7: Amendment

     You walked out into the world outside of the library, the sun and the bright colors of the town greeted you as you closed the door behind you. Had it really been as long as the Princess had said? You had a lot to take care of, well not really. You thought that making amends with Rainbow was the first priority, the poor girl went through a lot because of you, the least you could do is try to make amends, as long as she would actually talk to you at all, maybe if you got one of her friends to come with you to calm her down so she didn't freak out at the sight of you, or something.You strode out to begin with this daunting task when it hit you.

    You don't know where anyone in this town even lives, save for Lyra and Bon Bon, and the Princess. That was definitely going to be a problem, considering you need to find Rainbow before you can talk to her.

    The man inside of you refused to ask for directions from any of the girls around town, wanting to look like you knew what you were doing. But you thought that wandering around town just guessing wasn't going to get you anywhere. You decided to seek your previous chauffeur, Lyra.

    Come to think of it, you haven't seen her since you got back and technically you were her roommate so its only right to tell her you aren't dead. She was also the first one in the town, hell the first one in a couple months, who would call you a friend, you planned to honor her as your friend, so a little interaction was always favorable.

    Only partially remembering the way back to Lyra and Bon Bons apartment, you walk around a couple of streets, having to backtrack a couple of times to find the correct building, since you couldn't be bothered for any of that direction asking nonsense.

    Finally, after only like thirty minutes or so, you find the right house. You walk up to the white painted wooden door and go to knock on it.

    Knock...Knock....

    No answer. Well you did live here, so it shouldn't be rude to just walk in. You try the knob, and it yields to you, revealing the dark living room of the apartment. You doubt they would just leave the door unlocked if they left, but then again, this is quite a nice neighborhood. You try around a couple rooms downstairs, calling their names occasionally. After not being able to discover their whereabouts, you travel upstairs, figuring they may be in their rooms or something. You walk down the hallway listening for any signs of life, it was about mid morning, so they had to be awake by now. Passing the door to the bathroom you hear fabric rustling in one of the rooms in front of you followed by Lyra’s voice saying something you couldn't quite understand in a low whisper.. Finding a possible source of the girls location, you forget all of your manners in your confidence and open the door to the room the sound emanated from.

    To find that you had disturbed a quite intimate moment between the two. Lyra is leaned up against the headboard naked, with Bon Bon between her legs going to work on Lyra, with a look of pleasure plastered across Lyras face. Bon Bon still had a pair of jeans on, which you noticed with wide eyes as Lyra opened her eyes to discover the source of the noise coming from the rooms door.

    She looks at you and Immediately screams and attempts to throw the blanket over herself, Bon Bon looks up to see what Lyras panic is about and sees you as well.

    Covering herself she yells out, “Oh Celestia. What the hell?! GETOUTGETOUTGETOUT.” She waves you off with one arm, with a frightened expression and a strong blush crossing her face.

    “Shit! Sorry!” You attempt to slam the door shut to give them some privacy, but you did it so hard that the door didn't want to catch, so it just swung back open again, awkwardly revealing you to them again, Bon Bon looks at you with a flustered expression. “Gah! Sorry!” You shut the door a bit more gently and it closes this time and it actually closes.

    Backing away from the door, your senses return to you. For some reason, now you really had to go to the bathroom, being asleep for three days will probably do that to you.

    You make your way to the hallway bathroom to relieve yourself, and to hide from the girls. That was embarrassing as fuck, but on the flipside, that was hot as hell. You begin to think about getting into it with them at the same time, two girls at the same time is a fantasy for any sane straight male in the whole universe. The thought begins to bring your member to attention. The act then reveals to you how painfully sore you are down there from your last sexual experience. It may take a couple of days before you can actually get into anyone else.

Finishing your business, you wash your hands in the sink and make your way out of the bathroom. Opening the door you find the hallway to be undisturbed, meaning that they probably hadn't made it out of the room yet. You made your way downstairs and then decide to just wait outside a while, you needed Lyra to show you around town, and you kinda wanted to spend some more time with her.

You sit down against the wall on the outside of the apartment, and begin the long process of waiting. You didn't know when it'd be okay to go back in and talk to them, so you just decided to wait until it felt right to do so. Bad part about it is you don't know when that'll be, or even if they want to talk to you. Which sucks since you really need Lyras help right now. You suppose you could think about that moment instead.

Lyras near perfect body arched in pleasure, with Bon Bon steering her into it. That smooth naval down to Bon Bons purple and blue hair waving at her sweet spot. Bon Bons back arched down into it. Damn did those jeans make her ass look perfect. You just wanted to tear them off an-

“Uhh, heh, hey,” Lyra jolts you out of your thought as she closes the door behind her. You didn't even hear the door open. Lyra leans down against the wall beside you, to your disappointment, fully clothed. A mint green T-shirt and a pair of shorts that were very revealing almost made up for it though.

“Oh, howdy,” Great now things are awkward, you figure you better apologize, or something. “Im real sorry ‘bout that, I should’a knocked at least.” She just smiles at you, maybe she wasn't mad.

“Hehe, don't worry about it, If you're gonna live here, that probably won't be the last time that happens,” Awesome. “I'm sure Bon Bon’s more upset than I am though. I don't think she's mad at you, she just doesn't like people knowing about us.” That statement didn't seem to come with enough sadness, you thought. That usually isn't a very healthy relationship.

“Whys that? If you don't mind me asking.” You were more trying to work the awkward out of the relationship than make small talk, but you were curious anyway.

“Well, Bon Bon’s mom still lives in town and she is a more, uhh, refined type of lady.”

“So she’s a snob who disapproves of all the decisions her daughter makes that she don't like?” You never were much for subtlety.

“Hehe, yeah something like that,” You missed that giggle. “I’m glad you're back, we were starting to worry about you. The princess told me that she sent you back out there, then when the train came back, you never came back here.”

“Well, nobody died on that trip, but some bad things did happen. So now I need your help with something.” You turn to her, your look suddenly solemn.

“Well, How can I help you sir?” She stands up and bows to you as she says it. That makes you laugh.

“Heh, I just need you to show me where some of the girls I need to talk to live.” You stand up with her.

“Looking for a date? I can hook you up!” she says enthusiastically.

“No, it ain't nothin’ like that. I...need to apologize.”

“Oh...okay. So where to?” She looks up at you with the question.

“I need to talk to Applejack first.” She was probably your best bet to help keep  Rainbow calm if she didn't take well to your presence, or so you assumed.

“Hmm, the farms a ways out, but I can get you there! Onward!” She points in the right direction and begins to march. You just follow along behind her. She is adorable, you're glad to have her as a friend.

    About halfway there, or so you're told, you decide to strike up a conversation. “So you and Bon Bon huh? I didn't figure you two to be like that.” That sounded a little more derogatory than you intended, but you doubt she was the type to take offense.

    “Are you kidding me? Half the girls in Ponyville are...well, do that.” She seemed to almost recoil at the thought of calling herself gay. “I mean, its not like we have many other options. The only two guys in town that are available aren't really available. Its kinda hard to explain.” The two of you just passed the fence into an apple orchard, so you guessed you were about on there.

    “I ‘spose it makes sense.” Well that was kind of a let down, since it means most of the girls are off limits now.

    “But don't think that means we wont warm up to you! I mean...uh...hehe...I just...” She managed to quickly blurt out. Maybe it wasn't a lost cause after all. You decided to steer off that topic for now.

    “This is a mighty big farm, I can't even see the barn or farm house or nothin’ yet.”  Lyra broke away from her blush at the statement.

    “Yeah, it has to feed most of ponyville, so its going to be pretty big. We actually just started another farm to the north of this one.” Lyra says to you.

    “That must be a lot of upkeepin’, half of ponyvilles gotta be helpin out here.” You look around to find anyone tending the fields, but find them bare at the moment.

    “Actually, flut-” Just then you hear a heavy footstep behind the two of you. Upon turning to it, a fully grown grizzly bear had somehow snuck up behind the two of you and was much closer than you would like.

    Out of pure reflex you take your .45 out of its holster and bring it up to level with the beast, the bear reacts by continuing its path towards you and raising itself to its hind legs fro a swipe of its paw.

    Lyra jumps at you and yells “NO!” and grabs your arms and pulls them down.

    BANG

    The shot rings out and embeds itself into the trail below the bear. It was too late to bring another shot up to the bear, let alone think why in Equestria Lyra would do that, Since the bears paw is on its way down to strike the both of you.

“STOOOOOOOOP,” A voice echos a short ways away and the bear halts its assault and drops to its front legs again. You were too dumbfounded to even realize what had just happened, with Lyra still holding your hands back.

A girl with long flowing pink hair and a pair of yellow wings flies down in between you and the beast.

“What is going on here?!” It sounded like she wanted to yell, but she had a volume restriction on her voice. You didn't pay much mind to it, this girl looked absolutely adorable in her yellow turtleneck and pink skirt.

“Sorry fluttershy, he didn't know about the animals here.” Do what? Why is there a grizzly bear in the middle of an apple orchard?

    “I'm a might sorry miss, but this bear here was coming at us with malicious intent, I had to do something.” You pull your finger off of the trigger but don't pu the gun away, because there was a freaking bear in front of you.

    The girl looks back at the bear, and it gives her a couple of low growls.

    “He told me you threatened him first.” She looks at you angrily. You did bring the gun up to him right as you saw him, but in your defense, an 800 pound grizzly bear standing twenty feet from you is almost never a good thing.

    “I...uh...” You aren't really sure what to say, so Lyra just fills it in for you, finally letting go of you, “Sorry Fluttershy, I hadn't told him yet, but I promise I'll keep him in line from now on.” She gives you a stern look.

    “My sincerest apologies, if theres anything I can do to make up for it, let me know.”  Finally, you put the pistol back in its holster.

    “Oh, its okay, I'm just glad we've got this misunderstanding taken care of.” She turns to leave with the bear in tow, talking to it like a mother would scolding a child, “You should know better than to charge at people like that,” the bear growls at her a couple times, “I can understand that, but he wouldn't have done that if you didn't try to attack him,” the bear growls apologetically a couple of times before their voices fade off into the distance.

    “Like I was saying,” Lyra gives you a look that says, “you're an idiot”, “Fluttershy and the animals help out on the farm, so we have more jobs in ponyville rather than on the farm.”

    “Hey, in my defense Grizzly Bears aren't usually so controllable.” You tilt your head towards her and give her an incredulous look.

    “Hehe, I know, I know. Fluttershy isn't usually that direct with people. She's usually pretty shy,” She ponders to herself.

    “Threatening someone with a firearm can have that effect on people.” Your walk finally brings the two of you within sight of the farmhouse. You both walk up to the porch and stand in front of the door, you take the liberty of knocking, which suddenly feels like a bad idea when give it some thought.

    The door opens and Applejack greets you with a battle ready face and gives Lyra a look that says you might want to stay back. Her gloved hand is leaning over to the right side of the door frame, reaching for an object that you could only make out the wooden tip of, and which you could only guess was an old 12 gauge shotgun.

    “Uh, hey Applejack, I just came to say I'm sorry about what happened on the train. I wasn't fully control of my faculties, and I would've never done that to either of you in my right mind. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.” You fiddle your hands together with a hat you don't have, out of habit from your days of youth, when you were never seen without the accessory.

    “Partner, I don't think I'm the one you really should be apologizin’ to. But Princess Luna told me ‘bout your situation, so I ‘spose I can let you off. This time.” Applejack eases the almost visible tension in her stature and puts the object she was about to bring to bear on you back into its position.

    “That’s kinda why I came to you first. I know Rainbow’s gonna be pretty shook up, I don't want her to freak out or nothing, I just need you to reassure her ‘fore I can talk to her.” You try to say as humbly as you can.

    She looks hesitant for a moment before speaking. “Er... Alright fine. But you owe me one mister.” She walks out of the house, presumably on her way to Rainbow’s. You let out a breath of relief you didn't know you were holding in.

    “Yes ma’am, you ever need anything at all, just let me know.” You walk in tow right behind her, with Lyra following.

    “First thing cowboy, Next time you want to throw down with me, put some clothes on.” She says, not even looking back at you. Somehow that was more embarrassing than you felt it should've been.

    After a couple of minutes of walking silently, the three of you reach the fence line of the farm. Then Lyra pipes up.

    “I'm gonna go back to the apartment and check on Bon Bon, you don't need me anymore anyway.” She tells you.

    “Thats probably a good idea,” Both for Bon Bons sake, and yours.

    She runs off in another direction as you and Applejack walk through town silently, with you behind her. After awhile, you realize you're way to the library, and decide to inquire to Applejack about it. You walk up beside her and she acknowledges your presence briefly.

    “Hey AJ, where is Rainbow’s house anyway?” You look at her, but she doesn't look back.

    “Up in the clouds,” she says nonchalantly, you knew some pegasi could do that, but it still seemed like an extremely foreign concept to you. You also knew it was something those without wings could not do, or even stand on the clouds for that matter.

    “How the hell are we supposed to get up there?” Things seemed to get more complicated every time you spoke.

    “Twi can help us, shes got a spell she can cast and teleport us up there.” Well that was much easier than you thought it'd be.

    The two of you walked silently until you got to the library. Even though AJ said she forgave you, you couldn't help but think she still didn't really trust you to be around her. You hoped someday you could be friends again, but you knew you'd have to work towards it. It'd have to wait anyway, the Princess needed you for another task again as soon as you were ready.

    “Well, here we are,” the two of you walk up on the tree house library. AJ opens the door up without hesitation, which was something you'd no longer be doing. You walk into the place that smelled of books and looked like it had been carved out like a canoe, you never really got the chance to look at it before, but now that you thought about it, this place must've taken so much sanding to be livable somebodies arms could have fallen off.

    “Hey Twi! you in here?” AJ yelled up into the rooms upstairs.

    “I'll be down in a second!” a voice rang down.

    In a moment, the librarian made her way down the stairs, her dorky sweater vest covered in what could only be the dust of books long forgotten. “What do you guys need?” she looks to you and back to AJ.

    “We need you to cast that spell so that we can walk on clouds, then teleport us to Rainbow's house, if yall wouldn't mind.” AJ must need Twilight's magic quite often, considering the boldness of her statement, almost knowing it wouldn't be a problem.

    “Sure. I actually made a serum that works just as well for that, just let me find it real quick.” She went over to a drawer on the far side of the room, searching into its depths you could almost see what the contours of her skirt were hiding, then caught yourself. Either your sexuality has been reinvigorated tenfold, or Luna did something to you to make you think about sex every thirty seconds. It was never this bad while you were out in the woods, or in a demolished city, then again you were never surrounded by girls that cared for their appearance and hygiene daily, not to mention them being much easier on the eyes. You dashed the thought away as Twilight rose out of the drawer with a vial in hand.

    “This should do the trick, both of you take about half of it and you'll be good to go.” She handed it to AJ, who wordlessly knocked back her half, then handed it to you.

    “Try anything once I ‘spose,” you drank the rest of it and immediately felt a tingling sensation envelope you and lingers.

    “Alright, now just stand still, and you'll be at Rainbow Dash’s house in no time.” Her hands began to glow as she brought them up to the two of you. She swirled them in the air for a moment, covering you and Applejack in a purple veil.

    “I'll come up there in say... twenty minutes to take you back, have fun!” It occurred to you that nobody could have told her what actually happened, which was surprising, since you were asleep in her house for three days. You didn't pay it much mind for now, you had other things to address.

    With a sharp tensing of her hands, Twilight sent the two of you into a bright swirling vortex of magic, you almost had a panic attack, but managed to contain yourself. You had never really been around that much magic, so it would take some getting used to.

    Snapping out of the spell, AJ landed on her feet into the soft clouds with a bounce. You on the other hand, were spilled out of the spell on your face to find out the clouds werent quite as soft as they looked.

    “Hehe, you okay there partner?” She giggled at you and put out a hand for you. You take it to try and save what little pride you can.

    “Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.” You look up to see Rainbow’s house, its not a cloud house, its a cloud mansion. It spirals up into the sky with waterfalls of rainbow cascading down to the earth. Wisps of cloud decorate the outside of the white walls like a painting. It had to be at least three stories tall in regular building standards.

    “Woah...” You let out, marvelling the architecture.

    “Yeah, it is pretty fancy, she built it herself.” AJ lets you know. You have a newfound respect for the Rainbow haired girl, outside of her brash attitude, she was pretty talented.

    You walk with AJ to the off white door and she turns around to face you before she enters. “Now, Rainbow is one of my best friends in the whole world, ya hear? I’m still antsy about what I walked in on, I know it wasn't your fault or nothin’, but if you ever try somethin’ like that again I'll...” she stopped, with one hand on her hip and another pointed at you, she scrunched her mouth, not wanting to imply an attempted attack on you, since she already found out she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance against your experience in hand-to-hand- combat, “...just don't try anything like that again...please.”

    “I wouldn't dream of it, I am so sorry about what happened last time, I know I wont ever be able to make up for it.” You concede to her, you just wanted to make amends.

    “We'll see about that. Now, to deal with this here ordeal.” She smiled at you for half a second before turning to the door and raising a hand to knock on it.

    “Rainbow! You home! Its AJ!” she knocks loudly a couple of times then waits. After a couple of seconds the door cracks open and Rainbow looks out to AJ.

    “Hey, AJ...uh...wha-” She looks behind her friend and finds you standing there. Her eyes go wide and she slams the door in AJ’s face. You didn't even think a cloud door could make that loud of a sound.

    “Consarn it. Just give me a second. Rainbow, open up! He just wants to apologize!” Her pleadings come without a response.

    “She was shook up real bad when Luna came to us, she wouldn't listen to either of us, Luna finally had to carry her home.” Like you didn't feel bad enough as it is.

    AJ curses under her breath and begins to climb up the house into a window. You decide not to follow, waiting might be the better approach. After a couple of minutes of whispering behind the door that you couldn't make out, the door opens and AJ motions for you to come in. You abide, walking into the cloud home into the strange aura of its living room.

    “She said she'll take to you, she's upstairs, just don't make any sudden movements or nothing, i'll be right behind you.” You nod and head up the stairs at the end of the room, you open the door at the top into Rainbows well lit bedroom, her bed was massive, and it looked almost as comfortable as Luna’s. Rainbow was curled up in a chair on the right side of the room, near what you guessed was a closet. There were a couple of pictures set around the room, you could only guess that some of them were her parents, while a couple you could make out as her friends, and a lot with just her and AJ.

    Rainbow knew you came in, but clutched her knees to her chest and looked everywhere but at you. AJ just stood by the door and took her hat off. You sat down on the edge of her bed so you wouldn't be too close to her but could still talk to her. You looked up to her after sitting down, she looked like she had a rough couple of days. Her hair was matted and all over her face, she wore a worn out band shirt you couldn't make out with a faded pair of pants covering it up. She fidgeted at your stare and tried to tuck her bare feet under the cushion beside her.

    “Rainbow, I just came to say that I’m so sorry. I have a problem, I have nightmares from the war I can't control, about everything I went through, everyone who died, everyone I killed. I can't control them, but they haven't ever affected me to the point that I went that day. I almost had to leave this town behind forever out of fear of it happening again. Luna said that she broke the connection between my body and sleeping mind, so it won't happen again. I'm sorry about putting you through that, I can't take it back and I know i'll never be able to make up for it, but if someday you can find it in your heart to forgive a man who doesn't deserve it, I’d be honored to have someone like you as a friend again.” You look to her, she doesn't really change her demeanor. She looks at you with sad , tear stained eyes for a moment before darting off again. You figured this was all you could do so you got up and began out of the room, before you made things any worse.

    You looked to AJ and she just looked back at you, almost pitying you. You didn't want that so you just opened the door to leave.

    “Wait.” That wasn't Applejacks voice. It was crackly voice that sounded like she hadn't spoken much recently. You look back and see that Rainbow has moved from her seat and is standing towards you.

    “Come back...” She says softly to you. You walk back to her slowly, not knowing what she is going to do.

    As soon as you get within arms reach of her she tenses up and brings her right fist into your jaw. You want to say you deserved it so you just took it without reacting, but she was fast and it took you by surprise.It was a hard it too, you fall to your knee feeling a chip of a tooth swimming around your mouth, blood spills from the split flesh inside your mouth. Before you can do anything, Rainbow pushes you to your back and jumps on top of you, seemingly ready to strike again. Instead she leans down to kiss you. Bring you into an embrace she kisses you with newfound passion, and holds it for a little while. She breaks it and sits up on top of you with her hands on your chest, blood covering her mouth, which you found extremely hot for some reason.

    “You saved my life twice and then almost killed me, so I guess we're about even. I like you too much not to be your friend.” She gets a cocky smile and looks down to you. You suppose she just had to bring you down to size before she could stop being afraid of you, or something. You just wish she could do it some other way.

    “So you forgive me?” You attempt to say through the blood pouring into your mouth.

    “Hehe, yeah dude, we're cool. Just promise me it won't happen again.” She looked almost relieved as she got off of you, she didn't seem as tense.

    “You have my word.” You got up and looked at Rainbow with a bloody smile, which she returned.

    “Good, cause if you don't i'm going to kick your ass.” She says with a playful push. “Now get out of here, I've got some things I gotta take care of.”

    “Yes ma’am.” You tip your nonexistant hat to her.

    “What did I tell you about that shit?” she reprimands playfully.

    “Right, yes whatever.” You tease her.

    “Haha, get the fuck out of here.” She smiles and pushes the two of you out of her room to do whatever she needed to do.

    You make your way to the front door with AJ walking behind you. “Hey, I don't think I said it before, but thank you.” she says as you put your hand on the knob.

    “For what?” Thanks is something you didn't really think you needed right now.

    “The Princess had asked us to get those things for her a couple of days before you came. Me and Rainbow volunteered for it, and she told us we’d leave in about a week. But then you came, so she sent us off a couple days early. I just want to say thank you for coming with us. If you hadn't, we'd both be dead right now, there's know way we could've handled that on our own. So you didn't just save Rainbow’s life, so thank you.”

    You weren't expecting that, AJ was right, the girls would've been dead by nightfall, you were glad you showed up when you did.

    “Don't mention it, thats what I'm here for.” You open the door up and look out onto the...cloud porch? to see Twilight there waiting for you. She looks at the two of you and starts, “Well it took you two long enough, Ive been waiting here a w- What happened to you?!” Twilight rushed up and brought a hand to your face not sure what to do with it yet.

    “Its nothin’, it'll heal up in a couple days.” you've had much worse and lived, this won't be too much of a hassle, of course, Twilight thinks otherwise. “No it isn't! Let me help you.”

    Her hands light up with a purple glow and the same glow surrounds your swelling cheek. With a snap and a bright flash, Twilight puts her hands back down. “Alright feel it now,” she tells you, you push your tongue around what was once the wound to find it now closed and stopped bleeding.

    “Wow, thank you kindly.” you wish you knew that kind of magic during the war.

    “Don't mention it, that one took me awhile to master.Now I believe Luna has something she wishes to speak with you about.” Twilight says, AJ has lost interest and looks like she just wants to go home.

    “Thats about ri-” Twilight didn't even wait for you to finish before teleporting the lot of you to the library.

    Coming out of the bright magical vortex you see Twilight and Applejack land back down to the library, and you land a bit more gracefully on your face this time. “Hehe, whoops, I guess that takes some getting used to,” Twilight laughs at you.

    “You're telling me,” after you return to your feet, you look around the library for Luna.

    “Well I oughta be heading back to the farm bout now. Later Twilight, and you owe me one.” You nod and Twilight waves as you look back at her for the next question.

    “She should be in her room,” she shoots off and heads upstairs as you ponder if she can read minds. “See you later!” she shuts the door to her room, leaving you in the big empty library.

    You head over to Luna's door, and remembering this morning, knock to where you know she could hear you.

    “Come in.” You hear Luna say from the other side. You open the door and find Luna on the second level of the basement, hunched over a desk drawing up blueprints for something. You walk over to her, careful not to knock over any instruments or tools on your way. Luna stands up away from her task and faces you, you make your way down to the level and bow to her.

    “Rise soldier. Have you completed your desired ventures?” She asks you, standing at attention prompting you to feel a bit inadequate, and lustful at the same time, you begin to think she did something more than what she said to your mind. You ignore it and continue on with the conversation.

    “Everything I really needed is done. What did you need me to do next?” You ask.

    “Your enthusiasm is appreciated, For the next task I need you to travel to the city of Hoofington.” She paused after that, for reasons you don't understand.

    “For what your highness?” You remembered she wanted you to just call her Luna but it didn't seem appropriate right now.

    “My sister, Celestia has taken care to rebuild that city, and If she has rebuilt the industrial centers, then Ponyville could most certainly due with the supplies for further fortification. We have yet to be attacked, but I believe the phrase is better safe than sorry, I would like you to act as a courier to Hoofington, bringing the message that we are in need of certain supplies, and can trade with fresh food if need be, since I have projected a surplus from the new farm that will flourish from the new water source.” Seems easy enough, but that is a long way, if not by train that'll be maybe a week or so journey by foot. “The tracks have been almost demolished, so that is something we may need help with as well for the supplies to have a safe journey..” Son of a bitch, you thought.

“And...just ask her how she's doing, and if she would like to...visit sometime, oh I miss her at times.” Luna looked almost sad as she said that, which only made you want to help her more.

“Er, just come to the library tomorrow morning and I will give you the things you may need on your journey. You are dismissed.”

“Yes your majesty.” you bow to her again, she goes back to her blueprint, which looks like a beefed up watchtower at first glance, but you don't think much of it as you leave her room.

Going back to the main room in the library you see Twilight waiting there, suspiciously close to the door. “Uh, hey...” she jumps back. You just keep on walking, she tries to catch up to you like she wanted to say something, and she does.

“I overheard what Luna asked you to do, and I was just wondering...If I could go with you?” She says with a sheepish smile.

“No,” You doubt she's ever even been out there before, you doubt she even leaves the library much, you didn't want to be so curt with her, but the last thing you wanted was her to get killed if she came with you.

“What? I can defend myself you know, I wouldn't slow you down any either, in fact I could teleport you a couple miles at a time if I had a map!” she seems to get a little frustrated.

“I said no, Twilight.” As nice as the teleporting sounded, you just couldn't risk it, Rainbow was about as battle hardened as it came in this town, and you say what happened to her, you doubt Twilight would fare much better.

“But...I just want to see Celestia, its been forever since we've even been able to talk. I was her protege..and she just decides to take a whole other town. Its just not fair.” she pouts at you, but it wont work.

“Is it worth dying over Twilight?” You turn to her in a sudden seriousness.

“My magic is just as good as your guns, I can make a force-field that can be twice as good as any armor! Besides, you're going, what makes you possibly dying over it any better?” She almost yells at you.

“Because this town needs you Twilight. You aren’t expendable.” You tell her.

“And you are?!” Now she is upset.

“Someone has to be. You aren't going Twilight.” You close the door behind you and leave for Lyra and Bon Bon’s apartment. You think over your own realization on the way.

Expendable. That’s what you were. Just a pawn in a game, a mean to an end. These poor girls aren't. They need to be here in this town, even Rainbow Dash and Applejack, they weren't expendable, they weren't soldiers for a cause they didn't fully understand. But you were, as soon as you signed the enlistment papers you became expendable. You could've died on any one of the battlefields that you were sent out to, no one would've thought anything of it. Another soldier, killed in action, just another day, just another death. There was no escaping it, its what you had to be. You couldn't have came into this town and become a pastry chef or some shit, it would've been horrible. You were a soldier, a killer, a machine, its something you can't just turn off, no matter how you run from it. You can't change it now, you can't live a quiet life out in Dodge as a master gunsmith anymore, this was your life now. As much as you hated to admit it, you wouldn't have it any other way.

Your thoughts took you all the way up to the right apartment. You opened the door and headed inside, leaving your boots at the door.

You stride up to the dining room, but hear voices, so you slow down and hide behind the wall, feeling dastardly you listen in. They really need to get a louder door or something.

“So would you do it? You know you want to Bon.” You hear Lyra's voice.

“I don't know Lyra, I mean how would you even approach him about it, and what if he doesn't want to? It'll make things awkward.” You really hoped they were talking about what you think they were talking about.

“I know he's polite and all, but c'mon Bon Bon, all guys want sex,” Lyra says.

“I still don't know.”

“Oh, come on. You know those toys are getting old, don't you want the real thing, its not like we won't still be friends. He isn't like that.” Oh my. “You know what? I'm just going to ask next time I see him, like it or not.” Lyra says, as it sounds like she got up out of her chair. Fuck! Position about to be compromised! No escape route available! Bail out, Bail out!

“Wait, don't do that Lyra, I'll...I'll ask him when I'm ready.” Thank you Bon Bon, her distraction has given you some time to think of a plan, you sneak back over to the door and pretend like you are just coming in. Its the perfect crime.

Lyra walks around the corner just in time to see you swing the door open and come in. “Hey! We were just talking about you. How did your talk with Rainbow go?” Lyra says, barely hiding the fact that she was just talking about wanting the dick.

“It went fine, Rainbows alright. I just had a talk with the Princess, just got back.” Goddamn were you smooth as fuck.

Lyra looks down by the door frame, “Uh...Then why are your boots still here?”

“Huh?” you look down to where she was and there they were, the dastardly traitors, you would hang them for their mutiny against you, if they weren't inanimate objects.

“Fuck...I mean...I’mprettytiredsoI’mjustgonnatakeanapnowkthanksbye.” You dart into the guest room before any further shame is brought upon you. You crash down onto the bed, actually feeling tired, it was only around five, but you decided to take a nap anyway. Besides the shame of the failure of your sneaking attempt just now, today was a pretty good day. Hopefully the coming journey follows suit. You slowly drift off into a nap on the bed to get some rest.

Because Celestia knows you'll need it.