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// Chapter 6 
// Story: Halo: PARALLEL 
// by Secondchancer 
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	Fleur and Shade were sitting down at a small restaurant Fleur's mouth was slightly agape while Shade had a slightly embarrassed look on his face. Coughing slightly he looked at the mare in front of him sighing he said "Look I know its hard to digest but its true Fleur, I figured that telling the truth would be a good start."

"Shade I mean you are larger than most stallions but you saying that your from another dimension its just-"

"Insane ?"

"Yes I mean you don't have any-" Fleur was cut off by Shade placing a bottle on the table looking at it the bottle she gingerly reach out and picked it up Fleur did take some classes about certain potions that had properties of forcing people to tell the truth and this one was powerful "So you drank this ?"

"Yep it was made by Celestia herself and I drank it." Shade said as he looked down at the table sighing Fleur rubbed her eyes and said "Okay since you took this and since you don't seem like the lying type of stallion I'll believe you for now BUT as soon as we get back to the castle I'M going to ask Celestia."

"Sounds good so how did you get into the modeling business ?" Shade asked sitting back slightly smiling looking at him Fleur blushed a little remembering the story "Its a very long story Shade."

"Hmmm I bet but if you don't want to tell me-"

"No I want to tell you its just I was warning you that's all."

"It can't be that long."

(Half an hour later)

"......and that's how I got started." Fleur said finishing her story smiling Shade looked down at his food then back at her shaking his head he chuckled a little and said "Wow your right that was a long story but not the longest I've ever heard."

"What was the longest story ?"

"One about my parents man that one took like three days to finish." Shad said shuddering slightly at the memory of having to sit on that couch and listen to his parents drone on "But its nice that you did it for your mother."

"Yeah she was the best......" Fleur grew especially quiet after that sighing Shade scratched the back of his head realizing how awkward he had made it opening his mouth he was about to ask a question when a massive *BOOOOOM* shook the restaurants interior and blowing out the windows. Pushing the table to the side Shade grabbed Fleur and brought her into his body as he cast a shield spell hearing the sound of glass and debris pinging off the shield Shade looked behind him to see asphalt, glass and other things littering the restaurants floor but nopony was hurt sighing he looked down at Fleur and asked "Hey you okay ?"

"H-h-h-h-huh !?!?!" she said scared out of her mind shaking like a leaf looking around Shade noticed a bag laying on the floor grabbing it and cleaning it off with his magic he handed to Fleur. Grabbing the bag from him she began to breathe heavily into it causing the bag to expand then deflate incredibly fast after few minute's Shade heard the sound of sirens racing towards them picking Fleur up he began to carry her out side when he grunted in pain looking down he noticed a rather large piece of glass sticking out of his side.

(1 hour later)
Sitting in the hospital ER Shade had managed to get the shard removed from his side and then stitched up which was a plus but the pain when ever he moved was worse than when he had the shard in him. Sighing he looked around bored out of his mind since he had no family or friends to speak of or even a medical history the doctors were running test after test to learn about him so they could add him to the system. Activating his magic Shade began to imagine different forms for the magic slowly changing into animals and objects then they began to pick up in tempo changing into things Shade knew grunts, elites, marines and odst's danced through his vision smiling Shade slowly cut off the magic thinking back to what he would be doing back in his own dimension. Hearing the sound of knocking Shade turned and looked at the door seeing a doctor walk in he was an older earth stallion with a neatly trimmed goatee and short blue black mane his fur was a deep grey smiling he said "Hello I'm Dr. ER its nice to see you moving around Shade."

"Yeah thanks and ER ?"

"Yes why were you name Shade ?"

"Touché."

"Yes well from the scans that we have done say that your injuries are nice and not looking like they are gonna open up unless you do anything strenuous so take it easy."

"Yes sir." Shade said standing up at his full height looking down slightly at the man Shade nodded and moved past him toward the door and made his way to the waiting room. Turning the corner Shade saw Fleur and Twilight sitting in the room waiting for news walking up he said "Hey girls you miss me ?"

"SHADE !" both exclaimed running forward Fleur wrapped her arms around the man hugging him tightly he felt her shacking wrapping his arms around her he said "I'm fine Fleur you don't have to worry about me it was just a scratch."

"It wasn't just a scratch Shade !!" Twilight said walking up to him she pushed a finger into his chest and continued "You were bleeding badly the doctor said it was a miracle you were able to get this far and even more of one for you to be able to move !"

"Twi this ain't nothin'."