Operation Ripper
1550 hours, 22 May
20 kilometers to south of town Burza'i, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Cpl. Twilight Sparkle
Squad Bravo 2-7, 1^st Battalion, 75^th Regiment

The squad was assigned with team Gyro 5-5, which is the leader of the squad called 1st Lieutenant Water Catherine. Her hairstyle was very the same with Watermelody along with her skin and her face, except the color of her hair are only light blue and light green. Both squad was moving along with another 2 infantry squads and had to drive with a humvee, since they are currently walking on the desert of Kandahar. Their mission was to locate the enemy HQ location in the desert, intel said there were 4 pick-up trucks loaded with weapons and ammo were heading into the desert, the last location that was heard from the citizen of Burza'i was they were heading to the south side of the town about 1 hour ago.

Twilight was in the second humvee, surprisingly she was with Lt. Water's squad instead of her own, there was no any reason why they want her in the humvee of Lt. Water's squad. But for sure Twilight starting to get along with Lt. waters.
"How are you doing back there, Twilight?" asked Lt. Dolker through the radio in slight chuckled, he was with his squad in front of them.

Twilight muttered for a while. "Well, doing fine here."

"What's with the muttering, Corporal?" asked Spc. Rendor with the radio.

"Nah, it's just what we work here for," replied Twilight in soft tone. "Not sure if it's good for me."

"Don't worry, Twilight, sooner or later you might have forget it," said Zendel with the radio, trailing from high tone to low.

"You sure about that?" asked Twilight, unconvinced. "I'm not really trust that part."

"I'm sure some day, you might forget it, or maybe not," replied Zendel, with no seriousness.

"Hey, could you stop make Twilight worried about that now?" asked Lt. Water through the radio, irritated for his behaviour. "Because i'm not looking forward for someone to get fatal post-traumatic events."

"Alright, alright, we'll stay quiet," said Zendel. "We gonna keep an eye what's ahead of us."

"Good, Dolker, how long 'till we got there?" asked Lt. Water.

"10 minutes tops," replied Dolker.

"Alright, Gyro 5-5 out." Lt. Water put down the radio as she drive.

Twilight was sat next to Lt. Water Catherine, while the other members of the LT's squad was behind them. Though the humvee they're using is a pickup humvee, so they had put the 50. Cal on top of the hood of the humvee, facing to the front side of the humvee. Twilight pulled out her phone from her pocket shirt right behind her kevlar vest and checked if there's a message. It was from Pinkie Pie, that one party planner. As Lieutenant Water drives, she took notice of Twilight looking at her phone.

"Your friends, eh?" asked Water.

"Yep," replied Twilight, she then sighed. "It's Pinkie, a party animal."

"Sounds like my type," said Water. "We could use some fun about it."

"I assure she will give you guys some fun," said Twilight, in a bright side. "She is number one party planner in town."

"Ha ha, that's what i like it," Water was pretty excited about it, but then her tone trailing. "Well, after we finished our duties up here."

"Yeah, that's right," Twilight then leaned her back against her seat. "It's been a very long day."

Water was half-forgotten about the rumors of Twilight has magic. "Hey, Twilight, do you have, magic abilities and stuff?"

"Sure, would you like me to show you one?" asked Twilight in a smile.

"Yeah," replied Water.

Twilight raised her hand in front of her chest and her hand glow, she telekinetically moved a bullet on top of the dashboard and sent it flying and floating in front of Water.

"That's cool," complemented Water, astonished. "Where did you get that magic?"

Twilight then put down the bullet back on top of the dashboard telekinetically, but then frown. "Well,... it's a long story."

Lt. Water noticed her frowned expression. "Is there something wrong, Corporal?"

Twilight only silently shrugged her shoulder and let out a breath.

"You didn't tell your friends about it, aren't you?" There was a bit serious tone in her sentence.

"Yeah, i didn't tell them," replied Twilight in agitated. "They're not going to like it since they are high schoolers, i'm also one of them."

"Sounds pretty rough, i still can't believe you able to work here as a high schooler, except for me though, i'm taking study at the Rangers Academy," Water then shook her head with pity. "Why do you want to join anyway?"

"I was looking for adventure," Twilight rubbed her Scar on her thigh.

"I don't know if this is what you're looking for," said Water, surprised. "The situation here is different, this is a fight against the satan himself. Well, at least you'll be here for 3 three weeks."

"I know," said Twilight as she nods her head. "But after i'm here, i'm starting to understand what we're doing here for."

"What do you think?" asked Water.

"Very most common and important thing, you know that."

"Yeah, but you ever wonder what will change you after this?" Lt. Water stare at her waiting for response.

"I did wonder about it, but i make sure that didn't happen to me," Twilight then turned her head and stared into Water's eye for a while.

"I pray that to you," said Water, her eyes watching the road ahead.

"Thanks," Twilight then rubbed her arm. "By the way, you starting to sound like Sgt. Foley."

Lt. Water laughed at her statement, she then patted Twilight's shoulder. "Don't worry about it, we got your back, sis."

They both suddenly startled after heard the radio sounded. "Gyro 5-5, how's Twilight doing back there?"

"She's still good, sir," replied Water.

"Alright, tell her to get ready for action," said Dolker. "We're nearly there."

Twilight then cocked up her Scar and turn off the safety. "Alright, duty calls."

Upon reaching the enemy location, the humvees quickly getting hit by incoming enemy fire from the enemy location not far away. It was very fortunate that every humvees they're on have bullet proof windows. Everyone quickly get out from their humvees whilst ducking except the 4 man on the 50. Cal. of the humvees. The pick-up humvee stopped face to face to the enemy checkpoint near the rocks for cover, one of Water's man take advantage to give suppressing fire with the 50. Cal. Both Cpl. Twilight and Lt. Water walked out from the humvee and quickly take cover behind the rocks ahead.

As The squads shoots back at the Talibans, Twilight had time to count how many enemies there are as she shoots them. "We got 2 hostiles behind those sandbags 80 meters ahead with machine guns, 20 hostiles and more with Aks in the open and in cover!"

"How the hell you can count that fast!?" asked Water with a shout.

"It's my focus is starting to get intense!"

"Grenade out!" shouted Yorker from a distance, eventually the grenade thrown away to the hostiles with machine guns behind the sandbags. Both of hostiles blown out by grenade blast and sent them flying to the air until landed on the crate supplies.

"All units move in! NOW!" ordered Dolker, everyone fasten up their pace, nearly moving inside the checkpoint.

They then stopped again as they shoot and run for cover. Pretty much of the hostiles killed in the open, Twilight able to shot two Talibans in the head behind the Crates and small walls. Yorker brought in his machine gun M60 and able to kill some Talibans behind a large wall, the bullets able to penetrate through since the type of the bullet is 7.62x51mm NATO. Lt. Water's squad move in to the right side of the checkpoint to flank them, while Jeremy and Laner quickly ran into the building in front of them.

"Hostiles, 11 o'clock, LT!" shouted Twilight at Water. Water quickly dispatch the enemy with RPG just in time.

"Good eye!" shouted Water before they ducked down again behind pile of crates. Water then poked out and shoot the Talibans again. "Corporal! Follow me!"

Twilight followed and ran with Water to the next cover in the small hut of bricks. After they ran to the next cover, Twilight peeked out from window and shot out her grenade launcher from underneath her Scar, it hit a truck not far from them and blown up killing 5 Talibans and sent them flying with the fatal burn wounds. Water's turn to shoot them back, when Twilight about to peeked out from cover, a Taliban showed up behind Lt. Water through the door. Twilight changed her aim from the window to the Taliban, and pulled the trigger.

*BANG*

Twilight has shot the Taliban in the head, but it made Water startled. She shot the hostile past Lt. Water by passing next to her neck. Water was panicked in silent but then starting to calmed down when she looked behind her before staring at Twilight by her eyes in dumbfounded.

"That was a close one, Corporal," said Water, disbelieve when she's about nearly shot in the neck. "Thanks for saving me."

"No problem, Lieutenant," replied Twilight. "We protect each other right?"

"Right," nodded Water. "You nearly shot me you know that?"

"Yeah, i'm just... it's my reflex," said Twilight, stammered.

"Oh, at least that was nice shot," Water complementing her.

"It was nothing, Lieutenant," said Twilight. "I'm a good marksman."

"I think you deserve a promotion for that," said Water, they both then moved up to the door where the hostile broke in.

"I'm not sure, LT," There was a tone of doubt in her words as she tighten her grip on the front hand guard of the Scar while the weapon pointing down to the ground. She then turned her head at Water. "I don't think i deserve it."

Water aghast of Twilight's doubt, probably her felt of guilt killing them, at least she can defend herself. "I see, understand what you're mean," she then aimed her rifle to the open door. "Let's go."

*BANG BANG BANG* *RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT*

It was nearly 7 minutes the hostiles in the checkpoint has been eliminated and they able to capture 2 surrendered Talibans. Lt. Water, Lt. Dolker, and Cpl. Twilight meet up together at the middle of the secured checkpoint, while the rest of the squads either secure the perimeter or looking for evidence of the Talibans plan.

"Nice job people! Now we can get a rest for a while," Dolker did bring two bottle of beers, for himself and for Water.

Lt. Water takes a beer from him. "And gonna have some fun back in the base."

Twilight was smiling in relieved as their job here is done. "So? Does Command gonna send someone here?"

"That's for sure, Corporal," replied Water, she then fist bumped Twilight's shoulder. "You did good out there."

"She's a best marksman in our squad, Water." He then took a sip of beer.

"yeah," Twilight then frowned again as she looked around her, seeing the dead bodies of Talibans on the ground. "I'm the best..."

"You're okay, Corporal?" asked Water, starting to worry as Twilight felt sad about those who she killed.

"I guess so."

"Hey, relax, sis," said Dolker, holding her shoulder. "You really had to do it, there's nothing wrong with that."

Twilight hummed for a while. "If you say so."

Twilight suddenly heard a voice, someone calling her name. "Twilight."

She quickly turned around, finding the source of the calling while the other talked to each other. The voice she heard can be described was sounded weak and nearly silent. "Twilight."

She heard it again, but this time it's starting to raise the tone from low to medium. "Twilight."

She kept hearing that call, it's starting to sound much louder She kept looking for it, until the light of the sun starting to blinding her to white, even with her hand blocking the sun can't help.

"Twilight!" "Twilight!" "Twilight!"

"Twilight!" shouted Mr. Cranky in attempt to wake up Twilight from sleeping on her table.

Twilight quickly woke up and startled as she quickly straighten her body on her seat. "Uh, sorry, sir."

Everyone in the class are staring at her in silent, like as they watched on someone that was going to blame. "Are you bored with these maths lesson?" asked Mr. Cranky in edgy and angry.

"No, sir," replied Twilight in cold and solid. "I'm just tired."

"Oh really?" asked Mr. Cranky, not believing her. "Because you seems very bored to me, even though you like maths."

Twilight silent for a while as Mr. Cranky waiting for her response. "I didn't sleep last night."

Mr. Cranky then scolded her. "Then you must be playing games last night, you know that's not a right thing?!"

Twilight shrunk her eyes in confused. "Did i ever say i play games last night? Because i got a lot of work to do last night."

"No, you're lying, Twilight," Mr. Cranky then pointed his finger at him. "Just admit it."

Twilight went silent but then she opened her mouth. "I'm not lying, sir, for what i'm doing that, if you want proof i got a list of works to do at home here." Twilight then gave him the paper full of list of what she needs to worked on.

Mr. Cranky was surprised enough to see her list of jobs at night. "You had to fix a holed roof?"

"Yes, sir, it took me 2 hours to finish on my own." Sunset, Dash, and Flash had hard to believe she did that herself, Twilight wasn't lying.

Mr. Cranky can do nothing but to understand it. "I see, you really need to get some rest after the study."

Twilight then reminded to herself to checked her wounds. "Sir, asking permission to go to the restroom, sir."

"Alright, get yourself fresh up with water."

Twilight simply nodded and get off from her seat, she then walked out from the class and headed to the restroom. Sunset who sat next Trixie today got concerns about Twilight.

"So, got anything why she's been acting like that?" asked Trixie.

"Not yet, Trixie," replied Sunset, disappointed. "I just asked Dr. Whooves yesterday and he didn't know about that except he did asked her to helped him with the surgery."

"Such a shame, Trixie hope Trixie can help you with that one," said Trixie, confidently.

"I don't know Trixie, but we better keep low on this case."

"Alright, Trixie will do as you wish," said Trixie, both of them then get back on their study.

Twilight is currently checking her wounds in the restroom. She was checking the wound on her left arm, it felt much more better than before, she opened the bandage carefully and what was left on her arm was only a healed bullet scar and little of blood. She then dispose those used bandages into the closed garbage that was oddly available in the girl restroom next too her. She then cleansed her arm with the water at the water sink to get rid of the blood that were left on the arm. She then covered her arm underneath the sleeve of her grey shirt and rubbed it.

When she is about to open her buttons of her shirt to check on the bandaged right shoulder, another girl went in the restroom until Twilight had to dropped her hands on the water sink, she was lucky to not open up a single button of her shirt. The girl who entered the restroom was Tennis Match, the light blue hair and yellow skinned girl. She then headed to the water sink, next to Twilight. Tennis then washed her hands while Twilight is looking at her own face with the mirror in front of her with a blank stare. Tennis turned her head at her after she washed her hand, noticed her blank stare. Twilight hoped she gets out from the restroom soon enough, but she didn't.

"What's wrong, Twilight?" Tennis turned her body at her and smiled.

"Nothing, i just need to be alone," replied Twilight, she then looked down to the water sink.

"Tired with the study i suppose?" asked Tennis.

"No," Twilight shook her head. "i didn't sleep."

"Huh, playing games?"

"No, lot of work i need to do at night."

"Really?" Tennis raised her shoulder and dropped them. "That's one odd thing from you."

Twilight didn't listen to Tennis, she only kept staring at the water sink as she thinks madly a lot of her though back in her war nightmares. "Twilight, you're okay?"

Twilight quickly snapped out and stare towards Tennis in cold. "Yeah, i'm fine, i just got a lot of thoughs."

"What you're thinking?" asked Tennis.

"It's none of your business," replied Twilight.

Tennis then folded her arms and kept staring at Twilight, she won't leave. "Come on, what is it?"

"It's none of your business, Tennis," replied Twilight, starting to get annoyed.

"Is this something about your boyfriend?" Tennis definitely want her to get mad, but she was trying to joking around her.

"No, Tennis," replied Twilight, her hand starting to grip on the water sink. "You don't want to know this."

"Oh, really? I won't leaving until you say it to me."

Twilight straighten her back and get her hands off the water sink then facing at Tennis. "This is not what you think, alright? I don't want any trouble now and i don't want to tell about it."

"So?" Tennis tilted her head to the left. "I don't care about that, i going to get you talking."

"Don't make me gone mad," warned Twilight in cold and angry, her fist clenching. "You're not gonna like it."

"Bullshit!" said back Tennis, denied her warning. "You won't dare to do that!"

Tennis Match expecting that Twilight would tell her secrets, she was wrong. Twilight quickly hits her face with a right jab making Tennis nearly fell backwards. After Tennis able to stand straight, she quickly throw her right fist at her in panicked. Despite her effort to fight back, Twilight able to dodged to the left and grabbed her arm, then she twist Tennis's arm down and locked it behind her back before kicking her right knee from behind. Tennis dropped down in kneel and her right arm is locked behind her, Twilight then hits her back with her left fist while the other hand is locking her arm, Tennis squawked in pain. Twilight quickly putted her right hand on her shoulder as her left fist holding on her back and then throw Tennis backwards, landing on her back in pain.

Tennis groaned on the ground for a while before quickly stands up and facing at Twilight. Twilight ran at her and grabbed her by the neck, leave no chance to avoid it but to hold Twilight's arms after being grabbed on the neck by her. Twilight kept pushed Tennis as she holds Tennis's neck until they are out from the restroom and Tennis hits the locker behind her with her back, hard. Some of the students startled and horrified by Twilight's attack at Tennis and do nothing but watch them fight. Twilight kept choking her neck as Tennis trying to reach for air.

Twilight then holds her neck with her left hand and hit her face with her right fist. After 7 times hitting her at the face, Twilight stopped punching and looked at her. Tennis already bleed on her nose and on her mouth and some bruises on her face can be seen with light purple color on her cheek and nearly around her eye, some small scar was made on her forehead and cheek. Tennis nearly lose her consciousness after those punches, but then able to regain her awareness and looked at Twilight in fear.

"Twilight, no, stop!" shouted Tennis. "I was kidding, not meant to threatening you."

Twilight ignore her words of fear, her attitude has turned back to her rage in Afghanistan. Twilight raised her fist and about to hit her again, but then the students and teachers from her class and from the other class quickly ran to the fight scene and watched Twilight about to punch Tennis in the face, the Principals did saw that and think a way to stop it. Sunset quickly shouted at Twilight.

"Twilight! Don't do it! She had enough! Just stop it!"

Twilight quickly snapped back from her rage to the reality after heard that and blinked, reminded her of Dolker's voice. She realized that she already beat up Tennis nearly fainted. Tennis was in fear, prepare for the incoming fist as she closed her eyes and turned her head right as her legs twitching for tired of pain. Twilight felt her fist was still in the air, she soon lower her fist to her side. Aside from that, she won't let Tennis go first. Tennis opened her eyes and turned her head to looked at Twilight, she's still mad but she did stopped punching her.

"Do not set me off," said Twilight, in solid, cold and firmly. "Do you understand that?"

"I-I understand," replied Tennis in low voice and fear as she cried.

"I said do you understand that?" asked Twilight again, a little louder as her head leaned forward at her face.

"YES I UNDERSTAND!" cried Tennis, panicked in answering her question as her head back off a little from Twilight's.

Twilight silent for a while looking at her in serious as Tennis gasped for breathing. "Good."

Twilight let go her neck and Tennis suddenly fell down for her legs are tired. Sunset, Fluttershy, and Cloudy Kick quickly come up at Tennis and checked her face, worried for her face is bleeding and left some bruises. Twilight only stand there, looked at Tennis injured state, before turning her head and looked towards the Principals, in silent.

After a moment of silence, Twilight spoke. "I'll be in your office in ten minutes, Principal." Twilight then returned back to the restroom. The principals were only looking at the students and teachers and themselves, before heading back to the office to wait for Twilight.

Twilight head back to the water sink where she stand before, she putted both hands around the edge of the water sink and leaned her back forward. She lifted her and looked at the mirror to see herself, before bowing down her head in regret.

What have i done

As the students and teachers waiting for Twilight to come out from the restroom, Sunset and Fluttershy cleaned of the blood from Tennis's face with their handkerchief as Tennis sat straight leaning her back to the locker behind her. Tennis cried a little in fear after she was nearly beaten up. The students and the teachers that are in the corridor near the restroom were talking about what happened and questioning why did she do that. But some of them though she's been like that because of her experience with The Red Day.

"What happened?" asked Cloudy as she worried Tennis's injured face.

"I was joking around her until she's mad," replied Tennis in low voice and cry. "I was keep telling her to tell what's she had in though, i though she's just talked about it instead i just made her beat me up."

"Wait, you asked her that?" Fluttershy shocked. "What she said?"

"She said it's none of my business... and i may not want to know."

Sunset's mind ringed after heard the last word, leaving her in blank stare. "She did say that."

"What?" asked Tennis confused on what she meant.

Twilight left the restroom and faced at Sunset, Fluttershy and Tennis, then she looked at everyone in the corridor. Twilight then turned to her left and walked forward into the crowd. Before Twilight leave, Tennis stand up with haste even with the pain left on her face and stopped her.

"Twilight," Twilight turned around heard the call, they both stared each other in silence. "I'm...... I'm sorry."

Twilight was silent after she said that, but Tennis noticed Twilight was frowning and seemingly, in regret. "Me too,... Tennis, i'm sorry."

Both of them were silenced after that, Twilight then turned around again and walked on heading to the Principals office as the crowd back off from her while Tennis with Sunset, Fluttershy, and Cloudy only stood there and watched her left them there, dumbfounded. Twilight looked at the people around her as they watched her in aghast. When Twilight is already out the crowd, she felt calm and relaxed, but still regret for what she done before. She kept staring in blank stare at the corridor ahead, going back to her thoughs of nightmare of war. After a while, she snapped herself and figured out she already reached Principal Celestia's office, she proceeds to enter the office and looked around.

The Principals weren't in the office, so she could wait for a while. In the office, there's a large size window on the right corner in front of her. A desk with speakers, pile up papers, and Celestia's desk name in front of her. A stats board on the wall between the bookshelves on the left corner and the window. And certificate hung up on the wall on the right side of the desk. Twilight decided to approach the window and looked outside.

As she watched through the window, somehow the scenery of the outside slowly changed into her memories of the deserts of Afghanistan. There was she saw, her whole squad and Dolker, was with them. As she saw, Dolker turned his head away from his squad and looked towards Twilight, he then waved his hand at her and smiled. Soon, the squad turned around and looked at Twilight and do the exact same thing what Dolker did. Then, Twilight slowly raised her hand and waved at them, and they nod back. Twilight then slowly and in doubt moved her hand forward to touch the window.

When she nearly touched the window, the principals suddenly came into the office, Twilight quickly snapped herself out and startled as she looked behind her quickly. After they enter, both Vice Principal Luna and Principal Celestia were amazed on why she is near the window with her hand almost touching the window as Twilight looked back at them in awkward, which Celestia felt suspicious about it.

"Why are you near the window?"

Twilight turned her head and looked back at the window as her hand is still in the air, the scenery from her memories she saw wasn't there anymore, not even a single person she saw. All she saw only the original grassy school yard scenery, she then slowly lower her hand to her side and sighed in sad. "It's... nothing."

They all then silent, but then Luna ordered her. "All right, sit down, Twilight."

"Yes ma'am," replied Twilight, she then turned around at the chair in front of Celestia's desk and sat down there with a little limp.

After she sat down, Celestia then sat down on her chair behind her desk while Luna still stands up and standing next to Celestia's desk. Twilight's eyes looked away from Celestia and Luna in regret, but seemingly still cold and, for Celestia and Luna, Twilight still mad about the fight back there hence her expression of her face didn't change, not even a hint of cry or anger. Luna sharpen her eyes at her to make sure she doesn't do anything bad while Celestia trying to make some question in her mind before asking her as she stares at Twilight. It was about 5 minutes of silence before Celestia spoke.

"Alright, we know you still mad, but can you at least tell us about what happen back near the restroom?"

Twilight then change her eye sight to Celestia, because she was misunderstood of her expression. "I'm not mad, but i have regrets about it."

Celestia and Luna looked at each other in puzzled, then Celestia looked back at Twilight again. "You're not mad? You've seen pretty upset."

"Not upset, cold, sound much more fit for me."

Celestia then surprised, she never saw Twilight have a cold expression. "Right... Now can you tell us what happen between you and Tennis fighting at the restroom?"

"I was very annoyed by her," she said. "She was keep asking me about what i'm thinking about back in the rest room and did insult me with a little few words, until i went mad."

Luna then curious about what was she thought about. "What you're thinking about?"

Twilight knows where this conversation is going to. "I rather not tell."

Luna suspicion was right, Celestia asked her again about it. "Twilight, tell us about it."

"No, ma'am," replied Twilight with rejection.

"Do you want to tell us why?" asked Luna, insisted.

"It's classified." Luna and Celestia were surprised, she never said that before.

"Classified? Look we want to help you to solve out your problem!" exclaimed Celestia with serious.

"With all due respect, ma'am! My problem is none of your concern!" shouted Twilight in outburst, resisting their request of truth.

Luna and Celestia quickly silent after she shouts and surprised, Twilight sighed many times before stopped and looked down at the desk. The air filled with silence once again, both of the principals decided to not continue the conversation first until she calmed down. Twilight mumbled for a while and then looked towards the Principal.

"Sorry for my outburst, Principal Celestia," said Twilight in low voice, enough for them both to hear. "I got a lot of bad thoughs in my mind."

Celestia simply nods to forgive her, but Luna was starting to imagine what she had in though. Celestia turned her head at Luna and noticed she was imagining, Celestia then snapped Luna by patting on her hand that she putted on Celestia's desk. Luna quickly snapped out and looked at Celestia, she then tilt her head to the left at Luna implying to continue. They both then looked at Twilight, decided to not talk first because she wants to say something. Twilight was simply silent for a while until she decided to talk with a cold and low tone.

"Fine, i will tell you about it if you insist," Twilight then paused, but Celestia quickly talked before Twilight able to continue.

"Alright, so wha-?"

"I'm not done talking yet," said Twilight quickly, cutting off Celestia, the principal then silent and listen to her. "Like i say, i will tell you about it, but not here, not now."

At this point Luna was stammered to hear that. "Wh- why?"

"It's not safe to talk here," Twilight then points her finger at the window, Luna and Celestia quickly turned around and looked at the window she's pointing at. They saw there was 3 girls, The Dazzlings, quickly hide from the window after they noticed that.

"What the?" said Luna in surprised.

Twilight then glowed her hand with magic and telekinetically opens the door behind her. After the door's open, there were those Rainbooms, they were eavesdropping through the door. When they quickly realized they were spotted by the Principals, they quickly stand up from their eavesdrop pose and smiled in embarrassed.

"Uh, hi there, Principal." Before the Principal could react, Sunset adds up. "Uh, we're gonna go, bye!" They quickly ran off from the scene and both principals were staring at the now empty corridor in dumbfounded. They both stared back at Twilight again and waiting for her to say something, they now understand this is a secret matter and they have to keep it secret.

"See? not safe to talk here."

"Alright, so where we gonna talk about it?" asked Celestia as she widen her arms to her sides in the air.

"Well, i know a place, after school you both go to the road that leads to Camp Everfree," Twilight then paused. "I'll be at the roadside on the right not far from the Camp, be there in 15:30 PM."

The principals went silent, deciding to do what she says or not. "Are you serious?" asked Luna, doubt of her option.

"Yes... I.... Am. No other options but that."

With that, they both only nodded implying they will do what she says. "Alright, Twilight, you can go back to your class."

When Twilight already open the door, Celestia spoke to her, making Twilight stopped. "One more thing, please don't do that fight again, everyone in the school is afraid of you now."

"I'll try."

The school day is finished, The Dazzlings and The Rainbooms were meet up near the iconic stallion statue discussing about how to found out Twilight's secret since their attempt to eavesdrop the conversation has gone failed because Twilight know they were eavesdropping it even without checking it. Twilight was already walked out the door of the school and walked passed the Dazzlings and her 6 friends. Twilight only greeted them and said she will see them tomorrow. Twilight looked around as she walked, grassy field, statue, large school, and a lot of people around. Twilight then coincidentally saw Tennis Match standing on the sidewalk in front of the school with Cloudy Kick, she sees Cloudy trying to comfort her from the previous fight. Twilight decided to come over them from behind, after she reached them, she called her.

"Tennis."

Tennis quickly startled, recognized that was Twilight's voice, she quickly turned around with Cloudy and back off a little. "Please, just don't-"

"Easy, i'm not here to hurt you," said Twilight as softly as she can. "I just though maybe we can talk for a while."

Sunset noticed that Twilight was talking with the victim of her own fight, Sunset signaled everyone to looked at Twilight talking to Tennis from a distance.

Tennis slowly calmed down but still nervous, Cloudy then talked as waiting for Tennis to completely calm down. "Tennis told me what happen, and i'm... Huuhhh... Do you really had to do that?"

"Forgive me, i would be still out of control if not for Sunset." Twilight then rubbed her wounded arm that was covered with her shirt sleeve. "I just hope if there's a way to fix for what i've done."

Tennis then calmed down after Twilight says that, she then looked at her face. "There's no need too, Twilight, you already apologize to me."

"And you too," added Cloudy to Tennis.

Twilight observed the bruises and scar she made to Tennis. "Don't worry about the scars and the bruises on your face, it will heal naturally by time."

"You're sure about it?" asked Tennis, doubt if it was right. "It seems pretty bad for me."

"Yeah, but though you need to patch some of those scars," replied Twilight. "I got some if you want."

Tennis stared at her in delight. "I want some," Twilight gave her the patches, but surprisingly she gave her a small bag of first aid kit from inside her backpack. "Aid kit? But i don't need it."

"Trust me, you need it someday," Twilight convinced her, Cloudy was amazed with that. "Who knows there's someone you know was hurt."

"Uhh, th-thanks," said Tennis, stammered but happy.

"Where did you get that?" asked Cloudy, curious.

"Well," she quickly raised her arms in the air and dropped it. "Somewhere."

"I see," replied Cloudy in awkward of her comment.

"Alright, guys, i'll be off now, see you tomorrow," said Twilight.

"See ya later, Twi," said Tennis and Cloudy. Twilight left them and heading back home by foot, while those two watched her left.

Cloudy frowned like she what it was bothering Twilight. "Do you think because she had those memories again? The Red Day?"

Tennis surprised she said that, but Tennis was pretty sure that's not the problem. "I don't think so, i heard she had no problem with that anymore, i did asked Sunset about it and Twilight says no when Sunset asked her."

"Oh?" Cloudy then shook her head. "Then what?"

"I don't know," Tennis raised her shoulder, then observed the aid kit that Twilight gave to her. "I hope she would tell us someday."

Sunset and her friends had enough to watch them having conversation from distance. Unfortunately, they can't heard what they say but at least they know what Twilight did to them right now. What they saw now is Twilight being friendly at them.

"Looks like we didn't have any proof about it," commented Adagio in a little disappointed.

"Wait, look," Sunset then points her finger at the aid kit that Tennis been holding from a distance. "Where did Twilight get that?"

"Ooh, is that the first aid kit that she buy from the clinic shop in the town?" asked Pinkie, literally answering her own question by accident.

"You know that?" asked Sonata, briefly in amazed.

"Nah, just a hunch," replied Pinkie.

"She would have to pay a lot for that," said Dash, assuming about the aid kit Twilight bought.

"And just give it to someone like that?" asked Rarity, disbelieve. "Where she got that money anyway?"

"That's not our problem right now," said Aria, changing to the main topic. "The question was what is she hiding?"

"You're right, we still don't have proof except for the fight back there," said Fluttershy. "For Twilight to buy an first aid kit around is actually pretty obvious for us."

Sunset keep asking herself about one thing. "What she had in though?"

It was around 15:20 PM, Luna and Celestia headed to the road that leads to Camp Everfree like Twilight said. Celestia was the one who driving the car while Luna sat in the back, in the passenger seat. They moved on along the road as they keep an eye on the side road to the right. It was nearly a long trip, to the left and right are forest. It did made them bored finding her. It's a good thing they did changed the car engine before they drive on the road.

"Where is she?" asked Luna in bore.

"We still not yet near the camp," reminded Celestia. "She said to meet her at the roadside near Camp Everfree."

After 6 minutes of driving, they found Twilight waiting at the roadside on the right near Camp Everfree like she said before. Twilight was seen to be wearing a grey jeans, her old blue jacket, and a purple shirt. They pull over and Twilight came over them. Celestia lowers the car window next to her and she talked to Twilight.

"Here we are, you want to tell us now?"

"Not yet, not on the road," said Twilight. "I lead you to the safe place to talk."

Celestia paused for a while. "Alright, get in."

Twilight get inside the car on the front, next to Celestia, then Celestia drove the car back on the road heading forward. As Celestia drive, Twilight told her to drive pass Camp Everfree, they don't know where they're going but Twilight. Everyone fell into silence as they drive on the road. Luna playing games on her phone, Celestia looked left and right as she drive, and Twilight faced her head to the left looking through the door window. Nothing else new comes up so far.

It was almost 5 minutes after they passed Camp Everfree, suddenly Twilight found the road she knew on the left.

"Follow that dirt path."

Celeestia nodded and drive the car there. The dirt path was a little bumpy on the way and it took to climb a small hill with the car. After that, the dirt path gone flat again and keep driving as they looked around them, there are dense forest on the left and right. Celestia and Luna was starting to wonder where are they going until they spotted a building in a distance. It was looks like a large and wide green and brown cabin, it has a pair of doors on the front between the two large windows, and there was a large name board above the doors and cars parked on the right on the empty soil. When they closing in to the building, they were very shocked on where they heading to.

"Canterlot Pawnee Firearms? Is this a gun shop!?" asked Celestia in shock as she looked at Twilight.

"I hate to break it to you, but yes, this is a gun shop."

"What is this meaning, Twilight?!" Luna was going to outburst. "Are you working with the criminals or something?!"

Twilight looked at Luna behind her and stared her emotionless as Luna has an angry expression. "No, ma'am."

Luna was about to rebuke until Celestia hold her off. "Luna! She didn't tell us the truth yet, be patience will you?"

Luna still angry but then she do what Celestia said, she quickly leaned her back at the seat and folded her arms. "I hope you're wrong about that!"

Celestia parked the car on the right on the empty space, pretty close to the building. Celestia turned off the car and they all get out from the car. Celestia was trying to act normal and patience, Twilight still in cold expression, while Luna is grumpy about Twilight's plan to go to the gun shop. They all entered the gun shop in silence, and both principals were disbelieve they will enter the gun shop for the first time.

There were a lot of firearms in the gun shop, rifles, shotguns, pistols, anything for those who are going to prepare for the worst. The rifles were on the walls, the shotguns were on the shelves, pistols and ammunition were in the glass storefront, and some people are observing them and decide which is the best gun for them. There was the owner, near the glass storefront and the cash counter. He has a pale skin color that much familiar to Indigo's, He is aged around 40's above, he has a brown beard and mustache, he wears a US Marine cap and his clothes were red shirt with square motifs and blue pants, he was a former soldier of US Marine. They three walked over to the owner of the shop and greeted him while he was busy cleaning up the storefront. Twilight seems to know him.

"Evening, Mr. Browning."

Mr. Browning lifted his head from looking the storefront and saw a familiar face. "Good evening, Twily, how are you doing?"

"Uh, evening?" greeted Celestia, awkwardly.

They then went silent as Mr. Browning sees the two principals behind Twilight in dumbfounded, he then looked at Twilight. "Are those your principals?" he asked in low voice

"Yeah," said Twilight in low voice with a nod, as she shrunk her brows.

Mr. Browning was amazed, though he knows why she's in trouble, he then looked at the principals. "Oh, i can see why. She doesn't want to tell you her secrets, eh?."

"How did you know that? " asked Luna, her angry expression turned into a surprise one.

"She told me everything about it, she did even tell me about you both, ain't that right, Corporal?" He then leaned forward as his arms folding on the storefront.

"W-wait, what do you mean Corporal?" asked Celestia, both of them puzzled.

"Well, Twilight's the Corporal," he then rubbed his neck in clumsy. "She's a soldier."

"What!?" shouted both principals, in heavy shock.

"You heard me, she's a soldier."

Twilight turned around and looked at Celestia and Luna who were thunderstruck with the true fact. "I'll... tell you about it, wait for me at the firing range outside, to your right. I'll catch up with you."

They both only nodded in disbelieve and headed outside to the firing range. After Twilight watched them go out, she turned around at Mr. Browning and put her right hand on the storefront. Mr. Browning was frowned as he shook his head.

"Looks like they're going to be insane after hearing your secret," said Mr. Browning, he then sighed.

"Don't worry, they will keep quiet about it," said Twilight with smile, but then frowned. "Well, not for a long time i guess."

"Hmm, i see," he nodded, then he changed the topic. "Well, i got your what you ordered, young lady."

"You got that rifle?" asked Twilight, relieved.

"Yep, here it is." He pulled out the rifle called Mosin-Nagant M91 from under the storefront and putted it on it. "A bolt action type, can be modified with adding scope, silencer, or bayonet. Its ammo type is 7.62x54mmR, which is russian's ammo, in stripper clip ammo. Has a muzzle velocity of 865 m/s since this is not a carbine one. Very effective in mid-long range, around 500 m in mid range and 800 m above in long range, of course if you use optic scope. And it is very, very durable, even if you smack a car with this, it will be still fine and it won't broke, i guarantee you i already checked this rifle out."

"That's something i want to hear," commented Twilight, "So, how much?"

"Well, actually this is an expensive one," he said as he holds and observed the rifle. "But, i give you this for 500 bucks since i heard you're a legend back in Afghanistan. You have avenged my brothers and friends death in the Rangers Army and i thank you for it, Corporal."

Twilight were felt sad about what happen with the last mission she had, but then she smiled for his generosity after she avenged his death brothers. "Thank you, sir. Here's the money."

Mr. Browning gave her the rifle and a couple of bag of ammo pouch. "You can try it out at the firing range."

Twilight immediately nodded and walked out to the firing range. Luna and Celestia was waiting outside at the firing range, until they were surprised to see that Twilight got her hands on the rifle she brought. Twilight walked over them and tell them to sit down on the chairs next to the door. As they sat down, Twilight put down her rifle standing next to her and putted her hands on her thighs. They were silent for a while until Twilight speaks.

"Well, i'm a soldier," said Twilight in surfeited. "I know you don't like to hear it."

"How did you end up as a soldier?" asked Luna quickly in dumbfounded.

"It's a long story, i was hoping to get a new experience than the stuff i do around this town," Twilight then rubbed her right wounded shoulder. "So, i signed up in the Army."

"And how did you even can joined them?" asked Celestia. "You're just a high school student."

"I have a friend, named Sgt. Foley," replied Twilight, Luna was felt familiar heard that name, she thinks she ever heard that name in the news.

"Foley? Isn't he the one who was in the news, talking about that situation in Afghanistan?" asked Luna in high tone.

"Yes, that's him," Twilight then folded her hands. "He able to convinced the head of the military camp to let me joined, though he did gave me a long test, but i passed."

Celestia quickly got a conclusion about it. "Wait let me get this straight, you signed up in the Army and worked with them, you spend 6 weeks for that and for the missions in Afghanistan and you come back alive. How is that even possible? And do you know what's out there?"

"Actually, 3 weeks in the camp and 3 weeks in Afghanistan. They sent me home after 6 weeks for reason of 'i'm a student in CHS.' And yes, i know what's out there." Twilight then went silent, but she rubbed her head for her headache that was caused by her nightmare.

"You're okay?" asked Luna, worried of Twilight.

"I'm fine, it's just i got nightmares."

"Because the war back in Afghanistan?" asked Celestia.

Twilight nodded in sad, she then bowed her head. "Too much killing, too much casualties, and lost a friend."

"Lost a friend? Who?" asked Celestia in curious.

"Dolker, my Lieutenant," she then lifted her head and looked at them. "That's why i late to go to school."

Celestia and Luna both frowned mournfully . "We're sorry to hear that," said Celestia in sad tone.

"Can you tell us what happen?" asked Luna, but then Twilight furiously shook her head.

"No, i don't want to talk about it," Twilight then quickly leaned her back at the chair.

"Oh, alright, sorry for asking that," Luna gave away her eyes to Celestia.

"Do you even worry about it?" asked Celestia.

"What do you mean?" asked back Twilight, she thinks Celestia wasn't talking about her secret.

"I mean, what if you die?"

Twilight was silent of that question, she looked away to her right and closed her mouth with her hand. She looked back at Celestia again with seriousness. "I already died back there."

Celestia and Luna were very shocked to hear that as they quickly leaned back, they just can't imagine how did she died back there. Furthermore, they decided to end the conversation about her secrets. "That's... all, Twilight, thank you. And sorry to hear that happen to you."

Twilight simply nodded at her in silence. Twilight then changed her sights at the firing range on her left. It was very spacious and grassy, there were two small hills, which is the hill where the gun shop is standing and the hill at the end of the firing range, half of it are covered by forest and the other half are covered with small grasses and there stands the marking target. There's a little hollow between those two hills. There were a couple of tables near the firing range position from where the shooter is standing. Twilight get off from her seat and try out the rifle as Luna and Celestia watched her try out her new rifle.

Twilight crouched on where she's standing and aimed her rifle to the target from a long distance, folding her left arm across the rifle and in front of her right hand. She was trying it without a scope. She took a long breath and hold her breath. Her right eye on the rifle's sight while the other eye closed and her finger is on the trigger. She sharpen her eye focus to the target and quickly, everything around her slow down.

She can heard the breezing sound of air flying upon the grasses and trees. She can heard her own heart beat that was slowing down. And her eyesight starting to get very sharp at the target she's currently aiming at. All the thoughs she had in mind were temporarily removed.

When she got a clear shot, she let out a breath slowly and pulled the trigger as the time is still slowing down.

*CLICK* ------------ *BANG*

The bullet flew out from the firing end of the rifle and flew all the way to the target from a distance. The bullet was spinning when it flew. When the time that was slowing down suddenly returned normal, they can only heard the bullet produced a whizz sound. But to be sure, the bullet hit the target. After that, Twilight pulled the bolt handle and an empty cartridge fell out from the opened bolt chamber. The cartridge landed on the ground and Twilight quickly closed the bolt to cocked it.

Twilight then stands up and just kept her eyes straight at the target. Celestia and Luna come over her and they looked at the target through the binocular they got from the table next to her. They were surprised with Twilight's shot.

"A bingo?" asked Celestia in amazed. "That's one great shot, Twilight."

"Thanks, Principal celestia," said Twilight in cold. "I hope you don't mind if i'll be practicing here for a while."

1 and a half hour has past, Twilight asked Celestia to get her home and she agreed. They get inside the car and drove out from there. While on the way, everyone was very quiet, they didn't even spoke a single word after they know Twilight's truth. After a few minutes, Twilight's phone rang, she checked it out and it was Lt. Water calling her. She immediately answers the call while Celestia and Luna eavesdropped and watched her talk through the phone.

"Hey, Twilight, what's up?" greeted Lt. Water.

"Hi, Lieutenant, how's your day?" replied Twilight in happy.

"Still as always the same, Corporal," replied Water. "We actually having fun in the COP here."

"I see, i wonder what happens if i bring Pinkie there," said Twilight with a chuckle, Celestia and Luna nearly laughed at that part.

"Ha ha, well that sounds sweet!"

"Uhm, is my squad still okay?" asked Twilight, Water's expression changed afterwards.

"Oh? Well, i heard Rendor got shot in the leg today," said Water. "He'll be fine tomorrow."

"What about the others?"

"They're doing good now."

Twilight relieved nothing else has happened to her squad. "That's a good news."

"Yeah, i know," said Water, smiling. "Anyway, how are you doing at home?"

Twilight frowned with that question. "Well, i feel bad."

Water surprised at this comment. "What do you mean 'bad'?"

"Remember when i said, 'I did wonder about it, but i make sure that didn't happen to me'?"

"Yeah, i remember that," replied Water.

Twilight let out a sighed first. "Well, i just let it happen."

"What?!" asked Water in upset. "Did.... you do something bad?"

"I... just beat up a friend badly, nearly fainted," Twilight then put her left hand on her forehead. "I didn't know she was joking around."

Water didn't know what to say about that, but then she able to speak again. "Is your friend okay?"

"Yeah, i just apologized to her."

Water felt relieved after that. "Good, but do you still kept it secret about it?"

"I still but.... The school principals asked me what i've been hiding," replied Twilight. "They knew my secret now, but they promise to keep my secret untold."

"Are you sure you still want to keep it secret?" asked Water, doubt of her plan. "It's going to be bad sooner or later."

"I will keep it secret until it was the right time to say that," said Twilight in cold.

Water was humming a little before she spoke. "Alright, uhm,.. i gonna go now, goodbye, Corporal."

"Goodbye, Lieutenant." Twilight then closed the phone call and put it back inside her pocket of the jacket.

Twilight leaned her head back to the seat and show her plaintive face. Celestia and Luna heard their conversation which at the end of it made them ruthful to her. Celestia looked at Twilight in worried as she drive.

"Don't worry, Principal, i'll be fine," said Twilight, somehow know Celestia looking at her without even bother to look at the Principal.

Celestia only nodded while Luna just shook her head , queried that Twilight able to do that. It was around 18:27 PM, they stopped and reached Twilight's house safe and sound. Celestia unlocked the car doors and Twilight grabbed her stuff she wants to bring to her house. Twilight get out from the car and walked into the other side of the car because Celestia wants to say something to her.

"Take care of yourself, Twilight. We will keep quiet about your secrets."

"Thanks, Principal."

Celestia and her sister then left her on the sidewalk, Twilight then continues to her house and enter. She put down her stuff and changed clothes. Of course, she did take a look on her wounded shoulder, she able to open the bandage now to know that her shoulder is already fine. She sat down on the sofa next to Spike the dog and she trapped herself into her own mind until Spike nudged her and she snapped out.

"Twilight, i think you need stop to worry about it," suggested Spike. "It will make you look bad."

"Sorry, i just can't," said Twilight.

"You're sure you'll be fine about it?" asked Spike.

"Yes, i'm sure i will."

Author's Notes:

Ooh, nearly 10.000 words, that's new record for me.
I just decided to put in one of OC's, or maybe a couple (maybe)
Here's the drawing of my OC, Lt. Water Catherine.