//------------------------------// // CHAPTER 3: The Friendly Ghost // Story: Ghosts of the Past // by Squibdude98 //------------------------------// I approached the home, ready to blow off someones head. I needed a outlet for my frustration, and Shepherd wasn't around to help with that. So this guy will do, unless he can help me with my hallucinations. I was outside the door when heard a voice inside. A sweet voice, calm and pleasant. I couldn't hear what she said though. "Could be just another illusion.". Then as he put his ear at the door, he heard her conversation. "Oh bunny, why do you have to be so finicky about eating." She said. Thats when my ears were violated by a crash inside. Years of military training took control of my body. I knocked down the door and pointed my pistol at a yellow coated hoarse, who then preceded to scream. For someone with such a quite pleasant voice, she could scream like a banshie. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH, MONSTER!". I felt something repeatedly hitting my foot, and as I looked down I saw a furious looking rabbit going to town on my steel toed boots. To be frank, it hurt him more than me. At that point, I realized these were no regular dilutions. Either this was real, or I'm on a bad LSD trip. "Hold on there, I'm no threat. I just need some help." I said with a calm tone. As you guessed she didn't believe me. "Oh no, I heard about you. You took down a entire squadron of Celestia's guards on your own. I know what you are capable of you monster." She said with more gusto in her voice. "Then you should know that none of them were killed. If I were a real monster they'ed have all been dead.". "Well, ok, But if you make any sudden moves I wont hold back on taking you down.". "Of coarse, but make sure to use something stronger then that rabbit. He's not a guard dog, if you know what I mean.". "Well, I plan one using Fluffy, if I need to.". "Fluffy, whats that, your puppy?" I laughed. "Follow me." she said as she turned the corner. A followed her in and found Fluffy waiting in its cage. Fluffy turned out to be a *adorable* brown bear. Inside was a unmistakably bloodied food bowl with a sparkly pink name tag ,Fluffy. "Well, I'll make sure not to piss you off." I said as I followed her into a white room. "Well, first thing I want to do is fix that shoulder of yours. Your, bleeding everywhere and my carnivorous animals are getting a bit frisky." she said a bit nicer then I would have liked. That made things only more creepy. "Well, judging by your guards, you haven't seen a injury like this.". "What do you mean by that." she said ever so silently. "This is what we call a bullet wound, similar to shrapnel. What you need to do is pull the bullet out, and then cauterize the wound.". "Cauterize?". "You get a hot peace of metal and put it on the wound. That will stop the bleeding. "Ok, thats probably gonna hurt a bit, so let me get some something to knock you out.". "No, I want to make sure you dont do any funny business. Besides thats for wanks and yanks. I can take it.". "Wanks and ya....". "No time to explain, just hurry.". "Ok, just let me get your mask off.". "Why?". "So you can breath properly. If you won't take it off I can't help you.". "Fine." I said as I reached for my face.I pulled the mask off. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ I'm not gonna tell you how I looked either. That would ruin the mystery, and that means fear. That is a good weapon to have on enemies and I'm not sure what to put you under yet. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ She started out afraid of hurting me to bad, she kept looking up at me searching for any signs of pain. I didn't let it show. This was pleasant compared to what I've been through. "Well, you've been through some tuff stuff. Most ponies would have passed out from shock by now.". "Well, no wonder you're guards were so easy to take down.". She shut up after that for a while. "I'm sorry, Its just that I have a sort of wall between me and other people. I need to be. Since people always die, and I couldn't help them.". "Its okay. I know about friends dying.