> A Reason To Fight > by Benjamin Carmine > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue: Night Raid > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11:30PM GDI OUTPOST PVT. Kyle "Talon" Cyra I finished cleaning my rifle and reported to Col. Hemmer for orders. I exited the makeshift barracks, we could not have real ones since our Mobile Construction Vehicle was trashed during the warp. I slung my rifle over my shoulder and checked my grenade and ammo count. I went over to the vehicle depot, I proceeded to a super-heavy mammoth tank being repaired. I walked up to Hemmer who was dressed in a green officer cap with a Forest trench coat with a pistol on his belt. Even still the massive scar on his right eye bugged me. I walked up to him and gave him a salute, standing at attention. "Sir! Pvt. Cyra reporting for duty!" I kept at attention until he lowered my arm. He took out a cigar and lit it, the sparks flying into the air, the smoke floating around me. "Easy Private I just need to head up to the watchtower and look out for any of their damned late night raiders trying to sneak in. We can't have another accident like last weeks."ams I acknowledged and remembered back when a demolish team infiltrated our base and planted some charges on one of our three Juggernaut mobile artillery walkers. God it was awful 5 men died, including a Zone trooper and those aren't easy to replace they are the best of the best, basically commandos but one under. I headed up to the watchtower and turned my night vision on and scanned the woods. I heard a loud explosion off in the distance and looked North. Fire erupted in the wooded area, flames bursting in the air.I thought. 'What is that..That's the Brotherhood of Nod base why would it be in fire, we don't have any planned operations for a raid..What could it be?" I got worried and put my rifle off safety and aimed towards the woods, trying to ready myself for possible Scrin. I heard alarms blare in the base, Grunts grabbing their rifles and pilots of tanks and our remaining Orcas gunships and Fighter jets rushing to their vehicles. Beams of light coming from the forest, blowing up our sentry guns and AT emplacements. I aimed down my sights and concentrated to see my target. I was confused as I only saw a small, harmless pony, until the damn think shot a beam of light at our sentry gun, blowing it to smithereens. I aimed down my sights and let loose burst of rifle fire, hitting the pony in the legs and breaking off part of its horn. The thing falling to the ground, crippled. More came out of the forest, I shot as I walked backwards, trying to get out of the tower, blasts almost hitting me and breaking the tower one by one. I turned around and sprinted down the tower and tried to find Hemmer, only to see him dead on the ground, organs laying out of his body, a gaping hole in his chest, blood pouring out of him, his cigar resting on the ground next to him and a pistol with casings near him. I became worried as the chain off command was dying off and since he was a good man, always cared about his troops. As one of our Orcas tried taking off it was hit by a Beam of pure light, blowing the thing into pieces, the pilots body ripped to shreds. I turned heel to see my squad pinned in their foxhole. I tried to reach them when crossbow bolts pelted the ground and pierced the soldiers armor. The only people that could withstand it were the Zone Troopers and Zone Raiders with their sonic emitters and heavy armor I never understood zone raiders the only difference was the armor and gender, same goes for our outfit's commando. The Zone Raiders ignited their jump packs and opened up on the ponies, barely getting hurt, the Zone Troopers providing cover support with their Rail Guns. That's when I heard screaming, the Raiders retreating and zone troopers being cut down. I turned peaked out from a downed predator tank only to see a pony twice the size and mane and tail with a dark celestial touch, almost did not look like hair. She had a dark blue coat with what I could only make out was a moon tattoo on her ass. Everywhere I looked things were being blown up and people cut down. The probable leader of the group, the one with both wings and a horn ordered her troops to flush out the fox hole with my squad..I had finally broke, seeing my "family" killed like that destroyed me. I was furious and depressed. I tried to peak around the tank only to be fired at. I laid down and peaked out from the tank, lining up a bullet to the one that gave to order to kill my family, anger was in control now, my emotions overtook me. I pulled the trigger, bullets missed and hit her guards instead only giving my position away. I picked up my rifle and tried to get up, turning heel to run away to another location where a commando is backed up against a wall. trying to keep his ground, taking hits from crossbow bolts. I grabbed him and pulled him down into a crater, as I yanked him a blast from the big pony obliterated the spot he just was. The base was filled with ponies, me and him was the last ones left. It was a final stand now. I was breaking down inside, fatigue finally setting in. The commando fell as like nothing once a spear was jabbed right in his face mask, tearing right through him. I was scared like I never was. Even the time a Black hand was about to burn me alive. I had nothing to live for anymore. I stood up from the trench and put my hands up in defeat, my head looking down. my rifle in front of me. I said loudly but not screaming. " I surrender, I give." The commander walked up to me and looked at me, almost the same height but a couple centimeters higher than me. and snickered. "Oh you seem smarter then your companions, giving up was a good choice fighting was futile anyhow. Just know that you will be under lock down when we return to Canterlot." I am utterly confused for one being it can talk and it is a she, and did she just insult me? I can tell me and her aren't going to getting along well. I act like a douche and say." Oh yes you are right, you won oh master general." I act like in about to be arrested. " I will bring myself to the dungeon to bring honor back to me. Oh you deserve this victory your highness, how glorious must it feel to win." ` She can tell i'm mocking her and gives me a evil look. And yells at me. "HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE PRINCESS OF THE NIGHT!! THOU KNOW NO RESPECT?!!" I am cut off guard by the harsh reaction and back off the insults and try to calm her down. "WHOA! Calm down lady sorry about that just calm the hell down." She does not respond to me and says to her first officer." Sargent take the prisoner away, make sure he is under complete lock down I want at least 5 guards watching him every second." He nods." Yes Princess Luna it will be done." He tells two guards to get me. They take my arms and bind them with rope, pushing me into the forest where a chariot resides. They force me on it and one of them hits me with their back hooves..My vision begins to fade and I collapse on the ground > Prisoner # 03418 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRISON 13 HOURS LATER I woke from my slumber unaware of what was happening. Then I remembered what happened...The Raid. For some reason they did not take off my armor but did disarm me. My armor is nothing fancy so I don't have any gear that can help me out of this cell. I walked up to the bars to see 5 ponies in golden armor guarding my cell I whistled and motioned for one of the guards to come over to me. As he walked up to me I spit in his eye telling him." Screw you, asshole burn in Hell." He got angry and told me to how they put it "Buck Off" I laughed as they misused my favorite swear word. I told him as I leaned on the bars. "Not how you say that I hope you know." He seemed agitated. " Then how do you use it then, huh!" He looked as if he wanted me dead. But it's the other way around. I lifted my middle finger and said." fu--" I was interrupted by a lavender unicorn entering the prison with a clipboard and pencil levitating above her, surrounded in the same color aura. She whispered something to the guards and soon my cell doors opened without anyone touching them but a different aura. I tried to jump the lavender one but was stopped by two guards tackling me, forcing me on the ground. She looked over me, looking away to write something, then look back. She looked down at me and said very suspiciously like she was trying to unravel the secrets of the universe. "So as I hear you are the last survivor from our attack? Interesting, interesting, can I ask you your name. I already know you can speak." I cleared my throat. "The person that wants to kill you.." Her eyes widened at the threat." Well then I guess ill start, My name is Twilight Sparkle and personal student of Princess Celestia." She said proudly. She questioned me again. " Are you going to be like this the whole time?" "If it means not giving you information then yes." "Well then looks like we aren't getting anywhere." I say quietly and with built up anger I say." There is one thing.." She is very curious, clipboard ready, listening in closely. "What is it?" I lash out. " I WANT YOU TO DIE FOR KILLING ALL MY FRIENDS! BURN IN FIRE YOU---" I get cut off by a guard hitting me in the back and the after I see my interrogator scared but still writing on her stupid clipboard. I feel like negotiations are breaking down. Then I realized if I could warm up to her maybe she will give me a chance to kill her. So I clear my throat. "Actually my name Is Pvt. Kyle "Talon" Cyra, And i'm glad to meet you." She is cautious, and carefully words her next sentence. "What are you playing at now, giving me your name? Is this some kind of trick?" I shake my head and smile under my helmet. "Nope just telling you what you need to know." "Well I need to report back to Celestia I hope we will be able to have another one of these chats again." She says delightfully leaving the room as the guards pull me off the floor and shove me back in my cell. I sit on the floor, looking at my hands. Trying to figure out how to do the impossible and get my squad back. I sniffle and shudder at the fact that they will never come back, that they are all dead. I quietly sob to myself in a empty cell, only surrounded my uncaring guards. I stop crying and get back up on my feet. I pull myself together thinking my Sargent wouldn't want see me like this. I cleared my throat and walked to up to one of the guards and requested to have another chat will Twilight. After some doing she came back down to my cell, the same damn clipboard and pencil still levitated above. She questioned me. " What do you want me for?" I sighed and said softly and looked at her. "Help.." She looked dumbstruck by the fact that the thing that tried to kill her was requesting her aid. "Well what do you mean?" I sat on my bed and looked at her. " I need help for finding out why you did this to me?" She looked confused. " Do what, what did I do?" I pointed to my insignia on my shoulder pad." Made me the last GDI personnel left on this planet. Why did you slaughter my friends." I looked down at my feet and said angrily." My family..." She genuinely sounded like she cared. " Well I did not do it, I don't really understand what you mean. I would be happy to help if you informed me. And whats with your mood change." I sighed. "I am trying to look for the light in this situation, my mom always said to me. "Kyle whenever things may look dark always their is light in that darkness" "she said that to me before I shipped out to the yellow zone. And what I mean by leave me the last left is that around 12 at night YOUR ponies attacked my base, killed my friends, my leader and everyone I knew. They were led by this large pony she was AGH! I don't remember I think dark blue she had a different mane than others, taller too!" She seemed sympathetic now." Well your mother seems like an Intelligent mare also if I may add what is "G-D-I?." I cut her off. "Woman. And GDI means Global Defense Initiative, we are Earth's governments combined into one huge group if want to put it in that matter, we are basically the "good guys" " "Well I actually am sorry for what happened to you Kyle. What you saw can never be unseen I know that for sure. I want to help as much as possible to cheer you up and make you feel better. And I think I know who led the raid on your outpost. It was Princess-- I cut her off, In anger I slammed my fist down on the bed, braking it." LUUNNAA!" She looked scared of me now. Seeing what I just done to the bed, made to hole 2 ponies but modified for me. She backed away from my cell and just said. " I need to go now I'll see you soon." ****************TWILIGHT'S VIEW I was scared of Kyle now, it seemed that the word "Luna" Is like a trigger word to him. He is very passionate when It comes to his friends and the raid. I looked at my notes Subject seems Hostile to me at first. Was able to communicate with me around two hours later, he is very uneasy about the raid and loss of his friends, he seems like he is very unstable I now know the name of the Subject: Kyle "Talon" Cyra. Now I wonder what Talon means, is it a middle name? Lastly all I got was mentioning Princess Luna makes him very very angry, he broke the bed for him just at the word of her. > Conversational Breakdown > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I woke early morning I stretched and gave a large yawn, making my presents known to the guards in front of my cell. I really wanted to be let out of this freaking cell I really need to do something I thought . " I would rather make pink frosted, rainbow, sparkly cupcakes than be here...eh I guess I will just mess with the guards for now. I walked up to my bars and tapped the back of one of the guards and looked away. I wanted piss him off really badly, then at least I would have an argument to keep me busy in the prison. He looked back at me and specified. "Hey prisoner, stop doing it's annoying" I looked at him and shrugged acted confused. " Huh w-what do you mean I didn't do anything I..don't know what you're talking about." "Yes you do, you just tapped me on my back, what do you want if you don't want anything then stop tapping me." I thought. "No more tapping eh? Well this is not actually tapping." I reached through the bars and reached behind the guard on my left and yanked his tail hard, making his bottom hit the bars and legs spread causing him to fall down. I smirked under my helmet and chuckled. "You only said no tapping..nothing about pulling your tail." He pulled himself off the floor, looking like a complete idiot while doing so, picking his weapon back off the ground. He turned around and his face red with anger yelled. "WHAT THE BUCK, YOUR GLAD CELESTIA WANTS YOU ALIVE OR I SWEAR I WOULD KILL YOU!" I mocked him. " You..Kill me..how hilarious a teeny tiny pony thinks he can take ME down...in your dreams little man you could not even if you wanted to!" "well then lets find out!" he opened my cell door, dropped his weapon and shut the cell door behind him. He charged me as I easily stepped to the side. "Nope" I mocked as I easily dodged his attack. I knew if i killed him I would probably be executed.. "I don't really feel like dying today." I thought to myself. I ducked left and went for a roundhouse kick, knocking some of his teeth straight out his jaw. I spun and leaped right, and jump behind the guard, reaching for his throat I grabbed him and held him in my arms in a choke hold. I slammed his head against the stone floor, the guard not getting up. I did the douche wipe my hands off with my hands and kicked his chest one more time, hearing a small crack and though. "Oh....he might be dead...oops! I looked to the guards shocked that I just incapacitated one of their own. And said while looking at the body. " Um hey guys we might need a medic for that guy..AND NO BODY TRY WHAT HE DID AND YOU'LL BE LUCKY TO HAVE MOST OF YOUR BONES BROKEN!" One of the guards was so frightened that he ran away screaming for help. And only then I realized I am in a lot more trouble. I just sat on the broken bed and waited for like the captain to challenge me or the executioner.. The guard never returned but instead was a large white pony with both wings and a horn. She looked just like Luna but was white, different celestial looking mane and a sun tattoo on her ass. I thought. "Let me take a wild guess and say this is princess Celestia..cause you know the solar looking features is not a giveaway She looked calmer then I would think for incapacitating one of her guards instead she just stood in front of my cell and just said one word. "Why" I put my hands up and the most childish thing ever. " I DIDN'T DO IT!" Her voice was motherly, kind, soothing. " So you are Pvt. Cyra I suppose?" She mumbled under her breath." He is hostile..why do I always get the hard jobs?" "No really there is another human in here, i'm Jesus you got the wrong guy..No shit i'm Private Cyra!" I could tell she was trying to keep her cool. " Ok Private Cyra, I am Princess Celestia the co-ruler of Equestria, and sister to Princess Luna." My blood in my veins boiled and yelled. " WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY ILL RIP HER DAMN HEAD OFF AND LIQUEFY HER ORGANS!!!!!" She was utterly shocked at the comment and how angry I was at the words of her sister. "What do you have against my sister to the point you want her gone?" I gripped the bars of my cell hard as possible. " SHE KILLED MY FRIENDS AND MY COMRADES IN ARMS!!!!! AND YOU YOU YOUR RACE HAS BASICALLY DECLARED WAR ON THE GLOBAL DEFENSE INITIATIVE, AKA HALF OF EARTH WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF!" She finally had enough, she smashed her hoof on the floor and screamed in a large voice Boomed. " YOU DARE INSULT THE PRINCESS OF THE SUN, THE BRINGER OF DAY, THE RULER OF THIS LAND, AND MOSTLY YOU DARE HURT ONE OF MY LITTLE PONIES!!!!!!!!" "Yeah I kill whoever I want..You killed hmmmmm around 250 of my friends and soldiers...I think another 249 incapacitated or dead will even us." "IF YOU TOUCH ANOTHER OF MY PONIES I WILL BANISH YOU FROM THIS LAND OR TAKE DRASTIC MEASURES!!!!!!" "Up yours you are a damn HORSE you can't do shit to me!" "YOU CALL ME A AGGHHHH I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU!!!" She turns away and leaves my cell area proceeding down the hall. I flip her off as she leaves. "THAT'S RIGHT RUN YOU CAN'T TELL ME TO DO SHIT!" > FREEDOM! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9:32AM, THRONE ROOM My hands tied together, unable to move. There were now 10 guards all around me, not including the ones just outside the throne room. I looked at the beautiful architecture of the ponies, this was not actually that bad, had kinda a mid evil classical feel to it. It was definitely big, more than it probably needed to be. I tried to loosen the ropes upon ropes that tied me together. As a guard saw me struggle, he shoved me lightly to signal to stop immediately. Princess Celestia sat on her throne like the little prick she was. She looked down at me, a face of complete seriousness, her pr protege next to her, just below. She finally spoke her voice very calm. "Private Kyle "Talon" Cyra I have brought you hear today for a peacefully discussion of what are we going to do with you are to learn more about you." I cleared my throat and looked up at her." Well peace is already out the window, remember how you killed every other GDI soldier here? Yeah that is not a thing that can be happen" She asked." Well what can make this peaceful again?" I tapped my foot and thought for a moment. "Twilight's head on a platter and your sister's heart in a jar." She gagged at the thought of her sister's heart in a jar and her student's head on a platter. "You are a sick excuse for a--" "Human.." "Yes, you are an awful person beyond compare you shall never have those things as long as I live." "Well I guess it would be better If I could maybe get my guns back.." "No..." "And you will never get my respect. Or information, just know the half of the Earth hates you, well if they know what happened. You should be glad our Ion Cannon is not on this planet, and no satellites orbiting your planet either!" "A what cannon?" "Ill put it in simple words for you we have big laser..you go bye bye...understand me? It's called badass technology which you don't have" Twilight ran to me, stumbling on the way. As she rushed over to me I tried to look away and say. "I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" She put her damn face in front of me, her horn inches from my visor. "TECHNOLOGY, I MUST KNOW WHAT TECHNOLOGY YOUR SPECIES HAS, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS LIKE IS THERE MAGIC ON YOUR PLANET?" I pressed this. " CALM DOWN, yes we have technology that is super advanced which i'm not going to tell you because it is in a category called I don't really feel like it. AND MAGIC REALLY MAGIC, THAT IS WHAT WE CALL "SMOKE AND MIRRORS" IT DOESN'T EXIST" She looked dumbstruck as I said no magic. "What do you mean no magic? Who raises and lowers the sun and moon?!" "Uh our planet spins on an Axis causing the sun and moon to how would one say "Do it themselves" " "WHAT!!? THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! I NEED TO KNOW MORE!" She starred to talk at lightning speed, I could barely keep track with the questions and after it became mostly blahs I started to try and tune her out. I finally broke and yelled. "SHUT THE HELL UP BEFORE I KILL YOU!!!!!!" She stopped mid sentence, her mouth wide open. Her eyes began to slightly water as she slowly turned around and walked back to the Princess. I shrugged it off as nothing. I finally felt at ease, until I heard that booming voice which I was surprised that it belonged to Celestia. "WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT HARMING OR THREATENING MY LITTLE PONIES, YOU SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THIS, YOU SHOULD BE GLAD THAT TWILIGHT HAS GROWN INTERESTED ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES!" I flinched as she yelled thinking I was going to die. "HOLY SHIT, DON'T KILL ME IT WAS ALL HER!!!" "DON'T THOU LIE TO ME!!! SHE JUST WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU THAT'S ALL!!!!!" "Wellll she is kinda annoying." She sighed. "Granted she can go a little overboard sometimes but that is no way to treat somepony." "Yeah no kidding...overboard is a understatement. "Well I think we deserve some answer to at least two of our questions as a repayment to Twilight" I sighed and exhaled. "Finee.....ask away?" I braced myself for what was about to come next..I closed my eyes hard and readied myself. Actually it was Celestia who was talking. "So Mr.Cyra, what is your occupation, and please explain further." "That counts for two questions, because your asking me my occupation and to explain it..so hope this one will be worth it." I inhaled and exhaled. "I am a Rifle Grunt in the Global Defense Initiative, I WAS assigned to the 263rd infantry Division but seeing how i'm the last one lets cross that out, I am trained in heavy weapons training, and explosives I was my squad's demolitions expert. And as for what I do is fight NOD and the scrin." I shudder at the word Scrin, remembering when a soldier was eaten by a swarm. "They are two armies one being alien to us and the other fanatical. GDI's purpose if to rid the Earth of a green/blue crystal called Tiberium, which The Brotherhood of Nod, one of the bases you attacked thinks its the key to Ascension or enlightenment when it really is just a plague on the Earth, and hell the Scrin just want it..Nobody told me why!" They both looked as they just heard a great novel and trying to comprehend what I just said to them, completely confused. As Twilight was about to say something I cut her off reminding her they wasted her two questions, chuckling that they were so interested in me and my life, and could not ask anymore questions to me. Twilight blurted out to me in an instant. "Wait you could stay with me in Ponyville!" Both me and Celestia looked shocked at the thing Twilight said, we both said at the same time. "WHAT?" I also yelled. "JINX GIVE ME A DAMN SODA SOMEONE!" Celestia focused on Twilight's thought and Ignored me. "What are you saying, this person is a physco!" She responded kindly. "Well that's it he is angry, sad, probably lonely..and yes maybe he wants me dead but maybe we can arrange something.." 15 Minutes later Twilight and Celestia finished talking to each other and Celstia said to me. "Ok I am giving you a chance to leave your prison and go live with Twilight in her house BUT here is the conditions you have to write a letter to me every week about what you learned about friendship and kindness and just a update to make sure you are not going on a killing spree...He is the good part you get your guns back...But remember we will be watching you!" Under my mask I gave a sly smile. "I'll take it...now where is my weapons?" Two guards walked over to me with my gear in saddle packs and my pistol and rifle carried by a Unicorn. I took them from them and checked my gear and counted:\ 1 Automatic Carbine 1 Semi-Auto Pistol 3 Grenades 2 Explosive charges 1 Shovel 1 Canteen 1 Lighter 1 detonator 1 Cluster grenade 2 MREs I gathered my gear and put my rifle on my back, pistol on my hip, grenades on my belt, explosives on my chest, shovel next to my rifle, canteen on my waist, detonator on my hip, and lighter on my helmet. I readied myself for the journey as I was untied I walked up to Twilight and asked how far is your home and how long will it take to walk there' She said." Miles and I'll just use a teleportation spell it will be quicker." Her horn lit up and I reached out for her horn to stop her. "Nooo" A flash of light, my stomach upside down. I looked, dizzy as hell I tried to find her. "it worked...I gotta take a nap." I fell down on the floor and my vision went black > Uneasy Introductions > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11:43 AM I groaned as i pushed myself off of the floorboards of Twilight's house, I rubbed the side of my helmet, my head still aching from hitting my head after dropping unconscious from the teleportation spell. I groaned and looked around for the lavender unicorn. I stretched my arms and legs, popping my knuckles. I examined her home, it was some sort of library-house. I realized that actually explains a lot about her and her actions. I walked into what seemed to be kitchen of the sorts, as I walked in I spotted a small purple dragon, I looked left then right, unable to understand what I am seeing. I thought to myself. " Ok Kyle this is not real you just hit your head really hard it's just a figment of your imagination." I looked down at it confused it just stood there in an awkward position. I finally spoke. "Heya there fella." As I gave a friendly wave to him. The purple dragon turned his head around and called out. "Hey Twilight There's a-- um there is something in the kitchen!" under my helmet my eyes widened after hearing it talk, I began to question the fact that the dragon was fake. I heard the noise of hooves hitting the wood as Twilight entered the room from behind me, seeing us staring at each other. She just said super calm and as if nothing was out of the ordinary. "Oh Spike sorry I forgot to introduce you to our new friend." She acknowledged me and looked at me. "This is the Global Defense Initiative solider Kyle "Talon" Cyra, he will be staying with us for the time being." I bent down and whispered to her. "Wait that dragon is real and why is he hear is it like your cousin or something?" I stood back up. She laughed. "No silly he is my assistant, and yes he is real indeed but he is only a baby though." I crouched down and offered a handshake to the little dragon. "Nice to meet you Spike." His hand was puny to mine but tried to grasp my hand and shake it. I stood back up and gave him a friendly nod. I stood there and played with my thumbs, unsure what to do at the moment. I motioned my body back and forth before I finally said something. "So...what now?" Twilight rubbed her chin, probably thinking what I could do at the moment. "Well we could introduce you to my friends. It's the only Idea I have that might not annoy you." I chuckled and thought. "Holy shit she has friends." "Huh Kyle? what are your chuckling about?" I quickly made and excuse. "Oh nothing just a joke that's all." She kindly asked. "Well can I hea--" I cut her off. "No" Twilight left spike to do whatever he does around this place. She left the house and told me in these specific words. "Don't do anything stupid." As she closed the door and went to probably get her friends. 1:42PM I lied down on the couch, my rifle on the side of it and my pistol in my hand, readjusting the sights. I sighed in bordem. I talked to myself. "Aggghhh where is she! I'm am bored out of my damn mind here." As if the speak of the devil I heard a door open and 6 ponies of different colors and specie enter the room. There was one with an orange coat and an apple tattoo on her ass with a red ribbon on her tail and for some odd reason she had a..Cowboy hat? She spoke with a southern accent and looked at Twilight with one hoof pointed at me. "Um Twilight is the "Thing" ya were talkin about?" She walked over to me and like a kid at show and tell presented me as if I was a toy. "Everypony this is Private Kyle "Talon" Cyra of the Global Defense Initiative and he is our new resident in Ponyville I hope you all treat him as you would want to be. So now would be the time for question." I spoke up. "Who the hell are these people?" Twilight stuttered. "O-oh sorry about that these are the Elements of Harmony and my best friends." She looked to the others. " Now is the time for a proper introduction I guess know you know Kyle he might want to know you." The orange pony spoke up. "Ah guess I'll start..Names Applejack and ah am gosh darn please ta meet ya." The next one was the cyan pony with a rainbow mane. "Names Rainbow Dash and I am the fastest flier in all Equestria and future member of the WonderBolts." I thought. "Wow! inflated ego much?" I also added and said out loud. Alrighty who's next?" A white coated unicorn with a purple tail and man spoke up. " I am charmed to meet you I am Rarity and might I add what is the ghastly outfit you're wearing it's hideous." She said with disgust. I heard a small, quiet, shy voice barely make it to my ear. "H-hello I-I'm Fluttershy." I looked towards the group of ponies and in the back I spotted and hiding, scared looking yellow pony with a pink mane and tail. She looked frightened as if I was about to kill her. I moved my spot on the couch and sat down on it instead of laying down. I asked and pointed to her in the back. "Hey you..Fluttershy is it? it's fine to come out I am friendly." and I said under my breath. "for the most part." She squeezed her way out and stood there still a bit shaky. I smiled under my helmet. I laughed in my head and thought. "She reminds me of that kid I found abandoned in the red zone, and how Cortez was when he tried to ask a girl out." I looked back and forth remembering there was sixth pony here and now she is gone. I said. "Wait wher--" I was cut off by a pink blur jumping on my chest, hearing me yelp. It was somehow the last pony, I tried to use my hand to get her off me. She looked right into my visor. "Histrangerwelcometoponyvillemynameispinkiepieandi'msuperduperhappytomeetyou!" I tried to shove her off me, I looked to Twilight and her friends. "What is going on here!? Get her off me!" Twilight giggled. "Oh that's just pinkie being pinkie." "Well get her off me!" I use all my might to shove her off me, I shove her off me but fall off of the couch since I used all of my force and just kept going. "I....hate...my life." Applejack looked down at me on the floor. "Cmon it can't be that bad can it?" I got off the floor and brushed myself off. I looked down at her and stated. " Do you know what happened a couple days ago?" Twilight rushed over to me and tried to sit me down. "Hey Kyle maybe we should get some tea or something to get our minds off something." I pushed her aside. "No she needs to know." I looked back to Applejack and said to her. "How would you feel if you were the last one of your species left on this planet surrounded by the things who killed them? And making you watch all your friends die?" I tapped her nose and looked into her eye. "NOT GOOD!" I heard Fluttershy begin to whimper and eyes begin to water. She backed away from the group and sat down, her face down looking at the floor. I whispered to Twilight. "Should I say something to her I feel awful about this now. I just feel bad." She whispered back. "You should but be very careful, she is sensitive though. I am hopeful in you." I walked to the ponies to try and get to Fluttershy when I was stopped by Rainbow Dash. "Where do you think you're going?" I looked down at the pony blocking my way. "To go see Fluttershy. So can you move?" She snickered. "No You made her cry, she doesn't need you." "Let me through or i'll make you." She pointed to herself and laughed. "You make me? In your dreams." "I've KILLED more threatening things than you so move....now.." As Rainbow was getting annoyed at me Rarity and Applejack pulled her aside and talked privately for a few moments before turning back to me. Rainbow Dash said to me. "You can try but I swear if you--" Applejack cut her off. "She means she is sorry." I approached her and before making contact with her I took off my helmet, a hiss occurred as I unlocked the helmet. I put it to my side and crouched down near Fluttershy and spoke softly. "Hey Fluttershy please stop crying I may seem mean but I can't stand to see anything cry." She looked up at my face and gasp. "Y-you're face.." I chuckled. "Yeah I know." I held my helmet in front of my face, my face reflecting off my visor. I looked at my huge scar on my right eye, and jet black hair, my only good eye looked into the visor. My brown iris was the only way to tell what color eye I had. I looked back at Fluttershy. "I've fine with it these hold meaning to me, each wound I have on my body is a small story." Her voice was motherly, caring. "I feel so bad for you, does it hurt?" "No not anymore, I've grown to live with it, do I seem like a monster if I may ask?" "No not at all I was scared of you at first but now I know you aren't that bad I feel a little more comfortable around you." She stopped her crying and she stabilized herself. I petted her mane and stood back up, putting my helmet back on, locking it on my head. I pushed through the group of ponies, I went back to the couch and put my arm on my knee. I gave a loud exhale. "I am done....I need some me time now." > Rouge Transmission > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12:51AM I couldn't sleep tonight, something was off I felt like I was missing something important, like something from my past coming to haunt me. I was laying on the couch, my helmet off. I sighed and looked up to the ceiling, trying to figure out what was wrong. As I sat there a small buzzing sound hit my ear, it sounded like muffled words coming from nowhere. I looked behind me to see if anyone was there and I wasn't just going mad. I looked at my Helmet on the other end of the couch, I sat on my knees and pulled my helmet to me, the noise got louder. I realized I left my radio on. I thought to myself, "Why is this thing picking up a frequency, there should be nothing out here." I put my helmet on locking it in place, firing up my HUD. I tried to make the signal clearer, it still had static but not as much as before. *Static* Thi---is Pri- Class Jax Toras..I *Static* Bleeding out plea-- help" I quickly hopped on the mic. "Soldier what is your coordinates!" "Oh thank god my coordi- are I don't know where I am.. all I know is that I'm 2 clicks out from the GDI outpost, I'm trapped under the wreckage of a raider buggy..Please come quick! *Static* "DAMN IT!" The transmission was cut off, he didn't respond anymore. I quickly sat up and grabbed my rifle and pistol. I took out a piece of paper and a pencil from my journal and wrote a message to Twilight. Dear Twilight, I have intercepted a emergency transmission from another downed soldier, I am leaving to help and I do not know when I will return, but do not worry about me -Kyle I pinned the message on the front door and entered the outside, the dark, starry night beautiful as a freshly bombed NOD base. I quietly made my way through the town making sure to stay out of sight from anyone or thing that could get me spotted. I moved in the shadows, only stopping when I needed to 20 Minutes later "Shit these woods are sketchy, I have a feeling i'm going to get jumped by like a shadow team or something. Better turn my helmet light on." I flicked on my headlight, illuminating my view showing that I was in the middle of nowhere, slowly tracking my way through the thick woods to the downed soldier. I heard cracks of wood all around me, I began to panic I felt if I was being followed by someone....or something. I quickly turned around after I heard noises getting closer and closer, fallen branches scattered on the ground, roots catching my foot. I could feel my heart rate increase, my breathing speeding up. As I tried to continue I heard growling coming from all around me. I took my rifle off safety and readied myself, I shouted in the darkness. "SHOW YOURSELF!" I shot a round from my rifle into the darkness. I shined my flashlight all around me, showing that there are wolves around me. My mind began going into overdrive after realizing these weren't real wolves but wooden. I took two steps back only to be faced with more wolves. I aimed down my sights and squeezed off a couple of bullets at the wolves, nailing two right in the head and wounding one. I felt something grab my back, one of the bastards jumped me. I took the butt of my rifle and tried to hit the thing as it clawed me. I heard the sound of wood cracking and sudden weight loss. I was winning the fight, superior firepower beats nature any day. I kept on unloading on the wolves until I heard something loud from behind me. I was bigger than the other. I thought to myself as I was surprised as hell. "Oh that's a mama wolf" I scrambled for something bigger than a rifle, I pulled a grenade at random and booked it. I sprinted away as I was being hunted down like some animal. I turned around to see that I was still screwed as ever. I dropped the grenade at my feet and ran like my life depended on it, which it did. I heard a massive boom and multiple others. I yelled into the distance. "BOOM BITCH!" It turns out it was a cluster grenade, the whimpers of wolves and them turning around fleeing like a lil' Pansies. I would not allow that at all, I whipped out my pistol and began to take pot shots at the retreating enemies making sure they don't fuck with GDI ever again. I checked my HUD readout I was only 50 meters out from where the signal was broadcasted, hopefully that soldier is still kicking. I ran the extra meters to avoid contact, the sun was just beginning to appear over the trees. I saw some smoke over the treetops and came to a small section of clear woods, big enough for a mammoth tank. I saw a NOD raider buggy and a trail of blood. I wanted to make my presence known. "Hello, I'm here to rescue you! please give me a sign." A cough came out with a weary voice. "Over here." I ran over to the buggy not to see a GDI soldier but a bleeding out NOD soldier, his red visor reflected the sun, his black outfit stained, the infamous scorpion tail was instantly noticed. I knew I couldn't leave him here I do have a heart after all. He covered his visor with his face. "OH GOD DON'T KILL ME PLEASE!" He was obviously in a state of panic, scared. I responded. "Don't worry I won't I'm going to help you out just brace yourself though." "Wait why?" "Placing a small amount of plastic explosive to try and free you." He looked like he was praying, I latched a small piece of plastic explosive to the buggy and braced myself. *BOOM!* He looked ok for the most part, just wounds allover his body. I shook him to make sure he was still with me. He pointed to the buggy's back section which was still good. I rushed over there to find a compartment with some basic medical supplies issued to every soldier. I propped him up against a tree and tried to stop the bleeding, trying to stabilize him. With the medical supplies was his gear. from the looks of it he was a combat engineer, those bastards are a mechanic, engineer,and soldiers in one. He seemed to be stabilized for most part, I asked him." Can you walk soldier?" He coughed. "N-no I-i'm too weak. We need to get out of here before they come back!" He seemed like he was in a state of panic. "Who comes back?" He pleaded. "NO DON'T MAKE ME REMEMBER! PLEASE!" I tried to calm him down. "Ok ok, can you move solider?" he coughed. "N-no I-i'm too weak." I picked up his engineering gear and equipment and picked him up and supported him with my shoulder, helping him stand. We tracked our way back to Twilight's house, I think he was stable for the most part besides his mind I wonder what he saw. I passed him his pistol to at least defend himself. 50 minutes later I kicked the door open and rushed the NOD soldier to the couch putting his down with his gear on the floor, That was defiantly more than 100+ pounds of equipment at least. Twilight stood there shocked at what just happened I just tole her. "Shut up and get a medic or a doctor, no questions we have a wounded soldier with us." I sat right next to him, staring in his visor. "C'mon stay with me we're going to get you out of this!" my hand on his shoulder. 2 Hours later Turns out Fluttershy had some basic medical care, she stabilized the soldier and he is now resting on the couch the bleeding for the most part did stop. Turns out he had some serious damage to his body I mean it was like a Hammerhead gunship unloaded into him with AP rounds. Its been two hours since Fluttershy left and our local NOD was placed in a bed. Hopefully when he wakes he can answer some questions. As if it were magic I heard a groan. The soldier said weakly, looking at me at the end of the bed. "Where am I? What happened?" "You passed out on the couch and were moved up to this bed, we tried to fix you up as best as possible, the bleeding stopped and your wounds are healing slowly." "We?" "Long story but there are ponies and YOU are the last NOD soldier on this planet and I the last GDI. And question who are you?" He coughed. "Private First Class Jax Kryson of the Third Infantry Division." I shook his hand. "Private Kyle Cyra, charmed. But if I may ask do you remember what happened, why were you trapped?" "A little yes." "Mind telling me?" "You deserve to know..." FLASHBACK 11:42 One hour before the GDI base raid NOD base checkpoint Jax's POV I just finished talking to my C.O about the recent damage to some of our tanks, I was ordered to meet up with some grease monkeys to fix up an Avatar. I walked back to the Motor pool from the Checkpoint. The air was crisp and the wind was picking up, it was odd it has not been like this so suddenly. I heard screaming, I looked to the checkpoint entrance to see two rifleman running past the checkpoint to get in. There was a bright burst of light, one of the soldiers were killed by a beam of concentrated light. I was honestly scared GDI did not have this kind of technology. Alarms began to blare, soldiers rushing to their post. all of the sudden I saw our shredder turrets pop our from the ground, the sound of shredder turrets were music to my ears but in reality they were a sound that all enemy infantry feared. A black hand confessor grabbed my shoulder and ordered me. "SOLDIER I WANT YOUR ASS IN THE WOODS ASAP WE GOT SOME ASSHOLES WHO THINK THEY CAN TAKE US BY SURPRISE!!!" I nodded to him and took my rifle off safety and double timed it to the checkpoint and hopped a ride on a Raider buggy going out to intercept the enemy. I hopped in the passenger seat as Infantry stormed the forest, gunshots rang out in the distance. We were going about 60mph that's when we saw our foe. I turned to the driver and asked. "Are those pon--" The driver just got a hole in his head. "HOLY SHIT!" I took control of the buggy's gun and shredded the pony that killed the driver. The blood stained the trees and grass, organs were mashed against the trees. He was eviscerated. I pushed the driver out of the buggy and got in the driver's seat, I stepped on the gas and turned on the headlights to see more ponies in battle armor. I went into 4 wheel drive and gunned it, went straight for the group of ponies. I heard screams then bones breaking and organs squishing. I checked the tires, they were stained with blood and bones, the tires leaving a trail of blood. I felt and urge of rage spread through my body, I felt fanatical, I want to avenge my brothers in arms. I yelled over the engine. "PEACE THROUGH POWER!!" Gunfire crackled everywhere, screams pierced the air, the once quiet night filled with blood. That's when the night began to be lighten ablaze by non other than the black hand. Their operators began to burn them alive, the flesh burning right off. I heard devilish laughs from them, the felt no emotion. The ground began to shake, tremors..there was an Avatar deployed I guess our commander really wanted to finish this fight now, behind it was squads of confessors and shadow teams..they wanted them dead. A large beam of fire went past me, cutting the trees down, lighting them ablaze. The confessors formed a firing line and opened up, they didn't care what they hit, some rounds even hit the buggy. I began taking hits, one of the wheels of the buggy popped, sending me steering into a tree. I got out of the buggy and picked my rifle up and ducked behind the buggy. I saw something in the distance...was no pony..it was different. A green light appeared. I screamed. "NO!!!!!!" End of Flashback Jax sighed. "Sorry everything passed there is a blur." I patted him on the back. "It's fine just get your rest you'll need it.." > Sorry guys (Update) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello guys Ben here for a small update on this story...I know you are all wondering "Is this story dead?" The answer is no and never will be I have just been lately unmotivated to write this story..I am very sorry I just have not played command and conquer in a while and kinda got bored so eventually this story will come back in a huge badass way. I really hope you guys are not too mad at me if you are I get it, it's my fault and I apologize If anyone has any questions just ask them thank you for your time- Ben (Also I have a new story coming up involving mercenaries and it is kinda a side project..) > YO MAH D00DS > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am back n shit so expect some shit and stuff....I will expect presents > Well...this is where it all ends > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I feel like you all deserve one last thing... This is what is happening: 1. I'm not a brony anymore 2. This story will not continue 3. I moved onto Fanfiction.net 4. I'm sorry if any of you enjoyed this and this is the end 5. If anyone wants to pick up where i left off, go ahead, take my characters, but if you do, keep them as them, please as one last request... 6. This is goodbye