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The Preservation of Innocence (Part 6)
By Wall-o-textCreated: 2022-12-30 10:20:07
Updated: 2022-12-30 12:33:41
Expiry: Never
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>you are applejack
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>you’ve been sitting on the sidelines doing nothing for the past two weeks
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>twilight luna and Celestia have been doing all of the work against king sombra while the soldiers hold off the slave army
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>you often found yourself thinking about anon
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>oh how you wish to see him again
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>you can’t stand being away for so long but you have to stay
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>the fate of equestria could be in your hands if celestia needs the elements of harmony
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>and if equestria is in danger your family, friends and everyone you care about is in danger
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>including anon…
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>you’re just glad he’s at home safe and sound
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>you can't imagine how scared he would be in a place like this
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>seeing wounded ponies being carried to the medical tents
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>other ponies enslaved to do king sombra’s bidding
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>it was terrible
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>but at least anon was far away from all of it
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>someone like him would be too fragile for war
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>he just wouldn’t be able to handle it
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>ponies have gone to war for ages, if anon is any indication of his whole species then humans must have never gone through something like that
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>hay, even telling him about it would give him nightmares
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…
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>as you lay in your quarters you continue your mind wandering
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…
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>what are you going to tell anon when you get home
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>there’s no way you can tell him about all the gruesome details
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>he would probably start tearing up just hearing it
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…
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>that delicate boy…
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>gosh, you’re going to have to come up with a way to explain all this without scaring him…
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…
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>just as you start to think of an explanation for anon you hear a startling sound
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>the battlefield went quiet except for one sound
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>cries of agony from a single stallion
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>a powerful voice, could it be?
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>you rush out of the tent to see waves of purple flame disappear the moment you see them
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>you witness a dark stallion fall
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>and then the most shocking part happened
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>the slave ponies freed themselves of their helmets and began to look around
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>the equestrian army and the former slaves cheered as king sombra has finally been defeated
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>you could finally go home…
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>YOU COULD SEE ANON AGAIN!
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>like an energetic filly you start running in circles
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>all those days of waiting and doing nothing have finally caught up to you and culminated into your celebration
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>just as soon as you started celebrating you began to hear murmurs
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>murmurs which shifted to yelling
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>and yells turned to screams
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>you witness a dense black cloud fuming ahead of the equestrian army
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>the three princesses flew back towards camp
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>they shouted orders for retreat
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>as soon as it was heard a full blown panic emerged
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>desperate recruits began shuffling onto the train
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>you think to gather your friends
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>but as you look on they’ve gotten far closer to the train in the time it took you grasp the situation
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>you bolt straight towards it
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>crowds frantically file in
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>as you continue to push yourself in along with the crowd you notice the thick cloud makings its way over the camp
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>once inside, the overfilled train lifts off the brakes
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>with carrying capacity beyond any reasonable safety measures you were off
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>being stuck in the middle of the train cart you could barely get a look out the window
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>supplies from the other train being thrown out in place of civillians and soldiers
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>you see swarms of pegasi flying alongside the train
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>before it was out of eye sight, you saw the camp become engulfed in the dark cloud
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>many ponies coughing as they entered the supply train
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>you know something bad will come out of this but you’re not sure what
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>and you’re worried you will find out all too soon
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>https://youtu.be/Rz8djwebUj8 (from the ashes)
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>you are anon
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>you awaken to the mellow light shining into the forest where you lay
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>for a mere moment you feel as if you have gone to heaven or something
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>you were sure you were dead
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>before you could process it you took a deep breath
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>your lungs were sore from all you have gone through
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>you could still barely move
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>as you exhale you coughed wildly
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>you were sure you woud have died
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>where could the smoke have gone?
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>you sit yourself up against a tree
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>still unable to properly walk but enough energy to reach into your bag
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>you were starving
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>at first you thought you were only asleep for a few hours
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>you passed out somewhere in the afternoon
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>and woke up near the end of the day
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>and yet you feel fully rested
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>after what you went through, you must have slept for at least a day straight
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>your whole body still aches
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>you have just enough strength to reach into your bag
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>you were starving
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>you grabbed anything edible you could get your hands on and mindlessly ate
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…
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>you thought to yourself about how you were going to get home
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>your original plan was to take the train but after what went down that wasn’t an option
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>you crawled through the opening in the woods to the spot you took the commander down at
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>you turn your head towards the camp
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>empty and lifeless…
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>with the dark cloud chasing off all of the equestrian military there must have been an evacuation
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>meaning your ticket home was gone…
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…
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>hell, you have plenty of time to plan
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>with the condition you’re in right now planning and eating is all you’re good for
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>as you go through your rations bag by bag you formulate a plan
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>the crystal empire is far closer to you than ponyville
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>if anyone can help you it’s them
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>and knowing twilight would be a major advantage
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>just saying you are a friend of hers could get you some big favors
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>at least you hope…
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>your second and most risky option is to follow the train tracks back home
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>with the time it took just to get here on train it could take upwards of a week on foot
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>it was over 24 hours to get here by train
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>you can’t accurately guess how long it would take on foot but you know for certain it would take far too long with the supplies you have on you
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>you refill your rifle despite how little extra oil it needs
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>you push in a single steel ball as well
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>Anonymous…
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>your new engraving fits a lot better than your old one
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…
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>applejack…
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>you can’t bring yourself to worry about that right now
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>you know for certain that by the time you get home she will know everything about your plan
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>no amount of money could keep applebloom shut for that long
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>hell the whole plan was to keep her quiet while applejack wouldn’t be suspicious
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>with at minimum 2 days of you not being home applebloom will surely tell her at some point
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…
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>they’re going to think you’re dead…
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>god this is a bad situation…
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>well, it’s not AS bad of a situation as it was before…
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>at least there’s comfort in that…
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…
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>you know, you would have thought that your rifle wouldn’t have done much
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>who would have thought it could go through magic of all things
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>maybe the bullet was so fast he couldn’t react?
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>or you just caught him by surprise?
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>hell whatever it was, you SEVERLY underestimated what you could do
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>of course that doesn’t matter now
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>all you want to do is get home and give applejack a big hug
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>and play with applebloom or listen to big mac again
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>hell, you almost want to hear rainbow taunting you again
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>almost…
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…
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>after hours of eating and thinking you reach down into your bag for more
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…
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>nothing?
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>you reach down again searching harder
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>you’re sure you brought more than that
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>you bring the bag up to your lap and look
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…
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>nothing…
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>you look to your side and see an obscene amount of litter scattered across the forest
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>you jokingly think how nice it would be to get arrested and taken to jail for that right about now
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>would make things a lot easier for you
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>without any food left you let yourself drift back to sleep in hopes of recovery
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>by the next day you wake up feeling far better
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>you could almost say you’re fully recovered
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>but you know better than to push yourself to test this idea
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>your unusually ravenous appetite likely played a role
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>you settle on your plan to head to the crystal empire
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>you decide make way there
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>it’s pretty small from where you are
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>at least you know where you’re headed
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>https://youtu.be/8dYZ99UWn4Q (Equestria’s forgotten hero)
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>the path you took towards the crystal empire was through the middle of the battle grounds
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>The stains in the snow were still there
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>some stains were small but other were spread wildly
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>through them you could almost imagine how the battles were played out
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>certain areas must have been held for short periods while others held for days at a time
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>it’s tragic really
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>you hope applejack didn’t have to see any of it
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>you can’t imagine how awful it would have been for her
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>christ, twilight directly participated in the war…
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…
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>it hurts to think about
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>you really don’t want things to change when you get home
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>you’re hoping that when you get home you can throw this whole thing behind you and go on like nothing happened
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>sure, you managed to get big mac out of this mess
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>but twilight?
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>she’s been here from the start
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>and she’s played a huge role
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>meaning she’s surely seen the worst of the war that even you haven’t seen
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>it’s an awful thought to have
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>but applejack and big mac are the least of your concerns now
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>twilight went through something far worse
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…
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>is it possible to help her after it all?
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>dammit man, thoughts for later…
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>you need to push yourself to get home
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>without you applejacks going to worry herself to tears
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>the trip towards the crystal empire was quiet
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>besides the sound of mild wind there was nothing
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>the snow flew just barely above the ground
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>the moonlight reflected off the open area
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>it was very peaceful
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>but staying too long could be fatal for you
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>you’re not sure how long your going to last without any food
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>you hope someone is still at the crystal empire
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>considering the slave army that commander guy hadmust have come from the crystal empire there might not be many ponies left there
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>if any at all…
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>https://youtu.be/4EBm0Z9RI34 (Like an empty mall)
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>the crystal empire was bright
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>you can certainly see why it was called the crystal empire
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>the buildings shined brightly
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>it felt like the city itself was alive…
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>and yet it also felt dead
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>there was no one around
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>and if you were honest with yourself it scared you
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>it was quiet
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>too quiet for you
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>you were almost too nervous to call out for anyone
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>but considering the position your in now you had no other choice
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“Um, hello? HELLO? Uh ANYONE THERE?”
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…
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>nothing
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>great, just great
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“THE GUY THAT HAD THOSE PONIES IN HELMETS, HE’S GONE NOW”
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…
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>still nothing
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>this isn’t good
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>the city itself looked like it was putting on a facade
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>it was creepy
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>there wasn’t a way to explain it but it was off putting
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>enough that you felt urged to go somewhere else
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>maybe that castle had food
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>your sure there’s got to be something left here
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>there can’t be nothing
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>so you make your way into the castle
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>https://youtu.be/J0DfhW9sqQU (into the dark)
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>the outside made you uncomfortable
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>but the inside the castle was worse
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>it was dark, but you could still see relatively fine
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>every step you took echoed no mater how quiet you tried to be
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>even the slightest noise reverberates within the castle
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>you slowly crept your way around the place in hopes of finding a kitchen
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>with how luxurious this place was you hoped there would be a big kitchen…
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>no amount of hopeful thinking could offset your worries as you made your way through the castle
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>this place was a maze…
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>as you made your way around you noticed a long winding staircase going far down into what seemed to be a basement
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>or a dungeon…
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>if worst comes to worst you can always go to a random house in hopes there’s food in there
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>if you can even find your way out…
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>as you went down it became darker and darker
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>the eerieness of it all becomes clearer to you the further down you go
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>by the time you make it to the bottom it’s pitch black
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>you figure it’s a waste to be down here
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>that is until you heard a noise from behind a door…
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“I-I’M FRIENDS WITH TWILIGHT!”
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“IF-IF YOU HURT ME SHE’S GOING TO COME FOR YOU!”
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>you’re terrified
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>you pray your baseless threat works as you can hardly even find the steps to make your way back up the stairs
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>”you’re friends with twilight?”
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>https://youtu.be/OPlK5HwFxcw (The Queen comes out of hiding)
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>that voice
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>it sounded soft
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>you hear a door creak open as someone walks through
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>her horn lights up illuminating the small room
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>you were at a loss for words
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>you finally found someone after days of seeing nobody
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“Uh, yeah, i mean, i’ve borrowed a book from her once, but we know eachother”
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“I live in ponyville after all”
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>she gives you a relieved look
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>”there was a war going on, what happened?”
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“Well, to put it simply equestria won, but as the leader of the slave army fell he released a dark cloud and all the ponies escaped for the trains”
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>she looks at you inquisitively
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>”then, what are you doing here?”
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“I got caught in the cloud and was left behind”
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“I’m trying to find a way home, but, nobody knows I was gone”
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“So there’s no one to come look for me and i have to find my way back somehow”
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>”I am truly sorry to hear this, is there anything i can do to help?”
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>you knew exactly what you needed
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“Well, if it’s not a bother, i really need to get something to eat, ive run out of food and im not sure where else i could get any”
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>she chuckles slightly
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>”believe me, this can be arranged, iv’e been down here for the duration of the war”
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>”shining armour said it would be for the best but it was very unpleasent”
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>”if you have any other requests please tell me, it would at least be entertaining to do something after all this waiting”
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>you can sympathize with her on that
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>boredom is the worst
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>”follow me, i’ll lead you to the kitchen”
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>”let us hope there’s something left after what happened to the crystal empire”
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>you are applejack
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>the train made a stop at canterlot
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>the crowd rushed out
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>you step outside to find your friends huddled together
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“RAINBOW, RARITY!”
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>you shout as you rush towards them
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>rainbow looks at you
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>”AJ, DID YOU SEE THAT BIG CLOUD!”
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>”IT WAS INSANE!!!”
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>rarity interjects
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>”what do you think it was?”
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“I’m not sure but all i know is it can’t be good”
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“I really need to get back to ponyville, you know when the next train is?”
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>rainbow rolls her eyes
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>”NEXT TRAIN? Are you kidding me? Those things are going to be busy for ages”
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>”if we want to get back to ponyville we need a chariot”
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“I don’t care what we go in, we need to go as soon as possible”
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>rarity turns to you in concern
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>”applejack, what’s got you so worked up?”
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“ANON, he ain’t never been this long without someone there for him”
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>before you can continue rainbow interrupts
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>”oh my GOSH aj, he’ll be fiiiiine, quit worrying so much”
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>rarity agrees
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>”I have to agree with rainbow dash on this one AJ, he should be plenty fine on his own”
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>something about hearing this infuriates you
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>you can’t blame them, they don’t know anon like you do
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>but you’re only concern now is getting back to ponyville
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“Look, i know yall don’t see eye to eye with me on this but i REALLY must be going”
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“Im grabbing a chariot while i still can”
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“If you wanna get back to ponyville any time soon i suggest you come with me, im sure chariots are runnin’ low as it is already with this here crowd”
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>the two of look at each other
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>rarity speaks up
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>”alright, but we have to get fluttershy and pinkie too”
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>”i’m sure twilight has business in canterlot, besides, she could probably be given priority transport from celestia herself”
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>rainbow adds to the plan further
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>”okay, i’ll round up pinkie and fluttershy, you and applejack go find a chariot for us in the mean time okay?”
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>both you and rarity nod in unison
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>after nearly an hour you and rarity manage to secure a chariot
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>soon after rainbow returns with pinkie and fluttershy
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>the ride home was slow but far better than hoofing it back
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>the second you touch down in ponyville you jump off and run home
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>you burst through the door to greet everyone
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>you hear running down the stairs
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>applebloom turns to see you
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>”AJ OH MY GOSH YOUR HOME AHHHHHHHH!!!”
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>she bolts towards you and gives you the biggest hug she could
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“Oh applebloom it’s so nice to see you again”
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>”AJ, I missed you so much”
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>you let go of applebloom
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“ANON, BIG MAC GET DOWN HERE I’M HOME!!!”
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…
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>nothing…
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>you turn to applebloom to ask her where they are but something catches you off guard
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>she’s shaking…
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“Applebloom, you alright? What’s going on?”
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>she starts full blown panicking
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>hyperventilating and shivering
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“Applebloom where is anon and big mac?”
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>you start questioning her more worried than before
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>what the hay is going on here
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>why is she freaking out so much
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>she doesn’t respond
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>she only pannicks and sniffles
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>with the worry growing on you, you grow impatient
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“Applebloom you need to tell me where they are!”
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“C’mon just spit it out!”
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>now she’s crying
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>really crying
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>she’s starting to really scare you
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“APPLEBLOOM THIS IS SERIOUS YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHERE THEY ARE THIS INSTANT!!!”
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>applebloom is full blown sobbing
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>maybe yelling at her was too much but your almost as panicked as she is at this point
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“APPLEBLOOM-”
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>”THEY'RE GONE!”
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…
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>oh dear celestia…
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“WHERE? WHERE DID THEY GO?”
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>she’s completely inconsolable at this point
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>”BIG MAC GOT S-SENT TO THE-THE CRYSTAL EM-EMPIRE A-AND, AND, ANON SAID HE WAS GUH-GOING TO KEEP HIM SAFE AND-AND HE WENT ON THE TRAIN WITH HIM AND-”
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>your fully freaking out at this point
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>the more applebloom talks the worse it gets
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>”AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU BUT-BUT THEY’RE NOT AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY ARRRRRRREEEE!!!”
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>applebloom starts uncontrollably sobbing
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>your at your breaking point
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>not only did big mac get sent off to war
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>but anon went with…
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>your certain big mac is in canterlot by now
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>everyone made it on to the trains one way or another
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>but anon…
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>dear celestia, anon’s in trouble
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>REAL trouble
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>he could be…
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>no…
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>no please don’t think that…
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>you rush back to the chariots
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>you’ve got to get anon before he’s hurt
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>that stupid boy…
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>who knows how scared he is right now…
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>https://youtu.be/6nzH0X6lSCI (food frenzy)
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>you are anon
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>THIS PLACE HAS EVERYTHING
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>OATS FRUITS JELLY JAM
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>YOU COULD EAT FOR AGES DOWN HERE
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>running around the whole kitchen you gather everything you need to make the biggest bowl of oatmeal this empire has ever seen
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>as you run around gathering the ingredients you notice something amazing
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“YOU GUYS HAVE ZAP APPLE JAM?”
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>before she has a chance to respond you grab the whole jar and run off to make your oats
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>you turn on the stove and gather everything else
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>bowl spoon pot all the utensils
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>while you throw everything in to cook you pop open the jar of zap apple jam
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>you’ve never had any before but you figured now was the best time to try it
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…
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>it was AMAZING
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>it was somehow like every fruit imaginable but in the best way possible with a taste that you’re confident literally shocks your taste buds
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>as the oatmeal was finishing you pour it all into the bowl and mix in your jam
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>having little patience you throw in an ice cube to cool it all down
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>with everything mixed in you down it like a rabid animal
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>your first proper meal in days and it couldn’t have been better
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>with it finished you figure it to be a good idea to make another
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>and another…
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>https://youtu.be/KcwaDLQ0j_g (A peaceful conversation)
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>after finally having a decent meal you felt amazing
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>”well, you certainly were hungry”
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>”it’s about time you filled me in on what’s happened”
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“Of course”
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“Gosh where do i begin…”
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>”well, i havent done much of anything for the past few weeks”
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>”but i’m sure you’re anxious to get home”
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>”so how about the short version”
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>the short version
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“Well, where should i start?”
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>the two of you make your way to the opening in the castle
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>it was still dark out but there was a sliver of blue on the horizon
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>as you sat down, you asked her something
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“Before i start, who are you exactly?”
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>”I’m princess cadence, the princess of love”
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“Well, I’m anonymous, uh, employee at sweet apple acres…”
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“I just go by anon though”
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>she giggles slightly
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>”well, very nice to formally meet you anon”
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>”now tell me, how did the war end?”
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>the war
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>considering you were the one to end the war, you explained your journey starting from when you got off the train
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>the further you went on the more interested she looked
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>”my, you had to do all that walking?”
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>she would constantly interject full of interest in your story
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>”but how is that possible?”
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>”you broke his horn with, this thing you’re carrying?”
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>you lift it up to show her
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“Well, yeah”
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>she inspects it for a moment
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>”show me how it works”
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>you pause for a second
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>”this place already has a bit of damage, a tiny bit more won’t be a big deal”
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>”why not aim at that building over there”
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>you comply and take aim
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>after firing cadence jumps a little
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>immedietly after you can hear the bullet crack against the crystal building
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“Yup, that’s all there is too it”
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>”amazing, ive never seen anything like it”
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“Honestly, im surprised it even did anything against sombra, i thought his magic would just, i don’t know, deflect it, or something”
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>”well, it seems to move pretty fast and you can’t see it in the air, i would have been surprised if he could deflect something like that”
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>you continued on with your story until you got to the point of where you are now
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>”well, i’m just glad you’re alright after all that”
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>”but I believe the crystal empire owes you a large debt”
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>”please if there’s anything i can do just say it”
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“As much as i wish you could help me im not sure you can”
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“All i want is to get back to ponyville but with just you here im not sure that’s possible”
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>she thinks to herself a moment
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>”that’s not entirely true, i could take you as far as canterlot but ponyville would be a bit much for me”
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>”especially with you on my back”
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>you do a double take on that last part
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“On your back?”
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>”well, we don’t really have any other option, and i do owe you quite a bit”
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>”as embarrassing as it is, it will have to do”
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>”i’ll probably have to cast a spell to make you lighter”
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>”but we could at least make it to canterlot by tomorow”
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>as embarrassing as it was for you as well, you didn’t see any other good options
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>besides, your desire to see applejack again far outweighs any worries of embarrassment
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>once cadence cast the spell, you felt incredibly light
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>for a moment you jumped around ecstatic about the feeling of low gravity
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>but even then, you were still too hung up on seeing applejack again that you couldn’t enjoy it for long
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>you hopped onto cadences back and she spread her wings and you were off
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>the breeze on your face was nice
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>being able to see the ground from a birds eye view was scary at first
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>you held on tightly to cadence for a while until you were used to it
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>a part of you wishes it could have been applejack you held for safety
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>that homesick feeling was growing quite large
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>the only thing you want is to see applejack again
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>it’s all you can think about really
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>as time passed you grew more comfortable with the flying
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>it became quiet once cadence maintained a steady pace
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>”so, applejack was it, how did she react when you and her brother left for the war?”
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>when you told her the story you neglected to mention where applejack was
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“Uh, the thing is, she wasn’t supposed to know i went on this whole thing…”
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“But since it’s been so long since all the ponies went back home she’s bound to know now”
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>”anon, why would you keep something like this a secret from her?”
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“Applejack… she worries about me a lot, she has a tendency to, i wouldn’t say overreact”
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“But she tends to think of me as, well, she called it ‘sensitive’”
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“Sure, i guess she was kind of right, but when big mac got drafted there was no one else who could help him but me”
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“I was hoping she wouldn’t have to find out i left at all, since she probably already knows by now, im sure she’s beyond distressed”
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>cadence goes quiet
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>”I think she really cares about you anon…”
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>”i mean, i’m not trying to make assumptions or anything, but, i am the princess of love after all”
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>”do you think it’s possible she could feel that kind of way about you?”
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>deep down you desperately hope so
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>you can’t imagine anyone more perfect than her
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>she took such good care of you
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>and it meant so much
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>being cared for like that gave you the most serene feeling you’ve ever felt
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>and you want to feel it everyday with her
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“I hope so…”
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…
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>the rest of the ride was quiet
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>maybe cadence could sense how you felt
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>you really hope it didn’t make things awkward
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>but that quiet didn’t last
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>https://youtu.be/YO3-_fdOSUs (Changeling invasion theme)
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>a sudden swarm of, something, flew far too close for comfort to you two
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>you’ve never seen ponies like this before
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>hell, were they ponies?
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>they were pitch black
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>and the darkness of the night made them all barely blend in
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>but the sudden breeze mixed with the dark swarm passing you was enough to tell it was something
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>cadence panicked and dove to the ground
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>she chose a spot by the railway you too to the crystal empire
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>the second she hit the ground you jumped off and laid there
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>the two of you were dead quiet as the swarm passed
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>you’re not sure what’s going on but seeing cadence panicked like this meant something must be wrong
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>by the time the swarm passed cadence spoke to you in an aggressive but hushed tone
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>”CHANGLINGS, THEY’RE HEADED TO CANTERLOT”
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“What the hell is a changeling?”
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>”they invaded the crystal empire once, and now they’re coming to canterlot”
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>invaded?
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>dammit, you just want to go home
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>you just want there to be peace
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>you hate all this conflict, all this fighting
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>it’s taken a heavy toll on you
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>far more than you care to admit
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>but for all you know big mac could still be in canterlot
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>”those ponies, my people, THEY’RE ALL THERE”
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>her whisper yelling was tense
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>”they’re going to steal their love, we can’t let that happen!”
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>how the fuck does a changeling ‘steal love’?
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>all you know is that it’s important enough that cadence is freaking out
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>”anon, i need you to trust me and trust me fully do you understand? Not a single objection to what i got it?”
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>you were worried but you you nodded
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>”get back on and shoot at them, do not stop shooting okay, pony lives are on the line do you understand?”
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>”we need to do everything we can to stop them!”
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>”i mean EVERYTHING anon, okay?”
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>despite all of this being out of your depth, you comply
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>you immediately hop back on and cadence leaps off into full speed
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>she heads just slightly in front of the swarm
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>you can barely see them but the swarm is big enough that no matter where you shot into them it would hit somewhere
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>with your legs wrapped as tightly as you can to her you lay backwards and shoot upside down while cadence keeps the pace towards canterlot
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>you never wanted to get into something like this
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>but a monarch begging you for your help means this is something terribly serious
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>the swarm speeds up after noticing a few of them suddenly drop from the swarm
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>they target the two of you
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>never being able to fully catch up but desperate to catch you
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>you empty everything you have into the swarm
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>no matter how much you shoot into the swarm they never let up
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>eventually your gun runs out of ammo
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“CADENCE THEY’RE GETTING CLOSE LOSE EM WHILE I RELOAD”
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>she likely didn’t understand what you meant fully
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>but she sure as hell knew you needed her to buy you time and get them off your back a moment
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>cadence flew wildly
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>her wings were far bigger than theirs
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>she would twist and turn to avoid their grasp
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>the changelings were wildly determined to cath the two of you
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>all the motion made you dizzy
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>the only thing you were focused on was pushing the ammo back into the rifle
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“WE’RE GOOD FLY STRAIGHT AGAIN!”
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>with a few cycles of this the swarm noticeably got smaller
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>it was still disgustingly large
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>the dent you did to them was worth something that was certain
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>but after a while ammo ran dry
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>no matter the fuel efficiency you had, without ammo it was pointless to continue with the air assault
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“CADENCE I'M COMPLETLY OUT!”
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“WE NEED TO HEAD STRAIGHT TO CANTERLOT! NOW!!!”
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>without hesitation she bolted straight to canterlot
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>she was seemed incredibly winded
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>between breaths she spoke
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>”ANON, IT’S GOING TO BE A FAST LANDING WHEN WE GET THERE”
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>she gasps for breath
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>”I HAVE TO GATHER THE ARMY, WHEN I LAND JUMP OKAY?”
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“GOT IT!”
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>right as you near the center of canterlot you see everypony
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>fucking hell…
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>there’s almost as many ponies just standing outside as there are in the swarm coming right for them
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>for a split second the only people who knew how much trouble canterlot was in was you and cadence
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>right as you two neared the ground she shouted
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>”ANON JUMP!”
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>you jumped off to one side and rolled
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>you were incredibly dizzy again
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>but by the time you orient yourself you could already hear the screams of all the ponies
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>there were medical tents being gaurded by soldiers with fear written all over them
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>undoubtebly they were not prepared for something like this
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>this was bad
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>you knew canterlot was completely unprepared for something like this
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>especially with the refugees from the crystal empire, this place was wildly over crowded
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>but what came next was far more horrifying
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>https://youtu.be/75P0QGi3RO0 (Terror from where you stand)
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>you were completely alone
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>cadence ran off leaving you completely alone
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> except for the screams of other ponies
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>the swarm had landed
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>though not on the ground
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>on every pony they could jump onto
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>you rushed towards the first pony being bitten
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>you screamed so loud your ears rang silencing out the screams from all over canterlot
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>your bayonet pushed straight into the first changeling
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>as you kept rushing past the bitten pony you tossed the changeling off the end of your rifle
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>there was something horrific about killing up close
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>you could have sworn you heard it scream before it died
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>you endlessly charged every changeling in sight
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>your screams were the only thing keeping you sane
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>the ringing in your ears kept out the horrible sounds
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>the swarm was unforgiving
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>a changeling bit your arm
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>in the urgency of it all you fell to the ground and bit down on the changelings muzzle like an animal
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>without your deafening screams you could hear the cries of the changeling
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>your teeth dug violently in
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>the second the unlatched you sank your blade into the changeling in the side while it was on the ground
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>it made you feel physically sick
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>every pony you saw being attacked you would rush to help
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>the streets seemed to empty themselves of ponies but the swarm in canterlot got larger and larger no matter how many you killed
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>there weren’t any ponies left to save
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>the swarm began to intentionally target you
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>with every changeling you dug your bayonet into another would bite
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>their teeth were thin and their bite force was just enough to dig into you
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>your screams became cries
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>to the changelings they were fierce war cries
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>but to yourself they were out of horrible distress
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>it was far too much for you to handle
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>but there was no one who was coming to save you
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>you were entirely on your own with this
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>the blood was disgusting
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>it was all over the ground
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>it would pool in the grooves on the stone streets
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>within time some soldiers began to appear
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>they helped take care of some changelings but would mostly stay in their small areas
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>maybe they were there the whole time
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>but your laser focus on your next targets prevented you from noticing
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>you were viciously fighting for your life
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>your throat hurt from all of the cries
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>even breathing felt painful as the air grazed the tender parts of your throat
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>without anything to drown the noise you heard every little detail
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>their horrible cries for mercy as your blade sank into their chests
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>there was no stopping it, your momentum would be too much by the time they beg
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>the first time you heard it you tried to forget it, you thought it was delusion
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>but it would happen again and again
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>their cries sounded so young
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>your very last attempt was the most horrific
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>you chased a changeling but instead of attacking back it ran and cried in fear
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>you couldn’t bring yourself to continue
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>you fell to your knees with such a large drop in energy
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>with your hands on the ground all you could see was the thin layer of liquid on the stone
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>without the rush of adrenaline you could process it all
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>they were screaming…
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>oh god they were screaming
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>you started gagging like you were going to throw up but you had nothing in you
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>they were so violent
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>but they, fuck, they were screaming for you to stop
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>you look up to see there was no one around
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>only those changelings left over from what transpired
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>you think back to your ringing ears
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>how many changelings begged for you to stop and you didn’t listen
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>you could hear fighting still going on further away
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>but from where you are there’s nobody left
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>just you, your deep regrets and the sound of fighting in other parts of canterlot
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>you wouldn’t dare pick up that rifle again
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>what you did was horribly wrong
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>you silently cry in frustration while the pressure behind your eyes continues to build
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>you couldn’t process it all
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>you knew they were attacking ponies
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>hell you saw them sink their teeth into one
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>but the fact they could be so afraid
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>the fact they begged you not to kill them and you didn’t listen
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>it made everything so tragically confusing
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>you couldn’t think straight
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>you just wish none of it would have happened
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>you get up and stumbled down the road leaving your rifle behind
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>you never want to see it again
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>you sniffle as you make your way down the road with labored breathing
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>you were done
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>you couldn’t take it anymore
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>and you just want applejack to make this all better again…
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