"YOU DID WHAT?!?!" Celestia roared.

"Whoa, Jesus. Calm down, it's not a big deal..."

"NOT A BIG DEAL, MY FLANK!"

"Okay one: that's a human phrase and two: it was nothing major..."

"NOTHING MAJOR?! You just killed the ruler of the land that we are at war with, the land that has the best warriors, AND the land that has another reason to kill all of my subjects!"

"They won't. The king and I had a wager: I win, he gives into your demands, I lose, he gets Equestria."

"WHAT?!"

"But that's besides the point. I won, the war is over, and we may have a solution for me to go home."

"What makes you so sure their going to honor the agreement?"

"Fear. They fear me, fear what I did to their king, and they fear who I am with. Just look out there. The griffons are still in that circle of shock." Six motioned to the window. Celestia looked out, seeing almost the entire city gathered around the king's body. Nothing happened. No sound, no movement, nothing. A wave of relief washed over her, but soon a wave of strange sadness washed over her as well.

"How...how did you kill him?"

"I ripped his arms off and split him in half. Then I tore out his still beating heart." And all that calm that Celestia had seem to materialize and come out of her mouth. She stared at the Spartan with disgust, whipping the left over bile from her lips. "Normally I don't do that." Six continued. "But, I did that for show. It was to put that fear into their hearts. Trust me, it will never happen again."

"I hope so Six, because l'm doubting the trust between us. I assume you can understand that I'm putting you under guard back at the castle while a team searches the area for the portal."

"I understand your scared, but there's......"

"It's not open to debate Six." Six let out a heavy sigh. He had to cooperate. This could be his only chance at getting back to Reach.

".....Fine."

(A few weeks later.)

Six was woken up by the sun coming into the room he was given. He could swear that Celestia directed the sun's rays to hit him in the face every morning. He rubbed his face, trying to wipe the sleep out of his eyes. He pulled the sheets away and looked at himself. Nothing. No armor, no clothes, nothing.

Luna had asked him a few days ago if his armor was uncomfortable. When Six replied their was nothing that could be done about it, Luna persuaded him to let her use her magic to try and take it off. It worked. Six's armor was flat on the ground in a corner. Shifting his legs to the side of the bed, Six got up and moved towards the dresser. A white unicorn, Rarity was her name, made clothes for him. He rummaged through the drawer to find an outfit. Happy with the image he had in mind, Six pulled out plaid boxers, beige cargo pants, and a red sleeveless shirt, and made way to the bathroom.

After freshening up, Six did what he has done almost every day he stayed at the castle: grab breakfast, and go explore. Even though it had been just over two weeks, Six kept making new discoveries in the castle. One of his favorite discoveries was the archives. All the information about an alien race no one else knew about. However, from the occasional visit from Twilight and her friends, life became very dull for the Spartan, and he hated it. He actually wanted the griffons to attack in retaliation so he could kick something's ass. But, alas, nothing did happen.

As he was walking down a seeming endless hallway, Six hoped something would come up to pull him away from boredom. He found that hope in a familiar purple unicorn.

"Twilight! Came back for some more questions?"

"No. Just a friendly visit. The girls and I thought that since we were asking so much about you, we should tell you about our selves."

"Sounds like a fair trade."

"What would ja like to know, sugarcube?"

"Well, I learned a lot about Equestria through the archives. I also learned that you six are the elements of harmony, so lets just start with your personal lives."

Hours were spent as Six went down the line of each mare telling him about their lives. Twilight use to live in Canterlot, was Celestia's star student, and was sent to ponyville to supervise over the summer solstice celebration, and that's how she meet the other five. Applejack was raised a farm pony, and stayed in the family business until she moved to her aunt's and uncle's for a short time. Pinkie pie was raised on a 'rock farm', whatever that is. Rainbow grew up in Cloudsdale, but moved to Ponyville when Fluttershy moved, or fell, there. Fluttershy also grew up in Cloudsdale, but fell in love with the creatures of the earth, and moved to the dirt, instead of staying in the clouds. Rarity was also born in Ponyville like AJ, and after jewel incrusting the costumes for a school play, soon became the town's fashion designer.

"Well, that seems to be every pony Six." Twilight said after Rarity finished her story.

"Thank you all for sharing your background with me."

"So..... how's life staying at the castle?"

"To be honest Twilight, it sucks. After the first few days, thing get really...... dull, to say the least."

"Well...... is there any way for us to bri-"

"Hey I got an idea!" Rainbow interjected. "Six, did you play any games back on Reach?"

"Yeah, we played war games. Actually, it was required by the UNSC that we played. It was to help us keep a high moral, while also train us in combat."

"Are there any games we could play?"

"Well, I can't shoot you, but...." The Spartan mulled over the idea. "I'm sure I can change the rules on a few so we can play. Is there a large, open area we can be at?"

"Yeah, the castle garden."

(A few minutes of walking)

"So, what's the first game Six?"

"Well, this may seem childish at first but bear with me, do you guys play tag?" Six was replied with nods. A small smile formed on his lips.

"Alright, let's play infection....."

Author's Note

No action in this chapter, but the next one will be filled with it. Maybe not just the fun kind......
This took me a little longer to make because I forgot how Rarity got her cutie mark, which is what I used as back story.