Forge in Equestria

"Arbiter?" The elite said as the Arbiter passed-out from his wounds. The elite quickly grabbed the Arbiter's shoulder pad before he hit the ground. If the Arbiter woke up with a concussion he may go on his famous rampages. The Elite let out a groan of annoyance as the Arbiter slid off the log an onto the ground. The Elite grumbled something incoherent as he stood up and popped his back. He laid the Arbiter on his side so he wouldn't bloody to much of his chest plate. The Elite then walked over and started gathering his supplies. The Arbiter coughed up blood as he laid on the ground. The Elite looked over at his fallen leader trying to think of what to do. He had no first-aid supplies, no knowledge of this planets herbs, and no way of contacting the Covenant.

  The Elite thought this and more as he thought of a way to get the Arbiter out of these woods. The Elite looked to the heavens hoping that they could show him the way. Just then a bright flash of light zoomed through the sky. The Elite couldn't see what has made this but could tell it was heading North. The Elite picked the Arbiter and held him up on his shoulders. The Elite started walking parallel with the line in the sky.

--Near a cottage by the Everfree forest--

  Fluttershy was outside her cottage tending to her animals when a overly exited Rainbow Dash landed next to her.

"Fluttershy, guess what," Rainbow Dash said trying to conceal her excitement.

"What?" Fluttershy said nervously watching Rainbow bounce around in her place. Rainbow took her saddle off and pulled out a new edition of Daring Doo.

"I got the newest edition of Daring Doo!" Rainbow said showing the cover to Fluttershy. Fluttershy looked at the cover of the book. It showed Daring Doo holding some clear pony skull. She looked at the name Daring Doo and the Empire of the diamond skull. Fluttershy nodded and went back to tending her animals. Rainbow flew over to the creek that flowed by Fluttershy's cottage. She usually comes here to read because the noise of the water calms her as she reads.

--back in the woods--

  The Elite was starting to get tired as he walk through the woods caring a still unconscious and bloody Arbiter.

"I better get a thanks after this," the Elite grumbled as he switched the Arbiter to the other shoulder. The Elite looked up to see if the trail was still in the sky. It was but it was starting to fade. The Elite quickened his pace as the trail faded in the sky. The Elite was now running through the woods with a heavy load on his shoulders. He looked up again to see if he was going the right way. He was, but before he could look back down he griped on a fallen branch causing the Arbiter to roll of his back and into a clearing ahead. The Elite looked up to see how far away the Arbiter was before he heard a noise.

"Rainbow, come quick, there is some strange thing over here," a female voice called in the distance. The Elite slowly grabbed the plasma pistol from his thigh. He moved some of the bushes in front of him and what he saw amazed him. There was some type of four-legged mammals of some unknown intelligence. He looked at this strange creature with a strange sense of aw. Whatever it was had yellow fur with a pink mane and when it turned he saw feathery wings and some type of marking on its backside. As it turned again he looked at its face. It had bright blue eyes and whore a sad expression. He followed where it was looking and saw the Arbiter still knocked-out. The Elite was about to make himself known to the strange thing when another one landed out of the sky. This one was completely different from the first except for the wings. This one was cyan blue with a multicolored mane it also had strange markings on it's backside.

--pony point of view-

   Fluttershy was busy talking to a rabbit when a noise came from the nearby woods. She looked over expecting to see a sick animal stumbling out of the forest but instead her eyes fell upon a strange thing laying on the ground. The first thing she did was let out a loud squeak and call for Rainbow Dash. Then she examined the thing from afar. It had silver armor. It also had four digits on the end of its arms. The ones that didn't she guessed where its feet. She could see purple on it but thought it was part of the armor. She was about to walk over to it to get a better look when Rainbow Dash landed in front of her.

"You call?" Rainbow Dash asked. She hasn't seen the thing on the ground yet. Fluttershy pointed her hoof at the thing. Rainbow turned around to see what had Fluttershy all worked up when see spotted it. At first Rainbow thought that it was some type of rock until she saw it's arm.

"Umm.. Fluttershy, what am I looking at?" Rainbow asked not wanting to take her eyes away from the weird thing. Fluttershy only shook her head. Rainbow didn't see this but could feel the air from it. Fluttershy walked forward until Rainbow stopped her with her hoof.

"I don't like the looks of this," Rainbow said looking around to see if she could spot anything strange. Fluttershy pushed Rainbow's hoof away and started walking again. Rainbow didn't like this but did not argue. As Fluttershy walked towards the creature Rainbow followed making sure that every nook and cranny was looked at. Fluttershy was about ten feet away when something huge walked out of the forest and made its way towards them. It was about seven feet tall and was also in armor. Fluttershy instantly ran behind Rainbow Dash in fear of the walking behemoth. Rainbow stood strait up and puffed out her chest and wings to make herself look bigger. The giant stopped where the other thing was laying and said something in a weird language. Rainbow looked confused as she stared at the giant.

"What did you say?" Rainbow asked the creature. Fluttershy was now looking at the thing from behind Rainbow. The thing raised its hand to its head and pressed a couple buttons.

"I said," the thing spoke again, "that me and him are in dire need of your assistance." With that said Fluttershy was now standing right beside Rainbow and listing to whatever the thing had to say.

"What.. Um.. Do you need help with, if you don't mind me asking," asked the very timid Fluttershy. The thing pointed at the one on the ground.

"He is injured and requires first-aid I sadly have none," the thing said sounding depressed. Fluttershy looked at the one on the ground again and realized that the purple wasn't part of the armor. It was from the wound that went through it's gullet.

"Oh my gosh, is he hurt? Bring your friend inside and let me patch him up," Fluttershy said after her "help all animals" instincts kicked in. Rainbow Dash was not shocked by her friends actions because she knows how she is but Rainbow was nervous being around the huge giant. The thing wasted no time lifting up his friend and dragging him behind Fluttershy. Fluttershy  flew to her cottage and started getting first-aid supplies. Rainbow looked up at the giant and tried to work up the nerve to ask what it was.

--Elite's point of view--

The Elite was dragging the Arbiter to a cottage that the yellow thing owned when he noticed the colorful one watching him as he walked. The Elite tried to ignore it and walk on but was having trouble due to the colorful one's eye where huge with wonder. The Elite was relived however to find that he made it to the doorway, but was pissed when the door was too small for the Elite and the Arbiter to go in side by side. The Elite was forced to drag the Arbiter by his arms into the building and was happy to find that he could stand up in it. The Elite looked around and saw the yellow one near a table with lots of first-aid supplies. The Elite placed the Arbiter in the table and was surprised that it held his weight. The Elite then sat on the floor and watch the yellow one as she stitched up the Arbiter. After about ten minutes and three hundred stitches. The Arbiter was patched up and cleaned up.

"Thank you for your kindness," the Elite said to the yellow one. She nodded as she cleaned up the mess on the floor.

"It's nothing really. I do it for any hurt animal that comes to my cottage," the yellow one said. The Elite nodded as he though of a way to repay this thing for the good she has done. The Elite then realized he never got her name.

"What's your name?" The Elite asked thoughtfully.

"I'm Fluttershy, and the pegasus over there is Rainbow Dash," Fluttershy said pointing at the colorful one.

"Well thank you again Fluttershy but I think I must be going," the Elite said as he picked up the Arbiter. Fluttershy looked at the thing as it made is was toward the door.

"Wait, how far is your house from here? Cause if its more that a few miles your welcome to stay the night," Fluttershy said hoping that they won't go off alone only to get hurt somewhere else. The Elite looked around the room then shook his head.

"Your home is a little to small for us," the Elite said sadly. Fluttershy felt sad that they were going until she remembered a place big enough for them.

"What about my friends farm it's right down the road. I'll walk you there," Fluttershy said happily. The Elite nodded and started walking down the road followed by two Pegasi.