Chapter four
author notes: okay I probably know what you're thinking. A bright light really? Well it's all I could come up with. Now this chapter is a little cheesy. Meh enjoy
"hey hey buddy! Wake up!"
Shawn jumped accidentally pulling the trigger on the control stick. Luckily he took out the ammo for the guns so all there was, was a loud clicking sound. He looked around and saw a cyan colored Pegasus with a rainbow colored mane and tail flying right in front of him.
"don't do that" he said.
"yeah we'll maybe next time you won't hurt the wonderbolts" she said glaring at him.
"yeah we'll maybe next time thought won't get in my way" he said climbing out of the cockpit, "besides I wasn't trying to hit them"
"yeah we'll you did" she said.
"uh huh yeah" Shawn said, "do you need something because I have work to do" he turned around and walked towards the stack of ammunition he had stacked the other day. Checking them to make sure they were all there.
He turned back asking the Pegasus,"hey...what's your name"
"rainbow dash! Fastest flyer in all of equestria!" she boasted.
Not for long Shawn thought, "well rainbow dash do you know where I can get some thin metal plates"
Rainbow shrugged and said, "try the blacksmith"
"oh yeah" Shawn said as he turned around and walked town. He looked for the blacksmith and on the way caught a few glares from the many ponies that roamed the street. He finally reached the shop he was looking for. Luckily for him the door was high enough for him to walk in since he was about the height of celestia.
"hey anyone here" Shawn called out, "I'm looking for some thin metal plates"
A pony covered in coal dust came from a door and jumped at the sight of Shawn. The pony asked in a shivering voice,"w...what do y...you want"
"I need some thin metal plates" Shawn repeated himself. The pony pointed to a shelf saying," their r...right there"
"wait so I don't have to pay" Shawn asked.
The pony shook his head," n...no please take them and leave"
Shawn shrugged and he grabbed a box of the metal plates he found to be the right thickness. As he was leaving he said over his shoulder, "thanks"
He walked back to his plane to find rainbow dash inspecting his plane,"hey don't touch anything" he yelled over to rainbow.
"I wasn't touching anything" rainbow retorted.
"uh huh" Shawn looked at the damaged wing remembering that he needed a blowtorch to weld the plates on,"hey rainbow do you guys have a blowtorch around here"
"what's a blowtorch" rainbow asked.
"it's a tool that shoots out a flame. I use it for heating metal and connecting it to other metal" Shawn explained.
"oh uhh I don't think we have one but maybe spike can help" she said, "follow me we can ask him together"
"fine" Shawn said following rainbow as she flew overhead.
Catching some more glares from ponies Shawn and rainbow made it to what seemed to be a house that was a tree.
"here we are" rainbow said landing on the ground. She walked up to the door and knocked. The door opened and there was a small baby dragon with purple scales and green rounded spikes standing behind the door.
"oh hey rainbow" he said and he saw Shawn standing behind her. He yelped and ran back inside to hide behind the table. Rainbow and Shawn walked in. Shawn looked around the house realizing that it was actually a library. He stood in the middle of the room with his arms crossed as rainbow tried to explain to spike what they needed.
"what's going on down there" a voice said from upstairs.
Shawn looked over his shoulder at the stairs seeing twilight walk down them. He spun around and said, "you! You live here!"
"yes I do" twilight said," how'd did you leave the castle"
"the princess took me here" he answered.
"well what do you want" twilight asked.
"rainbow over there thought it might be a good idea to use your...dragon I might say, to weld some metal plates on my jet" Shawn said.
"how long do you plan on using him" twilight asked.
"not too long" he said.
"very well you can borrow him but I'm coming too" she said.
"fine" he said whirling around heading for the exit.
"come on you two" twilight said.
Spike came out from behind the table.
"where we going" he asked
"we are going to help Shawn" she said, "and I don't want to hear complaining"
The group of four walked back to the jet. Spike eyeballing Shawn the whole way. They reached the sitting jet finding some fillies looking at it but when they saw Shawn coming they scattered.
" okay ...spike I need you to attach these plates to those holes in the wing right there, they need to be welded on and since you're a dragon you can use your breath to do that" Shawn ordered.
Spike looked at twilight, she nodded and he walked over climbing onto the wing. Shawn handed him the first plate and spike breathed his green flame on it turning it orange. Spike then laid the plate on the wing bending it to fit. Since he is a dragon the heated metal did not hurt him. He repeated this about seven times. When he was done Shawn thanked him and twilight and spike left.
" we'll I have to go now" rainbow said," later"
Shawn set out reloading his guns when applejack walked up dragging a long cart behind her.
" will this work" she asked.
" it's fine" he answered.
He had her pull it underneath the wing. Shawn moved to the wing disconnecting the two missiles he had underneath the wing. He still had the two sidewinders on the very end of both wings. He asked applejack to roll the missiles next to town so he could see better since the sun was setting. She did that and Shawn said that she could have the wagon back tomorrow.
"y'all behave now" she said leaving.
Shawn waved after her. He then shifted his gaze down to the missiles. He needed to check to make sure they would be alright for the next flight. He worked for about three hours digging around the inside of the two missiles. Some ponies came over and watched but when he attached the last piece to the missile he got up and stretched. Shawn grabbed the harness and pulled the wagon back to the f-18 where he reattached the missiles.
He retired to the cockpit for yet another night, this time he closed the canopy. He fell slowly asleep. But before going to sleep he whispered to himself smiling," foxtrot 4 over and out"
Author notes: okay that's another chapter uploaded for the mass. There should only be one more slightly cheesy chapter. Please r & r. I would love to have some suggestions for my next stories. Hate reviews will be ignored.