This story is a sequel to Wildfire 4: The Heart of the Flame
The changeling invasion affected many lives in Canterlot.
The brutality of the assault killed many. The lucky ones died quickly. The unlucky ones died in the most gruesome of ways imaginable as incubators for the hatchlings.
This is a story of one of the defenders and how it directly affected her life. Drafted into service and teamed up with a cold-hearted killer, surrounded by killer changelings, FC 359 came to know death.
Even the living will carry the scars of war.
Thanks to Zervon Tora for his help with the story ideas and the editing.
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AMAZING!!!!
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Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the story. May I ask what you liked about it?
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I liked the Too Damn Early part.
I'm glad we got to finally see the journal entries of the war. It was beautifully done
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I agree completely.
In the moment, time stops. A month can pass in a day. Frustrating how few people realize this. 8 days can be a long time.
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You are so right!
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I'm glad you liked it hun
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Thank you for reading!
This has been an interesting and heartwrenching read, the war and Fireflight’s transformation made for a nice contrast. One thing I couldn’t really relate to was FC 359 complaining about On Time being bitchy, as all she seemed to do was strictly following the rules. Also, it luckily worked for the atmosphere, but I feel that the story sort of lost its diary format about halfway through and rather turned into reporting the flurry of immediate thoughts. Still, you get an upvote!
I thought the bit where 'the Bitch' called her by her name was a really chilling touch. This was a dark and enjoyable read. Thank you for writing.
that's total bullshit you can do many things to a person but you NEVER take away there name without it we are nothing more than cattle and i refuse to not be treated like the human being that god made me as
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That was the whole point. The dehumanising ( deponifying? ) effects of war and how one copes with the things they see.
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That was done on purpose. A warning that Fireflight would be next if she didnt get in the game.
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It was a head vs heart dilema. On Time was the head, where Fireflight was the heart.