Scootaloo's Call to Action
Flash Sentry was standing stock still, he could smell the stench of the foul smelling Draconian scum that lurked around. He knew he was outnumbered and possibly out matched. His teammate was nervous and most likely going to be targeted first, it was obvious his partner wasn't going to make it.
The unsteady pony was already beginning to panic, marking himself wide open as a target for the lurking Draconians. His body wasn't as well built as Flash's and his combat experience was barely laughable at best. He didn't sign up to die he just didn't want to let his land be invaded without putting up a fight.
Flash could hear the rustling in the trees beyond and knew the impending battle was unavoidable. He had no idea what he was going to do, in terms of strategy at least, but he was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice if need be. He was ready and prayed that his partner would at least put up a decent fight against the dangerous foes.
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The Draconians were ready to ambush their prey. They had continued their plan and waited until the opportune moment arrived. They had numbers on their side and were quick to underestimate the prowess of the only pony who was able to go toe to toe with Rainbow Dash, albeit for a short span of time.
They rushed in and attacked from all sides. Two of them lunged towards Flash Sentry while the leader easily cornered the other frightened stallion. The two Draconians were unable to get any hits in on Flash Sentry and were being repelled by his movements. The leader, on the other hand, had already began slashing away at the defenseless pony who was too scared to even fight back.
The brutal attacks on the defenseless soldier were hardly called for and were mostly for the gratification of the Draconian. The Draconian, who could have just swiftly ended the soldier's life, instead continued leaving shallow cuts on the pegasus as he cried out for help.
The sounds were making the Draconian grow aroused and he continued torturing the pony with malicious intent. His claws continued attacking the abused flesh and the Draconian began licking his lips wanting to devour the crying pony. The leader's wrath was extremely vulgar and his assault continued long after the pony had already passed out from blood loss.
The other two Draconians were growing exhausted from their constant failed lunges. They had nothing to show for their efforts and one of them while distracted had found a wing blade slicing through his underbelly and was instantly disemboweled. The other Draconian grew angry and made the mistake of letting his emotions control his actions.
The fatal error he made was lunging repeatedly and tiring himself out which proved to be his undoing. With the fatigued state he wasn't able to dodge Flash Sentry's wing blade attack and got his neck sliced open causing blood to spray all over the stallion's coat and the ground beneath them.
The death of the two comrades had caused the Draconian leader to stop playing with the dying soldier and just finish him off by snapping his neck.
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Flash Sentry had a look of disgust upon hearing the sound of somepony being killed in such a sickening manner, "Why are you doing this?" His anger surged and caused him to rush in and attack the superior combatant. The tactics went to hell after he decided that the beast he was going to kill did not deserve the dignity of being taken down with strategy.
Flash couldn't let himself lose and his swift attacks were able to get the final Draconian to take him seriously. The problem was Flash had no idea just how powerful the last Draconian on the battlefield was. His underestimation of his foe would be his downfall.
He carelessly rushed in and managed to slice a bit of the Draconian's underbelly but not enough to cause the Draconian to become disemboweled. His underwhelming attack instead gave way for a surprising counter attack that would cost him dearly.
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The Draconian who was wounded had enough time to take control of the situation and strike with a counter attack. He used his tail to slam into one of Flash's wings disabling it. The Draconian watched the pegasus crash into the ground and began his unnecessarily brutal attack.
The moment he was close enough he used his tail to slam into the other wing breaking it to a useless limb of broken sinew and bone. He smiled at the screams of pain Flash was howling out. It was music to his ears and he became aroused again. He had wished there were a female around to satisfy his urges, regardless of the battle he was in.
He began ripping off feathers and scratching the tender wings causing massive pain to his prey. His sadistic nature kicked in over time and his assault got more brutal. He began using his tail to crush the bones of the pegasus that was crying out in agony. His tail kept pulverizing his opponent until the pegasus was barely conscious.
Wasting no time, he lifted his foot high into the air before bringing it down onto Flash's head crushing the pony's skull in and ending his life. "That was too arousing... well maybe there are female ponies inside who would make good playthings." His insane thinking caused him to finish playing with the dead pony and move on to his next target... the bunker.
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The ponies inside the bunker were not able to assess the situation. They had no clue of what just took place outside and with no knowledge of the danger looming they tried to just continue on hoping that everything was ok. Scootaloo however could tell something awful had happened, it wasn't an innate ability of hers, something just felt... off.
Scootaloo looked around at all the scared and huddled ponies, she felt they were pathetic to hide and wait for death. She wanted to be out there and kick some flank because it was what Dash was doing. "Diamond can I talk to you privately for a second?" She gently asked her filly-friend.
Diamond Tiara nodded and walked off with her to a less crowded area. "What's going on Scootaloo?", she nonchalantly asked.
Scootaloo was careful with her words, "Look if we make it through this I just want you to know that... I really do like you ... and if I knew what love felt like I bet it is what I feel for you." She slowly answered.
Diamond Tiara blushed and giggled, "Thanks... I love you too... but wait what do you mean if we make it through this... We are going to be fine Scootaloo we’re safe here."
As if on cue the doors of the bunker door buckled under the force of remaining Draconian.
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The Draconian could hear the screaming ponies inside and it made his resolve to break the door down grow that much stronger. He was enticed by the offer of pleasure and food that waited inside just ripe for the pickings. "I shall huff and puff and blow your house down."
He was the essence of cruelty in dragon form. He continued slamming himself into the door and made noticeable dents. His tireless assault of the door was causing internal injuries but his mind wasn't focused on his own suffering just the potential suffering of his prey.
Just as he managed to break down the door he felt something crash into his body at insane speeds that forced his injured body to fly back and his brain to assess this new attacker. His eyes were able to see something orange and tiny, it offended him knowing something so small was able to hurt him.
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Scootaloo had crashed into the Draconian as a last resort measure to keep the ponies safe. She felt so much pain from just doing so as the impact recoil had nearly sent surges of pain all over her body. She managed to reduce recoil using a crash mitigation lesson from Rainbow Dash.
"Stupid Draconian... you thought I was going to let you hurt my family?" She bravely asked while flinging herself into the air in hopes to lure the draconian away for however long she could manage to stall him. Please somepony help me..., she thought desperately.
She was surprised by how fast he had recovered and how eager he was to chase her. She continued flying at a high velocity but kept herself from going too fast to avoid losing the attention of the Draconian. Scootaloo had no idea what she was doing but knew the longer she kept the Draconian's attention the less chance of other ponies getting hurt. She was willing to risk her life for the sake of all the ponies she knew and loved.
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The Draconian was angry, his speed increased as a result of his desire to rip the filly apart growing stronger. He was horny and hungry which made him even more desperate to quickly end the filly's life. He had no need for a nuisance possibly killing him while he was injured so severely, and so close to triumph.
He hadn't even noticed that he was being guided away from the bunker because his sight was locked on the orange filly. He wasn't sure why he felt such a sense of dread while chasing the filly, something about the entire scenario seemed off. He wasn't sure what was making him feel so off, but then it hit him. "Your stall tactic won't work on me puny animal."
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Scootaloo heard him and immediately turned around to see the Draconian fly fast back towards the bunker... I have just one chance if I am going to actually pull this off. She began flying down at insane speeds. She used her raw ability of flying that was unlocked by her training with Rainbow Dash. Her wings felt the burn of the wind as she flew to new levels of speed. She pushed past the mach barrier and unleashed her own variant of the Sonic Boom.
It was like the Sonic Rainboom but less colorful and not as magnificent. The boom caused the Draconian to stagger and the dazzled him with the brilliant colors. He was unable to focus on the incoming volley of attacks that Scootaloo was hitting him with.
Scootaloo felt like a champion and had felt sure of her victory until she felt the speed rush stop due to her body not being able to handle such high speeds for such a long time. She had to retreat and hoped the bunker was empty of ponies since it seemed that they had no other defenses to aid them.
During her dive down to momentary safety she felt something crash into her and send her flying down at ridiculous speeds. She crashed into the ground beneath her and the ponies who were around watched in fear as Scootaloo wasn't moving. The pony who was worried the most had decided to run out to check on her daughter.
The distraught mother watched her daughter’s still form lay there unconscious and possibly dead. "Scootaloo... please don't die." Fluttershy sadly pleaded as she cried. It was at this moment that she noticed the Draconian descending and unleashed the rage of a mother who had just lost her child on the oblivious Draconian.
"You... How dare you!" She practically roared at the creature. "I don't know what you thought gave you the right to hurt my daughter but you do not... and I repeat do not! Hurt ponies!" She huffed in between her words, anger exuding from the usually quiet mare. "Now you take that claw of yours... and slice your cowardly neck."
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The draconian felt powerless under the effects of the stare. He was only able to feel shame and fear as a result of being in direct eye contact with the mare. He couldn't look away and as he was ordered to end his own life his body decided to obey against his will.
He slowly brought his claw to his own neck and slowly dragged it across slicing through the tender flesh, and slowly bleeding out. The further his claw moved horizontally the more blood poured out. He was unable to stop himself and in the end, all he could think about was the irony of how he was brought down by his own clawed hand,
His body fell to the floor, limp and dripping blood till there was nothing left to give out. The stained grass beneath him which once was green was now tainted with blood and soaking into a deep shade of red. The death of a leader had occurred but not a grand leader, a foolish leader with no morals or dignity.
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Fluttershy didn't look away for a second, she usually despised seeing death in any form and yet that one creature dying had satisfied her. She looked at the spot Scootaloo was still laying and started crying her heart out even worse than she had previously. She lost her senses and began sobbing uncontrollably.
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Scootaloo felt no pain she was in an empty world of pure nothingness. The darkness was suddenly pushed away by the calming light of two majestic ponies. "Scootaloo... it's so good to see you my dear."
Scootaloo was unsure if she was imagining things but she saw two ponies who felt similar to her. "Mom... Dad..." She called out as if she recognized them.
"Yes Scootaloo it's your mother, and father as well." The mare spoke with her wings in place by her side. She got close to Scootaloo and smiled "We have missed you... and we are sorry we weren't able to be with you... but now you can be with us."
Scootaloo shook her head "No... I can't... I belong with Momma-Dash and Momma-Shy... I love them." She cried while pleading.
"Sorry... but you can't go with them now... your destiny is with us now... you fought hard and saved a lot of ponies... it was your death that brought about the death of the Draconian... you have completed your goal and are being rewarded Scootaloo... come with us and forget your pains..." The stallion softly spoke.
Scootaloo couldn't go with them... just because they were her parents didn't mean she deserved to leave the ones she had now. "I can't go... I’m not ready to die."
They both nuzzled her gently. "We weren't ready to die either when we did... sometimes the fates aren't kind, my dear daughter." The mare spoke softly.
"Can I at least say goodbye?" Scootaloo sadly asked.
"Yes... you may." The stallion hesitantly answered.
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Scootaloo opened her eyes and spoke her last words "Momma... I don't have long so I will make this short... Please... don't let Hope Star become an orphan... live ... for ... her." She died after the utterance of the last word, and finally discovered eternal peace.