8 - Let's Explore a Little
With the meeting concluded, Rough and Trixie both looked eager to return home. "I'm going to look around," said Silver. Because of the meeting, he had missed school. Exploring sounded more fun than laying around the house. "See you later."
Trixie nodded at him, "Be home in time for dinner. Do you have snacks?" Silver quickly plucked out one of his granola bars and Trixie smiled, "Good. Trixie will see you later." She turned and departed with Rough Draft, leaving Silver to his own devices.
He took off at an idle trot at first. As energetic as his new form could be, his confidence had not yet built to the level that he would brave a full gallop, especially on the cobbled streets. He happened by a few stores and poked his small snout in one. Interesting scents reached him as he looked around the incense store a moment before departing as quickly. His roaming eyes did much to calm the tension he felt, at least until he was barreled into, knocked into an alleyway and sent tumbling over in a disheveled pile. "Ow, what the?" He looked up to see a familiar large presence sneering down at him. Rough Tumble clicked his tongue and another pony stepped out of the shadow, a unicorn mare. She had a dull red coat with lighter pink and cyan mane and tail. Her cutie mark looked like a plate of carrots. What did that mean?
"Meet my main mare," said Rough Tumble, "She's going to make sure you fight fair this time." Silver quickly scrambled to get to his hooves only for a sudden lash from Rough to strike him across the snout and send him back to the ground, dizzied and sore. "Not so tough when you're not the only unicorn around huh? Where's your fancy magic now?"
Silver's eyes darted around. He wanted to be anywhere but here, in an alleyway with a pony that looked like he wanted to murder him. "I don't want to fight."
Tumble skipped up and brought down a hoof into Silver's belly, making him curl up in pain, "Wrong answer. You coulda gave up yesterday, but you had to show off to everypony that you were a big bad unicorn."
The mare strolled towards the two, "I thought you said he had strong magic? He hasn't done anything, yet. Do you need me here, hon?"
Tumble nodded at her, "Hey, just chill out. If he doesn't do anything, you get to watch your stallion rough him up." He nudged Silver with a hoof, "Well? Not even gonna try to fight?"
Silver rolled away from the hoof and staggered up all too slowly for his liking. Tumble must have allowed it, since he saw no way the bully couldn't have knocked him over again if he wanted to. "Come on," goaded Tumble, "I'll even give you a free shot." Silver trembled in place, not wanting a free shot. He silently bemoaned the fact that he hadn't learned any other magics, like teleporting! That would be useful!
He focused on his magic, conjuring his silver hand and reaching to grab Tumble, but it ran into a previously invisible field around him. "He did something," said the mare, "You're right, he does have some talent."
"Hope you enjoyed your shot," said Rough Tumble with a low snarl, turning around all too quickly and presenting his back end to Silver. Silver blinked in pained confusion. Why was-- His thoughts were interrupted as the earth pony bucked his hind legs out and sent Silver crashing further into the alleyway. The pavement ground painfully through his fur, rubbing some of it off as he slid to a stop, wheezing for breath.
"Please... I don't want to fight," cried Silver as Rough Tumble approached him at a leisurely pace. His mare strode a few steps behind him, watching through her half-lidded eyes.
Rough Tumble grabbed him by the scruff where he dangled, feeling violated instead of the safe and secure feelings he had the other times he was held in such a fashion. Tumble dropped him on his haunches, "Who is the boss?"
Silver looked confused, "Wha?"
Pain exploded over his left eye, throbbing and almost strobing. It took a moment for him to realize Tumble had punched him across the face. "Wrong answer. Who is the boss?"
Silver tried to marshal his power. If he couldn't affect Tumble, maybe... He conjured the silver hand under himself and tried to lift himself away from the bully. His focus was terrible, and he just fell out of the hand in a heap after the second inch. Rough Tumble exploded in laughter before an intense ringing filled Silver's ears with a new pain. He'd been cuffed across his ears, he realized.
"I'll make this easy for you," said Tumble. "I'm the boss." He lashed out a hoof, kicking Silver. "The boss of you. The boss of the school. The boss of everything." Each statement was punctuated with a harsh kick, tenderizing Silver's abused insides. "Don't you ever forget that! Come on, let's go." He turned away from the downed Silver, trotting away with his marefriend, "Did you see the way he cried like a little foal? Ha."
Silver tried to stand, but nothing wanted to obey. His muscles replied only with pain and agony, and he remained where he started, broken on the alley floor.
He heard something stepping closer and tried to focus on it, but saw little more than blurs. "My my my," came a familiar voice, "You really let them work you over." Discord.
"Are... you here to laugh?" asked Silver in a weak voice.
Discord shrugged his shoulders, "I do that a lot, but not specifically."
"Are you here to help?" asked Silver hopefully.
Discord crouched in front of Silver, "Once an apex predator, now being beaten up by a schoolyard bully. A prey schoolyard bully. My, how the mighty have fallen."
Silver closed his eyes, fresh tears flowing as the pain burned through his form.
Discord waggled a finger, "Did you think running away from your past would make everything just get better?"
Silver gave a soft grunt, and tried to rise again, barely moving a hoof.
"No no, don't get up on my account," said Discord with a mocking politeness. "I'm not all bad, I suppose I could help a little. Celestia would be ever so disappointed if I left you here."
With a snap of his fingers, Silver found himself somewhere dark. He was laying on a bed. Everything still hurt. "Where?"
Discord was suddenly leaning over the bed, "I was obligated to get you somewhere safe. Nowhere safer than here!"
"Where?" asked Silver again, trying impotently to sit up.
Discord shrugged softly, "Somewhere safe, and quiet."
"Discord... Please. I don't hate you. I don't... even dislike you, just, please, a straight answer," begged Silver. "Come on."
Discord reached over and mussed Silver's mane. the touches made his injuries howl in muted agony, but Silver endured it without comment. "Oh alright. You're in my home."
Silver blinked slowly, "I expected more... everything."
Discord shrugged, "Even I need a place to get some peace and quiet sometimes. Don't like it?"
Silver shook his head a little, "It's perfect... thank you." He reached out a hoof, "Thank you."
Discord took the hoof in a lion's paw, "Well, you're welcome." He didn't seem entirely sure how to react to being thanked without conditions or snide undertones. "I have to go," he said suddenly and vanished.
Silver surrendered to sleep, feeling safe once again in the curious void that surrounded Discord's bed.
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kind of odd that they knew the colt was gona go for revenge and didn't do anything.
5701064 Who is they?
ok so is discord feeling bade for silver or is he up to something?
this is easy he is up to something but what is it?
I think you mean that she had a dull red coat.
Several things here. First, there are two spaces between "beat" and "up" - for that matter, the first word should be "beaten." Also, the final sentence should be "My, how the mighty have fallen."
The lead-in to that sentence should have a verb. Discord what? Discord smirked? Discord shrugged?
Capitalization needed for the first word in the sentence.
5701152 Thanks for the catches. Only we can stand up to typos and their insidious ways!
What do you think of the chapter?
5701161 I was pleasantly surprised! The quick reintroduction of Rough Tumble, and the subsequent upping of the stakes as he decisively wins the rematch, were an unexpected but not unwelcome way of bringing some conflict back into the story (and conflict creates drama, and drama is the lifeblood of a tale). All the more so since this isn't something that's going to be resolved quickly.
Of course, you made Rough Tumble perfectly loathsome; for me, the defining moment is where he brings somepony else to help him gang up two-against-one, while simultaneously lecturing Silver on "fighting fair." The utter hypocrisy makes him somepony that I do love to hate.
The appearance of Discord at the end felt somewhat unnecessary; it was lightened up by the fact that he was taunting Silver somewhat, but it still felt like Silver was getting a bit too much comfort from major power-players, between the alicorn princesses and now this. Discord is a scene-stealer by nature; he had his fun at the garden meeting, so I think he's overstayed his welcome.
5701190 Them meeting at the garden is the primary reason Discord was around to take notice in the first place. When Silver wandered off on his own, Discord figured he would do something interesting! But then he just went window shopping, yawn. Just when he was ready to give up and find something else to do, bam, Silver's getting his flank kicked around.
It was a bit of a douche move to not step in mid-fight, but Celestia would probably cry about him getting involved. Picking up the Silver-shaped pancake after the dust had settled seemed a decent compromise, and offered the chance for some witty barbs along the way.
5701204 I'm not suggesting that there isn't sufficient in-character reasons for the exchange to have happened; rather, just that I feel that Discord's presence in the narrative overshadows the central character.
Though I'm not sure why Discord would care what Celestia thinks anyway. I can't see any way that she'd know, and even if she did it's not like she can do anything about it.
5701217 But he's 'reformed'!
He'll have to do something to remind Silver he's a sneaky kind of a character that isn't to be liked some random friend. What does he think he is, Fluttershy?
I don't want to see more of Rough Tumble.
Discord should make their next fight a fair one be removing his earth pony magic.
would brave
sent tumbling
missing space
"carrots, what" or "carrots. What"
Silver quickly scrambled to get to his hooves only for a sudden lash from to strike him across the snout and send him back to the ground, dizzied and sore
him
(or you could change the end to "a pony that looked like he was in the mood for murder.")
Wow, he must get all the ladies with lines like that.
half-lidded
Careful with your power scaling. Twilight is the only canon pony to manage self-levitation.
close or closer
5703367 All fixed! What did you think of the chapter?
I have absolute no love for bully despite what their backgrounds are...they shouldn't have done that in the first place..."Treat others like how you want to be treated."
So...Knock him the fuck out and or expell him from school and put him in some sort of military discipline training...
Putting them into "military" (Proper military, not the corrupted one with the officers doesn't do anything about "problems") is the only thing I can think of really...leaving them around will make them want to have revenge no matter justified or not...
5723903 Aw, but this is Equestria. Surely the power of friendship may shine through? Or maybe not. We'll find out together!
5723908 *Shrug*
5723903 i was once called a bully although that was the rich and disabled kids getting off scotfree when i defended myself. when i say disabled i mean like they have a weak heart omissing a toe. not mentally challenged.
6278175 Sounds like no fun.
Because letting an earth pony have their strength and a unicorn not is totally fair! :diamondtiara:
(In a blob for fun.)
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I believe you left something off in here, from where, what?
"wanted to be anywhere"
Now that's one little asshole... But, on a more relative note, HOW Silver is going to get back home from Discords place, other than asking from him...
6909752 Typos fixed. We'll just have to assume Discord likely got him home after Silver was sleeping deeply.
Ah, there's the schoolyard bully type I grew up with! It's weird how they can get away with crimes that should have them in jail, and as often as not have protection and support from school administrators, to punish anyone daring to defend themselves.
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It's funny how fighting back can put you in worse straights. Beforehand you just had a bully squaring off; afterward you've got a bully and several authoritative units.
7603366 every single school administrator in every school i ever went to was TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS to the EXISTENCE of bullies, they would never, EVER admit that there is such a thing AS bullying!
to say that they were worse than useless would be a complement! for them to flat-out ORDER the big kids to abuse the little kids would have been an IMPROVEMENT!
ok, to be honest, i didn't get much physical bullying, but the insults and verbal harassment...never stopped!
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Same and I learned to tune them out as the song said "haters gonna hate"
Okay, so. The guy’s friend is okay with him beating up a kid?