I am a quiet-type by nature. I don't talk unless spoken to, except for my parents and youngest brother, especially my youngest brother. We spend a lot of time doing stupid things together. We're like the bestest buds in the entire world...well, in the human world, at least. That quietness rendered me from making a lot of friends. Not that I mind.
Unfortunately, the quietness is making me feel uneasy, because I have a lot of things I wanted to ask to this Boulder-guy, who is currently leading me to Unicornia.
"So, uh..." I spoke, and his left ear slightly turned to me. If I ask something stupid, he might suspect that something's wrong with me. They did assume that I'm a citizen of their Uniderpia-whatever. "...h-hows the war going?"
He slightly turned his head so he could give me a side-glance. "Unicornia has conquered a few lands that Pegasopolis failed to protect." He turned his gaze ahead. 'Pegasopolis', huh... "Those lands are full of valuable metal that the pegasi rely in the war. So I could say that we are getting the upper hoof."
So the pegasi and the unicorns are on war against each other, for conquering the land, maybe? I don't know if I should ask that to him. So much for love and tolerate. "How about the soldiers? They're not severely injured, aren't they?" Honestly, I'm not really that concerned. I just don't want this awful silence around us.
"There will always be wounded ponies during the war," he took a deep breath before he spoke again, "some even die."
Okay, so much for childish cartoons. What I'm currently in is really serious. If I do get killed here, I might as well increase my awar--- "oomf!" Stupid uproot.
Boulder stopped and spun around as I stood up and took a look at the offending root from a nearby leafless and seemingly dead tree. "Huh..." I whispered as I stared around and saw quite a few number of dead trees ahead of us. Also, the mountain of Canterlot is a little bit closer now. I noticed that the land is inclined downward a bit, so from our standing point, I could see the base of the mountain. It was surrounded by a few wooden houses behind a large concrete wall that circled a large diameter of the mountain.
Boulder then turned to the mountain. "Unicornia..." He quietly said. He turned over his shoulder to look at me, and gestured with his head that we should continue moving. I nodded and we headed straight to the base of the mountain.
We walked in silence. I don't like this silence, but I don't know what to say or ask to break it. As I thought of something to say, I let my eyes wander around. Aside from the dead trees around us, and the burned grass and earth, I also noticed destroyed wagons, broken wheel carts, rusty and broken metal pieces, decaying clothes, and feathers...?
"The recent pegasi attack happened two days ago..." Boulder suddenly said, making me turn to him. He continued without removing his eyes on the large door on the concrete wall. "We were unprepared, and many of us died -- sacrificing themselves to give the few time to prepare..."
I didn't know what to respond to that, actually. I instead turned my gaze elsewhere as a stinging smell hit my nostrils. The smell of decay and blood.
"I lost my brother that day..." he whispered to himself, but unfortunately, I heard it, and my heart ached. I love my parents and my brothers so much, that I don't even know what I'll do if something were to happen to them. Them, yes...even my rebellious younger brother. I walked beside him and rested a hoof on his shoulder, as I ignored the question in my head about how I was able to keep up with three walking hooves. He gave me a small smile.
We became quiet after that, to my dismay, since I no longer know what to say. Soon, we stood before a concrete bridge before the large concrete door on the large and tall concrete wall. The bridge is maybe five or six meters wide, and probably eighteen to twenty meters long. As we walked on the bridge, I took a peek over the edge, and saw the calm water a few meters below us. I heard a soft whistle from Boulder, and I hastily walked beside him. I was about to ask how we were suppose to open the large double concrete door when he lit his horn up and the doors were envelop with brown magic. Soon, one of the doors slightly opened, enough for us to enter one at a time.
He looked at me and motioned his head that I should go inside first. I nodded, and swallowed a little lump of fear and uncertainty. Whatever, I needed to go inside if I need to go and see Twilight. I walked pass him, and went through the small opening of the door. I stopped once I took a few steps forward.
Wooden houses stood in rows and columns, which were standing on the brown earth with the occasional green patches of grass. Trees surrounded the edges of the wall, and a few stood near the houses. A tall waterfall from the mountain calmly lands on the watering hole on the base of the mountain, where small ponies swim cheerfully. Speaking of ponies, I noticed that the ponies here are all earth ponies. Some are pulling wagons with rocks, metal and wood. Some were walking with basket balanced on their back. Some were carrying mining tools. And a grumpy-looking purple unicorn was walking towards me, while being escorted by heavily-armored unicorns on her sides.
Purple? Twilight! I smiled, and I was about to run to her when I noticed something: the ponies are bowing before her. That made me arch an eyebrow as Boulder stopped beside me and bowed just before Twilight and her unicorns stopped before us. I bowed, to avoid any trouble.
"Where's my brother?" Twilight asked.
Boulder and I raised our heads back and he cleared his throat before he spoke, "Commander Armor's still in the War Plains wit---"
He was cut off by Twilight who raised her hoof. "That brother of mine..." she hissed as she turned her gaze away, "I told him not to wander around." She then returned her gaze at us, or to me, and she arched an eyebrow. "And who's this?"
I smiled, "I'm..." name... Name-name-name-name-name-aha! "...Gold..." last-name-last-name-last-oh whatever, "...Blitz...?" Well, he's the character of my fic in my head. Never had the time to write one. Gold is an earth pony name given by his earth pony father, and Blitz is the name his pegasus mother gave him.
"Interesting name..." Twilight lamely said. "Explain to me the origins of your name."
I opened my mouth cheerfully, yet no sound came out as my mind told me not to tell her. They're at war with the pegasi, right? "I..." my smile evaporated, "have no idea." I dropped my head.
She snorted. "Typical earth ponies." She then faced Boulder, "Go and fetch my brother immediately, or else!" she said with angry eyes.
What's her problem? She's not like that in the series. Well, whatever, for it shook Boulder in fear. "Y-yes, princess." And after a shaky bow, he quickly turned 'round and ran out of the door.
'Princess'? That word echoed in my head as her horn glowed and I heard the large door behind me slammed shut. She then turned around and faced her unicorn guards. "I'm going back to the castle. Since my brother's not here, I need to prepare battle strategies for the incoming battle. Make sure nopony is..." she slightly turned her head, enough for her to see me in the corner of her eyes, "...slacking off." And with that, she was enveloped with a bright purple light, and she was gone, leaving her unicorn guards to look at me with killer glares.
I gulped, "Y-yes uh, I better get my, uh, things, and..." I was enveloped with magic, and my hooves left the ground as I was levitated in the air. "...work?"