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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Equestrian Requiem 
// by Violet Runner 
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Darkness surrounded me. Everywhere I looked there was nothing but darkness. Suddenly the air was filled with a slow deep laugh as two glowing red eyes appeared in front of me as well as a bunch of razor sharp teeth stretched into a menacing grin. Almost as suddenly as the laugh and teeth appeared they disappeared as a light pierced through the darkness leaving only the menacing glowing red eyes.





“I’m sorry Twilight. But I’ve never seen anything like this before.” A voice said as I slowly began to regain consciousness. “I managed to mend some of his wounds but I won’t be able to do much else until he walks up.”

“Alright, Fluttershy. Send for us when you find out more.” Another voice, who I assumed was Twilight, said as I heard what sounded like hooves move across the floor.

“Actually it looks like you won’t have to wait long.” A third and older voice said, obviously noticing that I was waking up.

I finally opened my eyes and looked around the room for the source of the voices only to see three horses, each a different color. I slowly began to sit up rubbing my eyes to make sure I wasn’t seeing things when one of the horses, who was yellow with a long pink mane and tail, placed one of her hooves on me.

“Please lay down you’re hurt and you might make it worse.” The small yellow horse said looking at me.

“What the hell?” I said backing away from the strange horse.

“It can talk?!” Another one of the horses said, this one was purple with a dark purple mane and tail that had a light purple streak.

“Interesting.” The largest of the three, which had a dark blue coat with an ethereal blue purple mane and tail, said moving a little closer.

It was at this point that I noticed four things. One, the dark blue one and the purple one were Alicorns exactly as described by my teacher. Two, the yellow on was a Pegasus. Three, my leg was in a brace and there were bandages wrapped around my midsection. And four, apart from the bandages, brace and a small blanket, I was completely naked!

“What the hell is going on?!” I half yelled covering myself with the blanket. “And what happened to my clothes?!”

“You’re clothes? You mean these?” The purple Alicorn asked as her horn glowed and my clothes where levitated over.

“Yes, thank you.” I said calming down a little as I grabbed them.

“Please try to remain calm.” The yellow Pegasus said in a calming voice “I know that both of us have many questions but they can all wait until you’re better. Right now it’s best if you get some rest and try not to move around too much.”

“Your friend is right. Twilight.” The older Alicorn said using her wing to guide the younger one out.

“But- Oh alright.” Twilight said sighing as the three ponies left and I tried to figure out how I was going to put my underwear on over the large brace.