"A quest to move hearts."

Freedom town

Six months past. It's been six months the sun is still covered behind the clouds. She said it would take time to move it all. Freedom town has been growing. We have many trades going on ponies coming in and out... Most of the ghouls have been removed from the bog of time... The fog wolves seem to avoid the area now. Fleur was still building her inn half of the ship was taken apart to build the Inn slowly. Kip has taken up to be a full-time doctor in the hospital. She has a few nurses some are ponies some are Rat Creepers. She also is expecting finally she has settled with Crossfire, Crossfire has set up his weapon making in one of the shops. Bulwark is training more guards to keep the area protected.

Deep Thought is getting ready to start school sessions. Everything has calmed...for everyone...but for me..it's getting closer to the time I give birth and I am waiting for the end... I have no more to live for after... I went into the stable and got my mate and... Crow killed... I blame myself.

I forced myself to forget them all... I forced it...my heart is just to broken just like my pistol. It's being fixed right now but Crossfire. I sat alone on a hill we extended the wall to. It's a good thinking hill. To be alone... I wish I could see Crow again and speak to him..I wish I could hold Sand again.. But I have to move on. I know what is coming. I heard hoof steps coming near me. Hearing a voice speak softly.

"I am known...as Seeker... I need a job from you miss Tiria." I turned to look at her and blinked a pure white unicorn mare in a cloak. Her right eye blind looks like a pure moon. The other eye a gentle gold.

"I see little bits of the future... There are souls that need you...in Manehatten a place... I live in... They will be attacked soon...we need to save them." I was showing big. My armour didn't fit me anymore. My armour was in the case that held the cracked crystal that used to be the howling dance.

"I am pregnant... Seeker... I can't just do it." I have been sitting here ever since... He was killed... I eat I drink water... I spend time with my friends and then... I go back to being empty.

"Tiria..this is your destiny to do this... You need to move..you need to get up... You need to stop beating yourself up over what happened." Looked up I remember it was all over the news. Two of my closest friends...died... But they didn't add it was because of me. I stood up and Seeker spoke again.

"So the warrior the wolf...is walking away from proving her honour again? How sad...you fought in the name of honour now you run from it." My ears perked up, my eyes go wide... Was she insulting my pride?! How dare she do that...

"Fine... I will do it...to prove to you I am not running away. But first I need to talk to a friend of mine." Seeker nodded as I walked to the bar I was going to meet Kip, Silver, Shadow as well as his new Fling Owl peak a weird female he met and Fleur. I sat at the table and smiled weakly at them.

"Ah, there she is..." Fleur smiled and nuzzled my side gently.

"Kip... I got a question for you..." Kip looked to me as she was drinking water.

"How would you all act if I went to Manehatten with a crazy unicorn to take on whatever threat she is talking about." Kip swallowed the water and I have never seen Fleur or Kip so angry...

"No, you will not!!" Fleur started acting like a snobby mare. "You're pregnant... Tiria..."

Kip spoke just as upset.

"No... I won't let you go and get yourself and the baby killed." Shadow spoke up softly.

"Maybe she needs this." Silver nodded.

"I think she does as well...she has been here trapped ever since it happen... Maybe she needs to get out..." Kip got very angry it shows with her hormones from being pregnant.

"How could you say that..she needs to stay right here!!" Fleur sighs.

"We aren't going to win this Kip." Kip looked to Fleur and sighed as well.

"Yes... I know." Crossfire walked into the bar setting down the gun.

"Seeker told me you would need this." I nodded taking it and looking at the gun. The red Dragon zebra pistol working again. Looking up to them and gave Kip a hug.

"I will be back I promise you both.." Silver nodded same with Shadow. I headed out but Kip followed me and opened the case that held my bags and gave it to me with her magic and hugged me tightly as I got the saddle bags on me.

"I will be fine... Kip." She nodded.

I smiled and Seeker was already waiting for me... Bulwark let the gate open.

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Manehatten

We got on the outskirts of the city. I noticed it seemed calmer in here.., But I don't see it staying. I followed Seeker and looking around. Looking to her and finally seeing her Cutiemark A crystal ball and she chuckled.

"You like what you see back there?" She shook her ass at me. I blinked

"...How did you...know I was looking at your Cutie mark?" Seeker chuckles softly.

"I am kidding Tiria..." She winked her blind eye and lead me to a sewer grate. I facepawed so hard and sighed. Blinking going inside the grate with her and she lead me to a small little town. We walk in the middle of the town looking around as... I see many ponies even a bird race that is not a griffin.

"That creature is known as a Roc. A lot of their species died out after the war... Only a few are left in Equestria." Looking at everyone and suddenly I got attacked by a Rat Creeper that jumped me. He forced me on my back and aimed a gun at my head.

"Seeker... I got her.....now now...do we kill her?!" Seeker chuckles.

"She is pregnant..and she is the wolf... Foot note." The creature blinked and stood right up.

"Hello hello, wolf....I am Foot Note Forest rat." He goes back into the city and I sighed standing back up on my paws.

"Well, that...was needed." I sighed and looked to Crystal.

"Alright explain to me..why am I here? You all seem fine.." Seeker chuckles. I looked to her as I sighed and my stomach growled. Opening my bags to bring out some meat and started to eat.

"You're here because they will be here..soon in fact.." I just stood up after I ate and a group of raiders came down and started firing on the ponies and creatures down here. As they fired back. But some of them hid... I hid and grabbed my pistol and looking at them.

" HA HA KILL!!!" The raider spoke out.

"HEY!! raider." I spoke out and they stopped firing.

I stood up from the protection... One of them looked at me with fear. I rolled my eyes and stared at them with a smile.

"Really....you fools are here..because of why? Oh, shook know because you can't have sex and you're fools right? Ooh, look at me I am a raider... Ooooo a raider... I am one that eats meat and kills others for fun and rape them as well. Oooh, how lovely... I got an idea...run..or die here." Foot note sneaks up placing a metal apple in my paw.

"FUCK YOU!! We will rape you!!!" I sighed at the raider and pulled the pin and hide behind a wall as boom but it didn't take them all out one was on the floor groaning and I walked to him and put my gun to his head.

"Now....who sent you?!" The Raider was a young mare...who looked at me..with fear in her eyes.

"Please...don't kill me....." She shook and sobbed. I stared at her smiling getting ready to fire.

"Sorry...but ponies are trash to me...that need to be removed from the world." She sobbed hard and I listened to her beg and well wished it... As she was begging and crying.

"I am going to ask you this again...who sent you to harm these creatures?" The mare shook looking around and spoke.

"The pact!!!" She sobbed hard and I blinked looking towards Seeker. As she walked towards me.

"The Pact...a cult that is well hidden... They have been showing up slowly as of late. They remove parts from the ponies and creatures they capture and add them to themselves. To cleanse themselves of the pain. They follow who they know as the dark one...since the war, the seal that has kept this dark one in place...for the 1000 years is failing. Soon he will show up and the Pact will try to make the world ready for him. But sadly they didn't count on the Lightbringer or other heroes. So it may take longer for them to prepare for him."

I rolled my eyes and looked to the mare as I was getting ready to fire and Seeker stopped me with her magic.

"Killing a pony that wishes to change her ways... doesn't work." I stared at Seeker and kicked the mare in the stomach stomping on it once and stared at Seeker.

"I don't care what you say Seeker....she is a raider, they don't deserve to live... Just like the Enclave." Seeker softly spoke.

"So may ask you a question?" I nodded.

"When did you become judge and jury?" I blinked staring at her.

"Again when did you become judge and jury? Yes, she is a raider look at her...now she is sobbing she is crying...real tears." Staring at the mare and I lowered my gun putting it away and lowered myself to her and stroked her head with my paw.

"You think you change your ways?" The mare looked at me with surprise in her eyes she gave a nod and stood up

"I am sure there is somepony here that cares. I need to head back home." Seeker sighed and shook her head.

"I will come with you..." Looking to Seeker.

"Alright, I guess..." I gave so little care and put my gun in my holster. Leaving those I met behind. Climbing back out and I looked around not trusting this city at all. I started to walk away and then I heard a voice.

"Hello, Tiria." Looking to watcher staring at the robot.

"Hello, Watcher...what brings you to me after six months?" The bot just hovers there for a moment.

" I wish to say goodbye...I heard what is going on with you...It's even Djpon3 is talking about it."

Turning on the pip-buck and the voice came on.

"I got something heartbreaking to talk about children. A hero that fought for her friends against her own kind the Enclave is going to be joining those warrior's of the dead soon. It seems her body won't be able to handle her giving birth and she will pass. But she won't be forgotten. She did so much for us...Not as much as the Lightbringer..but she did so much. It's time to honour her..if you see her walking. Give her thanks if you see her in her town Freedom Town... give her thanks... Just give her thanks."

I sighed turning it off and looking to Watcher.

"Listen Watcher... I am not going to see the sun...before I die... I will even miss the real moon. Think of it Watcher... No matter what happens, I am going to lose... My heart is beating from the fact... I know I am going to die..." Watcher went silent a moment

"I am going to die before I see what I want..." I sighed and Watcher seemed to stay silent.

"Tiria...head back home... I promise you... That you will see the sun and the moon." I rolled my eyes.

"Alright... Watcher...nice meeting you..."

I walked with Seeker by my side. I closed my eyes as I was hoping he would keep the promise.

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Two days later: Freedom Town.

We had made it back and I sat at my thinking spot... I looked up seeing something green fly into the sky and then was gone. I closed my eyes feeling so much pain in my heart as I just sat there wallowing in my own pain. I stood up and heard explosions looking up. Seeing the green thing again and suddenly explosion in the sky... The Cloud cover was removed and the sun..shined down... I stared at the sun. My heart...froze a moment...

I just stood there...thinking I was dreaming... I saw....it... I had tears fall from my eyes my heart started to drain its pain out... Started to sob. Oh, the warmth the pain that I caused on this journey the pain that happened to me... I finally get to see my dream....the sun... I also want to see the moon... But the fact I am seeing this before my death... Makes me just sad and happy... That I don't get to share this with Sand... I need him right now...

I looked over and everypony even Fleur looked up seeing the sun... Kip even had tears in her eyes. It was something no pony ever thought they would see again. I watched at the green figure came down seeing it was a ghoul. She had a chalkboard and she wrote on it and lifted it up it said. "Watcher asked me to do this for you miss Tiria." She places it on the ground and removes the writing with a hoof and writes again. "I wanted to do this as well. I may never have met you till now... But you deserve this." I wanted to hug the mare... I already am close to a ghoul...

"Whats...your name?" I asked very calmly tears still streaming from my eyes. The mare smiled setting down the chalkboard and bringing it back up after she wrote. "I am Ditzy Doo. Do you have any muffins?" I blinked and just hugged the mare tightly and just started to cry so hard. Some pony did something for me? Here I took ponies as monsters for granted. I treated even my friends who were ponies at trash sometimes.

My pip-buck was going crazy but I didn't care... I needed this. It was something I dreamed about... Fleur walked over to us and she pulled me away from the mare with her magic and looked to Ditzy with a smile.

"Thank you, Ditzy..." She smiled nodding as she flew off to get back home. Fleur calmly brought me to my friends... I sat in the middle of them. I wrapped around Kip looking at the sun.

"I am so sorry Kip... I really am... I am sorry for treating you so awful... Same to you Fleur..." I started to softly sob on her and Fleur smiled... As my pain was being thrown out of my body. Kip smiled and held me with her magic and We all hugged I never hugged all my friends at once... It felt right... As we watched the sun.

We had part even that lasted through the night. We finally saw the moon. I could feel it glow on me as I sat on the hill and felt like Sand was there with me. I stayed up to even watch the sun rise and Crow was on my shoulder watching with me... Pot head was behind me... We all looked up... But this was only in my mind... Soft Paw was with us too... I know they're at peace... I will be at peace soon myself.

Kip called me in her soft voice.

"Tiria please come and eat something." I stood up and went to go get some food. It was the last time... I saw Watcher. I will not be able to thank him for what he did for me. I noticed that Ditzy was flying with her cart hitched to her. Fleur spoke to her as it seems she wanted to start trade. I waved to Ditzy as she waved back.

"Hey, Ditzy...please tell Watcher thank you for me." Ditzy nods. Smiling and heading to the bar. There was food there waiting for me as well as tonnes of water. Kip wanted to keep me from going back out and I was going to listen to her. Ra Proto started to do his rounds in the cave and just kept walking back and forth...Same with Silver.

Calmly eating the food that Kip left for me... I sat there eating the food looking around. I gave up my leadership to Silver Kip and Shadow...They lead the town for me. Fleur sat down beside me she smiled and leaned against me.

"That new unicorn you brought into the town...is very interesting. She is going to be our other teacher too." Gave a nod looking to Fleur as I eat and gave her a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Fleur." I kept eating as I was getting my fill. Fleur blinks looking to me and just leaned against me. I got off the chair and went back outside she followed me and then I sat back in my thinking spot watching the moon.

"Tiria...how long have you been up?"I looked over to Fleur and smiled softly.

"I have been up mostly almost 24 hours... I can't sleep...too much pain in my body." Fleur gave me a frown and sighed as she layed beside me and I leaned on her as I watched the moon. I finally fell asleep as I leaned near her.

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Next day.

Opened my eyes calmly seeing I was in my bed. I tried to move but I couldn't. I can't even move my legs. Am I that weak? I slowly try to get out of the bed and fall to the floor with a smash. Ra Proto rushes in. Seeing me laying on the floor not able to move. He speaks in a loud voice.

"Warning... Warning... Paralysed wolf on the floor." Kip rushes in and with the help of Fleur gets me back on the bed and I groaned.

"Why...can't I move?" Kip looked at my body with her horn and gasped deeply. Tears falling from her eyes and she starts to sob softly. Fleur blinks and gives Kip a gentle hug sitting in front of her.

"Kip...what's wrong?" Kip was finally able to speak.

"The orb, everything you have been through... The pup thanks to everything that has happened to you Tiria... Your body is weak... I doubt you will ever be able to walk again. But I can try to make it so you can at least sit up." I sighed softly, closing my eyes.

"Please take me out outside on my bed..on my hill... So I can watch the sun and the moon." Kip blinks and looks to Fleur giving a nod. They used their magic to carry my bed with me in the bed. As they lay it on the hill I am able to watch the moon go up and down. I layed there watching I had Star Shooter jump up on my bed and I smiled at her... I tried to move my upper paws it wasn't easy but I could. I stroked her head and told her these words.

"Star Shooter... I need you to grow up and be a strong leader. Someday you will go out in this world and help fight. Even if the world becomes peaceful there will be those...out there...that don't wish for this peace. So please Star shooter protect this little town. Show them how strong you can be.." Star shooter blinks. She was eight years old... But her mind didn't fully become like it would be when she grew older... I would never see her become a mare.

"Tell me a story Tiira...please..." I looked at her and smiled.

Closing my eyes and sighed.

"Look to the sky...the moon in the sky has a story behind it... It's a soul to wolves. It allows the wolves to sing to it... I would do it...but I am too weak to..." Finally able to move at least my good arm that didn't hold the orb for to on and bring the little filly closer to me. "Remember this story little Star shooter. The moon brings hope to some that...have never seen it.." Looking up into the sky seeing the stars

"The moon speaks to creatures like me... It makes us have a little bit of hope... For me... I need all the hope I can get." I closed my eyes a moment and laid back down fully on the bed. Feeling Star shooter lay beside me as I slowly fell asleep feeling my heart slowly beating as my mind went into a deep dreamless sleep. I opened my eyes after an hour and looked to little Star shooter. But then I saw a gun aiming right at me.

Looking up seeing it being held by an Enclave.

"I am...weak and now...what is left of you folks...are showing up to take me out?" I sat there as the Enclave soldier just flew there.

"Because...of ones like you...my home is under a war...." I rolled my eyes.

"I don't give a shit..... You lived like Gods up...there and ponies fight...you and now... You think you can control the rest of us down here?" Stared at the Enclave pony and I was able to move and then he shot me my back as Star Shooter woke up as I was groaning in pain. RA Proto and Silver come over quickly lifting their weapons.

"Stop...or I will kill your hero..." The Enclave aimed his energy blaster now. "I will kill her." Star shooter started up at him, she started to speak.

"Sir....why would you hurt her? She is holding little one... She is barely alive...." Her eyes full of tears staring at the Enclave soldier. He stared at her. The blood from my wound was on her face... This innocent little filly just saw me take a bullet because of this ones need for revenge. I softly spoke.

"Star shooter.....go....find your parents..." Star shooter stood up and stared at the soldier and walked away. But she didn't fully go away... She lifted open the case that held my weapons and the orb... She took the Red Dragon pistol as the symbol of the Red Dragon glowed.

"My revenge...is needed half of my family has betrayed the Enclave..." I sat there as he shot my leg now and I screamed as Kip rushed and he shot at Kip with the energy blaster from the Enclave armour and hit at her hooves before she got closer.

"Say goodbye to her." Star Shooter was taught to shoot a gun from her parents she aimed the gun. Since no pony was going to stop her. She fired and the bullet from the armour went into the armour of his side and he screamed in pain. As she fired again hitting him in the neck this time. Then again in the flank. The horror everypony saw seen Star Shooter comes over to the Enclave soldier who fell to the ground in pain trying to get up and she aims at his very head.

"My mommy and daddy told me...evil ponies need to be punished... You don't harm the one that saved...my life..." She had great anger in her eyes. Then I saw it she got her cutie mark. It was a pistol, shooting stars. My eyes fill with tears but she did save my life.

"Revenge is not right....sir...you don't deserve to blame Tiria..." For a young filly, she spoke with wisdom oddly enough as she was ready to fire again but just shot beside his head and stared at him.

"I am not a murderer...sir..." Her gentle eyes grow hard. She walks back to the case and puts the gun back in it. She then looked at her flank and gasped jumping around.

"I got my cutie mark!!" I had a fear...that she would become a fighter for the waste...but not like this. I was hoping to free her from this pain. RA Proto came over and lifted up the pony in the armour.

"We'll take you...to Reaper Fields...to place you in the Cannon balls jail cells...when you're ready to talk...we will come for you." Ra Proto jumps over the wall and walks through the bog to head to Reaper Fields. Kip rushed to me and looked through my body seeing that the bullets missed anything vital and sighed softly. As she grabbed tweezers as she pulled the bullets out of my body I groaned in pain and she wrapped the wounds up and looked at me with fear.

"Tiria... I can tell...that you blame yourself for her...protecting you... You shouldn't but I have a feeling she will walk in your paw steps." I nodded looking to the little filly showing off her Cutiemark to her parents. I layed back into the bed closing my eyes. I feel weaker than I normally do.

"Kip, can you bring me my journal?" Kip gave a nod. She trots into my room and brought out the journal. I sit up and started to write.

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Journal.

Here I am writing my last and final entry. I wish I could meet you, kid. I wish I could be there for you. I wish you could meet your father. But sadly the world doesn't wish to work that way. It's gotten to the point that I was even almost killed. A little filly that will watch you grow up... Many ponies even ghouls will watch you grow up and protect you. I wish I could see you little one... Maybe someday a memory will be given...

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I put down the journal and called out.

"KIP!!!" Kip rushed over to me blinking.

"What?" She panted softly.

"Get me to ponyville... I need to get there..." She blinks and I got out of the bed able to walk a bit.

"Get me there!! And bring a mirror." I won't be able to walk long... So Iron Claw carried me Kip coming along with me to Ponyville. It took us two days. We went inside Sugarcube Corner. The defence didn't attack and they sat me down taking the receptical so ones who aren't unicorns can view them. Kip removed the other orb without her magic and put in a new one she had found that had nothing in it. She lifts up the mirror and started the spell.

"Hello...kiddo... I am talking to you through this orb... I know we will never see each other... But this is all I could think of doing. I wish I was there for you... I wish I could see you walk... see you talk and dance... Fall in love... But I sadly won't be there to see it. I am known as Tiria Shiverclaw... I was a rebel of my pack... I was forced to leave to find an orb called the Howling dance... It was used to...create us you could say... Even that was a lie...it seems. Well, I wanted you to know... I didn't give up... My body has been through so much... My spirit will fight on...but my body...no... I can no longer fight...even if I wanted to little one... I can't. Soon my spirit will be fighting to keep me alive even after bringing you into the world. I am sorry little one... I love you...." The spell was over and we took both orbs back with us.

After ripping a page out of my journal and writing on it. Watch both when you are older... Someday you will understand. I had made a friend that was in a former stable. She removed my pip-buck with the tool and placed it in the case. All my possessions were now locked in this case... For all to see along with the journal. Then I waited for the end... It was going to come...then the fight of my spirit.

I was carried back to my bed and layed there...watching the stars twinkle, closing my eyes and prayed.

"Oh... Goddess oh Celestia... Oh, Luna... I wish I could have met you two... I am sure in the day you two were amazing... Maybe you're hearing me right now...Maybe you're not... But I can't be sad that I didn't get to meet you two... The past is long gone... The Lightbringer probably just saved this world... A world that I even took for granted. All the hate I had for ponies...is now gone. Maybe I deserved to be shot by that Enclave. Maybe I am a curse from the past... That should have died years ago."

I leaned back and sighed closing my eyes, falling asleep. It was close to that day that I would meet those... I even killed.