Life For A Life

The Choice 2

As for Blaze, he had been watching the stars of the night sky as tears poured from his eyes, down his cheeks and onto the soft grass below him.

His heart hurt. It hurt because he lashed out at Crusher, even though he knew it wasn't his fault, and...

...be he was scared he would goof up.

Let someone down.

Blaze reached into his trunk and pulled out Snowpaw, the stuffed snow leopard he had given Sparkle for her 5th birthday.

Sparkle was OBSESSED with snow leopards, and still is. She never went anywhere without Snowpaw, and for moral support, she would let Blaze hold onto her during tough times..

At this time, he held it close and began to sob again, unaware Roarian was landing behind him.

"Blaze... are you alright?"

The red truck turned to see Roarian lay down next to him, and he clutched Snowpaw tighter.

"If you're here to convince me to make a choice, I can't..."

"I know," Roarian drove to his side. "I just want to make sure if you were alright,"

"No... I'm not... I feel so useless, Roarian..." Blaze whimpered.

"Blaze... you are not useless," Roarian told him. "What makes you say so?"

"Because, I... I can't make a choice to save Sparkle or Hanna. The truth is... I'm afraid if I choose something, someone is gonna hate me for my choice... and I... I couldn't bare to see either of them suffer, but I can't save both of them. That's what's so hard about it. I just... I couldn't live with that weight on my shoulders..."

Roarian placed a gentle tire on his friend's shoulder when he saw the toy he was holding.

"What's that you're holding so tightly?"

"Snowpaw," Blaze sighed. "Sparkle's toy,"

"I see it has a lot of sentimental value to you as well as your sister."

"It does. I got her this when she was 5 years old, and we've bonded with this a lot. I just wish... I wish I could tell myself that I didn't let her down, but... I know I am..."

Roarian wrapped a gentle wing around the sobbing truck's shoulder, and took a look at Snowpaw and got an idea.

"Blaze, I know something that might help," he spoke.

"Y-You do...?"

Roarian nodded and allowed his sunstone to glow. The magic surrounded them, and Blaze felt himself relax, laying back on the grass.

"Oh, wow... this feels... amazing..."

"A calm mind will help you decide... even if the choice is difficult," Roarian smiled.

Suddenly, there was a rustle from the bushes.

"W-What was that?" Blaze gulped.

Roarian glanced around and found the rustling bush. He drove towards it and pulled apart the bush.

"Crusher,"

"Uh... I thought you might need some help checking on Blaze, so... I went behind you." Crusher said.

"Then why did you not come out?"

"I... I wanted to keep my distance, since... I think Blaze is still mad at me." Crusher sighed.

"I... I'm not mad," Blaze admitted.

"Y-You're not?"

"No... I was just so scared with what was happening with Sparkle, I lashed out. I'm really sorry, and... I could use another friend to help me relax."