>You see Dash fly over head
>She spots you and Maple and flies towards you
>She looks at the crumpled body you are holding
>Shivering and shuttering
>"W-what happened to her?"
"We have to get her back to the house quick"
>Dash nods her head
>"Put her on my back. I can make it back to your house in 10 seconds flat"
"Good idea"
>You try to calm Maple down a little more
"Maple, you have to go on Dash's back, she's gonna fly you home"
>She hesitantly agrees
>What she is going through is Hell
>You know
>You walked that road years ago
>But to see your sister like that
>Like you
>Makes your bottled up rage explode
>In the Military, they taught you how to kill a pony, without leaving a trace of evidence
>Maybe it's time to put that lesson to use
>Rainbow flies off with Maple on her back at a speed you couldn't count up to
>You need to find him
>And you need to kill him
>You shake your head
>Amber, what are you saying?
>There's NO way you could do that and get away with it
>Plus, killing a pony
>Even though this fucker deserves to die
>For what he did to Maple and you
>You can't justify it to yourself
>You are trying to become a teacher
>Maybe you should just teach him a lesson
>A hard lesson
>But you don't even know where he lives
>And your revenge can wait
>You have a sister to take care of
>You fly as fast as you can home
>Not nearly as fast as Dash
>But you still fly pretty quick
>You finally get to the house and see the door is open
>You walk through and quickly close the door
>You don't want all the hot air getting out
"DASH?"
>She calls out from Maple's room
>"In here"
>You trot to Maple's room and see her holding Dash
>They are both sitting on the bed
>Maple is crying into her shoulder
>Dash looks up to you
>Dash's eyes are red
>She looks very upset
>Like she want to cry with Maple, even though she doesn't know what's going on
>You've never seen Dash get so distraught
>You walk over and sit on the small bed next to Maple, and hold her tight
"Dash, could you get her a glass of water please?"
>She nods and get's off the bed to fetch your sister her drink
>Maple is still sobbing to herself
"Shhh Maple...It's okay...Everything is gonna be okay"
>She shakes her head
>She lets out a few hiccups
>You put your wing around her and lay the both of you down
>The two of you are now laying on her bed
>She's holding you tight, crying uncontrollably
>And you just sit lay there
>Holding her
>Planning on what you are going to do with Pennant
>He's gonna wish he never fucked with you two in the first place
>Dash comes back with the glass of water in a few minutes
>By now Maple has drifted asleep
>She must be exhausted
>You know you were
>Dash puts the water by her bedside table
>You look down at Maple's face
>Red from tears
>t breaks your heart
>What did this asshole do
>You know what he did
>And it makes you shake with anger
>You give Maple a kiss goodnight on her forehead
>You walk out of the room and turn off the lights
>You and Dash walk out the room
>"What the fuck happened Amber?"
"That asshole hurt my sister...That's what happened."
>She looks at you
>"How did you know she was in trouble"
>You take a deep breath
"Because that same asshole did it to me...years ago"
>Dash's eyes widen
"He raped me, and now he raped my sister"
>Her eyes water, as do yours
>She walks over to you and gives you a hug
>"It's okay Amber...We're gonna get this asshole"
>Then it dawns on you
>If you remembered in time Maple wouldn't be in that crying in that room
>If only you remembered
>You could've stopped it
>You could've saved her
>Just like you could've saved your squadmates
>No Amber
>This is not your fault
>You have to stop blaming yourself for these things
>It's time to get up and do something
>No more sitting back and crying
>You wipe the tears away from your face
>You pull away from her hug
"Let's go"
>"What? Where?
>You roll your eyes
"We're gonna find Pennant, and were gonna kick the shit out of him!"
>She sighs
>"Trust me, I wanna beat up this asshole as much as you, but do you really think this is the right time? I mean, with Maple like this?"
>You look back to Maple's room behind you
>You just want to get this bastard before he leaves
>If he leaves
>He left a couple of days after spreading the rumors about you
>You had no idea where he went
>But he's back again
"We have to go now, he might be gone by tomorrow"
>"Believe me, I wanna get him too. But NOW is not the time Amber. We have to stay with Maple, just incase something happens to her. And do you even know where this asshole lives?"
>She's got a point
>You'd expect Dash to be more gung ho about this
"Dash...This is my sister...He can't get away with this"
>She looks down at the ground
>"Okay, lets find this asshole, and let's deal with him"
>She's got your back
>Like always
>"Should we take anything? Like to defend our selves?"
>What is she saying?
>You're only a trained soldier and she is only the fastest flier in Equestria
>The fight will be over before it starts
"I think we can handle ourselves against a piece of trash like him"
>You go into Maple's room and whisper in her ear
"I'll be back soon, I promise"
>You give her a kiss before locking the door and heading into the streets
>The two of you fly above Ponyville, looking for anything that can help you find him
>You check the sportstore, which is now closed
>You ask pedestrians, but no leads
>It's starting to look pretty bleak
>"Hey Amber...Before...You said you were raped? I-is that true?"
>You look to your marefriend who is flying next to you
"Yeah, but it was a long time ago...I'm fine now, just angry again. He's not gonna get away with this again. Not after what he did to my sister"
 
>Finally, you get a lead from a trotter
>"I saw a mare and a stallion a while ago, they walked to that bar all the way on the outskirts...But I wouldn't go there. I heard they have some sort of cult or something"
>The bar outside of town
>There's only one bar all the way out there that normal ponies never go to
>'Mein Getränk'
Sorry Gerfriends
>You told Maple to not be naive
>And he took her to that crummy place
>How did she not suspect something was up?
>That place has bad news written all over it
>That doesn't matter, all that matters is you follow a lead
 
>You get to the bar, but everyone has left
>Only a bartender is there
>"What can I fix you for?"
"Did you see a mare with a beanie and a scarf come here a little while ago?"
>He closes on of his eyes
>"I'm not sure, maybe something can help me jog my memory"
>You look at Dash behind you
"How bout a little slack for a veteran?"
>He laughs
>"Oh, you're gonna have to do better than that!''
>"Hey listen buddy, have you seen her or not?"
>Rainbow Dash raises her voice
>"You know what? I haven't seen her. Now I politely ask you to get the FUCK out of my bar"
>You fly over the counter with rage in your eyes
>You grab him by his shoulders
"I swear to God, if you don't tell me where she went, I will personally beat you into a coma! Do you understand?"
>He is startled by your aggressive move
>"Okay okay! She left about an hour ago with a stallion"
>You hold him tighter
"WHERE"
>You hiss through your teeth
>You look back at Dash
>She seems pretty uncomfortable with the situation at hoof
>But some things must be done
>"How am I supposed to know? I was here the whole time!"
>You shake your head and let him go
"Thanks for your time"
>You take a bit out of and put it on the counter and leave the bar
>You look at the dirt road outside the bar
"Dash, can you hand me one of those flashlights?"
>She takes one out and gives it to you
>Once turning it on, you stare at the ground
>After a minute of staring, you manage to find a set of prints
>Two ponies, walking in unison
>Damn did those tracking lessons come in handy
"Dash, I found a trail. Let's follow it"
>The two of you follow the pony tracts for a while
>The temperature has to be in the high 30's already
>It's basically freezing out!
>And once the tracts meet a real road, they vanish
>But there are only a few houses out here
>You are getting warmer
>The two of you examine the houses in this small neighborhood
>The houses here are small
>Probably for the 'less fortunate' ponies
>The ones that are down on their luck, and need some place cheap to crash
>One house stands out among the rest
>Upon inspection, you find that the windows are boarded up with plywood
>"This doesn't seem right Amber. This has to be the house"
>You look round the property some more
>Bottles and trash line the ground
>A stench of garbage penetrates the brisk smell of autumn
>You and Dash walk up to the door
"Dash, you stay back at first. If I get into trouble, I'll call you"
>She nods and hides behind a bush
>You knock on the poorly conditioned door
>A few minutes pass
>You knock again, this time a little louder
>Nothing
>Now you slam the door
>You head steps from inside
>You duck under the peep hole, trying to hide your identity
>The door opens
>And there
>He
>Isn't?
>An old Stallion opens the door
>Probably the age of Granny smith
>"I DON'T WANT NONE OF YOUR FUCKING FOALSCOUT COOKIES YOU LITTLE PRICK!"
>He spits on you and slams the door
>You walk away from the, wiping the spit off of your coat
>Well, so much for that lead
>Dash comes out from the bushes
>"What the Hell happened?"
>You wipe the rest of the his saliva off of you
"It wasn't the right house..."
>Fuck
>You were so sure too
>It has to be around her somewhere
"C'mon, lets keep looking"
>The two of you explore the town some more
>Checking the back roads for hidden houses
>Then you see a house
>Tucked in between two other houses
>A pennant flies from the porch
>This is it
>This has to be it
>You notify Dash and she get's into position again
>You knock on the door and duck
>You hear hoofsteps approaching
>The door opens
>You stand up
>And you see him
>Pennant, standing right there
>In front of you
>The pony
>No
>The monster that raped you and your sister
>Is standing right in front of you
>With a smile on his face