Too young to die

She grabbed my wrist, it was surprising she could, because, you know, hooves? She than promptly dragged me along, digging my feet in the ground didn't seem to have any effect on stopping Pinkie. "Pinkie! Where are we going?" Oh yeah, I might also want to add, she grabbed my left arm, the one that didn't have the splint on it. "It's a surprise! You'll see!" She kept on dragging me, which was quite the feat, saying I am 115 LBS. In fact, it almost seemed she was speeding up, now that I have to give kudos to.

Ponies began to give us odd looks, before going about their daily business, was this really that normal around here? Guess so, I mean, it would make sense. Looking back on Ponyville's crazy history after all! My arm was beginning to hurt, she was pulling it pretty hard. The houses began thinning out, until she was dragging me along grass, which only fueled her nearly unlimited vigor. "Damn Pinkie! How strong are you?" She only gave me a cheeky grin, before speeding up even more, hell, she was even walking bi-pedal.

While pulling me towards whatever destination we were set for, I saw Big Mac, jumping up and down with a house tied to his back. Apple Bloom was trying to tell him something, and he was barely even struggling either. Than it hit me, the love poison/potion thing. So it was going in chronological order with the show, well, atleast I know what to expect later on. Damn. Big Mac soon lost my sight, as she continued to drag me, Pinkie must have some crazy endurance or something, heh, *Checks Pinkie's stats* *Checks Endurance* 'It's over 9000!!!' the thought came and went just as quickly as Pinkie setting up a party.

I soon gave up on any attempts to stop her dragging me, the trail quickly turned from cobble, to dirt. I quickly began walking to keep my clothes from getting dirty. She soon veered off of the track, leading us towards a gazebo. It was then I noticed how fast the time passed, it was almost sunset. How did the time pass so fast you may ask? I was asking myself the same thing. She set me down on the two chairs that sat under the wooden structure, it was pink, and had a nice view over the lake near Ponyville.

She sat down in the chair next to mine, which was to the right of me, and somehow pulled drinks out of thin air. She handed me one, and kept one for herself. Staring down the rim of the cup, I could see it was cider, but it had an off smell about it, well, I never really had cider, so what do I know? I took a sip, it tasted like apples, and... hmm, what was it called? I couldn't remember but I liked it. The sun lowered some more, giving an etheral look to the lake. It sparkled like it was made of sapphire and possible lapis.

This truly was a great gift, or something, I don't know, but if this was a gift it would be nigh impossible to repay, the sight truly was one to savor and cherish. I was taken surprise by Pinkie asking, "Justin, do you like me?" Oh shit, oh shit, ohshit, ohshit, ohshit, ohshit! How do I respond to that? How do I respond to that?!?! Sweat began to form on my head, as nervousness built, "I.. erm.. uh." I ended up taking an interest in the ground, and turning maroon. Pinkie giggled, "You're so cute when you're flustered." She giggled some more, "H-hey! I-I-um, not s-sure." Yeah, real smooth Justin.

Pinkie seemed to be taking this the way, I unintentionally, intended! She continued to giggle, I sighed and took a deep breath, "Were, it so easy." Her giggling stopped, cocking her head she asked, "What does that mean?" I looked away, I couldn't bear to look at her, there was just no way this could work, and I didn't like Pinkie... in that way. "No, I'm sorry, but no." I could hear her begin to cry, as tears formed in my own eyes, how could I do that? Why did I do that? Why? No idea.

I reached over and gave Pinkie a hug, she buried her muzzle into my chest, which sent my heart a-flutter, this is the first time I ever really touched a girl. NOT LIKE THAT! I rubbed her mane as she began to sob, her body shook every few seconds, sending another wave of guilt. I whispered, "Were it so easy..." This time she didn't question it, the sunset didn't belong here. After a few minutes of sobbing, I saw her mane deflate, becoming flat, and lifeless. "Pinkie, I'm sorry, but it just wouldn't work out. How could it?" This seemed to make her sob even more!

You did great Justin! You made one of your favorite ponies... CRY! SMOOTH! You fucking jerk! I mentally beat myself up, You made Pinkie cry! How could you Justin? You are one amazing guy! Tears began to form in my own eyes, but I quickly sucked them back, and kept on petting Pinkie. "Pinkie, it's going to be okay, I promise." It was barely intelligible because of her crying, but I heard her say, "Pinkie Promise?" I nodded, "Cross my heart and I hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." The sunset soon turned Twilight, then night settled across the land.

~~~~

I cradled Pinkie in my arms as I carried her sobbing form home. It wouldn't be fair if I didn't do something for her, after all she did set all this up for me. Out of nowhere, literally nowhere! A blade, kinda like a ninja star, stabs my left leg, "AAAAAGGGHHH!!" I screamed, causing Pinkie to fall to the ground, kneeling, I checked my leg, as blood began to pour, a fading voice could be heard over my screams, "Get outta Ponyville! This is your last and only warning!" The voice struck me deep down, what did I do to make those ponies hate me so much?

Okay, shutup head! Focus! We need to take care of my leg, "Justin! Oh my gosh! We need to get you to the hospital quick!" She picked me up, causing me to scream again, I felt the star coming loose, I quickly held it, they always say, if you get stabbed, leave the blade in. Let the doctors take care of it, the hospital came into sight, as Twilight teleported in front of us, she seemed tired, like she just woke up. "What's going o-.. Oh my Celestia! Justin!" She grabbed me in a magical aura and teleported us the rest of the way.

I fell to the ground, unfortunately landing on the ninja star. Which in turn caused me to let loose another blood curdling scream, "AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" I was quickly levitated onto a stretcher, and taken to the ER or what I assumed was the ER. Twilight and Pinkie followed, I began to suck in air through clenched teeth, goddamn this hurt like a motherfucker. In games they make pain seem so over-rated! Twilight and a group of doctors began to work on my leg, pulling up the cuff, they inspected the now crimson steel blade.

I felt queasy at the sight of so much blood. As they began to slowly pull the blade out, it gave a sickening squelch making me pass out for the rest of the procedure.

~~~~

When I came too, I saw, well, the Mane 6 and the two princesses. "Can't stay outta trouble, can you?" Twilight giggled, before asking another question, "Do you have any idea who attacked you?"

I nodded, causing a collective gasp, "While I don't know the exact identity, it was a stallion if his voice was anything to go by, and he said," I hesitated, "To get out of Ponyville." This caused another collective gasp among the group of ponies, I lifted my leg up and grimaced at the bandages that now covered the back of my shin, stopping my precious blood from flowing free. A sudden revelation hit me, I could've died......... damn. I saw Pinkie who looked like she had been crying. I hope she hadn't told anypony about what had occurred not to long ago.

Welp, looks like I'm in the hospital... again...... damn. We shared a respective silence, but I broke it by asking, "What did he throw at my leg?" My memory was a bit fuzzy on that part, the pain had something to do with it. Luna levitated the blade from a nearby table, it was circular, and had spikes jutting out of the sides, meant specifically for sticking into the skin, and tearing up muscle, tissue, flesh, anything that would be vulnerable to it. I cringed at the tried blood still on it, my blood. "Thank you, I'm pretty sure I would be dead by now, if it wasn't for you girls." I gave a sad smile, trying to lighten the mood, but it was all in vain as the doctor came in.

"Justin, that is your name right? Okay, Justin, you have sustained major damage to, a few minor arteries and, if the reports are anything to go by, you may be hamstrung. But the data is still coming in, were not exactly sure yet." My world dropped out from underneath me, being unable to fly I could do, b-but, unable... to walk? Something I've done all my life, taken away by a simple piece of metal. Fate why you so cruel? I felt my eyes getting misty, I quickly wiped away the tears, which didn't go unnoticed by any of them.

I felt a hoof touch my shoulder, I looked up into the smiling face of Luna, she was trying to comfort me! I whispered, "Were it so easy." Nobody questioned the meaning of this, even though they probably had questions. Another question came to mind, I was amazed I hadn't asked this earlier, "How long was I out?" Twilight looked sullen, like something was bothering her, "A few hours." Well that was a relief, if it had been a day, I would've freaked out. "And two days." My jaw dropped, the longest I've ever slept was one da-... this doesn't count as sleeping does it? Does it?

I'll probably never know, I shifted my weight, trying to get comfortable, which only succeeded in causing pain to shoot up my leg, instead of crying out, I grunted. I felt my eye twitch, but I didn't feel angry at all... what? "Is it, gonna be okay if I try and stand?" I asked, hoping someone would say, "Yes, but I'ma catch you if you fall." Celestia said, she readied her magic, just in case I couldn't stand, moving my feet over the side of the bed, I slowly put them down on the floor. And stood up, this is good, I also noticed the splint on my wing and arm were gone. So that's double good?

Very slowly pain began to build in my leg, it dissipated as soon as I sat down. "Okay, so I can stand, but it hurts." Celestia lowered the magical aura that surrounded her horn. The doctor came in again, "Good news, or bad news first?" I thought for a moment, "Bad new first." He coughed and cleared his throat, lifting a paper up to his face he said, "You suffered major damage in your leg, the blade was imbued with magic, the kind we are unsure of, and finally," He took a breath for dramatic pause, "I'm afraid, your wing is now broken upon repair, we tried everything." I cringed, and whispered the same phrase again, "Were it so easy."

I really was getting attached to saying that, Arbiter is best alien/elite. "Would you like to hear the good news?" I nodded and he continued, "Your not hamstrung as we had originally thought, no current magical anomalies were detected in your body, and we have traces of the pony who did this, he was a unicorn, however that's just about all we know." I sighed and laid back, within a month of coming here, you get a gift, a spectacular gift, one that no other human has gotten. And, you lose it, just like everything else.

I felt tears forming at my eyes, not out of pain, but the thought of having useless wings, like a dead weight. I stood up, causing everypony to gasp, I ignored the pain as I walked out. I barely heard them calling me, as in my rage induced state I tore down the hall. I still had enough control to not let loose on anything living, but every now and then I would break something. Nothing important mind you. The pain that had begun, was now an inferno, only increasing my maddened state. I tried desperately to control my body, but it had other things in mind.

Smashing out the front door, I saw it was mid-day. Continuing my walk of pure rage, I ignored everything that tried to get my attention. Just wanting to get away from it all. I felt a pit in my gut, like the time, no, NO, don't remember the time! Don't remember! But it came anyways, the thought I had always tried to forget..... the time, my little sister died, she was only six at the time, and I was nine. I watched as some soulless bastard, starting screaming something about an infection, and shot my sister, I know it sounds cheesy, b-but, it was never the same after that.

Tears began to start flowing freely as I began to enter the Everfree, not caring anymore where I went...

~~~~ (Twilight POV)

I watched as tears formed in his eyes, he seemed to be taking this well, or somewhat well. He jumped up catching us all by surprise and stormed out of the room, "Justin! Wait!" I tried to teleport him back, but it didn't work, like something was cancelling my magic, I tried levitation, but it didn't work either. My mouth gaped open, nothing had such a strong magical resistance! Not even dragons!

~~~~ (Justin's POV)

I tore through the undergrowth, not even caring as plants and brambles ripped my clothing. I soon found an even dirt ground, and followed it, no clue where it went, just wanting to get out of that town. As my rage wore off, the pain in my leg was nearing the unbearable mark. It was then I heard a hiss, like a snake... and a chicken? I saw a chicken head with red pop out of a nearby bush. Can this day get any worse? Woops, guess I shouldn't of said that, three more came out of nearby foliage.

Well, I was surrounded but not defenseless, whipping out my magnum, I fired a shot at the first one, and grimaced at the recoil and the brain now splattered across the ground, I took great care not to look into their eyes, but an itch made me want to gaze into those red orbs. I quickly shot my head down as I realized I was about to stare into it's eyes. I don't care what they say in the games and movies, it's so easy to aim down the sight, and fire. Maybe it was just me, I couldn't really test that theory, it just felt natural to hold this device.

I sucked in a breath and took aim once more, only to get disrupted by another cockatrice jumping on my chest, flapping it's wings madly. The ground gave out underneath me and I fell the one meter or so, since it was on the arm that held the pistol, I jabbed it in the eye using my free arm, as it screamed and flailed some more, I lifted it up and drop kicked it, sending it flying into the air, lifting my gun to my eye, I lined up the shot, and fired. Hitting it square chest, a few feathers came free and peacefully floated down.

The two other tried to jump on me, only to find I was already standing up, I aimed my gun downwards, only to have my aim thrown off and miss a perfect shot, by a voice calling my name, "Justin! Justin! Justin! Oh thank Celestia I fou-..." Twilight was cut off by a cockatrice staring at her, she quickly averted her eyes, giving me the killzone. Bringing my foot down I smashed it's brains in. The last one sqawked and stared at it's dead comrades before sprinting away. I raised my arm, but put it down.

I holstered the gun, if I was correct, I had 4/8 shots left in this mag alone. "Justin, that was stupid! Don't you realize you could've been stoned, or worse, dead!" I sighed and lightly brushed past her, "Twilight, I don't expect you to understand, I've seen things, things, that would make a grown man cry," (E.I. Dead sister, and other things), "just about everything I've owned has been taken away, along with my true life." I raised my arm and studied it, "This world, this life, isn't the one I was supposed to live." I sniffled and walked back the way I came with my head lowered, leaving behind a shocked Twilight...

One though passed my mind as I walked back, 'Were it so easy.'