Title:           Dogs of War (FR One-Shot)
Author:          Th3seus
Pastebin link:   http://pastebin.com/PAhSiyKF
First Edit:      Tuesday 29th of January 2013 06:22:59 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Tuesday 29th of January 2013 06:22:59 PM CDT

I lost track of whether or not this was ironic. Regardless, enjoy.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gqjJWxBMf8
>”I’m… I’m so sorry, Anon…”
>She’s weak, the wound she’s suffered is starting to bleed even through the pressed cloth
Don’t speak, Fluttershy. You’re… you’re going to make it.
>A large dragon swoops over your dug trench, dropping a keg close to it
>It explodes, dirt erupting in a column, peppering the area in fine pieces
>The boom is deafening, and you clamp your body over Fluttershy to protect her
>A p0ny not far from you pops up from the trench and charges
>Another to your other side falls back into the trench
>She hits the ground hard, her helmet popping off and rolling
>The bullet pierced right through into her skull
>You check Fluttershy’s wound
>It’s only worse, the bullet is deep
>”I’m sorry… I didn’t want it to turn out like that, it’s just…”
>She closes her eyes
>”I… I needed you to see my love…”
>A pegasus slams hard into the dirt above the trench
>You look up to the sky
>The dogfighting is not looking up for our side
>The sound of more bullets firing toward the trench grates on your ears
It’s alright, Fluttershy, you didn’t do any harm.
>A tear rolls down your cheek
>You’ve made the realization by this point
Maybe…
>You sob a little
Maybe once this whole war is over, we could… go on a date, give it a… a real try…
>They’re freely flowing now, streaming down your face
>”I’d… like that, Anon…” she says
>”They’re advancing!!” a p0ny yells, “A whole battalion of unicorns!”
>You can’t see above the trench
>But you know things have only gone to shit
>”Anon…”
>You focus back down to Fluttershy
>She’s breathing heavily
>She… doesn’t have much time left
>”Just know that… even with what I did to you… that I… love you…”
>She closes her eyes, chest heaving up and down
>You pull her close to you and hold her
>Another deafening blast, inside the trench
>Dirt and supplies careen throughout the area
I… love you too…
>Her chest stops moving
>You release your grip and look down to the mare
Fluttershy…
>She’s not moving
Fluttershy… wake up… wake up! Fluttershy!
>You shake her, but she doesn’t respond
>Even in…
>Even in death, she’s so serene
>Why were you so harsh to her? She was only showing her emotions any way she could
>You could have given her a chance, but…
>These bastards…
>They took her from you
>Sobbing, you start to evaluate your life
>Your service
>What could you do…?
>You swing the rifle off of your back and check your magazine
>…empty
>You slam it down in frustration
>You couldn’t do it… you couldn’t avenge her
>You couldn’t help your p0ny comrades
>You gaze to your left
>Bodies and injured coat the ground
>Your right… not much different
>The alive p0nies are giving it their all
>Their everything
>What are you doing? What are you giving?
>You sigh
>Then, it hits you…
>You swing around your backpack and check the contents
>…it’s still there
>The device Princess Twilight gave to you before her…
>…public execution
>…
>…this was for her too
>You had to
>For P0nyville
>You gaze at Fluttershy’s body
>For… her
>You grip the device in your hands
>And hop up out of the trench
>The scene is grisly
>Almost none of your brothers and sisters remain
>A swarm of unicorn come stomping toward you
>You just… laugh
>This was for them
>You take a step
>An explosion to your right
>There goes your hearing
>You don’t care
>The unicorn open fire
>Bullets and blasts of magic whizz past you
>You don’t care
>You keep walking
>A bullet hits, connecting straight into your shoulder
>You stumble, and grit your teeth
>It’ll take… more than that to stop you
>One more step
>Snap!
>Another, right into your collar bone
>But you brush it off
>Slowly, you continue your steps
>Bam! Leg
>Another in the stomach
>One… more… step…
>You ignore the pain…
>Forearm
>You drop a knee
>You’ve come so far…
>Blood trickles from your mouth
>You collapse onto the ground, struggling to stay conscious
>The unicorn battalion passes you
>They laugh heartily as they do
>”Leave the monkey be! He’s dead like the rest of them!”
>One spits
>They continue marching past you
>But they don’t notice…
>You’re smiling
>Laughing, even…
>You’ve hit the button on the device
>A red numeric countdown starts from 00:05
>One walking past notices
>His face shows confusion
>00:04
>Wonder
>00:03
>Realization
>00:02
>”The monkey!”
>00:01
>”He’s got a--!”
>00:00
>For Fluttershy…
>Nearly the entire battlefield lights up
>A huge purple colored explosion engulfs you and the unicorn around you
>It travels back into the bulk of the enemy soldiers
>It passes over your trench, sparing your comrades and injured
>It’s absolutely deafening
>It roars with ferocity
>It encompassed the Element of Magic
>And it wreaked havoc
 
>A p0ny with a cigar pops his head up from the trench
>Where the unicorn were is now… nothing…
>The path is cleared, their soldiers rattled
>Now’s the time
>He takes out his cigar and exhales a breath of smoke
>”Anon… that sunovabitch…”
>He blots out the cigar on the ground
>”MEN! WOMEN! MOOOVE OUT!!”
>The other p0nies who witnessed the eradication cheer, their spirits up
>They hop out of the trench and charge
>Although you were no longer there
>And your sacrificed promised nothing
>It gave them hope, and morale
>And… it was worth it
>For Princess Twilight
>For… Fluttershy…