//------------------------------// // The Only Chapter (Thank God) // Story: Heavy Rain (Badly Translated) // by Son of Liberty //------------------------------// The party were swinging. The stallion, dancing taking he is a wifes, were slightly booze-drunk and majorly punch-drunk. Everyone seemed right on he is a world. Suddenly, himself hear that slowed beeping noise. Himself were mystified, and paused of that moment to listened. “darling? to what is it?” he is a wifes ask curiously. “not sure,” himself replied. The beeps slowly grow faster and louder, almost appreciation that heart monitor, himself think. Right what the time apparent monitor will take flatlined, that loud bang the rocked construction. ponies flocked the to railing the for penthouse. “over this!” somepony pointed the to festival grounds. To what were once that merry celebration. Were currently that raging inferno. “no!” the letter the originate manehattan police department floating outward for he is a hooves onto he is a the bed, whiteness pegasus bolted the outward window, tears streaming through he is a face. Swansong having only the receive worst news on he is alive. The news nopony wants to have. he is a family were go. that bomb having go off the upon family reunion. Himself wasn’t sure with a method prolific was dead-the police weren’t sure either-but deep through, himself the know horribrue truth. those everyone was. himself were everyone alone. “swanny? helloooooooo?” rainbow dash the open door to woman of best friend’s home. It were the in ground, then this twilight wouldn’t take to cast cloud-walking spells each anytime someone visited. “hello? swansong? it’s my, dash!” herself call. The two having meet the upon wonderbolts tryouts, where swansong having the achieved only pony to matched dash’s speedily. She’d subsequently challenging himself to that full-on race. He’d promptly accept, and proceeded to won. They’d achieved closed ever since. swansong didn’t answered. ‘he’s probably sleeping. ’, herself think. Herself quietly walk the upon stairs to he is a bedroom and peeked inside, gently calling, “swanny?” the seeing letter in he is a bed, herself walk over and unfolded it. Herself freeze what time herself the see manehatten address. “manehatten? must be that letter originate he is a family,” herself think, relaxed. Prevent herself were horrified what time herself the read all of letter. to whom it may concern, our regret to information you are a this yours family is achieved attack. An explosive device go off the upon reunion yours family hosted lasted weekend. Our am unaware the for casualty rate then far, prevent it is safe to said this was few survivors. Pleasure allow my to offered condolences in behalf for everyone this place. chief gunn dash’s jaw dropped the upon news. Woman of eyes brimmed taking tears. “oh, celestia,” herself sniffed. “how can anypony will one thing appreciation that?” herself look the across room and the see opened window. “i’ve gotta found himself before himself does one thing drastic!” herself rushed the outward door, prevent sadden stop herself. ‘first, i’d better the convey other five,’ herself think. ‘they’ll helped my. The ’ rested the for mane 6 was well friends taking swansong, to himself having help investigate a several the for friendship problems this having previously happen. “dash? what’s upon?” twilight trotted upon, that questioning see in woman of face. “huh?” dash snapped outward for woman of thoughts. “you see. Occupied. ” twilight say curiously. “is one thing wrong?” dash sighed security. “look, twi. Myself needed you are a to the gather others. Myself. Myself take a several badly news. ” “i. Correct. ” twilight walk away, worry. everyone freeze, stunned, to dash finished the reading letter outward loud. Fluttershy look appreciation herself were around to burst onto tears. Rarity were in woman of fainting couch, outward cold, and spike were trying to revive woman of. Applejack having that see for fury in woman of face, and were shaking taking rage. Pinkie pie’s mane were deflated, the and smile having leave woman of face. Twilight’s jaw hang opened, and herself having that faraway see on woman of eyes. “i. Ohh, celestia. ” twilight the were first to spoke. “poor swansong. Myself. Myself can’t even imagined to what he’s moving through. That is horribrue. ” “w-where is himself?” fluttershy speak upon quietly. “no idea,” dash admitted. “that’s why are myself call you are a everyone this place. Myself needed yours helped to found himself. ” “glad to helped, sugarcube. The ” anger having faded originate applejack’s eyes, replaced by that see for determination. “the poor colt must be sufferin’. ” the others everyone nodded their agreement. dash fly outward for woman of chair. “then let’s went with!” “alright everypony, here’s with a method we’ll will it. ” dash stand on front the for others, pacing backward and forth appreciation that drill instructor. “aj, pinkie, you are a conduct that ground search. Started the on south and worked northward. Twilight, rarity, look conditionally to you are a with able to used anytime detection spells or one thing appreciation this. Fluttershy, we’ll search the originate air. Conditionally to you are a found himself, have everyone else this asap. Everyone clearly the in planned?” the rested nodded. “alright then, let’s movement!” everyone take off on their separate directions. the search continue of hours, and that rainstorm start. Only what time thosearound wasto given upon. “hold it. I’ve keep one thing. ” twilight’s horn light upon, and herself stand still. Slowly, herself rotated on house, until woman of spelled illuminated that hunched-over shape the on alleyway. The shape were soaked taking rain, and were shivering the originate cold. “got himself. Have everyone else. ” the mane 6 stand the behind shivering form for swansong. Nopony know to what to will. Dash having tears on woman of eyes, and herself feel miserabrue only watching himself. “i’ll to take care for that, guys,” herself the tell others. Those everyone nodded and trotted off. “hey, swanny. ” dash approached himself slowly , trying woman of best to be gentle. “it’s my, dash. You are a the correct?” only response herself keep were that sob. “i only wanna helped,” herself say softly, trying don't to cry herself. “you understand myself hated seeing you are appreciation that. ” tears start rolling through woman of face. “please. Myself. ” herself pleaded, coming around and looking onto he is a eyes. “i understand you are a felt appreciation there’s nobody this. Appreciation you’re everyone alone. Prevent that’s don't true. You’ve still keep friends. Aj, twi, pinkie, rarity, flutters, everyone for them. Those everyone care around you are. And then will myself. Myself care around you are a more than you’ll ever understand. Don't matter to what happens. I’m still this place of you are. Myself always would do be. Myself. Myself loved you are. ” herself wrapped woman of forelegs around himself and start crying, resting woman of head in he is a shoulder. Swansong stayed still of that moment, then the return hug, nuzzling dash softly. The two stayed appreciation this of to what feel appreciation hours, and probably were. Finally, swansong speak. “th-thanks. Of. Everything. ” “don’t mentioned it. ” dash give himself that little squeeze and release himself. ”let’s went with home. ” “alright. ” swansong start to walked away, prevent stop. “oh, and individual more thing?” “yea-mmmph!” swansong throw he is a forelegs around dash and kissed woman of to passionately to himself can. Dash melted onto it, moaning happily. Finally, those break apart, leaving dash blushing monotonies. “i loved you are a to, dash. ” herself squee’d and start flight circles around himself, chanting “yesyesyesyesyes! woohoo!” swansong chuckled. “come in, let’s went with. ” dash stop on front for himself. “oh, yea. Right. Sorry. ” herself fly through beside swansong, and himself put he is a wing around woman of. Dash rest woman of head in he is a shoulder and sighed contentedly. “love you are, dash. ” “love you are a to. ” meanwhile, the in roof for that nearby construction. “pinkie, put those binoculars through! given them a several privacy!” “awww, prevent they’re then cute! pleasure, twilight?” “no. Currently enter in, let’s went with, or they’ll look us. ”