An hour later and our commandeered skimmer touched down just out side the tunnel system that was home to the Dogs that for last few months I had been working with. I was on the ground even before the ramp was hit the ground barking orders (pun not intended) to the dog who rushed to join us to unload the supplies and stow the prisoner.
Fido dragged the stripped man out of the skimmer and towards the tunnel entrance, I'd deal with hi later but right now there was only three things that concerned me, to get out of this very uncomfortable power suit, read whatever juicy data was on this data disk and take a good long nap in that order exactly.

So I descended into the dimly lit depths, every once and a while I'd pass a group of dogs who'd nod in my direction as I'd pass by, I wasn't on a first name bases with everyone here as I most of the Diamond dogs were spread across a tunnel network that spanned the entirety of Equestria and beyond, but that wasn't that only reason... that fact was that there really wasn't many of them left after what happened a month and a half ago.

I arrived at the door leading to my room and slowly pushed open the door, expecting the person who was certainly waiting for me inside.

I didn't however expect him to soar through the air and tackle me to the ground and lick my face repetitively.

“Blegh! R-Rex Stop Ew! Licking me!” I gasped between licks.

I pushed off my furry assailant with one arm while leaning up and wiping my face with the other, Rex sat in front of me, his tail swishing and his tongue hanging out happily, Rex was a regular German Sheppard, brown and black fur, big brown eyes, the whole package.

Wiping the slobber from my face I shot him a look that would have killed any other mortal Creature, but he just obliviously sat there with his tongue hanging limp “I though I told you not to do that”

“Actually you said I shouldn't do it as soon as you sit down” Rex said as a matter of factly.

Yea I should probably that he isn't a regular dog, he isn't even a dog at all but a Neodog, a symbiote taken from dog stock, Neodogs were the proevolution of dogs, combining the the natural talents of our normal 4 legged friends with the intelligence of a human, they were used by the elite pathfinder units in k9 squads to sniff out bug nests in environments that contain a breathable atmosphere, they were always paired with a human 'alpha' in a bond that was akin to marriage.
I had the luck to bond to this guy almost a month ago.

Sighing I got up and brushed myself down and headed inside, but not before muttering “Smartass”

My room wasn't very big compared to the ones I've stayed in my time in M.I, it my small bunk was stashed in the corner and next to that was a large chest where I kept my gear that I prefer to use, opposite these was a small computer terminal which was glowing faint blue, I took a moment to remove my borrowed power suit and stack it in the corner. I doubt I will use it again as it's signature would probably be known to Patrick's men, besides it's more bulky to the one I'm use to now.

Now changed into something that didn't smell like bug juice I sat down and took out the data chip I'd taken from our prisioner. Rex tilted his head at it “What's that?”
“A Data chip I took of one of the men at the crash site, he said something about Patricks needing it for something important, so I figured I'd take a peak”

I placed the ship into the chip drive of my terminal and waited for it to load, as soon as it did a big red screen appeared stating that it was a protected, I kissed my teeth “Of course it's encrypted” I muttered as I ran a decryption program, it was going to take a few minutes so I leaned back and closed my eyes. And as I sat there with my eyes closed I found myself thinking back... to when I first woke up all those weeks ago.

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9 days after Sunset's Death.

I can't feel anything... I think this is really it... the end, I remember the wind screeching by as I fell from the ship.... then the sickening squelch and crunch of my body hitting the ground.... there is no way I could have survived.

“What's her condition?”

What? Who is that?

“The creature still hasn't awoken mistress”

If I'm dead then why can I hear people? There's only one possible answer, I'm not dead, I'm in a coma.... FUCK!

I heard one of the people move closer to me “Is she ready for the procedure?” Procedure, that sounds bad “We're running out of time and the council is starting to bear down on me”

“Yes, but while her body and mind seem to be healed, the creature has yet to awaken fully from her slumber”

I heard the one closest to me chuckle “She may be in a Coma Doctor” she (At least I'm guessing it's a she) told the doctor “Be she can hear us just fine, now in your opinion is she ready?”

The Doctor seemed to hesitate for a bit before speaking “Yes she is ready, but I strongly protest to going through with it, the records we retrieved from the site said that her race abandoned this project due to the lives it took, we should wait until we fully perfect the process before even considering going though with this” Yes listen the the Doctor who I have no idea who or what is, I've already almost died more times then I want to count over the last few months.

“I understand your concerns doctor I really do and I even agree with them” the female said with remorse “This may kill her which I find as a complete waste of a good person” Awww thanks mysterious lady “But the Queen and Alpha have been pressing me for a breakthrough on this project, allot of hopes are riding on this”

I heard their footsteps followed by a door closing leaving me alone, I'm not sure how long I was there alone, but I knew it was for quite a while.

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I was shaken from my memories by a chime from my computer signalling that the decryption was complete.
“Now then” I said out loud as my fingers started to fly across the keyboard, In moments I had a list of files flying up the screen, names of projects and materials were what made up that data with some personnel reports.
As I scrolled down I suddenly stopped as a name caught my eye.... project Sunset.

Interested I opened the file and found my mind blown.

This was it... the reason why Patricks had been after me all this time, and my god was it fucked up.

Project Sunset
Project leader: General Patricks, MI Black Ops Research & Development.
Project clearance level: Black 9
Project Goal: Creation of Arachnid queen under Human control
Project Description by project leader: Project Sunset, So named after the subject, Is intended to be a means to control the Arachnid swarm, our original plan was to create a device that when implanted on an arachnid, emitting a controlling influence and therefore allow for us to gain complete control over them, when this failed we tried to create a replacement creature that would do the same, though all subjects had to be put down.
But after the Results of project Mirror Mirror we found another way, the inhabitants of this mirror earth were found to have very adaptable DnA and latent physic talent, so combining our previous methods we attempted to transform subjects abducted from there into queens.
All were failures... Command decided to end the project after that for a number of reasons, the main being the end of the war and the need to rebuild.

I believed this to be a mistake and when I found the matriarch I knew I had to continue, the arachnids are and should always be the true rulers or the galaxy, So I secretly continued my work, gathering like minded people to work with me, and after years of work we finally found her... Sunset Shimmer.

Originally from the mirror verson of mirror earth where everyone in mirror earth has a double of one of four pony races: Earth pony, Pegasus, Unicorn and Alicorn, and where magic is real too, Sunset had a bit of a chequered past but her uniqueness made her the perfect subject for rebirth into a new queen, after some creative manipulation I managed to convince her to agree to do whatever we wanted though she never knew what she was really doing.

We wiped her mind and modified her DnA, improving certain strands and unlocking her hidden potential, but I had those locked again until the intended replacement of memories could occur, but we we're betrayed, one of my closest advisers stole Sunset away, gave her new memories, and sent her through a mirror portal which he destroyed along with himself.

I had feared that our work had been for nought, but that was when I discovered that Sunset Shimmer had been serving in the Mobile Infantry since the Pluto Campaign, we had already known of the mirrors ability to tear holes in to the fabric of space/time, which in theory could have resulted in Sunset being sent back in time, we were unable to duplicate the process with any of our remaining mirror portals though we still are trying, but with how far behind schedule we we're I could not rely on this to reacquire the subject.

I had already faked my death so I couldn't have her transferred to me and make her disappear, so I put a plan into motion along side the matriarch, and it will take place on Tesca Nemorosa.

The rest was just technical data on who was involved, what was needed to perform the experiment... but not what exactly was done to me.

Rex was just a speechless as I was and we both just sat there staring at the words on the screen, I was trying hard to try and get my mind around it... if the information was solid then I really had been through allot without knowing it... and what kinda fucked up stuff did Patriacks do to me? This gave me more questions then answers, and as I read a little more I realized something “This data's incomplete”

“Are you sure?”

“Positive, looks like Patricks split the data into two, this half which has half of what's needed to do whatever it is that he wanted to to to me” I said pointing at the screen “And the other which he probably has on his computer network in the hive”

I got up with a groan of annoyance “It can't ever be easy, just once”

“Why don't you get some rest, you've been up for a day and a half now” Rex Reminded me “After your refreshed we'll figure out what to do next”

He was right, I was exhausted and god knew that all I wanted was to curl up and sleep, but I still had stuff to do “I still need to interrogate the prisoner and check through the supplies an-”

“I can do that” Rex interrupted “The supplies are pretty much stowed already and I know a few tricks that should loosen that guys tongue”

Suppressing a yawn I smiled at Rex wearily “That doesn't involve gnawing his leg off?” I joked.

“Ha Ha, Get to sleep trooper” Rex barked as he made his way out and I made my way to the warm, inviting covers of my bunk.

I was out like a light in seconds.

Author's Note

I know this chapters short, this is because it has gone through more then three re-writes and due to what I'm planning needed a good place to start from.
please leave what you think below, and as always, thanks for your continued support.