Or at least they would have spent the rest of the time exploring each others' desires if Truestrike wouldn't have told Ravenheart to stop.
Ravenheart quickly pulled away from the passionate embrace and momentarily loomed over Truestrike as she gazed into her gentle, ruby-colored eyes. She mentally chided herself. 'Stupid, stupid! I knew I shouldn't have moved too fast, Truestrike's not that kind of pony!'
Ravenheart, feeling ashamed of herself, pulled away further from Truestrike and sat back on her haunches. She decided to apologize to her and hope she would forgive her.
"I'm so sorry, Truestrike! I really didn't mean to push things too far! It's just-"
Truestrike slowly rose from her previous position and readjusted herself to sit on her haunches. After such an intense exchange, she finally recovered and registered that Ravenheart was talking. As she heard her spout her apologetic ramblings, she couldn't help but adopt a slight grin.
"sometimes I'm really brash and I don't think things through and it's just that you're really pretty and I like you and... why are you giggling?"
Ravenheart stared confusingly at the unicorn across from her who was, it looked like, dying from a fit of the giggles. This continued for a few more seconds before Ravenheart started to become frustrated. She crossed her forelegs across her chest and frowned.
"Hey! Why are you laughing, I thought I was being considerate!"
Truestrike, after nearly running out of air, finally began to calm down from her fit of giggles. However, the grin on her face never left as she wiped a tear away from eye. She looked at the pouting pegasus and chuckled lightly as she placed her hoof on one of Raven's crossed hooves. Seeing this, the leader of the group dropped her forelegs and chuckled with Truestrike.
"So, what was that about?"
"Trust me, Raven, you weren't going too fast for me. To be honest...I really wanted you."
Ravenheart only looked on in confusion.
"Than what was it?"
Truestrike motioned to her bandaged body and Ravenheart quickly understood.
"I'm just really not at my best right now. With me being hurt, my endurance is really shot and it was really hard being like that on my back."
"Okay, I totally understand, sorry."
Ravenheart looked away for a moment and shyly looked back at Truestrike.
"Well...can we at least cuddle?"
Truestrike giggled and slowly laid back down, motioning Ravenheart to do the same. Ravenheart's face immediately lit up and she quickly went to Truestrike's side. She embraced Truestrike as they laid together, but was careful to avoid hurting her. She wrapped a wing around Truestrike and sighed contently. She was perfectly happy with this too.
"There's also another reason."
"Hmm? And what would that be?"
Truestrike looked seductively at Ravenheart and gave her a slow, alluring lick on the cheek.
"I wouldn't want your screaming to wake the others."
A deep blush developed upon Ravenheart's face as she glared at Truestrike.
"You are such a tease."
Truestrike giggled as she began to drift off to sleep.
"I know."
***
"Eep!"
Truestrike quickly jumped up in shock and pain as she felt something nip at her rump. However, she immediately regretted it as she felt the pain from her wounds resurface. She clinched her body with her forehooves as she glared at her feathered attacker who had a devilish grin on her face.
"What was that for?!?"
The pegasus, who was fully clad in her armor, could only giggle as she looked at the distraught unicorn.
"It's time to move out soldier! Scouts report that they've found another jewel encrusted door and they think that behind it is the leader of the operations here. Now, hurry up and get ready, we move in 5!"
Truestrike hurriedly got to her hooves and gave a quick salute.
"Yes ma'am!"
And than Ravenheart booped her on the nose.
"Stop calling me ma'am and get ready!"
***
As the military ponies began their trek to the (hopefully) final door, Truestrike was thankful that she didn't have to maintain a lit horn as there were torches throughout the path. 'Curious...' Truestrike thought to herself. This was the first time the group had ran into a previously lit area. Truestrike gulped as she realized that this could be an implication that they're going to finally fight the leader of this group of Diamond Dogs. This meant that this would be the hardest battle yet and she had not fully recovered yet. She winced as the pain once again reemerged.
She adopted a determined face as she realized, however, that she would just have to deal with it. She would have to be strong for all her fellow soldiers and especially her leader.
"Halt!"
The group that was marching in a diamond formation stopped at the order from their leader as they finally arrived at the door.
"Line formation facing the door!"
The soldiers formed a line, horizontally facing the door. Ravenheart went to the front and looked at them all. She began to pace as she gave her speech.
"This is it everypony! This is believed to be the base of operations for the Diamond Dog that organized the attack on Ponyville! Now, I know that some of you might be a little nervous..."
Ravenheart momentarily looked at a shaking Truestrike.
"...but now is not the time to show weakness! The coward behind this door thought that he would just steal from ponykind and not be reprimanded for it!"
Ravenheart stopped her pacing and gave an intense gaze to all her soldiers.
"Well... HE WAS DEAD WRONG! He thought that he would just injure harmless ponies, take their possessions, and get away with no repercussions! He, once again, THOUGHT WRONG! We will bring this criminal to justice and avenge the lives of the ponies we've lost in these caves! Hell, I'll go in there by myself and do it alone if I have to! But you brave ponies won't let me, RIGHT?"
"NO, MA'AM!"
"GOOD, VERTICAL LINE FORMATION! UNICORNS IN BACK, EARTH PONIES IN FRONT! I WANT PEGASI ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LINE AND READY TO SWARM!"
The soldiers quickly organized and Truestrike took her position as last in the line. Truestrike wiped a tear away from her cheek. Ravenheart sure knew up to inspire ponies. Truestrike became more confident from her leader's inspirational speech. That only increased, however, as Ravenheart took up a position behind Truestrike in the air. The two shared a quick glance and nodded to each other.
"IRONHAMMER, MIGHTY BLADE, GET READY TO BREACH ON MY COMMAND!"
The two biggest earth ponies of the group took up a position facing away from the door, ready to buck it open. The tension in the air was massive, the military ponies ready to face whatever was behind that door.
Truestrike's horn began to glow as she started to prep a fireball. Her concentration, however, was interrupted when she felt a tap on her rump. She quickly turned around and found a grinning Ravenheart looking at her. She could only giggle as she turned back around and her horn lit with magic again. She sighed heavily and adopted a determined look on her face. She was ready.
"BREACH!"