Equestria DooMed. Part 1: In the Space.

Chapter four. Deimos.

As the ship approached to the Sparkle, Walker though about what they would find there. He had listened the message about the unknown enemy. However, the message was so confusing that Walker didn’t was capable to even see what attacked the captain.
“Ten seconds to arriving.”
“Alright, you heard that. Helmets on. We’re going in.”

Walker put his helmet on. Instantly, messages about every one of his partners started to appear. It was signal of good functioning.
“Arriving. Docking.”
“Alright. Heads up! We may have a fight!”

When the door opened, the crew went trotting toward the corridor in front of them, place where an emergency pod was once.
“Sharp! Any sign of life?”
“No yet, sir.”
“Keep your eyes open.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Walker, you go with the front.”
“Yes, sir.”

As walker and the front row advanced, it was evident that the ship hadn’t been used in a very long time. However, something captured Walker’s attention.
“Sir, do you see this?”
“What?”
“Bullet shots in the wall.”
“Well. You do know that this place was attacked, don’t you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Sharp Blade here. We see a dude just in front of us.”

Walker turned to see a strange looking pony standing in front of them. He was just looking at them.
"Gentlepony! Are you okay? Is anypony else in here, too?"

The pony didn't answered. He was just standing in there. Walker grew more worried by this.
"Sir, I think It'd be more prudent to take cautions on this dude."
"Why is that, Private?"

The pony lifted his hoof, revealing a Hawke that shot almost instantly.
"Oh, shit! Get cover!"
"That's the why i told you that! He has a Hawke!"
"Sir! We're not supposed to shot you! However, if you keep firing at us, we'll be forced to blow your head!"

The pony emited a weird sound resembling more a roar than a scream. It made his echo all along the corridor. He started to walk toward the crew. He was shooting at them, even when he couldn't give an accurate shot.
"Sir! We have to do something!"
"Alright. We knock him out or we take him out, you choose."
"Alright, dudes. Let's take him out."

A group of three ponies jumped toward him. They punched him in the face, causing him to get knocked out.
"All clear!"
"Alright, let's see who is this dude."

As Walker aproached toward the unconcious pony, he noted something weird in the pony's chest. It was emanating a brown liquid from a hole in his armor.
"Hey. Look at that."
"Did somepony shot at him?"
"No. None of us opened fire against him."
"Then... why is he bleeding?"
"Maybe something attacked him."

Suddenly, a far sound caused them to react. It was a roar. One as they had never heared before. The strenght of this creature was evident by this simple sound.
"What was that?"
"I don't know. But that thing sounds powerfull."
"Yeah. 'No signs of life'. My ass."
"Now, everypony. We have to stay calm. Walker, take Blade with you and secure a perimeter."
"Umm... which one of you is Blade?"

Two ponies lifted their hooves. They were very resembling each other.
"Let me guess. You're brothers."
"Yes, sir."
"Sir, which one i take with me?"
"Both of them."
"Yes, sir. You heard that. Let's move."
"Following your lead."

Walker got deeper into the darkness in companion of his two guards. They had inspected about twenty meters around of the crew when something got Walker's attention.
Walker
"What the?"
"Sir? Something wrong?"
"You didn't heard that?"
Walker
"That! You tell me you didn't really heard that?"
"Wait... I'm hearing something... but..."

Sharp's face went deeply pale as he started to hear better.
"No... it can't be."

Swift Blade's face went the same. Walker saw the expression of horror on their faces. Even he was starting to get scared by this voice that was calling him.
Walker... come here...
"What are you hearing?"
"...our mother."
"Hm... maybe it's the stress."
"Sir?"
"We came here waiting for something horrible to happen. Our minds might have been affected by this... and now, we're listening things."
"Yes... maybe you're right."
Walker... come here...
"So, we better report to the rest of the crew. They might be getting worried."
"Yes, sir. I'll start the communications."
"Right."

Walker turned around to inspect the hallway they were in. It was all dark and gloomy. Suddenly, Walker's heart went faster and faster as he saw a pony running in the far side of the hallway, turning in a corner.

The pony he saw was too familiar to him. He was sure he had saw her in the past. However, he couldn't rememer right know.
"Sharp, Swift. Stay here, I think i saw something."
"Something, sir?"
"I saw a pony turning in the far corner. She might be a survivor. I will check it out. Report inmediately to the rest."
"Yes, sir."

Walker picked up his Thunder and went as fast as he could to reach the pony. When he turned in the same corner he saw the other pony did, he saw an empty alley.
Walker... you...

Walker's heart started to beat faster as he recognized the voice was coming right above him. He lifted his sight to see an horrific scene.

A pony was hanging of the ceiling. His dead face still had the look of horror and pain. One of his hooves was missing, while the other one showed many signs of torture. The lower part of his body was missing, while his upper part was hanging of his intestines.
Walker... you... failed...
"Nnghh... shut up!"
Walker...
"I said, SHUT UP!"

He falled to the ground with his face buried in his forehooves. When he opened his eyes, the whispering had gone. He turned to the ceiling, looking for the dead pony on it. However, the ceiling was empty, not showing any sign of anything to have been chained in there before.

Walker got again on his hooves, still trying to give a logical explanation to what had just happened. An horror scream took him out of his thoughts as he could recognize the source of the scream: His partners were being attacked.

Walker went running as fast as he could, only to find Sharp Blade with his forehoof burned and his chest armor showing a deep emanation of blood.
"Sharp! What happened?"
"I don't know! Something attacked us and took away Swift!"
"They took Swift?"
"Walker! Do you copy me? Walker!"
"Yes, sir! What is happening?"
"We found Swift Blade unconcious! Get back here as fast as you can!"
"Understood! C'mon Sharp!"

Walker and Sharp went as fast as possible to the other's position. However, they found the others around a body in the center. It was Swift.

His chest had a fire mark on it. A mark that he had seen before in an forbidden cult.