Half-Hoof

by Alfoals Trottenbauer


VI - Canyon

Ace dashed out of the rail system, almost jumping off the side of the cliff face. A sniper fired, the bullet hitting the wall next to Ace's head. Ace carefully aimed the magnum and fired, scattering the sniper's brain on the rock face. Ace galloped along the narrow ledge. The ledge broke into gapped segments. Ace took no heed and subconsciously jumped across the gaps, adrenaline overtaking his thoughts. The place was crawling with the Equestrian military. He galloped past everything from grenades to mounted gun rounds.

An attack helicopter flew overhead and started shooting at Ace too. A soldier with a rocket launcher aimed at Ace. Ace fired his assault rifle, filling him with holes. Ace picked up the rocket launcher and fired it at the attack helicopter. The chopper fell into a tailspin knocking into a tank, blowing them both into bits, launching soldiers left and right off the canyon.

Ace kept galloping until there were no more soldiers. He came upon another segment of Black Forest. A van with the Black Forest logo on it was about to drive off. Ace signaled the van to stop. A security pony and two science ponies were inside and let him in. Suddenly, everything went black, he found himself floating in an empty void...