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"GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, MY LITTLE PONIES!!! This is Scoops, here with the Morning News, bringing you the latest in Equestrian Affairs. Speaking of affairs, Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor may well have their long-awaited second honeymoon in Roam, after all. Because of recent events and our brave mares and colts fighting the good fight, we may be seeing those Stripes wave the white flags within this very week or the next. But more on that after these sponsors..."

Ugghhh... just tell me if it's a sunny day or not.

The right side of his face was buried in the pillow. The other eye, barely opened, noticed how rather brightly lit the room was. Hmph, must be eig-

"Eight O' Clock, lady mares and gentle colts. And it is one bright morning! You know what that means. It's time you get your flanks out of bed and either get back to work or hurry your flanks to the supermart, because the line's getting longer everyday. For anyone wishing to get their supplies in the afternoon... heh, I hope you bring your sleeping bags."

He struggled getting out of bed. On one hoof, it was beyond comfortable. On the other hoof, he couldn't stand Scoops' voice early in the morning. So damn obnoxious, seriously.

Several minutes passed by...

Still in bed... not a good sign, Riskie. But then again, it's not like my job pays me alo-

He felt something warm against him back, sliding downwards. He turned around and saw that she was awake. "Hey, sweetie. Did you sleep well?" He asked, feeling his hoof on her light honey cheeks.

"I slept well, Riskie," she replied, smiling. "Aren't you going to ask... "him", too?"

Idiot me. He leaned towards her stomach, "Hey there," he said, quietly, "How'd you sleep?"

He put his left ear against her stomach, whispering, "I don't blame you if you couldn't sleep well. Her snoring and all," he joked. He looked up and saw her rolling her eyes, amused.

"Aren't you going to be late to work?" she asked.

"Um, the chief said I could come by later this after-"

"Noon? Again?" she interrupted. She saw Riskie's face, filled with guilt. "Honey, I know how much you dislike going to your job. And this isn't the first time you told me that," she told him. He looked at her, seeing how upset she was from her frown. Damn it, why did I lie to her, again?

"I thought you wanted to protect people, Riskie. Isn't that why you became a fire fighter?"

"I know, but what am I doing for the good of the ponies? Putting out fires because somepony left the stove on, sitting around for hours wasting time at the station, and rescuing kittens from trees? I'm pretty sure my actions here are definitely helping the ponies at the front who are giving their lives for us. I feel like I'm wasting time here, Candy Mare" He sarcastically contemplated.

...

"Riskie... without ponies like you, the ponies here would have more trouble living their lives here. You're here to remind the ponies that even at war, some good can still be made. And while no other pony may ever recognize it, I will."

"Huh, I... I never thought about it that way," he uttered, stupefied. He face palmed himself, feeling both guilty for lying and like a jerk about his job. "I feel like a total jerk, Candy. I'm sorry."

"Hey, it's alright. I wasn't that hurt. And besides...," He again, then felt her hooves against his, holding them together, "I hate the Chief too!" she said, grinning. Hmph, she's still got her humour. She then pecked his cheek and moved onto to the curtains. She pulled the curtains open and the two were blinded by light. The bedroom gleamed at the sunlight. Both tried blocking the sunlight with their hooves.

"Jeez, Scoops was right," she admitted, knowing that Riskie would've hated that. "This is one bright day."

"Yeah... It's like the skies are burning"