A Shadow Brought to Light

by k12314

Chapter 32a: Bloodshed

CHAPTER 32

"Oh... I hurt all over..." I had the feeling that I couldn't just groan, so I thought my complaints about the intense pain shooting through me.

"Shadow... Please wake up..." I slowly opened my eyes, and my senses kicked in, as did my memory. I remembered where I was, what happened, and who was carrying me. "Don't say a word... I'm just about to keep moving, I had to stop and rest... You're pretty heavy." I chuckled a bit, but it made my ribs hurt, so I stopped. When she stood back up, she walked out of the small room we were in... And right into a gangster. I closed my eyes, and tried to act dead the best I could.

"Hey... What're you doin' with that guy? Is he dead? What'd you do?" He sounded pretty irritated.

"Great, the escape is over before it even starts..."

"Oh... Well- You see... Al went a bit too far, and he asked me to take out the trash. You know how he is..." Everything went quiet. The guard must have been thinking or something.

"Yeah, that sounds like Al. Alright then, get him out of here before he starts stinking." I heard hoofsteps, which gradually got quieter. When everything was quiet again, I opened my eyes, and let out the breath I didn't know I was holding.

"Good job, Hot. You're pretty good at the whole 'escape' thing." I could just barely see her smile out of the corner of my eye.

"Thanks... Ngh..." I looked down and saw her legs trembling. I must be a bit heavy for her.

"Hang on, lemme see if I can stand..." I rolled off of her, and as soon as I landed on my legs, it sent white-hot pain through them, but I managed to stay up. I flexed my muscles, and the nails slid out. I started bleeding again, but it wasn't as painful to stand. "Oh man... This isn't fun at all... Alright, Hot, lead on." She didn't move. She just kept staring at my hind legs, which were bleeding pretty badly. "We can deal with my injuries later. Right now, I have to get back to Ponyville. My marefriend is probably worried sick by now." Hot snapped out of her little trance, and nodded.

"OK. We're in an old apartment building, right? Well, we're on the third floor right now. We have a few options. We could find the fire escape, take the old elevator, or try the stairs. I say we go for the stairs. They'd never expect us to walk out the front door." I shook my head, and chuckled.

"You see, that's just it. You're thinking like they know we're escapees. They don't know we're escaping, they think you're dumping a body, so the smart thing to do would be to take the fire escape. It's a quick way out, I doubt anypony'll see us, and it gives us quick access to the alleyways, which we can use to get out of... Where are we, anyways?"

"Manehattan." I facehoofed.

"Of course I have to be in Manehattan... Right back where all of this started. Well... Come on, lets find that fire escape." Hot nodded, and trotted out ahead of me. She knew her way around the building, so it only made sense to let her take the lead.

"Back in Manehattan... Why don't you just strike me with lightning, next? That's the only way this is getting any worse..."

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(Third Person)

"... So I've finally decided! I'll just call it a chimicherrychonga!" Twilight rolled her eyes, and Rainbow Dash licked her lips.

"Man, I'm hungry... I could go for a chimicherrywhateveryoucallit... Anything really." Rainbow's stomach let out a loud growl, and she covered it with her hooves, blushing. Everypony laughed.

"So, Pinkie, wherever is Shadow? We've been together for an hour or so now." Rarity pursed her lips, and put a hoof on her chin, wondering where he could be.

"That's just it... He left this morning, but I haven't seen him since. I've actually been worried out of my mind this whole time..." Pinks hung her head, and felt tears coming on. "What if he's not coming back...?"

"Now that's just a load a' horesapples, Sugarcube! He'd never leave ya' like that! Ah' do wonder where he is, though..." Applejack rubbed the back of her head with her hoof.

Suddenly, Pinks jumped out of her seat, and had multiple spasms and twitches. Everypony knew by then that it was her famous "Pinkie Sense" acting up again.

"Oh my... Is something going to fall on somepony?" Fluttershy let out a small squeal, and ducked under the table.

"No... I've never had a mix like that before... Shaking tail, flailing hooves, itchy eyes... What does it mea-" Images flashed in front of her face. Shadow's capture, his beating, the nails... And the escape plan. Pinks' eyes went wide, and she looked at everypony else with an expression of pure seriousness. "Girls... Shadow is in trouble."

"What!? But he's been gone for hours! How come your Pinkie Sense didn't act up before?" Twilight never admitted it, but she still questioned Pinks' Pinkie Sense constantly, although she did heed its warnings.

"He must be really far away... It usually only takes a while if it's happening really far away. I think I know where he is. Come on! We'll take my balloon!"

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(First Person)

"I told you we should have just taken the stairs!" I heard hoofsteps all over the place. One of the guards had seen me when I stumbled over due to a pain in my leg.

"Sorry! I didn't think my leg was gonna just give out like that! We need to find a window that leads to the fire escape! Why is it so well hidden?!" I looked around frantically. It was only a matter of time before they decided to check the corner we were huddled in.

"Listen, Weaver, just calm down... I'm sure we'll find a way out of here. We just need to keep level heads..." I took a few deep breaths, and made my mind stop racing.

"... Alright... So what do you suggest we do? I doubt they'll be searching the other end of the floor for us for much longer."

"I don't really know. I say we just-"

"Hey! It's them!" Not good. The thug rushed at us, but I spun around and bucked him in the forehead. He was out like a light, but I was in all kinds of pain.

"Oh man that hurts..."

"Are you all right, Weaver?" I waved my hoof dismissively at Hot.

"Yeah, I'm good- Ohhh..." My back legs felt numb. I could still stand on them, but it would make walking a pain.

"Weaver... We need to get you out of here. Come on, follow me. I'll act like I captured you or something." I nodded.

"Smart mare..." She marched me out through the hallways, and we were completely surrounded by goons in a matter of seconds.

"Wait, is that... Hey, Hot, what're you doin' with him? You helpin' him escape or somethin'?" Hot shook her head frantically.

"No! I caught him. I'm gonna take him out back and... Have some fun. Then he's all yours."

Everything went silent. Then all of the gangsters started to laugh.

"Wow, is that the best you can do?"

"Do you expect us to fall for that?"

"Dumb mare, do you think we're stupid?"

"Hot... I think they've found us out." We both looked at each other, and swallowed hard. We had no idea what was coming to us next.

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(Third Person)

"Pinkie, how the heck do you even know where he is?!" Rainbow Dash had to yell through the reins she had in her mouth. She was pulling the hot air balloon as fast as she could go.

"I just know, OK? I can't explain it... There! Right there! That old apartment complex!" Rainbow pulled in low, but stopped when she saw two large stallions dragging two other ponies. One was a mare, and one was a stallion.

"Hey, look down there... What's up with that?" Rainbow pointed, and everypony else stepped up to look. Twilight let out a small gasp.

"That one stallion... The one being dragged... He looks like- Oh no." Pinks had a look of pure horror on her face, and tears were running down her cheeks, slowly collecting in a small puddle on the floor of the balloon basket. When Twilight looked back to the scene, the two large stallions threw the other stallion and mare into a dumpster, and walked back inside. Rainbow flew down, and let everypony out of the balloon before letting go of the reins herself, and joining them. Pinks was staring at the two ponies in the dumpster, and had no emotion on her face whatsoever. Shadow, and a mare whom nopony recognized, were both dead, their bodies thrown away, like trash. Their throats had been cut. They were bled dry.

(Listen to this)

"He's gone." Applejack put her hoof on Pinks' shoulder.

"Sugarcube... Ah' can't tell ya how sorry Ah' am fer what's happened... It... This shouldn't ever have t' happen t' somepony." Pinks brushed Applejack's hoof away, and dropped to her haunches.

"He's gone. And I couldn't save him."

Twilight was absolutely shocked by all of this, but she had to say something. "Pinkie Pie... I... This is... I can't believe this. I'm so sorry..." Pinks' face slowly contorted into a crushed frown, and tears slowly streamed down her face. She had lost one of the most important things in the world to her. She'd lost the one pony she ever loved past friendship. She began to remember everything they'd been through together. Meeting Shadow, becoming his friend, confessing to him, dating, and eventually learning of his plans to marry her.

But it had all been for nothing.

All of that time. All of the feelings that were had, and are still had to this very day. The dating, the loving, the planning... It was all gone. It could never be. Shadow had been murdered, and it was all over some stupid money. Pinks went from pure sadness, to pure rage.

"He's gone... And it's all because of them. They killed him..."

She gritted her teeth, her rage far past the point of no return. She wanted the ponies who did this to Shadow to suffer as much as she was, or maybe even more. Rainbow put her hooves on Pinks' shoulders, and stared her in the eyes.

"Pinkie, listen, I know that you're furious right now, but please try to stay calm... We don't want you doing anything you'll regret."

"But I won't regret what I'm about to do." Pinks stood up, and wordlessly trotted over to the rear entrance of the apartment complex. Nopony could say anything, or do anything. They all knew what was going to happen, and they were too horrified to do anything about it.

"I'm sorry, everypony... But I have to do this." She bucked open the door.

Not a single pony left the building alive, gang member or revenge-seeker alike. It was all over the news the next day.

Massacre in Manehattan!

In the city of Manehattan, which is known for its gang violence, had another horrible occurrence yesteday, as the local gang hideout was attacked by a lone vigilante. Nopony survived this brutal attack, and every pony found in the building had been beaten to death with bare hooves. Only one body not marking gang symbols was found. It was identified as Ms. Pinkamena Diane Pie of Ponyville, who died from bleeding out of multiple stab wounds on her side. Her coltfriend had apparently been found in a dumpster behind the complex, and she fell into a state of bloodthirsty madness. Her hooves match the markings on the other bodies. Although her actions seem to be justified as an act of love, we mustn't lose sight of morality and sensibility.

We mustn't let the shadows overtake us.

Yep, another bad ending. You all asked for it, so don't kill me. Please. PRETTY PLEASE...

*Ahem*

Anyways, the good ending is on its way, don't worry. There's NO FREAKING WAY I'll let my story off on a sour note like this. And again... You guys asked for it, so I simply supplied what you wanted. Now then... Time to write the good ending... Oh, my fingers...

Comments

[inoeitall]

First.

[Dark Lightning]

OH NO SAD ENDING!!!!!!

Happy Ending?

[ShadowBreeze]

I almost thought this was the real ending. I'm begging you please upload the good ending today. I don't want to have to wait until Saturday.

[Wolf Counsler]

I was just about to find you and beat YOU to death...then i read the note ...my bad

[Evocator]

make a happy ending.....
OR ELSE

[Hikikamori]

ok seriously people asked for this

[Dleifragcat]

Soon all the chapters would have two sides to the story

[EvilEnchantress]

you are to write no more sad endings or I will hand craft my rainbow orc double sided axe of revenge

[Roach of Wrath]

I was about to get my killing AX

[Super]

- im already sharpening my chainsaw(s)!

[Pegasususussu]

I usually like sad endings but THIS
HAPPY ENDING

[lunadashscratch]

i actually liked this ending though fuck the new's stallion the way he said it pissed me off

[Byte9291]

[Nightmare-sol]

fuck you. I thought this was a real chapter untill I read the note at the end.

now I've got put all of my tools away............. why do I need a 20 acre vault to hold all of my tools?

[FauxFox]

Can't wait to read the good continuation hopefully by tomorrow. Good story meng!

[Insanity X]

279218 hehe, happy ending

[Insanity X]

And I knew this wasn't a real chapter because of the "a" after the number, you did this before. It's just another alternate thing

[Glassed]

Oh just a "bad ending"? *phew* Got worried there for a second
-Glassed

[mrhappyface]

Pitch forks! Get your pitch forks here! only $5!

[Chill Mists(Chilly)]

Who dafuq asked for this?

[Swokk]

[Fluttrick]

I bronies when they're angry. So funny! heh, still that was one pretty sad ending. and... HECK YAH PINKIE PIE, YOU GO BUCK THOSE GANGS LIGHTS OUT, might as well Cupcake them. heheheeheeheeeeee!

[cr4zy4zn]

And they were never heard from again...
GAME OVER

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AGAIN?! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

[Broneyofnoel]

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[Gigabyte]

279455 fuck that.

*flexes cybernetic arm prosthesis*

Bitches ain't got nothin on this.

*blade ejects from both arms*

[Pyromaniacal Panda]

281972 OHH CAN I LICK THE KNIFE CAN I PRETTY PLEASE

[Pyromaniacal Panda]

279731 you have tools too?! YAY!

[Old Diggy]

and yet again I forget to read the title to see it's an alternate ending

[Dragonofshame]

If I were pinkie...
I would have broken the fourth wall, grabbed a covenant super carrier from the halo universe and friggin GLASSED the entire city.

and WHO asked for dis? STAB 'EM(not really that would be bad and they probably don't really deserve to be stabbed)