Gravels vision was blurred; the last thing he remembered was a sharp prick in his neck, then nothing just black nothingness.”Usually I’m a very polite stallion,” said a burry voice,” However I make exceptions if the situation calls for it.” Then Gravels vision focused in to see that he was sitting inside a new room, actually it looked as if he were in an abandoned warehouse and was again tied to a chair.
“Mrmrmhum?” Was all that came out of Gravels mouth as he found that his mouth was taped shut. Then out of a dark corner, the large red stallion from earlier appeared.”Now you must be thinking I’m here just to interrogate you. Well, ha that would be a huge fucking understatement.” Gravel just sat there watching the stallions every move.”Soarin I think we need to introduce Gravel to our *SPECIAL* friend.” The stallion said with a smile. Soarin appeared out of the blackness and opened a door that lead out of the warehouse.
A young stallion around the age of fourteen or fifteen, wearing a red hoody walked in. He was average height for his age, a purple coat, and a white mane. He stared at gravel with those cold, hateful blue eyes. The larger stallion walked out of the warehouse and Soarin followed, but not stopping to whisper something to the younger stallion, an evil grin came across the stallions face and Soarin walked out.
The young stallion walked up to gravel and sized him up looking at every inch of his body.”Sorry if I stare,” He said in a deep Manehattan voice.”It’s just been a long time.” The stallion pulled up a chair in front of Gravel and sat down.
“Now I know for a fact… that you don’t remember me, but I remember you damn well.” Gravels face twisted in confusion. Then the stallion said in an anger shaken voice,” I remember the blood of my mother and my two NEWBORN sisters… covering your hooves. I remember being too little to do something. How helpless I felt to do something.” He had tears of hatred dripping out of his eyes.
“MNMHMHMRM!” Gravel tried to say. The stallion looked back up at him, stood up, and put a hoof on Gravels shoulder.” I’m bigger now, and now you’re the one who’s going to feel helpless.” He said taping Gravels cheeks. He walked over to a table and turned on a lamp that was on it, and Gravels eyes went wide with fear. The table had several mechanical and surgical tools that… in the hands of this mad stallion, Gravel could only imagine what he’d do.
“Let us start small. By the way I forgot to tell you, my name is Hard Steel.”He said plainly, Picking up a tool that looked sort of like jack of sorts. Steel ripped off the tape covering Gravels mouth and shoved the device in his mouth. He then proceeded to push a little button and the device forced open Gravels mouth.”Wa a hck?” Gravel managed to say.
Steel returned with a pair of pliers and Gravels eyes went wide again.”Now say ahhh Gravel.” He grabbed Gravels upper left molar and started to twist. Gravel screamed as he felt his tooth being savagely ripped from its roots. Steel pulled hard and out came the tooth. He sat their looking and laughing at the tooth.”I’m surprised at you Gravel.” Steel chuckled.” You haven’t been brushing like you should be. I mean come on dude, this right here is pathetic.”
“HCK U!” Gravel yelled. Steel looked at him.” Just shut up dude” He said going in to rip out another molar. Gravel Screamed in agony as each of his molars were torn from his mouth. Blood poured from his mouth as he heard the clink of the last molar being put onto the table. Then Steel brought something yellow over. Gravel recognized it; it was a lemon that had been cut in half.”Let’s get that taste out of your moth shall we?” He proceed to squeeze lemon juice over the spaces that used to hold Gravels molars.
The burning pain in Gravels mouth was indescribable as he screamed again. He was silenced by a hoof colliding with his face.”SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Steel Screamed and Gravel shut up, but still whimpered form the pain.”SHUT THE FUCK UP! SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Steel took a second to recompose himself, took the device out of Gravels mouth, and he sat in the chair again.
“Now listen to me Gravel, you’re going to die.” Gravel started to cry silently.” But you can end it now if you want. All you have to do to make this pain stop is to just ask.” Gravel spit in Steels face, a red spray covered his face. Steel grabbed a small cloth and wiped his face.” Fine then, have it your way.” Steel said taking a new piece of tape and covering up Gravels mouth with it.
Steel walked back over to the table and pondered for a moment, slowly looking at the different tools. He grabbed a scalpel, a hammer, and two flat stakes, one being longer than the other. He placed them on the table and went back to grab some rope. He used it to tie both of Gravels back legs to the chair. He went back on last time to grab a syringe off the table and fill it with a clear liquid.” Pure adrenaline.” Steel exclaimed flicking the syringe to get the air bubbles out.”I want you to feel every bit of this.” He said stabbing Gravel in the neck and filling his body with the energizing fluid.
Steel sat across from him, scooting a little closer, and pulling up the table with the tools on it. He took the scalpel and very carefully sliced open gravels back right leg. Gravel howled in absolute agony and looked in horror as he looked town to see his bone through the bloody mess of his leg. Steel took the other half of the lemon and squirted juice all over the wound. Gravel arched his back and bellowed in pain.
“SHUT UP!” Steel yelled hitting him again. Steel placed the scalpel back on the table and picked up the shorter stake, and hammer. He placed the point of the stake vertically on the exposed bone and raised the hammer.”This may sting a little.” Steel said chuckling. He came down hard on the stake, and Gravel cried out as he felt his bone split in the middle. Steel came back up and hammered the stake again, this time the stake went all the way through the bone. Steel placed the hammer back on the table and looked at what he’d done, something caught his eye.
He looked under Gravels leg and saw a little nub, right beneath where the stake had been hammered. He used both his hooves and pressed up around the nub. Eventually the skin broke and the point of the stake protruded from the bottom of Gravels leg.
Steel laughed,”I actually think I’m going to need to for this.” He got up, walked over and grabbed another stake, one that was the same size as the one on the table. He picked up the other stake and without warning, stabbed both of Gravels back legs impaling both of them to the other.
Gravel tried to scream, but not even a mumble came out. The adrenaline was definitely the only thing keeping him awake. Steel ripped out the stakes out of Gravels legs and stabbed him in the shoulders. Gravel knew that it was useless to even try to scream any more, no pony was going to save him, he was going to die there, at the hooves of an enraged teenager.
“Mwt.” He said softly. Steel looked at him with a face of an insane being. He ripped off the tape covering Gravels mouth.”What was that?” he asked. Gravel took a second to catch his breath.”Kill me, please just… kill me.” He begged. Steel just nodded,”Alright.” He said softly.
He picked up the Scalpel and placed it to Gravels throat. Steel and Gravel just sat there at that moment, pondering the events that lead up to this moment of intensity.”Do it.” Gravel said in an angry tone.” Come on, do it, KILL ME MOTHER FUCKER!!!” That’s when he felt the blade slice his throat.
Blood rushed from the slash and Gravel slowly felt the life being drained from his body. He closed his eyes and heard Steel laugh,”I told you, all you had to do was ask.” Then nothing, just black nothingness.
Steel leaned back in his chair and watched as more blooded flowed out of Gravels lifeless body. He shook his head,”I knew you wouldn’t last long you stupid prick.” He said relieved it was over. He walked over to the table and picked up two canisters. He opened one and soaked Gravels body in it, he made trail using the other canister until he reached the door and he flung the liquid everywhere at the entrance.
He opened the door and walked out leaving it open. He turned around and pulled at a small box, he opened it and picked up a match and stroked it on the side of the box, and it lit. He tossed the match into the door way and the fire from the match immediately spread through the liquid. Steel just turned around and walked away.
He thought back to his mother , what she would've thought of this. “I’m sorry mom,” Steel said with a tear coming to his eye.”I tried.”
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Soarin looked at his glass, the clear liquid inside was failing to comfort him.”Have fun.” He muttered as he threw back another shot.”Soarin if it helps, I think what you did was right.” Spitfire said from the other side of the room.” I agree.” Echo said looking at Scorcher who was still in shock from what he just allowed to happen.
“ All I look I saw on that colts face,” Scorcher started,”Was the same look I had on my face when I killed Storm.” He said shakily. Then for some reason he thought about something he hadn't thought of in awhile. He thought about Cool Breeze.