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// A Day To Remember 
// Story: The Left Behind. 
// by Prince_Nebula 
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	Spike continues to sit on the bed then looks at the radio.

"It couldn't hurt..." He stands up and shuts the door to his room, hearing it click to lock as it closed. He walks back to the bed and turns on the radio.

{The P.A.R.T.Y. Rebellion struck again last night, taking out soldiers from both sides.
Pvt. Snalis, Solar Empire. Delta Squad: KIA
Ltn. Sonic Stream, N.L.R. Unit 047: KIA
Cor. Sunny Side, Solar Empire, Delta Squad: Missing
And Pvt. Snips, Solar Empire, Delta Squad: Missing
Thank you for listening to E.I.R.S. Funded by Sweet Apple Aches, have an Apple with a bullet on the side. 
Please enjoy your usual classical broadcast.} The radio cuts off, and a couple seconds later classical music begins playing through the worn speakers.

Spike sits for a second with noting but classical music filling the air.

"This needs to stop." He stands up from his chair and opens the door, only to be caught off guard by Sweetie Belle.

"Spike... I-I'm sorry for last night it's.... It's just I know how much you're hurting and-" She is interrupted by Spike giving her a close hug.

"I understand.... But there's no need for you to be sorry." Spike breaks the embrace and looks at the girl. "Because it's my fault..." He looks towards the holding room. "And... I...." He looks back to her. "I'm gonna fix it... For both of us..." He turns and makes his way to the door of the room and opened it.

"What are you doing? We're not allowed to go in there!" Sweetie Belle followed behind him as he entered. "If we get caught in here, Lyra will tan our hides!"

"Not if I'm gone before she can get me." He pulls out a pair of S.E. Combat Leggings from the rack and checked them to see if they would fit.

Sweetie Belle grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. "You're not doing what I think you're going to do are you?" She looked into his eyes with fearful ones.

He draped the pants over his shoulder and moved on, checking each pair of clothing that could fit on him until he had a full Solar Empire Private Uniform. "I'm going to stop this. And I'm going to make this better." He locked eyes with her. "Trust me."

She returned his gaze tears coming to her eyes. "Spike.... I... I don't want to lose anyone else..." She sniffled.

Spike walked up to her and kissed her on her forehead then looked into her eyes once more with a reassuring gaze. "You won't." He walked past her and grabbed a rifle, a pistol, and some ammo then returned to his room.

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"Where do you think you're going?!" Lyra yelled as she sprinted at Spike from down the hallway as he walked towards the entrance of the hospital dressed in the full S.E. garb. "You're not leaving this building!" She said as she stood in front of the door, blocking Spike's way of leaving.

"Get out of the way Lyra..." He said as he moved a hand towards the door, only to be slapped out of the way by the panting woman in front of him.

"No! You are not leaving!" She continued to keep her ground as Fluttershy and Bon-Bon ran up as well.

"Spike wh-where are you going?" Fluttershy said as she stood next to him.

"To fix this..." He said continuing to look at Lyra.

Fluttershy grabbed onto his arm and looked up at him with pleading eyes. "P-Please Spike... Don't go..."

Spike teared up slightly then took off the helmet and looked at her. "But I need to do this..."

"I know you think you do." She pulled him slightly away from the door. "But you need to stay safe... So... Let's put this uniform back... And get something to eat.... How does that sound?" She gave a loving smile.

Spike sighed as he nodded. "That... That sounds nice..." He said as they began walking back to the holding room.

Fluttershy kept hold of his arm, loosening her grip slightly. "What you're doing is the right choice."

Spike chuckled as he saw Lyra move away from the door from the door. "Th-That's what Twilight said... When I stopped taking acting lessons!" He broke out of her hold and bolted to the door, almost tearing it off the hinges as he ran through it and down the path as Lyra chased after him but was unable to keep up.

Fluttershy stood still dumbfounded at the boys actions then is broken from it when she hears Bon-Bon call for her.

She enters Spike's room where Bon-Bon was calling from. "Y-Yes Bon-Bon?"

"Take a look at this..." She picked up the radio and showed her the top of it, and engraved on the top of it was.


'Listen everyday, Never hear my name'