My Little Pony: Exodus

Chapter 3

A month passed. One day Ramesses was at the building site, as he and Moses were over seeing a temple being worked on and Ramesses looked over plans on scrolls, he explained to Moses an insight he received.

"Last night, the gods granted me a vision. I'm not merely going to restore this temple, I will make it more grand, more splendid than any other one in Egrypt." Ramesses went on to explain.

Moses was mostly not paying attention and looked upon the pegasi working, but in seeing this Moses was heartbroken to see the pegasi suffering as they toiled. Moses cringed at their suffering.

"Moses!" Ramesses called out in a cheery tone getting Moses' attention again.

"Wh-What?"

"Look. Fate has turned our little misadventure into a great opportunity." Ramesses stated optimistically.

"Has it?..." Moses asked.

"Father did put me in charge of the monuments."

"I know that...I meant has our mess given us an opportunity?"

"Indeed it has."

"That is fortunate..." Moses said almost halfheartedly.

Later, Moses heard a gruff voice not to far from where he was.

"Get up, old stallion! Put your back into it!!!"

It was a Griffon Slave Driver striking an old pegasus slave with a whip, Moses was repulsed by the sight; the more Moses saw the old slave getting whipped the more he wanted to stop this, and then finally Moses had enough.

"Stop it! Stop! STOP IT!! Leave that pony alone!!" Moses ordered galloping toward the driver.

Moses jumped on the Griffon forcing him to the ground. When he got up, he found the griffon lying on the ground lifeless, for he had hit his head on a huge brick.

"What have I done?!" Moses said with a gasp.

The other slaves who witnessed it were shocked by what they had just saw.

Moses in his horrified shock backed up and took off galloping.

"Moses?" Ramesses asked concerned.

Moses ran past him and was running to the gate leading out of the city when Ramesses flew up to him.

"Moses!" Ramesses shouted trying to get his brother to stop.

"Let me go!"

"No, wait!"

"You saw what happened; I just killed a griffon!"

"We can take care of that! I-I will make it as if it never happened!" Ramesses said hoping it would appease him.

"Nothing you say can change what I've done!"

"I am Egrypt! The Morning and Evening Star; if I say, "day is night", it will be written! And you will be who I say you are." Ramesses said before placing his talons on Moses' shoulders to stop him, 

"I say you are innocent."

Moses shoved him away instead, "What you say does not matter! You don't understand... I can't stay here any longer!"

"Moses..." Ramesses said looking confused.

"No! All I've ever known to be true is a lie! I'm not who you think I am."

"What are you talking about?"

"Go ask the griffon I once called father." Moses said before making his escape.