The Helljumper *Objective Updated*

Chapter 2: Three Young Souls

"H-h-h-hello, there.. um mah n-n-name is Applebloom, and ah was wonderin what are you?"

My eyes snapped open and scanned the room looking for the person who said that. Searching I only found a small filly, she was so freaking adorable. She was so adorable I almost contracted an old disease called Diabetes. In my hesitation she opened her mouth, and when she did my jaw dropped letting my Sweet William fall onto the floor.

"C-c-can you u-understand me? Ah won't hurt you Ah promise." she said with fear in her eyes.

(note Private Barker does not have his helmet on)

I stuttered, "A-a-applebloom right?" she nodded as I slipped into the training we used to resist interrogation, "Manwell, Barker, Private, serial number 15831-157889- Mike Bravo."

"Wait, Ah thought thought you just said your name was Manwell Barker, not Mike Bravo?"

I stopped and realized maybe they wont hurt me, so I decided to be less cold. I smiled and actually explained who I was to the little pony in front of me. Upon finishing I realized the loud voices from upstairs had stopped. Noticing the fact I looked up the one called Applebloom looked even more scared, and before I could ask what was wrong she was gone. Moments later I heard the sound of figures approaching the door to my left, I ran over to my pod finding my helmet and threw it on my head. Taking a position with my MA5B pointed at the door just as it burst open and and I saw her, the same orange pony from before, the one who kicked me.

"APPLEBLOOM, WHAT DID AH TELL YA 'BOUT COMIN DOWN HERE WITH THAT, THING!" she roared as she began to search for the little pony who I had talked to moments ago.

The orange one and a few others who I could tell were other colors began looking around the large room I was in. I saw a chance to get out of there, I took it I almost bowled over a yellow pony with wings.

"Sorry excuse me." I apologized as I ran and jumped over her at full speed.

Once out of the room and up the stairs I found myself in what looked to be a barn. Thankfully I grew up on a farm on Reach and new barns like the back of my hand. I saw the big front door to my left and a smaller door to my rear. When I spun I came face to face with a pink blur, a very very hyperactive pink blur.

"OhmygoshhiIamPinkiePieWelcometoEquestriaManny!" the pink blur babbled.

I rolled as she tried to pin me down, her entire weight on my chest. Free from the pile of pink I ran to the door and kicked it open, only to come face to face with a rather large red stallion, who looked really pissed off. I spared a glance behind him and saw a cylindrical pod dug into the ground thirty yards away among the remains of a cart. When I looked back at the wall of red in front of me I noticed he turned around and began to plant his front legs in the ground. I shouted a good few curses and before I could move and think I was across the barn and stuck into a pile of crates. Then I passed out yet again (common thing now huh?) from the force that was released upon my chest.

(One hour later in the Library basement)

"Big Mac, you really didn't have to buck him across the room you know?" said an annoyed Twilight Sparkle

"Ms. Twilight, Ah was awfully mad at the fact that a big metal tube took down three of mah apple trees. Then hearin' AJ screaming for Applebloom from the inside of the barn. On top of that seeing this thing kick open mah side door to the barn, Ah was rightly mad." Big Mac replied quickly in his calm country accented voice.

As the conversation went on the the figure laying in the floor in the room opened his eyes slowly and mumbling a few curses.

"When I find that big red mother fucker I swear to whatever god he believes in he will wish for a drill instructors wrath the-" I was cut off by the view at the end of my boots.

I saw a purple pony facing away from me, then the big red one whom I was ready to kill.Thankfully to whomever is watching over me that they didn't know how to take my helmet off. For the moment I was still thought out like a light. Taking a view of my surroundings I saw my MA5B sitting on my lap, my sidearm in its holster, and finally my HUD. It still said what it said earlier, much to my dismay I had no idea what that meant. Once I finished checking my objectives I looked back up at the ponies who were standing at my feet. Unfortunately to my dismay they moved out of my line of sight, as I was tempted to move I felt an object bump the outside of my helmet. It was enough force to make me have to move my head to fake being out cold.

"I think it is still out." said the voice of the purple pony to my left.

"Yep." replied the red wall to my right.

As I sat there listening to the two talk, I had the feeling in my mind that wanted to tell them that they were annoying me and I was about to kill them both for treating me like a weird animal. But before I could do anything the two suddenly went upstairs and left me alone in the basement. As the two left they turned off the "lights" as they went upstairs, after they left me in total darkness I sat there for what seemed like five minutes but was really hours. I heard a small creak from the direction the two that had supposedly brought me here.  Seconds later I saw three small shapes in the light on one wall of the room, as I stared the room lit up and the three shapes began to move down the wall and assumed stairs.

"Sweetie we need to see this thing since Applebloom already talked to it and chickened out when her sister came running." the first shape said.

"Scootaloo I don't want to be here, what if it is dangerous." the middle shape said

"Girls, Ah talked to it earlier, it was weird and may have two names." a familiar voice floated down from the final shape.

Quickly realizing the three shapes were young children the one known as Applebloom among them, I removed my helmet and set it on the floor along with my MA5B. Once everything was set down I waited for the three children to arrive at the bottom of the stairs. Once they reached the room I was in I saw Applebloom, then behind her was a small white filly with a purple and pink mane followed by an orange filly with a reddish purple mane. The light then flashed on in the room and my hand naturally snapped to my MA5 and was brought to my shoulder, aimed at the three fillies in the room. Realizing what I did, aimed a gun at children I threw it across my body and it hit the wall with a loud bang. Next thing I knew I saw a purple flash of light and the purple mare from earlier somehow appeared right in front of the children. My eyes widened noticing the horn on her head. She however did not notice that my face was out of pure shock. She turned around and took notice of the girls and simply made them vanish. My face went to that of anger, what had she done with those kids. my sidearm flew from its holster and took aim at her. She heard the click of the safety and spun and her horn that somehow was on her head started to glow.

"Where did those kids go?" I asked with anger dripping from my voice.

"Wait, you can talk?" the purple pony said shocked.

"Yes I can, what of it?"

"I didn't expect you to talk in our language."

I was about to reply but i saw my MA5B float up beside her, barrel pointed at me. I next heard to my dismay the loud snap of the bolt cycling and loading a round. The already loaded round flew out of the side of the rifle and hit the floor with a loud clang. My eyes widened and hers narrowed, my sidearm slid into its holster a long minute later my hands rose empty into the air showing I was unarmed.

"Ok, take it easy, put the MA5 down and we can talk about this like civilized beings." I said calmly, "I don't want to hurt you, and you don't want to try to hurt me."

"You are right, I don't want to hurt you, but we talk like this so you don't try anything funny." she said keeping eye contact with me.

I was about to reply to her but I was interrupted by three voices from the stairs. I looked over the purple pony in front of me and saw the three fillies behind her.

"TWILIGHT DON'T HURT IT!" the three screamed at the top of their lungs.

She turned to face the three, and I took my chance. I dove forward and grabbed the MA5B and pulled it out of whatever force was holding it. Hearing my movement the purple one applied pressure to the rear of the rifle as I grabbed it and there was a loud bang, the bang of a gunshot. She shot me, thankfully my armor took the most of the impact but the force was still there. I was unfortunately not braced for the impact, so I flew back a good two feet and fell off my feet and hit the ground, hard. Luckily for me my rifle came with me on my all expense paid trip to the floor.