//------------------------------// // Chapter 13: Imprisoned // Story: Resurrection // by Z-A-C //------------------------------// The days past by fairly quickly and the food was sub-par but its prison food or something close to it. I was fortunate to not have any company as far as any other "criminals" but I did get a visit from my parents and that went well. My dad was the first to speak. "Well I cant say I'm surprised. I always knew you were going to end up here agian sooner or later. What did you do now?" "Stole from that gun store I bought the Mosin-Nagant from." "Impressive. How did you get in? They have pretty secure doors." "I was told not to tell any one else." I lied. "I see. Well son I didn't expect you to do something like this. I thought you killed someone else or maybe tortured someone else but not steal from a gun store." My mom was next. "Well I don't care how or why you did it. When your father and found out about it we decided we would have our attorney represent you." "Why are you two being so nice to me?" My dad spoke again "When your in intensive care for a week and spent the rest of the month recovering you have a lot to think about." "I suppose so. Thanks guys." "Don't thank us yet you still have court to go through. Oh and one more thing.....what was that thing that helped you?" "He is a species of demon that lives in the shadows mostly and when 'enslaved' does what ever his master wants." "That's disturbing..." "That same night I released him and gave him his free will back but he chose to stay with me. Don't worry hes not here now." We talked for a little bit longer and when they left I was glad that I wouldn't have to represent myself during court. I was alone with my thoughts for the rest of the time I was there, and I couldn't help but think of the reaction of the others when Twilight didn't come back with me. And that's when my thoughts turned to Fluttershy and how sad she must be. I think a part of me died when the thought of me making her cry came up. The court date came up fast and it could have gone better. I ended up blacking out and went after the judge. Unfortunately I did get a hold of the poor guy and just barely avoided a life sentence. It was the same judge from my previous trial and the same one that had me sent to the asylum. But this time (since he remembered me) sentenced me to six months in prison and regular visits from a psychiatrist. There was one advantage though. I had a cell all to myself because I was clinically insane. ----------- I got a visit from the judge one day. Hes a nice guy if you don't get on his bad side but we were far from friend obviously. "Still having those problems huh?" He asked obviously knowing the answer. "Yeah sorry about that I've been meaning to see a doctor about it but you know....money problems." "Yeah Mr. Miller I think we all know how it goes." "Thanks for not sending me to that asylum again by the way." "I couldn't have. It was shut down due to malpractice and inhumane acts towards its patients. I probably would have if it weren't closed." "Even if you knew about all of that stuff?" I asked him pretty curiously. "Well no I was the judge during that trial. I made sure they all lost their medical license and sent to life in prison." "That's good to know but what about the good doctors?" "They testified against the others and kept their license." "Good to know." "Well Mr. Miller I'll be going now. Just remember: Don't drop the soap." He laughed at his joke as he walked away. I didn't find it funny. Dinner time rolled around and it was about the same as the food in the holding cell but a little bit worse. Also the orange prison clothes I didn't care for but it s not like I have a choice. I looked into the mirror at my newly shaven head and face and thought about how long it would take to grow it back. When lights out was called I was already laying in bed and half asleep the lights were the only thing keeping me up. My dreams were of the possible outcomes of the battle with Discord and my return to Ponyville. I really wish I could have went with her and helped take down discord. It was day again and I wondered how long it would be until Twilight and the others got me. I spent most of my day in the exercise yard practically killing myself lifting weights and doing other exercises and stuff like that. that other inmates mostly stayed away from me because according to the rumors, I was a deranged psychopath that apparently killed 20 people with out thinking anything of it. Which was fine because I get to shower in peace while the other inmate did what ever they do. --------- It was almost two weeks until someone had to think they were bad and go after me. It was during one of my bad days when my headaches were at their worst. I blacked out and almost killed the guy, turns out he was a gang leader now his gang is after me to. But because of this I got two days of solitary confinement, which was pretty much just like what I already had just darker so I didn't really care. Turns out when you're in almost complete darkness all by yourself you think about a lot of stuff like who you killed and the effect it had on their family, nothing much better then that though. Atleast that's my experience. I decided to try and sleep even though it wasn't night yet and i had nothing better to do. I laid down and after what felt like an hour I fell asleep. My dream was an interesting one I was falling in an black empty void with my memories playing in little bubbles. You know like the kind of thing you see on a movie or a tv show? Yeah it was kinda like that, but there were memories I didn't remember. In one I was stabbing the vice principle with a knife and in another one I was beating some kid in middle school, and then there was the fight with the hydra. With that one it was all shadow but still....the gore and everything else was just.....sickening. I woke up to the sound of somebody opening my cell door. "Wake up inmate you have visitors." I got up and let him handcuff me. He took me to the visitation room where there were two girls sitting down talking and waiting for me. We walked in and he uncuffed me and told me we had half an hour. the two nodded but I just stared at them. When he left I sat down and continued to look at them. One had what looked like dark purple hair and one had pink hair. "Who are you two?" They just looked at me. One was surprised and the other one looked sad. "You don't recognize us?" "You seem familiar but only vaguely." "Really?" "Yep." "Ezekiel. We're Twilight and Fluttershy!" "Oh that makes sense doesn't it?" "Aren't you happy to see us?" Fluttershy asked, I answered by flying across the table and giving her a hug. The guard started to make his way over to us but when he saw I was hugging and not attacking he smiled and went back to where he was standing. "I'll take that as a yes" She said giggling. I also hugged Twilight and she wasn't expecting that because she tensed up a little. I sat back down at me end of the table. "So did you guys get Discord sorted out?" "Well not exactly..." "What do you mean?" "After he found out you were stuck here he showed himself and told us that it was all a big prank on you and gave up. "And apparently Princess Luna was in on it." "Huh well ain't that a surprising twist to it all?" "It sure was, we couldn't believe it at first but then Princess Luna told us it was true." "So wait I'm in here for nothing then?" "Um....it would seem that way." She said sheepishly. "Well of all the luck this has to be the worst thing that's happened to me so far except for you know....dying." "I'm sorry it turned it this way." ""So am I...." "Don't worry about it." "Well we should be going. It was nice seeing you but before that I was told to show you this." She pulled out a piece of paper with a note on it. the note said: Dear Ezekiel, Try to survive two more weeks on earth, I will cast the spell somewhere in the realm of time. It is up to Twilight to inform me where I should put the portal on earth. I'm also very sorry about Luna's and Discord's prank Signed, Princess Celestia. "Well that was nice of her." She looked at me funny and then caught on. "Yeah she a good friend. Well we got to go see we'll try to visit soon, ok?" She winked. "And I hope to see you soon" Fluttershy hugged and kissed me. "Bye Ezekiel." and they both walked out of the door. I walked over to the guard. "Take me to my cell please." "For a psycho killer you sure are nice." "Done believe rumors buddy." "Hmph. So who were they?" "My friend and my girlfriend." "I don't know why shes waiting for you to get out. If I were in jail and if I had a girlfriend she would dump me and find someone else." "Its a little thing called loyalty my friend. I forgot the concept for most people is foreign at best. It really is a shame that you humans have barely have any loyalty left! Ugh....god damn headaches!" I must have scared him because he handed me off to another guard. "New guy?" I asked the new guard escort. "Yeah. Next time don't scare him." "No promises."