//------------------------------// // Totally not a psycho // Story: The Wayfaring Strangers // by BiasedAmerican //------------------------------// Alex scoffed, "Thought you said there weren't any life forms." He pointed out. But he didn't realize that Tankery was already asleep. Alex closed his eyes, and as he did, he heard a echoey voice. He was laying on the ground in the Everfree forest. It was night, and he was still in his equipment. He got up from the grass, and heard the voice. It sounded familiar, he remembered it as 'Royal Voice'. "Why are you here!" It aggressively yelled. He then realized this was a dream, but the dark thick fog in the night was still terrifying. He looked up and still saw the full moon, it looked closer than normal, he was in another world, but it was unnerving. He remembered that someone was watching him, he then pulled out a silenced M9 handgun and aimed it at the forest line. He was in a open circle, the trees surrounded him. Soviet saw a dark, taller, and long hair on a pony walk under the cover of shadows. It walked behind a tree stalk and teleports to another one several trees away. He noticed a pattern, it kept teleporting after 3 trees, and teleported 3 trees away. He tracked the target, he lined up the iron sights, the creature teleported again, he swiftly moved his handgun and aimed it again, he saw it in his sights. Alex pulled the trigger. The sound of a silenced shot satisfied Alex, he adores the silenced sound. He heard the bullet hit, the shadowy figures front leg looked injured, causing it to fall down. He immediately rushed towards the point on where it fell. He spawned a flashlight attachment on the pistol. He activated the flashlight and aimed it at the fallen. The flashlight showed it's back, he turned the body on the other side with his boot as it whimpered, his suspicions were correct. He saw a moon cutie mark, he was correct, it was Luna who had been watching them in his dreams. He aimed the handgun at Luna's face, who was holding back her tears. Alex pointed his M9 at her face, with the light flashing in her eyes, annoying her. He moved his M9 upwards and down a bit to gesture her to say why she's here. She answered Alex, "You're going to destroy Harmony! We know why you're here, you will not get away with this." She yelled venomously. Alex did nothing but chuckle a bit, mixed with the voice changer, it intimidated Luna as his voice didn't sound normal or sane. It sounded gritty, insane, and murderous. Alex did wonder if she'll have the wounds when she exits the dream realm, so he decided to torture her a little. He kneeled down to Luna and spawned a knife on his hand behind his back, and stabbed it into her leg, and twisted it when it got deep. Luna screamed out in pain and started crying. Alex felt nothing but satisfaction, Luna could feel the grin under his mask, she felt horrified. The pain silenced when all she felt was now fear. Alex went leaned towards her ear and said in his garbled voice, "Leave us alone, or it's your sister's head." Luna's eyes widened, she was struck with a wave of terror, she was threatened with the capabilities that no pony could possess. She spoke out, "You'll.. never... win.." she said with whatever pride she had left. After her sentence, she immediately left in a bright flash of white light, after the flash left, he looked down and saw that she was gone. He spoke out, "And I didn't even get to say that I used blanks." Alex said in a whiney voice. He turned around and saw yellow glowing eyes around them in the shadows. The eyes were accompanied with vicious growling. Alex groaned, "For fuck sakes." He said to no one. He pulled out an M2 Flamethrower and a Browning HP and holstered the handgun. The timberwolves jumped out and Alex pulled the trigger and giant and powerful flames bursted out of the muzzle. Alex was laughing out loud as the timberwolves burned and the others ran. One jumped out at him from the side, Alex let go of the trigger and pulled out the Browning HP and fired it at the jumping timberwolf. It yelped in pain as the bullet scraped over its head, it laid on the ground, trying to suppress the pain. Alex walked up to the wolf and stepped on it with his boot, he pushed it down and stuffed the flamethrower muzzle in the mouth, the timberwolf looked up to him and Alex pulled the trigger. The flames lit up the crevasses and open holes with a bright yellow light. The other wolves gazed in terror as one of their own was burning inside. All they saw was the flames, reflecting off of Alex's goggles as he was enjoying the incursion he is in. Alex pulled the Browning up to his head, he figured how to get out of the dream, he pulled the trigger as he closed his eyes. He woke up, on the the couch inside Fluttershy's cottage. He groaned and forgot he still wore the equipment. He looked over at Tankery, who was snugged under a blanket with him visibly wearing pajamas. He was still asleep and Alex couldn't help but chuckle. He tried to hold it back but his slight chuckles were heard. He got up and looked around for Fluttershy or a map. He the stairs leading upwards and most likely her bedroom, he slowly and silently creeped up, spawning a tranquilizer in case she saw him snooping around and to not get into an awkward situation. He saw her bedroom door, it was slightly open, he looked into it and saw many creatures sleeping, and a very clear long pink hair sticking out of the crowd. Alex knew who it was. It was clearly Fluttershy, it made him wonder, 'I wonder how she's coping with these turn of events.' he thought. Meanwhile in Canterlot, Luna was in major pain. She was holding back her scream as the wounds the Human caused weren't real, but the pain caused by it was. Celestia ran into Luna's room, worried about her little sister after her 2nd encounter with the human. "Sister, what did he do to you?!" She yelled in panicked voice. "He.. wants to be left alone... He'll kill you if we don't leave him alone..." She managed to get out in a painful voice. "Hopefully Twilight and the garrison stop them, we can't handle a dangerous beast and a coming storm or war." Celestia pointed. All she can do is hope for the best.. for now at least..