Chapter Nine:
"Robert, we're running out of food."
"No we're not...."
"Yes we are!"
"Oh....ohhhh. Yes, our stores are looking a bit low..."
"Onward, comrade!"
After checking that Twilight was still asleep, Alec and Bob headed around the corner. Alec was the first outside and he immediately threw his head down in an effort to dodge a hail of bullets that tore the surrounding vegetation to shreds.
"WHAT THE FU-"
More bullets.
"Rob, what's out there?"
Bob peeked outside and barley avoided a hail of bullets on his own.
"Holy shit Alec, there's a guy from the Dominandi Faction out there!"
Twhat?
"Maybe he got here the same way we did. Shame, if he didn't attack us like that, I would've been willing to create an alliance with him, considering none of us are in our original world anymore....what's he got?"
Bob peeked again, managed to avoid a couple shots and answered, "He's got the infamous AK-47 for a weapon. I saw a crowbar strapped to his back. No large backpack, just a satchel."
"Slaughter 'im."
"Yes sir!"
Alec didn't have to help: Bob was perfectly capable of doing this on his own.
There was a full second of two simultaneous automatic weapons. Then it was over.
Alec hopped out, Bob staying behind just in case there might be others, and walked over to the man.
The way that you identify the Liberum Order from the Dominandi Faction is the way they're dressed. Liberum Order guys usually had gas masks and some heavy, black body armor.
Dominandi Faction guys usually had to settle respirators and surgical masks. They always wore a lot of the color red. Since they were a lot poorer, they didn't have much else to wear as uniforms.
The Dominandi troop was still spasming a bit. There was a growing puddle of blood in the dirt. Alec, rather then loot him out here in the open, grabbed him and dragged him over to the cave.
Twilight, despite the sleeping aid, had been awoken by the gunshots, and was frankly, quite frightened, but she became ever more afraid when she spotted Alec dragging the body of a third human, leaving a thick trail of blood.
"Who...who's that? What happened?"
Alec looked over and let the body fall. He walked over to her and squatted down.
"Well Twi', I think that I forgot to tell you that back home there's a giant war going on between group and another called the Dominandi Faction. The man over there?" Alec gestured with his weapon, "is one of them. I would've been willing to call peace, considering that situation we were all in, but he just opened fire on us."
Bob had taken out his knife and was lowering it to the Dominandi man, now in nothing but his skivvies.
"Bob."
"Yeah?"
"We don't need that: got plenty of foo."
Bob's head clicked, then, "Oh yeah. Hehe forgot for a 'sec."
"Yeah..."
Alec turned to Twilight and said, "You know, we really need to think of a way to let you free without.....letting you free...."
Alec thought for a second, stroking his chin...
He snapped.
"Hey, Rob, hand me that C4."
"Yeah."
Alec caught it, and then set it and his bag down on the ground. After rummaging around inside for a while, he pulled something out with a triumphant "Aha!" and turned his back to Twilight.
His arms began to move, many sounds were heard, and, soon, Alec turned around again showed Twilight his creation.
She wasn't sure what it was, but it was shaped like a collar.
Alec picked the surprised Alicorn up and draped her over his shoulder, facing forward this time. When they reached the cave entrance, Alec stopped and showed Twilight the device yet again.
"See this?"
He then curled his arm back, and launched it forward like a Frisbee. Two seconds after it left the cave, there was an explosion and Alec shielded his eyes.
"There."
From nowhere, Alec put another one around Twilight's neck, she wasn't sure where he got it, and set her on the ground.
He cut all of her bonds.
Ohhh, how her hooves were sore.
"Oh that feels much better."
"'Kay, leave the cave in any way shape or form, you will be all over the place. Same thing will happen if you use magic."
"How did you even do that?"
"I have my ways. And, if you're doubting me, walk outside real fast. The light there will start flashing as a warning, and you have about three seconds to either get back inside, or get blown to pieces."
Twilight took a trembling step outside of the cave, and hopped back inside almost immediately. Yes, there was a light.
"Have a nice day."
"Uh....Alec?" Robert called.
"Yeah?"
"Come 'ere. Now."
Alec, slightly concerned, bid Twilight farewell for a moment and returned inside.
"Look who it is!" Bob announced.
Alec looked and, there was Freddy! Freddy Jenkins!
(There is something of a conspiracy going on here. If you have ever read a fic called "A Lonely Man's Wish," then you might know what it going on. If not, disregard this and continue reading.)
"Woah. How the hell did I get back here?"
"Back here?"
"Oh, oh, I mean, how did I get here?"
Twilight walked over and her eyes widened in recognition.
"Freddy! It's me, Twilight!"
"Alright, what the actual hell?"