//------------------------------// // Chapter 8: Diamond dog trouble and more orks // Story: For the Emperor and the UNSC! (Old version) // by Titan Commander Sebaste //------------------------------// Chapter 8: Diamond dog trouble and more orks 1st Person POV - Sebastian (Sasha) It had been ten years since we encountered Craig, and we were now part of the Reserve Guards. At our request, Celestia had agreed to have us stationed at Ponyville. And that's where we were now, patrolling the border and making sure that nothing attacked. Until now.... Sebaste was the first to notice smoke coming from the town, with a string of curses coming from his mouth he ran towards Ponyville, with me in hot pursuit. We arrived to see a bunch of Diamond dogs armed with rusty swords attack a group of panicking ponies, but before they even reached them, they were met with a hail of bullets from our guns. "You mutts think you can just waltz in here and kidnap the villagers, think again!" I snarled. "You messed with the wrong town!" One of the more braver dogs charged towards us, sword raised to strike. I summoned a power maul and knocked him unconscious with one blow. Sebaste laid down suppressing fire while I took out the rest of the pack, just as I take out the last dog I hear gunfire and a familiar warcry. "Oh you have got to be kidding me! Not these idiots again!" More orks had appeared, and were on a rampage throughout the town. I knew I needed more heavier weaponry, I then felt my armour change, becoming more boxier and growing huge, everything became mechanical, my left arm became a Kheres assault cannon while my right arm now had a power fist with a built-in plasma gun. I had now become a Contemptor Dreadnought, a powerful walker that could easily tear a tank apart in a fulsilade of gunfire from my Assault cannon. "++ NOW YOU WILL FACE THE EMPEROR'S WRATH!++" I boomed as I stomped towards them, powering up the assault cannon in the process. Sebaste did a double take at the sight of me. "Holy shit! Since when could you turn into a Dreadnought?!" "++I MUST HAVE JUST UNLOCKED IT, BUT ENOUGH OF THIS, WE HAVE XENOS TO SLAY!++" I said as I opened fire on the greenskins. The bullets went through the orks like tissue paper, felling 20 in one go. Then out of nowhere, a rokkit slammed into my torso, making me stumble back. I look to see where the missile came from, and for the first time in my life, felt fear. For in front of me was a Deff Dread. The ork walker was armed with a big shoota and rokkit launcha, but the business end of the Dread was at the end of two klaws. I snarled and charged the walker, firing the assault cannon. The bullets tore through the armour, but it wasn't enough to bring it down. I then changed the assault cannon into another power fist and landed a powerful blow to the Dread, following it up with a two-handed smash to the front. The Dread retaliated , scoring a few gashes on my armour. I cried out in pain and grabbed the klaw arms, crushing them in my fists before tearing them off. I fired point-blank at it with my built-in plasma gun, finally destroying it for good. I soon returned to my regular power armour, but as I did so, I felt a burning pain in my chest. I look down to see the gashes I got in the fight with the Dread bleeding out. I felt faint and stumbled back. Sebaste noticed how badly I was hurt and called out for help. A few ponies ran out with a stretcher and I was laid down in it, before I lost consciousness, I said, " Whatever happens, keep defending them..." He nodded, and I soon entered the dream realm as sleep took me in its arms.