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Equestria Broken - Six : But, Unless

Six : Unless

"I don't believe men are born to be killers, I don't believe the world can't be saved. How did you get here and when did it start? An innocent child with a thorn in his heart." 12 Stones - World So Cold

Blue eyes shut tight against the harsh winds that stung them. The foal tried to cry in pain but his tears froze against his fur as quickly as they appeared. Breathing in the frigid, angry air burned his throat and chest worse than anything he had ever felt. The tiny golden colt tried to lift a leg to step forward but it was weighed down by the thick snow underhoof and the exhaustion of his small body. It took all his efforts to take a single step. He panted from the exertion and shuddered from the jolt of pain that surged through him to his core from his arctic environment. The colt's small frame collapsed into the snow leaving him with barely any strength to call out for help. More tears froze on his cheeks at the hopelessness of his situation as his raspy shouts were lost to the raging winds that surrounded him.

He heard a noise as he felt the winds shift around him. A whisper that was calling out to him. Opening his eyes, he saw the white powder of his landscape bubble up and take the shape of a pony. At first it was as small as he was but with the blink of an eye the white silhouette grew to a monstrous size. It grew and grew until the massive beast was all the golden foal could see. Once it was formed, it bent down to look at him with its empty eyes.

"Don't worry," the creature told him as it gave a toothy grin. The behemoth's smile extended to the back of its head, splitting the shape almost completely in half. "I will help you." it promised.

The colt was terrified as he fought against the great suction that pulled him and the swirling snow forward. He looked up to see gargantuan dark wings thrust forth. The gust of wind from the flapping of wings shoved the colt off of his hooves and into the cold night air. He landed hard on a wooden platform, the air forced from his lungs. Gasping and coughing for breath, the colt held a hoof to his aching side as he shakily stood and blinked hard. Before him were rows and rows of seats, each filled with a faceless pony. His eyes went wide with confusion and terror as all the lights above focused on him, making the tiny colt the center of attention.

"W-what's going on? Where am I?" the colt asked the crowd as he trembled, "I d-don't want to be here, p-please somepony, help!" As he cried out and gasped as he backed up in fear.

A jolt of electricity ran through him from behind and drove him to screech in pain and stumble forward. As he regained his balance, he could hear chains rattle beneath him with his shaky body. The stallion panted as he looked to his hooves and saw he was shackled tightly, preventing any escape. He looked wild-eyed at the crowd before him again as he began to hyperventilate.

"No! Please!!" he begged them in a shaky voice, "I-I can't, not again!"

Once again, the stallion tried to back away from the rows of ponies who were focused on him, raising their paddles in a bidding war. His chest tightened as he felt his heart slam against his ribcage in panic. He began to get nauseous and increasingly light-headed, feeling as if he was drowning in a sea of numbers. He tried to swallow the rising urge to vomit past the lump in his throat when he was suddenly hit from behind with the electric prod.

Rage filled his lungs as he gasped, the pain in his chest loosening some. He looked to his right with fury-filled eyes at the auctioneer. Purple jacket, rosy cheeks, a top hat tall as a tree and a wicked smile that he wanted to rip off the pony's face with his teeth. The adult sized chains fell off the adolescent colt's hooves as he pulled his bow and an arrow out from behind him.

"I said not again! Not ever again!! I'll kill you!" he roared, glaring daggers at the pony with the sickening smile. The colt set the arrow, pulled back and let it fly to its target. As he blinked, a loud sharp report sounded in the hollow space and he was a stallion once more.