Chapter Six
You woke up with Vinyl's head still nuzzled tightly into your shoulder. You looked around, without getting up, making sure not to disturb her. You saw guards patrolling every street and alley. You knew it was going to be tough to avoid detection on the way to the train. You looked up in the sky and saw a Cyan Pegasus leading a group of Pegasi in formation, all dressed in royal guard armor. They were all looking for you. You gently nuzzled Vinyl near her ear to wake her up. She lifted her head up slowly, and looked around.
"Well how are we going to get to Lasso Vegas without getting caught?" She asked.
"I have a plan." You said.
"We wait for the train to leave the station and we intercept it and get on." You looked at her to see what she thought.
"Ok, we can give it a shot." She said.
You both trotted over to a spot near the tracks, making sure not to be seen on the way. You sat down with Vinyl behind some small bushes.
"So, about last night." You said, looking at Vinyl.
She looked at you, and smiled. You felt your face turn a little bit red.
"Would you be interested in doing that again sometime?" You asked.
"I thought you would never ask." Vinyl replied, giving you a small peck on the lips, similar to the one after your dance.
You went to return the favor, but you were cut off by the sound of the train leaving the station.
"Ok, get ready." You said.
Vinyl turned to the tracks and prepared to take off. Just as the train was almost in position, you heard someone yell from above you.
"There they are, get them!" The Cyan Pegasus yelled.
You motioned to Vinyl telling her to run and get on the train. You both took off with great speed, but the guards were faster. They flew down from above nearly crashing right into you. You and Vinyl avoided their attacks and kept running. One guard flew around behind you, and dove straight down. He came up and took all of your legs out from under you.
Vinyl stopped and looked back at you. She ran back to you to help you up. You got up and looked around. You and Vinyl were both surrounded by guards, with their hooves at the ready. You looked up to Vinyl and saw the tears streaming down her face as she looked into your eyes. You got up and felt tears welling up in your eyes as well. The train had passed, and there was no getting out of this one.
"I guess, this is it." She said to you.
"No, we can get out of this." you said.
She took her hoof and placed it on your cheek, gently nudging your head to look at her again.
"Don't make a girl a promise, that you can't keep." She said to you.
You knew that this was it, but you didn't want to tell her that.
You lean in and whisper into her ear. "Follow me, and don't look back."
You turn and run at one of the guards. He spins around and bucks you straight in the face, but before he can recover for a second kick, Vinyl came across his face with a strong left hoof, dropping him to the ground. She ran through the blockade of guards and into the Everfree forest nearby.
The guards let her go and turned back to you. You had a large cut along your face from the kick. You were bleeding badly and could barely even see anything. The guards grabbed you and stood you up on your hooves. Your legs were wobbly and you could barely stand up. You started walking the way they told you to. You turned your head back to where Vinyl had disappeared into the forest. You could barely make out Vinyl peaking out from the edge of the forest, tears running down her face. You gave a weak smile and turned your head back to face the front. You saw that they were taking you to the graveyard, where they did executions. You felt your stomach turn, and you stopped walking. The guard hit you in the back knocking you down. You got back up and continued walking, but at a slower pace. You felt an overwhelming feeling of loneliness come over you. You never thought you would die alone, or at an execution. You arrived at the entrance of the graveyard, and hung your head low. That's when a miracle happened. Princess Celestia came riding up in her chariot.
The chariot landed along the small road, and everyone, including you bowed your head. The princess stepped out of the chariot and walked towards the Cyan colored Pegasus.
"What do you think you are doing?!" The pincess asked with an angry tone.
"We caught one of the killers, and we were getting ready to execute him." The Cyan Pegasus replied.
"I ordered a life sentence, not a death sentence!" The princess yelled at the Pegasus.
The Pegasus hung her head and slowly backed away. Princess Celestia turned to the guards surrounding you.
"Take him to my chariot, he is going to the dungeon." She said.
You walked over to the chariot and stepped in. You looked back to see Celestia scolding the Pegasus, and you couldn't help but chuckle. Celestia walked back to her chariot, and stepped in. She signaled for them to take off and return to Canterlot.
The chariot took off towards Canterlot, and Celestia looked down at you. You just hung your head, still bleeding badly.
"Why did you kill all of those ponies?" She asked.
That was all she needed to say, and tears started pouring down your face. You didn't answer her. She looked back up and focused on Canterlot. You were looking over the side of the chariot, and everything was blurry. You felt your strength slowly leaving your body, and you lied down on the floor of the chariot. You looked up to Celestia.
"How long will I be in the Dungeon?" you asked.
She said one word. "Life."