"Private Flash Sentry. If you'd come with me for a second."

The voice of his captain pulled the yellow pony from his daydreams. That's probably what the talk'd be about anyways.
He'd been spacing out lots over the past few days. But, in his defense, he couldn't help it. He found himself grinning at the memories again the second his mind drifted back to the night he an-

"Flash Sentry. My office. NOW."

Flash was pulled back to reality yet again, and stoop up as straight as possible.

"Y-Yes sir! Right away sir!"

His voice betrayed fear. But he had right to be afraid.
Guard Captain Shining Armor was a gentle, caring and kind pony. Whenever he'd have to discipline one of his guards, he'd always try and do it as friendly as possible.
Today, his voice contained not an ounce of gentleness.
Flash Sentry stepped forward, out of line, to follow his captain. He could practically feel the eyes of his colleagues burn in his back.
Well, there were unicorns present. Maybe their eyes really were burning.
Shining Armor didn't waste another word on the pony following him on the way to his office. Even as the two stallions stepped into the luxurious room, he said nothing.
Flash nervously took his helmet off. He'd only seen the insides of this room once before, when he applied for the guard.

"S-sir! Please excuse me for daydreaming on the job, I'll make sure t-"

"We'll get to that. Sit down."

Shining interrupted Flash without even a trace of empathy in his voice.
Flash Sentry nervously sat down on one of the wooden chairs, and could only watch as his captain took place opposite of him.
Shining placed his gleaming, blue hooves on the wooden surface of the desk, and seemed to try to stare Flash Sentry to death.
Only after a few full seconds, he spoke up.

"Now, Flash Sentry. I've heard some... Things."

He paused for a second to sigh. It sounded like the kind of sigh a pony gives when their normally well-behaved foal deserves a beating.

"Some rumours. At least, I hope for you they're just rumours."

Flash swallowed. It occured to him that he never left a will.

"Rumours about your... 'mare adventures.' "

If ponies could actually speak daggers, Flash'd be in pieces by now.
Still, the statement confused him. He'd be the first to admit he was quite a marehunter, at least, used to be until a little while back, but he always stuck to the golden rule. 'Guards guards alone.'
To clarify it, work and romance should be separated. He shiften uncomfortably in his seat, unfolding and folding his wings a little.

"Sir, with all due respect, sir, but I-"

"Don't try to fool me Flash. I'm your captain, I know how you spend your saturday nights."

Flash blinked. Shining knew about last saturday? Well, not that he'd hide it, but he was sure she would.
She even told him explicitely.

"Now tell me, Flash Sentry, and be honest. What were you doing with PRINCESS Twilight Sparkle last saturday night?"

Flash felt a drop of cool sweat run down his left temple. Buck.
He knew she was a princess, and he knew he sould not have been doing anything with her.
But nopony can hold back love. Especially not when there's Bitalian food involved.

"Um... S-sir! N-n-nothing sir!"

Shining stomped a hoof on the desk's surface.

"What'd I say about lying just now?"

The cold death in his voice was slowly turning into a fiery one.

"S-sir! I... Yesterday, I... Um... I took her out on a... A d-date yesterday, sir!"

"Yes, and?"

Flash paused for a second. Inside his head, a million excuses were falling over each other to be used.
It's times like these a pony resorts to accidentally telling the truth.

"S-sir, I..."

Flash sighed, and hung his ears, head and shoulders as low as he could.

"I took her to where she's staying afterwards, and about halfway there, she wanted to stop to look at the stars. I accepted the offer, becau-"

"Hurry it up. I didn't bring you here to tell sappy stories."

"S-sir! I k-kissed her, sir!"

For a moment, Shining Armor's blue mane seemed to erupt in cold flames, taking his eyes and voice with them. He stood up in his chair, slamming his hooves down on his desk yet again.

"You did WHAT?"

Flash opened his mouth to speak up, but never got the chance.

"You KISSED a bucking PRINCESS, that's what you did!"

Flash was at a loss for words. In fact, he had to stop himself from falling back to daydreaming and grinning. The kiss was just so magical, he-

"Are you two dating?"

The question threw Flash Sentry slightly off-guard. Dating? That date was their first, dut he did kind of ask her for a second one soon, and she did say yes quite enthusiastically, so-

"Are you, or are you not dating MY little sister?"

Flash almost fell off his chair.
Shining Armor's Twilight's brother?
He'd kissed his captain's sister?
So much for separating work and romance.

"Answer me!"

Shining was shouting by now, and the stallion he was shouting to only barely dared to answer him.

"Sir, w-we've agreed on a second... date... Sir."

Shining Armor leanied over his bureau, until his face nearly touched Flash's.

"Do you know what this means?"

Flash swallowed hard, and nodded.

"I can't tell you who to date. But I AM your captain! So if I ever see you hurt Twily, or if I EVER see somepony else hurt her where you could've stopped it..."

He didn't even have to finish that sentence. Flash was already scared to death.
And, on a side note, this speech calmed him down for some reason.

"You're gonna take blame for EVERY single tear she cries, you hear? You're gonna treat her like a bucking PRINCESS."

"Sir, with a-all due resp-pect, sir, but T-Twilight k-kind of is... A princess."

Shining Armor squinted his eyes a little.

"That's what I like to hear."

He opened his mouth for a second wave of threats, when a knock on the door interrupted him.

"NOT NOW! I'M BUSY!"

A nervous surtling came from the other side of the door.

"Sir! Tinder has set himself on fire, sir!"

Shining Armor sighed. Withing those two seconds he seemed to shift from Hurt-me-and-I'll-kill-you-Shining Armor to the captain Flash knew.
Shining got off his chair, and made his way to the door. Jut before opening, he turned to Flash Sentry one last time.

"If you buck up, I'll send you to the most remote outpost I can find."

It didn't sound angry. It didn't sound Shining wished Flash had a drink for him to poison.
It sounded calm and collected, which was somehow even worse.
A full minute after his captain left, Flash Sentry walked out of the office.
Before he could make a full step, he was stopped by a colleague.

"Flash! Captain Armor told me to give you this!"

And with those words, Flash was handed a scroll.

As long as you make no mistakes, I'll allow it.

Flash sighed out of both worry and relief as he put the scroll away.

"So what's it say?"

Flash pushed the fellow guard out of his path.

"Nothing. Hey, could you take over the evening shoft for me? I'm going on a date."

Author's Note

I don't even really like Flash Sentry. I've never even seen that movie. So if he's acting out of character, blame my lack of knowledge.
Basically, the idea popped into my head a few days ago. It's probably been done before. I don't really mind.