“What is this place!?”
Yurin said with fear, her voice echoed off the metal walls. She tried to reopen the doors, but with failure, they were shut tighter than iron steel smelted on door hinges; this door will remain shut unless opened by a key; she knew she didn’t have time to try to pick the lock, so she bolted pass the metal staircase, Tristan watched her, he did his job, and expected this to be the outcome; now he needs to perform the number of assignments with his unit. Yurin was scared, she had never been in a place where she couldn’t escape, this was horrible, her heart was beating 5 times faster, this was the fastest it ever beat; it felt as if it was about to beat out of her chest. She wished she had never taken this job, she wish she didn’t listen to Trist, she could have been home still if she didn’t apply for a job at all, sound and safe. She should’ve asked her parents about places that are hiring. Just what the buck do they do here, kill!? She saw another door, this place was huge; she had no clue where she was going, as she ran, some workers heard hoofs running; they had curiosity and stepped outside their unit, ready to watch the red pegasus; this made Yurin more creeped out; she didn’t want to be stuck here forever, she’s not a monster. She saw the back door, it looked the same as the front, she stopped quickly and pulled on it with a hoof; the door remained shut, it was not going to budge, she used all her strength, all she managed to do is fall on her behind; she was starting to feel despair, regaining hope as she’s a pegasus, she looked up and only saw darkness, she had no clue what goes on upstairs, she could be attacked; she thought this was a risk to take, escaping and getting to the police, this place is dangerous, and messed up; she knew this because of what she saw in the rooms; she didn’t want to see that type of violence; she didn’t want to perform any of the duties they do here, it’s heartless. She already knew what this place was, they take ponies here, giving them a job, then killing them and gutting them; probably making a small profit off their organs, that’s mess up, she saw inside the rooms and saw gutted ponies, she knew exactly what this place does. She thought they could be looking for her next, she ain’t being gutted today for profit. She flew as fast as she can, her direction being up; she paid attention to her surroundings, all the ponies here were watching her as she flew up, one worker holding a pair of bloody white wings, it made the color of the wings red; this frightened Yurin even more, she didn’t want to die or lose what made her a pegasus, one of the ponies here used to be a pegasus, the bones sticking out of his back with bandages on it was proof; they had lost their wings, probably because they attempted the same thing Yurin’s doing, which is trying to escape. Yurin had a quick thought of submission to this awful place, she didn’t want to die or lose what makes her a pegasus, she threw that thought to the side, they would already take her wings now, she knew this, she tried to escape. She had no other option but to escape, there’s no redemption now; she has to leave now or she will either lose her wings or die? She is not a resource to earn income. She realized a small light, she thought it was the sun, that means there’s a window, Yurin thought, she continued to fly up to the what was thought to be an incoming window. The faster she flew, the more she saw the light, a loud sound was heard; it sounded as it was a machine, like a cutter or a fan? Yurin noticed where the light was coming from, it was a fan, blades made of steel, she attempted to land, attempting to avoid but started to be pulled in by the fan; how was this possible? Is the fan on facing the outside? Why!? She knew why, it was a security method for dealing with escaping pegasus, there were about 20 of them up here, the roof covering the rest of the top, that looked bulletproof, this place is made to make ponies hopeless. Yurin fought against the steel fan that was pulling her in, if it was more than one she would be dead already. She felt her wings burn as she forced them to produce a ton of force, it wasn’t enough, she was going to be sliced into meat chunks by this machine, she wasn’t ready to die, out of instinct she yelled for help, she then covered her mouth with her hoofs, she rather die in the fan’s blades then at the hoofs of one of these monsters, some workers looked on with a smile, some even grabbed brown bags, ready for the incoming meat, Yurin now had tears in her eyes, she really loved her mother and father, she remembered the moments she had with them before she left for a job she; all she wanted to do was make some income, help her parents out since they did the same to for her whole life. She will never see them again; she apologizes to them; tears dripped from her face and down to the ground, the workers saw this, they had no remorse or sad feelings. They loved the fact a brutal death happened to a coward.
“Should we save her Coomber?”
The colt laughed, that was a joke right, he cares not for the weak.
“No, she will die, as she is weak, just look, her strength can’t keep up with the fan’s blades; she is tiring, she will be dead very soon.”
Coomber’s friend smiled and turned up, he was right, it’s her fault and if she’s weak, this serves as a way to eliminate the weak. Coomber and his friend heard hoof steps coming from behind, those hoofs sounded familiar, is that, no, why would the boss be down here? He stopped behind them, ready to give his order.
“Turn the fans off as she will fall to the ground, if she survives, then I take her to my office.”
The employees were not shaken, just what does he see in her; whatever it is, it is foolish to disobey him, the two prepared to turn off the fans, by walking to it; they didna care about that pegasus at all. They realized a colt already turned it off, they knew him, it was Simon. There was a pink mare leaning against the door of her unit, she told Simon to turn it off after she saw the desperation to survive and tears fall. She felt bad, but she is known as the best killer in this facility, why feel bad when you’re supposed to be a heartless killing machine? The switch was flicked, Yurin felt the struggle was over; she was out of stamina, the red pegasus started to fall, attempting to lessen the fall by flapping her wings, which did help but she fell onto the metal staircase, she stopped for a moment, her jaw handing off one of the stairs, then a domino effect happened, she started to fall down the stairs, each time feeling a sharp cold pain. The leader raised a hoof and zoomed her off the staircase and onto the cold stone floor. He walked towards her and stopped, staring into her fading eyes, she was unconscious, and seem have a broken her ribs, and sprain her wings. The boss lifted her with magic, why not use his horn the workers thought? He always uses his hoofs to use magic. The boss took her with him up the stairs, walking menacingly and slow. The workers knew to get back to work; quickly making their way back to their units to perform their duties, Coomber and his friend did the same. They didn’t know what the leader saw in that pathetic pegasus, she was stupid, what use could she be to this facility?
“Cupcakes, what did you see in her?”
Simon asked, he saw sorrow, but what else could she have seen that made her decide to tell him to turn off the fans? He was glad he was able to save a life though, that’s one of two times he did in this place.
“We should get back to work Simon, the boss is either hiring or going to order for her execution, we can’t help her, just hope for the best.”
The pink mare said with zero emotion. Simon headed back into his and Cupcake’s unit, Cupcakes following, listening to a door shut; she knew that was the leader’s office door, which had so many passwords to open it; no worker here can get in beside him. She only hopes he decides for her to work here so she keeps on living.