Author's Note

Now This is my first ever time writing creatively just keep that in mind. So enjoy. Hopefully I can release more chapters to this beginning.

Chapter one: Betrayal

"I count two... No make that five. Five of those... Creatures. Every day is the same... Oh! Go attack this Kry! Oh! Clean my boots and kiss my flank! I swear, one of these days..." The odd griffon shook his head, noticing his partner, a khaki colored earth pony with a horrendous Mohawk and dusty brown eyes, that not normal of a pony, staring at him with a disappointing look.

"Kry? Do you ever go one day without complaining about our General?" The khaki pony simply chuckled, watching the encampment as he opened his saddle pack, taking out a pen and a scrap of paper. Looking over the base once more, "Alright, tell me the types of buildings or at least how many you see."

Kry looked over the pony, shaking his head as he revealed a pair of binoculars, tied loosely around his feathered neck. "Okay, I count... A field hopsital... A barracks I think. That big building is obviously the HQ... Wait. Someone is coming out. A larger creature." Kry handed the Binoculars to his friend, "Look for yourself Dusty..." Dusty shook his head, spitting out the pen as he looked, still in shock and fear as what only could be described as an abomination took center stage, cowering fear into all it passed.

"Sweet celestia... We need a bombing run and chemicals and Napa-" Dusty stops, noticing Krys' tallon holding his mouth shut. "Or we could just report to command and tell them about this?" He said, mumbling through his teeth.

"Two I would expect more than two Star..." The dark red pegasus said looking rather confused but shook his head at the thought and pulled out his knife.

"I'll head down try get a better look on th-" the red pegasus stopped, stunned to see what he saw a bright blue light, a light manifest into some creature, an abomination of some kind.

Star took out a book from his back pack and gave it to the red Pegasus, "okay Blood make yourself useful, find out what it is." Blood looked at star with a puzzled look on his face holding back on being smug.

"Read? Who reads these days? We just go down, say hi while I put my knife in the abominations throat."
Star looked at Blood and smiled.

"Oh Blood I have known you since a little filly." Blood stared fire right into Stars eyes watching in anger. Star stared back trying not to laugh. "Doesn't work, anyway let's write the report and run on back before we are spotted." Star crawled back down the hill followed by the red stallion closing the book disappointed.

"Nothing in the book about the creature, shame." Star turned to look at Blood and saw the lies.
"You didn't look you just sat and ate that weird food you eat, by the way what is that?"

The red stallion smiled and started to laugh to himself in a meniacle manner, Star turned around and quickened his pace. "Okay moving on! I don't want to know."

Blood held back temptation and burst "ITSPONYMEAT!" He laughed as Star started to run from his partner.

"Don't run I might want frozen meat but not that much, ha ha!" Star ran quicker to the outpost looking back at his maniac of a friend slowly walking, crouched with a knife in his mouth shouting Star come back, but Star just ran.

Star got back to the outpost out of breath and scared, but he pressed on to the bunks, broke through the door and locked it quickly as he could.

Star remembered the time he accidentally broke a vase as a young colt running from his parents to his room he became very good at barricading the door from them but his brother always found a way in.

Blood Lust had returned and went into the main building to report what he wrote. The captain of the outpost turned, a greyish pony looked like she had seen everything and her man was all but a stubble, Blood knew what happened but knows not to ask about it.

The Captain turned to Blood as she waved of her guard who obliged and walked out the room. "Ah Blood Lust my favourite stallion here to lead the torture I'm sure you will enjoy it." She smiled as Blood gave her the report.

"The report of our scouting ma'am, Star can give you better detail."

Blood noticed the door to the basement wide open, as soon as he opened his mouth the grey pony cut in.

"Go on Blood and remember don't complete it the same happens to you." Blood Lust smirked as he went down and closed the door.

He closed his eyes as he walked in, "Okay my little friend let us begin." His laugh filling the basement drowning out the pony strapped up. Blood opened his eyes to see the pony tied up and stood stunned he could not believe who was the victim staring back.

The cyan pegasus with a fiery blue mane. The cyan stallion cried and fought vigorously to get free but it was no use and Blood knew it was The cyan pegasus or Blood and then he made his desicion, walked over to a table full of knives, syringes, saws, hammers and looked carefully, considering slow or quick.

He smiled to himself in hatred and chose the first to come to hand, a bone saw, ironically etched in the blade, love the doctor. Blood walked over to the cyan pegasus and grabbed one of his wings and broke it. Star howled with pain as a tear ran down his face, Blood put his hoof to his mouth and licked the tear "Mmm so it does taste cold ha ha ha."

Blood looked deep into Star's eyes fear and sorrow flowed in his ice blue eyes Blood could see this and smiled as he started to pull at his broken wing, Star screeched in agony pleading for Blood to stop. Blood stopped but only for a moment as to remove the tape around Frozen Star's mouth. "Oh Star you must see its me or you and you should have listened to me."

Star looked down at his wing, half torn of and blood pouring out In every direction, he could not bear to look at Blood any more. "Why... I was your friend..." Blood dropped the saw and looked sad and confused but then walked over to the table and picked up a hammer.

"Look at me..."

"N... No I..."

Blood smiled, " have it your way." Blood striked down on Stars other wing, smiling hearing the bones crack under the might. Star let out a ungodly yell crying for him to stop.

"Ple... Please no more." Blood let out a hollow laugh as he went to the table and put the hammer back.

"Now the fun begins."

Stars eyes were blood shot the once beautiful ice blue had fallen dull and dark tears swelling out. "I remember the first time you cried like this ha ha oh where was it oh yes your house after telling you the bad news, oh that was... Intriguingly fun if I do say so myself."

Star closed his eyes remembering that day the day he got the bad news.

"where are you! We are going to be late mister" the ice blue mare was waiting impatiently for the young colt to get changed. "Come on you will be late for flight camp!" Star appeared at the top of the stairs dressed in a grey hoodie with a pair of flight goggles on his head.

"Don't worry mum we won't be late, and remember not to embarrass me this time!"

Stars mother was rushing him out the door trying to fix his messy hair. "Star this hair does not fit you at all it's all... Spiked." She gave out a small sigh as she picked him up and placed him on her back. "So how is your 'special friend'?"

She asked as they set off into the sky, a mischievous smile on her face. "Who?" Star looked puzzled and remembered. "Uhh... I... I don't love her I mean uhh...." His mother laughed as his face started to go red

"It's okay sweetie it's okay if you like her." Star buried his head under his hooves his face bright with embarrassment.

"Can we not talk about it?" "Okay but I thought raspberry ripple would be happy to see you a certain some pony told me so..." Star buried deeper.

"Mom!" She laughed as they flew over cloudsdale.

When they landed the first to greet them was a crimson furred colt with a red mane and a white furred filly with a beautiful raspberry and vanilla mane. "Hey Star go on I think that filly wants to say hi." Star went red again as he walked forward to greet the young filly.

"H... Hey raspberry how's I..." Star kept opening and shutting his mouth, his mum walked over and scuffed his main with her hoof.

"Come on Star just be yourself I don't think she would mind but it would be good to ask her later maybe?" Star went bright red as the young filly started laughing.

"Mom..." Star put his head down as his mom started to walk off.

"I think it's cute." Star raised his head in a flash at the sound of raspberry ripples calming voice.

"R-really?" Raspberry nodded and Star smiled with glee. "Don't get him to hyped up. Might get to boasting." Blood Lust stood their all high and mighty with pride.

"I bet I get top of the class." Blood smirked and smiled cheekily at raspberry. "Wanna go out?" Star stood shocked looking at Blood with rising hate ready to tear him apart.

"Really Blood? No I told you I like Star not you."

Star stood frozen in place his mouth opening and closing trying to find the words "I... I... Uhh." Star passed out on the cloud smiling with excitement.

"I think you broke him." Blood walked over to help Star up and inside the building.

"Okay man don't wimp out on me it's only a girl." Star started shaking trying to speak until he burst with words. "Ilikeyoutobutinevergotthecouragewillyougooutwithme!" He took a deep breath. "Wow didn't think I could ever say th-" raspberry but her hoof over his mouth.

"After the exams. After."

After never came. When the exams finished he said goodbye to his friends, they all passed but Blood was not happy with his results. But he never was happy much fun but never happy.

The news arrived when Blood did a guard was waiting at the door when Blood arrived at Stars home. "Do you live here?" The guard asked with a shaken look on his face.

"No but my friend does I'm visiting him, why?" The guard took his helmet off and told Blood that Stars father had died fighting the changelings and that he should be told by Blood as it would be easier.

Blood nodded, "I... I will." The guard put his helmet back on and took off. Blood seen the guard shed a tear as he flew off.

The door opened and their stood a happy Star gesturing him inside.

"Hi Blood."

"Hi Star..."

Blood shed a tear and sat down "I have terrible news Star."

Star looked at Blood worryingly "He's gone.... The guard said the truth. No..." Blood started crying his colour turning Darker. Tears swelling in Stars eyes started to fall down his head. Blood wiped away his tears. "I never got to say goodbye.." Star looked at his friend.

"Friends... Family... They never say goodbye..." Blood wrapped his hooves round Star, he buried his head under Blood.

"Please don't leave. Please." Blood tightened his hug.

"Never."

The next few months Star didn't do much except help her mother by not arguing he generally avoided everyone except for Blood who was their. But he regretted avoiding raspberry ripple she became sad until Blood explained what happened.

They went round to Stars house to find he was gone. Moved house. She never saw him again.

Star opened his eyes to see Blood Lust with his cheesy smile eyes closed head up, Star looked down to see a dead changeling. "The captain was a changeling and this guy... Mother of Celestia your wing! Medic now!" Blood tried his best to stay calm but was frantic.

Star tried to raise his head to speak but the medic arrived to get him down. He heard the shackles release and his lifeless body fell on the stretcher, Star moaned as he was carried off looking down at his wing. Bleeding his bone sticking out and then the shock kicking in didn't help much either but Bloods presence did he felt like he did in his younger days a big brother to look after him, Star closed his eyes and passed out hearing the words Blood spoke as a young colt over in his head.

"Friends never say goodbye."