//------------------------------// // First day part one // Story: The kind evolve: return // by Blacklight Brony //------------------------------// Waking up the first thing I notice that it was still dark. I yawn stretching my arms and take a quick look around. I see my equipment tucked a way in a corner. I surround my body in tendrils as my casual clothes turn into my combat armor. I sling my sniper over my head as it dangles from my back. Shouldering my M4A1 I walk out and head towards the training area. Once I get there, I see Alex and James start with their exercises. I smirk and yell, “All right dumb asses time for the real shit! Nucles on the ground! Push ups!” As they drop I join them. I grin and found something to motivate them. “First one to drop pays for the first round!” I yell. My eyes widen in realization. “Wait! First round of soda. Don’t want to kill my men by accident, right!” They chuckle for a little while. I start my push ups and after an hour my nucles began to bleed. Soon mom, Twilight, the five girls, Shining Armor, cadence, and the rest of the royal guard. I smirk as Alex collapses. He may be a evolve but this will even an hour of nonstop nucle push ups. Getting up, I noticed the small poll of blood under me. “Do I still owe you a drink?” Alex asked. His voice was muffled because his face was still in the dirt. “Yes, and if you put alcohol in it, I will kill you, bring you back, then kill you again. Got it.” I said which got a nod even if his head was still in the dirt. “Take my biomass that I lost.” He shot a tendril from his back and, while taking the biomass, lifted himself up. “Next we run. I’ll start the cadence.” After finishing I look at the rest to see they are impressed. I released something as I remember my sniper was still on my back. “Is there a target range?!” I ask Shining. He points to a range with a line twenty meters away from the targets. I sigh and walk over. I shoulder my Barrett, drop to my knees, and fall on my stomach, placing my sniper on its bipod. I take a deep breath as my moving slowed. I slowly placed my finger on the trigger. Glancing to my right I see everyone, but my team, look at me quickly. I look back at my target and pull the trigger. CRACK! The familiar crack reminded me of the stealth operations we did when my top priority was to find high ground. Sliding the bolt back, I chamber another round. I repeat the process. CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! I unload my sniper with five absolutely distorted targets. Loading my gun I return to my feet. I look at them and they’re in awe. I laugh and suddenly remember my balaclava and sunglasses were off. I swiftly put them back on their respectful places on my face. Shining walks to me. “I don’t believe we meet. I’m captain Shining Armor.” He stuck out his hand for a hand shake. “I’m Colonel Conner Jackson. My call sign, or code name, is ghost. You know me. I use to live here nine years ago.” I exploded. I took his hand in respect of a fellow soldier. “Those two,” I point to Alex and James, “ are Major Alex Mercer. Call sign: Zeus. The one beside him is first lieutenant James Heller. Call sign: tank. If you want a salut, he’s the only one with a lower rank than you.” He narrowed his eyes. “Are you part of your worlds royal guard?” Alex and James heard this. Us three burst out laughing. “No, our nation doesn’t have a royal guard. We have secret service. Plus we’re apart of the United States Marine Corps. The first into battle. We make up evolve team.” At this time a royal guard member walks in with a tied up changling. “We found him hiding in an alley way.” One explained. I look at it curiously. “I’ll take it from here.” They look at me curiously. Tendrils cover my arms. “What are you doing?” The same royal guard asked. I made no response as I thrusted my blades into his chest. A loud gasp could be heard. I reach for his head. “For what it’s worth, I’m sorry.” I never liked to consume anything even if they do deserve it. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I clamp my other clawon his head. “You do what you need to do.” The changling said weakly. It was obviously female. I couldn’t do it. I remove my claws from his stomach, using biomass to replace damaged areas. He falls to the ground unconscious. Tears fall down my face as I realize what I did. “Conner, you don’t need to prove your an evolve by consuming something. I made you one to prove that not all evolve are evil. Your the evolve everyone wants to have around. Your the kind evolve. Consuming isn’t in your nature. Please, nether of us will patronize you for your morals. Just be you.” Alex said. I smile and pick up the changling. His words still ringing in my mind. “Your right Alex. I can’t do it. It isn’t in my nature.” I say still turned around so no one can see me. I turn around and see everyone and pony there. I walk over and place her down gently. After I do everything I did flashes threw my mind. Once I stand back up, I dart away while everyone calls my name. I continue to run hoping they wouldn’t follow. I continued to run until I was on the roof of my old room. Memories flash threw my mind. Soon they are replaced my glimpse of more terrible memories that happened in Pakistan. All the blood. All the dead. I clutch my head as all those horrible memories flash threw my head causing me to scream. Until I hear a flash. Looking behind me I see the unicorn I love. Twilight Sparkle.