- >The little voice laughed.
- >Oh, how it cackled to itself, nonexistent ribs aching with mirth.
- >It rolled and rolled around on the floor, lost in this jubilant moment of exquisite fun.
- >It had chosen its host WELL!
- >First, he had torched a bar with a burp and a lighter and managed to drunkenly rocket off into the sky, flailing and corkscrewing his way until he fell through a house! Haha!
- >”Heh, “ it spoke to no one in particular, “I said screw...”
- >It giggled again before using its host’s senses to find out what was happening outside.
- >The one his host hated stood over him now, with a rather panicked look on her face.
- >What was her name?
- >It thought for a moment, but nothing came to its long memory.
- >Doesn’t matter, it would soon find out!
- >It had tried so many times before, but he had only ever grabbed one memory.
- >Maybe now...
- >Its claw tried once more...
- >Gently... Gently...
- >That’s the one!
- >But it came with a price.
- >Agh! Cold! So cold it froze to its hand
- >No, now it’s hot! Hothothot!
- >How can something so cold be so hot?
- >It flapped its hand wildly about, trying to get the damnable thing off.
- >It had definitely chosen the right one. Its host hated little else with the same icy ferocity.
- >A rather blackened claw later, and the creature got all it needed.
- >And more.
- >Ah, Gilda. Princess of the Griffon kingdoms.
- >That familiar rain drenched scene, an unwanted mouthrape, broken beak and violent promises.
- >It giggled at such drama. It was one of the reasons why it existed in the first place.
- >It so loved the conflicts of mortals, especially those as emotionally overreactive and psychotic as its host.
- >Ah... but what’s this?
- >Screaming could now be heard on the edge of the shifting memory.
- >Then it saw something delightfully deadly.
- >Its host carved through griffons, lopping of limbs as they screamed and tried to get past.
- >While it hated killing when it could simply toy with and manipulate its prey, it still could respect the way its host commanded the scene, keeping all but a few from getting past while ripping the skin from their bones, or simply ripping and tearing to elicit screams.
- >Even though it was a memory, it radiated pleasure and intense, almost ecstatic happiness. Joy even.
- >This... makes things a little more interesting.
- >It almost didn’t notice its host as he plowed through a door and said a few words before the king and sons, before killing most and leaving the youngest on the floor cowering and sobbing uncontrollably.
- >Utterly delicious.
- >This host was going to be supremely interesting, even if you didn’t say a word.
- >But you hear arguing now! It grabbed a glass of chocolate milk and sipped the glass away a little at a time, leaving the milk floating by itself in its hand.
- >Let the fun begin...
- >”Oh no, oh no!” Gilda muttered to herself.
- >Chosen lays facedown in the foundation of the empty house, a beam lying across his back, and a leg bending at an angle she was sure it was not supposed to bend at.
- >She sent the beam smashing into the far wall in one frantic burst of strength before trying to pull her battered, thoroughly drunken love from the floor.
- >With a heave she manages to roll him over, trying to listen for any breathing through that big helmet of his.
- >What is it with guys and massive helmets?
- >Compensating for something or other.
- >She tries pulling off the damn thing, and utterly failing, before managing to remember Chosen always fiddled with a clasp or something in his collar before his helmet ever came off.
- >It took a little trial and error but with a click and a hiss, Gilda claws it free, chucking it carelessly across the room.
- >She notices his face up close for only the second time in several days.
- >Despite the nasty red-brown scab and bruising around his left eye, she can’t help but just tenderly touch his face.
- >”One of these days, I’ll make you love me. Even if it kills me...” She whispers.
- >With the sound of multiple hoof clops and numerous wing beats overhead Gilda remembers what she was going to do in the first place.
- >”But first I gotta get your fat ass out of here.”
- >A hand above his mouth tells Gilda that he’s still breathing, at least.
- >With a grunt and much cursing, she manages to lift the armored Chosen on her back, heading for the stairs she flew down moments earlier.
- >Only then does she notice Fluttershy.
- >How long has she been standing there?
- >A curse tries to form in her throat, but comes out only as hissing between her beak, tightly clenched shut in effort.
- >Fluttershy stands stock still on the landing, a dark look in her eye.
- >”He will NEVER love you, Gilda. I’ll make sure he never falls for any of your tricks.”
- >With tremendous effort, Gilda manages to quietly hiss out a “fuck you”, while walking past.
- >By then, the rest of the Mane 6 are at the top of the stairs, including several Wonderbolts.
- >”He don’t look good and legs ain’t s’posed to bend like that. We need tah get him to tha hospit’l!” Applejack drawls.
- >Gilda tries to hiss out a, “No shit, Sherlock,” but Chosen is far from the lightest thing she’s ever lifted...