Edited by Janet Kinnaman. Proof read by TexPony.
“Well then," he looked at the five colts approaching.
"I believe you know Rider and Heavy Weight already. Let me introduce you to the other three. This is Moss," she pointed to the dark green pony with the crowbar cutie-mark, "This one is here is called Scents." she again pointed, this time to the light red, but pretty much pink, pony with a hoofball helmet. "And finally we have Steel Sticks." she yet again pointed to one of the other ponies, this one being the yellow one.
Dim backed up a little bit before the five began to circle him, and smiles began to creep on to their faces. Silver Spoon was standing where she was before. Dim looked her in the eyes for a moment, "What's the matter big shot, can't start your own party?" Dim taunted as he continued to stare her in the eyes.
"You guys know what to do. Do it." she said before a grin flashed onto her face.
On command the five ponies simultaneously each grabbed a hold of one of Dim Shadow's limbs and picking him up. Dim didn't have any time to fight back, only struggle, which was to no avail. The group of ponies approached a thick tree, which looked extremely rough seeing as the bark was chipped in many places. The tree had various plants, like moss, also growing on it and a couple vines coming down from it.
"Are you guys gonna sacrifice me to a tree god? Because I honestly wouldn't mind that too much. That's pretty cool way to go out actually."
"Shut up!" yelled Rider, who was walking in front of the others that were carrying Dim. He then bucked Dim hard in the mouth with anger.
Dim felt a metallic taste in his mouth however there was no blood. The group was then finally at the tree where the colts holding Dim's legs dropped him. Dim tried to take advantage of this by bucking in random directions, but his bucks hit nopony. The ponies that were holding his legs, Heavy Weight and Steel Sticks, immediately grabbed his sides. His was barley touching the tree.
"Do it now!" Sticks shouted.
Rider heard this and proceeded to rub Dim's face violently against the tree. The jaggedness of the tree's bark immediately tore his skin and caused blood to come out. Dim let out a cry of pain before thrusting his body in all directions trying to get out of his current situation. He had no luck and Rider kept rubbing his face back and forth on the tree's rough bark. Dim knew if he couldn't get out, he wouldn't let them see him being dominated.
"Come on," Dim dreadfully groaned. "Impress me." he coughed with one eye open, looking at Rider.
"Fine then, follow me." Rider said cynically. Heavy Weight and Steel Sticks picked up Dim by his hind legs without struggle and followed Rider to the river in the back of the yard.
Sweetie Belle was pacing around a tree frantically, sweating and heart pounding. The grass and dirt around the tree were flattened. Thoughts were quickly racing through her head about how Dim Shadow was. He could be fine or fighting or getting beaten by ponies twice his size. Sweetie Belle's thoughts were interrupted by Apple Bloom.
"Come on Sweetie Belle, we need you to help us out, you can't just sit here moping around." she said.
"I know it's just that I'm worried that something awful is happening." she spoke with worry in her voice.
"Don't get your tail in a knot, Sweetie Belle. I bet he's already on his way back." Apple Bloom said with a reassuring smile. "Come and help me pick up these branches, it'll take your mind off of him, hopefully."
Sweetie Belle sighed. "Fine," she walked off with Apple Bloom. She began to pick up torn and or fallen branches from around the tree when she started thinking, I said I'd be with him in this type of stuff, I have to keep my promise, right? she started sweating nervously again, which Apple Bloom noticed. What if he's in trouble right now and all he needs is some help? What if he's getting hurt by ponies twice his size and all he needs is somepony to get help for him? Terrible thoughts and images zigzagged through her head.
"Apple Bloom, where's Scootaloo at?" Sweetie Belle asked as calmly as she could.
"Inside fixin' up the ceiling, why?" Apple Bloom thought for a moment, "Don't even try; you know that she'll say no."
"I don't care, I'll take my chances." she said before dashing up the ramp into the tattered club house. "Scootaloo, where are you?" she yelled.
"Up here," she replied, sticking her head out from the upper part of the club house. "What do you need?" she asked.
"Get your scooter and the wagon, we're going." she said as assertive as possible.
"Where?" Scootaloo asked.
"To Silver Spoon's house to help out Dim!" she yelled.
"Sweetie Belle, you don't understand, do you? These types of problems have to be solved alone. I doubt it’s that bad he needs our help. I'm not going there." she huffed.
"Oh yes you are!" she yelled back just as Apple Bloom had ran into the club house with a somewhat sad look on her face.
"I heard yelling, please tell me you’re not trying to force her to go, Sweetie Belle." she spoke frantically as she had predicted in her mind that something like this would happen.
Scootaloo ignored Apple Bloom and looked Sweetie Belle dead in the eyes with a heinous stare, "Who's gonna make me?! Huh!?" she shouted.
"Me. Because if you don't, I'll tell Rainbow Dash that you keep clumps of her hair!" Scootaloo was left dumbfounded at that threat. "And you," she looked at Apple Bloom "If you don't come with us, I'll tell Apple Jack and Big Macintosh that you got into the Cider barrels from this year's cider sale!" she yelled with a voice crack.
"But that cider was-" she was cut off.
"You know what kinda cider I'm talking about!" she said.
Scootaloo walked out of the club house defeated and annoyed, frustrated, and mad at Sweetie Belle. "Come on," she mumbled with a pissed tone. Apple Bloom didn't even bother to look back at Sweetie Belle, "You'd better hope he's in trouble for treatin’ us like this." she said before leaving
A small frown beckoned on Sweetie Belle's face before she left the club house, following her two friends. After getting her helmet on, the trio was off.
Dim Shadow's scratched and torn up face was now being held over water. He continued to struggle but it wasn't working. Rider and Heavy Weight were having fun with this torment, they felt it was a nice way to finally get back at Dim Shadow. He wasn't even fighting back, well he was trying but it was doing no good.
"Okay, lets impress him guys." Rider said, then on command the group shoved Dim Shadow's head under the water, submerging him. Not only could he not breath but the bacteria in the water was making the cuts and scrapes on Dim's face feel like fire. After about 10 seconds Rider told them to bring him back up. Dim was completely panicking now, he was flailing his body in hopes to escape and perhaps swim away, but that was only making him lose more oxygen, there's no way he could run through the yard but perhaps he could lose them in the forest.
"Okay bring him up." Rider said. The two ponies holding his head under water pulled Dim Shadow up by his mane. Dim Shadow was brought up, coughing, as he tried to fill his lungs with air. "Drop him." Rider commanded; Dim was dropped hard on the sandy ground.
"Okay so what have you learned?" Rider looked down at him with a deadpan look.
Dim coughed hard once more "That you're all some rich filly's mare and you're all probably compensating for something. Like seriously, why do you need so many ponies to take me on? That's saying a little something don't-" he coughed, "excuse me, but anyway-" Dim didn't finish, for he was bucked hard in the head by Heavy Weight, sending him flying into the tall river side plants.
"Does he normally talk like this?" Moss asked and cocked eyebrow.
"You wouldn't believe it, he doesn't know when to shut up. We could probably break all his legs and he'd still try to make jokes." Rider spoke with annoyance.
"I believe you," he replied.
"Let's continue with this kid." Rider said before walking into the river side plants.
Rider trotted into the grass and dragged out a barely conscious Dim Shadow, had he not gotten kicked in the mouth and sent into the bush he would have made a run for it. The other colts stared down at Dim's torn up face trying to intimidate him.
"Pick him up, I bet Silver Spoon would love to see this!" Scents said. "Sticks, you carry him." Steel Sticks rolled his eyes with a sigh and agreed to. He picked up Dim and hung him over his back. The squad of bullies were then off.
Dim began to slowly open his eyes as he was slung over Steel Stick's back, they were in the back of the group. Dim did hear that they were going to Silver Spoon. Dim had to take this in for a moment.
Or not, lets not do that. Ow, it even hurts to think. he thought painfully to himself.
Dim Shadow remained still until a small gardener's shed come into the distance.
Okay, yeah, I can work with this. Ow. he thought as some blood trickled off his face.
Dim Shadow's carrier began to approach the side of the shed, there laid a hose, Dim grabbed a hold of that hose's head and held on to it until he came face to face with the door handle to the shed. Now was his chance, Dim threw the hose around Steel Sticks neck in an attempt to choke him. Dim rolled off Sticks, still holding onto the hose. The whole process of getting the hose around his neck and rolling off only took a few seconds before all the others turned around astonished.
Sticks couldn't turn around and try to get to Dim Shadow without tightening the hose around his neck. Dim tightened the hose until Steel Sticks fell to the ground. All the other colts just watched as Steel Sticks fell to the ground out of oxygen.
"Okay you didn't even try to help him. Some friends you are." Dim said as Stick's body fell to the ground.
"Listen here you god damn prick, you have a good thirty seconds before we kick your ass until you're unconscious and we let Silver Spoon do what she wants to you, with nopony to stop her, so make any jokes you want right now!" Moss yelled.
A bright smile came on Dim's face as he saw something over the hill rushing to his location, "Can you boost that up to eh... about forty five seconds?" he said trying to stretch his neck to look over their shoulders and heads. "Yeah that will do- ahh" and intense head ache collided with Dim Shadow bringing him down to his knees. His ears suddenly started to ring uncontrollably. Dim fell to the ground grabbing his head and trying not to scream from the sudden pain.
Dim had dropped down the ground unconscious for a little while, which was about twenty seconds.
Time had suddenly started going by really fast.
One second, the remaining four colts were walking toward him.
Dim Shadow blinked.
Now there was a scooter in the air that turned and flung a wagon at Heavy Weight, Rider, and Moss immediately sending them to the ground.
Dim Shadow blinked.
Three fillies were on top of the colt that wasn't hit by the wagon, screams could be heard.
Dim Shadow blinked.
"Get him in the wagon, now!"
Dim Shadow blinked.
He was moving now, fast, there were two fillies next to him, one staring him in the eyes the other was not. "Don't worry we're almost there!"
Dim Shadow awoke.
There was a white filly laying next him with tears in her eyes.
"Hello, S-Sweetie Belle? Right? I think so. I don't even." Dim could hear faint beeps could be heard. "Where am I? Everything is white." he mumbled.
"Y-you remember my name? You remember my name!" Sweetie Belle got up and began bouncing around in happiness. Sweetie Belle ran out of the room quickly
"What happened?" Dim Shadow mumbled as a nurse came into the room. He was very confused.
"Ah, it's good to see that you're up. Don't lift your head. Your three friends brought you here and you're safe now. We cleaned up your cuts and patched you up." the nurse said as she stood over Dim.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're at the hospital. One of your friend said your got into an accident riding a scooter, is she correct?" the nurse kindly asked.
"Um, uh, yeah I think." Dim lied.
"Well I suppose I should say it straight forward, you may have a slight concussion kid. You're gonna have to relax here for a while until we think you're good to go. Got it?" she stated.
"Yep." Dim Shadow replied.
"Okay then, I'll be back in a little while just lay down and try not to move your head much." the nurse said before leaving the room.