I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.

~Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Time to kick some butt." Rainbow Dash muttered under her breath. She was training for the upcoming fight with Tirek. After he killed, or actually, suffocated Luna in his thumb, the power of CHS had gone down drastically.  She did her rather unusual morning routine and got to her high school in under five minutes. Pretty scary, for someone who spent all morning trying to choose what to wear. 

As she neared the school, a big boulder started coming down on her. Not knowing that it was, she continued listening to her playlist while humming down the tunes of her favourite artists. Soarin was walking behind her and noticing her every step, seeing that she wasn't paying attention. He immediately ran towards her and pushed her off the main road, onto the sidewalk. 

"Pay attention next time, I didn't want you to get crushed." Soarin helped her get up. 

"Oh... uh, thanks, I guess." Dash chuckled. 

"Yeah, we're supposed to find out how to get our friends back. You know what elements they represent, right?" 

"'Course I do, Soarin! Applejack represents generosity-" 

"You really need to find out more information, Rainbow. And Applejack doesn't represent generosity, she represents honesty. I'm not even her best friend, and I know this." 

"Whatever, smarty pants." and the two laughed on their way. 

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Upon entering the garden, they saw something was missing. The elements, well, 5 of them had disappeared. Rainbow Dash was wearing her own element, knowing something would happen to it. 

"Shit." was the last thing that she said before a noise was heard. The other troop had come to attack, Tirek being their leader. 

CHS had Rainbow Dash, Soarin, Celestia and the younger ones. Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom had come to help Rainbow Dash, though they knew their lives were at risk too. Tirek had caged Rainbow's friends all the way up in his castle, but she had to kill him first. 

"Tirek." 

"Rainbow Dash."

"What are you, a bag of Pampers? So full of shit that you decided to cast a curse under my friends?"

(A/N: if you know me, you know that I use this roast a lot.)

"Good burn. But this isn't the time to talk, sweetie. I came here for world domination." 

"Watch who you're talking to, Tirek." 

Soarin talks with such attitude, I love it, Rainbow whispered to Scootaloo.

Someone likes him!! Scootaloo mockingly replied. 

Oh, shut it, Dash told her and covered her mouth. 

"Are you done, girls?" Tirek asked. 

"Oh, uh, yeah whatever." Rainbow blushed. 

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The war started. CHS never backed down, making it one of the finest schools in the country. Rainbow Dash wasn't your normal teenager, ever met one that always carries guns on her? She was almost sent to jail for doing so, but luckily, she was held in protective custody. 

Celestia first sent the younger students with their guns. Don't worry, they were around Rainbow's age, being 16-18, only Scootaloo was 15.  Tirek had the power of friendship about to be crushed in his hands, and so, he did. But CHS had a higher amount of it, making them inseparable. Rainbow watched her younger sister shooting at Tirek, noticing that their was a pool of blood in his back from her shot. She's good, she thought. And as Tirek noticed, he screamed in pain. 

The school burst into cheers as they noticed Tirek fall to the ground. But he wasn't dead. In the blink of an eye, he was back up and stronger as ever. This time, he was forming a spell (he is a magical creature this story ain't full non fiction smh) and aiming it right at Scootaloo. 

"Noooooo!" Rainbow Dash screamed in agony. 

"Time to regret what your little twerp sister did, Rainbow Dash" Tirek did one of his maniacal laughs again. 

"Your laughs really creep me out, tone that down, maybe?" Rainbow said with sarcasm in her voice. 

"Rainbow, can I have a moment with you, please? This is the second time you haven't paid attention." Soarin dragged her over to the corner and whispered in a low tone, "Dash, this isn't the time to make sassy jokes. I get that you like sarcasm, and aiming it at everyone, but right now, could you probably be like Celestia? She hasn't moved the entire time, we're one of the last troops she has after the animals and the freshmen. We're seniors, probably older, and I can't lose you. Not today, okay?"

Dash was shocked. She never heard Soarin speak so miserably, but he was right. For the rest of the time, she stayed silent. Unless she was asked to, she moved. 

After the first few hours of wars, Rainbow was getting ready to sleep. 

She was about to walk out of  the school, but she took a moment to take in the ruins. It almost looked like her room before Spring Cleanup. The lockers were broken, all the classrooms had been shut, and the ceiling was taken down along with a torn flag. 

"Yeah, I'm going to have to clean this later." and she walked out, into the darkness. 

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The next early morning, Rainbow Dash was woken up by her mother, Windy Whistles. She had kept in the secret for two days, that would be an academy record for her. Her mom didn't look too happy, either. She was slightly disappointed that her own daughter didn't tell her that she was fighting Tirek for her friends. 

"Rainbow, I hope I can trust you..." and she went out.

Did I mention that she knows about Soarin too? I hope she doesn't plan the marriage either, you know.  

At this point, going through CHS was a literal nightmare. Considering that everything was different, you shouldn't have expected a drawer to fall right at you. 

Soarin wasn't at his usual spot this morning. In fact, he wasn't there at all. He was... at the library? 

"Hello.... Soarin?" Dash sneaked in. 

"Hey." Soarin spoke in  a monotone voice.

"Whatcha doin here? The war isn't over." 

"This is my grandpop's old military room. His old awards are here. I... came across them when I was walking up to my locker." 

"Woah... is that... a gold 24k gun?" 

"Yeah, heh. We were a rich family until Mom had to pay for.. her surgery after I was born. Not really helpful right now." 

"What....?" 

"Nevermind."

Sweetie Belle came in exasperated. "Rainbow Dash... you might want to come down. It's.. not good there."

And there she was, a dead Scootaloo. There was a gunshot in her head, Tirek really had it this time.

Rainbow Dash was speechless. 

"Rainbow... are you okay...?"

"shit." 

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A/N: So I made this chapter in honor of one of my amazing, awesome and impeccable friends, Starsong, because her birthday is today. Happy Birthday, Star! I know that this chapter may not be that great, I only had three days to write it, but, hope you enjoy it, other than the sad part.

I think that everyone knows what i'm trying to do, but like- there's too many characters with me right now, and I am planning to kill them. This book is rather... weird, if you ask me.

Oh and-

~1135 words