2 days later
10/24/20
7:34AM
Canterlot castle infirmary
Combined ICU area

Silver POV

I was stationed in the infirmary to watch over the humans until they woke up. They've been out for two days now but the docs did say that they have head up nicely and today is the day that they both should wake up. The impact from the crash really did a number on them. Fractured ribs, a broken femur, moderate head trauma, a broken nose, and a few other things that I don't know how to pronounce so I won't try to pronounce them.

According to the doctors though, They're both lucky to be alive. If they weren't wearing as much armor as they were when they crashed, they surely would have died. I could feel the frustration just absolutely radiating off of the doctors when they were working on them, and I don't mean that in as in the frustration on their faces was so apparent, I mean it as I could actually feel it, like I could physically feel the frustration. What I mean by this is that because I'm not actually a pony, but something else entirely, something that could literally feel the emotion in the air around me.

I'm not a pony, but a siren, One with a birth defect thats more of a blessing instead. I'm a bit smaller than most sirens but we treat this defect as a gift since it allows us to perfectly blend in with pony society. I'll talk more about that later though. I did feel a bit weird around dakota when ever i was close to him.

I don't know how to explain it properly, but I felt good around him. I felt safe, happy, and even confident. I knew what some of these signs meant, but there was no way he was the one, i've only known him for a week now and he wasn't even from the planet of equis but then again, We sirens don't have to know any creature at all to know if they were the one who we were destined for.

I heard hoofsteps slowly approaching and glanced over to see who it was. The captain and halberd were approaching with the princesses in tow.

"Any word from the doctors yet sergeant?"

"Aside from that they should possibly be waking up today, i've heard nothing from them all morning sir."

"Very well. We were going to wait inside for them to wake up. You're more than welcome to join us if you wish to."

"Yes, your highness."

I stepped aside and let them pass, entering the room. I followed behind them and closed the door behind them as well. They were in two beds at the far end of the room, separated by a curtain and they were both hooked up to an array of machines. Bruises and sealed cuts covered much of their bodies and there were even a few stitches here and there but for the most part they seemed to be relatively ok.

"I'm thinking once they start to wake up, we need to get full details about what happened. If the extent of what they did gets leaked to the general public, public opinion could drastically change about them, and not in a good way."

Captain armor had really changed his attitude towards the humans ever since the meeting in the dream realm. He went from hating them with a burning passion, to now almost trying to be their friends.

"Captain, with all due respect, you saw just what their weaponry did and how it devastated chrysalis's army, Let alone that one had her horn as well AND how much more advanced it is compared to ours."

Halberd was pointing at the fact that they practically destroyed her army and dealing immense amounts of casualties, while they became the only casualties for our side. All of the bodies had been cleaned up but there was still a lot of blood stains on streets and some buildings and their weapons also created a lot of holes in said buildings with the projectiles they fired. Construction teams have been busy filling them ever since the battle ended. The ponies affected were compensated for the damages to their homes and businesses.

"I'm well aware corporal. I was using it as well, and so were you. I doubt that they would've been so willing to let us use them if they didn't trust us and show us how to use them."

He had a point. They could've easily said no and we would have had to improvise and the outcome could've been so much worse, but we asked them for their help. We didn't demand it at all, we merely asked them if they could possibly help us and they said yes almost immediately. Something about it felt strange though, Dakota spoke up first almost right away and seemed dead set on helping us. I figured it was probably a feeling of obligation or something that was telling him to help. I'm not sure what it was but it felt like a sense of patriotism.

"Look, I understand your concern corporal, but you gotta understand that now I'm also trying to keep a good public image of them in order to avoid spooking the public and allowing massive distrust, isolation, and hostility to build up between them and the humans."

I can tell what he's getting at but I don't know what he's trying to say exactly. I guess its time to ask him though.

"Captain, If you don't mind me asking, but what exactly do you mean by 'A good public image'?"

"I mean, I don't want them to look like ruthless killers in the eyes of the equestrian public. I want them to look trustworthy, like they can be relied on in a situation, And I just might know how."

"And.......How might you plan to do that sweetie?"

I was just about to ask the same question when princess cadence spoke up first.

"When the wedding actually comes around, I want them on my security detail.'

"WHAT!?!?"

Literally all of us shouted that at the same time. I bet the princesses and halberd all thought he was insane because of what he just said.

"Captain armor, with all due respect sir, but have you completely lost it?"

"Yeah im with halberd on this one. I'm not against the idea, But why? Why would you do something so risky?"

I'm not trying to bash on the humans for what they did or captain armor's idea, but I am questioning his thought process, and possibly his sanity. Why would he be so quick to change his stance on them?

"I understand you all have some major questions, but hear me out. I want them to be on the security detail on our special day for two reasons. 1, its to show the general public that if I trust them to be in close proximity to me and cadence, then they can to. And my second reason is to dissuade any would be attackers from trying to sabotage the wedding since they're already larger than most ponies and I heard some of the doctors talking about them and apparently even while they're unconscious, they still have quite a large fear factor surrounding them. Some of the doctors sounded like they were afraid to even go near them."

Some of that sounded exaggerated, but still believable. Depending on what was seen by who and how it was interpreted to others, Some might not be able to believe it and will probably be afraid of them for a while. Local media was already having a field day with what happened. Some ponies who had stayed in their homes caught the whole thing on video and presented it to the news networks. They were seen walking through the streets and gunning down any and all changelings that came at them or tried to go past them.

"Your highnesses, I know you're all probably not confident in my abilities to keep equestria safe after the first attack, but I know the risks and what needs to be done. I won't let the safety of equestria be compromised a second time. I promise."

"I-I-I Sure hope you know what your doing captain. This is so sudden and out of the blue."

Princess celestia certainly seemed like she was possibly having her doubts about this. Princess luna included judging by her current facial expression.

"Your highnesses, If I may request it, i'd like to speak with sergeant sable and corporal halberd alone."

I didn't like how he said that. Why would he want to speak to us alone with the princesses not in the room? Something didn't add up.

"O-Ok then."

The princesses left the room. Princess cadence being the last one to leave, gave a slightly worried glance towards us before she closed the door. As soon as she did, Captain armor sat down and removed his helmet and also proceeded to start rubbing his eyes.

"I've been working so hard to try and calm the public's fears about them, but i've had no luck in doing so. I just wish there was someway to get them to see through what they saw, and see that they're not a threat."

He looked so tired when he looked at us. the captain looked as if he was carrying the future of equestria on his shoulders right now, and I can't say I blame him.

"I'm asking both of you for help, Not as your commanding officer, but merely as a friend in need. I'm not ordering you two either. You won't be penalized for refusing to help."

"Whatever is sir, I'm sure me and sergeant sable can help you out."

Even in times like this, halberd seemed to still be as optimistic as ever. It's good to see that at least somepony around here still has high spirits.

"Thank you. Whenever they wake up, I'd like for you both to help educate them about equestria and what they need to know. I also want you both to offer them their positions on my security detail and I want you both on the team as well to assist them. Keep in mind that this is only an offer and not an order. You can both decline if you want to and I won't reprimand you for it. However, if you choose to accept, there will be a big promotion and a pay raise in it for both of you once this is over."

The mention of a pay raise and a promotion grabbed my attention almost immediately, The thought of ascending to a higher rank almost made me say yes instantly. This sounded too good to be true.

"I'd more than happily do it sir. Anything to help the humans and make sure another attack doesn't happen."

I replied almost immediately. Halberd followed suit shortly after and for the first time in a while, captain armor cracked a genuine smile, one of the few of legitimate happiness i've seen.

"Thank you both. I promise to uphold my end of the deal. You have no idea how much this means to me."

"Anything for you sir. We're just doing our jobs."

"Please, just call me shining armor. Formalities are only needed when on duty or during ceremonies."

This was certainly something I never would have expected him to be like this. I'm guessing it came from being an older brother to one of the element bearers, Whom i've had the pleasure of meeting before and even befriending all 6 of them.

I was about to say something when the sound of a bed creaking and shifting under covers interrupted us followed by a familiar voice.

"Mmmm. The hell? where am I? And....How did I get here?"

The sound of Dakota's tired and quiet immediately captured our attention. He started to try and sit up but shot back down, likely in pain.

"Owwww! What happened to me? Why does everything hurt all over?"

We got up and quickly walked over to him. His friend, Sterling, was still out cold. We tried to calm him down, but he didn't seem to remember what happened.

"Easy there. You got knocked out during the battle for canterlot. Your truck crashed and you were knocked out on impact. You might still have some injuries that have not totally healed yet."

I told him what had happened as best as I could, but as soon as he looked at us, He seemed to be terrified as all tartarus.

"What the hell!? Ok, I'm either dead, crazy, high, or drunk because multi colored talking horses shouldn't exist!"

What has gotten into him? He seemed just fine before and even during the battle, why was he acting so weird all of a sudden.

"D-Dakota! It's me silver! I'm the pony you saved from getting beaten to death little over a weak ago. Do you not remember that?"

"I don't know any talking horses by the name of silver! Stay away from me! I mean it! I ain't afraid to start swinging!"

I was now genuinely concerned and worried about him. I've never seen any pony act like this before. He looked like he saw some sort of spook and couldn't trust any pony.

"Why is he acting like this sergea-Oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Nooooooooooooooooo. Don't tell me has amnesia, that's the last thing we need right now."

Captain armor spoke up. Is that why he was acting so strange? Does he really have amnesia? This really just put a whole damper on everything.

"Uuhhhh. Should we fetch one of the doctors?"

"Yeah we probably should. Should I let the princesses know as well?"

"Yeah, they need to know about this."

Halberd walked out of the room to update the princesses and get the doctors assigned to them. He closed the door behind him and I could hear faint, muffled talking behind the door.

Cli-Clack

A very familiar and now nerve racking sound came from behind me. I slowly turned around and saw dakota holding a gun and pointing it right at both me and captain armor. How did we forget he had it?

"W-Where did you-"

"I felt it digging into my waistline. Was conveniently loaded and I even have a spare mag. Some dope forgot to check in my clothes for a weapon. Now, I wanna know how I got here, How you know who I am, and why I'm in a hospital bed. Best get to speaking, before I get to blasting."

"Y-You got it. You're the boss here. W-What do you want to know first?"

"Let's start with how I got here and then go from here. Tell me the truth, and I promise I won't shoot you."

"Alright. I'll start at the beginning for you. You first showed up here in equestria nearly two weeks ago. We didn't know exactly where you showed up, but you said you woke up in some sort of forrest near canterlot, the city we're in now. You had originally said you had driven for an hour before you finally escaped the forest."

After I stopped speaking, he took a few moments to process the "new" information. The princesses had re-entered the room and he grew tense again.

"I-I can kind of remember something like that happening, but....My minds still super hazy. Tell me more about what happened, and remember. I want the truth and the truth only."

"Right. This had happened during the first battle for canterlot. We had gotten reports about a strange and large black object that you call a truck being spotted exiting the forest from some of our patrols who got locked out of canterlot when the battle started and the barrier went up. They had reported back shortly afterwards when you had retrieved a weapon and began attacking the changeling drones that were smashing the barrier in an attempt to bring it down. They described as long and black, making loud booming noises as it fired a white line that traveled at a considerable speed before they made contact with them, Causing their head and part of their shoulders to explode. Apparently you were nearly one mile away as well when you took those shots."

He seemed kind of shocked by this. It seemed reasonable since he was having trouble remembering a lot of things right now.

"No. There's no way. My aim is not that good. There's no way; I don't own a rifle powerful enough to fire rounds that far."

"Don't you?"

Princess celestia spoke up before she lit her horn. A few seconds later, the rifle in question appeared before us. The magazine was removed and the round in the chamber was ejected. It was the same one he let captain armor use during the second battle. We had went through everything he had until we found a small booklet that had a picture of the rifle in question on it and was labeled as a field manual. The rifle in question was called a Barrett M82A1 and was quite powerful to say the least.

"This is what you used. You allowed me to use it in the second battle for canterlot and it packed quite a punch. It took out those changelings with no effort. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure any weapons you have could make quick work of anything that lives. It's quite terrifying to be honest."

We all waited for a response from him. He started making expressions, like he was deep in thought, as if something was starting to come to him.

"I-I-I-I think I remember something like that. I don't know for sure though. Something about this seems very familiar. I don't know for sure though. What else happened?"

I went on to tell him how he saved me from being beaten to death. That was the next logical step in this.

"Well, once you entered the city, You kept going in random directions, until you came across me. I had gotten separated from my unit and nearly died. I was pinned to the ground was getting beat mercilessly, so much to the point that my nose was broken and i was constantly fading in and out of consciousness. I couldn't quite see what was happening after you had saved me, but you had put me in your truck and attempted to get somewhere safer. You ended up holding out in an evacuated house somewhere in the south central side of canterlot and decided to make a stand there. You had some sort of piece of heavy artillery as well. It was nothing like any of us had ever seen. It's loaded from a breach instead of the bore and uses cased propellants. It created such a powerful shockwave that it knocked me out and I can only assume that the blast shattered the windows on nearby buildings because they were all blasted out. Once it was over, You tended to me as best as you could, you placed an ice pack on my face and reset my nose for me afterwards. Things kind of went south afterwards though."

I doubt he would believe that part is true though. Making him sound like he had taken on the changeling army and defended me sounded very far fetched. This was going to be the hard part of refreshing his memory.

"Hmmm. You make it sound like I was a one person army, something I couldn't do, not without help at least."

I was about to say something when halberd came back in a moment later and rushed into the room. He looked a bit frazzled to say the least.

"Guys! there's a breaking news bulletin! You gotta see this! The humans are on the channel 4 news!"

He made to turn on one of TV's in the room and tune it to the proper channel. We all looked to the tv once he got it all worked out.

"This just in, New footage regarding the humans involvement during the second battle of canterlot has surfaced and been brought to our attention. What we are about to show you is very graphic and might not be safe for some viewers. If you're squeamish or sensitive to the site of blood or other bodily fluids or parts, we advise that you look away now."

The reporter finished before the camera switched to a shaky camera view of both of them, all clad up in their armor, just plowing through the changeling army.

"Come on! I'll kill you fucks myself!"

"This footage was given to us by a resident of canterlot who wished to remain anonymous and sheltered in place instead of evacuating. She described the whole ordeal as being utterly terrifying and she had never feared for her life more than she did at that moment."

The footage cut back to the battle being recorded.

I'm here hiding with my girls! We're all really scared and both of the humans are right outside our home right now! They've just been killing the changelings nonstop now and they wouldn't let up! Their weapons are so loud that its causing our home to shake! I can barely hear anything else right now!

The pony who had recorded this obviously feared for her life and her daughters. The camera panned downwards and I briefly saw what looked like a knife next to her. The camera had then cut to when they were coming back. I watched as they took fire from us and crashed hard, again.

I could tell that everyone winced upon seeing that again, It's kind of hard not to when seeing something like that. Halberd turned the TV off while I turned back to face Dakota. It wasn't hard to tell that he was having a hard time believing what he just saw, and I honestly don't blame him. He doesn't remember what happened so it makes sense that he wouldn't believe that he had did that. He seemed a bit more relaxed though, having lowered his gun a bit. We all conversed with him some more for the next twenty minutes and it seemed to help slowly help him remember.

Eventually, he asked one thing and my response is what triggered something to cause him to remember everything that happened.

"Hey, who are you anyways? And why are you helping me?"

"I'm silver sable, And im paying you back for saving me."

Something about that caused him to shout in pain as he threw his gun and held his head as he groaned. I quickly grabbed the gun and got it away from him as he thrashed around.

"Dakota!? Whats wrong!?"

"Aahhhhhh! It feels like i just got hit in the head with a sledgehammer!"

Some doctors rushed in to try and help but he wouldn't stop moving around. I stood next to him and tried to hold him in place as they administered painkillers. I eventually let go of him as he stopped thrashing. He sat up once the pain was gone and looked at me.

"S-Silver?"

I smiled as he remembered now. I walked back over to him as he looked at everypony else.

"Welcome back. Sorry if we may have been a bit different, but with the way you were acting because you didn't remember anything and you were pointing a weapon at us, We had to be cautious so you didn't hurt us. I can only hope you're friend sterling won't do the same thing."

He then looked over at him. Sterling was still unconscious but didn't suffer as many injuries as dakota did, even though he got flung from the crash.

"How bad is he?"

"He didn't get as hurt as you did, but the doctors are saying he'll be out longer than you, Possibly another day or so. Doctors said you both lost a significant amount of blood so they had to give you guys transfusions."

"Wait, transfusions? How? We're not the same species, much less probably even compatible."

"You'd be surprised by how magic was able to rectify that problem."

"Wait, what?"

I let the doctors explain to him that magic was used to alter some blood they already had to be useable so that they could give to him. The magic itself was now part of him as well and wouldn't hurt him as long as he didn't try to do anything crazy with it. They explained it accelerated his body's natural healing process and any minor injuries he received would have closed themselves up very quickly. Eventually, we told him that once the doctors gave him a quick once over, they would get him his discharge papers and he would be free to leave.

Eventually, He was up and moving again. He grabbed his stuff and was ready to head out.

"Hey, you wanna see something before going back into the city?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"Follow me."

I lead him towards an outside exit. I had a feeling he would like and appreciate this at the same time.

Dakota POV

After being allowed to leave, I grabbed whatever I had and followed silver. Apparently she had something she wanted to show me, she seemed a bit excited about it as well as she wanted me to hurry up. We eventually found ourselves outside and walking around to the front of the castle. We eventually came to what she wanted to show me, and I was genuinely surprised.

"Woah. Silver...You loaded the trailers while I was out?"

"I sure did. I thought you might appreciate it if I gave us a headstart on moving things. It wasnt easy though. I had to learn on my own how to put these things on the top, not realizing you could lower the back as well. Also not to mention I had to look through that mess of keys you have to find the right one for one of those other trucks with the flat tops to make it fit under the trailer."

I climbed onto one of the trailer and looked at everything. She had done a really good job as well. Everything was properly tied down, Axles were chained, there was even space between vehicles, and the trailer brakes were connected up properly. She had gotten a freightliner and a peterbilt all ready for moving while i was unconscious. Now i have to admit that silver seems to be really resourceful and dedicated. This likely took many hours to do all on her own without the proper knowledge but also having done an excellent job. There were a few straps that I was wary of since they were a bit loose but i tightened them up myself and got off the trailer.

"Wow. Silver, i think you just saved us 3 hours of work. You did all of this while I was out?"

"I sure did. I asked haberd to help me as well, mainly with tying the vehicles down. I thought you'd maybe want to get started on moving as soon as possible."

She smiled at me before tossing me the key to the Freightliner, showing that she was eager to get started. I found it kind of cute actually. Never before had I seen a pony so interested in human tech that they were willing to use it as well, at least not like silver was.

"Well then. Let's not waste any time and let's get moving."

We entered our haulers and started em up. Felt good to get behind the wheel again with a full load. I let silver lead the way out and followed behind her, swinging wide to avoid hitting anything on the way out, we maintained a slow pace through canterlot since we were carrying a heavy load. I got mixed looks from the general population, some of respect and praise, some of just outright fear and a bit of anger. I can't blame em after what happened. If I saw two aliens covered head to toe in thick and heavy armor just bulldozing through an army trying to take over my home, I'd respect them but id still be afraid as well, knowing they could easily kill me at any time.

Back to the drive at 5, Silver was doing a pretty good of following the instructions i gave her, she was swinging wide and staying to the left or right depending on which way we turned and only got back over when it was safe to do so. I was genuinely impressed with her driving skills already. Although something tells me she may have practiced a bit while I was out cold but that's never a bad thing. I came to a stop as she got ready to take a hard left. Silver got as far over as she could, even going up on the curb a bit to make the turn. I saw the back tires getting awfully close to the curb on the other side. I cued up the CB and got ready to tell her to stop in case she was about to curb the wheels. She kept getting closer and closer but she managed to clear it perfectly and kept going.

"Were you about to say something?"

"Uhhh...No. forget that i even pressed the button."

Now it was my turn to take this turn. I repeated the same process and also went up onto the sidewalk as well, albeit a bit further than she did to ensure my back wheels also cleared. I got off the sidewalk and back onto the actual road once I was mostly clear. I continued following silver for what felt like an eternity, mainly cause she wouldn’t get it up over 20MPH for some reason. We eventually came to a spot where the road widened up enough for me to pass her and I did exactly that. Once the opportunity presented itself, I shifted into 7 low and went around her, quickly getting in front of her, but also causing her to slam on the brakes in order to avoid a collision, I hoped they didn’t lock up though. I know it was a dick move but I wanted to be done already.

“Sorry silver, but we’ve got a lot of work to do and I don’t want to be stuck behind you all day.”

I didn’t even bother waiting for a response from her over the CB as I picked up speed and got further down the road, taking some turns rather recklessly. I didn’t hit anything, but I know I was definitely leaving tire marks on the road, or at the very least making them screech. Ponies had gotten caught completely by surprise and were practically hugging the buildings as we came down the road. I’m certain it was more or less because of me as silver was playing it safe while I wasn’t.

I had actually beaten silver to her home as well and was pulling around back to begin unloading when she finally pulled up as well. The brakes hissed and squeaked as she backed up and stopped next to me. I had began lowering the ramps and undoing the first set of straps when she came over to talk to me.

“You need to slow down when going through canterlot like that. You almost killed somepony when you turned onto my street.”

“I already said I was sorry, but there’s no time to waste right now.”

I immediately went back to unloading the trailer, pulling a grey ford raptor off first. I parked it out of the way and away from the house. I made sure to tell silver to group vehicles by their manufacturers for simplicity reasons. It took nearly 45 minutes, but both trailers were already unloaded and the first 16 vehicles were parked. At this rate, we should be done by midnight at the latest. I was idly making small talk with silver as well while we loaded, transported, unloaded, and repeated the process. She wanted to know just how advanced human civilization was if we were able to make cars that were capable of doing literally so man things that seemed mind boggling to ponies, but normal to us.

Again, her fascination and eagerness was showing and she couldn’t hide that smile of hers that I had already come to like as well. I could only hope though that other ponies would come to accept us like she did. As to why silver basically just welcomed us with open arms, I had no idea, but I wasn’t complaining either since she was gonna give me a place to stay and possibly a job as well. Once we were done though, we packed the trailers up and went back to the castle to repeat the process.

12 hours later

We were finally done. I had just finished parking a Peterbilt when silver came up to me, looking just as exhausted as I was. She had long since removed her armor and much of her fur was matted where the main body piece rested. It was easy to tell where there also heavy sweat spots judging by if certain spots looked wet enough. I wasn’t one to judge though since I knew my forehead was very likely glistening right now. She had a small smile on her face though as she spoke to me.

“I’m glad everything’s over now. Whew. What a day it’s been.”

“You’re telling me. I’m super tired after moving everything. I’m about ready to pass out.”

“Let’s go inside then. I’ll introduce you to the ponies who help keep my place nice and show you where you’ll be staying.”

I did exactly that. She lead me around to the front of her home and opened the door and we entered into a large foyer. The place was stunning to say the least. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still the generic and typical marble floors and pillars one would expect in a rich persons home, but it was done nicely though and it was a first for me. I was snapped out of my thoughts when silver rang a little bell, soon summoning what I assumed were the ponies that worked for her. Before us stood butlers, maids, cooks, and gardeners. Silver introduced me to them and said that if I ever needed anything, they’d gladly get it for me. It took little over 10 minutes for that little meet and greet to wrap up but once it did, silver proceeded to lead to me where I was gonna be staying.

Eventually, she lead me to where I would be staying. She opened the door and a grand looking bedroom was revealed to me. I was taken back by it’s astonishing features. There were dressers made of very nice oak, full size mirrors, a massive balcony that I could stand on and look out at the city from, and the bed itself which was absolutely huge. There was surprisingly a fire place as well which I could tell I would probably be using throughout the next few months while it was cold out. I looked over and saw a full-size walk in closet next to what looked like the bathroom. I’m hoping it’s fully stocked because I realize just how desperately I need a shower right now.

“If you need anything, the servants will get whatever you need, and im right across the hall if you need me for anything.”

Silver left and soon I was alone. Deciding not to waste a moment, I quickly went into the bathroom, and jumped in the shower. It took some fiddling with the taps to make sure I didn’t freeze or burn my ass off and to actually get the water to come through the shower head, but soon the filth from fighting and nearly dying was being washed away. After I was done, i went and got ready to go to sleep. That bed looked inviting. As soon as I sat on it though, I thought I was gonna go straight through since it was so soft. It felt like it was at least 70 percent memory foam. The bed was nice and cool though and I quickly tucked myself in and dozed off almost immediately.

That night, I slept better than ever. Tomorrow held the challenge of seeing if sterling would be in the same boat as me in terms of amnesia, or if he would be ok.

Author's Note

Apologies for the long wait on this chapter. Been too busy with finishing high school and job hunting. However, I’m not giving up on this fic and I promise there’s more to come. Stay safe, make sure to get the vaccine when you can, and have a good day nice reader.