“ATTACK!!! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!” Those words woke Rainbow from her slumber with Fluttershy. Fluttershy woke after word,
“What's going on?” she asked Dash, having to talk over an explosion.
“We're under attack.” Rainbow answered.
“Well, then I gotta-AHH.” Fluttershy yelled as she tried to stand .
“No.” Dash said. “You stay in bed, you were only shot two days ago.”
“Fine.” Fluttershy said, climbing back into bed.
“Good,” Rainbow kissed Fluttershy's forehead and grabbed her rifle. “I'll be back.” At that, Dash ran out of the room.
Rainbow's hair whipped in the cold breeze outside. The dirt walls of the Ponyville Trenches stood high above her head. Dash flew out, and got into her sniping position. Above her the Wonderbolts, now an elite air force team, flew into the battle, dropping bombs into the Griffon trenches and fighting the ones who were flying.
Fluttershy lay in her bed, Scootaloo in the bed next to her, and other patients next to her. Over the sounds of combat, Fluttershy heard the sound of somepony coming. Gunfire followed the footsteps, and she heard ponies yell out. Fluttershy felt defenseless, knowing she couldn't go to the fallen comrades.
More gunshots reminded her that a Griffon was coming.
“Shit.” she said to herself. “I need to play dead.” Fluttershy then leaned forward and bit onto the stitches. She yanked them out, whimpering in pain. Fluttershy spit the stitches to the ground as blood freely flowed again.
The Griffon entered the room, and Fluttershy closed her eyes and pretended to be dead. The Griffon's radio beeped.
“Gilda, kill all the wounded you hear me? Kill the wounded.” Gilda walked past Fluttershy's bed, assuming she was dead. She skipped over to Scootaloo's, and pulled a pistol.
“Please don't.” Scoot cried. “Please don't kill me PLEASE!” There was a gunshot, and Scootaloo was gone. Gilda went to the other beds, ending the lives of them all.
As Gilda turned to leave, she heard a noise. Behind her, in the doorway, stood Rainbow
Dash..
“G-Gilda?” Dash said, near tears. “Wha-What are you doing?”
“I'm sorry Dash, war is hell.” Rainbow looked over at Fluttershy, who was alive, but Dash didn't know it.
“Fluttershy?” Dash looked back to Gilda, with eyes full of rage that hell couldn't contain. “YOU!” Rainbow Dash lunged at Gilda, tackling her to the ground. She sat on top of her, beating her face. Gilda's left eye swelled closed in seconds, and her beak broke off. Rainbow was crying now, continually hitting and beating her childhood best friend.
Fluttershy had stopped pretending she was dead by now, and was watching the fight. Dash stood up and threw the Griffon across the room. She then pulled her side-arm and aimed it straight at Gilda's head, who pressed her head against the barrel.
“Do it Dash. Kill me. DO IT!” Rainbow Dash hesitated.
“I-I can't.” Said Rainbow “I want to, but I can't. We were friends all our lives. I know we're not now but, I just don't know.” Rainbow lowered her pistol, and Gilda ran out of the room. Rainbow Dash turned around, and there she saw Fluttershy standing there.
“Rainbow!” Fluttershy ran over, hugging Dash and sobbing into her shoulder. “Sh-sh-she got Scootaloo an-and the others. She would have killed me too, but I-I took out the sti-stitches and played dead.”Fluttershy continued sobbing.
“Shh, shh it's okay. It's okay I'm here. Get back in bed.” Fluttershy got back in bed and Rainbow handed her a medical pack. Fluttershy opened it and began dressing her wound, while Rainbow Dash sat there, picked up Gilda's dropped Assault Rifle, and guarded her girlfriend for the rest of the battle.
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Once the battle ended, the Griffons left. There was no real winner, the ponies managed to hold their ground, but at a heavy loss. The only Griffons to make it out equaled out to around 70, Gilda included.
The dead were buried, and Scootaloo's parents flew out to say their final goodbyes to the soldier that was their daughter. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom locked themselves in their quarters, not saying a word to anypony.
Twilight met with Celestia, who flew from Canterlot to visit her student.
“Twilight, I'm so happy you're okay. Where are the others?” Celestia asked.
“Rainbow is with Fluttershy in the Infirmary, Applejack is overseeing the burials, Rarity and Pinkie are in their quarters.” Twilight answered. “and I'm here.”
“Why are Rainbow and Fluttershy in the Infirmary? Are they alright?”
“Fluttershy got shot a few days ago, nothing the med-ponies couldn't handle, she will be fine.”
“Hey Twilight.” Applejack called over, “ca n you come help us?”
“In just a second.” Twilight called back.
“Well,” Celestia said, “I'm going to head back to Canterlot, Luna and I have a meeting with the Presidents of the Zebras and Griffons, hopefully we can end this damned war.” At that, Celestia flew off, and Twilight went to help Applejack.