*Back in the test.*

"D-damn it!" Red panted. "I always feel like shit when I work on lungs. Every damn time! What makes them so damn difficult! Like sheesh at least the spine's simple but no! Celestia forbid that fixing one fucking lung to be easy!" Red panted. "Dam I'm too tired to be bitching to myself. At least the mare's alright. Now to go get that dumb ass who thought ponynaping a mare from the middle of a fucking castle would be easy." Red, after finally catching his breath, began walking towards the cave only to then trip and land face first on the ground.

"Right time to change priorities." He mumbled to himself while getting up. "First get the mare into the cave and hopefully somewhere safer and out of the sun. then! Go beat the ponynaper senseless till he doesn't know down from up, or night from day."

With that sentiment Red pulled the mare up onto his back and walked into the cave looking for a place to set her down. As he walked through the cave Red came across a room filled with weapons from wall to wall, and from knifes to great swords, every type of weapon filled the room. But one in particular called to him. A great sword of steal and iron

*in reality* “He picked up Razor Hails blade! How is that even physically possible!?" Asked Sim. "That blade is at least negative 50 degrease Celsius to the touch! By all accounts both his for-legs should be experiencing advance hypothermia!"

“Most likely the magic we saw earlier is adjusting his body's tempter, or creating a sorta of magical film between himself and the blade allowing him to manipulate it." Stated Celestia.

*Back in the Test*

Red had finally come across a cot in the corner of the room which he placed the mare on before grabbing his new blade which he had decided to call 'Amanet' till he found out its real name, if it even had one, and attached it to a leather strap meant to hold it to his back which curiously didn't seem to be effected by the blade. He then quickly started to fly up the hole in the ceiling hopping the unknown assailant would still be up there.

As he crested the lip of the whole he finally got a good look at the assailant and was shocked. For the ponynaper was a alicorn of black coat with dark green Zebra stripes criss-crossing its body and a long black mane that seemed to cover him like a cloak of pitch black.

{H-how the hell is he an alicorn} Thought Red as he tried to keep his poker face in check hopping he didn't look surprised or fearful to his opponent. {This can't be real! I have to take down a fucking alicorn! Also how the fuck is he an alicorn for that matter I thought the princesses were the only alicorn in existence! Know what screw it! It's magic or something I don't have to understand shit! All I need to do is teach this bitch that no one fucks with Innocent ponies.} And with that Red's resolve was restored and he was ready for battle. Sure it may have been an alicorn but no one attacks innocents and gets away with it, Simple as that, This pony broke the law now Red was gonna break him.

"For your crimes against Equestria and the throne I will bring you to justice! Alicorn or not no one breaks the law or I'll break you!" And with that Red quickly swung out Amanet twisting in a circle covering himself in a Ice. replica of the armor meant for those in the medic position of the royal guard. "Bring it bitch I ain't got all day,"" Taunted Red to great effect as the alicorns horn glowed and massive thunder clouds moved in, rain began to pour down soaking everything, and finally lightening began to strike quickly followed by thunder. And like that a large bolt struck right between the two and the fight began.

Suddenly a large wave of fire shot towards Red, completely unaffected by the rain, just as it struck him. Red brought forth Amanet and blocked the wave of fire with a strike of his own separating it into two half's shooting off to his sides. "Hey alibra dude! After I beat you senseless and bring you back to Canterlot remind me to thank Merthyr for teaching me basic sword skills!" Red taunted his opponent to great effect as he naturally respond by coming in close holding his own sword that near replicated Red's own except instead of ice it used fire.

"Well lookie lookie. Guess they were having a two for one sale down at the magical weapon shop eh?" Red mocked as he and the assailant locked their hilts. "To bad the poor little fire blade had to get chosen by such a weak fighter. But don't worry I'll beat him up right quick and get you outta here." And with that it was like all mental ability was lost as the alicorn jumped back and began to wildly swing for Red who dodged every strike not once using his sword to block his enemy's wild moves.

"Ahhh look at that the poor little alibra can't even hit stupid little medic me how sad." Red said in a condescending tone trying to further encouraging his opponent to make even more wild moves hopping he could land a shot in his enemies rage. "Why he couldn't even hit me with two blades could he?" And like that the alicorn used his magic to pull out a long sharp wickedly shaped dagger from a seethe hidden under his mane and continued his assault forcing Red to have to block the hits or risk death.

"Well fuck me sideways with a cactus." Panted Red as he quickly paired a slash to barely doge a stab from the knife. "Know what? Fuck this shit!" Exclaimed Red as he quickly shot his head forward dazing the alicorn and himself as he quickly flew to the skies hopping his half assed plan would work.

*Back in reality*

"Uh oh looks like ether Red's gonna fail this test or he's completely and utterly mad! I hope it's the second option." stated one of the still masked guards.

"Neither captain Valiant." Celestia replied. "If anything I'd say he's fearless not insane and that we are about to see the 'storm' quelled in a way that has never been done before."

Everypony simply continued to watch from their spectral vantage point as Red continued to gain altitude.

*Back in the test*

Red pushed his body beyond its limits climbing higher than he had ever done before and then suddenly. He folded his wings back in and twisted in mid air diving down with his sword pointed straight ahead like a spear head as he dove straight for the waiting alicorn. As he fell only one thought crossed Red's mind as clouds seemed to form around him and the air pressure increased till he seamed to almost be past the air itself. And this thought was {Fuck my life. fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life, fuck my life,} And so on and so forth as the clouds around him began to thin to a mere taper barely separating him from the air below till finally with a opening of his wings and one strong push he broke through. But there was no explosive boom behind him instead a sudden white cloud expanded behind him seeming to envelope the sky and suddenly. It began to snow and as he fell through the air wings pumping hard as he could Red brought forth a huge wave of pure white behind him as he went.

As he finally reached the ground he let forth one final beat of his wings and then there he was. That unknown stallion who's name Red never learned, who could have beaten you had he kept his emotions in check, the same stallion who's blade seem to shatter I front of Red's own weapon, who's chest put up just as much resistance and finally his heart., his still beating, still pumping and perfectly fine heart, which at the touch of Red's blade, split apart allowing the blade to continue moving till finally exiting his back. Then the snow came, seemingly covering up the now shattered fire blade, that seemed to soak up the un-named assailant’s blood, and that seemed to wish to cover Red as well. To clean up this whole mess and take it into its white embrace. And just like that. It all disappeared as Red awoke in the bed after Sim and Test had canceled the spell.

Red looked around the room filled with the two masked stallions, Sim, Test and Celestia herself standing there all looking at him slightly differently. Celestia and Test held on to their poker faces. Sim looked at him with clear surprise in her eyes and a bit of fear. And the two masked stallions looked at him with both respect and a knowing gleam in there eyes showing they knew how he felt. Because Red, for all intents and purposes, had just killed what he believed was a living, breathing pony without there being any crime done to allow such a thing.

"Will somepony please explain what the hell just happened?" Asked Red breaking the silence.

The masked pony named Valiant spoke first. "Well you Red Cross just took the real life simulated test preformed by Mr. Test and Ms. Sim over here." He said pointing out the two ponies as he said there names. "Which allows us to see exactly how you would react as you would in real life to get a grasp of your ability's in a stressful environment."

"So you and your friend came, dragged me here, and then they used a spell to make me feel as though everything was real to see how good I did while under stress?" Red inquired to witch Valiant nodded to. "Well that is pretty messed up if you ask me."

This time Celestia was the one to reply. "Yes it is an unusually extreme method but for the position I had in mind for you it was deemed necessary."

What position is it anyway you never told us," Asked Valiant. "I heard we were losing like six medics with only four possible replacements each loss was in a different corpse as well, one from the magic, one from the ground, one from the aerial, one from the royal guard, one from the dignitaries for some ambassador from the griffin kingdom, and then one from your own personal guard which has a five year experience minimum."

"Well why isn't it obvious?" Stated Celestia. "He's to join my personal bodyguard. He's proven his skills to be equal to those with experience and his special ability is not something to be taken lightly."

At this almost every pony’s jaws dropped. Even Test barely kept his poker face on. And with that Red's destiny was set in stone for no one could dare dispute Celestias choice. No matter what. So now a new path was set for the cross roads had been decided the second Red Cross brought in the first frost and proved his metal. Now we shall see if it will warp and break under the pressure or will it hold fast like a mast when under a full gale. Well only time will tell what will come after.

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