> Silence of the Ponies > by darkness > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- First work please comments follows also welcome. In the dark of night the quiet mental hospital for the criminally insane known as Hoof Gate Institute towered over the nearby countryside. A young dragon pushed a cart through quiet halls the only sound is squeaking of cart as the dragon pushed cart through the halls. It was past ten o’clock and most inmates had stopped there crazed their screaming and senseless babbling. The young dragon was named Spike Scales he was purple green dragon with a spiky crest he stood about halfway up to average mare or stallion , but even so he was still physically fit and strong and by pony standards he was adult but by dragon standards he was still a baby. Spike worked as a part time orderly and sometimes as a doctor, for the institute tending to the inmates making sure they were fed, taken care, and generally made sure they didn’t get out or harm themselves anypony or anything else. The tile hallway ended as Spike pushed the cart by guard station into the most secure part of the institute. The Pegasus guard was more interested in watching his game on the TV with his fellow guards than letting Spike pass. The guard sighed loudly dragging his hoofs as took the keys and unlocked all three locks on the cell gate. Spike kept eyes forward intent of his task. He didn’t feel like watching the others guards when they started whispering and betting whatever or not he would come back alive. Spike passed the iron bar gates the were eight feet tall and reinforced. The bars had width of one inch into between them. The hallway was cold and completely dark. Dr. Twilight didn’t see any point to turn the hallway lights on for a lone hallway even if it was most secure hallway in the institute. Dr Twilight was vain arrogant unicorn mare. Spike knew she looked down on him as did most of the guards, doctors, and nurses. Spike didn’t really care what they thought of him. The white tile gave to bland gray carpet the cells spiked were completely empty except for cell at end of the hallway. The cart stopped temperedly for a few seconds as Spike ready himself for the inmate of the last cell. The hallway lined with cells was pitch black as spike moved to last cell. All of sudden spike was blinded by a light. He couldn’t see as let go of the cart as tried get a sense of what just happened when heard a giggle. A very familiar giggle he had heard many times before as his eyes adjusted to sudden source of light the inmate had turned on her bedside lamp blinding him. Spike looked as the earthpony reside last cell of the hallway Pinkie Pie the ripper or the slasher depending on who talked to. She was a bright pink cute vibrant earth pony mare. It was hard to believe that was the most dangerous patent of the institute if you didn’t know better. Spike however knew better. “Hello pinkie” Spike tried to sound liked hadn’t just scared him to death. Pinkie however wouldn’t allow that. “Hiya spiky scared you didn’t I? “. She smiled as giggled again her smile was friendly and warm her eyes told a different story that were friendly as her smile but their was a dangerous light in them that warned she was not someone to taunt or would be problems. “Spike as I told you I have no need to kill do I?” she gave spike anther innocent smile as laughed again. Spike watched her carefully. Her cell was sparse it had a cot, a toilet, and a mirror but her drawing of some of her favorite victims were of more interest to him. Each showed a pony with complete look of terror in their eyes. Pinkie noticed what spike was looking at. “Like them? I LOVED watching them in their last moment. Their eyes so filed with fear” she giggled again. Spike was wary of her. Last week she had gotten hold of a spoon as they did their yearly checkup. She had killed 2 guards and one nurse before she was subdued. She had drawn each of guards but not nurse Spike noticed. “Why didn’t you draw the nurse?” Pinkie turned around slowly to observe her artwork. She scowls as she said “she screamed she ruined it. If she hadn’t screamed she would be right their.” She gestured to spot of her wall. She made it sound like is highly shameful to not be put on her wall. Spike had feeling he wouldn’t like the answer but he had to ask. “why did you kill them?” .Pinkie smiled and said” spike spike spike haven’t ever gone to your market really wanting a strawberry or blackberry pie but all they have is borrowing old apple pie? So of course you want pie so you make do.” She shrugged like it was common sense everpony knows. Spike said “but they didn’t anything to you did they? So why kill them in first place? “Pinkie smiled cruelly as she said “how did the high and mighty Dr. Twilight react to their deaths? “ “Are you kidding? She was pissed.” Pinkie laughed and said “language spiky, but if hurts her in any way it’s worth every bit of it. What I would give for four or six hours alone with her.” Pinkie licked her lips imaging a number of wonderful images where Twilight was at her mercy. “Oh how much FUN we would have.” Every time Pinkie said twilights named their was loathing in her voice. Spike swallowed nervously. Pinkie noticed “Spike you don’t have to worry I would never hurt you. You saved my life twice” remember. She smiled trying to reassure and comfort Spike. Spike remembered an incident last week when a doctor tried to kill pinkie by overdosing on morphine. The nurse that Pinkie had killed at her checkup was the doctor's fiancee. The doctor was deeply upset over his fianace death and was carted away screaming about what a monster she was. Spike remembered that “But Pinkie you said I saved your life twice what was the other time?” Pinkie looked at spike directly into eyes and said completely serious “the other time? That was from boredom. “ “Now spike my dinner please?” Spike had been sent to give Pinkie her dinner. The reason it was coming at ten o’clock at night was yet anther punishment by Dr. Twilight. Dr Twilight liked to come up with ways to punish Pinkie. Because Pinkie Pie was under her supervision she couldn’t harm her or kill her. So Dr. Twilight liked come up with minor punishment so she could punish the lowly insufficient earth pony in her care. Spike picked up the tray with bowl on it and pushed through the slot into Pinkie’s cell. On the tray was bowl that contained a thin lukewarm soup with a glass of water. Dr. Twilight couldn’t starve Pinkie but she gave her very low quality food as yet anther punishment. Pinkie ate her meal quickly without complaint thought she was thinking secretly of improving it with a nice glass of unicorn blood. After she finished she pushed tray through the slot. Spike put the tray back on the cart. Pinkie said “my newspaper?” spike knew that Dr. Twilight had forbidden giving Pinkie a newspaper. It was yet anther punishment but he saw no reason not give in to Pinkie it was a small rebellion. He thinking about this when he made a mistake a small mistake; in the newspaper their was nestled inbetween the pages a ballpoint pen. Pinkie accepted the newspaper with bright radiant smile “why thanks spiky. See you around.” Spike was little surprised by her smile but didn’t think anything of it. Pinkie giggled to herself as she read the paper overjoyed after she had read everything in the paper twice then she neatly folded it and put on her cot as she examined her prize. She used to have pens and paper to draw on but then one of the guards had been a little to free with his hoofs so she stabbed him in throat breaking of her pencil point. It was funny his eyes filled with shock as he bled out. She smiled at the memory then she frowned remembered being hit with a taser shortly after. She smiled at the thought a being free once again she smiled even more as the thought of having some fun with Dr. Twilight and all the nurses and guards and the doctors. Pinkie giggled again then she made one amendment: spike wasn’t going be hurt at all. Pinkie thought to herself their something about him something that makes me feel happy it’s almost like _ then loud bang as the barred door at the end of the hallway slammed shut. Pinkie muttered “stupid guards. “She smiled as she gazed at pen again and considered all the wonderful possibilities. End of chapter one. Please comment hope you liked it more soon.