Beep... beep... beep... beep...beep... beep...

"Shut the fuck up." I say as I grab my phone off of my dresser and turn the alarm off.

"Why is that thing so loud?" Luna asks as she rolls over and holds herself against me. After our moment at Canterlot we decided to take a nap at my place. Apparently, this jerk came into her bed and kept her up when she was suppose to be asleep, what a dick. We spent most of the night just holding one another, asking idle questions about one another until we went to sleep.

"*yawn* want to get breakfast?" I ask as I brush her mane a bit. Bed head, logic be damned.

"No. I just want to stay right here for as long as possible." She says as she nuzzles my chest a bit. I laugh a bit from the feeling of her soft nose. She plants a few kisses before moving up to be eye level with me.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"So how long until we tell Celestia?" I ask making her close her eyes.

"After last night... probably even longer then before. Why did you have to push her so hard?"

"Why was she trying to run the night court?"

"Miles..."

"Look, I know I was... blunt back there, but I had to be. Otherwise Terradisia wouldn't be considered as a true nation. Sorry." I say as put my hand on my spot and rub her cheek a bit, getting her to look me in the eyes. She gives me a soft kiss before getting on top of me. I set my hands on her sides and she lays atop of me, sighing deeply as she leans her head against mine.

"Just... try to be nice in the future. I'd like everypony in my family to get along."

"I'll try my best." I say as I wrap my arms lightly around her and hold her. We lay there quietly for awhile, just holding one another.

"I should get going soon..." Before she could finish I rolled over on top of her and started sucking on her neck, getting her to squirm under me. "Miles... I need to get going..." She complains as I continue to force her to twist back and forth. I begin to move down, working my way to her belly. I pause in the middle of her belly and look up, being sure to hold her in place.

"Whats the magic word?" I ask, making her eyes go wide.

"Please?"

"Wrong." I say before I blow on her belly, making her convulse in a fit of laughter.

"MILES! STOPSTOPSTOP! AAAAHHHH!" I pause and look back up to her, letting her catch her breath.

"Whats the magic word?" I ask again, not really having a secret word.

"Uh.... I.... I'll suck your cock?" I was about to blow again, but stop to look back up at her. Well... that was unexpected.

"Oh my..." Luna and I go wide eye as we look over to the door to see Rarity, Lupus and Hati standing at the door. Rarity looks as if she's about to faint while Lupus and Hati look... well they're panting lightly with their tongues out... so... yeah.

"Rarity... why are you in my room?" I ask as I roll off of Luna, who seems to have frozen in embarrassment.

"Your... dogs.... brought me here..." She says as she stares at me. We stare at each other until the door starts to slowly shut by Luna's magic.

"Why does that always happen?" I ask as I lay back.

"Well... maybe if you locked the door..." Luna says as she rolls over and gets off the bed. "I'm... going to get going..."

"Hey, I thought I was getting my cock sucked." I say jokingly, getting Luna to turn even redder. I get up and walk over to her, kneeling down to be eye level with her. "Hey, just kidding. I have to start getting ready to leave for Mooseden now, I love you."
I say as I hold her head before me. She leans in and gives me a quick kiss before hugging me.

"I love you to. Please be safe. And... if there are people there, please come back to me." She says as she tightens her hold on me.

"Don't worry. Nothing could stop me from coming back to you. I promise." We embrace one another for a awhile until I let go of her and stand up. She hops up and gives me one last kiss on the lips before heading into my closet. I stare at the doorway until I see the light flash from within. With a sigh I head to the closet and grab all of my gear and head down stairs.

"Miles..." Rarity says from the couch as I walk past her and head out back to my jeep. As I start to load up my gear into the benches I can hear Rarity behind me. "Miles..."

"Cock block."

"Yes... well... uh... is there anyway I can help? So long as I don't get my hooves dirty.... or get my mane wet."

"Sure. Can you go get all of the weapons out of my closet and bring them down here?"

"Of course." She says before trotting back inside. I finish loading the bench and go...

BU-DUM

"Fuck." I say as I grit my teeth and grab at my heart. I take low shallow breathes as I try to stay standing, but feel myself wavering. More? How could I be needing to use more magic? I've already used so much...

"Miles I could only find... MILES!" Rarity yells as she runs to my side as I drop to a knee. "Whats wrong? Is there anything I can...."

"Give me something.... anything!" She hands me a griffin sword with her magic and I immediately take it. Using my magic, I purify the metal and start to bend and twist it around. This is helping... but I need more. I look over to see that she had brought the other remaining weapons, so I take them in my magic and treat them the same way.

"Miles... are you going to be OK for the trip?" Rarity asks as I continue to bend and twist the steel, feeling slightly better.

"I'll be fine. Just another back up."

"Do they usually happen so close to one another?"

"...no." We stay silent as I continue to twist the metal around. When I feel normal, or at least close to, I set the metal down and stare at it silently. "Come on.... lets get finished getting ready." I say as I push myself up and take the metal inside. Before Rarity could ask me anything, Storm, Spike and Twilight showed up with bags of food. Spike is a asleep on Twilight's back, snoring lightly.

"Morning Miles, Rarity, where do you want these?" Twilight asks as she sets Spike on the couch.

"Can you just set them in the left bench of the jeep." They nod and walk off, leaving a bag in the kitchen before heading out back.

"Miles, maybe we should wait a day or two before we head out. Let you rest up." Rarity says from beside me.

"A day, a week, a month, it wouldn't matter. I don't have the luxury of waiting." I look down to her and offer my best smile before heading out back. She seemed... disturbed by that. Whatever, it's something everyone is going to get used to. I walk out back to find Storm jumping on one of the benches, trying to get it shut as Twilight organizes the other one, getting it to shut with total ease.

"*yawn* mornin Miles." I turn around to see Rainbow Dash landing beside me, carrying a sleeping Scootaloo on her back.

"Hey Rainbow, why is Scootaloo here?"

"Huh? Oh, cause she's staying at Applejack's while we're gone. Big Mac will take her when he drops off AJ. I would of brought her there earlier, but she wanted to stay together for as long as possible." She says before looking back and kissing her forehead.

"I'm going to get breakfast ready, want to help?" Twilight asks as she walks up to us.

"Uh.. sure, just don't let me burn anything." Rainbow says nervously.

"And I'll help as well." Rarity says as the three of them walk inside. I look back to see Storm on his back, panting, on a perfectly shut locker.

"If you broke anything, your fixing it." I say as I walk up to the other side.

"I didn't.... Twilight rearranged everything last second." He pants as he lays there.

"Listen... I need to talk to you about something." I say, getting his attention. "If I go down, for any reason, I'm counting on you to get everyone out of there. No matter how close we are to the objective."

"But what if were right next to it? Then what?"

"Unless I've already started get out. I don't want to risk anyone's lives, so if I go down, your priority is to get everyone out safely. Understood?"

"Yes sir, but that's easier said then done."

"I know, but make it happen. Come on, lets head inside for now." he nods and follows me inside. I open the door and nearly fall over and Lupus and Hati come running out. Why can't they just walk out? I step inside and look into the kitchen to see it in complete disarray. Twilight and Rarity are fighting a massive fire as Rainbow sits on the floor facing us, stirring something with the utmost focus as her tongue hangs out the side of her mouth. Cooking materials are everywhere, coating the floor, counters, cupboards, ceiling and cooks. The sink is overflowing with fiery waters that keep Twilight and Rarity back.

"Just keep walking." Storm says as he walks over to the living room. I glance back to the others before following Storm to the living room. Spike and Scootaloo are starting to wake up as the sun starts to rise outside. I can see the rest of the group heading towards my home down the path. I go to the door and open it...

"GHAWADIFU!" I yell as Lupus and Hati charge inside, nearly knocking me over, again.

"Howdy Miles." Big Mac cheers as walks inside with Fluttershy.

"Miles." Applejack says as she nods to me.

"Willis." Pinkie says as she hops in. I was about to correct her when Lupus and Hati charge back out, this time knocking me over. "You should really watch out for them." Pinkie cheers from inside.

"Really now, you don't say." I grumble as I get up.

"I do say. *sniff sniff* OOO, Rainbow's cooking!" Pinkie yells as she runs to the kitchen. I shake my head as I go to the living room with the others, catching them mid conversation.

"... gonna be fine with them." Applejack finishes, getting Big Mac to roll his eyes.

"Whats up?" I ask as I look between the two of them.

"Ah was just sayin that I should tag along as well. Ah am a Spartan after all." Big Mac says as he shoots a look over to Applejack.

"An ah was sayin that we need somepony ta stay on the farm ta keep an eye on the youngins an the farm." Applejack says as she shoots the same look back to Big Mac.

"Uh... we could just alternate people in and out." I say, breaking their glares to look back to me.

"Ah aint lettin ya'll go without me." Applejack defends.

"Hmm... we could just alternate between Big Mac and Storm. In fact, I like that. Alright, Storm and Big Mac will be trading positions whenever the need arises."

"Hey Big Mac." Storm says getting him to look over. They have some kind of silent conversation, communicating through facial expressions until Big Mac sighs in defeat.

"Fine. Y'all can go without me ta Quartz Crest, but I get the next one!"

"Deal." Storms says with a nod.

"Uh..."

"Foods ready everypony!" Rainbow says as Rarity and Twilight sets covered plates on the dinning room table. Before I could question Storm and Big Mac everyone began to walk over to the dinning room, leaving me in my confusion.

"Coming Miles?" Spike asks with yawn. I sigh and follow after, taking the seat at the head of the table.

"Whats for breakfast?"

"Buckwheat pancakes, scrambled eggs, some grape fruit, plain yogurt and coffee." Twilight says as she removes the covers to reveal all of the food.

"Buck... wheat?" I say, feeling slightly cheated.

"Don't worry, you probably will still enjoy them. They're nothing like hay pancakes." Storm assures me as he grabs some food.

"Aaaahhhhh..... my stomach...." Storm complains from shot gun as everyone buckles up. We somehow made it a contest to see who could eat them most pancakes. Big Mac won. I tried to join in, but after eight pancakes, two grapefruits, a bowl of yogurt and six eggs..... I thought I did well.

"Alright lets get going!" I say as I turn the engine on.

CLICK
Da fuck?

CLICK CLICK CLICK

"What the fuck?" I ask as I sit back and try to think of whats wrong. I fixed the arcane condenser. Redid all of the wiring. Applied the synthetics to the pistons.

"Does it have power?" Twilight asks from Storms side.

"............ right." I grab the steering wheel and watch the meters fill with power. I turn the the ignition and sigh in relief as the engine roars to life. "OK, now we're going." I say as I push the accelerator and drive off. "Mooseden here we come!"

"... EIGHTEEN BOTTLES OF SARSAPARILLA ON THE WALL, EIGHTEEN BOTTLES OF SARSAPARILLA. YOU TAKE ONE DOWN AND PASS IT AROUND, SEVENTEEN BOTTLE OF SARSAPARILLA ON THE WALL!" Pinkie sings as we come to a stop on the edge of Mooseden.

"PINKIE!" Everyone yells, getting her to finally stop. It was fine at first, but nine hundred eighty three bottles later I'm about to snap.

"Look! Mooseden! We made it!" Pinkie cheers as she points forward.

Mooseden is a fairly small village, compared to Ponyville at least. There are about twenty buildings all together. They're all made of the same dark wood and seem to be larger then standard buildings from Ponyville, being at least four times the length of one but roughly the same height. They seem to be built in stacks, having logs on top of logs that end with slanted roofs. The area around here is significantly colder. Surrounding the small town is a dense forest that continues out for a bout three kilometers until it abruptly ends. To the south east are some rather large mountains. They're part of a chain that we used to find this place. Tall jagged peaks shoot up into the sky, white covered peaks piercing through the grey sky.

"Well... now where do we go?" Rarity asks from the back as everyone takes in the view.

"I've got this." Storm says as he stands in his seat and looks around. "Drive to the east side of town and look for a place called The Cheesy Antlers." I glance to him for a second before shaking my head and drive off. I try to keep my distance, but soon have to drive close by when the forest forces me closer. I peer over to the town to try to see the residents, but I can't seem to see any. This place is deserted. I can't see a living soul. "There it is." Storm says as he flies out of the car and heads towards a building ahead of us.

"FINALLY!" Rainbow yells as she jumps out of the back bench and flies up, racing around the entire town as she spins and flips around. I come to a stop by a building with a small sign nailed to the side, having pony text on it. I turn the jeep off and jump out, stretching my back and legs before walking around front with everyone.

"Storm! Rainbow! Get down here already so we can go inside." I yell out to them. from the porch of the building. As they take their time getting down here, I take another look around town. Most of the buildings seem to be empty. Ragged clothes hang from opened windows as door sway in the wind. Many of the buildings seem to be in some form of disarray, loose boards, broken windows, holey roofs. I don't believe that many people live here, if any do at all.

"Alright, lets head inside and see if we can find Bantler." Storm says as he and Rainbow land beside me and walk inside. We head inside the building and take a look around. It's fairly dark, the only lighting being from the windows and a candle in what looks like the remains of a bar. There are several round wooden tables and chairs throughout the room, but they are all in disrepair and dusty. To the right of us is a wooden stage barely in tack, just like the rest of this town, with a person sitting on a stool. It looks... kind of like a pony, only larger with thin legs, a thick brown coat and large horn like things on it's head.

"Are you Bantler?" Storm asks as he approaches the person.

"She ain't gonna answer." Someone from behind says. I turn around to see another person like the one before, only being of larger build and having larger horn things. "I'm Bantler, what can I do for ya?" He says as he begins to wipe the counter top to the bar.

"Uh... Cheesus told me you..."

"Oh Cheesus sencha eh? Well alrighty then. Welcome to The Cheesy Antler eh." He says as he walks out to greet us. "Why don't we get your bags in and well...."

"Actually, we wont need any of that." Storm cuts him off. "We just need a shed or something to put our carriage in and then we'll be outta here."

"Oh... OK then." Bantler says, seeming disappointed.

"Bantler, if you don't mind my asking, what has happen to this village?" Rarity asks, making Bantler sigh.

"Its the food eh. Our supply line was cut off, so most folks just up and left. We try to sell our timer, but no one seems to want to trade with us anymore. That, or the moose we send out just decide to not come back."

"So yer not gettin any food?" Applejack asks, getting a nod from Bantler. "That aint right. I know I've seen your village on mah rosters fer apples, where's it all going?"

"You work for Sweet Apple Acres? Well you tell me. We send the money and never get the food. Folk here got tired of waiting and left. Me an Na-Da here are the last of this here village, an I don't know how much longer we can stay."
"What's wrong with Na-Da?" Pinkie asks as she waves a hoof in front of Na-Da.

"Well... I don't know. She won't talk any more. Ever since the last family left here she's been quiet. I think its the stress off losing this village ya know. Our family was the one who started it over ninety years ago and now we have ta leave, taint fair. But enough about my problems. Lets get your carriage in the shed." Bantler says as he leads us outside. Before I could get out Rarity had grabbed my leg and beckoned me back.

"Yeah?"

"Is there anything we could do for them? We can't just leave them like this." She says as she glances over to Na-Da.
"I don't like it anymore then you do, but it'll have to wait until later. Lets just finish up in Quartz Crest and then when we get back I'll have a word with Luna." She doesn't seem to like this answer, but accepts it anyway. It's not like I don't want to help, I do. It's just that we came here with an objective.

"Ya comin or not... er..."

"Miles." I say as I walk out with Bantler.

"Miles.... OK then. Its your name after all." He says as we walk around back. "Huh... well that's a mighty strange carriage ya got... strange runs in your kind, doesn't it?" He asks as he continues around the back of the building, stopping at the end. He moves a latch and pulls the wall open, revealing a small room full of brown sacks and random tools. There's barely enough room for the jeep, but with some extra guidance I drive it inside and turn it off.

"Alright everyone, gather around." I say, getting everyone, and Bantler, to gather around me. I kneel down and draw a circle in the dirt, then put a square in the center and finish with putting a line through it, going east to west. "This is a very basic outline of Quarts Crest. In the center is the Parliament Congressional Hall, or P.C.H. This line, is what they call the Cliffs. Half of Quartz Crest if twenty stories lower then the other half. Just like any other city there are four main entrances. North, east, south, and west. If you lose your sense of direction, use the P.C.H. Every wall faces a direction. Our first round in will be just to see if its there, and if there are survivors. We go in, explore for a few kilometers, then get out and regroup. Any questions?" Everyone shakes their head, except Bantler, so I get up and open up the benches in the jeep.

"What do you think the chances are that we find humans down there?" Storm asks as we each put on our armor.

"I don't know. But we'll find out soon enough."

A/N: Shout out to thetowncrier for picking breakfast! Thanks for ready and like always, Brony on!