The world is not a pretty place. For every life born there is an exact number of lives lost. For every happy family there is a distraught, broken one. For every smile there is a frown. And for every pony's life, there is a Story. Good or Bad, it tells us who they are today and why they came here. Some for leisure, some for boredom, etc. But there's one part everypony misses in some stories today for why they are here: For hope.

Nurse Redheart has the worst day ever, but finds comfort in telling Berry Punch about her past. Berry Punch also reveals that the reason for her excessive drinking. But, even with their different stories, they are all similar in the worst way possible for them: The 'War'.

Special Thanks to Parafrap for allowing me to upload this with his permission. (you can find his other works in Fanfiction.net...)