Not the best training

by PurpleArtist

Rating: teen
Tags: Profanity, Random, Violence, Alternate Universe, Twilight Sparkle, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Suicide / Self Harm
Length: 56363

A short side story (non cannon) for my oc Purple in The Gates of Equestria fanfic.

This is another side story but Alt universe/Non Cannon for The Gates of Equestria but following my oc Purple Artist as training for the reserve team
He uses his military training in the fighting ring which he unintentionally hurts others but he's haunted and is heavily traumatized by his past. He can't stop thinking about his past but he is also haunted by his past and he keeps to himself unless if he wants to talk.

Published 2023-05-07 04:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2023-07-25 18:49:48 UTC

Chapter Two: Not the best Hearts and Hooves day

Hearts and Hooves Day was in full swing and Purple looked down from his balcony watching young and old couples out buying romantic stuff or going out for a romantic lunch.

Great thing I'm single because I don't want to find a restaurant with an opening on a day like today, Purple thought sarcastically, I wonder how Base and the rest of my family can woo any mare without trying and yet every mare melts in their hooves like butter on a hot knife yet when I tried I get called a sexist prick. Its life and Karma coming back to me.

Then Purple got up and started to walk.

"You going out Purple?" asked Princess Twilight, "If so every restaurant and diner is going to be busy."

Purple replied, "Just going to go home and hate myself some more. No I can't, there's nothing I can do to make amends and do as much good as I can before I die in nine hundred and forty years!"

Purple expresses the belief that he is beyond redemption and even if he had a wife and a few foals of his own to him he wouldn't be able to fully move on.

"Why don't you spend some time with the Guardians?" said Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "So I can be trapped in a building with each other slow dancing and kissing and what not? I'm fine, I'm just going to go home."

"Why don't you see if Sapphire Rose wants to hang out because you two are friends?" asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "I went on nine hundred and thirty eight dates. I heard 'Let's be friends instead' and nine hundred and thirty seven times and the mares only wanted to get free stuff and what not. She's probably the same as them. And out of nine hundred and thirty eight mares I dated, only half of them came crawling back because they're pregnant and want me to be a baby daddy to my brother or another stallion in my family but I turned them down. We're not friends and my friends are either dead or they moved on with their lives and have families of their own."

"But just get to know her though," said Princess Twilight, "I have a feeling she does want to be friends."

Purple replied, "What I know about her is that she lives in isolation, she's a mare, she has dark brown hair, and blue fur, I don't know her tail color or cutie mark because I count that as staring at a mare's ass and I'm not Base or the rest of my family. I also know that she's three thousand and one hundred years old. Yeah I overheard that at the restaurant. It's a part of my training to overhear things that's important. I know that she lives in Isolation because we were at her house like the day you gave her the card I wrote but I was planning on burning anyway."

Purple lit up his horn and teleported home.

If my life was a video game then it would be a mix of red for anger, orange for tense and dark blue for sad. Purple thought, Just waiting for another war to start so I can go and not come back.

Purple set up some paper targets at a range of 100 meters or 328 feet with the closet being 30 meters or 98 feet.

"Equestrian M3 Carbine rifle, 5.8 pounds, 15 round magazine," said Purple, "This one? It's called 'Lighting Bruiser' and it belonged to my deceased best friend Jackpot and he wanted to teach his daughter how to shoot. But he died when his daughter was only a week old and it's my fault that he never got a chance to meet his daughter and his daughter never got to meet him besides photographs of each other."

Purple just fired the rifle at the targets and they were pictures of family members who he hates and he filled every picture with bullets.

***

The next day.

"Alright Purple, Head Guardian Sapphire finally approved so you can fight two Reserve Guardians at once in the ring," said Master Shi. "Okay I want a clean fight not a fight to the death!"

Master Shi got out of the ring and while Master Shi was busy leaving the ring Purple just straightened his olive drab tiger striped camouflage uniform which has his rank of Lieutenant-General with three silver stars on both sides of the collar.

Purple pacified an Earth pony stallion with ease just knocking him out with one punch. The Crystal Pony Pegasus mare didn't find Purple because he snuck up on her, disabled his invisibility spell and knocked her out with the handle of his M3 Fighting knife knocking her out and kept the pointy end of the blade towards him.

Purple carried them to Doctor Snake and he also made a get well soon card for them as well. He ran around the track which is the size of two hundred buckball fields and Purple had no problem running the entire thing without breaking a sweat.

After the training Purple left the training center and he went to a flower shop and he bought some Carnation, Orchid, and Tulip flowers. He put them on his adoptive parents grave and his two close best friend graves.

"I miss you mom, dad, Jackpot, and Scrumptious. Thanks for giving me the best nineteen years and three hundred and sixty four days of my life," said Purple. "Mom? I know you're really my adoptive mother and Dad I know you're really my adoptive father... But mom? I'm sorry that I can't fulfill the pinkie promise I gave to you that you would be surrounded by grandfoals from me and I'm sorry that I broke it by not finding somepony to be with. I miss all four of you deeply. I wish it was me instead of all four of you."

Then Purple went back to the Guardian training center and continued to run around the track in his freetime.

Chapter Three:

Purple was home where he was eating breakfast where he placed scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese onto a plate.

Purple ate in peace and after he got done eating breakfast he went to brush his teeth, made his bed and did the dishes.

***
Canterlot, Equestria.

In a dark, cavernous room filled with rows and rows of consoles with monitors, radar scopes, and other sorts of Technology.

"Here link this," Said Purple when he put a piece of paper down between two Equestrian Army Communications Specialists who were on a switchboard due to their switchboard operators.

***

In his office.

Purple picked up the phone on the black rotary dial phone.

"Mares and gentlecolts the victory has been set in stone," Said Purple, "The Navy has cut off those rebels on the island, the air force has complete control of the airspace and the Army is moving and capturing the rebel positions swiftly."

Admiral Morning Squall Storm replied, "Lieutenant-General Purple. The rebels have coastal batteries that are wreaking havoc at the landing sites."

"Admiral, take the initiative damn it. The fleet you're in command of has forty destroyers, seventeen light cruisers, fifteen heavy cruisers, five battlecruisers, eight battleships, four super heavy battleships, three frigates, five submarines and two submarine tender ships. Order the ships to provide support. You're a Fleet Admiral, you should know this!" Said Purple.

Sunny Day replied, "Purple should I start converting some civilian factories to military factories?"

"No it's fine," Said Purple, "You can go Mrs. Sunny Day-Storm."

Commander Thunderbolt replied, "Lieutenant-General Purple the Airforce have taken complete control of the air space over the island but I got the Wonderbolts breathing down my neck about me not using them but I did reminded them of a few members of the Wonderbolts trapped by Spike when he grew up rapidly due to greed."

"Excellent, we'll have those rebels on the island who have nowhere to run and we'll soon rescue Free Flyer and bring her home. I knew this mission for her was too big for her but she insisted."

Purple then hung up the phone thing.

***

In the Guardian training facility.

"Purple I spoke with Head Guardian Sapphire," said Master Shi. "She said and I agree with her that if you hurt one more Reserve Guardian then we would have you removed from the fighting training."

Purple rolled his eyes not caring about it but he got into the ring and the other two Reserve Guardians were nervous to fight Purple. But when the match started he didn't move he just sat there. They cautiously approached him and it turns out it's just a hologram, just an illusion of him.

"Right behind you," said Purple before he knocked them both out painfully.

Even though he was warned not to seriously injure them he still did it anyway because he envisioned what he wanted to do to his brother, sister, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and everypony else in his family minus Princess Twilight because the rest they just hate Purple and there's no way for him to ignore them they're in every Equestrian cities and towns.

Purple was kicked out of the training center because he was warned and didn't take heed and got kicked out for it.

***

At home.

Purple went to his bedroom and slid out of his old army foot locker and sat on it.

The top part says "ARTIST, PURPLE EQS ARMY."

"Nothing but a friend's killer and just trauma that I can't talk about," said Purple. "I know what Jackpot and Scrumptious would be doing if they were alive. Jackpot and his bat pony girlfriend they would've raised a beautiful filly and he would've wanted to open a nightclub or something to get away from his abusive parents and abusive brothers. Scrumptious would've worked in a boring nine to five job alongside with his father. I would've become a full time civil servant and me and Scrumptious would've gotten girlfriends and all three of us would've gotten married and had foals of our own. But they're dead and have been dead for almost twenty-one years but it feels like yesterday for me... Can't move on it feels like yesterday for me."

Purple then picked up his military sidearm which was on his nightstand but he just stared at it for a while before putting it back. Then he climbed into bed to take a nap.

***

Twenty- years ago, October 26th, Purple's twentieth birthday.

While at base Purple was staring off at a distance. His friend Jackpot asked on what's on his mind.

Purple just told him that he's fine. Jackpot then nudged him and said. "Afraid of dying single? Afraid of dying a virgin? It's never too late for you to get laid and for you to plant a foal into a mare."

"Dude! Come on. I may be a stallion," said Purple Artist, "But I'm not like you and Scrumptious of wanting to have sex all the time. I'm not a pig like you two!"

While walking on a farm Scrumptious and Purple were having a heated argument. Scrumptious was telling Purple that Scrumptious's sweet mother is a nice and very kind mare but he isn't going to bang her.

Scrumptious asked on why not. Purple told her on how would Scrumptious would like a half brother or sister and what if Purple gets Scrumptious's mother pregnant with his foal or foals.

"Good point," said Scrumptious, "Just saying she also treats you like a son. She'll do anything to keep you happy as if she birthed and took care of you as well as if you were her son."

"Uh, guys." said Jackpot Star, "Will you two shut the hell up!"

Jackpot then turned around to see Purple punching Scrumptious, knocking him down in one punch. Jackpot then turned around only to get shot in the head, killing him instantly.

"NOOOOO!" said Scrumptious.

Scrumptious got up and charged the pony that killed Jackpot stabbing the pony in the neck. Scrumptious was shot by another pony which ended up in his stomach so he scurried back. He took his rifle and shot the bad pony.

"I'm sorry Pur-" said Scrumptious with his final breaths.

"F-Flavor Wings!" Yelled Purple Artist.

Ten Equestrian Commandos galloped to them but nine of them stopped in their tracks and a mare pegasus just casually walked up. She asked Purple what happened while he was on his butt sitting down.

Purple told her what happened.

Flavor Wings got up and lied to the other commandos that he didn't see anything and he got there a minute before he yelled for them.

***

Modern day.

Purple jumped out of bed with his heart racing and he had a look of worry on his face.

"Been having the same fucking dream every night of what happened," said Purple, "Can't get it off my chest because whoever I tell the truth would be killed by a military assassin and whoever knew the truth will know until all who knows the truth dies. Everypony knows the lie and the ones who know the truth aka me and Flavor Wings we will know the truth until she dies then I die. Honestly I don't even know why I go to two therapists because the problems I go to talk to them about I can't talk about it and if I do then I would have to kill them and if I don't then a military assassin would kill them and raze the apartment and office if I don't kill them if I said anything to them about my military service."

***

Los Unicornia, Equestria.

Purple was walking on a sidewalk in the district of Luna Bluffs and he approached a nice fancy narrow house and he knocked on the door on the second floor.

"Purple? What are you doing here?" asked Purple's therapist.

Purple replied, "I've been having trouble sleeping Doc."

The therapist was non-binary with the body of a mare allowed Purple to come in and had him sit down while the therapist went and got a number two pencil and a legal notepad and sat in a rolling leather chair across from Purple.

"Okay Purple, tell me what's been haunting your dreams," said Purple's therapist.

Purple replied, "My military experience has been haunting me. What I can tell you legally is that I was doing assassinations, intelligence gathering, Reconnaissance, sabotage, and search and rescue. I did things I'm not proud of, I said things to my close best friend before he died on my twentieth birthday and what I said he probably died thinking I hated him."

"And you wish you could go back in time to apologize before he died?" asked Purple's therapist.

Purple nodded while shedding a tear. "And I made a promise to my adoptive mother which I never fulfilled."

Purple's therapist replied, "Which was?"

"I promised her that I would've gotten married and give her a lot of grand foals," said Purple, "Yeah I was married for fourteen months but only reason Alitidy and I broke up because she's the leader of Stalliongrad and I'm Equestria Prince of the Military. But I did promise my adoptive mom she would have some grand foals. But I'm just a forty, almost forty-one year old broken shell of my former self."

Purple's therapist replied, "There are a lot of mares out there for you to choose."

"From twenty-three to forty I've been on nine hundred and thirty eight dates and all of them were rejections and half of them got pregnant by my brother or another stallion in my family and they came crawling back looking for a baby daddy," said Purple. "My brother and every member of my family was right that I'm unlovable. I should've died a long time ago either as a stillbirth, as a miscarriage or died during the war. There was only one mare who I did love and she got married when I was in the Army but when I assaulted her husband for partying with another mare she hates me and refuses to talk to me and I haven't talked to her in seventeen years."

Purple's therapist replied, "You are who you are and there's no point in arguing and fighting with yourself about it. Your past, what you did, you did a lot of bad things."

"When I came out of the army I said that 'I sure as hell ain't going to make the same mistakes as my family. I'm going to get on my hooves, get a place of my own and punch a clock ain't going to do it'. I dreamed of money, a mare, foals, freedom, and what that but I was living in constant fear, and the blood of my friends."

After half an hour passed Purple's session was over and he went back to Canterlot and either was in his office in Canterlot Castle or in the Equestrian War Department in a conference room next to the war room or in a boardroom with four glass windows, two doors, five big screens, a podium, and a conference table with ten chairs. He stared at the clocks which under them had names of cities of other countries and the cities are Canterlot, Los Unicornia, Manehattan, the city of Crystal Empire, Griffonstone, Stalliongrad, and Farsari.

***

At Princess Luna Park

Purple sat under a tree wearing dark olive green pants, a dark green t-shirt and a dark olive green over-shirt well he's wearing his dark olive green combat uniform that has a Fairbairn-Sykes knife patch on both sides with the words "AIRBORNE" on both sides and both sleeves have the rank of Sergeant.

"Look at this," said Scrumptious.

The ghost of a mint green pegasus with forest green mane and tail came with a bullet hole in his torso around the central stomach area. A ghost of a charcoal unicorn stallion with dark black mane and tail came with a bullet hole in his head.

"Look at this the bulletproof, explosive proof, and unkillable and the impenetrable Purple," said the ghost of Jackpot.

"Will you two leave me alone please?" said Purple, "You two are dead and you two can rest in peace."

Jackpot replied, "I never got a chance to meet my daughter in person because of you."

"I didn't force you two to follow me into the military!" snapped Purple, "You two followed me! It's my fault for you two dying but I didn't hold a gun to you two heads to follow me into the military so it's 50/50! Can you two please stop?"

Scrumptious replied, "This is not your stop. There's more road ahead."

"Private Sapphire Breeze, Private Starry Swirl, Private Nimble Force, Private Midnight Hoof, Private Little Harmony," said Jackpot, "O.I.M Agent Pearl 'Bubblegum' Petunia, Private Mythic Strike, Private Orchid Fire, Private Onyx Armor, Private Hazelblossom, Private Thunderbolt Lighting, Corporal Ironclad, Sergeant, Shadowstep, Staff Sergeant Frostbite, Sergeant Major Razorback, Warrant Officer Nightshade, Captain Stormchaser, First Lieutenant Blaze, Second Lieutenant Blitz, Major Warlock, Lieutenant-Colonel Avalanche, Colonel Eclipse, Sergeant Thunderchild, First Sergeant Viper, Sergeant First Class Fronstbite II, and Specialist Pyro. All of them you offered friendship and protection."

Jackpot and Scrumptious said in unison, "But they aren't not here either!"

"Do you think I want to keep living?!" said Purple, "Every operation I've done after you two died I was hoping on whatever mission I did next would've killed me! Oh going to land on a heavily defended beach where the defenders have anti-personnel mines, anti-armor mines, eight machine gun bunkers, dual purpose anti-air/anti-tank cannons and artillery not adding snipers. Oh let's kill the ponies who are only eighteen, and nineteen years old but not the twenty four year old Lieutenant-General! All the medals I have I want to throw them into a fucking volcano with the annoying pony named Pinkie Pie! I am waiting for death and unlike everypony else who's afraid of death and don't want to die I'm the fucking opposite! You two don't know what it's like to tell a couple that their son, daughter, transgender or non-bi child ain't coming home!"

Scrumptious replied, "How long, if not permanent summer?"

"I can handle Hell, I can handle the summer," said Purple.

Princess Twilight was nearby and she saw that Purple was talking to himself but she went over to him and asked if he was okay and he told her that he's fine.

***

At night.

"So Purple how have you been?" asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "Fine I went to my therapist earlier. Didn't talk about my military experience which causes me trouble because if I did I would've had to kill my therapist or a military assassin would've killed my therapist and razed the place to erase all evidence of me saying about what I did. I swear if I get paired up with Pinkie and if she gets on my nerves then Grilled Cheese would be a widow and Lil Cheese would be motherless."

"Pinkie is going to be Pinkie. Killing her won't be better," said Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "And I was trained how to kill or pacify somepony! And Pinkie is on the same list as the rest of my family. That list? The kill list and I find Pinkie Pie more annoying than a foal crying! I find Rainbow Dash as cocky who doesn't know when to shut up, Rarity is fashion obsessed, Fluttershy is shy and can't always stand up for herself and when she does she unintentionally hurts her friends, and you, you always more or less turn the other cheek to villains who say they reform yet you had Tierk, Chrysiallis and Cozy Glow who came and bit you in the ass more or less refusing friendship. Applejack? She's stubborn but that's normal for some country ponies."

Purple ate his Mac and Cheese and extra cheesy pizza in silence and took his dinner to a balcony. After dinner he just went to bed at home in the middle of nowhere with his military sidearm pointed right at him.

Chapter four:

Purple was at home sleeping peacefully until he jumped out of bed screaming. He then looked at his clock on his nightstand after turning the lamp on.

"Only 3:10 AM?" Said Purple, "Only been asleep for an hour! My sleep is getting shorter and shorter."

Purple got out of bed and brewed a cup of coffee and while his coffee was brewing he put on his army service uniform and saw every medal and ribbon he got from the Equestrian Armed Forces.

Purple then drank the coffee and teleported to his office in Canterlot Castle.

***

Purple sat at his desk reading military documents he had to sign which he did or fed the documents to his paper shredder. He was alone with his thoughts and the sound of his black ink pen scribbling as he signed his name and rank.

When Purple got done signing and reading the sun started to rise. Purple decided to visit the park he used to visit as a Colt and teenager.

***

At the park.

Purple looked around the park and had a flashback.

***

Thirty-six years ago.

Four-year old Purple was on a swing where he fell off and landed on his right leg. It was the day after his fourth birthday.

"Are you okay Purple?" Asked Bit Counter, "You're not crying which means you're a fighter. When I was your age my dad called me a filly for crying."

Purple did want to cry but he held back his tears and his right leg felt like it was broken but Bit Counter gave Purple a piggy back ride back to the house.

***

Present day.

Purple wanted to cry but he held back his tears.

Purple once dreamed of having a girlfriend or wife and having some little ones of his own but after nine hundred and thirty eight dates he's no longer interested in romance and to him love and romance is dead and if a mare asked him out he'll reject her.

Purple then went to a restaurant and got some breakfast and after eating breakfast he went back to his office in Canterlot Castle.

***
7:30 AM.

There was a knock on Prince Purple Artist office door so he answered it. It was his secretary/assistant named Night Wing, she's a Pegasus mare.

"Got some more papers for you Prince Purple," said Night Wing.

She then set a stack of military papers on Purple's desk.

"Do you need anything Purple?" Asked Night Wing, "Coffee? Something to eat?"

Purple replied, "I'm… fine"

Night Wing didn't ask why there was a gap between 'I'm fine' and she went to her desk to work.

When an hour passed Night Wing asked Purple if she could be dismissed because her daughter got sick at school and Purple allowed her to take the rest of the day off.

I'm going to take the rest of the day off as well, Purple thought, I haven't seen Equestria as my home since when I was nineteen. I feel like a Colt who lost his parents at the supermarket. I'll never see them again.

Purple then went for a walk and one building he passed was a Equestrian Armed Forces recruitment building.

***

Twenty-three years ago.

Purple, Jackpot and Scrumptious were all seventeen.

"You don't have to follow me into the military," said Purple, "I know we have a pact together but this is my career choice."

Scrumptious replied, "It's either this or rot away in some Celestia damn office. And I'm not my father where working as a Department Head from 8 AM to 5 pm works great for my dad. I'm not him."

"It's either stick with the ponies I call 'family' or I can be with my hostile family," said Jackpot.

Purple replied, "One reason I'm joining the military is because it's patriotism and loyalty to Equestria. The other reason is I've been suffering from not having an identity, feeling I don't belong in the world and I'm just trying to find a place to fit in."

"And when our tour of duty is up," said Scrumptious, "The three of us will find mares to date and marry one day and have foals of our own who'll be friends just like us."

The three entered the Equestria Armed Forces recruitment building.

***

Present day.

"They deserve to be here," said Purple. "I don't. At least Jackpot had a girlfriend. I don't and Scrumptious could get any mare he wanted due to me and Jackpot called him 'Cassanova' in the eleventh grade. And there's a bat pony mare with unicorn DNA running around and she never got to meet her dad… I should've kept my fucking mouth shut on that day."

Purple then kept walking around Canterlot but he avoided social interactions with anypony because he just wanted to be left alone. To him he viewed trust, friendship, love, romance, and harmony; he views them as immature and naïve where once he believed in them but now he does not.

After he got done walking throughout Canterlot he returned to Canterlot Castle and walked around and whenever Princess Twilight tried to talk to Prince Purple he'll vanish into thin air as if he wasn't there. That's from his training to avoid detection and quickly escape to avoid being caught.

***

Purple went back to his office and locked the door. He then started to sob and used his right wing to cover his face.

***

Later that day while eating dinner.

"I've been trying to talk to you all day Purple," said Princess Twilight, "I wanted to see how you were… How are you?"

Purple replied, "Every night I have nightmares, every night I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. I wake up in pain, I go to work in pain and every day I just want to end it. No, I'm not interested in another date with another mare. Don't even know why I went on all of those dates anyway. I knew all of their answers were going to be no anyway… if a mare asks me out I'll reject her because I'm not interested on another date just waiting to go to war again so I don't come back."

"But you should go out and at least make friends," Said Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "Yeah and looked at what happened to the friends that I had. Half are dead and the other half moved on just considering me as a past chapter in their life. Why should I make another friend? So they can just use me to get free stuff? Why should I go on another date so mare number nine hundred and thirty nine can be wooed by my brother or another stallion in my family and come crawling back to me more or less asking me to be a baby daddy?"

"Not all mares can be wooed by your brother Purple," said Princess Twilight. "There's mares out there who do want to be in a relationship."

Purple replied, "Yeah it's called that when Base or the rest of the stallions in my family woo a mare they melt like butter on a hot knife. I say something sweet and romantic. I get slapped across the face and I get called a sexist and misogynistic pig."

"But you got some friends who are mares," Said Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestra doesn't want a relationship where she's Aromantic. Colonel Dusk 'Honey Cake' Stable… her window closed. She's not Aromantic but she has a time table and that window for me closed eleven years ago. Divisional Commander Ruby Velvet and Lieutenant… I mean Brigadier General Flavor Wings. Ruby is bi and has a girlfriend and Flavor is a lesbian and has a wife."

"But you're friends with Sapphire Rose," Said Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "Friends? No we are not friends… Did I have a crush on her? That ship has set sail and got sunk by a submarine torpedo. Don't even know why I had a crush on her. To be clear she's not my friend and I don't have a crush on her anymore. I'm just a walking [REDACTED] stamp. But my friendly but stoic and lone wolf personality fits well with how I'm going to go out."

"Which is?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "if Equestria does go to war then I'll die alone in one hell of a Last Stand against an onslaught of whoever were at war against infantry and armor. If we don't go to war then on my one thousandth birthday I'll go home and set it on fire and I'll be inside due to the fact that I'm going to die at midnight the day after my one thousandth birthday…I can say is that if I get a partner while being a Gate Guardian I'll tell whoever I work with to be quiet and I'm not interested in chit chat. If it's Pinkie I'll at first tell her to shut up, the second warning would be a lot more hostile and the third time well Cheese Sandwich will be a widow and Lil Cheese would be motherless."

"That's a little rude," Said Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "In my book. Pinkie is the type that'll get us all killed with her damn part cannon or motormouth. Rainbow is too cocky and never shut up. Rarity is obsessed with fashion and to her it's fashion 24/7. Fluttershy is too timid and when she does stand her ground or be assertive she'll scare away her friends or unintentionally hurt others feelings. AJ is too stubborn. You? You're lenient and naive where more or less every villain you and the other five encountered y'all just gave them a slap on the wrist. Oh Trixie enslaved an entire town and sealed it off? Oh let's forgive her. Starlight removing ponies cutie marks? Oh let's forgive her after she nearly changed history! Also with you Princess Twilight you don't know the difference between friendship opportunities and actual threats to Equestria!"

"That's not entirely fair!" Said Princess Twilight, "At least I'm not a death seeker because I don't live in the guilt and shame of the mistakes I made! You do! You want to die because of the mistakes you made that got others killed!"

Purple replied, "And with this new villain this Phantasia. What are you going to do with him? Marry him, have a few foals with him, hoof over your crown and throne to him. Be at home to cook, clean, pop out foals and wait hand and foot for him and be more or less a housewife for him?"

"No I'm not," said Princess Twilight, "He needs to be stopped. What are you going to do about it?"

Purple replied, "it's called reconnaissance and intelligence gathering for a reason. Base and the other stallions in my family would work for him… Hell they're already members of his army that wouldn't surprise me. I can tell you that Phantasia he just recently fired every mare that isn't a higher up in his group. Dumb bastard."

"What do you mean by 'Dumb bastard' Purple?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "I've worked with mares who could rip a diamond in half like a phone book. I've worked with mares that would have to give anypony a look making them wish they weren't born. I've worked with mares who were four or five times stronger than a stallion who could break this table by slapping it softly like how a gentle breeze hits somepony. If he wants to run a country where mares are more or less housewives then I'll be his last obstacle and I've worked with mares that they're not going to submit to his new world order."

"You'll like his version of Equestria then," Princess Twilights said with sarcasm, "Then you'll have a wife who'll be home to cook, clean, and mother your foals."

Purple replied, "I did want a wife and foals but I want to choose who I want to be with. I hate sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal pricks. They can take a dive into a volcano. Also I don't want a housewife. I want a wife who has a job, it doesn't matter if it's full time or part time but I don't want a housewife. Also I won't live in a world run by a sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal jackass. I'll be running a resistance group against him."

"What happened to the Purple I used to know?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "That fool died on his twentieth birthday... along with his friends… That Purple was happy and wanted others around him to be happy… This Purple is just sad, miserable and depressed and has survivor's guilt and has nightmares every night and what I did as a soldier I can't talk about. This Purple is 75% dead on the inside… This Purple just wants to die because what's the point of making friends and relationships anyway. No, that wasn't a question."

***

After dinner.

Purple went to stare up at the moon.

I made up my mind that day, Purple thought, The day which was my twentieth birthday that my best friends whom I considered brothers died. Everypony else I led into battle as well. I can't atone for failing to protect them. I looked up at those moon and something died inside me. A conscience is something that gets in the way. That's all a soul is. An obstacle that's meant to be overcome.

***

Fourteen years ago.

"Let me ask you something," said a Private Pegasus mare soldier, "What was I to you?"

Major Purple Artist replied, "You're a soldier. A soldier with a promising future ahead of you. You're going to become a wonderful soldier when you get out of your Greenhorn status."

"You're a Ghost?" Asked the bleeding out Pegasus mare private, "Feelings and the death of your soldiers go right through you. Don't they?"

Purple replied, "The death of every soldier under my command hits me hard. I feel sad and depressed on the inside."

The Pegasus mare Private died in Purple's wings and he put a rose flower between her frontal hooves on her torso. Purple grabbed his B.A.R automatic rifle and walked off by himself before looking back at his dead company of one hundred and nineteen special forces soldiers before walking off. He had a sad face but held back from crying.

***
Sixteen years ago.

Purple was a lieutenant and he had a girlfriend named Misty Waltz.

"Can't believe I'm going home," said Corporal Misty Waltz, "And with me being a month pregnant with our foal. I decided to take a military desk job in my hometown of Trottingham."

They entered a tunnel and the tunnel is the only way to leave the valley, one of the members of their group revealed himself to be a traitor. He rigged the railroad and soon the train was boarded by enemy soldiers.

Corporal Misty Waltz was taken hostage, everyone else was killed except Misty Waltz and Purple. The stallion traitor blamed Purple for killing his parents and family but Purple doesn't remember unless it's a battle that he had killed enemy combatants.

The traitor then stabs Corporal Misty Waltz in the belly six times so Purple could know what'll be like to feel pain and loss. The traitor and the enemy soldiers fled. Purple galloped over to Corporal Misty Waltz.

"Save our foal, Purple." Said Corporal Misty Waltz before dying.

***

Present day.

Purple looked down at the ponies who were heading home because it's getting late.

"You need anything, Sir?" Asked a Bat pony Royal stallion.

Purple replied, "No I'm fine. You can go back to your patrol."

***
Seventeen years ago.

Lieutenant Purple Artist was walking and he came upon the body of a unicorn mare with blonde mane. She's in olive drab titanium armor. Her helmet is beside her.

Purple didn't recognize her until he saw a small teddy bear. Purple put the small teddy bear between her frontal hooves and gave her a look before walking off.

"Sleep tight Daisy," said Purple, "If there is an afterlife you deserve the great one that's filled with love and be in a place where good ponies go to when they die."

***

Present day.

Purple lit up his horn and teleported home. He tried to get some sleep but he either tossed and turned or just stared up at the ceiling. He couldn't fall asleep until 2:30 AM but only got up at 3:05 AM where he had another nightmare.

***
7:00 am.

Purple was in Los Unicorna and he went to his therapist house where his therapist was asleep when he came. His non-binary therapist named Ocean Breeze let Purple in where they were about to tell him to come back later but on how tired Purple looked and how it looked like Purple had been kicking his own ass, Ocean Breeze let him in.

"Alright Purple even though I already know what you're going to say," said Ocean Breeze, "But tell me what's wrong with you?"

Purple replied, "Reliving the deaths of my friends whom I made in the military and the deaths of my two close best friends… Have you ever seen your friend fall off a catwalk and fall and land into a vat of molten steel and scream and the only thing you can do is kill her? I have but the mission was more secret than top secret."

Ocean Breeze looked at Purple being disturbed due to it's only 7:03 in the morning and she wasn't expecting to hear that first thing in the morning.

"Alright Purple I'm going to be back," said Ocean Breeze, "Give me a few minutes."

Ocean Breeze got up and went to the third floor of her four story townhouse beach house and she got a prescription slip and wrote down that Purple needs sleeping pills.

"Okay Purple," said Ocean Breeze, "Go to the pharmacy that you go to and get this order filled after this session. Also this session is on the house this time. Also continue."

Purple talked about how some of his friends died and all of them disturbed Ocean Breeze.

I don't think I'll be sleeping for awhile, Ocean Breeze thought, Purple has to deal with this for the rest of his life. Hope these sleeping meds help him.

After the session Purple went to Canterlot and went to the pharmacy he goes to and while waiting for his order to be filled. Purple went to a dojo where he wore a Gi (pronounced ghee) and a black belt.

Purple fought four ponies in which Purple was trained and is a master in mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, Karate, and jiu-jitsu. He hurted them from his military training.

He did the fighting until time was up until his medicine was ready.

***

Later that day.

Purple visited his other therapist, an Earth pony stallion who's a military therapist and he did the same as Ocean Breeze, in which he prescribed Purple some sleeping medicine.

***

8:40 PM.

Purple took two sleeping pills and a cup of milk and he went to lay in his bed and he turned off all of the lights and after a few minutes he was out like a rock. He didn't even have a chance to set his alarm but he thought the sleeping pills won't work.

Purple got up later when he looked at the clock on his nightstand it's 2:30 in the afternoon and when he went to Canterlot he found out he was asleep for four days. One of his Royal Guards told him he was out for four days and when Purple entered his office he saw a stack of papers in which was four days worth.

***

Later that day.

Purple was walking down a hall in Canterlot Castle. He saw a unicorn mare and her cutie mark is a staff with a ruby jewel on the end of it.

Oh great what does Master Shi want? Purple thought, She better not.

Master Shi came and started to lay into Purple and started to reprimand Purple for seriously hurting multiple reserve Guardians who aren't going to be ready for at least a few years due to their serious injuries.

"You have the balls to face me and not don't have the guts to face the enemy in an actual battle?!" Said Purple after he gets reprimanded by Master Shi. He also pulls out his military sidearm.

"If I ever see you again! I'll kill you!" Said Purple before Master Shi walked away in disbelief and then Purple put his pistol away.

***

A couple of hours later.

There was a knock on the door and it was Head Guardian Sapphire Rose assistant named Tumble. Tumble told Purple that Head Guardian Sapphire wants to talk to him right now so he went.

***

In Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office.

"Yeah Head Guardian Sapphire?" Asked Purple, "Do you need something?"

Sapphire replied, "Why did you threaten Master Shi?"

"So if somepony came to you and started to lay into you and reprimanded for doing something that you're trained to do," said Purple. "And I was trained to pacify somepony or eliminate somepony. I did the former which is painful but the training is non lethal and I just knocked them out."

Sapphire replied, "And you were warned not to do that!"

"Well excuse me for being wired up differently than you!" Exclaimed Purple, "I was trained for three months on how to either pacify the enemy or to kill them. It was that or I could've used a member of the reserve guardians as a makeshift bat and swing whoever it was. After all you don't know what I'm trained in and you never will and you don't know what I had to do to survive or see my friends get killed because of a bad decision."

Head Guardian Sapphire was about to reply.

"You never seen a friend get shot and fall off of a boat then eaten by a crocodile," said Purple, "You never seen two of your friends get run over by a tank, you never seen one friend get blown up into a million tiny pieces, and you never seen a friend fall into a vat of molten steel. Yeah and I know you're also 3,100 years old and I overheard what you told Princess Twilight because it's a part of my counterinsurgency training to overhear important things. Anything else Head Guardian or can I go?"

"You don't know me either." Sapphire said, "I don't appreciate it when ponies make assumptions about what I might have been through and what I haven't. Just because they think their life is worse than mine. You're moping around because you don't have a special somepony and just because you're hurt and feeling lonely doesn't give you the right to take it out on other ponies. I've been through things twice as bad as you have in my lifetime. You don't know if I've been to war or not. What I can tell you is that I have been in a battle or two. I have seen friends die in front of me. I know what that pain is like, believe me.

"You don't get to become the Head Guardian and not be involved in war. As a matter of fact I've had my entire home destroyed and had to pick up the pieces! And the next time you think about threatening a government worker I won't just let it slide just because I wanted to be friends with you or because you're a Prince!"

"Why should I make friends if they just want special treatment and get stuff for free?" Said Purple, "Every mare I went on a single date with, they only wanted to be friends with me for special treatment and to get stuff for free. Not adding 98% came crawling back to me wanting to date because they wanted me to be a baby daddy for another stallion foal.

"And you don't know about my career in Equestria Armed Forces," said Purple, "In SPECWARCOM, and ESOC. To help you understand what those words mean they mean Special Warfare Command and Equestrian Special Operations Command. What I did… if I told you I would have to kill you and I'm not joking. I've been in battles that you would've run away from. What I did you wouldn't believe… Have a good day Head Guardian."

Purple then left to go back to his work.

***

Later it's nighttime.

Why am I here, Purple thought, Why am I in a big room with soldiers dancing with their wives or husbands?

Purple then talked to a General but in Purple's eyes and mind he doesn't want to be there. The general told Purple that somepony wants to meet him.

"You got three minutes," said Purple, "If you're not back in three minutes then I'm gone. Time starts now."

The General then went to go find the pony and when the General did and went back to Purple, Purple was gone three minutes had passed and Purple went home.

Why did I go to an event filled with love? Purple thought, To me since Head Guardian and mines date ever since that damn date to me love, romance and friendship and harmony is dead to me. Hate love and I hate romance. Just want to go into a battle and die.

***

At home. Purple took off his Army service uniform but he threw the tie at a chair in anger. He then got a cup of milk and took a sip before taking his sleeping pills and taking another sip and going to bed.

***

In the morning.

Purple sat at the end of his bed looking at his crown.

Cheap thin golden metal junk, Purple thought, Should take it to a steel mill and throw it into a vat of molten steel or into a smelter mill. Don't even want to be a fucking Prince. Only reason I'm a Prince is because I want to make Twilight happy but nopony stops to ask how I am.

Purple then threw his crown against his far bedroom wall in anger. He didn't want to be a Prince but the only reason why he is one is because he wants to make Princess Twilight happy but nopony wants him to be happy.

Purple then made himself a scrambled egg sandwich for breakfast then he went to brush his teeth and got dressed.

***

In Canterlot.

Purple was walking next to Princess Twilight but he just tuned her out not paying attention to her. He turned and started to walk by himself down another hallway.

Purple then heard Head Guardian Sapphire and Master Shi talking while the two are talking to each other and they're coming towards Purple's direction.

Before they passed each other Purple stopped dead in his tracks.

"Does it look like I care what you think!" Snapped Purple, "Does it look like I give a shit about what you two think!"

Princess Twilight heard and saw it and she put her right wing into her face and said "Oh boy".

Princess Twilight then caught up with Purple.

"Purple, that's the second time you snapped at somepony for no reason," said Princess Twilight, "You don't have the same level of coolness as you were as a teenager. Don't want to do this but give me your crown."

Purple reached into his army service uniform pocket.

"Just take some…" said Princess Twilight.

Purple took his crown and smacked it against Princess Twilight's chest.

"Didn't even want to become a dumbass Prince," Purple said hostilely while walking away.

Purple then lit up his horn and teleported away. Princess Twilight then picked up Purple's crown which was no longer gold or the same length and with like hers more or less a copy of her's. His was ruined and it looked like he took a blowtorch to it where he did take a blowtorch to it.

"What?" Asked Princess Twilight while examining Prince Purple crown.

Princess Twilight then teleported to Purple's house and saw it being burned but she ran in to see if Purple was inside.

Princess Twilight saw Purple but when she got to him it was just a whiteboard with a photo of him when he was twenty-seven and there was multiple papers around his photograph and the papers have a ton of black ink lines where they're the official after action reports from Purple's military service even though he knows they made copies.

Princess Twilight then grabbed a photo off the board and got out before she got killed. She then looked at the photograph.

The photo has the words "Second/Fifteenth" meaning Second Infantry Division Fifteenth regiment.

The photo has Private Sapphire Breeze, Private Starry Swirl, Private Nimble Force, Private Midnight Hoof, Private Little Harmony, Private Mythic Strike, Private Orchid Fire, Private Onyx Armor, Private Hazelblossom, Private Thunderbolt Lighting, Corporal Ironclad, Sergeant, Shadowstep, Staff Sergeant Frostbite, Sergeant Major Razorback, Warrant Officer Nightshade, Captain Stormchaser, First Lieutenant Blaze, Second Lieutenant Blitz, Major Warlock, Lieutenant-Colonel Avalanche, Colonel Eclipse, Sergeant Thunderchild, First Sergeant Viper, Sergeant First Class Fronstbite II, Specialist Pyro, Corporal Jackpot Blaze and Corporal Scrumptious. Purple is even in it but all but Purple have red X's on them meaning they were killed in action with a red circle around Purple.

All of them were his friends, Princess Twilight thought, Every single one of them was his friend whom he made a bad decision which got them killed or got hot under the collar and got two of them killed for getting angry. Hope Purple wasn't in there.

***

Very far away.

Purple built his new home which is very far away and he's the only one who knows where his new house is and he just wants to be left in isolation now.

His new house is made of prefabricated steel with tiles floors. He also threw a camouflage net over the house so Pegasus in the air doesn't find it where it'll blend in with the grounds and trees.

"I should've stayed in my old house and died painfully," said Purple.

***

Canterlot.

Princess Twilight knocked on Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office door and entered when Sapphire Rose opened the door and let her come in.

"Sorry for Purple yelling at you and Master Shi earlier," said Princess Twilight, "Guess he reached his breaking point."

Sapphire replied, "It's not your fault Princess. You shouldn't apologize for someone else's behavior."

"I can't find him where I just went to his house," said Princess Twilight, "But it was on fire. Don't know if he killed himself or not. But if he did well that what he wanted due to not finding love and before your and his date that is what he wanted and the moment after your and his date he doesn't want to be happy anymore. Only thing I could recover from the fire was this."

Sapphire replied, "Do you think he would have made a new home where nopony would know where it's at? Also no offense but he really should see a therapist."

"He already see two therapists," said Princess Twilight, "And when I ask the two therapists about if they could help Purple with his PTSD and trauma they tell me that they can't due to whenever they ask him about his military service he always dodges the question and asks a counter question to change the subject."

Princess Twilight then put the photo on Head Guardian Sapphire desk.

"You know any of them?" Asked Princess Twilight, "Besides Purple."

Sapphire told Princess Twilight that she doesn't know any of them.

"The one to Purple's right and left were his best friends since kindergarten," said Princess Twilight, "Everyone else were his friends he made while in the military but all of them are dead. His other friends whom he made as a Colt and teenager they abandoned him and consider Purple as nothing more than 'A past chapter in their life' and every mare he went on a date with including you he sees them saying 'let's be friends instead' as a insult due to all but you just wanted to be friends so they can get special treatment. Not adding all but you came crawling back to him because they wanted him to be a baby daddy to his or another stallion in his family foal's father. He also has trust issues."

Sapphire replied, "Why does he have trust issues?"

"He never knew his biological parents," said Princess Twilight, "His brother and sister blame him for getting their biological parents killed by Timberwolves. Since when he was four he knew that his adoptive parents weren't his real parents. The rest of his biological and adoptive family don't see Purple as family and they beat him up no matter what he does. Consider yourself lucky because the other dates he been on his brother or the other stallions in his family they came and wooed the mare and that mare came back a few months later trying to get into Purple's life to be an baby daddy to a foal that the mare was pregnant with by another stallion. If Base or another stallion in Purple's family saw you there's nothing you can do about it they always get the mare to sleep with."

Sapphire replied, "I don't know who this 'Base' is but if I did they wouldn't get to me."

"That's what every mare said," said Princess Twilight, "Before you say it. Remember every mare said it but Base and them got to said mare. Also Base and the other stallions in Purple's family are sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal and the mares in Purple's family are wolves in sheep's clothing or by pulling wool over their eyes. Purple is the only nice one who deserves a happy life. His biological parents had a happy life together and they were the kind that rejected their parents' teaching of being either a sexist or a diva. It's a shame what happened to them though. Also this is Base."

Princess Twilight then put a Baseball magazine onto Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's desk. The magazine has an iceberg blue Pegasus with jet black mane wearing a white and blue outfit with a button up shirt, long-sleeved red undershirt, white pants, and a baseball cap.

"He's being put in the Equestrian MLB Hall of Fame this Friday," said Sapphire, "And this is Purple's brother?"

Princess Twilight nodded in agreement.

"If he says anything to me then I'm going to hit him and get a restraining order out against him." Said Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "Not going to work. The rest of Purple's family either have high powered lawyers on speed dial or have enough Bits to pay off the right official to make you look crazy or pay them off and say they're not going to take you seriously to waste the court's time. There's not a damn thing you can do about it. They always win and if you hit him or any other stallion in Purple's family then they think you're playing hard to get. Every mare gives in sooner or later and they always do. And with Purple? He can't do anything fun because if he goes out then they'll just be waiting for him to leave and they'll beat him up for the kicks of it."

"Even if the restraining order doesn't work I have my ways of dealing with idiots like Base. Trust me I've dealt with enough ponies like him to know. I am 3,100 years old so I wasn't born yesterday. Why doesn't Purple defend himself?" Asked Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "Last time he did, they were able to defeat him and put him in an intensive care unit at a hospital. If he defends himself from them then they just beat him up twice as hard and there's not a thing he can do about it. To him well he says that he's like a Colt who loses his parents in a supermarket but to him he says that but also says that in this situation for him he feels like a Colt who loses his parents in a supermarket but his parents left not knowing they left their son behind. He's just lost and scared and is in a world that he doesn't know. To him before his twentieth birthday Equestria was his home. Since his twentieth birthday Equestria isn't his home. Yees he was born and raised in Equestria but he's still searching for an identity. Ponies and other creatures like Purple who've been abandoned they're always trying to find a place to belong and looking for a home. He thought he would've found it in the army. Once that's lost you can't get it back again. He has been all over the world looking for a place to belong. You name a country he was there but he never found a place to belong. He did find happiness for fourteen months but he was married. He was happy until they peacefully broke up because of Purple being the Prince of the Military and she is the leader of Stalliongrad; you can see why their relationship didn't entirely work out."

***

Later that day.

"Thanks for meeting us on such short notice," said Princess Twilight, "So Brigader General Ruby Velvet what can you tell me about Purple's military career?"

Brigadier General Ruby Velvet replied, "I can't tell you. It's very above your pay grade. What Purple did was quote-unquote 'Never happened' and if you did find out then you would have to be silenced. Only thing I can tell you is that he was the type and still is the type that you have to point where his objective is then you get the fuck out of his way."

"But is there anything you can tell us about Purple's military service?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Brigadier General Ruby Velvet replied, "On the DL on what I can tell you two is that if you: Need three ponies to sneak into a heavily fortified base? You call Purple. Need to assassinate a high ranking enemy officer? You call Purple. Need reconnaissance but don't have enough ponies to do so? You call Purple. Need to defuse IEDs and bombs in a town covered in enemy snipers? You call Purple. I've seen him take apart an armored encampment with nothing but a combat knife, I've seen him eliminate an enemy unit just with a tree branch. Give Purple an anti-armor launcher then those bastards never stood a chance. Give him a sniper rifle then he'll assassinate every enemy officer and disappear without a trace as if he was never there. To Purple fighting is like breathing. I remember when I first saw him after basic training I said to myself 'This stallion will bring pain and suffering to our enemies like never seen before he'll get the job done'. And I was correct."

"And do you think him being bullied by his family and him being broken on the inside made him be so ruthless?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Ruby Velvet replied, "Your mistake is seeing Purple as military hardware, not as a pony. Yeah, he was a little bit broken but seeing his best friends get shot in front of him. Who wouldn't snap a little and go Rambo? But he was raised with an older brother who treats mares as tools and foal factories and not add he's misogynistic. His sister never gave a damn about him since he was five but he mostly fended for himself. Imagine being trapped in a room with no way out but every nightmare you ever had was in there… That's Purple's life in a nutshell."

"What can we do to help him?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Ruby Velvet replied, "Help him? That's a laugh. If you want to help him then cut him loose. None of you care for him where everypony does say they do care for him but in reality nopony gives a rat's ass about Purple and wouldn't care if Purple got hit by a train. Y'all were born Into your families and had love and were cherished by your family Purple had to fight in jungles, deserts, mashes, mountains, plains, beaches, islands and snow to find family and to him he'll die to defend his brothers and sisters."

"I thought he hates his family?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Ruby Velvet replied, "In combat the soldiers you're with are your metaphorical brothers and sisters. To him he doesn't give a rats ass about your fur color, your species or If you believe in the afterlife or not to him the soldiers he fought with were his brothers and sisters. He has been in places that make the Valley of Death look like a picnic. His real family wouldn't care about them and if they were soldiers well Purple would leave them to die but he'll save the soldiers under their command. Even though he's been a Lieutenant General since he was twenty eight, he isn't the type to be behind a desk, he's the type to be boots on the ground to know what's going on, not stand behind a podium and only say what'll make you hear what you want to hear."

"Then why would he threaten a friend of mine?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire, "Because when she started to reprimand him he pulled out a gun and threatened to kill her."

Ruby Velvet replied, "Because he isn't the type you're going to yell at and get away with. He already has to deal with his family beating him up because it's entertaining for them and your friend reprimanding him… what do you expect? Him playing patty cake with her? Be glad he didn't just kill her instead. When Purple goes after this Phantasia guy, well place your bets now and I'm betting a month's salary that Purple is gonna kick that Phantasia guy's ass."

"Here's the thing Master Shi is or was his trainer. If he did kill her he'd be summoned to the Royal Court and possibly thrown into the dungeons. Because she's his trainer she has every right to yell at him if he doesn't do what he's told." Sapphire pause. "How do you know about Phantasia?"

Ruby Velvet replied, "He probably still does rallies. I've been to a few. Good day your highness and ma'am."

Brigadier General Ruby Velvet then got up from the table and went back to work.

***

At his new house.

Purple was in a spare room that he made into a gym and he punched a punching bag. He punched the punching bag so hard that it broke and tore in half. Purple then ran over to the treadmill and he just galloped for several hours without breaking a sweat.

Purple then made some lasagna and while it was baking in the oven he took a shower and ate dinner when the lasagna got done baking.

"Good thing I brought on what I wanted before burning down my old house," said Purple, "Got my stove, fridge and kitchen table with chairs. I also got my army footlocker which I should've left behind. Should've just stayed inside of my old house while it was burning. If I stayed and died in my old house then everypony would be happy."

Purple then just ate his dinner in sadness. He knows he'll never be happy but he knows that when he does die he'll go to Tartarus when he does die in either combat or the day after his one thousandth birthday in nine hundred and sixty years.

There's nothing in this world that'll make me happy, Purple thought, NOTHING! Just want to be left alone until the day that I die!

Chapter five:

Twenty-three years ago.

Equestria Army Training Depot #12, Southwest, Equestria in the countryside far from Los Unicorna.

In a barracks made of wood.

"Special Forces?" Asked Scrumptious, "How'd the Tartarus did we get here? The regular army I can see. Mountaineers maybe, the Marines that's fifty/fifty for me. But Special Forces?"

Purple replied, "What's wrong, your white collar background is too weak for hard work out in an open field?"

Purple went over to his bunk bed while chuckling. He had a good sense of humor.

"Oh fuck you," said Scrumptious, "Oh now he has a sense of humor."

The door swung open and all of the recruits including Jackpot, Scrumptious and Purple lined up in attention with bolt-action rifles at their side.

A Pegasus stallion came in and told them to exit the barracks and to stand outside even though it's pouring down raining. They all did. They were then divided up into a group of twelve whoever was on the left side of the barracks was called Able and whoever was on the right side was called Baker.

Purple, Scrumptious and Jackpot were all in Baker. The drill sergeant then told the ponies in Able that they had to stand in the rain. She isn't their drill sergeant but somepony else is and told Baker to double time it over to the obstacle course.

They all jogged over to the obstacle course.

"Come on, we can do better than that group!" Said Purple.

They did do the obstacle course but Scrumptious almost fell into the mud pit but both Jackpot and Purple caught him with their hooves and got him back up.

"Why didn't you two let me fall?" Asked Scrumptious.

Purple replied, "Nopony gets left behind. And I mean nopony gets left behind no matter what! If I become an officer I'll be FOLO aka First On Last Off."

They finished the obstacle course but the two freed Jackpot when he got caught up in barbed wire. It didn't help that bullets were flying over their heads while the two lied in mud while freeing Jackpot.

After the obstacle course the group went over to a firing range.

"Every single one of you will get two boxes of thirty-aught-six rounds. Each box has fifteen bullets or three stripper clips with five .30-06 bullets!" Said the Drill sergeant, "All of you will get two boxes and find a spot on the range!"

Everyone got two boxes each and went to an open spot on the firing range.

"Ready on the left? Ready on the right!" Said the drill sergeant, "Load the rifles and fire!"

All but Purple stood up and shot while Purple lay flat on his stomach. Purple's target came down but came back up with a single white circle on it meaning he was hitting the bullseye. Nopony could believe it and Purple wasn't even trying.

They moved to another area after firing off all fifteen rounds. In the other area each one got a canvas satchel with four sticks of plastic explosives inside with a timer.

"Do not play with it!" Said the Drill sergeant, "That's high explosive and it is live!"

They used the satchel charges to blow up some rundown armored wagons on the satchel charge range. They all went to the mortar range afterwards.

Purple, Jackpot and Scrumptious got onto an Equestrian M242 81mm mortar.

The drill sergeant told them that the coordinates are seven-three-zero.

"Set coordinates to seven-three-zero!" Yelled Purple, "Repeat coordinates to seven-three-zero!"

Scrumptious dropped an 81mm mortar down the tube and the mortar fired. The shot was short and landed next to two mannequins dressed as Equestrian soldiers.

"What the fuck was that!" Said the Drill sergeant, "Was Icy was he fucking your girlfriend and Heaty not giving you a blowjob!"

Purple replied, "I said the coordinates you said which is seven-three-zero I even yelled it. Guess they just fired it without asking for the coordinates to confirm."

"If you two don't know the coordinates then ask for them again!" Said the Drill sergeant, "Got machine gun fire and artillery shells flying overhead you two don't pull the 'I think he said this so it'll be this' card. You two killed Icy because he was fucking your girlfriends and killed Heaty for not sucking you off. You three get out of my sight!"

***

Present day.

"Oh dear Luna that Drill sergeant was a bitch," said Purple, "I wanna say that he'll scare Master Shi. He whipped us into shape to make sure we were tough enough to be trained in combined arms, specializing in amphibious warfare, specialized in the most arduous mountain missions in high altitudes and low temperatures. We were trained and equipped for conditions that ordinary soldiers aren’t expected to excel in. We were trained to improve our skills and their ability to fight for longer before having to be resupplied. We could be behind enemy lines for a year and we wouldn't need to be resupplied because we were trained to be adaptable and to use the enemy gear as well."

Purple had a box on his back and he went outside of his house and he sat on his butt where he started a garden to grow fruits and vegetables.

Purple then sung the Equestrian Elite Special Forces anthem:

We are the Equestrian Elite Special Forces,
Proud defenders of our land,
Our courage and strength will never falter,
As we march with our heads held high.

We are the best of the best,
Our loyalty is unwavering,
We will fight until our dying breath,
For the honor of Equestria.

Our training is rigorous and tough,
But we embrace every challenge,
Our skills are honed to perfection,
For we are the guardians of our nation.

We are the best of the best,
Our loyalty is unwavering,
We will fight until our dying breath,
For the honor of Equestria.

We stand united in our cause,
To protect and serve with pride,
Our determination knows no bounds,
For the safety of all we hold dear.

We are the best of the best,
Our loyalty is unwavering,
We will fight until our dying breath,
For the honor of Equestria.

We are the Equestrian Elite Special Forces,
A force to be reckoned with,
Our legacy will live on forever,
For we are the defenders of Equestria.

"They drilled that damn anthem into our brains during the final few weeks of training," said Purple, "Out of one thousand recruits only two hundred and fifty passed with the rest either dropping out or had to quit due to injuries. If the rest of my family… no the rest of my family if they stub their hoof at the end of their bed then they'll call out of work and make it more dramatic than it really is."

***
Twenty-three years ago at leader training. Due to Purple showing leadership skills he was put in a leader training to see how he'll do at the platoon level.

"What's wrong, Private?" Asked Purple to Private Sapphire Breeze.

Private Sapphire Breeze replied, "My hoof hurts. Feels like a boil or something."

"Remove your boots, socks and frontal hooves gloves." Ordered Private Purple Artist.

Private Sapphire Breeze did with her holding back of letting out a painful sound. Purple saw a foot blister on her back left hoof.

"Draw hoof powder and fresh socks from supply," said Purple, "Everypony check your hooves and wings like Breeze and me. I mean everypony."

***

In the distance.

"He has potential to be a great leader one day," said a military officer.

Another military officer replied, "Yeah it's hard to find officers who actually care about the soldiers under their command."

***

Present day.

Purple lit up his horn and teleported to Canterlot but he was outside Canterlot Castle because he's prohibited from entering Canterlot Castle for sometime.

"You can't enter the Castle!" Said a Royal Guard stallion.

Purple replied, "I'm going in to get my stuff so either stand aside or I'm going to go through the two of you!"

The two Royal Guards refused to get out of Purple's way and Purple just grabbed the two by the back of their heads and smashed their heads together hard enough to knock them out.

Purple knows all of the patrol routes or the Royal Guard's inside of the Castle and knows when they're going to be somewhere and what rooms they'll enter and whatnot. Purple also used the air ducts to his advantage to get to his office and bedroom.

***

In Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office.

Purple decided to visit Head Guardian Sapphire.

"Princess Twilight and I talked to someone who you were under her command the other day," said Head Guardian Sapphire.

Purple replied, "Sapphire have you ever seen your friend get burned by napalm that when you grabbed them even with magic that the fur and skin peel off like nothing. Or have you ever had to carve out the burning fragments out of his or her face with a knife when a friend or fellow soldier has been hit by white phosphorus munition and no you can't use water because the White Phosphorus would just take the oxygen out of the water to keep burning… Have you ever seen your friends choked on Chlorine gas, Mustard gas or Phosgene gas and the only thing you can do is watch? Have you ever seen two friends get shot where one gets shot and the other gets shot trying to help the first one only to get run over by a tank?... Have you ever seen your friend fall into a vat of molten steel? I've… I've seen friends die in ways never imaginable. Have you ever seen a friend get shot by a prototype wonder weapon that'll more or less cook you inside out with volts of electricity?"

"I've seen friends come and go Prince Purple," said Head Guardian Sapphire.

Purple replied, "You can drop the Prince part. You can just call me Purple instead. Also when I was in the military I performed missions that ordinary soldiers couldn't. And everything I did as a soldier will haunt me until the day I die. Honestly I was hoping I would've become like my biological father and adoptive father."

"Which was?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Purple replied, "They were in a Maintenance company of the Second Ranger Regiment. They fixed stuff for the Equestrian Army Rangers and they would capture enemy equipment to tinker with them to see how they operated and how they worked. A few times my biological father would have to kill but when they came back they easily readjusted to civilian life where my biological father was happily married and he and his wife offered support and he could open up to her and she would listen. My adoptive father was the same but he would drink a bottle of whiskey or scotch every night before bed. But me? If I tell somepony what I did then I would have to kill them or a military assassin would kill whoever I tell. Also I heard you talk to somepony about your background. Before you say it no I won't tell anypony even though you don't entirely trust me but we all know we have different backgrounds."

"Before you go Purple," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "I'm going to make this clear. If you threaten a Government worker in front of me I'll lose my temper and I'll kick your ass or take you to a Royal court."

Purple replied, "Where I'm from and grew up at. You have to talk to somepony where straight up yelling at them got you hit and it doesn't matter if you're a mare, stallion or a government official. The moment someone yells at you it means they want to fight and I could've fought Master Shi in that hallway. Also if it was a fight and there is only way to defeat me in a fight which is… To the death. If it's a non lethal fight then I'll just keep getting back up no matter what. Also you can fight me or kick my ass it won't do a damn thing. Not even taking me to Royal Court to have me thrown into a dungeon. No dungeon or prison can hold me every time I was a POW. I could escape within a day."

"So basically you're telling me that you're above the law? If I have to kick your ass then I will. I don't back down from any fight. You're telling me that you're so above the law that any prison we put you in you'll break out of? Wow you're arrogant and I don't care if you don't like someone yelling at you or not. Pulling out a gun on someone isn't cool. That's what criminals do especially when they realize that the pony they pulled their gun out on won't defend themselves," Head Guardian Sapphire said. "You're acting like a criminal Purple. Ignorance of the law isn't an excuse to break it. You obviously don't know how to respect others in authority."
She narrowed her eyes at him. "I don't like ponies who don't know how to follow orders just because of where they came from. I came from a culture that had different laws and different ways of dealing with things. But when I learned what laws were here I didn't start breaking the law because of my culture and getting mad because somepony yelled at me and it hurt my feelings. You know what? I've lectured you enough for today."

Purple didn't respond, he turned around and walked out.

***

Seventeen years ago.

Twenty-three year old Purple was lying on the ceiling of a helicopter. He looked up and it was nighttime.

Last I remembered it was day time, Purple thought, Gotta find the rest of my team and find a way out.

Purple then fell out of the helicopter and landed on all four hooves like a cat. He saw enemy ponies searching for survivors so he drew a bow and arrows and killed the enemies in the area before moving down a trail that split into two.

Purple went right and encountered two Equestrian Special Forces soldiers hiding where they're injured and didn't have any medical supplies. Purple used his only medkit on the two, wasting his.

The three drew their combat knives out and moved through tall grass and snuck up on the enemy and took three out before going loud to kill the other five.

"That's for the assist," said a Bat pony mare Special Forces soldier, "We'll find our way back to our team. You'd better get back to yours."

Purple replied, "Stay safe you two and don't get yourselves killed."

The Bat pony mare and Earth pony stallion went their own way and Purple went his own way. Purple crossed a rope bridge and heard gunfire coming from a nearby village.

Purple equipped his assault rifle and lent a hoof to a five pony team of Equestrian Special Forces Commandos.

"Command, we've stirred up a hornet's nest! We need chopper support ASAP!" Said an Equestrian Special Forces soldier.

Base Commander replied (over radio) "Roger that. Helicopter inbound. ETA is two to four minutes."

Purple joined the Equestrian Special Forces soldiers in the battle.

An Equestrian Military gunship helicopter arrived and supported them where after a few minutes the Equestrian Special Forces soldiers let out a cheer.

Purple left them to continue to look for his team even though he would rather work solo ever since Jackpot and Scrumptious death. He then heard some more gunfire in the distance so he trotted carefully and found some more Equestrian Special Forces soldiers under fire from enemy soldiers inside of a building and outside. Purple equipped his trusty sniper rifle and picked them off until two Equestrian Air Force planes flew overhead dropping Napalm.

Purple went on his merry way until he found a blood trail and he found it but only found seven mares wearing skin-tight black leather outfits. Purple found his squad all killed by the seven mares.

Purple got rid of his weapons and knife.

No-one else will say it, so I will. The fact that I never give up is one of my good points! Purple thought, Let's fight!

Purple and the mares fought in hoof to hoof combat and when one held Purple and a Pegasus mare came at him with a knife, Purple bucked the mare with the knife and she flew right into a tree killing her and he head-butted the mare who was holding him.

Purple grabbed the mare who was once holding him and he snapped her neck like cracking open a walnut. Purple battled the other ones but one of them charged at him with a knife. Purple grabbed her wing and ended up stabbing that mare with her own knife. Purple then grabbed the knife and threw it when another Pegasus mare went over to grab Purple's automatic rifle.

An Earth pony mare charged Purple only for him to grab her and slam her against a tree hard enough to kill her. Then he killed the remaining few before he grabbed his gear and placed a CASEVAC beacon on the ground for his dead teammates. Purple walked off to only Luna knows where.

This would or will be a hell of a story to tell my fillies and colts one day, Purple thought, if I do have foals of my own. At least I'm not a sexist pig like Base and the rest of my family who see nothing but mares as property for stallions to use at their own free will. If I have a wife I'll treat her like a Queen or a Goddess and give her the love and support and space to be a good husband to her.

***

The Gate Guardians training center.

"What do you want Purple?" Asked Master Shi.

Purple replied, "A duel. Just me and you."

"Why should I have a duel against you?" Asked Master Shi.

Purple replied, "You can kick my ass for when I drew my military sidearm on you and when I snapped at you and Head Guardian Sapphire the other day. Also I've been kicking other ponies asses for so long, I figure it's time I got mine kicked. Also I won't fight back so you take all of your anger out on me."

"I'm not going to fight someone who isn't going to defend themself," said Master Shi.

Purple replied, "Fine. Same conditions but I'll fight back as well."

Master Shi agreed and the two entered the ring. Master Shi didn't hold back but Purple did and Master Shi took out all of her anger onto Purple besides him pulling out a gun on her and snapping at her and Head Guardian Sapphire Rose the other day.

After the duel.

"Alright Purple go see Doctor Snake," said Master Shi, "That's an order!"

Purple did as Master Shi did so she won't go to Head Guardian Sapphire Rose to say that he refused to go to Doctor Snake. Purple did even though Purple said that he couldn't and still doesn't feel the pain that Master Shi put on him.

"You know you can fight back in the ring?" Asked Doctor Snake.

Purple replied, "Yeah I know but I hardly fought back but I still somewhat fought back so Master Shi could kick my ass."

Doctor Snake dismissed Purple and he went on his own way.

Purple then went to go walk around Canterlot Castle to collect his stuff and avoided detection by Princess Twilight but Tumble came up to him and told him that Head Guardian Sapphire wants a word with him.

***

Back in Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office.

"Am I in trouble?" Asked Purple.

Head Guardian Sapphire replied, "No Purple you're not in trouble. We just want to have a word with you."

"What do you two want to talk about?" Asked Purple.

Master Shi replied, "I've talked to Head Guardian Sapphire and I want you back in the training if you'll promise to ease up on the fighting. If so then we'll allow you to restart training."

"No offense but I've already got training," said Purple, "I'm trained in Direct Action, Special Reconnaissance, Unconventional Warfare, Counterterrorism, Counterproliferation, PSYOPS, Information Operations, Raiding, Amphibious operations, Mountain warfare, Arctic warfare, Urban warfare, Jungle warfare, Counterinsurgency, Demolitions, Assassination, Amphibious reconnaissance, Hostage rescue and Counter Narcotics operations. But I promise that I'll hold back and not send another Guardian or Reserve Guardian to Doctor Snake."

Master Shi replied, "Cyclops?"

"No it's PSYOPS," said Purple, "It means Psychological Warfare. You know to demoralize the enemy."

With that Master Shi left.

"Master Shi told me that you told her that she could kick your butt in the ring without you fighting back," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "Is that your way of apologizing to her for holding a gun to her or yelling at the both of us or both?"

Purple replied, "Both. I Have nothing to say for myself for what I did. I'm truly sorry and it won't happen again. If I do it again next time don't fight me or drag me to court just kill me it'll be better for everyone involved."

"Why would you want someone to kill you instead of being in a fight or whatnot?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Purple replied, "Have you ever been suppressed by family members that you can't do anything fun? Have you ever had sisters who could stroll up to your date and woo your date? My family keeps me suppressed where I can't do anything fun and my brother and other stallions with some mares in my family do that. Have you ever walked out of a movie theater and got beaten up for no reason? I'm not making assumptions, I'm just asking. Also I did hear you talk to somepony about your background and I overheard it through the door. I was going to ask you about training but I overheard you talking to somepony and when they said 'Nope! That was it and I will keep your backstory a secret'. I decided to sneak away without making a sound. Don't worry I'm not going to say anything because honestly your past is your business and not anypony else's and I won't tell Princess Twilight."

"Just stand up to your family and stand your ground to show that you're not afraid," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "Also thank you for speaking the truth and not blabbing your mouth."

Purple replied, "Last time I stood my ground I got put in an intensive care unit at Canterlot Memorial hospital. Also you're welcome. Also if it'll make you feel better you can beat me up or just smash my head very hard into your desk until I end up brain dead because I snapped and lost my cool the other day."

"It's fine. I'm not going to smash your head into my desk or into anything, I don't get into fights that I don't need to. But thanks for the apology," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "You can go now."

Purple left Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office and went to walk around Canterlot.

A Pegasus mare in Purple's family approached Purple and started to throw insults and humiliating nicknames at him.

"Leave me alone!" Said Purple, "I'm not in the mood!"

The mare replied, "Nope, insulting you and making fun of that you don't have a wife or a girlfriend of your own is entertainment and your pain and suffering is the rest of our family entertainment!"

"Have it your way then!" Said Purple.

Purple placed his left wing onto her mouth and snout and he took his right with which he held a fighting knife and stabbed her in the side of the neck before putting the knife back and teleporting home.

Do I feel bad killing my cousin once removed, Purple thought, To be honest everypony else will see me as a bad guy for that but honestly my family will jump in bed with the enemies of Equestria and they'll sell each other out. Honestly I feel a little better because I bet when Phantasia does start a war on Equestria she'll gladly jump in bed with him and be at home and mother foals from him and be home to cook, clean and wait for him.

***

Purple hass a whiteboard on wheels in his study. He has several pieces of paper with a photograph of a tall pegasus stallion. His fur was white, his mane was black, and his cutie mark was a silver shield with a gold crown in the middle of it.

What are you planning, Purple thought, My sister and the other mares in my family will call you 'Prince Charming' . They'll gladly marry you, be home to cook, and clean for you and to pop out dozens of your foals. What is your endgame? Why do you want to take over Equestria besides that Mares can rule and stallions don't? Why did you fire all but three mares in your army? I maybe sad and bitter for not having a special somepony but I'm not going to start a fucking World War about it. Guess I'll have to do some more reconnaissance on him when I'm not training with the reserve guardians.

Instead of being burnt out by overthinking something Purple went to tend to his garden which he grew carrots, apples, oranges, tangerines, Bananas, Cocoa, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Pineapples, and Sugar. He didn't grow beets and beans because he doesn't like beets and beans don't sit well with his stomach and not with him.

***

Later.

Princess Twilight visited Head Guardian Sapphire.

"Purple visited Master Shi and me earlier," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "And Master Shi kicked his butt in the ring as some kind of apology from him."

Princess Twilight replied, "I prohibited him from entering the castle. Look I'm not defending him but he's usually not so wound up so tight. He's a real nice guy and he's the type you want by your side.

"Maybe next time if you're going to prohibit someone from entering a place," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "Then make sure they haven't been trained to infiltrate heavily guarded places to come and go and nopony is the wiser. I don't entirely forgive him but I'll let it slide this time next time he snaps at me or Master Shi then he's no longer going to be a Gate Guardian. If he snaps at me again then I'll either kick his butt or drag him to a Royal court."

Princess Twilight replied, "Having him thrown into a dungeon won't work. Every time he was a Prisoner of War he would've escaped after a whole day and any enemy soldiers who either tried to stop him or got in his way were… Eliminated. Also if he were to be executed he'll have somepony to tell you 'Thank you' for having him be executed."

"Why would he thank me or somepony for killing him?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "He's already 75% dead on the inside of losing friends and loved ones and him not finding a special somepony. To him he doesn't fear death and he's just waiting for it. Every day he's just waiting for the Grim Reaper to knock on his door to drag him to Tartarus. Well he thinks he's going to Tartarus when he does die. Also sorry for setting you up on a date with Purple. After your date he told me that he already knew your answer before it began and he told me that Prince Blueblood showed up. You should've let Purple drag Blueblood outside. At least Purple isn't like Blueblood or the rest of his family."

"How's that?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "Prince Blueblood has kept proposing marriage to you even after you said no including when you threw three sofas at him. The other stallions in Purple's family including Purple's brother Base they'll keep coming after you day in, day out. No matter what you do they'll keep coming back trying to break you down so they can 'sleep' with you. I know you're a tough independent mare but at least Purple knows what the words 'No' and 'Not interested' means while Blueblood, Base and the other stallions in Purple's family can't take a hint.

"But he is a nice guy but he's just wound up tighter than a wind up toy. Even though when he snapped I'm sure you don't want to be friends with him anymore but get to know him and sooner or later his walls he put up to keep others away will come down. As he says he feels like a Colt who lost his parents in a store but his parents left the store and don't even know that they left him behind. I know and he knows that what he did was wrong and unforgettable but he doesn't know who is friendly or enemy and thinks everypony is a potential enemy."

"I'm not forgiving him entirely," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "But I'm letting it slide this time. Next time he snaps at me or pulls a gun out on a Guardian or a member of the Gate Community then I'll kick his butt or drag him to Royal Court. I know everypony has it rough but what he did was extremely hostile and rude. I know he told me that if it'll make me feel better then I can kick his butt."

Princess Twilight replied, "Oh if a Gate Guardian does betray you and the other members. Purple would say 'Treachery is a tactic that nopony should rely on. It sully's your name and makes you look like you'll betray anypony at any time'. He says that because he had a traitor in his unit who killed his girlfriend and their unborn foal. No Purple hasn't found the traitor yet and it's like the guy vanished like a ghost. Since that day he doesn't get to know others well because he lost his friends by getting hot under the collar or putting too much trust in ponies. But Purple is a stallion of his word and he can be trusted and keeps promises. Also Purple hates traitors."

"I think 'hot under the collar' is an understatement," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "But everypony gets mad from time to time. But I think he's just bottling up every single anger and frustration he has and not doing anything to vent it or to let it go. I know where he's coming from with being angry but I don't snap at others."

Princess Twilight replied, "You destroyed part of your office on your 3,101 birthday. But everypony is different. But I think his former commanding officer is right. I think it's best to cut him loose. Instead of keeping him here. Only reason he's a Prince is to make me happy. He was happy when I asked him because he was an ambitious young stallion who then got married two months later and fourteen months later he and his first and only wife peacefully separated."

"Why did he and whoever he was married to separate?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "Because he and Ms. Rebelnova only saw each other about once every other week. And what made it final was when she was pregnant with their first born she suffered a miscarriage. So she decided it would've been better if he stayed in Equestria as the Prince of Defense. What she didn't tell him was he got her pregnant again and has a daughter and he met her last year already seventeen with a job and that he missed everything in her life and she told him that he can't make up for it. So since then he tried to find another special somepony but he already lost several. I'm just asking to give Purple another chance as a friend."

***
Nineteen years ago.

Twenty one year old Purple was in his olive drab tiger-stripe camouflage uniform and he's with a Unicorn mare in the same uniform.

Their mission was to take the factory out of commission by destroying the furnace, destroying the refinery and to destroy the steelworks. The Equestrian Air Force would destroy it but due to the amount of Anti-air positions it won't be worth the risk.

After the duo destroyed the refinery the two went to destroy the furnace. The unicorn mare fell into a vat of molten steel and Purple took his B.A.R and killed her to put her out of her misery. He also shivered on the inside because he knows that molten steel is very hot but doesn't know how hot.

Purple went on his way and destroyed the furnace and steelworks.

When he gave his report a military officer said that the mare who was with him will be replaced like nothing.

"Like nothing?" Purple said with an angry tone of voice, "Like NOTHING! I don't know who the hell you are but we are not nothing! We are not toy soldiers you get to play with on a fucking map that's miles from the war! We are individuals who have personalities and lives! Officers like you I hate because you think were nothing but expendable cannon fodder!"

***

Present day.

That night still haunts me, Purple thought, Don't know how painful it was when she landed in a vat of molten steel. Just pure pain is what I heard when she screamed above her lung capacity.

Purple looked at photographs of his past even in his military service and the ones that when he was a soldier he's wearing a tiger-stripe camouflage uniform, olive drab uniform, white uniform, tan uniform or desert camouflage uniform. He's either wearing a boonie hat or helmet.

"They call me for any situation that any other tier one special forces soldier can't handle," said Purple, "Just talking to myself. Because I don't have any friends or loved ones to be with… Why do I hear a sweet voice in my head?"

There was one photograph of Purple in a Gridiron football uniform when he was in high school he did football because Base played Baseball in high school, not adding he didn't want to play a spot that his sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal brother plays for a living.

***
Forty years ago.

"Look at him Albatross!" Said an iceberg blue Pegasus mare with chocolate brown mane and tail.

A cardinal red unicorn named Albatross came over while wearing his dark olive green army service uniform with a golden lozenge patch with a dark blue background with a golden 'RANGERS' in it.

Albatross replied, "What are you going to name him honey?"

"I'll name him Purple after his fur. I'm naming him Purple Eastle Artist," said the mare.

Albatross replied, "That's a wonderful name Harp. Want me to go get Base and Blue to meet their baby brother?"

"Yes, go get them so they can meet Purple," said Harp.

Albatross got Base and Blue and the two immediately hated Purple.

"You two may not like him!" Said Harp, "But you two will love him because he is your brother. That or you two can be grounded until the day you two leave home after you get jobs to get your own places!"

Base and Blue went out to visit their granduncle before they had to leave Sire's Hollow back to Asterope.

"Purple?" Said Harp, "Don't know if you can understand me due to you're a newborn. I want to say that one day you'll do great things that'll help others and one day you'll sweep a lucky mare off of her hooves and you and her will do great things and you'll have lots of little ones. Me and your dad love you Purple and we always will you're going to be the type of child that any parent would want and you won't be embarrassed by us and you're going to be the type of son that any mare would be glad to meet. You're our little one and today you start being a joy to the world because you're special and you'll bring love and compassion wherever you trot to."

Albatross replied, "Yup Purple you're going to do great things one day. Don't know what job you'll do in the future but whatever it is we'll support you and we'll always be there for you. I hope you'll get a job that'll support you and your future family one day. But we'll always be with you no matter what. We'll always be right here."

Both Harp and Albatross put their right hoof where Purple's heart is. Newborn Purple cooed at them and he waved his two frontal hooves at them.

***

Present day.

"Was it me that got them killed?" Asked Purple, "Did I cry or do something that a foal does that attracted the timberwolves that got my biological parents killed? Was it me? It had to be me that got them killed! I had blood on these hooves since I was three days old! That's what Base, Blue, and the rest of my family have been telling me since when I was four years old that I killed them!"

Later that day Purple went back to Canterlot to his safehouse which was a studio apartment with a separate bathroom and kitchen. He had a side room with a weapons locker with a Tac-Vest in the storage room. He has three more weapons lockers with one having a eight round semi automatic shotgun, a M1928 Thompson styled SMG, and a eight round semi automatic rifle. Of course he has them under lock and key.

He went out to do some errands and got a bite to eat. He noticed two stallions following him everywhere he went.

When he went to go get a bite to eat he noticed the same two stallions sitting outside of the building and the two stallions were in another building. Purple paid for his meal after eating but snuck out of the restaurant.

"Where did he go?" Asked the stallion.

The other stallion replied, "I don't know, I don't have eyes on the back of my head."

Purple knocked on the glass.

"Hello there." Said Purple before he punched through the window grabbing one of the two stallions and pulled the stallion pistol out on another.

"Show me it!" Said Purple.

The Pegasus stallion slowly got his pistol to show Purple.

"Now throw it to the other side of the room!" Said Purple.

The Pegasus stallion did.

"Who are you two!" Demanded Purple.

Pegaus stallion replied, "We can't say. If we do, we'll be killed or kicked out of the group!"

"I'm going to take a wild guess," said Purple, "You work for an assassin group… I don't like being tailed! Go back to your boss and have him tell you two are nice boys but let a real pony do the work."

Purple then left and threw the unicorn stallion pistol into a trash can.

Untrained spies, Purple thought, Can't even tail somepony without whoever they're tailing noticing.

At evening at a peaceful sunset Purple went to go get a bite to eat at a nice restaurant. While eating he placed Bits onto the table to pay for it before the waiter asked if he would like the check or dessert.

Purple was arrested for the assault of the two stallions earlier. The two cops didn't know Purple and didn't care. When they tried to get his hoof prints and wing prints he fought back refusing.

One police officer banged the table with his twenty-three inch oak baton into intimidating Purple which it didn't. When a Pegasus stallion cop tried to take Purple's dog tags Purple grabbed the cop wing and broke it in ten different places. It took forty other cops to separate Purple from the pegasus cop who's wing he just broke.

When the precinct officer asked who in the world made Purple even though they didn't know Purple's name. A unicorn mare came.

"If there is a God then he or she didn't make Purple," said the unicorn mare, "I did. He and two hundred and forty nine others. So I came to get him."

The cop asked why he should and asked who she was.

"Divisional commander Ruby Velvet," said Ruby Velvet, "Also I'll give you several reasons for who you're messing with. Purple Eastle Artist he was trained and is an expert in guerrilla warfare, a master with guns, knives, crossbows and with his bare hooves, trained to ignore pain, suffering, to ignore weather, to live off the wilderness, to eat things that would make a wild animal puke! To kill and win by attrition. You don't want to seem to face the fact that if he breaks out that'll be your problem where even if you have every cop and national guard ponies hunting Purple he'll slip through and take some out here, badly injure some there."

The cop replied, "Sweet Celestia. Where the Hell do you ponies come from?"

"He can kill every cop in this precinct and not lose sleep over it. Once he sees somepony as an enemy no matter who they are… with Purple with every cop in here he'll take you all out within twenty minutes doing it quietly or five minutes or less if he wants to run and gun," Said Divisional commander Ruby Velvet.

The cop replied, "I don't know who the fuck you are but… What the Tartarus is going on?"

The cop, including the others, went down to the cell area and Purple just blew through all of the cops like nothing where Purple dealt with each opponent very quickly and relied on targeting weak spots such as the eyes and nose, knocking people down and incapacitating them while they were struggling to get up. He only left one cop alone because he knew that there was more to Purple than what met with the eyes. They were trying to harm him and he was only defending himself.

When Purple entered the lobby he saw Divisional commander Ruby Velvet standing there.

"Seems like protecting your ass is becoming a job of its own," said Divisional commander Ruby Velvet, "The war is over. It ended eighteen years ago! Stop acting like it's still going on!"

Purple replied, "I can't get it out of my head. I have had the same dreams for the past twenty years! I can't talk to anypony about it and sometimes when I wake up I think I'm still in the war. To you, you can turn it off and pretend that the war never happened because you have a girlfriend to be with! And you have stuff to do to keep your mind busy."

"I was with you in the mud and the blood Purple," said Ruby Velvet, "I was with you and been through the same stuff as you. It was a bad time for everypony but it's all in the past."

Purple replied, "In the past? For you and everypony else it's 'in the past' but for me I get to keep living the same trauma and nightmares day in and day out like if they happened not one second ago! You can do as you please and you don't have to live in fear! Every day I live in fear and if I do something then I'll just get beaten up!"

Purple then walked out of the police station and went to his studio apartment but he made sure nopony was following him. He just jumped into bed and cried his eyes out.

At night Purple went to go get something to drink and while he was at a bar some ponies wanted to fight him.

"Listen I'm going to tell you this now," said Purple, "Walk away now and we'll pretend this never happened or the eight of y'all can be crying for your mother's in an intensive care unit in a level one trauma center."

A Pegasus stallion replied, "Oh ain't that cute. He thinks he can fight all eight of us and win."

Purple put some Bits onto the table.

"Alright all eight of you will receive an ass kicking you never got before," said Purple, "But when I do kick your asses I don't want to hear any of you crying or wanting your Mama's!"

The nine of them went outside.

"Seven of y'all are going to receive an ass kicking never imagined," said Purple, "The eighth one is gonna run like a foal to find a beat cop or the nearest police precinct."

The eight stallions scoffed and they had no idea what's going to happen. The eight then formed a circle around Purple and they cracked their necks and the Pegasus ones cracked their wing bones as well. Purple cracked his neck, wings and legs.

The Earth pony stallion charged Purple but he grabbed his back leg and Purple broke the earth pony stallion hind right leg in ten different places before flipping him onto his back.

"I'm going to cut your ass!" Said a Pegasus stallion.

The Pegasus stallion charged Purple with a butterfly knife only for Purple to grab the guy's wing and have the knife come around to stab the Pegasus holding the butterfly knife.

"That's not fair!" Said the same Pegasus stallion.

Purple replied, "In war you fight for survival so it's fair!" Purple then head-butted the Pegasus stallion so hard that he knocked the stallion out cold.

All but one decided to fight which only ended badly as Purple kicked their butts and the seven of them lied on the ground moaning in extreme pain and the eighth stallion ran off to find a beat cop as Purple predicted but that was during the fight.

***

At a Canterlot Police precinct.

"Anything you have to say?" Asked a Canterlot Police mare.

Purple replied, "Last time I checked Standing your ground is a form of self defense. They wanted to fight me and I defended myself."

"You should've run away or gotten somepony to help you then!" Said the same police mare.

Purple replied, "Where I'm from, running away from fights makes you look like a coward and little bitch who'll run away from your problems! Also I'm trained to fight anypony and win. Final thing is that I'm not in here with you, you all are in here with me!"

"Is that a threat?" Asked the same police mare.

Purple replied, "I can either go and we can pretend that this never happened or when I do escape unlawful custody whoever is in my way won't have the same luxury of walking away."

"That's it I'm booking you for threatening a peace officer," said the police mare.

Purple replied, "It isn't a threat but the truth and a promise. There's about twenty cops in here, not including the civilian staff. I can sneak out like nothing or fight every single one without breaking a sweat."

The police mare did book Purple for fighting the seven out of eight stallions and more or less threatening a peace officer with violence. Of course Purple did as much resisting as he could.

"We can play the easy way or the hard way!" Said the same police mare, "The hard way is that I cave your face in with my nightstick!"

Purple replied, "You don't scare me. Also if you try to strike me then that'll be the last thing you'll ever do. I've been through stuff that makes me not scared of assholes like you! At least I don't use my position in power to do whatever I want unlike you and other cops who use your badge and power to terrorize and threaten others. I don't. I'm not scared of you or anypony!"

The police mare drew her revolver and pointed it at Purple's head with only an inch between Purple's forehead and the barrel of the revolver.

"There was a time when I would be scared and afraid," said Purple, "As a Colt and teenager I probably would piss myself… but now I don't feel a Luna damn thing!"

Purple knocked the gun out of the Pegasus mare's wing and punched her hard enough to send her flying back and she hit a wall at an angle that killed her.

"Could've let me go because I didn't break a crime defending myself," said Purple, "She tried to intimidate me but next time don't threaten a member of the Equestrian Special Forces."

Purple took the revolver and the ammo for it and he casually strolled out and no cop or civilian staff batted an eye. Purple also visited a friend who's a mare and is a lawyer whom the two get along fine. He told her how he was arrested for self defense and how a cop threatened to beat him up and held a gun to his head.

When she asked how he got the gun he told the truth and told her that he did hit a cop in self defense and she agreed and said that cops who intimate others with the use of force aren't no better than common criminals who do the same thing.

Purple teleported to his house and kept the gun but he went back to turn himself in for assaulting the cop. Of course when he did three cops dragged him to the basement to open a steam pipe to burn him with scolding hot steam.

Purple defended himself against the cops who wanted to severely hurt Purple but one cop got face full of steam including his left eye and the other two cops Purple peacefully pacified.

"Protect and serve my ass!" Purple said, "More like 'Terrorize and intimate' I turn myself in for a crime I did but if this is the punishment to torture those then you're not any better than criminals and mobsters!"

Purple then left and teleported to his house in the middle of nowhere.

***

Canterlot. Tomorrow morning.

"Thanks for coming here Ruby Velvet," said Princess Twilight, "I mean Ms. Divisional commander Ruby Velvet. Please have a seat."

Divisional commander Ruby Velvet sat across Princess Twilight.

"So what can you tell me about Purple's military service?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Divisional commander Ruby Velvet replied, "You know everything that isn't labeled as 'More Secret than Top Secret'. But what do you want to know?"

"Do you think Purple's lack of humanity in him," said Princess Twilight, "And him being broken at his core made him invaluable?"

Divisional commander Ruby Velvet replied, "He is invaluable and irreplaceable."

"Can you tell us why he would snap?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire, "Or hurt others in non-lethal training exercises?"

Ruby Velvet replied, "What are you after?"

"Purple's psych evaluations routinely exhibited mildly sociopathic tendencies, difficulty with socialization," said Princess Twilight, "He really can't fit in and make friends and hampers him from finding a lover."

Ruby Velvet replied, "His after action reports show efficient behavior operating in hazardous situations even with allies who say that he snows efficient behavior in hazardous situations."

"I don't want to sound rude," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "But do you think that Purple succeeded because he was or still is at his core, broken?"

Ruby Velvet replied, "Don't underestimate the Equestrian Special Forces… But most of all, don't underestimate...him."

Ruby Velvet told both Head Guardian Sapphire and Princess Twilight about Purple and now he's either an irreplaceable ally or your worst nightmare and they want the former not the latter.

"When did you meet Purple?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Ruby Velvet replied, "February twenty two years ago. I was running black ops in New Maryland. He was loaned out to me while he was only eighteen where he already got a silver star, bronze star and a purple heart. He served his country with honor and distinction."

After an hour passed.

"I must go now," said Ruby Velvet, "Got to keep my ears to the ground to listen what's Phantasia's next steps."

Head Guardian Sapphire replied, "How do you know about Phantasia?"

"Three or four words," said Ruby Velvet, "Special Reconnaissance and Intelligence. Also you've met Brigadier General Flavor Wings she also told me. I specialize in intelligence gathering as well. Also he's no secret about 15%-40% heard about Phantasia. Don't know if it'll help but he just fired all but three mares within his army."

Head Guardian Sapphire replied, "How do you know what's going on in his group?"

"Intelligence gathering," said Ruby Velvet, "Also I had a mare in there until he told the mares to fuck off. He made a mistake by doing that. Good day Princess and ma'am."

Princess Twilight replied, "Who are you?"

"Divisional commander Ruby Velvet," said Ruby Velvet, "Serial number 5620483RV. Second Infantry Division, Fifteenth Regiment, Fourth Battalion, Recon company. Also no the Second Infantry Division isn't an infantry division it's special forces with its members acting like an regular infantry. We are not G.I's.. That means General Infantry/Government Issue. Have a good one, my duty calls."

Before she left she told the two that Purple got arrested twice of course the first time he was being followed and the two had guns and thought they were assassins or hired killers and the second time was in self defense because eight ponies wanted to kick his butt.

"What would you do if somepony even a pony who works for law enforcement who thinks they're above the law?" Said Ruby Velvet, "Purple doesn't think he's above the law, it's just that the military rewired him so if anypony no matter who threatens or attacks him, he'll be forced to defend himself no matter who started it. Also I'm the one who trained him to escape so whenever he escapes then it's my training. No he isn't above the law he's just been rewired that he sees dungeons, jails and prisons as nothing but as Prisoner of war camps. So thank me and the military for that!"

Ruby Velvet then left to go back to do her job in an anti-partisan/counterintelligence mission to defend Equestria from foreign spies, foreign intelligence agencies and from groups wanting to overthrow or rebel against Equestria.

Chapter six

In Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office.

"Yes Head Guardian Sapphire?" Asked Purple, "Did I do anything wrong this time?"

Head Guardian Sapphire replied, "No Purple you're not in trouble. I've heard that you got into two different fights but because it was self defense I've been there and I don't like bullies and I don't like ponies who think they're above the law."

"Honestly I don't think I'm above the law," said Purple, "It's been drilled into my head to see jails, prisons, and dungeons as nothing but as Prisoner of war camps and I know that there are good cops out there but the ones I faced instead of 'Protect and serve' to them it's 'Terrorize and intimate'. I know that Equestria has laws and stuff on the books and I know your previous home and country had laws. But if you were arrested for defending yourself and a cop threatened to cave your face in or hold a gun to your head then that's the opposite of 'Protect and serve' that's criminal."

Sapphire replied, "I'll take their name and badge number and report them for abuse of authority. And if they keep harassing me then I'll get a restraining order out against them."

"To me even though I've been rewired and trained to be an unkillable and unstoppable war machine," said Purple, "To me Honesty is the best policy, Crime doesn't pay, and personal integrity will always be worth more than money or prestige. Also I can't tell a lie if I did a foal who just popped out of their mother's womb could tell if I lied. Also if I did lie to you, you would've thrown me through your office door."

Sapphire replied, "I see. Oh Princess Twilight and I talked to a mare named Ruby Velvet. She said that you're either an irreplaceable ally or a nightmare."

"As an enemy," said Purple, "I know you won't be afraid of me but I'm called 'Nightmare' in some countries and my official military kill count is 8,577. Also If I was an enemy I won't be afraid of you or the other Guardians.

Sapphire replied, "If you were an enemy I wouldn't be afraid of you. No matter how powerful you are, I won't be afraid of you."

"I'm the same," said Purple, "But as an ally then Phantasia would fear us. I mean the Gate Guardians in general, not just you and me."

Sapphire replied, "I know Purple. Ruby Velvet somewhat told Princess Twilight and I about your military service. Oh I got a question if you don't mind me asking and that is why did you have a crush on me?"

"Honestly when I first saw you," said Purple, "You were and still are looking cute. No I didn't and still don't want special treatment. I've met mares who only wanted to be friends with me for special treatment and I told them no. Of course after the date after saying no and we went our separate ways I had a crush on you and after hearing no that's when I lost interest in finding the right special somepony.

"Doesn't help that afterwards of hearing no I got beaten up by my family because to them it's entertainment to see me get beaten up and not to have a special somepony. Also if you did intervene then the stallion in my family would've wooed you and you can say whatever you want how you won't give in but before you say something the thing is whatever you would say to Base or the other stallions in my family. A mare said no and every other thing even threatened them to take them to court or what not but the mares usually fall for them some sooner or some later. If they want to sleep with you and impregnate you then they will and there's not a Luna damn thing you can do about it.

"Also no I won't have my Royal Guards with me 24/7 because they have lives and families of their own. Your previous home or culture probably banished ponies like that. But here in Equestria? The stallions in my family either have high powered lawyers on speed dial or have enough money to pay off the right ponies so the worst they can get is at least community service for about thirty seconds."

Sapphire replied, "If your brother or another stallion in your family says something to me as sexist then I'm ignoring them and if they slap me on my ass or keep it up I'm dragging them to court to get a restraining order out against them! If they don't follow the restraining order then they get to go to prison. I don't care who they are nor if they have powerful friends in high places."

"I agree and whenever I try to have them arrested for assault," said Purple, "They're always released without bail because they're 'Pillars of the community' and only reason why I don't add 'Assaulting Royalty' or 'Assaulting Government official' because it won't matter they'll be out. Even if I say that they assaulted a government official they'll be out. They got the money where they'll find the right ponies to bribe and they'll be out. You can bring them to court and they'll make you look like you're and pardon my language Head Guardian but they'll or their lawyers will make you look like a 'Bitch in sheep's wool' meaning they'll make you look like you're wasting the court's time and make you look insane and should be under house arrest or in a straightjacket in a mental hospital. My family? If they stub their hoof on a doorframe or a coffee table they'll call in to work pretending to be sick."

Sapphire replied, "To me it sounds like they just commit assault, sexual harassment, and sexual assault but they're never punished because everypony besides me and you have Rose tinted glasses that don't see who they really are. I wonder what happens when they call in sick because they are sick. I bet they get dragged into work. Alright Purple you're free to go. Didn't mean to sound like you're a criminal being released but you can go."

Purple nodded but before he could open the door.

"Thanks for listening and not pretending to listen," said Purple.

Sapphire replied, "Well after our date I did say I would rather be friends. Hope I don't make a mistake by giving you a second chance of being friends."

"Friends?" Said Purple, "That's a word I forgot the definition of because I haven't had a friend in a very long time."

After that Purple left and had a smile that he truly made that wasn't a fake smile. He actually felt happy for the first time in his life in the past nineteen years. He also felt happy that he did have somepony to talk to and be friends with but it wasn't the way he imagined but a friend is better than being enemies with somepony.

***
Fifteen years ago.

Purple was sitting next to an Equestrian anti-armor launcher where he had his combat knife out picking at his teeth due to the fact that they didn't have any dental floss.

"Isn't that dangerous?" Asked an Equestrian Special Forces soldier.

Purple replied, "It is but just to be careful not to cut your tongue or gums then it'll be alright. It's either this or keep the food in my M.R.E's getting stuck in between my teeth. Also why can't we just set mines on the dirt trail on the other side where enemy armored wagons come and destroy them instead of relying on our three guided anti-armor missiles? I mean we won't have to sit here 24/7 with half of us asleep during the day and the other half at night."

I've destroyed a railgun the size of Canterlot Castle, Purple thought, I've sabotaged enemies' war capacity and war industries, I've assassinated enemy officers and other stuff that's more secret than top secret. Why am I in the middle of Luna saken nowhere with thirty seven others waiting for enemy land convoys and how many we destroyed already here wouldn't surprise me if they packed up and found another route. Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

***

Present day.

In the training center.

"Rainbow and the other Guardian didn't even notice me at the Center gate," said Purple, "And now I'm here."

Master Shi told Purple to get his butt over to the track to do running with another group of reserve guardians. Purple did without saying a word but Master Shi then stopped him.

"You forgot to say something Purple," said Master Shi, "When I ordered you to go to the track to run."

Purple replied, "Yes ma'am I'll go to the track right away and I'll double time it."

Purple galloped and made it to the track and the other reserve guardians there feared him for what he did the previous night and what happened to the reserve guardians who fought him in the ring.

When they did run around the track whoever fell Purple would stop dead in his tracks and go back to help them up before continuing running.

Master Shi was happy to see that Purple is becoming a lot happier and getting along with the reserve guardians but she still has her reservations about it hoping he isn't putting out a facade to make them think he's friendly only to turn out he's a huge jerk.

When it came time to come to the ring and when the fight started she was happy to see Purple restraining himself from not hurting the others that they would have to be wheeled on a stretcher to see Doctor Snake.

***

A few weeks later.

Master Shi visited Head Guardian Sapphire in her office.

"Master Shi what are you doing here?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire, "Don't tell me another Guardian has been sent to the hospital?"

Master Shi replied, "No I bring good news. Purple has been doing very much better at restraining himself and no reserve guardian has seen Doctor Snake. Also if a reserve guardian falls during the track part he'll go back to help them up. Also he teaches the reserve guardians different combat approaches and how to break out of certain situations and ways how to deal with stronger opponents. He also cheats against the Earth ponies, Pegasus and Zebras and other races besides unicorns. When I asked he said 'In war there are no fair fights and non magic using creatures need to learn how to deal with magic using ponies'. He isn't wrong there but he's not hurting them."

"It's good to hear he can do this job without thinking he's still a soldier who sees everypony as a potential enemy," said Sapphire, "Maybe I'm right that I gave him a second chance and final chance and I did. Nice to hear that he's getting along with everypony in the reserve guardians team. Nice to hear he found a better outlet for his anger by teaching the other reserve guardians how to defend themselves against stronger opponents. At least he's not being bitter anymore."

Master Shi replied, "What did you tell him?"

"I've talked to him and listened to him like a good friend would," said Sapphire, "He also mentioned his other relatives and I hope they're not a part of the Guardian community because what he told me they're… I would rather keep Purple in a bitter state than have the rest of his family be Gate Guardians! If the stallions besides Purple in his family only care about sex, getting laid and sees mares as property for stallions and mares who pull wool over your eyes making themselves friendly but in reality they'll stab you in the back quicker than your heart can beat. Then I don't want them."

Master Shi replied, "How do you know he ain't lying and he's actually a huge jerk and torments his family for fun?"

"Because Princess Twilight told me as well," said Sapphire, "And the look in his eyes and the tone of his voice says that he seen it before and seen mares get wooed then get pregnant then kicked to the curb because the look in his eyes and the tone of his voice was a warning to stay away from them. Because if they set eyes on me or you then they'll keep coming after us no matter what even though we won't back down to mares and stallions who think they're above the law. At least Purple has common sense to know what he does have consequences. But his brother and the other stallions in his family? They see what they do is a good thing but everypony besides me, you, him and Princess Twilight have Rose tinted glasses and everypony else thinks they're 'Pillars of the community'. Anything else Master Shi?"

Master Shi told Head Guardian Sapphire that she just wanted to report in and is heading back to the training center.

***

At noon.

Head Guardian Sapphire entered the dining hall of Canterlot Castle and met Purple again and he's smiling. He bowed to her to show respect and a sign of friendship. He then escorted her to a seat close to Princess Twilight.

"Why did he bow to you, Sapphire?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Sapphire replied, "I have no idea why."

The two then asked Purple why he bowed.

"To show a sign of respect to Head Guardian Sapphire Rose," said Purple, "And to be friendly to a mare who gave me a second chance to be friends and for listing and having polite conversations with and more or less proved that she isn't like the other nine hundred and thirty seven mares I dated and wanted to be 'friends' with and at least she kept her word of wanting to be friends."

Purple kept his word and didn't tell Princess Twilight that Head Guardian Sapphire was a Princess of another Empire a long time ago. He still remembers hearing Head Guardian Sapphire talking to somepony about it and he heard it through a door.

"Purple you don't have to bow to me," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "You can greet me as a friend not in a way on how somepony would greet a member of royalty. I've seen countless ponies bow to Celestia, Luna and you Twilight."

Purple replied, "Fair enough. Nopony bows to me because I made it clear that I don't want to be treated differently because of a title before my name. Do you know how many ponies wanted to be friends with me because of the title 'Prince' before my name?"

"One too many," said Princess Twilight, "I remember some mares only wanted to date you because they're Gold diggers or looking for a sugar daddy or both. I remember one mare from several years ago who got arrested and had Purple come down to the precinct to bail her out. She told the cops that Purple was her fiance and they were having a big old Royal wedding coming up. Purple straightened everything out."

Purple replied, "Yeah I told the cops that she isn't my fiancee and her and I weren't friends and that she most likely said my name due to in her mind it was 'If I say I'm friends or dating or married to somepony in the Royal family then they'll have to release me'. Last I checked she's currently three years into her ten year sentence. At least I take responsibility for my actions while yes I did hurt several reserve guardians but I did visit them and apologized and gave them Get well soon cards. I may be a Prince but I'm not the type that'll throw my Royal status around. If I want something I'll pay for it. I'm down to earth than that Other Prince."

"He's talking about Prince Blueblood," said Princess Twilight, "Purple ranks Blueblood more annoying than his sexist, extremely rude, misogynistic and patriarchal family members. What's the scale Purple?"

Purple replied, "My family is at 9.9 of ponies I hate scale, That other Prince is at 10. At least my family ain't snobby and childish unlike him."

The three ate lunch in peace and quiet.

"Purple I got a question?" Asked Sapphire, "Why do you insist me calling you Purple over Prince Purple?"

Purple replied, "It's shorter. I mean it's formal to say Prince Purple but to me Purple is good enough. Like with you Head Guardian Sapphire. I'm sure if somepony said 'Head Guardian Sapphire' a lot well I'm not making assumptions but wouldn't you just want the Guardians and Princess Twilight to say Sapphire to save like four seconds or make it easier? My defense cabinet they call me Purple over Prince Purple or Lieutenant General Purple. Everypony else calls me Purple. But that's just me."

***

After lunch in the Guardian training center.

Purple ran around the track until Master Shi came out of nowhere.

"You're not scheduled to be here Purple," said Master Shi, "What are you doing here?"

Purple replied, "Just wanted to get some exercise and run around a bit."

"Alright fine," said Master Shi, "But one mistake then I'm throwing you out for good. Head Guardian Sapphire may have given you another chance but one mistake I'll make sure you don't set one hoof in here again and I'll report you to Head Guardian Sapphire. Do I make myself clear?"

Purple replied, "Yes Master Shi. I won't cause any trouble and you won't even notice I'm here! I'll be like a ghost and you won't know that I'm here."

Master Shi went to go train another group of reserve guardians but after several hours she wondered if Purple kept his word or not. She finds out he did and he's just running at a steady pace.

***

At home.

Purple lied outside and stared up at the stars. He saw a few shooting stars here and there.

I wish I had a special somepony, Purple thought, But nine hundred and thirty seven mares only wanted to be friends with few wanting to be a gold digger or think I'm some sugar daddy. Just not interested in a nine hundred and thirty ninth rejection. Don't know how my brother and the other stallions in my family can get any mare they want! I try and I get slapped across the face and I get called a sexist pig! When Base and them do it then mares melt in their hooves like a hot knife through butter. No seriously I tell a mare that she looks cute then I'm a sexist pig but when Base and them do it then the mares melt in their forehooves. I'll never understand mares and why a lot of them want a bad stallion who'll beat them and abuse them or yell at them but when they get pregnant then they want a good stallion in their life but the good stallions refuse to date them because they won't want to take care of somepony who's using them more or less as a meal ticket.

Purple then got up and started a campfire and he went inside of his house and got an aluminum footlocker and a chair. Purple opened the aluminum footlocker.

The first thing he randomly grabbed was an old photo of him and Azure Blue Sapphire when they were both fifteen and she's giving him a kiss on the cheek in the photo. He looked at it for a minute before throwing it into the fire. He watched it burn.

Purple let out a sigh before reaching into the footlocker to grab the next thing which was a love letter that Azure Blue Sapphire wrote to him when the two were also still fifteen.

To my dear sweet Purple.

I'm writing this letter to you to tell you that you're the most kind, lovable, friendly and sweet pony there is in the world!

I know one day maybe after high school graduation but I know one day when you propose marriage to me I'll say yes before you can even get done proposing to me! That's how much I love you!

You're a great boyfriend and one day you're going to be a great husband and a great father to our foals. You're going to do a lot of great things in your life Purple!

Love your girlfriend and future wife, Azure Blue Sapphire.

Purple folded it up into a square and threw it into the fire. He then threw the other stuff that his ex-girlfriend Azure Blue Sapphire got him when the two dated he threw it into the fire watching it burn.

He then let out another sigh of relief but he sat there listening to the fire crackle as well. He also threw the stuff that his first and only wife of fourteen months got him and he threw that into the fire as well.

"Love?" Said Purple, "Love, and Romance are just words that don't even have a real meaning. Ponies created those words for those they deeply care about and like the ones they like more than friends… I'm just a fool for believing in those two words."

Purple closed his eyes and a few tears ran down his face.

***

Canterlot, the next afternoon.

In a big room in Canterlot Castle.

"Who are we meeting this time?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire, "Is it another soldier who served with Purple or one of his friends who moved on and considers Purple as a past chapter and doesn't care? I would like to get to know him some more but I would rather talk to him about it than other ponies."

Princess Twilight replied, "Well this pony is Purple's first girlfriend. He would tell her everything until they had a falling out."

"Why did they have a falling out?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "I don't know. Purple never told me. My guess is that when he was in the army and she was in college she got a boyfriend and got married when she discovered she was pregnant with her boyfriend's foal. That's by guess but I could be wrong."

The two met the mare.

"Who are you?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire, "So we know your name."

The mare with Azure Blue fur, blue eyes, and dark brown mane and tail, and in a black casual suit replied, "I'm Azure Blue Sapphire. I'm Prince Purple's ex-girlfriend. We met all the way back in the first grade when he shared half of his peanut butter and jelly sandwich with me. We were friends until the seventh grade when I asked him out to the dance which he accepted and during the dance I asked him if he would like to be boyfriend and girlfriend and he accepted. We dated until the eleventh grade when we were both sixteen.

"We broke up because my parents moved to Manehattan and forced me to come with them. The night before… well I'm not explaining where foals come from since you two are adults and know where foals come from. We promised to meet up at the age of twenty one but while I waited for him under the oak tree at the University of Manehattan he never showed and I waited from 7 AM to 5 PM but he never showed and I told him where I lived. He never showed so I moved on.

"When we were both twenty five during the surprise air raids on Equestrian cities I told Purple I couldn't find my husband but he found my husband at a party drinking and kissing another mare and Purple went to talk to him which turned into a fight and my husband got to me first and told me that Purple attacked him for no reason. When I told Purple I no longer want to be friends with him and cut my ties with him, that's when my husband told me that he actually provoked Purple into attacking him and it's not Purple's fault but his. The last thing I told Purple was that I never wanted to see him again and from that day forward that if he and I were the last two creatures in the world then he shouldn't find me and vice versa."

"Since that day you regret saying that to him?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Azure Blue Sapphire replied, "Imagine you two telling a loved one or somepony you love deeply that you don't want to see them again and don't care if they're heartbroken about it. Then as they leave you mumble that you wouldn't care if they died by getting hit by a train or something. Would you regret saying something that you don't mean? I have regretted it since that day sixteen years ago. I regret it! And now I can't find Purple."

"I'm not interfering with your love life," said Princess Twilight, "But would it be better to divorce your husband?"

Azure Blue Sapphire replied, "if I do we'll still see each other at work. I can't fire him legally and if I do fire him then he'll have grounds to sue for illegal termination. Also my husband is my secretary/assistant. Also most of my and my husband's eldest sons and daughters are daddy girls and daddy boys so if I do divorce and fire him then he'll tell them that I'm the bad mare. My eldest two sons and daughter they're always on my side due to… Me and Purple have twins together, a son and daughter but I never told him that the day before I had to move we… you two know where foals come from. Never told him that I have two children with him but I told him I never wanted to see him again and in the back of my mind I told myself that I had a chance to meet them when they were eleven but that chance flew south."

"When you two were dating," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "What would he do if somepony threatened you or gave you trouble?"

Azure Blue Sapphire replied, "He would tell that pony to leave me alone or he would kick that pony's butt if he kept harassing me. He's a nice stallion. He was raised with two kind and lovable adoptive parents but the rest of his family treat him worse than dirt. The rest of his family treat dirt on their hooves with more respect. He's the type he needs friendship and love and support. He may be rough around the edges but when you get to know him it'll be the best thing in your life. He's the type you want on your side.

"Listen to me, your highness and ma'am. Purple is the type he deserves a happy ending and a happy life but life kicks his butt since he was three days old and when he acts hostile that's him telling life that he isn't a pushover. But the rest of his family kicks his butt and they treat him as a pushover and kick his butt a lot with no mercy and if he fights back then… Celestia may help him. The rest of Purple's family will betray Equestria the moment we start losing a war the moment an enemy soldier steps one hoof onto Equestria they'll jump ship In a hoofbeat. Oh and you ma'am the stallions in Purple's family minus Purple the rest they'll want you to have sex with them and take care of their foals. At least with Purple you don't need to tell him not to do something or to do something a million times to remind him to do something. I wish I didn't snap at him but I made that mistake and I have to live with it for another twenty, thirty or forty years."

Princess Twilight and Head Guardian Sapphire looked at the pain on her face and in her eyes and they saw that she made a mistake she can't fix. Not adding that due to Purple's training as a military special forces soldier he never sits in one place for too long even though he has an office and apartment in Canterlot but he's hardly there.

"What do you two think Purple is doing now?" Asked Azure Blue Sapphire.

Both Princess Twilight and Head Guardian Sapphire looked at each other. They don't know because if Purple is home they don't know where his house is or he could be out wandering the world trying to find a place to fit in but he never could fit into any country he has been to.

"We don't know that answer," said Princess Twilight, "He's been trying to find a place to call home and a place to fit in."

Head Guardian Sapphire replied, "But he has friends he can rely on. He has some he can rely on for support and to talk to."

"What friends?" Asked Azure Blue Sapphire, "All of his friends abandoned him when he came back from the military and they call him 'past chapter in their life' and don't care about him. Some of his friends are dead but the rest who once would proudly call Purple a friend weren't the moment Purple joined the Army they left."

Head Guardian Sapphire replied, "I'm his friend. We had a rocky start at first but I gave him a second chance to be friends and after some readjustment and him seeing that there are ponies out there who do want to be friends he's not acting like the world and everyone in it is an enemy and some actually do want to help. I know how he feels of losing ponies he cares for because I've been in his hooves before while it wasn't on a battlefield with two armies shooting at each other against bullets, shells, fire and poison gasses and other hazards in the military but I've seen friends and family come and go not in the way he described but still."

Azure Blue Sapphire was told no by the two that they don't know the pain that she's going through.

"I've lost my parents but I don't miss them," said Azure Blue Sapphire, "Do you know what it's like that your parents treat you as the bottom rung of a ladder? My parents since when I was four they always hardly fed me, and never took care of me. My parents were the type of ponies who should've been blacklisted from having foals. I've heard them say that there have been times when I was a foal they didn't want to feed me and would go an entire day sometimes almost two days not feeding me! When I met Purple his adoptive parents gladly fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner and my parents did not like that one bit. When I became sixteen my parents decided it was time to move to Manehattan. My father got killed because he took out a loan from the mafia and he never paid it back so the police found his body floating in the river and my mom died of a heart attack and I didn't shed a tear for them. I also had a classmate who would babysit Savor and Patone while I was in the University of Manehattan due to she dropped out."

"What else can you tell us about Purple?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire, "If you want to."

Azure Blue Sapphire replied, "He's the bravest, friendliest, a pony who loves the outdoors, and a pony who isn't willing to back away from a fight. Sometimes he can be a little reckless though."

"How's that?" Asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

***

Twenty-five years ago.

Purple and Azure Blue Sapphire were walking down a street after their dinner date. The two were only fifteen years old.

They passed a burning apartment building and Purple bolted right inside of the inferno without thinking about the consequences. He only had one thing in his mind which was to save as many ponies he could. He brought out two at a time before rushing back in.

By the time the first pony drawn fire engine wagon, pony drawn ladder fire truck and pony drawn hose tender arrived Purple saved forty eight ponies out of the one hundred and seven. When warned not to go in by a firefighter, Purple still did bring out another few.

***

Present day.

"Don't want to sound rude," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "But that was reckless of what he did by running into a fire multiple times even warned not to and yet he still did."

Azure Blue Sapphire replied, "I agree with you. It was reckless but he did save fifty one ponies that night. Was it reckless and stupid? Yes it was, it was very reckless and very stupid. Was it the best thing to do? No it wasn't but I wasn't going to stop him nor was anypony else."

***

Purple's house.

Purple was in the kitchen making lunch where he's making roasted potatoes and rice for lunch which was his adoptive mother's specialty for lunch on how quick and it didn't take long to make.

He heard a knock on his door so he answered it where it was a mare and her daughter who said they were lost but the look in Purple's eyes showed that he wasn't buying it. The mare told him she escaped a place where they treat mares as slaves and were forced to reproduce.

Purple had a moral choice to make which was either He could close the door on them and either let them be recaptured and only Luna knows what would happen to them or he could help them out and bring them inside so they can get some rest.

"Come on in," said Purple who fully opened his door and got out of the way where the mare and her daughter came inside of the house. Due to them being on the run for several days they were tired and hungry so they took a shower and Purple shared his lunch with them by making more. When they got done with lunch Purple let them rest in his bed until nightfall.

There was another knock on the door so the mare and her daughter hid. Purple answered it and it was a few ponies asking Purple if he saw a mare and her daughter who escaped so Purple told them the truth that he has but if they want to recapture them then they would have to go through him.

The three stallions fought Purple but it was the last thing they ever did because Purple killed them to defend the mare and her daughter. He also got rid of the bodies and put them far from the house so the trio and the group they're with don't find Purple's house.

***

At night it's 8:39 PM.

Purple was wearing his olive drab special forces uniform with a helmet and with night vision goggles on the helmet.

He woke up the mare and told them that he'll take them somewhere safe because he fought three ponies from the group that she escaped from. The mare and her daughter didn't have anything to bring with them. But while they slept Purple made a lot of sandwiches and packed a lot of drinks for them for the road.

The mare carried her daughter on her back and she followed Purple who led the way using his night vision goggles to see in the dark the mare used the moonlight to see Purple.

Along the way they passed members of the organization that the mare and her daughter escaped from but they hid but a few times Purple would draw his combat knife to take care of them and the mare would close her eyes so she wouldn't witness the death.

"Where are you taking us?" Asked the Pegasus mare.

Purple replied, "Equestrian Army Fort Luna. Once every four days a train comes by to bring them supplies and to deliver their mail. I'm bringing you there and they'll safeguard you two until a train comes and they'll put you on the train and wherever it goes. I hope it's a train. Sometimes a plane or chariot would airdrop supplies but mostly it's a train. When you two do board the train and whatever city or town it stops at you two can start a new life."

"I don't know how to thank you," said the mare.

Purple replied, "Don't thank me just yet. You and your daughter can thank me when you two are safe and sound. We still have a lot of ground to cover."

***

When two days passed they arrived at Equestrian Army Fort Luna. The three entered and they got some rest, and hot food.

"No pony will bother us here," said Purple. "You're safe and only insane ponies would bother you now."

A train did arrive. The two got onto it but Purple went with them and the first city they entered was Fillydelphia but they didn't get off until the next city which was Vanhoofer. The mare and her daughter before they left the train they both hugged and thanked Purple for helping two strangers to start a better life.

When the two left the train and the train station, Purple lit up his horn and teleported to Canterlot.

***

One week later.

Purple was in his office in Canterlot Castle where he was writing. There was a knock on the door and Purple answered it where it's one of his Royal Guards and behind the Royal Guard was the mare and her daughter that Purple rescued and saved.

"We don't know how to thank you," said the mar. "We thought it over and we still don't know how to thank you for leading us to safety and safeguarding us."

Purple replied with a smile, "You two don't have to thank me. You two were in trouble and I decided to be a good samaritan and helped out. You two don't need to thank me. How's the search for a job and a place to stay?"

The mare looked down at the floor.

"It's harder than I imagined," said the mare, "Me and my daughter have been living in a homeless shelter and getting breakfast and dinner at a soup kitchen. No pony wants to hire me because I was born and raised in an organization that treats mares as… Being treated as a second class citizen is better than being treated as having somepony that doesn't have a voice or a say where in the organization if you're a mare the day you're popped out of the womb you're already some stallion property who's forced to cook, clean, have foals and to 'pleasure' the stallion you're with he can pass you around to his buddies and brothers to be forced into a three or four way 'sex'. Thanks for helping us. But if there's a way we can repay you then let us know. Come on sweetie, let's not take up anymore of the Prince of the Military time."

Purple replied, "Hold it. What kind of job are you looking for?"

"I don't know to be honest," said the mare, "Since when I was four I've been cleaning and cooking. I've seen my mother give birth to so many foals since when I was four. I'm the fifteenth child out of thirty nine. The other stallions in the group always said that my mother (she covers her daughter's ears with her hooves and wings) they said that my mother always had a quote-unquote 'fine piece of ass'. No us mares don't have a say if we want a foal or not. They tell us that we were supposed to have foals when the stallion was assigned to want to have foals then we got to have foals even if we don't want foals. My daughter is my only foal. Before you ask… if mares resist or fight back then we get brutally beaten to be 'put in our place'. A few times when I tried to escape I got beaten so badly three different times that everypony in the group thought I was going to die. I almost suffered a miscarriage. When I first held my daughter in my forehooves after birth that's when I decided to run away but that was five years ago. Doesn't help that my so called 'husband' beaten me half to death for having a daughter over a son."

Purple then offered her a job in Canterlot Castle giving tours to school aged ponies which she thought about it for a few minutes until she agreed due to the hours that her daughter would be in school during work where she'll be home before and after her daughter gets home.

***

Later that day.

Purple entered Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office.

"Haven't seen you around," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "Is everything okay? Or do I have to replace you with a member of the reserve team?"

Purple replied, "I'm doing fine. Last week I helped a mare and her five years old daughter to escape from an organization that treats mares as property. I took them to an army camp and I rode a train with them until they got off. They came and visited me thanking me for helping them but I told them I don't want any thanks but the mare has a hard time looking for a job so I offered her one on the spot and she accepted after thinking for a few minutes. She told me that the organization she escaped from treats mares as property and mares don't have a say over anything. The other stallions in my family would love that place."

"Well that's great to hear that you helped two ponies in need," said Head Guardian Sapphire, "And to escape from a place where they were treated as property. What did she tell you about the place she escaped from?"

Purple hesitated for a while but told Sapphire Rose the full story on what the mare told him.

"I can't stand ponies when they think they are better than somepony else," said Sapphire Rose, "I also don't like ponies who think they're better if they're one gender over another. I'm a powerful mare who doesn't think that I'm better than you because I don't."

Purple replied, "I'm the same. Also I've met mares who could metaphorically speaking they can rip a diamond in half with their bare hooves without trying. Just because I'm a stallion doesn't mean I'm stronger than all mares which is true where I don't believe that. I have a feeling you could snap my spine in half with a fair but firm punch."

"What do you mean by 'fair but firm punch' Purple?" Asked Sapphire Rose.

Purple replied, "A hard enough punch where somepony can feel it but not hard enough to actually hurt them."

Head Guardian Sapphire then dismissed Purple and he left humming.

***

At night.

Purple was leaving Canterlot Castle when he was approached by twelve stallions. They demanded that Purple return the Pegasus mare and her daughter over to them or 'bad accidents' will happen to Purple.

Purple just cracked his neck, legs and wings.

"Alright boys he won't give them up," said the leader of the group, "Guess we'll have to give him a 'bad accident' to make him give up that bitch and her daughter!"

They formed a circle around Purple and all charged at once. He soared into the air and came down very fast and started to give them an ass kicking they'll never forget. Doesn't help he slammed a few of them into the wooden walk gate/bridge.

After a few minutes all twelve of them laid on the wooden walk gate/bridge and all twelve of them were moaning in pain and couldn't believe they got their ass kicked by one stallion and they had the number of superiority there were twelve of them against just Purple. None of them could believe it.

Purple just went on his way and went to his house in the middle of nowhere.

Chapter seven

Canterlot Castle, Canterlot

Why do I have to hang around with these pricks? Purple thought, I hate the snobs and the rich and the rich snobs of Canterlot and the rest. They're between 9.9 and 10 of the ponies. I hate that scale! I'd rather be in a barracks or bunker at night on chili night which was awful.

Princess Twilight and Prince Purple were walking down an empty hallway.

"So Purple?" Asked Princess Twilight, "Out of the mane six, who do you think you'll work with as a Guardian?"

Purple replied, "If it's Pinkie I'll tell her to shut her trap right away, second time it'll be rude and third time then Grilled cheese or Cheese sandwich would be a widow and Lil Cheese would be motherless. Rainbow Dash I would be the same but to tell her that they're job is to defend Equestria not gossip and chat as if this is a Malt shop. Rarity I'll tell her to get fashion out of her head the fate of Equestria rests on our hooves not this Fall dress fashion. If it's Applejack we'll probably get along not talking a lot and just watching out for Phantasia scouts. Fluttershy we'll be the same as me and AJ. But if AJ nags me on how much she loves her adoptive daughter and wants to baby her. I'll tell her that she has to let go and watch her daughter to live life on her own and not smother her with overprotectiveness."

"What if you and AJ are paired and she tells you that you don't know what it's like to have a son or daughter to raise?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "I'll tell her that my mom… My adoptive mother knew that day would come that I would leave home and she was afraid to watch me leave the safety of home into an unknown and unforgiving world. But she knew I would always be with her and she'll always be with me. If she was here and she attended this party my adoptive mother would be a matchmaker and she'll try to find one mare in this celebration or party or gala or whatever it is and have the mare to date me, marry me, and have foals here and there. I don't know what's worst me being around ponies I hate or being in a barracks or bunker on chili night at night."

"What do you mean by that?" Asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "I hate the rich, I hate the elite and I hate the snobs! It'll be worse if somepony in the party is all three! Also when I was in the military they would have chili night well even with a gas mask while sleeping you can still smell the stench. Doesn't help that some mare soldiers I've talked to said that some mares in the mares barracks are worse than the stallions! When it was chili night I always put a gas mask on before I entered the barracks or bunker so I wouldn't be bothered by other stallions farting and stinking up the place but even with a gas mask… I've thrown up several times on how awful it was! Also if I see my brother or sister then a homicide is going to happen!"

They approached double doors and two Royal Guards opened the door. Purple immediately put his right wing over into his left side of his army service uniform to draw his army service pistol.

"No!" Said Princess Twilight, "Just try to get along and don't shoot somepony!"

I'm already hating this! Purple thought, Gonna be surrounded by pricks!

Purple he immediately went over to the bar area.

"What can I get you?" Asked the bartender.

Purple replied, "Whiskey over rye!"

The bartender made Purple's drink and gave it to him. Purple had a few drinks so he did not want to kill every single elite, rich or snob in Canterlot that's in the huge room. Even after five drinks he still had to resist himself from killing them.

Purple wasn't there for half an hour when he was ready to go home but didn't. Purple went out to the observation deck and looked at the plains of the countryside where farmlands and trees go as far the eyes can see.

After a few minutes passed there was a knock on the wall. He turned around and it was Head Guardian Sapphire.

"Evening Purple," said Sapphire, "Princess Twilight invited me to the party and at first I thought about refusing to go but I came so I don't have to be alone to stare at the same four walls of my house or office. I'm assuming you came because you're a Prince and have to attend."

Purple replied, "Evening Ms. Sapphire. Yeah to these parties I have to attend unless I'm in the middle of No Pony's Land. I've been in places that'll make Klugletown look like a five star resort! Of course once when I did visit Klugletown five of its residents asked me if I would sell my horn but I rejected and four tried to saw my horn off but I defended myself and seriously harmed them in self defense. Why are you here besides Princess Twilight invited you?"

"Don't want to stress myself over this Phantasia guy. I could've stayed home but it's nice to come out every now and again but if I did go home I probably would jump into bed and go to sleep," said Sapphire, "So you've been to places that made Klugletown look like a five star resort? That's… I don't even know how to respond to that."

Purple replied, "Yeah but I've been in situations that I can't even describe and been into battles that I should've died in… but I don't know how I survived. Should've died in any of them but I didn't I wish I did though."

Head Guardian Sapphire Rose thought for a minute but she couldn't think of a response that wouldn't have Purple get mad and punch her or snap at her for saying something that'll piss off Purple.

"So Master Shi has been saying you've been doing a lot better before being more happier than being bitter," said Sapphire, "Only if this Phantasia guy can be the same as building a bridge and get over it. But maybe you…"

Purple interrupted, "No ma'am. I'm not joining Phantasia's army as a spy. Also if I do have family members in his army they'll report me and I'll be thrown out. Also I've been around sexist pricks my entire life. Sorry Head Guardian but I'm not infiltrating a group of ponies who want to rule Equestria with stallions ruling and mares more or less as housewives or servants to stallions. That may work with a majority of my family but that doesn't work with me!"

"Sorry but I'm your boss and even if you don't want to do it I'll have to make you do your job. If I have to make you do your job then I will," said Sapphire, "What about the other half of your family?"

Purple replied, "Right around when you were around 2,050 years old half of my family tried to overthrow the Government by trying to assassinate Celestia and Luna. As a result half of my family was banished from Equestria. Twenty two years ago they declared war on Equestria to get back at Equestria for banishing them. Our intelligence was severely wrong about them where our intelligence said that we would win the war in three to five months not eight years! Yeah our intelligence agency and war department computers used punch card tech only using what Equestria has but leave the enemy out. Lost friends in those eight long years! My other friends when I came out of the army my other friends they packed their bags and didn't want to do anything with me."

"I know how you feel about losing friends Purple," said Sapphire, "When Iost my home centuries ago. When the Founders of Equestria destroyed the Nintis Empire… My home, my parents and friends were gone. But that was a long time ago and I moved on. I think you would've liked my parents. They were nice and kind."

Purple lit up his unicorn horn and made a wall around them that'll prevent others from eavesdropping on them.

Purple replied, "Now nopony can eavesdrop on us and you can tell me much about your past if you like. Doesn't help that I'm a great multiple times great grandson to Princess Platinum. If I was in the Founders of Equestria hooves I would've worked with the Nintis Empire to work out a trade agreement or something for both Empire's. I may be a soldier and trained to kill and destroy but that's when diplomacy failed but I'm still civil. What did your parents do for a living besides rule the Nintis Empire?"

"My mother was an Opera singer and that's how my parents met because going to the opera was a pastime for the Royal family of the Nintis Empire," said Sapphire, "And my dad was the Prince. Honestly I don't think you would've liked my granddad. Purple I don't hate you or blame you for something that somepony else did thousands of years ago. While you're multiple times great grandma was one of many that destroyed my home but you're not responsible and you didn't do anything bad to me. Don't apologize for somepony else's actions. It actually feels good to talk to a friend who won't just run and expose my background. Also thanks for putting up a wall so we can talk freely. What were your parents like Purple?"

Purple replied, "My biological father was a general laborer and a nice stallion who enjoyed playing golf and had a talent to fix things. He was a mechanic for the Equestrian Second Ranger Regiment. My biological mother was a stockbroker in the Supermarket in the town of Asterope where the two grew up. But her father would beat her for being friends with my dad.

"What drove my granddad or my mother's father to kick her out was that she mentioned she was a month pregnant with her boyfriend/my dad foal so the two got married and lived in a motel for awhile and built their precut house that the two assembled and lived in until the day the two were killed by Timberwolves. When I met my mom's mother she asked how her daughter was doing but nopony told her so I did and I told her that Harp and Albatross died eighteen years ago when I was eighteen so now it's almost forty one years and my grandma she was sad due to she never got a chance to fix her relationship with her third out of five daughters.

"My adoptive parents were friendly. But the rest of my family are against me and they call me a 'mistake' and they'll say that I shouldn't have been born and how my biological mother should've suffered a miscarriage or I should've suffered a stillbirth… Don't know why they hate me for no reason! My adoptive father was a office worker who wanted me to follow him to have a nine to five job but I told him no more times than I want to count and my adopted mother was housewife until I got into the seventh grade then she gotten a job as a line cook from 8 AM to 4 PM."

"They sound nice," said Sapphire, "Wish I could've met them. So from what it sounds like it is that your biological grandmother didn't support her daughter. Is that correct?"

Purple replied, "Yeah she always sided with her husband over being there for my biological mother but when she wanted to make amends with her third daughter but everyday she would visit their house but no answer and visited her place of work but she was never there. She assumed she just hid and avoided being seen by her but she never thought she died but when I told them that she and her husband died defending their three kids from Timberwolves she broke down crying and told me that 'Harp died thinking I hated her! In reality I did love her but was afraid of being hit by my husband so I backed him up without thinking I was driving my favorite daughter away!" And she never got a chance to say goodbye to her daughter and is still alive to this day regretting always siding with her husband rather than showing support to her daughter."

"How old were you when they died?" Asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, "I was only three days old. Once a week I visit my parents grave in Sire's Hollow where I was born and they died close to. Everyday my grandma Brisk Flyee visits their grave to mourn her daughter and her son in law whom she did support their relationship with but she was afraid because of her husband. I don't want to sound like a dick but she had a choice to make but she chose the wrong one."

"If I was in her hooves," said Sapphire, "And it was the same either to support my husband who would beat my daughter for dating somepony she loved but he didn't due to he wasn't a Pegaus or support my daughter at the risk of getting beat by my husband? I would've divorced him in a heartbeat! But I'm not a Pegasus or in your grandmother's hooves five and six decades ago. What would've you done if your son or daughter dated somepony outside of their race?"

Purple replied, "I wouldn't care who my son or daughter dated as long they didn't hit them as long as they were treated alright and weren't beaten or abused then I wouldn't say anything about it. How do you know she's a Pegaus?"

"I've read some of the background reports from the Guardians and Reserve Guardians. Also last time I checked two unicorns don't make an Alicorn if there's no Pegasus DNA in the family tree. Also you've more or less said it. Also I've overheard that you said that your grandparents on each side don't like each other and disowned them for dating. Also I've seen a photo of your biological mother in your file. She looked kind and sweet, the kind that anypony would've been glad to be friends with. Don't want to sound rude but your biological mother looks like she was the type who smiled for all of her photos even for her ID. Guess she was a smiler," Sapphire said.

Purple replied, "I've heard that she loved to smile and guess she was happy because… because…"

"Because she had the perfect somepony by her side so she wouldn't have to deal or be alone with her father who beat her and her mom didn't care?" Asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, "Yeah. She had 'Mr. Perfect' by her side and in her heart… I wish they were still alive."

"Purple are you about to cry?" Asked Sapphire.

Head Guardian Sapphire Rose saw a couple of tears run down his face.

"It's alright to cry," said Sapphire, "Doesn't matter who you are or your background but crying shows that you're in pain on the inside and even the strongest of ponies cry no matter how strong they are. To be honest Purple I even cry and I'm a lot older than you! Also one reason we cry is because we become more emotional when we go through difficult or stressful times and we've been through difficult and stressful times in different ways. Whoever says they don't cry is a liar!"

Head Guardian Sapphire Rose then hugged Purple to comfort him as a friend and told him that it's alright. "It's alright Purple, it's okay to cry. Let it all out. It's alright to cry, it's a safe place."

Purple did and after a few minutes he got done crying his eyes out.

"Do you feel better?" Asked Sapphire.

Purple nodded in agreement.

"I know this wasn't what you wanted," said Sapphire, "I know you wanted to date me and have somepony to love and treat me as a queen. But ain't this fine? Just two friends talking about each other and comforting each other?"

Purple replied, "At least I'm not like my brother and the rest of my and not like That other Prince."

"How's that?" Asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, "Base and the other stallions in my family won't stop until you finally break down and give in to have sex with them and one of them puts a foal in your womb. That other Prince he'll keep coming and coming to propose to you so you'll say yes. But I know the type of mare you are and that is an independent mare who doesn't want to find a special somepony because you already see friends come and go and don't want the heartbreak of losing another special somepony. To me I can't stand ponies who send kids off to die, for what?! So someone can make a few Bits. But we are cruel and wicked."

"What do you mean by that?" Asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, "I've met ponies who's parents forced them to join the Military. Why? Because their parents own businesses and ponies who run businesses and if they have sons or daughters in the military then they'll have an easier time getting Government and Military contracts. It's all about the money. I've met ponies who lost all their sons in the military but they didn't care, they only cared for the money to live a lavish life. Breaks my heart to see ponies willing to send their own kids off to war just to earn money if they own a business!"

"That's horrible that parents would do that just to earn some money!" Said Sapphire, "They shouldn't be parents!"

Purple lowered the shield.

"Want to dance?" Asked Purple, "Or want me to escort you to the entrance of the Castle?"

Sapphire replied, "Well I do want to talk to Princess Twilight so you can escort me to her if you'd like Purple."

Both Purple and Sapphire walked next to each other but while walking down a hall the two encountered Prince Blueblood.

Not this asshole again! Purple thought, Can't he take a hint to fuck off!

Not Prince Blueblood again, Sapphire Rose thought, At least he doesn't have a trio of singing ponies with him this time. He's lucky I don't own any of the stuff in here or I'll throw it at him!

"Ms. Sapphire I still have your engagement ring," said Blueblood, "If you say yes I'll give it to you right away! You Prince Purple need to leave now. Ms. Sapphire is my bride to be and I don't like it that you're with her and you sir need to leave!"

Sapphire replied, "I've told you multiple times! I'm not marrying you! You know what Purple you can shoot him!"

Sapphire took Purple's pistol before he could get it and she fired a few rounds at Prince Blueblood scaring him, making him run off.

"HOPE THAT'S A GOOD ENOUGH NO FOR YOU DUMB IDIOT!" yelled Sapphire.

Purple took his pistol back and put it back in its holster.

"I have a feeling he'll be back," said Purple, "He'll show up in a month or so and probably have the same three terrible singers wanting you to jump for joy and to marry Prince Shit for brains."

Purple took Head Guardian Sapphire to see Princess Twilight and Purple went to the balcony again. Purple refuses to be surrounded by the high society of Equestria but from time to time he'll go to the bar to get a drink.

***

The next day.

"You wanted to see me, Head Guardian?" Asked Purple.

Sapphire replied, "Yes I did.

"I would ask but I already know your answer." Purple said.

Sapphire replied, "What is your question?"

"I would ask who I would replace as a Guardian," said Purple, "And who I would be partnered with. But I know that the answer is that it's either classified or you don't know yet."

Sapphire replied, "The answer is that both that I don't know and we won't know until that day does happen. Also I'm still happy to hear you're finding a way to vent your anger and frustration that doesn't result in somepony getting hurt because you were bitter. Well as a friend I hope one day you do find somepony you can be with. Just offering friendly support by saying that. You can go now Purple."

“Yeah that’ll never happen,” said Purple, “I tried but guess it was never meant to be. Guess we’ll see which one of the five guardians I’ll replace when they go AWOL or go rogue or backstab you. I’ve been betrayed before and it’s the worst thing to go through.”

Purple then left without saying another word.

***

At home.

“Wonder who’ll I will be partnered with?” said Purple, “Pinkie would give me a headache, Rainbow would get on my nerves, AJ would nag me to death on how much she loves her adoptive daughter, Rarity probably nag me to death about fashion, and Fluttershy probably would just talk about Discord or animals. Wish my dead friends were alive but it’s my fault that they’re dead.”

Purple went over to a cabinet and got a bag of potatoes out and he sliced up the potatoes and put them in a frying pan to cook them. He also made a side dish of mac and cheese.

The mac and cheese he made he unintentionally made it taste like how his adoptive mother would make it. It made him shed a tear due to her always making it special for Purple and he misses her and his adoptive father and his deceased friends dearly and he wishes he could swap his place for them meaning he wishes he was dead and they were still alive.

***

Later at night it’s 9:30 PM.

“What does Cantel want now!” Purple said mumbling, “Haven’t talked to him in two decades!”

Purple entered a bar which was empty with nopony in it but there was an open sign on the door and the neon light on the window said it’s opened.

Got a gut feeling that I’m walking into an ambush, Purple thought, A place opened for business yet nopony is in it. I smell an ambush.

Purple sat down in a booth and a red pegasus stallion in a tailored three piece suit sat with a cup of whiskey and Purple sat down across from him.

"After two decades of no contact," said Purple, "Why do you want to talk to me now?"

Cantel replied, "Want to give you and your little ones I want to give you and them tickets to box seats to an up and coming football game."

"Cut the shit Cantel," said Purple, "After two decades of no contact. There's no way you want me to come to a gridiron football game where I can go any day. But why now?"

Cantel knew that Purple saw through his ruse so he called a Pegasus mare over. Cantel told Purple that the mare is his wife and she'll bring Purple to Phantasia to be brought out of the way.

“She doesn't know that Phantasia just fired all but three mares,” said Purple, “And you're not one of the three that he kept."

The door then opened and Purple saw a group of mares come in and one of them turned the open sign to close and turned out the neon lights so ponies would now think the bar was closed.

Eight ponies not adding Cantel and his wife, Purple thought, Given these odds I'm content with three...make that seven kills.

Purple assessed the situation where he refused to go willingly but when Cantel's wife tried to force Purple to go until Purple randomly jumped behind the bar.

M435 Military Combat Shotgun, Purple thought, Twelve gauge, pump action. Holds eight shells. Probably can get two to three shots off which would scare them off.

Cantel’s wife leaned over the bar and shot a tranquilizer gun at Purple only to miss but Purple took the shotgun and he didn’t miss and badly injured Cantel’s wife. The other mares have guns as well and when they opened fire at Purple he returned fire and he killed the other eight mares.

Cantel hightailed it out of here but Purple gave chase until Cantel got backed into a corner against a brick wall in an alleyway.

“Come on Purple,” said Cantel, “You won’t kill a friend? Right?”

Purple replied, “You were a friend for three years, before that you were a bully, and since when I got back from the military you abandoned me as a friend. Goodbye traitor.”

Cantel, his wife, and the rest of them wanted to capture Purple alive for Phantasia even though they didn't know that Phantasia fired all but three mares in his army and Cantel thought he was doing the best thing by helping his wife. Of course Cantel isn’t a patriot like Purple and he would gladly betray Equestria if he thought it would be the best.

Purple fired the shotgun once. Purple walked away with the shotgun on his back. He then went back home and went to sleep after taking his sleeping pills and played some jazz music to help him sleep.

***

In Purple’s dream.

Purple, Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestria, Colonel Honey Cake, and Head Guardian Sapphire Rose entered a cave.

“This is what happens when you think you can keep playing politics and keep acting like diplomacy is always the answer,” said Purple, “And with a majority of the Guardians gone to work for Phantasia. Look at it, Equestria fell to that Pegasus!”

Sapphire replied, “At least we got some allies on the way. Right?”

Purple shook his head from left to right, “No we got no help on the way. Every country pulled the ‘You made your own villain now you get to deal with it’ so it’s just us four.”

Sapphire and Purple looked at both Vigorous Orchestria and Honey Cake because they’re looking down with sad faces. They never thought that Equestria would’ve been taken over and now ruled by a stallion who more or less wants mares to be servants to stallions or that stallions should be in power of leadership.

“I got it,” said Colonel Dusk ‘Honey Cake’ Stable, “There’s one place that Phantasia doesn’t know about. All branches of the military and all military administrations said ‘preposterous rumor’ and never existed and never will. And Purple was certainly never a pilot in the training/beginning.”

Sapphire replied, “What’s going on?”

“We’re heading to a military base that never exists.” said Vigorous Orchestria, “Phantasia and them won’t find us there and if he does well we won’t be bothered and it’s well defended.”

The four of them soon teleported to the base where Purple is the only one who can teleport them close to it.

They followed Purple to the command room where there was a holographic table with a still hologram of Phantasia. It was red which means he’s an enemy and is an active threat to the rest of the world but now they don’t have any politicians to stop them.

***

Real world.

Purple’s alarm went off and he got up and he just made himself a scrambled egg sandwich for breakfast like normal.

I can’t wait until another war breaks out, Purple thought, When another war does break out I’m not coming back. I’ve made up my mind after Head Guardian Sapphire and my date. When I make up my mind then that’s that! If a mare does ask me out then I’ll reject the mare runless if she keeps coming after me for a date which then I would go only just to reject the mare after the date.

Purple brushed his teeth and did the dishes before getting dressed. He put on his olive drab tiger striped uniform with a holder for a machete on his back but no machete. He also put dark olive green face paint on his face with three black stripes going across in a diagonal way.

***

Guardian training center.

"Purple…" said Master Shi, "I don't even know what to say about how you're dressed. I don't even know where to begin. Don't know if I should say something about your outfit or the face paint first. This ain't the military and this ain't special forces."

Purple replied, “What’s wrong with my get up? Sorry that I don’t shop at expensive clothes stores. Sorry that I don’t go to one of Rarity’s boutiques across the world. I don’t have a lot of clothing options anyway.”

“I didn’t mean to offend,” said Master Shi, “But this is Guardian Training not military training. So please go put something comfortable on.“

Purple replied, “I am comfortable in this. You’re comfortable sleeping in a cozy bed, I’m comfortable sleeping in a fox hole. You’re comfortable taking nice showers or warm baths. I’m comfortable walking through a hurricane that’ll bring hard rain and can’t see my snout. My comforts is your discomforts, my discomforts are your comforts. If you don't like it, well I was raised with 'I'm not here to please others' and that's what my adoptive parents taught me. So Master Shi I'm not changing my outfit and I'm not kissing your ass. So either we can do some training or you can throw me out."

Master Shi didn't like it but she can't kick him out due to him liking things she doesn't and vice versa. She can't kick him out because he has a different fashion taste than her and he wants to wear his military outfit. Master Shi made sure Purple didn't have any melee weapons where he didn't have any.

Purple did the running which he didn't complain about and if a member of the reserve guardian team would fall he'd go back to help them back up.

***

At night.

Purple was wearing black combat uniform, with an Equestrian flag patch, and black body armor vest.

Purple had a Pegasus stallion all tied up, bound and gagged. Purple untied the stallion.

"When Phantasia finds you," said the stallion, "He's going to end you!"

There were howls of wolves that echoed in the distance.

Purple replied, "Now you can either become part of the food chain or you can start talking. You choose!"

The stallion spat on Purple.

"Ahh, see... we're getting off to a bad start. I want the Phantasia hideout location," said Purple, "and I want Phantasia! And you got 10 seconds before I show you the difference between the military, and me. Trust me, the 'me' is not what you want. If you want to live then you'll start talking. If not then well my baseball bat made of Cedar wood will do the talking!"

The stallion replied, "Fuck you and fuck Equestria!" The stallion then spat onto Purple again.

"Have it your way then!" Said Purple before getting his baseball bat made of Cedar wood.

***

Tomorrow afternoon.

At a diner.

Purple was sitting in a booth staring out of a window watching ponies come and go down the street. When he saw couples walking next to each other he would just look down at the menu.

Head Guardian Sapphire Rose entered the place and sat down across from Purple.

“Why couldn’t we have a conversation in my office?” asked Sapphire, “If you don’t mind me asking.”

Purple replied, “Because this ain’t about you know what.”

Sapphire tilted her head in confusion.

“You know what I’m talking about,” said Purple, “I’m not saying it out loudly even though this place is almost dead empty.”

Sapphire replied, “Oh now I get it. We could’ve just talked more freely in my office than a public place. So what do you want to talk about?”

“Phantasia,” said Purple, “Nine mares said that he worked for them and that they were going to bring me to him of course of me being here and not seeing him. And a stallion tried to assassinate or kidnap me. Only thing they had on them that they think well now is that it would be better to remove me so taking over Equestria would be easier.”

Sapphire replied, “I don’t want to sound rude and mean Purple but you’re a…”

“A grown stallion,” said Purple, “I may be forty almost forty one years old but I don’t need a mare who’s far much older to be like a mother with her filly or colt on their first day of school. How your parents educated you or took you to school isn’t my business and still isn’t. I just thought-" They heard the door open and Purple saw who it was. "Great out of all days it’ll be a day I’m having breakfast with my boss.”

Before Sapphire could reply three stallions came over to the table. Purple placed his left wing across his face.

Out of all the days, why today! Purple thought, I’m just going to get beaten up and one of them will just successfully woo Head Guardian Sapphire. Doesn’t matter how hard she resists and doesn’t matter how many times she says no they always get the mare they want.

The three stallions approached the table.

"Why hello Ms. Beautiful," said the unicorn stallion.

Sapphire replied, "I'm going to hit the brakes right now before one of you finishes that sentence. I'm not sleeping with Prince Blueblood, I'm not sleeping with you Purple and I'm not going to sleep with any of you three. So you three might as well leave me and Purple alone."

The three stallions started to bug Sapphire and Purple did warn her that this might've happened.

The unicorn stallion also threw Purple out of the booth with the Earth pony and Pegasus stallions sat across from Head Guardian Sapphire and the Unicorn stallion sat next to her.

"Alright you three," said Sapphire, "Get it through your thick skulls! I'm not going to easily be charmed by you three! So leave!"

The unicorn stallion replied, "Hush up bitch. Mares like you should just be doing laundry, grocery shopping, cooking, household cleaning, having foals, managing the family finances, and sewing!"

Head Guardian Sapphire punched the stallion in the face hard enough it made him fly out. Before she did she saw Purple get up and walk out of the diner in sadness and defeat.

Sapphire used her magic to keep the other two suppressed until she got far enough from the diner then she let go.

***

Outside of the diner.

"Purple," said Sapphire, "Slow down! Where are you going?!"

Purple replied, "When is it enough?" He pointed at a cemetery. "When I'm in there? Because that's where I belong. In there. With them. That's where I belong!"

"Purple…" said Sapphire.

Purple interrupted, "That's where I belong! I've made terrible mistakes, terrible decisions. You don't know what I did. I'm just… I'm worthless. Just a worthless pony."

"Enough Purple," said Sapphire, "I know how you feel and I've been in the same boat as you but that was a long time ago. I moved on because that is what my parents and friends would want me to do not be sad about something that you have no control over. There's still ponies out there who care about you."

Purple replied, "Yeah nopony. I'm just like a Colt who's lost his parents in a store but his parents don't know they left him behind. That's been my life since my twentieth birthday!"

"It's alright Purple," said Sapphire, "But your job as a soldier was to protect Equestria no matter the cost. While your friends and loved ones aren't here with you but I'm your friend."

Purple replied, "I should've protected them. Stopped my life from becoming a joke and my family keeps making fun of me because they enjoy it and not have any survivor's guilt. I failed them. I will not fail you… But"

"I know you want to die Purple," said Sapphire, "But remember I care for you as a friend. Listen I know how you feel and I'm not going to sugarcoat it. For a long time I wanted to die and wanted to be left alone. But after a while I got over it and I know soon you're going to be happy and be your normal self."

Purple replied, "How did you get over it?"

"The friends I've made were there for me," said Sapphire, "And I…"

Purple replied, "Gotten married and started a family of your own?"

Head Guardian Sapphire didn't say because she didn't know how he would respond not adding what he said is what he wanted until after his and Sapphire's date which now he doesn't want it.

"I'll talk to you later Purple," said Sapphire.

Sapphire then gave Purple a hug before she went to her office. Purple went his own way just ignoring any social interaction.

Purple teleported home and in his empty room in his house he has a few fishing poles. He once thought of taking his sons or daughters or both on fishing trips and thought about a camping trip. He once thought of having a loving and caring family one day but since his and Sapphire’s date to him those plans are long gone and he absolutely despises, hates, abhors love and romance, and refuses to find love. It’s not over one mare but over nine hundred and thirty eight mares all rejected.

Purple then locked and jammed the door so he can’t open it to remind himself of a life he once planned but don’t have due to his family just wooing all but one mare either during or after said date and the one mare is his boss Head Guardian Sapphire who refused to go out with him due to she doesn’t want another special somepony.

Purple laid down on his couch. “I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate life, I wish I was dead, I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate life! Should’ve stayed on that metal airship when I blew it up but I didn’t.”

***

Ten years ago.

Purple was on board a metal Equestrian airship which was captured. He entered the engine room and set it to override and he booked it out.

His ride out of there was badly damaged so he went over to the side of the hanger and he jumped out and soared down where Honey Cake in her dropship came and got in.

“Damn Purple,” said Honey Cake, “You got wings so why did you need me to get you as an emergency exfil?”

Purple replied, “Because you’re the best flier.”

“Damn right I am,” said Honey Cake.

The airship that was captured by some bad ponies then blew up.

**

Present day, at night.

Purple visited Lt-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria and another Army ranger that’s wearing black battle dress uniforms.

“Aerial recon shows no signs of outside threats,” said Honey Cake, “Aerial recon RTB. Good luck, Pyro 1-1 is RTB!”

Lt-Col Vigorous replied, “Happy trails Pyro 1-1 and stay safe. We got ground surveillance covered.”

Purple then came up and joined Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestria and the other Army ranger doing special recon at Phantasia’s hideout.

Head Guardian Sapphire maybe my boss, Purple thought, But she can’t tell me how to do my job. I don’t go into her office and tell her how to be a Head Guardian. What is that? Around
Major? Colonel? Don’t know. But I’m doing recon my way and not going to be a spy.

Chapter eight:

"Operation: Anaconda sure went sideways," said Purple, "Remember that camp that I was at was a shit hole."

Purple stared at a board in his office.

***

Operation: Anaconda.

Fourteen years ago.

Purple is now Multi Fireteam leader where he oversees and commands Task Force Sentinel, Task Force Shadow, Task Force Trident, and Task Force Hellhounds. He’s a part of Task Force Shadow, a three pony team and the other two in Task Force Shadow are mares and he’s the only stallion.

Purple was sound asleep on an army cot until a pegasus mare came and woke him to tell him that they have to move.

They walked together and saw a few military helicopter gunships fly overhead. Then they boarded.

“Headsets on,” said Dusk “Honey Cake” Stable, “And keep hooves away from the ledges.”

Purple and the mare put the headsets on so they can listen to radio chatter.

“So what is this mission?” asked Honey Cake, “Be nice to know before this helo gets filled with bullets and possibly all die!”

Purple calmly replied, “HVT Extract. It’ll be a cakewalk.”

“You did not say that!” exclaimed Honey Cake, “My ass is not going to get shot down over this shit!”

Honey Cake checked her revolver while flying the helicopter and the other mare made sure her body armor was on tightly to make sure to be prepared for a fight.

“If we get shot down then I’m preparing for a fight!” said Honey Cake, “And if I get shot while on the ground then I get to shoot you for jinxing us Purple! If we survive and get out of it without getting hurt then you owe me a huge dinner!”

Purple replied, “Fair enough.”

They flew for several minutes until they came to a village and came under fire but Honey Cake landed her helicopter. Purple and the mare got out and Purple fired his M14 style rifle and the mare fired her M16 style rifle at the enemy.

The mare didn’t know that the enemies they’re fighting are from Purple’s family well half of his family tried to overthrow Celestia and Luna which got half of Purple’s family banished with the other half staying in Equestria blending in with the other citizens having normal jobs, having foals, and getting married of course a majority of the stallions are sexist, misogynistic, and patriarchal who treat their wives like shit and more or less glorified slaves or servants to stallions.

They moved through the village to a building where their HVT was at. They watched each other’s backs. Of course the HVT was in a safe room that Purple used his magic to rip the reinforced steel door off and when Purple entered the stallion tried to get his revolver.

“Wait wait maybe we can..” said the stallion.

Purple bitch slapped the stallion with the stock of his rifle.

“Hotel 3-1 this is Shadow 1,” said Purple, “We’re heading to primary exfil ASAP. We got the HVT in custody.”

Honey Cake replied (over radio): "Copy that. Heading to the primary exfil site. Be advised the hornet's nest was shaken and got about several hundred foot mobiles and heavy armor. You got about two minutes before they're right above you two! Hotel 3-1 over and out."

Purple carried the HVT on his back. He and the mare went to the exfil site and they got into Honey Cake helicopter and they flew off.

While flying back another helicopter got hit by an RPG round and crashed into Honey Cake helicopter making it spin out of control and crashed upside down.

The three of them were slightly injured with the copilot being dead; they took the HVT back to base due to the three of them having wings with the mare and Dusk "Honey Cake" Stable being Pegasus and Purple's a crossbred Alicorn.

"So how do you feel about Purple?" Asked the unicorn mare in Fireteam Shadow.

Pegasus mare replied, "Purple is fighting his own war and he has no rules. No boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, or using unconvential warfare to win. He's only loyal to Equestria and it's flag."

Later that day while out on patrol the Pegasus mare she stepped on a tripwire which blew up and killed her.

***

Present day.

In a hallway in Canterlot Castle.

Why am I still here? Purple thought, Every morning I have my Single action, semi automatic pistol is always pointed at me when I go to sleep and the safety is off and I always keep my wing on it. Even though it's loaded with both .45 auto, +P and .45 Hollow point rounds. Every time I pull the trigger there's a clicking sound even though the magazine is loaded, the safety is off and there's a bullet in the chamber. Guess life wants me to keep suffering but I've lost everything worth living for. Wish my heart would just stop beating!

Purple just kept his eyes looking down in sadness and his facial expression, the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes more or less says that he's given up on life.

Soon Head Guardian Sapphire’s assistant came and told Purple that Head Guardian Sapphire wants a word with him now and he doesn’t have a say in it. He started following Tumble.

***

In Head Guardian Sapphire Rose’s office.

“Thanks Tumble,” said Sapphire, “Sit down Purple.”

Purple replied, “No thanks I would rather stand. So what do you want, Head Guardian?”

“For starters stop acting like you don't care about anything,” said Sapphire, “Also I want you to infiltrate and spy on Phantasia’s army.”

Purple replied, “Sorry Head Guardian that’s a negative. If something bad happens then it’s not my fault because I warned you that something would happen. But the answer is no.”

“You don’t have a choice in this,” said Sapphire, “So you have to or I’ll find somepony on the reserve team to do it. Only reason I’m choosing you is because of your expertise in reconnaissance.”

Purple replied, “Reconnaissance and spying are two different things! Spying is a more prolonged and deliberate activity, while reconnaissance missions are generally rapid and targeted to retrieve specific information. Remember if somepony dies or gets badly hurt then remember that I warned you then something bad would happen.”

***

Later that day.

Purple found out that there are two groups who support Phantasia’s army and Purple decided to infiltrate one.

Alright Purple don’t get angry, Purple thought, Just don’t turn into your alter-ego, just don’t turn just keep your posture.

Soon a stallion approached Purple.

“Glad that you’re with us Prince Purple,” said the stallion, “With you here meaning you also support that mares should be at home, having foals, cooking and cleaning and acting like a servant waiting on their husbands or boyfriends.”

Purple’s eyes went from blue to red meaning he’s now in his alt-state which is Fanatic Purple. Fanatic Purple is the polar opposite to Purple with Fanatic Purple he’ll fight to the death no cowardly retreat! Also he’s motivated with his "inner fire" to keep fighting to the last consequences. Not adding he’s more aggressive and more hostile while in this state.

Purple drew his combat knife and either stabbed or sliced every single stallion in the house and he found the address of the other group. Before he left he soaked kerosene and other flammable liquids everywhere and then he threw a match while walking away letting the house burn down.

Dumb bastards thought I would actualy join a group that wants mares to be more or less slaves to stallions, Purple thought, Not on my fucking death bed I wouldn’t join them not even if one of them made a wish when seeing a shooting star.

***
At night.

Purple was wearing an black battle dress uniform and balaclava mask. He was soon joined by Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria who was wearing the same but with a World War II "lozenge" patch on both forelegs sleeves. Colonel Honey Cake was wearing the same as Purple. They were joined by three Equestrian Army Rangers, four Equestrian MARSOC soldiers, and Purple’s daughter in Stalliongrad sent four Stalliongradian Shadow Strike operatives (their version of the Spetsnaz).

“What’s your play Purple?” asked Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestria.

Purple replied, “Stealth infiltration and elimination. MARSOC and Shadow Strike you two will enter through the front. Me, Honey Cake, and Vigorous Orchestria will go in the back with the Rangers.”

“What is this?” asked Honey Cake, “Team Deathmatch?”

They didn’t think what she said was funny.

They did what they were told but when a few who were badly injured were on the floor in the house.

“Do we take prisoners?” asked Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestria.

Purple replied, “No. Kill all in Phantasia’s army then no pony else would want to join. Better to put this insurgency or what not down for good than let it rebuild over time.”

“Good call,” said Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestria.

Lieutenant-Colonel Orchestria and the other soldiers there just executed the remaining members of Phantasia’s army in the house.

***

The next day.

In a secure location in Canterlot Castle.

“Who are we meeting this time Princess?” asked Head Guardian Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, “Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria. Before we enter I gotta say this as a disclaimer. She’s rough around the edges and sometimes she’ll act like she has a stick up her rear end. Of course her family made her that. Also please don’t say anything that’ll make her mad or get pissed. Remember how mad you got when Pinkie visited all of the gates? If she was in your hooves or if Pinkie did that while in the army she would have Pinkie executed for abandoning her position.”

“Okay I won’t say anything to make her mad,” said Sapphire, “But I won’t pretend this is lala land.”

The two entered the room and saw a blue pegasus mare with blue eyes, and dirty blonde hair wearing an olive drab army service uniform. She was making sure her medals were straight.

“What do you want?” asked Lt-Col Vigorous, “Whatever it is, hurry it up I got stuff to do today!”

“A little impatient isn’t she?” asked Sapphire.

The two sat down at a table across from Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria.

"Please state your name for the record," said Princess Twilight.

Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestra replied, "Orchestria, Vigorous, Lieutenant Colonel. Serial number: 372404529 VO. Second Ranger Regiment."

"Purple told me that his adoptive father and biological father served in the Second Ranger Regiment as mechanics." Said Sapphire.

Vigorous Orchestra replied, "Albatross, Bit Counter and Thunderbolt.Albatross is Purple’s biological father, Bit Counter is Purple’s adoptive father and Thunderbolt was Scrumptious father. Two of three are dead Albatross died from Timberwolves along side with his wife Harp, Bit Counter died from cancer and Thunderbolt is still alive and he and his wife are estranged but they’re still married because it’s what their only son would want which is them to stay together and be happy.”

“I have a question,” said Princess Twilight, “Because two homes that were suspicious of holding members of Phantasia’s army were burnt down with everypony in it either shot or stabbed. Did Purple or you did them?”

Vigorous Orchestria replied, “You're damn right we did! He did the one where ponies were stabbed and me and him and other military specops did the other one with bullets and both ended with fire.”

“That’s murder!” said Sapphire, “You two would be sent to a dungeon for that!”

Vigorous Orchestria replied, “Maybe you’d like to join us!”

“I’m sorry?” asked Sapphire.

Vigorous Orchestria replied, “We’re currently under Emergency Equestria Directive EEM-117. I’m sure you’re familiar with the punishment for civilian interference with a Counter-Insurgency Operation!”

“Are you threatening me, Lieutenant-Colonel?” asked Sapphire.

Vigorous Orchestria replied, “No just saying what would happen if you try to interfere with the Equestrian military counter-insurgency operation. You send me and Purple to prison then you’ll join us. But excuse me for taking the gloves off to get my hooves dirty so everypony in Equestria can sleep easier at night. While you’re willing to give a stallion a blowjob and let another one fuck you in the ass but to me, Purple, my Rangers, the Equestrian MARSOC soldiers, their lives matter to me while you two your lives don’t matter.”

“Have you ever tried the ‘Use honey over vinegar’ style?” said Sapphire, “You know what I had enough of this I’m going to go back to work.”

Head Guardian Sapphire Rose got up from the table.

“Sit down and shut the fuck up before I have your ass arrested for interfearing with an military operation!” yelled Vigorous Orchestria, “So sit your ass down or you can be in a prison until end of time!”

Head Guardian Sapphire did because Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria she doesn’t mince words and her voice and the tone of it means she isn’t lying and she doesn’t mince words. Not adding she’s dead serious and doesn’t pull any punches.

“You don’t like me and I sure as hell don’t like you!” said Vigorous Orchestria, “So whatever group that you lead and Purple in it it’s better to keep him off of a leash. Also you can’t fire him from your group-"

"Actually, I can fire him because I'm his Boss," Sapphire replied. At this point she'd had enough of other ponies telling her how to do her job. Purple was the one fucked up on his job and he should face consequences for it. You need a full psychiatric workup. Don’t know how you’re a soldier.”

“You've never been in my family!” said Vigorous Orchestria, “Have you ever seen your family shoot up a little filly fifth birthday party killing everyone including colt and fillies? On your fourteenth birthday have you seen your brother wear a jacket and walk into a mall blowing it sky high killing hundreds almost a thousand ponies to get back at a mare who rejected him for a college dance? Has your family ever killed innocents? Ever used chemical or biological weapons against innocents for no reason but just to kill for the shits and giggles? Judging by your facial expression you were raised in a family that was filled with love and caring. Not me my biological mom, dad, and all my brothers and stepmom were all terrorists who gladly killed others because they loved it. Half of my family is dead and I hope the Devil is raping them in Hell and the other half of my family are in prison.”

“But what you and Purple did was wrong!” said Sapphire.

Vigorous Orchestria replied, “Who sent him on to infiltrate Phantasia’s group? You did. He warned you that something bad would happen but no you told him to do it regardless. So you had him infiltrate a group and look at what happened. You’re responsible as well because Purple told you what would happen so that makes you an accomplice. But you gotta do what you have to do to keep the free world safe from jagoffs like Phantasia!”

“What you and Purple did,” said Sapphire, “You two are no better than Phantasia!”

Vigorous Orchestria replied, “In mine, Purple, my Rangers, the Equestrian MARSOC, and the Equestria Special Forces. We take our gloves off very early to get the dirty to keep Equestria and to an extend the world to be free. You’re one of millions who don’t know what we do. You’re one in a million who goes home every night and goes to sleep after jerking off eighty times and what we do. What we do you’ll never learn. If what we do makes you upset or offends you well boo fucking who!”

Head Guardian Sapphire got up again.

“Leave then I will try you for treason and interfering with a military operation,” said Vigorous Orchestria.

"Let me set you straight. I'm Purple's Boss and you're not my Boss. Go ahead file the legal action which will be BS on your part. Purple works as a Gaurdain he fucked up his job as a Gaurdain and he should take consequences for doing that! And no, it's not treason by the way and it's not inferring with a military operation by the way. I'm pretty sure the Royal Court will agree with me," Sapphire said. "I don't appreciate you threatening my job when I did nothing wrong. You guys were in the wrong. Go ahead and try to arrest me for doing my job as Purple's Boss and I am in authority to fire him. Have a good day!”

With that Sapphire stormed out of the office before she did something that she would regret. She's had enough of ponies overstepping their boundaries when it comes down to doing her job as Purple's Boss when it comes down to being a Guardian. Threatening to try her for treason for doing her job was for sure overstepping things. She wasn't afraid because she hired a lawyer the very next day.

***

Later that day.

Purple entered the Head Guardian Sapphire Rose office.

“Yes Head Guardian?” asked Purple.

Head Guardian Sapphire had a look in her eyes and on her face that if looks could kill then Purple would’ve died the moment he entered the office.

“I’m very mad at you for doing the opposite of what I told you!” snarled Sapphire.

Purple replied, “No I did what you told me to do until it went badly!”

“Explain yourself!” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “I infiltrated a small underground group of Phantasia’s army that’s here in Canterlot. Some stallion insulted me by thinking that I joined them because they think that I thought that mares are inferior to stallions, which is not! Remember you ordered me to infiltrate so you’re equally as responsible as well especially when I warned you that something bad would happen! Get another Guardian to infiltrate Phantasia’s army.”

“I’m your boss so you have to do as I say!” said Sapphire, “When I meant to infiltrate I didn’t mean you killing forty ponies because one of them insulted you by thinking you joined them because they thought you see mares as inferiors!”

Purple replied, “I don’t tell you how to do your job so don’t tell me how to do mine! You may be my boss but that doesn’t mean I have to kiss your ass. If you got somepony else or told me to do recon then this would’ve been avoided. I was trained to infiltrate but that was to sneak in undetected, kill any officers or high ranking pony and leave before anypony notice. Also the units I was with we specialize in precision fire, fast deployment, stealth, and assassination.”

“What unofficial unit were you apart of” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Thirteenth Airborne. Got two nicknames which is; You should be running now and judgment from the skies. Also if you don’t want to be friends with me anymore then I understand.

“Purple I still do want to be friends but you got to dial your military training very far back. Is Equestria really under EEM-117?” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “We are I did it the other day.Due to the Gate Guardians aren’t the military then all but me is labeled as civilians so if anypony who’s a Gate Guardian interferes with the stop of Phantasia would be sentenced to prison for interfering with an domestic military counter-insurgency operation. The punishment is either three life sentences or execution where interfering with a military deployment can either be a capital punishment or a very long prison sentence. Honestly only me, the military higher ups, every high ranking military officer, and now you know about it where everypony else goes on with their lives like nothing is happening and don’t know it’s activated and that’s because I don’t want Phantasia to know that we’re on him.”

"Did you activate it to get back at me and the other nine hundred and thirty seven other mares because we rejected you?" Asked Sapphire, "Because I have a feeling that is half of the story you're not telling."

Purple replied, "Do I hate being single and not having a special somepony? Damn right I hate it but I'm not declaring a state of emergency due to the fact that I don't have a girlfriend and after our date I'm no longer interested in love. Also my defense cabinet and I had a fourteen hour emergency defense meeting to talk about Phantasia. We all agreed to label Phantasia and his army as an insurgency. If you don't like it then you're more than welcome to talk to me and the rest of my defense cabinet and if you get four out of six to change their minds then we'll release EEM-117 and everything will go back to normal with our defense condition going back to four not three. Until then Equestria will be under Emergency Equestrian Defense-117 and be at Defcon 3."

Purple then left.

***

Fourteen years ago.

How the Hell did one of our prototype airships made of reinforced tungsten get hijacked? Purple thought.

"Lieutenant, get us close for entry," said Purple, "If you can get us into a hanger that'll be sweet but we're not looking for a miracle!"

Lieutenant Honey Cake replied, "I'll get you as close as I can. But the moment we come under fire I'm telling you to get the fuck out because I'm not planning on getting blown out of the sky."

Purple then entered the troop bay of the VTOL.

A hologram appeared on a metallic airship but the hologram was blue and was spinning in a counterclockwise way.

"This is the ENMAS (Equestrian Navy Metallic Airship) Enchantment," said Purple, "This is the Enchantment.Length: 18868 feet, Width:2739 feet, Height: 3419 feet. Has 300 40mm point defense guns, and several hundred missile and rocket pods for both offense and defense actions, Crew: 11,112, Soldiers and Marines: 7,150 soldiers and 5,400 Marines. When we board the airship we have to assume all contacts are hostile."

Soon there were some explosive sounds and Purple re-entered the cockpit.

"Take us closer Lieutenant!" Said Purple, "If not then those point defense guns would tear us to shreds without this VTOL!"

Honey Cake replied, "I'm not going all the way there. Fuck that one was close! You and your team got to get out in thirty seconds…" An explosion came close and cracked part of the windshield. "Make it in ten seconds!"

Purple went back into the troop bay and told the non Pegasus spec ops soldiers to grab a wingsuit where they got to go. They did and the ramp door opened and Lieutenant Honey Cake turned the VTOL out.

"Get out now!" Ordered Honey Cake.

They all did and she flew off with her VTOL.

“Focus fire on the hanger bay glass!” said Purple.

Purple and the soldiers with him did and broke the glass and landed before the automatic metallic door closed to seal up the hullbreach.

“This is Two-Yankee Six,” said Major Vigorous Orchestra over the radio, “We’ve secured Hanger Two and are moving to Hanger Three. We’re going to go secure the bridge after securing Hanger Three. Two- Yankee Six over and out!”

Purple replied, “Roger Two- Yankee Six. We’re securing Hanger four and going to secure the armory and the engine rooms after securing Hanger four. Five-Delta Six Over and out. Hotel 3-1 come in over!”

"This is Hotel 3-1," said Honey Cake.

Purple replied, "Need you to be on standby for evacuation when we have to do plan C!"

"Plan C?" Asked Honey Cake.

"If we cannot fully recapture the ship we'll blow it sky high and destroy it when Two- Yankee Six retrieves every vital Intel and data on the ship." Said Purple, "Plan B would just blow up the ship with all of us on board."

"Copy Five- Delta Six," said Honey Cake, "My squadron will be on standby when y'all need emergency evac. Lost a couple of birds and a few Ranger and Marine chalks on the way in. But we'll be there when you call. Hotel 3-1 over and out."

Major Vigorous Orchestra and the rest of Two- Yankee Six were able to take Hanger Three and take the bridge where they started to download every vital Intel and data from the ships computers on the bridge. They were now cut off and surrounded so Purple ordered the rest of Five- Delta Six to go and reinforce Two- Yankee Six so they did.

Purple went into the engine room and found a PA system so he went over to it.

"I'm in acting EN Protocol 3453," said Purple over the PA/Intercom system.

Both Two- Yankee Six and Five- Delta Six headed back to the hangers and got on their rides out of there while Purple stayed behind. He overloaded the engines but he went to the hangar where he looked down.

I'm nine and a half miles in the sky, Purple thought, Do I stay onboard and die? Nope I'm going to jump!

Purple then saw Honey Cake VTOL come.

Purple jumped with his all four legs spread out and he soon had his face, face the ground with his back half facing towards the sky.

"Oh come on," said Honey Cake.

Honey Cake flew and stayed ahead of Purple.

"Open up!" Said Purple.

Honey Cake pressed a button and opened the ramp door. Purple came inside of the VTOL dropship.

"You can make this bird horizontal now, not vertical anymore," Said Purple.

Honey Cake did.

"Purple don't know how you can find a uniform that can fit you with balls that huge!" Said Honey Cake, "Is this what you do normally? (Places wing onto microphone) Hotel 3-1 to command. Mission accomplished, we're coming home."

Purple entered the cockpit and sat behind Lieutenant Honey Cake and put on a pilot helmet.

This operation never happened, Purple thought, All files on this will be covered in black ink or locked away in deep places. The Equestrian Naval Airship Service is pissed that their prototype airship has been hijacked and I blew it up, ripping it in half.

Soon the VTOL dropship is mysteriously brought down.

"You okay Lieutenant?" Asked Purple, "Stay here. I'm going to find out what brought us down!"

Purple used his magic to open the back ramp door and closed it but he left his shotgun behind so Honey Cake could use it.

Purple went on his merry way and came upon a small village which wasn't friendly and he was fired upon and he killed all those who fired at him.

He soon came across a unicorn mare who used her magic to randomly throw Purple around but when he got up the mare threw him through a tree.

"That's all you got!" Said Purple.

The mare then yawned thinking Purple wasn't a threat until she lost Purple which he snuck up behind her, turned her around, and placed a metallic tomahawk into her face.

Purple then went back to get Honey Cake.

"You okay?" Asked Purple.

Honey Cake replied, "Besides masturbating for the fifth time I'm fine. Had nothing to do besides sitting here and pretending that I wasn't."

Purple and Honey Cake went back to base via walking.

***

Present day

"I should've dated and married Honey Cake," said Purple, "But my window for that closed eleven years ago and she's the type of mare that doesn't give second chances. She's a once chance mare so if I went and asked her out she'll politely refuse and tell me that I should've asked her out eleven years ago. I could ask out Vigorous Orchestra but she's both Aromantic and Asexual and sees relationships as nothing but waste of time so she's out."

Purple just walked around Canterlot Castle just avoided the Royal Guard's and Princess Twilight of course he's just honing his stealth skills.

He entered a spacious room with a solid oak table and several chairs. His defense cabinet was sitting waiting for him so he sat down. After a few minutes soon Head Guardian Sapphire Rose entered after being escorted by two of Purple's Royal Guards.

"We all previously agreed to activate EEM-117" Said Purple, "But Ms. Sapphire thinks we shouldn't while we stealthily combat Phantasia. All in favor of deactivating EEM-117?"

Admiral Morning Squall, Commander Kitty Hawk, Captain of Industry and Industrial workhorse Sunny Day, Illusive Shadow, Commander of Weather Operations Stormy Day, and Commander of tactics Thunderbolt Strike.

They looked at each other not even for half a second before they all said "Neigh" or "Negative".

"Won't all of you just think about it?" Asked Sapphire, "Because wouldn't sooner or later Everypony else or Phantasia find out that Equestria is under EEM-117 and find a way to move out so as to not get caught?"

Commander Kitty Hawk replied, "If you're willing to have Phantasia and his army stand out in the middle of a field so the Equestrian Air Force can use their rotary cannons and drop napalm onto them then I'll be all aboard with deactivating EEM-117."

"Ditto," said Admiral Morning Squall, "Put Phantasia and his army near or on a coast line then I'll have the Equestrian Navy perform a shore bombardment to blow them sky-high. Then I'll vote to deactivate EEM-117."

Sunny Day replied, "I won't and until Phantasia stops his activities until then all factories and defense plans will be under Defense Alert Alpha."

"Until this Phantasia jagoff is dealt with," said Shadow, "Equestria will stay under Increased intelligence watch and strengthened security measures. The EIA has wiretapped every city, town, and prison in and across Equestria as per measure as stated in EEM-117."

Thunderbolt Strike replied, "The Equestrian Armed Forces is on heightened alert and the soldiers, Marines, sailors, and aircrews are put under and doing double patrols and are on alert. They have orders to shoot to kill."

"The weather factory," said Stormy Day, "And the Pegasus who do the clouds and weather are under strict movements and are under house arrest and only can do their job when told to do so and their movements are limited. We had some members of the Government and Military but Purple isn't very friendly towards traitor's."

Purple replied, "All of you know that Equestria either executes or banishes traitors. Also "I'm not a patient stallion. Or a compassionate one when it comes to traitors and enemy spies."

"Well there's one stallion who is under military arrest for spying," said Sunny Day, "He says he's been feeding military Intel to a mare named Sandy Fire to know what forces Equestria currently possess."

Purple replied, "Yes, and once we're finished with this mole, he'll be as blind and buried with nopony knowing where he's buried at."

"Is that an implied death threat Purple?" Asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, "I didn't become Lieutenant General by playing patty cake. Also because the Phantasia group we consider as an insurgency force. The stallion who was feeding Sandy Fire this Intel or started to feed her that Intel he'll be tried for treason and would either be hung or shot by a firing squad or banished."

"So about lowering or removing the EEM-117," said Sapphire.

Purple and the others looked at each other and after a brief conversation told her that they won't lift it until either Phantasia is either dead or in shackles or stays on the down low.

Head Guardian Sapphire then left due to the fact that she couldn't convince them to change their minds.

Soon two holograms appeared, one was of an Earth pony mare and the same earth pony mare with a black cloak.

"This is Sandy Fire," said Shadow, "Earth pony, her fur is red and her mane and tail is white. Her eyes are red. She wears a black hooded cloak. Intel and recon says she is able to summon fire by stomping on the ground and taking the moisture out of the air. Her weapon of choice is a shield that she uses to direct her fire powers and block others attacks against her. Her cutie mark is of a black square with a ball of fire inside. Me and the rest of the EIA think she's Phantasia right hoof mare. We don't know anything else about her but when we do I'll pass the word to all of you."

Purple replied, "So we get rid of her then… No first we start with the officers in Phantasia group then move up to Sandy Fire until Phantasia is by himself unable to react due to having nopony to defend him. I got a feeling that when he loses he'll be crying like a foal or running away."

"Before we end this," said Admiral Morning Squall, "Got something to say which is that I think Purple, you and Sandy Fire might be a cute couple. Wonder what Sandy Fire Jr and Purple Jr would look like."

All of them looked at Admiral Morning Squall and their facial expression says "Not funny."

"Before we do go," said Purple, "We are in extreme danger from Phantasia army. Our freedom, our very way of life is at risk. We need to stop him like yesterday."

The holograms disappeared and all of them went their own way.

***

In the Head Guardian Sapphire Rose office.

"Purple I decided to read your file," said Sapphire, "I'm happy to have your skill set with us. I’m told you are the very best we have as well. Remember we're a team that lone wolf stuff stays behind. Clear?"

Purple replied, "Copy that Head Guardian Sapphire."

"Also I've read the stuff that the EIA and EWD didn't want me to see. Also when you get partnered up with somepony remember you're in a team." Said Sapphire, "Not a lone wolf. Hyper-lethal? Never worked with somepony who's hyper-lethal and made entire fifth column groups and rival political and insurgent groups disappear like they never existed. Oh your file says you took part in a military operation that you had to secure enemy trenches and an enemy artillery encampment but you were just leading a regiment of soldiers across open field while the enemy had machine gunners, snipers and battle harden infantry and officers not adding they had mortar, artillery, and gas support. Don't know how you did it."

Purple replied, "Forty at a time. I would take twenty assault ponies and nineteen rifle ponies. The Assault Team uses a semi automatic rifle, two submachine guns, and an automatic rifle, consisting of 4 ponies. They use their grenades to clear out trenches and other enclosed spaces. We weren't issued gas masks, just charged across an opened field. I had a few snipers who would target their officers because killing enemy officers would have the enemy morale drop dramatically. Me, Jackpot and Scrumptious were a part of an assault team. I had 5499 soldiers under my command… me and Fourteen others returned and it wasn't worth the price. The pony who was above me and a fresh ROTC graduate when the Equestrian flag was put up had it torn down and had a flag of his hometown of Vanhoofer put up and I went over to him and punched him in the face. I also got to punch two Military Police officers as well. What would've you done if the Nintis Empire and Equestria were allies and you were in a battle and you had the Nintis Empire flag put up but an Equestrian Army officer had it torn down and a flag of Equestria was put up because that jackass thought and thinks that he and the soldiers who didn't die were and are better than you and the soldiers under your command died."

"You're free to go Purple. I just thought I should've told you that," said Sapphire. "If that did happen then I would have a few choice words with that pony. I would tell him that he didn't partake in the battle and if he sent me and my soldiers on a suicide run so they could get the glory of taking an objective then I would say some colorful words. I don't care who they are. They don't deserve the glory and recognition of others if they didn't do anything."

Purple nodded and walked to the door.

"Remember Purple," said Sapphire, "That lone wolf stuff stays behind."

Purple then left.

"Hope I don't have to put him under somewhat of a house arrest!" Said Sapphire.

Head Guardian Sapphire went back to her work.

***

Purple went to meet with Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestra who was invisible due to her ghillie suit and accidentally stepped on her butt.

"Nothing to report yet," said Vigorous Orchestra, "Permission to open fire if I see Phantasia?"

Purple replied, "Negative. We need him alive, not dead. Kill him then either his army will be now led by Sandy Fire and were back at square one or everypony in his army fades away and re enter civilian life like nothing. Keep your wing off of that trigger."

"Yeah well he'll learn why ponies call me 'Shadow' because," said Vigorous Orchestra,"For reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and retrieval and sniper support I'm never seen and never heard. Should let me put a few 7.62x51mm rounds into his crotch or ass to make him go back to his mama. Lil punk ass bitch is what Phantasia is."

Purple replied, "Just don't kill him or scare him. We don't need him to know we're on to him. Let him think we don't know he's a threat. Also if war does break out…"

"I get to snipe him and his army," said Vigorous Orchestra, "Yeah I know. Squeeze the trigger and they're dead."

Purple went on his way to do his job and to go home wishing he died. Vigorous Orchestra would directly report to Purple and to the Equestrian Intelligence Agency for any new reports.

I'm not afraid of Sandy Fire or Phantasia! Vigorous Orchestra thought, Should've just given me permission to open fire when I see them. But if I think they spotted me or think they know where me and my spotter are then we'll relocate somewhere else.

Purple went back wishing he was dead and wanted to die. The only thing he wants is to die because that's how he felt and still feels since his twentieth birthday and without having a girlfriend or wife he just doesn't see the point of living anymore he's just tired of living.

***

At home.

"I can't keep doing this," said Purple, "My legs and hooves are just tired of running. I'm tired of living. I don't wanna go back out there… I can't do this any more… I can't keep doing this."

Soon the ghost of Purple's adoptive mother appeared out of thin air.

"Purple don't act like this," said Booker, "You're my strong, brave and heroic little pony. You have to stay strong. I know how painful it is not having a loved one. Before me and your adoptive father got married and dated. I would ask out stallions in middle school and high school for dances and dates but all of them rejected me. While that Ms. Sapphire Rose and the other nine hundred and thirty seven other mares are whores and bitches who'll gladly see you as a 'soft stallion' but when they get pregnant by another stallion they'll come crawling back they always do."

Purple replied, "Mama I'm just tired of life and just given up. I just want to enter the afterlife if there is one. There's nothing for me here in Equestria or the world. I'm just like a Colt who's lost in the supermarket and his parents unintentionally abandoned him. I want to see you, dad, and my friends again. I got nothing here and I got no life. I'm just plagued with nightmares."

"We'll be together soon," said Booker, "You just have to go through one more hardship then we'll be reunited. I know you want to give up Purple. I've been there. Just deal with this Phantasia dick and me and you will be reunited in the afterlife. Can you do that for me?"

Purple replied, "I'll try mom. Can't make a full guarantee but I'll try."

"If your dad was here," said Booker, "He'll say 'As long as you tried then that's all that matters'. Just deal with that dick named Phantasia then you can finally join me, your dad and the rest of us up here."

Purple replied, "Mom? What's the afterlife like?"

"It's a wonderful place where you can see all those who you miss and can spend all eternity with them," said Booker, "I get to see my dead friends everyday and I still have the stallion who I married and gladly raised you never mind your brother and sister. I gotta go Purple but remember just get through this one final hardship. Do it for me."

Purple replied, "I will mom. I will.'

Soon Booker vanished into thin air and Purple broke down crying. He even threw his military issued pistol which went off when it hit the wall.

"Now it goes off!" Said Purple while crying, "Yet it won't when I want to die!"

Chapter nine: Going to War (Non- Canon)

In Head Guardian Sapphire Rose's office.

"Purple there's no easy way to say this," said Sapphire, "As a friend I'm sorry. You're fired."

Purple replied, "A friend? Yeah right."

Purple left but he didn’t look back he had a sinister smile on his face.

***

Half an hour later.

Head Guardian Sapphire was talking to Princess Twilight.

"Purple told me that you fired him," said Princess Twilight.

Sapphire replied, "Yeah I did. I may be his friend but I wasn't going to show him any nepotism or favoritism!"

"You're just like the rest of the mares he went on a single date with," said Princess Twilight, "You and the nine hundred and thirty-seven other mares told him the same about wanting to be friends but never did."

Soon one of Prince Purple's Royal Guards came up to the two.

"Your Highness," said Tulip Green, "Prince Purple wanted me to give you this!"

Tulip Green then gave Princess Twilight a slip of paper. Tulip Green then went back to do his patrol.

"What does it say?" Asked Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "You and the Elders made a very huge mistake. Here read this."

Princess Twilight gave Sapphire Rose the slip of paper. The paper says:

Equestria declared war on Phantasia and his army.

"There's no way Purple declared war," said Sapphire, "Can he do that?"

Princess Twilight replied, "He did. Equestria is officially at war. Because he's the Prince of the military he's the only one who can declare war on other counties and all military options and military decisions go through him, not me. So I get to sit on the sidelines. Hope it was worth firing him."

"I'll go talk to him," said Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, "There's no talking to him. He made up his mind. He also told me that if he sees you again then you're going to be sorry. If you want to end this war then rehire Purple because then he'll have something to live for again. You can't convince him to end this war because he's already dead on the inside and he wants to die. End the war by either rehiring Purple or by getting to Phantasia first!"

Sapphire knows she can't rehire Purple because once the Elders have made a decision it can't be undone.

Sapphire decided to talk to the Elders about it but they told Sapphire to have a few Guardians intercept Purple to get rid of him but they ordered her to stay behind and to have Master Shi in Sapphire's place instead. They convinced her that it'll be easy and they'll have Purple here by nightfall.

***

In a small town that's deserted.

Some ponies approached Purple and told him that Head Guardian Sapphire would like to see him.

"Prince Purple, we don't want to hurt you," said a Pegasus stallion, "Head Guardian Sapphire Rose and the Elders want to see you."

Purple replied, "Tell 'Head Guardian' Sapphire Rose that she can go fuck herself!"

"Purple we want this to go peacefully not a fight," said Master Shi who just arrived.

Purple's eyes turned red and he drew his tomahawk and combat knife. There was a fight.

After a minute Purple was walking away whistling.
***

Later that day.

Sapphire decided to see if they captured Purple or just waiting for him to arrive. She found the Guardians who went to capture Purple alive. There were charred, skeletal remains of two Guardians, one with a pipe tomahawk in his head, a few orange goo piles, one missing her head, and Master Shi had a clear hole through her chest.

She decided to go tell the Elders. When she did they were horrified how some of their most skilled fighters and a training instructor were dead.

***

A couple of days later.

Purple's frontal HQ, three miles from Phantasia's army hideout and HQ.

"The 79th Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division, 34th Infantry, 54th Arm. Artillery and CCA 3rd Armored has the southern guard blocked," said Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestra, "
V Corps: 29th Infantry Division and 220th Airborne Division got the Northern flank guarded, and VI Corps: 6th Armored Division and 90th Infantry Division got us and the Eastern flank guarded. Oh, my Rangers are in another town on the other side of Phantasia hideout."

Purple replied, "Gonna push that sexist to the Luner ocean."

"You know you could've just teleported or flew here instead of walking for two days," said Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestra.

Purple replied, "I know."

"Do you want to stop and talk…" said Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestra.

Purple interrupted, "No I don't! Want to kill this jackass Phantasia and I want to die as well!"

"Sorry to interrupt Lieutenant General Purple," said a mare, "But you got a visitor."

Purple replied, "Not in the mood to deal with a visitor. Tell the visitor to take a number and not to come back."

"The visitor is persistent to talk to you," said the soldier, "She says it's urgent to talk to you."

Purple replied, "Fine. Send her in here."

The soldier got the mare and its Head Guardian Sapphire Rose who came to try and convince Purple to end the war. She politely asked him but he didn't.

Sapphire Rose couldn't order him to end the war because she's no longer his boss and she has no authority over him.

“Purple I can’t order you to end this war,” said Sapphire, “Because I’m not your boss anymore. But stop and think about what you’re doing! Going to war against Phantasia shows you’re a big baby who has his feelings hurt.”

Purple nodded his head as if he agreed until Sapphire looked around her to see that all of the Military Police ponies in the room have their M14-style rifles pointed at her.

“I just have to nod or give the word then you’re going to die,” said Fanatic Purple, “Just go and don’t turn back. You and the Guardians had their chance but this is a military matter for the past seventy-two hours.”

Sapphire replied, “I was hoping we could talk like friends and settle this like friends. I see what side you’re on and that side is that you’re an enemy.”

“Friends? We were never friends,” said Fanatic Purple, “After our only one date I could’ve told you to take you ‘That doesn’t mean we can’t be friends and shove it. I’ve heard ‘Let’s be friends’ nine hundred and thirty-eight times and you’re like the other nine hundred and thirty-seven. They all said they wanted to be friends but in reality, they wanted special treatment and to me, you’re no better than them. I’m also going to guess that you’re here because you’re also pregnant with Base or another stallion in my family’s foal or foals and you want me to be the baby daddy? Well, the answer is no!”

Head Guardian Sapphire did leave but she shook her head in disappointment and she looked at the Military Police Ponies in the room and building on her way out; these weren’t no ordinary G.I. but their hoof-picked elite infantry ponies responsible for holding the line, these versatile troops are equally at home with rifles, shotguns, and other weapons as well with their bayonets.

Purple is no better than the Founders of Equestria when they destroyed my home, Sapphire thought, He needs to be in a mental asylum! Don’t know why Princess Twilight had me go on a date with him if he just showed his true colors.

***

In Canterlot Castle.

“Princess I don’t want to sound disrespectful to you,” said Sapphire, “But Purple is acting like a huge baby. It feels like he’s trying to be like Blueblood but as a warmonger instead.”

Princess Twilight replied, “Well he didn’t use to be like that. I’m not trying to defend him but he had a very rough life.”

“Everypony had it rough,” said Sapphire, “So what?”

Princess Twilight replied, “Nah not like Purple. When he was only three days old his biological parents were killed trying to defend Base, Blue, and Purple from timberwolves and Purple was only three days old when they died. His brother and sister ever since Purple was three days old they always blamed Purple for getting their parents killed. He lives with the guilt of him thinking it was he who got them. His twentieth birthday also broke him. To you, you just see Purple’s dead friends as ‘expendable soldiers’ but his dead friends weren’t his friends they were the only ones he could call a family. The rest of his adoptive and biological family hated him since he was only one month old. But he has seen his friends whom he did consider as family die in ways that are just painful.”

“That still doesn’t excuse him being rude,” said Sapphire, “Also it’s war, someone is going to die though.”

Princess Twilight replied, “He saw his friends gassed to death either by their gas masks malfunctioning or couldn’t put them on in time. His response? Just sit there and watch them just choke or asphyxiate to death. He had seen friends be set on fire with fire so hot it melted their fur and skin like hot candle wax. The most infamous one would be on his twentieth birthday where he, Jackpot, and Scrumptious were on patrol but Purple got hot under the collar which alerted the enemy to their position. Of course, from the age of 24-25, he was married for fourteen months but he and Alitidya Rebelnova peacefully separated when they were married for fourteen months Purple returned to a state of happiness and joy but when they got divorced he returned to sadness and bitterness that he got while he was in the military. So from the age of 25 to 40, he went on so many dates even the one for you and him. Half of the dates he went on were because I set up but all but you were the same. All but you wanted to be friends with Purple because he’s a Prince also all but you. The nine hundred and thirty-seven mares all got pregnant by Purple’s brother Base or another stallion in Purple’s family. They never wanted and still don’t want him to be happy. He also told me that before the date he told me that you were going to say no and started to have second thoughts but I convinced him that you might say yes. Guess he was right. Not trying to be mean Sapphire but you could’ve done a lot more than saying ‘Let’s be friends’ because you two never hung out besides that date.”

“Purple shouldn’t have closed himself off,” said Sapphire, “Or built a wall around him to keep others out. It’s not my fault he’s so bitter and pissed off. I wanted to be his friend, not a mistress or something like that.”

Princess Twilight replied, “Well he did want a girlfriend or wife and have a few foals of his own. His brother, sister, and the rest of his family were right though of him being unlovable. He once always told me that he couldn’t wait until he found the right mare to be with, to cuddle up with, and have a few little ones of his own. Well, he does have a daughter who’s the leader of the Severyanian Soviet Socialist Republic and her name is Sapphire Sketching Pad. Purple didn’t know he had a daughter until two years ago. A seventeen-year-old was once the Северянская ССР Черная гвардия.”

“In English Princess,” said Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, “Severyanian Soviet Socialist Republic Black Guards. And after the death of Alitidya Rebelnova her and Purple’s daughter took over a year and a half ago. She knows who her dad is but she doesn’t want to catch up on lost time with him.”

“Alrighty then,” said Sapphire, “Also what can you tell me about Purple so in case me and him fight I know what to expect before it’s too late?”

Princess Twilight replied, “If you think Purple is a medium-sized, simple-minded stallion. Base Icy Flyer he’s more muscle and more sex drive than a brain whereas Purple is more brain than a sex drive. Purple the more time you spend fighting him the more chances he’ll defeat you. He won’t fight fair, he never does and won’t. You’re an expert in fighting, correct?”

“Yeah I’m pretty good and consider myself as an expert in fighting to defend my home,” said Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, “Purple’s training and experience in fighting will make you look like a novice. He’s hyper-lethal. He has erased entire insurrectionist groups from existence single-handedly.”

“I’m not scared of him,” said Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, “Last pony who said that the Canterlot police found his head a hundred feet from his body. Purple is not one for doing things by the books. He’s also a cold sniper. When asked about how a riot should be dealt with he replied ‘That’s what napalm and bullets are for’. Others see him as sadistic and mentally unstable but in reality, he’s subdued and down to earth his worst trait is he sees all mares as evil and liars because all of the mares he went on a date with said they loved him but they would rather be friends but the only thing they wanted was special treatment and have others respect them. I want to say that if I never asked him to be the Prince of the Military he probably would have a family of his own so this is my fault. Don’t blame Purple, blame me because on the day of my coronation to become the leader of Equestria I asked him and he only said yes just to make me happy. It would’ve been a lot better if I didn’t ask him to be Equestria’s Prince of the Military.”

“It’s not entirely your fault,” said Sapphire.

Princess Twilight replied, “Yeah it’s 98% the rest of Purple’s family fault. If they didn’t treat him like dirt then he would be a lot more lovable like how he used to be. Twenty-one almost twenty-two years ago if you met Purple you would’ve loved him for how kind and lovable and nice he was. He wasn’t bitter back then. You can thank the majority of Purple’s family for his stoic and hostile way and ever since his twentieth birthday, he isn’t the type to make friends easily. Doesn’t help why a majority of ponies who wanted to be his friend's only reason is because he’s a prince and they wanted special treatment.”

“It’s not your fault Princess,” said Sapphire, “It’s his and their fault. Not yours.”

***

Purple’s Frontline HQ, is 2 ½ miles from the frontlines.

“Music to my ears,” said Purple, “This Phantasia fucker will be running Westward by nightfall.”

Outside of Purple’s frontline Headquarters were three Equestrian Artillery batteries which are heavy, medium, and light and they are twelve Equestrian 203mm howitzers, twelve Equestrian 155mm howitzers, twelve 105mm howitzers. They were firing both high explosive and incendiary rounds around Phantasia’s hideout.

“Lieutenant-General Artist,” said a Pegasus mare, “We got to stop firing the artillery guns so they can cool down and we can recalibrate them and maintain them. Our forward observers have reported that in the past four hours, 98% of our shots were off target.”

Purple replied, “At least we have our SPGs to take over in the meantime.”

Both Equestrian 155mm and 105 mm Self Propelled Guns and Gun Motor Carriages took over and they were doing the same. Purple then went back to his map and he planned out his next moves very carefully but he thought about the potential blowback or mistake. He’s a thorough planner which means he takes his time and plans everything or what could happen but he has seen it all.

***

The next morning.

“Lieutenant-General Artist,” said an Army Officer, “Some mare wants a cease-fire to talk to you.”

***

In a patch of woods far but between Purple’s HQ and Phantasia’s hideout.

“Sandy Fire, I presume,” said Fanatic Purple, “You don’t look like a high-ranking officer.”

Sandy Fire replied, “And you don’t look like you’re a crybaby who’s only in it for the fame and glory.”

“Thank you finally somepony gets it,” said Fanatic Purple, “So: wavin’ the white flag? Guess Phantasia and his higher-ups got together, scratched their heads, and accepted the inevitable?”

Sandy Fire replied, “That sense of humor sounds like you…”

“Like my what?” interrupted Fanatic Purple.

Sandy Fire replied, “A Guardian joined Phantasia and said how Head Guardian Sapphire is. You know your former boss.”

“What do you want?” asked Fanatic Purple, “Did Phantasia send you to negotiate surrender?”

Sandy Fire replied, “He sent me to see if we can work out a truce.”

“A truce?” said Fanatic Purple, “How can a mare like you can serve under a stallion who believes that mares should be home just cooking, cleaning, having foals, and listening to their boyfriend or husband like a slave or glorified servant?”

Sandy Fire couldn’t answer him because she doesn’t even know why she was still serving Phantasia. Purple told Phantasia that she can tell him that the answer is no. The two went their separate ways.

Purple then picked several regiments of the best soldiers Equestria has to offer where there’s a town nearby and it’s under Phantasia’s control and Purple said “We’re going to go to take it back” so they did.

***

In the town in a ruined building that had been somewhat shelled.

“Where is everypony?” said Fanatic Purple.

Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestria replied, “It's going to hell in a hacksaw out there! You run into much trouble?”

“Naw just another day at the office,” said Fanatic Purple, “But these sexists who work for Phantasia sure as hell did!”

A unicorn mare replied, “This place will be around us if we don’t fall back!”

“We’re missing three ponies,” said Fanatic Purple.

Unicorn mare replied, “Screw that we have to fall back. That’s it, I'm falling back.”

Purple pointed his M1928 Thompson-style SMG at the blue unicorn mare with brown hair.

“You’re not crazy enough to shoot me Purple,” said the unicorn mare.

Fanatic Purple replied, “Desertion's a capital offense, Blue. Shooting you won't be crazy, it'll be the sanest thing I've ever done.”

Purple was ready to shoot his sister whom he drafted into the army against her will and one story of it is to get payback on his sister who when Purple was a colt would hold Purple under the covers at night and fart in his face but she was the main reason why Purple can hold his breath for a long time.

Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria found a wine cellar that leads to a tunnel which they too. They take the tunnel where they find a staircase that leads into a house full of enemy MG positions. After clearing out the house, they open fire on soldiers of Phantasia’s army across the street but they pass through a destroyed building into another house and they ascend to the second floor.

Fanatic Purple gave a nod which Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria knew what to do.

Some members of Purple’s family who were drafted into the Equestrian army including Purple’s sister Blue were put in front of a wall and Purple gave the order to his soldiers to gun them down.

***

Purple’s new frontal HQ.

Head Guardian Sapphire entered and found Purple at a table.

“Prince Purple,” said Sapphire.

“What do you want ‘Head Guardian’ Sapphire?” asked Fanatic Purple, “Did the Gate Guardian elders finally come to their senses and realize that firing me was a huge mistake?”

“Yeah and no,” said Sapphire, “No because they don’t entirely regret having me firing you. Yes because they never thought you would kill the most seasoned and skilled fighters we had. I know you’re just going to brush me off but can we just talk? Friend to friend?”

Fanatic Purple replied, “Friends? You and regular Purple are friends. But me? Fanatic Purple is here to stay!”

“Fanatic Purple?” asked Sapphire, “Let me guess? Another Guardian well former Guardian who has an Alt-ego?”

Fanatic Purple replied, “I Fanatic Purple I’m more deadlier. I’m going to fight to the death there will be no cowardly retreat! I’m motivated by my 'inner fire’ to keep fighting to the last consequences. Normal Purple is just a little bitch. Normal Purple is a father to his men, showing compassion and loyalty to them above all else and putting the lives of others over the mission. Normal Purple wanted a girlfriend or a wife and have a few foals of his own, Fanatic Purple which is me. I'm absolutely brutal when fighting against the enemy and I get downright brutal in melee or hoof-to-hoof combat. Me, Fanatic Purple I buried an enemy officer in concrete. How do you think I got the nicknames ‘Ghost’, ‘Shadow’, ‘Shadow Streak’, ‘Silent Fury’, ‘Nightshade’, ‘Crimson Ghost’, ‘Phantom Striker’, ‘Violet Viper’, ‘Midnight Sniper’, ‘Steel Serpent’, ‘Thunderbolt’, ‘Swift Specter’, ‘Indigo Assassin’, ‘Azure Ninja’, and ‘Cobalt Commando’? “

“I don’t know how you got those nicknames,” said Sapphire, “But probably not by crying in the corner like a colt.”

Fanatic Purple replied, “I didn’t lay down on a bed jerking off. I did it by doing missions that others didn’t have the guts to do or were just too afraid to do. I did missions that you couldn’t do or would hesitate to do.”

“You don’t know me!” said Sapphire.

Fanatic Purple. “What Normal Purple overheard you told that other Guardian. You’re from the Nintis Empire and you’re the Princess of the Nintis Empire. What you told Princess Twilight is that you’re over 3,100 years old and that was on the night of your and Normal Purple’s date.”

“You don’t know all about me besides what I told Princess Twilight and the other Guardian,” said Sapphire, “I probably could do the missions you did without breaking a sweat.”

Fanatic Purple replied sarcastically, “Yeah because storming a beach under heavy machine gun, artillery, mortar, and sniper fire. Because having to use all of your stealth and skill to slip through the heavily defended lines, before breaching the castle walls to assassinate the General inside, sounds easy. Sneaking behind enemy lines to destroy a steel mill that’s making war materials and the place is crawling with elite trained troops who are more resistant, more coordinated, and more battle-hardened. Destroying a massive railgun that could fire a shell weighing up to eight tons and could fire to a range of forty-eight miles.”

“Alright I get it,” said Sapphire, “I was somewhat hoping I could talk to my friend, not a warmonger.”

Sapphire then turned around and started to walk away. When she reached the door to leave the room so she could enter the hallway to leave.

“Sapphire?” asked Fanatic Purple. “Where are you going?”

Sapphire replied, “Back to Canterlot.”

When Sapphire looked at Purple his eyes were blue again not red.

“Are you regular or normal Purple or Fanatic Purple?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Normal Purple. I have an alter ego who’s a dick. So can I help you Head Guardian?”

“A ‘dick’ is an understatement,” said Sapphire, “I was hoping we could talk like friends or come to some sort of an understanding. Maybe I can convince you to end this stupid war.”

Purple replied, “I would love to end this war but I can’t. My defense cabinet they have gotten a majority vote. Four to Seven. The Seven said yes to war while I and three others voted against the war. How about this Head Guardian? Me and my soldiers capture Phantasia but we give him to you?”

“Well the Elders won’t entirely like it,” said Sapphire, “But after what you did to Master Shi and seven other Guardians who went to capture you, They don’t have a choice in this where if they keep sending Guardians after you well you’ll just turn into your alter ego and kill them. I’ll go tell them that you won’t have Phantasia killed or executed for treason or whatnot as long as they agree with your terms. Guess I don’t need to ask what would happen if they break the truce or whatnot.”

Purple replied, “Then all of the Elders, you, and all of the Guardians would be labeled as enemies, lined up against a wall, and executed by a firing squad or publicly hanged.”

“Ah okay then,” said Sapphire, “At least you’re not my grandfather, well your alter ego is about on par with my granddad.”

Purple replied, “Your granddad and my alter ego are ‘take no prisoners to kill them all’ type?”

“That’s what I got from him and what my dad told me,” said Sapphire, “Now I got to tell the Elders what they have with your terms.”

Head Guardian Sapphire then left to tell the Elders of Purple’s terms of an alliance or a truce. When she did the Elders didn’t want to but Sapphire told them that Purple will bring a type of warfare that was unpredictable Sapphire was maybe 3,101 years old but what Purple’s capable of doing she has never seen before. When Sapphire told them how the Guardians and Master Shi were killed by Purple well they never thought about how they did die until Sapphire told them.

The Elders thought about it for a minute until after an hour they went to Head Guardian Sapphire’s office and told her to tell Purple that they don’t want any trouble but they agree to his terms.

***

Back at Purple’s frontal HQ.

Purple had a pair of headphones on his ears and heard the following conversation between an Equestrian Naval Sea Plane, a flying boat and amphibious aircraft, and the Equestrian Navy ENS Blue Sapphire whom Purple named after his first girlfriend.

“This is recon plane ECP-6A calling ENS Blue Sapphire,” said the pilot, “Come in Blue Sapphire”

Somepony replied, “Hearing you five by five ECP-6A”

“We’ve located a convoy heading 270,” said the pilot, “Coordinates 58.42 and 16.50”

The same pony replied, “Thank you ECP-6A. We’re on our way to give them a special delivery.”

Purple took off the headphones. He also got up and went over to a map.

My plan is coming along fine, Purple thought, Going to shove Phantasia’s army to the ocean.

For the next week, the Equestrian First Army pushed Phantasia’s army to the Lunar Ocean but Phantasia’s army retreated to an island in the Lunar Ocean Purple allowed them to escape but now Purple has them trapped.

***

On an Equestrian Battleship.

“Since July Seventh of this year,” said someone over the radio, “Equestrian Prince of the Military Purple Artist leading the Equestrian First Army since the start of the war. The Equestrian Air Force has total control over the enemy air space on Island.”

Head Guardian Sapphire was looking for Purple and she found him on the bridge of the battleship.

“If I were you I’d cover my ears,” said Purple.

Sapphire was about to ask why until the battleship’s 12 × 16 in/50 cal guns, and 20x 5 in/54 caliber guns opened fire with the heavy cruisers firing their 3x triple 8 in/55 caliber guns to bombard the entire island. The fleet also had numerous Landing Craft Tank Rockets which fired a salvo of eighty rockets per salvo and they were louder than the main cannons on the battleships and heavy cruisers.

“Don’t you think this is a little overkill?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Got to soften up any resistance when the soldiers hit the beaches. I’ve seen naval invasions get terrible because of either lack of coordination or because the navy didn’t provide enough naval bombardment or stopped early.”

Purple then left and entered a room.

“That’s unacceptable,” said Purple into a phone, “You promised me that the navy would provide a week of pre-invasion bombardment. The moment my soldiers hit the beaches they’ll be going home in buckets. An hour barrage isn’t worth it. Yeah sure well screw you too Admiral Morning Squall.”

Purple then hung up and left the room but when he opened the door he and Sapphire were looking eye to eye.

“You somewhat told me that you’re going to be on the frontlines of this war,” said Purple. “Because you’re a Head Guardian. Well… Welcome to hell.”

****

On the beach.

“I won’t underestimate my enemy,” said Sapphire, “But I have a feeling this would either be a cakewalk or a fight.”

Soon the landing craft that had Sapphire and Purple on the door opened and the first five Equestrian Marines got mowed down. Purple ordered the rest to go over the side but he grabbed Sapphire and jumped into the water.

Sapphire ran to a piece of cover that’s a tank hedgehog where she met an unfortunate Equestrian Marine Combat Engineer who got his two frontal legs blown off and left in a pool of his blood.

“Not what I expected,” said Sapphire.

Purple came and said, “Come on Head Guardian. Move when they stop to reload and keep your head down! Don’t want to tell Princess Twilight that you didn’t stick to your common senses!”

“My common sense is telling me I should leave!” said Sapphire, “But I’m not, I'm fighting alongside my Guardians as well! I’m fighting alongside my Guardians on the frontlines like how you’re fighting alongside my soldiers!”

Purple moved ahead and Sapphire followed him but they moved cover to cover.

When they reached their third cover.

“Who are you soldiers with?” asked Purple.

The Earth pony replied, “One Hundredth and Fifth Medical Battalion. Here to set up field operations!”

Why send a lot of combat medics and combat surgeons onto a battlefield, Purple thought, It’s just a waste of Pony power.

“Get rid of those typewriters,” said Purple, “And grab yourselves some weapons and gather ammo!”

Purple then moved with Sapphire following him again and they finally managed to make it to the seawall.

“I thought I was going to die,” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Well the mission is still going on. We got a long way to go.”

Some of the engineers put dynamite or Bangalore torpedoes to make a hole which they charged afterward.

When they got through they had four objectives to take which were to take the bunkers so they can make a beachhead, destroy enemy communications equipment, destroy three 155mm howitzers firing onto the beach, and defend in case of any counter-attacks.

When they were about to clear a pillbox a Equestrian Marine with a flamethrower cleared out the bunker.

“Purple, where do you think some of Phantasia’s soldiers got the weapons from?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “My guess is from the outdated military surplus but that’s what I can think of when it comes to shovels, pickaxes, and other stuff. The water-cooled machine guns, cannons, muzzle-loaded rifles, and artillery guns went out of date ninety to a hundred-something years ago. Well, your guess is as good as mine.”

“Lieutenant-General!” said a mare.

It’s Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestra.

“Lieutenant-General Artist,” said Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestria, “The First Ranger Regiment secured ‘Sapphire Shores’ beach and took the towns of Crystal Shimmer, Fluttervale, Starfall Heights, Harmony Harbor, and Misty Meadows. The final town we captured is a port. The town of Misty Meadows is a crossroad town with two roads that lead to ‘Sapphire Shores’, another road that leads to Misty Meadows, and another one that leads to Harmony Harbor.”

Sapphire replied, “Don’t want to sound out of place. Isn’t your regiment spread thin?”

“My Rangers are a very tough bunch!” said Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria, “My Rangers are the best of the best! My Rangers are usually used in a commando role for special operations or to act as shock troopers! There’s nothing that they can face and lose!”

Sapphire replied, “Okay then. Remember Purple when we win this war you’ll hoof over Phantasia to me and the Guardians.”

“Yeah I know,” said Purple, “Not the first time I had to capture somepony and hoof them off to somepony else.”

They pushed on and destroyed communications equipment in a bunker and moved on to destroy the two cannons that are firing upon the beach.

After two hours they were able to secure a beachhead and started to treat their wounded and dead.

***

After the battle.

Sapphire was thinking about what she just went through which it wasn’t like she had been through.

Purple came up.

“None of us could’ve prepared for that. But you came through when it counted.” said Purple, “Also welcome to the bloody First. You’re a long way from Canterlot.”

Sapphire replied, “Bloody First?”

“Equestrian First Army,” said Purple.

Purple walked up to Sapphire.

“The First Equestrian Army that was formed,” whispered Purple, “To hunt down any members of the Nintis Royal Family and other higher-ups in the Nintis Empire to make sure they couldn’t rebuild. 90% of these ponies here are descendants of the ones who aided the Founders of Equestria to destroy your home and I’m a descendant of Princess Platinum.”

Sapphire replied, “Why did you… Oh, so nopony else could hear that. Now I understand why you whispered it.”

“You can still leave if you want,” said Purple, “It’s just going to get bloodier from here on in.”

Sapphire replied, “I’m staying on the frontlines to fight alongside the Guardians. While we don't have guns like you or your army who have firearms, tanks, and explosives.”

Purple looked away.

“Where are you going now?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Do you want to see what I normally do as an Equestrian Special Forces soldier or not?”

Sapphire decided to tag along.

***

Three and a half days later.

There was a big castle.

“What are the chances of Phantasia being here?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied confidently, “Not at all. But he probably got a majority of his higher-ups in there.”

Sapphire shook her head.

“What do you see?” asked Purple.

Sapphire replied, “About seventy ponies, probably countless more on the inside.”

Purple moved on with Sapphire following him. Purple used lethal takedowns on Phantasia’s soldiers who were guarding the place. Sapphire was horrified to see Purple’s takedowns involve stabbing the enemies with his combat knife, choking them out/strangling them/snapping their necks, or beating them to death with his gun. Purple was also trained in psychological warfare and his takedowns are to send a message that he isn’t the type to fuck around with in combat and he means business.

“Not what I was entirely expecting,” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “What’s wrong?”

“I never had Special Forces ringside seats before,” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Well let’s move it. We’re here to capture Phantasia and others not to play patty cake.”

“Agreed,” said Sapphire.

They did move out and Sapphire did exactly what Purple did and moved when he moved because he would leave her behind if she started to feel like dead weight or didn’t follow him.

When they entered the castle Purple boobytrapped the office and when the third highest-ranking officer in Phantasia’s Army entered the office in the castle it blew up.

The two fell back into the woods as the soldiers of Phantasia’s Army searched for who caused it but Purple was able to escape with Sapphire in tow.

***
Equestrian Frontal HQ.

“Well that was something,” said Sapphire, “So that’s what you did or do as a special forces soldier?”

Purple replied, “Just not all the time about 0.1% of my missions I did. A majority of my missions were assassinations, reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, sabotage, search and rescue, infiltration, raids, capture ciphers, steal industrial blueprints, sabotage industry, sabotage infrastructure, sabotage resources, and capture enemy officers.”
***

At night next to an Equestrian Military Convoy.

“Phantasia’s main army pulled back to the main ridge,” said Purple. “And we’re going to take it from them.”

Sapphire yawned, “Purple don’t you think we should rest up?”

“For this plan to work, cooperation must be perfect,” said Purple, “Like ballet but soldiers are not dancers.”

Sapphire replied, “So maybe we should not wait. Maybe we can punch a spearhead through Phantasia’s frontlines? We’re close.”

“Close is dangerous,” said Purple, “Phantasia has the advantage in armor and supplies right now.”

Sapphire replied, “So we cut Phantasia’s supply lines.”

Purple lit up his horn and teleported Sapphire to Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestra.

“Thunderstrike, Shadowstep, Blaze Runner, and Aurora Shield,” said Lt-Col Vigorous, “They’ll take out the perimeter defenses and open the main gate. Me, Swiftstrike, Frostwind, Emberheart, and Seraphina will go in. We’ll take out this steel mill and this plant to stop Phantasia’s steel production.”

Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria noticed Sapphire Rose.

“And she’ll be with us as well,” said Vigorous Orchestria, “Whatever your name is, you're with team one.”

Well, she’s sure friendly, Sapphire thought, Don’t know what Purple see’s in her as a friend.

They moved out and they used the cover of darkness and they had the element of surprise but Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestra gave Sapphire Rose a combat knife so she won’t have to rely on her magic or hooves.

They moved swiftly and deadly and they used their weapons or knives to kill. Sapphire could respect how fast and effectively they moved and killed those who Phantasia had to defend the place. But Sapphire saw their rank insignia which are the ranks of Sergeant to the rank of Major with Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria being the highest ranking officer under Purple on the island. Of course, this is a battle where experienced and veteran soldiers are required and necessary.

They were able to sabotage both the steel mill and fuel plant and they went into the forest.

***

The morning.

Sapphire was dead tired but she entered Purple’s command tent and went to sleep after he told her that it was okay.

While Sapphire slept Purple and both the Equestrian First Infantry Division and Second Infantry Division moved on without her. Of course, while Sapphire was with the Rangers taking out Phantasia’s steel mill and fuel plant, Purple had a regiment of soldiers take the ridge that Phantasia’s army retreated to and took an industrial center. Purple did it. After all, he didn’t want the soldiers of Phantasia’s army to dig in on the ridge because he knows it’ll be a bitch to get them un-trenched.

***

Later that day.

Sapphire decided to ask Purple what he was planning to do next but along the way she saw ten mares dressed in camouflage uniforms and camo-covered helmets and they were equipped with suppressed semi-automatic or bolt-action sniper rifles. Those ten mares are the best of the best snipers that Equestria has.

Purple was overlooking the soon-to-be battlefield but he had a walkie-talkie on him which he would call down either artillery barrages or airstrikes to destroy cover for members of Phantasia’s army but from time to time there would be a bigger explosion due to the high explosive shells, high explosive bombs or napalm bombs would hit a cannon or artillery piece and their munitions would explode and those ones belongs to Phantasia’s army.

“Great hit Yankee-5,” said Purple, “Their eighteen-iber hoof artillery, and six-iber cannons are out of action.”

The Artillery Commander replied (over the radio), “Keep those coordinates coming. We got HE, Incendiary, and HE-AT shells to fire.”

“Yankee-1 fire at coordinates 34535,” said Purple, “Yankee-2 fire at coordinates 34538, Yankee-3 fire at coordinate 35654, Yankee-4 fire at coordinates 35664, and Yankee-5 fire at coordinates 32100. Fire for effect.”

Artillery Commander replied (over radio) “Lieutenant-General. Yankee-5’s firing coordinates are danger close to your position. You’re within six hundred meters of the HE shells.”

“That’s not a suggestion,” said Purple, “Send it.”

Artillery Commander replied (over the radio) “Roger that. Firing shell’s.”

After a moment of silence there were loud explosions but Purple just sat there as nothing was going on because he’s used to it he’s even used to calling down artillery strikes right down on his position nearly if not right on top of him to prevent from getting overwhelmed in the past.

Purple then looked at a map.

The Equestrian First Army is pushing from the South, Purple thought, The Equestrian Second Army is pushing from the North, and Northeast. The Guardians are pushing through the West and the Equestrian First and Third Marine Divisions are pushing from the West. The Equestrian Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Marine Divisions are wrapping up on the Island hoping to capture other islands that Phantasia’s army has captured and this is not going to be a prolonged war of chasing Phantasia across the world. Get this jackass, go home, abdicate the title of ‘Prince of the Military’ and just live in solitude and probably just sew my mouth shut, and burn my house down with me in it.

Purple just kept planning until Head Guardian Sapphire tapped on his right frontal leg.

“Whatcha doing Purple?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Planning the next two offensives and when we do the second offensive then Phantasia will be in your custody. But now we have to wait until the artillery barrage is finished with blowing stuff up of the first three zigzagged defensive lines and trenches that Phantasia’s army has built. Then we’ll take the first three defensive lines and repeat and do it again when we take the second defensive line then we take the town that recon, intelligence, and aerial recon says that Phantasia is held up in.”

“Ah okay then,” said Sapphire, “Where do you want me and my Guardians?”

Purple replied, “Stay behind the main offensive because if not then you and your Guardians will get torn to shreds. Yeah yeah I know you’re stronger than an Alicorn but wouldn’t surprise me if Phantasia’s army has magic munitions that can bypass any pony shields no matter how strong they are.”

***

After several hours. The main offensive began but it was mostly hoof-to-hoof combat.

Purple had his M3 Fighting knife in his left wing and a Cutlass sword in his right wing. When he noticed the Guardians run.

“Head Guardian!” yelled Purple, “The Guardians are retreating!”

Sapphire faced palmed because she never thought she would see members of the Guardians fall back or retreat from a battle but she knows that the Guardians aren’t professional soldiers or don’t have the experience as Purple or the soldiers under his command because they seen and been through stuff that would even shock or scare Head Guardian Sapphire.

Sapphire tried to rally the Guardians so they could keep fighting but 98% of them pulled the ‘I’m not staying here to die and you’re insane’ card. Sapphire kept fighting but when Sapphire looked at Purple he wasn’t happy he was having the time of his life because he’s doing what he was trained to do which was to kill them all.

When the Equestrian soldiers entered the trenches it was perfect for the ones with bayonets on the end of their rifles or the ones with submachine guns or shotguns which made them expert clearing out the trenches.

The first defensive line was broken which was hard but somewhat easy but while they were clearing out the first defensive line.

“Hey Purple, why aren't any of the Rangers partaking in this battle?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Vigorous Orchestria and her Rangers are cutting Phantasia’s supply lines on the ground. You wouldn’t like what they’re doing; they’re killing all those who serve on Phantasia.”

“That’s murder,” said Sapphire, “Even the ones who surrender? They get killed by Vigorous and her Rangers?”

Purple nodded in agreement but he told Sapphire that he was horrified as well but he may be the Prince of the Military but he can’t force somepony to be something they are not. He even told her that Vigorous Orchestria parents and siblings were terrorists who killed those because they didn’t like Equestria.

Purple then started to walk away.

“Are you still bitter and mad that I friend-zoned you?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “I’ve heard ‘let’s be friends’ nine hundred and thirty eight times and you’re the nine hundredth and thirty eighth mare I went on a single date with. To me you’re the same as the others who said they would rather be friends but no they just wanted to be friends to get special treatment and what not doesn’t help that nine hundred and thirty seven of them gotten pregnant by my brother or another stallion in my family and they tried to pass it off as they’re pregnant with my foal but no.”

“Well you don’t know me and the only reason why I friendzoned you is because I didn’t and still don’t want to be in a relationship,” said Sapphire, “So get off your high horse and stop acting like everypony just want to be friends with you just for special treatment.”

Purple replied, “The same day Twilight became the leader of Equestria is the same day I was appointed to be the Prince of the Military. Everypony came out of the woodwork wanting to be friends not to be friends and one reason why they wanted to be friends and they wanted their sons and daughters not to join the military, they wanted to have a friend to keep them from getting drafted in the military if Equestria changes it’s conscription law from volunteer only to either limited or extensive conscription. Also 40% of the mares I dated on a single date were set up by Princess Twilight, 20% by Princess Mia Amore Cadenza, and the remaining 40% were just a blind dates. Don’t even know why I tried to find that special somepony. Not in the mood to talk about it, I just want to end this war and hopefully I die in this damn war.”

“Purple I know how you feel,” said Sapphire, “But when I said I wanted to be friends I really meant it.”

Purple replied, “Yeah that’s what they all said too. But the rest of my fucking family is right about me!”

“Purple I really meant it,” said Sapphire, “So stop acting like you’re inferior to them. Who cares what they think.”

Purple interrupted, “I care what they say. They always told me that I’ll always be unlovable, not have a special somepony, and they tell me that I should’ve been a stillbirth.”

“Don’t listen to them,” said Sapphire, “You’re better than you or them think you are. While you don’t have a girlfriend or a wife and foals but if you weren’t here now then this war would be lost or losing for not your tactics or specialties.”

Purple replied, “Yeah but they’re the only family I have. Ever since my biological parents got wed my biological family members they which hated the two and well my father’s family the unicorns in my family they love my sister Blue she’s the middle child and they love her because she’s a unicorn, my mother’s family they love Base because he’s a pegasus. They hate me the moment the sperm and egg that made me met well that’s the vibe they give.

"They all call me a mistake. Because of me ever since the day I was made and/or born when my biological parents died by Timberwolves they wanted to adopt Base and Blue but couldn’t because of me. Ever since when I was just a foal my brother and sister blamed me for our biological parents deaths and I never got a chance to meet them. Was it me who cried or did something that a three day old foal does to attract the Timberwolves?”

“How do you know it could be your brother or sister?” said Sapphire, “They could just blame you and make you a scapegoat. Also don’t listen to them.”

Purple replied, “Well how everyone in my sexist, misogynistic family they blame me for everything. Me and my biological father are the only ones in the family who aren’t sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal. I just don’t know what mares see in the stallions in my family. If the stallions in my family are the stallions in my family, they treat mares as slaves, servants, housewives, and second class citizens but mares gladly go to them. My brother and the other stallions in my family see you… When they see you? There’s nothing you can say that I never heard a mare say before to them. If my brother or another stallion wants to ‘sleep’ with you and impregnate you then they will.”

“I’ve dealt with jerks like them,” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “No you haven’t. The jerks you dealt with backed off at some point but if you take my brother or another stallion in my family to any court they’ll pay off some Government official or what not and they’ll make you look like you’re crazy. You get a restraining order against them? As I said they’ll pay off the right ponies or get one of their high powered lawyers on speed dial and make your case nothing but non and voided. Only way to deal with them is to kill them because taking the legal route by going to court will never happen. You can get a lawyer and take them to court but they’ll always get the high powered lawyers who’ll run circles around you in court and make you look like you’re wasting the court’s time. I’ve tried and when they beat me up I would charge them for assaulting a Prince but their lawyers got it dismissed so it’ll never happen.”

Purple started to walk away and he led the attack on Phantasia’s second defensive line in which the soldiers of Phantasia’s army still have muzzle-loaded muskets which are inaccurate but when both armies met they both stood there. Phantasia’s army got the first shot off but a majority of the shots hit the same few. The soldiers of Phantasia’s army decided to do a bayonet charge against the Equestrian soldiers but the soldiers that are being led by Lieutenant General Purple Artist they did a counter bayonet charge of doing the same as a bayonet charge but they have longer bayonets which made it easier for them to stab the soldiers of Phantasia’s army.

***

Phantasia’s HQ.

Sandy Fire approached Phantasia.

“Phantasia,” said Sandy Fire, “The Equestrians have broken through our lines. We have no soldiers between them and our command post.”

Phantasia ordered his higher ups to pack their bags and leave because the Equestrian First Army virtually have them surrounded where the Southwest Phantasia is blocked by the ocean, and on a one hundred and eighty degrees Phantasia and his army are blocked by the Army and Marines leaving them blocked. While the pegasi in Phantasia’s army can fly but they’ll get cut to ribbons by the Equestrian Anti-Air batteries on the warships and on land will cut them to ribbons with the high amount of 57x438mm high explosive flak rounds and 20mm and 40mm bullets from the AA Guns.

Phantasia ordered Sandy Fire to raise the white flag to surrender which she did on his orders. When Phantasia and his army did surrender and Purple did as he told Sapphire and hoofed over Phantasia to her and her Guardians.

***

Phantasia’s town after the surrender of Phantasia’s forces.

“So you going home?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied “I am home. What about you? Just going to sit behind a desk again?”

“Yeah I’m going to go back to Canterlot and work out of my office,” said Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Take care Head Guardian,”

“I will,” said Sapphire, “And if Princess Twilight asked what I did in this war I’ll tell her that I fought with the First and the crazy bastard named Purple.”

Purple replied. “Crazy ain’t half of it,”

“So you’re going to go back to Canterlot,” said Sapphire, “And try dating or try to find a special somepony again?”

Purple replied, “Naw a nine hundred and thirty ninth time isn’t me and I’m not interested in getting another rejection. Yeah I know the mare would say yes but to me I’ve taken too many chances and to be honest don’t know why I made that stupid card. I already knew your answer when I first saw you nineteen years ago. I once thought that one day I would have a girlfriend or a wife and have a few foals of my own but to me the rest of my family they win in which they said I won’t have a special somepony and they’re right. I was married for fourteen months and didn’t even know I have a daughter who’s the leader of another country.”

“You have a daughter?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Yup. Never met her until a year and a half ago at the age of seventeen when I met her. She was the Marshal of the Stalliongradian Army. Now at the age of eighteen, almost nineteen, she’s the leader of Stalliongrad when her mother or my first and only wife Alitedya Rebelnova died a year and three quarters ago due to stage four cancer. My daughter's name? Sapphire Sketching Pad but unlike Equestria or her mother Sketching Pad she’s a National Communist pony and she put Stalliongrad under a Supremacy power but her mother was an Equestrian Socialist aka a Communist. She doesn’t want to catch up on lost time which I understand but from what she told me she was put through military training at the age of four and became a Stalliongradian Black Guard by the time she was thirteen or fourteen. If you’re going to ask what a Stalliongrad Black Guard does well there are three which are Army, Guards, and Reserve. The Army ones are elite shock troopers, the Guards are the same as the Royal Guards but better, and the Reserve is the same as a militia and reservists.”

“What are you going to do now Purple?” asked Sapphire.

Purple replied, “Probably become a drifter who travels the world, forever trying to seek out a place to belong in. I did it twice when I was thirty-two- to thirty-three and thirty-five to thirty-six. I’ve been to every country across Equus, Griffonia, and Zebrica but never found a place to belong. Guess I belong in Tartarus. I thought my place that I belong was somewhere here in Equestria with a girlfriend or a wife and a few foals but guess I’ll just go home, lock myself in, sew my mouth shut, and set it on fire with me burning to death.”

***

Back in Canterlot.

Head Guardian Sapphire talked to the Guardians she brought with her to fight in the war alongside Purple and the Equestrian Army. She was proud that they helped out with the war but she was disappointed how they decided to cut and run and she’s disappointed how the Guardians hardly fought while the Equestrian Military did the heavy lifting with only a battle and half a battle that the Guardians actually did the fighting but the rest they either stayed behind or cut and run when it started to get too intense.

Sapphire went to go to talk to Princess Twilight.

“Can’t believe that Purple abdicated his position,” said Princess Twilight, “But he never wanted to be a Prince in the first place. Well, he did tell me that he is a stallion of action, not a politician.”

Sapphire replied, “Yeah, and when I was with him on the frontlines fighting against Phantasia and his army. Purple seemed at home on the frontlines leading his soldiers and fighting.”

“Well being a soldier,” said Princess Twilight, “It’s the only place he could find to belong in. He searched other places to find a home and to find a place to belong and we both know how it turned out that when he tried to find a special somepony to be with all but you wanted to be friends just for special treatment. But he also told me another reason why he didn’t want to be friends with you is the same as you told me about what the Elders would think if you two dated and he said ‘What would the Elders think of her and I being friends. They’ll think she’s giving me special treatment and that's what the Guardian community will suspect.’ Well to me it’s the same as what you told me. Also to him he doesn’t want friends but I don't know what he’s up to now and the only thing I know is that he isn’t getting a special somepony. He probably burnt down his house and moved somewhere else to live in solitude and start a farm or something.”

Sapphire replied, “Has he ever heard of ‘there’s plenty of fish out in the sea’ saying?”

“He has,” said Princess Twilight, “Me and Princess Cadance has set him up on multiple dates with mares who would probably like him but nope besides you the nine hundred and thirty-seven they just wanted special treatment and thought they were entitled to get stuff at a discount or for free for being friends with a Prince and they thought that being friends with the Prince of the Military was going to protect them and their families from being drafted. When Purple drafted a majority of his family members who are sexist and misogynistic or just straight up mean to him well Purple drafted them and their eldest sons and daughters to fight in the war and when asked why to him it’s payback for all the times they beaten him up for their entertainment. After all he can’t do nothing fun.”

Sapphire replied, “That’s low just to draft your own family members into the military as payback for all the times they weren’t there for him. Also he can do something fun, he just has to do something or find something.”

“Sapphire he can’t,” said Princess Twilight, “Name something he can do. Go bowling? Go to a Baseball game? Go to a soccer game? Go to a Gridiron football game? Go out to lunch or dinner? Go to the park? Go to the movies? Nope he can’t. Whenever he goes out his sexist and misogynistic family members will just beat him up just for being alive. His family they’re across Equestria so no place in either an urban or rural setting he isn’t safe. Only place he is safe is in the wilderness and in isolation. Like how you live in isolation away from civilization. Of course with Purple he doesn’t want to be found and last time well at his first house had a camouflage net over it to prevent detection from both ground and air of course his first house was by a cliff and forest.

"He probably moved somewhere else. Also no he won’t move into a city or a town because his family they breed like rabbits and the stallions in Purple’s family they raise their sons to be sexist and misogynistic and raise their daughters to believe that they’re worthless without a stallion in their life, and the mares in Purple’s family they’re just housewives who just cook, clean, and have foals. Of course Albatross was different and Purple’s different where Albatross supported his wife Harp when she worked at the supermarket in the town of Asterope and he supported her because he wanted her to be her not how his parents wanted Albatross to be. Ask Azure Blue Sapphire on how Purple treated her when they were in school when they dated.”

Sapphire replied, “Well he shouldn’t let his fear of his family control him. He needs to stick up to them.”

“Last time he did that,” said Princess Twilight, “His family members beat him up twice as hard and sent him to the intensive care unit at Canterlot Memorial Hospital for six months and that was eleven years ago. He was hoping he would’ve started a peaceful life but we both know how that turned out. And with him not having nothing to live for with the war end and him being fired from the Guardians. He’ll probably just go home and either kill himself or just stay in isolation. My guess is the former. I convinced Purple that there was a chance you were the one who would say yes but guess he was right.”

Sapphire replied, “Princess it’s not your fault that Purple was born into a family who hates him since the day he was born or the day he was conceived. I have a feeling I’ll see him again.”

“Only way you’re going to see him again,” said Princess Twilight, “Is by grabbing yourself a gun, military uniform, and being on the frontlines. Unless you want to travel across Equestria looking for where he lives. No if you have magic to see for life in a three hundred and sixty degree area then no your magic won’t pick him up. I highly doubt you’re going to find him. If Purple doesn’t want to be found then he won’t be found and he got that from his training to avoid detection.”

Chapter ten: Post The Gates of Equestria Purple (canon)

Purple was once a feared Equestria Special Forces soldier. He was also once the Prince of the Military for Equestria from the age of 23 to the age of 40. He also once dreamed of having a girlfriend or a wife and a few foals.

He also signed his resignation papers and abdicated his position as Prince of the Military. Still, he left a recommendation list of who could replace him and either do the same or do a better job than him.

He parted ways from Equestria. The ponies who came out of the woodwork to be friends with Purple when he was Prince of the Military and they only thought they were entitled or thought they were going to get stuff for a discount or for free but all of them left when he abdicated his position but he knew that they were fake friends. Purple even scoffed at the idea of the nine hundred and thirty-seven mares with whom he went on a single blind date with he knew that they wouldn’t show their faces around him because they rejected him and got wooed by his brother Base or another stallion in Purple’s family and they got pregnant and they tried to get Purple to be the baby daddy of another stallion foal but he rejected them.

Now he’s just roaming the world trying to find a place to belong but the problem is that he doesn’t stay in one place for long where he’ll stay at a motel in a town or city for a few days and just leave. The first place he went was to the continent of Zebrica and he just roamed the deserts of the various countries that were full of Zebras even though he’s a crossbred alicorn he just tried to acted as if he belonged there but he never felt like he was at home.

Purple also sent his cousin Princess Twilight postcards from where he was at or was at and he addressed it to her but sent it via magic he rarely used the post office or telegraph offices on where he went. The only reason why is that he doesn’t want to telegraph his presence on where he’s at or been he just sends them via magic because it’s quicker and by the time Princess Twilight receives them he’s usually long gone.

After one year of traveling across Zebraica, Yakyakastan, and Griffonstone he went back to Canterlot to visit Princess Twilight.

***

Canterlot, Equestria.

Purple is now 73 years old.

“Glad to see you’re back and safe,” said Princess Twilight, “How’s your trip so far?”

Purple replied, “Borning and already knew I won’t and never will find a place to belong. But I’m going to go and visit Sapphire in her office because I want to see if she wants to hang out or talk.”

“Purple there’s no easy way to say this,” said Princess Twilight, “But Sapphire she isn’t there anymore and she broke her immortality spell!”

Purple replied, “She isn’t here? Is that what you’re going to say?”

Princess Twilight nodded her head and Purple knew what she meant.

“It’s my fault that she broke her immortality spell,” said Purple, “I either said something or did something that made her break her immortality spell so she can die. It’s probably the date that you set us up on! I should’ve kept my crush and feelings of her suppressed and I should’ve never made that damn card! Out of what I said or did I should’ve kept my mouth shut around her.”

Princess Twilight replied, “Purple it’s not your fault. It was her decision. She wanted me to give you this letter.”

Princess Twilight gave Purple an envelope that has Sapphire’s hoof writing and seal on it and he opened the envelope.

To Purple.

I know we weren’t friends for long and I know you have a crush on me but at least you’re better than Prince Blueblood because at least you can take a hint and not keep pushing your luck, unlike that dumb moron.

Yes I know you have a crush on me and I rejected you but we’re friends and I didn’t decide to tell you because Princess Twilight told me that you beat yourself up for your own family hating you and you think you’re responsible for your friend’s death when you were in the military. I just want to say that you’re not the reason why I decided to break my immortality spell, it was my decision because I was getting tired of life and when you get to live to be 3132 years old then you’ll understand why.

You were a good friend for as long as we were friends and if I told you then I suspect that you would’ve tried to convince me or persuade me to stay alive. It’s not your fault and you’re not responsible.

I also want to say even though I won’t be here anymore, I’ll still be a part of you in your heart and mind. Do me a favor and that is you have a lot of road ahead for your future and you maybe have it rough now but one day you’re going to find it easier and be happy. While yes I did reject you but I wasn’t the right mare for you but there is going to be a right pony for you and that’ll happen one day. You can’t let your brother, sister, and the rest of your family think that you’re inferior and that you shouldn’t have been born but nobody gets to think that about you or say that about you. You’re a much better pony than what they believe and you shouldn’t think about what your enemies think you are because they win and they think that because then you lose and they win so let them lose and keep telling yourself that you’re the better pony than them. To me you’re a better pony than your brother and sister!

Your friend, Sapphire Rose.

Even though Purple held back from crying but he read it thoroughly but he still thought that he must’ve done something or did something that made her do it though. Purple ever since getting out of the military was suicidal because he was alone, and had no friends, and only family he had would just beat him up for entertainment and thought it was funny and still think it’s funny and entraining and think that he should be put in his place.

Purple folded up the letter and put it in his saddle bag, turned around, and started to walk away. He still didn’t cry but he held back on crying even though if he did cry he would’ve flooded the castle because he gets very emotional at losing ponies who he cares about.

***

Equestrian Recon Bunker Zeta, Southwest Equestria.

Purple was in a bunker that was built into a mountain. Purple had been living there since he knows where it was at and to him it’s off the grid and he no longer has a home.

Purple covered the floors with a flammable liquid mixed with a gelatin agent to make homemade napalm. He also took out his combat knife and lit a match and threw it onto the floor and he took the knife and intentionally cut his own throat but not enough that outright killed him but just to put himself in pain and let the homemade napalm finish himself off.

***

Several days later in Canterlot, Equestria.

Princess Twilight held a hero’s funeral for Purple but when Purple’s family who had beaten him up came, Princess Twilight told them that the only reason why Base, Blue, and the rest of them aren’t there to pay their respects. But they were going to miss a punching bag who did nothing wrong to them and they hated him since the day he was popped out of Harp’s womb and he didn’t do anything to deserve their treatment of getting beaten up.

Princess Twilight was right because the rest of Purple’s family hated him since the day he was born. But some speculate he was hated since the night that the sperm and the egg that made him met. Princess Twilight even called out Base and the other stallions for their bullshit and how when Purple was trying to find a special somepony that was a cue for Base or a stallion to woo the mare, have sex with them, and impregnate the mare because Base and them treats mares as they have no say over things and that mares should only be at home to cook, clean, have foals, and do as what the boyfriend or husband says and that they view that the world should be are forced to marry, either by direct violence or by intentionally induced poverty, and every husband is a lazy cheating bastard who is allowed to beat his wife to a bloody pulp and can sell his daughters to the highest bidder with impunity, blink the wrong way the mare get burned as a witch; take a step out the door and the mare get raped on the spot.

Only family member that Purple had that came to his funeral was his daughter who’s the leader of Stalliongrad after Purple’s wife of fourteen months had a daughter but she never told Purple because Purple would’ve come back to raise her. Sapphire Sketching Pad even told Base and the other mares and stallions in Purple’s family that if it wasn’t for Princess Twilight then she would’ve declared war on Equestria and had Base and them rounded up and executed by a firing squad with Molotov Cocktails.

Princess Twilight was right that now they’re regretting beating up Purple with their bare hooves, wings, magic, baseball bats, golf clubs, tire irons, crowbars, rocks, cattle prods, clubs, wrenches, hammers, shovels, lead pipes, wooden boards, and whatnot. Not adding that if Purple defended himself they would beat him up twice as hard. The only time Purple defended himself he got put in a hospital intensive care unit and was given every painkiller imaginable just to not to feel the pain.

Of course even though after getting called out that didn’t stop Base and the other stallions in Purple’s family from going to “sleep” with mares and impregnating them because they didn't care about mares and they believe that mares are inferior to stallions and that stallions like them are God’s or that they should be rulers of Equestria and the world.

Doesn’t help that Base and some stallions in Purple’s family have daughters and they treat their daughters like shit and raise them as personal maids and servants and treat them as housewives so they can be “prepared” to be housewives to stallions when they get married.

The only nice ones in Purple’s family were Brisk Flyee, Harp, Albatross, Bit Counter, Booker, and Purple himself. But Purple was the final nice one and he didn’t deserve what happened to him and that was the loss of his friends in war and being born into a family that’s sexist and misogynistic and the mares who are straight up bitches and assholes and can be even more misogynistic as the stallions.

Purple when he entered the afterlife he thought he was going to Tartarus or to Hell but no and he was reunited with his biological parents whom he’s now meeting for the first time, his adoptive parents, and friends who he lost in the military and in war. To him he was home now and didn't have to live in torment anymore. While in the afterlife Purple also met Sapphire Rose again and when she asked what he’s doing in the afterlife he told her that he was the same as her and he was tired of life even though he was only 73 but he lived through fifty-five years worth of torment with no friends and whatnot and he feels like he been in her hooves. So he decided to do the same but with more pain.

Purple felt happy for the first time since he was 24 and didn’t have to fake being happy anymore so others could say “Stop being so selfish!” He tried to be happy but everywhere he went he was picked on or beaten up not adding when he was alive he would voice how he wasn’t happy but everypony in Equestria would say “Stop being so selfish” because they thought it was his job to make them happy over his expense. How he can be happy because he’s surrounded by his family and friends.

Purple’s only two friends who are still alive they’re sad that Purple’s gone but they’re not going to cry about it or lose any sleep over it. They have no commander-in-chief to listen to because it was Purple who had them unified and organized but the Princesses don’t know how to run a military and Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestria she took over and her title is Princess of the Military with Colonel Dusk “Honey Cake” Stable being her second in command.

The only reason they’re not going to cry about it is that Vigorous Orchestria and her Rangers have been in a lot of bloody battles even when Phantasia tried to overthrow Equestria and then retaking Canterlot Castle from Elder Facade. Colonel Honey Cake she lost a friend and a friend whom she threw romantic singles at when she was 32 and Purple was 28 but Purple was blind to romance singles but she’s a pilot in the Equestrian Air Force and seen the horrors of war up close. But Honey Cake now wishes she could’ve been more clear that she had romantic feelings for Purple but she wasn’t too clear and was too subtle. Purple didn’t understand that Honey Cake had romantic feelings but he was too blind to her clues so she decided that it wasn’t worth it to keep trying if he wasn’t going to understand. Honey Cake wishes she could’ve just said it more clearly and then Purple would still be alive. She won’t cry about it either but she’ll just keep her bitchy attitude and use sarcasm to get by now.

Princess Twilight was right about how Purple’s death made Base and Blue and the rest of his family miss Purple because now they don’t have nopony to beat up and hate for no reason. Now they can be miserable like how miserable Purple was because they never let him be happy and now they can be the same minus that they can woo any mare they want while Purple it was impossible for him to find another special somepony.

Princess Twilight even called them out that when they get hurt or get a cramp or stub their hoof onto something they call out sick to work. One time Purple pulled a leg muscle he did the same day was crossing a minefield and he didn’t cry or bitch about it or when Purple had a stiff neck and couldn’t look up that didn’t stop him from grabbing a sniper rifle and doing his job of assassinating 73 enemy high ranking officers and officers, one hundred and forty-four infantry and sabotaging an enemy supply depot with communications relay. That didn’t stop Purple when he was sick, had a fever, and had a broken leg that didn’t stop Purple from boarding an LVT and storming a beach alongside Vigorous Ochestria and her Army Rangers.

She would’ve understood if Purple wanted to sit out but she wouldn’t have nurtured Purple like how a mother would nurture her sick child and it didn’t help that Vigorous Orchestria also told Purple that she won’t lift her leg so she could breastfeed him because she ain’t a mother and she ain’t the nurturing and mothery type. She would’ve told her sons or daughters that getting sick ain’t her fault and they’re going to school and whatnot. But Purple got into an LVT and stormed a beach with Army Rangers alongside Lieutenant Colonel Vigorous Orchestria,

Base and the other if they had a stiff neck probably would’ve used that excuse just to stare at mare’s asses without getting slapped. Or if they were sick then they would’ve loved being around mare nurses in the Equestrian military and well Base and the other being themselves by the end of the day they would’ve impregnated and put foals into the mare nurses' wombs. If they entered the military but didn’t because they think they’re brave, they’re cowards and on par with Prince Blueblood.

Princess Twilight remembered the last time that she and Purple were together he said how he was up there in the stars but Princess Twilight thought he meant to be with his friends who are pegasi or but in reality, he meant he wanted to be with his deceased adoptive parents, dead girlfriend, and dead friends again.

Now Purple was reunited with the ponies he gladly calls “brothers and sisters” and they were more brotherly and sisterly to Purple than his own brother and sister whom Base and Blue just used Purple has their own personal punching bag like how the rest of their family used Purple has their own punching bag. Or with Blue, she would treat Purple both as her punching bag and hold him under the covers and fart in his face until she moved out.

Princess Twilight was right that they only miss Purple because now they don’t have somepony they can’t beat up for no reason and pick on him for not having a girlfriend or a wife but it doesn’t help that some mares they paid off to go on a date with Purple they only paid them just to have the mare publicly humiliate Purple or them to woo the mare during the date or after the date, impregnate them, and have them go back to Purple so he can raise their foals but Purple more or less told the mares to fuck off because he wasn’t going to be somepony else’s baby daddy.

In the Afterlife, Sapphire Rose saw Purple being happy and she even now thought that he is home while he wasn't home and didn't feel at home while he was alive since he left the army but now in the Afterlife Purple is happy and he feels at home too. But Purple still friends with Sapphire in the afterlife as well even though he has his old friends again but he still want to be friends with Sapphire because he was the only mare who rejected Purple but still wanted to be friends unlike the other mares whom Purple went on one date with.

Chapter One: Into the ring

"So how was your and Sapphire's date?" asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "I should've canceled the date. I already knew her answer when I first laid eyes on her eighteen years ago. Blueblood also interrupted the date. Guess it's life and the universe getting back at me for all the mistakes I've made as a G.I. But nine hundred and thirty eight dates to me I'm fine and not interested in a nine hundred and thirty ninth date."

"G.I.?" asked Princess Twilight.

Purple replied, "Government Issue/General Infantry. Of course what I did as a G.I. is the stuff that you don't ask about and it's the type I'm not allowed to talk about. What I did... I can't atone for it no matter what I do even if I have a wife and foals and do every great charitable and great thing for the community I'll never fully atone for what I went through."

Princess Twilight and Prince Purple, who are cousins, continued to eat their breakfast but in silence.

***

At the Guardian training facility.

"This is a training fight not a fight to the death," said Master Shi.

Master Shi left the wrestling ring and let Purple and a mare reserve Guardian fight in the ring. Purple used his right wing to punch the mare in the face, used his right hoof to punch the mare in the face and used his right wing again and the fight was only four seconds.

"Purple! I said that this is a non-lethal fight!" said Master Shi.

Purple replied, "I just pacified her. I was taught how to pacify somepony and how to kill somepony."

They heard the mare let out a painful groan and Master Shi had to go get Dr. Snake for the knocked out mare.

"My request to fight multiple reserve guardians was denied," said Purple, "See how unfair the fight was?"

Purple then got out of the ring so other reserve guardians could also fight each other. When Purple tried the focus training he couldn't focus to clear his mind because every misdeed and every order, and every decision he gave as a NCO and officer in the military came flooding back and none of it was pretty.

No matter how hard he tried he couldn't do the focus training he tried to clear his mind but he just couldn't.

***

Later that day in the Equestrian Southwest.

Purple was walking but he noticed a glint from a two story wooden house and a bullet flew by his head so he took cover behind a tree and used the trees to avoid sniper fire and when he made it to the sniper location it was his friend, a mare and she is Lieutenant-Colonel Vigorous Orchestria of the Equestrian Second Ranger Regiment.

"Sorry for shooting at you Purple," said Vigorous Orchestria, "I'll let you in."

She went downstairs and let Purple in by unlocking the door.

"How are you Purple?" asked Vigorous Orchestria.

Purple replied, "I don't how ponies can go through PTSD and act like nothing happened?"

"Honestly I cannot answer that because we all go through it differently," said Vigorous Orchestria, "Why what's on your mind?"

Purple replied, "The things I did as a soldier. One day I'm fighting in a wide open field that's a sniper heaven and the next day I'm on a solo infiltration mission with enemies hiding within buildings and a labyrinthine road leading uphill that forced me to fight through checkpoints after checkpoints, culminating in a close-quarter combat section within a Cathedral itself.

"What I can tell you legally which is one mission I did there was a lots of patrolling ponies, and elite snipers fucking everywhere can spot you from miles away, and are either covered by another sniper or surrounded by other soldiers. Also, sneaking into the base was pretty much a necessity due to the snipers, machine gunners and the tanks at the main entrance right in a wide open field."

Purple continued, "What haunts my dreams almost twenty one years later was that... On my twentieth birthday was when Jackpot and Scrumptious died. The after-action report said that I got there after they were killed... The truth? I got hot under the collar and yelled which alerted the enemy to our location and I stood there didn't know what the fuck to do... I just stood there not knowing what the fuck to do... My best friends... My best friends who were my brothers in a metaphorical sense... My best friends I've known since Kindergarten were five years old... They were killed because i got hot under the collar and started an argument with Scrumptious... They're dead and I'm alive. I wish it was the other way around."

"From what I learned at OCS is that the decision you make is not the best decision," said Vigorous Orchestria, "Losing friends is one thing but sometimes you gotta draw the line from making friends and using soldiers as expendable cannon fodder. When you were a Sergeant, Captain, Lieutenant, Major, and every other rank to Lieutenant-General you made decisions you wish you didn't have to. As Lieutenant-Colonel I have to make decisions I don't want to."

Vigorous Orchestria poured herself a cup of tea.

Vigorous Orchestria continued, "When I was just a Colonel leading my rangers our first objective was to secure a town in the rain and when we did we were going to take the hill the next day. You want to know why I survived a lot longer than my predecessors? I always put the mission first. My predecessors always saved their own asses which came back when they thought they were God. My first mission as Colonel we took a town and it's raining. It was 57 degrees F.

"The next day we take the hill with heavy casualties I couldn't think of a plan and my plan was to 'Go get the bastards' and we took the hill in a hour and every POW we took after taking the hill we just lined them up against the wall and shot them and we tended to our wounded in the bunker. We learned that enemy Jäger soldiers surrounded us and throughout the night they bombarded us with artillery. I told my Rangers that escape was not possible and we were surrounded. We fought tooth and nail for that damn hill and we held on and survived a total of a hundred and eighty waves of enemy Jäger soldiers."

Purple replied, "My mission before Jackpot and Scrumptious died was to drop behind enemy lines to neutralize and strike before their targets had a chance to retaliate. Me and my team and other commandos always rode in on gliders. On my first mission this mare, a Private Sapphire Breeze we promised after our tour of duty was up we would've gotten married but she died on the first mission and I promised her I would name my first daughter after her. But I was only married once for fourteen months and me and Alitidy Rebelnova the leader of Stalliongrad were together for fourteen months and I never knew I had a daughter with her until I met her until last spring and she's seventeen and I missed everything that was important and she even said that I maybe her dad but I can't change the past."

"Well I'm married to my job and I don't want to have foals because of how my parents and siblings were not adding my mother tried to force me to be a singer like her," said Vigorous Orchestria, "Of course my parents and siblings were terrorists and I'm glad they got the mercy chair. I hope they fried them inside out without using a wet sponge."

Purple replied, "Didn't your eldest brother..."

"Who was in prison in max security for counterfeiting and fifteen homicides," interrupted Vigorous Orchestria. "Only was put in death row after a congeal visit with his wife whom he killed while she was pregnant because he thought she wasn't safe without him being there for her and he was transferred from Maximum security to Death row and got electrocuted the same night with two thousand volts of electricity running through his body. So what do you know about this Phantasia fella?"

Purple replied, "Another Base to me he reminds me half of my family to be honest."

"How?" asked Vigorous Orchestria.

Purple replied, "Base and half of my family would say to mares like you and I quote 'You should be home wearing an apron just cooking, cleaning, having foals and staying at home and just listen to the stallion in the house'. Oh my sweet Luna I want to cut out my tongue for saying that. I've secretly been to some of Phantasia's rallies to see what he's about. To me after sometime he'll blow over if not just give me a sniper rifle and put me and the rifle up to a mile away from Phantasia, pack your bags Lt-Col, war is over before it begins. If you're going to ask about my other half then they tried to overthrow the Government several hundred years ago well it was really 3,000 years ago. Well I better be going and thanks for letting me bitch about my life so far. See you on the battlefield Lt-Col."

"Remember Purple," said Vigorous Orchestria.

Purple and Vigorous Orchestria said in unison, "Rangers lead the way."

Even though Purple isn't an Equestrian Army Ranger, Lt-Col Vigorous Orchestria considers Purple one and he has what she considers "The Ranger Personality".

"Oh wait Purple," said Vigorous Orchestria, "Can you tell me..."

Purple interrupted, "Eight hundred and eighty-seven days of combat, 43,743 ponies, 21,876 casualties, 20,072 medals, 14 Equestrian Medal of Honor medals. We did things that the regular infantry couldn't do, we did things that the Marines, Rangers, Mountaineers and Paratroopers couldn't do. But those were the numbers during my tour of duty though."

Purple teleported home his house is a wooden house on a plateau where to one side is a steep cliff, and to the other lies thick forest, he built it because he hoped that he would have a wife and a few little ones of his own. They would've used it as their vacation house but Purple uses it as his main house due to the fact that he doesn't want friends and after nine hundred and thirty eight dates after his first failing marriage he believes he's unlovable.

He made himself dinner which was lasagna which is one of his comfort foods. But not having a family and friends to him he doesn't care if lasagna, cheesy pizza and/or mac and cheese gave him a heart attack and killed him because he doesn't care about death anymore and is just waiting for the Grim Reaper to knock on his door so the Grim Reaper can take him to Tartarus.

Purple didn't wish he had to fight a mare in training but to him and how he was trained that he had to be comfortable without being chivalrous and was taught that he would have to fight mares as enemies. But he did make a 'Get well soon' card for the mare whom he knocked out and put through pain.