- >Neighagra Falls, Equestria.
- >You place down the oar, the falls raging in the distance.
- “This place is beautiful isn’t it?”
- >”It certainly is.”
- >Rainbow Dash looks back to the shore, Fluttershy gazing into the waters.
- “He always wanted to bring her here. I brought it up back before…”
- >You wince as you touch your skull, the beating you took still fresh.
- >You should’ve been there for them. You should’ve been stronger.
- >Almost as if she was reading your mind Rainbow Dash leans against you, “There was nothing you could’ve done to save them.”
- “I just- I shouldn’t have been spared when the rest of them fell.”
- >”Before the end, Anon… did what he did. He told us to remember the good. I think he meant that for you as well.”
- “How can I just forget the rest of those memories?”
- >Dash takes your hand by the hoof, ”By making new memories.”
- >You smile and lean your head against hers.
- “I guess that wouldn’t be so bad either.”
- >She gives a light laugh and snuggles closer to you.
- >”Do you think we should head back?”
- “A few more minutes wouldn’t hurt.”
- >”I agree Anonymous.”
- >Meanwhile in Tartarus…
- >You look back up to the prison, Frostbite they called it.
- >Was a bit warm for your tastes personally.
- >Still, you could’ve gotten used to it.
- >”Get a move on,” the guard says smacking your back.
- >The p0ny before you picks up the pace, pulling you by the blackened chains that bind you together.
- >They cut into your wrists, drawing your thickened blood from the wounds.
- >It smells delicious, but you were warned of that.
- >You follow the line over the heated rock to your destination.
- >Your new home of misery.
- >Meh.
- >The warmth intensifies as you near the crater, fire blazing from below.
- >Some of the prisoners protest and beg for mercy, the guards beating them into submission.
- >A large dog patrols the marching prisoners, his teeth bore. Probably would’ve been cute if not for the whole devouring souls part.
- >It is part of his job though, so you can’t blame Cerberus for that.
- >The metal gate swings open, accepting the new arrivals… you.
- >As you step onto the machination, the chains dissolve harmlessly.
- >You look back to the wastes of Tartarus and reach your hand out to it, a translucent barrier blocking you.
- >You pull back, no sense in wasting your time, though others seem to enjoy throwing themselves at it.
- >You merely shake your head at their desperation.
- >They should’ve thought about their actions first.
- >”Anon,” a guard states from outside, “Last minute visitors.”
- >The p0nies armored shell glistens in the infernos light.
- “Well? Show them here.”
- >He grunts, but you have no more fucks to give anymore.
- >You spot them closing in on you and you give a sliver of a smile.
- “So how’d you guys get an audience?”
- >Light shrugs, “I know the guy who runs this place.”
- “Couldn’t lessen my sentence?”
- >”No such luck, rules are rules.”
- >You sigh and search for the words to lessen the burden on your shoulders.
- “Look, I want to apologize.”
- >Mous shakes his head, “No need for apologies. We- understand now. It was a difficult decision to make.”
- “I should’ve told you first.”
- >”Well yeah. Give a guy a fighting chance at least,” Mickey tries to joke.
- >Flash rolls his eyes to the joke, “What did you think would happen? We’d take it lying down? No, you made the right decision.”
- “I know you’re trying to make me feel better but-“
- >Duff raises his hand, “It took courage to make that sacrifice. I wish I had that back in the day.”
- >”I call that stupidity,” Flavus retorts, “But I don’t disagree with you.”
- >You smile for real this time, the gang’s getting along.
- >The guard approaches, “Times up Anon.”
- >You nod.
- “It was nice to see you all one last time and put this to rest.”
- >Duff whispers to you, “We’ll find a way to get you out of there.”
- “Don’t bother. I make a decision and I live with the consequences.”
- >The gears of the elevator grind and screech as it begins its steady descent.
- >”Godspeed Anon,” they reply together.
- >You stand tall and give a salute in return.
- >The surface recedes from view and you loosen up.
- >The prisoners resort to the fetal position, muttering to themselves.
- >You crack your knuckles.
- “So who wants to be my bitch for eternity?”
- >Today was an eternal damnation day.
- >And you don’t mind.
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The Anons of Equestria: Chapter 11 (Epilogue)
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