//------------------------------// // Prove your worth // Story: Flight // by JosephRascon1789 //------------------------------// "Well thank you for helping me find my little animals." The little yellow pony said with a kind smile. "No problem miss..." Jason tried to remember her name. "Fluttershy." She finished. We smiled and shook her... hoof. It defiantly felt different but it didn't bother me or Jason to much. We started for the chariot when the guards stopped us. The one named Sun Fury pulled out a basket. "Okay I haven't been honest. I have a date today and I'm not going to miss it. Just hang out here with Wind until I get back." Sun said while taking off his armor. I got a little angry. "Hey we came here to do our job so we can fucking leave. You can have your little fuck fest later." "What's that word you keep using?" He asked while taking the main piece of armor off. "I don't know what it means, but it sounds like an insult. F-Fu-Fuck?" Well that takes the wind out of my argument. I sighed. "Look it's a really bad insult where I come from, but can we please just go back to the castle?" "Why? If Celestia isn't there, her little guards are going to throw you in the dungeon. Just relax. There is plenty of shade and the breeze is cool." Jason looked around. "He does have a point. Better to get some real rest now, before we go back to the castle for our next mission." "See now you're thinking. Hey Wind, think you can handle?" Sun asked while stretching. He smiled and removed his helmet. "Go for broke. I got this." Sun started for a dirt road that lead to the little town of Ponyville. I took off my combat shirt and laid on the grass. It was time for some real rest. "Hey if you need me I'll be napping in the tree above you. Oh and don't try anything, because other ponies aren't as nice as us. They will kill you on site." Wind said with a smile. "Um sure." Jason replied weakly. The breeze blew gently and the leaves swayed in response. There weren't many places on earth where you could just lay down and enjoy beauty of nature. This place is so perfect and it still doesn't seem real. The real world we came from is so terrible. Fulttershy handled the little ponies so well. If that was on earth, there would be hell to pay for taking someone else's animals. Here they didn't even get a slap on the wrist..... Or whatever they call it here. I really think this is some kind of heaven because it's just to peaceful. --------------- "JAMES! WAKE UP!" My eyes shot open and I jump to my feet. I could see smoke coming from some where and I could hear screams. There was a tan giant mutli headed snake thing rampaging in the town. "Jason? What the fuck is that thing?" I asked while grabbing my shirt. "I don't know! It's attacking the town." He shouted from the top of a tree. "Sun Fury is there!" I yelled. "I know! Wind went to the castle to get our weapons!" He shouted. There was no way he could be back in time. The monster was destroying the little town. "No time! I'm going now!" I yelled while picking up the little sword and spear. "Jesus dude. There is no way you can stop that thing!" He said while coming down. I started running down the dirt road as fast as my legs could take me. I have got to try! When I got into the town center, ponies were running away to the forest. I set the sword in the holder and gripped my spear with both hands. I charged toward the beast and stabbed it in one or it's massive legs. The creature howled and all four of its heads turned to face me. "Leave this town alone and fight me!" I screamed pulling the spear out. The creature hollered and one of its heads came right at me. I jumped back and the head smashed against the ground with an impact that shook the town. I stabbed it in the center of the head, only to find a skull the was stronger then the little spear. The head retreated and the monster lifted a leg to smash me. I put the butt end of the spear in the ground and jumped away. The monster dropped its huge leg right on top of the spear. It quickly retreated and screamed in pain. I unsheathed my sword and waited for a counter strike. The monster shot one of its heads at me and I jumped back. When it hit the ground it started hacking away at the head and the nose. Blood poured form the gashes and covered me and my sword. More of its heads started to attack. I dodged them and started for the edge of town to and open field. It continued throwing its body at me to no avail. I stood in the open field and put the sword into my right hand. The bloody head growled and the others were angry. All four heads came at me from different directions. Two came straight, one was to my left, and one was to my right. I dropped to the ground and all four heads collided. I started stabbing at the heads of the monsters. Their blood showered me as I continued to hack and stab at the bottom of their heads and necks. They pulled back and looked at me. I stood up covered in the blood and looked back at them. They growled and I strapped my helmet on tighter. It actually ran towards me. Each step was like thunder and the ground trembled. One of its heads flung its self forward. I waited until the last minuet then jumped out of the way. It stopped before hitting the ground and looked me directly in the eyes. Its huge green eyes burned with hate and the blood that poured out of its neck was boiling. It opened its mouth and tried to kill me right there. I side stepped and jumped on the the neck of the creature. I turned my sword down and cut into the creatures neck. It screamed and tried to throw me off. I jumped off the side with the sword still cutting the neck. When I finished, the monsters neck was cut in half. The head started leaning and the skin and bone holding the neck together snapped. The head and part of the neck slammed against the ground with a thunderous smash. The field was tainted dark red and rivers of blood moved to the pure green fields. "One down. Three to go." Ponies started gathering at the edge of the town and watched as I cleaned my sword in the grass. Sun shot out from the crowd and blew past the monster. He landed next to me and lowered himself to the ground. "Here to help. What do you need?" He asked. "Distract it. If I can put enough holes in that thing, it should bleed to death." A voice from behind me spoke up. "Well you are going to need extra power for that." Jason and Wind were standing with a large box. When he opened it, our guns and knives sat inside. I pulled out my scoped M16 and my holstered SnW 500 and looked back at the beast. Sun stood to my right, Jason to my left, and Wind to his left. "Lets kill this thing." "For the princess!" Just as Sun and Wind took off, something was changing on the monsters severed head. The skin reformed and two heads replaced the one. "FUNKING SHIT! IT'S A HYDRA!" I yelled. Sun and Wind were knocked out of the sky and landed far apart. The crowd gasped and watched for me and Jason to make a move. "Units down! Recover at all costs!" I yelled. Me and Jason started for the guards. We were yelling to keep the attention on us, not the defenseless guards. Finally when the Hydra stopped paying attention to us, I took aim and fired a single round into one of the big green eyes. The Hydra started falling back and quickly adjusted it's fury to me. "Jason recover both. I'll lead it away." I yelled. I started down the dirt path away from the little town and kept running, unsure of where this road took me. The Hydras heavy foot steps were a constant reminder of how close I was to death. Suddenly the road split in two and I found myself running down into what seemed like a canyon. The large clumsy Hydra had a hard time following me so I turned around and fired a couple more round into the eyes. I hoped to blind the giant so he would smash into the walls of the canyon and cause a rock slide. At the very least I could put enough holes into the damn thing to make it bleed out. I shot out most of its eyes and continued deeper into the canyon. The Hydra banged and smashed against the walls of the canyon. Only one head had a set of eyes, but the other heads were making it hard to see I started firing rounds into the neck to make it bleed out. When I stopped again, the Hydra threw one of its heads at me. It hit me straight into a wall ten feet away. I hit the wall so hard the wind got knocked out of me and I dropped to the ground. The Hydra hissed in victory as I struggled to gain my breath. The steps stopped and the plopping of blood against the stone floors, and heavy breathing struck fear in my heart. Come on... S-stand up. I forced myself back up and took aim with my rifle. The huge orange body was something I couldn't miss, even in this state. I pulled the trigger, but nothing came out. I was out of ammo. I set my gun down and watched the Hydra smile at my defeat. Ponies had found us and gathered around the rim of the canyon. We weren't that far down, but they looked so far away. I set my hand on my holstered SnW 500 and waited for the Hydra to make a move. Without warning the Hydra swooped its huge leg and hit me to a wall thirty feet to my right. I hit the wall and slide down until I was sitting on the warm canyon floor. I pulled out my SnW 500 and took aim. The Hydra smiled again and started towards me. I took aim and fired. The recoil cause me to miss. I fired again and hit the Hydra some where in the body. It hollered and blood came flowing out. I fired again and hit the Hydra some where I couldn't see. I continued the process until I was out of .50 cal ammo. The Hydra toyed with me. On my last round it just stood right in front of me and took the hit. All five rounds were gone and I didn't have the power to pull myself up and stab the beast with my knife. I set the gun back in its holster, and looked up at the Hydra. The sun hid its expression, but I knew it was over. I closed my eyes and thought about all the things I had done with my life. I took a deep breath and waited. The Hydra squealed and hissed as it moved closer. "This is it. GO TO HELL!!!!" I yelled as the Hydra's heads jetted towards me. A burst of gun shots caused my eyes to open. Jason was on the ledge unloading his magazine on the back of the Hydras head and neck. It squealed and tried to attack him. Three shadows caught my attention as they seemed to fly out of the sun. They passed the Hydra so fast I don't think it saw them. Sun Fury, Divine Wind, and that rainbow pony landed next to me. "Can you move?" Sun asked. "Not really. My leg is badly h-hit and my s-sides hurt just b-breathing." I huffed out. Without a word The guards lifted me off the ground. The guards were supporting my arms while the Rainbow pony was holding my feet together. I could see that they were struggling, but I could do nothing to lessen my weight. Jason had reloaded and continued his onslaught of bullets, not even aiming, just firing from the hip. The Hydra tried to avoid the bullets, but it smashed into the canyon walls. Its body was to big for it to do a 360. It have to take a slow walk backwards to even consider the monster a threat. The ground behind it was littered with sharp broken rocks, so the pain would be to much for the Hydra to get away. The amount of blood pooled under it the Hydra was starting to reach up its feet and every time it put a foot down, there was a loud splash. When I reached the top, the rainbow pony set my legs down first and the guards gently set me on my back. As far as I could see, there was no cuts or wounds, just some bumps and bruises. Finally the Hydra's cries were getting softer and softer. It had lost a lot of blood and now started feeling the effects. "Die you giant fucking lizard!" Jason screamed. He walked away to check on me. "Any bleeding?" He asked while sitting next to me. "No. Just got banged up a little." I said. When I tried to sit up, six hooves and two hands stopped me. "Look. Fluttershy is a great care taker. Maybe she can put you up for the night. We can take Jason back, or he could find a place to stay the night. We'll cover the cost, since you saved our lives and our jobs." "As long as its better the that fucking dungeon we were in." The day ended with Jason checking in to a local hotel...... I think it's still called a hotel. and I went to Fluttershy's cottage. There was a nice bed made of hay waiting for me. As bad as it sounds, I slept like a rock all night. I only woke up once to some thing making a noise outside. When I went to check what it was, I couldn't see anything except the large, bright moon. It's not to bad here. I just hope there aren't any more monsters like that. I drifted back to sleep.