//------------------------------// // Part 4 // Story: King Sombra's Slaves // by Mocha Jon //------------------------------// Mocha Jon was running for his life from one of his best friends who kept barking and howling at the moon. He didn't know what to do now, he could barely keep up his speed and was running out of breath. Shining Armor on the other hand appeared to remain in full power and was not wasting any energy. Jon instantly knew what Sombra's new part of the plan was, humiliate them and use them to try and kill their friend at the same time, and he was also worried about running across Big Macintosh and Caramel. Unfortunately Jon tripped over a twig and fell over on the floor and was too tired to get up. Shining Armor noticed the opportunity and instantly ran right up to the hyperventilating unicorn and didn't waste his opportunity... "Looks like the hunt's over now..." And at that moment Shining literally shoved his muzzle onto Jon's back leg and started to bite through it. The bone was cracking and some blood was coming out that Shining started to lap up as Jon began to scream at the top of his lungs from the pain. It was the worst feeling in the world, even worse than when Caramel beat him up earlier that morning. Jon wanted to die, he was partially hoping Shining Armor would just eat him and finish him off, but he didn't. Jon looked over, still sobbing from the pain, and noticed Shining was licking other parts of his body now, but happily and eagerly. He also noticed that the redness in his eyes returned to being blue and orange swirls. "Uh... ow... Shining, what are you...?" He tried to ask in vain, to which Shining rushed up to his face and looked upset. "I noticed you were bleeding and that you were in pain so I started to lick your wound to help it stop bleeding like a good boy, did it help?" He asked pleadingly with sad eyes, depressed that Jon was hurt. Jon just pot one hoof on his broken leg and the other one on his forehead, "Ugh I... I... I just can't deal with this right now..." He whispered, while also breathing in deeply to help the pain, "Look you want to show me you're a good boy right...?" Shining started wagging his tail quickly, "Oh yes please give me a chance! I'll do anything, anything!" Jon sighed, "Than wait here, just stay, I'll yell for you when I need you but for now just stay, understood?" Jon asked out of desperation, figuring that would at least buy him some time in case Shining went from dog-minded to coyote-minded again. "Okay! Anything you say!" Shining just sat down patiently and happily, wagging his tail and refusing to move until he is told too. Jon just sighed again, "Good boy..." He said hesitantly, due to his pain, and the extreme displeasure of seeing his friend degrade himself like such. After another ten minutes of walking with extreme discomfort, he noticed a strange red blur in the distance, he was struggling to think straight due to exhaustion and injury but had a pretty good guess that it was Big Macintosh, and it was. As he got closer he noticed he was making some strange noises that he couldn't recognize initially. As he got closer he noticed that he kept shoving his face to the ground and bent his arms up to his chest, "I'm not even gonna ask how he'c balancing himself like that..." He said in exasperation. When he got close enough to him he could tell instantly that the noises he was making were chicken clucks. "The farmer is acting like a chicken... I should have guessed..." Big Mac looked over to him with his eyes "Bawk bawk... Well howdy there stranger, what brings y'all 'round to Sweet Apple Acres? Bawk bawk." Jon didn't want to deal with this, he wanted to just walk right past him and get this damn test over with, but due to Big Mac's size, he was blocking the entire path. Jon figured he could lie his way through this, plus he didn't want to risk Shining Armor turning back into the coyote that bit him. "I came to borrow a lawn mower from the barn, Applejack said it was okay." He lied as he tried to get past him. "Bawk bawk, Nope." Big Mac responded as he looked like he was trying to block the path. Jon sighed and tried to hold in a scream, from both the pain and the annoyance... "Why not... I'm kind of in a hurry..." He said as he noticed the sun was almost behind the hedge, meaning it was almost sundown... "Nope, nopony is allowed in the barn without one of the farmers, one of the biggest rules here, bring Applejack by then we'll talk, bawk." Jon sighed, he couldn't think of a way to get him out of the way anymore. He then took the red neck chief he was wearing to wipe the sweat of his face and probably tie it around his leg. Big Mac looked over at him using the red chief and suddenly his eyes turned into redness and his clucking turned into a loud moo... "Wait now you're a cow... what the hell is going on... now..." Jon tried to ask until he noticed Big Mac looked very angry... "I hate the color red...!" He said looking at the neck chief... Breathing deeply through his nose... "Oh crap..." Jon instantly knew what was about to happen next... Big Mac started charging towards the stallion and was not holding back... Jon tried to run away but he just couldn't make it out in time... Big Mac just charged right at him and knocked them both right to the ground. Big Mac fell more and landed behind Jon but Jon felt all the impact... the worst part was his horn was broken off from his head and he screamed out in dire agony like Shining Armor did... "OOOUUUCCCHHH...! Wait I thought bulls were color blind...?" He interjected when he thought of that, but the pain kicked right back in, "OUCH!" Jon instantly started crying in pain now, sobbing to himself. Big Mac just got up as if nothing happened, "Eeyup, but why ya talkin' 'bout that? Bawk bawk bawk..." He said as he got up and started pecking the ground again with his eyes returning to blue and orange, picking up Jon's horn. "What's this? Some kind of worm?" He asked, making Jon sigh... "It's my horn... Or at least it was..." "Ya sure? It's pretty small. Bawk bawk." Big Mac responded. Jon just sighed more as he kept crying. He decided to cut his losses and leave... "You know what I'll get the lawn mower from my parents, good bye..." He said as he tried to walk off, but suddenly he heard a large howl... "Oh damn..." Shining Armor started prowling towards the two and seemed angry, "Thought you could get away from me huh? I could smell your fear from a mile away..." He started heading towards Jon but then he started sniffing the air and noticed something, "There's a chicken here..." He said as he looked over at Big Mac, who was still clucking... "I haven't had chicken for a long time...!" He said as he started to run towards Big Mac and took a bite out of his back, not biting trough his flesh yet but blood did start to come, causing Big Mac to cry out like Jon... "Run along pony, I'll hunt you later..." Jon couldn't believe his eyes, His friend was trying to kill his other friend and he himself was hurting so bad that he could barely stand up, Jon tried to help Big Mac, but he was just begging Jon to run for his own life, saying it was too late for him... Jon decided he had no choice, and that he should honor Big Mac's sacrifice and he left... in tears... After Jon turned at the corner, Shining's eyes turned back into blue and orange swirls and he looked concerned, "Oh gosh someone tried attacking one of the chickens! Are you okay? Should I be a good boy and go get the farmer to help!?" He asked nervously. "Eeyup..." Big Mac responded as Shining ran in the opposite direction Jon headed. After Jon turned, he looked up and yelled, "WHY!? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!? If you want me to serve you as a King you have hurt your chances so much! I don't know what you want but I will finish!" He looked ahead and noticed another corner turn. Once he turned, he noticed two things at the end of the passage. He noticed the exit was there, and he noticed Caramel was standing right at the end by the exit...