2nd Hand Nightmare

Well, here I am again. And on a bus. A bus sent to my home to take me and make me into a soldier and to teach me how to kill. By the sounds of things, because I'm a unicorn, I will do the majority of fighting. I guess you are taught a few spells, some hoof to hoof combat, and are shipped out. I asked the bus driver how long it would be until I am shipped out, and he said about a month. I am going to be honest, I'm afraid.  And I can tell all of the others are too. There is even one girl in the back crying. Nopony is talking. Most just staring out of the window.  But, anyways, I have been officially drafted. I have been on the bus for about two hours now and we have only been picking ponies up. Boredom has forced me to write in this.

And it was pure chance that I brought it anyways. I happened to knock it off of my bedside table as I was packing my suitcase. I got somebody to house-sit for me. And it seems we are pulling up in front of where we are suppose to be. All you can really see from my seat is a tall fence with barbed wire curling around the top. I think is the most menacing place I have ever seen. I see some recruits behind it practicing hoof to hoof combat. It looks like they are beating each-other so hard they are bleeding in various places. But, it is my turn to get off. be back soon.

Well, I'm back and I am more tired than I have ever been in my entire life. We went on the beginner obstacle course. It was a long course that included lots of climbing and a mile run. We had to climb upside down and swim against a torrent of freezing water. Also crawl under barbed wire with soldiers casting various spells above are head. But lets start when I got off of the bus. It was raining lightly and we ran inside with all of our luggage. We were told to put our luggage in a small room then come to a different building. The building looked like a large cafeteria and we all look our seats.

Shortly after, a soldier in full uniform came out of a back entrance and yelled at us for an hour about our duties to our country, how we are to live whilst we are here, and what is expected of us. He also said something about various punishments if we do not follow orders. I think he was just trying to scare us, but i wouldn't doubt he would make us do it. Then we did the whole obstacle course thing. And now here I am. Laying on my bunk in a room with at least a hundred different ponies. All of various races and they seem to not like it too well for some reason.

Somepony said something about how we should be segregated to our professions.  As in, put all of the different ponies, with others that will do the same thing as them. Most think it is a good idea, but I'm staying out of it. I just think it will all blow over soon and everypony will just settle down together. It's all just confusion and whining. But anyways, I'm just going to try to get some sleep now. I hope everypony else will do that same. Especially the pegasus that keeps flying around the room and bumping the bed. But, goodnight.

-Cloud Chaser. Soldier Trainee.

My plan is working!