Bell Flank finds himself in a ambush by a changeling during the Great War and finds himself with a near-death experience. After sustaining multiple injuries from the incident, he gets an early exit from the war and finally gets to go home where he can get the well deserved hug he's been wanting from his family.

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This story takes place in the Equestria at War universe which is a universe for a Hearts of Iron 4 mod. The FiMFiction group for the universe can be found here.