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// The Assistant: Thoughts 
// Story: The Assistant 
// by gamemaster36 
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I saw earlier that the Rainbow ones house was clear across the little town. I could not just walk through with the small group of three to there. I had to ask once again for them to go without me. It was hard to get the yellow Pegasus to leave my side, but she agreed quickly when I told her the consequences if she did not go with the others. This again left me alone only to think as I sit under the tree I was standing by earlier. I was meditating taking in the beautiful nature and color of this planet. The story I told of how I got my senses made me think of all the times I left my closes friends behind. Dante was one of the harder friends to leave. I was in their world for at least 30 years before it was time to part ways. It made me feel sick to see Dante age so much before my eyes. I met him when he was only 25. He had grown up so much and became a great warrior. I had to go and stop him from doing something stupid before he would die.

“Wait!”, I yelled to the young Dante.
I remember back almost a thousand years to when I was first starting this job. I was naive back then and thought I should take every problem head on instead of waiting to find out more about the people before I approach them.
“What?”, He said, annoyed and coming to a halt.
Dante was a fierce warrior when I left, but when I arrived, he was as naive as me. He was told of a beast that was bothering a neighboring village to his. He needed to prove himself before the king so he could be crowned a knight.
“You can't fight that beast yet! He will rip you apart!”
“How would you know? Have you seen him Assistant?”
“Yes. He stands at least five feet taller than you and is quicker and faster than you. You can't do it alone!”
I have never fought anyone or anything yet, but before I came to this job, I trained with some expert level fighters in different dimensions before coming here.
“How can you help? You look weaker than anyone on this planet!”
I became frustrated at this insult. I took a fighting stance and prepared myself.
“Then come at me if you think your so great!”
With a swift motion, he pulled his sword out of the back of his shimmering silver armor and took his fighting stance. He lunged at me as I continued to think. With a flash his sword hit nothing but air as I jumped back with lightning speed. He looked up to see me a few feet away from where he struck. He got angry and lifted the sword swiftly to try and hit me. I move aside to let the sword pass me by and made my move. I shifted forward and hit the middle of his chest piece with the palm of my hand. I had put enough force into the hit to send Dante flying back. He rolled back and landed on his face in the dirt road toward the village. He did not expect such a hit from someone as frail looking as me.
“True strength is not found in muscle! It is found in the head and heart!”, I spoke to the face down warrior.
“You were focused on the attack and not my movements. If you saw me dodge your upward thrust you would have dodged that hit.”
Slowly, Dante got up as he had a shocked expression across his face.
“Co-could you teach me how to do that?”, He said, regaining his composure.
I was surprised at how he was not even phased by that strike. That hit was powerful enough to take down a house! Dante may not have been an excellent fighter, but he could take a powerful hit.
“Sure.”, I said chuckling at the idea of teaching Dante.

That was a good time in my new job. It was before I realized how I would have to be leaving close friends behind. Now when I do my jobs, I make it priority number one to stay away from close friendship. I may be Immortal, but I have never learned to let go of those closest to me. Every friend I have left, every time I abandoned them left a permanent scar in my mind of how I will never see them again.

I snap outta my thought as I slowly open my eyes to see me staring up into the sky. I sigh as I see birds fly by and hear the sweet music emanating from them.

“Gee sir, how are you doing that!”
I am shocked by the sudden voice as I look around where I was meditating.
“What!? Who's there!?”, I question getting nervous that I have been spotted.
I look down to see three very small ponies looking up at me with amazement. 


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(Sorry about the short chapter Still need someone to proofread chapters 4, 5, and this one and future ones. I can only re-read and look over, but I need someone else to check for story errors and/or spelling errors. Thank you for reading :D)