> cry of equestria > by pin_stripe > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1: the alley > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- it was freezing that night. i should have brought a thicker jacket. i was on the subway train going home. my hooves were hurting. the subway train was one of those dirt types, you know, full of trash, graffiti and had a smell so bad you gagged. after about a good thirty minuet ride alone on the train, i got of my stop and looked around before stretching my legs. "ugh..leg freedom, finally" i slowly walked out of the station and headed down the dim lit street. i was use to the dark. as a little filly i was always scared of it. but i eventually got use to it. i was half way down the street when i saw a pawn shop still open. i noticed the TV sets that were on display. the news was on. "well, it cant hurt to stop and see whats going on with the world" i said quietly. i looked at the story that they were talking about. the reporter was a female with a light blue coat with a black mane and a head set on. "three soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing attack this morning, sources say that this war will not be ending any time soon." great. just what this place needs. a continued war. the war with pakastallion had been going on for a long time. in a way i didn't really care because i didn't think it was something that really concerned me. i stayed and watched the weather. it was supposed to rain later on tonight. so i quickened my pace hoping i wouldn't get caught in the rain. it was quiet as usual. everything was ok until i noticed a pegasus was crawling on the ground from around the corner. one of her wings were broken and i rushed to her side. "jeez! what happened?! who did this to you?!" she was in so much pain, she couldn't respond. i heard a noise and looked around. but before i could tell what had hit me, i was knocked out cold. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i was out for a good 45 minuets before i woke up. my head was hurting alot more than before. my ears were ringing and all i could hear was my breathing and my heart pumping. i felt my phone vibrate so i took it out and read the text out loud. "where are you? come home please. mom." i looked at the time "9:32" before i went any where i looked around. i was in an alley. non of witch was familiar to me. but i let out a sigh and continued walking, hoping i would find a way out. i walked down this ridiculously long alley and came up to a door that had an exit sign. i didnt sigh relief just yet. i opened the door and found yet another unfamiliar place. it was extremely dark. "ef this i need a light" i took out my phone and turned on its light and stuck it on the strap of my bag and continued on. i started to get uneasy and uncomfortable. i kept a switch blade close just in case. i opened another door and was in a small tunnel. i turned of my phones light. it was fairly bright inside."ugh my head" my head continued to throb. "what the hell hit me back there? and why is this happening to me?" i talked to myself a lot. so i turned the corner of the tunnel and at the long end of the hall i saw a black figure move around the corner rather quickly. so i galloped after it. but when i turned the corner, it was gone. i saw a door the had "help" written in blood on it. "what the hell?" i tried to open the door but it was locked. there was a key pad next to the door. "hmm maybe that will open it." i pondered on what i just said. "well no duh pin stripe" i said to my self. i looked around and i saw a piece of paper below a stray box. "hmm" i picked it up and i read it carefully. "ok hard hat. this is the code to the door. DON'T FORGET IT AGAIN!:2846:" i then put the note back and typed in the code. the key pad made a loud beep. and i slowly opened the door to a complete pitch black room. i started to sweat nervously. "ok pin stripe, you can do this. just take it easy and be careful" i turned my phones light back on and took out my knife. and entered the room. the inside was dark and didnt smell very good. i didnt care. all i was worried about were these sharp corners. i hated sharp corners. i entered a small room at the end of the hallway. it was dim lit but not bright enough for me to see. i hated what i saw next. a latter, going down. "yeah, this is totally what i need right now." i debated rather to go down or not. so after some thought i decided i would. i went down into the hole. but then i heard what sounded like water. when i landed i heard a splash. "aww! a sewer!!" luckily nothing important got wet. so i continued on for a good fifty feet and then heard a noise. "what was that? whos there?!" then i saw what looked like a pony whose face was mangled and wings wrapped up in barbwire and broken bones sticking out. i almost threw up. "what happened to you?!" the pony only growled and spat at me. then it tried to attack me. i yelp in fright and dogged it. i didnt know what to do. i was scared. i then used my knife and slashed at her cutting her face witch only mader more angry. "get away from me!" she lunged at me a couple more time then i stuck my knife through her throat. her blood curdling gags were horrid. i was panting as the monster died. "what...the hell...was that?!" > whats happening to me? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You know, i never really stopped to think on what really happens to ponies like me. Never really gave it much thought. It's not that i don't care. I just...i don't know. The water from the sewer drenched my pants and it hurt my hooves. "Why is this happening, to me of all ponies. Whats going on, and why? I wanted to stop and catch my breath and think about my situation. But i couldn't. I kept moving, afraid another one of those..monsters would appear. "Is this really happening?" I sighed deeply and turned the corner to find a latter going up. "Oh..finally." I climbed up the latter into a room that looked somewhat like the one that got me down here. There was a chair, I decided to sit for a moment. The room was bright so i turned off my phones light. "Ok pin...breath, think. i don't know were i am. my moms worried sick. a monster just tried to kill me. Is this even real? This cant be real." i took a deep breath and slowly got up and left the room out back on to the streets. i looked down both ways of the street. Both witch were blocked by cars. "Odd, doesn't look it wasn't it was an accident, theirs no damage on them." i then felt abut paranoid, like some one had planed all this. But why? was there a purpose for it? Or some sick entertainment? either way, it was driving me mad. Across the street i saw an apartment building. my phone vibrated again. i read the text out loud. "help me, I'm on the fourth floor!" my first reaction was hell no! but seeing as the road was block and it was filled with darkness. the street lamps were broken. so i had no choice. "wait a moment. how did this person get my number in the first place?" it didn't matter. i walks to the building not knowing what will happen. at the moment i didn't care, i just wanted to go home. but before i got there, another one of those damn monster appeared. it looked different then the first one i saw. this one had a white mechanics suit on covered in blood, oil and dirt. its mane was messed up, and it had a hammer in its mouth. it ran at me and i ran away from it and slid under one of the cars. "what the fuck was that?!" i guess it thought i ran to the other side because it went around the cars and stood there. i waited, and waited for it to go. But it just stood there. i had to take my chances. i had to attack. it became clear, and obvious, kill or be killed. i quietly reached down for my knife and withdrew it. I slowly crawled over to him, out of sight. i curved my head to stab the creature in the leg. i plunged the blade deep into his back leg. the scream that was heard from him was demonic and horrific. i panted and crawled on the other side. the monster screaming at me crawled under the cars after me. i struggled to get free from the small space. i got my head out and my front legs. but before i could get my back legs out. he jabbed the back of the hammer into my back right leg. "AAHH!! FUCK!" i turned around to see it poking out trying to get me again. i stabbed him in the head again, and again, and again. till he was still. i fell to the ground panting, my leg bleeding out. luckily i carry bandages, just in case. "oh...fuck that hurt." i wrapped my leg up and injected morphine to ease the pain. i sighed and stood. now..the apartment building. i was scared. but, i went anyway. being alone..dose things to you