Chapter 10
Mount Freefall, Mineshaft, Equestria
Evening, 1 day
Sergeant Darius 'Breaker' Trace
"Um, Mineral Flare? Are you positive this is safe?" Mineral scowled, spitting her circle of a sled out of her mouth. "Well, duh. What fun is it if its completely safe. But don't worry, there is a 80% chance we wont die." Wow, great odds.
It has been a whole day since the papers were signed, and Mineral Flare was free to leave and come as she chose. Granted, she decided to continue working at the mines, so that she could get enough money to begin going her travels.
All the Miners were given the day off, however, when Warden Deadeye didn't come out of his office that day. The other warden, Warden Gold Hoof, decided to let everyone go, partially because he didn't know what to do, and partially because he was a lazy son of a *****(Censor! Honestly, Kids are reading this!).
So, Mineral Flare decided that they both did something that day to officially celebrate the day. And that apparently meant sledding off the top of a mountain.
It had taken most of the day to hike it, and I will tell you, it was not that enjoyable. I mean, I would love going to the Swiss Alps or going to Austria when I was a kid. But this? Dear goodness, Princess Celestia HAD to make this day the hottest I had ever been in? Thanks, Princess Celestia.
The only real enjoyable part of the hike was, of course, Mineral Flare. One of the only reasons I didn't give up half way, come to think of it. I looked down the steep mountain again, gulping. The snow only went halfway down the mountain, and then rocks. Ok, maybe a pony who has lived in the rock her whole life would enjoy that. I am not positive at all that I would.
I turned again towards Mineral, dropping my sled. "Well, dang, Mineral. I didn't know that you wanted your first day of freedom to be your last." Mineral smiled, rolling her eyes in mock annoyance.
"Common, Breaker, you have to learn to take some chances! This is as great a place to start as any." I looked again over the cliff, saying, "Are you sure this is a great place to star... OOMPH!" I dropped butt first onto my sled as Mineral Flare's sled rammed into my legs. I shook my head, Staring as Mineral drove out across the mountain, throwing huge whoops into the air.
I groaned, knowing that there was no going back. I prayed to God for my safety, and jumped off after her.
The speed that I went at was unlike anything I had ever experienced. Feeling the wind in my hair, and feeling it rush around me, I started getting into the high of the moment. Whooping loudly, I put my whole body onto the sled, gaining speed from my aerodynamic trick. Soon, I was right next to Mineral Flare, despite her lead on me.
She smiled, her pony tailed mane waiving in the breeze. "See?" She screamed over the wind. "It isn't that bad, is it?" I smiled and nodded, turning completely towards her. That's when it happened.
I don't know what happened or what came over me, it just... happened. I looked at her, and time slowed to a stop. I noticed every detail about her. How her torch like mane slowly became undone from the long ponytail it was in, how her eyes like dying embers glistened with a happiness and joy, how white smile glistened in the sunlight. Then, in slow motion, she turned towards me, and her smile veeeeery slowly dimmed.
"Breaker, look out!" I barely had time to register, as I left the snow and hit the first rock. My sled, because it was turned sideways to face Mineral, collided with a big rock, and I went flailing through the air. I landed with a thud on a pile of snow, which formed a wall behind me. I lay there for a minute, dazed. Mineral stops next to me, looking me over.
"Are you crazy? What happened back there?" I stared into her eyes, not knowing how to respond. Should I tell her about what happened back there? "Uh, sun got in my eyes. Yah." She blinked once, then smiled again. That wonderful, dashing smile. "Well, at least you are not hurt." I sat up, surprised to not feel any pain in any of my bones or muscles. "Ya, ya. So, you wanna try to get to the bottom?"
To my surprise, she shook her head, and laid down on her sled, which was right next to mine. "You know what? I think we should just catch our breath, you know? I mean, this is a very nice spot. Common, the sun is going to set soon!" I looked over, and was surprised to see that she was right. The sun was lowering over the mountain. I turned towards it and looked at it. It was a magnificent sun set.
Then, I almost jumped when I felt something nuzzle into my side. I looked down as I saw Mineral Flare snuggling into my jacket (Made specially by Floras Tailor Shop...Common, the price to get it was free advertising!), and making a cute, content sigh. I sighed as well, leaning back onto the cold, yet refreshing snow, my eyes closing as the sun was completely out of sight. Thanks, Princess Celestia.
Greetings, loyal viewers! I would just like to thank you guys for all your love and support. I never expected my story to get this far, yet here it is, reaching 1,500 views! Woohoo! But now, I need you as the reader to do something. As you saw from both this chapter and a couple previous chapters, we see Breaker starting to have feelings for Mineral Flare. So, I want every single one of you readers (Yes, I am talking to YOU!) to tell me if I should or should not go down the romantic road. If not, then they will be simple friends. If so, then trust me, it will not turn into asappy love affair. Trust me, it will get pretty Die hard! I just want my fans permission before I begin anything I might regret later.