Chapter 2
The first thing I heard was sniffing.
Shoo. Whatever you are.
I mumbled drowsily. Hell’s blazes, I was tired. I heard muffled voices. Who was that?
Jen?
I forced my eyes open, all six of them. All I saw was a bunch of colourful blobs. Why was my vision so blurry? After a few moments, some of my hearing returned and I heard a worried voice.
“What is that thing?”
Now I’m sure that’s not Jen. Voice too soft. My muscles scream in protest as I try to stand up.
“Watch out, Twilight, it’s standing up!”
Who was Twilight? Ow, my head. My poor, poor head. It felt like one of my fangs was a bit loose in its socket. Never mind. It’ll grow back in.
As my sense of balance returned, my eyes cleared as well. First thing I saw was ponies.
Ponies. Colourful ponies.
Was this hell?
I shook my head, feeling my wits return. I had to find the others. Then I remembered that I wasn’t alone here. The ponies stared at me fearfully. I knew I was quite a sight. Chimera were meant to be intimidating.
We kept staring at each other, before one of them squeaked fearfully.
“H-hello?”
They could speak. What sort of fresh hell was this?
I paused for a moment before answering.
“Uh… Hey.” God, that was even lamer when we met Jen. The moment of awkward silence kept lasting, just as an all-too familiar screech reached my ears.
“…skreeeeeee…”
“…eeeyaaaaaaaaahh…” Another voice joined. Unfamiliar. Moments later, a bright white pony ran past us, Snaggletooth perched upon its back.
“Oh, boy.” I mutter frustatedly.
“Skreeeeeeee!”
“GET THIS THING OFF ME!” The pony shrieked, bouncing around, but failing to dislodge the Leaper from its body. She’s a mare, if my memory serves me right.
“Snaggletooth! Get off her! Where’s Fred?” Said Leaper finally gave up his rodeo ride, skittering across the ground, looking at me quizzically. I guess he doesn’t know where the affable Titan is.
The white pony shudders like she’s sick.
“What is that disgusting beast?” She shrieks and I cringe at the shrill tone in her voice.
“Snaggletooth might do that again. He loves invading other’s personal space.” My voice didn’t really help. It was rather intimidating-sounding. The ponies shrank back in fear.
“ARRRRARARAARARARARARARARARARARRR!” I nearly flinched as Ted landed in front of me.
“Jimmy, my boy! Finally found ya, mate! I heard Snag! Where-“The Leaper in question leapt in his face immediately.
“Bloody hell!” The jittery Slipskull howled, trying to pry the Leaper from his chest.
Errrrooooooooooouuuwwww.
I’d recognise that howl anywhere. Tag was somewhere near. I whistled sharply, and was rewarded with another howl, nearer this time. A couple of minutes later, just as Ted had detached Snag from himself; I saw the Howler running towards us, Jennifer in tow, shouting something I couldn’t understand. Tag ran up to me, panting, but seemed happy enough. Jen joined us a couple of minutes later, bent over and panting from exhaustion.
“Tag… He… he got half the town following us, James. Saw Fred, told him to meet us here. Where the hell are we, anyways?” Right at that moment, the ponies interjected, at least the purple one.
“Y-you’re in Equestria.” I turned to her, frowning.
“And where, pray tell, is that?”
“I-“She was interrupted as the last member of our group joined us, in high spirits, as always.
“James, nice to see you! Good day, Jennifer! Ted, how’s everything?” The ponies were terrified, to say the least, scared witless by the Titan’s size.
“Oh, and who are these… ponies? Oh, I almost forgot! My name’s Fred!” Fred near-shouted affably, as Snaggletooth clambered up his arm. The white pony was glaring at him, albeit ineffectively. The purple one took initiative again.
“My name is Twilight Sparkle. These are my friends.” She gestured to other ponies, who introduced themselves, albeit hesitantly.
“Rarity.”
“Ah’m Applejack.”
“I’m Rainbow Dash.”
“Pinkie Pie!”
“F-Fluttershy…”
Fred grinned a big, happy, toothy grin.
“Nice to meet you all! Now, let me introduce my friends!” He pointed at me.
“This here is James…”
“Hey.” I muttered.
“…Jennifer…”
“G’day.” The Steelhead simply nodded.
“…Ted…”
“’Ello!” The skittish Slipskull waved.
“…And these here are Snaggletooth and Tag.” Fred pointed at the Leaper and Howler, respectively.
“Okay, now that that’s over with, we need to find a way back to London. How did we get here in the first place? Last I remember was the reactor exploding. I hope that did the trick.” I raised my voice slightly, when someone else joined our happy little conversation.
“Twilight Sparkle, get your friends away from those beasts! Now!”
That sounded like trouble.
A tall, white pony flew down from the sky, landing in front of the smaller ones, glaring at us.
Yep. Definitely trouble.
I reached for the Mk II Bullseye that was strapped on my back. Jen readied her Auger. Ted crouched, wielding his Reaper carbines. Snag prepared to leap in the pony’s face. Tag was eyeing the pony the way one would eye a meal after starving for a month in Sahara.
Fred was the only one who didn’t look like fighting.
“Now, there! All of you calm down, immediately!” He thundered, standing up to his full height. He distracted the big white pony long enough for Ted to grab a fistful of sand and throw it at said pony, blinding it for the time being.
“LEG IT, MATE!” He howled, springing away like a grasshopper, with Snag following suit. I followed him, and so did Jen. We ran through the garishly-painted town, listening to Ted’s instructions as he led us out of the settlement.
“Ted! Where’re we heading?” Jen shouted.
“I see a forest right ahead, Jen!” The Slipskull responded, jumping across another house.
A forest? Sounded good. We could hide there.
My train of thoughts was interrupted by a bright beam narrowly missing Jen. The Steelhead snarled, but kept running. I turned around, letting off a burst from my Bullseye at the pursuing pony. The Chimeran sub-machine gun roared, sending a hail of projectiles off. I didn’t linger around, though, instead rejoining Jen in our mad dash. Tag was right behind us, Snag perched upon his shoulders. Fred was nowhere to be seen, which was somewhat worrying, but he could take care of himself. Once again, my train of thoughts was rudely interrupted by the pony. She somehow appeared right in from of me, saying something I didn’t hear. Needless to say, I was furious. Forgetting all of my civility, I leapt at the pony, fangs bared, claws outstretched, and a rage-filled roar rising from my throat. I note the fear and surprise in its magenta eyes, just as my fingers curl around its neck and we crash to the ground.
I overpower the pony quickly, pressing its neck and head to ground, out of the reach of its flailing legs. I was swept up by the adrenaline high, hearts racing, as I lowered my jaws to the pony’s neck, preparing to sink my fangs in its flesh.
“James! What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
Jen.
Angry.
I was brought back to the reality by Jen’s harsh shout. I looked at the pony, who was a female, I noted, now that I had a clearer mind. She had stopped struggling, instead panting, gazing at me, her wide eyes filled with terror. My teeth were inches away from her neck. The feral me was growling, snuffling inside my mind, goading me to tear into the sweet, soft flesh and have a real feast, but I didn’t listen to it.
I almost became what I avoided like plague. A mindless beast, living only to kill. A Chimera.
Albeit reluctantly, I let go and stand up, following Jen to the forest, leaving the quivering mare alone.
As soon as we were sufficiently deep inside the cover of the forest, Jen punches me, sending me to the ground.
Ow.
“What the hell, James? Didn’t we agree not to kill anything that isn’t Chimera? We’re better than that!” Irritated, angry at myself, I have no real answer to respond to her with.
“Leave me alone, Jen. I feel bad enough already as it is.” I pick myself up, resuming my walk, but Jen isn’t having any of it. She grabs me by my shoulders, shaking me furiously.
“You listen here! You try anything like that again; I’ll tear your throat out myself. Got it?” I just snarl and shake her off, following Ted, who has just found a cave. We wander inside. Fred breaks the uncomfortable silence.
“Well, this is a nice find, wouldn’t you say so? We can shelter here.” He turned to me, a worried expression on his face, as much as his Chimeran physique allowed to show.
“Look, James, my friend, I don’t want to pry, but I have to ask. What happened to you back there?”
“I nearly lost it, didn’t I?”
“You nearly bit her head off, James. I know that you are fighting your own nature. It’s not easy to keep yourself sane. I understand what you went through.” He laid a reassuring slab of a hand on my shoulder, nearly breaking my back.
“Thanks.”
“That’s what I’m here for, old boy. Now, we should get a fire started, no?” He wandered outside the cave, starting to tear trees out of ground, snapping them in two, piling them in front of the cave. He set them alight by removing one of his heat stacks and using its heat to get the timber to catch fire. He hummed satisfiedly, reattaching the heat stack, sitting down as the fire crackled. Tag showed up from nowhere, dragging a dead boar with him. I helped Fred gut it and roast it on the fire. The feast helped lift our spirits somewhat. Snaggletooth was cavorting through the boar’s carcass. Tag was chewing thoughtfully on a rib. Fred was checking his belongings, in the Crazy Bag of Holding he lugged with him. Ted seemed more calm than ever, picking at his fangs. Jen had taken off her helmet, tinkering with it absent-mindedly. As for me, well… I kept to myself, trying not to dwell on the fact that I almost murdered someone innocent. I wasn’t all that successful at that.
“Okay, you guys. I’m going to have some sleep.” Jen sighed, standing up and entered the cave. I stood up, too, hefting my Bullseye.
“I’ll keep watch. Everyone else, turn in for the night.” I clambered up a tree, where I was sufficiently concealed. Ted nodded happily.
“A’ight, mate! Thanks a bunch, for the dinner, Tag!” The Howler in question simply grumbled quietly, curling up in front of the fire, falling asleep fast. Ted shrugged and also disappeared in the cave, followed shortly by Fred, Snaggletooth in tow. I settled against the tree trunk, keeping an eye out for any trouble.
Ponyville
“Are you sure you’re okay, Princess? You look really shaken.” Twilight asked worriedly.
“I’m quite alright, Twilight. It’s just that I don’t understand why that beast spared me. It could’ve killed me right there and then, but it ran away instead. Do they have names, Twilight? Did you speak with them?”
“Well, yeah, we did. The big one’s named Fred. There were some kind of freaky animal things as well, but I can’t remember their names. The others were named James, Jen and Ted. That’s all I remember before things went haywire.”
“And now they’re hiding in the Everfree Forest. We need a plan for dealing with them, but we must be careful. I fear we may yet have to fight them. I hope it doesn’t come to that.”
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fuck i wanted to see celestia getting killed for being a bitch
granted. not what i expected whenyou told me james almost eats celestia. still a great story
cant w8 for more
giggity, James almost ATE celestia. Also great so far got any descriptions for what they look like? or maybe even pictures?
1528685 She wasn't really being a bitch, just overprotective.
1529713 Thanks! Comments like these are what keep me going.
1529946 Well, I shall endeavour to appease thee!
1530084 I shall put some pictures below so you can see what the merry gang of misfits look like.
Here's James. He's a Hybrid, the bread and butter of Chimeran ground forces.
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Here's Jennifer. She's a Steelhead. Has a gun that fires through any solid object in its path.
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Here's Fred. He's a Titan. Can take lots of damage before going down.
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Here's Ted. He's a Slipskull. Sort of a skirmisher that tries to flank you and loves to take pot-shots at you.
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Here's Snaggletooth. A Leaper. The result of a Crawler failing to find a suitable human body to infect and instead infects an animal instead.
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Aaand here's Tag. A Howler.
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1532553 overprotective and being a bitch are the same thing sometimes
1532789
The house was half-destroyed some time before Fred made his residence there. Besides, Ravagers didn't make their bombastic appearance until Resistance 2.
FINALLY! Another resistance fan. Thanks for this. Would you mind taking a look at my own Resistance crossover 'Resistance: Equestria'.
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I have it in my 'Read Later' list, with another nine stories (too much procrastination on my side). Also, check out my other stories, see if there's anything that catches your eye.
1532837 Interesting to say the least. You are very imaginative.
Though, don't you think Celestia was a little too quick to judge them so harshly, especially since they weren't attacking. (THough, going by appearance, I can kind of understand.) Also, isn't Twilight curious or something about them. As well, the characters just seem to accept this, on both sides. Okay, maybe the chimera would just go with it, because they were created into horrific creatures out of the most darkest part of humanities mindset. Maybe a small rewrite, or elaborate more into this later on.
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The Chimera are alien, actually. Came here with the Tunguska Event. 1912, was it?
1533237 I know. I'm a Resistance fan too remember? I was being metaphorical. (I wouldn't be writing a Resistance crossover myself if I didn't know the history.) 1908 actually.
1533743
Serves me right for not lurking in Resistance Wiki more. What are my other fics like, by the way? I've put most of my effort in Price of Peace.
1533749 I've only been keeping up with the Steel Battallion story. Sorry. I'll try and get to your other stories soon.
And I would like to say, that I do like them, they do need improvement. I know I'm being a hypacrit, as Resistance: Equestria isn't without it's own flaws, but once you've finished these stories, I think you should go back and edit them. Sometimes a second look can yield newer and better ideas, or fix old ones.
I would suggest fixing pacing. Sometimes, it seems you rush things. Which is sad, because I find quite a bit of the things you bring up fascinating. (A Titan drinking tea and being a gentleman...That mental image I shall treasure for the rest of my days.) Also, You should note that a Titan is actually made up of several humans. So, is one just dominant, or does this chimera just have a sentience of it's own? (Like my own chimera.)
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You make a solid point, dude. I can't help myself. I will have to finish these fics and then give them all a second check. I shall be scrutinous!
1533865 And I'll promise to do the same.
1534051
:)
1534078 Great song choice. Never heard this before, but I'm glad you brought it to my attention. Thanks new bestest friend.
Discord pops up. "You have no idea what you've just done. This writer is a maniac I tell you. A MANIAC!"
I glare at him. "You're making that up."
"Remember...."
"Alight." I cut him off. "But it's only some of the time."
Discord rolled his eyes. "RIIIIIIIGht!"
1534100
Cool! And I'm not schizophrenic.
And neither am I.
1534107 Eh, to each their own.
1534115
Find a happy place... *gibberish*
1534120 *Evil laughter*
1534133
...Yeah, I got nothin'.
1534137 Indeed. *adjusts monocle and blows on a bubble pipe* It seems, good sir, I have bested you.
1534141
The Game.
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1534146 The Game? Ah, yes. A good game of witty banter. I do say, good fellow, you need to improve you standing in such.
1534155
You could stand to use more background detailing;
The cracked roads, the crumbling houses, etc.
Also, the initial confrontation with the Princess could have gone down with more description about his internal feelings, how she looked to them - imposing? intimidating? etc.
Well, I've been looking everywhere for a sentient Chimera story... and it's an MLP crossover.
Not what I had in mind, but I'll take it. This is now tracked. As for my thoughts, your dialogue between the ponies? A bit weak. At least compared to your dialogue among the Chimera, which is amazing. Overall the first contact situation almost feels rushed, like you were running out of space, or time, or something. Once again, this story is great, and these are just my thoughts.
1587654
You tickle my ego in all the right places.
Read Ch.1 Going on read later list. Gotta go to school.
It's an interesting concept, but the story suffers from lackluster writing. It feels like I'm reading a list of events, not a book about a soldier's struggle to cling to what little humanity he has left. The adage "show, don't tell" comes to mind.