We walked through the town, the ponies wondering around doing what they do on an average day. Now that I think about it I never did that, for 18 years I lived in the slums and once I joined the Alliance I do anything when we were on shore leave, I had a couple of friends before I joined N7 but sadly most died during the Batarian raid many years ago. I can still remember some of their face’s, I was younger than, probably only around 20-ish, only about 2 years after I joined the Alliance. I can remember the team captain, he got on almost everyone’s nerves, and even though he acted like a total ass he took a shot for me, a shot that would sadly take his life. My whole team slowly got killed off, I was left alone until the reinforcements came. That’s how I caught the eye of N7, being the only survivor the team was disbanded. I went into a deep depression until I was forced to go into therapy if I wanted to join N7, I did it but I never got over the loss of my team.
I need to stop think like this, if I continue I’m going to go back into depression and that’s the last thing I need. I need to do something to take my mind off it.
“Hey, Dash?”
“Yea Shep?” I don’t know how I got that pet name.
“Once I got what I need from your friend do you want to get an early dinner?”
“Sure, I do owe you one, what type of food do you like?”
“You would never have heard of it.” I let out a slight chuckle.
“Try me.”
“Fine than, if you can tell me where the closest Turian vendor is?”
“What now?” She tilted her head in confusion.
“My point exactly…….. Where does your friend work?”
“She works at a shop not too far away from here, we’ll see it soon.”
We continued to work for a little while longer until a white double story building came to view.
“That’s where she works, just to warn you, my friend is a little prissy.”
We approached the door and Dash gave it a hard knock.
“Coming.” Came an elegant voice with a sing-song tone.
The door soon opened to reveal a white unicorn mare with purple curly hair.
“Hello Rainbow, and I presume you’re Shepard?”
“You guessed right, Rainbow has told me about you.”
“All good I hope, oh and come in.” She let a smile enter her face.
“What can I help you girls with today?”
“I was wondering if you happened to sell a material called Kevlar.”
“Kevlar did you say, I think I might have some in a closet somewhere.” She turned and started looking through closets.
“Why do you need Kevlar? It’s an awful fabric to use for clothes.”
“Let’s just say it could save my life if come to.”
“Ah, I found it, how much do you need?”
“I need about 50 foot squared and I need some black cloth.”
“A rather large amount.”
“Well, now that I think about it you’re right, it is a lot, anyway, how much do I owe you?”
“Oh don’t worry darling, just think of it as a welcome to Ponyville present.”
“Well thank you.”
“No problem.” She started putting the Kevlar and the black cloth in a take away bag.
Dash and I left the shop and started heading back to her house.
“Shepard.”
“Yea Dash?”
“Wha?” She turned her head to look at me.
“Didn’t you just say my name?”
“No.” she gave me a confused look.
“Huh, I must be hearing things.”
“Oh well, anyway why’d you need all that weird stuff?”
“I’m going to answer your question with a question, what is the strongest metal you know of?” I didn’t want to bring something up that doesn’t exist yet.
“Ummm well, Iron.”
“Okay, well I know how to make to make this fabric about 10 times stronger than iron.”
“How?” she looked totally interested.
“All I need is a lot of time, I can use my biotics to help, but I’m going make it in private, I don’t want anyone to know how to make it.”
“Why not, it sounds really awesome.” She looked disappointed.
“Because I can’t let any bad people get it, I can’t risk it even though you’re my gi-marefriend.”
“Awwwwwww, well once you’re done can I see it?”
“Sure, but not while I’m making it, now are you going to give me a lift or am I going to have to sleep on the ground tonight?”
Rainbow looked confused to which I just point a hoof at the cloud house flouting above us. Once she looked up she flew up and tucks her hooves around my chest and started to carry me up to the house.
“How long will it take to make this stuff?”
“About 2 hours, why’d you ask?”
“Well you’ll have to wait until after dinner.” Dam, I almost forgot about that.
“Let me just put the stuff in the house.”
Once we were in the house I went to the bed room and put down my stuff. “I still don’t see how you can make this stuff stronger than iron.”
“Well hopefully I can, anyway let go get some grub.”
We left the house and headed into the town.
“What are we going to have?”
“I was thinking of some casual food and a few drinks.”
“So we’re going to a pub?” Wow, I used the word pub, I must have pick some things up when I was in the UK.
“Pretty much, I hope you don’t mind.”
“Not at all, as long as they have something strong I’m totally fine.”
“So you like it strong do you?”
“If you’re trying to make that an innuendo I don’t get it.”
“Well that’s good, anyway come on, let’s get to the bar.”
We wondered through the street and soon arrived at a nice looking bar. “Here we are, let’s go find a seat.”
We walked into the bar, I was surprised that their weren’t as many people as she thought.
We found a seat over at the main bar table, the bartender approached us.
“What can I do you for?”
“Can I have the strongest thing you have?” I asked to which he nodded and we both turned to Rainbow.
“I’ll have that too.” The bartender nodded again and then walked off.
“You know you don’t have to get the strongest drink as well, I’m used to strong stuff while I don’t know if you’ll be able to walk home let alone fly afterwards.”
“I can take it, you don’t have to worry.”
“I just want to be able to get back to the house before you pass out drunk.”
“I can take more than you think, I‘m not a foal.” She looked annoyed.
“No one ever said you were.”
The bartender soon came back with two shots of a clear liquid.
“A toast.” I told grasped my glass and held it up.
Dash lifted her glass like me.
“To new Beginnings.”