private Mercs of Equestria Rp

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Delia awoke as Draco asked a question.

"What?" She said.

She tried to get up but was still very weak. Her limbs felt like wet noodles and her whole body felt as if it was hit by a ten ton weight.

Regardless of the pain and her weak state, Delia stayed awake.

"I feel like shite." She said in her native tongue.

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"Well don't move to much or else you'll tear open the stitches," Draco said with a serious tone. "Now Tell me what don't you deserve?" Draco asked his curiosity overriding his caution. He tilted his head slightly as he walked with her on his back "Are you comfortable?"

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

"That would be best," Acheron growled as he began to trot away quickly. So many emotions boiled within him, he could see the places where he walked would have some form of erosion left on them, or if near metal, rust...

"I... I failed..."

The parchment he had seen was enough to confirm his suspicions. The familiar architecture, behavior of the ponies, even the faces of the ponies, and now the parchment.... it all added up in his head...

"There were survivors... but... but how?..."

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"What?" Delia asked.

She was too focused on the pain in her sides. She figured her broken bones would heal up but would take a long time. She then remembered she had healing gel with her. She tried to get to it but her foreleg only trembled as she exerted herself.

"Fine...be that way." She said as she sighed.

"I'm as comfortable as any zebra in my predicament could be...which is not very."

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Zefira looked at Acheron and began to worry about him.

"Something wrong?" She asked

She looked where Acheron looked trying to see if she could see what he was seeing. To her, the buildings looked normal. The only thing that struck her as weird was the ponies behaviour towards the group.

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"Do you need the gel?" Draco asked as he placed her gently onto the ground and with a look in his eye. "Don't move," Draco said as he pulled out the gel. "Now where does it hurt the most?" Draco asked as he looked into Delia's eyes with sincere care. He chuckled to himself as he thought about it.

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"I can get it myself." Delia said.

 But her words came too late as Draco now held the gel. Delia sighed as she tried to suppress the pain she felt.

"Mostly my sides where the cuts are. The broken bones I can soldier on through the pain."

As a warrior zebra, Delia was used to broken bones. She would get them a lot on her hunts or through fights with rival tribes.

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"Yeah, yeah no need to act tough my dear I've had broken bones before and they hurt like hell," Draco said as he put some gel onto her sides slowly massaging it into her skin. He was humming a slight song. It was mournful but it had a slight hopeful tune to it. "There we go," Draco said as he made use of the gel he saw the wounds close up. "Now what were you saying about you not deserving of something?"

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Delia exhaled out in pleasure.

"By the spirits that feels good. Can you get up over here where my bone is broken. Be careful though." She said as she tried to motion to the wound on the upper right side of her body. 

Delia felt calmed by Draco's humming but the pain from her broken bones overpowered that calmness.

"I don't suppose you have any liquor or peace sticks with you?"

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"Yes the peace stick or marijuana was a gift from my friend. I don't really smoke but you can have them," Draco said as he carefully massaged the wound she tried to point out. He pulled out the so called peace sticks from his pack. and handed one to her. "You can have the rest alright?"

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Delia smiled but soon let out a grunt of pain.

"Careful, it's really tender." Delia said with a tear in her eye.

She took the peace sticks and lit one. She took a drag from the one she lit and exhaled.

"Just give me a bit and i will tell you what it is i don't deserve." Delia said as she continued smoking.

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Draco nodded as he held his wing over her to protect her from the chill of the night. "Alright. I never did like the chill of the night you know. Never know what might come out and get ya you know but it's beautiful in a sort of different way you know," Draco said with a slight embarrassed tone.

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"I like the night. Sure my culture can't hunt or do anything productive but, its usually when we have our celebrations. Plus the stars are so beautiful." Delia said with a smile. 

She was starting to forget about the broken bones. She was starting to feel more calmed then she was before.

"Wait what way is that?" Delia asked 

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"The way I think the night is beautiful is it brings couples together. For instance, your eyes shine in the moon light like a diamond shines in the sun light. Your as beautiful as the night it self Delia," Draco complimented then coughed slightly to get rid of his blush. "As I said the night for me is beautiful because it brings lovers together in different ways. For husband and wives it helps them reminisce about how they first met, or how couples propose at night under a lit moon. Or how couples go on dates at night having a nice picnic. I envy them though," Draco laughed with a slight smile. To some pony else it would look like a bitter smile. But to Draco it was just his job. He remembered delivering the ring to Trostright so he could propose to his soon to be fiancée. He saw the proposal while on one of his late night deliveries. "Sorry just remembering something," he said with a slight laugh.

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Delia sighed and looked down at the ground.

"That is quite something. To witness the start of a long lasting relationship. I ask you, however, to stop with the compliments. I do not deserve them." Delia said as her voice became heavy.

She knew that it was time to tell Draco what was really going on with her. Why she pushed him away many times and why she was verbally mean with him. 

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"Oh really now tell me then why don't you deserve it?" Draco asked looking at her with one eye. He was genuinely curious on why she was saying this. He noticed the heavy ness in her voice. He sighed slightly and turned his full attention onto her as he looked serious. 

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Delia shook her head and continued looking at the ground.

"I..I don't deserve it cause I have been the worst to you. I don't even deserve you. I am bad for your health. I would probably get you killed like i did my late husband. I've been trying to push you away so you wouldn't get hurt trying to protect me. Also...you kinda remind me of him....if he was a pegasus. I don't want you to get close to me either.....you'll end up leaving me like he did....like Diamond did."

Delia rubbed her head. She felt like a weight was lifted on her shoulder but soon felt another weight put on her.

how is he gonna respond....is he going to hate me? i would.

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Draco chuckled slightly "Is that it?" Draco asked then looking into her eyes "You aren't bad for my health," Draco said as he held her close. "Honestly I saw it and I think your over reacting Delia," Draco said. He nuzzled her "You do deserve happiness everypony deserves abit of happiness in their lives no?" Draco asked with a smile.

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Delia sighed with tears in her eyes.

"Ok...i will take your word on it." Delia said as she buried her face in Draco.

For once she was going to act soft instead of her usual hardened self. She rubbed her head against Draco's chest; that was all she could do at the moment. While she did that, she tweaked her broken bone and grunted again in pain. She let herself go limp in Draco's embrace.

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"Let out your emotions cry. Crying doesn't make you weak. Holding them back does," Draco said slightly. "My grandfather had a saying 'When some pony has some special some pony to protect his or her power grows. I care for you more than you know. The group aye I care for them like their my friends. But you I love," he said gently.

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Delia smiled and blushed a little.

"That may be true for you ponies but, us zebras think otherwise." Delia said as she tried to stand up once more.

Slowly she stood up on three of her legs. Her broken leg hung on the ground, limp.

"I hate that you are seeing me like this. How can you love me though? I am not a pegasus."

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"It shouldn't matter," Draco said. "To me if you love some pony then love them. That is why I can ignore the pain of my fight that or my adrenaline but I like to thinks it's that. Heh sorry I am abit of a romantic. But if you hold back your emotions you know you'll get ulcers that's why sometimes you cough up blood," he said as he nuzzled her gently. "I can carry you Delia," he offered with a smile.

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"I can limp and trot o where we need to go." Delia said as she sighed.

She tried to trot but, she was used to using all four of her hooves that when she did she put pressure on the broken leg.

When she did she let out a quick grunt and retracted her leg. When she did she fell straight into Draco.

"Damn it all! Stupid leg. Look, i need to hide my emotions...did you not see what happened when i didn't? I got my husband killed, and i got beaten by my father."

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"Well guess what I'm not going to die anytime soon. I can handle your father my dear," Draco said with a smile. "I fought him I may have been wounded while doing so but I proved I can be a deadly fighter haven't I?" Draco asked at the end. He rolled his eyes then he just planted a passionate kiss "You didn't kill your last husband. Don't you dare say it's your fault emotions don't make you weak,"

[Dimitri Hammer 3,645]

"Oh, I 'adore' the city so much..." Dimitri said aloud with an aggravated tone in his voice as he waited for his allies to make a move. "The rich living right next to the poor. Income equality....non existent. Is all a farce. I so happy I not live in any city. I mean, at least this place is not Canterlot, but still I hate it. I like Ponyville much better. Much more open, and friendly, and just genuinely good." He sighed and looked around. "I just hope she is okay..."

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Delia thought about Draco's words. She had the inane thought that she was having the most irrelevant conversation when Draco planted a kiss on her.

Should I change my ways? I mean I was on a pilgrimage prior to this ordeal. She thought.

The questions started to matter less to her as the kiss lingered. She began to think of all the times Draco was there for her. When she was at her worst he still showed interest in her.

"I see now...the spirits do mysterious things." she said as she looked in Draco's eyes.