"Manos "PTSDash" by Anonymous poster"
By HumanSuperiority (https://pastebin.com/u/HumanSuperiority)

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Created on: Tuesday 22nd of September 2015 04:24:27 PM CDT
Retrieved on: Saturday 31 of October 2020 03:40:58 PM UTC


I did not write this, this was posted by an Anon in the Manos Hands of Fate thread, all credit goes to him/her

this green may or may not contain spoilers.


>be Rainbow Dash
>you are the element of loyalty
>but others gave so much more
>you had to prove that you were worthy of being called 'loyalty'
>you join up at the local recruitment station
>it was all fine at first
>you had a easy job
>patrols now and then, cleaning gear, keeping ponies safe
>you get promoted
>now you are a member of a special few
>you're one of the best
>pride swells inside you
>you get to meet all kinds of ponies!
>you get to prove you are worth the title of 'loyalty'
>war is declared
>get shipped out along with your new friends and commander
>serve in the single most violent battle in Equestrian history
>you now have the Highest Kill count in the world
>maybe of all time
>return home
>your old friends don't know what its like
>they ask questions constantly 
>they think its an adventure...
>you still see the faces of the ponies who died
>you still smell the smoke and ash
>you taste the sweat, the tears, the blood
>you can sometimes hear the screams of the dying
>they cry out for mothers, fathers, wives, and husbands.
>your friends don't understand, they cant understand..
>they think you are just overreacting 
>you stop talking with them
>you are alone
>no one appreciated your sacrifice for them
>you are loyalty
>you have become an hero