-Dashal-

I saw Applejack finally stop crying and by now, all she was doing was whimpering quietly to herself, "I miss him already," she said.

"I know Aj," I knelt beside her and rubbed her back, "At least he came back when he could. Hopefully your mother would do the same."

"I hope so," she took a huge breath in before exhaling it slowly, "But I have a country to save," she stood up, "I gotta go help."

"No, just stay out of the fight for a couple of days," I leaned against her, "Just try and deal with all that has happened today for you."

"Okay," I was shocked that she agreed so easily, "I think I'm gonna go home and rest for a few hours then come back out to the fight."

"No, I said a couple of days. There's going to be a lot more zombies for you to fight in a couple days," all she did was give me a shallow nod before we got to our feet.

"Thank you Dashal," she smiled as she took my hand and kissed it, "Without you, I think that I might have destroyed everything in sight by now."

"Hakuna Matata, Aj. Hakuna Matata," I said.

-Charm-

I was only thinking about what was best for my son, Apple Green. He was so much like an Apple. Sturdy, Strong, and most of all, Stubborn. We lived in a small town south of Manehatten called, Hooved Peak. The zombie plague hasn't reached us yet thank Cosmia. Apple Green and I built a dwelling within the trees for us to live close to the rare species Pygmies. They were tiny creatures no bigger than a 12-inch ruler at full grown height. They even glowed like gems with their differing colours.

Green Apple played soccer with a few of his friends as I watched from the porch. I think it was about time that he found out about his Apple family. He's been so out of place here in Hooved Peak. The people here are Pygmy People. Their tallest person stands at twelve inches. We settled here to help protect them and in return they provided us with food of their people. Mangos and Banana leaves. Of course we help by picking the food.

What I found most cute was Apple Green using his hands to kick the soccer ball around with the Pygmy kids. It was just so wonderful seeing two opposite peoples play together. Pygmies and Giants playing and having fun with each other without there being any conflict or strife. The teen Pygs, is what they are called, were no longer than his hand, but they feared him not. The swarm of Pygs, would climb on top of him to see who could scale the "mountain" faster.

The little multi-coloured gem people were called by their parents to come inside and help make supper. They made high pitched noises of disdain, but listened to their parents nonetheless, "Okay Greenie," a purple one looked up to him, "See ya later tonight, okay?"

"Okay," Apple Green smiled and stroked her head with a finger. The purple Pyg shrilled in happiness before running off with the others. Apple Green watched her as she moved behind a small doorway. When the door closed, Apple Green stood up and brushed the dirt from his pants before walking up to me.

"Someone seems happy," I said to him.

He blushed as he hid his smile, "I do not know what you are talking about mom," he tried his best to put on a stern face; but I could see through his bullshit. Even though he and little Liah were different sizes and species, he liked her. Maybe even loved her. Wouldn't surprise me since they practically grew up together.

"Uh huh," I stood up and lookedhim in the eyes, "I call bullshit! You like her, don't you?"

His face turned red, "Maybe, but please don't tell her," he flinched and looked down. There was an orange Pygmy with a small sparkling gem at hand. Apple Green reached down and splayed his hand before him. He hobbled on and Apple Green then stood fully back up, "What can I do for you, Phinock?"

"I wish to offer you my family's most prized possession," he used both hands to reach out and hold out the little gem in front of him.

"For what?"

"My daughter won't stop talking about how amazing you are and she even told me that she loved you. I wish to offer you the Elder Gem to marry her."

"Oh Phinock, you don't have to give me that."

"Oh but I must. I want you to marry her. Give her all the things that we never could for her. And from what I heard, you love her too. Please, take this as a love tribute and as a marital gift from me," Phinock set the gem into Apple Green's hand, "Please," Phinock looked at my son with pink pleading eyes, "Do this old heart a merrious joy by marrying my daughter."

"Will do Phinock," Apple Green set him back down and balled his hand around the gem.

"I will send Liah out after supper so you two can talk," he smiled before walking off.

"That was nice of him," I said.

"But Liah and I are best friends. I don't know how to ask her to marry her. Besides, I'm like six feet taller than she is. How can we possibly be happy?"

"Love knows no bounds Apple Green."

"I have a question though," his face turned sad, "You don't have to answer if you don't want to. But, what ever happened to my father."

"All you need to know is," I paused because I really don't know how to answer the question. Then I smiled at him and said, "I'm going to just tell you the only thing you ever need to know about your father."

"What would that be?"

"Your daddy was a hero. He fought for what be believed in despite all odds being against him. He died a Hero's Death."

He just nodded, "Okay," he smiled a little, "Thanks mom," the answer I gave him may not have been what he was hoping or wanting to hear; but it was what he needed to hear. Apple Green walked passed me and into the house.

-Dashal-

I looked out of the window and there were people shouting toward us. The only thing keeping them back were the double stacked rows of soldiers surrounding the property. After hearing that the curren Commander has fallen ill and has to take a leave of absence, there has been total anarchy out there, "Dashal?" I heard come from behind me.

"Yes Aj?" I turned around and saw Aj laying down on the couch.

"What am I to do? I'm fifteen and I already have made it to being Commander. Only by default mind you, but still. I am so stressed right now."

Before I could speak the earth trembled a little and red flashing lights popped out of the ceiling, "Aaaah! Shiiiiiit!" Aj jumped up and rushed to a wall with three different coloured helmets. One was green; another red; and the last was black. She grabbed the black one and put it on.

"What is it? What's wrong?" I began freaking out.

"It's Nuc Control. Someone there hit the Nuc button," she put her helmet on.

"That's bad right?"

"Only if you're an organic life form."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I'll explain on the way," the helmet's black glassed face slid down to cover her own face. Her once orange covert tactical suit faded into all black. The only thing that wasn't black about her outfit was her long yellow braid hanging out of the back of her helmet. She stopped right at the door and turned to look at me, "You're Commander until I get back," her muffled voice told me, "Don't wait up."

-Aj-

I walked through the front door and looked at the crowd of shouting and angry people. They all stopped their commotion when they saw me coming out. The guards turned around to look at me and the faces they presented to me were just looks of both fear and of awe, "Dashal is in control until I get back," I told everyone, "So if anyone has anything to say, say it now and I will shut your fucking mouths for you," I waited only a few seconds before pushing my way through the crowd.

-Zacorab-

"What have you done Trixie?" I asked the white haired woman.

"I'm saving the world," she began packing up some tech equipment from the Nuclear Facility.

"By dropping a bomb on Equestria?" I shouted, "This is no way to act Trixie! The one to save multiple dimensions is in Ponyville!"

"Yeah," she scoffed, "Right!" she just began laughing as she locked up the chrome box and strapped it to her back, "And the Black Knight is going to kill me. Father, I understand that you have a religion to stick to, but trust me when I say this. There is no Saviour Being and not Black Knight," her face went pale and it showed much fear.

The way she was looking, she was looking behind me. So I turned to the side and saw a person in all black jogging up to us, "Father," the being spoke as it dipped it's chin before me. The voice was female and that's when I knew who it was.

I looked back at Trixie with a smirk, "The Black Knight doesn't exist, right?"

"This is impossible," the black figure went to the control panel and began twisting knobs and pushing buttons, "The Black Night Doesn't Exist!" she shouted.

"I don't know about this Black Night business," the figure's helmet face slowly went up and it revealed the face of Applejack, "But will you two please shut up and leave so I can concentrate on trying to stabilize all of this hell?"

"Who the hell are you?" Trixie asked.

"I am First Commander Applejack," Applejack went back to her work, "And I would love it if you would just shut up to allow me to think."

"No, I'm trying to save the world."

"By blowing it up?" Applejack retorted, "Yeah, that's not gonna work. I still got people to save."

"You can't save everyone Commander."

Applejack kept her focus on the screens as she spoke, "It's already too late to save everyone Trixie."

Before Applejack could continue, Trixie cut her off, "Then why are you trying to shut down the power to the Nuclear Facility?"

"Because I'm trying to save all those who are left."

"Like who?"

"Ya know, I caught your name earlier," Applejack went to another screen, "Trixie, right? I know of you. Twilight spoke of how you two were rivals back home, but you cheated. And in result, she got banished from Vanhoover because of you. Which is why she moved here," Applejack got into Trixie's face and looked down, "Oh yeah, I know of you Trixie. You think you're doing what is best for people, but you are just trying to do what's best for Trixie. I'm the one actually trying to save all who is left in this country and put an end to this whole zombie situation."

"I'm not allowing you to save the country because there is no country worth saving anymore," Trixie dropped the chrome box and got into a fighting stance.

Applejack's helmet snapped shut, "Then let's dance," they began fighting like they're two masters of fighting. Trixie caught Applejack in the side of the ribs and Applejack stumbled back a little, "Who taught you how to fight?"

"I learned at the school of Apple Brae's."

"Apple Brae has taught you well, but she didn't teach you everything," Applejack moved fast and then froze into a position. She had her fist in a ball as she leaned forward as much as she could with her arms stretched out a little. She stopped her fists right at the center of Trixie's chest and only a few inches away. Trixie held her breath for a bit before exhaling slowly.

"That's what I thought," Trixie smirked evilly, "You can't kill me."

Applejack jutted out both of her Index and Middle fingers into Trixie's chest. A loud whoosh and an invisible force came from Applejack's hand and knocked Trixie all the way back into the cement wall.

Applejack stood straight up and went to a wall where huge plugs clung to it. She walked in between the two large cords and wrapped one arm around each of them. She placed her feet on the wall in front of her and just pushed, "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" an explosion of sparks blew and she finally tore the cords from the sockets. The whole room went dark, "Hey! Priest Man!"

I followed her voice and soon felt a hand wrap itself around my arm. I was pulled every which way until we came into a pulsing red room. In the center of the floor was a circular hatch that Applejack opened, "Down here is the exit. Come with me," she jumped down and landed with a hard thud. I just used the ladder to get down.

I followed her all the way to a room lit by an orange light that hovered above our heads. It was like the sun and it blinded me. Something then went over my head and covered my head. The helmet that was put over my head was like Applejack's. I was able to bare the intensity of the light now.

When my eyes went back to normal, I saw Applejack making her way to the center of the room. In the center of the room I now saw that there were four columns underneath the huge ball of warming light. Those columns were standing in waving waters with some kind of device resting on a platform. Applejack walked into the machine and it wrapped around her waist. When it did, four mechanical appendages lifted themselves into the air. Their movements were like Octopus legs.

Inside the helmet, I heard her voice, "There is a nuclear protection room to your right," she spoke as the appendages wrapped themselves around each column, "Go inside there and you'll be protected."

"What of you?" I asked her.

"I gotta sink this thing in the water. It's now unstable and I have to sink it in order to cushion the explosion."

"You're not gonna make it and I can't allow that to happen."

"Why's that?" I saw her looking at me.

"Because I have to protect you Applejack."

"I don't need protection!" she shouted as the ball of sun began blasting off bits of itself, "GO! NOW!" she shouted.

So I ran toward the vault like door; but before I closed it and looked at her, "Your parents would be proud of you little one."

-Aj-

I saw the Priest run to the large chrome door and he looked at me to say, "Your parents would be proud of you little one."

'Little one?' I thought to myself and I almost forgot about my mission. That's what my mother called me when I was younger. what snapped me back to reality was the shaking and the cracking of the ground underneath me. I looked back up at the ball of light above me and thought, 'PULL!'

The mechanical arms pulled inward and pulled the columns in two. I began jerkishly sinking into the water along with the platform under me, "This is how I mark my name in history," I said to myself, "And be more than just a foot note in human history," the platform's foundation gave way and I was immediately submerged into the water. I couldn't escape because there was only a circled wall around me and the only way was down.

There was no way I could hold my breath long enough to see the bottom. So I accepted my fate. I began thinking about how funny and how ironic what I've said to Dashal has been. I kept telling her that I couldn't stand to lose her, but look where I am. I have sealed my fate, and she will be alone. I told her that it would destroy me if she were to die. But not one second have I actually thought about her feelings in the matter.

So there was only one thing to do. Just accept the fate I have set before me and pray to Cosmia that Dashal will forgive me for what I have done. I began floating down backwards as the air from my lungs screamed for escape. I let it escape and I felt my head going numb along with my lungs. I saw a person floating down toward me with long golden hair and their limbs sprawled out. I feintly made out a face and it looked similar to mine.

She smiled at me as she floated toward me. This woman grabbed my arms and pulled me up so she could hug my waist. She had on a life jacket as she began swimming up. She swam around the "Sun" and floated to the surface of the water. When my head broke the surface, I was pulled out of the water by another person standing at the edge of the wall.

This figure took my helmet off and the water was flushed from my face. I coughed up water and my lungs just burned and I couldn't hardly take it. Water came from my mouth and nose as I rolled over to my hands and knees. When I was done with my coughing fit, I rolled back onto my back and looked into familiar eyes. I looked into the eyes of my mom. They were bigger and greener than mine, "Mommy?" I said softer than I intended for it to be.

"Hello gorgeous," she smiled, "You're okay now."

"Daddy," I said slowly.

"Sssh," she placed a finger on my lips. There was anger and rage in her eyes when I said 'Daddy', "Don't speak; just rest up okay?"

"He's...*pant* *pant*... he's... innocent," her anger melted away.

The last thing I saw was her smiling before I closed my eyes and passed out.