Dancing Flames, Cooling Ember

by Tamara Bloodhoof

Chapter Fifteen, Dead Dogs Tell No Tales.

Chapter 16,
Dead Dogs Tell No Tales.

We had walked for forty minutes, just reaching the top of a hill, when Grim stopped, releasing his hold on the dog’s scruff, their heads falling into the dirt, face up. I was still using him as a crutch, but he gently moved himself out of my grasp and gently lowered me to the ground, leaving me in an upright sitting position. “How painful is it?”

“Not too terrible.” I replied, stretching out my good arm, my bad one laying limply on the ground. “Only real problem is the pain. It isn’t mind consuming, but it still stings like hell.”

He turned away from me as he set his bottom down on a stump, before raising his eyes to mine, his back slouching forward and his hands clasping together. When he next opened his mouth, his voice raised the question I had been expecting all morning.

“How did you know her.”

‘Gemina, I know you know what I’m thinking, but I still want your opinion. Truth or consequences, do you think we should we lie or not?’

‘I’d say don’t lie, but I must agree, you’re right, last time we told the truth all we got was pain. We hurt Applejack for crying out loud! So I guess we’re agreeing to be quiet.’

“I know her from a few months back. I met her, in a manner of speaking, but I didn’t talk to her or alert her to my presence. So I do know her, but I’m not going to say how. Bigger question is, how do you know that she was familiar to me?” I asked him, raising an eyebrow.

Grim smiled grimly ‘SHUT THE BUCK UP EMBER!’ and chuckled in response to my query. “How do I know?” he half asked half answered. “I know that you wouldn’t intercede between me and someone who hurt you without a hell of a incentive, and so far the only thing that seems to register deeply with you is friends and family. So I guess I could tell she was familiar because I know you.”

‘Dear lord, he’s a Peeta clone! Kill it, kill it with fire!

‘Gemina, could you please shut up for once in your life?’

‘Do I have a body that is capable of running and jumping and singing and anything else I put my mind to?’

‘No, but how does….’

‘And there’s your answer.’

I groaned, my limbs flopping down to my side. “Am I really that easy to read?”

“No, like I said, I just happen to know you.” Grim smiled ‘I SWEAR TO GOD EMBER IF YOU THINK THAT AGAIN I WILL BUCKING RAPE YOUR MIND!’…………grimly ‘GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!’.

As we continued to lay there I stole a quick look at the two Diamond Dogs, their faces slack, blood pooling under their eyes. I gulped, then brought my eyes back to Grim and asked, my voice soft and low, “Did….did you do that?”

He looked down at the dogs himself, sighing as he slowly shook his head. “I fell asleep before them, but it seemed like they had unconsciously dug still further, and they both had giant stones below their eyes. They aren’t dead, I can still feel a pulse in both of them, but their brains are gone, possibly forever.”

My vision once again stole downwards, this time studying the dogs eyes. They both had neat little puncture marks, right below their eyes perfect for a……………….

‘Labotomy?’

‘I was trying to think of something other than that, thank you.’

‘How do you think it happened?’

‘I have no real clue, how should I? I wasn’t even there, remember?’

‘So why don’t you ask the person who just happened to be there then?’

‘Fair point…..’

“Grim, do you happen to have any clue as to why they are like this then?” I asked inquisitively.

“Not really.” he responded, shrugging his shoulders. “When I woke up the blood hadn’t started to ooze out, they just seemed horribly loopy and rather happy. Whatever happened to them, they don’t seem to realize. In fact, I’d say they’re happy about it. Hey, Ember, are you all right?”

‘Hey, Ember, cool it!’

‘What?’

‘Cool it, don’t you realize how fast you’re breathing? Why are you acting like you’re drowning or something?’

I raised my good hand to my mouth, only to feel a sudden rush of air hit my hand, going so fast that I couldn’t separate each breath from one another. I was hyperventilating, but why?

“Are you okay Ember? Ember?” Grim said, moving over to me and grabbing my good shoulder in a paw, his tone quiet and deadly serious.

‘Ember, why are you acting so freaked out?’

‘I……it’s…..I’m probably why they were lobatomized.’

‘…………..say wha?’

‘Think about it……….lobotomy usually just puts a person into a dreamstate, and if the essence of sleeping is dreaming, then I did put them to sleep, but permenantly.’

‘Isn’t that a bit far fetched? I mean, didn’t your spell actually put people to sleep?’

‘Just think for a second, do either of us actually have any clue about how magic works here?’

‘Of course we do…..’ Gemina said in my head, uncertainty underlying every syllable.

‘Really?’

‘Yeah……’

‘Reeeeeaaalll…..’

‘Okay FINE, WE HAVE NO BUCKING CLUE WHAT THE HELL WE’RE DOING! HAPPY!’

As I was about to respond to her outburst I felt Grim wrap his arms around me, tenderly laying my head on his shoulder. “What’s wrong Ember?” he asked, his voice low and soft, and I shattered. My one good claw reached out and looped around his neck, and I buried my face into his fur, dry sobs wracking my body.

‘Why must I exist in such a cruel world?

Why?

Comments

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

Yes, I know that this chapter is unbelievably short, but I wanted something that was short, sweet, and straight to the point. Next chapter should be out much sooner, sorry for all the delays

[terrycloth]

So... she accidentally lobotomzized everypony in ponyville?

[Cades]

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And the Diamond Dog happens to be homo sexual? Very very queer...

Queer means weird.

[The_Watcher]

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She has a lot on her plate. I think a lot of the problem comes from the fact that shes never been in these kinds of situations before and is unsure exactly what actions to take. I'm slightly upset by her decisions like I said but I understand how and why she made them.

[Deyeaz]

Poor Ember. I hope she snaps outta her funk (blegh, I can't believe I wrote that) and gets better soon: that shoulder wound doesn't look too good.

But alas, a chapter has been updated and I'm happy about that! Good show!

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

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And does anytime someone acts like a big brother figure it atomatically becomes shipping? No, I'm not shipping them together. Maybe a few funny moments, but thats a fanship for you guys to make yourself(And shipfics that use this and other CGOTG's are fine by me, just make them good!)

[Cades]

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I was actually contradicting his/her statement in the way I do things. Because I can.

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

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Ahh, sorry, but the fanfiction offer stands

[Cades]

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Pretty sure I am a shit writer.

[Morphile]

First:

‘Dear lord, he’s a Peeta clone! Kill it, kill it with fire!

titaniumteddybear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aliens-kill-it-with-fire.jpg neowin.net/forum/uploads/monthly_07_2012/post-128385-0-96814400-1342022607.jpg

Will edit later, with MORE FIRE

[Doctor D]

Without a cruel world there can't be a world with no cruelty.

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

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The harsher you rate it, the better I feel actually.

[JMACOB]

After a few weeks of no internet it's good to get back and have this story updated! yay

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i.qkme.me/3r5e2p.jpg

[Doctor D]

1619413 I will just assume that is sarcasm and just forget about it.

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

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Actually, knowing JMACOB, he was being serious, just chose a poor picture to show he was being so.

[Doctor D]

1620525 ... My statement stands.

[JMACOB]

1620508
1620525

You guys know me so well! *sniff*

But I was actually being 100% serious. The image was there on purpose because that was the first thing I thought of seeing what you wrote

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

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Like I said, serious but poor choice of picture. Also, what does your name stand for?

[JMACOB]

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I can't be serious without a little non-seriousness

Like the J stands for something?
In which case it would have to be
Jacob's
Massive
Armoured
Co*k
Obeys
Bitches

But in reality it's a 12 year old thing where I would pronounce my name Jmacob
Ever since then it's been a username that's very rarely taken so it's my generic online name :P

[A true pony critic]

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yes but I was still really not in a good mood at that moment if you couldn't tell I will do another chapter tomorrow and what you think of the pony it is as close as I can get to the pony shape of the o/c of the chess piece I hope to make out and I accidentily posted an earth pony version of him but he has horn and wings he just sucks with both and prefers his mind drill form to control others if not to cause absoulute mayhem when his anger trigger snaps
Edit: woah it didn't upload right I will have to fix that
edit edit:fixed what do you think he can't use magic or fly yet and he isn't very physically strong though he was in human form and is a sick and sadistic being from being completely warped from his father's mistreatments of him

[Tamara Bloodhoof]

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Makes sense I guess, and I guess the acronym was rather funny.........still have to facehoof

[JMACOB]

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See, serious with a tad of non-seriousness haha
It's what makes me so fun to talk with!

[SebasMarolo]

1631429 better laugh at something serius than letting it eat you inside out, am i right?

and for this chapter... cant wait to see how it turns out

[A true pony critic]

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I know a dude like that his name is Justis

[A true pony critic]

its the holidays and I am way to busy to even think about posting a chapter next weekend I will do 3 chapters and if I still can't get to it I will almost if not completely finish it all at once I only got one other story to critique right now and have finished The Ballad of Echo the Diamond Dog + I am about to start my own story

[AppleTank]

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Hahaha, the irony.

...You're not dead, right?

[awesomeness9000]

Does anyone know if this story is cancelled because I'm starting to lose hope

[doctor_n]

Why?

Because REASONS! That's why!

[sirraf]

3020682 BECAUSE OF RAISINS!... Raisins is our intel guy.