- >>Gravity was a pretty cool guy
- >>Cold, indiscriminate
- >>Neutral
- >>As you tumbled down and down,
- >>You wondered to yourself what ever came of Tecumseh
- >>Did he fall faster than you? Slower than you?
- >>You never heard a splat
- >>What will happen to you?
- >>Light fades quickly
- >>As you fall through the abyss, your muscles tense up
- >>The rush of air is relaxing, but not knowing when death will hit you is not
- >>You will smack the bottom eventually
- >>Hell, at these velocities, the side will be enough to do you in
- >>You just sail through a black void, guided by the laws of physics
- >>You kind of hoped for some closure in all this
- >>That your life would flash before your eyes, you would remember everything
- >>And then you would be done
- >>But it looks like you were robbed of that, too
- >>So, what did you want your last memories to be?
- >>With a blank canvas and an unknown amount of time, you are more free now than you had ever been before
- >>You remember when you first came to Ponyville, how Pinkie scared you so much
- >>Popping out from impossible directions
- >>Violating your personal space in the most innocent of ways
- >>You wonder if she understood that you were dodging rape bullets every day
- >>She made you so uncomfortable
- >>But she was so innocent, so full of energy
- >>Being mad at her for that was like being mad at bees for stinging you
- >>They're bees, that's what they do
- >>You longed for just one more snack, one more meal, from Sugarcube corner
- >>What you wouldn't give for one more of those pinkie cakes
- >>She was always laughing
- >>Even after you explained everything to them, she was still in high spirits
- >>You hardly knew Pinkie
- >>But she did make your life better just by existing
- >>Rarity was a sweet girl
- >>A little on the obsessive side, but you knew why
- >>Luna explained it. It really wasn't their fault
- >>She wasn't invasive
- >>You just threw away her cards and photographs when she sent them to you
- >>They were cute enough
- >>Sealed with kisses
- >>Normally had some cheesy romantic saying
- >>An invitation to dinner
- >>And then one or more lewd, suggestive pictures
- >>You didn't tell spike. He and Rarity had some sort of thing going on and it wasn't your place
- >>Rarity also went out of her way to help you, though
- >>She took the time to learn how to stitch corners and clothing to fit human proportions
- >>She had to learn the cultural norms involved with human clothing
- >>It must have been like an entirely new school of thought for her
- >>But she did it for you
- >>And she did it for free
- >>Oh, Rarity; why you so generous?
- >>Applejack? Well, you always thought you could live without her
- >>But, again, it wasn't her fault. Luna explained that much
- >>She was driven crazy by this physical magnetism by you being alien, or some such
- >>Whatever; she was this world's equivalent to a furry
- >>The rape attempts were always rough, and ALWAYS intrusive
- >>You had to buy so many locks, rekey your house so many times
- >>So many doors needed to be rebuilt
- >>Her schemes were always so straight forward
- >>Bucking down your door and hogtying you
- >>Locking you with her in the apple cellar
- >>One time, she even challenged you to a match in the fight circuit
- >>Her plan, there, was to beat you up so bad that you couldn't fight back, later
- >>But something always happened
- >>And not just when Rainbow was around
- >>She refused to take you while you were unconscious, which was a place you've seen a lot of these days
- >>Also, that night when she all but had you in the apple cellar, you were able to talk her down
- >>Dropping the 'friend' bomb seemed to deliver an emotional crit
- >>Despite all of that, she and her brother, Macintosh, gave you seasonal work to help you earn an honest living
- >>Honesty. That's what she was all about
- >>Honest with her feelings, honest with her ethics, and always honest with you
- >>Well. As honest as rape could be, anyway
- >>Fluttershy was always the coy one
- >>She was afflicted by the same thing Applejack was
- >>But she was much less direct about it, and on the whole easier to associate with
- >>You're still upset about that chicken, you have to admit
- >>But she was always there for you
- >>From day one, she cared deeply for you
- >>She acted like a mother
- >>When nopony could understand you
- >>When you could understand nopony
- >>You could communicate audibly with Fluttershy, because of her affinity to 'animals'
- >>What a sobering thought
- >>You still remember that night where it stormed
- >>You still don't see that the big deal was, but apparently ponies hate storms
- >>You went to her house to borrow sugar
- >>She violently pulled you into her house and eventually got you to stay the night
- >>But even though you were paranoid
- >>And rightfully so
- >>She didn't try anything
- >>In fact, the only rape that occurred that night was her constant talking
- >>Of all of them, she is the most curious about you
- >>Your past
- >>Who and what you are
- >>She has been nothing but kind to you
- >>Then there was Twilight Sparkle
- >>You looked at Twilight as a big sister, always
- >>She always went so far out of her way for you
- >>She cast that spell that allowed you to communicate with them
- >>She housed you in her library until you got your own place
- >>She kept you fed
- >>She taught you how the world works
- >>You were always able to go to her with your problems
- >>And no matter how mad she was, you knew that she was doing it all out of love for you
- >>In fact, in those first few days, she was so stressed that her mane was always out of sorts
- >>It got to the point where you went out of your way to make everything you possibly could as easy for her as you could make it
- >>Even though she thought it was barbaric, she was actually willing to try and find a solution to getting you food when she thought that meat was the only thing you ate
- >>When she finally turned her back on you, that hurt bad
- >>But not as much as Dash
- >>Dash was the one who discovered you after Celestia brought you here
- >>From day one you owed her your life
- >>From saving you from that bear
- >>Taking you to fluttershy
- >>...saving you from Fluttershy
- >>And then taking you to Twilight
- >>Before you could talk to her, and before she could talk to you, you had only one way of communication
- >>She giggled at your physical antics
- >>You recognized that
- >>She put a hoof out to you
- >>You bumped it
- >>And so began this whole chain of events
- >>That brohoof started your new life
- >>From then until now
- >>You could have just disregarded the ponies, really
- >>What could Celestia have done if you refused to play her game?
- >>But that instant, when your knuckles collided with her cyan marshmallow hoof, was the single best moment of your life
- >>And you wouldn't take it back for the world
- >>Dash has always been there for you
- >>Always had your back
- >>Even going so far as to talk down Celestia on your behalf
- >>Celestia! Something you could never do even for yourself
- >>Dash personified the concept of loyalty
- >>She was the definition of a bro
- >>Hard to believe that a few short hours ago you were ready to go on a killing spree
- >>That seemed so far away now. Like you would never actually even think of such a thing
- >>Because now that you think about it, your life wasn't all that bad
- >>And, hey, you helped the Cutie Mark Crusaders
- >>Those obnoxious, pretentious, frustrating... fillies
- >>“Anon!”
- >>The voice of Dash echoes in your mind
- >>Did you redeem yourself in the eyes of your friends?
- >>Maybe, maybe not
- >>You just wished you could have told them how much you cared for them
- >>You never really did that
- >>You never really let them know just how much they meant to you outside of just being casual friends
- >>You'll just admit it to yourself right now
- >>You loved them
- >>You loved each of them
- >>But didn't matter now
- >>It was so dark down here
- >>“Anon!”
- >>You're hearing voices again
- >>It would all be over soon
- >>You didn't even want to think about Celestia right now
- >>Suddenly, you feel a sharp thud as you are immediately stopped
- >>You instantly pass out
- >>Is this death?
- >>If it is, you are satisfied
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The Story That Never Was - Chapter 18
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