I was rushing through the house picking the things up shoving them in the bag. The faintest of noise made my heart stop. I continued to frantically rummage through the house trying to be quiet. I bumped into a cabinet and felt the burn momentarily twitch in response and send a sharp pain along my right rear leg. The burn still looked fresh against my dark grey coat. I flicked my purple tail over it hoping it would cover it up I slung the bag on my back. I ran out of the house never to look back as I flew off picking up speed. Trying my best to keep my wings going. The left one still had a deep gash that hadn't completely healed yet.
The years of abuse have made me feel worthless, stupid, and useless. I was extremely tired from the restless nights hoping I wouldn't get hurt. I had been born in a small cottage in Manehattan. I was stuck in inside all of my life my dad never let me go out. I secretly snuck out to go to school but that's the only thing I had enough time to do while he was at work until he lost his job and started getting worse. My mom died when I was 2. The doctor says it was suspicious but they never looked into it. Everypony was probably too afraid to know what my father was capable of. He never really was a father to me.
I despised him. He had abused me, Nightrush, and my sister, Derpy. Derpy ran off years ago when the suffering got sop bad. He had almost blinded her that was a year before she ran off her eyes had always been cross-eyed but it got much worse and actually messed up her eyes when dad had shoved her head into a pot of boiling water. I should've gotten out of there earlier.
I missed Derpy all that time after she left it got really lonely after she left. Me and my dad never talked and he kept getting worse. It wasn't until recently when he had burned me on a campfire in the backyard that made me run away. It had been so much worse before but it was the act of dragging me and forcing me closer and closer to the campfire that I can't get out of my head. It was branded in my head like the burn was branded into my side. I still hurt to walk on it so I try to fly but it hurts to fly because of the gash when he pushed me one day and it ripped on a table.
The further I went the stronger the wind became. I pulled and tugged at my gash. I landed on a cloud for a moment as I tried to look ahead but the wind stung my eyes and blinded me. I turned my head but it whipped my whole body with it and I was thrown off the cloud and fell with a thud to the ground. My vision increasingly blurred and I could see everything was scattered around me before I fell unconscious.
I awoke in the same spot and got up and but before I could get my stuff picked up I head to get my wounds washed out. I walked for miles until I heard the trickling of a lake and I ran to it. When I saw it I flew a couple feet into the air despite the stinging in my leg and wing and dove straight for the lake feeling the cool water rush against my wounds and clean them. I relaxed for a bit and swam around.
I climbed up to the bank and shook the water out of my coat and trotted back to where my stuff lay scattered. I looked at things as I picked them up and replaced them in my bag. I came to the only photo I had of my mother. She was in it on the hospital bed cradling me in her arm, as I was asleep. I realized the glass was broken on the middle over her face and I slipped in the bag and couldn't stop myself from letting a tear slip down my face.
At that moment I heard an overly excited voice say,” Why are you crying? What happened to your leg? What happened to your wing? Do you need a friend? Do you need to go to the hospital?'
As the overexcited pink pony said each question and got closer I couldn't help but fall over after she had gotten so close. I got up and brushed myself off.
I said,” Do you mind but I’d rather be alone right now." Then the pony said,” But you're hurt and alone. Do you live here? Are you alone? My name is Pinkie Pie. What's yours?"
I replied," Oh I’m Nightrush. I'm fine it's healing. Do you know where the nearest town is? Maybe I should go see a doctor..."
She seemed excited about me actually engaging in a conversation.
She said," Oh the nearest town is Ponyville. I live at Sugar cube Corner you should come by sometime. I'll take you to the doctor."
I walked with this only named Pinkie for a long time she ranted on about Ponyville but I didn't pay much attention I was just hoping she wouldn't ask about my past. She never did she seemed to be to obsessed with going over every detail of Ponyville. But I decided I wasn't going to be mean so I decided to listen.
What she was saying was," Oh the doctor he's nice. His name is Doctor Whooves. He's really good at taking care of everypony. One time he helped my friend with her wing it's a funny story how she hurt her wing also we found out she likes books but that's a different story and I’ll get to that another time."
I didn't even notice that we were there until we had abruptly stopped. I said a quick thank-you and went to walk ahead.
But Pinkie insisted and said," Oh, I’ll come in with you. Let you have a friend with you."
I entered the hospital and laid back and rested on the waiting room couch. I fell back into the cushions and ignored the nagging sensation from the burn. I don't know how long I was asleep but I know I awoke in a hospital bed. I didn't feel any pain and my vision was still blurred as I opened my eyes to the bright lights above me. I peered at my burn and saw it was wrapped up and so was my wing. Doctor Whooves came in and asked me to step into his office so we could talk. I followed him down the brightly lit hallways until we reached his office I tepped in and he told me to take a seat so I did.
He began with,"Well, Can you explain to me why you have these injuries?'
I began fidgeting so I got up and started to examine his pictures of him with his coworkers holding op various achievements. He cleared his throat so I turned my attention back to him.
I lied,"It was probably when I fell. I was a bit tired from flying for such a long time and the wind is so strong down here near Ponyville that I guess I was just knocked off balance."
He seemed suspicious and asked,"What about the burn?"
I turned my head away and looked at it then said, "Oh maybe it's just a brush burn from scraping against the rough ground in the forest."
He said, "Okay now we need to go over how you're going to take care of those wounds. With the burn you have to put this cream on it and you're going to have to rest your wing for a while."
As he reached across the desk to hand me the cream he tipped over one of the pictures and it almost hit the floor before I caught it. I lifted it and examined it then I saw something from the corner of my eye. In the far right I saw a yellow mane with the light grey. her one eye was in place but she cut out and I couldn't see her right eye. I put the photo on his desk and felt dissapointed.
He said,"Oh that's my wife Derpy. Don't you just love her."
I instantly perked up and I started crying.
Concerned he said,"What's wrong? Oh is it something I said. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."
I looked and laughed at his concerned face and said,"No. You don't understand Derpy is my.. my sister. I haven't seen her in almost 6 years."
He seemed to be concentrating and said,"Let me get this straight you're Derpy's sister the one she left behind. Your name is... Nightwind right?"
I was still laughing but said, "Yes but it's Nightrush."
By now I couldn't contain my joy and excitement. He was excited too.
He said,"Well why don;t I go get her."
All I could do was nod my head vigorously. I walked back to my room in such an excitement I wanted to fly but my wing wouldn't let me. I didn't care though. I came back to my room and watched out the windows for what seemed like an eternity and almost crashed through the window when I saw her and Dr. Whooves walk up the lane to the hospital. I ran to the lobby, almost knocking everypony to the floor.
As soon as I saw her I saw she had a daughter and I ran to her and instantly ran to her and wrapped me arms around her. We stayed there in the embrace for what seemed like seconds but what was probably a lot longer. She stepped back and looked me up and down.
She said, "I see you finally made it out. I missed you so much. I'm sorry I had to leave so sudden but I think we know why."
i saw her eye cross as soon as she said that.
Then she insisted,"You must come and stay with us for as long as it takes and you can get a job t Sugar Cube Corner with Pinkie Pie. I know that's your special talent."
I said,"Yes I will stay here Derpy. I've missed you so much. But are sure I should come barging on you guys and everypony in Ponyville as well."
She said," Of course why not Nightrush?'
I laughed and said,"Of course."
We trotted to her house talking the whole time catching up. We didn't talk about dad. I knew the silent secret that we were never going to talk about dad. I saw that her eyes were ten times worse than I had last seen her so long ago but I didn't say anything. Not wanting to ruin this moment.
It was wonderful to see Derpy but she did seem a little bit fidgety. I ignored it though. It was probably because she hadn't seen me in so long. I went up to my room and sat on the window seat staring out the window for hours watching the ponies go into their homes for the night. I felt odd being in this room. I wondered if dad had found out I was gone by now. I just hope he didn't come looking for me or Derpy. It will be easier for him since we're together again.
My fears are silly though I have nothing to worry about. We are so far from Manehattan. He won't find me or Derpy, but I still had the nagging fear at the back of my mind. What if he did find us? What would he do to us? I tried once more to shake the though out of my head.
I went to sleep and had a nightmare. Suddenly i'm in a strange room and Derpy's dead body is laying across the floor with a trail of blood leading to a door. I try to get up to leave but then I discover I have i'm chained to the wall. I start frantically pulling at the chain trying to get out. Then my dad enters he says nothing. I crouch in the corner to hide but he turns his head and sees me and comes over. His horn glows and I feel his power is set on me. An overbearing, intense pain fills my body and I can't take it.
Then I wake up. It's only 3:00 a.m. So I try to go back to seep but every time I close my eyes even if i'm not asleep the nightmare replays the images dancing on my eyelids like I've lived it. The whole night I keep my eyes wide open by morning they are burning that I have no choice but to blink but luckily the nightmare doesn't try to start up.
I go downstairs to leave and go see about this job at Sugar Cube Corner. Baking was the only thing I could do to get away at home. It kept my mind off everything else as I concentrated on baking the food. As soon as I walked in Pinkie Pie ran up to me.
She practically screamed at me,"Yay you're going to work here it's final. Derpy already told us about your special talent, and we trust Derpy. We have needed extra help ever since Mr. and Mrs.Cake had their baby, they've needed extra help at the bakery."
I nodded my head as her words went though my mind trying to process them.
Nothing interesting happened today at work just did orders and helped bake them. On my way to Derpy's I picked up a newspaper and when I got there. I sat in the Kitchen looking for a place of my own. I guess i'm gonna stay for a while. I can't leave Derpy or Pinkie Pie. I hope I can make new friends as long as they don't ask about my past. I found one near work and decided I would check it out tommorow.
I went upstairs to bed and the second I fell asleep the nightmare instantly went on replay. I couldn't even wake up out of it. After the the third time it replayed I awoke screaming and I went over to the window seat exhausted and I sat down watching everypony get up and get ready for the day.
I headed off to work still tired. It was the same thing today just baking. No talking except to say an error. I went out and went to look at the house it was the near the Everfree forest and it had some nice neighbors around. I checked the house out. I decided to get it.
I moved in right away because honestly I didn't want to be at Derpy's much longer. Not because I didn't like being there. No pony lived in it before it was just built and I really had nothing but what was in my bag. So I guess i'll have to get some furniture.
I was still exhausted so I slept on the cold floor that night. The nightmare was there again. When I awoke I was more exhausted than ever. I went to do some shopping for furniture.
When I trotted around the corner to go get some furniture I saw my dad and stopped abruptly and backed back around the corner. He had a stack of posters with him with a old picture of Derpy and me in the middle of it. I ran to Derpy's in a rush and explained what I had just witnessed. So we went to the hospital to tell Dr. Whooves.
He said,"Go to straight to your house Nightrush and hide there. Don't come out until I come to get you. I will figure out food issue later."
We were still in astonishment so we just nodded our heads and ran out. We had never run faster in our lives before as we ran side by side. We heard nothing around us just the pounding of our hooves against the roads and the beating of our hears in our ears.
As soon as we got there I fumbled with the key and tried to do my best to get it in. Then I heard him yell our names and that's what made me more frantic. Derpy took the key out of my hoof and tried but with the problem of her eyes she failed too. I took it back as I heard the sound of the hooves get closer. We ran inside slammed the door and locked all the locks. I whispered urgently for us to get upstairs. We closed all the blinds fumbling madly. Then we sat in the empty bedroom as close as the floor we could get as all we heard was the matching punding of our hearts.
Then the banging at the door. How did he find us. We listened as it grew louder. As the banging grew louder so did the beating of our hearts and we feared he was going to break down the door.
I heard a sob escape Derpy and I tried to plead with my eyes for he to stay calm./ I had an idea and I rant to my bag hoping the pounding against the door would block the sound of my hooves as I ran. I grabbed my bag and got my notebook, an envelope, some ink, and a quill. I urgently wrote a letter that the house was vacant and was for sale. I ran to the back door as I hear him run around the side of the house and I slipped through the mail slot and I was afraid he would see me through one of the windows so I crouched by the door so close and low. I heard him bang once then I heard the shredding of the envelope and the quietness as he read. But as soon as it got quiet Derpy started coming downstairs but she was flying I looked at here and she saw instantly what was going on and flew back upstairs so fast.
He grunted and walked away and I felt the letter slip back through the mail slot and landed gently on my side. I saw him peer through the window to my left and I crouched lower but I saw he was looking up probably looking for us flying up there then he walked away. I picked up the letter and read the back of it. At first I couldn't decipher it with his bad handwriting then I knew it and it slipped out of my hooves and landed on the floor.
It said:I know you're here and i'll be back and you won't come out alive.
I ran to Derpy and handed it to her still in utter shock not being able to say anything. After she read it both our ears filled our eyes. What were we going to do.
We sat there and cried but about 5 minutes later he was back and the pounding louder. This time he broke the door down. He came upstairs taking each step carefully until he came to our room. I helped Derpy open the window she flew out and looked at me I tied to say go on but my throat choked up. I still couldn't fly with my wing. Then the door was on the floor and Derpy was beside me she wasn't going to leave me. We both cried as he stood there and stared at us.
I yelled,"Leave us alone."
He kept staring then said,"Why did you leave me I love you."
My voice grew louder,"No you don't stop lying! You never did and you never will."
I unwrapped the bandage on my look ad pointed to my burn even though it was fainter than when when I first came here it was still very potent.
I screamed again,"This is how you love us!' and I pointed to Derpy's eyes.
I could see his eyes and face get madder then he was holding me against the wall with a spell and so was Derpy and I flapped with my wings but they were still resisting from the gash. Derpy wan't even trying I could see her eye filled with fear and tears and how he was hurting her.
I screamed,"STOP, STOP, YOU DON'T LOVE US! YOU NEVER DID! DON'T COME HERE AND ACT LIKE YOU DID YOU WORTHLESS PONY!"
He turned his attention to me and put the spell on me. I could feel the pain begin in my stomach and spread. It spread through my whole body he went back to Derpy.
With the last of my might I said,"Why do you want to hurt us?"
Then I heard the blood curdling scream tear through the air. I looked at Derpy and saw her eyes roll back into her head and her breathing go silent. But you could hear the scream in the air long after it had arrived. He did the same thing to me as I felt things break in my body it breaking open. He was doing it much slower on me. I felt it tear through my body ripping everything then he was in front of me. In my face breathing hard and I felt the last rip tear though my body and I felt one eye roll back and my vision blurred more and it had grey spots and then my second eye completely blind. I kicked out wildly despite the pain in my legs as hard as I could then heard a satisfying crack one last time before the ringing in my ears overtook my hearing and then nothing at all. Gone forever. NIGHTRUSH IS DEAD.