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- > This is what you where made for.
- > What you live for.
- > What you will someday die for.
- > There are few if any who can match your kind in strength.
- > Fewer still can match your fortitude.
- > You stand braced and ready for impact.
- > Your plan is simple. Stupid. But simple.
- > It's obvious from this ones shouts that she believes she is defending her friend, so killing her puts you in the wrong.
- > But grappling her from the air and forcing her to stop?
- > Not a problem in your eyes.
- > Shes coming in low, trying to use your height against you by taking you out at the knees.
- > Clever, exactly what you would do in her position.
- > Yes, clever but foolish.
- > Easy to predict.
- > Easy to see coming.
- > Easy to dodge.
- > And though you could dodge forever, you need to end this quickly lest others get involved.
- > So you wait until she gets close...
- > ...And with perfect timing drop to your knees and grab hold of the cyan blur as she connects with you.
- > The force of impact sends both of you hurling back several meters leaving a groove in the dirt where you slide.
- > When you finally stop you are underneath the Pegasus, but still holding on too her.
- > In a blur of motion you have her underneath you, her forelegs locked together over her chest by one arm, the other underneath her back just above
- her wings to stop your combined weight from crushing them.
- > Before long she is kicking at you, grunting words between kicks.
- > "Get... Off... Me... You..."
- > You cut her off.
- "I will, just as soon as I have your word that you will not attack me when I release you"
- > Her eyes fill with shock. "You... you can talk?"
- "Yes, now, can I trust you not to attack me, or shall I keep you pinned here?"
- > She looks up at you her eyes filled with spite.
- > Only if you promise not to attack my friend.
- "I had no intention of attacking Fluttershy. I believe we are at the crossroads of a misunderstanding."
- "Now if that is all? Your word please"
- > The spite leaves her eyes quickly.
- > "Alright... Alright, I promise I won't."
- > A moment of study later and you see no trace of dishonesty in her face.
- > You remove your arm from her chest and push yourself into a kneeling position before using the arm under her back to help her right herself.
- "There, I trust you are not injured?"
- > "Yeah I'm fine"
- > Before either of you can continue Fluttershy comes running over frantic speech flying from her mouth.
- > "Oh my goodness, are either of you hurt! Dash why would... Anonymous why... what..."
- > A hoof covering her mouth from 'Dash' silences her.
- > "Fluttershy... We're both fine... I think..."
- > She looks at you.
- > "You're okay right, I did hit you pretty hard?"
- "Yes I am unharmed"
- > You glance at the groove you two cut in the road.
- "I cannot say the same for the road however"
- > "Riiight anyway, we're both fine."
- > She takes her hoof away from Fluttershy's mouth and looks to you again.
- > "So why where you chasing Shy anyway?"
- "I wa-"
- > Before you can even begin to explain and much to your surprise, Fluttershy interrupts you.
- > "Oh Dashie he wasn't chasing me, he was following me. We where heading to Sugercube corner to see Pinkie Pie."
- > She stares up at you for a moment.
- > "Oh"
- > Wait that's it?
- > She attacks you and you get an 'Oh'?
- > She looks down at the ground and starts to drag her hoof slowly through the dirt.
- > Almost as if she can read your mind you hear a barely audible.
- > "I'm sorry"
- > You are about to ask her to repeat herself, to make sure you heard her correctly but the look on her face stops you.
- > It's then that you realize why it must be so hard.
- > This Pegasus has a warriors spirit.
- > To be defeated in an instant, and then forced to apologize to the victor is humiliating to her.
- > But you know what to do.
- "You need not apologize, in fact I would say what you did is the mark of a noble soul.
- You saw a friend being chased by a strange creature, and without hesitation flew to her aid
- It may not seem like much but that's something to be proud of."
- > She looks up at you and lets a small smile come over her.
- > "Thanks... You know... You're alright in my books... Uh... Anonymous right?"
- > You just nod in response.
- > "Anyways you two should get going, don't wanna keep Pinkie waiting, and I need to go tell the Mayor the road's a bit busted up.
- > "Ill meet you two at Sugercube Corner soon."
- > And like a rocket shes off.
- > Fluttershy speaks up again.
- > "That was a very kind thing for you too say."
- "I meant every word"
- > You gesture with your hand for her to lead on, and once more you begin heading to 'Sugercube Corner'
- > This time at a brisk walk, neither of you want a repeat of that little incident.
- > Your thoughts wander to what just happened and settle on a footnote.
- > You have a feeling you are going to like this "Dash."
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