The Gramophone

The humans watched in confusion as the ponies ran out of the room and up the chamber. They lowered their guns and looked at each other. The survivors glanced behind them as the portal collapsed on it's self.

"You gotta be shitting me!" Dempsey exclaimed before taking a deep breath. The marine got on one knee and pulled out a syringe. He grabbed Nikolai's arm, pulled the glove up and injected him with the numbing agent.

"Zhis place is going to be something very different." Richtofen voiced everyone's thoughts. Nikolai thanked Dempsey as they both stood up. With the glow of the purple equine's horn now gone, the group was once again left in darkness.

"What now?" Takeo asked aloud. The man furrowed his brow as he thought. Richtofen eyed his comrades, an uncomfortable expression on his face. The german walked towards the tunnel.

" The only thing ve can do." Richtofen clicked the chamber on his Boomhilda and turned around." Exit the tunnel, find out vhere ve are, and if nessecary, shoot our way out." The other three nodded grimly before following. Nikolai caught up with the German.

"Do you have any idea what the fuck those things were? They looked like small, colorful horses." Nikolai looked at the doctor expectantly.

"No idea" Richtofen said simply. As the group began to see light penetrating the tunnel, they sprinted out, Walking onto the strangest thing they have seen yet. The six colorful equines had their backs to the four survivors. They were facing a large  group of black, insect like quadrupeds that complely surrounded the side of the entrance in a huge half circle. Dempsey looked behind him, seeing that they had exited from a cave on the side of a mountain. At the very back of the army was a bigger version of the black ones, with long, green, insect like wings, The creature had a wicked smile on its face as it eyed the colorful ones hungrily. It's gaze flickered from the technicolor horses to the blood stained bipeds behind them and it's smile faltered.

Chrysalis was overcome with  happiness. After having been pushed away from Canterlot, The changeling Queen spent every waking hour planning her revenge. Her army of changelings had been moving into position to attack Ponyville. The ambush was about to be sprung when a scout reported that the Elements of Harmony were leaving town. Quickly switching her plans, the Queen gave the order to follow the ponies and attack them were they were isolated. Now here she was, with the Elements backing themselves up against the wall, literally. Her eyes moved as four new figures exited the cave behind the Elements. They were bipedal, standing on two legs with blood stained clothes and weird metal weapons. Her smile dropped as she felt the emotions brewing inside the new arrivals: anger, hatred, despair, bitterness, rage, coldness. All these negative emotions were hitting the Queen with tremendous force. These creatures were not from Equestria, that's for sure. Her smile returned and she gave the attack order. They needed the ponies alive, but the others could die.

The survivors tensed as the big black one screamed out and the smaller ones charged them. The horse things in front of them kept in a tight formation, watching carefully(all but the small yellow one)for the incoming attacks. The four humans readied their weapons, waiting side by side. The sounds of gunfire broke out, destroying the pony's concentration. They all looked back to see the humans just outside of the cave, spreading out across the battle field in pairs of two. Dempsey and Nikolai moved through the field fireing their weapons at the attackers. The powerful upgraded rounds of their machine guns cut through the Changelings ranks like a knife through butter.

"Feel the might of the motherland!" Nikolai yelled out as he pushed his blade in the throat of a Changeling that got to close and fired his Afterburner in his other hand. The ground was beginning to flow a river of neon green blood and the bodies continued to pile up., Dempsey cursed as his gun clicked. He quickly backed away as the insect like creatures swarmed his front. The marine felt a ferocious power coursing through his right hand. Holding the large machine gun in his left hand, the soldier swung is right fist into the changelings. The creatures were blown back in a mess of broken bodies as a tremendous blast of air formed around his punch.

"Thunder Punch! Hell! Yes!" Dempsey cackled as he finished reloading his Magna Collider and unloaded a burst of fire into the creatures still around him. The bodies dissipated in a fine green mist. A loud yell drew Dempsey's attention. Nikolai was beating the Changelings back savagely with his gun, breaking open heads and snapping necks. Dempsey smiled. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Takeo sliced through everything in front of him with his katana, the samurai's blade cutting effortlessly through bone and flesh. The warrior eyed the increasing number of opponents with innate precision. Slipping his blade into it's sheath, Takeo pulled his Spatz 447+ of his side and aimed at the fast approaching Changelings. Bursts of fire ripped through the insect's skulls, splattering green goo all over the ground. Takeo felt something  yank him down. Three changelings were on top of him pummeling his lithe body into the ground. The samurai quickly pulled his Mauser from it's holster  and jammed it into the jaw of the creature on top of his chest. Pulling the trigger, the creatures head ruptured with a loud 'CRACK". Takeo pushed the body off him and took aim at a changeling biting his other arm. Growling as the mass was pushed off his arm, a large bleeding hole in it's chest, Takeo's eyes widened as the last creature was in the air, its jagged horn mere inches from his face. He sighed in relief as the insect was disentegrated in a red light. RIchtofen ran over to him. He helped his ally up, handing him his Spatz 447+ that he had dropped.

"You fight with ferocity my friend." The German smiled and nodded before pulling out a modified Mauser from a holster on his side. Richtofen fired his dual wielded pistols ahead of him, letting his Japanese ally continue to decimate the Changeling forces behind. Rivers of a thick green liquid flowed through the mud. Firing his pistols, one shooting lasers and the other experimental 115 infused bullets, the element destroyed the bodies of any thing in their way. Richtofen turned his head to the colorful horses. They were holding their ground, but just barely. A few unconscious  changelings littered the area around them, but nothing more. The sadistic doctor returned his attention to his front, firing his pistols at the hordes in front of him, before switching a pistol to each of his sides. The opponents attacking his flanks were quickly turned to dust as his onslaught continued. The doctor heard the shots of his ally behind him, short and controlled. A couple feet to his left, Dempsey and Nikolai were moving through the hordes just as quick, automatic gunfire lighting up their enemies. "Takeo, let's join the other two!" The doctor sprinted through the battle, running and gunning. The familiar 'SCHLICK" of the samurai's blade behind him and fast foot falls told the German that Takeo had heard him.

Dempsey pushed a changeling into the ground with barrel of his gun, impaling it's cold heart. Yanking the gun out, Dempsey saw Nikolai beside him, keeping the hordes off of him. The marine pulled out his blade in one hand, rammed it into the head of a changeling beside him, before leaping forward and slicing the throat of a changeling behind his Russian companion. Green blood showered Nikolai's back, painting over the dry red blood. A large group rushed forward attempting to kill the two zombie fighters. A small green rock like object bounced painfully onto the head of one of the insect-ponies. The rock exploded, splattering the ground green with guts and blood.

"Boom goes the corpses!" Richtofen said in a sing-song voice as he joined in with Dempsey and Nikolai. Takeo was close behind cutting his way through, coloring the edge of the blade green. Nikolai laughed as the four zombie slayers murdered every changeling they came across.

"Nikolai enjoys the slaughter! Almost as much as my second wife" Nikolai spoke the words thoughfully. Takeo called out to his comrades.

"Keep firing! They cant keep this up for much longer! For honor!" Takeo pushed his blade outward, impaling four changelings in a gruesome shish kabob. When the samurai withdrew the blade, green entrails coated it.

"Takeo's right, lets finish this!" Dempsey joined in. The four warriors pushed through with even greater strength.

Chrysalis watched with horror as the four humans killed her children; slaughtering them brutally and with a cold lack of remorse. She racked her brain trying to think of a way to take them down. There was none. The queen grit her teeth hard, If they continued like this her changelings would be all over the ground, most of them already were. They had to retreat. The option was unthinkable. Most of her children were starving, lacking the love they needed. The love the Elements could provide. Though if she made them stay here, she along with her children, would all die. The queen sighed and made her decision.

A strange clicking emanated from the Changeling queen's throat. All the insect creatures returned to her. Chrysalis took a final glance at the battle field and her eyes locked with one of the bipeds. He was wearing a tan vest on top of a white shirt stained red and green. Those eyes made her shudder. Hazel pits filled with fire and death. She tore her eyes from his and flew off, her few surviving children following her.

The four survivors watched the few black insect creatures escape with their leader. They took a look around, taking the time to notice how many bodies littered the field. Looking back they saw the six multicolored horses sitting there, terror and repulsion on their faces. The yellow one was crying and the cyan one seemed like it was in a trance.

"Holy shit." Nikolai spoke, wonder in his voice. " Thats alota fuckin' blood. At least we won, who wants drink? Doesnt that sound nice? Nikoali laughed.

"Good intro to a new world I say." Dempsey sighed as he looked around. How the hell would he explain this to whoever lived here?