//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 // Story: Through the soul of friendship // by ShieldStar //------------------------------// Through the soul of friendship Fanfication by ShieldStar 9 Reed left the room and walked away from the stallion without being rude. He mentally patted him-self on the back. Just before an unreasonable anger over took him, he broke in to a run and flew down the hall. He followed the path out of the castle he learned that morning. He slammed through the doors to the trailing field. Earning him-self a few looks, he didn’t care. Turning he ran to the outside wall and began to run the perimeter other it. He poured all his anger and pain in to his speed and was soon sprinting.  Storm clouds moved in, actually pegusi were moving them for a planned rain storm, and the sun was covered. The dim light matched his mood. His anger burn out finally and was replaced by pain and sadness. Reed poured this in to his speed as well and kept going. Tears welled up in his eye and his vison was obscured. He put his head down and ran ever harder. Warm summer rain fell from the clouds and Reed was soon soaked. He kept running.  Lighting flashed and thunder rumbled, Reed still ran. Finally Reed’s leg gave out and he fell to his knees. The memory of what happen to his friend flashed through his mind. He lifted his face to the sky and bellowed His pain and grief to the Clouds above, Tear mix with rain running down his face. - Twilight the first to find Pinkie, She was standing at the open doors leading to the Training field it was raining. Her mane was flat and she was watching someone. Twilight sent a message to her friend with a flash of magic that she had found Pinkie. “Pinkie?” Twilight ask tentatively. Pinkie ignored her and just kept watching who ever she was watching. Twilight move to try and see who she was looking at, trying to understand why her friend looked so sad. There was a cry of Pain and Great sadness, and Pinkie Ran out in to the rain. Twilight moved to the Open door, to see where Pinkie went. Pinkie was galloping to a figure by one of the exterior walls. The thing looked defeated, but that was all Twilight could tell. The Canterlot pegasi had really out did themselves on the storm. Lightning flashed and Twilight cot a glimpse of a soaked Pinkie hugging the downed figure. "Um, Twilight we can't find Reed, I check him room, but he wasn't there." Twilight glanced at FlutterShy, she look worried, like one of the animals she care for had gone missing. Twilight looked out into the rain, where pinkie was hugging a downed figure. Twilight looked closer and with another flash of lightning she was able to figure out who Pinkie was hugging. "I think I know where he is." "Really where?" FlutterShy sounded relieve. Twilight pointed with a hoof to the pair in the rain. FlutterShy moved to look where Twilight was pointing. "Oh my." Pinkie was still hugging the now estimated form of Reed. "What do we do?" "I don't know." Just then everypony else showed up. --- Reed felt a pair of hooves wrap around him. A head rested on his shoulder. Wet fur pressing against his neck. Wet mane tickled his face. "It'll be okay Reed, everyone needs a good cry and hug to make things okay." Reed recognized the Marie's voice even though it was a lot more serious, the was still a hint of muted merriment. "Pinkie-... It was my fault." "How could it have been?" "Because, I..."