The Price of Freedom

Authors Note: This is chapter 9 of "The Price of Freedom", I hope you guys like it. By the way I will be hosting a question and answer from now on with any story I write.

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

Disclaimer: (I bucking hate this with a burning passion) I don't own My Little Pony, Hasbro does.

Chapter 9: Hope

Outside the ruins of Ponyville...

The shy pegasus screamed and then that same scream was cut short......... But before the Shadow Wraith could deliver the finishing blow, Applejack fired a shot from her Colt .45 revolver right in the Shadow Wraith's head.

The force of the bullet sent the creature flying in the same direction of where the bullet was heading saving Fluttershy from being harmed by the shadow.

"Ya okay, suger cube?" Applejack asked, while trying to coax her shy friend from under her mane.

"Y-yes I-I'm okay, thank you for sa-saving me," Fluttershy said, while drying her tears.

After she thanked Applejack, she found the now lifeless body of her Angel bunny. He was impaled on a tree branch that fell when the shadows appeared. Sadly he's currently holding a carrot in his paw.

"N-no not Angel!" Fluttershy sobbed, as she suddenly broke into tears, with heart completely torn at the sight of her little lost friend.

"I'm so sorry Flutters." Rainbow spoke sadly, as she and Applejack had a sense of Deja-vu, while trying to comfort their pink mane friend.

During that moment, Rarity was busy fighting her own Shadow Wraith. The fight was bloody, as Rarity had sustained multiple cuts and bite marks, while her opponet wasn't much better off than she was, with it having multiple cuts all over that are deep enough to see the bone. He also got a cut across one of his amber yellow eyes, which had partly blinded his vision.

The shadow had enough of this fight, so he decided to end it.He suddenly charged at full speed, trying to put an end to the fight.

Rarity, however didn't have enough time to try and dodge the charging creature's attack, but before it could make contact with her, Spike jumped in front of her and took the full force of the attack.

The mid-section was lacrated by the Wraith's claws. Rarity, after seeing this, went into a rage unleashing multiple combo combinations.

After so many endless combos, she finished it off with one named 'The Full Gaia', which effectively chopped off the Sahdow's head.

"Spikey Wikey, w-why di-did y-you save m-me?" Rarity said between sobs.

"Because I-I...." and with that Spike gave into a comatose state.

"Because y-you what?!" Rarity said, while giving into her sadness.

The upset unicorn then turned to face Twilight, "Y-you ca-can he-heal him r-right?" Rarity choked out between her sobs.

"I think I can, hold on." Twi said, while in disbelief over what her Number One Assistant had did to save Rarity.

Twilight's horn then started glowing with her lavender aura with the healing spell which made contact with Spike's wound.

After a couple of minutes of everypony holding their breath the injured dragon awoke.

Overcome with her emotions, Rarity went and gave Spike a kiss full on the lips. Spike in a daze however just stared at her with a goofy smile on his face.

"What was that for?" Spike asked, finally breaking out of his stupor.

"For saving my life, my little Spikey Wikey," Rarity said, while still holding to her hero.

At the Escaflowne mountains...

After breaking their kiss, Hunter and his new marefriend, Luna, went to go find some water and a place to rest for a while.

"Do you hear that?" Luna asked, her new coltfriend while getting ready for another fight.

Noticing Luna tensing up, "Yes I do, and it's just a river you silly filly you," he said in something that was supposed to be a sing-song voice, but with it failing horribly.

"Hahah...what...was that...supposed to be?" the Warrior Princess said, between fits of laughter.

"It was supposed to be a sing-song voice," Hunter said, while blushing a crimson red.

After Luna stopped laughing, they continued to walk in the direction of the river they heard.

"This looks like a perfect spot to set up camp," Hunter announced, in a non sing-song voice.

"You maybe right, anyways it's getting dark so we might as well," Luna said, after she got a drink of water.

Hunter, being a gentlecolt, then went to go get some dead leaves to make a bed for his marefriend.

"Why did you only make one bed?" the dark blue mare asked, concerned over the fact that her coltfriend wouldn't have a bed to sleep on.

"I thought you would be more comfortable if you had a bed to sleep on, I'm used to having to sleep on the ground," Hunter stated, worried that she may have gotten the wrong idea on why he made the only bed.

"Well my coltfriend is not going to be sleeping on the cold hard ground, come sleep with me," Luna said, with a soft smile on her face.

"O-okay." Hunter said, a little nervous about what could happen.

Once he had gotten into the leaf bed with Luna, she licked his cheek and then started to blush madly.

"Goodnight my little Princess of the Night," said Hunter, while keeping Luna safe and close to him.

"Goodnight my Warrior of the Night," Luna said, a little sleepy

Shortly after, they both drifted off to sleep.

Authors Note: Well that was chapter 9, I hope you liked it. I will be holding a Q&A from now on untill I say it ends and it can be any question (so long as it's appropriate) so have fun.

As usual, constructive criticism is always welcomed, rate, review, and enjoy. As per usual fashion.

"May Your Lucky Stars Always Smile Down Upon Thee."

-Lunas' Eternal Protector