My name is John J. Rambo. I'm a warrior well was, I sit here in my rocking chair bleeding out I think how'd it come to this, where will it go. All I know is my fight here is done and I'll keep all of their memories alive...even if I'm not
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"As I sit here with a bullet in my shoulder and a bullet in my stomach, I wonder what lies ahead of me. I've lived a damaged life but I digress, your probably wondering why an old man like me is surronded by bodies and is bleeding to death." The man coughs up a little blood, "To tell you the story we have to go back to when I was 18 and joined the army, oh where are my manners my name is John J. Rambo, green beret" John coughs again this time a sizable chunk of blood comes out.
"Now to begin my story we have to go back to where first blood was drawn, I had just gotten back in the states and was hiking back home, when my journy and story truly begin. All I wanted was some food but that piss ant sheriff wanted to cause trouble and almost an entire town died because of him." "The sherriff was lucky Trautman was able to talk me down, I was sent to a labor prison for a couple months until Troutman returned and offered me freedom, in exchange for going back to Vietnam to rescue soldiers that were held captive."
"Well I succeeded, but was recaptured, I escaped of course and travelled to Thailand. Trautman found me again and wanted me to accompany him to Afghanistan. I refused of course but he went without me and was captured so I went and rescued him." The man coughs again. "I returned to Thailand to live a life as a peaceful man."
"However it only took ten years for everything to go to hell when people wanted to help some grief stricken locals down the river. I told them it was a bad idea, they didn't listen and got captured. When the mercenaries came i decided to help rescue the people I transported, and decided to finally go home to my family's farm."
"Which leads to the new events Im at least 65 now I was 23 when my personal wars started, this last war was to get a girl I considered my daughter back from a Mexican cartel. I succeeded but she died, so I did the only thing I was any good at, and waged war. I carved the heart out of the bastard that had a hand in killing her, and now I sit here in my rocking chair surrounded by smoke and bodies, bleeding out and I can't help but think." The man coughs again, more blood leaking out of his mouth.
"I think about the people I've lost, the people I managed to save. I keep their memories alive, but I have no one to keep mine and thats alright with me. I wonder about where I'll go, I can see the light. Maybe it's something good, maybe not but theres only one way to find out."
In another dimension:
"Princess Celestia, Princess Celestia" a random gaurd shouted as he ran into the throne room.
"What is wrong Short Sword" Princess Celestia asked worry clearly in her voice.
"I'm sorry to disturbe you Princess, but anothe five mares have dissapeared near the border of Zebrika" Celestia paled at this news. "That is not all Princess, five Griffin females have also dissapeared near the Caribou border" Short Sword said worry and fear clearly audible in his voice.
"Are you certain Short Sword" Princess Celestia asked as Short Sword nodded his head. 'Dammit all to hell' Celestia thought outloud she said. "Alright triple patrols in that area and keep all towns near the borders of Zebrika and the Caribou Empire on lockdown, we don't need anymore dissaperance."
"Right away Princess but, we need a miracle we can't hope to attempt a rescue mission. Our men don't even get a mile into either territory before their captured or slaughtered." Short Sword said.
"I know" Princess Celestia said. "My sister has her night guard doing scans and looking for weaknesses, but I'm affraid. Unless we can find someone who is good at getting in and out without being seen. We will keep losing ponies and griffins."
However unbeknownst to either John or Celestia their was a being of greater power who had heard everything, between the Princess of the day and her gaurd. And what John had said. "I believe I have an answer to your problems Celestia" a watcher of all words said to no one in particular. As John sits dying, the Watcher has seen all he's accomplished. "Even though you have failed before John Rambo, you will now know peace. But the ponies need your help to lead their world out of the horrible war that is beginning to brew. You will be able to even the odds." The Watcher of the void said.
"Don't worry my child your story has just begun, you will be what everyone needs on Equues. A hero, a being to push back darkness that the elements cannot."
With John Rambo:
I sit here watching the ligh flicker, and finally I'm pulled into the light. I no longer feel cold or tired, I feel revitalized. I can feel my wounds healing, and I can feel my self aging back to when my wars started, back when I was 23. As I pass threw the final clouds, I'm amazed there are no gates just a being, he looks like a mix between an angel and a skeleton.
The best way to describe him is his skin is fair and still attached, but his eyes are no longer in his skull, his wings have feathers but there's bone showing in odd places. "Ahh John J. Rambo, I've been expecting you." The mysterious being say.
"You have?" John questioned.
"Ohh yes, you are my favorite human, you've always risked your own life without so much as getting anything in return." The being said. "You may call me, Reaper, I run this little place. I call it the inbetween a place between heaven, hell, other worlds."
"Other worlds?" John asked, "You mean there are more earths?"
"Ohh yes many more, that is what I wanted to talk to you about. You see you are destined for heaven but I have a question. If you knew a world was in horrible danger and the people their couldn't fight back, there people were being trafficked, and killed. What would you do?" The Reaper asked.
"I'd help them, but not with the entire population of the world knowing. I'd do it like I did, with that cartel." John said.
"Very good because, their is a world that needs your help. An empire of this world called Equestria has been having its people kidnapped. By two other races the Zebra's and Caribou, and yes before you ask there is a world with anthro animals." The Reaper said "Knowing this would you still help?"
"Yes" John said. "I presume you will be sending me to this world."
"You pressume right." The Reaper said, "I will send you with just your knife like when you first began your journey on earth. You can save the ponies of Equestria how you see fit."
"Good, when do I start." John asked.
"Now" The Reaper said as he snapped his fingers. "You will remember everything from your old life. Even this conversation." The Reaper managed to finish before John was teleported from the inbetween to a world that had never experienced a warrior like him before.
Equestra, Outside of Vanhoover: 3rd person: There was a crack of lightning in the sky above the Unicorn Range. The wind howls, the rain pelts those unlucky enough to be outside, amd the lighting stricks are frequent. The one thing about a watcher's magic is that it is always masked by the weather, even on a planet where the inhabitants control the magic. Just as the storm was about to die a lone lightning bolt that was thicker than the rest landed scorching and gouging the earth and depositing a very unharmed and amazingly dry human.
John Rambo:
"Ughh, where am I?" John asked no one in particular. Trying to get ride of the groggy feeling in his body. "Last thing I remember was fighting..." He instantly got up and started looking around finally fully remembering what lead up to him feeling groggy.
"Thats right I died after avenging Gabrielle" he said to himself. "Then that other worldly being said that there was a world that needed my help so I must be in Equestrian." "The land that needed help, but where I don't know, I'm obviosly still human and not an anthropomorphic animal, I've got my original buck knife."
In fact John was wearing army boots, work jeans, a black button up shirt and a worn leather jacket. "Alright, just like when I was heading through Hope all those decades ago, I walk and learn the land as best I can." John said getting himself straighted out, he grabbed the compass out of his pants and started heading the direction it told him wad west. "Just like back home, I'll keep my eyes and ears posted for any info on the enemy, and also good hunting grounds."
As John started walking all he focused on was his mission, how to help the poep..err ponies as the Reaper had called them. He needed to figure out where the empires of boththe Zebras and Caribou were located and he needed to come up with a plan on how to tear them asunder, without being slaughtered. It was a good thing he had decades of experience. It had been at least a couple hours since he had left the are the Reaper had sent him, he had finally found what looked like a road and decided to follow it out and it looked like it was finally looking good.
"Vanhoover, almost like the Hoover dam back home" John said to himself. He decided to walk the rest of the way into Vanhoover as normally as possible ti see if he could get any rumors of where the nations of the Zebras and Caribou were. As it turns out the people he was walking past were indeed ponies and from what he could see there where at least three seperate nationalities. There were what looked like normal horses, unicorns and finally what he presumed to be the last nationality of these ponies where what looked like pegasi.
'Alright, I'll see if I can't get a news paper and learn some news' John thought to himself as he continued to walk through the streets of Vanhoover. He only stopped walking around once but that was because he saw a store that sold weapons. 'So even in this world, they prepare for the worst, but they hope that it doesn't come to that I'll keep that store in mind for later' John thought to himself again as he continued his walk, untill he finally came across what looked like a market square, he decided to see if one of the stall owners could tell him where to get a news paper.
John decided to walk up to the first stall had someone operating it. Which for him just happened to be a mare who was selling food stuffs. "Excuse me ma'am, I'm sorry to bother but I was wondering where I would go to get a news paper." John asked the mare in front of him.
Unknown mare:
It was just a normal day of setting up my stand. I stock dry foods, wet foods, vegetables, fruits, and surprisingly meats, though its rare they sell. When I heard this voice behind me, it sounded like a stalion who was up there in years, maybe thats why I was so surprised when I turned around and he looked to be my age. "Excuse me ma'am, I'm sorry to bother but I was wondering where I would go to get a news paper."
"Why yes, you go up three blocks and take a right." I said turning around "is there anything el.." I had to pause he looked twenty three, but he sounded like he was old enough to be my father.
"I sound older than I look" the stallion said. "Traveling the world and fighting for your life will do that to you Ms?" "Oh where are my manners my name is Seasalt Bitters and you are?" "John, John Rambo" "Well like I said Mr. Rambo up three blocks and take a right is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Nob thank you though and it's just Rambo. Mr. was my father." John said " thanks for your help enjoy the rest of your dsy Mrs. Bitters." "Oh it's just Ms. I'm not married and I prefer Seasalt, John" "alright Seasalt, thank you again."
John Rambo:
With that John nodded to the mare and started to continue uo the blocks he needed. Which didn't take him very long and he was finally in front of a newspaoer stand waiting for whoever was running the stand to open it up. Which for John was just a five minite wait "excuse me sir, how much is a news paper." John asked "one bit" the stallion answered. "Alright" John said as he reaches into his pocket looking to see if the Reaper had decided do leave him money.
Luckily the Reaper thought that far a head and John handed the stallion running the booth the bit. He decided to find a place outside of town that he could stay, but also keep an eye out. Luckily there was woodland and a mountain range near by, so with his news paper and a plan for a base of operations. John headed out with an idea to scout for food, optimal places for traps for animals, or unlucky Caribou and Zebra that found themselves in his woods.
'Well I've managed to find a map' John thought to himself as he walked out of Vanhouver. He found himself walking towards the forest between Tall Tale and the Smokey Mountains. "With the border to the Undiscovered West near the forest and mountain side I might be able to find an abandoned cave, plus the forest will help me with traps and hunting" John said aloud to himself while walking down the road while looking at the map.
It was almost night fall from what John internal clock was telling him, but the sun was still almost over head. However just as fast as he realized this the sun started moving across the sky to dip below the horizon while from the east the moon itself was rising almost to be over head. "Now that was wierd as fuck." John said out loud to himself 'this planets gravitational pull must make the sun and moon move to the center of the sky and stay there...peculiar' he thought internally. But he figured since the moon kept his path to Tall Tale vusable he might as well keep walking, and walk he did. He kept it up for at least a couple hours more until he decided to find a some what nice place to rest his head on the sise of the road out of sight of the path and away from prying eyes or at least he thought.
Castle of the TWo Sisters, Canterlot, Princess Luna
Night court was slow that night for the Princess that ruled it, "Captain Full Moon call an end to night court I sense a disturbance in the dream realm." (I don't think Luna can actually feel disturbance's in the dream realm while she's awake but I'm gonna say she can for plot development) Princess Luna said to her night guard captain, a thestarl that she had enlisted personally, "Right away your highness" Full Moon said as he started gathering the guard in the room and letting the guard at the door know that night court was over for that night. As the Guard escorted Princess Luna to her room, which coincidentally was actually a few halls away from the throne room she dismissed her gaurd for the night as she walked into her room.
"Now to find out what that disturbance in the dream realm is" Luna said aloud to herself as she closed her eyes to send herslef to find the odd dream. Inside of the dream realm, the odd disturbance she felt was even stronger and as she walked along passing a multitude of doors, none of them being the dream she was looking for, until she came across a door that was completely different from all of the others. You see normaply doors in the dream real represented the pnie they were associated with, meaning the door was the color of their fur, this door she was in front of however was an ornate redwood in color. It looked worn and old with pok marks and scars all along the door, the hinges looked rusted to the point that even the slighyest breeze could blow them away and at the same time were sturdy enough to protect against several dragons attacking it, and it was also this door that the dream was coming from.
"Know thos extremely odd" Luna said, as she opened the door and found herself sucked in to what would be the worst nightmare she had ever seen or would ever see. She was in a forest in the middle of a heavy rain storm, the sounds of lightning and thunder came from over head, there was also barking and some indistint yelling coming from aways off. She decided to teleport directly to the dreamer and what she saw shool her to her very core, there tressed up by his arms suspended from a pole that was atleats 7 feet of the groud was a shirtless pony, however he didn't quite look like a pony, he had matted black hair, tan skin, and the most gruesome sight Luna had ever seen, criss crossing his body were scares that looked fresh enough to still ooze blood, while others were in the process of healing. " by thine name what the buck has happened to you" she exclaimed.
The pony looked up to here and said "You don"t belong here, there was never an indago unicorn in Vietnam, unless I hallucinated you." "I am no hallucination my little pony, why do you dream of being captured and tortured there have been no wars on Eques in ove 1000 years" Luna said, the pony replied with a raged laugh "I'm guessing you can interact with dreams in this land and to and to answer your question this isn't a normal dream it is a memory from my world, what is your name strange unicorn." "You may call us Luna, princess of the moon and watcher of dreams and what may we call you dear pony, and what do you mean your world" Luna said. "Mg name is John Rambo, and I do not come from the world of Eques, I come from the world of Earth where i died after taking some revenge, I was transported here after a watcher of worlds said your world needed help, so I decided to lend an exoert hand" John said. "We can tell you are not lying sir Rambo, but we do not understand what you would be able to help us with" Luna said confused releasing John of his nightmare. "The only thing plaguing Equestria are the Zebra and Caribou who choose to kidnap our subjects, we have tried to negotiate however both the Zebra and Caribou will not respond to us and we cannot start a war because war has not been waged for over 1000 years like I said." "Well Luna if I had to guess it is to help you against theese forces that wish tk harm your subjexts and threaten your country, I am a warrior and veteran where I'm from I can easily best these forces though it would tale a while, plus if I can get these forces to focus on me then they wouldn't focus on your subjectsv John said. "We would accept your help but how would you go about such a task" Luna asked. "Easy" John replied, "I am making way for a forest and mountain once there I will lace the forest with traps that ony I could navigate, and I will make camp in a cave once one was found. I would then, find the entrances to one of these nations and then as I work through them I eould continue to set traps as I went so that.." "If one of the empires you enter decide to get into Equestria even just to find you if you left, once theu entered the forests they'd never leave" Luna finished seeing where he was going. "Alright we shall keep you a secret and keep the people od Tall Tale away from the mountain and forst so you may work, however expect another visit from thineself and thine sister." "Alright, just pop into my dream again tk let me know, other than that thank you I work best alone" John said and as he finished speaking the sream came to an end as he awoke to the waking world.
Outside the forest of Tall Tale, John Rambo
It had been an evemtful night aparently an old nightmare made itself known once more. He didn't complain because he meet one of the princesses of the land he was in and as he left his resting spot it only took him a couple minutes to enter the forest. As he went he marked trees and the ground for the place ment of traps, spike pits, and any other types of war material he could make and use in the forest. He had been scouting and walking in the wood for close to an hour beforw he came upone the mouth of what apeard to be an old mine "Just like old time" he chuckled ti himself as he set about turning the cavern into a base of operarions for now. He searched the entire entrance and a bit of the mine shaft, and he had managed to find old beds, which he coukd use the springs and metal from, old wire, both normal and barbed, plus a few ingrediants to make homemade explosive and with his base set up and a few supplies he set back out into the frest to set his traps.
However he was unaware of the forest fauna taking an interest in him, even the large and deadly predators found themselves watching from afar. Now natural order told them to hunt and kill the pony encroaching on ther territory however an even larger natural voice was screaming at them drowning out the other voice and the screaming vouce said 'stay as far away from that pony as possible.' Now what your wondering is why, well the main reason was because this one lone stallion stunk of death and killer instinct every creature especially the main predators natural instincts told them this predor smelled of the death of hundreds, and against worse odds and even though he came close to death himself he refused to di. And this sent made every animal cautious of the pony esoecially whrn they witnessed him laying the traps and digging the pits and at once every animal though different in hight, weighg, and temperment had the same thought. 'Stay the hell away from that pony and his camp anyothers that trek in here shall be dead by him vefore we could even hunt.'
It was deep in the woods of the Smokey Mountains, Rambo was busy creating and setting traps. Like the Punji Sticks, a spike pit if you would only the tips of the sharpened spears protruding from the ground had the poison of a manticore that he had killed and roasted, The Bamboo Whip, which consisted of short sharpened pieces of wood attached to a long tree limb and held back with trip wire. He also set up swinging log traps, a trap called the mace which has just a solid rock with small stakes tied to it, and a few homemade arrow traps around the base of his cave, to ensure no one, not even the animals of the forest could get past. Which meant every evening he had to go out and check his traps for animals.
It had been about three days of hunting and setting traps, he also went into town with a few gems he managed to find in his cave. Meaning he had quite a nice stash of coins, at least 2,500 bits meaning he could get more supplies like wire, rope, but what threw him for a loop was the weapons store, from what he had seen these people though strange were very peaceful so he decided to check it out. What he found were guns, swords, knives, and ammunition. "Excuse me, from what I've seen you guys are exceptionally peaceful, why would you have need of a weapons store" Rambo asked the very odd man behind the counter.
"I know most Ponies find weapons and blood shed to be not a socially acceptable thing, but I am not from Equestria, I was born in Griffonstone, which is the griffon empire, my name is Sharp Talon, and how my I help you" said Sharp Talon.
"Yeah you could help me" John said letting a small smirk form on his face, "Do you have any high powered rifle's, assault rifle's, pistol's, shot gun's, or explosive's?"
Sharp Talon smiled back as he said "Oh we have everything your heart could ever want, I take it you want one of each of those weapon's, and ammunition. But why would a peaceful pony need that kind of fire power?"
"I'm not a peaceful pony" John said with the smirk still on his features. "I'm a vengeful human who despises any race that believe's there better than another, I despise those who think they can kidnap, rape, forcefully drug them and take way there basic rights. I am the monster who hides in the night preying on the wicked and evil. I plan on rescuing the ponies and other races that have been kidnapped by the Zebra's and Caribou, and I plan on making them suffer."
"Well then Mr...." Sharp Talon droned off.
"Rambo, John Rambo" John said.
"Well then Mr. Rambo if that's the case." Sharp Talon walked out from behind the counter over to the door, as he locked the door and turned the open sign to closed he finished with. "Follow me." John did as he was told and followed Sharp Talon into the back room. It was a large storage type room full of table's, cabinet's ammo crate's, gun powder, brass casing's, and bullet's. Sharp talon lead John to one of the table's and picked up a rifle.
"This is the M40A5, a highly modified Remington 700 hunting rifle, chambered in .308 Winchester and 7.62x51mm NATO. This model comes equipped with a custom, 1–12 twist twenty-five-inch Schneider barrel. The rifle is topped off with a Schmidt and Bender Police Marksman II 4-16x50mm on a thirty minute-of-angle base designed to stretch the legs of the .308 round to a maximum 1,000 yards." Sharp Talon explained while handing the weapon to John.
As John looked the weapon over he could help but noticed it looked brand new, but he still tested the scope, the receiver, and trigger. Happy with the gun he set it to the side and waited for Sharp Talon to proceed.
"This" Sharp talon said as he picked up the next weapon from the table. "Is the SA80A2 Rifle, This rifle is a bullpup-configuration weapon, with the magazine and action positioned behind the trigger group, which allows for a more compact weapon system. It fires 5.56-millimeter round's, and come's with a short scope and grenade launcher." Sharp finished while handing the gun to Rambo.
"Very nice" John said as he looked it over unable to contain his mirth about the weapon he held, checking the bolt, grenade launcher, scope, and magazine he was very pleased to find the weapon he held. Just like the M40A5 was brand new and had no sign's of wear and tear, at least not yet. Again John set it aside and watched as Sharp Talon picked up the next gun he had to show.
"Now this is my favorite, this is the Atchisson Assault Shotgun or the AA-12, these beauty has a 32 round drum magazine, it can use different types of 2 3/4 inch ammo, slugs, buck shot, and bird shot. and she can fire 300 rounds per minute." Sharp Talon said enthusiastically.
"That's nice and all Sharp Talon." John started "But I'm looking for something more practical, like that one" he said as he pointed to a pump action shotgun that had been sitting near the AA-12, John walked over and picked it up. "now this will do nicely."
"That is a Benelli M2 Tactical, semi automatic, 18.5 inch barrel but can accommodate five rounds in the internal magazine. it comes with a flashlight modification, and a sling bandolier which hold's five extra round's." Sharp Talon said not as enthusiastically.
"This on will work much better, I'll take buck shot for this, but I'll also take the AA-12 but with slugs." John said and after he had said that Sharp Talon Smirked again and picked up two very beautiful hand guns.
"Good now I think you'll find these two pistol's to be very amazing weapon's, I call them Ebony and Ivory. Twin desert Eagle's. Their semi-automatic with a 7 round capacity in .50 AE and 8 round capacity in .44 Magnum. But I recommend .50 caliber if you'r looking to make them pay dearly." Sharp Talon said
"These are perfect, now the only question is how much for the weapon's and ammo for a one man army. Plus extra magazine's, and extra high caliber ammo so I can make some cartridge trap's, plus any explosives, and gun powder." John asked Sharp Talon, and Sharp Talon just looked at john with a smile that could rival Pinkie Pie.
"That's the thing" Sharp Talon said. "Those Bastard's took my daughter a couple week's ago, royal guard wouldn't do anything and ponies around here are to afraid of violence to stand up for themselves. So when you said you were going on a rescue mission, I figured why the fuck not you're already looking to arm yourself why not help."
"I don't understand" John said noticing the fire in the eye's of Sharp Talon he said. "You know it's practically suicide to come with me, plus I plan on setting trap's the entire way into the countries of both the Zebra and Caribou so if we get followed out there are less following and even less that attempt to ever leave those countries again."
"I know and I'm still helping I can be an eye in the sky for you plus I'm ex-military so I have training and I'm not afraid to get my claw's dirty" Sharp Talon said.
"Good, now crate these up and crate up all the ammo, gun powder, and explosive's you can and put them in a wagon. I'll help you carry them to where I'm staying and I'll show you how to make trap's. No need for me to be the only one with that knowledge." John said "But be warned some night princess visited me in my dreams and said her and her sister would come visit me, I gave her a false location so It's only time before they find me we need to start investigating and maybe find some like minded souls willing to help."
But what John didn't know as he and Sharp Talon started packing and loading the supplies into a wagon to head for his cave. They were being watched by a desperate mother of two girl's that had been kidnapped and she had over heard them talking while they were loading the wagon. "Excuse me"
In the delivery room of Ponyville hospital, there are screams of a woman in labor, the nurses helping keep the woman calm and focused and finally the doctor. "OK one last push" the doctor say's to the woman as she lets out one final scream and goes quiet, still panting as the cries and wail's of a new born child are heard. "Congratulation's it's a healthy unicorn filly" the doctor say's "Would you like to hold her." "Yes" the woman cries, over joyed at her baby freshly raped in towel's withe a small little smile on her face "I'll name you Dinky, and nothing will ever happen to you my little muffin, I swear it" she say's to her new born child.
Ponyville 3 years later: POV: ?
"Mama look" the little filly Dinky gurgles for her mother, "I see Dinky that's a very beautiful, bird you drew." The mother say's to her child as she watch's her run away into the living room, back to the table that hold's all her colored pencil's and crayon's. The woman watches as her child grab's another piece of paper and start's a new drawing, but the child stop's and look's up to her mother and say's "Mama, when are we going to see grampa next?" "A very good question my little muffin, how about we go next week" the mother says and the small Dinky yeah's very loudly and her mother clams her by saying "Why don't you draw him a picture" the filly nod's and starts to draw once more. The mother sigh's to her self and thinks 'It's been a few year's, but Dinky need's to know her grandfather, I'll just ask him not to reveal our history I want so much more for her than that path.'
Present: Tall Tale POV: ?
As the woman looked at the photos of her child in the scrap book she relived every memory, everything her and her child did together, from drawing, to bird watching, to making muffins. Gazing at the star's in the sky to learn of the constellation's and to enjoy Princess Luna's Moon, to her first levitation spell, and to finally meeting her grandfather. As the mare looked at the scrap book she became more depressed, but the more she got depressed the more her anger got the better of her, 'our family has always been hunters' her father had told her from her great great grandfather who served in the Solar empire back when Nightmare Moon was around and how he was the best scout in the army, to her great grandfather who sold meat to the griffon's, to her very own father who kept the business alive today and her father had taught her how to handle herself. "Remember Derpy" her father had said "So long as you show respect and use all of the kill it's not bad and Faust will guide us, you're becoming a grown mare and I want you to know how to defend yourself and maybe one day take over the business" but Derpy had never wanted to do that but she understood where her father was coming from. Even though her eye's sometimes went cross eyed she went beyond her father with swordsmanship, she could hit a bird at 1000 yard's without the aid of a scope, and she was very proficient with knives. Maybe that's why she was angry at her self she knew how to protect herself and her child yet she allowed herself to be blindsided by those Caribou.
Even Though she had had fought back they had managed to get her daughter 'If only I had been stronger and faster' she thought, and that one thought made her snap. She threw the book against the wall where it knocked down picture frames that shattered on the floor, she flipped the table she was sitting at and screamed "I am going to find those fuckers and fillet them alive." She then went to her the mantle and grabbed her great great grand father's old military sword that was kept in pristine fighting condition by every member of her family, it was a long polished metal blade with an ivory handle and scabbard. She then went to her father's old room and tore her family portrait off the wall. Behind the photo was an old safe, Derpy entered the combination and opened the safe where she found the old hunting rifle passed down from her great grandfather. The rifle itself had seen better day's but was kept in perfect working order, the rifle was a Shiloh Sharps 1874 lever action breech loader, with a 34 inch barrel, converted to fire a .45-110 metallic cartridge with a 540 grain paper-patch bullet. It has double set triggers, and is fitted with a ladder-elevated Vernier peep sight and a Globe front sight although it was single shot the family never replaced it.
Derpy then went to her old room in her father's house and grabbed her knife that was custom made for her by her father, it was a bowie knife practically a short sword it was 10 inches long and and was at least 3 inches wide. she grabbed the knife and sheath and put them on she also put on the sword and grabbed the rifle. There were only 4 boxes of ammo and only one place in all of Tall Tale to get more "Well Sharp Talon it's time for a visit" Derpy said to herself.
Sharp Talon's Shop: POV: Derpy
As Derpy walked from her father's house to Sharp Talon's she got a few odd looks but most everyone in Tall Tale knew that the Hoove's were hunter's so no one paid much mind to her, they thought she was just running an errand for her father. As Derpy neared the gun shop she heard talking coming from around the back so she went to figure out what it was and what she saw was a strange stallion talking and helping Sharp Talon load weapon's into a wagon but she just hid and listened to the conversation they were having. "So what are we going to do with these" she heard Sharp say, "Well" the strange stallion started "were going to get them to the cave and then set up a few cartridge trap's, some canned grenade trap's, and some mine's but if we can we also need to find like minded people" the stallion finished. 'Like minded people' Derpy thought to herself before she saw a crate withe the ammo type she needed stamped on the side of be loaded into the wagon so she decided she should see what they were talking about.
John's POV
As John and Sharp were finishing with the last crate that needed to be loaded into the wagon they heard "Excuse me." John was the first to turn around and standing there near the entrance to the storage door was a grey pegasus mare, she had golden hair and eye's but the eye's where what attracted John they seemed to move in different directions on they're own but the woman's head never moved away from his meaning she was completely focused on him. Then Sharp spoke "Derpy what are you doing here" as he walked up and hugged the mare he asked "How have you been?"
"I've been better Sharp, as for your second question I need ammo" Derpy said. It was then that John noticed the rifle slung over her shoulders, and instantly he knew what it was "Shiloh Sharps, very nice but isn't it a little out of date" he asked the Derpy. She answered with "Nah still fires like she was built yesterday, by the way my name's Derpy whats yours?"
"Rambo, John Rambo" he answered "Why would a pony need a rifle like that and ammo?"
"For one that's none of your business and second Sharp here" she said pointing to Sharp Talon "Is the only one who can make the ammo I need correctly now your going to leave so I can get my ammo and then my revenge."
"Well if it's revenge you want" John said "then all you had to do was say so, in fact I'm guessing since you're carrying that rifle you're comfortable with taking a life if you have to, so why don't you join me and Sharp Talon in hunting down the fuck's that have been kidnapping mares and return them."
"Really?" Derpy questioned "Your not going to tell me I can't come or to back off because I'm a female" she said raising an eyebrow.
"There wouldn't be a point to" John said "You've got a fire in your eyes that says your going with or without us, even if you die trying" he finished. Derpy nodded and helped John and sharp finish up loading the wagon and once that was done the started moving the wagon to where John's cave was. It took them about an hour to reach the cave, and another half hour to unload the wagon. When it was all done John wanted to ask Derpy so he went into his cave, and he managed to find Derpy down a small side expansion of the mine near the entrance, "Sp why are you doing this?" He asked her.
"They took my daughter a couple weeks ago the only reason the couldn't get me was because I fought back to well, and now they have my daughter and I'm going to get her back or die trying to" she said.
"That's very noble" John said "and I've got another question, do you know anyone else that would be willing to help us?"
"In fact I do" Derpy said with a grin on her face, "he's a unicorn blacksmith, by the name of Artificer, he's very good with tools and swords, his family is also famous for being able to create golem's."
"Alright but why would he help us?" John asked.
Derpy started frowning and said "because his daughter was taken the same week my little muffin was."
"I'm sorry to bring up bad memory's" John said "now let's go find ourselves a black smith." If only they knew what Artificer had been working on since his daughter was taken.
The sounds of metal on metal can be heard ringing out in a semi large blacksmith shop on the west side of Tall Tale. Artificer works to keep himself from slipping into a deep depression and self loathing *clang* *clang* *clang*. "I shouldn't have let her go to the woods" he says to himself, "If only her cutie mark had been in this trade or something else, instead her talent is with animal's and there just had to be a bear that wouldn't leave the forest that she needed to help." But he was lying to himself he knew that his daughter would've gone either way.
It had been almost two weeks since she had dissapeared, two excruciatingly long weeks. No one wanted to help him track down the one's responsible and there were only two others he knew of that felt as strongly as he did *clang* *clang*. As he finished workingthe final piece of metal that needed to be worked he levitated it over to the water bucket, and lowered it down to cool. As it sizzled he looked in the mirror that was close by, his red mane was disheveled, his apron and pants had seen better days but then again, those had been better days.
He finally came out of his musings of himself and set to work setting the final piece, "You'll help me, I know you will" he said to the steel construct he had been working on. "They said I was crazy when i started you, that making a golem was impossible, but look at you know" it had been two months since he started building his black smithed steel golem. Ever since he had found a book by his great grandfather in the attic on the subject he knew he wanted to build it if for nothing more than to say it could be done. The golem was exactly three feet tall and it wieghed about twenty five pounds as it was, he had made sure it had working limbs, hand's and everything else it might need, he had also used bits of sodium metal.
He had also designed and built a saddle bag that would hold his creation, he had used fuel soaked rags to make the flesh for his golem and there for it needed to be carried in a fuel soaked container. "Now my wonderful distraction, lets see if you work" he said as he lit his horn, the eye sockets, or what passed for them lit up. "Mommy" the golem said, "YES!!" Arbiter exclaimed, "It works, it works, now distraction tell me your programming I need to make sure it's correct."
"Of course mommy, Name: Distraction, Designation: To help mommy get sister back, Programing to sleep in my bag, until it hits the ground. I am then to call out mommy, and if you don't answer I am to tear my way out of the bag to protect you. I can make myself burst into flames using the sodium metal on or near my joints to start the fires, and I can also use the acid bag in my stomach to blind enimies and corode metals, stones and other iteams." Distraction said finishing its preset designation.
"Very good Distraction, now go back to sleep, and I'll have you start your programming if I need you to." Artificer said and with that the glow in the golems eyes died and Artificer set about making some new ammunition for his friends. "Sharp Talon, Derpy, I know you'll see things my way and when you do, you'll have new ammo that brings pain and suffering."
POV: Rambo, Tall Tale
As we were walking through Tall Tale once more Derpy was explaining about her friend Artificer. Apparently he was a master blacksmith and he also designed weapons and ammunition for Sharp Talon but no one had seen him in two weeks. Apparently he hasn't left his shop since his daughter was taken and he had been in the process of building a pony like golem out if steel and if she knew anything he still made it but it's going to be radically different.
"Alright Mr. Rambo were here" Derpy said as they stood in front of a two story shop. It looked like a stable, but less open, as Derpy and Rambo walked through the door, Rambo immediately noticed the smell of a forge, and how clean the shop actually was for the line of work it did. Armor, swords, shields, bows, arrows, and even a few guns were displayed on the walls. But what caught his attention were the bullets lying on one of the counters, as he walked over to pick one up and examine it he didn't hear the door to the smithing part of the shop open.
"Jacketed hollow point, deadlier than a normal hollow point" a voice said behind him and as Rambo turned around there standing before him was a black unicorn stallion. The stallion was wearing normal steel toed work boots, a pair of dark blue denim jeans that had a faded worn look as if they had been used for years, a dark red button up shirt and a black work apron that was also worn and ragged. It didn't take introductions to know who was in front of him.
"Artificer I presume" Rambo said.
"You would be correct, now who or what are you" Artificer said.
"John Rambo, I'm a human, and Derpy over tgeir said you might be able to help us" Rambo said while motioning towards Derpy.
"Yaeah Art" Derpy started "I know about your golem and that you make the best armor and weapons in all of Equestrisa. And I also figured you'd want vengeance."
"And he'd help us" Artificer said motioning to Rambo. "How could he possibly help, I mean he looks strong but how can he."
"I'm ex military, I've fought more silent wars than anyone else, I know how to lay traps, how to infultrate silently and I also know your pain." Rambo said "Someone that was like a daughter to me was taken, drugged and raped repeatedly, and you know what I did. I set traps all over my farm, went back to the country that she was taken to and sent a message then slaughtered about 45 highly trained men by myself."
"Thats one hell of a resume" Artificer said and after a few seconds of silence from everyone he said. "Alright, I'll help youb follow me and you can see what I bring to the table."
Artificer turned back towards his work shop foor and motioned for Derpyb and Rambo to follow him. As they went through the door the first thing rambo noticed was the golem laying on one of the tables, he also noticed old knight armor and newer armor. "The princesses of our lands believe their soilders don't need anyother type of armor than the old kind, but I've designed newer armor. Completly bullet proof, air filtering helmets, and I even designed a warp pack that can hold unlimited wepons and ammo" Artificer said.
"Good" Rambo said. "We'll take three pair's of the newer armor considering you've already got your own. Jacketed hollow points for all of our guns and any other types of ammo you've made."
Artificer just smiled at that and said I've already built armor for Derpy and if I'm right Sharp Talon will be joining us so I've made him armor. All i need to do is make yours I have two crates of JHP's [Jacketed Hollow Points], two crates of fletchet shotgun shell's and a crate of hollow point shotgun shell's. I've also got two crates of Dum Dum bullets, at least three crates of teflon-coated bullets, and finally two four crates of full metal jacket, and I can make more so long as I have the meterials.
Rambi just smiled back "I tgink you'll make an excellent addition to the team. Now lets pack this all up, grab whatever you need to make more and lets not forget your golem on our way the base you can fill me and Deroy in on what it does."
Outside Rambo's cave in the woods, the clanging of iron tools on hot metal can be heard as Artificer makes the finishing touches to the armor for everyone. By the wagons Rambo, Sharp Talon and Derpy go over maps and plans on how to infiltrate enemy territory, along with upgrade plans for their wagons to make them bigger and armored. As they shift over the information they have along with blue prints for the wagons it seems they have everything they'll need.
POV: Artificer
As I hammer away to shape and mold the armor I can't help but be amazed at what I've managed to create. Sharp Talon's armor was finally finished and it was the most advanced Griffith armor I had ever designed. I decided to use a mix of Steel, Titanium and Tungsten and not only is it durable it'll stop anything short of a damn high powered explosives.
Derpy's armor was the same way almost. It was revolutionary just like Sharp Talons, it allowed full mobility of the wing's. It also used the same metals I also created small dimension boxes. Think of them like a back pack, a never ending backpack that can hold anything. My armor was more simple I didn't need to carry weapons, I only need to carry
. I also made it so that my armor wouldn't interfer with my magic and as a just in case I also added a few throwing knives to my ensamble.
Rambo's armor was the hardest' I had to completely make his from scratch. I incorporated all of the features from my armor, Derpy's, and Sharp Talons. The only difference Rambo's had was, like mine there was no where for wings, instead he had a few holsters actually attached to his armor and he actually made his own machete and knives for it. I also made his armor more dark than ours were, which got me thinking I need to darken them up so this way we aren't seen if we infiltrate at night.
Rambo's POV:
Me Derpy and Sharp Talon had finally figured out how we were going to infiltrate the Caribou empire. We would take the road to the south that leads to the Zebra empire and go through them to get to the Caribou, freeing any and all slaves we could. We also agreed that we need to upgrade the wagons and that we'll need the help of some animals to pull them, they told me that would be the hardest part but I let them know I had a way with animals. Artificer had finally finished all of the armor and now we were showing him our plans for the wagons, which will be a lot simpler than than the armor. With this three starting to work on the wagons I decided to walk the woods looking for any animals that could pull a wagon, granted there are any.
Sharp Talon POV:
After Rambo went to look for animals to pull a wagon I decided to show Derpy and Artificer my idea for a wagon that can move with the power of steam.
"Yes" said Artificer "I can build a boiler and all the necessary parts and piece's, the only issue is the steam itself might give us away."
"That's true" I said "but it would be quicker and be able to move over terrain easier..."
"Plus we wouldn't have to worry about animals being harmed" Derpy said finishing what I was going to say. " But I'm with Artificer here Sharp, it would be to hard to hide something of this caliber" she finished.
" Alright I'll accept defeat on my plan now how are we going to upgrade our two wagons" I said.
"Easy" Artificer started "we simply build the skeleton and then place the metal over that." Looking at me and Derpy he continued "you two could build the skeleton while I get to work building the sheets of metal."
(I suggest listening to the song and imagining the montage of them building the wagons) And with that Artificer went back to his miniature forge in the cave, while me and Derpy set about building the skeleton of the upgrades on the wagons. First we took of the original sidings and seat, we the set about building it up about six feet, we also added the seats, doors, and I added a mounted Gatling gun on the back that was at about the seven foot mark with the roof for it at eight.
While me and Derpy where finishing the skeleton Artificer came out with the metal sheets and started levitating them into place while attaching them to the shell. As soon as me and Derpy where finished with the first skeleton we started to work on the second one almost copying the design of the first. Except for this one where the driver would sit was up higher and instead of a Gatling gun mounted to the back Derpy built a snipers nest up on top of the wagon. It was perfectly circular and had long thin windows on all four sides.
Artificer POV:
I had built many thing in my line of work impenetrable armor, top of the line weapons, shields, for fucks sake I even built a fucking golem. But these wagons were the epitome of my life's work, they were the largest things I had ever really worked on I mean I know how to build a boiler but I've never done it before. Derpy and Sharp Talon had finished the second wagon as I was putting the finishing touches on the first wagon and it was finished I admired my work for only a little bit and set to work placing the armor on the second wagon.
Rambo POV:
I had been walking in the woods occasionally checking the traps I had laid to make sure the weren't sprung, and as I was walking I noticed something. I was being followed, I decided to see if the animals following me was hostile or if it was just curious either way, I knew it had to be a big animal either that or their were multiple. As I came to a clearing about a mile away from the cave hide out I decided to walk into the middle of it and just sit there and wait, wait for what ever was following me to make it's move and as I sat there just focusing, I could hear the animals come closer to me.
Great Alfa timber wolf POV:
I had been stalking the weird pony for weeks ever since it had come into the woods. I had watched it set traps, hunt and go into the pony town, I had watched when it came back into the woods with the bird pony and the flight pony, and three days ago, that was when it finally got my attention fully. Three days ago it brought a magic pony with it but this was no ordinary magic pony me and the rest of my pack could sense it, the entire forest could smell her on him, our saviour pony, the one who understood us, the one who cared for my injured mate, the one who was taken by those horrid smelling horned beast ponies.
But as me and my pack studied them I realized the smell of our saviour was weak and it was almost like it was gone then last night I had watched him come out of the cave. He had looked up into the sky and I decided to know why he smelled like savior, that's when I heard him say "I swear Tierarzt I'll save you, or die trying" and with that he disappeared back into the cave. I knew by how the pony had talked savior pony was his pup I could feel it in the way he spoke he wanted her back as much as the animals in the forest did.
Do today when strange pony left the cave and entered the woods I followed him along with the other greats of the forest, the greats of the forest are the elders the ones who have seen all and lead all the packs, but it was just me and Great Alpha Hydra who wanted to meet the human. Me and alpha Hydra were the oldest living beings in this forest, what most don't know is that when one becomes a great alpha they can only die by combat therefore none attack us for if we were to die the one who killed us would become great alpha and would have to enforce the rules of the forest, but enough about that.
I watched as the strange pony walked into the middle of a clearing in the forest and just sit there, doing nothing. He knew I had been following him, and yet he decides sit and wait, probably to see if I'm hostile, well let's see what this strange pony wants.
Artificer POV:
I have finally finished the second wagon, it took me four hours but it's finally done.
"Looks nice Artificer" I hear Rambo say from behind me "where is Derpy and Sharp Talon".
"There in the cave breaking in there armor and cleaning their weapons." I said while turning around "would you like me to get them?"
"No that's alright" he said "I actually wanted to ask you if you could make some armor for wolves?"
" Wolves?" I question, if I think about it I haven't as I say "I don't think it would be to hard but are you sure wolves would be able to pull these?"
" I'm sure" he says "So long as you don't mind really big wolves" he finishes while smirking. 'What have I gotten my self into' I think as I walk away to look at the wolves so I can measure them to make their armor.
As I sat in the clearing waiting for whatever was following me I started thinking. Why was I brought here was it for my talents, to help new cultures I've never heard of fight back, or can I finally find peace? These questions rang through my head until I heard the voice "You are not of this world mortal, why are you here?" It asked still with my eyes closed I answered.
"I have been asking myself that question, but I believe the answer is to help those that without me wouldn't be able to help themselves."
"That is very noble mortal, just like one of my friends." The voice said I decided to open my eyes and what I say I honestly couldn't believe. Standing in front of me was a large wolf , but it was made of bark and sticks, he, if I had to guess on a gender was old and worn but still had life in his green eyes.
"How would I remind you of your friend?" I asked.
"She wished to care for the creatures of the forest, she wished to heal them and help them the best she could. But she disappeared a couple weeks ago and we do not date head into the town to find out whats happened to her."
"I think you might be speaking of Artificers daughter, he talks of how she was good with animals, she was kidnapped by the Caribou. We're planning to get her and anyone else that has been taken" I said.
" Then we of the forest will lend our help, she helped us when we couldn't help ourselves" the wolf said.
"We'll need some strong creatures to pull heavily fortified wagons, if you've got some strong wolves that wouldn't mind pulling we could use there help" I said.
"That will be no issue, there is also a couple hydra that will want to go with you they are the most ancient in this forest and they will not be fought if they go into another" the wolf said.
I smiled as I said " very good we leave in two days have the wolves you want to send with me follow me to camp and I'll show them the wagons."
It had been two days since the wagons were finished and the small team of fighters had geared up. The wagons were loaded and the wolves were attached and ready to pull, Artificer had just finished securing distraction to the top of one of the wagons. While Sharp Talon and Rambo finished loading the guns and other materials for setting traps. Derpy got the small shelter on the top of the second wagon ready as a sniper nest for a just in case scenario, everything was looking good.
"Halt being" they all heard. "I have finally found you and now you can tell me what your plan is." Finished the voice as a dark blue alicorn in a beautiful dark blue dress decended into their clearing.
"Princess Luna I presume" said Rambo "I didn't think you'd find me before I got your subjects back."
" You are correct being and I demand to know what you mean by 'get my subjects back' my subjects are perfectly fine" princess Luna said.
" I'm talking about the ones kidnapped and taken by the Caribou" Rambo said.
" So you wish to start a war you or Equestria can't possibly win over a few ponies here and there" Luna said.
" They might be here and there your highness but how long until the Caribou invade to take the rest" Artificer said angrily." I refuse to keep standing idle while the guard do nothing to keep us protected."
"We are doing all we can and not start a war" Luna said "we can afford a few kidnappings here and there but we can't stand a war."
" Then get out of our way" Derpy said " we have inoccent children and mares to rescue."
" I can't do that my little pony" Luna said while charging her horn. "You believe this being can help you so he must be destroyed, then I will."
Luna never got to finish her sentence because Sharp Talon had snuck around and hit her on the back of the head to knock her out. "Quickly" he said "we don't have much time we need to move now."
"Sharp Talons right" Rambo said. "Everyone get in the wagons Sharp Talon ride with Artificer, Derpy your with me let's go." And with that our small group of freedom fighters quickly got onto their respective wagons and rode like hell.
Mostly to get away from what would most likely be an angry princess when she woke up, but to get started on their mission. To free any and all slaves the Caribou had and to make sure that they paid dearly and would never attempt anything like this again.
