//------------------------------// // Neighsay's trial // Story: Wrath of the Christians // by Robert Emerald Fountain //------------------------------// When Neighsay woke up, he was gagged, and he was shackled in a prisoner's chair in the royal courtroom. He did not know what was happening, because he did not know why he had been arrested. Moments later, the lights came on, and the witnesses came in. He half shuddered, half snarled when he saw that most of them were not ponies. Among them were Twilight, Starlight, and Celestia. The others were Thorax, Gilda, and all of the non-pony students he had rebuked when he was inspecting Twilight. The ones who had attacked him were present as well. Celestia's clothes were what worried him the most. She was dressed as a judge, and brought order with the gavel. "Do you know why you have been arrested, Chancellor?", she asked in a stern, determined tone. Neighsay shook his head. "You interfered with my mission to spread friendship beyond Equestria's borders.", Twilight spoke up. "You don't get it. Those creatures will use that knowledge as a weapon against us. I direct this specifically at the changelings.", Neighsay spat in retaliation. Thorax took that as offensive and hissed at Neighsay. Ocellus rolled her eyes in annoyance. "I was the one that turned the Changelings against Queen Chrysalis. They do not seek to attack us anymore.", Starlight explained. "IRRELEVANT!! Those others also seek to find an opportunity to attack us." "Yak not want to attack ponies", Yona cried. "Do you realize that Twilight Sparkle was my STAR STUDENT?", Celestia scolded Neighsay. "That does not matter. She did not meet my standards. I feel that she must do one of two things at this point. She can either be forbidden to try again, or she can go harder on these other races and kick them out.", Neighsay persisted. Celestia gave an angry nod to Brandon, who was behind Neighsay. He electrified the shackles and Neighsay received a violent zap. "I have been friends with a pony here ever since we were YOUNG!!", Gilda screeched with a growl. Neighsay would not buy that. "YOUR HIGHNESS, MIGHT I INFORM THAT YOU ARE ALLOWING FOREIGNERS TO ENTER OUR TERRITORY, AND NOT DOING ANYTHING TO GET THEM OUT!! THEY ARE TRYING TO WAIT FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO STRIKE WHEN WE ARE NOT READY!!", he roared. After being prompted by Celestia, Brandon marched sternly in front of Neighsay and turned around, looking him in the eye with HOT RAGE. "Celestia instructed me and my crew to make sure that Twilight did not get put on trial by you. We responded by attacking you and your comrades. To keep you from attacking us with powerful energy, I confiscated your medallion. Your comrades are in the hospital right now, but will be transferred to jail. Chances are high that you will JOIN THEM.", he yelled. "I DO NOT CARE IF YOU ARE AN ALLY OF CELESTIA OR NOT, YOUNG MAN, BUT I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BLOOD THAT THESE NON-PONY CREATURES WILL DESTROY EQUESTRIA IF THEY ATTEND THAT SCHOOL OF HERS.", Neighsay shouted back at him. "Your Majesty, If Twilight reopens her school, how will she run it? With those other students, my regulations will not comply.", he asked Celestia. "You have the right to remain silent Neighsay. Twilight met privately with me, and I have given her special permission to write her own rule book for her school. You might be in charge of the SCHOOLS in Equestria, but Twilight has taken the role of being in charge of the FRIENDSHIP in Equestria.", Celestia responded firmly. Neighsay was unable to give a counterclaim, and was escorted out of the room. His first punishment was that Link forced him to destroy his own medallion. Neighsay had angry tears in his eyes, having been confronted and defeated as he did so. He was placed in solitary confinement, in the dungeons beneath Canterlot. He did not want to go in, so Brandon and Colin picked him up and physically THREW HIM into the cell. They slammed the door so hard, that Neighsay ended up with his ears ringing. "FAREWELL!!", Link hissed as he triple-locked the door. Neighsay was left alone. Three days later, Celestia ordered him to make amends for his actions, but he only turned furious. She told him to do so by having private conferences with each of the non-pony leaders, and apologize for his inexcusable actions. He responded by spitting in her face. She gasped and stepped back in disgust, then a guard stomped in and slapped him hard. He was left with a broken nose. He also received a painful injection in the back of his neck. This was a device that allowed the allies to monitor his thought patterns and track where he was going. He didn't know that yet, but the Christians had a feeling that it wouldn't be pretty later on.