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[Fiery Essence]

Nov 27, Late Night: 10:30 PM

Essence yawned lightly to herself as she slowly made her way through the dark alleyways of the city. Normally she didn't care about rules, but when breaking curfew meant getting eaten, she did her best to at least not get caught doing it. The thin mare kept to the more cramped areas she could easily move through with her frame, making sure to keep her magic focused on dissipating the heat that constantly radiated off of her to keep hiding easier.

After a moment, she soon came to her usual resting spot: behind a dumpster with a bed made out of cardboard and leaves. It was rather close to the entrance of the alley by the street, but she was able to cover herself up enough that it would be hard to spot her in the dark. The unicorn simply took a seat on the spot for the moment, looking up the sky to pass time until she felt tired.

[Dawn Star]

Dawn moved slowly through the dimly lit alleyway one hoof after another being extra cautious about her wounded forearm which gave her a serge of pain every time her right hoof hit he ground this made dawn moan a bit but a minor injury would not stop her and she continued on.Dawn kept this up until she could the end of the alleyway straight ahead of her but she remembered that her cross-bow needs to big fixed before she went back into the open area of the city again...it wasn't a first priority matter but dawn felt safer with a fully functioning cross bow in her arsenal of weapon she carried with her ..but addition she was also tried from fighting snow breeze earlier.Dawn looked around for a place to relax and try and fix the bow ..she then saw a dumpster.Dawn walked slowly to dumpster sat down in the front and began to try and fix her weapon.

[Fiery Essence]

Essence's ear twitched slightly as she heard the sound of hooves approaching. She looked down from the spot on the sky on which she have been fixated and glanced around the dumpster that hid her from the street. Her eyes flickered a few times in curiosity as she spotted a pony she hadn't seen before sitting in front of it. Guess she hasn't seen me.

"Hey, you. Come over here, it's dangerous to stay where the griffons can see you." She said in a low tone; trying to get her attention without alerting anyone else to their location. That was when she spotted the pegasus' leg and what condition it was in. "Ouch, that looks bad. Come on. You won't stand a chance if one of those morons spot you."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn heard another Ponies voice she turned her head and saw an orange colored unicorn poking its head from behind the dumpster she was laying on ..the orange Unicorn kept gesturing her to go behind the dumpster moving her hoof up and down quickly as if the mare was saying come here which dawn would follow if she wasn't attacked earlier by another pony for no reason how could she trust this orange mare now it mite be trap ..as far as I know she could be a backstaber like that other one she thought to herself then she heard something her ears pircked up to try and sort out what the sound was ...sounded like..swords and equipment heading this way ...it had to be a nightly griffon potral party.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery's ears perked up as she heard the sound of equipment rattling as well, her expression quickly turning more serious as she looked at the pegasus. "Come on, there isn't much time left...!" She said slightly louder to try and get the other mare to come over to her.

"I don't want to be held responsible if you get hurt more than you already are. Come over here!" She nearly barked as a small puff of smoke left her nose from her mild annoyance.

[Dawn Star]

Dawn was a little upset when the orange mare barking orders what is she worried about ..I can take them she thought she pulled out one sword and reached for the other but a serge of pain force her to stop this caused her look at her arm again she stood and watched the pure red blood drop from her arm to the ground then realized something "what ..if I can't " she whispered she looked over to the mare again..she sighed trap or not I'm to badly injured to fight by myself she took a deep breath I need to take a chance dawn put her sword away and hurried as fast as she could behind the dumpster ..where the unicorn was waiting.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery sighed in relief when the pegasus saw it her way, smiling and making room for her in the mild hiding spot. "Good, you see it my way. That foreleg of yours is in no condition for a fight." She stated simply, forgetting to whisper for a moment as she looked over her wounded comrade. "Judging by those weapons of yours, you were once military as well?"

[Dawn Star]

Dawn became a little angry with the mare when she started talking when there was a griffon potral party right by them "quiet ..or we will be in some deep shit she whisped to the mare dawn peeked over the dumpster and saw one griffon break off and start down the alleyway.Dawn signaled the mare to be quiet and perpare for an attack if the griffon compromises their position the griffon moved to the dumpster and Stopped and looked around dawn slowly reached for one of her swords but to her surprise the griffon was called back to its potral party and that was that the griffon turned around and headed down the sidewalk past the dumpster dawn was relieved "we'll at least those bird brain show some inteligents and listen to there own commands" said with a laugh then she looked back to the mare " I'm sorry what did you say miss ..." she ask hoping the mare wasn't to upset with her.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery kept quiet until the griffon patrol party seemed to move on, letting a sigh escape after they left. "I said, your leg is in no condition to be fighting, miss. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but you're ex-military too, right? Those swords don't look like something just anypony would have." She stated in her hushed tone once she remembered it. "What happened to you, anyway?"

[Dawn Star]

Dawn looked down on her arm which was still bleeding ..just a little bit she stared at the wound for a minute and sighed "A pony gave this to me ..and not just anypony ..it was a Pegasus ..one of my own kind" she looked back up to the mare "yes I am ex-military and as a soldier I should of saw it coming ...so why didn't I ?" she questioned.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery shook her head slowly as she looked at the wound once more. Slowly picking up a small piece of disposed scrap metal, she listened to what the pegasus had to say. "Everypony is getting desperate in these times. I've learned to just not care about anypony. If they don't need my help like you do, that is." She replied simply, looking of the piece of metal in her hoof. "I can help you with that bleeding there. It'll hurt...a lot, but it'll help in the long run."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn was annoyed by the painfull feeling in her arm but the orange mare was offering to help her stop the bleeding but at a cost the mare was going to do something that would spawn so much pain but what does she have to loose she sighed again and held out the wounded arm "Do it" she said with a serious look.

[Fiery Essence]

"Alright, might want to take this though. I wasn't fooling when I said it'd hurt." Fiery said bluntly as she held up a piece of wood with her free hoof. "Bite down on this. It's better than screaming your head off."

As she spoke, her horn lit up slightly, the scrap of metal in her hoof slowly heating up until it was glowing a nice orange. "Just give me a nod when you're ready."

[Dawn Star]

After being attacked by snow her trust in other strange ponies was limited but the orange mare was a exception by just a little bit ..but nevertheless dawn put the piece of wood in her mouth and gave a nod to begin.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery gave a nod in return, closing her eyes for just a moment to make sure the piece of metal was hot enough. "Alright, here we go." She stated simply as she brought the piece of burning metal toward the pegasus' arm and carefully placing it against the edges of the wound to cauterize the flesh and stop the bleeding, having to hold it onto each position for a few moments to made sure the process was complete.

Lifting the metal piece away, she inspected the work and nodded. "You should still get some type of bandage on that thing so it doesn't get infected, but it should heal up without any more bleeding."

[Dawn Star]

Dawns arm burned with pain durning the process it hurt so bad that she almost bit clean through the wood but when it was over dawn was relifed that it was done.She also looked at what the unicorn did she would be amazed if it wasn't so painful.Dawn opened her saddle bag to look for a bandage but found nothing ..she must used up on hark she looked back at the unicorn "I don't hav any bandage left she said with a disappointing look on her face "I don't suppose you have any bandages laying around miss ..what's your name ?" she asked

[Fiery Essence]

"Sorry, I'm just a street bum, don't have any real supplies." Fiery replied bluntly as she tossed the piece of metal to the side before leaning back against the wall to relax.

"The name's Fiery Essence, but you can call me whatever." She replied simply, letting a yawn leave her after a moment. "You?"

[Dawn Star]

Dawn looked around for piece of cloth or something that would serve as a temporary bandage after searching for a while she finally found a tattered piece of clothing she tore a piece off and tied it around her arm she then answered fiery with her own name My name is Dawn Star ..you can call me dawn for short if you want" she stared at fiery for minute she then took her saddlebags off with her supplies and weapon attached and joined fiery to relax.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery smiled as she held a hoof out, using her magic to form a fireball just above it to give them some light and Dawn some warmth. "So, Dawn, what are you good at?" She asked simply while staring into the flame, slowly letting it grow just a bit larger. "I guess it would be nice to get to know each other. Never hurts to have an ally in times like these."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn also smiled "yes it would be very nice to get know each other" she began to stare blankly into the light above them but then remembered the question she was asked "You mean my talent?" she asked well I'm skilled with weapon tactics and close quarters combat ..I guess that's why I was accepted into the military in the first place" she looked over to fiery "What about you ?..what's your talent?" she asked with a warm smile.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery chuckled slightly as she continued to let the fire burn with her simplest spell. "Pyromancy. I have the ability to control heat and fire with ease." She replied with a grin as she set the fireball down onto the pavement to make it more like a campfire and give her foreleg a rest. "It's kind of ironic that I have this as my ability though. I grew up in the mountains near the Crystal Empire. It'd make more sense for my to have ice instead."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn watched the fire slowly descend into the pavement "Well...there must be a reason why you can use pyro ...pyroman ...control fire instead of ice just like there's reason your a unicorn" she said turning her head back at fiery "just be glad your a pony and not one of those bird brains" she joked and laughed at her own humor.

[Fiery Essence]

A small chuckle left Fiery as soon as she heard the comment as well, letting the fire grow just a bit more. "That's true. I think I'd rather be six feet under than live as one of those morons." She replied with a slight laugh of her own. "And you're probably right. Though, nopony in my family is an elementalist... At least, nopony I know of."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn looked at fiery with a smile "it's just one those special things that makes a pony one of a kind" she stretched out her wing because felt like they were a sleep "I wasn't like most pegasi..I didn't live in the sky I was born a raised here ...manehattan this is my home ..and It makes me sad as to what happened here a frown appears on dawns face "but I guess that's what war does " she looked back about fiery "you asked me if I was ex-military and I am ..but are you a veteran too"

[Fiery Essence]

"I guess what just means you're a special pony as well. Very special." Fiery replied once Dawn finished speaking. The unicorn took a deep breath as she looked up at the sky. "Yes I am. I only served for two years though. Joined the elementalist ranks two years before the war was lost. I never got above the rank of private, but oh well."

[Dawn Star]

After hearing fiery's answer that she was involved in the millitary she also looked up to sky and shared what devision she was in in the past"I was part of 767th..have you ever heard of them?" she asked turning her attention to fiery waiting for an answer.

[Fiery Essence]

"I'm sorry. I can't say I have." Fiery replied simply as she continued to keep her gaze upward. Eventually turning her attention back down, her eyes sparkled slightly from the light of the fire. "I never really paid attention to much beyond my own unit. And even then, I hard paid attention to those around me. Just did what the boss said."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn felt a little disappoint with what fiery said that she hadn't heard of 767th or any of the other division behond hers but then again dawn was not familiar with a elementalist division ..none of the other division talked about them but she explained what it was nevertheless "well there were many division 767th was one of those special squads of highly trained ponies she paused and looked down into the fire "we would go in first before any other division would...all of us would " she stared into the fire with a blank look on her face.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery looked away from the fire and towards Dawn, a sympathetic expression resting upon her features. "So you guys were a primary attack squadron, or whatever they're called in the military terms I couldn't ever remember." She replied with a slight frown forming across her muzzle. "You must be an amazing warrior to still be alive."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn snapped out of her trance from the fire and replied "yes we were mainly an attack squadron but in military term 767th would be identified as special operation she said while looking fiery with a smile but quickly turned into a frown "I think it's just pure luck that I'm still alive today" tears began to form in her eyes.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery opened her mouth to speak, but stopped as the sight of forming tears caught her attention. Without a word, she moved a hoof up to Dawn's cheek to gently wipe away a stray tear. "Now, there's no need to cry. I'm sure you really are a great hero." She replied with the faintest of smiles. "And you get to be one again. I've heard about the rebellion that's building in this city. And they'll need a strong veteran such as you to lead them to victory. I know I want these seedeaters out of this place as much as the next pony."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn looked at fiery with glassy eyes "I failed them" she said while more tears fell down the side of her face as she turned away "Their dead ...Every last one of them" she started so feeling as memory's rushed into her head "they died because I couldn't do anything to save them " she turns her head and looks back to fiery I'm no hero" she said sadly .

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery listened to what Dawn had to say, her ears slowly folding back onto her head as a rare look of guild came across the unicorn's features. She slowly moved closer and suddenly held Dawn in a tight, warm embrace, using her magic to gently warm herself to help the pegasus feel more comfortable. "Don't say that... I'm sure you did the best you could for them." She replied quietly, gently running a hoof along the blue mare's back.

[Dawn Star]

Dawn's tears showed on her face this was rare to for an officer to show feeling out in the open to other soldiers and never to there own squad or company because their leadership had to be fearless so the members of their squad had Somepony to turn to but nevertheless the thought of this made dawn shed her tear in front of fiery but while dawn started crying she felt a hoof move smoothly down her back she stopped the water works and looked up at fiery and noded.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery smiled as she looked Dawn in the face. With a gentle hoof, she gave her fellow mare a pat on the back.

"It's alright. You can't change the past, but you can change the future. I may have been forced to flee my last battle before the nation fell, but I don't let that hang over me." She said in a sincere tone. "I just look forward. Think of how I can fix this mess."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn star whips the tears away and give a confident smile to fiery "Your right ...about everything...I shouldn't be sad for their death.. I should be happy for their sacrifice" she hugs fiery and breaks off a minute looking into eyes "besides they're not truly gone there still with me she points to the center of her chest "in here" she explains as she hugs fiery tightly "old love returns to this world as new love "

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery closed her eyes as a small smile crosses her muzzle, returning the hug to Dawn while resting her chin on the pegasus' shoulder. Without saying a word, she slowly warmed herself ever so slightly more to comfort Dawn.

"Let the ashes of an old passion fuel the flames of a new one." She replied, slowly moving her muzzle up to whisper the words into Dawn's ear. "Just let those passions keep burning brighter..."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn was a little confused as to what she meant but with the slowly increasing heat from fiery warming up it did not bug a that much she simply closed her eyes and said "after years of fighting ..and protecting ..I don't think I ever experienced this much happiness before.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery's smile only grew slightly wider as she kept the pegasus in her warm embrace. "I'm glad to hear that. Glad I could help a fellow pony out when they needed it." She replied with a sincere voice. "I don't think I've had a true smile on my face like this since before the war myself."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn looks over to her and smiles "the war has taken a lot of things from us ..it's nice to see joy and happiness was not one of them that was lost "

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery nodded as she loosened her grip on Dawn so she could move back just a bit to look Dawn in the eye. "That is a very good thing. It was locked away from me for a while, but looks like I found a blue and yellow key to let it free again."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn blushed a little but frowned and looked at the ground "durning the war happiness was extinguished inside of me she looked back up at fiery with a smile on her face "but a new flame ignited just recently"

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery's own smile only grew ever wider as she listened to the pegasus' words, slowly inching her nose inches closer to Dawn's. "I never thought that my key still existed, but I'm glad I was wrong." She replied sincerely. "I don't think I could ever let this key escape me again."

[Dawn Star]

Dawn began to slowly do the same thing moving her nose in the the same direction as fiery's "The light from the flame will burn bright for years to come."

[Fiery Essence]

Without another word, Fiery contacted her muzzle with Dawn's, slowly locking her lips with those of the pegasus for a light kiss. The unicorn's eyes slowly closed as she held the moment, her ears relaxing back from the touch.

[Dawn Star]

Dawn's her lips and fiery's lock together her mind goes into a blank state unable to remember the past or to predict the future only to enjoy the present time she was in.Dawn whole body relaxes as her eyes automatically close and her wings wrap around the fiery's body still locked in the kiss.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery's body slowly warmed up as she fell under the spell of the kiss, magic slowly slipping from her control. The world slowly melted away from around her as she only pressed her muzzle against Dawn's that much more.

Her mind raced as she tried to focus solely on the pegasus in front of her and the soft, downy wings wrapped around herself.

[Dawn Star]

Dawn froze in place but her wings the she had wraped around fiery's body felt extremely warm but she didn't mind to much. Everything was so peaceful nothing bothered her ..not the griffons or the destroyed and the past event that made it that way ...there was no dangerous or sad regretful feeling ...nothing was wrong for once in her life ...she finally found harmony and peace again.

[Fiery Essence]

Fiery slowly held Dawn tighter in her forelegs, running a hoof along the pegasus' spine ever so slowly. She didn't move from her position; she didn't want to. All her attention, focus, and care were placed squarely upon the other mare held within her embrace.

[Dawn Star]

Dawn felt the warm stroke of fiery's hoof glide down her spine she enjoyed this feeling her wings tightened there grip around fiery as if they were sending a message of safety to her.

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