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I'll Ever Know (Rainbow Dash)

Once again, into the fray,
from set of dusk till break of day.
I likely throw my life away,
but for you I'll take the pain.
One more time, into the fight.
Take this chance. Leave here tonight.
For you to die just isn't right.
My life to lose is my glory to gain.
One more time, against the foe,
into battle myself I throw.
I fight for you alone and so,
the greatest fight I'll ever know.
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I looked down from the smoky cloud I stood upon. It was much tougher beneath my hooves than I would have liked, but that wasn't important. What was important was the fact that Manehatten was entirely besieged by the Griffon Armada. The six airships that surrounded the city hung low in the air, each patrolled heavily by flight squadrons. Each ship had a minimum of twelve squadrons of four keeping guard, even at the dead of night.

My name is Rainbow Dash. Fastest flier in all of Equestria, and Royal Guard Captain to Princess Twilight Sparkle. I've been trapped in Manehatten for twelve days, and I'm pretty damn sure that this might be my last. We came here so Twilight could attend a United Neightions summit, but the Griffons have decided to stab first, and ask questions later. I don't even know what pissed them off enough to send a quarter of their armada, but it must have been big.

I heard a scream below me. Another citizen was being assaulted by a Griffon soldier. It hurt me to do nothing, but I saw twelve more behind him, watching with crossbows. If I attacked, I'd be dead within seconds. I jumped down, landing silently on a fire-escape just above a group of Griffon soldiers. They seemed to be having an interesting conversation, so I strained my ears to hear them.

"Sounds like The Wind Blade is arriving tomorrow," one said.

"Aye. I heard it's coming in with the Armored so we can launch a full-scale search and destroy," a second, and rather familiar female soldier replied.

"Hey Gatzton. What do you think they're coming in with?" the first asked.

"I don't know," the third replied nonchalantly.

"Ca'Trice. Gilda. Shut your damn beaks. Loose lips blow up ships," a fourth voice hissed. The four griffons below me were now heading out of the alleyway onto the main streets. I stifled a growl, knowing that my flight-school friend was now my enemy. Inside, my thoughts seethed with rage. A desire to draw blood made itself apparent, but I suppressed it for another time.

"Twi," I called out in a whisper.

I saw her head pop up from behind a cubicle wall. Dark circles hung under her eyes, and her mane was in a sorrier state than Pinkie's, but I didn't care. I still saw same-old amazing, beautiful, kind-hearted, egg-headed Twilight. But I was her Guard Captain now. My chance to tell her anything was gone twenty years ago. But that did not mean that I stopped trying to hint at it.

"What?" she hissed back, trying to sound fine.

"You have to leave tonight. I heard there was a seventh ship headed in tomorrow morning. If you don't scram now, they'll find and kill you," I warned. I knew that with her alicorn magic, she could teleport out of Manehatten, or turn herself invisible. I knew that she still had a chance. "They're hunting Royalty."

"We," Twilight whispered, sneaking over to me. "We have to leave tonight."

"I can't use magic, Twi. And with the patrols out there, half the fleet would be on my tail," I countered. "The only way out is magic."

A tremor shook the building. I heard the echoes of voices resonate up the stairwell, along with the clomping of hooves on concrete. In that moment, I knew both of us were screwed if she didn't get out now. Spies. Fucking spies. "Go."

"Damnit, Dash. You're coming with me."

"I can't."

"You can."

"Twilight Sparkle, it is my sworn duty to protect you. I can't go with you. Now get out of here."

"Dash!"

"GO!"

I felt tears running from my eyes. I thought I saw some in her eyes too, but that might have been a blur from my own. She finally seemed to accept the fact that I wasn't budging. I blinked the tears away, absolute calm returning to my face. I took one step towards her, placing a hoof on her shoulder. "Twi. I got this. You just worry about you." She wrapped her hooves around me in the single tightest hug I'd ever felt in my life. It felt... Amazing. I felt all of my confidence return to me. My muscles felt charged like thunder clouds. Every inch of fur and feathers felt simply alive.

After what felt like an hour, she let go and faded from view. I noticed an ever-so-slight change in my weight. I looked back to see that I was plated in armor made of solid magic. As I turned back to face the door I knew the enemy would be coming from, the squad of griffons I had eavesdropped on burst through it. Each of them held either a sword or crossbow.

"Once again, into the fray.
From set of dusk till break of day.
I likely throw my life away,
but for you, I'll take the pain."

They charged through the room, jumping over cubicle walls as though they were hurdles.

"One more time, against the foe.
Into battle, myself I throw.
I fight for you alone and so,
the greatest fight I'll ever know."

I charged against them, the horn on my helmet pointed directly at Gilda. As I silently closed in, one thought made itself clear in my mind. Pinkie, Flutters, Rarity, AJ... Goodbye, my friends.

Goodbye, Twilight Sparkle.

Author's Note:

Simple enough. Poem -> Story. I enjoyed converting this one to prose, but I liked the poem better. It was just absolutely fun to write. It felt good to go back and revisit verse.

Hope y'all enjoy.

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EDIT: Why? Why Mr. Troll? Why would you downvote my poetry? Why would you do that? Was it honestly that crappy? Do you just not like poetry? Or is it just because you're incapable of producing a story in verse like I have? Is it because you're all just unsuccessful writers that feel the need to bash other people for no reason other than to make your writing not seem as bad? </3

At least leave a reason if you don't like this. Constructive criticism is highly encouraged and welcomed. I strive to be a better writer, and will gladly take tips to better both my verse and prose. :3

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