They tell me my memories are fake. They tell me my life isn't real. That I'm nothing more than a science experiment gone wrong. I can't accept that. I won't accept that. They trapped me in some sort of cell, where they study me. I will escape from here and find a way home. I am Jake Darrison, and I WILL find a way back to my family. Nothing will stop me, not these horses, not any magical monsters, NOTHING. I will be free.

The little balloon mounted air ship coasted along the skyline, just sitting above the clouds peacefully putting along at day break. The purples and reds of the sky coated the airship’s metallic rudder and sails, the light reflecting off the banisters of the catwalks exposed the rusting coating and the age of the little airship. Sleeping peacefully and soundly in the compartments of the airship lies the unconscious bodies of the crusaders. Beneath them is the largest blimp in the Imperial fleet, capable of blotting out the sky and destroying the small airship in one swift move. Their discovery to this unfortunate event is only the first of many of the adventures the Crusaders will find themselves in. Government conspiracies, wars between empires, the struggle of a rebellion aiming to reset Equestria back to it's peaceful origins is only the beginning. Welcome aboard 'The Crusader'.

~ Based on the concept of RavensDaggers's 'Of Steam Gears and Wings'

With Sweet Apple Acres struggling during a recession and a drought, a sixteen year old Apple Bloom joins the military to bring in some extra income and keep her family out of the poor house. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle enlist with her, convinced that nothing can break up the Cutie Mark Crusaders. With Equestria enjoying an unprecedented period of peace and harmony, what could go wrong?

Scootaloo is pressured into the Airborne, separated from her friends. To get to their deployment, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom need to take a ride on a marine boat, dodging the verbal stabs from a marine chief and the clumsy flirtations of a lance corporal. As they proceed downriver, the ponies on board PBR-471 grow closer. The heat of battle acts as the catalyst for the bond between Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and their marine comrades.

It becomes evident that something very big is about to go down in Equestria. While the unfortunate sons and daughters in the Expeditionary and Marine forces gear up for battle, Celestia calls a war council. What seems like a small uprising proves to be something that could jeopardise a devious plan over one thousand years in the making.

A unicorn engineer, who has a wing obsession, fears every change and every new encounter, has self doubts in form of a critical voice in his head, and breaks easily down. Not the best combination for an adventure, if you ask me. Not that Steam Gear would like to go on an adventure.

He is perfectly happy with his normal life as a shop owner in the small town Ironburg. Or as happy as you can be, if you stay alone most of the time. Well, alone if you forget about his employee and his regulars, who enter the shop, from time to time. But that's not the point.

Steam Gear likes things the way they are. Little did he know, that a normal day will end in a catastrophy and his life will be changed forever, as he finds a mysterious tree with strange gems on it. He gets drawn in a war, he doesn't want to be part of and the worst is, he will be the protagonist.

Both Carmines have died painful deaths in Gears of Wars. Many thought that they were gone for good. Well, what happens if they're both in Equestria, fully armed to the teeth?

Edit: Wrote this when I was starting to get the hang of writing. Once I release my sequel to this story, I plan on revising this story so that it is completely readable.

A Gears of War Crossover.

Luna has been a fan of gaming ever since her sister introduced her to it. She's always been a fan of first person shooters and the occasional third person. She's never been a fan of simple games, but decides to give her sister's favorite game a shot, simply to humor her. It's not like the game she likes is Gears of War or Dead Space, so it can't be too good...Right?

A short story I did because I was bored and was waiting to get enough cookies to get the Anti-matter Condenser on my own game of Cookie Clicker. Not meant to be a good story, just something fun I wanted to put out.

Clayton Carmine, the last of the Carmines, a fine soldier, a true Gear. Ever since he was old enough to understand the basics of the world he wanted to be a soldier, to serve a cause greater than himself. To protect the ones he loved. But what happens when the cause dissipates and there are no more loved ones? The Locust War took everything from Clayton. His home, his friends, his mother, his father, his brothers, his aunts, his uncles, his cousins, his nieces, and nephews. His entire family gone. But still he made that a cause, to avenge them. To fix everything that happened to them. But what happens, when he completed that goal?
---
This is my first time, so please, be gentle. Heheh, anyway, constructive criticism, and feedback that can improve my writings is truly appreciated. Also, if you do downvote the story please leave a comment saying why so I can learn from my mistakes.
---
This is a Gears of War 3 crossover.
All characters belong to their respective owners.
Takes place after the events of Gears of War 3 and after The Crystal Kingdom Episode.

~A Direct sequel to Hell's Angel~

It has been but two months since Scootaloo returned to Equestria, and everything has been upended. Everypony thought she had been killed, due to lies told by Luna. Due to believing her adopted daughter dead, Rainbow Dash, Element of Loyalty, lost faith in Celestia and Luna, believing them to be fools and weaklings that hide behind others to fix their own problems.

Now the Gryphon nation, due to the commands of its Warlady, are gearing up for war. To make matters worse, the one inciting the war is Rainbow herself!

It is a race against time for Scootaloo, along with her lover Faolan, to stop Rainbow and end all hostilities before its too late.
(Sizeable uses of the word Fuck, and occasional blatant references to couples screwing but nothing R rated.)

Yes, I know I suck at descriptions....

"Causatum; situation following an event, occurence"

They say you can find the weirdest shit in Tehran, according to the US Force Recon Marines. Lieutenant M. Hershowitz and his remaining crew of three just happen to find one such anomaly that could be classified as 'weird shit' after a catastrophic earthquake, and it happens to be none other than a rainbow-maned, clueless, hotheaded and speedy pegasus from a child's show. But there's more to her arrival than it seems, as enemies seek to exploit the newcomer to the war-torn world.

Welcome to the aftermath of Iran, Rainbow Dash. Check your gear, strap up and get ready for one hell of a ride with Delta Squad.

Princess Celestia tasks the Mane Six with stopping a rogue Griffin named Vakayev from inciting a war between Equestria and the Griffin Kingdom. When one of Celestia's most trusted agents, Snow Heart, defects to General Vakayev, Celestia and Shining Armor task Snow Heart's former flight student and apprentice Thunderlane to defeat her and prevent Equestria's first full scale war.

**This story is based on Metal Gear Solid 3**

It's being written in Thunderlane's perspective for the moment.

Please rate, leave comments, and follow!