Chapter eight

Almost time

Author notes: alright I know it been a long time since I've uploaded a real chapter and I must say I'm sorry for that. For any of you lovely readers out there you should know that finals are next week so that means I have to crack down on my studying which means there may be a small break from the uploading. Oh and one more thing, I don't mean to be a little bitch but if you have your oc in the story I would appreciate if you reviewed it. It just seems like common curtsey. Also remember if your oc is not in the story, that doesn't mean you can't leave a review XD. Alright I'm done bitching. Thank you to all those who review every chapter. It helps with morale.

Luna stood on her hind legs strapped to the flag pole as she was kicked at and beaten by Legion soldiers as they passed carrying equipment. Even some of the mares who weren't soldiers came just to hurt her. Soon enough everypony got tired of inflicting pain on Luna and just left her strapped to the pole. Luna lifted her head from its hanging position as she heard somepony walk towards her, she sighed as she saw Moon Blaze with Kill Streak.

"Have you come to hurt me too?" Luna asked looking back down at the ground.

"No." Blaze answered as he walked closer," I wanted to apologize for what's happening."

"I appreciate you trying to apologize, but that won't change what's happening." Luna replied.

"Why don't you break out with your magic?" Streak asked staying a couple of feet away from her.

"Don't you think I've tried? Also do recall when I first tried to break out they put this accursed collar on me." Luna said nodding to the metal collar around her neck.

"That restricts any magic from the user." Blaze said to himself.

Luna looked at Blaze," So now what?"

Blaze took a deep breath," I guess the only thing to do is to talk to the Captain to see if he can talk to the Major General."

"He's still cold from what I hear." Streak said as he looked to his side seeing Scripture walk up.

"Ah the alicorn princess." Scripture said in a mocking tone," The worst of the Pegasi and unicorns." he then spat at Luna's hooves.

"Cut out the racist bullshit corporal." Blaze said glaring back at Scripture.

Scripture scoffed and looked Luna over before walking over to a tree where he sat down and watched the Legion soldiers run back and forth preparing for the assault.

Blaze slid his machete out of its sheath and began to cut Luna's ropes before Luna stopped him," We don't need two of us on your Major General's bad side."

"To be honest Luna, I still don't like you very much, but no pony deserves to be tied to a flagpole and beaten." Blaze said.

"I can handle it for now." Luna said," I'm not as fragile as you think."

Blaze stood there quietly and then sighed," Fine."

"I'm just going to leave now." Streak said and slowly backed up looking around seeing that several soldiers were looking in their direction.

"Well, I'll be around so if you need anything just let me know." Blaze said walking towards the hospital.

Luna watched him leave and then closed her eyes and resumed her silence as she heard more soldiers came to her to deliver some beatings.

"Just let me walk down the hall at least." Silent Wind said to the nurse who was changing the saline solution going to his IV.

"I'm sorry Captain, but I have strict orders to keep you bedridden." The nurse said as she stepped back and levitated a spoonful of food in front of Wind's face," Hungry?"

"For the millionth time, no I am not hungry! I want to get out of this bed!" Wind said turning his head to the side making it so that the spoon holding the food was out of his face.

The nurse sighed and levitated the spoon back onto the plate and then walked out into the hall to tend to her other patients but she was stopped as Blaze walked up behind her.

"Nurse?" Blaze asked.

"Hm?" The nurse said turning around," Yes?"

"Is he awake?" Blaze asked gesturing to Silent Wind's room.

"And being a little bitch." The nurse said quickly turning away and walking into another room.

Blaze cocked his head to the side in confusion for a slight moment but then looked inside the room seeing Wind stretching his leathery bat wings.

"I'm relieved to see you awake." Blaze said stepping all the way into the room.

"How long was I out? The damn nurse just keeps trying to feed me like a colt!" Wind said folding his wings and laying back.

"Right... Well you were out for most of today and well, you passed out last night so not that long." Blaze said walking over to a chair and sat down.

Wind watched Blaze sit down and then studied the stallion's face," Something wrong, Blaze?" Wind said breaking the silence that had starts to hover in the room.

"Things have gotten out of hoof." Blaze said.

"come out with it Blaze, I don't like being in the fog of confusion." Wind said crossing his front legs.

"Luna is tied to the flagpole where almost every resident of the base has beaten her and the Major General is preparing for war against Canterlot."

Wind laid in his bed looking at Blaze with a look of doubt on his face," The Major General would never allow that to happen to a prisoner, remember he was the one who came up with the prisoner policy."

"Then go tell that to Luna." Blaze said dryly.

Wind and Blaze sat in silence for a couple of minutes as they stared at each other before Silent Wind made the first move which was biting his IV and pulling the needle out of his leg. He stretched his wings and was able to use them to give him support to move to the side of the bed. Blaze rushed over to the side of Wind's bed helping him to get up.

"Are you sure you're up to this?" Blaze asked.

"I've been with Legion since I was born and this not how we operate!" Wind yelled getting to his hooves and walking out into the hall.

Vintage Scripture where sat underneath the tree for quite some time watching the hustle and bustle of the base as it prepared for war. Here ever a couple of glances from soldiers hauling cargo as if they were asking for help but all Scripture did was just smile back them, he could care less about helping them. Hey they were getting it done so why should he interfere with it.

As the soldiers hauled the cargo away Scripture moved from his siting position and laid his back against the trunk of the tree, he moved around a bit trying to get comfortable against the hard bark of the tree and was also trying to get the afternoon sun out of his face. He cradled his M14 rubbing the lenses of it ACOG sight with a cloth he produced from his jacket he currently wore. As he continued to clean the lenses he looked up at a unicorn mare that walked past him, crying as she tried to hide something that looked like metal. Scripture stopped his cleaning and watched the mare walk up to Luna who had just received a fresh beating from a Legion soldier. Luna looked up at the mare coming over to her and stared silently.

When the mare reached Luna she was crying madly with tears constantly falling off her face. The unicorn mare levitated what she was hiding, which was a knife and held it high above her head.

"B- Because of you my husband is dead..." The mare stammered through her tears.

Luna stared at the knife," I -I didn't try and kill anypony."

"Shut up! He's dead because of you and now I'm alone!" The mare yelled and brought the knife down as she closed her eyes.

The mare expected to hear Luna cry out in pain and to feel the splatter of her blood against her coat but instead she heard the distinct sound of metal against metal. She slowly opened her eyes and saw the barrel of a gun underneath the point of the knife. She looked to her side in confusion and saw Scripture standing there with no expression.

"Go home." Scripture said softly.

"But I need to do this!" The mare yelled back and lifted the knife again for another strike. Scripture drew his M14 back and at the knife as if it's baseball sending it flying behind the mare.

"Go home and gather your senses. Then come back to me and tell me if you still want her dead." Scripture said slinging his mare stared at Scripture before quietly turning around and running back to where she lived.

Luna breathed a sigh of relief as Scripture turned around and looked at her," You owe me a new gun barrel." He said before going back to his tree and lying down.

Wind limped through the hospital trying to keep his weight off of his casted leg and completely ignored the three nurses that now followed him trying to get him back to his bed. As Wind neared the door of the hospital he saw the media who had patched him up leaning against a support beam staring at him.

"You're not ready yet." The Medic said.

Wind glanced at him and the expression on his face told the medic everything," Let him go." He said to the nurses as Wind walked out of the hospital quickly followed by Blaze.

Wind shielded his eyes as he stepped into the hot afternoon sun but then lowered it as his eyes adjusted and flapped his wing a couple of times before jumping slightly and hovered above the ground flying forward. Blaze followed suit and watched Wind as he flew towards a tent canopy with several of the main leaders of Legion residing underneath it's shade chattering over what approach they should take on their attack on Canterlot. Wind's approach captured the attention of a few of the leaders and they walked out to greet him.

Silent Wind landed in the middle of the gathering groups of officers but quickly pushed through them as he saw the Major General wearing full battle gear and was staring at a map.

"We need to talk sir." Wind said limping over to him.

"It's good to see you up and about Captain but I can't talk now." The Major General replied and took a pencil drawing a circle around an area of the everfree forest on the map.

Silent Wind glared at him and swiped his casted hoof across the table making everything that sat on it fall onto the ground," What the hell do you think you're doing strapping a prisoner to a flagpole and letting her receive beatings at the will of everypony!?"

The Major General stood his ground and glared at Wind," Do not question my judgment, captain!" Wind's title was drenched in threats as the Major General said it.

"You were the one who came up with the prisoner policy of that they should be treated like a guest but with constant guarding!" Wind replied.

"Master Sergeant!" The Major General said seeing Blaze walk up," Get the Captain back to the hospital. He is not yet fit to resume his duties."

"He's with me sir." Wind said.

"I'm going to give you three seconds to walk away and I'll forget about this conversation."

"I'm not going anywhere until Luna is cut down and is treated like a real pony."

"Then I am placing an order that you and Master Sergeant Blaze are not fit for duty and will be stripped of you rank after Canterlot is taken. Guards!" The Major General ordered two Legion guards to come over to him," Take the Captain to the prison hospital and the Master Sergeant to the detention cells."

"Think about this!" Wind yelled as he struggled away from the guard," This isn't you!"

"Things have changed! They attacked our home! Get him out of my sight!"

The guard grabbed Wind and led him away from the Major General was well as Blaze.

"And somepony bring me Luna! I need to talk to her about her beloved Canterlot." The Major General said picking up the scattered maps and pencils.

Author notes: thanks for reading and remember to leave a review! I hope to be getting back on track after finals so just stick with me. I do have a life ._. Just joking but seriously I do have things to do other then write so please take that into consideration.