairs and proceeded to head down, at one point he attempted to turn the stair light on, but strangely the lights wouldn't turn on. “ Damn it, the bulb must have burned out” He then chose to ignore the broken light, even though it meant he’ll have to get a new bulb in the morning.

Soon he made his way downstairs as the creaking sound kept on getting louder, and soon he found himself in the living room staring straight into the source of the creaking sound which belonged to his late grandmothers rocking chair, but what caught the stallions eye was the fact that someone or something was sitting in it. Given the fact that the stallion didn’t have a roommate, or was expecting any visitors this late at night only filled his souls with fear at the thought of an intruder invading his house, quickly and quietly, he grabbed a nearby broomstick to use as a weapon as he cautiously approached the creature rocking in his chair.

“Hey” He said nervously. “ I don’t know who you are, but your trespassing, you got about ten seconds get out or I’ll have the cops over …………….

“Is that anyway to talk to your wife?” The stranger interrupted, Travis dropped his blunt object onto the ground as a response to the voice, which sounded strangely familiar so someone whom he once knew. soon the mare stepped off the rocking chair to face the stallion, and there standing meters away from Travis and sending his mind full of shock , stood non other than his ex lover Samantha, but what was more shocking was the fact that she was alive and breathing. Travis however noticed a few changes in her appearance, while she looked the same as when they first met, the only difference was her head and fur were all bloody in the same manner he left her in after the assault last year.

And she was also holding a mysterious object hidden underneath a small blanket, a wicked smile formed on the should have been deceased mares face which only made the stallion more uncomfortable, especially since he thought she was dead, but was standing over him alive and well, and bloody all over, the stallion tried to find the words to say, but the mare soon beat him to the punch. “ Your just in time honey”

Travis was hesitant to answer, but soon found a boost in bravery despite still being nervous. “ Jjjjjjjjjjjjust in time for what?”

“Why to see your baby of course” Samantha answered. “ This is what you wanted wasn’t it? You wanted to be the one to start a family with me? So now you got your wish” Samantha then proceeded to lift the blanket off the newborns head, and what the stallion saw right in front of him , chilled his spine to the core. There was an infant in the mares hoof, but not in the way he pictured it to be, the newborns eye sockets were completely empty and hollow looking souless , its entire face was rotten with flies and maggots swarming all over it, and it was drooling a bit practically leaving a small puddle on the ground. Travis wanted to scream at what was right in front of him, but it was as if he lost his ability to talk. “what do you think?” She’s beautiful isn’t she honey?” Sam then kissed the infants maggot infested forehead , which nearly made the stallion throw up.

“You finally got what you wanted Travis, who would have known it would take me getting murdered by you in order for me to finally have a baby?” Sam’s wicked smile grew bigger and bigger until it seemed like it stretched all the way across her forehead. “ Well, don’t leave your newborn hanging luv, give her a kiss”

“No……….I am not kissing that grub infest thing, your out of your mind” Travis spoke up. “ You’re not Sam, non of this is real, that kid is not mine” This response only made the mare furious.

“She’s not yours ?” She replied . “ She’s not yours?! Of course she’s yours, can’t you see she’s got your eyes dumbass?!” Suddenly the mares limbs began to make a cracking sound as her head started to twitch uncontrollably. “ You finally got your wish to start a family with me and you don’t believe she’s yours???!!!!!!!” Samantha’s limbs then stretched and grew slightly along with her neck which twisted into an unnatural angle, Travis stood in place as he watched his exes transformation into something that resembled a demonic spider. “ Come see for yourself Travis, come see that this baby is yours. I’m gonna ask ya one last time my sweet husband, Give…………..her………………..a………………………………….KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’’

Suddenly Sam charged forward , baby still in hoof as Travis let out a blood curdling scream as he quickly dodged the demonic entity that resembled his late partner. " No way, no way, no way, no way!!!!!!" The stallion made a quick beeline for the front door but found that it wouldn't open or even budge, he quickly got out of the way just as Sam charged forward again. Slamming into the door leaving behind a bloody crack in the center.

“Travis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The stallion rushed forward hearing the sounds of his exes footsteps echoing throughout the hallway, hinting that she was on his tail. He soon found the entrance to the guest bathroom and rushed inside as fast as he could before Sam saw him enter. He quickly closed and locked the door before turning off the lights and barricaded it with a laundry hamper before taking cover inside the bathtub, he shut the shower screen and ducked below to make himself inconspicuous in case Sam entered. Travis held his breath, he didn't dare to make any noise, a part of him felt like crying as well, as this was his fault to begin with. If he hadn’t let his jealousy get the better of him, Sam would still be alive and he wouldn’t have to deal with this nightmare that stood before him.

The memories of his past actions last year began to play in his head as a hint of regret and remorse was written all over his face, but he knew now that it was too late to fix his mistakes. and all he could do now is lay there and hide hoping that the monstrous version of his ex would soon go away and that he'd wake up from this supposed nightmare that he was in.

“Just breath Travis” He whispered to himself. “ This isn’t real, this has to be a nightmare, there’s no way, there’s no way, There’s no……………………” The stallions words were cut short as he felt something fall down on his face, he looked up at the shower head that stood before him, believing that it was water that fell on him giving that this shower head had a bit of a leaking problem . The stallion then went to wipe the little twinkle of water off his face, but what he felt didn’t feel like water at all, it felt almost solid, and rather slimy. He surveyed the object that was in his hoof to find that it was a maggot, he quickly chucked the small larvae out of the bathtub, but his troubles were far from over.

Suddenly the shower head began to shake and rumble violently and soon thousands of maggots rained down on top of the stallion, Travis tried to scream, but was hesitant with the fear of catching any in his mouth. He could barely even move a muscle as larvae continued to rain down upon him , he tried his hardest to get out of the bathtub but it was as if the maggots were holding him in place as they continued to cover his entire body, the endless waterfall of larvae rained down more and more as the stallion struggled for air as his head was now completely covered as his hoof remained the only thing still risen up from the pile, Samantha’s spine chilling laughter could be heard echoing through the bathroom walls just as the stallions hoof sunk down into the maggot bath, never to rise…………………….again”

Author's Note

Jealousy, it’s but an emotion that’s get the better of us, but it’s also what would lead to our downfall if we let it get the better of us.