Rainbow Dash sat quietly on the cement floor, constantly flicking the bloody switch blade from open to close. The shed was quiet save for the soft snores coming from Applebloom and the sound of the blade clicking. Her limbs ached badly from sleeping on the floor so much and her stomach growled for food badly. Putting the knife on the ground, she attempted to adjust her collar so it was a bit more comfortable. Her effort proved useless as the collar barely shifted on her sore neck. The way it was on her, made her remember that every breath she took the collar was a constant reminder of her imprisonment.

“Would it kill him to give me a bigger collar!?” She grunted quietly.

With a soft sigh, she began to look around the metal shed she had been so accustomed to seeing every day. At the far end of it stood the door to her freedom, and she could almost hear it taunting her fragile mind voicelessly. Not far from the door rested the once big pool of blood, which now got washed away by her captor. Her nostrils could still smell the large amount of bleach and another liquid he used to clean up the mess.

To know that the only thing left behind by Derpy was just a washed out stain on the floor angered Dash greatly. Turning her attention back to the knife, she picked it up with her hooves and continued to open and close it, waiting for her time to strike. She had no problem hiding the knife beneath her tail when he walked into the shed. The noise he made from when he was unlocking the door, gave her enough time to hide it.

Across the room, on a tall work bench, a simple alarm clock rested showing her the time. 3:00 A.M. Beside the clock was the accursed monitor that made her listen to Fluttershy having sex with the human on several nights. Many nights she just seethed with anger at the both of them for keeping her up.

Yet tonight they didn’t have sex but Dash couldn’t sleep regardless. Her mind was filled with haunting visions of watching Derpy die not long ago which prevented any rest. Her head was heavy and her back ached horribly. Both of her broken wings hanged lifelessly at her side and once in a while she would feel a sharp pain, like they were screaming to be treated. Over time she got more used to the pain and started to ignore it. Continuing to play with the knife, her eyes wandered once again.

The shed was cold, dark, and the scent of stale sex hung in the air permanently. Just out of her reach was a small blanket her captor had given her awhile back. Though it would give comfort to her, she didn’t want it at all. She didn’t want anything from him for that matter, not after all the pain and abuse she went through. The only thing she wanted was some water to cure her dry throat. Her tongue felt like sandpaper, and her eyes were in a state of showing how much fear she had in her mind. She did her best to not show Applebloom she was afraid of her prison, and continued to convince the small filly that they would escape one day.

Yet Dash knew they wouldn’t. Dash gave up hoping her friends would save her from this dungeon of pain. She stopped counting the days since she arrived, and knew only when a new pony arrived was when her captor allowed it.

Just thinking about how he could take a pony from Equestria rattled her mind and let her anger start to build. He had no right in taking someone from their home and doing what he did to him over and over. Thinking about him and Equestria, made Dash remember Fluttershy. She could feel her teeth gritting and her hate for her starting to surface.

She had no love left for her former friend. She still couldn’t believe she sold out her deepest secret just for sex. Yet just as Fluttershy held a secret for her, Dash held one of her darkest secrets. She even thought about telling the human it just to hear what he would do to her if he did.

Turning her eyes back to the knife she couldn’t wait for the day she could end her captors life just for everything she had to endure. Yet, in the back of her mind the good part of her couldn’t bring herself to do it if she ever had the chance. She wasn’t a murderer and deep down wanted to keep it that way, yet no person deserves to life after they inflict so much pain and misery into her and her friends lives. After everything he did from breaking her wings not once but twice, taking out Derpy’s eye and sexually abusing her daughter in front of her, bringing over Applejack and her sister just to break AJ’s leg and rape the both of them senseless, and even somehow gaining the favor of Fluttershy, she still had doubts she could end him.

The only thing she was sure about was knocking around Fluttershy if she ever got the chance to. She just wanted to smack her until she got over him and came back to her senses. Dash was sure Fluttershy was brainwashed in a way, but still held that resentment over the fact she spilled out her secret.

A small jolt of pain hit her wings and her thoughts quickly turned to them. Looking back at her wings, they just loosely lands over her back and grazed the flooring just barely. Seeing her wings broken made her realize she would never fly again. Considering her wings broken not once but twice, she knew she would be grounded for life.

As she decided to close her eyes and hide the knife to try and lay down for a bit of sleep, thoughts of flying filled her mind. She could almost feel the golden rays of the sun dancing across her body as she flew high above the clouds of Equestria. She felt the cold air pushing her mane back, giving it a natural and untamed look. Looking down she could see ponies the size of ants, happily working the day away.

Diving down below the clouds, Rainbow flew to the emerald fields of grass below and glided mere inches from touching the bottom. She could almost smell the fresh dew clinging to the grass and it put her mind at further ease.

As she rested her mind, for the first time in the night she felt a smile appear on her face. Hearing a sudden whimper from Applebloom brought her back into the real world and she knew all she had left has been broken dreams.

Meanwhile in the house.

Fluttershy continued to stare at the clock resting near her. It was a bit past 3 but she couldn’t sleep for some reason. The only sound that greeted her ears was the sound of the human she shared the bed with and the soft mews from her kitten. Looking at the foot of the long bed, she could see the small kitten sleeping soundly near his feet. Snuggling closer to her human, her mind began to wonder about and she rested her eyes again. She wondered onto how she fell in love with a rapist like she did, starting to think back to the day it happened…

“How you feeling Flutters? I bet it felt great to let out a bit of your frustration with Dash.” Flutter heard the human say to her as they both sat at the kitchen table, hours after her confrontation with Dash.

“I…I didn’t mean to get mad at her. I…I just…” Fluttershy said quietly still regretting her actions earlier in the day.

“It’s alright. You deserved to speak your mind. She didn’t deserve to call you names like she did. She just angry she’s stuck in the shed and not in a warm bed. Heck considering everything, if I gave her the choice to switch places with you I bet she would take it without a second guess.” He said calmly to her.

“Y-you wouldn’t do that to me would you!?” Fluttershy asked with a lot of worry behind her voice.

“Of course not. You’re a special pony who deserves better than to be trapped in that shed. Putting a beautiful lady like you in there would be the thing I would ever do now. You listen to me very well and proved how good you are…In fact; I could show you how much I love you if you wanted…” Fluttershy heard him say as he moved his body slightly over the table and gave her a slightly odd grin.

Fluttershy felt her body twitch a bit at the mention of giving her more attention. The constant burning in her loins clouded her judgement more than anything else. Even though he was the cause of her undying heat cycle, she always loved it getting suppressed.

“What would you do?” Fluttershy asked without even realizing her words.

“Would you like to find out?” He answered as he got up and started walking towards her.

Fluttershy stared at him with uncertainty thinking he was going to hurt her in a way, and tensed up at the thought of it.

“I’ll make you feel special, I’ll make you feel loved because you deserve it…Anything you want done to your body, I’ll gladly give you.” He said to her as he moved his good hand onto her back and began to gently rub it.

As his soft hand touched her back, she let a small gasp escape her throat as it moved gently up and down her spine. Fluttershy didn’t know what to think, and when she felt the hand moved to her chin and turned her face a bit, she watched as he brought his lips to hers and kissed her. As he held the kiss on her lips, her mind went into a swirl of confusion. Her whole body trembled at his soft touch and she almost melted to putty.

“Do…you really love me?” Fluttershy asked as the kiss ended and she stared red faced at him.

“Yes.” He answered back as before he pushed his weight into her body and made her lay back on the table.

“But… You never told me your name master…”

She watched him move away for a second and it looked it he was debating keeping his name a secret. Watching him lean back into her face he spoke up again.

“My name is…”

A sudden shift in her sleeping partners body woke the timid mare back up from her short slumber. Looking over to the clock again, this time she noticed it was 4:20 and though fell back asleep for an hour, it only felt like a few minutes. With a deep breath, she rested her eyes and once again to remember…

“Where are you going?” Fluttershy heard the human say to her as she walked to her spare bedroom to commit the act she wanted to do.

“Oh, but I thought we were going to…” She said turning her face to him sounding a touch heartbroken that it was just a joke.

“I think you deserve to sleep on a bed more comfy then that. From now on you and I will be sharing my bed. Considering it’s a king size I think you’ve earned to be treated better. No more locks door and freedom to walk around whenever you want. And I’ll even let you fly around outside at nights to give your wings some exercise. You’ve been stuck in here for so long I thought it would be nice for you. Of course only at night time since if someone would see you, and then we would have a problem.” He said to her as he turned into his room and waited for her.

Fluttershy couldn’t believe her ears. Not only was she getting upgraded but the thought of getting fresh air and flying around would be great as well.

“Why are you being so nice to be so suddenly sir? Before you treated me like a toy but now…” Fluttershy said starting to get skeptical of his kindness.

“Like I said before. You deserve better than what I’m offering you, you’ve listened to me very well, and like I said I’m going to prove it.” He answered back as he turn around and pick her up like one of those heroes from a romantic novel would.

“Oh and you don’t have to call me master anymore, considering we’re going to share the bed. You’re past that level.” He added in.

Fluttershy felt her cheeks heat up as he took her to his bed and gently laid her on his back. As he reached for his shirt, Fluttershy couldn’t help but blush as his skin came into view. Even though she came from a world where clothes weren’t usually worn, watching someone undress was something magical.

Her eyes then locked onto his soft yet slightly rough hands moving to his pants to remove them. She watched with curious eyes as the belt first came off and then the pants got lowered to reveal a pair of black…boxers as he liked to call them. Not removing his boxers, he approached her body once again and leaned into her.

“I maybe a monster in everyone else’s eyes, but I’m a monster with a heart.” He said softly before he pushed his face into her neck and kissed it gently.

Fluttershy’s wings stretched outward at his gentle approach. Before he would be rough with her and just force her to the ground and have his way, though he actually started to be gentler with her as time went on.

“Anything you want…it’s yours…” He whispered into her neck.

“I…I want…I want your fingers…” Fluttershy cooed softly wanting th things that she started to love more than anything about him.

She didn’t hear him answer back, but felt his cold fingers rubbing down her stomach toward her special area…

Snapping out of her dream, Fluttershy felt a very familiar sensation in between her legs. Quickly removing her covers, she noticed a slight wet spot on the sheets and blushed. Before she could think of anything, she heard the distant sound of someone talking. Focusing her ears, she made the talking to be coming from Applejack’s room. Quietly getting out of the bed and walking to the hallway, she peered around the corner and stared into solid darkness. Fluttershy didn’t like wandering the house at night because it was scary and very quiet. Hearing the voices getting louder, she crept over to the door and listened in.

“D-do you think he’s up?” A very small voice squeaked out.

“Shhh! If he is then stay quiet…” Another more elderly voice said.

Turning her eyes to the lock, Fluttershy looked at it and knew how to unlock it. Thanks to her freedom, she figured out how a few doors and such were locked. While the shed door was held by numerous locks, the spare room only had a small nob in the middle of the handle that needed to be turned. Bringing her hoof up to it, she clicked the lock sideways and opened the door.

“F-Fluttershy!?” AJ said as she saw her timid yellow friend at the door.

“Morning Applejack…” Fluttershy said quietly.

“What are you doing in here? That no good human is going to get mad if he sees you in here!” AJ said worried about her friends action.

“He won’t get mad, he actually lets me walk around the house friendly.”

“Why would he allow that?”

“Because I listen to him. The more I listen to him, the better he treats me.”

“I-if you say so. What are you doing up so early?” Applejack asked.

“I was dreaming about things and I overheard you talking in here. I was just curious to what you were talking about. Plus I wanted to she how your leg was doing..." Fluttershy said as she hopped on the bed and sat beside AJ.

“My leg is slowly healing...I can move it a bit but it still hurts sometimes. I've tried to walk on it but it can't support my weight yet. Anyhow we…we were talking about you, and how you’ve changed sugarcube…” AJ said taking to a moment to talk to her.

“I’ve changed?” Fluttershy said tilting her head a bit to the right.

“Yeah, you’ve changed. Fluttershy. Why do you love that human? I mean he broke my leg, and he rapes us constantly. Why do you still stick with him?”

“Because…Because if I listen to him, he doesn’t get violent, in fact if you do the same thing as me, he’ll treat you better. I know what he does is horrible but if you listen then he becomes gentle, and even treats you fair. I’ve noticed it with you AJ. Ever since you came into the house you calmed down and just accepted it. Haven’t you noticed that you’re being treated better? I’m actually surprised he didn’t hurt you for what you did to Dinky…”

“Hey! I said I was sorry! I was…scared and I wanted to go home. I thought she could free her mom.”

“What would that have accomplished? Get free and then what? AJ we’re stuck here until somepony comes and saves us.”

“Well I’m not the type to lay down and just take it! I’m not his pet for pleasure!”

“Applejack…Just don’t fight him. I don’t want to see you get hurt because of your pride. Please just do as he says every time and he’ll treat you and Dinky better. Please think of Dinky now that her mother is gone…”

“ I am thinking about her! I want to get her home to her sister and away from this nightmare!”

“It’s only a nightmare if you make it one Applejack. Please just consider what I ask. I don’t want to see you or her get hurt anymore.”

“Then what about Dash? Do you care for her wellbeing? You know her wings are broken right? She and my sister saw him kill Derpy and-“

“That wasn’t his fault!” Fluttershy said cutting her off.

“What!? What do you mean it wasn’t his fault?”

“It was your fault for making Dinky do it! And it was her fault for killing her own mother! I was outside the door when he confronted you Applejack! He was very upset about her dying Applejack! Even when he came home he was acting a bit differently and seemed very bothered and distant.”

“Alright fine it was my fault! But it still doesn’t take any from what he’s doing to Dash or even my lil sis! He raped my sister in front of me Fluttershy. He had no right to do that! He had no right!!”

“He did it because you broke his hand! It’s your fault for her getting raped!!”

“What the hay has gotten into you!? How dare you blame me for my own sister getting raped! Just because you don’t have any family to worry about, means you can go shootin’ your mouth off like that!”

“Think about it Applejack! He only raped your sister because you fought back!”

“You didn’t see him in his basement when we first arrived!! We took my lil sis and used her as a bargaining chip! I had to watch his pudgy fingers run down her fur and I didn’t need her to get it from him! I fought back because that’s what big sister do!!!”

Fluttershy went silent realizing she wasn’t going to convince AJ to change her views. She knew that AJ was stubborn and knew she would never win against her.

“Anyhow I want to talk about you and Dash Shy…”

“Don’t talk about Dash. She hurts my feelings and calls me names…He doesn’t call me names anymore and loves me.”

“How can you say he loves you!?”

“Because he bought me a gift that shows he loves me! He saved a hopeless kitten which shows he truly has a heart. He makes me feel like a mare!”

“Enough about him! What happened between you and Dash that made her hate you so?”

“I…I…It’s none of your business! It was an accident! It was forced out of me!”

“Did he force it out of you!?”

“YES! I…I mean that was before he brought me my gift and-“

Before Fluttershy could continue, AJ leaned forward and slapped her in the face rather hard. Fluttershy whimpered and held her cheek in clear pain. Looking at AJ with a very startled look she went quiet.

“You’re being an idiot! He only bought that thing for you because he’s toying with you! He doesn’t love you! SNAP OUT OF IT!"

“He makes love to me every night!” Fluttershy snapped at her feeling her anger starting to rise from her verbal abuse.

“He rapes you every night! You consent to his dirty deeds!”

“Shut up! He really does love me! He makes me beautiful meals throughout the day! He always tells me I’m beautiful, and gives me nice kisses! I don’t have any of that back home! The only love I ever got was from Dash and she made fun of me plenty of times! She even made fun of me for being a virgin back home just because I didn`t fool around with boys!! Unlike her I found my mate for life! I know he raped me but that was before and this is now! He loves me no matter what you say!!!”

“You…you’ve lost it! Back home me and the rest of the gals loved you like family! We treated you right all the time!”

“That was then Applejack! We are stuck in this world and we are not going home! I’m making the best of a horrible reality while you and Dash continue to fight and get hurt! You know what? I’m done talking with you!” Fluttershy said in a very bitter tone as she turned around and got ready to leave the room.

“So that’s it!? You’re just making the best of this place by clinging to a human stole you from home!? Fluttershy he’s the reason were stuck here in case you forgot!”

“So? Maybe it was for the better!”

“EXCUSE ME!?”

“You heard me. Maybe it was for the better we’re here right now.”

“Why would you say that?”

“I’m not talking to you no more! I’m going to cuddle my human and my pet on his bed!” Fluttershy said as she stormed out of the room and back to her humans room while slamming the door shut behind her.

“It…it is for the better…” Fluttershy said quietly as she walked back to the room.

Applejack just stared very shocked and confused after that confrontation with Fluttershy. She couldn’t figure out how a kind and gentle mare turned into that, though she did agree on something about her actions. She WAS making the best out of a nightmare. What better way to stay strong then cling to the thing that causes it? Of course AJ couldn’t figure out what she meant by the last part. Why would it be better to be stuck in this world and not Equestria? She wanted the answer but after angering Fluttershy like she did, she knew she wasn’t going to get one.

“Y-you’re done yelling right…” Dinky whimpered out from Applejack laps.

Looking downwards, both AJ and Fluttershy forgot about the small filly that was present.

“Sorry about that sugarcube…we just had things we wanted to get out of our system. Knowing Flutters, she’ll be back later apologizing and hugging me. It happens sometimes with friends. We get into fights, we settle down, and then we make up.”

“I…I don’t know about her though…She seemed very mad at you for hitting her.” Dinky said still staring at the door.

“Sometimes a pony needs a smack to the face to see that they are wrong. It how mah family deals with problems sometimes, though we never fully mean to hurt each other.” AJ said to her.

“I don’t know…I…I just have a bad feeling something bad is going to happen because of that…” Dinky said with worry in her voice.

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