The legend of Eclipse
A turn for the worst.
Previous ChapterNext ChapterEclipse leaped at the hydra his dronrak ready to strike at the beasts hide while Luna flew up to attack the heads. Eclipse struck the blade home as he followed up with a flip bringing himself higher towards the hydras spine. "If I remember correctly I should find a nerve that if hit right will paralyze the hydra for at least eight hours." Eclipse muttered to himself as he narrowly dodged the hydras tail that had swung at him. Eclipse stuck his dronrak into the hydra again before using his free hand to grab the spikes along its back and climbing them like a ladder towards where the hydras heads attached to the body.
Leon ran through Ponyville with his phone quickly contacting the humans back at the base. "Come on come on." Leon muttered before hearing a voice on the other end. "Situation report solder."
"This is Leon Mercer of Alpha Fox recon unit, I have come across a hostile creature looking like a hydra, vest camera shows evidence of creatures existence. I am requesting a Bravo 42-91 Tango ASAP." Leon replied
"Copy that Alpha Fox, Bravo 42-91 Tango will be sent please verify location."
Leon reached into his vest pocket and pulled out a flare before shooting it into the air resulting in a loud 'bang' followed by a bright red light. "Location verified." Leon said into the phone
"Copy that Alpha Fox, Bravo 42-91 Tango is inbound."
At this Leon hung up and did a quick check on his weapons. "Shit my pistol gonna do nothing against that thing." Leon said before pulling out and quickly assembling a sub-machine gun before running towards the hydra.
Eclipse struck his dronrak into the hydra again to keep from falling from the building sized beast before grabbing onto the spikes along its back again before finally reaching his destination. "Please work." Eclipse said before preparing to strike with his dronrak only to stop as he heard what sounded like rapidly falling hail followed by the hydras roar and violent shaking causing Eclipse to fall from the hydra only to be saved by a field of magic supplied by Luna who quickly but gently lowered Eclipse to the ground but Eclipse didn't even notice due to the shock of what he saw at a distance fighting the hydra.
Leon reloaded his sub-machine gun and opened fire once more at the hydra but was stopped when it looked like he was only making it mad and decided to retreat until backup arrived. Just as Leon turned to leave however he noticed another human fighting the hydra only this human wore what looked like gold armor that had a blade attached to one of the gauntlets. "Hey dude get your ass over here." Leon yelled to the other human who only pointed to himself before jumping away from the hydras tail. "Yeah you." Leon yelled as the human ran towards him.
"Hey dude get your ass over here." The man shouted to Eclipse who had narrowly dodged the hydras tail before looking back towards the man and pointing at himself in confusion. "Yeah you." The man yelled as Eclipse began to make a run towards him.
"Come on kid we need to get to cover." Leon yelled to the human who had just gotten to him. "What's your name kid" Leon asked but didn't get a response as the other human just looked at him as if he was some kind of great discovery. "Alright fuck it let's just go." Leon said to the other human just as he saw what looked like a Pegasus with a horn fly over to the human. "Eclipse Moonshine and Stone-hoof have gotten the civilians to safety." The pony said while Eclipse shook his head as if trying to clear his mind. "Alright then, Luna you and Moonshine use your magic to lasso the hydras legs together while Stone-hoof, Hawk-Eye and I try to trip it. And you." Eclipse pointed to Leon "If you are a friend to Equestia I would like to speak with you personally, in the meantime help us take this hydra down." Eclipse ordered before running towards the hydra. "Wait isn't Eclipse the name of this prince guy Rarity told me about?" Leon asked himself before reloading his sub-machine gun and preparing to fire.
"Attention Alpha One this isTango One preparing for takeoff." A man said starting the engine of his fighter jet. "Copy that Tango One you are clear for takeoff." Another man said over the intercom of the jet as the pilot started the jet followed by four others.
"Shit!" Leon yelled jumping out of the way of the hydras tail narrowly avoiding it. "Where's that fucking backup?" Leon yelled in frustration before he began to hear the sound of jet engines. "What the buck?" Eclipse yelled becoming distracted enough for the hydra to knock him into a nearby tree. "Eclipse!" Luna yelled hurrying over to him "Eclipse are you alright." Luna asked worried
"Uhhh five more minutes mother." Eclipse muttered clearly disorientated.
"Oh for the moons sake." Luna said before slapping Eclipse across the face
"Ah what the buck?" Eclipse yelled in shock before noticing something flying over the town "What are those?" Eclipse asked forgetting about the hydra. "Hey you alright kid?" Leon asked helping Eclipse up,
"I'm fine but what are those?" Eclipse said
"Backup." Was Leon's only answer.
"Attention Alpha One this is Tango One we have arrived at location awaiting orders." The pilot said
"Copy that Tango One you are clear to engage hostile." The voice form the intercom replied.
"Copy that Alpha One engaging hostile." The pilot said before leading the plane formation towards the hydra. "Open fire!" The pilot yelled as the planes broke formation and began to fire bullets at the hydra.
"Get down." Leon yelled grabbing Eclipse and knocking them to the ground to avoid the bullets coming from the planes.
"What are those things?" Eclipse asked
"Fighter jets." Leon answered
Eclipse stared in awe at the large flying machines for a bit before a realization came crashing down on him like a piano. "Wait what if they attack Ponyville?" Eclipse asked
"...Shit." Leon muttered after realizing that he hadn't mentioned the small town.
"I'll take that as a 'there going to attack Ponyville'." Eclipse said "Call them off."
"I can't I can call them in but I can't call them off. That can only be done by the leader of the group." Leon explained.
"Damn. Luna, Moonshine." Eclipse yelled to the two ponies currently taking cover from the bullets that where missing the hydra.
"Yes captain?" Moonshine asked
"Shoot those things down before they turn their sights on Ponyville." Eclipse ordered
"Yes sir." Moonshine replied before charging up a ball of magic beside Luna who was doing the same thing.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Leon asked
"I can't let Ponyville come to harm and if you can't call your metal beasts off I have no choice but to order them shot down." Eclipse yelled
"We're ready Eclipse." Luna yelled back
"Fire." Eclipse yelled before Luna and Moonshine shot at the closest jet.
Leon felt as if he was seeing what was happening in slow motion as two balls of magic one pink and the other dark blue flew at one of the jets and hitting its wing.
"Alpha one this is tango three I've been hit going down. Mayday, mayday... AHHHHHH." The pilot yelled just before his jet crashed into the forest and exploding.
"Son of a bitch!" A man yelled as he heard the jet go down and crash soon followed by two more. "Attention squads: Beta Epsilon and Gamma this is commander Jeffery of Alpha command Bravo 42-91 Tango has been destroyed. Your orders are to go to their last known location and search for survivors. If you come under attack you are clear to use deadly force." Commander Jeffery ordered before looking back at his computer and re-watching the footage from Leon's camera and stopping it so he could get a clear look at the person who the locals called Eclipse. "Alright you son of a bitch you want a fight? Then let's fight." Jeffery said as he left the room to alert his superiors that n act of war had just been placed against them.
"You idiotic bastard." Leon yelled grabbing Eclipse and holding him against a tree "Do you have any fucking idea what you have done?"
"I was protection my subjects from harm." Eclipse yelled "We defeated the hydra and saved Ponyville from attack."
"Yeah you killed the hydra by having your living bazookas shoot down a jet so that it would crash into the hydra." Leon yelled back looking like he was about to punch Eclipse before he was knocked down by a dark blue blur only to see it was the winged unicorn Eclipse called Luna. "Don't... You... Bucking... Harm him." Luna yelled in his face.
"Your idiot friend just had you attack three military vehicles. In other words he just committed an act of war." Leon replied
"Yes he has." A voice said before a black pony with a blood red mane knocked Eclipse to the ground and using magic to hogtie him.
"What are you doing?" Luna yelled getting off Leon and looking towards the unicorn.
"Your majesty I am Night Watch and I have been given orders from Celestia herself to arrest Eclipse for the crime of treason." Night Watch replied before levitating Eclipse onto a nearby chariot. "As this has been ordered by Celestia you will have to take it up with her." Night Watch said before signaling the guards pulling the chariot to take off with Eclipse struggling to escape. "Now if you'll excuse me princess Luna." Night Watch said before teleporting onto the chariot as it flew back to Canterlot.
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