//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 - Living With Determination // Story: Persona - Resonance of the Soul // by ChromeRegios //------------------------------// “Okay so we got one Key so far... Whats Next?” Berry asked with a little excitement on her voice “Now Hold on there little Missy!” Golden pats Berry at the back to keep her from talking further “We need to plan first... Other wise we might end up hurting an innocent pony!” Golden Continues, DJ Looks at Golden and thinks back at the time, she too was like this. As she Directs her friends on how to find the other key holder, DJ was remembering some time long ago of what Golden Harvest Just Before she met her, and new to pony ville “Even though in the past Golden Harvest seems to be an ignorant pony.. But when it comes to her friends.. She is Ready to Help, No Matter what the Cost!” DJ Remembered “This Happened a long time ago, back in kindergarten. Golden Harvest was shy at first, she wont talk to any filly in the room, she doesn't have many friends back then. on that very same day she met Berry Punch, another new filly in the school... She quickly introduced her self on golden, being the shy one, she didn't reply. Berry was very insistent at that time, and tried to make friends with golden. The next day I was surprised to see them together playing and laughing. I thought “well they became friends fast”. Before i even knew it they became best friends.. Just like me and Octavia” DJ?... DJ!!!... DJ?!... HEY!!! “Huh?! What?” Dj snapped out of her day dream “Have you been paying attention?!” Golden started to get irritated. “Huh? uh, yeah! got it” DJ said, Not knowing what she have just said “Okay then... summarizing what I have just said, Lyra will be the tracker. since she found the first key.. DJ, Bon Bon and Berry Punch Will be the attackers. While I attack at a longer distance, That's what we all agreed right?” Golden Harvest proclaims “Now then... we should get some rest... For tomorrow we wind the second key... which is... ” Golden looks at the map as lyra directs her at the next location “Here! At the Station... Thanks Lyra” Lyra nods in approval. After which Lyra and Bon Bon went home... As DJ was about to leave Golden stopped her “W-what is it?” DJ asked. “You Should stay here just in case, You’ll never know” That was the last words Golden said to DJ Before Going up to her room, Berry then goes to DJ “You know DJ, Golden is taking this harder than you are, yes she is your best friend but Octavia is her best friend too, She just.... don't want Octavia to end up like Syrup” Berry said before she left her on the lobby alone.. “Ah... Yes, Syrup” Dj whispers DJ thinks about Syrup, Syrup was a Friend True and Loyal to the end, She sacrificed herself to save Golden Harvest, If it wasn't for her... Golden would not be here today with us... A True Friend, Until The End “Syrup was a unicorn with light brown mane and orange coat with blue eyes... she was Golden’s Fillyhood Friend, One night.Syrup and Golden went out for a stroll outside pony ville, I was there with them at that time. Golden asked Syrup to go to ever free forest to look for some of those Joke Plants for pranks.. I told them not to go, but they insisted to go and pick some. I had no choice but to follow them. As we were going deeper in the forest we were greeted by zecora. she asked why are we out going to the forest, i never got used to her talking like that... Golden said they were going to pick some joke plant and will leave as soon as possible... zecora warned us not to go further, because of a hydra lurking in the forest. They both just laughed at her warning and moved on, I on the other hand had second thoughts on continuing, zecora pleaded me to stop them before something terrible would happen, I gave her a nod and went to stop them... It was dark and I can barely see anything, not even my hoof in front of me. as i galloped into the darkness i heard a scream of help, It was Golden! both of them were surrounded by a hydra. without ever thinking I ran to the monster and tried to distract it while they move to safety. I kicked and rammed the hydra to get its attention to me, when it finally notices me it swatted me with its tail and flung me to a rock knocking me unconscious... I didn't know what happened next but when i woke up, The hydra was gone... I assumed that Golden Harvest and Syrup is okay so i went back to town, Once i got there instead of happy voices and singing birds, all i heard was a loud crying of a pony... It was Golden Crying! I asked her what happened to her and asked where Syrup might be, She told me Syrup didn't made it.. When they were escaping the hydra, Golden got her hoof entangled on a root! Syrup went back and tried to help her and broke the root, by the time golden was free the hydra caught up, thinking about her friend syrup used her magic to fling golden away... Syrup gave one last smile as the hydra stepped on Syrup crushing her, Golden ran away to town, still horrified of her friend Syrup died to save her, I Comforted her for her loss.Everypony In town were saddened by the loss of a fellow pony.. who risked her life to save another..” “That's why She lived to this day, Now Determined to save and protect her friends... No matter what the cost!” DJ Said to her self "I wish, I could have did the same to her earlier"