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// Intermission 2 
// Story: Rainbow Dash: Ponyville Assassin 
// by sbloom85 
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	The screen slides open and Xander was standing over Silver Soldier once again. "Time to get out, Silver." The Griffon said calmly and almost friendly. "Miss Spirit feels that you're spending too much time in the device."

Silver Soldier looks over to a window and realizes the Griffon was right as it's been dark for a while. He looks over to Xander, who is opening the door to his room. He lets out an annoyed groan and trots to his room. "I guess I'll see you in the morning."

"Do get some rest, Silver. We have a long way to go yet." Xander says before closing and locking up the door.





Silver Soldier grumbles before trotting to the bathroom. "Helluva month, Silver." He says to himself, examining himself in the mirror briefly before heading to the shower stall.

During his shower, Silver would think back to the Badlands. His mother died when he was still a young colt and was never on the best terms with his father. They had always been secretive about this battle of theirs and would never explain it to him. Until he left the settlement, he was always taught that the Alicorns of old would return some day and return order to Equestria. When or how, nopony knew. Why they left was never revealed, but Silver thought that it had something to do with Lightning Dust and Gilda's bosses.

Time to dry off. It would be easier if he could use his wings to handle the towel. His father would always warn him of the dangers of the outside world, but Silver never listened. He got bored of seeing the same group of Pegasi and Unicorns day after day and vowed to himself that he would live his life as a normal pony. He could've picked Cloudsdale, Fillydelphia, Manehattan or even Baltimare to live in. Ponyville, Appleloosa and Dodge Junction were no longer on the map and they hadn't been in nearly five hundred years. So why Canterlot, Unicorn capitol of Equestria? Call it historical interest.

He always wanted to enter the old castle, see the stained glass artwork that depicted Equestria's many victories, from Discord's first defeat to the liberation of the Crystal Empire, another place that had been long abandoned.

Silver climbs into his bed, his world was a bleak one at best. Every creature, Pony, Dragon, Minotaur, Griffon, were all being controlled by this select few, but the one thing they still had was their free will, which this organization wanted to eliminate as well. Why though? What purpose would it serve them if everyone was a mindless drone like an average Changeling was?

The Changelings... another fabled species and one of the few species that resisted to the very end. Through stories, he learned they suffered a major defeat at the hooves of Prince Shining Armor and Princess Cadance, but they were able to secure a peace treaty with Princess Celestia, but it wasn't enough for protection.





Morning came and no Xander to wake him up. Silver trots to the door and opens it up, seeing Xander at his computer in the back and FS calibrating the device. "Good morning." The groggy Pegasus says.

"Good morning, Silver." A chipper FS says. "There's some coffee on the table."

Silver approaches the table and pours himself a cup of coffee that was definitely from the outside. "You shouldn't have." He says. "What's with the special treatment?"

Xander scoffs. "You'll find out soon, Mister Soldier." The Griffon says, moving away from his computer. "Now get in the device."

Silver groans. "Really? I haven't been up for ten minutes."

Xander waves him over. "You'll have plenty of time to wake up later. This next part should be quick enough."

Silver finishes his cup of coffee and climbs onto the device. "Whatever you say, Xander."

The screen slides over his face and flickers to a white screen.