With each and every installment I grow more and more attached to this story. I am very eager for the next chapter~ As always, keep up the good work~

"You really don't think of me as your friend, do you?"

Huh, I've had the impression that it's sort of been the other way around. I think that Soarin may have held the belief that it was Spitfire who never really considered him a friend. A few chinks in her tough-mare armor wouldn't have stopped any doubts for popping up. Plus he knows that she wouldn't hesitate to put the team before himself - expected and anticipated, but still doesn't ease the tension. Well, at least she admits she's bad at giving that kind of talk - seemed to cause the exact opposite effect.

"I came here to try and help you, Soarin', but you can't seem to get your head out of your ass long enough to see how your actions affect the ponies that care about you."

There are ponies that care about him? Granted, most has been from Soarin's perspective, but I can't really recall any ponies genuinely concerned or caring for him. As far as he sees it, it's all about competitiveness from them. Somewhere along the line, it seems that something may have happened to cause him to believe that they don't particularly care for him.

Like the fact that he went bonkers and tore the place apart. Made me remember this

Was a bit iffy about the whole dad thing as it seems he's immediately going to bounce right back up. I'd hoped that he would remain in a bad state of mind for a while longer, really let the events sink in. It can still happen - he might be determined, but he can still have moments of doubt, depression, anger, etc.

All in all, good chapter; can't wait to read more.

Those scenes with the photo though...

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I've done my job.

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Yeah... There's a reason I limited the freak-out to one paragraph.

And Johnny's rage pales in comparison to Soarin's. Look how inefficient and slow he is! It's like he's being played by a terrible actor or something.