//------------------------------// // Chapter 07 // Story: The Silent War // by Drmalaria //------------------------------// One week after Gas was teleported. Two mares… well, I don’t know if you can count Kalut as a mare, she was indeed 60% pony and 40% griffon. Anyway, avoiding that writer decision problem; two mares were having a nice conversation, drinking some tea. I don’t know why, but this reminds me of 2 mares and 1 cup… I shouldn’t write that. Before the interesting conversation, you must know one thing: after the arrival of Gas, the things didn’t change too much. He was talking with Garnet, unfortunately, this was a hell for the masked stallion to talk about studies and science… especially all the information about Dragon’s End and The Endless Book. He said something weird; they should wait at least one or two weeks before starting the adventure/quest to free Luna. Asides from all those things, he didn’t work as a doctor for them… he just preferred to play with children instead of working as a responsible stallion (am I using the word “responsible” with Gas?) “Scarlet, can you talk to me about yourself a little more?” Kalut asked with some curiosity “Besides, everypony… everygriffon and zebra has a tale about their past.” she slurped some tea. “Hmmmmm… where should I start?” she murmured to Kalut. Scarlet’s face was kind of funny when she started to thinking about her past. “Hehe. Well, I should use the correct question to make you talk about yourself without thinking too much,” she slurped “Why you are a soldier? Well, you were one, but, you get it, right?” “Oh, that’s easy!” she reacted after hearing the question “Well… where should I start?” Kalut sighed she even used a facepalm (not a facehoof. She doesn’t have hooves) “What?” “Just tell me…” Kalut’s stopped, she started to thinking like a soldier… oh well, like Scarlet “You should tell me what is so awesome about being a soldier, give me some hints, come on, do not be a bad mare and show me what it is to be an Evelestrian soldier!” her face’s changed, like an excited pony. Instead of reacting like Kalut thought, Scarlet was shocked, making an uncomfortable smile “Hehe… Well…” The story is a living cliché. I am just a mare with a dream, being like my grandmother, that’s what I always wanted. The right hand of my princess, Sonne. Or may I say Celestia? Anyway, I just dreamed to be like my grandmother. Do heroes things, watch dreamers like me trying to be like me… I don’t know if that makes sense. By the way, I just tried so hard, but I always have being outclassed by the unicorns, I hate unicorns… well, I hated them. Fortunately, I meet a good friend. He was special… in too many ways. His name is Alexander, a unicorn; well, ex-unicorn. He doesn’t have a horn anymore, he lost it, thanks to me. In one mission, I made a great fail, losing so many friends, and to avoid the punishment, he protected me, and… well. He never told me how he lost his horn, but I do know now. His horn was cut by Sonne’s soldiers. He never blamed me about that… I don’t wanna know how I could’ve ended without his help… I can’t imagine myself without my wings, and he was always being kind with me. After that, a few months later, the war started. I was excited, trying to defending my family and my mother country. We were killed like ants. I thought my end was near, but… that little bastard, Gas, he saved my life. I always thought that he was a bastard, but now I know that he is the freaking key to free Princess Luna… I know this crazy bastard is hiding something. I have a… who is called? Mare’s instinct? Feminine-whatever. We don’t know when we’re gonna move to that Dragon’s End. The only thing that I want is to kick some equestrian asses… and save Luna, of course! “D’awwww, you have a nice tale, dear.” “What’s with that face?” “What with what face?” “Don’t be a silly goat, you are smiling; why?” “Oh…” she took another sip of her tea “… you are an interesting pony, with an interesting tale and dream. I liked you story, dear.” “And what about you?” she asked “I told you my past. It’s your turn. Talk me all about yourself” Kalut’s spitted some of her tea after hearing that. She wasn’t prepared to answer that “Ehehehehe…” “Kalut…” “Ok, fine. But please, do not fall asleep” “Why I would I fall asleep, Kalut?” I born in Grifferion, a little village, but was quite popular. I was the youngest of my mother’s children, the twelfth. Female griffin, by tradition, are usually chosen to be the warrior… well, we are the ones with claws in the house. The male griffons always do house work, but we always have time for our children, quite interesting, is it not? We’ve always loved to be pregnant, carrying our children in our womb, it is just so beautiful… of course, I have never been pregnant in my life, and I think I will never be. In one of our expeditions, we found Garnet in this place. That was so many years ago. She told me and my friends the truth. We talked with some ponies, we traveled to new places; we even found Kel in one of our journeys. She even saved us one time. After that, we traveled to Equestria. It was a nice place. We meet Bon Bon and Lyra. I was kind of jealous of them. I don’t believe how we managed to make them join our party… now that I think about it, there was something about marriage... Kalut was really excited, telling her tale to Scarlet. Instead of sleeping, Scarlet was listening to every word Kalut spoke. Unfortunately, she wasn’t catching certain insinuations Kalut was making in her stories; this was just Scarlet being Scarlet. Anyway, avoiding Kalut’s insinuations, and the fact that she was hiding something, the two mares kept having fun, talking about their past and other things; like how to clean the blood on a spear. “Hey, Scarlet.” “Hmmm?” “Alexander is your boyfriend?” Scarlet was shocked after hearing that question. Few seconds later, she started to laugh “No fucking way, he is my best friend, and he will be my best friend forever. Either way, right now I am not into stallions.” she crossed her legs after thinking about her situation with stallions. Kalut released a sigh of relief after hearing that, like a heavy weight had been lifted off her shoulders. “Why did you sigh?” “I did not sigh.” “Yes, you did.” “No, I did not!” “Ok, fine!” Meanwhile, our dearest mare, the one who has the power to teleport other ponies, Isaac, was having an interesting conversation with our masked doctor and Kel. “Good sir, can I ask you something?” “What, Kel?” “Why you don’t work with the other doctors?” “Yeah, ya should help us, people get sick sometimes.” “Please, writer. I beg you, please, change this freaking conversation, I beg you. Make them talk about something important, like Dragon’s End or my freaking mask, I don’t want to talk about job, not now.” he thought “Well, the answer is easy. I don’t like to work with other ponies, either way; I’m not a good doctor.” “Yer not a good doctor?” Isaac asked surprised “Ya saved Scarly’s life. You beat Celestia in chess, yer smart!” “She’s true, Shaman.” she took some wine “We indeed to have good shamans; ones that can save the life of somepony losing their blood and guts in the battlefield.” “Goddamit, really, writer, I’ll kick your ass. Dude, save me, please, I don’t want to have a conversation like this one. Don’t you have a better idea?” he thought for few seconds “Oh no, wait! I prefer this conversation; I know what you’re thinking now. Don’t even try to let me talk with her; I don’t want another conversation with that dragon!” “Doc?” “Oh, sorry!” he laughed “I was just solving little problems in my head. Anyway. I don’t want to work because my hoofs are bad, I don’t even know how did I manage to heal her. I think it was just luck.” Kel laughed “Shaman. I am a shaman too, and I know how critical it’s to save a life in that kind of situation,” she took another drink “and you, my friend, you are a professional.” “Yep, but I don’t think that he should stop playing with our children either. This is the first time in months that mah little Ruby plays with someone.” “Nah, the problem with your child is that he is too shy. The other problem in this place is that feminine population is bigger than male. He would like to play with girls, too. But, damn, he is too shy-don’t forget about the stress-. You need to talk with others mothers and fathers to make their children play with him… and, especially with Al’s parents.” “Al? Alphonse? What happened with her?” “Your child might have some attraction to those claws, if you know what I mean, hehehehehehe.” Gas’s imagination was a little twisted, but, he has some imagination. But this writer won’t talk about that. “Shaman, you’re a father?” “I wish.” “Really, doc, you do really like children. You would be a good father.” Gas sighed “Something wrong, Shaman?” “Nah, is not really important. Anyway, I can’t be a father, but I wish I could be one.” he sadly commented “Now that I think about it, writer, thanks for changing the freaking conversation.” he thought again, thinking as if he was another chapter in a book or something like that “It’s a fic.” Isaac has some curiosity after the sad comment “And why you can’t, doc?” “Well, I’ll explain it to you: I was born without the ability to have children. No more than that. Please, don’t talk about adoption, I love adoption, giving a kid a good father or mother but, I think I wouldn’t be a good father. Maybe in my next life.” Kel and Isaac felt bad after remembering the doctor something like “Shaman… what is Dragon’s End like?” she asked, trying to change the conversation subject. “Yeah, tell us how it’s!” “Dragon’s End… It’s a beautiful place. It has technology, knowledge… and peace. They do not kill each other, quite the opposite; they love each other. It’s a place to live forever,” “And why did you leave that place, Shaman?” “Well it IS a good place… until you realize you have to study with some smartasses. Ugh… trying not to stay behind in my studies… living like a hermit… Wait, I do like live like that, sometimes. And other things that I don’t wanna remember; I hate that place so much! And even more for a lazy stallion like me… I need exercise…” both girls started to laugh so hard after hearing Gas’s words “What’s so funny?” “Nothin’, pffhahahahaha!” “Yeah, Shaman, hahahahhahaha. It’s nothing, hahahahha. “Thanks, writer. Now I need a drink.” “Come on, hahahahahaha! Keep talkin’ about Dragon’s End, hahahahaha!” “It’s a place full of freaking dragons, that’s all what you need. Now, writer, change the point of fucking views.” Meanwhile, Pinkie’s making Fluttershy read a good comic name Happy Three Friends. Few days after that “Thanks, but was that part was necessary?” “G, why you are talking with the sky?” Ruby asked. “I am talking with my writer. Technically, he is your writer, too… anyway, forget about that. Do you like your birthday gift?” “Yeah, I love Stallions in Black! And thanks for the eyeglasses, too. They make me look like a Stallion in Black!” “I am happy to hear that. Anyway isn’t it today the party in Al’s house?” “Yeah… but I don’t wanna go.” “Dude, really, why wouldn’t you want to go?” “There are too much people, and I don’t feel ready to be in that place. “ Gas grabbed Ruby “Hey, what are you doing!?” “Taking you to the party.” “Please, writer, make him stop!” “Hey, I am the only one who is allowed to break the fourth wall!” Kalut’s House “Kalut, isn’t that Gas?” Scarlet asked. “Yeah… and why is he grabbing Isaac’s son?” “Where the buck is Isaac? She would laugh at this.” “Let me go!” Ruby yelled and at the same time, kicking. “Omph!“ Gas was kicked “Nope, I won-!” another kick to his mask “Damn, Ruby. You have nice legs, you kick better than Scarlet.” “Really?” “No, but at least you stoppe-“ “Ruby?” a little hybrid of pony and griffon called “You came! I thought you wouldn’t come to the party!” “Damnit, G!” Ruby murmured to Gas. “You should use a better language, kid.” he murmured, too. “Sorry, but you taught me that!” “What are you both talking about? Oh, and you look cool in that suit, Ruby.” Like anypony with at least half of Fluttershy’s shyness, he was scared. He started to sweat “G, please, help me!” “Fine!” he started to walk “This little devil is yours, play with him, and don’t let him go. He is to damn shy, but he really likes Al” he looked at Ruby “I am trying to protect you against the F-zone. Anyway,” speaking again with Al “Play with him, use a rope or anything to avoid his escape; really, just bind him.” “Pfhahahahahhaha, you are so funny, Gasy. Like always,” she just couldn’t stop laughing at Gas and Ruby. “This is soooooooo bad, G….” “Yep, help me bind him.” OK, that was a great surprise; even Gas couldn’t predict something like that, even reading the mind of his writer-well, yelling at his writer, one must take his rights into account- “And happy birthday, Ruby!” “Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.” Gas was laughing so hard after this. Few minutes later, he was watching a happy hybrid with her pet… I don’t think that’s illegal “Oh, well. I must call Isaac, she’ll be happy after watching you both having fun. After that, I’ll try to get drunk while watching some cartoons… I mean… my hallucinations while I am watching the stars.” “Gas, why don’t you have a nice time with us?” Scarlet asked “You’re always playing with those kids, but you always avoid us, why?” “I am not a good person in parties, I don’t have any social skills.” “Hey, that’s mah line, G!” Gas sighed “You know… I must call Isaac, she will laugh at this.” “Hey, wait!” “Let him go, darling. He is just being himself.” Kalut commented. “Writer, you must take us to the best part of this, nopony like this… I think. Anyway, can you use your writer powers to teleport me to… Oh, thanks.” He stopped at the house of Isaac “Hey, Isaac, your son is having fun with Al, I think they are doing bondage!” he emphasized the word bondage “I think its normal being at that age!” “Hi, doc!” she greet “Where is mah Ruby?” “You didn’t hear me, didn’t you?” “Nope, I was makin’ some exercise. I thought mah little Ruby was with you. Where is he?” He made a deep sigh “In the Al’s party…” “Oh, I can believe it!” “Of course you can’t, you know him better than me. By the way, Ruby has good kicks.” “Yeah, he practices every day. He dreams to be a great hero.” she laughed happily “Anyway, you’ll stay at the party tonight?” “Nah.” “Why?” “I am bad at parties. I always sit in a place with solitude and try to get drunk. By the way, where’s Derpy?” “I thought she was at the party. Gas, you should stay with us and have some company.” “Meh, really. I prefer to stay alone; the solitude is good for me. I don’t want to be a problem with you. “Hmmmmmmm……” “Well, I left you here, have fun with your friends and laugh with your boy. Now, if you excuse me, I need to get drunk.” Gas turned around and starts to walk straight to his edge. “In that case…” Isaac took a rope and catch Gas binding his legs “… I have to make you come.” she started to walk to the house will carry on the stallion-damn, she’s strong- “Why do I think this is too familiar?” he thought “Seriously, girl. Don’t do this to me, I’ll be bored.” After that, the situation was kind of funny, even Ruby was laughing at Gas. Especially, talking about something called “Karma”. One month after Gas and Scarlet arrived to the base. Ponies, Changelings, Griffons and hybrids. What a great combination in a rebel team with more than 10,000 friends. But, fortunately, they will only need 300 “Why 300?” because is the Gas number of luck “It is not. That’s a good movie, but not a favorite number” anyway, he was wearing his Stallions in Black costume, with his rebels friends “Ok, everybody-I used the body because we are not only ponies-this will be a hell of journey to Dragon’s End. First, anybody that fears death and love their children…” he stopped “Get the fuck out of this. If you fear death, the best thing that you can do is helping others in this place, after we arrive -if we manage to do something like that- then, I will talk with you about the great finale.” he took a deep breath “Derpy, you come with us. I need to talk with you about something important.” “Roger!” “Anyway, if anybody afraid of death and blablabla?” nobody said anything “Kidding, I know you are afraid of death in the deepest part of your heart, but I promise you that IF we don’t fuck it, maybe we will survive. Now, them… TO THE PHANTOM FOREST MY FRIENDS!”