//------------------------------// // And I'm in Pain // Story: Equestria: The Final Frontier // by Broneyofnoel //------------------------------// I ran through the castle, avoiding anypony who would get in my way. I didn’t have time to talk to them, that would come later, but my mission now was to set up the first probe. I stopped and slid behind a statue of Princess Celestia and pulled out my communicator, I switched to channels 3, 7, and finally channel 12. “Team 1, probe number 3 is being set up.” a voice, a familiar voice said. “Roger team 2, the tracker shows you are heading towards the first probe.” that voice....Lorhanna? “The corporal and the Sergeant are heading towards probe 1.” the male voice said. “Relay any information on the missing crew.” Lorhanna said. I clicked the speaker button, “This is Captain Parker Owens of the United States Army Space Division, requesting exfil from a thousand yards south from probe 1!” I said into the communicator. “Captain!” the male voice said, “What is your call code?” he continued shakily. “Charlie Papa Tango Papa Oscar” I said periodically. “Roger, send word back home that we’ve found the Captain,” he spoke back into the communicator, “Where’s your co-captain?” “MIA.” “Damn, we’ll find him, don’t worry.” “Team 1 is six kilometers from your location, meet at the probe, relaying message.” “Roger.” I started running, my weapon ready and at my shoulder. I ran through the castle until I hit the chambers and heard a very familiar voice. “Wow.” It was Griffin. I dove behind a curtain hanging by a wall, and then proceeded to listen for his voice again. “When do we find him?” he asked one of the princesses. “We will first look by the crash site.” Luna. “He’d be gone by now, what is around there?” Griffin asked, thinking. “The only direction he could go is towards us, our patrols will find him.” Luna said, putting a hoof under chin. I slipped into the room and let my weapon fall to my waist, “I’m back!” Luna turned and her magical aura consumed me and threw me against a wall, knocking me unconscious before I even fell from the wall to the floor. _________________________________________________________ Parker hit the wall, and then slumped to the floor, Luna was ready to levitate him again, but I stopped her by simply yelling, “Holy shitty hell what was that for?” He ran over to the limp body. “He was about to attack us.” Luna said, pointing a hoof over to Parker’s body. “You could’ve killed him!” Griffin said frantically. “Perhaps we should get him to the medical area.” Luna said, picking up his body. “Yeah.” Parker’s communicator started to buzz, Griffin unlatched it and spoke, “This is lieutenant Griffin Siats, Captain Parker is wounded and being escorted to a medical facility.” “Report number 2, both missing crew members have been found, notifying Lorhanna Childers.” the male voice said. Griffin recognized the voice, it was Gabriel’s, they’d trained together back on earth, their Earth. He hadn’t seen him in a few weeks. “Alright, team number 2 is at the first probe, poppins signal.” a different voice said. “I’m about 600 meters out, reporting as soon as possible.” Griffin said. “Roger lieutenant, we’ll send a ride for you once the Captain is safe.” the radio said, and then only open static. “Okay Luna, how long till he’ll wake up?” he asked, looking at the levitated human. “I think he is now.” “Well, that's awfully freaking convenient.” Parker started to realize what was happening and where he was. _________________________________________________________________________ I opened my eyes fully, and I realized I was staring the Princess of the night right in the eyes, hers looked a little saddened. “What happened?” I looked over to Griffin. “You got knocked the fuck out, that’s what happened.” “I am truly sorry Parker.” Luna said, giving a light hearted smile. “I need to get to the exfil point beside the first probe we brought!” I said, rolling around in the levitated mass around be. “We must tend to your injuries first.” Luna said, not wanting to let me go. “The army medics can do that, can you please set me down?” I asked, preparing to be set on the ground. “Alright.” Luna set me down as gently as possible. Pain. Just Pain. “And....you ...could pick me back.....up?” I seethed in horrible pain. “We must take you to our medical quarters, we are almost there.” Luna said, she opened the door in front of us as well. “Is this the place?” I looked around, seeing some modern medical equipment around hospital beds, some of which held injured guards and townsponies. “Yes.” Luna said, setting me down on a soft bed, which still caused pain throughout my body, but not as much, “Nurse Redheart?!” The nurse, Redheart, yes the one from the show of my youth, approached me with a curious eye. “Yes, your majesty.” she bowed. “This earthling needs special attention, get the team ready.” Nurse Redheart’s face grew into a grim expression. “The team is too busy, thousands of ponies are hospitalized right now, I’m the only one available.” Redheart said, almost crying. “Do you have medical experience?” she asked Griffin. “Well, some field dressing training, but not much.” “That’s all we have, help Redheart, I shall go help the guards and firefighters stop the blazed.” Luna disappeared in a blue flash. “Soldier, help me over here, we have to turn him over and see what is wrong.” Griffin and Redheart turned me onto my stomach, and then she cut open the back of my shirt. “Oh my, ask one of the nurs....I’ll ask for some painkillers, get the wound opened, we have to get that object out of him now.” Nurse Redheart said, running off to a supply room. “Alright buddy, this is gonna hurt!” Griffin said as he washed himself and put on some pony gloves, which he stabbed his fingers through. Griffin showed me a scalpel and then told me to be quiet. “Here!” Nurse Redheart took a needle and stabbed my lower back with it, within seconds I could no longer feel from my shoulder blades to my lower thighs. “Alright,” The nurse said, “Now to get this metal link out of him.”