//------------------------------// // The Trial // Story: Rainbows Dark Origins // by Orangeblossom1212 //------------------------------// "Mr. Spectrum Blaze, Ms. Firefly you both are both being charged with; Assault, Battery, Kidnapping, Three counts of Child abuse, Using illegal drugs, Harassment, And Burglary, And attempted murder of your three day son!" "What how in equestria are we being charged with burglary" Firefly yelled in questioning Fury. "You were trespassing on a school campus without a visitors tag! You had no right to be on school grounds," our lawyer said calmly. Everything Firefly was now saying, I couldn't hear. All the memories came flowing back. The happy memories. I remember pushing my little Dashie in a swing and her mother recording her on the camera trying to encourage her to talk. I remember cradling my little Rainbow Dash when she would have nightmares and her mother singing her a lullaby as she fell to sleep. I-I know my wife's name But I can't say it nor think it. What have I done? Has it really been ten years?!? It couldn't have been ten years. It felt like it was just yesterday all the abuse all the things I've been told I've done.... Fly told me they were just dreams that she knew what was best for me and my little girl. She said she was taking care of Rainbow Dash, Firefly said the dreams were just me being worried with how she as coping without her mother, and that I wasn't mentally stable enough to be around her.... That the alcohol would help me relax and to just take a break from everything. "Sir? sir!" "Huh," I asked. "If your ready I would like to discuss the case with you and your wife," he said gesturing to Firefly. The case? Oh he's our lawyer. Wait?!? What?!? She's not my wife she's my mental therapist I thought to myself trying to stay focused. "W-what?!?! She's not my wife, my wife's dead," I yelled confused. I jumped out of my chair whipping my head around to stare as Firefly. I heard one of the police guards come up behind me, I ignored him. "She's not my wife," I repeated. "She's my mental therapist! What is going on," I asked as I starting to panic. Then the guard grabbed me and pushed me against the table pulling my arms around my back. "Now, what do you mean she's not your wife?" "I just told you she's not my wife," I yelled. "What is going on?!?! why am I here?!?" "Your here because you abused your children! You hurt your daughter to the point to where she ran away and has been living on her own as an orphan on the streets sense she was six years old! You kidnapped and abused your 13 year old son! And almost starved your 3 day old foal to death," the guard, Flash Century yelled. "What are you talking about?!? I don't have a son! I only have one daughter," I yelled. "Your idiot," Firefly yelled, "I knew I should have gotten rid of you once in for all! You along with that little bitch you call a daughter! All I wanted was you money! Your dead to me! I wish you were dead!" "I don't know what's going on but leave my daughter out of this," I screamed pulling free from the guard, and punching Firefly in the face. The guard yanked me off of her and out of the room, he as well as another guard accompanied me into a different room. They put me inside and pushed me down into a chair. They then proceeded by cuffed my hooves to the table. "Stay here. Your new lawyer will be here to meet with you as soon as we get you one," one of the guards said, as he followed the other guard out of the room before slamming the door. "What the hell just happened," Flash century asked the police chief. I don't know, but I do know this case just got a lot more complicated. I'll tell you one thing, I've worked in law enforcement long enough to know when some ponies lying, and he wasn't lying. Ponies can get drunk and make STUPID decisions. But no matter how drunk a pony is theirs no way they could do something as crazy as get married without even knowing. Especially for 10 years!" "What exactly are you saying," Flash asked curiously. "I'm saying he was being controlled with drugs. You heard Spectrum Blaze, she was his mental therapist. A mental therapist has access to all kinds of medicines and drugs to help their mental patients. So let's start with her line of work and get some evidence." "But I thought we collected all the evidence for the trials this afternoon, Flash said. "Yes, but now something's come up. The trial isn't until 4:30 this afternoon is only 7:00 we still have time. This may just be the amount of time we need to turn this whole case around," Chef said. "So you seriously think he's innocent," said a very unsure Flash. Ll "All are innocent until proven guilty. And if he really was a mental pony who was recovering from an ordeal and was trying to get help to protect his daughter, then yes he too is a victim in this case. However even if this is true that doesn't mean he shouldn't hold any responsibility for his actions. He hurt and beat his 16 and 13 year old. They're just kids and on top of that he almost starved his newborn. Whether he goes to prison or a mental hospital he's still being punished for what he's done. He's still going to be locked up for quite a while, but I do think that this case is some kinda wack! He's already wasted ten years of his life and doesn't even know it. He has no clue what's going on. As far as he's concerned his wife died like..what..three days ago?" "Maybe you have a point. Maybe this is worth looking into after all," Flash said thinking. "Ok good, you call him in a layer, and I'll pull up Firefly's work records. let's see if these two's stories match up." "Yes sir," flash saluted. He swiftly trotted to Cheif's office to call in a lawyer. Sighs, "why do I get the feeling that this is not going to be an easy case," Chief asked to no pony in particular. Chief rubbed his temples trying to relieve the forming migraine, and trotted over to the computer, to pull up Firefly's records involving mental patients. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soarin woke up and yawned. "Ugh, what a night," he said finally managing to wake himself up. Soarin stretched and looked to his right. He smiled when he saw the peaceful figure of Rainbow Dash sleeping soundly. All Soarin could hear was the gentle, faint sound of her breathing and a slight snore. He watched her contently as her chest softly went up and down with each breath she took. Soarin gently and silently stroked Rainbow Dash's rainbow colored mane gently with his hoof, and Rainbow Dash lazily fluttered her eyes opened and yawned. Soarin wrapped his wings around her and pulled her into his chest. Rainbow Dash snuggled her head into his chest. They laid there in each other imbrace for a long time. Rainbow Dash finally came back to her senses and realize what she was doing and quickly away. "Ha ha ha heh heh," she chuckled nervously. Both Soarin and Rainbow Dash were blushing deeply. "Anyway's, what time is it," Rainbow Dash asked, desperate to change the topic. "O,h um," Soarin glanced at the clock. "7:45," he answered. "Okay, I want to leave and meet with my lawyer soon, so I need to get ready." "You mean we," Soarin corrected. "Y-your really coming," Rainbow Dash asked much more enthusiastically then she meant to. Once Rainbow Dash realized what she said she instantly changed her tone. "I mean that's cool, only if you want, I'm not going to stop you," she said nonchalantly. "Of course I am! I said I would didn't I?" "Well yeah, but I thought that maybe you were just caught up in the heat of the moment. I wasn't really sure if you could come. I mean I want you there don't get me wrong. It's just I thought you'd end up being busy, I mean your a Wonderbolt! And I'm just just some ordinary Pegasus pony. I thought you were going to get called in or something was going to happen and-" "Hey," Soarin said gently. He reached over and put his hoof under her chin and pulled it up so they were looking straight into each others eyes. "You are not ordinary! You are a beautiful strong mare who's a fantastic flier! Can do a sonic rainboom and are always some pony I can count on! You always put others before yourself and now you doing it again here for Cloud Chaser. Trust me, no ordinary pony would do that. You are anything but ordinary." Rainbow Dash blushed, "thanks," she mumbled. Soarin chuckled, "So where's Cloud chaser," Rainbow Dash asked. "He wasn't to much trouble was he," Rainbow Dash said nervously. "Oh um.... It had its up's and down's. I don't feel tired, so I must have gotten some sleep at some point," Soarin said flashing her a goofy grin. "Anyways he's upstairs sleeping." "Ok good," Rainbow Dash said falling onto the couch lazily. "Ugh! I keep forgetting to buy groceries, we have nothing here for breakfast. We'll have to stop and get something on the way to meet with my lawyer." "I know! How about we stop down at Pony Joe's? It's the best family restaurant in EQUESTRIA," Soarin exclaimed. "That good? Huh, I don't know, I heard the food's not so great there," Rainbow Dash said. "W-w-w-what?!?! What are you talking about the food there is AMAZING!!!! Soarin got so frustrated with all his yelling that he started snorting. Soarin was interrupted when Rainbow Dash burst into laughter. "I know ya goof! I've never heard a bad thing about that place! I'm just messing with you," Rainbow Dash said laughing so hard tears were coming from her eyes. "B-but when you started snorting that was hilarious!" Rainbow dash said breaking into another fit of laughter. "Ugh! Whatever," Soarin said flatly clearly not amused. "What do you say to waking up Cloud Chaser and getting an early breakfast before it gets too crowded," Soarin huffed. "Alright fine, you win Mr. Grouchy Pants," Rainbow Dash said, now finally being able to keep herself under control without laughing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hello Mr. Spectrum Blaze," said a tall tan stallion with dark brown hair. "My name is Secondary Witness, I'll be representing you in the upcoming trial this late afternoon. So what can you tell me about what happened?" I sat their stunned, unsure of what was going on, nor of what to say. "Um," Mr. Secondary witness must have noticed my confusion because he began to ask me questions. "So, you said that Miss.Firefly was you mental therapist?" "Yes that is correct. Right before my wife......died.....she told me some very shocking things I didn't know about my daughter. I was angry at the time because of the situation and as a result I yelled at my daughter. I didn't mean it and I felt horrible about what I said. That's when I started drinking. Then one day I had a dream where I had actually hurt Rainbow Dash. I, I thought it was a dream, but when I got up to go get her ready for school. She, she was hurt. I didn't know what to do. I kept her home the last week of school. I kept drinking until about three days later I finally gave up. It wasn't getting better, so I decided to go to a mental therapist. She told me the alcohol was good for me. That it was my way of coping..." I remember now. I need to tell them, I don't care what happens to me. I just want the truth. What have I done? I never truly hurt Rainbow Dash did I? Oh if I did I will never forgive myself! My mind yelled at me. I couldn't seem to take the dazed expression off my face no matter how hard I tried. "I know this is hard but please continue," my lawyer Mr. Secondary Witness encouraged me. "She told me...," I began shakily. "At the next appointment she told me that I, that I, never hurt Rainbow Dash that I never would. She said that the pain I thought I was causing her, was simply my imagination trying to express the pain I felt about my wife. That my mind was taking my pain out on something else I loved because I knew she wasn't coming back. Firefly always told me that it would stop in time. That hurting Rainbow Dash was simply my imagination. She told my that Rainbow Dash may have been scared because of my behavior from when I was drunk. Firefly said that every time I saw her being hurt was nothing more than my imagination. She said that while I was at work or asleep she went and checked on my little Rainbow Dash and she said that she was fine. That their wasn't a single mark on her. She said to just continue with the alcohol, maybe even try some drugs. I thought she was crazy but she told me that it was my way of grieving and things would only ever get better if I did exactly what she said. I said no, but agreed when she told me that this was the best thing to do for my daughter's sake. She started prescribing me drugs after that..... But I, I can't seem to recall anything else after that... What happened? where's Rainbow Dash?!? Where's my little girl!?!?" "Relax Mr.Spectrum Blaze, please, now I know this is hard to hear but I need you to listen to what I tell you. I need you to stay calm and quiet until I have finished explaining okay? This is important and we're running out of time. The trial is only hours away, so I need to get all the facts," Mr. Secondary Witness told me. "Okay, I will listen," I confirmed. "You are being charged with; Assault, Battery, Kidnapping, Three counts of Child abuse, Using illegal drugs, Harassment, And Burglary, And attempted murder of your three day old son." "B-but how? I I don't even have a son! How am I possible being charged with all of this?" "Well now this is the part where I need you to please stay quite and listen so that I can explain." "Okay! please explain what's going on," I said hastily getting straight to the point. "Okay, these are the facts about what's happened that I can tell you." * Your wife died over10 years ago. *You have a 13 year old son named Comet Streak. His mother's name is Comet Blaze. DNA tests have proved that he is on fact your son. *You did abuse your daughter. You abused her to the point where she ran away. She has been living as an orphan on the streets for ten years. She is now 16 years of age and is fighter for Cloud chasers custody. * You married firefly she used her job to gain control over you and her life. *She abused your daughter. *You had a colt with her. He was three days old when you starved him and left him to die. His name is Cloud Chaser. *Your daughter came and called 911 when your son Comet Streak managed to use the phone and contact her after you and firefly kidnapped him from his school and abused him. *You are being charged with assault and battery because you harmed your children, and punched firefly in the nose. *You are being charged with kidnapping because you kidnapped your 13 year old son from school, and beat him to the point to where he had to be hospitalized. *You are being charged with three counts of child abuse because you abused all three of your children. *You are being charged with usage of drugs and harassment for how you treated Comet Blaze. *Your are being charged with burglary because you trespassed on a school campus. *And last but not least your being charged with attempted murder for how you abandoned you 3 day old colt in a dumpster with plastic around his head and face. "Now your daughter is fighting for custody over your three day old son. No matter what we do, as of now, the chance of you getting life in prison is most likely. However the Chief and Flash century are looking into Firefly's records, to see if we can find evidence that proves that she used your mental condition to take advantage of you. She already said to the guards that all she wanted was your money, so now we have a motive. The shortest sentence we can get you with evidence we have, unless Chief and Flash find more evidence, is by pleading guilty. And if that happens than their's a chance of Firefly getting off the hook and you avoiding the death penalty." "W-what?!?! Your telling me that if I pled I'll get life, and that the mare who started all of this will get off just fine?!?!?! I understand what I've don't is wrong, but if pleading means some pony like her, who caused this whole mess gets off, then NO! Im not going to let her be released to ruin some pony else's life, because she's already ruined mine! I don't care what happens to me! I just want to make things right. Look at what I've done to my daughter! How am I supposed to forgive myself for that," I yelled tears running down my face. "H-how in Equestria will she be able to get the charges dropped," I asked. "Well as of now, other than what she said with her lawyer, we have no other evidence against her. Let alone proving that she was ever drunk. The fact that you punched her will go as evidence that you are unstable and not safe to be around. This fits with the charges of abuse and she may claim that you abused her. Because of this, many charges are likely to get dropped. Theirs no proof that she had any plans to kill the foal, except for the two witnesses. And one of the witnesses is your 13 year old son, who is going to have to testify in court. The court hasn't decided if it's okay to allow him to testify even if he agrees. They're afraid it'll put to much emotional stress on the colt. The other witness is your daughter who saw you leave the dumpster where the colt was found, and we have security footage to prove it. Plus Firefly was never even charged with harassment because she never had contact with miss Comet Blaze. So already right their are the majority of the charges dropped. She may go to jail but it won't be for life. But you are my concerne, your my client. We need to figure out what to do to help you! The court has offered a deal 20 years max with a chance of parole if you plead guilty." How could I have don't this?!? And to my own daughter! I never wanted to hurt her! That's why I tried to get help, but now, I don't know what to do. I never wanted to hurt her. And now I have two other children!? How? What have I done.... I need to set things right! I don't care what happens to me! But the truth needs to get out! I can't let that pink basterd get off the hook! Not for what she's done to me, but for what she used me to do to my family! "No, I will not except the deal! The court, no, every pony needs to know the truth! I don't care what happens to me, but I will set things right. I won't let Firefly get away with this just so she can hurt some pony else's family, the way she hurt mine! not if I can help it! I'll plead guilty. I'll tell every pony everything, but I won't accept the deal!" "Okay then," Mr. Secondary Witness said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hey flash you back yet," Chief called over his shoulder. "Yeah chief, I'm back. I got you a coffee on my way back," Flash said, handing a coffee to Chief. "You find anything," Flash century asked. "Yup! Alright, here's what I found out before Firefly joined the bolts. She worked as a mental therapist, so we know that for fact, but look at this." "Wow! That's a lot of money," Flash commented. "Yup it is. Now if you noticed all of these large transactions were from her patients. Not only that but she somehow found a way to get her name on their health insurance! So basically if one of her patients die she gets up to a million dollars! I mean outside of the insurgence the separate transactions are at least 150 grand and up! And hey you'll like this Spectrum Blaze was her last patient. Also I did a little digging and I found out she wasn't really kicked out of the bolts for injury." "She wasn't," Flash asked, shock written all over his face. "Nope! She did drugs. But due to contract she was entitled to the right to claim injury." "Seriously!? Man this whole thing is crazy! How did she get away with this for this long?" "I don't know, but I do know that most of her patients are no longer living....." "You don't seriously mean that she killed ALL these ponies and still hasn't gotten caught, do you," Flash asked, scrolling down the list on the computer. "It appears so, but this is good hard evidence. This should bee enought to put and keep her behind bars. However it will be completely solid if we can get that 13 year old what's his name?" "Um, it's, Comet Streak I believe." "Yes, it will only be fully solid if we can get Comet Streak to testify. Then we will have proof that she was part of the kidnapping and attempted murder over the foal. That alone will keep her behind bars for quite some time." "Indeed, but this is why I love my job. Just when you think your done, something else pops up. You save lives and figure out the truth to things you never even would have dreamed possible. And bring ponies to justice," Flash said proudly. "Yes, now that we do," Chief agreed. "Now, I beleive we have a call to make." "Now that we do, indeed." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Honey," Comet Blaze said, trotting into her sons room. Comet streak looked up, "Hey Mom," Comet replied weakly. "Honey, I need to talk to you about something important," she said sitting on the bed and handing Comet Streak a cup of tea. Comet sat up propped up on a pillow and excepted the tea. Comet Streak took a sip, but got a sinking feeling, once he looked up and saw the upset look on his mothers face. "Mom? is something wrong?" Comet Blaze signed. " Honey I know you didn't want to, but the police just called and they really need you to testify. But just know his is your choice. No pony is going to force you. It's just if you testify theirs no way Firefly will ever be able to hurt any pony again. She will be locked up forever. But honey you don't have to its only if you wa-" "I'll do it," Comet Streak said. Comet Blaze said nothing. She just stared at all the bandages and bruises that covered her son's head and body. "Ok," was all Comet Blaze said, before she got up and quickly trotted out of the room. Tears filling her eyes. Comet leaned back in his bed. He shakily took a deep breath. His whole body was shaking. Comet Streak closed his eyes. He swallowed the hard lump that was in his throat. He just had to testify, then no pony would ever be able to hurt him again. He just had to testify, it would be ok. Right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hey Soarin, what can I get you this fine morning," Pony Joe asked, trotting up and pulling out a pad of paper and a pen. "The usual," Pony Joe asked. "Yup, the usual," Soarin confirmed with a smile. "Man Soarin, how'd you get a marefriend like her? The only thing I ever thought you'd date was a sugar coma from all those sweets," Joe teased. "I'm not sure if I should be happy or insulted," Soarin said utterly confused. Then Soarin heard Rainbow Dash crack up laughing, and Cloud Chaser giggling in his high chair. "Hey munchkin," Soarin said, ruffling Cloud Chasers mane. "ya ya ya ya," Cloud giggled. "And what will you be having miss....." "Rainbow Dash," Rainbow Dash said. "Okay Miss Rainbow Dash, what'll you be having today," Joe asked. "Um," Rainbow Dash picked up the menu, and quickly skimmed over it until something caught her eye. "How are the blueberry pancake's," Rainbow Dash asked curiously. "Delicious! I promise you that you will like them, in all honesty they're my favorite thing on the menu," Joe told them. "Alright, I'll have that then thanks," Rainbow Dash said handing him the menu. "Alright your food will arrive shortly," Joe told Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash sighed. "You ok," Soarin asked tenderly. "Yeah I guess. I think it's just nerves. I just don't know what happened to him Soarin. He's my Dad, he always used to be there for me, take care of me. Why did all of that change? We used to always be so happy, so why couldn't we have been that way after my Mom's death?" Rainbow Dash's eyes were filling with tears. Soarin reached over and put a hoof under her chin so she would look him in the eye. "Hey, I don't know what the future holds but I do know that things are going to get better. Neither of us knows what the future holds. But hopefully, now the truth will be revealed. Maybe he had some problem or reason to want to take it out on you. But Rainbow Dash you need to quite blaming yourself. He went about it the wrong way. Maybe now we'll finally get the truth. You had no say in what he did or how he treated you. Do not blame yourself! I'm sure the trial will help reveal part of what was going on." "I hope so," Rainbow Dash said sadly, Soarin wiping away her tears. "But why? Why did he do this to me," Rainbow Dash thought to herself. Rainbow Dash then smelled something delicious. She looked up and saw a plate of pancakes and a glass of orange juice be put in front of her. "Here are you two's pancakes," Pony Joe said with a smile. "Thank you," Soarin called out, as Joe trotted back to the kitchen. Then a little musical tune started playing. Soarin looked at a giggling Cloud Chaser as he played with his toy, Soarin smiled. "Sheesh Soarin, did you get enough sweets," Rainbow Dash asked as she examined the gigantic ice cream Sunday. It was a gigantic bandanna split, with several scoops of both vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream. Then to top it off it was COVERED with every possible type of topping. It had rainbow sprinkles, m&m's, chocolate turtles, cherries, chocolate sirup, chocolate chips, strawberries, and many other that Rainbow Dash couldn't even name if she tried! "What this? Naw, we haven't even gotten to dessert yet," Soarin exclaimed before literally digging his face into the ice cream Sunday. Rainbow Dash simply rolled her eyes, while shaking her head with a smile. "Yup that's Soarin alright, hasn't changed a bit," Rainbow Dash muttered quietly to herself. while still shaking her head as a small smile creeped onto her face. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "How does the defendant plead?" My lawyer, Mr. Secondary Witness stood up and cleared his throat. "Me and my client have come to the decision to plead guilty," Mr. Secondary Witness paused allowing the information to sink in, As murmurs began to be head throughout the court room. "Perfect," Firefly said quietly to herself. A smug grin on her face. "However," Mr. Secondary Witness continued, "he will not be excepting the deal." The judge looked shocked. "W- why would you plead guilty and not except the deal," The judge demanded. "In all my years of working here, no pony has refused a deal on such a high charged sentence and plead guilty!" I spoke before Mr. Secondary Witness got the chance. "Because I want the truth," I yelled, before calming myself. "I want to know if everything my lawyer told me is true. If it is true then I want whatever the punishment you see fit. If really did do all those things, then it's what I deserve! I never wanted to hurt my daughter. That's why I started going to mental therapy and that's when I first met Firefly. She told me that I never hurt her," I said looking at Rainbow Dash, tears filling my eyes. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before continuing. She told me they were nothing more than hallucinations." "Ggggrrrrr you bitch,"Firefly yelled, "I knew I should have gotten rid of you while I still had the chance," she yelled. "Order! Order," the judge yelled. The guards ran up and restrained Firefly when she tried to come at me. "Mrs. Firefly how do you plead," the judge asked. "Not guilty,' Firefly yelled. "Good, now settle down, or I'll have you removed from this court room!" "Fine," Firefly huffed. "Miss Dash you are trying to gain custody over cloud chaser, is this correct?" "Yes your honor," Rainbow Dash said. I saw her shaking when she met Firefly's gaze. Soarin put a reassuring hoof on her shoulder. "It'll be ok," Soarin told her encouragingly. "Okay Mr.Secondary Witness, do you have anything to say before we begin?" "Yes, Mrs. Firefly used her job to drive Mr. Spectrum Blaze crazy!" The entire crowed gasped. "Mr. Secondary witness that's quite a large accuse-ion. Can you prove it," the judge asked. "Um, sorta-" "Sorta," the judged asked. "You see-" "Stop! Hold everything," Flash century yelled, as him and chief ran inside the court room. "Your honor we believe we found some very important evidence that may bring some light on the situation." "I'm listening," the judge said raising an eyebrow curiously. "You see, we found Mrs. Firefly's work record and patients," Chief said, as flash handed the file to the judge. "As you can see almost all of the patients are deceased, and all of them had life insurgence addressed to not their families but their therapist Mrs. Firefly! And we also did some more digging and we found out that she was not let go from the Wonderbolts because of an accident or injury but because she kept doing drugs! The only reason this was not known to the public was because, due to her contract she had the right to claim injury! It was then that she went back to her profession as a therapist and met Mr. Spectrum Blaze. We now have reason to believe that she was using her job to prescribe drugs, and give bad advice so that she could gain control over her patients, and get her dirty hooves on their money!" The crowed supervising the scene gasped in shock. "Not only that, but I myself and Chief have both witnessed Firefly yell that basically he and his daughter were nothing more than a mistake! She said and I quote "I knew I should have gotten rid of you," Flash explained to the court. The crowd gasped again. "Order, order," the judge demanded. "Mr. Spectrum Blaze please come to the stand and tell us your side of the story." "Yes your honor," I said getting up and trotting over to the stands. "Do you promise to say the truth and nothing but the truth?" "I do," I pledged. "You may speak when ever your ready Mr. Blaze," the judge told me. "After my wife died I was upset. I yelled at my daughter Rainbow Dash and told her that it was her fault her mother was dead. I didn't mean it. I felt horrible for saying it, so after the funeral I couldn't take it anymore. I started drinking, it wasn't until I had what I thought was a dream where I hurt my little Rainbow Dash did I try to get help. I remember stabbing her with the pitcher frame until it broke and the glass cut her. I must have passed out because when I woke up I was on the living room floor. I-I panicked. I went in to see if Rainbow Dash was ok and she was scared. I've never seen some pony be so scared. I didn't know what to do, so I kept her home from school. I locked her in her room while I went to a mental therapy. That's where I met Firefly. She told me that Rainbow Dash wasn't hurt that I was hallucinating. That I was hurting, and my imagination was getting the better of me. That my mind was taking out my pain on the things I cared about most. She said she was probably just scared because of the behavior she may have seen from me. She told me to keep drinking alcohol. That it was ok, that it was my way of coping with the ordeal of my wife's death. She prescribed me some drugs. Every time I thought I hurt Rainbow Dash, she said that I hadn't. Firefly always told me that she had actually gone and seen Rainbow Dash while I was asleep and checked on her. She said she was fine." "Mr. Blaze did you ever see Firefly check on your daughter," the judge asked me. "No," I replied. "That's not true, you bitch," Firefly yelled! "Order, order," the judge demanded. "Your honor, I call 13 year old Comet Streak to the stands", Mr. Secondary diary witness interrupted. "Mr. Blaze please take a seat." I got up and went to my chair besides Mr. Secondary Witness. "Your honor! You can't possibly expect a 13 year old colt to testify after what Mr. Spectrum put him thought," Firefly's lawyer exclaimed, pointing and accusing hoof towards me. "I'll allow it," the judge said. "He agreed of his own free will. However thank you for bringing that up. Gaurds please have mrs. Firefly escorted out while the colt testifies." "What?!? You can't do this to me! You won't get away with this," Firefly screamed, as she was forced out the door. I turned my head to see a bright red colored colt with a fiery orange mane. He was covered in bruises and bandages all over his head. He was talking to my little girl. Heh, little. She looks so grown up. I'm so proud of her. I wish I could take this all back. I wish I was a real dad to her and watch her grow up... But instead I ruined her foal hood. I wish I could Just fix everything, go back in time and give her the life she deserved. The young colt looked upset. I saw my daughter, Rainbow Dash, she was hugging him tightly. She was talking to him. Saying things that witch I could not hear. If I could have heard what she said, I would have been able to tell you. After a few minutes it looked like he finally mustered up the courage to make it to the stands. "Comet streak you may begin when ever your ready, and you can stop at any point when you get uncomfortable." "Okay," Comet Streak said shakily, barly above a whisper. "I was walking on the side hallway at the end of the school to my next class, when two ponies jumped out of nowhere and grabbed me. Those ponies were Firefly and him." Comet Streak said pointing to me. "They dragged me into the carriage," Comet Streak said. I punched Firefly in Face to try and get her off of me. And he, Comet said pointing to me, hit me in the face and pushed me down. My head slammed into the floor of the carriage and I think I passed out Because when I woke up I was in the house. Basically when I woke up it felt like Firefly especially started beating me. It wasn't until she started repeatedly ramming my head into the coffee table did I finally pass out again. When I woke up... I heard a foal crying. Spectrum Blaze asked Firefly if she had fed it since they left the hospital. She said no. He told her to feed it and she told him that it was his kid, and that unless he wanted to go up and feed it then it could wait. She then said that if it can last three days then it can last a little longer. Finally she got tired of hearing it crying and she managed to convince him to get rid of the foal. All I saw was him leave with the foal in his hooves and Firefly leaving to go get more alcohol. I managed to sit up after they left and get to the phone on the table. I called my sister. She said she was coming and that help would be there soon. She told me to lay down and stay very still and to try to stay awake. So I laid down on the floor. It was only a few seconds later when Firefly walked in and see that the phone wasn't on the dial. She stood over me and punched me in the face repeatedly. That's all I remember. Everything else just seemed to go black. I woke up and I was in the hospital with my Mom by my side." "Okay, thank you Comet Streak that's all we need. You may go home, thank you for helping us. That's really brave of you." He quietly went out of the room as fast as he could. "How could I allow this to happen," I ask out loud to myself. "Please bring in Mrs.Firefly," the judge ordered. The guards brought in Firefly. She sat next to her lawyer and gave me a death glare. I simply sat there quietly, keeping my thoughts and tears to myself. "Mrs. Firefly would you mind coming to the stands and testifying or tell us what's been going on," the judge asked. "Yes, your honor," Firefly said, trotting up to the stands. "What can you tell us about the events that have recently taken place?" "Once Spectrum Blaze found out he had a son he was furious! He told me to help him kidnap the poor colt. I refused at first but then he hit me in the face! That's why I have this bruise on my face and-" "OBJECTION!" Both Mr. Secondary witness and my daughter Rainbow Dash's lawyer yelled at the same time. "Sustained, all questions are to be asked at the end of the testimony," the judge stated flatly. "Please continue Mrs. Firefly." "Yes your honor, finally I gave in, and he forced me to kidnap the colt. I met him back at home. He told me to go to the liquor store and that he'd take care of the baby, so I left. I didn't know what else to do, I was scared for my life! When I came back and the red colored colt's head had been smashed against the table. I ran upstairs to check on the foal, and the foal was gone. I came back down stairs, and I was about to check for a pulsed on the young colt. When I bent down to check Rainbow Dash barged into my home and tackled me to the ground," Firefly yelled. I watched in silent fury as she continued pointing an accusing hoof at my daughter. "You liar," I heard Rainbow Dash yell. "Order! order," the judge yelled. "Miss. Dash please, you will get your chance to testify in a moment. But until then, please don't sink down to her level and disrupt my court room," the judge said now glaring at Firefly. "Mr. Secondary witness, you may be the first to ask questions." "Thank you your honor, Mrs. Firefly, first off are you saying that my client Spectrum Blaze is the cause of the bruise on your face?" "yes he-" "A yes or no answer will be suffice," he interrupted. "And is it true that he forced you to kidnap 13 year old Comet Streak?" "Yes." "You where afraid, so you kidnapped him alone?" "Yes that would be correct," Firefly said now fake crying. "Then how come in the colt's testimonies, he claims he hit you in self defense?" "Because he hit me," Firefly yelled. "So the colt hit you not your husband," Mr. Secondary Witness questioned. "Wait, um, n-no! It was Spectrum Blaze who hit me, Firefly accused. "Mrs. Firefly your saying that both 13 year old Comet Streak and Spectrum Blaze hit you!? Even though you only have one bruise or mark on your face? I mean it's obvious that only one of them could have hit you!" "It was that annoying colt!" "Your honor, can't you see that she's lying! her whole story if falling apart!" "Yes I can see that," the judge replied sharply. "Mrs.Firefly! We have reason to be leave that you used your profession as a therapist to mentally abuse your patients to get their money!" "I did no such thing-" Firefly started only to be interrupted. "Silence! Do not interrupt me again! We also know that you were the main pony who beat 13 year old Comet Streak! According to our sources, who seem to have been correct so far, it was your idea to kill your 3 day old colt and to go get drugs and alcohol!" "Objection! I never associated with drugs and alcohol nor laid a hoof on the children! I've never taken drugs in all my life," Firefly lied. "Really? because according to the facts it says that you almost starved your three day old son to death, proves you neglected him! But we know for fact that you abused Comet Streak! We shall see if you did the same to Rainbow Aril Dashery once it's her turn to testify! Not only that, but based on your Wonderbolt records you were kicked out due to drug abuse! you were never injured!" "W-what?!? How did you know all those things?!?! I-I mean-" "Thank you for just confirming all of that information, now please take a seat!" "No! I never did-!" "Guards escort her to her seat. Now!" After Firefly was was dragged back to her seat, I saw my daughter trot past me. She looked at me briefly but quickly looked away. She had tears in her eyes. She was always suck a tough, Strong and brave little filly.... but broke her. "I ruined her foal hood, I ruined a part of her life that she can never get back..... How could I have done this to her," I said to myself as I cried silently. "Okay Rainbow Dash can you please tell me what life was like living with your father and step mother from before you ran away," the judge asked. "It- it was horrible. It was bad when my Dad started drinking. I remember I went to sleep and I woke up screaming because glass was being shattered and stabbing me. It cut into my skin, my Dad had stabbed me with a picture frame. He hit me so hard the entire frame and glass broke. I still have the scars but they aren't really noticeable any more. Things only got worse from there. It wasn't even a month after my mom died did my Dad start bringing Firefly home. Then they both kept drinking more and more with each passing day. Firefly's abuse was better is some ways but worse in others. Mainly because she starved me. My Dad always fed me, but after she came, I was never allowed to eat or come out of my room except for school. Firefly would always tear up my homework or books and then blame me for my bad grades. It only took a few days of her doing that to where I not longer cared about me grades. Firefly took all of my stuff. All of my toys and possessions. She took everything except for my saddle bags and bed. She even took the comforter off my bed and my Mom's portrait out of my room. She even put bars on my window. Then out of the blue they told me they were getting married. That's when I snapped. I couldn't take it any more, I wouldn't take it anymore. I planned my escape that night. It was just pure luck that they had been passed out from alcohol when I left, and that they forgot to lock my door. So when I was running out the door for what I thought would be the last time I ran into Comet Blaze. She's Comet Streak's mother. I talked to her and found out that I had a brother. She tried to report the abuse but just like I told her no pony would listen. My father was to highly respected in the community for any pony to believe us. So I lived on my own ever sense then. But I always was close to my Comet. He's my baby brother for ponies sake! He and his mom were literally the only family I had. I was in school and I got a call from Comet Streak. He told me that Dad had kidnapped him, and that he was going to hurt a foal. So after I got help I raced out looking for the foal. I saw my dad leaving and ally and zipped down to investigate." "My heart shattered, my little girl.....What have I done!?" "Miss. Dash, it comes to my attention that you want to take Cloud Chaser permanently under your care," the judge asked. "Yes your honor, that is correct," Rainbow Dash confirmed. "Now tell me Rainbow Dash can you support the foal? And do you have a second guardian? "I, um, well, you see-second guardian," Rainbow Dash asked confused. i]That's it I'm doomed Rainbow Dash thought to herself while fighting back freshly forming tears. I watched as my little Dashie just about broke down on the stand, until some pony spoke. "I will!" The crowd gasped. I turned my head only to see a colt I've never seen before stand up. "You Mr. Soarin are willing to take this foal into your custody also, the judge asked. I saw Soarin look over to my daughter he give her a confident smile. " I am, and I will do what ever it takes to make sure that both him and Dash are safe!" "Aaaaawwwwww," every pony supervising the trial said. Soarin blushed but it was quick lived. "As I was saying," the colt began. "I am more that willing to take Cloud Chaser into my life! I would love nothing more! He's the sweetest little thing in all of equestria! I'm Soarin. Not a wonderbolt but me, a pony, just like you and every pony else." I listened intently, as he paused. "But with that said I want to be able to care for and be able to be able to support them," Soarin said gesturing to Rainbow Dash. I may be a Wonderbolt but I'm still a pony. I have have feelings and wants bit most importantly I have a heart! And if giving up my place in the bolts is what it takes to be able to be with Rainbow Dash and Cloud Chaser and keep them in my life, then I'll do it! Letting this colt and Rainbow Dash have a happy life is more important than anything fame could ever give me. And it hurts knowing that that's all most ponies see in me. So, yes I'm a Wonderbolt. This is true but I'm also a pony, but that's not so much what hurts as it is the fact that ponies only want to get to know me as a Wonderbolt. They don't want to get to know me for me, not for who I am, but who I am as a Wonderbolt. Rainbow Dash is the pony who got me into the bolts in the first place. She is the pony who made this possible! My dream came true because of her, despite what she's been through she doesn't stop doing the right thing! She's the most loyal pony I've ever met, and don't anypony here dare doubt about how much Rainbow Dash cares for Cloud Chaser. I dare you to listen to this tape and look me in the eye and tell me she doesn't care." I smiled happy tears started to fill me eyes. "Well done son", I whispered, "take good care of her for me." "Play the tape," the judge ordered. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Outside the court room; _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Mrs. Firefly this is your only chance. This is the only choice we have if you want to avoid the death penalty," Firefly's lawyer tried to reason with her. "That bitch won't get away with this," Firefly yelled. "Your only option now to avoid the death penalty is to plead guilty," her lawyer told her, Frustration evident in his voice. "No," Firefly growled, "I won't." "Their's to much evidence against you. You have to tell them what you did and or know or you will certainly face the death penalty!" "Fine! But just so you know, your a horrible lawyer, Firefly sneered. "No your just a horrible pony," Firefly's lawyer snapped, "and yet I'm still trying to help you, so do us both a favor and don't interrupt the judge! And another thing absolutely positively NO OUTBURSTS," Firefly's lawyer yelled. Firefly just growled in response. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I saw Firefly and the guards trot back into the court room she was glaring daggers at me. Her gaze was so sharp that it pierced through my very soul. "Your honor my client and I have decided to change our plead. We have decided to plead guilty in exchange for not receiving the death penalty." The crowd watching the trial gasped in horror! "Your honor I call Mrs. Firefly to the stands," Mr. Secondary Witness called. "Mrs. Firefly please come and sit down," the judge said. Firefly surprisingly came and sat down without any lip. "Do you solemnly promise to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?" "Yes, I do," Firefly said with a sigh. "Mrs. Firefly you may begin when ever ready," the judge told Firefly. "Thank you," Firefly said politely. I watched ready to listen silently. The reason I haven't said much of anything is because I simply don't know what to say. Their's no way to justify my actions nor do I want to. I just want to know the true story and find a way to make things right. I just don't know what to say or do to my daughter. I have a son? What am I supposed to say or do to that? I suddenly have to more children, I've never met before and I hurt them. Now all they're going to think is that their father's a monster. That's all they'll know or remember me by. The sad part is they're right I am a monster, an outer shell, Firefly ruined me. They won't ever want to be around me again, not if this is all they remember of me. Maybe it's for the best? I don't have the right to be around them. I highly doubt they'd want to be around me and I don't blame them. Once this all sorted out I'll try to make things right. If that doesn't work then I'll leave them alone. The last thing I ever want to do is cause them more pain than I already have. I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Firefly start to speak. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Firefly's Story; ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I admit it. I did use my profession to get money," Firefly stated shamelessly. The crowd was dead silent, waiting for her to continue. "When I met Spectrum Blaze I was determined to get his money after I found out how rich he was. He was far richer than most of the other patients I've had in the past. But when I heard he had a daughter I was beyond furious! Mostly because of how much he cared for her..... None of my patients in the past had children most of them were all older couples. I knew that if anything happened to Spectrum everything would be sent to that little brat by default. All the money, the house, EVERYTHING! That's when I heard how he was afraid of hurting his daughter when I heard this it gave me an idea. I was going to trick him get him high. I picked drugs that would most likely make him the most aggressive and agitated. I planned on marrying him and having him kill his daughter. If some pony grew suspicious I was going to pretende to be histaricle like he killed her. Either way I'd have full access to the money and that's all that mattered. I tried to get him to kill her... Apparently he still had enough commen sense to keep her alive... I tried to get rid of that....I wanted him to be the last thing thing she saw. He wouldn't do it. I took everything away from the filly. Her toys, her pictures of her mother, everything. I even quite feeding her! Yet somehow she lived! I'd go over a week without feeding her and still she lived! He farther would always try to feed her, every time I saw this, I'd take the food and tell him that I would take it up to her . However as soon as his back was turned I would throw the food into the trash. I was so happy when I found her gone, but got so frustrated with Spectrum when he kept trying to find her. Every time he asked where she was I told him things like, she was at school or was spending the night with a friend ect. And he believed me, I mean we were married by then so it didn't matter to me. The money was mine for the taking and-!" "Mrs. Firefly, I do believe that's enough," the judge said wearing a disgusted look on her face. Firefly grew silent. "The only other thing we need to know is did you kidnap Comet Streak, and was it your idea to kill the foal?" "The answer is Yes, to both those questions." The crowd, once again, for what felt like the millionth time gasped. "I kidnapped and beat the colt purposely, I had full consent. Spectrum wanted me to feed the foal and I refused. It was my idea to get rid of the foal." "Well Mrs. Firefly I do believe it is obviousness that you are guilty! I sentence you to 95 years to life with no bail!" "As for you," the judge said turning to me. I started listening carefully even though I knew full well I was getting the death chair. "You will be sent to a detention center until you can be transported to a mental hospital. we will come back and review the evidence and decide on a punishment from their once you are in a more stable condition." I sat there in shock unsure of what to say. "Rainbow Dash, Soarin," the judge said turning his attention to my daughter. "You two may sign Cloud Chasers new official birth certificate as his new official guardians." "OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!" My daughter shouted in excitement, as she bear hugged the life out of Soarin, I chuckled. "At least now I know my daughter will be safe," I said with a smile, "and a stallion who will take care of her and keep her safe," says I. "So my client will not be receiving a death penalty," my lawyer Mr. Secondary Witness asked after every pony else left the court room. "No, and it is very unlikely he will get a life sentence. He was mentally abused the judge explained. "Thank you," I said. The judge nodded at me as he trotted out of the court room. "I personally think you are a kind stallion, but you need to be carful with whom you trust. I don't know if you and your family can make amends but I do know that your mental state will get better in time," the judge told me giving me and encouraging smile. I nodded to confirm that I understood what the judge was saying and smiled back. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cameras began flashing news reporter ponies kept shouting question left and right. They shouted things like "Soarin are you really this foals father?" "Soarin does this mean your a Wonderbolt dad now?" "Rainbow Dash is Cloud Chaser really your brother?" ,Did you really go through all that abuse? " All the news reports went dead silent when they heard crying. "Wwwaaaaahhhhhheheh," Cloud Chaser sobbed, clutching Rainbow Dash's neck as tight as he could with his little tiny hooves. "Ssssshhhh, it's ok baby your ok I promise, Rainbow Dash cooed. "Yeah, come on little stallion their just pesky news reporter ponies," Soarin said nuzzling Cloud's cheek. Cloud chaser giggled. Soarin playfully stuck his tough out at the reporters and they laughed as they continued to take photos. Soarin blew raspberries on Cloud Chasers tummy before he broke out into a fit of squeezes and giggles. "Dada, mama," Cloud Chaser squealed. Rainbow Dash and Soarin gasped. "ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!! Cloud Chaser just said his first words," Rainbow Dash cheered in pure happiness. Rainbow Dash froze she turned to the news reporters glaring. "Now one of you better have had your cameras rolling because I want that footage! Some pony better have gotten it because your all going to get it, if all you guys have all those eyes and cameras sitting there being lazy and doing nothing!" Every pony laughed, "Yes ma'am we got that footage loud and clear," bunch of news reporters called out. "Good," Rainbow Dash said saluting as she looked down to a giggling Cloud Chaser. "Rainbow dash?" I saw that light baby blue colored colt Soarin call. Rainbow Dash turned to look at him curiously. I saw Soarin bend down on one knee and take my daughters hoof in his. "Rainbow Arial Dashery will you make me the happiest pony in Equestria and marry me?" I smiled ",that a boy, you take care of her for me," I said watching them from the distance. As the guards helped me get transported to the detention center. What happens next is up to the reader to decide. ;^)