//------------------------------// // Chapter 7- The Fight // Story: A Tale of Two // by lRainbowDashl //------------------------------// As Rainbow was falling, she felt the wind though her mane. “Well, at least if I die I will get to feel this one last time...” she thought to herself. She looked behind her at the ground, which was growing closer very quickly. She raised her head, balancing herself and Scootaloo’s father out. This lessened their impact, but she still wasn’t quick enough. They still collided with the ground, causing their bodies to bounce against the hard surface. Rainbow collided with a cart, causing it to shatter. She lost sight of Scootaloo’s dad as he disappeared behind a stall. She wasn’t paying attention, and when she looked where she was heading she saw a metal bin barely a metre away from her. She hit it, spiraling out of control, crashing into one of the walls in the small compact alleyway. She finally hit the ground sliding to a halt. “Well,” she said getting up, “That could have gone worse.” She turned around to see Scootaloo’s dad getting up slowly, his hoof covering the knife wound he had sustained from their previous encounter. “This time I’m not going to be so nice. Once we start only one of us is coming out alive.” He started walking over to the alleyway where Dash was. She looked at him, carefully evaluating. “My advantage is his anger, his advantage are my injuries. He is tall and strong, he probably fights slowly and like a brute. So, I’m going to have to dodge him and wait for an opportunity,” Rainbow thought to herself. She knew that he was doing exactly the same thing. Sizing her up to see how to handle the situation. He started walking around her as she turned around and started circling him. “You think I'm stupid enough to let you get behind me?” She growled at him. “Yes, I thought you were. Oh well, I like a little competition!” He said, leaning his head to the side, making his neck crack. “Alright, no more delays! You ready?” He nodded at her, signaling for her to strike first, but she was too smart. She knew he would easily counter any attack she threw, so instead she evaluated her environment. “Hm, I could use the bin lid, that would cause little damage but it’s still very light and can make up for its weakness in speed. But I think that would just anger him. No, bad idea. No weapons. If I start fighting dirty, so will he and that will cause me to lose.” He saw her in deep thought and took this as his advantage. “This is the day that you get killed by Brutus!” He yelled, charging at her with a hoof back ready to strike. She was relying on his stupidity and impatience, so she stepped to the side and lifted her hoof into his stomach. Once she felt her hoof make contact, she stepped behind him and kicked him in the back of the knee, knocking him to the ground. He looked behind him. “Wow, I truly am impressed. You’re pretty good at this.” She shot a confident grin at him. “Oh, there is a lot you don't know about me.” She allowed him to stand up, hoping that he would repay her with the same respect. She knew he wouldn’t, but she was hoping just the same. He stood up pretty quickly, showing no signs of pain on his face. “What are you doing?” He asked with a look of confusion on his face. “I’m letting you get up, duh.” He shrugged his shoulders and charged at her, throwing punch after punch, but she was to quick. She dodged each hoof by going to the other side. He threw a punch which took her by surprise; it was perfectly aimed as it got close to her, and she slapped it down and took a jab at his face, hitting him right in the nose. A look of realization hit his face. She must have hit him harder than she thought. She saw this as an opportunity. While he was still dazed she took a step back then ran at him. She jumped with a hoof ready to deliver a hammer hoof. A grin crossed his face. “Oh, crap.” She said as he lifted a hoof, grabbing her by the neck. He allowed her body to pass her head, then threw her down on the ground. To her surprise he let go, then gave her a look which seemed to say “Get up.” “Are you,” she lifted herself up, “Letting me get up?” She was now on her hooves again. He nodded at her, then charged with a mean right hook. She ducked under it; he didn’t expect this and accidentally counterbalanced himself. She jabbed her shoulder into his stomach and pushed with all her might, trying to knock him over, but he was too strong. He raised his elbow and shot it down onto her back, making her let go and collapse to the ground. “Ah!” She cried as she felt the ground dig into her chin. This time he wasn't so merciful; he kicked her in the back of the head. “What the hell was that for?” She looked up at him. “I let you get up last time. I regret doing that. This time, I’m going to kill you.” She shot another confident look at him. “Alright then, Brutus. You wanna fight dirty? I dealt with three years of bullying in flight camp. So let’s fight dirty.” She swept her foot, knocking him to the ground. She stood up and looked down at him. “This is why you don't fight dirty with me, you big thug.” She lifted her hoof and slammed it down on his face breaking his nose. He looked up at her not showing any pain at all. She looked down in confusion. “That didn't hurt princess, not one little bit” he raised a hoof to her neck using her to pull himself up. She raised a hoof and slammed it down on his foreleg forcing him to let go. She felt time slow down as she launched herself into the air, attempting to escape knowing she was going to lose. She misjudged his flying abilities as he took after her, catching up extremely quickly. He wrapped his forelegs around her waist and threw her to the ground with a lightning fast impact. It was so much, that she bounced off the ground as he flew down in front of her. She was still in the middle of her bounce when he shot a hoof into her limp, weak body, sending her a good few feet. “Shit!” She yelled. She was no longer in the alleyway. He had kicked her over to the ghost town that was a marketplace, but the rain had made it more like a mud pool. “Sorry Princess, but I’m tired of our little game. Now I’m going to finish it.” He grabbed her by the mane and pulled her over to a puddle that was deeper than the others. He turned her around and grabbed her by the neck, forcing her underwater as he tightened his grip to shorten her air supply quicker. She struggled, hitting him in the foreleg, trying to make him let go. But her strength was nothing compared to his. It was useless. She gave up, deciding not to waste the little energy that she had left. “That's right, give up. Don't worry, I will take extra good care of Scootaloo when you’re gone.” Rainbow felt the anger building up in her. She raised her head above the water, completely overtaking his strength as she let out a great roar. “Yaaaaaa!” She put her hoofs down then curved them inside of his and pushed away. Making him release his grip on her. She stood up and kicked him in the chest, leaning him over and pushing him back.He got up and threw a left hook, aiming for her stomach. But she applied an elbow block with her right hoof and countered by hitting him in the jaw. He reacted with his right foreleg, trying to push her with it. She blocked, and with her left hoof, hit him in jaw again fracturing it. He ran at her, throwing blind punches that she blocked. Then she shot her elbow into his jaw, keeling him over backwards. Then she jumped, twisting her body. With her back leg in mid air, she kicked him in the chest, knocking him over and leaving him unconscious. “Now I’m going to finish you off! For Scootaloo’s sake!” she ran to his side, leaned over his limp body, and grabbed his neck in her hooves. She started throttling him, “Die you god damn creep!” She was shaking him now. “Rainbow, wait! Stop!” Twilight said running towards the fight. “Stay the fuck back Twilight” she threatened with blood running down her lip, she wasn’t looking well at all she had cuts and bruises everywhere. “Rainbow you can’t kill him” Twilight yelled getting closer to her friend. “I SAID STAY THE FUCK BACK!” Rainbow yelled still strangling him. “Stop!” Twilight yelled as she did she tackled Rainbow off of Brutus and pinned her down. “Rainbow if you kill him you go to jail” Rainbow punched Twilight knocking her off. “I warned you Twilight stay away from me i have to do this” as Rainbow said that she was tackled once more this time by Brutus he jumped on her and started throwing feral punch’s into her cheeks. Twilight jumped on his back and wrapped her forelegs around his neck trying to yank him off, he struggled for a bit then grabbed her by the mane and flipped her over his shoulder. “This is between us two you get involved and i wont think twice about killing you too” he looked at her awaiting a response. “He could snap me in half like a twig, but on the other end i cant sit here and let Rainbow get beaten like this then again Rainbow did just hit me” she thought to herself but was interrupted by the sound of Brutus’s fist making contact with Rainbow’s cheek. Twilight saw a shadow cast over her she looked back and saw that last thing she expected to. “Twilight this shouldn't be a choice” Said Mare Do-Well she launched herself at Brutus tackling him off of Rainbow he threw a punch at her but she moved her head to the right and rolled off of him. “Will all of you fuck off this is between me and him!” Yelled Rainbow now on her hooves” shaking because of the amount her body had been through. Brutus stood up and made a sprint for Rainbow he knocked her over and put a hoof on her flank pinning her down then put another hoof on her wing. “I cant beat all of you but” he started twisting her wing making her cry out in pain “I can take away what you love” he suddenly twisted it with immense pain causing it to snap. “FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK GOD DAMN IT!” She let the world hear the amount of pain she was in she started whimpering. “Hahaha those wings look so sturdy but in matter of fact they are pretty fragile” he said to her she looked back at him with eyes filled with rage but she knew she couldn't do anything her body was in to much pain he shot over her to her other side and grabbed her other wing and without though twisted it to breaking point again. “GET OFF HER YOU MONSTER!” Yelled Mare Do-Well launching herself at him he threw a punch at her knocking her out of the air then Twilight attacked she picked up one of the market stalls and threw it at him with her magic she then grabbed all the others and piled them on top of him. “MUM!” Scootaloo yelled exiting the hospital and running over to her mum who was slipping out of consciousness, Scootaloo jumped on her hugging her around the wings. “AHHHHHHHHH!” Rainbow yelled out Scootaloo looked at her in shock horror. “Mum I'm so sorry mum, please stop screaming” Rainbow was whimpering occasionally letting out a scream she was rolling back and forth trying to avoid the pain but it was no good she was still in an incredible amount of pain. “Scootaloo ah.... its not you i just really hurt CRAP... he broke my fucking wings” as she said that Nurse Redheart ran outside. “Oh my gosh Rainbow” she sprinted over to the limp pegasus and wrapped her foreleg around Rainbow’s chest. “Shit get the fuck off that hurts” Rainbow snapped. “Ohhhh i don't know what to do she needs immediate attention but i don't know how to get her anywhere she cant be moved” Nurse redheart was panicking. Mare Do-Well stood up and took off her mask revealing a purple stallion with a white mane. “Who are you?” asked Twilight looking at her in confusion. “Rarity sold me a costume since no one was saving Ponyville anymore i decided to step in but i have been lurking in the shadows until just now”. To Twilight surprise his voice was quite soothing which was surprising because of his strong build. “Hey ass holes I’m dying over here make out later” said an aggravated Rainbow Dash. “Hey i know your hurt but that is no reason to be rude” replied Twilight blushing from Rainbow’s remark. “Twilight i have just lost my fucking wings that isn't hurt, i might as well be dead” Twilight was surprised by Rainbows reply. As she said that she heard some movement from behind her she turned around to see Brutus rise himself to the top of the stalls. “Yes i killed the Rainbow Dash i did the damn world a favor” Brutus taunted. “Rainbow kicked your ass now its my turn you lot worry about Rainbow i got this ass hole” Said Mare Do-Well putting his mask on and running at Brutus. “Nurse how about i teleport Rainbow?” Redheart nodded at her. “Only if you don't change her wing position” Twilights horn started glowing as a pink aura surrounded it then it surrounded Rainbow. “WAIT NO!” as Rainbow said that she disappeared, a loud scream could be quietly heard at the bottom of the hospital. “Shit what did i do?” asked Twilight. “I don't know but we better get up there” replied Nurse Redheart with fear in her heart. To be continued.