Eagle Eye jumped from his position on the rooftop and flew off into the night. Following the directions that Sharp Side was feeding him, Eagle flew about five blocks until he finally dropped. He used his hookblades to latch onto points as he descended, until he finally landed on the ground.

Eagle found himself in a dark alleyway, perfect for remaining hidden. Even though his outfit was a shade of pure white, he seamlessly blended with the shadows. He watched out onto the streets as the night going ponies bustled around the city.

“Alright, your target should be somewhere close. He has a dark blue coat. He should be wearing a cap on his head backwards, and he might have a bandana around his neck.” Eagle looked for a stallion matching the description given by Sharp Side. Within seconds, Eagle managed to nail his target.

“I’ve got him. From what I can tell, he’s following an unsuspecting mare. He’s really got his eye on her. I guess it’s time for me to follow him.”

“How are you going to proceed?” Sharp Side asked. Eagle thought for a moment and made his decision.

“The crowd is thick enough that he won’t be able to see me. I may look a little suspicious, but if I act normal, I shouldn’t raise too many suspicions.”

“Yeah, you do realize that you have on a set of wing blades and are carrying a sniper rifle?” Sharp Side asked.

“I’m well aware,” Eagle responded. He didn’t care, as he marched through the crowd. He kept his eyes focused on his target as he moved through the ponies which provided him with a sort of natural cover. Eagle watched the target follow the mare into a side street. Eagle made his move, running through the crowd and into another dark alleyway. Eagle began to climb up a small building. Once he reached the top, he found his target again.

The mare must have caught notice of her follower, because her pace started to pick up. But it was no use. The stallion grabbed the mare and dragged her into another alleyway. Eagle made his move, moving from one position to another. He stood at the edge of a rooftop, watching the stallion do as he pleased with the mare.

“Come on baby, I know you want some of this!” the stallion mocked her.

“Somepony help me, please!” the mare cried out. The stallion covered her mouth with his hoof and started to feel around her body. Eagle Eye had seen enough. He jumped down, using his hookblade to slow his decent. He landed with a loud thud, surprising both the stallion and the mare. The stallion threw the mare to the ground and faced Eagle Eye.

“And just who are you, and what’s with the stupid get up?” the stallion asked. Eagle didn’t respond. His head was lowered when he landed, so he raised his head up and looked the stallion dead in the eyes. Eagle could notice the stallion was shot with fear.

“Oh screw this!” the stallion shouted out. He was wearing a vest that had a holster for a pistol on the front. The stallion drew the gun in his mouth. But, before he could even raise his head and aim the weapon, Eagle Eye had him up against the wall. Eagle Eye buried his elbow into the stallion’s throat, making him drop the pistol. The stallion could only choke as Eagle slowly suffocated him. The mare looked up to him.

“W-Who are you?” she asked. Eagle took his eyes off of the stallion to look to her.

“I’m the Assassin. If I may, you might want to either turn away or just leave, because what comes next for this stallion won’t be pretty.” The mare looked to this new stallion with concern.

“Heh, what are you gonna do, kill me?” the stallion managed to speak out. Eagle Eye returned his gaze to the helpless stallion.

“Well… yes,” Eagle plainly answered. With his left hoof still free, he slid out his hidden blade. The mare immediately got up and ran from the scene. But, she turned back just for one moment more to see her savior. Eagle caught her gaze.

“Like I said miss, you may want to leave. This might get a little ugly.” And with that, the mare took off, probably for home. Eagle Eye was in the clear.

“Wait, please, you don’t have to kill me. A stallion can’t just have his way every once in a while?” the stallion cried out through his mangled throat.

“You’ve been having your way for long enough.” Eagle shot the stallion a deadly look. Before the stallion could even respond, Eagle Eye drove his hidden blade into the stallion’s throat. Blood seeped out onto the blade as the stallion choked and gurgled up blood. Eagle removed his blade and dropped the stallion to the ground.

Eagle watched as the defiler gagged on his own blood. No pony would miss this stallion any time soon. Manehattan’s criminal population had been reduced by one. A small number to Eagle Eye, but with time, that number would increase. With one last gag, the stallion died. Blood started to pour out of his mouth, as his eyes rolled into the back of his head. Eagle knelt down next to the stallion.

“The joys of life are meant to be savored, not abused. You made this mistake, and for that, you pay the price,” Eagle Eye began. He took a moment to think. “Requiescat in pace,” he finished. He closed the stallion’s eyes with his right hoof.

“What the hell was that?” Sharp Side asked over the mic.

“It was something I just made up. I think I just invented a new way to say “Rest in Peace.” If I do say so myself, it has a nice ring to it.” Sharp Side nodded to himself.

“Yeah, I won’t lie, it does. Anyway, good job on your first kill Eagle. It’s certainly just a small start, but with practice, your skills will improve, and we can focus on our true enemy.” Eagle groaned to himself, but Sharp Side caught the sound. “Don’t worry Eagle, we will take them down. But, you and I both know that you can’t just charge in and attack the Dark Flames of Heaven. Plus, we don’t even know where their headquarters is yet. We’ve got some time Eagle, so let’s spend a bit of it helping the city out. Why don’t you come on back?” Sharp Side finished.

“Come on Sharp Side, the night is still young. Can’t you track somepony else that needs to die?” Eagle asked. Sharp Side was a little concerned with Eagle Eye’s eagerness to kill.

“Are you sure? I mean, you literally just killed somepony. Don’t you feel anything?” Sharp Side asked.

“I feel a bit of remorse. I never expected I would need to ever kill somepony, but this is something I’m going to have to get used to now. It’s a sad truth my friend, but it’s still the truth.” Sharp Side had to admit it to himself that Eagle Eye was right. If they were both going to continue with this line of work, death would have to become something that they could get used to.

“Alright, fair enough. Let’s see here,” Sharp Side said, the last bit mostly to himself. He scanned his computer monitors to find anypony else that had been doing wrong in the most recent weeks. “Okay, I’ve got something that may provide a bit more of a challenge. How would you like to take down a small group of illegal arms dealers?” Sharp Side asked.

“Depends, have they killed anypony recently?”

“Oh yes they have. To obtain their merchandise, these guys have actually killed off about fifty other ponies. Not all of those ponies were necessarily nice, but most of them were just simple gun sellers, nothing illegal or wrong. The way I see it, these guys deserve to die,” Sharp Side said. Eagle smiled to himself as he slowly flew back up to the rooftops. He flew back into the central part of the city, landing on a higher rooftop.

“Okay, so where am I heading?” Eagle asked.

“One of the old smithing warehouse districts. These guys are a pretty shady bunch, often dealing in the dark. They are currently checking out their newest batch of stolen goods. From your position, you need to head about one mile east,” Sharp Side directed. Eagle used his better judgment to figure out his flight path. Shortly after, he took off in the given direction.

Eagle found himself as an abandoned warehouse district. He landed on a rooftop that bordered the warehouses. All he could see were old, rusted buildings, just waiting to crumble to the ground. Some of the buildings had holes in the roofs, and others had windows that had been completely shattered. Eagle Eye could understand why these gun dealers would set up here. No pony would dare to go into this district. At least, that was until the Assassin was born.

Eagle Eye flew into the warehouse district, keeping his eyes out for anypony. The night kept him hidden even though he was high in the sky. He quickly spotted two stallions carrying a large box. They stopped in front of one of the warehouses when another stallion walked out. He was wearing a white suit, and had a small pistol strapped to his chest. He opened the crate and observed his new merchandise.

“Excellent! You two did a fine job for some random ponies we picked off the streets,” the stallion said.

“So, are you going to let us join you now Hammerhead?” one of the two stallions asked.

“Yeah, you said we could join if we got you what you wanted,” the other stallion asked. The stallion identified as Hammerhead simply smirked. Two guard ponies walked out with assault rifles. They both shot the two stallions dead, filling them each with about five bullets. Eagle couldn’t believe that this, Hammerhead, just had two stallions killed for doing their job. Sure, they might not have been good ponies at heart, but they did as they were told, and that was no reason to kill them. Eagle landed on a far off warehouse and watched the two guard ponies take the crate inside as Hammerhead led them in.

Once the doors to the warehouse were shut, Eagle flew over to the two dead stallions. They were dripping blood from their multiple gunshot wounds. One of them was definitely dead, but Eagle heard one of them quivering in pain. Eagle knelt down to the stallion. He was shaking in fear.

“Keep still. I shall end your suffering,” Eagle said to the stallion.

“P-Please,” the stallion begged. Eagle slid out his hidden blade and drove it into the stallion’s neck. He gagged for a moment, and died. Eagle drew his blade out and closed the stallion’s eyes. He walked to the other stallion and did the same.

“While you may have done wrong in your lives, you have been wrongly killed. You were both undeserving of your deaths. May you both find the peace you were seeking. Requiescat in pace,” Eagle Eye finished. He stood up and walked to the entrance.

“Hold on there Eagle. Those ponies are sure to be armed, so I wouldn’t recommend walking in head on,” Sharp Side called over the mic.

“Good idea,” Eagle responded. He began to survey the warehouse. He quickly found a shattered window. The warehouse was big enough that even if Eagle entered from there, no pony would be able to see him. He decided to climb up to the opening with his hookblades. Although he climbed well enough, climbing was something he would have to work on.

Eagle perched himself perfectly on the window. The room was dark, except for the ground floor, where Hammerhead was observing his cargo.

“Now this is some good merchandise. Those two scrubs actually did good. I kind of feel bad that we killed them, but that’s life,” Hammerhead said. He spoke in a gruff, emotionless tone. It sickened Eagle Eye, only increasing his willingness to kill this piece of trash. Eagle flew up to one of the support beams to survey the room.

Eagle Eye managed to spot at least ten guards, all of which were armed. There were another five off to the side. They were all unarmed, unless of course they managed to pick up some weapons. Eagle drew his rifle. He locked his hoof into the side hole and shouldered his rifle. He planned a path for taking out his targets. He would quickly take out the fifteen thugs, disappear again, and take out Hammerhead moments later.

Eagle Eye shot off ten rounds from his rifle. Each bullet met its target as Eagle Eye quickly went from thug to thug. Within seconds, Eagle Eye had taken out all ten of the armed thugs. Hammerhead and the rest of the thugs noticed the sudden loss of men. The five unarmed guards armed themselves and started shooting to the ceiling. They had been shooting at air. This mysterious killer was gone.

“What the hell’s going on?!” Hammerhead shouted. Eagle Eye reappeared behind the five guards. He quickly stabbed two in their heads with his hidden blades. The next two tried to jump him from behind, but he simply stabbed them in their hearts with his wing blades. Eagle removed his blades from their respective targets and focused on the last guard. The guard simply stood there in fear. Before he could even make a move, Eagle Eye drew his rifle and shot a bullet straight through the guard’s skull. Hammerhead noticed that the guard was now missing an eyeball, as blood seeped through the wound.

“Get the hell out of here!” Hammerhead shouted. He pulled out his gun and shot off six rounds where Eagle Eye had been standing moments ago. Hammerhead was actually scared. He walked over to the dead guards. They had all been sliced. Two of them had been stabbed in their skulls, and the other two were stabbed in their chests. Blood now covered the floor, and Hammerhead started to spin around in search of this strange stallion.

“Where are you?!” he shouted out, dropping his gun.

“Right behind you.” Hammerhead spun around, but it was too late. Eagle Eye jumped onto Hammerhead and drove his left hidden blade into his skull. Hammerhead’s eyes rolled into the back of his skull as blood poured out onto the floor and Eagle Eye’s blade. He drew the blade out and shut Hammerhead’s eyes.

“To make a profit off of the deaths of others is a terrible crime, one that cannot go unpunished. Whereas you once caused the deaths of others, I am the cause of your death. Requiescat in pace.” Eagle Eye stood up over Hammerhead’s body. Giving the body one last look, he jumped up and flew out into the night.

“That was awesome dude! I can’t believe you actually did it. And, might I say that I love how philosophical you get after each kill. That has got to be your thing now!”

“Duh, why else would I be doing it? Anyway, I think I’ve satisfied myself for the night. I’m gonna head back now. I’ll see you in a few minutes,” Eagle Eye said.

“Copy that. See you in a few,” Sharp Side responded. He rested in his chair to wait for his friend’s return. But, Eagle Eye didn’t want to make it a quick trip. He took his time flying over the city, taking in every sound, light, and pony he could notice. Eagle Eye had never noticed how great the city could be. He would have to do this more often. He soon found himself hovering over Sharp Side’s home. Thankfully, it was late enough that no pony was out in this part of Manehattan. Eagle Eye landed at the back entrance to the garage and knocked on the door.

“About time,” Sharp Side greeted his friend, as he opened the door to let Eagle Eye enter. “How do you feel buddy?”

“I feel empowered! I’ve never felt this great in my entire life! It’s not that I enjoy the killings, it’s that I feel like I’m actually making a difference in this world. I went from killing a simple rapist to taking out a small group of illegal arms dealers.” Eagle Eye was getting a little full of himself, but he had every right to do so. Sharp Side enjoyed seeing his friend in such a good mood.

“Well, like I said before, it’s a small start, but it’ll all add up in time. With a few more missions like this, you should be ready to start tracking down the Dark Flames in no time,” Sharp Side said.

“Right, and we can finally avenge those who have fallen to those murderers. I can only imagine of how much better the world will be when their gone. No pony will have to fear about being attacked or worry that they will be scorched in some purple flames ever again. The world will be at peace, or at least, as close to peace as we can get. Let’s just say that we’ll be much closer to peace with those buckheads gone.” Sharp Side joined Eagle Eye in a quick laugh.

“Well said my friend. Anyway, let’s get you out of that outfit. I’ll give it a cleanup before you go out tomorrow night. You are gonna go out tomorrow night right?”

“Well, provided you have something for me to do when I go out, then yes, I will be going out tomorrow night.”

“Awesome. Maybe we can work on something so you can keep the gear at your place. Something to think about at least,” Sharp Side said.

“Yeah, but we just need to make sure my dad doesn’t catch wind of this. I’m not so sure he would like to find out that his son is a killer.”

“Good point, but still, we can figure something out. Come on,” Sharp Side finished. Eagle Eye removed his outfit and the rest of his gear. He gave his wings and neck a quick stretch. He gave Sharp Side one last hoof bump before heading home. Eagle Eye was actually proud of himself though. As he flew back home, he could only think about when the day would come when he would plunge his blade into the throat of the leader of the Dark Flames of Heaven, and be rid of them forever. It was a thought of pure bliss for Eagle Eye.

Eagle Eye returned home with no problems. His father was going to be getting home a lot later than the time Eagle had even arrived home. Eagle took a look at the clock in the kitchen. It was only 1:30 in the morning, which gave Eagle a generous amount of time to sleep.

He walked upstairs, took a quick shower, brushed his teeth, and went straight to bed. He literally threw himself onto his bed. Eagle was just beat from his escapades of the night. Killing sixteen ponies in one night was quite a feat for himself, but he didn’t so much feel any remorse anymore. He now felt even prouder because of his actions. Sure, there was slight remorse, but the ponies that had fallen to his blades and rifle were rightfully killed. That was, at least, in the eyes of Eagle Eye, but he was sure that many other ponies would agree.

However, Eagle Eye’s dreams were not as peaceful as he expected them to be. He found himself in a white sky. The environment around him seemed as peaceful as you could get. There were a few clouds here and there, which only helped make the ambient sky more serene. However, Eagle started to hear voices.

“Brother, where are you?” one of the voices called out. Eagle Eye knew this voice though.

“Ruby? Ruby, is that you? Where are you?” he called back to his sister. She suddenly appeared in front of him. She was the same as when he had last seen her. She wasn’t wearing the same dress as she was that night, but she still looked beautiful.

“Eagle Eye, why didn’t you protect me? You promised you would protect me no matter what, so why didn’t you?” she asked him. He stepped back from her. Her words ate away at him, leaving him with a feeling of never-ending guilt.

“Ruby, I wanted to, really I did. But, I couldn’t. I had to save Rainbow Dash. She would have died.”

“But aren’t we more important to you. She is just some mare, and we are your family,” she continued. Her usage of the word “we” confused Eagle Eye. That quickly faded when Sky Dove appeared next to Ruby.

“Son, where were you when we needed you the most?”

“Mom? No, please, try to understand that I would have if I could. I had to save Rainbow, but in doing so, I nearly got myself killed. Please, I wanted to save you!” His voice was starting to crack as he started to tear up.

“You didn’t protect us Eagle Eye. Why didn’t you protect us?” both Sky Dove and Ruby spoke together. The sky started to turn blood red, and the shadows of the two mares engulfed Eagle Eye. The sky faded away, and Eagle Eye started to fall. He couldn’t find the strength to fly. He was too petrified by what had just happened to do anything. He just fell.

“NO!” Eagle Eye shot up in his bed, covered in sweat. His breathing was heavy, and he was shaking in fear. He looked to his clock to see that it was twelve in the afternoon. That one nightmare lasted for what seemed to be a few minutes, but in reality, it lasted the entire night. Eagle Eye’s breathing started to level off as he calmed himself down. He rested his head back on his pillow and looked up to the ceiling.

“What the hell was that?” he asked himself. He wiped his face off and slowly got out of bed. His body was aching all over, so he quickly stretched out his body, which seemed to do the trick. He walked down to the kitchen to be met by his father.

“Hello son, sleep well?” Fire Streak asked. Eagle Eye just looked to his father, which seemed to be a good enough of an answer. “What happened?”

“I had a nightmare, that’s what happened,” Eagle responded, his tone sounding unamused.

“Do you want to talk about it?” Fire Streak asked. Eagle simply shook his head and sat down at the table. Fire Streak simply turned back to the TV. There was another report of how the Dark Flames of Heaven had struck again, this time in Los Pegasus. According to the report, the number of soldiers in the Dark Flames had grown quite a bit since their last attack, which was the one on Manehattan. Even though the report was about the recent attack in Los Pegasus, another report came on about Manehattan. Before it even could get started, Eagle Eye got up and shut off the TV. Fire Streak looked at his son with a concerned look.

“Eagle, I understand what you’re feeling, but just try to relax,” he said, walking over to his son. Fire Streak put a hoof on Eagle Eye’s shoulder. He simply swatted his father away and looked at him with distaste.

“Try to relax? How the buck can I relax knowing that those killers are still allowed to run loose like this?! They killed our family Dad, and you don’t really seem to care that much about it! Why is it that I was always the one to take care of them, and you simply shrugged them off to go on your Celestia’s forsaken work trips?! Why was I more of a father than you?!” Eagle Eye was pissed, and Fire Streak knew it. But, no pony spoke to him in that way. Fire Streak smacked Eagle Eye across the face. He was returned with a hateful look from Eagle Eye.

“How dare you speak to me that way?! I have provided so much for you, and this is how you repay me?! I am your father, and you will treat me as such! I cared for your mother and sister as best as I could. I tried my hardest son, but with you, it was, and never will be, enough. I did care for them, and I sorry for the fact that they are gone. That does not mean I have the right to go screaming through the streets of the city on a childish temper tantrum. I know how you feel my son, because I miss them just as much as you do!” Eagle Eye simply glared at his father. “I’m sorry Eagle, but this is just how things are now. We both miss them dearly, but there is nothing we can do to bring them back. Try to understand that I am sorry.”

“Don’t worry, I get it. I’m sorry too, I guess.” Eagle turned away and shook his head. “Look, I’ll be out for a while. I need to clear my head.” He walked past his father and to the front door. But, before he walked out the door, Eagle faced his father once again. “Oh, and if you ever hit me like that again, you can be damn sure that I will hit back.” And on that note, Eagle Eye walked out the door.

Eagle walked through the city, not having anywhere to go or anypony to see. He just walked. He didn’t care who bumped into him or who got in his way. He was just a mess. He had awoken from a terrible nightmare, only to be greeted by an uncaring father. Eagle’s life was truly shit at that moment.

Eagle Eye found himself at the train station after a while of walking. He had no idea how he had wound up there, but frankly, he didn’t care. He watched as ponies got on and off of the trains entering and leaving the station. An announcement suddenly came over the station.

“The next train to Ponyville will be leaving in one minute.” Eagle Eye got an idea in his head. He managed to find the train rather quickly. He hopped on and took a seat in the last train car. The train left the station shortly after.

Stepping out from the train, Eagle Eye was greeted with a familiar sight. Ponyville. It had been too long since he had last been here. It certainly wasn’t as big as Manehattan, but it was probably much more colorful. There were just as many ponies out and about as he would see on a daily basis in the city. The ponies were so lively and cheery, with not a care in the world. Weather teams high in the sky kept the skies clear to ensure a sunny day. Everything was so peaceful, and Eagle Eye loved it.

But, he didn’t come here just for the buck of it. He came here to find Rainbow Dash. He knew that she lived in Cloudsdale, but she spent most of her time in Ponyville with her friends, Fluttershy included. It had been a few days since Rainbow Dash had visited Eagle Eye anyway, and he figured that he might as well be a gentlecolt and visit her for a change.

Eagle Eye left the train station, only to find himself at the heart of Ponyville within minutes. He didn’t have as many memories of living in Ponyville as he did in Cloudsdale, but being in Ponyville sure did bring back some old memories. But, before he could even start to remember, he was greeted by an overly excited pink pony, with a mane that anypony unused to seeing it would mistake for cotton candy.

“Hi, I’m Pinkie Pie, and I just met you, which means you’re new to Ponyville. You see, I know anypony and everypony in Ponyville, and since I’ve never seen you before, that means that you’re new here. So, welcome to Ponyville! What’s your name?” the pony known as Pinkie Pie asked. Eagle Eye simply stared at the pony with a deadpanned expression. That pony literally just spat out that entire phrase in one breath at the speed of lighting. Coming to reality with what had just happened, Eagle Eye managed to respond.

“Um, I’m Eagle Eye. Nice to meet you Pinkie Pie.” The pink pony quickly appeared right at his side. She wrapped her hoof around his neck and started leading him through Ponyville.

“It’s nice to meet you too Eagle Eye. I love making new friends, and I’m sure my friends would love to meet you! But first, I need to give you the grand tour of Ponyville. First, we have…” but she was cut off by Eagle Eye putting his hoof to her mouth. Pinkie Pie stopped talking.

“Sorry, but you say that you know everypony in Ponyville. I don’t suppose you would happen to know a mare by the name of Rainbow Dash?” Pinkie Pie’s eyes widened, she jumped up into the air, and she let out a loud gasp.

“You know Rainbow Dash? Are you her coltfriend, huh, huh, huh?”

“Well, actually, I am. Do you know her?”

“She’s only one of my bestest friends in all of Equestria. And if you’re her coltfriend, that makes you my friend too. Oh this is so exciting. Hold on, I know how to get her over here.” Pinkie suddenly pulled out a megaphone out of nowhere.

“Rainbow Dash, where are you?!” she shouted into the megaphone. Eagle Eye immediately cupped his ears, as well as everypony else within the close proximity to the pink mare. Within seconds, however, a rainbow colored blur appeared in the sky above both Eagle Eye and Pinkie Pie.

“Sheesh Pinkie Pie, could you get any louder? I’m busy napping, so what is it?” Rainbow called down.

“Well, that’s no way to treat your friends now is it?” Eagle called back to her. She immediately recognized the voice.

“Eagle Eye!” She sped down to the ground and wrapped him in a tight hug. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to Ponyville you knuckle head.”

“Because I didn’t know I was even coming here when I woke up this morning. I was walking through the city and wound up at the train station, so I figured I might as well come here to see my favorite mare. I’ve already met your pink friend here, so no introductions are required.” Rainbow Dash released her coltfriend from her grip and gave Pinkie Pie a nudge.

“Thanks for waking me up Pinks.”

“No problem Dashie. But, why didn’t you tell us that you had a coltfriend?” Pinkie asked, her happy tone slightly lessening.

“Well, I kind of wanted to keep it a secret for a bit longer. I guess that’s out of the question. Thanks a lot Eagle,” she said, shooting him a glare.

“Oh yeah, sure, blame me for not telling your friends about your coltfriend,” he said, giving her a soft push. She simply giggled.

“Yeah, yeah. Anyway, Pinks, I’m sorry. Hey, would you mind giving the two of us some time alone?” Rainbow asked Pinkie Pie. The pink mare simply nodded, smiled, and hopped away. Eagle could only chuckle to himself.

“Is she always that happy?” he asked Rainbow.

“Yeah, pretty much, unless you do something to really tick her off, like breaking one of her Pinkie Promises.”

“What’s a Pinkie Promise?”

“I’ll tell you later. Anyway, what brings you to Ponyville?”

“Like I said, I just wound up coming here unexpectedly. I also kind of figured that I should come visit you for a change.”

“Aw, aren’t you cute,” she said playfully. She gave him a soft kiss on his cheek.

“Yes, I know, I’m amazing,” he playfully responded. She simply gave him a soft push. They started to walk down the street to a bridge that crossed over a small stream. They stood together, watching the water flow on by. Rainbow caught notice of Eagle Eye’s weird behavior though.

“Hey, is something wrong? You seem a little quiet, and you know I don’t like to have things kept from me.” She tried to get his eyes to look at hers, but he didn’t look to her. “Hey, Eagle.” He snapped out of his trance and turned to her.

“Sorry, I was just thinking.”

“About what?”

“Well, last night, I had a nightmare, probably the worst one I’ve ever had. I was standing on a cloud in the sky, and it was so peaceful and enjoyable. But, both my mother and sister appeared in front of me. They started asking why I hadn’t protected them that night of the attack in Manehattan. They made me feel guilty, and I woke up covered in sweat and shivering. The dream lasted for literally one minute, yet I woke at twelve in the afternoon.” Rainbow looked back down to the water.

“Oh, well, I guess you’re not really doing that well then huh?”

“Yeah, not really. My dad didn’t do much to help either. A story came up on the television about another Dark Flames attack in Los Pegasus. I turned off the TV just as the report went to the attack on Manehattan and how the city was being repaired. All that my dad did was tell me to calm down. I spoke out against him, only to receive a bucking smack in the face. He just pissed me off, so I left. I want to love him, but sometimes, he just makes it so I can’t.” Eagle Eye let out a heavy sigh. Rainbow watched him looking down at the water. She found herself wrapping Eagle Eye with her left wing.

“Hey, your dad probably just misses your mother and sister as much as you do. But, if I was you in that situation, I probably would have hit him back,” Rainbow said, giving Eagle Eye a soft punch. He simply chuckled at her.

“Well, I did tell him that if he ever hits me like that again that I would hit back.”

“Now that’s the Eagle Eye that I know. He’s tough and doesn’t let anypony beat him. Don’t let it get you down. Parents are just like that sometimes.”

“Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, it’s been a few days since I last saw you. What’s new?” Eagle asked his marefriend. Rainbow quickly shot up into the air and started flying about.

“Not much, except that this pony beat Applejack in another Iron Pony competition!” Rainbow was so full of herself, and Eagle Eye just loved that about her.

“Another Iron Pony competition? Did I miss the first one?”

“Yeah, you did. Neither of us won that one, but this time, we played it all fair, and I won. I mean, if you were there, I would undoubtedly win with you cheering me on, but I still won anyway.” Eagle rolled his eyes.

“Have you ever considered that you might be slightly narcissistic?” Eagle asked her. She simply flew down, lifted him over the bridge, and sent him into the water. He sat up, shook out the water from his mane, and looked to her. She was hovering in the air, laughing at him. “Oh, you’re dead.”

“You gotta catch me first tough guy,” she playfully responded. She flew off into the clouds. Eagle Eye jumped up and flew after her. They swerved in and out of the clouds in their playful little chase. Rainbow looked back to see that Eagle Eye was gone. She looked ahead and chuckled to herself. She soon found herself being tackled through the clouds by Eagle Eye.

“Gotcha,” he said to her. They landed on a patch of clouds, tumbling across and laughing all the way. When they stopped, they were lying next to each other, still laughing. Eagle Eye sat up and looked down to the exposed mare. She looked back to him with a mischievous look. He shook his head and looked away.

“Sorry about that.”

“Hey, you’re allowed to look at me. Well, actually, you can do more than just look,” she responded, pulling Eagle down and placing herself on top of him.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Rainbow, stop. As much as I would love to do this, I just can’t right now.”

“Dude, protection is for wimps,” Rainbow responded. Eagle couldn’t help but laugh.

“No, I don’t mean that. What I mean is that I can’t do this right now, in my current situation. I’ve got too much shit going on in my life to get mixed up like this. We can, of course, be together, but I’m not ready to do…” He looked down and gestured to their areas. “This,” he finished. Rainbow simply looked back to him and frowned.

“Well, can we do this?” She brought her head down and started to kiss him. He felt her tongue move into his mouth, and he loved it. Breaking the kiss, he looked into her eyes.

“Yeah, I would say that we can do stuff like this. Hey, would you run that by me again?” he asked her. She giggled and looked back into his eyes.

“Sure,” she said, kissing him again, this time with more passion. She started to run her hoof through his mane. He found himself doing the same thing to her. They broke the kiss and stared into each other’s eyes, smiling.

“I love you Eagle Eye.”

“I love you too Rainbow Dash.” Rainbow smiled, rested her head on his shoulder, wrapped him in her wings, and started to fall asleep. Eagle kissed her forehead and started to fall asleep as well, wrapping her in his wings as well. It wasn’t late enough to start sleeping, but the amount of comfort that the two felt from being with each other just made them feel at peace. This also made them kind of sleepy, but they didn’t really care. They shared one more short kiss before finally falling asleep.

Author's Notes:

Wow, I managed to get this one up quicker than the last one, and that's good for me. I guess I got a sudden urge to write stuff again. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter. If the whole thing with Eagle Eye killing off all of those guys seems overpowered, then don't worry, you have the right mind set. It seems overpowered now, but that's how it's supposed to be. Eagle Eye is starting out with simple thugs and stuff. Later on, he won't seem as overpowered. Who cares though, violence is fun no matter how overpowered you get. Yay violence! :D