Salt, Anger, And Booze

Salt, Anger, And Booze
Part 22: Aftermath

by: Major Frostwing

I walked through the ruins of Ponyville scowling at the amount of destruction to my own home. I saw people crying and on their hands and knees. I saw people moving rubble away from the broken homes. All of this destruction... This pain... FOR WHAT!?

I clenched my hands into tight fists as I raised them slowly. The ground began to shake violently as all of the rubble was surrounded in a dark purple aura. The rubble shifted and moved as it slowly began to rebuild the town. I was grunting in pain from the strain this much magic was putting on my body. I saw people looking around when they caught sight of me I saw the recognition in their eyes but I needed to focus.

After only 10 minutes of me pouring as much as I could into rebuilding the town it was finally done. I dropped to my knees gasping for breath as blood poured out of my nose, ears, and eyes. I coughed hard before catching my breath. I raised my hand wiping the blood away and out of my eyes as I looked around seeing the town was back to it's former glory. I smiled getting to my feet uneasily. A few people caught me when I almost collapsed but I shook off their grasps taking a few steps towards my home.

I moved slowly stopping before Red's house. "I'm finally home..." I said calmly as I took off Umbra and Solaris setting them beside the door. I walked up to the table in the kitchen sitting down. I used my magic to move the coffee machine to turn it on. I waited calmly for the machine to finish it's start up. I blinked my eyes a few times feeling the dull pain throb through my body.

The coffee machine let out a loud ping saying that it was done. I got to my feet going to get some cups and the coffee. I turned from the coffee maker making my way towards the hospital. She was probably there.

I moved through the town making my way towards the Hospital carrying both of the mugs of coffee. I saw the building in the distance with all of the staff outside in tents moving around frantically trying to move all the patients they had in the hospital back into it. I saw so many people injured that in made my blood boil but they would live nothing immediately life threatening from what I could see.

I saw her. It was only a flash of her hair but I knew I saw her. I moved faster into a tent seeing a few kids that had minor injuries and Red helping them and telling them little jokes to make them laugh and have fun. It brought a smile to my face as I watched her work. She seemed to notice me as she turned around looking at me. She froze as her eyes widened in recognition.

"J-Jon...?" She asked as I gave her a smirk.

"Hey Red." I said as I held out a cup of coffee. "2 creams and 2 sugars right?" I asked as she get to her feet taking the cup of coffee out of my hand looking down at it before looking up at me. She gave me a sweet smile before throwing the coffee in my face. It was still hot but nothing I couldn't deal with.

"I think I deserved that one." I said wiping away the coffee on my face.

"Yes you did..." She said as she took my mug drinking it slowly. "I still owe you more but for now I am just happy to have you back." Red said as she wrapped her arms around me smiling. I wrapped my own arms around her as she squeezed harder. "Now go home and get some rest I have to finish my shift." I reluctantly released my grip walking out of the tent. I smiled looking up at the sky nodding my head heading back towards home. I needed as much sleep as I could get Red was going to kick my ass.