Pain washed over me jolting me awake, I groaned in pain but I couldn't even hear myself my ears ringing intensely blocking out all sound. Still incredibly disoriented I tried getting up only to have my right hind leg buckle under my weight sending another frustratingly noticeable wave of pain throughout my body once again. Breathing heavily I stared at the ground the road was cracked in many places with a small crater a few feet to my left, I was right next to a small building most likely someone's home so I rested against it taking as much weight off my leg as possible. Keeping my eyes open was painful so I closed them and tried to relax the ringing in my ears was still overpowering all other noise, and my heart was beating incredibly fast. I racked my brain trying to remember what was going on before I fell asleep but nothing would come to mind, I remember I was traveling to Ponyville for a package then nothing. The scary part was that, that one memory was all I could recall anything before or after was lost in a void of blackness.

Reopening my eyes I wish I didn't more adrenaline coursed through my body and my breathing grew more rapid, I was fighting shock but the world before me was too horrible. The town was in chaos, buildings were on fire, large balls of magic were flying through the air lighting more homes on fire while ponies struggled to escape some on fire as they ran out, bodies littered the streets along with the rubble and wreckage from sky wagons and surrounding buildings. I gagged but ended up coughing out a large amount of blood instead, my hearing finally returned slowly filling my head with screams and large explosions from every angle. It was all to much I was frozen, what do I do?

A stallion ran out of a burning house across the street from me and frowned when he saw me lying on the ground but dismissed me and turned around picking up his filly. He mouthed sorry to me as I tried to call him for help but my voice was gone and instead raspy coughs came out. Before I could react another magic missile struck his home causing a burning piece of wood to fall on him crushing his back and lighting the rest of him on fire along with the filly. "NO!" I finally managed to scream above all the commotion and desperately tried getting up the pain in my leg forcing me to a limp but I did not slow down determined to reach the filly before she died. Somehow the rest of the world was now gone from my mind, all I could see if the filly screaming for someone to help her and I wouldn't her down coughing out more blood as I tried speeding up. Right before I reached her she fell to the ground silent but I still wrapped my magic around her extinguishing the flame. "Please be alright! Please!" I managed to say between sobs kneeling next to her, she was shivering horribly, painful looking wounds spread across her entire body. "Please, please!" I tried turning her to face me but jerked back when she screamed in pain, on her own she turned only her head to me eyes full of terror and sadness.

She tried to speak mostly squeaking and grunting from the pain but finally managing to say a sentence. "It hurts so much Ms. please make it stop hurting." Tears once again streamed down my face, I felt so bad for the poor little girl she didn't deserve what was happening to her. I smiled trying to be brave and comforted her, she was braver than me holding back tears even though in unimaginable pain.

She looked to me for an answer but I didn't know what to say, I wasn't a doctor and I wasn't sure if I could do anything for her so I lied. "You're going to be fine little one, I promise." By now I was very aware of what was happening, well not what was happening but how much danger I was in but it didn't matter this filly was all that mattered I wouldn't leave her to die alone. Not all of her coat was burned away she looked like she would have grown up to be a beautiful mare in a couple years had this not happened. She had a beautiful pinkish mane and her mane was a mix of purple and white but most was black now some still red with embers. She squirmed and shivered uncomfortable and in pain but I wouldn't dare touch her afraid of another scream of agony. Instead I talked to her about how she would be okay and that after this we can go see her friends but she didn't respond just laying there quiet. Another explosion much closer to us than the others sent a gust of wind at us, my pitch black mane got in the way of my face until the wind passed and it settled back down. Small chunks of rubble flew down from the air around us but I placed my body between it and the filly sparing her from any excess pain, when the dust settled and I went back to my normal position she was smiling at me.

She stared at me with her smile for a moment before trying to speak again this time much more clearly. "Thank you Ms." I nodded not knowing what to say but smiling back at her as well. "It doesn't hurt anymore you were right I think I'm going to be okay!" She squeaked but I was in shock she looked in even worse condition than before how could she be in no pain at all, but then it suddenly hit me but I bit back tears as to not scare her.

"Yes see you're going to be fine." I cooed now stroking her mane gently.

The filly yawned at me and started closing her eyes. "I'm really tired Ms. can you please wake me up when papa wakes up?" I looked to her dad, he was nothing but a burned carcass not even recognizable as a pony anymore the fire must had been magically enchanted.

Regardless I nodded and stroked her mane again. "Of course I can, just rest up and everything will be okay." She closed her eyes completely and nodded mumbling something her self as she exhaled and never inhaled again.

I just sat there for a few moments staring at her chest but I was sure of it, it wasn't rising anymore I wanted to cry again but it seemed that this was the best thing that could have happened to her at this point. "This isn't fair." I said out loud to myself slamming my hoof against the ground in frustration, I was already emotionally exhausted. I looked over burned body and saw her cutie mark it was expensive looking tiara with jewels encrusted on the sides and front.I didn't want to look at her any more and instead focuses on my hind leg I couldn't see an open wound so it must just be a sprain, shaking it off I stood up again taking my eyes off the filly the scene hadn't changed much. More buildings were destroyed or on fire but the constant bombardment of missiles had stopped slowing to only the occasional explosion in the distance.

I felt something tug at my tail and quickly turned around but no one was there at first but then a grunt from below revealed a small rabbit looking at me with a worried expression. "I'm fine don't worry." I lied questioning why I was talking to a rabbit but he seemed to have understood me and pulled on my hoof and pointed to a small alley way that cut between the house the filly had came out off and a small flower shop. "Do...do you want me to follow you?" I asked and he quickly nodded and ran off with me following him.

The alley was fairly short but it led into another chaos ridden street, not as many bodies covered the street but the damage was still the same. The rabbit ran through the rubble with agility and I clumsily followed tripping over a few rocks on the way, he ran inside a house that wasn't on fire but had a big portion of the ceiling blown off. Now more hesitantly I followed him inside he ran up to a butter yellow pegasus tending to another ponies wound wincing and pleading forgiveness at whenever he grunted. I looked around the room and it was filled with about a dozen ponies sitting together on the floor looking at me with expressions of sorrow and relief except for two, one was with the pegasus and the other lay asleep on a couch. I walked in slowing as the rabbit tugged on the pegasus's mane and she looked to my direction her eyes were red and puffy from crying but she smiled at me finishing up with her patient and walking to me.

"Did Angel bring you here Ms.?" I nodded looking to the rabbit who stood on the pegasus's back pointing out his chest and smiling with pride at his accomplishment. "Okay, My...my name is Fluttershy." Her voice grew almost inaudible but I managed to understand what she said.

"Hello Fluttershy, what is going here?" I had no idea what was even happening and I wanted to know why that filly had to die. Fluttershy whimpered at the question hiding in her pink mane as her pet Angel patted her on the back.

Another pony from the group spoke up. "It's war cant you tell? The goddamn zebra are attacking killing everyone." Zebra? Why would the zebra attack Equestria, I tried to remember anything that would help answer that question but my mind came up blank.

"Fluttershy do you need any help?" At the sound of her name she recollected herself and looked at me with hopeful eyes.

"Do you have any medical training?" Of all the things it had to be that, I shook my head no and she slumped slightly disappointed. "Then I'm really sorry but no, just sit with the others please." She was so kind I had no problems listening to her like a school filly sitting down with group not really knowing what to do or expect. My head still pulsed with pain and my heart was broken from what happen to the filly just moments before, others were talking about escape and what was going on but I tuned them out picturing the filly smiling just before she died. I smiled with a tear going down my cheek at least she was happy in the end.

Just out of curiosity I watched Fluttershy as she tenderly cared for every pony making sure no one was left unattended to, it was truly amazing how far she was going to make sure the ponies were okay. A mare flinched when she tried to clean a cut and Fluttershy recoiled instantly and kept saying sorry over and over again even while the mare kept insisting that she was okay and grateful for the treatment but it didn't matter Fluttershy still kept apologizing till Angel calmed her down. After awhile she came back to me smiling, she looked exhausted from all the work. "Do you need anything?" I shook my head instantly hoping she would finally take a break but she just went back to the first pony in the order and started making sure all the wounds were clean and healing.

I couldn't help but speak out finally. "Hey Fluttershy?" She turned to me as well as a few of the other ponies no one had really talked much louder than a whisper. "Maybe you should take a break, you look exhausted." She shook her head saying she was fine but right after the rest of the group was nodding and agreeing telling her to get some rest to and eventually she succumbed to our demands and hovered over next to me and laid down.

"Thank you, what's your name?" She looked at me for the first time I noticed a cut on her cheek that still was a little red from blood. I don't know why but the fact that she had gotten hurt in all this filled me with so much blind rage that it was hard to contain.

I thought about it but I couldn't remember so I shrugged. "I don't remember anything."

She frowned and looked at me closer touching my head causing me to wince. "I'm sorry!" She started but I glared at her and she blushed. "Sorry for saying sorry so much." I shook my head but couldn't help grin at her behavior. "Anyways I'm no doctor but you must have a case of amnesia caused by some head injury, I'm sure if you give it some time you will remember everything." I smiled glad to hear the good news.

"So what are we going to do now?" It seems that all we have done so far is just sit around, I figured we should be trying to leave town or something.

She looked surprised that I asked her and stammered for a moment. "Oh....Don't ask me I'm not a leader I just wanted to help the ponies here I'm no Rainbow Dash." It sounded like she was talking about a person but I wasn't sure the name wasn't familiar to me.

"Hey we'll think of someth-." A blinding flash of white light cut me off causing the room to fill with screams like the outside had been when I had awoken. After a few seconds my vision returned but now 4 zebra stood in front of us grinning, they wore what looked like heavily padded armor and metal helmets both a shade of dark green. Each one had two rifles slung on both sides of their body mounted on some sort of saddle with mouth controls sticking of the saddle and leading up to the face so the guns could be fired quickly and easily. The screams had stopped though I could hear faint whimpers and prayers to Celestia.

One of the zebra finally spoke up looking at our group as a whole. "Everyone get up and get outside now, anyone who stays dies." Most ponies nodded and slowly started getting up Fluttershy got up and started coaxing some of the fillies into following her outside. I got up too and started following a pony in front of me she looked to the two ponies Fluttershy had tended too.

I looked at the zebra with an innocent look. "Excuse me what about the two ponies who can't get outside alone."

The zebra looked to them and smiled. "I suppose we can drag them outside don't worry they'll be fine."

I nodded satisfied and walked outside, two of the zebra made us get into a line all facing towards them in no particular order. Fluttershy was on my right, she still looked exhausted and on the brink of crying again but she didn't remaining quiet. The zebra inside were saying something to each other laughing before it grew silent for a few short seconds.

BLAM! BLAM!

Two gunshots rang out from inside the house, the other two zebra walking out moments later grinning the one I talked to gave me a wink and I shuttered giving him a death glare. One of the mares farther down the line cried out. "You monsters how could you!?" BLAM! Another bullet right between her head killed the mare before she could speak further.

"Shut up you worthless pieces of shit! Now we have been ordered to eradicate everyone here in your lovely town so we should start now don't you think?" He laughed at his own joke and a pony of the far left spat in his direction, the zebra looked at him annoyed. "I guess we can start from the left and work our way over." He calmly walked over to the pony on the left end and aimed his gun at him. "Goodbye." With one motion he blew a hole in his eye as he dropped to the ground dead. The next pony in line gasped and ran from the line but the other zebra tackled him to the ground. "Now, now guys that's cheating and cheaters never win." The zebra who killed the first pony in line pulled out his knife and stabbed the pony slowly cutting open his side and pulled out his knife, the pony screamed in agony but did not die. "We'll come back to you at the end." Still screaming he cursed at the zebra but he just walked away looking at the next person in line just two ponies down from me and fired killing another.

The pony next to me pleaded. "Please don't do this, please what did we ever do to you?" The zebra shrugged.

"I guess you didn't really do anything to me right?" She nodded instantly smiling at him, he lowered his gun but then shot her in the knee. The mare yelled out in pain falling down to one knee then to the ground when the zebra shot her other leg, her screams echoed through the street along with the stabbed stallion until he finally shot her in the head moments later.

"Run I'll distract them." Fluttershy whispered to me but I shook my head, I couldn't let them hurt her like the other two ponies it would crush me.

"Hello pony I guess it's your turn now?" I nodded quietly showing no emotion, which slightly irritated him. "Funny how life turns out alive one moment dead the next." I simply nodded again refusing to acknowledged him. "You're no fun." I shrugged keeping my blank face.

"Do it already." I mocked him and he scowled aiming the rife at my head. I watched him move his mouth to fire and braced myself for my death, I was more afraid for the kind pony next to me than I was for my own death.

"DON'T EVEN TRY IT YOU BASTARDS!" Someone screamed from the sky distracting me, the zebra started to turn as well but still fired hitting me right in the chest causing my legs to buckle and me to fall. The pain was intense but I refused to cry thinking about how the filly was able to hold back tears. I could see the blood seep from the wound, my dark red coat getting even darker as the blood poured over it my vision going blurry. I coughed a lot of blood and looked to zebra but he was dead a knife in his throat and a beautiful blue pegasus standing over him but her mane is what captivated me the most her luxurious rainbow mane flowing in the wind as she dove to the other zebra killing one with another knife. Fluttershy's face blocked the rest of fight as she looked at me panicking.

"You're going to be okay!" She yelled but I could still barely hear her voice, at first I thought she was whispering but it was my hearing that was feeling. My vision grew more blurry making it hard to make out anything farther than what was right in front of me. "Rainbow Dash help me she is bleeding everywhere!" I could make out Fluttershy yelling as she tried to close my wound with her hooves now crying openly. The blue pegasus must have yelled something back because Fluttershy turned back around but I couldn't even make out what she was saying anymore. It was cold causing me to shiver my vision now growing more dark than blurry, than in an instant all the pain in my body vanished causing me to smile. I laid directly on my back looking to the sky Fluttershy's head popping out in front of my vision still crying and yelling but I couldn't hear her anymore, the blue pony with the rainbow mane suddenly appeared on the other side of me yelling at me almost making it look like she was angry I got shot. I tried to fight to keep my eyes open but it was growing increasingly difficult to manage that, Fluttershy had a ripped piece of cloth in her mouth that was soaked with blood trying to seal my wound again. A sense of euphoria shot out throughout my entire body and I smiled at the two ponies still coughing out blood. Rainbow Dash looked at me confused then yelled something else but I couldn't make it out and Fluttershy just cried more and hugged my body but I couldn't even feel it. Finally refusing to fight no longer I closed my eyes letting the sense of euphoria flow freely and exhaled.