we never forget

After a brief introduction and by brief i mean the dragon who i learned name is spike sprinting out of the room screaming like a scared child.
“So does he do that often.” i said glancing around the hall as we made our way to what i assumed was the throne room.

“No Not normally this is strange for him i'll have to talk to him later” twilight says while opening the door to the throne room with a gentle push of a hoof.

The room was beautiful the tapestries on the walls and artwork filled the room with color what i thought was the best was the gigantic map in the center of the room which was surrounded by chairs with the ‘cutie marks’ of the six ponies we followed in.

I opened my mouth and started to say something but was blinded by a bright flash of light. Blinking the white spots from my eyes i looked a twilight who was putting a quill back in an ink container. “ what was that light.” i asked aloud.

“She sent a letter to princess celestia telling her where back.” rainbow said flying over to her chair.

Looking back i saw fluttershy looking at Alex's bandages. “She’ll be fine i know enough about first aid to prevent the wound from killing here.”

“She should still go to the hospital that is if you don't mind.” Fluttershy said whispering the last part and blushing a little behind her maine.

“Shes right, where is the hospital i'll take Alex there” Tom walked up next to me and placed a hand on my shoulder i looked at him as we had a wordless conversation. I nodded and looked at the others.

“I'll take you Rarity, Fluttershy come with me.” applejack said walking towards the door. letting Alex off my back gently i handed her off to tom who put her on his back and followed the others out the door.

Riley had walked over and placed herself on a bench near the door. To get off her feet and relax for a bit for a timid girl she wasn't vary hesitant to make friends with a completely different race. I walked over and grabbed the cart pulling it next to Riley i started rummaging through it not looking for anything specific more or less just to look. Hearing some vary gentle flapping sounded like a very small bird.

“Yes Rainbow what is it.” I said turning around on my heels still crouched.

“I was just looking at your stuff it's very weird, what's this.” she flew over and picked up the shotgun and started looking down the barrel. i panicked and jerked the gun from her.

“DON'T DO THAT!” I shouted making rainbows ears splay back. I my be nice but when it comes to gun safety i'm very strict i even if its a BB gun.

“I'm sorry i didn't mean it.” she said looking down.

“No i'm sorry i didn't mean to yell it just you shouldn't point this end of a gun at yourself or anyone.”

“Its OK its your stuff i shouldn't have been touching it.”

“It's OK.” i reached up and scratched her behind the ear like i would a dog which made her push her head into my hand when I stopped she looked at me with a pout.

As i placed the shot gun back into the cart i continued to rummage through its contents. seeing a flash of light i just assumed it was twilight doing stuff again only to hear a voice i haven't heard before.

“Hello your name must be rick blacktail.” I turned around and was met with a vary mother smile attached to a white alicorn mare whose mane was two different shades of blue pink and a light mint green witch flowed in the nonexistent breeze.

“Yes that's me.” I blinked for a second remembering something about twilight contacting a princess celestia about meeting me. I saluted standing s straight as possible.

She jolted back a small look of shock on her face then looked at twilight. “You never told me he served in the army twilight.” she turned back to me and looked me over as i continued to salute. “At ease rick no need for such formalities.”.

“Apologies it's just what i was trained to do in the presence of anyone higher rank than me.”

“If you mind me asking what rank are you.” twilight added to princess celestia's and my conversation.

“I'm the captain of the united states tank company alpha, or was.”

“What happened to it?” celesta asked raising a questioning eyebrow with a slight tilt of her head.

“Whats a tank?” rainbow added from the other side of the room near Riley.

“Ill answer those later right now i need to shower, sleep.” as if on cue my stomach grouled. “And eat.”

“OK let's go into town and get some hay burgers or daisy sandwiches.” rainbow said flying up to our group.

“OK one, can't eat hay, or daisy's. Two i'd actually like a home cooked meal it's been a while.”

“A long while.” Riley said leaning on the wall behind her.

“OK me and rainbow can run to the market and pick up some stuff anything in particular you can think of.” twilight asked perking up

“Meat would be nice. That fake crap they gave us in the vault was garbage.” Riley said standing up and stretching her back. Even though i spent a year with her in the vault i never realized how fit she was. She had a gymnasts body how she managed to maintain that in the vault i have know idea.

“Yeah a nice steak or hell even some ribs that would be awesome.” i said placing my hand on my stomach getting hungrier as the though of real meet flashed in my mind. That manticore we ate was gross compared to a t bone steak.

“Uuuuhhhh,WHAT HOW COULD YOU EAT MEAT THAT'S DISGUSTING!” twilight screamed into my ears.

“We have to it's part of our diet it's literally the only way to keep protein in our bodies and make them usable.” I said holding my ear that was facing her. “Plus its how we involved see” pointing to my canines in my grin.

“I...i...i don't know what to say I've only ever met one meat eating creature and that was the griffons, but we can do our best to find you some i promise.” celestia said walking toward the door. “twilight rainbow dash i shale company on your journey to get supplies.”

“O...OK” twilight said a little stunned at the princess's reaction. “I just realized pinkies been quite the whole time we were taking. Pinkie are you gonna come with us? Pinkie?” twilight looked around the room for pinkie but not a trace was found. “Where could she have run off to.”

---somewhere in ponyville---

“This is gonna be the best party EVER!! Don't tell anyone OK reader.”