When Boredom Strikes
After a month of slow and tedious recovery, Rainbow Dash had healed to full health; the only sign of the blast left on her was a small scar on her leg. Since her healing, she had grown quite tired of being cooped up in my bunk all day, avoiding the prying eyes of my company. I later discovered that she had snuck out a few times to go visit Fireblitz, although I wasn’t concerned with this fact because I trusted her more than anyone else to watch over Dashie, knowing she would be safe. In fact, I felt safe around Fire; with her warm comforting gaze (when she wasn’t out to kill you) was soothing and downright peaceful.
After returning from a patrol I walked into the cool, darkened, cabin like structure I resided in. Rainbow was doodling in her journal I had bought for her when I swung the door open, dropping my sand filled vest onto the ground next to my helmet.
“Heya Dashie. How are you?” I asked with a smile.
She looked up at me, a slightly nervous look upon her face as she replied, “I wanted to ask you something.”
I sat on my bed next to her as I stroked her mane, “Sure, what is it?”
Her question shocked me beyond words, “I… was wondering if I could maybe help you when you go on patrol.”
I scratched my head thinking very carefully before replying, “I don’t really know… I can’t let you get hurt again… I would never forgive myself for it. So I don’t think so.”
Her pleading eyes looked to me with a hint of desperation. I knew the boredom was getting to her and I finally relented earlier to allowing her to go for night flights to stretch her wings and get some fresh air; but this was a completely different matter. She wanted to come out during the day, with sometimes horribly dangerous missions, and be a prime target for enemy fire. As I thought of the many possibilities of events that could take place, I could feel my face gradually drain of color. I knew that Rainbow hated being bored more than anything and wanted to be free of the place where she currently resided.
After a long pause on my part I finally spoke, “How about we ask Fire, if she thinks you will be okay, I’ll see what I can do. Sound alright to you?”
Her eyes lit up with the hope of being able to help me once again, but I was almost certain Fire would agree with me. She looked out the window for any prying eyes and then literally dashed towards her cabin as I sat down at my desk and began to draw a faint sketch of Rainbow from memory.
Approximately twenty minutes later a flash of color entered into the room through the still open window. I turned and looked at her and my heart sank. She was grinning ear to ear which told me only one thing.
“She…said she thought you would be safe?” I asked with a hesitation from my obvious stun.
Dashie nodded, “Yeah!” she panted slightly before continuing, “She said she would help you make some stuff for me to keep me safe. And you should come with me over to her bunk to design it!”
I was completely dumbfounded, “I…but…wait…huh?”
Her impatient look was enough to snap me out of it, “Just go to her and she will explain everything.”
With a sigh I stood up, putting on my baseball cap and exited the cabin, walking across the compound to where Fireblitz was supposedly waiting. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Rainbow fly between the bunks to reach Fire before I could. I shook my head, trying to think of any excuses I could make to keep Dashie out of danger.
To no avail, my concerns were overridden by both of them. I relented finally under one condition, that Rainbow would be provided equipment to be able to communicate with me and protect her a little bit from any harmful shrapnel or stray bullets before she could go onto patrols, and to my utter shock Fire and Chris teamed up and designed all she needed: in ear radio, very light body vest, and a custom fitting helmet. Needless to say I was stunned beyond comprehension when their hard work was unveiled.
“Oh my…but how…” I stammered looking over the new equipment that had been bestowed upon the Pegasus.
Fire simply grinned and hit Chris lightly on the arm, “I did the specifications and planning, Chris did the rest.”
I sighed and nodded, “Alright… Dashie you will have to wake up early to go on patrol with me… is that okay?” I had hoped the thought of less sleep may dissuade her from wanting to come, but it proved as an ineffective theory.
“You can count on me! I’ll be ready when you are!” she said enthusiastically.
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The next morning I woke up, opening my eyes slowly as the day I feared had come. It was Rainbow’s first patrol and I knew what danger may lie ahead. As the warm body of my favorite pony laid up against me with shallow breaths, I considered trying to sneak out without her knowing, but soon found my conscience give way. I didn’t want to break her trust in me, so I gently tapped her back, trying to gently awaken her.
“Dashie, we need to get ready…” I spoke in a calm yet firm tone.
Her magenta eyes fluttered open and looked up at me, “Already…?” she said with a yawn.
I nodded, “Yes. We have fifteen minutes to get ready. Let’s get going.” I patted her mane and got up, slipping into my military fatigues, before adding my body armor then packing up my gun. I looked over as Dash had gotten into her equipment as well, looking surprisingly well with the desert camouflage upon her sky blue coat and colorful mane.
“You remember the plan… right?” I asked as she had finished her preparations.
She nodded with gleaming eyes clearly excited about her first day time flight in a while, “Of course. You want me to stay high in the air and tell you if I see anything suspicious on the ground. I got it, and don’t you worry, I’m the fastest Pegasus around.”
I smiled, “I know, I’ll try not to be too paranoid.”
She returned the smile, her beaming eyes looking into mine full of excitement, “Thank you, so much. I can’t wait.”
The whole patrol went smoothly thanks to Dash’s help, two I.E.D.’s were deactivated that only she had seen from the air that the rest of us had completely missed. Needless to say, I was extremely proud of her, and held a small celebration in Fire’s bunk as we laughed the night away.
Soon enough however… our joyfulness would soon turn to panic… as the unthinkable was doomed to happen.
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Another good chapter, can't wait to see what happens next! Hopefully it won't be a long wait.
P.S. sent from the middle of the woods
1988547
Thank you! And happy camping I may assume?
Fireblitz likes him, that much is obvious.
And no pony romance. pwease?
that would be weird when a human female likes the Main C.
Also, how hard is it to join the air force?
too short!
Well i for one think so far so good! You've got me sucked in so keep it up and coming :D
1988632
Of course. I didn't intend, or want any pony romance into this at all.
1989884
Thank you! I was hoping to captivate the reader's attention and maintain it. Seems I have done my job!
I will be leaving on Tuesday night and will be traveling to Washington D.C. I may or may not have the sixth chapter out by then, but I will be working on it today and tomorrow. 
1990690
Huh!
I live in Northern Virginia, like 30 minutes away!
I will say nothing more though.
Great chapter. Can't wait for more!
Well it would apear that you have drawn in a new reader and from the feature box no less.
1988569Yeah, I was...
1992236
Yup all of your dreams shall be realised...
It was there last night but I only got to reading this earlier this morning.
And it's not there now sadly so I've got no proof sorry.
1992622
Wait wait wait! Are you serious?! Like... on the front page?!
Yes otherwise I wouldn't of found it because tipcaly this isnt what I search for or would normaly read but it was featured so I gave it a read and liked it...good job.
1992663
That's good...
I await more chapters of lager length so they don't take me a minute or so to read.
1992694
I'll do my best.
Continue...
1990690 No problem, hope you have a safe trip to DC and i guess either way i'll have to remain patient :)
Hey it's Sid:) And AHSGLASHGLS. I really like this story! I can't wait to see where it's going to go!
Ok... Now you're just pissing me off
(In a good way)
2139586
Thank you for your input! I greatly appreciate it. I have been working on developing ideas and such, but I did have to take a break from it since my birthday was on the thirteenth.
I am actually hoping to have the next chapter done by tonight or tomorrow morning. 