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// chapter 4 
// Story: To live, to survive, to thrive, 
// by general well 
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Four weeks later...

‘‘Hurry up dirt bag, climb over the wall!’’ I ordered the diamond dog front of me.

‘‘But sir, it's too tall.’’ The diamond dog said as he looked at the fifteen foot wall.

‘‘Does it look like I care? Now climb over or l makes you clean the toilets!’’ I yelled at him.

‘‘Yes sir.’’ The diamond dog said as he ran to the wall and started climbing rapidly.

I watched him for a while. I saw him fall like three times so I decided to leave him be, anyways I started to walk towards the city that Maria and I made. Technically we didn't made it, we just made the plans of it and were the architects also made the blueprints. How many lives in the city were 321 diamond dogs and 95 ponies, it was 162 ponies, but they had left and only 95 remained anyways, so the population was 416. Which was great and the farms were able to support 200 more citizens and also we going to expand the farms bigger to support an even larger population. Anyways it's been six days since Maria and I named this city, 
Concrete City. I know it was stupid but I was making cement for the buildings at the time.

‘‘Hey Tom. Are you here for the opening of the Middle School?’’ Mystic Falls asked me.

The city already had 24 buildings, including the school.

‘‘Yes I am, I'm here to inspect the school for any leaks and crack.’’ I stated.

‘‘So this going to be the first building with lights?’’ Mystic Falls asked.

‘‘Yeah this is the first building. So how the military doing for you?’’ I said to him.

Mystic clear his throat, ‘‘Well good just the recruits are stubborn and they keep getting their ass kicked by this diamond dog who keeps calling herself, The Digger.’’ Mystic said as we walked down to the post office.

‘‘Has anyone defeated her?’’ I asked as I tip my top hat at a pony on the sidewalk.

‘‘No and I keep telling you… it... anypony.’’ Mystic said with a frustrating voice.

‘‘Keep your own grammar to yourself.’’ I said, as we walk down the sidewalk, coming up to us was a large building, it was the middle school the entrance has Roman pillar and a fountain that already had coins in it, it has solar power on top of the roof and also ten rooms. Five of them are classrooms, the biggest one is the gym, the nurse's office, two bathrooms for the girls and the boys separated and also the school office, but no teachers lounge, yet. 

‘‘So….. this is school?’’ Mystic said as he looks at it.

‘‘What's wrong with my school?’’ I asked, I don't see any problem with it. I thought.

‘‘It looks like a w.’’  Mystic told me.

‘‘Fuck you, Mystic! Does it matter looks like a w?’’ I yelled at him, it does look like a w but that was not the case I thought to myself. Anyways.

‘‘It looks like everyone is here.’’ I said as I went to get a drink from a lemonade stand. It does look like every pony and diamond dog, and also my wife is on the stand.

‘‘How long do we have to wait for your wife’s speech?’’ Mystic asked me. 

‘‘Well like right now.’’ I said as I looked at my watch. Then my wife turned on her mic and everyone went quiet.

‘‘Thank you everyone for being here for the ceremony of the opening of the school.” Maria said as clear her throat. “I want to thank the people who built the school with their sweat and blood, anyways I can pick the teachers who will be serving and the school and the principal please  congratulate them. if you want your kids to be in the school, please enroll, but before I finish the paper if you wish to enroll is on top of the table on your left. Now I will cut the ribbon.’’ Maria said. She grabbed the scissors and pointed at the ribbon and sliced it open.

‘‘Yay!’’ the crowd cheered as they entered the school, we went with them too. Anyways inside of the school was nice. There was a statue of Maria, which was creepy. Then there was a fountain and a huge Tesla coil inside a huge glass ball and it was lighting up the room each five second at middle of the school.

‘‘Wow, what is that?’’ Mystic asked me with wonder.

‘‘That is a Tesla coil. it’s dangerous soooo don't go in there.’’ I answered.

‘‘So this is electricity, looks fascinating and look at my mane!’’ Mystic said excitedly,  His mane was rising up.

‘‘Yeah it's great anyway look at the lights and running water.’’ I said as I went over to the drinking fountain, I plunge my head and drink. ‘‘mmmmm………  cold water.’’ I said out loud.

‘‘Don't drink all of it, I want some!’’ Mystic said as he pushed me aside to be able to drink too.

‘‘That's rude.’’ I told him and left to find my wife. I'm pretty sure she was in the science class. I walked through the halls and into the room that was the science class. There was Maria with the captain of the border guards. I know I could have called it Border Patrol but that sounds mean enough already.

‘‘Hey Tom. I need to tell you something... something important.’’ Maria said with a worried look.

‘‘What is it?’’ I asked as I looked at her.

‘‘Captain, can you tell him about the problem.’’  Maria ordered the captain.

‘‘Yes sir, there is a group of Diamond Dogs heading this way and they are armed. What should we do, sir?’’ The captain asked.

Who was attacking us and why? I thought to myself.

‘‘Captain Ace, get your troops ready, we need to stop the group before they reach the town.’’ I ordered him. Now where did I put my pistol? I thought to myself. 

‘‘Yes sir, I would get the troops ready!’’ Ace said. Then he left the room.

I turn to Maria, ‘‘Maria, what should we do? If these diamonds dog are hostile, should we strike back?’’ I asked her

‘‘If they attack first then we should attack them, anyways you think we have to hold them off if they are hostile?’’ Maria ask me.

“I don't know but keep the people safe in the school, I’ll go with the guards.’’ I told Maria.

‘‘Ok Tom, but be safe.’’ Maria said, then she hug me, she let go and left the room.

I left the room and walked out of school, I passed by an apartment which is being built as construction workers were buzzing around the building. I also passed by the water treatment plant, which is only for the school but soon the entire city. Next to it being built was the marketplace which was going to become stores anyways. There was the guardhouse which looks like a castle, All it would be missing was a moat and it looked like the captain was already here with the rest of the guards. 

‘‘Sir, I got the guards ready.’’ The captain told.

‘‘Okay captain. Let's go then.’’ I ordered, we started to march but a pegasus descended in front of us.

‘‘Sir, the group has passed the river. We tried to stop them but they attacked us and injured eight of us. Sir, we can't hold them off for much longer. We need assistance now.’’ The pegasus said.

‘‘Private, you could rest here and Captain we must go right now, we must help them.’’
I told him. 

‘‘Yes sir.” Captain Ace turned around and looked at the guards. “Guards! Ready! Set! March!’’ He ordered.

I‘m leading them into the danger, hopefully most of them make it out alive. Anyway the river is two miles away from us which it will take us awhile. Hopefully we could make it there in time. Because these Diamond Dogs attacked my people, they deserve no mercy, well maybe some because Maria would hit me. And she hits hard with those nails.