In the next morning, everyone was taking a break in the cafeteria as usual. But Twilight didn't able to get some sleep again last night. She sat down next to Jeremy that time, whilst she sips her coffee. The four last soldiers of her squad joined her and Jeremy on one table. They all greeted before starts to talk.

"Twilight, why ya' look so pale?" asked Yorker.

"I can't sleep," replied Twilight, putting her cup on the table.

Her squad though that what happen days ago still annoyed her. "Well, at least you're doing fine now," said Laner as he cleans his glasses with his handkerchief.

"Yeah, you'll be home soon," added Jeremy.

Twilight then nodded. "I hope so."

"You need to cheer up, Corporal," said Rendor. "You did a good job back there."

"No, you're wrong," said Twilight, she then took another sip of coffee. "It was awful."

They then looked down to the table and each other. "War can tore soldier's heart, you know that, right?" asked Zendel.

Twilight nodded.

"Then why you joined the Army?" asked Zendel again.

She then rub her left arm with her right hand as she frowned. "To see the proof if i can protect someone i love."

It was a pretty solid answer for them, so they accepted her answer. "You tried as best as you can to do that," said Rendor.

"Isn't all soldiers suppose to be do that?" asked Twilight.

"Well, yeah," said Jeremy.

"Is it always this hard in the war?" asked Twilight slowly.

"That's true," replied Laner. "But in the end, we all made it through alive together."

Twilight then smiled. "Yeah, you're right."

But then she frowned again. "But, we lost Dolker."

"Twi, we have our fate, and also his," said Rendor. " We never knew when it will coming and what will happen, but we do know we can keep fighting as brothers and sisters, no matter how many we lost, no matter how much it takes, we just need to keep fighting."

Twilitgh then smiled, Rendor has brighten her day. "Thanks for cheering me up."

Rendor then nodded and everyone smiled, Yorker and Twilight did a fistbump and Jeremy patted her shoulder. They then have a breakfast as they having a conversation with each other. Sgt. Foley entered the cafeteria and come up at Twilight's squad. They looked at Foley, waiting for his saying.

"Twi, Colonel Marshall wants to meet you."

"Oh," Twilight then get up from her seat. "I see you later."

"Alright, sis," said Zendel.

Twilight then walked to Foley. "Follow me, Corporal," said Foley.

Foley leaded Twilight to the break room, where Colonel Marshall is waiting. After Foley bring Twilight to him, Colonel Marshall then stepped forward at them and stopped.

"Sgt. Foley, would you give us a moment, please?" said Colonel Marshall in firm.

"Yes, sir," Foley then headed outside the break room, waiting.

"How's your day, boogeywoman?" asked Marshall.

"Doing fine, sir," replied Twilight. "Can't we just stick to my name?"

"Alright, if that's what you want," said Colonel Marshall, smiled.

"Why you want to see me?" asked Twilight.

"I'm going to promote you," said Marshall. "You are Staff Serg-"

"No, sir," protest Twilight quickly as she shakes her head.

"Wait, why?" asked Colonel Marshall, surprised.

"I don't feel like to receive any ranks now," said Twilight as she shook her head. "I still don't deserve it."

"I see," said Marshall. "Alright, next time then."

"Yeah," said Twilight, nodded.

"About your friend, Farikh," said Colonel Marshall.

"Yeah?"

"He and his brothers felt had enough in Afghanistan, so we politely help them moved to America," said Marshall.

"What, for real?" asked Twilight, surprised of his good news.

"Yes, for real," said Marshall. "We know you though that they need a better life so we give them a good place to stay."

"I... don't know what to say," said Twilight, stammered.

"Your welcome, Twilight," said Colonel. "Oh, you're going home right?"

"Yeah, why sir?" asked Twilight, wonder why he asked that.

"Tomorrow, there will be a funeral, Dolker's funeral," replied Col. Marshall. "In your hometown, i think you know where it is."

"Oh, yes sir," said Twilight. "Thanks for letting me know."

"Oh yeah, one thing," said Colonel, he then pulled out a dog tag from his pocket. "It's Dolker's dog tag, he wants you to keep it."

Twilight then take the dog tag from him and looked at it. It reminds her of her good times with him. She then putted the dog tag in her pocket of her shirt. She then looked at Colonel Marshall.

"Thank you," said Twilight as she smiled.

Colonel Marshall then nodded at her, implying your welcome.

In the afternoon, she packed up everything she have in the room. She also going to bring home her weapons, such as Scar H, Dolker's G36, Glock 18, M9 Beretta, and her Dragonfire combat drone. Not forget to mention bringing a combat knife back home. After she packed up she go out from the barrack, heading to her pickup for going home.

Before she walked out from there, she wears her black beret that was given by the Colonel. After she walked out from the barrack, she saw that there 4 soldiers also going home with her, but not the members of her squad. The Osprey helicopter for her pickup is in front of her a few steps from her. All the soldiers who still stays in the COP line up in one row on the left and right. They looked at Twilight and the 4 soldiers who are going home.

Rendor then came up to her directly. "Be safe, Corporal."

"Thanks, Rendor," said Twilight, she then held Rendor's shoulder. "Make sure my squad is okay, you're in charge now."

"Don't worry, i won't let you down," said Rendor confidently.

A soldier behind her, his name is Tommy, walked up to her from behind. "Come on, Corporal, the pilots are waiting for us."

"Yeah," replied Twilight. "Let's go."

The five soldiers then started to walk to the osprey. All soldiers looked at them walking to the osprey with respect. The soldiers will miss them, and Twilight, as the heroes in the service of the Army. The 5 soldiers kept walking, memorizing what they have been through as they headed to the osprey in calm. When entering the osprey, the 4 soldiers sat down on the passenger seat while Twilight still standing at the passenger door of the osprey as she holds her hand onto the hand grip on the right side of the door. She then looked at those who are still staying in the COP.

Foley's squad, her squad, Ssgt. Briggs, Col. Marshall, and the rest of them, she pray that they will alive and well. When the osprey helicopter about to take off. The soldiers on the ground salute at her in happy, she then looked at them for awhile. She then replied them back with a salute. After that, the osprey's door automaticly closed slowly as Twilight keeps staring at those soldiers until the door sealed.

After the osprey left, some of them looked down to the ground and some of them staring the helicopter until it cannot be seen again in frowned. Everyone left from there to their posts except Briggs, Foley, Rendor, and Marshall. They then regroup, looked at each other.

"So, do you think she will be back?" asked Briggs.

"I don't know," said Foley.

"What do you think about that, Colonel?" asked Rendor.

"She will be back if we need her, or she wants to go back here," replied Colonel.

Foley then rubbed his helmet on his head. "Alright, i agree to that."

"Me too," said Rendor, agreed.

"Now," said Briggs. "Why the hell we're still standing here anyway?"

"Yeah, let's go get some dinner, folks," said Col. Marshall, smiling then pointing his mother finger to behind him. "We're gonna miss it."

"Yeah! Let's go, sir," said Foley, excited.

"Wooo!" cheered Rendor and Briggs

The four then walked towards the cafeteria in cheer. "So, what's the dinner?" asked Rendor.

"You gonna know it soon enough," said Colonel.

They then having a dinner with the rest of the soldiers in happy and relieve.

In the hometown, the day was evening, Sunset was at a restaurant with Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and rarity. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were at Pinkie's house, working on incomplete homework. Sunset eats a Spaghetti, Dash and Rarity eats Chicken Fried Steak, and Applejack eats Cobb Salad. Sunset was looked like a little, frowned. Rarity sees that and she asked her.

"Is there something bothers you, darling?" asked Rarity.

"I think so," replied Sunset. "I'm just worried about Twilight."

"what makes so worried with her?" asked AJ. "She's doing fine in Las Vegas."

"I don't know," said Sunset, slowly. "But i felt something odd."

"Odd?" asked Dash. "Is this about the magic?"

"No," said Sunset, shaking her head. "I just felt like... someone just killed Twilight."

After she said that, everyone suddenly silent awkwardly. Pretty weird for someone sense that kind of matter. But then they continue to eat.

"You know what, nevermind," said Sunset, quickly. "That won't happen."

"Right," said Rainbow, awkwardly.

They then having a little walk in the park after eating at the restaurant. Sunset then decided to do something.

"Oh yeah, i gonna called Twilight," she pulled her phone and called her, while her friends wait up with her.

Twilight was still halfway heading home, until her phone ringed. She take a look at it and it was Sunset who called her. She then answered the phone, as the 4 soldiers with her watching her.

"Hello?" said Twilight.

"Hey, Twi, how are you doing?" asked Sunset, happily.

"As usual, Sunset," replied Twilight, with a flat tone.

"So you're coming home today?" asked Sunset.

"Yeah, i'm going home now," replied Twilight, but in a cold and nervous tone. "But it's still a long way, probably at 6 PM."

Sunset suddenly felt her tone was a little cold. "Twilight, is there.. something wrong?"

"No, no," replied Twilight quickly as she shakes her head. "I'm just tired on the long trip."

"Oh," said Sunset, know she misheard her tone. "Okay then."

"I see you tomorrow at school," said Twilight.

"Alright, Twi, see ya!" replied Sunset in cheer and then she close the call.

Twilight then looked at her phone after the call and then in a limp she put it on her thigh. Tommy then looked at her tired face, he wondered about something.

"You had to lie to them, aren't you?" asked Tommy.

"Yeah," replied Twilight. "I don't what will happen if they know."

"I see," said Tommy, leaning his back to the wall. "Do you think you can handle it yourself?"

"Yeah, i think i can."

It was at 6 PM when the osprey she's in with landed in the Royal Sapphire military fort. After it landed, the osprey opened its door. When its open, Twilight walked out with the 4 soldiers with her then given salute by the soldiers who are waiting for their arrival. They apparently have a little chat before the 5 of them returned home. Twilight then escorted by a soldier to the humvee to give her a ride home.

Before she gets in the humvee, she heard a call.

"Oi, Corporal," that Tommy who called her, he was with the 3 soldiers.

Twilight then looked back. "Yeah?"

"Take care on the road, alright?" said Tommy as he salutes and smiles.

"Alright, Tommy," said Twilight, as she fixes her black beret. "See ya."

"See ya, Twilight," replied Tommy in happy,

She then gets in the humvee and therefore the soldier drove the car to Twilight's home. While on the road, Twilight sat ob the passenger seat in quiet, as she keeps an eye on two bags she's carrying on the passenger seat. The soldier who drove the car then looked at the middle mirror of the car and noticed the black beret with 75^th Regiment flash with an icon of her cutie mark.

"Wait, you're Corporal Twilight?" asked the soldier in surprise. "The Boogeywoman?"

"Correct," replied Twilight.

"I heard that you killed a lots of Taliban near A'zamza'i and let Mohud alive," said the soldier.

"Yeah, that's true," said Twilight.

"But why let Mohud alive?" asked the soldier. "You got him right in front of you."

"War made us monsters," she replied, then the soldier understand what she meant.

"Oh, i get it," said the soldier, understand her reason.

"Yeah," said Twilight. "I just felt worse after that."

"Sounds you really need a break," said the soldier.

"Yeah."

The soldier then stopped the humvee, right in front of Twilight's house.

"Here it is, Corporal."

It was a great pleasure for her that she made it home safe and sound. She get out from the car and carried her bags and walked to the front door. Before reaching the door, the soldier called her.

"Hey."

"Yeah?" asked Twilight as she looked back at him.

"Of Their Own Accord.." said the soldier.

"Rangers Lead The Way" replied Twilight, she then smiled.

The soldier then smiled back, then he left heading back to base. She then walked up to the door. She put down her bag on her right hand while the other bag she put it on her back. She raised her right fist in front of the door, but then she took a long sigh before proceeding to knock the door. After the door's knocked, she heard a shouting from inside.

"Wait a moment!" it was Flash Sentry, who she asked to house sit her home.

She heard a turning lock sound, then the door's open. Then Flash and Spike quickly looked at her directly.

"Twilight, i'm glad tha-," Flash suddenly stopped saying after sees what she's wearing.

Flash and Spike was shocked to see Twilight wearing a military uniform with the black beret with iconic flash on her head.

"What.. are you.. wearing?" asked Flash in confused, but Twilight didn't replied but standing there in cold.

"Twilight?" called Spike the dog in confused.

Twilight then looked at Flash's face, and quickly hugs him tight. Flash and Spike very surprised to see that coming. As she hugs, she cried a little for finally have a break from the war and met him and Spike.

"Flash," called Twilight in sad tone as she closed her eyes. "Spike."

Flash do nothing but letting her hugs him and he hugs her.

Flash already helped Twilight to brought in the bags she's carrying to her bedroom as Spike watching them both on Twilight's bed. When he helps her unpack everything from the bags, it shocked Flash and Spike as they saw she bring some real weapons and ammo on the way home but they both stay silent about it as Flash gave Twilight her weapons and stashed it somewhere safe. After that, Flash and Spike sat down on sofa waiting for Twilight finished changing her clothes. Twilight went out her bedroom and sat down on the sofa between Spike and Flash. They were silent for a moment until Twilight had the courage to talk.

"I know it looks so absurd, but it's true," she said in nervous but cold tone. "I.. have joined the military."

"For real?" asked Flash.

"For real," replied Twilight as she looked at his face.

"What happened?" asked Spike, seeing that there's something broke Twilight's heart.

Twilight didn't say anything but giving some video records to them so they can show it on TV. The three watched the tape until 9 PM, they were in horror except for Twilight who's still felt cold about it. The shootout, the killing, the loss, they are beginning to feel inadequate to watch it. After they watched it, Flash and Spike then looked at her, they can see her sorrow in her eyes. Twilight then cried in regret and Flash hugged her.

"I'm sorry, to see what have you been through," said Flash, comforting her. She just sat there in silence, folding her legs and put them in front of her and hugged it with her arms as she cried.

Spike already slept in his dog bed, Twilight was standing near a window looking outside. Flash sees her for a while as he carried his bag on his shoulder then walked at the door. Flash Sentry was about to go out the house, until..

"Wait," said Twilight, she's catching up with him.

"Yeah?" asked Flash as he looked at her sorrow face.

"You can stay," said Twilight.

"Wha-? Why?" asked Flash in surprised.

"I.. need.. someone to looked on me," said Twilight. "I just don't want to be alone for now, besides, it's already getting late to go home."

Flash then looked at the door behind him for a while, and then looked at her. "Alright, i'll stay."

Twilight seemed a little pleased that someone can keep an eye on her. Flash then dropped his bag on the sofa and almost lie down on the sofa, Twilight asked him.

"Let's sleep together in my bedroom," said Twilight.

Flash suddenly shocked to hear it. "Wait are you su-?"

"I insist," said Twilight, in sad tone. "I don't want you to sleep on the sofa for the rest of the night."

She got a point for that. "Okay, if.. that's what you want."

She then nodded. He changed his clothes to his sleeping clothes while Twilight was lay down on the bed, looking at the ceiling of the second floor. Flash then come in the room and then lay down next to her on the bed. Flash then looked at her, taking notice that she was staring at the ceiling.

"Is everything alright?" asked Flash.

Twilight suddenly startled and looked at him in sad and cold. "Nothing, it's just, those nightmares, they keep harassing me."

Flash then smiled at her worries. "Don't worry, i'm here with you."

The both of them then sleep. Flash was facing at Twilight when he sleeps, but Twilight turns her head at him, whilst her body facing up. Flash having a good sleep, but Twilight, still have her nightmares.

Operation Black Sunday
1500 Hours, 5 May
23 Kilometers to the west of town of Shorawak, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Currently assisting Delta Force squad Victor 3 and Victor 2 in a firefight.
Cpl. Twilight Sparkle
Squad Bravo 2-7, 1^st Battalion, 75^th Regiment

Her squad with the Delta Forces squads are under fire of the enemy. The Talibans were hiding behind some rocks while the squads taking cover behind ruins of walls of the destroyed house. The leader of squad Victor 3 is Sgt. Coach, while the leader of Victor 2 is Sgt. Chris. Dolker and his squad shooting them back as the Delta Force squads doing free fire at the Talibans with their machine gun. The Talibans were 50 meters away from the allied squads.

"Cover me, i'm throwing a grenade!" shouted Twilight as she throws her grenade.

The grenade flew and landed at the 3 Talibans behind a rock. They didn't see the grenade threw at them, eventually they blown up after 5 seconds to grenade explosion.

"Nice throwing!" shouted Sgt. Coach, glad.

"Fuck!" shouted Jeremy, as he ducked to cover from enemy bullets. "We need to flank them!"

"Twilight! you're with Rendor, find a way to flank them!" ordered Dolker quickly.

"Wait!" Sgt. Chris then quickly ran and reached at Twilight. "I'm coming with you."

"Alright, We keep them distracted! Go now!" shouted Sgt. Coach as he shoots the Talibans back.

Chris, Twilight, and Rendor quickly ran to the left side of the ruins and keep their heads down. They then try to circle around the piles of sand covering their movements. They able to get to the left side of the Talibans location undetected. They then quickly open fire from there, eliminating them in 15 seconds. After the hostiles are eliminated, the soldiers in the ruin walls move out from there and advanced towards that position while those who flanked them watched the perimeter. And somehow Twilight felt so bad to kill them, it kinda broke her moral.

But then there's a Taliban dying but alive, he was lay down near the rocks in front of the three who flanked them. As the rest of the squad almost reaching the location where the three of them holding up, the Taliban slowly aimed his AK at Twilight. The three didn't noticed that coming until Laner was the first who see it coming after walked past the rock near the three of them, he sees the Taliban who is 10 meters away from them aiming Twilight.

"Twilight! looked out!" He shouted.

Twilight immediately turned her head at the dying Taliban in scare. She then quickly aimed him as the Taliban aimed his weapon at the same time. And then...

*BANG*

"Aaaaaaah!" screamed Twilight as she quickly woke up from her sleep and lifted her back from the bed, startling Flash to wake up.

Flash then looked who just screamed, it was Twilight, she was screamed by her nightmare. "Hey, you're okay?"

Twilight then turned her head at him for a moment, then she sighed. "I think so."

Flash then silent for a moment as he looked at her. "Try to sleep, we have to go school tomorrow."

"I will be late," said Twilight in low and plaintive tone.

"Why?" asked Flash.

"I have to attend a funeral tomorrow."

Flash then though for a moment. "Dolker's funeral?"

"Yeah."

After their little chat, they continue to sleep. Afterwards, Twilight didn't woke up again in the middle of the night because of a nightmare.

It's already in the morning around 6 AM. After Twilight wakes up, she noticed that Flash is not next to her anymore, probably he is downstairs getting ready for school. Twilight then take a bath and changed her clothes to her official soldier's green uniform for funeral. She adding the Expert Marksmanship badge with 6 bars, which are expertise use of rifle, auto-rifle, pistol, sniper, flamethrower, and bayonet. She adding a Sharpshooter Marksmanship badge with 3 bars, which are great use of rocket launcher, missile launcher, and sub-machine gun. She also added the last but not least Marksman badge with only one bar, which is the only good use of grenades. She got them a lot, even for a Corporal, that was pretty amazing for her, though she joined the marksmanship competition in a week before she was sent into Afghanistan. She putted those badges on her left chest, on the pocket of the shirt.

She got an Expert Field Medic badge, she put it on the left chest, above the colored barcodes, though she did think about adding her Combat Infantryman badge with it, but she can't because it's not allowed to wear two of them from category 1 or 2 badges. She added her Military Freefall parachutist badge and Pathfinder badge on the right chest above the name tab, Ranger tab on the left shoulder, and 75^th Regiment tab on both shoulders. Her rank of Corporal can be seen on both shirt's arm. Lastly, she wears her special black beret on her head. She took a glance on her human size mirror.

"Alright, looks good enough for me," she said to herself, before she patted her uniform she's currently wearing.

She then find Flash and sees he's already packing up for school. Flash then looked at her, but quickly astonished by the uniform she used.

"Wow, that's a good uniform," complemented Flash.

"Thanks, Flash," replied Twilight, smiled.

"Uh, Twi, i'm gonna go to school now," said Flash.

"Alright, stay safe," said Twilight as she nodded at him.

"Okay," replied Flash after he finished packing up for school.

Flash then left the house and heading to school buy bus, Twilight with her dog, Spike, headed out by taxi into the cemetery of the city to attend the military funeral. Twilight bring her bag because in need of change clothes. After they both reached the funeral, they get out from taxi and met up with fellow soldiers. She met some of them she knows, Mordie, Falmon, Garry, Daniel, and Tommy.

"Hey there, Corporal," greeted Tommy. "And who's your dog's name?"

"It's Spike, nice to meet ya," said Spike, surprised the fellow soldiers that her dog can talk.

"How did he can talk?" asked Falmon, they still staring at the dog in awe.

"Magic," replied Twilight.

"Oh," said Garry. "Makes sense."

"Is everyone here?" asked Twilight.

"Yeah," Tommy then looked behind. "Come on, fellas, the funeral is about to start."

The soldiers, including Twilight, quickly made rows of rectangular formation. In front of them, is the spot for the coffin, and across that, there are the family members of Dolker, they sat down on the chair in sadness. Then funeral ceremony starts. Every soldier in the formation standing up straight, the rifleman formation were next to the soldiers rectangular formation while the officer standing between the formation and the family members. Twilight, however, standing next to the rectangular formation as the lead of the lineup formation due to her hononary black beret she wear until the officer recognized her as Dolker's best soldier and told her to be the lead formation.

The 6 soldiers on the left side of the soldiers formation walked forward and then turned right in firm. They then stopped in front of the back car. They then with attention pulled out the coffin from the car, the coffin is covered with the flag of the United States of America. They then stand and hold the coffin there for awhile before they walked back into the place for the coffin. They stopped with the coffin in the air above the spot and then slowly put it down. The 6 soldiers who were still at Dolker's coffin lift the flag that was covering the coffin. As they were holding the flag, the riflemen line formation then, in order, fired their rifles into the air 3 times, before they stopped firing, and the trumpet song played. They then folded the flag into triangle flag and then give it to the officer and then the officer give it to one of the family members, a father. The officer gave the flag to him while kneeling, then he said to the father.

"On the behalf of the President of the United States and the people of a grateful nation, may i present this flag as a token of appreciation and achievement for the honorable, faithful, and heroic service of your son given to this great nation, you have my deepest condolences, may God bless you."

The father nodded at him in silent and in honor receive the flag. The officer then stand up and salute him. He then returned to his regular position. The song starts to play, then Twilight shouted.

"Preseeent, arm!"

The soldiers then raised their hand above the forehead with open palms at Dolker's coffin, including Twilight, giving respect to Dolker who has fallen.

"Ordeeeer, arm!"

The soldiers then put down their arm back to their sides. Whilst the song was still playing, The officer then faced at the coffin and then putted his hand on the coffin, paying respect. After the officer, then Twilight, Twilight cried as she payed her respect to Dolker. She then leave the cemetery and waiting outside for a while. Tommy then left the cemetery and met with Twilight outside.

"Sorry for your loss, Twilight," said Tommy.

"Thank you." she replied in cold.

"Do you need a ride?" asked Tommy.

"No thanks," denied Twilight. "I can walk on foot."

"Alright," Tommy about to leave, but then he looked at her again before leaving. "Be safe."

Twilight nodded in smile and cry. After he left, Twilight left that place with Spike, she then looked for the nearest restroom to changed clothes. But then, she decided to get a coffee in Sugarcube Corner, so she go there whilst changed clothes even she knows she'll be late. Before that, she putted Spike in the bag because she want to carry him around. When she reach Sugarcube Corner, she looked around her, there are people but none of them her friends, so seems to be safe for her. When entering, there are peoples in it but none of them she know it's her friend. She then walked up to the counter where Mrs. Cake is, she then ordered.

"A cup of coffee, please," she said in low voice.

When Mrs. Cake looked at her, she suddenly surprised. "What are you wearing?"

"Don't ask," she replied in cold.

Mrs. Cake then decided not to continue the question so she won't get into trouble because it seems very personal. "Alright, one minute," Mrs. Cake then left the counter to make the coffee.

Whilst she's making a coffee for Twilight, Twilight immediately head to the restroom to changed her clothes. When she putted her bag on the ground and changed her clothes. While changing, she noticed the bandage that covering her wounds are colored red on the edge of the bandage. She then opened the bandage one by one, thankfully, her wounds is already ok, except for the right shoulder and the left arm so she leave those bandages alone. She wears black pants now instead of a purple skirt , wears a dark purple jacket, and wears a blue colored short-arm shirt. After changing and putting her uniform into the bag along with the beret, she walked out the restroom and seeing that her coffee in already on the counter and Mrs. Cake waiting for her.

Twilight then came up to the counter. "How much?"

"5 Dollars," replied Mrs. Cake.

Twilight then gave her 10 Dollars instead 5 Dollars. "Keep the change."

"Oh,.." Mrs. Cake surprised by her politeness. "Thank you, young lady."

Twilight took her cup of coffee and headed to the school. It was 10 AM at the school and it's already raining hard. Everyone was already inside the class. Sunset and the others felt sad that she can't come, there was no explanation why she didn't come to school. Principal Celestia is inside with Miss Cheerilee. Celestia was speaking about the upcoming school games. While hearing what she says, Sunset keep knocking her table hoping that Twilight will come.

Suddenly, knocks can be heard from the door class. Everyone surprised until the principal and the teacher looked at the door.

"Come in," said Celestia.

When the door's open, everyone surprised to see it was Twilight who knocked the door. She was gone wet by the rain outside, thankfully, her shirt and her bag is not wet due to her waterproof jacket and waterproof designed bag. Principal Celestia and Miss Cherilee were angry to see her coming late.

"You're very late," said Principal Celestia, she then folded her arms. "Could you tell me why?"

Twilight then looked at her face, emotionless. "I have a funeral to attend..."

Everyone in the class were pretty shocked and the Principal along with the teacher was in awe, leaving their mouth opened for awhile.

"Who died?" asked Principal Celestia.

Twilight then looked down to the left and shook at her with eyes closed. Celestia then understood her gesture.

"Alright, you can sit down," said Celestia.

Twilight looked at the whole class then proceeds toward her chair slowly. When she's about to pass Microchip's table, suddenly Rainbow asked to her in rude.

"Oh, come one, why don't you tell us who?"

Twilight suddenly bashed Microchip's table with her fist, hitting his pen and broken into two. Everyone was startled, including the owner of the table who was very shocked to see it coming. Twilight then turned her head at Rainbow, slowly.

"Can you show some RESPECT GODDAMMIT?!!" shouted Twilight in rage.

Rainbow then jumped back a little on her chair, afraid. "Al-alright, sorry," said Rainbow as she lift her hands, giving gesture to calm down. Everyone was in scared or disbelieve.

Twilight then looked behind her, looked at principal. "Sorry."

Principal celestia was left speechless seeing that coming, she watched Twilight sat down on her chair and put her bag on the ground, on the left side of the table. After a moment of silence Principal Celestia then continue talking about the events that will coming up in the school. Sunset, whilst hearing, she could sense something wrong with Twilight.

"Why did she angry like that?" she though. "Twilight wasn't like that before, after those events."

When it's break time, Sunset was with her friends at the cafeteria, except Twilight, who prefer wants to be alone for a while. Sunset then shared her though with her friends.

"There's something wrong with her."

"I know," said AJ. "She wasn't like that before."

"Wish you weren't asking like that Dash," said Fluttershy.

"I know, i just got off the limits," said Rainbow. "But Sunset was right about that."

"Should we asked her why?" asked rarity.

"No, she doesn't want to tell what happened," said Applejack.

"Why?" asked Sunset, confused.

"Because i can see it on her face," replied Applejack. "From what i can tell is that her face was somehow, cold, and she keep it a secret."

"Does that mean we should find out on our own?" asked Pinkie.

"Yeah," replied Sunset. "We need to find out on our own."

Author's Notes:

For the next chapter Twilight will stay in the town, but it will including her nightmares back in Afghan-war.