//------------------------------// // Freedom Falling // Story: Chronicles of Bon Bon // by Anonimoose //------------------------------// The aircraft was silent for most of the trip, the woods around Fillydelpia could be seen in the predawn mist, from the open hatch of the craft. the occasional cough came from the two Wonderbolts Bon Bon had faced, everypony glared at Bon Bon with hate as she looked around scanning each pony with her eye. The Wonderbolts were attaching armor and backs similar to Dashes, Bon Bon getting a closer look at the technology, it appeared to be very small wings that enabled short range gliding and flaps for sharper than usual turns. "Looks like the Wonderbolts got an upgrade." Bon Bon said noting the flight packs. "Shut the buck up." Thunderlane said bitterly "That's no way to treat a prisoner!" Bon Bon said acting offended. "The only thing you are is a dead mare!" He snapped as Bon Bon but a hoof on her leg for a pulse. "My pulse says otherwise." She said with a raised eyebrow. "Not for long.." "So Dash, the Wonderbolts!" flailing her chained hooves in the air, "is it all it was cracked up to be?" Bon Bon looked at the seated dash with a grin. "Yea it is! We are the best fliers in the world!" her pride showing, Bon Bon decided to switch the topic. "So 'Loyalty'?" "Yea something you wouldn't know about!" Dash snapped "So how many did you kill for your country?" Bon Bon asked, Dash pressed a button deploying her wings and walking to Bon Bon who was near the back of the craft, various tick marks were covering the wings. "I've killed enough." Dash said with a scowl as Bon Bon scanned the wing counting the marks. "How does it feel?" "I was..scared, at first, but it's what I have to do." "Have to, or told to?" "Whats your point?" "Nothing." Bon Bon stated without any care for the subject. "No. What's it to you?" Dash got closer to Bon Bon, who came closer to dashes ear to whisper, "So I had time to do this." Dashes eyes shot open as Bon Bon broke out of the now unlocked cuffs and delivering an uppercut into her jaw knocking her unconscious, then using her as a shield she slipped on Dashes two machine pistols and bounced to the parachutes putting it on all while pointing her fake leg at the other Wonderbolts. "NOPONY MOVE!" "What are you gonna do? Kick us?" Thunderlane said retaining his cocky grin, "No, but I will do this!" using dashes hoof she flicked a switch on her hidden prosthetic shooting a shell from her leg, the round hit the control panel of the aircraft causing it to nose dive. the two unicorn pilots bailed out to avoid the flames, "Three Wonderbolts, Three ponies who need saved!" she said as she threw herself and Rainbow Dash out of the back hatch and into freefall, as she fell she kicked the unconscious Dash the opposite direction of he descent, The three Wonderbolts shot out of the crashing bird as Snowflake and Cloudchasers cloud zipped for the pilots while Thunderlane went for his Captian. "That should give me some time." Bon Bon said to herself with a grin as she reached the minimum altitude and pulled the ripcord to release the chute descending into the woods she landed into a tree getting tangled in the branches dangling in front of a small unicorn filly, "Hey." Bon Bon said waving to the small pony. "Hi miss!" The filly said with amazement, "What are you doing in the forest at a time like this?" Bon Bon said still dangling from the tree. "My parents were in the resistance," the filly frowned "but something happened, these men came and pa told me to run so I did," she broke into tears, "and when I came back they were gone.." "I'm sorry," Bon Bon tried to comfort the small filly, "If you help me down and lay low, I'll help look for your parents." the filly frowned a little but changed the subject. "Let's worry about right now, help me up." Bon Bon then gave the filly a boost up to the branch and without words the filly pulled out a small switchblade and cut the strings of the parachute causing Bon Bon to fall to the ground, the short fall would not have phased Bonnie, had she not broken a rib the day before as she fell face first into the ground and laid on the ground in exhaustion as the simplest tasks became efforts due to her fatigue. "You okay miss?" She asked, sliding down the tree and running to Bon Bon. "Yea, just old," She said with a chuckle as not to worry the filly, "So whats your name?" "My name is Aniseed!" "Sweetie Drops, but you can Call me Bon Bon." she extended her hoof to shake as the filly returned the gesture, "We should get moving," Aniseed said helping Bon Bon onto her hooves "its only a matter of time before they sweep the area." leading Bon Bon into a cave in the woods, using her magic she covered the entrance with some leaves and sticks. walking over to a small lamp the pair sat down. "How long have you been out here?" Bon Bon asked "Four months, Mom and Pa taught me how to stay hidden and survive if anything were to...happen." Aniseed let out a small sigh "How long ago did it happen?" "Five months.." Bon Bon's heart ached just imagining the fillies sorrow, "So you're telling me you have been in the woods for FOUR MONTHS alone?" "Pa taught me what to and what not to eat, and where I can hide from the patrols, he wanted to make sure I was safe, that's all he ever wanted." Aniseed started to cry Bon Bon using her hoof brought the filly into a hug which the she returned back. "It's so lonely here." She weeped into Bon Bon's tattered uniform to muffle the cries. "Shh, don't worry I'm here." she said comforting the filly looking at her cutie mark where four Aniseed Candies, Bon Bon had an idea in her head. "So how'd you get your cutie mark?" She asked changing the subject to better times, as the morning sun rose, Aniseed told the story on how she applied for an apprenticeship and wowed the owner with her vast knowledge of candies and other confectioneries, Then Bon Bon lifted the Pant-leg of her uniform showing her three wrapped candies and telling her own story. With the mood lightened the pair fell asleep in the cave, Bon Bon in a slouched position and Aniseed snuggled close, after four months she was no longer alone..