//------------------------------// // Chapter 8: Me, Myself, and I // Story: Nightshade Squad // by Grape Crush //------------------------------// The story from here will be written from my point of view unless specified otherwise. I sat in my lab with my best friend Whiteshield Cat. I just called her Cat for length's sake. We were trying to figure out why out machine we had created was not working. Normally I wouldn't be so fed up with a machine not working but today was different. "Ugh! This is stupid. Why can't this shit ever work?" I screamed at nothing. "It's not your fault Bullet. I think the machine's purpose is why it won't work. I mean come on did you really think armor like this would work the first time?" "I didn't think it would, but it would make it a hell of a lot easier." I slowly climbed in to my set of armor and so did Cat. The armor closed on us and waited until I gave the command to start up. This was going to be my last test of the day before I would make more changes to it. I mentally wished it would work this time. "A.P.P, start." I had come up with the name myself. Armored Pony Protection seemed to fit it right. It was going to hopefully be used for war when it passed trials. It speeds up a normal ponies movements and even makes them stronger and it could carry the guns for you. The Heads Up Display, displayed the armors shield percentage and current ammo left. To my surprise Cat's and my armor started up. To my surprise both of us were surrounded by a blinding light and were teleported somewhere else. I felt around in my armor to make sure it was still intact. I looked over to my left and saw Cat in a similar position. "What happened Bullet?" "How the hell should I know? I don't remember giving this armor the ability to teleport." I stood up slowly, atleast as slow as possible before the armor sped me up tenfold. I looked around noticing it was dark out. I noticed Cat got up as well and was looking around. After further inspection I noticed we were in the middle of a town. My first thought was "Fuck". I had noticed where we were but I didn't want to believe it at all. Apparently cat did too because the look on her face behind the visor was priceless. "Bullet... Is this Ponyville?" She asked obviously nervous. To be honest I was just as nervous if not more. "Yeah, it looks like it. I thought this place was destroyed atleast 200 years ago..." "Me too, looks like we were wrong." "This doesn't seem right," I took my helmet off with my magic and let my purple and black mane fall in my eyes. Cat did the same except she had to use her hoofs, she isn't a unicorn like me, she was the lucky one to be the pegasus. Her brightly colored blue and yellow hair stayed where it was. We walked together and carried our helmets with us. Our white fur brightly shined in the moonlight and looked like we were lights walking around. I found what I thought was a library and remembered my mother tell me stories about this place. Since I was still a filly I remembered them like the back of my hoof. Me and Cat had turned 16 a few days ago and considered each other sisters. Since our birthday oddly took place on the same day. "I don't like this," Cat said as I raised my metal covered hoof to the door. "I don't either but we have to figure this out." I knocked loudly on the door and heard voices. Two mares and a Stallion. Somepony came to the door and opened it. By the way she looked this had to be Twilight Sparkle. "Hi, I have a few questions for you." She looked at me confused, "Ok, come in please." She led the way in and I looked around, lined on the walls were hundreds of books. Before I could look anywhere else I felt myself get tackled and so did Cat. "Hey what the fuck is this?" "Oh nothing but I would like to know why your armor looks strangely like mine used to." A black furred mare was holding me down with crushing strength, even with my armor I could feel her strength. Cat was pinned down by a blue stallion who looked like he had the same strength the pony on top of me did. "Well, sorry ma'am I just invented this for war, me and my partner had just put it on and a flash of light appeared and we woke up on the street out there." My high pitched filly voice didn't help me sound very intimidating. "Tex, Church please let them up!" "Sorry, just force of habit for someone who looks like they stole my armor!" Tex shouted. "Tex you never had your armor stolen..." Church sighed. "Oh, true but still, doesn't it look strangely similar to the armor I had when I was human. Even if it's shaped to look like a pony?" "Yeah, that's true." "Wait a second? You are human?" I asked confused. "Yeah was, Princess sun ass turned us into ponies." I just burst out laughing at the nickname she had for the Princess. Cat seemed to find it funny as well. "Hey, don't call her that!" Twilight seemed to be angry with the fact we had insulted the Princess. "Sorry Twilight kind of a habit." Tex smirked. "Yeah," She turned to face me with a look of determination on her face. "What year was it when you left?" "Oh that's easy it is 2235!" I said happily not expecting the coming answer. "Well, it's 2015 right now..." Twilight said as she looked at me like I was some kind of alien. "Um, ok what the fuck? How the fuck did I get here? Who the fuck are they? And how the fuck can I get back?" She winced when I had finished my sentence, I forgot that in this time they used words like "buck" instead of "fuck". "Sorry, I forgot you ponies don't use that language". I said frowning. "They may not, but we do." Tex said chuckling. "Yeah I figured you humans wouldn't talk like them," I gave her a small smile. "Yeah, I'm not used to the whole "buck" and "flank". To be honest I don't think I ever will." Tex remarked. Twilight stared in shock as Tex talked to me pony like we were best friends. Although for Tex it wasn't the same feeling. She only wanted to know more about my abilities, armor, and kill count. After I had told her that the armor functioned much like hers did, she seemed to be listening intently now. I really never expected somepony to be so knowledgeable on this subject besides Cat. I explained my training and my kill count was a staggering zero, she didn't seem to happy about that. "So your telling me that you have never killed someone?" "I was never given any reason to kill somepony," I replied. "Hmm, well before I get sent back you will have changed that," She said with a mysterious grin. I just stared at her wide eyed. I never wanted to kill somepony! I was still 16, I wasn't sure that I could handle that. "I never caught both of your names," Twilight interrupted. "I'm Black Bullet and my friend's name is Whiteshield Cat," I said without turning my head to face her. "Would you two like to stay here?" "I guess..." I blushed and turned away, my fillyfooler senses were kicking in at the wrong time. Cat just stared at me knowing what was up. We were close friends but it took me awhile to explain to her that I wasn't into Stallions. She however is and I can accept that if she can accept me. "Anything wrong?" Twilight asked, obviously not seeing me blush. "No nothings wrong, thank you for letting us stay here." "Your welcome." I walked around the room once to get a feel for it, I didn't understand why but I have a feeling I will be here for a long time.