//------------------------------// // Blaze Fury // Story: A Soldier Past and Future // by Norwegian boy //------------------------------// It was beautiful day in Ponyville and the school had just ended and all the children was heading home, all had gotten and very good grade on their school assignment on famous ponies in Equestria history all but one. Scootaloo was walking out of the school house with her head hanging down, she did not get good grade on her paper. She had written a paper on Rainbow Dash but Cheerillee was not impress, so she told Scootaloo to write new paper on a pegasus that was not Rainbow Dash so she was on her way to the library to borrow a book. “Hey Scootaloo.” Scootaloo turned around and out the school house came her best friends Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. “We are going to try to get out cutie marks in diving for pearls.” Sweetie Belle asked her. “Sorry girls I have to go to the library to borrow a book, I have to write another paper on famous pegasus.” “Didn’t you write one already?” Applebloom asked. “Yeah, but was about Rainbow Dash and Cheerillee told me to write new one.” “You wrote a paper about Rainbow Dash? You are really a loser blank flank.” All three girls groaned when they heard that voiced, they looked in the direction of the voice and there stood Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon the most spoiled prats in Ponyville. “Get lost Diamond Tiara, I’m not in the mood right now.” Scootaloo told her. “What’s wrong blank flank? Are you afraid to heard the truth? That you are a loser.” “I’m not a loser?” Scootaloo said with anger in her voice. “But you are, you and your friends can’t get a cutie mark and you wrote a paper on Rainbow Dash, the task was to write about famous ponies in Equestria and I think that your hero don’t qualify.” When Scootaloo heard that she was about to assault Diamond Tiara for talking badly about Rainbow Dash but luckily Sweetie Belle and Apple bloom held her back, Diamond and Silver left the school cackling like hyenas. When they were gone Sweetie and Apple bloom realised their friend. “Why did you two hold me back? I want to hurt her.” Scootaloo asked them. “We know Scootaloo but is it really worth it to get in trouble over a paper?” Sweetie Belle answered. “I agreed with Sweetie Belle on this.” Said Apple bloom. “Whatever, I’m going to the library.” She left her friends and headed to the library. When she arrived at the giant tree she took a deep breath. “Here goes nothing.” She opened the door and walk inn, well inside she was met by a lot of books that was stacked on shelves. On the couch sat purple unicorn reading a book, her name is Twilight Sparkle. When Twilight heard somepony closed the door she looked up from her book, she smiled when she saw who it was. “Hello there Scootaloo, what can help you with.” “Hello Twilight.” Scootaloo didn’t know what to say next, she was embarrassed to come to the library. ‘Best to just say it.’ Scootaloo thought. “Do you have any books on famous pegasus?” Now was Twilight curios. “Why do you want a book on famous Pegasus? Can’t you just look up internet? Why borrow a book” She asked Scootaloo. Scootaloo took a deep breath, the moment of truth. “A few days ago Cheerillee told us to write a paper about a famous pegasus and I chose Rainbow Dash but Cheerillee didn’t like that so I have to write a paper about a pegasus that are more famous than Rainbow. She also told me that I should read about in a book and not on the internet.” “I have to agree with Cheerillee on this one Scootaloo, I don’t think that Rainbow Dash qualify as a school assignment.” Twilight told her. Scootaloo couldn’t believe what she was hearing, here was one of Rainbow Dash best friends and she wasn’t defending her. She shook her head to get over the shock. “But you girls have defeated Nightmare Moon and Discord, stopped and invasion of changeling and saved a hole kingdom, you even declined to become a princess and stopped being Celestia student.” Twilight winch by that last part. “What those that last part has to do with Rainbow Dash?” “Sorry, I was on a roll.” She had an innocent smiled. “But why don’t you think that Rainbow Dash is famous enough to write a paper on?” “Because she isn’t, none of us is. None of us wanted to become famous, well maybe Rainbow wanted but the rest of us didn’t so I told Celestia to not mention our names to the media.” She went over to bookshelf. “If you want to write about a famous pegasus.” She grabbed a book that it stood ‘Famous pegasus’ on the front cover and handed it to Scootaloo. “Then I suggest the pegasus on page 64.” Scootaloo opened the book and looked up page 64, on the page she saw a picture of a pegasus stallion that looked lit Spitfire from the Wonderbolts. She read out the name out loud. “Blaze Fury? Who is that?” That shocked Twilight, she couldn’t believe that a peagsus didn’t know who Blaze Fury was. “You don’t know who he is?” Scootaloo just shook her head. “He may be the most famous peagsus in Equestria history, even Fluttershy know who he is.” “Then who is he?” Scootaloo asked Twilight. “I think that you should read about Blaze yourself.” Twilight told her. “Are you sure you don’t want to tell her it yourself? You read about Blaze almost every day.” Said a voice from the kitchen that belonged to her assistant Spike, when Twilight heard that her cheeks became red as a tomato. “Shut up Spike.” She shouted back at him. “What? It’s true, you even talk about him in your sleep.” Now Twilight’s whole face was red. “That’s is dragon boy you are dead.” She ran into the kitchen. “Twilight, put down the frying pan.” “You asked for it Spike.” What Scootaloo heard next was that Spike was beaten several times by the frying pan so she walked backwards towards the door. When she was back at the orphanage she went straight to her room and closed her door and ock it, ever since Scootaloo can remember she has lived in the orphanage. She never knew her parents, the mare that run the orphanage said that she found Scootaloo on the door step when she was just a baby. At first Scootaloo would not believe her and that her parents would come for her but they ever came. At first she was hurt but she got over it. She sat down on a chair by her desk and took out the book, she opened the book to page 64. “Alright, let’s see what’s so special with this Blaze Fury.” She stared to read. “Blaze Fury was a pegasus that lived four hundred years ago.” She stared at those words. ‘Now that’s a long time ago.’ She thought. “Nothing is known about him before he became a royal guard at age eighteen, as soon he joined he proved that he was no normal pegasus. He was fast and stronger than a normal pegasus.” ‘I bet that he is as fast as Rainbow Dash, how am I kidding? No pony is faster than Rainbow Dash’ “He rose to the rank to captain at age nineteen.” When Scootaloo read that her eyes became wide. ‘Captain at age nineteen? Wow.’ “Princess Celestia saw possibility in him and wanted him to became her personal guard but he refused, he said that he joined to protect the ones he loved and the ponies of Equestria not to be her personal guard. five year later he became her personal guard.” ‘Weird, wonder what happened.’ “For six months, he was princess Celestia personal guard and he rose to the rank of general. Everything was well in Equestria but that change one fateful day; the zebra kingdom declared war against Equestria.” She reacted of those words. ‘Weird, it doesn’t say why they went to war. Maybe they forgot to include it.’ She thought. “The war went on for weeks and it looked like none of them had the advantage, until the last day of the war.” Four hundred years ago, outside Trottingham. Princess Celestia was breathing heavily, the battle had taken a toll on her. Her right wing was broken her left arm was numb and there was a crack in her horn. Beside her was a pegasus with red fur and it looked like his mane and tail was on fire, blood was running down his right arm and his forehead. The pegasus looked over to Celestia. “I told you this would happened but did you listen? No, you always think you are right but this time you fuck up.” “Alright already Blaze, you made your point.” Celestia said with frustration in her voice. “Point? What point? There’s no point, I just want you to admit that you were wrong and I was right.” As much she hated it he was right, she should have accepted the zebra king claim. But before she could say anything. “Well, isn’t this nice.” They looked at the new voice and there stood zebra wearing dark brown cloak. “A princess and her personal guard arguing to the bitter end.” This made Blaze groan. “Oh no, a zebra shaman.” The shaman took out something from his cloak, it looked like a bottle. “You should have listen to your guard Celestia, this could have been avoided.” The shaman looked over the battlefield where there lay many bodies, ponies and zebras. Celestia knew that he was right but too tired to answered. “No wise words Celestia? That’s too bad, then I see you in Tartarus.” He threw the bottle at Celestia. Everything went in slow motion, Celestia tried to moved out of the way but her body would not move. Blaze just looked at bottle as it soared through the skies and towards Celestia, the mare he vowed to protect. He tried to move but his body had taken too much damaged. ‘I will not fail her.’ He managed to get his body to work, he leapt through the air and he barely managed to get in front of the bottle that was about to hit Celestia, when the bottle hit him it shattered and bright light appeared that was so bright that Celelstia and the shaman had to cover their eyes, when the light had died out they saw that Blaze had disappeared. Both Celestia and the shaman just looked at where Blaze disappeared, the shaman was furious. “No, this was not supposed to happened. That was meant for you Celelstia.” He went back to his cloak. “But don’t worry, I have another one.” Celestia fear arose, she didn’t won’t what happened to Blaze happened to her, she looked around to see if she could find a weapon. She found a sword on her left, she tried to use her magic but felt pain in her head. ‘That’s right, I have a crack in my horn.’ She grabbed the sword with her right arm and she threw it so hard she could at the shaman. “Found it.” The shaman was about to throw another bottle at Celestia but before he came so far he felt something in his stomach, he looked down and saw a sword in his stomach. He stared to laugh. “Like I said Celestia, see you in Tartarus.” He collapsed on the ground. Celestia was trying to catch her breath. “That was close.” She looked around her to see if she could see Blaze but he wasn’t there. “Blaze? Where are you?” Now answer. Celestia and her guard searched for a month but found no sign of Blaze Fury, so he was declared missing in action. The zebra king declined that he had any acknowledge of the attack and that he would fine the ones responsible, when it came to Celestia and Equestria they were newer the same. The ponies of Equestria mourn over the lose over the ponies that died in the attack, some of them blamed Celestia for the loss of their love once and Celestia didn’t blame them. Celestia was the one that was effected the most, after that day she never smiled again. Scootaloo leaned back in the chair and said. “Wow.” She then looked at date in the book when Blaze disappeared and it read May 17. “Wait a minute.” She looked at calendar. “That’s today.” Meanwhile in Canterlot castle. The sun was setting in Equestria and Celestia was in her room sitting by her desk enjoying a class of vin while looking at an old photo. ‘I missed you Blaze.’ She was so lost in thought that she didn’t hear someone knocking on the door. “Sister? Are you in there?” Said the voice from the other side. “I’m coming in.” In walked Celestia younger sister Luna, she looked over the room and saw that her sister was sitting by her desk, she could see tears in her sister eyes. ‘Is she crying?’ Luna walked over to her sister and put a hand on her sister that made Celestia jumped a couple meter in the air, she almost spilled her vin. “Luna, is there something I can help you with?” She said while whipping away her tears, she then looked at her hand. ’It’s been a while since I have cried like this.’ Celestia thought. “I’ve been knocking on your door for the last five minutes. Why didn’t you answer?” “I was lost in my memories.” She handed Luna the picture, Luna took it. On the picture was a stallion with armor. “Who is this stallion? His armor look old.” “His name is Blaze Fury he was my personal guard four hundred years ago.” Celestia answered her. “Have you read about the war between Equestria and the zebra kingdom?” Luna nodded. “It was bloody war.” “What happened to the Blaze Fury, did he die?” Luna asked her sister. Celestia shocked her head. “No, he disappeared.” “What do you mean the he disappeared?” Celestia looked at her sister. “I thought you had read about the war.” “Yes, but I want to hear it from you.” Celestia took a deep breath. “A zebra shaman was about to throw a bottle on me but Blaze managed to get in front of me before it hit me, there was a bright light and then he was gone. I asked the zebra king two month later if he knew what happened but he would not answer me, so I the end I gave up.” Luna was shocked. “You just gave up? What about Blaze?” “We search for a month and didn’t find his body and I had no idea what happened to him.” She stared to cry. “I miss him every day.” Luna couldn’t believe what see saw, her one sister crying over a stallion. She decided to give her a hug and Celestia hug her back. “This stallion must have been special to you.” “He was my friend, maybe my best friends four hundred years ago.” “Tell me about him then.” Luna suggested. Celestia broke the hug. “Well, when I first saw Blaze he looked just like a normal pegasus but that was on the surface. He was faster and stronger that your normal pegasus, he was also kind of handsome.” Luna had big grind on her face. “Shut up, nothing happened.” Celestia’s cheek became red. Luna just laugh. “Relax Celestia.” “Whatever, where was I?” She thought a minute. “Oh yes, when he was nineteen he became captain.” “Captain at only nineteen years old? Wow.” Luna wondered just how good this pony was. Celestia nodded in agreement. “I was amassed how skilled so I asked him to be my personal guard but he refused.” That shocked Luna. “He refused to become your personal guard? I thought every guard want that honor.” “I was also surprised and do you know what he said to me?” Luna shocked her head. “I didn’t become a guard to protect you, I become a guard to protect ponies in Equestria.” “Now that’s bold, wait a minute. If he didn’t want to become your personal guard, why did he chance his mind?” Luna asked her sister. “One day when he delivered some paper to me, he told me that he wanted to be my personal guard.” Luna couldn’t help but question what her sister said. “Just like that? Did he ever told you why he accepted you offer?” Celestia shook her head. “No and I never asked him.” “What was so special about this Blaze?” “He was one of the most loyal ponies I had ever met and he was loyal to the end.” Luna could hear the sadness in her sister voice. “Huh, he could probably give Rainbow Dash a run for her money.” Celestia laughed of that. “You miss him, don’t you?” “More that you can imagen.” Outside of Trottingham in the woods a blight light appeared scaring the animals that lived there, when the light died down a body of stallion lay on the ground. “What happened?” The stallion asked no one in particular. He looked around. “Trees? Why are there tress here?” He tried to stand up but pain in his body made so that he fell to the ground. “Celestia? Are you here?” No one answered him. “I need to find her.” He pushed through the pain and managed to stand up, he looked around and saw light in the distant. “There.” He walked toward the light. Just outside Trottingham was a house and there lived a family by the named of apples, on the terrace sat a pony by the name of AppleZack or just Zack. He was sitting in a chair enjoying the night, then the door open and out came his wife Krystal who was and blue unicorn. It was very unusual that an apple married a unicorn but Zac didn’t care, she wrapped her hands around her husband and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Come to bed honey, it’s lonely without you.” She said in a seduce voice. “In a moment.” He answered. “You better hurry or I might fell asleep without you, again.” He rolled his eyes of what she said. “That happened one time.” “Yeah, yeah. Just don’t stay out to long, you need to get into town tomorrow.” She was about go in but stopped when she saw something in the dark, she narrowed her eyes to see better and she could make out a body. “Zack, there somepony out there.” Zack got up from the chair and walked to his wife. “Where.” Krystal pointed out in the dark but Ace saw nothing. “Krystal, there’s nothing out there.” Krystal just huffed, she lighted up her horn and went out in the dark. “Krystal, don’t go out in the dark alone.” He went after her and he caught up to her they both saw pony coming towards them, he was in armor and he was hurt. All he could say was. “Help me.” Then he pasted out.