The doctor

Jim was at one of the rebel bases, working as the head doctor there. He had witnessed some pretty horrible stuff in this war- mutilations, gunshot wounds and some really nasty stuff the Elite had been infecting ponies with.

At the moment, he was working on a stallion with a gunshot wound.

"How's it look doc?" The stallion inquired tentatively.
"I'm not gonna lie, this is pretty serious. I'm afraid this is gonna hurt. I wish I could anaesthetise you but we're too low right now and don't have enough time to wait for the next shipment."
"C-cant you at least knock me out?"
"'Fraid not. This wound is really complicated- if you fall asleep you might actually die. It's a miracle you haven't already."

The stallion looked scared for a moment, then Jim saw something form in his eyes. Determination. Jim knew that look- he was willing to take it to make equestria a free land again. Jim sighed.

"Your blind patriotism will only get you killed mate. Please try and exercise some free thought. I only signed up to stop morons like you getting killed."

He motioned to the operating table, on which the stallion lay down.

Emerald Dream was guarding a rebel base and was supposed to check on the ponies in the hospital area of the base as another guard took her place. She nodded at the head doctor, everything seemed normal enough. Emerald trotted to the stallion on the operating table and smiled.

"Hey there, everything's going to be alright, you have one of the best doctors to take care of you."

She had seen this stallion before, he was suppose to have a shift with her today but decided to go out and fight. He was a brave one.

"You're a brave one, don't worry you'll be back out there in no time champ."

Emerald knew he might not survive but might as well help him have hope. She trotted back over to the doctor, what was his name again? There were so many to remember. Oh yes, Jim, a nice name.

"How is it?"

Shinygear was sitting outside his base. He didn't understand any of what was going on. At the time, Shiny was still a teenager and a little stupid, and had no thoughts to why every pony was fighting. He was signed up because of a good aim, and that's all he knew.

Jim watched one of the guards come in. He didn't really pay much attention as she filled the patient with false hope. He got his equipment ready- mainly scalpels and disinfectant. He put on a surgeon's mask, ready to operate. He then heard the guard's question.

"Well he isn't dead yet, which perplexes me. He got shot in the chest- the billet should have pierced something important. Still, I guess it doesn't matter. He's alive and I need to fix him up. So, if you could please leave that would be just dandy. Trust me, you don't want to see this."

He motioned to the door, then took his equipment out and began the operation, tears in his eyes as the stallion screamed.

Emerald trotted out of the hospital and to the guards, she replaced one of them. Looking at the other one she smiled at him. "Hey, Shinygear right? I'm Emerald Dream, you can call me Emerald." Emerald held her bow and arrows in place by the wall while waiting for any sign of well... Anything.

Shadow Jet is walking along towards the base not relazing it though because he was thinking of ways to free the land but his mind kept going o one thing: assassination