Unpaid silk by Anon

(24/04/2013)

https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/10072566/#q10073465

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>This is something you never thought you'd see here
>This world was everything earth wasn't
>The peace
>The harmony
>The tolerance
>The forgiveness
>But one thing about it all just seemed... off
>Nowhere on earth was peaceful unless there were damning punishments to uphold it
>Cutting off limbs for thievery
>Lashings for spitting gum on the street
>Some places seemed so peaceful when the criminals really only feared the punishments
>If Equestria was so peaceful, there HAD to be some darkness about it
>Something that everyone feared beyond committing heavy crimes
>And today, you found out what one of those punishments were...

...

Rarity is the criminal. She purposely cancelled cheques to her fabric supplier after the delivery got there, effectively stealing thousands of bits of super-valuable silk.

Her punishment is to pay the supplier, with 50 lashes on top. 

...

>The courtroom was just a makeshift gathering in Ponyville's own town hall
>The whole town gathered, though not a soul knew what the reason was
>Center of the gathering stood Rarity
>She had a look about her, one you weren't used to seeing
>She was normally so kempt and proper, but now bore a pure hood of shame
>You knew why she was here
>You and the rest of the mane 6, though they dare not tell the whole town
>Things were bad enough as they were
>The Mayor stood beside another mare - a judge
>Two royal guards stood like marble statues behind the mare in question
>Twilight told you what was going to happen to her, but you couldn't really believe it

>The judge echoed over the buzzing crowd
>"We are gathered here to witness the prosecution of the accused for pulling the payment of a large shipment of rare gold-lined silk. How does the accused plead?"
>The faces in the crowd were a harsh mix of shock and disgust as their eyes fell heavily on the silent Rarity
>The sight made you sick to your stomach
>You struggle to believe that this is even happening
>Rarity looks around the room, searching for someone to come and save her
>Deep down, she knew that she had to bare this on her own

>She stays quiet for a long time, as if searching for the words to say
>She obviously hasn't slept since they took her away and her looks were showing it
>She knew what was coming and the thought scared the hell out of her
>In her head, her fear told her, no, demanded of her to plead innocence
>But her reason told her that lying in court would only lead to a worse punishment than was already guaranteed to her
>One word limply escape her quivering lips
>"Guilty"
>It was a heartbreaking sound
>Sweetie Belle immediately ran off in tears as numerous gasps filled the room
>This is it, she's done
>"With the power invested in me, I rule that the accused as guilty. The punishment is as follows..."
>The crowd hummed lowly with chatter, awaiting the judges rule
>"The accused shall choose to receive 50 strikes by cane in the town square by the hoof of a royal officer or in private quarters by the hoof of a condemner of the condemned's choice"
>Rarity immediately darts her eyes through the crowd, her eyes resting with yours
>Oh shit, she's going to pick you

>Rarity snaps her head back to the judge
>"I choose a private punishment and I request that Anon be the one to do it"
>Spike nearly shits himself
>"Anon, do you accept the responsibility of dealing the outlined punishment?"
>You're about to turn it down when a thought hits you
>This isn't going to happen
>You and Rarity, along with the rest of the mane 6, go back to day 1 and you aren't about to throw it away for some stupid paddling
>No, no this means war
"Your honor, I humbly accept."
>"Then it is decided. I rule 50 strikes to the accused in a private quartering by the hoo- er, hand of Anon."
>The judge loudly clops her front hoof against the floor, sealing the deal

>Okay, you are getting nervous
>You specially requested that Spike attend, claiming that he is her special somepony
>Ultimately, the judge agrees
>Good, you'll need his fire breath to break Rarity free
>As you and Spike walk into the room, you see Rarity locked flank-up in the room's center
>Spike is... well, he's young. The sight's both scarring and delicious to him
>Spike knows your plan, though and that's all you need to make this work
>The adrenaline in you begins to surge as the guard approaches you with the cane in his mouth
>The judge is present, along with another guard and the Mayor
>The second your hand grips the cane, nudge Spike with your foot
>Game time, bitches

>Spike takes the nudge as his cue and immediately belches and unholy inferno with the sonic blast of a small bomb
>The wooden rig holding Rarity disintegrates and blasts her clear across the room
"Jesus fuck, Spike! We didn't plan on killing her!"
>She is shocked and crying out in pain from her new raging ass-burns
>The guards immediately start charging, cuing you to jam the cane deep into the nearest guard's eye
>A blood-boiling scream nearly deafens you
>The Mayor and the judge flee in horror of the whole scene
>The other guards that was charging straight for Spike and Rarity is now charging you, giving you enough time to pull the cane from the first guards skull and ready yourself
>The guard lowers his horn, ready to impale you
>However, using your ability to step slightly to one side, the guards charges right past you
>By the time he notices he hasn't rammed you, it's already too late for his balls, which are forced back into his body with the sickening crack of the cane as it connects between his hind legs
>Now is the time the run

>Rarity still has the strength to stand
"Spike get on my back! Rarity, it's time to run!"
>Still in a daze, she simply agrees as you jump through one of the windows Spike's belch blew out
>Running closer to Rarity, you notice her burns aren't really that bad
>Not that it matters
>You are a criminal now too
>Only Satan knows the punishment for assaulting two guards, breaking a legal ruling, and destroying government property all in one go
>But you'll worry about that shit later
>Now, you run
>And after running for what seemed like ages, you, Rarity, and Spike find yourselves deep in the Everfree Forest
>By this point, you were contemplating running off to Stalliongrad or Fillydelphia
>One thing was clear - all three of you are now wanted criminals running from the law
"Fuck Anon, what did you get yourself into this time?" 

[A few weeks later]

>You've settled into a small community up north recently
>It was a long travel, going from town to town, breaking into abandoned houses to sleep in and stealing food from farms as you went, but you made it
>And Rarity bitched
>She bitched like no other living thing on this wide, breathing world
>But she was alive

[Months later]

>The small town you've settled in was having a ceremony to finally get put of the Equestria world map and everyone had to attend
>The only problem is, is that Princess Celestia herself would be there
>You've already set up a new life here, but you knew that you'd all get caught here
>Longer before that ever happened, you gave Spike and Rarity your share of the bits you've earned since you got there and told them to escape to Fillydelphia
>You were going to throw them royals on the wrong trail and help them escape cause fuck it, you're a badass

[A measly 5 minutes later]

>WHACK!!!!
>"124!"
>WHACK!!!!
>"125!"
>500 strikes with an iron paddle for the crimes in Ponyville
>WHACK!!!!
>"126!"
>500 more for sneaking up on Celestia and jamming it in for one last hoorah
>WHACK!!!!
>127!"
>You are definitely going to kill yourself when this is over

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