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// Mission 4: Debriefing 
// Story: Operation: VECTOR in Equestria 
// by type13 
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“Here, a little something for your trip back to the mountains” said Fluttershy as she gave a bag of fruits to one of the Trolls, to which it took and began walking back to the mountains together with its fellow Troll.


And as Fluttershy waved goodbye at the leaving Trolls, VECTOR sat on an empty crate with a solar panel in his hand to which was connected to his suit and the magical dagger stabbed on the ground, just in case the Trolls where to Rampage again.


“Are they gone?” asked VECTOR as he stashed the solar panels back in one of his suit’s pockets, then picking up the dagger and standing up.


“Yes, they’re on their way back to their tribe at the North Mountains” answered Fluttershy as she faced VECTOR, who was not exactly looking at Fluttershy.


“Then we should head back”

“Yes, let’s”



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As VECTOR leaned on one of Twilight’s bookshelf, the five ponies gave their report to Twilight about their individual tasks; all injured ponies where escorted to the ponyville hospital, anypony who fled outside of ponyville was now back and every able pony is now helping fix ponyville.

“All right, everything seems ok now” said Twilight with relief showing on her face.

“Good thing nopony had any major or fatal injuries!” said Rainbow Dash, and then quickly looked at VECTOR’s direction “I still can’t believe, you stepped on me!” she added with a scream.

“You mean to tell me that a few pain in the back is more important than stopping a rampaging Troll?” asked VECTOR as he looked at Rainbow Dash.

“Was there no other way? I mean, you could have thrown me the dagger and let me handle it, right?”

“Oh? Then how would you be able to hold it then? Last I know you don’t have hands!” retorted VECTOR as he leaned close to Rainbow dash and raising a hand next to his face mocking the blue Pegasus.

“Would the two of you just shut your traps? Just be thankful that the problems are over now?” interjected Applejack as she made her way in the middle of the two and placed a hoof on the each of their chest.

“Thank you, VECTOR for stopping the Troll, but atleast you could apologize to dash over here, what you’ve done, did hurt her. And as for you RD, atleast be thankful that VECTOR was there to save our flanks from the Trolls” said Applejack as he let go of her two hooves.

“Fine!” said Rainbow Dash in defeat and raised a hoof as if initiating a hand shake.

VECTOR only looked at the hoof in front of him; VECTOR was not the one to back down from a fight to prove that he was correct. His judgments up until now were precise and straight to the point. Whenever he is given an objective, a mission or even a simple problem, he tends to make the quickest and the most effective way to accomplish it, never putting the account of others in the equation. ‘If that’s what it takes to get it done, then so be it’ he always thought to himself when faced with the tasks at hand.

“Enough of this” said VECTOR flatly as he ignored Rainbow Dash completely and walked towards Twilight.

“Why you?!----“ Rainbow Dash was cut off by Applejack with her hoof and was shaking her head.

“It’s not use Rainbow Dash, fighting him won’t get you anywhere” said Applejack, to which Rainbow Dash just glared at VECTOR.

“Twilight, will you be able to help me get back to my own world?” asked VECTOR as he approached Twilight who was sitting in the middle of the room busy with writing.

“I don’t know yet VECTOR, that’s why I’m writing this letter to Princess Celestia, about what has transpired here in Ponyville” she answered whilst not turning her attention to VECTOR. And as she finished her letter, she shouted.

“Spike! Spiiiiiiiike! I need you to send a letter for me. Spike?”

“Umm, Twilight?” squeaked Fluttershy as she trotted next to Twilight.

“What is it Fluttershy?”

“Ummm, I fetched Spike earlier when the Trolls where rampaging and told him to go to the shelter. He may still be there or he may still be on his way back.” 

“I see, well bummer”

“So-sorry Twilight”

“No! don’t be Fluttershy, I should be thanking you, so, Thanks a lot for telling Spike.” to which Fluttershy only gave a warm smile and a small nod.

“Alright VECTOR, it seems like you need to wait for my assistant to get back, so while we’re waiting. I’ll answer any questions you have for me. Now please, sit” said Twilight as she gestured VECTOR to sit in one of Twilight’s chairs

And as VECTOR sat at the wooden chair, he crossed his arms and lies back a little, then spoke.

“Alright, you mentioned just now that you have a princess to send that letter to, am I to assume that, that is your teacher?”

“Yes, Princess Celestia is one of the rulers of Equestria, which is our world by the way. I am her protégé so to speak.”

As Twilight said those words, VECTOR remembered HIS mentor. A cold, smart, ruthless soldier that goes by the alias “Mr. Death” due to the fact that he was always knocking on Death’s door. Whenever there was a dangerous mission, his mentor will always be the only man standing and completing the mission, whilst his team would all be dead.

“We forgot to introduce ourselves!” said Twilight as she suddenly remembered that they were interrupted with the Troll attack earlier. And as Twilight introduce everypony in the room, starting with Rarity and ending with her, and that they are the bearer of what they call “The Elements of Harmony” to which made VECTOR cringe.

‘Damn that’s cheesy as hell, Elements of Harmony? It’s like I’m in some cartoon or something’ VECTOR thought to himself. He then proceeded to introduce himself, telling them that he was an operative of a pharmaceutical company that handles Viruses and remedies. A soldier that protects and carries the mission of the company and leaving out some personal information that even Umbrella doesn’t know. He also added that he goes to dangerous missions such as retrieval of stolen property from rival companies and ‘Cleansing’ missions.

“So let me get this straight V, your work is basically like daring doo?” asked Rainbow Dash as she flew next to VECTOR, with a smile on her face.

“Daring…doo?” said VECTOR as he slowly turned his attention to a now beaming Rainbow Dash, they couldn’t see it but, behind his gas mask VECTOR raised one of his eyebrows and had a quizzical look on his face. ‘What the hell is with the names of these ponies, they could pass as codenames, sure. But real names?’ he thought to himself and shrugged mentally.

“Yeah!  She’s a cool pony who goes on deadly adventures to retrieve artifacts!” answered Rainbow dash as VECTOR could see the glitter in her eyes.

“Only in comic books though” retorted Rarity as she flipped her mane to the side, to which both VECTOR and Rainbow dash turned their attention to.

“O---------kay, so let me get this straight VECTOR, you work for a pharmaceutical company? Why in the world would they need people like you?” asked Twilight with a quizzical look on her face.

“You see, the competition in my world is far apart than the competition here in yours. As I could tell, this is a peaceful world, whilst in my world, is a ‘dog eat dog’ world a ‘survival of the fittest’ to be more accurate. The more resources you have the higher you are in the food chain.  So our company tends to have our own resources stolen, but that does not mean we do not steal ourselves. Our greedy employers tend to horde all of the resources for themselves” answered VECTOR as he looked at Twilight.

“You ponies are quite lucky. To not have to deal with conflict with every waking hour” added VECTOR as memories of his early life flashed between his eyes, which made VECTOR close his fist with anger.

“Indeed we are, I could only imagine a world that you described, that resources are the only things that matter. Not just living life as it is” said Twilight with a look of pity on her face.

“Enough of this sad saddy moments VECTY!!” said Pinkie as she jumped on VECTOR’s lap and sandwiched VECTOR’s Gas mask with her two front hooves.

VECTOR thought for a moment to just grab the pink pony’s head and snap her neck. But alas, if he did that, then he would lose all chance of going back to his home. So VECTOR only grabbed her by the waist, lift her, and set her down on the floor and pointed a finger on her muzzle and said.

“Do not. Do that. AGAIN” he said with a flat tone.

“Okie dokie lokie VECTY! But I need to set up your ‘Welcome-to-our-world-and-saved-us-from-two-rampaging-trolls Party!” said Pinkie as she literally bounced up and down. To which made VECTOR sighed in defeat.

At that moment, the door to Twilight’s Home/Library swung open, and what seems to be a little purple lizard appeared, to which everyone in the room took notice.

“I’m back everypony!” said the little purple lizard. And as it walked in, it took notice of VECTOR and quickly ran behind Twilight.

“Who-who-who is that!?” pointed the little purple lizard, while quivering behind Twilight.

“It’s alright Spike, he’s a friend” cooed Twilight as he patted Spike’s head. “VECTOR, this is Spike, my number one assistant. Spike, this is VECTOR, he was the one who helped us with the rampaging Trolls”

VECTOR only looked at Spike without saying a word. Spike then felt relieved to hear what Twilight said and greeted VECTOR. To his surprise, Spike was a baby dragon, to which Spike demonstrated by spitting a small green flame.

“Good timing Spike, I need you to send this letter to the princess” said Twilight as she magically handed Spike the letter.

“Umm, okay? Why not just give it to her yourself? I thought you guys were heading for Canterlot?” inquired Spike with a raised eyebrow.


*Audible Gasps*


And in unison, all of the 6 ponies spoke in surprise.


We Forgot!