//------------------------------// // Ni // Story: Shingeki no Pony // by Nyancatinator //------------------------------// Twilight was woken by the sound of voices. She opened her purple eyes to see that she was in some sort of tent, and she that was laying on a cot. She rubbed the crust from her eyes, and glanced around, seeing two other humans in cots beside her. There was blood seeping through the gauze wrapped around them where they were injured, presumably from the titans. "So you just found her in the middle of nowhere, about to become titan food?" Twilight heard a masculine voice ask from outside the tent. "Hai, Heichou. I killed the titan that was giving her trouble, and then she rode with Petra to get here." She could hear Auruo's voice respond. "I can't imagine what she was doing so far outside the walls. And what's with her hair? Not to say that would be a problem for me-" He was cut off by something, perhaps a glare from this "Heichou." "She's probably just a commoner who wanted an adventure, and got in way over her head. As for the hair, it's probably just dye. That was popular a long time ago." Heichou spoke. His voice came out in a smooth, yet deadpan manner. "We're just waiting on the Commander's word to head back. We'll drop her off in Rose when we return. Hopefully she won't try venturing outside the walls again anytime soon." If only they knew what really happened... Twilight thought to herself. Before she could eavesdrop any further, she was interrupted by the sound galloping horses. "The aberrants are closing in on us. Ready your squad, we leave now." A she heard a male voice announce. Twilight glanced up and saw Petra entering the tent. "Good, you're awake. We have to go now. There's a wagon that will drop you off in Rose when we return. Please, for all our sake, don't try anything like this again." The girl said. Before Twilight could open her mouth to respond, she was already being drug out and loaded into a wagon. She was seated next to a brunette with a cast around her arm, and blood soaked through some gauze wrapped around her leg. The woman's only acknowledgement of Twilight's presence was a slight grunt. In the front of the wagon, there was a pile of large figures wrapped in white cloth. Those can't be... Are they...? Sweet Celestia, those are the bodies of dead humans! Her surprise must have shown on her face, because a man sitting across from her gave her an irritated glare. The ride towards the walls was a bumpy, uncomfortable, and awkward one. No one spoke a word to her, but the strange looks she was getting made it obvious they didn't view her very well. Twilight could only look around, and try to avoid making eye contact with anyone. She couldn't help but notice everyone appeared to be wearing similar if not identical outfits, and they all wore strange metal devices on their waists, with a hilt sticking out of the end. It appears to be some strange weapon sheathe. But why are there triggers on the hilt, and what's that hook directly under it? If the circumstances were better, I'd love to research how they work. She pondered to herself. Everyone wore short, tan jackets and green capes, with what appeared to be an emblem of two white and blue wings. They had a series of harnesses covering their white pants tucking into their knee high boots, and even the men were wearing short criss-crossing leather skirts. Hmm, perhaps this is some sort of military. Are they the ones that go out and fight titans, while everyone else takes shelter in the walls? Gah, this whole situation is so confusing. If only my friends were here, this would be so much easier to cope with. And poor Spike... Spike! In her terror, Twilight had completely forgotten that Spike had gone along with her through the mirror. Alright, calm down. He wasn't with me when I got here, so maybe he made it to Canterlot High! Or maybe he's in an even worse place than this. Alright, I can't get worked up over this now. We're not safe so long as we're out here in the open, no matter what kinds of weapons these people have. When they finally arrived at the wall, which had to be at least 40 meters, everyone was brought to a halt as a tall, blonde man began shouting orders. "Alright, assume formations. We want to make this as quick as possible, with little to no casualties." He announced authoritatively, and everyone assumed a fast pace as they entered the tall gate. Twilight was suddenly very confused. What the? I thought the wall was supposed to be safe! Everything's in ruins, and there has to be at least twice as many titans on the inside than I saw on the outside. Just then, a bunch of soldiers dismounted their horses and flung themselves into the air, long chords shooting from their metal gear and latching onto crumbling buildings as they each unsheathed two swords, gas shooting out from canisters attached to their gear. H-how is that even possible? What's the physics behind that? As the remaining troops rode on, those using the strange gear cut down all the titans in their path, slicing large chunks out of the titan's napes. Twilight outwardly cringed as titans were slayed all around her, but couldn't help but be mesmerized by the skills of all those fighting. They flew through the air with such ease, and showed no fear as they defended the rest of the group. The way they worked in harmony, seeming to know each other's moves without having to speak astounded Twilight. But before they could make it to safety, a large titan, at least 13 meters high broke the ranks, flailing its arms wildly and kicking aside any wagons or horses in its path. This paved the way for more titans to break through. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a titan swat aside a soldiers who had flung himself at the giant, scoop him up, and drop him into its huge mouth. Fear and panic began to over take Twilight as people were plucked out of the air and swallowed whole. She could see plumes of red smoke shoot into the air, and could hear the screams of unfortunate people who were about to become titan food. "Calm down, the other's will handle it." The woman sitting next to her said, and the man across from her gave a reassuring nod. Of course, these people are probably highly experienced. I have to trust that they know what they're doing, even if a few titans broke through... And people are being eaten all around me... And I could be next... Sweet Celestia, what am I doing here?! At that moment, she went full panic mode, and a few seconds later, she was enveloped in a bright light before everything faded to black.