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// Chapter 9: Out of the Sky 
// Story: To Be A Brony 
// by Hidden_Blade_Attack 
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The helicopter was making a steady flight through Ontario. Alex was sitting beside Peter as he flew the air craft. 

"So you got them? Assuming that your bringing all of them including the kids." Peter said he was rather confused. He was ordered to fly in the wrong direction. "No, we're helping them." Alex slowly replied in deep thought.

Peter looked at him suspiciously. "Why?" Peter asked. Alex didn't respond. "What happened?" Peter persisted. Alex took a deep sigh and looked back at the six companions, they were all asleep and had received minimal medical attention from Alex's knowledge. Alex looked back to the windshield.

"I've been on duty for 10 years now." Alex started. "And I had received an order to kill any who stood in the way of the lord's mission. "Right." peter started to see what he was getting at.

"I can't kill a kid, I saw the fear in his eyes but I also saw selflessness, courage. Things that should not go punished." He continued. "I can't do this anymore." "What do you mean?" 

"I'm retiring." Peter looked at him questioningly. "You sure. I've known you through my better years on this job. I've never seen you like this." Peter asked. 

"Have you ever had to point a gun at a kid, at an innocent ponies." "Huh?" peter asked. "We've been told there evil, there bad you know. But what if....you know....Sombra was just using us?" Alex suggested. 

"What?!" Peter asked. "Just a theory." Alex said putting up his hands in defense. "Anyways. Think about it, we're hunting a pink pony that lives on parties and pleasing friends. I...don't trust Lord Sombra anymore." Alex admitted. 

Peter looks at him with a stern expression. But before he could say anything the com went off. "Hello...come in Alexander." It spatted out. 

Alex ignored it. Peter went to answer but Alex stopped him. 

Eric slowly woke up. He felt better but was still sore. He didn't know how long he had been out but he guessed not too long. Pinkie was asleep beside him resting in his lap while the others had their own spots. Eric had woken up to the sound of a staticy voice talking. 

"We have sources that lead us to believe that you have the element." It said. Eric was too asleep to think it through. But he was slowly realizing. Should he have trusted them. 

"Guys get up." He whispered gently to the team. They groaned and coughed but finally got to their feet. "What is it Eric?" Kylah asked. 

"If you do not respond we will take brute force to get the cargo." The com added. Alex remained silent. "Are they going to turn us in?" Pinkie asked. They jumped when Alex turned and tried to shush them.

But it was too late, they had heard Pinkie Pie's voice! "You have 10 seconds to comply." It continued. Alex looked to Peter with a begging face. Peter sighed. 

"Everyone prepare your selves. Things are about to get bumpy!" Peter ordered as the 6 grabbed onto anything strong. "I'll get the parachutes ready." Alex said as he went and unlocked a locker.

"Pinkie, got anymore black hole things?" Mike asked. She shook her head. "Wait we're going jump out of a plane." Ryan asked. Alex didn't respond and continued opening the locker reveling their fears. they were indeed going to jump out of the helicopter. 

"Your time is up, sorry Sargent Alexander." It said as the control panel began beeping. "They have launched a rpg at us!
Peter said.

"Oh god! We're going to die!" Rachel screamed. "No we're not, we got to trust Alex." Eric said. Alex passed a parachute to Eric, Ryan, and Kylah. 

"You will each have to hook up a partner to another." Alex ordered as the beeping became louder. "Missed us by meters!" Peter said as the beeping started up again.

"Ryan, you hook up with Mike. Kylah you to Rachel and I'll take Pinkie." Eric ordered. Mike hesitated but had to comply. They were hooking up when the helicopter was hit. It began spinning out of control. Alex grabbed the last parachute. Eric almost fell out but luckily grabbed the door frame, the door had flown off on impact.

Fire began consuming their surroundings. The sound of air rushing past Eric's ears made it nearly impossible to hear what Alex was telling them. "When...touch ground...hide!" Is all he managed to catch. Kylah, Ryan had jumped out. 

He wished he had heard how to use it. "What!" He yelled. "Go!" Alex yelled back. "Aren't you-" he was cut off when Pinkie fell out of the copter causing him to be pulled out to.

Eric and Pinkie were screaming as they fell in a spiral to the ground. Luckily Eric had played many video games and knew to pull a string to release the chute. He did and was now floating slowly down. The straps pressed tightly against his chest which restricted some air flow. 

"What about Alex and Pete!" Pinkie asked. Eric looked up to the helicopter and saw another missal collide into it. The air craft exploded into a ball of flame.

"No!" Pinkie yelled. Eric would have been more sad if he could breathe! Finally they touched ground, harder than he would have liked, he tumbled an rolled across the cement of the road and his head hit off of a garbage can and he was out.