The Fallen Soldier

Chapter 30

I CHECKED THE CHAPTERS NOW I KNOW WHAT CHAPER TIS IS

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The sun was shining, children were having fun. And you were back in town, hopefully nothing too exciting happened while you were gone. You'd hate to have missed anything that would finally pull you from the depths of your boredom.

Golden Oak Library was still a giant ass tree, and you wouldn't want anything else. After all, it's not like this tree will get destroyed one day, only to be replaced with something far more significant. Like. . . Some kind of giant shiny thingy.

Wise words.

You reached for the door handle, only for the door to magically open. Then your thoughts of Twilight were crushed when some man came running out, and directly into you. His arms reminded you of noodles, and his height reminded you of some old fat Italian plumber that was taken to another world.

The man stepped back, his eyes widened, and then he cried out in fear before running off. You turned and watched the man knock over some women's flower stand, he started helping her pick flowers up, then he noticed you staring at him. He threw the flowers in the air and ran off again, while yelling, "Please stop looking at me!"

The women raised her fist and cursed him, then looked back down at her flowers and sighed. You felt kinda bad, so you approached her and knelt down. You started grabbing roses and dandelions. The women looked at you in surprise when you handed her a large handful of slightly destroyed flowers.

"Sorry about that guy, I guess I . . Scared him or something." You faked a smile and stuck your hand out.

The woman blushed and took the flower's back from you, "T-thanks Anderson."

"Wasn't nothing." You stood back up and offered her a hand, she grabbed it and pulled herself back up.

You reached down and grabbed the edges of her flower cart, you huffed, and then pulled it upright.

"You have my thanks once again! I insist you take a flower as payment!" The women grabbed a flower that happened to be 'not-crushed' and stuck her hand out.

You scratched your head and spoke, "That's really flattering, but I don't really need a flower."

She smiled, "But I insist! I must pay you something for your help."

"I'll I did was pick up flowers, and lift a cart. No need for payment." You waved your hand at her and turned around.

You took a few steps before the same woman ran out in front of you, you ceased your walking and sighed.

"Look lady, I really don't want your flowers. Why don't you sell them and use the money to buy more flowers? Because then that flower would do you a lot more for you, than me." You looked her in the eyes than started to walk around her.

She appeared in front of you again, she held her hand out and looked you in the eyes.

"I insist." She whispered.

You looked at her, then the flower, than you broke out in laughter. And you laughed till you couldn't breath. You wiped a few tears from your eyes and gently took the flower.

"Alright lady, you drive a hard bargain . . But I guess I'll take this flower after all. Maybe Twilight will like it." You sincerely smiled and walked around her.

The woman just looked at you, a confused expression occupying her face. You waved her 'bye' and started walking back to Golden Oak Library. The walk was short and you thought about why you broke out in laughter. What was so funny?

You shrugged and grasped the handle, a gentle push, equivalent to the power of a augmented grandma smacking you with a steel cane, caused the door to fly open. You stopped inside and shouted.

"I'm back!"

There was a immediate reaction, sounds of a chair being forced back way too fast filled the air. Then there was a scream, a loud thump, and then somebody groaned. You shut the door and walked to the kitchen.

Twilight was lying in a chair, which was toppled over, she was rubbing the back of her head. She was also wearing a skirt.

"Uh, Twilight . . Your skirt." You pointed a finger.

The pain she was experiencing disappeared, her face turned tomato red, and she yelled.

"Well stop looking! You pervert!" Her hands started erratically moving.

You crouched down and placed the flower on her chest, she looked at it then back at you. You stood back up and yawned, your eyes landing on the refrigerator. You stepped over Twilight and opened the fridge, your hands grabbed one of the many bottles of orange juice hidden behind the tea jug. You placed the bottle against the counter and popped the bottle cap off.

You took a sip and looked at Twilight, who was now back on her feet.

"Pink looks nice on you." You smirked through the bottle.

Twilight's face turned a dark shade of red, her hands unconsciously grabbing at the rim of her skirt. She looked at you and wordlessly mouthed something. You just started laughing, when it wasn't funny anymore, you sat in a seat. Twilight sat back down and continued reading the book she was previously reading.

"So, I miss anything?" You ask, chugging more orange juice.

Twilight licked her finger and turned the page, her eyes stayed on the page as she spoke. "We slayed a dragon."

You coughed on your drink, "R-really?!"

Twilight smirked and looked up from her book, "Nope."

You grumbled something, looked away, and sipped your orange juice. Only to realize it was empty, you stood up, and gently placed the glass bottle with the other soon-to-be-trashed glass objects. You opened the fridge and grabbed another orange juice, you placed it against the counter and popped the cap off.

"Did I tell you to stop doing that? You're scratching the counter for Celestia's sake!" Twilight scolded you.

"Well if you'd remind to buy a bottle cap opener whenever I'm out shopping for us! We wouldn't have this problem!" You replied, some annoyance in your voice.

Spike appeared from nowhere and commented, "You two act like a real couple sometimes. Maybe you guys should just kiss and get it over with."

You flinched, then you and Twilight both yelled. "Spike!"

The small dragon flipped through the pages in his book, he closed the book and looked at us both. "What? You guys both know it's true!"

When Twilight threatened to throw a book at him, he raised his hands in surrender and walked out of the kitchen.

Twilight sighed, "I'm sorry about Spike. I know you're not comfortable when he talks like that, just don't blame him okay? He's still a kid and he really doesn't understand this kinda stuff."

You sighed and rubbed your head, "I understand."

You stood there awkwardly with Twilight for a bit, the two of you made eye contact and she looked away. You coughed, "I'm going to go put my stuff away then head out."

Twilight shook her head.

You rushed upstairs and removed your back pack, you never even used the extra outfit and laptop like you expected yourself too. You figured you were gonna stay a lot longer then what you did, but you didn't.

You pulled your SMG from your hip and stared at it, it was pretty immature of you to leave like you did. At most, your actions today contradicted your promise to yourself. How can you talk about yourself if you ruins your mood?

It's incredibly easy to talk about yourself, but at the same time, it really isn't. Confessing your sins aren't ever easy, but you only have to open your mouth and say, 'I've done bad stuff! Killed a few innocent! Killed a few bad guys! Killed a few giant ass creatures for the sake of some precious energy source! Ran my own criminal organization for a bit! Than I blew the fucker up! Made a difficult decision on Augmentation! Fought in a war! Travelled across the universe! Lost my arm! Had it replaced! Really ain't much.'

That's pretty much your entire life story, all compressed into one paragraph. Though it's missing the romance, betrayal, and friendship. Love is a crooked thing, it gives so much, but then it takes more then it gives. Betrayal is a bastard, you've literally had someone try to stab you in the back. And friendship, it got you through the worst, and it's often led to some form of romance.

You pulled the bolt back on your SMG, chambering a round.

Friendship, romance, then betrayal. It's all happened to you, and at one point during your high school years, it happened in order. Met a girl when you were young, fell in love with her, it led to some kind of friends-with-benefits thing, but you wanted more and she . . . Didn't. Then she broke it off by ending your relationship with her.

Your father was already pushing you into joining the military, your mother wanted you to do your own thing, then this thing with Mary happened, and out of anger you left the Space station. It made your father proud, but your mother upset, you really hoped Mary would come running to you, realizing she made a big mistake. But . . She never did, never even showed up to your boarding ceremony. Though, maybe if you had just. . No.

You're thinking too much, you shouldn't do that. Love the moment for what it is, don't dwell on the past. Just focus on what you were doing, and get it done. But . . What were you doing? What were you gonna do?

. . .

Come on! Surely there is something to do!

. . .

Nothing?

. . .

Why don't you go hang out with some of the Amazing 6? As you so delicately put it. Maybe Fluttershy? Or Applejack? Maybe even Rarity? But then there's Rainbow Dash, and you can't forget about Twilight.

So who, exactly, do you hang out with?

Why not all 6?

"Good answer inner me." You whispered to yourself.

You looked at your SMG one last time, than pressed Mag eject, the magazine fell from the gun and plopped on the bed. You pulled the bolt back, causing a small cartridge to fly from the gun and land on the pillow.

You laid the weapon down, turned, and made your way to Fluttershy's.

The path was peaceful, almost surreal. But your focus wasn't the path, its where its leading you. Fluttershy's unique house came into view, the tress surrounding her house were covered in bird nests and tiny houses. . For birds. Her house even had miniature houses on it. From your angle, you noticed the small boardwalk positioned beneath the small bridge that covered a tiny river.

You thought about it, then shrugged and walked over the bridge. You heard a small crack, so you turned and looked around. You looked down at the bridge and face palmed, you forgot to turn your suits Anti-gravity features on. You're supposed to keep it on when your inside houses or siting on chairs. Not many chairs can support over 500Lb's.

Your heavy, even with out the suit. Turns out, robotic synthetic limb replacements for a guy of your stature, aren't exactly lightweight. Super strength comes at a great price.

You activated the Anti-gravity modules, and knocked on Fluttershy's door. Nothing happened, so you figured she wasn't home. Then the door slowly creaked open, a ocean blue eye appeared in the crack. The door closed immediately afterwords, you heard at least 5 different locks get unlocked before the door fully opened.

Fluttershy was wearing a denim jacket over a blue shirt, alongside a tanned skirt that reached he knees.

"H-hello Anderson. Fancy meeting you here." She smiled than looked away.

"Hey Flutters, I was wondering if you'd like to hangout for a bit." You smiled at her.

"W-well, I don't have anything else planned. So you can come in, if you want." She stepped back and allowed you entrance.

You nodded with another smile, and stepped inside.

She closed the door behind you and reached out to grab a lock, but opted to turn and face you.

"Would you like some tea?" Fluttershy asked.

You nod, and she turns to walk into her kitchen. You walk across the room and sit on the love seat. You take this chance to look around her living room, she has some sort of fireplace next to a birdcage that has a staircase leading up to it.

Weird, can't birds just fly up there?

On the right side was a dresser and another miniature staircase that led to a hole in the wall. You wondered were the hole went, then a small mouse crawled out from the hole. You felt a shiver run down your spine, how does she live with all these . . Rodents crawling around?

You've lived in all kinds of different places, and mice are never a good sign.

Then there's the door to her kitchen, then the staircase for normal people, which must lead to her room. And another door on the left side, it must lead to the back yard. You looked at the picture frame laying next to you, there was a photo of Fluttershy and her other friends placed inside.

You admired the picture, then wondered about your friends back at your actual home. Maybe they're doing badass things without you. Son of a bitch.

You wondered what was taking so long, a loud ear piercing noise filled the air. You stood up and walked into the kitchen.

Fluttershy was standing before her stove, the tea kettle was hissing. You looked at her, then smiled sinisterly, Fluttershy was swaying her hips back and fourth. Almost like she was enticing you to . . Reach out.

You raised the power on your Anti-gravity modules, making yourself weightless. You tiptoed behind her and wrapped your, Big, Muscly arms around her.

She gasped in surprise, "Anderson?" She sputtered out.

You chuckled deeply into her ear, before crouching, than you started kissing at her neck. She moaned and wobbled, like her knees almost gave out.

"A-Anderson, stop this!" She moaned.

"Hehe, why don't you stop me yourself." You hummed into her ear, your hands reached out and grabbed the edges of her skirt. Before slowly traveling up.

"Fluttershy." You hummed.

"Oh Anderson!" Fluttershy moaned.

"Fluttershy!" You hummed.

"Oh Andy!" Fluttershy moaned.

"Fluttershy!!!" You shouted.

Fluttershy yelped and fell backwards, you caught her and looked down at her.

"You okay? You were kinda staring at the wall." You placed her back on her feet.

"O-oh, just, uh . . Admiring the view." She replied, her eyes were darting around, refusing to look at you.

"Admiring the view eh? I wouldn't call a pink wall the most interesting thing to stare at, but! Whatever suits your fancy."' You chuckled and removed the kettle from the oven.

The hissing died down, bringing sweet euphoria to your ears.

"Where are you cups Fluttershy?"

"Hm? Oh, in the cabinet there." She points at a cabinet above her oven.

You pull two mugs from the cabinet and pour some water inside, you ask about the tea bags and grab some. Fluttershy takes her green tea, and you just grab any bag, overload it with sugar, then gulp it down.

Or at least, you would've, but you kinda burned yourself. Fluttershy rushes to get something to help with the pain, but you're already good by time she get back. You sit down and slowly start sipping at your tea.

Fluttershy looks at you, then starts smiling while giggling.

"What?" You ask, looking at her.

"Hehe, nothing Anderson" she giggled.

"Just nothing." She dreamily sighed.

"Um, ooookay."

It isn't what she wishes for, but . . It's good enough.

"It was fun hanging out with you Fluttershy! I'll see you later!" You waved at the house.

Fluttershy's waved you goodbye and you left to go to Rainbow Dash's cloud house. As you walked, you noticed a tiny cloud that seemed to be following you, you made sure it wasn't your imagination.

You started running and the cloud started traveling faster than a average cloud should. You turned and drew your handgun.

"State your business evil cloud! Or I will open fire on you!" You shouted at the sky.

This is ridiculous, it's a fucking cloud!

"5!"

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Okay! okay! Jeesh! Are you always cruel to clouds like this!?" Yelled a familiar voice.

You lowered your handgun, a moment later, someone emerged with a trademark Rainbow hairstyle. The person, other wise known as Rainbow Dash, jumped from the cloud and glided her way back to ground level.

"Wassup Andy?" She waved her hand, her head tilted and she smirked at you.

"Why were you following me?"

"I was bored, than I noticed you walking, so I followed you."

You look at her, "That's it? You were bored so you decide to act like a stalking cloud?"

She huffed, "What kinda person points their weapon at a cloud and yells at it?"

"The kind who get suspicious about suspicious things." You answer.

"What?! That's ridiculous!" Rainbow threw her hands in the air.

"Yeah, well get over it, ya got busted." You started walking back to Ponyville.

"It's not like you can be any better at sneaking!" She huffed.

"Bad choice of words." You turned around and raised your helmet.

"Wha-?!" Rainbow's eyes widened.

You turned your Active Camouflage 'on' and disappeared into the trees surrounding the path. Rainbow followed after you.

"Come on Anderson! Is this really the best time for this?" She groaned, while pushing some foliage around.

You didn't answer, but crouched behind some giant leaves. You watched Rainbow through the leaves and stayed silent. She kept on calling out for you, but stopped when she heard some growling,

"Anderson?" She called out.

You sighed and stood back up, "I'm over here Rainbow."

She looked around, "Where's 'here'?"

Right . . Camouflage.

You raised your wrist and pressed some buttons, the cloaking faded away and you stepped out from behind the leaves.

"You take back what you said earlier?" You ask.

"What? Oh! Uh sure. Let's get out of the woods, I heard growling and that's never good." She grabbed your hand and started jogging.

"Why don't you just fly? I'll be back in town in a matter of minutes." You shook your hand free and started jogging beside her.

"Leave no man behind! That's why!" She laid her hand on her chest.

"Really." You deadpanned.

"Yeah, really."

You sigh, "I'm sure, that whatever's out there, I can handle."

"Think you can handle a group of Manticores or Timberwolfs?" Rainbow looks at you.

"I got my handgun and- . . Only my handgun. I don't even have a lot of ammo."

"Exactly, now let's get out of here. You can play hero later." Rainbow hopped over a fallen tree.

You rolled your eyes and dashed ahead of Rainbow.

"How far did we go in the forest!? For fucks sake!" You groan.

"Almost there." Rainbow replies.

Just as she says that, the two of you burst through the foliage and straight onto the dirt path. You bend over and take a few deep breaths, your heartbeat returned to normal, and your breathing quickly fixed itself.

"How are you already recovered? I'm not even recovered yet!"

You yawn, "Superhuman abilities, let's leave it at that."

"But you yawned! So doesn't that mean you're tired?" Rainbow asks.

"Relatively, though I'm more mentally tired than physically." You yawn again and start down the path.

"Where ya going?" Rainbow asks.

"Pinkies probably, I'd like a doughnut." You smack your lips together.

"You, uh, um . . How do I say this? Uh . . " Rainbow started stumbling with her words.

"You say something by saying it." You reply, quietly chuckling.

"Meh, you're right. Can I get a piggyback ride back to town? I'm tired." Rainbow asks.

"Ok, hop on." You kneel down and wait for her.

"Just like that? Well okay!"

You feel an extra hundred pounds climb on your back, you stand back up with no strain and start walking to town. The only downfall to doing this was the awkward position your arms were in.

As you walk, you feel her burrow her face into your armored neck.

"You're so uncomfortable." She whispers.

You laughed.

Author's Notes:

Long chapter, though I'm sure you're happy.

I have a second story ready for posting, it's about a 23 year old man who gets outcasted by his father for being completely uselss. Then he goes on a journey to prove he is capable of watching after himself.

You guys remember the guy at the beginning of this chapter? The one who knocked over the flower stand and ran off? That's him! That's right! The story is told alongside The Fallen Soldier!

I hope you'll read this story and like it as much as you like this one. I'd be very happy!

Just have to get it past moderation, which has proven to be quite problematic. Though I'll get through it!