//------------------------------// // 1. Worlds in Chaos // Story: Guardians of the Elements of Harmony // by mcb893 //------------------------------// New York City, USA "Staff Sergeant! What are you doing?" The captain shouted. Moore ignored him and continued to run. His ally was in danger, and he would stop at nothing to save him. "Staff Sergeant get the..." Moore turned off his radio and kept running. An explosion sent shrapnel and fire blowing past him. The heat burned his skin, and the shrapnel cut deep into his right arm, but we would not fall back. Private Daniels needed to be saved. "Private!" He shouted. Nothing. He dived for cover as the aliens fired a transporter ray at him. Regaining his feet, the Ranger aimed down his sights and fired. The alien dropped dead at his cannon. Breathing heavily, he checked on his arm. It was bleeding very badly, but he still had feeling, so the wound wasn't too bad. Beside him, another Ranger took a bullet to the head. His blood spewed into the face of the Staff Sergeant and stung his eyes. Moore growled in anger and wiped his eyes clean. "Private Daniels! Where are you?" He shouted. "Staff Sergeant? I'm here! Behind the wrecked humvee!" He heard. He turned to his right and dived over to a destroyed vehicle. Sure enough, there was Daniels, and two other Rangers right next to him. "I thought your orders were to stay on me! What the heck is going on?" He shouted as he pulled the pin from a frag. He used his right arm and threw with all his might, causing a quick shot of pain to his limb. He ducked back down as Daniels reloaded his weapon. "We got cut off by a group of freaks on the way! Radio comms were knocked out!" He shouts as he pops up to fire. Moore turns on his radio right as the captain finishes a cursing storm. "Captain this is Staff Sergeant John Moore, I have located Private Daniels and three..." A Ranger besides Moore screamed in pain and fell back into a slowly growing blood puddle. "...Make that two other Rangers!" He shouts into his radio. "Are you crazy Staff Sergeant? You put this whole mission at risk! Get back over here before we lose the whole city!" The captain shouted through the transceiver. "Roger that! I'm Oscar Mike!" He shouts as he reloads his weapon. He taps Daniels on the shoulder and shouts for him to follow. "You got it sir! Come on guys we're on the move!" The private yells in reply. Moore exhales and lets out his war cry. He pulls his trigger and aims down his sights, running like a marathon runner. He ducks as he avoids another laser and throws another frag grenade. He tries to shoot again, but there is just a clicking noise. Further inspection reveals that he is out of ammo. He curses and begins to reload when he sees the aliens aim the transporter at Daniels. "Private look out!" Moore shouts in distress. Unfortunately, the private cannot hear him over the gunfire. The ray began to charge up and makes a loud humming noise, giving off violent rays of blue light. It was about ready to fire. Desperate, Moore charges to the private and shoves him out of the way. The beam fires and comes into contact with the man's body. Moore begins to twitch violently as he feels his arms and legs loose their cells. "Staff Sergeant!" He hears Daniels shout. Suddenly, a large blast goes off in the sky, shutting down electronics. The beam stops, but Moore is still fading. "EMP! Electronics are down!" Another Ranger shouts. "Staff Sergeant!" Was the last thing Moore heard before he vanished entirely. Meanwhile... in Equestria Twilight Sparkle opened the door to the library, a young light green filly stood outside in the darkness. "E-Excuse me... may I please..." She began to say, but Twilight pulled her in before she could finish. She shut the door quickly and held her breath. With caution, she opened the blinds and looked out the window. There was fire, dead bodies, and royal guards fighting off the creatures, but none were interested in the library. Twilight let out a sigh of relief and closed the blinds. The filly hadn't been spotted. She quickly turned her attention to the frightened pony and talked slowly. "Are you okay sweetheart? Where are your parents?" The filly began to cry and Twilight frowned. "It's okay, you can tell me." She said with kindness in her voice. She smiled and lifted the young pony's face to her own. Her face was red with tears, and snot dripped down her snout, which Twilight washed away with a hankie. "M...M...My daddy...he got... he..." She said trying to hold back tears. Twilight embraced the young child and let her cry into her. "I am so sorry..." She said. the filly just continued to cry. "Twilight, the food is ready, who should I get it to first?" Spike said as he came out of the kitchen. He saw the crying filly in Twilight's forelegs, and gasped. He tapped her shoulder and the filly turned to face him. "Are you... Star Shine's daughter?" He asked. Twilight let go of the young one and let her answer. "Yes... she... said she... she said she would meet us in town... my dad got killed on the way here." She said. Twilight walked to the side of the child. It was clear she was on the verge of crying again. Spike smiled and said; "Come on! She's in the refugee room! She's okay!" The young filly instantly brightened up and stared at Twilight's assistant. "She is? She's ok?" She said, voice trembling. Spike nodded vigorously and motioned for her to follow. Twilight smiled as her young friend took the filly to her mother. "We get another one?" She heard from the guest room. She turned to see Applejack walking toward her with a limp. Twilight frowned and eyed her leg. These black creatures had shown up no more that 2 weeks ago, but the results of their savagery felt like years had passed. Applejack saw her friend's worry and tried to comfort her. "Ah'm fine, Ah promise." She said, obviously hiding pain from her leg. Twilight sighed and sat down near the door. Applejack frowned and took a seat next to her once very cheery friend. "That's not it, is it?" She asked. Twilight looked at her with sad eyes and shook her head. "I'm worried about the others. We haven't heard from them in days. What if they're hurt and we're just sitting here?" She said as tears fell from her face. Applejack wrapped her forelegs around her hurting friend. "They're gonna be fine. Ah'm sure of it. Just like I'm sure Applebloom, Granny Smith, and Big Macintosh are ok." Twilight smiled and returned her friend's hug. She was glad she was with her. She felt better knowing that Applejack was going through the same thing she was. The ponies let go of each other as Twilight walked into the kitchen. "Come on, there are hungry ponies upstairs." She said. Applejack nodded and followed. "Maybe seeing the reunited mother and filly will ease my mind." Twilight thought to herself.