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When we spend our time wondering through what we think is hell, it really isn' that big of a supprise when we finaly reach it.

We all looked back at the ruins of Saltlick City from a hill a few miles from the city, the giffons circleing overhead along with the pegasi. We were a very impressive sight to see what with the amount of ponies, wagons, supplies, and weapons we had and for a brief second I thought we were invinceable; that is until Harmony snaped me back to reality. "Day dreaming already, wow that didn't take long; hope it was about me" She said with a chuckle. Looking to her now scarred flank I shuttered a bit, suddenly my thought vanished. No, we werent invinceable at all; just getting here I had lost 4 good ponies includeing a very capeable officer so perhaps invinceable was not the right word.

Hell; we were trotting through a varitable hell, the dessert streatched on for miles in every direction. How and why the N.C.E both held onto and wanted this goddess forsaken dessert was beyond me. Sure at one time this place was the silver capital of Equestria, but after the war broke out all mineing stopped and ponies fled leaveing the small outposts and crude mineing towns abandond. Any radiation that dispersed throughout the land then changed the creatures that called it home into grotesque abominations of their former selves. In other words this was a liveing hell and somewhere in all of it was the pit; I love medifores don't you, they add so much to a story. We encoutered said creatures on no less than 4 occasions, you know the common garden veriety taranchula, lizard, scorpian, and snake; now imagine if you will them on steroids; yeh fun. It's my story and I'l tell it as I please thank you very much lol. On the third night of our wonderfull journy through hell we came to an abandon town apptly named hell, I know ironic right, and something new, bodies. "Storm fly overhead and scout ahead in the town, these bodies are only a few hours old and i don..." I was cut off by a gunshot inside the town.

"EVERYPONY GET DOWN! FLANKING POSITIONS, MOVE!" Every pony snaped into battle mode and quickly got into position; my snipers were on the cliff to the side of the town and Storm along with his pegasi and Black Wing and his griffons scaned the ground for any movement. What happened next was an utter shock to us all; ok so you remember those creatures on seroids right? Now imagine if you will a lizzard on an overdose and that is what we saw. The beast had a pony in it's claw and was; I shit you not, knawing at his head like an apple. A shot rang out and the poor pony's head exploded, yup what an appropriately named town. Following the beast were 5 N.C.E troops, each fireing their wepons into it and only pissing it off; I ordred my snipers to aim for it's head and in 4 muzzle flashes 4 .308 rounds took it down leaveing the 5 ponies stunned.

*I am captain Night Wind and these are what remains of a 10 pony scouting team, thank you for killing that thing. We have been fighting it for going on 6 hours and as you can see it had the upper er claw i guess" The black stallion said to me as we finnished our bottles of beer. I looked at him not knowing what to say; so I asked the obvious question. "Why does the N.C.E want this crappy dessert? It's not that welcomeing and is filled with creatures like that, there must be something of value out here; besides silver that is" He looked at me quizicly for a minuet before responding; "To be perfectly honest we don't know, Celstia gave the order that we patroll this place and that we report anything we find to her command so I am gussing there is a reason. Say arent you Ruby" I felt the sudden tension in the air. Stepping from the barstool he was on and stumbleing twords me he gave a hearty laugh; "By Celstias beard it is you!" He then gave me a hug and peck on the cheek; I may have blushed a bit, but if you tell anypony I'l deny it. Looking at him closer I did know him; we had shared guard duty once and uhhhm yeh details, details. What it wasn't like the major and I are married, and besides it was Kill Shot's idea; sue me. The look on Harmony's face as he hugged me was one of shock.. no more of confusion.

"Night Wind is it really you? I thought you were killed in that attack in Baltimare!" Everypony looked at Harmony who had tears in her eyes. Ok so massive incomeing shock in 3,2,1. "HE'S YOUR BROTHER! I thought your family was killed" I said in shock as the 2 starred at eachother gripping their weapons; oh yeh we were still in hell and nothing good ever comes from that.

Author's Note

Ok so the story is going to take a slight detour, seeing as Harmony' backstory would take a complete story all its own so this will be the condenced version comeing up.