A flash of lightening illuminates things dark night sky. The wind howls with rage as rain beats down upon my back. I am blinded by not just the storm, but by fear of what comes after me from behind, and what lies ahead. The feel of Thunder benea me is comforting, but the sound of a thousand more horses surrounding us chills me deeper than the wind and rain. As they close in on us, I can hear their evil laughter. Something jumps up in front of us and Thunder rears. I manage to grab hold of his mane and stay on. But then, a hand grabs me from behind and pulls me off of his back, throwing me to the ground. The wind gets knocked out of me as I hit the cold earth. Thunder stops and turns back to me. I grab his mane and swing into his back. I glance at my right wrist and immediately know its broken. My head is bleeding badly and I can tell i have broken some ribs. The pain is overwhelming and it is getting hard to breathe. My vision is getting blurry and I can feel myself slipping away. My head throbs with the pound of every hoofbeat. Then, I slip into darkness.
