The Slave

Slave Market

Cold Heart stood with shackles of solid steel on her wrists and a single shackle connect to the floor of the market platform waiting to be auctioned off. Cold Heart was of the Pegasus race and her dark grey wings showed signs of abuse; her wings had visible scars and signs of not healing properly.
Today, Cold Heart was being sold again due to her attempts of escape. An Earth pony guard grabbed her and dragged her to the center of the platform and kicked her to the floor and as she stumbled forward had a wing yanked backwards and pain shot through her nerves. Cold Heart's black hair covered her face partially and she could through her one good eye see the crowds. The crowd had many fine looking rich men and among these Cold Heart could see many men had ill intent. "I'm not an object" Cold Heart thought to herself.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! This fine specimen is Cold Heart! She is hard working and dependable but has the nasty habit of trying to run away. I'll start her bid price at ten copper coins." Only ten copper coins? Cold Heart wept inwardly and just wanted to kill herself. Despite her name Cold Heart actually had the warmest heart you could have. At the rear of the crowd Cold Heart saw a group of girls walking past the market; one girl stuck out due to her rainbow colored hair. She recognized Rainbow Dash, however, she didn't know her personally just heard of her.

Meanwhile...

"Twilight, this market makes me sick! That girl up there looks like she's been through hell!"

"Yes she does Rainbow Dash, according to this pamphlet on her she is twenty-eight years old and has had thirty owners since she hit the market at eighteen years old. She's a runner and I've got Spike doing reaserch on her for me."

"Guys...I know someone who can tell us more about Cold Heart."

"Who is is Sunset?"

"Adagio knew this girl back in the day." As if on Cue Adagio, Sonata and Aria could be seen coming towards the group and Adagio had a look of depression.

"Hi Sunset Shimmer, Zipp said we'd find you guys here."

"What's bothering you Adagio?" Pinkie Pie asked concerned.

"It's Cold Heart, I know why she runs and the reasons have me worried sick. All thirty of her past owners have used her as a means to vent off their anger and stress. The last message I got from her was the worst yet. Cold Heart told me that her last owner best her just for fun. He'd tie her up and best her or sometimes tie her wrists to the ceiling and leaving her with just enough rope to be able to lay on the floor and she would constantly have her shoulders dislocated. Cold Heart also wrote about past masters using her sexually, either for themselves or letting their guests have their way with her. I knew Cold Heart as a cheerful person years ago and her father sold her to pay off a debt to some bastard who lent him money."

Twilight Sparkle who'd been listening almost threw up when the realization hit her. "I know Twilight Sparkle, it's sickening there's one detail which makes her prior master the worst. The cunt, murdered Cold Heart's child right after it was born. My heart is burning inside and I've tried to find ways to save my friend! Look at my fucking arms! these scars are from my guilt because I couldn't keep my promise that I'd keep her safe!" Pinke Pie's kind heart was crumbling, she had never known that such a level of cruelty existed!

Back at the Slave Market

Cold Heart saw her friend Adagio and cried! Her friend hadn't been able to fulfill a childhood promise, "Oh Adagio, please get me out of this hell on earth!"

"Gentlemen if you want to see what this girl has to offer I will gladly show you!" Cold Heart felt her dress being removed and falling to the floor. She didn't care anymore, she had be used sexually by so many men during her past thirty masters she didn't fight it. "Gentlemen, I will permit you feel the goods!" The shackles were removed and Cold Heart screamed in pain as she felt her wings being broken again. Cold Heart was then thrown to the crowd of men and was groped and fondled.

With Twilight Sparkle and the Girls

Shining Amror and his girlfriend Cadence walked up and appalled at what was happening at the platform. "Damn my hands are tied at the moment...you guard go bring my comrade Blueblood and bring him here!" Blueblood was in the market to buy another maid since his recently had passed away due to old age. Forty-five minutes passed and Blueblood arrived. Blueblood saw the commotion and the market list of lots. Cold Heart's name caught his eye and Reading Twilight's pamphlet he stormed to the platform with his saber bouncing on his hip and his pistols brass fixtures gleaming. "Blueood is going to save that lass at all costs, you girls stay here I'm going to back him up...and Applejack isn't Big Mac here looking for a farm hand?"

"He is and hell, here he comes.....bust some heads yall!" Spike had just flown in and saw the commotion and was quickly brought up to date.

"Fuck yeah let's go gentlemen!" the quartet of angry men looked menacing.

Blueblood yelled out, "Ten thousand gold for the lady!" everyone stepped away and those who didn't got hurled to the ground and kicked Shining Armor had drawn his saber at the market Salesman.

"Blueblood pay him and let's leave I'll personally close this market down....forever! Princess Luna and Princess Celestia will come after you personally!"

Cold Heart who was now standing in front of Blueblood for the first time in years felt shame for being naked. Cold Heart could tell that these four men were of a much higher caliber then the "gentlemen" who had been her masters. "My lord... I'm not worth the ten thousand gold, especially if you knew my story."

"You're worth more than you realize and I've got this eight year old who needs a mother....come to think of it... she looks a lot like you. I got her eight years ago when I found some bastard about to drown the poor kid."

"My lord...what would your family think of me? look at these scars some of them were from being beaten but the majority of them were from me cutting myself.

" My family will love you I give you my word! However we need to get you a dress and a friend of my mine would be excited to help. Cold Heart was led to the group and she broke down and sobbed when she saw Adagio. The group looked up and saw this eight year old girl flying towards them.

"My lord, I brought back the change from the telegraph office....feel free to count it. I promise you I didn't spend any."

Blueblood laughed, "My little Hearthstone....keep the change and get yourself a treat...but first meet Cold Heart." Hearthstone tilted her head and comparing herself to the young woman in front of her and looked perplexed. Cold Heart felt like she was looking at a miniature version of herself.

There was no mistaking it, Hearthstone had to be Cold Heart's child the similarities were too obvious. "My lord, asking to permission to be dismissed whilst you buy Cold Heart proper attire?"

"Permission granted, you know what take the rest of the day off, I've worked you enough for one day."

"Thank you master" Hearthstone hugged Blueblood and skipped her way down the street.

"Master, I am grateful for your kindness....but how did you find her? I saw her being taken down the street by my prior master's butler to be disposed of."

"I found the bastard and saw the child crying and I could tell that it had just been born and I had to save it. You'll see soon enough that my family and I have an immsene staff and all have stories like yours and I do suppose it's what we were so. Come along everyone and Rarity can you make a dress for Cold Heart here? " Rarit said that she could and guided everyone to her shop.