“That was wonderful. Most relaxing day ever.” I was a bit sad to leave the spa.

“Yeah. I wasn’t exactly happy with the service. They had five or more mares sitting around doing nothing. I would have much preferred a massage from one of them.” Harmony rolled her shoulders a bit as we left.

“Hey. What’s that supposed to mean?” I was a bit annoyed.

“Oh nothing. I just prefer the touch of a mare to that of a stallion.” Harmony leaned in and whispered in my ear. “But you understand that already don’t you?”

I was getting use to the way Harmony made me feel but I knew I wouldn’t ever get over having to stop for a second so I didn’t fall on my face.

She giggled and grabbed my hoof. “Let’s continue this conversation back at my room.”

I love that mare but damn sometimes she makes it hard to not drop to the floor.

The elevator opened up and Harmony whisked me inside. The elevator music was calm and relaxing. Something felt off about it though. The music made me want to do a few things that are… Let’s say not foal friendly.

The elevator stopped on our floor. The door opened and Onyx was sitting in front of our room.

“Can you two please come out here. I need to talk to you about a few things.” He tapped weakly on the door.

I crept right up next to him. “Oh hi Onyx. How long have you been here?”

“About fifteen minutes. Now that you are here we need to talk.” The seriousness in his voice was stressing me out a little bit.

“Ok can you come in and sit for a while?” I grabbed his hoof as Harmony opened the door.

“Sure.” He moved out of the way.

I had never been in Harmony’s personal suite here at Tenpony. It was a rather large room with a window overlooking the wasteland. The room was spotless. No dust had gathered on any of the furniture. Somepony must have been hired to clean up while Harmony had been gone.

I sat down on the bed. “Now what do you need to tell us?”

“Demo, Stone and I have been listening to frequencies from all across the wasteland to see if we could find anything interesting happening.” His face shifted.

“Anything important?” I was concerned with his sudden seriousness.

“Tons. The most relevant I think that we have found is an ongoing interaction between the Crimson Skull and Tri-tear. They have been coordinating an attack.” He looked around the room.

“Where are they planning to attack?” I was starting to freak out a little bit.

“All over Equestria. Any town that will not comply with their demands will be destroyed.” He stood up.

“Aurora.” I tapped my Pipbuck.

“Yes?” She appeared as a full body hologram in the center of the room.

“Listen in on any plans that you can. This might be a matter of life and death.” I smiled at her before returning my gaze to Onyx.

“Understood.” She disappeared from sight.

“So what can we do to stop these maniacs?” I looked around for my gear before realizing it was downstairs.

“The best thing to do would be to make sure all the towns can defend themselves.” He looked down at the ground.

“But?” I was interested as to why this was a huge problem.

“We simply don’t have the time to warn all of the cities in the wasteland. There are so many civilized areas that we couldn’t get to half of them before the attacks begin.” He raised his head back up before dropping his gaze back to the floor.

“When will they begin attacking?” I hoped we had time to think up a plan.

“One week.” His tone was somber.

Harmony jumped off the bed. “I have an idea. Midnight.”

“Yes?” I was hoping she had a good plan.

“I have to do something. I need to know that you are ok with what has to happen.” She looked deep into my eyes.

“What is it?” I was scared.

“I have to call in a favor with DJ-Pon3. Unfortunately this means I have to do a few things that I normally wouldn’t do.” She looked to the ground ashamed.

I think I knew what she had to do but I refused to believe it.

“Do you understand?” She returned her gaze to me.

“Yes.” A tear rolled down my face. “I do.”

She kissed me. “I will be back before the sun sets. Onyx. Stay here and comfort her.” She trotted over to the door.

“Ok.” Onyx trotted over to me.

Harmony walked out the door. I could hear the elevator door open and seconds later close.

“Harmony.” I laid down on the bed and curled up into a ball. The love of my life was about to do the unthinkable.

Onyx trotted over to the side of the bed. I rolled away from him. He climbed onto the bed and sat down next to me. I felt his hoof gently tap me a few times. I looked at him through a wall of tears.

We sat there in silence for over an hour. A knock sounded shortly before the door opened. My gaze drifted over to the open door. Harmony stood in the doorway. Every fiber of my being screamed to gallop over to her and embrace her. My body did nothing of the sort. I rolled back over and threw the covers over myself.

“Midnight? I would like to talk to you.” I could hear the desperation in her voice.

“I don’t think now is the best time Harmony.” Onyx motioned for her to get out.

“But.” The desperation clawed at my heart as tears began to roll down her face.

“No buts except yours out the door.” Anger surrounded Onyx’s voice.

“Ok. I’m sorry Midnight.” I heard the door click.

Harmony left the room. The whole tower was silent again as the mare I loved walked away from me.

Onyx didn’t say anything but I knew that he wanted to. He wanted to say something so desperately. He wanted to help me to be happy again. He knew that he couldn’t say anything that would help. So instead of trying to use words he laid down and put one of his wings over me.

I whispered in a voice that I wasn’t sure was even audible. “Thank you.”