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// Chapter Six: Can't trust anyone 
// Story: Marked for death 
// by shadowfoxr 
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Chapter Six: Can't Trust anyone





I lay there speechless as the white Pegasus undid the binds around my legs.

When he finished I stood up and asked him "who the hell are you?"

"Me? Can't this wait until we're out of here?" he said, sounding frustrated

"Fine just hurry up I don't want to say here any longer"

I stood up and stretched my legs, it felt good to be able to move again.

"Here eat this" he said, giving me a small pill

"Why?" I asked, confused

"It'll help with your wing, trust me"

"Well, what have I got to lose?" I asked myself, swallowing the pill

We ran over to the door of the wagon and jumped down onto a dusty dirt track, we were in a clearing in the middle of a forest,  several dozen golden armored guards were sprawled all over the ground

"Are they-?" I began

"No they're just sleeping" the Pegasus replied

How the hay did he take down so many guards? I asked myself

"So what's your name?" I asked

"My name is Snow Hunter, yours?"

"Lightning Blaze"

"I thought so"

Confused, I looked forward and saw a lone pony walk up to us, her armor glistened in the sun as she approached us

"Should I deal with her?" the white Pegasus asked

"No!" I shouted almost instantly

"I didn't mean kill I just meant tranquilize her"

"Still no I-I need to talk to her" I mumbled

"Okay I'll wait over here but before you go, look at your wing"

I looked back and to my amazement saw my injured wing perfectly fine

"That the-? H-how is this possible!?" I said, barely controlling my excitement "Magic?"

"In a way yes" he said before walking to the edge of the clearing "go, talk to her, but hurry up"

I walked up to the cream mare and waited for what was to come, but instead she just looked at the ground and said

"Why?"

"I didn't ask for any of this! I didn't commit any of these crimes Heart! They're lying to you!" I yelled, a fair bit louder then I should have

"Blaze...I've seen it...th-they have undeniable proof" she stuttered

"What fucking proof?" I demanded

"Blaze I-I saw you do it"

The words rocked me to the core, I stood there stunned for several seconds before managing to speak again

"W-what?" a voice very unlike my own said

"I can't let you run around freely Blaze...at least not after what I saw...I'm sorry" she was crying

"But I didn't do anything! They're trying to kill me and they're using you to get to me! Please believe me!" I pleaded

"I'm sorry Blaze, but I cannot deny what I saw" I was on the verge of tears, I couldn't handle it anymore, I turned away and walked towards Snow Hunter

"I swear, I will get the bastards that tricked you" I said before reaching Snow

"You ready to fly again?" he asked

"Yeah" I replied

"Then let's go!" he said before jumping into the air

"I'm sorry" I whispered before following him into the air

I couldn't trust anypony anymore


End of Act I