Location Road North
Time 5:47 P.M.

It has been quiet since we buried Misty's dad. Looking up at the sun, I can see it is about to go down. Normally I would walk through out the night so I can reach Ponyville in the morning but since I now have someone else to care for, it'll be better to talk to her about it. I fidget with the handles on the cart every once in a awhile so I can take glances at Misty. Looking back at her this time reveals her in the same position, on a blanket staring down even with her wings dropped down to her side. My heart hurts seeing her like this but I don't know what to say to her. As I was about to say something but her stomach rumbles. I pull the cart to the side of the road.

"Hungry?" I asked her. she just blushes and nods her head. I take off my back pack and put it on the cart. "Well I don't have much of a variety on me." I pull out the vegetable jerky and dried fruit. "Sorry this is all I have." I offer them to her.

She looks at me and than shakes her head. "Why don't you take the food from the cart?" I look at her and than at the goods in the cart. Pots, pans, Vegetables,bread, spices,a lot potatoes, blankets, cooking ware,tools, and really most of the things you need on the road.

I shake my head no at her. "It's all your stuff now due to the current stances." She winces as I say that. "I wouldn't feel right using any of it." I get up and sit down on the cart with her. She shifts her wings in more so we can both sit on the cart.

"Well you said you would take care of me right?" I nod my head at her. "Then you can use the stuff on the cart." She smiles up at me.

I gently pet her head as thanks. She nuzzles into my chest as I still continue to pet her. Huh ponies like to be petted it seems since Fizz liked it when I petted her to. Possible to use this in my advantage? Maybe but more test wouldn't hurt. I stop petting her and get off the cart. I walk to the side of the cart to get an axe as I talk to her. "Okay I'll see if I can cook something up for you." I get the axe and start walking over to a tree not to far away. "Help yourself to the dried fruit. I'm sick of it by now." I said loudly as I walked away. As I get to the tree I look back to Misty to see her eating the fruit like crazy. I chuckle to myself and get to work chopping some branches down.

6:03 P.M.

I grab the last of the fire wood and head back to the cart. Seems Misty was still snacking on the fruit. I put some of the wood down to get a base to build the fire. One problem I forgot is how do I get it started? As I was pondering what to do a tan furry leg fills my vision.

"Um here I see my dad use this sometimes to start a fire." I Look at what she is holding. It's some small gadget that creates a spark.

"Thank you" I take it and use it on the leaves I picked up. After some turns of the wheel I get a fire started. "And there we go." I say as Misty stamps her hooves in a cheer. Going along with it I get up and bow to her. "One fire madam." She just giggles. I get a pot from the cart and fill it with water and start cutting up vegetables. No idea what I'm doing but I saw this on a video before. Once i get done cutting I put them into the pot and set it on the fire with its lid. Misty walk to the edge of the cart and looks down to me.

"What are you making?" She asks.

"Hopefully a stew. If it works out than we have food for lunch tomorrow." She gives me a look of dread. "Sorry the only cooking I have really ever done was putting it over a fire and eating it that way. I did see pancake mix in the cart so I'll cook you up some flapjacks for breakfast."

Misty sits by the edge of the cart. "I like pancakes but what is a flapjack?" She asked me.

"You see that pan over there." I point to a decent size pan. Misty looks at it than nods her head. "Size of the pan and fluffy.

Her eyes go wide "That's huge!" She cutely exclaims. I look to see that the pot is boiling so I guess going well. As I was starring at the pot Misty lightly taps my shoulder. I look up at her. She blushes and turns her head away. "What are you exactly?" She quietly says.

"A human as my species calls itself. Apparently evolved from a common ancestor as the monkey or If your religious, put on earth by a god."

She nods her head. "Are you a guard? You wear armor and saved me like a guard would."

"Well I am what my people call a veteran ranger. An elite soldier for my country." I go back to starring at the pot. "My job is to help any one innocent."

Misty hugs the back of my helmeted head. "So a hero than."

"Sure" I replied. Am I a hero? I did save people from slavery, stopped a war, and rescued Misty. I turn around and stare into her teal eyes. No I'm not. Just a ranger doing his job. "And not even that really" Goes off in the back of my mind. I shake my head and decide to talk to Misty so I don't have to think about it. "What where you and your father doing out here any way?"

Misty sighs and lays her head down. "Dad was going to try to sell his potatoes to a town but we didn't make it there." I sit by her and gently pet her. "We grow potatoes back at the farm and dad said he wanted to 'expand the market' whatever that means." She relaxes as I continue to pet her.

"Where is the farm at." I ask her.

"Some where outside a city called Manehatten." These damn puns are starting to get annoying.

"Do you have any family members? I know I said I would take care of you but I can't just keep you." She looks rejected as I say that.

"None that I know of. Dad said we where far from our family." Great so she'll be orphaned for awhile. I smell the stew so I grab a bowl and pour some soup into it for her. I get a spoon and hand her the bowl.

"Here it seems like its good to eat. Be careful its hot." She takes a spoonful and blows on it. She then chews on it happily. Well hey it worked out go me.

"Yum it's good." She digs in rather quickly. It takes her a good five minutes to finish. "Aren't you going to eat?" She questioned me.

"Not hungry maybe later." I pick up the pot and put it back onto the cart. Then I grab her bowl and wash it out. As I was cleaning up she talks to me.

"Do you have any family?" She asks me. I try to reply but my memories of my parents change to a father that was a ranger and a mom that was a stay at home mom. Then sadness and not so good memories.

I sadly say "I did but my parents passed away and so did my wife."

"I'm sorry to bring it up." She quietly says.

I walk to her and go back to petting her. "Its okay. I moved passed it and so will you one day. You have your whole life in front of you. And I'd like to say your parents would want you to live it happily." She gets a small smile as we both stare at the fire. About an hour passes before anything is said. The sun is gone and the stars are out as I still sit petting her.

*Yawn* She cutely yawns as I grab another blanket and wrap it around her. "No I don't wanna go to bed." She tries to say but it comes out tiredly.

"You should get some rest. You've had a huge day." She closes here eyes and rests her head down onto a pillow I got from the cart. It's not long before she falls asleep. I gently get up and kick the fire out. Looking back at her to see if she is still asleep conforms it. I walk to the front of the cart and start to pull it. So if I keep walking we'll be in ponyville by late morning. I look back at her. She sleeps soundly all snuggled up with her teal hair in her face. "I've gotten attached to her but I have to go to the authorities." I say to myself. I look at my reward money. Thoughts of a house flash into my mind and a tan blur happily running around. I shake my head. No I can't I have to go home and even than if I couldn't go home I can't just be father. What is going on with my life right now. I get transported to some world turn into someone else, and now I want to be a father?! I'm only twenty three and a soldier to top it all off. I smack my helmet. "Calm down just calm down. I need to focus on getting her to safety than I can break down." I quietly whispered to myself. Looking up at the stars I calm down. Well i don't know whats in store for me in the future but I'll deal with it.

Author's Note

Well next chapter will be in town so yay. I'll be gone for a week so another chapter maybe in a week and a half.