Noble Heroes

Maine stood there, arms crossed as he watched the strange creatures walk around. They looked like Unicorns and Pegasi, then again, these were hybrids. His favorite, Six, was currently sitting down, drinking some tea through his helmet filters.

'Wonder why he's just doing that. It's like he doesn't give a fuck about the world around him...I can respect that.' Maine thought, then turned his attention to Twilight.

"I mean, they were Changelings, but they acted weird." Twilight said, pacing across the room.

"You mean they didn't act like mindless beasts from the last time you encountered them?" Six asked sarcastically, making Maine growl in agreement. "By the way, he agrees with me on that." Six added, seeing Twilight's confused face.

"Anyway, Spike, take a letter!" Twilight said, only to wait a few more moments. "Spike?" She called again.

Maine gave a series of growls, that made Six chuckle. "Yeah, I guess I did forget to tell her." Six said, but then he looked at the Meta. "Don't remind her. I want to see how long it takes her to realize Spike is gone." Six said, making Maine chuckle, but stay quiet.

"Spike?" Twilight said, going upstairs.

Six held up a hand, and smiled. "Five. Four. Three. Two. One."

"Goddess dammit! Celestia damned Dragon is always running off somewhere!" Twilight said, making Six and Maine smile, but both EVA SPARTANs looked like they were minding their own business when Twilight came down. "I can't get a break, can I?"

Six chuckled, and looked at Twilight. "Spike ran off with Fluttershy on some date. Don't worry about Spike, he can take anything."

Maine growled a few times, and Six nodded. Twilight gave Six a confused glance, and sighed. "He said Spike will be fine. Plus, if anything attacks, we have Jorge. From what I've heard, he took down a Hydra with just his Chaingun and fists." Six said, then he looked at Maine. "We really need to get your throat fixed up."

Maine growled, then chuckled. Six started laughing. "There's no way in Hell Fluttershy would do that to Spike!" Six exclaimed, causing both SPARTANs to laugh.

"What'd he say?" AJ asked, walking into the conversation.

"I can't really translate that last part out. But it involves Spike, Fluttershy, a bed, and the birds and the bees." Six said, making AJ and Twilight blush. "But Flutters is too shy. Besides, with Raptor, Z, Zip, and Yap, you got your hands full." Six pointed out to AJ.

"Well, Zip and Yap are like the kids, and they joined mah little sister's club called the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Don't know why though, Ah heard they don't get Cutie Marks." AJ said, shrugging. "An' Raptor and Z help Big Mac with the work, so we'll be done early this year."

"That's good news." Six said, and Maine growled a couple of times, nodding in agreement.

"Thank ya Maine...Ah think." AJ said, making Maine chuckle.

Maine growled a few times, making Six nod. "Well, I don't think Spike would do that. He's like a kid. How old is Spike anyway?" Six asked, looking at Twilight.

"I hatched him when I was four, so, he's twenty two." Twilight said, making Six cough as he choked on some tea.

"Holy shit! He's older than me!" Six said, but Maine growled a few times, making Six nod. "Well, it does make sense. I was in slip space, so I might've aged a bit. How old are you Maine?"

Maine counted in his head, then growled, making Six look at Maine, confused. "Wait, you're that old?" Maine nodded. "Well, you seem like your thirty, not a twenty...then again, we're probably older than these guys, if we didn't go into cryo sleep."

"Worthless drones!" A voice yelled, making a few changelings back off. "These worthless demons can take out a squad of your best trained warriors without a problem?"

"But, sssir-!"

Suddenly, a energy sword went through the changelings skull, making it fall to the floor.

Ripta roared, his mandibles splaying out at the dead bug before him.

"Tartarus damned demons!" He said, before a nervous cough caught his attention. Ripta looked to see a female changeling. "What?"

She flinched, expecting a hit. Once the large elite calmed down, she spoke, "We have done what you have asked, and we were wondering if you'd-"

A growl escaped the Sangheili, making the changeling run back into a group.

"Your leader is my prisoner until you capture the Zealot and demon." Ripta said, before cutting down another changeling, making the female ones back away, but the males grabbed their weapons.

Suddenly, grunts and Kig-Yar flooded the room, pointing their plasma weapons at the male changelings. The Arbiter smiled, his energy sword in hand. He then gave a bark like roar, making all the males but one, the leader, drop their weapons.

"Riptaa, what should we do with them?" A gold elite asked, making Riptaa smile evily.

He suddenly cut the leader changeling's head off, cackling. "Execute them. They stand in the way of the Great Journey."

Suddenly, the Kig-Yar and Unggoy raised their weapons, raining plasma on the 'rebels'. Riptaa walked away. As much as he loved to see weaker specifies beg for mercy, which he didn't have, he had other matters to attend to.

He opened a door, seeing a tied up changeling Queen, and another female right next to her.

"Miss me?" Riptaa asked, turning his energy swords off.

"Fuck you!" The young female said, before facing a smirking elite.

"Your queen has already surrendered. Why don't you?" He asked, seeing the female glaring at him, then looking to the older one.

"Because you'll rule with a iron fist!" She replied, making the Sangeheili cackle.

"Don't you get it? I already rule!" Riptaa said, opening a large window to show thousands of changelings. But that's not what the young one was looking at.

A large, purple, Covenant Corvette hovered lazily over them, ships darting to and fro near and around it.

A Phantom suddenly hovered over the large mass, Elites and Brutes coming down and killing possible rebels.

"I have already won." Riptaa said, not noticing the female get loose, and stalk towards him, a dagger in hand.

She struck it against him; only for it to break against his armor, much to her horror.

He turned far too quickly for a creature his size, and grabbed her throat with his four finger hand. Riptaa gave her a harsh glare.

"Big mistake, worm!" Riptaa spat angrily.

"Monster!" She shouted, before she got thrown at the bed.