//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: My New Life as a Xenopony in Equestria // by ArlynntheDragon //------------------------------// My thoughts went back to that day: the day I learned that I was the last in my family. For some odd reason, a group of assholes decided to go after my family and kill them. I mean, what was the point? What did they do to warrant that? What did I do? I didn't even know these guys, and they got to murder what's left of my family, my anchor, my reason for living. When I heard the news I just lost it: full-on rage mode. I wanted to go after those creeps myself, tear 'em apart limb from limb. I wanted to make them suffer for taking my life line away, but the bastards got away before the police could arrive. I was pulled from my musings by the cashier who was waiting for me to empty my cart onto the conveyor belt so she could ring it up. She was a nice girl who was there for me when I got the news. I think she had a bit of a crush on me, though I can't imagine why(I mean, seriously, who, in their right would want an ugly guy like me?)since she kept inviting me to her house, and I had to admit I had a crush on her too(which is why I would always accept her offer.....repeatedly). Her name was Karen and she was sporting a nice baby bump, that housed our child, that I loved looking at. "Hey, Jer," she greets me. "Hey-" I was cut off when I heard a shout of "GET ON THE GROUND NOW!!" and then 4 guys in black ski masks come bursting in, like they own the place! "GET DOWN ON THE GROUND AND NO ONE GETS HURT!!!" I hear one of them shout. Why does that voice sound so familiar? I think to myself. While everyone else was doing as they were told, including the cashier, I was feeling a little..........defiant. I decided to challenge the leader a bit. "Why should we? What gives you the right to order us around?" I retorted. "This," He answered while leveling a pistol to my head. "Is that supposed to scare me?" I asked with a deadpan expression on my face. ".....yeah?" He responded uncertainly. I was definitely getting to him now. I decided to push him a little more. "To quote a certain.....clawed villain, ' I'm afraid I'm not that afraid '" I said with a smirk on my face. Seriously where have I heard that voice before?! BANG! Red. That's all I saw when I lifted my hand to my head and felt the blood oozing from a fresh hole made into it. BANG! I look to my left............ ...........and saw Karen, on the floor, with a bullet hole in her belly. Forget seeing red, I lost full control. It felt like something else took over, something........feral, something.........Alien. Suddenly, images started flowing through my head. It took me a while, but I recognized them as memories, however they weren't mine. I saw my family through the eyes of my sister, then I saw IT, my family's murder. It wasn't until I heard one of them, which I presumed to be the leader, speak when I realized it wasn't me who heard it: it was MY SISTER! That is the Hive memory a voice told me. "W-who's th-there?" I asked. Now is not the time for introductions. You must return to the present. They haven't much time. "What are you talking about?!" I demanded. All will be revealed soon. Now AWAKEN! I was brought back to the present by a small whimper. I turned to see Karen holding a hand to her stomach trying to stop the bleeding. Then something within me snapped: that was my baby, they dared to try to kill MY BABYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! It happened all so sudden: my agility, my strength increased, my hand-eye coordination improved, and let's just say that every martial artist in the multiverse were leaking tears of pride. Whenever the robbers/murderers tried to land a hit, it was either dodged, blocked, or given another target. Moments later the quartet were on the floor bruised, and beaten. At the same time, paramedics were rushing to save Karen and the baby. I lumbered over to check on them all while my vision started to blur(yeah forgot I took one to the head) "Are you alright? Is the baby safe?" I asked. "Yes we're fine. You were very brave, defending us like that." Karen replied weakly. Suddenly I started getting weaker. This is it for me. My vision got blurrier. "Karen?" "Yes?" "I'm not gonna make it, and I just wanted to let you know that I love you, and I'm sorry I won't be there to help raise our child-" "Son" interrupted Karen. "W-what?" I asked. "We're having a son. I wanted to tell you after work, but you know how it is." A son. I'm having a son. If only I had the strength to lift my arms to pull you close to me! I've never felt so happy in all my life until that moment. My strength was nearly gone, along with my eyesight. If I was going to tell her, now was the time. "Karen?" I asked, voice getting weaker. "Yes?" "I do" "You what?" She asked, puzzled by my words. "I'm answering the most important question of my life, and the answer is I do" I replied. Karen just laid there stunned. He's marrying me before he passes! "In that case, let me reciprocate: I do too!" she said before giving me the most passionate kiss I ever had in my life. It was the most beautiful moment in all time, in my opinion. Unfortunately, my time was nearly over. "What should we call him?" I asked as fast as I could. "We could name him after your father." she answered. I thought about it, but decided not to put a target on his back. "How 'bout we give him one of those elvish names, y'know from that book series you like so much?" she suggested. "I think I got just-hungh!-just the one. How about-" I whispered the name in her ear. She thinks it over for a short while until-"It's perfect, just what I was thinking of." Karen happily said. My strength was just about gone, along with my sight. I gave Karen one last passionate kiss before everything went black, but not before she speaks the name of our son: "My sweet Arlynn." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wake up. "H-huh? Who's there?" Open up your eyes and see for your self. I do as I was instructed and, to my surprise, gazed upon one of the most scary and deadliest creatures in all of cinematic history: a Xenomorph Empress. You are familiar with my species, yes? "Wait, how are you speaking to me, miss uh?" I asked her The Hivemind, young one. "Hivemind? But I'm not a-" Like I've said before, there's no time for a debate. You are familiar with my species, correct? "Yes, I am-" You are also familiar with the world known as Equestria, correct? "Yes?" Good. I am going to send you to Equestria, more specifically, when Twilight Sparkle is reading about Nightmare Moon. "Won't she, y'know, freak out at seeing a human for the first time?" Who said anything about you being human when you arrive? "Forgive me for saying this, but I don't like what you're implying." Answer me this: which is more dangerous, a feral xenomorph with no mind at all, or a sapient xenomorph queen with a mind and voice of her own, not to mention one who knows the ways of both magic and the Force? That was the last thing I heard before I blacked out, my last thought being And she never even told me her name.