The fallen soldier

Chapter 15

Making bank / ANOTHER CRASH SITE? Wowzers!

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"So I just kick this tree and the apples fall?" You look at Applejack.

"Yep! Just give it a good ol' kick!" Applejack kicks a tree and all the apples conveniently fall into the baskets.

"This method seems kinda... Different from what I've been told. I heard you're supposed to hand-pick each apple, not kick the tree and expect the apples to all fall down." You kick a tree and all the apples fall to the ground.

"Look at that! Yer a natural! Just do that for a few more hours and your shift'll be over." She picked up one of the baskets full of apples and carried it off.

"Right." You turn and face the dozens of trees.

"This is gonna be a long day."

"Thanks for yer help Anderson, here's yer pay for today, if you still want work then come back in a few days. These apples don't regrow instantly!" Applejack hands you a bag of coins.

"How much?" You ask, while peering into the bag.

"60 bits!" She responds.

"Is that a lot? I'm still not very familiar with the money here."

"That's a lot more then what other people make a day! You got payed for every basket you brought in, which is 2 bits a basket."

"Alright, thanks for giving me work Applejack, I was starting to go stir crazy from all the sitting around I've been doing."

"Trust me, ah know the feeling. I won't hold yah much longer now, go along now."

You nod and walk away.

As you leave the farm, you begin to wonder about how long you'll be stuck here. You've been here for nearly 3 weeks now, time just flew by after you got settled in. There's been some interesting things happening, but it just wasn't enough to quench your adventurous side, you even thought about loading your guns and going on a hiking trip through the Everfree forest.

Actually. . . That doesn't sound like a bad idea.

Camping sounds interesting as well, but you've never done it, another benefit of living in a Space station. That was sarcasm.

But you didn't really have the necessary funds or experience to go on a camping expedition by yourself. But now you got 60Bits! That, uh, might get you somewhere. You don't know anyone who has camping experience, you could probably ask Twilight for a book on it, she has a book for seemingly everything.

Buying gear for the trip shouldn't cost too much either, but then again, you really don't know the prices of such objects. You don't need much, a backpack, a tent, and some knowledge on how to skin and properly cook animals. Boom, you're pretty much set to go.

Maybe you should scout a spot before hand? And now that you think about it, was your ship the only one to fall from orbit? Maybe there has been some previous crashes that you don't know about? Would Twilight hide something like that from you?

You hoped not, but you'll ask once you get back.

You approached Golden Oaks and opened the door, Twilight was sitting on the couch reading a book called, "Dawn Of The Vampire."

"Hey Twilight." You announce, scaring her.

"Bah! Anderson! Don't do that!" She jumps from the couch, book in hand, ready to strike.

"Sorry! Sorry! Put the book down! Come on!" You step back and raise your hands.

"Humph! What do you want?" She places the book on the couch.

"Was there any other ship that fell from orbit? You know, those giant hulking masses of fireballs?" You lower your hands, call yourself a baby, but you've seen what Twilight can do with her magic.

Freaky shit man, freaky shit.

"I know what they are, but! Now that you mention it. . . There was that one object that fell space a couple weeks ago. But it fell deep into the Everfree forest, it was far too dangerous for me to go alone."

"And you can't say it was another Spaceship? It could have been a meteorite!" You start looking through her book shelves.

"I know I know, I didn't say what it was anyway. But it might be another one of those ships you mentioned." She eyed you carefully as you pulled a book from a shelf.

"I'm willing to go off a hunch, were can I get a backpack, several things of food, and a tent?" You replace the book you grabbed.

"You're joking right? Anderson what are you going to do when it turns out to be a meteorite? It'll all be for nothing!" She throws her hands in the air.

"How large was it? large meteoroids usually break up into smaller chunks as they travel through the atmosphere. But then again, I have to consider the fact that this isn't Earth. I'll assume that you have yet to experience Global Warming."

"Global Warming?" She asks.

"Answer the question Twilight!"

"Uh, I don't remember it being tiny, in fact it was rather large." She hesitates with her answer.

"Bingo, sounds like it might be a Public ship, or even a Military vessel. If so, maybe I can find some serious firepower." You look a book called "Magic for dummies Part 2!"

"Firepower? You mean better versions of your weapons?" She motions at your Sas-24.

"Yeah, these weapons are just the tip of the iceberg compared to other weapons I can get my hands on. I wouldn't mind finding a plasma rifle, or even a Minigun! Actually. . I really want a fucking Minigun."

"Language!" She points a finger at you.

"Sorry." You flip the page in the book you're reading.

You start reading the page aloud, "Fun fact! Did you know the color of your magic can sometimes be based off of the color you unconsciously like?"

"Yeah." Twilight replies.

"Every Mana user should know that, those who don't are considered kinda. . . Un-smart." She rolls her hand.

"Really wordy of you of Twilight. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go prep for this trip." You place the book back on the shelf and leave.

"I'm going with you! It's too dangerous to go alone." She calls after you.

"Yeah? well I'm not taking it." You turn to face her.

"Hmm?" She stops and looks at you quizzically.

"Nothing, but you're not going." Your word is final when it comes to this.

"You haven't the slightest idea on how to get there, do you?" She smirks and crosses her arms, slowly tapping her feet against the dirt.

You open your mouth to respond but close it as fast as you opened it, she was right, you didn't even know which direction to start walking in.

"What if I bring back something for you?" You offer.

"No good, I wanna see it for myself, I'm very interested in this Military ship you speak of. Maybe this time I'll get to actually learn about something." She whispered the last part.

"Twilight, look I'm not going to stop you, you can handle yourself, But! I'm not going to lie, there is a VERY high chance that Military ship was transporting soldiers of some kind. That means, you will most likely see a LOT of deceased creatures. Meaning possible dead humans! I know you can handle certain things, but you're still green, you've probably never taken the life of any sentient being."

She gulped.

"You're rethinking this aren't you? It's okay, I understand, many would." You approach her.

"Anderson." She whispers.

"Yeah Twilight?"

"How are you speaking of something so terrible, so calmly?"

"I. . It becomes a second nature after a while, you learn to not think too much into it, because if you do. . . You're buried beneath your own grief." You look at your feet.

"I've done it before, and I barely dug myself out."

"I'm sorry for asking." She rubs her shoulder.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Author's Notes:

So, I tried my best at expressing the sorta-kinda sad-ish ending.

This is another chapter of my hopefully longlasting story, thanks for sticking around and following.

I'll eventually rewrite those x's. . . . I SWEAR!!!

Also, because many authors kinda do this, I'm gonna eventually have one of those sleepover chapters, so how about you guys recommend some games they can play? Or maybe some questions or dares?

As long as the questions stay within the "T" rating, we're good!

The dares can be silly, serious, funny, stupid, amusing, intimidating, clumsy, dreamy, and even. . . ROMANTICALLY AWESOME.

As long as it's Pg-13.

WE HAVENT REACHED THE "M" PART YET!

( Yes, I realize many of the words I used basicly meant the same thing. )

COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????