Will's POV

"Ugh...what a day," I said as I flopped onto my bed, not even bothering to take my boots off.

"I know...but hard work'll do ya good!" Applejack said, lying next to me.

"My feet hurt, my arms hurt, and I feel like my boots have lead soles."

"Heh, I'm beginning to wonder who here is the mare."

"Haha, very funny."

It was a long day of farm work. Nothing puts more hair on your chest than a whole day of the boiling sun on your entire body, and nothing but carrying stuff. That was my whole day, but I loved working with AJ. Still, never let it be said that I didn't suffer for my own happiness. I invited AJ to sleep over at my house. Since James occupied the couch, AJ decided to crash in my bed. No complaints. We were just about to fall asleep when a loud sound was heard outside.

POW POW POW

Immediately, we shot up from bed.

"What was that?!" I said, my protective instincts kicking in.

"It...sounded like one of your do-hickeys...a gun..?" Applejack asked.

"Applejack, stay here and watch Scootaloo."

"Where are you going?!"

"Out to see what's going on. The only person out in town with weapons is Luke. I just hope he isn't doing anything stupid..."

I stormed downstairs and popped open a wooden crate. I pulled out an ol'-fashioned Tommy Gun. As I was, Scootaloo came downstairs and looked at me with a worried expression.

"D-dad?" she asked, "What's going on?"

I looked at her reassuringly, and gave her a kiss on the forehead, "Don't worry, Scoots. Stay here with Applejack. Daddy and uncle James is gonna see what's happening."

"Ok..."

James pulled a scoped rifle out of a crate, "Nothing solves a problem like a Mosin Nagant."

"Let's go, James." I said, opening the door. "And make haste!"

Without saying anything more, we ran into the night.

A few minutes later...

We saw 2 crowds in the town. One around Sugarcube Corner, and another around...something. We were about 10 yards away when James stopped me.

"Ok. You go over there and see what's up. If it's clear, wave for me. I'll stay back and cover from here, just in case of something dangerous." James said.

"Why do I have to walk into the danger?" I complained.

"Because you've got the SMG, now head out there!"

I rolled my eyes and walked toward the crowd. I saw the local guards trying to disperse the crowd. I approached Flash Sentry, and began speaking to him.

"Flash, what is the meaning of this?" I asked.

"Your dumb friend fired his dangerous weapon, and killed two of your kind!" He responded.

"Wait, what?!"

"Don't listen to Public Flasher," Luke said, "He's just jealous that I just saved the day!"

I face palmed and raised my hand in the sky, giving James the signal that it was okay. Sure enough, he arrived.

"What's the meaning of this?" James asked.

"For fuck's sake," Luke said as he stomped away and into the smaller crowd.

He grabbed something, and dragged it into view. It was the limp, bloodied body of another human. A guy.

"Holy crap!" I exclaimed.

"Oh, that's not all," Luke said as he pulled a blood stained piece of paper from his pocket.

I read it out load. It said the following:

Kill Luke!

I don't care what you have to do, I just want him dead. I knew that he would do something crazy one day...and next thing I know, he blew up the portal machine! He's gonna pay for his betrayal, and he will do it with his own blood! You will be paid dearly for eliminating him, and paid extra if you capture any specimens to bring back.

Failiure is NOT an option.

-Captain Finn of Bunker 34

"It appears that this was a misunderstanding," Flash Sentry said, "But I got my eyes on you."

"I'd do the same, but then I would turn into stone," Luke quipped.

Flash grunted and turned to his fellow guards, "Ok. Let's get these bodies out of here and fill in a report to Princess Celestia."

Flash went to do his business and left James and I in shock. However, out of everyone here...Luke seemed to be the LEAST bothered about this.

"Luke, aren't you...you know...worried?" James asked.

"No..?" He said.

"Well, I am! If the bunker has a new way to get here...everyone we know could be in danger! My friends, my daughter, my marefriend..." I said.

Luke suddenly got a bit tense, "Well...whatever! I'm glad I don't have a girl to worry about. Just me, myself, and I!"

"Uhh...Luke? You okay?"

"Peachy!" Luke said, "Just peachy!" he said as he started stomping into the night.

"Where are you going?!" James asked.

"A place where I can again forget about being lonely!"

Before we could say anything else, Luke already disappeared into the darkness. I was about to say something, but I was then tapped on the shoulder. I turned to see a royal guard.

"Sir." I said.

"Mister Ross, I have overheard your conversation. I will get a message to Princess Celestia to send guards to protect Ponyville...so you can sleep well tonight knowing your loved ones are safe." The guard said.

"Thank you."

He nodded, and returned to his business. Feeling a little bit more calm, I turned to James...who had a puzzled expression.

"What was that all about?" James asked.

"About what? The guards?" I asked.

"No. The way Luke was acting."

"He's just being Luke, right?"

"No, this is strange even for LUKE."

"What set him off?"

"You mentioned your marefriend, and Luke said something about being lonely."

"Should we do something about this?"

"I'd normally stick to my own business, but maybe we could help him."

"But first..."

"First what?"

"I wanna get some sleep. I'm tired."

"But-"

"Goodnight!"

I immediately went back home, and slept like a rock.

Author's Note

Luke being weirder than normal, huh? What's he hiding? I guess we will have to find out...

In the next chapter...(hopefully) being released tomorrow!

PS: The bunker bozos returning to Equestria was inspired by an idea from Lumox6, check him out.