The Cutie Mark Crusaders had watched everything. From the metal alien to the crash, even to the battle, they had seen everything.
And with this, they had decided on one course of action.
“Cutie Mark Crusaders Alien Hunters!”
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Nate Saloon stepped out of the transport. His boots made a small crunching sound as he stepped onto the grass. He quickly surveyed the land while his fellow squad mates exited the transport, also observing their surroundings.
“Okay, Nate, you go to the east of us and explore the town. Find out whatever you can about this planet and what exactly it inhabits,” said their Commander.
Nate gave him a nod and turned, beginning his trek into town. Before leaving, he heard his Commander shouting orders to the others of the squad.
“Alexa, you will come with me to find a fuel source.”
“Copy that,” she replied over the com.
“And Jose—wait, what are you doing?”
Nate glanced back to look at what seemed like... well, he didn't know what to call it! Joseph was eating a cupcake; now, of all times!
“Whht?” Jose asked in more of a grumble. After swallowing the remains, he smiled. “Hey, I was hungry, and I had one left.”
Alex pinched the bridge of his nose, earning a small giggle from Alexa and a chuckle from Nate. Nate turned back on his way to his goal. As he walked in the tall grass, which was up to his waist, he quickly reviewed his mission: to explore. How boring.
Once he walked farther away from the drop point, he looked around, admiring the beauty of it all. The trees, the birds, they seemed much healthier compared to the wildlife he had seen on the other worlds he had been deployed on in his life. Several birds let out warning calls of his approach.
The longer Nate traveled, the more cautious he became. He was crouched down and moved silently against the grass. He slowly made his way up a nearby hill to overlook the close area. Turning on his visor and tracker, he caught sight of some sort of building, surrounded by a large number of well arranged trees. If there are locals, this could be a good place to get information without... drawing too much attention.
He was about to move when his tracker caught movement from three lifeforms to his far right. Slowly getting the sniper off of his back, he gazed through the scope, which was equipped to also let him hear whatever he was pointing at.
But before he could start listening in, Joseph cut over his com. “Guys, when do we get some mech support?”
“Why would we need that?” Nate asked, still keeping an eye on his tracking.
Joseph, who had been deployed to try to find the Sith and her group, answered, “From what I'm seeing right now, we'll need it.”
Before Nate or any of the others hearing in could ask, Joseph flipped on his livestream camera from his helmet. The others could then see for themselves.
Nate's mouth almost dropped. He was staring at a video of a giant Dragon!
“Am I seeing the same thing you guys are?” Alex asked.
“Yep. That's one, big Dragon. Okay, you win, Joseph, call in the Mech support. Nate, you continue your mission of getting intel,” said the Commander.
Nate did an involuntary nod, returning to his observing. The three creatures he had been tracking came into view. He gave a small chuckle at what he had found. Three small ponies; how cute. Zooming in, he began listening in.
“So how do you think we should capture the Aliens?” the white one asked.
“We'll just go on 'n' rope 'em. Applejack always has extra rope around!”
Nate struggled to hold in his laughter. These three ponies were going to try and capture a Sith! Before he could do anything else, he was interrupting by a hiss from the com... again.
This is Transport Twenty Three-Seven and Transport One-One-Three-Nine, standing by. If you need support, we have three full squads and two At-st's standing by.
Annoyed at the interruptions, and knowing they could seriously hurt him if he reached the town, Nate turned off his com. He tried to see if he could get information from these ponies. He watched as they went into some sort of tree house. Thinking this was his chance, he he slowly began to crawl down the hill, towards the ponies.