After everyone flashes back in, Applejack and Rainbow taking the longest for some reason, we begin to climb through the medical ward. I had check the other platforms and they all lead to higher levels of the building. We only need to go up two more floors so it's not that big of a deal. We make it to the main hallway and take a right. Walking through these grey halls is bringing back memories. Sine and I hobbling down here with our broken legs, Dolum and Auxy finding out she's pregnant, Fidus dragging me through here becuase she kicked my ass, good times.

"Where are we?" Asks Pinkie as she peers into an operation room.

"This is one of the medical wards of the P.C.H. There was another one higher up, but its gone now." I say as I find the center stairwell and open it up, finding it perfectly intact.

"What are those metal claws for?" Twilight asks as we begin to head up.

"Believe it or not, but not every human was over powered as I am. Most people struggled to do things that I do with total ease. Those claws were used to assist in medical procedures. They emitted a blue beam of energy that could heal minor wounds." We make it to the first floor and walk out into the main platform hall.

"So what was normal for a human then?" Twilight asks as we make our way to the front doors. I pause to think about it.

"Well... You know how I heal us all in a matter of seconds?" They nod. "That would take most doctors a day or two. My friend Eximius was a medical professional and I could still out heal him. Heh, I bet when he healed me that day in Topaz I was probably out for an hour or two." I stop at the door and check to see if its clear. With nothing in sight, I open the door and lead everyone out.

As we step out I can see some bots to our left and right walking towards us, so I lift my rifle and wait for them to make a move. They just keep walking, paying little to no attention to us as they drudge along into the P.C.H. Some are missing arms while some have to drag themselves along the floor due to their missing legs. One walks past me and glances to me as it continues into the P.C.H. It was missing an optical lens and must of had something wrong with it's neck, becuase it was slouching.... now that I think about.... they're all slouching.

"What wrong with them?" Pinkie asks as more and more show up.

"I think its something the virus does to them. Lets just keep moving." I say as I walk down the steps.

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMBBBBBRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM

A loud siren sounds off, making my me cover my ears as I drop to my knees. I can see everyone shouting something, but the siren drowns them out. I quickly throw my arms out and bring up a sound barrier, stopping the deafening sirens from stopping us.

"What was that!" Storm yells as we all get back up and try to regain our hearing.

"I'm not sure... lets get moving before we find out." I say as I begin to walk down the road, keeping the barrier up as the lines slowly creep up my arms, making it to my elbows by the time we make it down a block.

"How long are you going to be able to hold this up?" Twilight asks as we continue down the street.

"Well... at this rate... probably a few more blocks... give or take." I say as a high grade military bot, with a hammer and twenty milometer cannon arms walks past us. It completely ignores us as it continues on its way towards the P.C.H. I can also see a few Aquilas flying towards the same destination. " I think the sound is uploading the virus to all of the bots."

"Well... that's good... I just hope they don't stay sick for too long." Fluttershy says as we pass a group of utility bots coming out of buildings. I stop as a sudden surge of energy leeches from me, the lines growing to my shoulders in an instant.

"OK, you're not going to keep it up at this rate. Can either of you make a sound barrier?" Rainbow asks Twilight and Rarity.

"Sorry, our barriers work differently then Miles's. We can only make ours stationary." Twilight explains as I begin to go light headed. I stagger over to the side walk where I lean against a garage door and try to focus.

"Think you can give me a break at least?" I ask as I take a seat on the floor.

"Alright..."

"WHOA WHOA WHOA, Twilight, you just woke up from over exerting yourself. Maybe Rarity should do this one." Storm says as he looks over to Rarity, getting a dirty look from Twilight.

"Well... I'll try. It won't be able to last anywhere near as long as Twilight's though." Rarity says as she looks over to me.

"That's fine... lets just use this garage and take five." I say as I stand and pull open the garage... "Oh sweet Barbra...."

"Who?"

"That's a fucking military jeep... WITH THE FUCKING SPARTAN PEN!" I yell as as I run into the garage and circle the white jeep. Wheels are flat, really dusty, THERE'S FUCKING AMMO FOR THE GUN! Everyone else walk in and shuts the garage door, eyeing the jeep as i pop the hood and begin to drool over the still intact engine. Rarity sets her sound barrier, so I drop mine and begin to fiddle around with the innards of the jeep... I think I can get it working.

"What is this? Some kind a carriage?" Applejack asks as she jumps in the back and starts to look around.

"Sort of. Think of it as a carriage that you don't have to drag." I say as I close the hood and check the room for an air compressor, finding it in the back corner.

"How does it work?" Twilight asks as she follows me around. I kneel beside the tire and begin to fill it with air... fucking amazing how this works as well.

"Well... to put it basically, the engine creates power that makes the wheels roll forward or backwards. There's a lot more to it then that, but if you really want to know I'll tell you about it another time." I say as I finish the left side and mover to the right. These tires are really shitty, but if they can just last long enough for us to get to the gate, we'll save hours of walking.

"Where does the power come from? Is there some kind of fuel source, like coal or..."

"Coal is a disgusting, filthy fuel source. No, most machines were run archaically in every Terradisian city. You grab the steering wheel and the drive stick and it sucks the energy from you, giving it power." I say as I finish up the last tire.

"Most?"

"Yeah... there was a factory next to the orphanage that I grew up in. They used coal." I say as I throw the air compressor in the back and get in the drivers seat. Moment of truth. I grab the steering wheel, wait a second before I push the power button.

VROOM

"Fuck yeah! Pile in. We're driving out of here!" I yell as I put it in gear and wait for everyone to pile in. They seem a little apprehensive about getting in, but do so anyway. Twilight and Storm take shot gun while Fluttershy, Pinkie and Rarity take up the bench behind me while Applejack and Rainbow take up the other bench.

"What about the WHOA!" Storm starts to say but stops when I floor it and crash through the door. I make a hard right and begin to tear through the gears. Second, third, fourth, fifth, ending on sixth gear. As we race through the streets the engine roars out as a plume of white smoke follows after us. This jeep needs a tune up, bad. Hopefully we can make it at least to the bulkhead before it dies on us.

"Hey.... the noise ended." Twilight says as she holds onto Storm for dear life... probably should of told them to buckle up. I check the mirror to see every in the back seats holding on as if their lives depended on it. I laugh a little at the sight and continue down the road, pushing the accelerator a little harder to pick up some speed.

"Do we need to be going this fast!?" Applejack asks as the road suddenly becomes bouncy.

"Are you kidding? Lets go faster!" Rainbow yells as she stands up and grabs onto the roll cage. She bounces into the air and unfold her wings, gliding in the air as we race through the street. "AAAWWWW YEAH!" I laugh a bit as I try to push the jeep faster, we're already doing a hundred forty five kilometers an hour.

"Take a seat, the roads getting a little too bumpy to be going this fast." I yell to her, getting a pout in response. She finally lets go and takes a seat, keeping a pouty face about herself. I look back to the dashboard and see that the batteries are maxed out, so I grab the center of the steering wheel and let go of the gear stick. We make the final turn and head up the road, stopping at the bulkhead so I can open the gate.

"Can I drive?" Pinkie asks as I go to the control panel.

"Can you even reach?" I ask as I flip the switches to open the bulk head.

"I dunno, lets find out." She says as she hops to the drivers seat. She can see over the steering wheel, but can't reach the pedals. "Darn, maybe we can jury rig it so I can?"

"Do you even know how to drive stick?"

"Umm.... no. I guess I'll just sit in the back then. Rarity, catch me."

"Wait what?!" Rarity yells as Pinkie leaps over the seat and lands on top of her, sending them both to the ground beside the jeep. Pinkie gets up with a giggle as Rarity gets up as she mumbles something to herself.

"Right... anyway, lets go home.. its almost... uh... pony time.... eleven?" I say as I check my phone.

"WHAT!" Rainbow yells as she looks around frantically. "We need to get going NOW! I'm late! AGAIN!"

"Late for wha..."

"I'll tell you another time, go go go GO!" She yells, getting me to jump in the seat and drive off.

"MILES!" I slam the breaks and wait for Rarity and Pinkie to get back in the jeep. Once they're seated I drive into the tunnel and stop a few meters inside. I step out and begin to propel us through the ground. The moment we burst through the ground Rainbow flies through the air, leaving a rainbow trail behind her as she flies through the night air towards Ponyville.

"Uh... anyone want to tell me about that?" I ask as I look back to everyone in the jeep. They all avoid my eye contact as the twiddle their hooves and stare out every where except at me.

"Miles... we promised we wouldn't say. But ah'll tell ya where she went. Shes goin ta the Manticub. It's on the western edge of the residential district. If ya want ta know more, ya'll have ta ask her yerself." Applejack says. I nod to her and start to drive through the forest.

Everyone keeps quite as we bounce through the uneven forest. I'm slightly worried about what's going on with Rainbow... I'm also worried about how I'm going to get her to open up to me. I know she can be stubborn when it comes to admitting her own faults... I just hope it isn't anything too serious. I drop Fluttershy and Storm off by my place as I park behind my home. As soon as I turned the engine off the archaic condenser shot through the hood, all four tires popped, and I pulled the steering wheel off from being startled. Well... at least it got me home. I leave it there as I escort the group back to Ponyville, instructing Storm to take the Spartan pen inside before he goes to bed. After I get the group to the center of town, Applejack points me towards the Manticub, so I head towards it. After a few minutes of walking I find what I'm looking for. A three story tall building that's built like any other Ponyville building, just larger. There's a sign in front of it that has a picture of a baby creature on it with some writing. I walk to the front door and walk in, immediately finding an angry, crying Rainbow dash.

"Rainbow... what's going on? Why are you crying?" I ask as she paces around the front of the building.

"*sniff* they won't let me see her... becuase I was late again... they wouldn't believe me when I said I was helping you with something important..." She yells through her tears as she paces back and forth.

"Whoa, clam down. Look, I'll go in and have a word with them, clear everything up. Just, please calm down a bit, OK?"

"*sniff* thank you Miles... you need to talk to TenderSoul. He's in his office in the back, just ask one of the kids. They'll show you where he's at." I nod to her as I head inside.

The inside of the building is warmly lit, having dark brown furniture spotted here and there. I can hear someone walking around in the room next to me, so I leave the hall and head into the room next to me. This room seems to be a study, having the wall in front of me covered with a book shelf and seats to my left. To my right is an all white earth pony with orange hair and a mark of a red heart with a yellow sash in the back.

"Can I help you?" He asks in a soft voice.

"Yeah, I'm looking for a guy named TenderSoul..."

"That would be me, what do you need with my orphanage?"

"Orphanage.... this is an orphanage?" I ask as I look around.

"Yes, and for the third time, can I help you?"

"Right, look, it seems there was a misunderstanding you had with my friend..."

"Let me guess. You're here to talk me into letting Rainbow take Scootaloo home." He says as he walks over to the book shelf and begins to look for a book.

"Scootaloo is an orphan? I mean, yes. Look, it wasn't her fault she was late, it was..."

"Look. I know she means well, but.... Scootaloo needs structure. Somepony she can depend on, and Rainbow.... I fear she did this for the wrong reasons. I only did this becuase I have Scootaloo's best interest at heart." He says as he pulls out a book and begins to flip through it as he walks over to a nearby seat and sits down. "In the last month she has been late nineteen times, most of them becuase she was napping. Single. And I know she recently went through a major life changing event, though I don't know what it was. I don't think she's ready to be a parent just yet..."

"Rainbow adopted Scootaloo!?"

"See. Even the idea of her being a parent is unimaginable. I'm sorry, but Scootaloo will have to stay with me for the time being." He says as he sets the book down and looks back to me. Hmm... I need to think of way to convince him to let her take her home...

"You say you think she isn't ready to be a parent, but I think you're wrong." I say as I take a seat beside him.

"Is that so? Care to enlighten me then?"

"Yes, she's been slacking lately, but... that isn't entirely her fault. I've been requesting help recently that's been taking a lot of her time. I can't go into details, but I've been running her ragged for the past month, but that ended today. The project was finished today and she won't be slacking anymore, I promise it. Please give her a second chance at this." We stare at each other intensely for what feels like an eternity, neither of us wavering.

"*sigh* fine. But this is her last chance. If she screws up again..."

"She won't, I promise." I say as I stand up and extend an arm to him. He stands and shakes my hand, looking back as he thinks to himself.

"I'll go get rainbow, there are somethings I would like to say before I let her take Scootaloo. Why don't you go get her while I do this." I nod to him as he points towards the stairs behind me. I turn and walk up them, making my way up as I hear him walking out the front door. I can't help but reminisce about my time in the orphanage. I seriously hope she didn't go through what I had to go through. I hear some children talking behind a door, so I open it up and peer inside. There are two rows of small beds lining the walls, about twelve total. There are five kids in here, two are trying to sleep while two are talking with Scootaloo.

"I know she's coming, she probably over slept or something." Scootaloo says.

"What if she forgot?" Says an all black unicorn girl with a mark of a star tan hair and grey eyes.

"NIGHT! That's not cool. Look, she probably... I dunno... what if she got you a present!" Says an orange earth pony kid. He has red hair and lacks a mark.

"It's alright... I just hope TenderSoul doesn't take me away from her... I know she keeps messing up, but I know she's trying her hardest." Scootaloo says as she droops down a bit. I can't take it anymore! I open the door completely and walk in, getting the other two kids to jump back in fear as Scootaloo looks back to me in surprise. "Miles!? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here with Rainbow to pick you up. Sorry it took so long. It was suppose to be real quick, but things in Topaz got a little hairy. Say bye to your friends and lets get going." I say as I turn and walk out of the room. I hear her say goodbye quickly and run out after me.

"I knew she was probably doing something daring and awesome! What happened?! Did she fight one of those bots she told me about in her bed time stories? Or did another forest creature attack you in the Everfree?!" She excitedly asks as we head down the stairs.

"Heh, why don't you ask her yourself." I say as we get to the bottom of the stairs and find Rainbow and TenderSoul in the study.

"MOM!" She yells as she runs over to her, tackling her in a hug. "I missed you! What happened? Did you fight one of those bot things?!"

"Hey kiddo, I'll tell you all about it at bed time, lets just head home." She says as she hugs her tightly, having a few tears fall into her mane.

"Mom, you're crying. Whats wrong?" Scootaloo asks as she looks up to her.

"Oh, its just... I remembered what was really important to me today." She says as she looks back to her.

"Whats that?" Rainbow leans forward and gives her a kiss on the forehead.

"You."

Shout out to SgtCarrotTop for picking the mascot of the orphanage, Brony on!