Relative Times

"Sir? Are you alright?" asked the pegasus colt as I snapped out of my flashback. "Yes of course, just some war memories catching up to me." I replied griefly. looking up I noticed Syno and TreeBlood all cut up due to their recent battle. I also noticed a strange stallion that i had never met before. Or have i? I couldn't tell at the time. He was a brown coated fellow with an even darker brown mane. He stood next to a mare with a grey colored coat and a stunning blonde mane. When the two noticed I was awake they approached me. "Swordslinger good to see you again, oh wait that's right we haven't met yet. I'm known as The Doctor, and this ravishing mare next to me is miss Derpy Whooves." said the strange brown pony with a chuckle. "My name's not Derpy it's Ditzy!" the pegasus said angrily crossing her eyes at the doctor. "What's..." "Going on here? I'll tell you. During the war there was a pony named Silverwing. It is said in history books he had been glued. I have brought you here today to save him from his horrid fate." the doctor explained interrupting me. "How are we going to do that?" I asked confused by the Doctors logic. "We are standing in a device known only as the tardis. Its my faithful time machine alowing me to be any when i wish. Now tell me, what do you know about Silverwing?" the Doctor asked. "He was one of the bravest in the war. He was a good friend, and an even better weaponsmith. He could smith weapons for all sorts of occasions, even for something as simple as gardening. His life was cut short when he was devoured whole by a dragon." I answered, trying not to think about the war. "He wasn't supposed to be eaten by that dragon. It says on my heads up display he was supposed to survive and take on the Gryphon king to prevent acts of rebellion in the future." He said flipping switches and turning the many dials of his machine.

There was a a whooshing sound, followed by a flash of light. Then everything went dark. "Oh dear this is not good. Derpy go and fetch me my tools over there!" the Doctor said pointing at darkness. "Sure thing Doctor." the pegasus said bumping into things as she maneuvered through the dark. As the darkness went on I couldn't help think of the war.

We were stationed out by the Everfree forest one time. Near a small newly formed town called Ponyville. As Silverwing and I stood gaurd our commanding officer approached us with a frantic look. "We've got dragons!" He screamed as a fireball fell from the sky, nearly hitting us. Unsheathing my blade I took to the sky following after Silverwing and the other pegasi. As we reached the red scaled dragon we realised that he wasn't the only dragon in the air that day. Fireballs seemed to come out of nowhere making us all break rank. Silverwing and I then fell back with the backup pegasi. The ones that got special military training and were able to link whooves to form a lightnig circle, able to completly desitagrate enemies of Equestria. Lightning Link we did, although it only took out a few dragons. That's the thing about the Lightning Link, it takes a lot of energy to use, leaving most of the pegasi exhausted. So we began to fight hoof to claw. Focusing on an elder dragon I had forgotten to pay attention to my friend. When I heard his bloodcurddling scream I turned in time to see him eaten whole by a black scaled dragon. Seeing that smug look on the dragons face afterwards is what made me loose it. I dropped my sword and flew toward the dragon in rage. I latched both my hooves apon the dragons snout and neck area and pulled with all my strength. You could hear the terrible sound of muscle tissue tearing from place and the horrid sound of bones snapping as the dragons head tore away from his body. The smell of dragons blood filled the air as the now headless dragon fell from the sky, spewing his rancid blood on everything. The other dragons, frightned by a pony who wasnt afraid to go near their mouth, went into full retreat. "The war is over. But at what cost?" I thought to myself spitting out a mouthful of dragon blood.