//------------------------------// // Chapter 13 Side stories // Story: Rainbows and love letters // by Flat spin //------------------------------// MLP: FiM Rainbows and love letters By: flat spin Edited by: Moonlightsong Fire and Lighting Streak were eating in the Dawnbreaker's mess hall. It was late and there was only couple of other ponies there. “So… what’s up.” Lighting asked him and took a bite out of his sandwich. “I dunno… this war… I’m just tired of it.” Fire said and looked down. “Yeah… me too. I wanna go back to Rarity.” Lighting said with a sad voice. “I haven’t seen Applejack for a month now… I miss her.” Fire said and a tear went down his cheek. “What’s up!” Blade said cheerfully and sat down next to them with Turbulence. He looked at the twins and saw the sadness in their eyes. The twins looked at him and didn’t say anything. They were thinking about their special someponies… “Don’t tell me that you guys are now getting soft.” Turbulence asked them. “I just miss her so much.” Fire said while looking down. “Marefriend? Wife? or a foal?” Blade asked him. “Marefriend.” Both of the twins said in unison. “Who is it?” Blade asked. “Rarity… she so lovely. Her white fur and purple mane are so beautiful… and don’t get me started on her eyes.” Lighting said as his thought wondered to Rarity. “How did you meet?” Turbulence said as he started to eat his sandwich. “We met in a night club a couple of months ago. but after that we went out for a date… I took her to the finest restaurant in Canterlot. It wasn’t cheap but she’s worth every bit” Lighting said while thinking about Rarity. “What about you fire?” Blade asked and turned to him. “I met her in the same club… we didn’t go for fancy date in Canterlot. We just slept under an apple tree and watched the sunset…” Fire said as his thought wondered off to Applejack. “You know why me and Trupster have survived here for six years?” Blade asked and the twins looked at him. “We don’t have marefriends… we don’t have anything to go back to. There is nothing that could distract us in a fight.” Blade said with some sadness to his words. “It’s not easy life but it’s something.” “So you guys have never had marefriends.” Lighting asked. “I used to date this one mare in squad three… but one day she didn’t come back from a mission… only thing we found were her flight goggles and a burned out picture of us together.” Blade said and tears started to form in his eyes. “I used to have one too… but she decided to leave me during one deployment. I don’t blame her. the deployments are long and she was always alone… I guess a marefriend and military life just don’t go together.” Turbulence said. “I guess so… but once the Saddle Arabian capital falls we are going home.” Fire said optimisticly. “I don't know about that… firstly our troops are still like 50 kilometers away from the capital and even when Saddle Arabia surrenders we need to rebuild our country. But I think will be fighting insurgents and loyalist after the war. We have managed to destabilize the whole damn country with this war… luckily things are better in Equestria.” Blade said. “So Fleet how have you been doing.” Nimble asked as they walked out of the mares locker room. “I’m fine… just really lonely.” Fleet said with sadness. “Yeah… welcome to military life.” Nimble said as they walked up to the Wardog squad’s barracks. “Back in the Wonderbolts company was never hard to get but here… I just don’t know how long I can take this.” Fleet said and sat down. “I know its hard but it’s a life we chose.” “I guess so.” Fleet said and sighed.