Falling Sun

November 24th

Fort Hoof

I couldn't sleep not knowing if it was true. I needed to know because she never says things like that. Ginger surprised me I thought I knew her, but was I wrong. I searched till midnight then I saw her on a bench just sitting there. I walked up to her when I was right behind her I asked " Can I sit down?" I can tell that it startled her.

"Yeah, sure." she said, she sounded sad.

"What's wrong?" I asked. I can't see her like this.

"Everything. Just everything." She said throwing her hoofs in the air. I couldn't tell if she was tired or depressed.

"Why is that." I asked her.

"You've most likely been thinking about what I said earlier right?" She responded

"Yeah why?" I said

"That's why. I didn't want to say that till the war was over. I didn't want to get attached then you come back to me in a coffin." she told me. Tears were forming in her eyes "I didn't want you to be distracted during firefight then come out in a body bag. It would kill me if that happened because of me."

"That won't happen in fact that would make me fight harder then if you told me that before it was over." I told her at this point she put her head was on my shoulder.

"The truth is that I loved sense high school. Every time I saw you my heart skipped a beat." I she told me in a calm tone. "I always saw you taking to other mares you never seemed to notice me in the background." She continued. "I tried to get you to notice me but you never did." She said. I started to laugh. " What do you think that I'm funny telling you that I had a crush on you?" She said with an annoyed tone.

"No its just it felt like you never noticed me." I told her. " I tried to get your attention. I even asked you to the school dance and you said no. Your words were 'Sorry I'm waiting for some pony' ". I said still laughing and she blushed at her mistake.

"Well it didn't help that you looked like many other stallions in school." She said starting to chuckle.

"Oh, soooooooooo many other stallions hade a red coat, dark blue and black mane and a flaming star on their butt?" We were both laughing.

"Well the red coat part, I thought you just had a blue mane and I wasn't looking at butts for cutie marks." She said still laughing.

"Every time I saw you I said 'that is a hot and sexy mare' to my friends. Sometimes one said they agreed then I punched him." I told her.

"I used to say the same thing except mare I said stallion." She told me.

"Well that's obvious." I told her. We stopped laughing now.

"Still, I didn't want to say anything at this point until the war was over." Ginger was now rested her head on my shoulder." I never would have said that today if the siege never happened so you can thank the siege for this."

"When this war is over we can do a real date and not one on a battlefield." I told her. "Now its most likely one in the morning so I'm going to sleep and you better get some rest too." I got up to leave to my quarters but she stopped me.

"Pyre... tomorrow I'm still coming with you. I'll give you the name of the two ponies that are coming with me ok?" She said getting up.

"Ok Ginger sleep well to night." I said and I walked down the hall. I now know shat she meant, she loved me and I loved her back.

I was walking back when some thing come running from down the hall. Someone yelled "Get down sergeant!", I quickly ducked. I heard a gunshot and some pony fall to the ground. I turn to see that it was Princess Luna "Are you okay sergeant?" She said in between breaths.

"I'm fine Princess thank you." I said with gratitude. I drew my side arm and walked over to the creature with it aimed at it. As I got closer and Luna must've used a spell or something because all the sudden I could see. I saw Fleetfoot with a hole in his chest and the mini equestrian flag that was on all uniforms was coming off. I bent down and toke it of to see the flag of King Sombra underneath. "Fleetfoot why did you join against us, your country, your home, your family?"

"He promised safety for us and our families if we helped him." He said in between coughs.

"Still, we could have helped you." I said

"He knows about what your going to do." He told me "Sombra knows all your weaknesses and all six of you are going to die tomorrow if you don't listen." I didn't know if it was the truth or he was trying to get me to stop the mission.

"Fleetfoot your not tricking me into the ending the mission." I told him

"Corporal Fleetfoot can you please tell us anything about Sombra's hold on Canterlot." Luna asked him.

"He knows every pony in Canterlot add he can tell a lie from the truth in a sec." He said then he turns to me.

"Pyre if you get inside go to this address to them that Fleetfoot sent you..." He handed me a piece paper and continued." ... They are a resistance group fighting against Sombra. Don't let Equestria fall to Sombra even if it costs you your life. I gave him fake info about us so don't worry about that." He said.

"Fleetfoot, how long have you been helping him?" I asked. I was shocked at the answer that followed.

"Before the war started." He replied. "Pyre if you get to him, kill Sombra with this gun and say that 'Fleetfoot damns you to hell.' " He said with his last breath. He closed his eyes for the last time. One of my best friends was a spy for the other side. Was we really my friend or just doing the job he was paid to do? I grabbed the gun that he meant, it had his cutie mark on the side.

Luna came up behind me. " I'm sorry for your lose sergeant." she said putting her hoof on my shoulder.

"Thank you Princess, at least we know about these spies now." I said while getting up.

"Pyre, you should get some sleep, you have a long day tomorrow. She said, that was the first time she said my name to me.

"Good night Princess." I said to her before walking away.

That night was very eventful for me. The mare I love turned out to love me too, my best friend was a spy for the enemy, and the risk of not seeing the end to this war increased by 90%. All three of these things haunted my dream at the same time. This night three important things were revealed that changed the way I look at this war.