Traveling Soldier

As rainbow dash sifted trough the letters of a soldier, she picked up one that was dated after he last one she read.

"To Rainbow Dash

The air raid had done a number on out morale. It feels horrible to know we're helpless against falling bombs... We can stop them, but the enemy doesn't like to play fair. We've received our orders, as the "multi tasking division" were to bomb and take on a foot assault of the enemy base, We leave at dusk or 2200 hours, I don't know the difference any more, Iv only minutes left before I depart, I have no fear, no fear in my heart, if I am to die and fall in battle I know it shall not be in vain.

But I know I mustn't die, for the heart of a young filly at home will be broken that I'm gone forever. you need not your pretty little head dash, we've got this planned out to the second, and hey, we've raced before, I'm too good to get shot down :).

I've been ordered up so ill leave this here but just encase I don't make it back, I'll sign it off

-Army dude A.K.A. Thunder Chaser"

Rainbow dash ran her hoof along the paper, it was strange, she remembered her feelings for the young colt, but couldn't quite explain why she didn't feel super sentimental over this. There was a second paper clipped to the back of the note she had just read.

To Cyan rainbow pegasus- RD

I've returned alive (I think?) the attack was a smashing success, we took out their entire fort. All in a matter of hours, many surrendered when the armoury exploded, the largest threat is destroyed. Many of us have been awarded handsomely for our service, I have been awarded a new promotion to master corporal, which is pretty big. I received this promotion because I saved many lives, I flew ahead and disabled many large guns that would've killed tens of ponies at a time.

Also I has a surprise for you, for my service in battle, I'm being temporarily released from duty to come home!!

-see you soon, Master Corporal Thunder Chaser

Rainbow dash felt something weighing down the paper she flipped it. On the back of the paper was 2 single chevrons with a trick it saying

"I don't need these any more, find a use for them dash , I know you will -TC"

She looked at the fabric the composed the ranks, it was well made. She shook the thought from her head as she looked at the clock, she quickly gathered the papers and took them up to her room and left them here as she quickly finished cleaning before her friends arrived. One question burned in her mind:

"What happened to my soldier?"