Bright Haze: The Sky Dwellers

It was nearly nightfall by the time the group managed to get over the mountains, they weren't as far away as the group had previously thought, but a bastard to climb over.I was still leading the pack and was completely worn out. Heart Breaker and Aeb was next to him and both were panting heavily.

"You know something Haze?" Aeb said. I turned my head at the sound of my name and looked on to the brown Pegasus.

"What?" I replied, panting myself.

"I actually hope we die in the Sky Dweller place, because I am sure as I shit that I am not going over those damn mountains again!" Aeb said and despite it, we all laughed. Heart Breaker looked at his cutie mark of Celestia and moved ahead, I laughed loudly and he turned his head.

"What? We gotta get there right?" Heart Breaker said innocently.

"I am sure Celestia won't care how long it takes us, we will be there, according to the map, in two more days if we don't have any delays, that is more than enough time for Equestria to be defended. We will win this war my friend." I replied, although I had some doubts myself.

"But at, what cost?" Aeb asked, serious.

"Cloudsdale will be in ruins whether we win or not, ponies will be dead everywhere and families will be grieving, its the cost of war, neither side really gains anything other than infertile land and broken down, abandoned buildings. Ponies will die, have died and will continue to die, but if we succeed in this next few days, Equestria and the surrounding lands shall have peace, at least for a while." Heart Breaker replied, still ahead. I nodded and smiled, words from the heart, Heart Breaker.

I didn't notice Spectra until I caught a glimpse of Nick riding on his back, Aeb had swerved off to the left and Heart Breaker came back, only for Nick to climb onto the Alicorn. I saw some pony to pony chat coming on, only question was, about what?

"Can I ask you something Bright Haze?" Spectra asked quietly. I looked the pony straight into his red eyes.

"Of course Spectra, it is what friends are for." I said, Spectra had a little spasm at the mention of friends and I had to keep reminding myself he was a delicate pony with a horrible past.

"What are your feelings for Rainbow?" He asked, that was sudden. Mares I guess was the topic.

"I don't have any, I love Dee." I replied quickly. Spectra nodded.

"What about Derpy then?" He asked. I saw where this was going, I think.

"I love her and am going to marry the mare one day." I replied, a smile crawled across Spectra's face and I knew where this was going now.

"Honestly?" Spectra asked. I nodded.

"Yeah, Heart Breaker is going to be my best stallion. Aren't you Heart Breaker?" I shouted, the alicorn wasn't listening and just replied with a "Sure, why not." As a reply.

"Just, I may not be the best stallionfriend Rainbow will ever have, but I love her and-" I stopped Spectra.

"Do you truly love her Spectra?' I asked. He nodded.

"Then go with your heart, marry the girl." I said.

"That was my plan, its just, how do I ask her, I never had a marefriend before, or even a friend." Spectra said, drifting off at the end.

"I am not going through how to marry a mare Spectra. Just do what comes naturally, get one of those rings they sell at the jewelers and put it on her, ask 'will you marry me' and pray to fuck she says yes." I said.

"Okay then, that is what I will do. If we survive this I am going to go up to her and ask." He said, with conference. I stopped him again.

"Only one problem." I smiled.

"What?" He asked, worried.

"We will make it, hell whatever happens, I promise you that you will see Rainbow again, whatever that means for myself." I said, completely honest.

"You would do that? Sacrifice yourself to save me?" Spectra seemed touched.

"Don't feel to special, I would do it for any pony here, if it meant you guys go home, and I do in a box, then so be it. It is what friends do." I said, he twisted. "For fuck sake, learn that you have friends." I said joking, Spectras face went sad for a second before he must have accepted he wasn't alone anymore, this was his new life, and one he would soon spend with mrs Rainbow Speed...