The Blues stood in front of the tank, still admiring it. After a long couple of moments, Luna finally spoke up.

"Yeah I'll let you in on a little secret, I've uh... I've actually got a girl back home." Luna stated, a small brush spreading across her face.

"Wait, you're a fillyfooler?" Tucker asked.

"Sort of. I'm bi." Luna stated, her blush growing larger.

After a long pause, Tucker spoke up again. "Can I watch?"

"Shut up!" Luna practically screamed at him.

"Bow chicka wow wow!" Tucker called out, before noticing that Luna was glaring at him. Tucker was thankful glares couldn't kill.

"Okay, okay! So, is she your fillyfriend, or your wife?" Tucker asked.

"No, man, she's just my fillyfriend, ya know? We were gonna get married, but I got shipped out... ah, you know how it works." Luna said, her glare dissipating.

"Oh, well, you gonna marry her when you get back? Tucker asked.

Before Luna could answer, the Rookie spoke up. "I'm not gonna get married. My dad always said, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?'"

Luna shot the Rookie an annoyed glance. "Hey, rookie.. did you just call my fillyfriend a cow?"

"No, I think she called her a slut!" Tucker said, a sly smirk spreading across his face. Luna glared at him, before turning her attention back to the Rookie.

"I'll tell you what, noob, I could sit out here and listen to you insult my girlfriend all day long," Luna began, her scowl starting to lighten, "but as it turns out, I got a lot more important job for you to do."

"Great!" The Rookie stated, beaming at the alicorn.

"See, we've got this... General..." Luna began.

Tucker nodded dumbly, catching onto Luna's game. "Right, the General guy."

Luna cleared her throat and continued. "...who likes to come by and make random inspections of bases. So what I'm gonna have you do, is I'm gonna have you go in the base, and stand right next to the flag at attention, just in case he decides to come by."

"When is he coming by?" The Rookie asked, one of her eyes wandering.

"It really creeps me out when she does that..." Tucker muttered. Luna elbowed him in the side.

"We never know. Could be today, could be a week from now." Luna answered for Tucker.

"You want me to stand at attention for a week?" The Rookie asked in a confused manner, her eye continuing to wander.

"You know, you don't sound very grateful." Luna stated, staring down at the Rookie. "This is the most important job at the whole base! You're gonna be right there with the flag."

"What's so important about the flag?" The Rookie asked. Tucker just stared at her wandering eyes, bewildered.

"Oh, come on, don't they teach you fillies anything in training?" Luna asked, rolling her eyes.

"They didn't tell us anything about a flag. Why is it so important?" The Rookie asked.

"Because it's the flag, mare, you know, it's the f... it's the flag, it's..." Luna glanced at Tucker, smacking his flank with his tail, knocking him out of his trance. "Tucker, you tell her why the flag is so important."

"Well... it's... it's complicated. Uh... It's blue, we're blue." Tucker stated, trying to think of what to say.

"It's just important, okay?" Luna stated, annoyed. "Trust us. So when the General comes by, the first thing he's gonna want to do is inspect the flag."

"Right." Tucker agreed.

"So just go in there, you know, far away from us, and wait for him." Luna said sternly.

The Rookie nodded and started walking towards the base, but stopped half way there and turned back to the two other blues. "Uh, how will I know when I see him?" She asked.

"There's only three of us out here, rookie. He's gonna be the guy that doesn't look like one of us." Tucker responded.

"Now get in there, and don't come out!" Luna shouted at her. As the Rookie entered the Blue Base, Luna turned back to Tucker. "By the Goddesses... that filly is dumber than you are."

"You mean she's dumber than you are." Tucker responded, shooting a sly smirk at her.

Luna rolled her eyes. "Wow, Tucker, that was a great come-back." She said, before sticking her tongue out at him.

The Rookie reemerged from the base. "Um... Miss Luna? Ma'am? She called out.

Luna turned towards the Rookie. "Dear Celestia... WHAT!?" She shouted at her, before turning back to Tucker. "Tucker, I swear to my dear sister, I'm gonna kill her!"

"Sorry about calling your girl a slut..." She muttered, barely loud enough for Luna to hear.

"ROOKIE! SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY, GET IN THERE!" Luna shouted at her, as the Rookie retreated into the base as fast as she could. As Luna calmed down, she could hear Tucker laughing. She turned around to see that he was indeed laughing, his flank turned to her.

"Tucker, are you laughing at me?" Luna asked, agitation clear in her voice. As she asked this, a pink pony walked up behind them.

"HI! Can I ask you a question?" Pinkie asked. Her voice and the Rookies voice sounded very similar.

"Dear Celestia, rookie, if I turn around, and you are not inside, I.. I can't be held responsible for what I'm gonna do to you!" Luna stated, even more agitated than ever.

"What did I do?" Pinkie asked, a little hurt.

"One..." Luna began counting.

"Aw, gimme a break." Pinkie pleaded.

"TWO!"

"Fine!" Pinkie shouted, her mane deflating as she ran inside of the base. She sniveled and walked up to the Rookie, who was standing next to the flag.

"Wow, you got here fast!" The Rookie exclaimed.

"Why is everypony so bucking rude in this canyon?" Pinkie asked sadly.

"I'm not, ma'am, what can I do for you?" The Rookie asked.

Pinkies mane instantly poofed back to its original shape as she pulled the Rookie in for a tight embrace. "Finally, someone with a little respect around here!"

The Rookie blushed furiously until Pinkie let her go after a few long moments. "Y-y-yes, sir! I-I assume you're here because of this..." She said, motioning towards the Blue flag.

"Wait, is this all you have?!" Pinkie demanded, her tone almost sounding seductive.

"Uh, yes, sir. That's it!" The Rookie said.

"Aw great, this figures." Pinkie muttered, rolling her eyes. "Shit. What about elbow grease?"

"Uhmm..." The Rookie began, one of her eyes starting to wander. Pinkie, however, either didn't notice her eye, or just chose to ignore it.

"Rope?" Pinkie asked. The Rookie shook her head as she went cross eyed.

"Headlight fluid?" Pinkie asked, exasperated.

The Rookie shook her head as her eyes returned to normal. "No. All we have is this flag."

"Well, I can't go back empty handed." Pinkie stated, a small smile spreading across her face. "I guess I'll take that."

"Sure, that makes sense. I guess." The Rookie said, shrugging. Pinkie walked forward and picked up the flag.

"Thanks!" She said, beaming at the blue Rookie.

"Not a problem, ma'am!" The Rookie replied, as Pinkie started walking away. Suddenly remembering something, she chased after her. "Wait!"

"What's wrong?" Pinkie asked, turning to face the Rookie. The Rookie smiled and held out a muffin to her.

"I baked this muffin for you, ma'am."

"Aww, thank you!" Pinkie said, taking the muffin from her and eating it whole in one swift motion. She then pulled in the Rookie for a quick hug and hopped out the blue base.

Pinkie glanced at the blue flag and sighed. "They're gonna give me so much shit for coming back with just this stupid flag."

/-/-/-/

"Well, enough gabbing out of us, let's take this bad boy out for a spin." Luna said, glancing over at the tank before looking back at Tucker. "Go ahead and get in there, Tucker."

"Bow chicka wow wow... wait... me? I can't drive that thing." Tucker said, shooting Luna a confused look.

Luna shot an equally confused look back at him. "You're telling me you're not Armor Certified?" She asked.

"I ca- I don't even know how to use the fucking sniper rifle." Tucker said, facehoofing. "Don't you know how to drive that?"

"No! ..Holy Crap! Who is running this army!?" Luna demanded to no one in particular.

The Rookie trotted out of the base, a dumb grin spread across her face. "Hey! Just wanted to let you know the General stopped by and picked up the flag!" She called out to the other two blues.

"Yeah! Okay! Whatever, moron!" Luna shouted to the Rookie, before turning back to Tucker. "Why would they give us a tank, if nobody here knows how to drive the damn thing? ...Wait a second... What did he just say?"

Authors Note - Next chapter will be out in 2-3 days.