Luna's Marine

Chapter I

The Marine

The sun was setting in the Middle East as squad of marines patrolled in the Afghanistan Mountains.  They were tired sweaty and wanted to relax after a boring day of nothing but false alarms. A young marine spoke up whit a New Jerseys accent. “Hey Jonson where’s the check point? I mean come on we've been driving for and for hours.”

“Will get there when we get there.” Said a tanned Caucasian marine in the front seat turning around to face the New Jersey marine. “You sound like a 9 year-old asking his parents ‘are we there yet,’ every five minutes.”

“Well fuck you too, and if I remember correctly I outrank you Sergeant Thomas Hartman.” He waved his hand almost hitting Hartman in the face

“That’s enough White.” Said an older darker skin marine.

“But captain, he’s a fucking brony.”  Now he was becoming more violent.

“Do you have a problem with bronies staff sergeant?” said a light skinned Lieutenant putting his hand under his chin revealing a brony wristband.

”Sir... no sir” White said in a spiteful tone.

Hartman turned back around to see a man on his knees pushing dirt around. "Sir, what’s is that guy doing?"

"It looks like that he's burring something... Marines stop him!"

The man saw the marines and pulled out a rifle and shot the gunner. Then 20 Taliban soldiers came over a hill. The marines piled out of the Humvee darting behind a large rock. They all opened fire. They were holding them back. White got cocky and jumped over the rock charging at the remaining enemies. He was hit in the side right under his front plate. “Shit I’m Hit!” Hartman was behind the Humvee but he darted for white. When he got to him a, enemy soldier popped up getting ready to shoot, but one marine shot him just as he was getting ready to pull the trigger.

Hartman pulled White back around the vehicle. White looked at Hartman and asked. “Why? I’ve been nothing but an asshole to you, so why save me?”

Hartman looked down at him, “because you’re a fellow marine. And no one gets left behind. Even if they are a asshole as you said.” Hartman got his vest off and treated his wound. The other marines were behind a rock giving them covering fire. “Can you walk?”

“Yeah, just give me a sec.” White was shot want fatal but it wasn’t fatal but it had to be painful. Hartman helped him to the rock and the fight continued. It lasted an hour when they thought that they were all dead they were wring two of them jumped up and grabbed Hartman who was taking a piss. They knocked him out and put him in the back of a truck and drove off. His unit was in close pursuit.

The marines got close a few times but the Taliban lost the marines, but Hartman was awake. He jumped out of the truck hitting his head. The last thing he remembers was talking into his radio when a warm feeling covered his body and he pasted out.

When he woke up he was in a dark cave the only light was from the full moon outside. His head was throbbing and there was a ringing in his ear. He grabbed his head and looked around to see his rifle and armor leaning on the wall. He got up and limped over to his gear when he heard a familiar voice, but the owner could not be real. “Please lay back down you are hurt.”

Hartman thought ‘She can’t be real. She sounds like Princess Luna but she just a charter in a cartoon’

“I’m fine, who are you and why did you bring me here?” Hartman didn’t yell but he was stern.

“You were hurt so I brought you here... and as for who I am” The female voice paused. “Please do not freak out over my appearance.” A cobalt blue alicorn with a crescent moon on a black splotch on her flank.

Hartman grew wide eye when he saw her. “You can’t real.” Hartman whispered in disbelief, there was a, alicorn from his favorite show. ‘If Princess Luna is real then that means that Twilight, Pinkie, all of them are real.’ He stared at Luna for a while when she finally spoke up.

“Rest Ashore I am Real.” The alicorn paused “My name is Princess Luna. I come from a distant planet called Pony Earth. My country is called Equestria, and I come in peace.” She trots around the cave looking at Hartman and his gear.

Hartman spoke in an all hope is lost tone. “Well that settles it.” He throws his hands in the air. “I’m dead.” He walks over to the Luna and says “Unless you can prove it.” Luna hoofed his stomach. Hartman grabbed his stomach gasping for air. “UUUUUUH. Alright, still alive.”

“Good now, what is your name, rank and branch of your military and what are you doing out here?” Luna asked.

“I’m Sargent Thomas Hartman United States Marine Corps and as for the second question, what?”

“You’re a soldier right so why are you here in this country.” Hartman sighed and expand the history of the war. When he was finished Luna was full on crying of all the people lost on 9/11. “All of those poor souls lost, I’m terribly sorry for your country’s loss... But if this Benn Ladden is dead then why are you still here?” The princess of the night asked wiping the tears from her face. Hartman waited for Luna to stop crying.

“That’s a good question, and I wish I knew the answer.” Hartman respond with sorrow over all the lost soldiers. He punches the ground remembering one person in particular. He sighs. “I need to get back to base.”

“Can I come with you?” there was a long pause when Luna spoke up, “I have a human from and human close.” Luna’s horn glowed cobalt blue and soon her whole body did. Luna’s Pony body shifted into a human body in the glow then it faded to reveal a cobalt blue haired Caucasian woman who looked no older than 24 or 25, she still had her cutie mark on her thighs, and she was naked.

‘Holy shit she’s beautiful... and naked’ Hartman thought. He quickly turns around red as an apple. “Uh Princess Luna... your naked.”

“Huh, oh sorry.” Luna pulls out a bag and puts a short sleeve cobalt blue shirt and a pair of jeans on. “It’s ok I’m decent by Earth standards.” Hartman turns around and is struck by the beautiful of the humanized Luna. Luna and Hartman stands the in silence. They just stand there looking at each other. Luna asked after a good 30 seconds, “Well can I come with you?"

“Yes, you can come with me.” Hartman said after a good minute. Luna gave him a strong hug.

“Thank you very much, now should we get going?” Luna asked. Hartman nodded and thought for a minute. “What's wrong?”

“Well you see it’s just that what I’m I going to tell the other marines about you and how will we get there? And that you probably can’t walk very far. I mean the nearest outpost is 10 clicks away from we’re I was when I was taken prisoner.”

Luna looked confused. “What’s 10 clicks?”

“6.2 miles.”

“I can fly us there.” Luna happily said.

“Yes but how am I going to explain riding a blue alicorn?” Luna’s was smiling but she lost it when Hartman said that. Luna sits on the Ground puts her knees to her face and sulks on the verge of tears again. Hartman sat down next to Luna. “Hey, Hey come here. I’m sorry I just don’t want you to get hurt.” He embraced Luna in a strong hug and Luna gave a strong hug back. They hugged for a long time. Time stood still in their eyes. When they let go of each other they were blushing madly. As he looked into her blue eyes he felt something that he didn’t feel in a long, long time. “Let’s get some sleep and tomorrow night will set out.” He got his bag and made a mic-shift pillow for Luna

“That sounds good.” Luna laid down with Hartman and snuggled up to him.

“Will go into that cave for shelter tonight and set off in the morning.” Hartman shot up at the sound of an Afghanistani voice. “Why did you go and lose our prisoner do you know what that caused us?”

Hartman got to his feet put this plate carrier on and made sure his rifle was loaded. “Luna lesson to me, go to the back of the cave I’ll find you once I’ve taken care of the people outside.”

Luna eyes grew and looked out at the cave entrance “what are you going to do?”

“What I am trained to do. Now get going I’ll be with you soon... I promises.” Hartman gave Luna a smile that said trust me and be safe. Luna nodded, and did as ordered. Hartman went outside of the cave. He yelled. “Hey you Goat Fucking assholes, come over here.” There were three guys with AK-47’s and pistols. But before any of them could open fire Hartman let out three round and there were three dead Taliban soldiers.

Luna could hear the three rounds go off. She covered her ears to drown out the rest of the gunfire, but there was no other rounds fired. A few minutes after the weapon was fired, a man came thru the cave entrance and said in a soft voice. “Luna, Luna It over.” Luna heard the voice and ran to the owner. It was Hartman’s voice. Luna hugged him as tight as she could and started to cry. “Hey I’m ok see... why is the cave spinning?” Hartman fell to the ground. Luna looked at him to see Hartman’s right ear bleeding.

“O’ my Celestica, Your ear!” Luna cried out as she set Hartman down against the cave wall. “What happened?” Luna was in a panic.

Luna began to wipe the blood off of him but Harman grabbed her arm, “I’ve got it.” He pulled a trauma kit out of a pouch on his vest. He managed to clean the wound and dress it. He turned to Luna who was crying her eyes out. “Princess, you need to take me to the base. It should be that way.” He pointed to the north. “Once you get to about a two miles away from the base turn back to human form and help me walk until we find a patrol unit. Say that you have no memory of how you got out in the desert. Tell them you name is Kate and that’s all you can remember.” Luna nodded in confirmation. “Good now turn me around so you can change into your alicorn self.” Hartman was now turned around so Luna could change. Luna changed and put Hartman on her back and was trotting outside.

When she was outside she saw the dead body’s that Hartman shot and she puked. “That’s right let it all out. Ever one does it.” He gave Luna a pat on her head and they we're off.

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When they got two miles from the base Luna stopped turned back to human form and was now helping Hartman walk. They walked for hours when a Humvee stopped. One marine came out and said “what are you doing with that marine?”

“Please help him he’s bleeding through the ear and he needs a doctor!” Luna exclaimed.

“What Happened?”

“I can explain that.” Hartman spoke up. He explained what happened all though he left out Luna being an alicorn and instead said that she’s an American citizen with amnesia. “Well that’s everything now... GET ME TO A MEDIC PRIVATE!!!”

“Yes Sir!”

20 minutes later

“Well sergeant I have some good news and some bad news.” The medic said taking off a pair of rubber gloves.

“What’s the bad news?”

“Well, you’re have a concussion and the fact that you fell asleep doesn't help that. It’s a miracle that you didn’t fall into a coma.”

“Great, so if that’s the bad news what’s the good news?”

“Well you get a two month medical leave.”

“Sweat! Thanks Gunny.” Hartman got up and left to the general's tent.

When he got to the tent the general was questioning Luna. “General” Hartman gave him a solute. The general looked at Luna then at him. The General was a, old man who didn’t like backtalk unless it had a good cause.

“Kate here does not remember anything but saving you. Which is interesting.” The general got up and walked to him, “I’m keeping her here. She might know something about the Taliban.” Hartman looked at him in defense. When he finally spoke up it was with passion.

“Kate is going back to the U.S. with me and I’ll be damned if it is any other way!” The general looked Hartman then to Luna. Luna was scared of what he was going to say. She looked at the ground for a while before the general spoke up.

“You got guts sergeant.” The general smiled, “lucky for you I like guts. If that’s what you want your plane will be here in two hours. Get packing.”

“Yes sir!” and with that and a solute Luna and Hartman were off.