The Mane Six Militia and The Shadow of a Phantom

Quick note: Copper is the Guard Captain.

    Twilight had picked a smaller house from the town to stay in even though her guards recommended she stay in something more fit for a princess she declined saying that she would leave the bigger houses for the soldiers to sleep in. The carts were staged outside of the town hall, an old wooden building that desperately needed a new paint job. Probably the original building from when the town was first founded. This would act as their command center.

    Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, Fluttershy, Sweetie Belle, and AppleBloom stayed in two different houses that sat beside each other. Rainbow, Shy, Rarity, and AppleJack In one, Sweetie Belle, AppleBloom, and Pinkie in the other. Rarity and AppleJack had been nice enough to allow their younger sisters stay in the same room given the circumstances.

    Kumori on the other hoof, dreaded the thought of sharing any living quarters with anypony. He decided to find a supply shack behind the local school and stay there, where he might be left alone with his thoughts.

    Derpy hooves, or Ditsy ended up staying in a room of an apartment complex, that most of the pony of the militia chose to occupy wanting to segregate themselves. Even though they had technically become soldiers of the Royal army they didn't share the same mentality as the institutionalized ponies.

    Alsvid however along with a few of the militia chose to intermingle with the soldiers, and stayed close to them. Alsvid didn't really consider any of the militia true warriors, seeing their lack of leadership and certain dumb individuals only strengthened this belief. Still they were all their for the same reason, so she tolerated these negative qualities.

    As Twilight searched through the house for anything of use she was lucky enough to stumble upon clean sheets for the bed, a few unlit candles and a couple of books she hadn't yet had the pleasure of reading.

    Trixie had stayed with Twilight while she searched the house just to be safe, even though the guard captain assigned two soldiers to guard the perimeter of the house for the night. As Trixie was about to leave Twilight called her before she made it halfway out of the door.

    "Hey uh... Trixie?"

    "Yes Twilight?"

    "Could you maybe, stay with me here? I don't want to be left alone with all this." She asked, her cheeks glowing a pale pink beneath her fur.

    "We'll geez Sparkle, I thought you weren't going to ask." She giggled before shutting the door to the house.

    "Thanks Trixie." Twilight trotted into the small room with one of the candles and one of the books she had found. She placed the candle on a night stand that sat next to the bed, lit it with a small burst of magic before climbing under the covers and opening the book before her. She was pleased when the blue fur of Trixie's brushed along side hers as she climbed in next to her. "What are we reading?" She asked as she snuggled into the bed and alongside Twilight, making herself comfortable.

    "I'm not sure, the title was rather vague, called The Key. There's no description or summary either so I guess we'll have to find out. " Twilight replied. "Want to take turns reading? I read a chapter, you read a chapter?"

    "Sounds good." Trixie replied.

    As the night reach its peek, one of the militia ponies named Pure Peak crept from his room, making sure not to wake anypony. Unfourtanetly the old boards of the apartment's balcony creaked with almost every hoof step. He thought he had heard a door open and he turned quickly. Nothing. Peak let out a sigh of relief before making his way to the street.

Ditsy let the door creep open again. Curiosity took hold of her mind due to Peak's sneaking about. 'Maybe he's fooling around with one of the mares.' She thought and giggled at the idea. Only one way to find out. The good thing about being a Pegasus, you were usually light on your hooves.

    There were no ponies in the immediate area, but still he kept to the shadows as he made his way to the front gate of the old town. Two soldiers chatted back and forth, having been stationed to guard the inside of the gates. As casual as he could he trotted up to greet them. "Hey guys."

    The two soldiers looked at him simultaneously turned to see the light blue Stallion trot up to them. "What are you doing out here so late?" One of them questioned.

    "Nothing really, have trouble sleeping is all, thought I'd come and keep you guys company since I'm awake." He replied with a smile.

    'Why is he sneaking around just to talk to the guards?' Ditsy inquired as she stuck her head around the corner of a nearby building.

    "We appreciate the gesture but you should really get back to your room." The other replied, with a hint of hostility in his voice.

    "Why? Is something wrong?" He asked, trying to sound worried.

    "No, nothing like that, We just can't be distracted by small talk while on duty."

    "But I just saw you two talking. What's the difference between the two of you and me?"

    "Were on duty together, please go, now." One of the soldiers, obviously the hot head of the pair was losing patience.

    "Alright alright, but can I get you guys anything? Tea? Water?" 'What is taking these guys so long?' He thought to himself, growing nervous.

    'What is he doing? He's going to make them mad.'

    "I Said Go-"

    "Hey hey, calm down." The other soldier cut him off. "He's just looking out for us. Hey, we really appreciate it bu-" He was cut off as he heard a thud from the other side of the gate. "What the buck?" He asked as the two soldiers turned toward the gate, drawing their blades. "Figgle You Okay Over There?" He called over the gate.

    Pure Peak took his opportunity, lunging at the guards, revealing two hidden blades that he stuck into either of their necks. "I have a feeling Figgle feels about the same way you do right now." He chuckled before pulling the blades free and watching the two guards fall as blood poured from their wounds. Then a voice that made the hair on his neck stand on end sounded behind him.

Ditsy stifled a whimper at what she had just witnessed, the only thing that kept her grounded was the brute of a stallion that had galloped up on the situation

    "You Traitorous Bastard." Rock yelled as he charged the smaller stallion.

    "Oh Buck!" Pure Peak exclaimed as he galloped over to the gate, just able to open it for the four Solandian assassins before he felt a hoof grab the scruff of his neck and lift him into the air.

    Peak scrambled frantically, drawing one of his hidden blades once more and sticking it into Rock's side who did little more than wince as the blade pierced his thick skin.

    With his other hoof he took hold of the hoof that held the blade and slowly pulled it away from him before stripping the weapon from peak's grasp and throwing him to the ground. Peak gasped for air as soon as he hit the ground. He managed to get ahold of his second blood stained blade but Rock caught his hoof before he could stick him again. "How many of these silly toys do you have?" He laughed before Snapping his for-leg like a twig.

    Peak cried out in pain, hoping the Solandian assassins would save him. He was helpless against Rock's brutal methods of combat as he felt himself rise from the ground again before meeting it head on for the second time. Everything was a daze for Peak now. His vision blurred and his ears rang as he feebly attempted to get back on his three good hooves. He wasn't sure but he thought he heard Rock laughing as he began to cough up blood. "Somepony h-hel-" More blood now. It was at this moment he wished he hadn't accepted the infiltration mission from the Solandian army. The Solandian assassins never came to his aid and he felt himself rise from the earth one last time and crash back into darkness, dead.

    "That'll learn you, you traitorous scum." He laughed as he tossed Peak's corpse aside. However Rock had not been aware of the four silent killers that had slipped inside while he dealt with peak. As he turned around he was met with the sharp end of a sword that disappeared into his gut and a red mask that covered his assailants face.

    The assassin leaned over to Rock's ear. "Thank you for taking care of our loose end for us." he whispered. When he pulled away he was shocked to see Rock smiling.

    "What do you-" Rock coughed a few times before continuing. "Know, one of you fuckers finally got me." He chuckled weakly. "I'm not going alone though." With a swiftness unnatural for a stallion his size he took his attackers head and smashed it with his own. The assassin took a few steps back, releasing the blade that still rested in his gut. Rock growled and screamed as he took the handle and pulled the blood soaked blade free, but before he could swing down on the assassin, a blade from one of the other assassin parried the strike. Not taking any chances, he sliced Rock's throat, blood spraying his mask and made sure he fell before dropping his guard. He took the sword from the dead Stallion's grasp and handed it to his ally. "We don't have much time." He stifled through his mask.

    Ditsy, who had previously been frozen hy fear, finally regained her composure. She took to the sky, not caring if the Solandians could see her. She began to cry out for help, making all the noise she could to wake the small military town.

    "Shit, Get Her!" One of the earth pony assassins exclaimed to the two Pegasus of the group who took off after her.

    Ditsy was fast, but the trained killers were faster. Within seconds she felt one of them crash into her, sending her tumbling out of control. She just manages to spread her wings to stop her fall a mere hoof from the ground.

    However the second pegasi assassin landed atop of her, forcing her to the ground. Derpy swung up with one of her forhooves, hitting the snout of the masked Pegasus who growled before swinging back down on her.

    The resolve of the gray mare was to strong to be broken by such odds and she kept up the fight, preventing the assassin from reaching his weapon to finish her, he had to settle with holding her in place until his comrade got there. All at once Ditsy knew the end was near when a second red mask appeared in her sights. In his hoof he held the instrument of her oncoming demise. She closed her eyes and whimpered, hoping that by some miracle The Doctor would appear and save her like he'd always done.

    Instead of the cold steel of the blade, she felt the weight of the enemy Pegasus lift. She opened her eyes and scrambled to her hooves, wondering what had happened. That's when she saw Kumori sparring with one of the assassins, as the other lay clutching his slit throat, and seizing back and forth as the blood squirted and gushed  through his hooves.

    The assassin did not fear the Solandian phantom yet he was unable to compete with the strategic weaponry of Kumori's wing blades. Derpy watched in amazement and fear as he swirled and turned with ease, almost like a dance.

    The assassin was growing tired quickly trying to keep up and was eventually caught by one of the blades that sliced one of his rear legs that he stood on. He took a few steps back and fell to his good knee and looked up at Kumori, almost in appreciation of his last fight. With one swift movement, Kumori thrust forward with his wings outstretched.

    The assassins head sat for just a moment, before rolling off his shoulders as his body fell to the ground. Blood sprayed the sand from his neck until it had almost drained completely from his body. Ditsy winced and closed her eyes at such a horrific sight.

    However they snapped open quickly, remembering the two others that still remained. "Kumori!" She exclaimed. Before she could tell him however the other two were already galloping in their direction. They didn't make it far before a mix of militia and Royal army soldiers flooded the street stopping the two earth pony assassins in their tracks. In one last act of defiance they drew their swords.

    An arrow struck one of them from an archer Pegasus on a nearby building that instantly brought the Solandian down. Now only one remained. The group of soldiers charged the lone Solandian assassin, but before they could reach him  the guard captain stopped them. "Do not kill him, take him alive!" He exclaimed.

    The assassin was not having that, he turned the blade on himself, prepared to die before capture. Another arrow from the archer struck the hoof that held the blade, causing him to drop his suicide weapon and grab his now bleeding hoof. Moments later they detained the struggling assassin and bound him by all four hooves. The guard captain trotted up to him and removed his mask revealing the surprisingly calm face of their new prisoner. He was a dark brown colored stallion with a gray mane that had been covered by the mask and helmet. "Take him to the guard house and lock him up." He spat down at the ground before trotting off in the direction of Princess Twilight's quarters to make sure she was unharmed.

    Twilight and Trixie had already awoken from the noise and were standing just in front of the small house. To the guard captain's relief the two guards stood on either side of them with their weapons drawn.

    "What's going on?" Twilight asked anxiously.

    "Enemy assassins, four of them infiltrated the town. Four soldiers are dead along with two of the militia guard. They came through the main gate but didn't make it much farther before a pair of the militia guard stopped two of them. That's when the majority of our force arrived, we took one of the assassins alive. By now he should be in the guard house prison. That's all I have to report for now Princess."

    Twilight's frustration was clearly visible on the situation. She had not been around as long as Celestia or Luna, she was no older than her friends even.

    Trixie nuzzled the side of Twilight's neck. "Calm down Twi." She told her before looking back at the guard captain. "Find anypony that may have seen what happened. They didn't get in without help of some kind. If they have any information bring them to the Princess." Trixie told the guard captain who looked at the princess for conformation, he didn't take orders from just anypony but when he saw the princess nod her approval he agreed.

    "Right away." He replied before trotting away.

    "That was, so simple. Why couldn't I just tell him that?" Twilight scolded herself. "You might have made a better princess." She told Trixie sadly.

    "Twilight that's what I'm here for, your under alot of stress, its understandable. You'll get the hang of it." Trixie reassured her.

    "But you were able-"

     "I'm not under the same pressure as you. Its easier for me to think." She replied shrugging.

    Twilight smiled weakly. "Thanks Trixie."

(Derpy)

     The guard captain arrived back on the scene, happy to see the one of the original Pegasi were still in the area.  Ditsy sat still, unmoving. A harsh reality had settled over her just then. The Doctor was not here to save her anymore. She'd almost died. Tears of anger and sadness poured down her face. "Why?" She asked herself. 'Why did he leave me here, in all of this? To suffer?' She thought. 'I have to take care of myself now. There's no more Doctor.'

    "You there, the gray mare." The Copper called, breaking her trance.

    She regained as much composure as she could before turning. "Yes?"

    "Come with me, Princess Twilight would like to have a word with you."

    Ditsy and Copper made their way back toward Twilight's residence where the two still sat, waiting patiently. "Derpy hooves?" Twilight asked. She hadn't even known she was part of the militia. Even worse she looked a mess, her fur was covered in dirt and spots of blood from where she had landed on the ground, her feathers ruffled, and her muzzle was bleeding. "Derpy, are you okay?"

    "Yes princess." She answered solemnly.

   "Derpy, please call me Twilight, you know me better than that."

    "Okay."

    "Did you see what happened?" Twilight asked.

     "Yes..."

   "Please elaborate." Trixie told her.

    Ditsy sighed and sat down. "I was awake in my room, through the curtains I saw the shadow of one of the stallion pass by very slowly. So I went to investigate. I think his name is... Pure... Uh... Pure peak, that's it. Anyway, I thought he had been fooling around with one of the mares in the militia so I followed him, but he went to the gates. He began to talk to the two guards at the gate like they were friends or something though I couldn't hear what they were saying exactly I knew the soldiers were starting to get angry. For some reason they both turned toward the gate and drew their swords. A second later Peak stabbed them both. I was going to run but I saw Rock galloping up to the gates." She cringed a moment, remembering Rock's brutality and chose not to elaborate the details. "He killed him. Four of the Solandians had come through the gate but they did nothing to help Peak. I don't think Rock knew the Solandians had come in, when he turned round one of them stabbed him. Rock was still able to fight off the one and had pulled the sword out of himself. However another of the assassins cut his throat."

     Again she cringed. She was okay with a little blood shed but this was overkill. "That's when I flew off, calling for help. One of their pegasi caught me, knocked me out of the sky and landed over me. I fought him as long as I could until another of them caught up. He was about to kill me but, Kumori saved me." She whispered.

    "Kumori?" Twilight asked.

    "The black Pegasus in the militia." Ditsy explained. "He killed two of them on his own."

    "Copper, find him for me." Twilight told him and he galloped off. "Ditsy, I am grateful for what you have done. Are you okay?"

    "I'll, I'll be alright." She replied looking down.

    "Why don't you go find one of the medics?" Trixie suggested.

    "If its okay, I want to wait for Kumori, he saved me, the least I can do is make sure he is alright." Ditsy replied.

    The sight of the crestfallen mare saddened Twilight and she nodded her head in agreement. "Trixie could you find a towel so she can at least wipe the blood from her muzzle?"

    "I'll be right back." Trixie replied as she disaoeared into the house, returning a moment later  with a damp wash cloth which she hoofed to Ditsy.

    Ditsy took it gratefully, wiping her face and muzzle, embracing the cool material against her burning skin. She wanted to get as much of the blood out of her fur as possible.

    "Come sit up here with us." Twilight said and ditsy complied, happy to have the company.

    It took quite a while for Copper to find Kumori behind the school house. Be had been asking around the apartments for him and a few of the ponies told him they saw a black Pegasus go behind the school, but they didn't recognize the name which came up as strange to Copper. Yet he found him laying in the grass just outside an old shack. "You, is your name Kumori?"

    Kumori didn't bother looking at the Guard Captain. "Yes." He sighed, wishing these ponies would leave him alone.

    "The princess wishes to have a word with you."

    "Tell her she can keep wishing." He replied casually.

    Copper stamped his hoof to the ground and snorted.  "You will not speak of the Princess in such a manor. Now get up and start moving." 'Disrespectful militia swine.' He thought to himself.

    Kumori sighed again. He didn't wish to entertain anypony with an audience but he also wanted to avoid unnecessary conflict. If this was what he had to do to effectively fight the Solandians then he would comply for now. He lazily rolled over to his hooves and stood up. "Fine fine." He replied.

    Copper snorted again before turning tail. "Follow me."

    Kumori followed Copper to the Princess and the two mares that sat alongside her. He paid little attention to the Princess or Trixie, but kept his eyes trained on the crestfallen gray Pegasus until Twilight cleared her throat. "Your Kumori?" she asked.

    Kumori sat and gave her a dumb look for a second.

    "Answer her!" Cooper snorted, his patience wearing thin for the black pegasus.

    Kumori rolled his eyes and sighed. "Yes, my name is Kumori."

    Twilight walked down the steps and got closer to Kumori, then took a moment to study him, probably due to his different colored eyes. She blinked and shook her head before refocusing. "I understand you saved Derpy here from the two assassins?"

    "Yes." Kumori cocked his head to one side, wondering where this was going.

    "Thank you."

    Kumori was confused, had a princess really just thanked him for such a task? For killing? Or was it for saving Ditsy? Either way, royalty expressing gratitude was not an gesture he was used to in Solandia. "Er... Your welcome?"

    Twilight nodded her head, walked back up the steps, bowed her head to Ditsy before wishing her a good night and reentering the house with Trixie close behind.

    Kumori turned to leave but was stopped.

    "Kumori?" Ditsy called.

    Kumori turned his head to look at Ditsy. "Yea?"

    "C-can you walk with me a while? Just until I find Fluttershy?" She stammered.

    Kumori thought for a moment. He realized what he saw in her now, it had been obvious all along. The pain of loss. She was alone and despite her general happy appearance, depressed. "Lead the way." He replied, managing a smile.

    Ditsy trotted down the stairs and stopped next to Kumori. "Thanks, its this way."

    The two walked in silence for a while, Kumori felt an unnatural need to break the silence. "I'm surprised you haven't said anything about my eyes yet." Probably not the smartest thing to say.

    "I'm surprised you haven't said anything about mine." She countered. "Its not nice to point things like that out, I know how it used to feel when ponies would mention mine, I didn't want to do the same to you, but if your asking my opinion, I think their beautiful." She smiled. "I think its great to be different."

    Kumori was stumped for the second time that night. 'What is with these equestrian ponies? Why are they so... Nice?' He thought to himself. He was thankful she didn't look his way, his muzzle and cheeks were glowing a faint red. However he shook his head to dispatch such thoughts, he couldn't let anypony get to him. He remained quiet until they found the house they were looking for.

    "I'd hate to wake her." Ditsy said to herself, hesitating to knock on the door.

    "You need to be looked at." Kumori told her before pounding the door with his own hoof.

    A moment later a distraught looking Rainbow Dash appeared at the door. "Who the fuck is... Derpy!?" She shouted as she saw the dirt and blood that covered her fur. "I'll go get Fluttershy." She disappeared back into the house, leaving the door open.

    Not a minute passed before Fluttershy appeared, waving the two pegasi into the house.

    "Derpy lay face down on the couch." Shy ordered. She wasn't nearly as shy when she was working on someponie's injuries.

    "Kumori, leave them be for now. Fluttershy needs to focus, come into the kitchen with me." Dash told him.

    For a second Kumori considered ignoring her, he felt like he needed to stay, but complied.

     Shy parted Ditsy's fur in various places on her back, looking for anything worse than a scrape or scratch. She found a particularly nasty scratch on her lower back but it had already stopped bleeding.

    "So, Kumori... I'm surprised you actually chose to stay, especially when the Royal army rolled up." Dash told him. "You never came back to get your bandages changed though." She accused as she looked down at the old wrappings on his forleg.

    "Yeah well, be glad I even stayed." He replied smugly.

    Dash sighed. Why was she pushing the matter? There were more important things at hoof these days. "Listen, Kumori, I don't want to argue about this. I apologize." She told him, holding out a hoof to him.

    Kumori eyed her suspiciously but took the opportunity to quell the situation by shaking her hoof. Being the only other pony he had really talked to in the group he decided to try and figure a few things out. "Rainbow is it? I-I don't understand you ponies."

    "What do you mean?" She asked, shooting him an akward glance.

    "How do you all stay so happy? Despite everything that's going on?"

    Rainbow Dash sighed. "Listen, Kumori what would be the point in fighting this war if everypony was just going to be miserable in the end anyway? What is the point in living in misery?" She asked him and continued when he didn't answer. "Exactly. It is okay to be upset here and there but you can't let it run your life. This lone pony bullshit will only get you so far."

    "I am living to take revenge on my old country." He shot back.

    "Hey, and I'm nopony to tell you otherwise, im bad about stuff like that to, but what happens after the war is over? Lets say every Solandian is dead. What then? And why be miserable till then?" Dash countered.

    "I-I-I don't know." He admitted. "I just don't want... Forget it." He mumbled.

    Dash slammed her forhoof on a nearby table startling Kumori. "No, okay? No. Stop this evasive shit. There has to be some kind of heart in there, hell if not you wouldn't of walked Ditsy here." She exclaimed. She noticed when she mentioned Ditsy he turned his head away. "So, Ditsy huh?" She pursued the topic.

    "Yeah? What about her?" Kumori replied.

    "She's not that bright is she? Pretty dumb actually. I mean who's cutie mark is bubbles? What kind of talent is that?" Dash continued, watching for any sign of aggravation from the Pegasus. "She's pretty fuckin sad to. You think I haven't seen her staring at the stars wishing for that weird ass Stallion to appear out of thin air and take her away with him? Actually on second thought, I wish he had." Dash snickered, casting a sideways glance at Kumori who's eyes gave his anger away. "Maybe then I wouldn't have to look at those fucked up eyes of hers."

    That did it. Kumori snapped and jumped at Rainbow, boling her over as he landed over her with one of his forhooves raised ready to strike. He stopped when he heard Rainbow laughing.

    "Got you, so you do have a heart." Dash said as she pushed Kumori away from her and got back to her hooves.

    Just then Fluttershy trotted into the room. "Derpy is washing up before I bandage her. Thankfully she looks worse than she is." Fluttershy sighed.

     "Did she happen to tell you anything?" Rainbow asked.

    "Yes, apparently Someponies got in who were not supposed to be here and she ended up fighting with one of them."

    "How? Why didn't anypony wake us?" Dash was wide awake now.

    "She said there were only four of them, and they came in through the north gate, to far from anypony to hear." Shy explained. "She told me everything is fine now, except... Four of the Royal soldiers are dead, and Rock was killed to. Ditsy told me he caught Pure Peak murdering the two guards on the inside of the gate before opening it for Solandian soldiers. Rock killed Peak and nearly one of the assassins before dieng."

    "Damnit." Dash snorted. As much as she hated that stallion she couldn't deny he was a good soldier.

   "A-and she a-a-also told me you s-saved her?" Fluttershy's shy demeanor returned as she turned to Kumori.

   "Yes." He admitted, avoiding the blue mare's watchful gaze and smirk she wore from having her point reinforced.

    Shy nodded her head before trotting back into the living room, awaiting Ditsy's return.

    "I'll tell you this Kumori, you can trust her. She's never proven otherwise to any pony, and that's more than I can say for even myself." Rainbow told him with sincerity. "She just needs a little attention."

    There was no point in trying to play it off any longer, Dash had seen through him. "I just don't want to lose another friend. If I don't make any friends I can't lose any friends." He told her.

    "Wait, another friend?" Dash asked in confusion.

    Kumori realized his mistake, he hadn't told Dash about his unicorn friend, only Ditsy. "Please, leave it alone." He told her.

    "Okay... Still..." Dash sighed. "Look, your not doing anything but making yourself miserable. I got it, some ponies like to be alone sometimes, but all the time isn't good. I know your scared of losing somepony you care about. What, do you think im not terrified of losing Fluttershy? Well I am, every fucking day were out here. I'm scared that one of these days, those Solandian fucks are going to attack us and kill everypony I care about, but ya know what? They give me something to fight for. Knowing that they are in danger makes me fight that much harder, now you can do whatever the hell you want, but the only pony your hurting is yourself." Dash replied. "And remember, its better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all."

    Kumori sat for a moment, absorbing the words he had just heard. 'Is she right, am I being the fool here?' He asked himself. His whole world was being turned upside down for the second time in his life. He suddenly questioned everything, was it time to move on? Start over? He shook his head and bit back a tear. "Damn it to hell." He whispered under his breath. There was something about Ditsy that drew him to her, made him want to get closer to her. 'I guess I can try.' He thought to himself. "Fine." He finally spoke. "I'll try and talk to her."

    "Thata stallion." Dash replied.

    Kumori growled quietly to himself and turned his head away. Deep down inside he knew he was being a coward, avoiding any emotional connection with everypony, he could kill without batting an eye, but when it came to talking to any pony, he was the biggest bitch he'd ever known.

    "Here have some tea." Dash told him. "Shy managed to make it just before she went to bed, so its still fresh." She poured the tea into an old tea cup they had found in the house and hoofed it to him. "It might be a minute before Shy is satisfied with her work on Derpy. Come, have a seat." Dash sat at a old dining table and placed her own cup of freshly brewed tea on table.

    Kumori reluctantly agreed, taking the seat opposite of Dash. He gave the tea a quick sniff before taking a sip.

    "Geez, you really don't trust anypony do you?" Dash replied taking a drink from her own cup.

    Kumori snorted lightly before drinking more of the sweet black liquid. "Its a habit." He replied.

    Dash just shook her head. "Hey, whatever you say." Dash told him before sitting all the way back in her chair, stretching her forhooves over her head and giving an audible groan. "I was sleeping good to." She muttered.

    They sat in silence for about fifteen minutes or so before Ditsy and Shy entered the kitchen. Ditsy's fur was no longer dirt or bloodstained, though she had a bandage over the too of her muzzle, the base of her left wing had been bandaged, and there were a few other bandages in various places.

    "She is okay now." Shy told them both. A few cuts and bruises, most of the cuts didn't even need bandages but I applied them anyway, I didn't want her to catch an infection." Shy explained.

    "Yeah, I feel alot better now." Which was needless to say, she looked alot better.

    "Hey, uh Ditsy, lets get out of here, let them get back to bed." Kumori suggested, already trotting to the front door.

    "Yeah, we should probably go. Shy, thank you for your help. I'm sorry I woke you." Derpy said bowing her head.

   "Oh, well, it was no problem Ditsy." Shy replied.

    Ditsy accepted this and followed Kumori out of the house. She was surprised to see that Kumori had waited instead of trotting ahead. He sat on the side of the old dirt road, shifting uncomfortably.

    "Lets go." Kumori said as he began to trot along, Ditsy beside him.