That was about Five months ago. Now here I am in the middle of the damn woods praying the bears don't eat me. Now you probably want some answers about me, the guy who killed two guards to complete a mission that really didn't work at all. Alright, first off, my name is Volt. I have black fur ( which is very rare among pony-kind) dark blue eyes and gray and blue mane and tail.
I was raised in an orphanage and pretty much lived there until I was 18 and had the audacity to live on my own. There were really only two ponies who liked me: Maiden the orphanage owner, and Lightweight, my best friend until he was adopted. Lightweight was really the reason I say anyone instead of any-pony. Apparently, Maiden found me at the doorstep of the orphanage and took me in. No one knew who left me there and we had no leads so we put the past behind us and moved along.
The thing was, no one wanted me. Ponies who came to look for foals wouldn't spare a glance at poor little me. But you know what? I'm perfectly fine right now. Just a wanderer, taking chances others wouldn't dare to consider and completing them like they weren't even worth my time. I knew Equestria very well. I'm sure that I've missed a few towns here or there, but that only means they probably have little to no value at all. That should be all you actually need to know about me and, in case you haven't noticed, it isn't much.
I had made myself a little camp as far away as I could from Canterlot. I could still see it in the distance but it was far enough so as you could tell, I've been laying low for a while - trying no to be found. I could hear some rustling in the distance but I guessed it was just a couple animals doing whatever the hell they do at night. The problem was, it just wouldn't stop. All I wanted to do was go to sleep. Just another day in the life of me. I tried covering my ears but, of course, I would have to stay awake to do that. and even if I started to fall asleep, my hoofs would move away, exposing my ears to the sound. I decided it was best to go and find out what it was so I grabbed my knife I found and went to follow the sound. It was then I noticed, though, it was getting closer and suddenly, someone started screaming so I ran to find out who it was. I saw about nine zebras and they were trying to help someone who fell, another zebra.
When they turned to look at me, fear struck them. " What's going on?" I asked quietly.
Some of them started to cry as others looked away in shame. The injured one still lie on the ground in pain but stopped screaming. " Ya gonna take us back?" one of the male zebras said, trying hard not to look back at me. He had a very deep voice.
I noticed right away what was going on. " You headed to the Black Haven, huh?" and I smiled." Well, I have no where else to go. Need help?" In case you were wondering, the Black Haven is basically an area of Equestria where slavery is illegal and it's a little ways west
The zebras started to look back at me with confusion. I walked up to the injured one, it was a teenage female, she looked about fifteen. I took one look at her back leg. " It's swollen to hell. No doubt it's broken," I picked her up so she rested on my back. She was very light and I could see some of the scars from the whips. " I have some medical supplies at my camp, that should help,"
I took her to the camp and pulled out some bandages to wrap her leg in. Some of the zebras held her down and tried kept her quiet as I moved the bone back into place. Once I got the bandage wrapped around, I offered food, I didn't have much but it was enough to give a little to everyone and still have some left over for me. " I'm Maverick." said the zebra who talked to me earlier.
"Volt," I said, and we shook.
" Thank you for helping my niece, Eclipse," Maverick said." don't let our names fool you. They only mask who we really are. Maverick was the only name of mine I ever knew. The lazy, good for nothing owner gave it to me."
I just nodded my head and looked at the zebras he came with. I would have asked where Eclipse's parents were but I guessed it would be a bad idea to do so. " Well, you got away from him. That's good. Where are you headed?" I asked.
Ponyville, we have a friend there named Zecora. She will lead us the rest of the way," Maverick said, looking deep into the woods. " We want to get as far west as we can. So they can't find us and take us back,"
I didn't know what to say. I was just glad I was fortunate enough to be born a pony and not a zebra like Maverick. " You should all get some sleep, you must be tired. I'll stay up an keep an eye out," Was all I could say.
He turned and smiled. " It's good to know that there are some ponies out there who care for us." Then he got up, laid beside Eclipse and kissed her good night.
Now, of course, I wasn't awake the whole night, Maverick woke up a few hours later and let me sleep until morning. Everyone was awake before me but they seemed fine with that. When I did wake up, I slung my brown leather knapsack over my shoulder and we headed off for Ponyville, the town with the utmost stupid name. But we were going there for a reason, for freedom, for the zebras at least. We stopped by a little hut on the outskirts of town, that was where Zecora lived.
She checked to see if the zebras were sick and thankfully, none of them were. All she had to do is take care of Eclipse. One thing I noticed is that Zecora talks in couplets. And, somehow, I was able to gain the courage to ask. " Why do you rhyme all the time?" I said, only noticing after that I rhymed myself.
" Well," she said as she gave Eclipse the last drop of... well, whatever it was," Does it bother you? Because I don't want to make my guests feel blue."
" Nah, just wondering."
We stayed there for about two hours, had a meal and Zecora gave them directions to a town far east called Hoofington. I wanted to go with them but Maverick said he didn't want to endanger me anymore and after a few minuets of debating, I decided it was best to just let them go. But as they walked through the town, I hoped that I might see them again.
They were free, that's just about all you can say. But still, anyone could come up and claim them. It's a shitty world out their, and trust me - I know...