> The Darkest Shadows are in the Mind > by Wolf-bloodmoon > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All I could hear was the sound of rain on the top of a semi-truck going fast down the highway and I could feel my uncertainty rise. Before you ask I am not the one driving or in the cab in general, no I am the one in the back. I am chained to the walls of the container that is almost indestructible, yeah in my opinion that is a little overkill. You are probably wondering why they have me like that. We'll get to that in a minute first let me tell you about me or rather who I was. My name is LT Wyatt Landreth former US green beret now, I don't know I use to be human now my life became a mess all because of the Russians. I was captured and brought to a gulag where I was there for five years I am pretty sure that my family thinks I am dead. Then in the sixth year that I was taken to a research bunker about two thousand to three thousand feet underground how would I know that you wonder when you spend time digging in a gulag you figure it out. Anyway the reason why they brought me there is because they needed a test subject for their super solider program. What they did was that they put DNA that was all mixed together from different types of reptiles like the ability to regrow limbs, hold breath for long periods of time and being able to swim fast to strength. They did all of this to me for seven years it was torturous and then one day I wake up and I look at my hand and notice my skin is literary falling off. Can you imagine? Not only that but when I stood up my entire skeleton had changed I now had a snout with teeth jutting every which way like a crocodile I have a tail now my eyes are red and my iris are now cat-like, I stand on the balls of my feet an my ankle is higher than it should I also got taller from 6ft to 8ft now. By the time anyone came to check on me my skin and hair was gone and I looked like a cross between a crocodile and a human I was tranquilized right when they came in so the next thing I knew I was in the back of the truck chained, so that is I got in that situation. Before I knew it we stopped I could just make out the conversation,"What's in the box that put you in such a hurry."(in Russian) "An experiment from the research center up north I have to go to Moscow to drop it off."said the driver "Alright then go on through." We started moving again and now my mind started to shutdown from the fear of what is to come. Time just flew by and then all of a sudden I heard an explosion and people screaming the truck then flipped over and I was knocked unconscious, by the time I woke up it was quiet I could see light in the far end of container and after some carful manipulation I was able to get out of the chains and container,that's when I saw the mushroom cloud. At first I was afraid of it but the radioactive fallout had already hit. I notice a Geiger counter going crazy with radiation and I made my way to the nearest metro station, I was able to get in thanks to my camouflage ability. As soon as I stepped in they had a Geiger on me and there was nothing my body absorbed the radiation but there was no radiation emitting off of me Maybe all the DNA put in me made me to be able to resist radiation. What ever the reason I know I can't stay in this station so I left. That was twenty one years ago now the legend of the "Reptile man" has spread and war is coming, refugees find and hire me to protect them. That is where my journey truly begins. > Chapter 1: Bridge and Found > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Metro tunnel 32, from Red Line to Polis) (Wyatt's POV) This is the fiftieth refugee group I have helped to Polis. I am really surprised that they trust me considering that I am not human. I have been traveling the metro for twenty-one years at first I stuck to the tunnels and stayed out of sight not wanting to get in to trouble I have also killed my fair share of enemies with my teeth because I couldn't reach my knife. I survived by eating rats in the tunnels and what cans of food I could find on the surface, but when the mutants started moving in on the tunnels I started to hunt them for meat and skin for clothes patches but when I had to go near a station I stayed clear of the Nazis, the Reds and some of the Ranger controlled stations, Hanza was a different story as long as I had bullets they didn't care what I looked like. I stayed clear of the Nazis because they thought they were genetically pure and anyone that didn't meet their standards they either killed or put in a concentration camp. The Red I stayed away from because if you came from one of the tunnels alone they would arrest you as soon as look at you. The rangers as well as the free stations had tried to kill me on more that one occasion but they soon warmed up to me and probably saving some of their caravans from bandits and mutants didn't hurt either but when ever I needed supplies they would put me under guard. I would sometimes take trips up to the surface for guns or equipment, I have found a saige twelve gauge shotgun, an AK-74u one sturdy little gun that shoots a 5.45x54 caliber, found a RPD an LMG that shoots a 7.62x54 caliber, and lastly a .44 magnum revolver that was built down in the metro one powerful gun. All the experience and guns I carry now are now what I carry to help the ones who want nothing to do with this war that is coming to the metro all thanks the rangers finding that goddamn bunker complex of D6 and now people are killing each other for what are in those vaults inside. Well the caravan has reached the bridge going to Polis time to get to work, "alright all those afraid of heights and don't know how to handle or set explosives go to the other side of the bridge and take up defensive positions, everyone else unload the explosives and ropes" I yelled to everyone As the fighters started to unload everything their leader Dmitri came up to me and asked "Why do you need the explosives again?" "We're going to blow the bridge to make sure that none of the Red soldiers from coming across to Polis, now go help the others unload the explosives with the others." He ran off to help the others, we set up the explosives that took about ten minutes everyone was over on the other side of the bridge I went to go check the fuses when all hell broke lose. Two platoons of Red soldiers started attacking me and the refugees, I was pinned down near the middle of the bridge. The refugees tried to provide cover fire for me but as soon as I moved I took a bullet to the back of both legs, I hit the dirt and I knew there was no getting out of this one. I looked over at Dmitri and he knew it to and told everyone to get back and I lit the fuse to the explosives and waited when the explosion came I felt weightless, I began to think about all the experiences that left me with a scar in the short amount of time with me falling through the air I counted thirty-three scars in total. I got them on a regular basis, and after that I blacked out. (Ponyvillie, Nightmare Night) (Nightmare Moon POV) At first I was going to stay in my room up at Canterlot castle, thinking no one would want me to come to their town considering this is my night. But Luna showed me letters from children in Ponyvillie, they wanted me to come give them a fright. I guess Luna had scared them a few years ago before I arrived. Now here I am no longer Nightmare Moon bringer of the eternal night, but Princess Nightmare Moon guide to those lost in the night and tamer of the night creatures. I agreed to go with Luna, as I climb in the carriage and sat down I thought back to when I came back to Equestria. Every pony was skeptical when I came back and surrendered to Luna and Celestia and I thought for sure that they would lock me away forever but to my surprise they didn't, instead Luna of all ponies vouched that I could be reformed and also volunteered to help with that after about six months she achieved her goal and I became a princess of Equestria, many nobles where outraged and even threatened to topple the monarchy. That didn't happen of course thanks to mine and Luna's dream walker spell, let's just say we gave them nightmares for a few weeks. At my coronation I became friends with Twilight and her friends as well as Celestia, Cadence, Shining armor and Barb, all of them took some convincing but they warmed up to me well enough. Now here I am in a carriage heading towards Ponyvillie for the celebration named after me, by the time we got there it was in full swing and Luna thought it funny to have a little bit of a dramatic entrance. We scared a lot of people and when they saw who it was every pony gathered round and started greeting us, after that me and Luna went different ways. She went to go be with her mare-friend, I went to walk around the town a check out the different stalls and games. I saw many couples there and this reminded me I don't have a special some-pony, I think I still intimidate many ponies. I have not found a single stallion to ask me out on a date, let alone talk to me. Three-thousand forty years old and I am still a virgin so that makes heat season is a major bitch, I have to lock myself in my tower till it passes worst week of my life and now that I think about all my friend have a special some-pony, Rainbow Dash has Spitfire the captain of the Wonderbolts, Applejack has Spitfire's co-captain Sorain, Fluttershy has AJ's brother Big MacIntosh, Twilight fell in love with her personal guard Flashsentry, Rarity has Fancypants, Pinkie pie has Vinyl Scratch, Barb has Flure De Lis, I don't know how those two got together but I guess weirder things have happened. That leaves Celestia and Luna, Celestia has Discord I am still surprised that they are together, Luna found love in her Night-guard Captain one by the name of Midnight Strife. I shake my head to get these thoughts out of my head or it is going to ruin my night, after a few minutes of walking around Luna stone me a text message on my phone(I still don't know how to send a reply) anyway it said to make my way to the Nightmare moon for the candy offering and to have one last chance to scare the little fillies and colts. When I get their Luna and her mare-friend get me into position where the statue is and then they hide but not before they put an illusion on to look like me. Ten minutes later all the children and Pinkie pie enter the clearing, when they were about to start the candy offering me, Luna and Midnight Strife all jumped out scaring the little ones and Pinkie. We then all said at the same time and in the same voice "Offer your candy to us or we shall gobble you up". I could tell this scared them so they all offered their candy and ran behind a rock before all of us started to laugh, they poked their heads out to see what was so funny and saw that there was one real Nightmare moon and the other two were just Luna and her mare-friend. Soon they all started to laugh and make their way home, Twilight and her friends all came a few minutes after to find us still there. "That was the best scare I have ever had in the history of Nightmare night!" Pinkie yelled enthusiastically "Hay yeah I could hear the screams all the back in town." Said Rainbow. "Yes, darlings that was quiet the display." Rarity said in her Canterlot accent. "Yer darn too tin I even got a little scared hearin them screams" Applejack said in her country accent. "That was great you three I wish Fluttershy was here but then again maybe not considering she would probably would of had a heart attack" said Twilight. "Indeed I think the children had more fun than they did my first Nightmare night", Said Luna. "Do you really think so", I asked apprehensively. Before she could answer a massive spike of magic could be felt from deep in the woods and then an explosion, judging by distance from it came from the castle in the Everfree forest all took off to it along the way Luna called Celestia telling her to bring a group of guards to the castle, while I summoned my signature armor from my room in my tower and on me it can withstand all forms of weapons including newest guns that were made. When we arrived Celestia and the guard were already their and ready to enter, after an hour we stumbled upon a creature. It looked like a dragon but with no wing or spins, it's scales were an odd color to black is extremely rare in fact every one in three-billion eggs will have black scales. We noticed he was bleeding heavily from both his legs our medics unicorns ran over and preformed a quick spell to close the arteries but his wounds were still open, so we quickly put him on a stretcher and teleported back to the castle in Canterlot and quickly to the medical wing, we also stripped all his gear as well their were quiet a few guns on him they look like guns from Hooviet Union. Now questions rise who and what is that creature and more importantly is he friend or foe? > Chapter 2: The Awaking and The Meeting > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Canterlot castle, Medical wing) (Nightmare moon POV) He has been unconscious for three days now, we left his gear by the entrance of the medical wing under armed guard. Our researchers found that he has different reptiles DNA they say it gave him different abilities, for example when we went to check his wounds the day after we found him they were completely healed all that was left was were scars and they aren't the only scars he has on his back are what look like multiple claw scars over his eye it looks like a knife scar, they are still doing research right now but nothing to invasive. Two days after we found him every pony went about their business Twilight and her friends went back to Ponyvillie, Celestia and Luna went back to holding their court, not me I want to know this creature. I was about to walk back to my room to sleep since I haven't in the last three days but I was stopped by Careful Eyes, " Princess Nightmare come quick there is something you need to see for yourself!" He said. I walked over and saw what got him so excited, some of the unicorn doctors that are trying to multi-task by writing down note with their hands and manipulate the creatures limbs with their magic but it keeps dissipating. "As you can see Princess if are magic that not in the form of a healing spell it's completely useless, unless it is combat magic of course" Careful explained "So should we be concerned if he isn't so friendly or is very confused, that we can't subdue him with magic" I said I a concerned voice "Well yes and no, that is why Princesses Luna and Celestia both gave us members of their elite special forces" "Yes, well I am going to go back to my room Faust knows I need to sleep I will be back by morning. Goodnight Careful Eyes" "Goodnight, princess Nightmare and pleasant dreams." I left, but not before I stopped by to tell the soldiers that were acting as guards to alert me of any major progress. I then teleported to my room were I flopped on my bed and shut my eye not caring that I was still in my royal regalia, that night I had a dreamless sleep and when morning came I felt better than ever. I took a shower and got dressed I went to the dining hall where Celestia and Luna were already having breakfast, I stat down and ordered some waffles and fruit (many people think because of the fangs that I eat meat but that is not the case) when my food arrived I decided to break the silence,"so any pony got some news or anything." "Well, Twilight and her friends are coming by to see how our guest is doing." Celestia said, "Speaking of which have you made any progress." "Indeed I am dying to know" said Luna "Well before I left last night I found that any magic besides healing or combat are completely useless against him," I said, " but as far as him waking up I have know idea." "Do you have anything else." Luna asked "Well we did find that he has multiple claw like scars on his back and chest as well as what looks to be a knife scar over his right eye but it looks like it missed his retina so he should still have the ability to see, he has remarkably thick scales most of the scars look like they didn't get very deep. We examined muscle tissue and density and he is extremely from the research we have done we can say that he could very well lift a one tone boulder by himself, that is all I have so far hopefully they found something new last night or he wakes up soon." I looked and saw their mouths open in disbelief. The rest of the breakfast was ate in silence, after breakfast I went to the medical wing. As I rounded the corner I noticed that the guards weren't there, I heard some noise coming from the area were the creature was being held. As I approached the door one of the guards was thrown out of the room and hit the wall pretty hard, I heard an audible crack and I ran to help him. He was unconscious but alive, I looked him over and saw one of his wings was a bloody stump and the other was broken with the bone sticking out. I then grabbed his radio and call for backup, next I summoned my armor and well as my sword "Ice Heart" to my grasp. I moved through the door my eye went wide with horror (and I almost lost my breakfast) all the guards were dead some with their throats ripped out others with arms torn off, but they all looked like they were attacked by a wild animal or something from the Everfree forest. I grew wary when I didn't see any of the researchers, but that was put aside as I heard a growl right behind me. I whipped around and saw the creature standing there with the gear we found him in, he was as tall as me I could see blood on his mouth from the guards as well as his hands and in them was a knife in one and a hatchet in the other. But his eyes was the most frightening they were completely red, we stood their staring at each other for a time then I made the first move. I swung "Ice Heart" but he was quicker, by the time my swing was starting he grabbed me by the throat and lifted me off the ground. He could've killed me with a simple twitch of his hand, but before he could his eyes changed from completely red. One eye was still red but now it had an iris, the other with the scar over it was white with an iris. He dropped me and I started to gasp for air and cough violently, he looked at me and back to his hands just as he was about to say something the guards as well as Celestia, Luna, Barb, Twilight and her friends bursted into the room from the hall. The creature saw them and bolted and jumped out of the window, keep in mind the medical wing is two stories to the ground. He hit with the ground with enough force to leave an indent, after that he took off and sprinted so fast that he would've gave Rainbow Dash a run for her bits. We watched as he ran toward the Everfree forest, some Pegasus guards went to follow to confirm that he would be in the Everfree. "Are you okay Nightmare, did he hurt you?" Luna asked as she ran up to me. "I am fine nothing to (cough) bad." I said as she helped me to my feet. "He did all of this, those were eight of our most highly trained guards, how could he simply kill them like that?" Celestia asked as she looked around the room at all the blood and limbs thrown about. Every pony looked around the room with thoughts of horror plastered on their faces.We all just stayed silent for we had no idea of what just happened besides that now we have a hunt on our hand and this prey is very smart. (Everfree forest, south of Canterlot) (Wyatt's POV) I have no clue what just happened I don't remember waking up all I remember is that I was choking that horse person like thing and I was covered in blood. I dropped her(at least I think it was a her, I am pretty sure it was because it had a very large rack and I am talking about a D cup size)then I saw more including ones with guns and they were pointing them at me. So I jumped out of the window and made a run for it, looked back only once to see some of them flying and chasing me. Can you believe that? Freaking flying, goddamn flying I can hardly believe my eyes. I think all that radiation went to my head, so I kicked it in to high gear and ran into a forest up ahead. Now it is just me and my thoughts I don't know what the fuck happened back their, but what ever it was I never want to see that again not in a million years. I can still feel a need that I don't know even know what that need is, but when I saw the blood I felt content like...I don't even know but whatever it is scares me it fucking scares the shit out of me. I am just need to find some where to wash this blood off and I need to get this fucking thought out of my head. I think I really am going insane now shit. After sometime I was able to find a pool of water that was fed by a waterfall, I washed the blood off and now the need I felt went away just as fast as it came. Now I need to find a shelter or run the risk running into whatever the fuck lives out here. If horse-people are (and I am guessing here) that they are the dominate race I don't even want to know what the fuck lives in the woods. Just as I said that I heard a deep growl coming from behind the waterfall, I grabbed my RPD and aimed it at the waterfall what came out was nothing I was expecting. A giant lion slash scorpion beast came out of the waterfall, I fired at the same time yelling, " WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?" I kept firing but the fucking thing kept coming, it got close and reared it's paw ready to strike. But I saw this and readied myself for the strike, when it came it came hard I flew and hit a tree fifty yard away and I am pretty sure I heard something break. I got up groggily and pulled my knife and hatchet and what I did next was completely stupid, I ran at it. It tried to strike me again but this time I rolled and slashed with my knife and managed to hit it's foreleg near it paw, as it howled in pain I was able to lodge my hatchet in it's throat and rip it's throat open. I was fucking exhausted well at least I had dinner and I had a broken rib just fan-fucking-tastic. With that I pulled it back to it's lair and started to field dress and skin it, as I did so I thought back to what happened back at that castle? Anyway, as I think about it, it starts to comeback to me and the main reasons I did what I did was because of PTSD(post traumatic stress disorder), my fear of hospitals because of the experimenting done on me and animals self-preservation instincts. After a few hours of skinning, field dressing and finding fire wood for a fire, I was sitting watching the fire as the meat cooked over the fire I thought about all the things I did in my life up to this point. And it turns out my life choices and they are shitty, like I had a choice to kill myself when I was in the gulag or be taken for experimentation. But I didn't I guess I couldn't let some one else to go in my place, I don't know why I am even here still I have nothing so why don't I go and blow my brains out? Man I am tired I guess I can go blow my brains out tomorrow now it is time to sleep. > Chapter 3: The Rondevoue and The Rescue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Everfree Forest, Eastern Caves) (Wyatt's POV) Well woke up this morning and nothing killed me and I no longer want to blow my brains out...Fuck, I also saw that some animals took what was left of the meat. Well that is just fantastic now I got to find more food. I guess it could be worse, I mean at least I there isn't an army near me and I heard the sounds of marching near me. I just had to open my mouth didn't I,oh well at least this place has some thing I am familiar with. I also need to get more food as well so I might as well see where that marching sound is coming from. I set out and after about fifteen minutes of walking I see what was making the noise. A whole entire army had made camp in a large clearing. But the most interesting thing is that they are not speaking in the language of those pony-people they where speaking in Russian or something very close to it. I was about to walk away when I saw that they had some prisoners and from listening to some of the idle chatter from some of the sentries near the edge of the clearing. I found out that the prisoners are a group called the Wonderbolts? Well there's weirder names out there, but judging from their uniforms their some sort of air unit maybe pilots. While listening I overheard the commander say, "Alright, sergeant take the prisoners into the forest execute them they've served their usefulness." "Yes, sir" said the sergeant I watched as they started to lead them into the forest. I decided that I can't let them kill them so I followed them. They didn't go to far and the sergeant only brought one other guy with him...perfect I used my chameleon ability and pulled my knife and hatchet. I snuck up behind them and drove my hatchet into the sergeant's skull and sliced the others throat they both died instantly. I uncloaked and walked over to the Wonderbolts and untied them, they looked at me with fear in their eyes so I decided to break this awkward silence "So are you just going to sit there and stare at me or are you going to tell me your names? Here I'll go first Lt. Wyatt Landreth at your service." The one with a fiery mane was the first to speak, "I'm captain Spitfire leader of the Wonderbolts and this is my team. My second in command Soarin, Fleetfoot, Rapidfire,and Misty Fly." Spitfire said as well as point to the respected person well as best she could considering her hands were still tied. "Here let me help you with those," I said as I cut the ropes off them "So is there aany reason you are out here, because this forest dosn`t look like the friendliest place" Soarin awnsered me "We have orderes from the Pincesses of Equestria to search for a creature and the desciption of the creature matches you!" I look over to him and said "I understand, I am not suprised that they sent people to come look for me. But if I was you I would think twice before you attack, especially if it is the person that just saved your ass." Then they understand that if I wanted to kill them I would have done it by now, Spitfire was the next to talk, "We understand now that you could have let them kill us and sorry for that little uh... accusation but we will need some help in getting out of here. so could you help us." "Well why don't you just fly out of here? I mean you all have wings." "Well we would but that is how we got caught the first time." "Let me think about it.....Fine I will help you to the town I saw back up to the north but that is it, is that understood." they all nodded and we set out, after we took what we could from the two dead soldiers. It took a while but we were getting closer we decided to stop at what looked a crumbling castle on the other side of a ravine that had a unstable rope bridge streching across it. We decided to bypass the bridge I was able to jump across thanks to being a supersoldier while the Wonderbolts flew. When we got to the front door it was getting dark we then de camp in the forum, Spitfire took first watch at the doors. Soarin went to sleep along with Rapidfire, Misty and Fleetfoot where trying to find the right frequency for their people on a radio that we grabbed off of the sergeant. I decided to look around and make sure there were no other way in as I was walking I found a staircase that lead up to one of the towers that still stood and I went up to get a better view. when I got to the top I saw a massive expance of forest in either direction and for the first time in a long time I looked up at the sky and instead of seeing clouds of radioactive dust, I actually saw stars and the moon, all I did was just stare at the sky. I was so distracted that I was brought out of my stupor when a explosion happened I looked and saw that the explosions were coming from the front of the castle. I took off in a dead sprint back to the forum, we were under-attack I probably should of seen this coming I just didn't expect the enemy to be so hot on our trail. when i got to the forum Spitfire took cover behind a fallen pillar with the others. Misty was screaming into the radio and was getting responses back, but I couldn't hear them but I took cover behind another pillar and returned fire. I popped and got shot in the shoulder for it, but I managed to hit the guy that shot me. For the next thirteen minutes we held them then a couple of helicopters that looked like HEW-60's came in, I heard them open fire on the enemy and when I looked out again I saw them retreating. The helicopters landed out front of the doors where all the Wonderbolts rushed out to meet them except Spitfire she walked over to me. "Hey" she said and I looked over to her, "I guess this is where we part ways... listen why don't you come with us and turn yourself in I'm sure if you explain yourself the Princesses will go easy on you." I looked away and said, "You think they will listen to a freak like me." "your not a freak and yes I do think they will listen." "Alright I'll come along" She nodded and started walking towards the door and I followed her and thought 'well if they decide to just kill me out right that's a plus' when I passed the threshold Spitfire asked for my weapons and reluctantly I gave them to her. After a short Helicopter ride and walk now I am sitting in a cell waiting for the Princesses and these "Elements of Harmony" sometimes I hate my life. (Ponyville) (Nightmare Moon POV) I haven't seen Luna, Celestia, Cadence, Shining or the Elements so pissed before, I mean they were upset after what happened and so was I but I looked at the security footage and the DNA results, I found out why he reacted the way he did. It was because the DNA has a Feral instinct and that is what happened, he had no control over his actions but when he attacked me something brought him out of it and so he ran. I told the others but they wouldn't listen and now that he is in the custody of the garrison in Ponyville they want some answers as to why four elite soldiers are dead and one is crippled for life. After a short helicopter ride we arrived and were met by Cpt. Spitfire, Rainbow Dash rushed over to her marefriend and gave her a kiss, "Oh Celestia, I was so worried something happened to you where have you been. Did that animal hurt you." said Rainbow. Spitfire shook her head and said "No, I am fine Rainbow and it's a long story and I will tell you all later in the debrief. But for now why don't we go talk to our guest, he's been waiting for your arrival. Follow me." We followed her into the garrisons' stockaded where the creature named 'LT. Wyatt Landreth' is being held. as we approached the cell I was a little worried that he might have slipped back into his feral state but they were put to rest when I saw he was asleep. I figured he would be out for a while so I got an idea why don't we go in his dreams and speak with him their where he feels most comfortable. I told every one else my idea and they agreed. "Alright everypony hold on to me and luna so we can enter his dreams" I said as Luna and I lit up our horns everypony grabbed on and we closed our eyes. When we all opened our eyes we were in a dark room with one source of light coming from a lamp. We saw the creature chained to the wall, that is when Luna started to demand he speak to them but he didn't hear it that's when we realized we were in a memory. "I hope you have thought about my proposition creature." said a creature that looks like something out of a foals book. Wyatt looked up and spat at him, in return he turned and grabbed a knife and said "I had hoped that it would not come to this." so he cut a line from the top of his brow and cut down to his jaw. That is when the scene changed to a long hallway with doors down each side we went from door to door and each one showed him in pain, even what looked like a happy memory turned out to be laced with pain in someway. that is when he woke up and we were forced out of his mind. "So, by the looks on your faces you all saw my past and memories" said Wyatt," now that begs the question. What will you do with me?" Celestia was the first to speak, " Well your past may be dark that gives you no right to do what you did." "Well that would case if I hadn't gone feral at the time." We all gave him a questioning look when he said that and Cadence then asked, " What do you mean by 'gone fearl'?" "I have this thing inside me that when ever I feel theratened or when I see something that triggeres a fear of mine, a massive amount of adrenaline will go to my preadtory insticts and I will be able to tear things apart with shear force." We all took a step back and stared at him and before any of us could speak we heard somepony outside yell, "INCOMING". An explosion shook the stockades and Flash Sentry came running up to us. "Princesses we are under attack my orders are to take you and the Element bearers to the underground bunker." he said "who is attacking us." I asked. "It's the Hoovesiets and before you ask" he looked at Shinning and said, " it is only one battalion, commander Shinning." Before any of us could move twards the bunker Wyatt got up from his bunk and said, " Release me, I can help your soilders fight if these ' Hoovesiets' are any thing like the Soviets from my world then you need to break their attack now or more will show up." We sat their for what seemed like hours and finaly we agreed and opned his cell he got out and asked where his gear was and Flash told him down the hall and to the left. He ran off while we went to the bunker but on our way there I got seperated from the group and wound up outside. I was rushed almost immedeatly by a Hooveit foot soilder with a byonet on his rifle, right before he got close to me his head explodedm, blood and skull fragments splashed on me and I fell on my backside and just stared at him. Then as soon as it happened it ended the Hooveits battalion was desimated and Wyatt kneeling next to me trying to ask me some thing but I couldn't hear him. Before I knew it I was clinging to him as if my life depended on it then everything went black, and all I could see was the hatred in eyes of that one footsoilder that almost killed me. I have never seen that much hatred in anyponies eyes. > Chapter 4: The Meeting and Nightmare > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canterlot Castle (Nightmare moon) Before I opened my eyes I felt I was laying on something soft and something was in my hand. I opened my eyes and saw I was in my room and in my hand was a carved piece of wood on a leather cord, the carving on the wood was a sun with a flower in the middle of it and a crown was at the top. As I was inspecting it I heard a knock at my door and I saw Luna was peeping in and said, "Nightmare? I came to see if you are awake, how are you feeling?" "Not to good but better than yesterday. How did I get in my room." I asked "Wyatt brought you back after you passed out and when he put you in bed you clung to his necklace so he took it off and let you sleep." "So where is he?" "He is down in the meeting room with the others, we wanted to wait until you where awake." "Okay, I'll be down in a moment just let me get dressed." I said as I started to pick my clothes because I have so much to choose from the color is ether black, dark blue or really dark purple so I was dressed rather quickly. As Luna and I made our way to the meeting room I could see that their were more guards around the doors leading to the meeting room than usual, I ended up using my mental link with Luna and found out that it was because the guards saw what our guest did to more than half the Hooviet division that attacked Ponyville. There was only one survivor because he was only sixteen and he was shell-shocked after what he saw. When we entered the meeting room we saw Celestia, Cadence, the elements and Shining Armor as well as Luna's lover and Guard captain Midnight Strife, as well as Spitfire and her co-captain Soarin, they were all on one side facing Wyatt but he wasn't looking at them but at me or more specifically his necklace that I still had in my hand. "It is good that you are awake, but now may I please have my necklace back." he said, I nodded and slid it over to him before I took my seat next to Luna. "So now your all here how 'bout we start with names, I'll go first. Former Lt. Wyatt Landreth of the U.S. Army Green Berets, at your service and I can answer any questions you might have." Many of us were surprised that he might give us information willingly. I was next to speak, "I am Princess Nightmare Moon and these are my fellow princesses Luna, Celestia, Cadence and Twilight Sparkle. as well as her friends Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash." as I pointed to everypony. "Right, and I already know Spitfire and Soarin over there," he said as pointed to the two Wonderbolts, "but I don't know you two, but by the looks of your uniforms I take your guardsmen like the other ones I saw." Both guard captains nodded Midnight told him her name with cold tone as she gave him a death glare that would of made a full grown Dragon whimper in fear, but Wyatt just brushed it off. Shining Armor had a sneer when he told Wyatt his name, but this time Wyatt glared back at them both and said, "ooooh I am so intimidated, by your glare and your sneer if lived as long as I have in a hell hole you quickly find out that pisses people off." Celestia was next to speak, "So why are you so polite all of a sudden, and act like you didn't murder four of Equestria's Elite guard and cripple one of them." She gave him a hard stare and waited for his answer. He replied, "Oh strait to the point, well the reason for that is because of all the different DNA crammed into me and predator so when it is corned or threatened it tends to lash out at whatever it thinks is a threat so your guards just got in the way." Before Celestia could yell at him Twilight asked, " What do you mean 'all the different DNA'." "Well, I didn't always look like this it is the by-product of a super-solider serum and it was very painful." "oh , boo-hoo cry us a river why don't you," Rainbow said to every ones surprise and Spitfire just glared at her as she continued' " I mean come on you go through a little pain and you get an intimidating look as well as super strength and speed." We all sat and watched what would happen next, but Wyatt said, "Yeah, I wouldn't be complaining if I wasn't forced to go through the procedure to test for side-affects. Only to wake up in the morning and find that my Skelton changed, I grew a snout and tail, oh and to top it off I WATCHED MY SKIN FALL THE FUCK OFF only to be replaced by scales! So don't you patronize me." We were all shocked from the out burst and poor Fluttershy started to cry when she heard what happened to him. He breathed a few times before he let out a deep sigh and said, "I am sorry for my outburst it's just I don't like people bringing up what happened to me and think I am just being a pussy about it. Um excuse my language." We stayed in silence for a while, Rarity tried to calm Fluttershy down but was eventually side tracked when she noticed Wyatt scratching himself. "Uh, Darling if it isn't to much to ask why are you scratching your self it is rather uncouth?" asked Rarity "Yeah, I haven't bathed in a few days," he replied while we all wore a mask of disgust. "Hey it's not my fault it's kind of hard to find water that is not radioactive where I am from and taking a bath really kind of helps with shedding." he says as he yawns. "We have a bath and a room that is currently not being used," I told him, then look to every one and say, "I think it will be a good idea to postpone the rest of this meeting until he is rested and bathed." They all looked around nervously but they agreed none the less. I told some guards to take him to the baths and then to his room so he can sleep. Then I told everypony that Luna and I were going to watch his dreams and tell them about it tomorrow. I hope it works. (Wyatt) Well at least one of those princesses are nice. The others not so much and I guess the only polite one is Spitfire to bad she is with that Rainbow one that is a little bitch. Well now that I bathed and shed all the old skin off, now lets go over that mental checklist. First, bathe and shed done. Second, Sharpen Knife done. Third, clean weapons....twice done. Well that is done that is done, might as well get some sleep. As soon as I hit the bed, I am out like a light. Never in the thirty years of living in the Metro have I had a bed this soft...speaking of which I don't think I had a bed most of the time. Well I didn't have a peaceful sleep this time, In fact it is a nightmare I have been ever since I've been living in the metro. I am back home everything is peaceful but then mutants come and rip the skin off me and turn me into the monster that I am today. But that is not the worst part I go feral and I kill the only family I have left and then just blackness. Usually it lasts until I wake up in the morning but something on the outside woke me up. When I open my eyes I see a blade coming at me and on instinct I grab hold of the Wrist of the person holding it and snap it they would've let out a cry of pain had I not shoved my fist in their mouth. Well looks like I won't be getting much sleep. just then the door busts open and everyone from the meeting was there, they just stared at me and the guy at the ground and before I can say anything the rainbow one decides to charge me. Fuck. This. Day. > Chapter 5: The Summit > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canterlot castle (Wyatt) Well her charge only lasted for oh about five seconds until a darkish purple aura stopped her. She was about to protest when we heard a groan and we all turned to see the stallion who attacked me reaching for something in his mouth, I knew exactly what it was and grabbed him by the throat and pinned him against the wall. I drew my knife and started digging in his gums for what I knew he was trying to get. "Stop you already broke some of his teeth do you really need to mutilate him further you.... BARBARIN." yelled the white one with the purple mane. "I am not mutilating him for no reason," I answered "He is trying to kill himself so we can't ask him why he attacked me." As I fished around I still hear the Rainbow one struggling in Nightmare's magic (which I still don't understand) finally I found what I was looking for a fake tooth filled with cyanide and to save the others the agony of listening to this guy scream as I get this stupid fake tooth out. So I knocked him out and gouged his fake tooth out and crushed it and let him drop to the floor. Next thing I know as I turned to face the group I was tackled by the Rainbow one and the two captains. When I say tackled I really mean that they hit me in a tackle form but ended up on the ground. "Are fucking kidding me did you not listen at all to what I just said?" I asked as I scowled at them." "Why did you mutilate that stallion when you clearly had won." yelled Midnight Strife. "I did what I did to make sure he didn't kill himself before you could question him." I replied. She was about to yell back when we heard Nightmare yell,"ENOUGH". I heard some of the others whisper about something that sounded like 'Royal Canterlot voice' and I must admit she looks rather hot while doing that but I won't tell her that. "Now that I have your undivided attention. why don't you explain why you ripped out that stallions tooth, please Wyatt." "Only because you asked nicely. The reason for that was because he was trying to commit suicide so we couldn't question him. I know of this because I have encountered stuff like this before where I am from. Agents from the 'Red line' that infiltrate in a high ranks of a enemy country have a fake tooth filled with cyanide a fast acting poison to ensure he can't talk but now that it is out of the equation you can question him as to why he attacked me." "Alright, Guards take this stallion to the dungeons where he will remain until he wakes up is that understood." "But, what about him your highness?" asked a guard while he pointed at me. "I will question him myself now go." The guards left with the unconscious stallion and the others did to after Nightmare asked them to they told her she would be waiting in the hall. We just sat there and stared at each other until I said, "So princess, why is it you want to talk to me." "I have seen your scars," she stated," they are the ones of a warrior and of a survivor." "So what you want a cookie or something." "Each scar must be a memory to you isn't it." "You could say that, but I don't see where you are going with this." "When I entered your mind while you were asleep I saw what was a mixture of a memory and a nightmare." I glared at her and said, "What?" "I saw you and others it was peaceful then creatures came and they ripped your body apart and you then killed the others. Why is it that this nightmare occurred and for how long has this happened?" "This has happened for about twenty one years," I said softly and turned to the window "It happens because down in the metro were I am from the locals told stories about me and they were stories to frighten children in to obeying their parents. I am nothing more than a monster not that you would understand what that is like." "Actually I would." I turn around and look at her and say, "But your a princess don't your subjects love you like the other four." She looked at me with sad eyes and said, "Some but not all because I was the bringer of the eternal night, I was defeated by Twilight and her friends Thirty years ago. For three years I was nothing but a shadow just gaining power and in that time I reflected on my life and realized that the eternal night thing was not the best idea. So when I had enough power after a being known as Tirek was sent back to his cell I went to Canterlot in disguise and turned myself in to Celestia and Luna as well as apologize for everything I did." she paused, by this time she was sniffling before she continued, "I thought for sure they would kill me but Discord came to my rescue and convinced them both to give me a second chance after all they did so with him. Two years later I was announced as the newest Princess and the rest is history but many ponies are still frightened of me and no matter how hard I try I can't convince them other wise." Now she was sobbing so I rapped her in a hug and let her cry it out. I know what you are probably thinking, how could some beast like me who doesn't like any of them and a killer. Be holding her while she cries her heart out on my shoulder and I don't think it is just because of her subjects fearing her but also thinking that no one loves her. But the reason I am doing this is because I can't stand watching a woman cry that and in the short time I have been here I feel like when I am around her that I belong. I don't know what this means but frankly I don't care right now I'll think about that in the future. She eventually stopped and looked up at me I was about to say something when she kissed me. I was caught off guard and then I returned it in kind. After about a minute we separated and I asked, "Not to sound ungrateful of anything but why did you kiss me." she looked away with a lite blush and said, "I don't know why but when ever I am near you I feel as if I can trust you with my life even though we got off to a bad start." There was a silence between us for a while before I said, "Do you want to see where this can go before anything else is decided maybe go out or something." She looked at me and nodded enthusiastically then said, "We can after the summit if you would like." " What summit?" "The summit of nations of course, all the countries will be there." "Even the Hoovesiets?'' "No, But the Griffins, Minitors, Zebra, Crystal ponies, some countries from the Eurhalt, And the Changelings will all be at the summit tomorrow. Which is another reason we are here is because I wanted to ask you if you would like to join us?" "No," She gave me a disappointed look then I continued, " The reason being that people do one of three things when they see me, I scare them, Intimidate them or they have a bad attitude towards me." "Ok, how about you join us as my guard I would feel safer with you there considering all that has happened and I don't think I can trust Celestia or Luna's guard right now," She then gave me big puppy dog eyes and the cuteness level sky rocketed she then asked "Pwaese?" she even through in a little lip. I tried to fight it but finally I gave in and said, "Fine but I am going to need a new set of close because these things are starting to fall apart." "Oh, I am sure Rarity wouldn't mind to make you some new clothes, after all she is the Element of Generosity meet I'll have her come her at twelve." "Alright, I guess I'll see you tomorrow exactly when is this Summit?" "It is tomorrow night but the delegates will arrive in the morning so tomorrow afternoon should suffice. I bid you goodnight Wyatt and I can'[t wait to see where we go from here." "Neither can I and goodnight Princess Moon." I smiled as she left I eventually went back to sleep and I couldn't wait for tomorrow(wow I haven't said that in like....25 years). (Canterlot Castle) (NightMare Moon) Well last night was certainly interesting not only did I get a guardsman but he actually might want to be with me. I still don't know what came over me last night but I just felt safe in his arms and even though he didn't say it but I am pretty sure that I made him feel like he belongs after a long time. I only hope that Rarity doesn't give him to much of a hard time with his clothes. I was still asleep when the Delegates arrived and when I woke I got dressed and went to the throne room to meet with Celestia, Luna and the others. along the way there I stopped by Wyatt's room to see how he looked. I knocked on the door but no answer came I tried the door handle and it was unlocked when I looked inside no one was in there not even his gear was there but some of the things he used to clean his guns were still there. A little disappointed I started back for the throne room hoping he would be there, the whole way there I kept thinking that I might of scared him off last night with that kiss but that was cut short as I remembered he asked me out after that. As I walked into the throne room I again felt sad that he was not there either but the others were waiting for me and as soon as I arrived we started for the conference room. As we were walking I asked Rarity, "Did you see Wyatt today Rarity?" "Why yes I did darling and I also made new clothes like you asked, Why do you ask?" said Rarity. "Because I can't find him anywhere and what exactly did you make him anyway?" "Oh, He asked me to make him a camouflage guard uniform except instead of white and yellow or dark blue and black, he wanted black and purple. I honestly don't see why he...wanted....that" I looked down at my dress that was purple and how it blended well with my coat, Rarity put two and two together like everypony else and they all gasped. "YOU MADE HIM PART OF THE GUARD WITH OUT DISCUSSING IT WITH US AT ALL ARE OUT OF YOUR BUCKING MIND NIGHTMARE?" yelled Celestia and Luna. "After what happened last night I felt it necessary to have my own guard and I felt that I couldn't trust any of the guard in our ranks right now." I said calmly. "So you trusted him more, he who killed four elite guard and crippled one." said Celestia. "Yeah, and he almost killed you as well. Did you forget Princess?" said Rainbow dash "I most certainly did not forget, Rainbow but I saw in his eyes a sense of recognition. That is why he let me go." "Yeah well I still don't trust him and probably never will and until you see him for the monster that the rest of us see consider our friendship OVER!" and as soon as she said that I realized that part of it was about me and everypony else realized it to. I did the only logical thing and teleported to my room where I stayed for the rest of the day and cried no one came by to check on me until after the summit. There was a knock at the door and I said, "Go away I don't want to see anyone right now." But the knocking continued until finally I opened the door to yell at the person to go away. But that died in my throat when I saw who it was and I slapped him, "I guess that is what I get when I was supposed to be by your side and for that I am sorry Nightmare I truly am." he said, "But I came here for two things, one there was a spy in the Griffin's ranks and it turned out to be their high ranking govoner and to say the Griffin emperor was upset is a definite understatement, turns out he was trying to give information to the Hooviet agent that we caught last night." "And the other reason?" I asked coldly. he sighed and said, "I came to check on you, heard what Rainbow said and I felt that it was also directed at you and me and she feels bad about what she said, and if you don't feel like seeing me for the rest of the night I understand but know that I will be outside your door if you need me." he turned and I caught his hand and he stopped and let me pull him in to my bed room, and to my bed where we laid down and I fell asleep holding him knowing he would be there in the morning." > Chapter 6: The Shock of a life time > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Nightmare Moon) As the sun shined through my window I could still feel Wyatt's arm around me holding me close. It is odd that from a few short days I have come to care for him and it continues to grow as the days go on. I open my eyes to see Wyatt looking down at me wide awake, he smiled down at me and said, "Good morning my beautiful Nightmare, did you have a god sleep?" I smiled and kissed him and said, "Yes, I did." as I looked in his eyes I could see a hint of fear what caused it I have no idea. "We should get ready to go we leave for the Changeling kingdom in a few hours." said Wyatt as he got out of bed and made his way to where his guns sat, I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up and as I was doing so I heard a knock at my door. Wyatt went to answer, I heard some muffled voices and then the closing of the door. I walked out to find him standing by the door in his guard uniform that I saw last night, "You ready to go Nightmare?" he asked. "Yes, I am my reptile warrior." I answered he opened the door and we made our way to the dinning hall, "Who was at the door earlier?" "One of Luna's night guard he was just telling me that there was a change of plans, go to Ponyville before we make our way to the Changeling Empire." "Why do we need to stop in Ponyville?" "Something about picking up some elite guards and someone named Barb. Then we are taking a military train to King Metamorphis' main hive." "Why do we need to meet at the main hive and why all the security?" "I am not sure why all the security, But the reason for us going to the main hive he said that his people found something under the hive that might interest us." he finished as we walked into the dinning hall to find the elements as well as Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Midnight Strife and Shining Armor were waiting for us and as soon as they saw me they smiled but they soon turned to frown they saw Wyatt standing next to me. "It is....um good to see you this morning Princess." said Fluttershy "Yeah is very good that you are better, but I didn't realize he would be joining us." said Shining Armor. "SHINING?" gasped Cadence and I. "It is alright your highnesses." said Wyatt he turned to me, "I will see you at the Helicopter." he bowed and then left. He turned walked and down the hall I watched from the doorway for a while before I let out a sigh and over to the empty seat next to Cadence. I told one of the servants to bring me a plate of pancakes and a mug of coffe. Cadence was chastizing Shining about earlier, after she turned to me and said, "Hey Nightmare can I speak to you after breakfast." "Sure." I awnsered and I didn't talk to anyone other than the usual yes and no awnsers. I met up with Cadence outside in the hall and we walked to her and Shining's room I sat next to her on the bed. "So about what happened, I am sorry about Shining he still doesn't trust Wyatt after what he did to the guards." "I know but it wasn't entirely his fault he couldn't control his actions." I said as a tear came to my eye, "But when I was in his mind I could see why he hates where he came from it was frightening place and before that I saw what he was." "I know Nightmare which is why I decided to not judge him anymore. Please help me understand him like you do." She put her hands on my hands, I looked at her and nodded and said, "I will show you his memories and dream he had last night before the attack." she nodded and closed her eyes I moved my horn to her forehead and brought fourth all of the memories and the dream. When it was over I opened my eyes and looked at Cadence and saw that she now looked as if she saw a ghost. "Oh, Faust no wonder he doesn't like many ponies especially the Hoovesiets and why he reacted the way he did when he was in the Medical wing." That's when we heard a knock at the door and a Night guardstallion opened the door and said, "Princess we have a situation down near the helipad." he then ran off towards the helipad. We took off in the direction of the of the helipad following the Night guard ran off to tell Princess Luna and Celestia we kept running to the helipad. When we got there Flash Sentry and Wyatt were in a circle of Royal guards fighting, shouting and cheering every time Flash landed a hit but Wyatt wasn't hitting back then Flash said, "This is for my brother after you ripped his wing off he was discharged from the Guard and had to get the other wing amputated and now he can never fly again." He then drew a dagger and slashed Wyatt in the face with it and cut his cheek and Wyatt still stood there. We saw that some Night guard and Crystal guard were in a magic bubbles held by a unicorn guard, and Shining Armor was holding the mane six and Midnight Strife in a magic bubble of his own. Flash was about to swing again but Wyatt caught it this time and disarmed him, the guards then started to draw their level their guns when I yelled, "What is going on here?" then all eyes fell on me and everypony bowed except Wyatt. I eyed Shining and the other guard that was still holding the guards and the others. "Captain Armor put them down, now!" they immediately put them down, when Celestia and Luna showed up. "Nightmare, Cadence we came as soon as we could." said Celestia, "What happened here?" "I think I can answer that for you your highness." said Midnight Strife, "I was walking with Wyatt to the Helipad when Sgt. Flash came up and started antagonizing him until more guards showed up and surrounded him. Then the elements showed up as well as some Crystal and Night guards showed up. They tried to stop the fight from escalating when Capt. Shining Armor and Cpl. Stead Fast trapped us in shield spells." "They then continued to try and get him to fight back even after Flash had punched him multiple times. He just stood and took it and didn't even throw a punch. That's when Princess Nightmare and Cadence showed up and the fight ended. Then you showed up." "Capt. Armor is their any reason why you were keeping the Captain of the Night guard and the Elements of Harmony from stopping the fight between "Captain of the Nightmare Guard" and one of your Sgt.?" said Celestia. We all looked at her when she said 'Captain of the Nightmare guard' I will have to ask here about that later the mean time Shining Armor was opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water for he had no answer. "All of you are to return to your posts and are now to take orders from me directly and Shining Armor you are suspended until further notice." Shining opened his mouth to protest, "The decision is final Shining Armor. All of you back to your posts." All the guards walked back to their posts while Flash went back to his post but not before he shot a dirty look at Wyatt. After they were all gone I walked over to Celestia as did Wyatt and asked, "So I now have a guard then?" "Yes, after what you said yesterday about not trusting some of our guard and after seeing how useful Wyatt could be. Me and Luna both talked it over and decided that we would make Wyatt the first member and Captain of the Nightmare guard, we were going to make the announcement before you left for Ponyville." "Well I guess it is a good thing but I must ask if now we can put the past behind us and work together?" asked Wyatt "Not exactly but it might be a start." "Well now that's over I think it is time to get to Ponyville, eh." said Midnight Strife. We all nodded in agreement and loaded on the helicopter, but I hugged Celestia and Luna goodbye before I got on. The whole way there was mostly spent in silence until I heard Fluttershy ask, "Mister W-W-Wyatt, sir?" "Yes, Miss Fluttershy do you need something?" Wyatt said is when I noticed that the cut on his cheek was still bleeding and it was staining his uniforms collar. "I was j-j-just wondering if i-i-it would be alright if I looked at that cut cheek. That is if you don't mind." l barely heard her say the last par but I watched as Wyatt nodded yes and she began to clean the cut. It stopped bleeding and to all our surprise we saw the cut heal and turn into a scar, I knew that he could heal fast just not that fast. "How did you heal so fast that is not scientifically possible." exclaimed Twilight. "I'll explain later." After a few more minutes we arrived in Ponyville and we were escorted to the train that would take us to the Changeling empire. It was a specialized military train that could get us to the Griffin kingdom in a few hours, we would reach the Changeling Empire in an hour. When we got on we were greeted by SSgt. Windy Gale and Capt. Spitfire and the Wonderbolts, they saluted, "Princess Nightmare Moon it is good to see you again" said Windy Gale who was a icy blue Pegasus, " and congratulations to you Capt. Wyatt Landreth on forming the Nightmare guard. We are at your command, so what are your orders sir." "I want you all to go on normal patrol routes and I want a guard change every six hours while we are in the Changeling Empire, but as for now you can all take a break until we get there." Wyatt said and they all visibly relaxed, he then ushered us to the end of the train car that was made for us and closed the door. "Alright, so you want to hear about how I can heal so fast?" we all nodded, "well here we go." (Wyatt) "Well I first learned about it when I was in the metro tunnels five years after the bombs fell and my world went to scampering in the dark like a rat. I was set upon by a pack of these creatures known as Nosalice, they came out of no where and I killed most of them they ran off after that but not before one of them got me in the chest with it's claws. I setup camp there that and I managed to stop the bleeding and when I looked at the wound it was completely healed and scared over after that every time I either got shot or cut they healed bout a few minutes or so." I said and they all looked at me in awe even Rainbow was in awe. Then Twilight said, " But how did that happen?" "I don't know exactly but I vaguely remember the Russians saying that the serum had the DNA of reptiles that are known to regenerate limbs and wounds, but I have never tried to regrow a limb." "BUT IF TI IS POSSIBLE DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!" Twilight exclaimed and everypony looked at her, and she smiled sheepishly and then said, "I mean we could help so many ponies we with knowledge like that." "Well let me think about that Twilight and then you can run some tests to see if it is possible to give others the ability." after that the conversation was over and everyone went off to do their own conversations, Nightmare was with them came over to me after I went over to the to watch the landscape roll by. "Hey can I talk to you Wyatt?" asked Nightmare. "Sure." I answered, "What do you want to talk about?" "Well what is it that you think Metamorphis wants you to see?" "I don't know, but he said it is big and that his mother kept it secret as to find a way inside but never did." "Was there anything like this in your world, situation wise?" "Yeah, kind of like this but we never actually fought the Soviets but had proxy wars because of their ideology ended up becoming called the Cold War." "Out of curiosity, I was wondering do you miss from your world?" "Well the one thing miss the most would have to be my family especially my brother. I made a promise to him along time ago one that I wasn't able to keep." "What was it that you promised him." "I would be their for his wedding come five months after that promise I was captured that same day I got a letter saying that he and his wife were going to have their wedding the day after I got back home, I lived the entire time thinking that I broke that promise and for that I could never for give myself." Nightmare was about to say some thing when the train came to a stop. W all got off the train to be greeted by greeted by King Metamorphis and some Changeling guards. "It is good to see you again Princess, and you as well 'Captain' Wyatt Landreth." "It's you as well king Metamorphis, although I wish it was under better circumstances." said Nightmare. "Yes as do I , Now you all are probably wanting to see what it is that is so important that I called you all here." we all nodded and we followed him to an APC that looked like a M3 Half-Track, it was flanked by a two APCs that looked like German SDKFZ 251/1 with machine guns and Royal Changeling guards we sped off to the dig site and ended up at a elevator that goes far into the earth. We all got in with King Metamorphis and started our descent. "My mother found this construction deep in the earth when we were building a new nursery. She spent years trying to crack it but nothing she did would work. recently we found it needs an authorized person to open it." "Well now you definitely caught my curiosity your majesty." I said as we entered a large cavern with a large wall of steel on the other side. when we got to the bottom we walked to the part of the wall that looked like a door. I started rubbing the dirt off and I a symbol, I stated to clean the whole thing until it was uncovered. I stepped back and saw that it was one that I recognized. It seal of the United States of America department defense. I fell to the Ground Looking at the seal for a long time, it seemed as if time had just stopped. > Chapter 7 : Exploring the Past > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Wyatt) I don't know how long I was on the ground just staring at the door that I had gone through so many time to get orders for missions or to be debriefed by the president and the joint chiefs. I never thought I would see it again and now a new question entered my mind why was the bunker of my nations defense department doing here world. I then realized that Nightmare was shouting my name and I shook my head and stood back up and heard her say, "Wyatt are you ok? We've been shouting your name for the past thirty minutes." "Yeah I am fine it's just I know what this is." I said, "It's the Department of defense's bunker, one that I have been to many times before." I walked towards the door and the others followed. Twilight then asked, "Why were you there to begin with anyway." "Because of my job as a Green Beret I was sent on highly classified missions with the CIA or Central Intelligence Agency and it's agents. The last time I was here was back before my mission that got me captured and I got turned into this." "Is there anyway for you to open it." asked Barb. "There might be I remember we had three ways to open this door, let me see if I can find where they went." "Oh forget this why don't we just kick the damn thing in already." said Rainbow Dash as she walked up to the door and I went to stop her but it was to late and when her hoof made contact with the door it echoed in the cavern and on the other sid of the door. TING "OWWWWW." screamed Rainbow Dash as she clutched her now very sore hoof. "Oh, gee why didn't I think of that? Oh maybe because I have been here before and know for a fact that it about seven inches of steel reinforced with concrete." I said as I continued looking for any of the locking mechanisms. I soon found one and just my luck it was the hand print analyzer and it still had power. It's a good thing that was the one thing about me that didn't change. I put my hand on the pad and it started analyzing my hand and soon the door started to open and a metallic monotone voce said, "Welcome Lt. Wyatt T. Landreth to the Department of Defense's national armory and presidential defense bunker." Everyone looked at me as I entered through the door and lights started to flicker on to show multiple desks with computers on them as well as the potis mainframe tucked away in an alcove in the back wall. On either side of the room there were hallways leading different directions and signs were on the wall that pointed at which way to go for what specific thing. I looked back to see Nightmare and the others along with Metamorphis standing at the door way with a dumbfounded look on their faces. "You can all come in there are no automated security system to worry about." and one by one they started to walk in. I turned and walked down one of the many hallways but I knew exactly where I was going I turned left and then right and at the end of the hall was a door with the word 'Armory' written on the door I walked up to the door to find it is rusted and falling apart. So I kicked it in and on the inside was row upon row of M4 A1's and various other weapons. I turned around to King Metamorphis who had been following me and now had the look of a kid in a candy store, I motioned for him to follow me and I went to the nearest rifle grabbed it and put a mag in and handed it to him and said, "This armory is yours your highness. There are instructions on how to clean and maintain your rifle in the footlocker at the front of the armory." "But why give us this when Equestria could use them?" "Because I have seen your weapons and they look like leftovers from a previous war. But I give them to you so your people maybe able to defend themselves, you said back at the summit that the Hoovesiets have been harassing you people along the border well this is a little insurance." I walked out of the armory and down the hall as the King was ordering some changelings to log and then distribute them to the army and to have a couple sent over to their weapons research center so they in turn can start making them, also for some of the rounds be sent to their ammo factories for them to start making them as well. As I was walking I found the old records room that housed sensitive and top secret files back when I was human, but now all the files were gone and in their stead they were made an archive of many different things from movies and videos to books and letters. I found video recorder and I plugged it in to the nearest computer (still amazed that the nuclear reactor was still working) I opened the file for the recorder and opened a random video, expecting it to be some kind of science video but what I saw was anything but what I thought. It turned out to be a journal of some one that didn't have enough time to write it down and the person was my brother Colton. (Nightmare Moon) I was completely taken back by how large this complex is in the main room was rows and rows of computers, I watched as Wyatt led King Metamorphis down a hallway while myself and Rainbow Dash went down another and a heavy silence fell over us as we walked. We turned a corner when rainbow stopped and said, "Nightmare listen, I am sorry for what I said the other day. I wasn't thinking about how it would effect you." I stopped and looked back at her and she was shifting from one hoof to the other. "I forgive you but I am not the only one you should be apologizing to." I said. She looked down at the floor for a while and they said, "I am not apologizing to Wyatt for calling him a monster, because it is true he killed four of your sisters' elite guard and crippled Flash Sentry's brother and not only that but when I heard from some of the soldiers from the Ponyville garrison that he killed more than two thirds of the hoovesiets force that attacked them!" "Do you know why he did what he did? Hmm, he was not in control his actions because of all the different DNA in his body when he killed the guards. He killed the hoovesiets because he wanted to help and how many soldiers from Ponyville died?!" I asked and glared at her and then walked away leaving her standing motionless in the hallway. I walked for a while when I heard a noise that sounded like someone sobbing. I kept walking when it started to get louder and louder until I got to a door that said 'Archive' and walked in. I found Wyatt slumped in front of a computer sobbing, as I walked forward and I saw what he was sobbing about. It was a wedding photo album that was being played on a loop. All I heard from him was 'I am sorry I didn't keep my promise Colton' I leaned in and held him because I realized that this was his brother's wedding and he remembered his promise to him. But before I said anything he said, "That is not all I found out, I also found out that the radiation that mutated the rest of the world also mutated people as well. It was slow and gradual but over many years the human race also mutated, the scientists did tests and found out how they would mutate to the region that they lived in." "But what happened to your family?" I asked he turned and looked at me and then at the door, I turned and looked and saw Rainbow standing in the door way. He turned back to me and was about to speak when we heard an alarm started blaring and right behind Rainbow appeared Metamorphis and he said, "The Hoovesiets are coming!" just when we started to hear explosions right above us and the lights went red. > Chapter 8: War > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Nightmare) The Alarm Blared and the lights turned red, the next thing we knew was the whole facility started to shake and we heard what sounded like explosions coming from the surface. Another Changeling came running up behind Metamorphis and said, "Your majesty, The Hoovesiets are currently bombing the hive! All the civilians are currently in the tunnels and our forces are currently waiting for your orders." I then felt Wyatt let go of me and stand up, I looked at him and saw that the man that was previously crying was now hard faced. He walked over to Metamorphis and said, "Do you have a map of the kingdom with Railroad Tacks on it." Metamorphis nodded. "Why exactly do you need one anyway?" asked Metamorphis. "Because I want to help you and your people survive this assault." ".... Okay, I'll have one of the drones set it in the main hall." and we took off for the middle of the complex where some drones had set up a map of the entire badlands there were train tracks leading from the main hive in different directions to smaller hives. The border of the badlands were surrounded by tall jagged mountain peaks and there were only four ways to get into the Badlands one by train, one by flying, another was by tunnel that the changelings built but the entrances are well hidden and finally one by a small mountain pass big enough for two armor column to drive side by side. "Okay so now that I know that there are only four ways in we can start eliminating possible ways in for them." as Wyatt and Metamorphis were looking over the map the others started to enter into the room being lead in by the Changeling gurads and the Wonderbolts. I walked over to see Fluttershy looking really scared, Rarity was trying to calm her down, Pinkie was being Pinkie, Twilight was looking over the map with Wyatt and the others and Rainbow was gearing up with the Wonderbolts not looking at me at all. I went over to Fluttershy to help calm her down when the shaking stopped and a Changeling from the main hive came in. He ran straight over to Metamorphis and whispered in his ear, I then walked over to the table. Metamorphis with a look of concern then said, "The main hive was bombed, all citizens were in the lower tunnels when it happened. It looks like they were hoping to catch me in the main hive's tower as well as the army luckily I had them watching the border." "Well, if they only dropped bombs then I think I know exactly where they are going to attack from. They want to show there strength off, they are going to attack from the mountain pass and hit this hive right here." he pointed to the only hive at the entrance of the pass on the Changeling side, "That hive is going to get hit and hit hard. Who is in charge of the forces there?" "That would be under-queen Razor Wing that is in charge, why?" "Tell her that we need her drones and soldiers to start digging trenches the width of the pass. I'll explain the rest on the way there." Metamorphis closed his eyes for a minute and then nodded "We can use the military train to get there, Capt. Spitfire I need you and your Wonderbolts to head to the hive as fast as you can and scout out for any enemy forces and SSgt Windy Gale go to the armory and grab the big rifle on the table in the middle of the room and the boxes that have the number fifty on it, and wait for us to arrive . King Metamorphis I need you to have some of your changelings go with her and grab about eight long hard cases and a one small hard case and have them meet us at the train." He nodded and they all went to do what they were tasked with. We walked back up to the surface and saw the Wonderbolts fly off along with Rainbow Dash. She never looked back at us as she flew away, we could also see the main hive and the building on top of the surface was completely decimated. As we neared the train we could see Changeling soldiers loading boxes from the bunker in the train along with the boxes that Wyatt requested after a few more minutes Metamorphis arrived and we boarded the train. As promised Wyatt explained his plan, "So What we are going to do is we are going to hold that pass," we all looked at him with disbelief, "They want to show there strength they will hit us directly. Heavy armor and strength in numbers, with the trenches and bunkers being built we will be able to hold our ground." "But if our anti-tank guns can't take out one of their tanks?" said King Metamorphis. "That's where the black hard cases come in. there a little surprise for the Hoovesiets." Then the engineer came over the intercom and said, "Your highnesses, we have arrived." we exited the train as soon as it stopped and waiting for us was SSgt. Windy Gale and the rest of the Wonderbolts as well as droves of civilians with all they could carry and a tall Changeling queen standing in front of all the civilians. "Capt. Spitfire what have you found?" said Wyatt. "The Hoovesiets are coming in force, we counted at least eight battalions supported by APC's and at least thirteen tanks maybe more." She replied, "Under-Queen Razor Wing wanted to get the civilians to safety." "Your Under-Queen Razor Wing" I said turning to the tall Changeling. She nodded and said, "Yes, when I heard that the main hive had been hit I feared for my subjects safety. So I ordered them to gather what they could and wait for a train to arrive and then I got orders to build the trenches and bunkers in the pass." She then turned to Metamorphis and said, "It good to see that you are all right my king I-I feared the worst." "You may use our train to get your subjects to safety, but we first need to unload all the equipment." I told her and she turned and nodded in thanks. She walked back to her subjects and she yelled out to the crowd, "ALL ABLE BODIES START UNLOADING THE TRAIN AND WHEN THAT IS COMPLETE START LOADING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES IN." All the changelings started unloading the train and in about five minutes they had it completely unloaded and started loading in it themselves. As the last of the civilians loaded into the train nine trucks and five APCs with anti-Tank guns mounted in the crew compartment and each was towing a artillery piece . The changeling soldiers started to load all the supplies that just came off the train, while the loading was almost complete Wyatt turned to me, Metamorphis and the Mane six and said, "I am going to need you all to stay here at the hive and relay.." "No, I will not be in the rear as my people go into harms way. I am going with you end of discussion." said Metamorphis "Ok, I can understand that but the rest of you are to go the hive and help coordinate on how many the enemy has. Spitfire I want all sharpshooters in high positions so they can start picking off enemies, SSgt Windy Gale take the high tower of the hive. I want a rifleman with every machine gun, now go!" We were all stating to go when Wyatt stopped me and handed me his necklace and told me to keep it safe before kissing me and heading to one of the trucks. (Wyatt) As we started to get farther and farther from the hive my mind started to drift to Nightmare and the information of the mutations that my own family went through. I then felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned to see Metamorphis holding out his hand and I grasped it and shook it hardily. When we arrived at the trenches me and Meta went straight for one of the middle bunkers where I set up my RPD and handed my AK-74u and all the clips I had to Meta, I starred out at the open expanse of ground in front of me and now we waited for the enemy to show. After about an hour the sound of tank treds grinding and the pounding of feet made me realize that there was a lot more than eight battalions. I grabbed a pair of binoculars and I saw at least eight medium tanks and ten heavy tanks, I put the Binoculars down and turned to Meta and said "Tell your soldiers to bring up those cases and tell everyling else to get ready." He nodded and telepathically told every single soldier, that is when the attack started first to hit us were the medium tanks which were taken out quickly by the APC mounted Anti-tank guns. The enemy APCs were to fast for the guns to track that was until one of them suddenly flipped for no reason, until the echo of a sniper rifle rang out and I knew that Windy Gale just figured out as to why I told her to grab that Barrett .50 cal . The rest of the APCs stopped behind the destroyed medium tank carcasses and those that didn't were destroyed by the Anti-Tank guns and the Artillery. The infantry started to advance behind two heavy tanks as cover the Anti-Tank rounds kept bouncing off the front of the tank and the crews were telepathically voicing their concerns to Meta and he said, "The Crews are not able to get a penetrating shot on any of those heavy tanks their armor is to slanted for the rounds." Then I said, "Meta hand me two of the long hard cases and the small one." After he handed them to me, I opened the small one and one of the bigger ones. I then put them together to make the Javelin missile launcher . I brought it up to my shoulder and waited for the target to lock on, when it did I pulled the trigger the rocket popped out of the tube and quickly climbed in the air and the came down directly on top of the Heavy tank to the left. But before I could reload and shoot the other two of the anti-tank guns shot one of the tracks and the other hit between the gun mantle and the gun it's self they were using white phosphorus rounds which melted the track and the gun. The infantry then rushed us and King Meta gave the order to open fire, For a good two minutes Hoovesiet soldiers kept coming but they kept getting cut down. Eventually Meta gave the order to charge as we charged I saw a changeling soldier with the Changeling Empire's flag in front of me get gunned down and dropped the flag I rushed forward picked the flag up and kept charging when we reached the decommissioned heavy tank the driver was just coming out of the commander's hatch with his back turned. I hopped on top of the tank and planted the flag in his back, I hopped down again and saw that the Hoovesiets are were in full retreat the battle was won. But a wounded Hoovesiet tossed a grenade at me and Meta I saw it and pushed him out of the way when it went off, I was knocked back after a while of I lifted my head and looked down at my right arm only to see it missing and said, "Well shit." I then fell unconscious. > Chapter 9: The return > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Wyatt) I was floating in utter blackness, I didn't know what was happening. All of a sudden a large white hall with windows of my life, I looked to the closest and saw my childhood. As I watched my smaller self run and not have a care in the world and I started to laugh and said to myself, "Well I must be dead if this is what I am seeing now. Just sitting here with these windows while I relive my whole life?" That was until a voice said, "You are not dead, far from it actually." I turned around to see a white alicorn with crimson hair and a eggshell white dress. "Who are you?" I asked. "I am Faust the mother of Celestia, Luna and Nightmare Moon. I have been watching you since you have arrived, and I am very intrigued as to how you are the man you are now?" "Well, why don't you just look in the windows?" "I have been but, what I really want to know is to why you hold back your feelings for my daughter Nightmare? Was their something that I missed in all these memories as to why you are holding back?" "Yeah there is." I started to walk down the hallway, she followed me to a slightly broken window, "This memory is why I hold back." We looked into the window and it all came rushing back to me. It was eight years after the bombs destroyed the world I was walking down a tunnel when I heard gunfire ahead. I ran toward it as I got closer it stopped, I snuck around the corner to find a group of nine bandits searching through the wreckage of a caravan and they weren't taking any prisoners they were currently lining all the survivors up against the wall and executing them except for one a woman in her twenties that was currently being held down by three of the bandits. I quickly start taking each one of them down one by one until it was just the three and I could see that one of them was starting to choke her and she was struggling to get him off of her, she was starting to fade until I wrapped my tail around his neck and crushed the life out of him. The woman fell unconscious during the whole ordeal, I picked her up and found where the bandits had made camp I set her down on one of the cots by the fire and I had started to roast some meat from a Nosalice that I killed earlier. When she woke up she was frantic, she thought that I was going to kill her and when I convinced her I wasn't going to hurt her and she then started to remember everything that happened, she broke down and started to cry and I was able to comfort her. The memory stopped there but I knew the story was far from over. I turned to Faust and said, "Two years after that we were inseparably. Huh, I would go as far as to say I was in love with her and she with me." I turned, "Her name was Anastagea." "what happened to her?" asked Faust. With my back to her I said, "We were captured by the Soviets I fought and fought, until one of the guards pulled a gun intending to shoot me but missed and ended up hitting her in the neck I ended up killing them and held her like how I held Nightmare, she passed away in my arms and I was never able to get over it. I then realized it was my fault she died, if I hadn't fought back she would have never died." I could feel the tears rolling down my face as I remembered that day and I traced the scar going down my face and eye for on the same day she died I received it. "It wasn't your fault" said Faust as I turned to face her, "you were doing what you thought was right. If you didn't fight your situation could have got much worse, but now you must know that you can't keep your feelings inside for ever." "I do know, but I couldn't live with myself if I allowed Nightmare to get hurt or worse." "I know you wouldn't want to hurt her but holding back will do just that I have looked into her dreams and they are of you. She wants to be with you but she is afraid of rejection by you. The one person that understands her and doesn't judge her or is afraid of her." I stare at her for a few minutes I then sigh realizing she was right and said, "Your right, I guess it is time for me to stop blaming myself for what happened to Anastagea and tell Nightmare how I feel." "That would be a good start. Now I believe it is time to send you back I know that Nightmare is waiting for you." She then shimmered and it got to bright for me and I covered my eyes. That's when it hit me, that I was lying on my back on some sort of bed I could feel some one holding my left hand and I couldn't feel my right hand. I opened my eyes and looked to see that I was in a large tent I could here many people shuffling around and the smell of antiseptic filled the air as well as the moans of the wounded. I looked to my left to see Nightmare holding my hand, I could tell she had been crying her fur was matted around her eyes and her clothes were matted and wrinkled. I looked over to my right and see my arm was bandaged up just below the elbow, I then felt Nightmare shit to my left. I turned and met her eyes and she then hopped up and proceeded squeeze the life out of me. "Night....can't....Breath" I said. She got the message and backed off and said through tears, "I am so happy that you are wake, I was so worried that you wouldn't wake up." "Hey, come here." I hold my left arm and she crawled into my arm and cried her heart out and I did to and when we were finished, we just sat there. I then looked at her and I leaned in and we kissed each other. Kept at it until we heard a cough we turned and saw the Mane six as well as Razor Wing, and the Wonderbolts as well. The mane six for the most part were happy and slightly giggling, as for the Wonderbolts Soarin gave me a wink as did Spitfire, as for the rest they simply looked away. Razor Wing then walked up to me and said, "I am happy that you are finally awake so I can thank you for saving my hive." she bowed her head to me as a sign of respect. "It's alright your highness I was simply doing what I do best and that is pissing the Hoovesiets off." I said with a chuckle. "Indeed, but I am also here to present the Changeling Empires highest honor to you." she put a medal around my neck and tied it off in the back, "Capt. Wyatt Landreth I give you the Medal of Defiance, for your service to our Empire." "I am honored to receive this medal your highness." She nodded and left to go see the other patients leaving me with the others. I looked to my arm and sigh it was gone and there wasn't much I could do about it, I look over at Nightmare and she was about to say something when all of a sudden I yelped in pain as I started to shake violently. I shut my eyes trying to block out the pain, I then heard the sound of the bandages and flesh tearing. After that the pain subsided and I opened my eyes, Everypony in the room had their jaws on the floor. Nightmare walked around to my right side and touched my right hand...wait What!? I looked to see my forearm and hand had grown back. I couldn't speak for a good two minutes, Until Twilight broke the silence, "This means That we can start TESTING!" We all looked at her with a sideways glare until I started to laugh and soon everyone joined in. I then stood up with the help of Nightmare, I then asked everyone to meet me at the Train. "Except for you Rainbow Dash," I said as everypony was leaving, "I need to talk with you, Nightmare can you please wait outside the tent I will be there shortly." She nodded and walked outside. "So what is you want to talk about," she said while leaning back and crossing her arms, "Because if you are looking for an apology I am not giving you one." "All I need to talk about is this, Dose your Rainbow colored hair run in your family?" "Yes it dose, My dad has it and everyone in my family has it as well all the way up to my Great times twelve Grandma Commander Hurricane, who got it from his grand father." "Well dose your Family tree not have another side like cousins or uncles to Commander Hurricane and his Father." She looked at me cautiously and said, "No it doesn't. Why are you asking." I pulled out a photo that I found in the archive room I handed it to her where she looked at it. There were three Pegasi all had Rainbow hair the two in the middle and right were Stallions and the one to the left was a young mare but the one in the middle had red wings and no fur the one to the right had some fur and the beginnings of pony features, the last one had cyan blue fur and pony features. "The ones to left and right are your oldest ancestors the one in the middle is the one who started your family, he is also my brother." She stared at the picture wide eyed, she looked up from the picture with a shocked look on her face but it soon turned to anger as she said, "There is no way in Tartarus that I related to a MONSTER LIKE YOU!" I winced inwardly as to show her that it hurt me to hear her say that, I then sighed and said, "Fine then Sgt. Dash we will never speak of this again. But something you should think about is this, 'You can't choose family'." I then walked out of the medical tent. (Nightmare) I waited outside the medical tent for Wyatt, I could see the changelings were trying to get whatever they could salvage. I heard yelling from in the tent and a few moments later Wyatt came walking out. He stopped in front of me and said, "I am sorry Nightmare but I need to talk to King Metamorphis about moving the archives to Canterlot." I nodded and said, "I understand I'll meet you at the train. " He nodded and then went off to find king Meta. I started to walk back to the train when I noticed Rainbow coming out of the tent with a picture she looked at it one last time before she dropped it and took off. I walked over and picked it up and saw it was a picture of a Pegasus and two creatures with wings as well, I pocketed the photo and flew over to the train. When I arrived and before I opened the door I heard sobbing, I stepped in and saw that Rainbow Dash was the one sobbing and it was like when she had to let tank hibernate a two years ago. The girls and her marefriend were trying to calm her down but it was not working I stepped forward and hugged Dash and let her cry on my shoulder and when she calmed down enough I let her go and sat next to her. "Oh, Rainbow darling what has got you so upset?" asked Rarity. She looked up and sighed and said, "It's because of Wyatt." and everyone got a scowl instantly on there faces and I was confused. "What did he do Dashie did he insult you for being a filly fooler" said Spitfire angrily and before Dash could respond Wyatt walked in through the door and all eyes were on him in a second. "What In tarnation did you say to Rainbow Dash that made her cry like a filly!?" yelled Applejack. "Yeah mister Meany-pants? said Pinkie. All the others started to yell out accusations against Wyatt but he didn't say a word. I was about to stop this madness but Rainbow beat me to the punch. "STOP!" she yelled as everypony stopped and watched as Rainbow got up from her seat and walked over to Wyatt, he sat there in silence as she made her way to him. When he was in arms reach she half-jumped, half-flew and hugged him and to everyponies surprise he hugged back. When they were done they explained about how Rainbow was related to Wyatt by his brother who was Commander Hurricanes' grand-father. Everything kind of went back to normal as we made our way back to Equestria. I sat next to Wyatt and said, "You do know that when we get back to Equestria, there is going to be a Gala for you becoming the new 'Nightmare guard' captain right?" He looked at me and said, "What?"