Nikolai awoke at the sound of whispers and giggles. He opened his eyes, only to view a white ceiling hanging above him, he quickly turned his head to the right and the sight startled him.
Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy were standing next to him, smiling, their eyelids half closed.
"Mornin' hun." Applejack smiled and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. He backed away from the ponies, further into the bed. Wait, he was in a bed?
Nikolai looked around his surroundings, indeed he was in a white room in a bed, red sheets and a bottle of red wine standing on a nightstand next to him. He slightly opened his mouth, trying to utter words, but something restriced him.
Without any warning Twilight jumped on the bed, snuggling down next to Nikolai. Followed by Rainbow Das who snuggled to his other side. Then Rarity who sat on top of him, nuzzling his neck. Fluttershy allowed herself next to Nikolai's waist. And Applejack, who layed herself down next to Fluttershy. Soon he was surrounded by ponies, nuzzling and shifting next to his body.
"May someone explain what the hell is going on?" he looked through out the mares, they were all looking at him seducevly.
Something tapped his shoulder.
"Wake up, evil creature." he looked around the room, the mares were gone.
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The sudden jolt of yelling made Nikolai's eyes open menacly, he was under the same tree, but staring into a pair of big, pink pony eyes. It began to speak.
"So the creature that has slaughtered many of my little ponies has finally awoken, does it speak?" it was Princess Celestia, the goddess of the sun. She raised an eyebrow.
"Of course I talk, what the crap were you expecting?" he chuckled. "I would suggest to keep your vulgar vocabulary to yourself, now, I ask the question...why did you murder them?" Celestia awaited an answer.
Nikolai streched and yawned. "Well...that Twilight closed the only ticket I had home, so I removed her ticket for life, if you get me." he shifted in his seat.
Celestia's horn began to glow. "Pick your actions carefully, do you regret about killing the pony that loved you? Do you regret that you killed close friends of yours, Twilight and dear Flutteshy? Do you regret about chocking an innocent mare to death by the name of Colgate? Do you regret that you murdered half of Ponyville and killed an innocent filly pegasus?" those words hit Nikolai hard, so hard his brain had lost %2 of his brain cells, proccessing the information. "I-I...d-do I...yes?" he stuttered, thinking about his past memories about the ponies. Celestia's horn touched Nikolai's chest. In a bright flash, it all came back normal.
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"H-hey, let me go!" Dash yelled in Nikolai's grasp. He was about to throw her into the wall with all his might but something stopped him. He remembared all those memories of him killing them. Nikolai looked at Dash's eyes.
He pulled her in fast and hugged her tightly.
"Oh my Dashie, I'm SO sorry, don't be mad." he began to tear up. Rainbow returned the embrace, wrapping her hooves around his body. "I'm not mad Nicky." she giggled. "Oh Dash..." Nikolai could feel her warm body press against his, her heartbeat racing along with his, feeling her limbs around his body. Her breathing.
"Ain' tha' cute." Applejack was sitting on the couch with Twilight and Fluttershy.
"It's so good to see two different species fall in love, it's a rare thing." Twilight smirked. Both Rainbow Dash and Nikolai blushed at their words. They still held their grip on eachother. "Now come on ya'll, we gottam show Nikolai 'round town!" Applejack said enthusiasticly, trotting over Nikolai and Rainbow Dash. They all laughed happily.
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'So, that evil thought in my mind was finally gone, free from the massacre I made, I agreed to go with Applejack around town, might as well check on Colgate, if she's still breathing hah, of course she is. Thank god that Celestia came to me and used that rewinding spell on me, I couldn't be more thankful. Here I am, from the Zone and into the world of ponies. Might as well make something out of it after all. I swear to my homeland and my mother that I won't hurt a innocent thing ever again! Tomorrow is the day that I go out with my new friends, and I know there is something between me and Dashie, as Twilight said. Everytime I say 'Dashie' she simply blushes, oh that sweet pony.'
Nikolai snuck the note into his pocket and took a glimpce at the sleeping cyan pegasus next to him. He kissed her forehead.
"Everything, is gonna be alright." he whispered and slowly drifted off to a long, resting slumber.
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Nikolai awoke with a loud gasp, waking Rainbow Dash up in the process.
"What's the matter, ugh...go back to sleep hon." Dash placed a hoof on Nikolai's stomach.
He looked out of the window, it was still night. Nikolai sighed and dropped his head on the pillow. He turned face to face with Rainbow Dash, she was already sleeping deeply. He began to close his eyelids and drift off again. His eyes widened.
In what house was he, on who's bed was he lying in, why was he sleeping next to a pegasus pony? What in he world was he doing?
He ignored that thought and moved closer to Dash, then he completely closed his eyes, and was taken away by the tiredness.
Before going into full sleep mode, Nikolai heard something familiar, sonething that reminded him of the Zone, a vechile that is, it sounded like rottors spinning, but the anomaly was destroyed, so there's no way even a 'helicopter' could enter Equestria, and how did Nikolai know that name? Equestria. The land for unicorns, pegasi, earth ponies, griffons and other nasty things. But a single name ringed in his head, a name from the Zone, a man send to investigate the failure of Operation Fairway, some say that he would travel to the ghost city Pripyat, and take whatever actions needed to escape the Zone, to return to his homeland. And that man, was.
Major Degtyrev.
Said to be brave, to be one of 'them'. To restore the Zone into it's natural, life keeping way. But no one has heard of Major Degtyrev ever since he descended into the Zone.
Nikolai himself would help investigate the failure of Operation Fairway, he had a hunch inside him, a hunch that will keep him going until death stops him, nothing, will stand, in his way. To complete, Operation Fairway.