The four mares are in bad shape. Vinyl, Octavia, Lyra and Sweetie Belle were all trying to simply get an act on the road after realizing their potential as musical mares. Up until a day ago they had just crossed through another town and upon coming to this road received a warning from a very battered pony who, when asked, told them that he had been attacked by a very dark and powerful unicorn further down the road. Taking him back to the town they get him to a hospital and stayed with him until he'd been well enough to walk around on his own. He warns them to avoid the pony he encountered as he says that the stallion attacks anypony brave, or foolish enough to try and get past him.





The mares instead are incensed at the described bully and want to find him themselves and teach him a lesson, something Sweetie Belle finds amusing having dealt with bullies on multiple occasions. The stallion tells them to stay away from the hostile hoss but the mares intentions are clear: Find this pony and stop him from attacking innocent ponies.





Well they found him and let's say he was none to happy to see them commanding them to leave and never set their faces in his sight again. The four musicians stood firm and refused to shrink back. Vinyl was the first to face him and the first to be blown backwards by a blast of power.





So began the longest and most painful experience they've ever been through with Sweetie unconscious and being held up by Octavia who along with Vinyl and Lyra are covered in cuts and bruises they stare down the gray stallion who is now radiating with power. While the four are beaten and decorated with wounds their enemy doesn't have a scratch on him. Vinyl is the only one who had a weapon... of sorts... with her and she rising to her hooves to attack their foe again despite him scoffing the effort. Her trademark shades are broken and now are supported by her horn. As she rises holding her electric guitar in her fore hooves the now concluded evil stallion laughs at the determined glares on the mares faces knowing they have a very slim chance of beating him. The only win for them is to leave and never come back if they don't make him resort to more drastic and possibly fatal measures. Vinyl, after some effort from her sore body now stands looking the stallion dead in the eye and not giving him an inch and defiantly stating : "We WILL beat you." "That's a promise." Snorting at the declaration the stallion charges his horn for another blast just as Vinyl leaps at him the end of her instrument sparks with its own energy. With Octavia and Lyra looking on the sky's mood changes as if ordered to and large fat clouds cover the shining sun and rain falls from their bellies adding a background for what will be a fight to the last breath for the two sides.





What will become of the four mares? Will they succeed in bringing down this powerhouse pony or will they become an example to all who dare cross this stallion's hoofprints?





This is The Plight of the Muses.





Whew, another perspective done. Do you like it? If not feel free to speak up and say what you will. I accept criticisms. Hope you enjoy.





Ciao for now,

Skiethos.