Useless is now in Editing · 1:21pm Jun 17th, 2016
The Fourth Story in the NegotiationsVerse is now in editing. Hopefully, I'll get it out this weekend, but we shall see.
In the meantime, enjoy this non-edited part of the story.
The whiskey burns down my throat as I take in another shot. It was strong. Damn strong. Almost strong enough to make a full pony cry. But I have no more tears to shed. I long stopped crying years ago, yet the grief I’ve held since then has stayed with me. Crying doesn’t fix anything nor does it bring back what you lost. All it does is just waste time.
The explosions above had long stopped spooking me. I hear the sounds of battle, cries of the dying, and orders of those coming to kill or capture us all. I hear the others panicking outside my door. Some are asking for orders. Others are praying to our now dead goddesses to save them from the humans and traitors. A few are taking swords to their neck, and dying like free ponies. I think about just ending it there, but I still got some of the drink left.
I stared at the bottle I held in one hoof. It was the last Sweet Apple Acres Cider in all of the world. Rainbow Dash gave it to me as a welcoming present when I joined the Freedom Fighters. She said we would open it after we achieved our victory. The day we would overthrow Twilight, kick out the humans, restore Equestria to her former glory, and have a nice drink on the land of a new Ponyville. Was that all just a distant dream? A fantasy that we held onto in this cruel reality we live in?
All the deaths, bombings, attacks, destruction, protests, kidnappings, propaganda, and more. I have done things that would have made the old me kick myself in the face. I have blood on my hooves. Blood of humans and ponies of all ages both young and old. I no longer deserve to be called Honesty. I sacrificed my morals, my soul, my very principles for the cause and what did it lead to? It lead to our hideout in the mountains getting bombed to oblivion with soldiers coming up and shooting us down one by one. All these years and what did it amount to?
Nothing.
Not a single damn thing.
Everything we had done... that I had done... was just useless
My penis is eager.
hmm i was expecting it to be someting like this only from twilys pow not aj or rainbows
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Truth was the last Twilight POV. This one will be AJ's then the last two will be Spike's
I get the feeling that this will be a very dark story. I know the whole group of stories is dark but just from this little snippet I feel that this one will be especially dark. Hopefully Rainbow Dash will be there with her in the end.
I have a strong feeling that this will end with Applejack staring down the barrel of a gun.
I wouldn't be opposed to that, actually.
The end comes to the Rebellion...........
Nice :)
Im sure at the time of this little "preview", Dash has already charged in full speed and died. Its just like her.
Looking forward to this one, as AJ and Dash are my fave ponies... even if they DID mess up big time.
And even if they do wind up dead,
Which I have a sick feeling they will.
And after reading this, my heart does weep for Applejack, as she truly realizes what she has become, and how far from the honest, loving, honorable mare that she has fallen.
Sun Phoenix keep you in whatever happens next, Applejack.
4028790 True, and I wouldn't bet against that, either.
Good idea using Applejack and not RD. Dash is an unreliable narrator. She really isn't into introspection, and rarely has a "What have I done?" moment of clarity.
AJ, on the other hand, is only slightly more reliable as a narrator. But when she does get honest with herself, she earns truly earns her Element of Honesty.
Look forward to the next chapter.
Heavy stuff.