The Price of Freedom

Authors note: This is chapter 12 of "The Price of Freedom", hope you guys like it.

Big Thanks to Gear Switch (A.K.A Neon Scythe) and NightfallTheDragon for being my betas.

And another big thanks to LynxFrost for letting me use his OC.

Sorry I've been gone, I just needed sometime off from this story but now I'm back.

Disclaimer: (Just kill me please) I don't own My Little Pony, Hasbro does.

Chapter 12: World Around Us

In the Everfree Forest...

"And that is pretty much my life story....hahahahah." Lynx Frost said, while trying not to laugh like an insane person.

"Intersting, so you were sane but as the way you put it, I'm not insane, I just have to many memories." Twilight said, while a little more comfortable around Lynx Frost than before.

"Yep pretty much," he said, while not laughing for once.

"Wait, since I have't seen him at Ponyville before that means....... I NEED TO THROW HIM A WELCOME TO PONYVILLE PARTY!!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, while puling out her party cannon out of nowhere.

"Do ya really think that this is the best time fer that Pinkie?" Applejack said, a little coldly and wanting to finish this mission so she can go and bury her little sister.

"I have to agree with AJ, now's not the best time for that," Rainbow said, while thinking along the same lines as Applejack.

"Okay," Pinkie Pie said, a little depressed with her mane losing it's usual fluffliness.

"Plus we have bigger problems on our hands darlings," Rarity said, while holding onto her little hero, Spike.

It was then that they turned to see Ponyville up in flames, they then ran back to Ponyville to go and save what they could.

At Ponyville...

When the Mane Six arrived at Ponyville, all they found was the entire Shadow Wraith army. They surounded by a company of Alpha Shadow Wraiths ready and more than willing to kill all of them, but before they could move a single step towards them, they were cut down by ARX-160 assault rife fire from above.

Then a silver pegasus with a midnight black mane and tail, that had a few stripes of white along them both, landed between the Mane Six and what is left of the Shadow Wraith company. His cutie mark is described as a silver shield, with one shadow-like sword crossed on the base of the shield.

"Thank ya, if'n ah may ask who are ya?" Applejack asked the stranger, while getting her Colt .45 ready.

"Name's Notch Steele," he said.

"Your blind?" Twilight asked, after she looked at his eyes.

"Yes I am," he simply stated, while looking in no specifice direction or at any specific pony.

"Wait your name is Notch Steele, now I remember you. Your a Major in the Equestrian military," Shining Armor stated, while becoming more comfortable around the new pony.

"Yes Major Notch Steele, reporting for duty sir," Steele said, while saluting Shining Armor.

"Well let's get to work shall we, now what all do you know about the Shadow Wraiths plan?" Shining said, while becoming more serious.

At the summit of the Escaflowne mountains...

"That was one monster of a climb," Hunter said, while getting use to the thinner air around the mountain.

"Yeah I have to agree with you on that account," The Princess of the Night said, while looking at her coltfriend.

"So why do they call it the Escaflowne mountains?" Hunter asked, to his marefriend.

"It is said that the original dragon, Escaflowne, lives atop these mountains. But nopony brave enough has ever dared to climb them and see for themselves, that is the shortened version but you get the idea," the dark blue mare said, while nuzzling her coltfriend's cheek.

"So do yo think that the dragon......" was all Hunter said.

At that moment a white and gold dragon with angel wings instead of the normal dragon wings decended from the sky, it spoke with a kind voice yet it commanded respect.

"Who are thou, and why are thou here?" the dragon asked, while landing on a temple-like building, that is now visible without all of the clouds surrounding it.

"My name is Princess Luna and this is my coltfriend Night's Hunter, we are here because the Shadow Wraiths are destroying everything, and I was told that there is armor here that will protect me from the Shadow Wraiths," the Warrior Princess of the Night stated, to the dragon.

"Very well, but thou should know that there is only one set of armor. Your coltfriend will be very much vulnerable to the Shadow Wraiths, and furthermore only one can enter the temple and obtain the armor," the dragon known as Escaflowne said, to Princess Luna.

"I understand, what will Hunter be doing while I am gone?" Princess Luna asked, of the holy dragon Escaflowne.

"He will be training with me while thou are gone," Escaflowne said.

"Do I get a say in this?!" Hunter asked, with a raised voice.

"Calm down, we both know only one of us can go inside the temple, your skilled enough to survive a couple dozen Shadow Wraiths, so please let me do this," the Princess of the Night said, while nuzzling her coltfriend's cheek.

"Okay, I just don't want to lose you," Hunter said, while holding his marefriend.

They both then looked into eachother's eyes and then shaired a kiss that lasted for several seconds and then broke it.

"Please make it back in one peace," Hunter said, while holding his marefriend.

"I will, and be carefull while I am gone," Luna said, while wrapping her wings around Hunter.

"I Love you," they both said in unison, before they went their seperate ways.

Authors Note: Well that was Chapter 12, I hope you guys like it.

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"May the moon shine upon you and bless your inner light, and may you find true peace."

-Lunas' Eternal Protector