Prologue/Scorpion-bat and Butter-Bull
I glanced around as I looked at my surroundings. Where am I? Last time I checked I was walking through comi-con. But where am I? I inspected my surroundings as I walked slowly through the forest. I'm still in my Predator suit from last night. I heard voices speaking behind some bushes as I peeked through the bushes to look at them. It all started with that amulet I bought off that dude at the shop.
"Now Mr.Manticore do you promise never to hurt my friends," A yellow creature said. What the hell is that? I'm not referring to the Scorpion-Bat-whatever god-forsaken creature that thing was, it probably crawled out of the deepest pits of hell. I was talking about the creature talking to Scorpion-Bat. It looked like an anthropomorphic horse thing with wings, bitch probably drank too much redbull, it had yellow fur and pink long hair and a pair of wings. I stepped out of the bushes as they both turned to me. The Scorpion-Bat bared it's teeth as the yellow horsie stood by it trying to calm it down.
"Mr.Minotaur calm down he means no harm" , the yellow horsie said it sounded like a female. Yeah, I mean no harm I'm wearing a fucking suit that's used for combat and hunting in films and I mean no harm. Say something you fucking retard you're about to be attacked by a fucking Lion-Scorpion monster.
"I mean no harm," what intended to come out as simple words came out as the Predator's language. Aww fuck you done goofed Adam. Butter-bull just stood by just managing an eep as it cowered behind Scorpion-Bat.
They think you're hostile, great job Adam. The Scorpion-bat wasted no time in attacking me and two things clicked in my mind fight or flight. Shit, I can't run that thing is already closing in by the time I even turn around I'll already be lunch. The Scorpion-Bat whipped around and smacked me with it's tail. I flew and slammed into a tree not a couple of feet away. Why, didn't that hurt? It jabbed it's stinger at me as I attempted to block it with my blades to my amazement it worked, the stinger just reeled back after he attempted a stab and tried again. so that means were ever I'm at I got the attributes of the suit I'm wearing. The stinger retreated as I jabbed at it with my blades.
The fuck is this Australia I thought as I slashed at the beast as I stabbed it with my blades over and over again. The beast remained motionless on the ground knowing I won the battle. Great, not even five minutes into this place and I've already gave a bad impression. I turned around to Butter-Squeak,
Aww shit doesn't she know it's self-defense. Her eyes were widened and she was looking at her friend's corpse. I stepped forward trying to comfort her. She took a step back, tears starting to flow out of her eye.
Aww shit, she's scared of you Adam. She stepped back little by little as she glanced at her fallen friend. She then turned around and bolted. Shit, I had no choice but to follow her. By the time she disappeared I was on the edge of the forest. She was gone. I saw her sprinting to some village. It looked like someone ate a whole barrel of skittles and shitted everywhere. Bright, colors everywhere. She was talking to two anthropoids who looked male and had some weird golden armor and had swords, one had a horn indicating it's a unicorn while another had wings.
Maybe you can still fix this mistake say it was self-defense. I stepped out of the bushes reluctant to stop her. The guards turned to me as she pointed to me her eyes wide and tears streaming down her face.
"Th-th-there he is!" , She said as the guards advanced forward. They both looked at me like I was a monster.
"What are you," one of them said as he got up close. One of them pulled out a net and tried to catch me. I jumped to the side as I slashed at his throat. Blood covered my blades as the guard grabbed his throat and struggled to cover his wounded throat as he bled to death. As I looked at him my vision changed. I saw the heat signatures of the bodies. I guess this only happens during combat mode. Two more guards appeared out of nowwhere.
"Careful he's hostile. Fuck this, shit I'm running. I turned around and began sprinting. They were in fast pursuit while some other horsies were staring at me. I jumped over a cart as I jumped on top of a house. I looked at the horsies as they got close to the base of the building. "Everypony calm down we got this", One of the guards said. Oh so these are ponies? The flying ones flew up to me attempting to tackle me off the building. I saw a red triangle appear over the UFO as I realized it was the cannon. Zark A loud noise came out as the bolt contacted with the UFO. He fell out the sky as he landed next to me his flesh melted off. He's hostile take him down two more flew at me but they had these weird blue costumes. I felt myself being launched as I was thrown off the roof. I landed on a cart with a loud crash
"My cabbages!!"
Shattered wood stood around the kart as I got up. Damn, I must have pissed off these dudes too much, but what hit me. As I attempted to get up I saw a big flash of blue light as I was launched a few feet away. What the fuck hit me? I looked up at my attacker I made the faint outline of a unicorn with wings.I saw the words "power failure attempting recharge". Shit, out of juice. I felt a jolt as I fell into unconsciousness.
I awoke with a jolt as I felt something tied me down. Wait, what? Oh, know I remember. I heard a door swing open as a pony walked in.
"Ahh you're awake," A voice said as a pony with wings and a horn walked in front of me. She had purple fur and had Navy blue hair with a purple striped running down the side. She also had on a tiara. She looked at me with an interested expression.
"You're an odd fellow, you're also violent I saw you kill some of those guards," She said as she got up closer. Ever heard of personal space, then it hit me she must have been the one that attacked me at the village. She looked at me never taking her eyes off me her eyes off me. Her horn glowed as she got up close.
"Since, you're hostile I might make a few experiments before your execution," The Psycho Princess said. Well, she's going to experiment on me?! I was tied down but with enough effort I can escape. She turned around as I struggled against the ropes.
"Ah! Ah, no escaping today I always wonder what your name is and what you look under that mask," She said as she attempted to pull off my helmet. I quickly responded by slamming my helmet against her skull knocking her out cold. I lunged forward causing the ropes to snap and me tumble on to her pinning her down. She's out cold, I thought as soon as I got up.
"Well, Adam you injured a Princess, you know how bad that is?", the ball of red light said. It looked like a fairy but its body was obstructed by the light all I could see was a pair of wings.
"Well, before you start panicking and because you can't speak, know that there is a program in you Bio-Mask that allows you to translate your language to ponies," the fairy said. I basically face-palmed at that, how could I forget that. One problem I don't know how to use this suit. In fact the blades are still out from battling Scorpion-Bat. The creature flew right next to me as It tapped against my helmet.
"Here let me help you," It tapped against my helmet as he pressed against me. A program appeared on the screen as he installed it and upgraded it. He fumbled a bit with my helmet as my blades retracted. How does it know how to operate this? It flew back as it fluttered in excitement.
"There, you should be able to speak," The fairy said as it flew next to me. This is the first creature I ever seen that didn't try to kill me, how did I know he didn't activate my self-destruct system? No it wouldn't, the explosion would take out a few city blocks obliterating anyone in it's path. I need to ask questions. It fluttered nervously as he hovered. The fairy yelped as I plucked it out of the air.
"Alright, I'm going to ask you some questions and I won't harm you," I said as I held it in my fist, even though he had no face I could still see it struggling to escape my grip. It stopped struggling as he was in my fist.
"One, What are you? Two, How did you know my name? Three, Where am I?", it flinched at every question because I was tightening my grip to get it to speak.
"Alright! Alright, let me explain!", It said as it attempted to escape.
"first question, My names is Qaz and well I'm part of you-," It fluttered nervously, I tightened my grip on it to get Qaz to spit out the words.
"Spit it out," I growled, I know that's not the way to greet new creatures but when you been attacked by a Scorpion-Bat and almost got experimented on by Princess Psycho, I was already pissed off enough.
"Okay! Okay!, listen when Princess Psycho when you were unconscious she attempted to tap into your suit to try to remove your helmet. But she couldn't do that due to the fact magic wouldn't work on you but when she used dark magic it recharged your suit somehow but she still couldn't remove it," Qaz frantically said as it struggled in my grip.
"But that doesn't explain who you are," I replied tightening my grip on him even more.
"When she used Dark Magic on you she extracted a part of your conscious and unfortunately gave me the ability to deatch myself from you," It said as it stopped struggling. So, this thing is part of my conscious? I can't harm it without harming myself. I let it go as it flew up.
"Are you okay?" I asked it as he hovered in front of me. It flew next to me as he landed on my shoulder.
"I can't die stupid, I'm part of your conscious so I'm basically immortal, I can only die when you perish, which is not that long since your stupidity and obliviousness will be the death of you first." , Qaz told me. Considering the fact it's my conscious he's pretty much an asshole. Qaz flew next to me as he tapped into my helmet.
"Lets check your stats, lets see your weapons have been confiscated, I can pinpoint the location on your Bio-mask, hmm you still have your wrist blades, but they your Active camoflauge's been drained and you need energy for that." Qaz remarked as he flew next to the fallen Princess.
"And how can I get energy? Pretty much without that my Plasma caster's useless.", I replied angrily.
Qaz fluttered nervously, "Well you see in order to extract energy you need to...tear off the heads of your enemies but the more worthy the enemy is the more energy....BUT, the Princesses and the elements of Harmony can't be claimed as trophies due to the fact they have tons of magic stored and can overcharge your equipment and blow you up". Elements of Harmony?
"Well let's go get my weapons."
I opened the door as I stepped into the hallways. Qaz flew behind me nervously.
"There's two enemies around that corner, Adam careful, let's see they're are both Pegasi, those are the flying ones." Qaz briefed me on my enemies. Psycho-Princess was a combination of bot but what is she called? I peered the corner as I saw two guards stationed at the doorway. I can attack them with brute strength and catch them off guard but they'll warn all the other and then I'll have to face them all. Qaz flew ahead and engaged both the guards. He shot out sparks as he electrocuted both guards. Qaz flew next to me as I walked forward to door. Maybe, he is going to be useful even though he's annoying.
"You can't claim these trophies, I attacked them but you can still harvest energy off that one," Qaz remarked as he flew on top of a guard who was stunned at the sight of me.
"I-Impossible, Princess Twilight Sparkle subdued you how did you escape," The guard said as he tried to back away from me his back hitting the wall. I made no hesitation as I stabbed my right blade into his rib-cage causing him to whimper in pain. Using my arm that was stabbed in him, I lifted him up and made him look me in my eyes. He looked at me giving up on life. I brought up my left blade and with one swift move sliced his head clean off. Blood, oozed out of his wound as I dropped his body.
"That was excellent, now collect the head and get some energy." Qaz told me, as I picked up his head and held it. The head started glowing and began to dissolve as I felt energy surge through me. That felt good but at the same time wrong. I stepped into the room as four pairs of eyes looked at me.
"one earth pony and two unicorns," Qaz whispered by my side.
"What about the other one," I said gesturing to another one that had blue fur and a mane that looked like it had stars aand had a combination of wings,horn, and a crown. The other ponies weren't wearing armor, but were inspecting my weapon on the table. My Plasma caster! The three ponies looked at me as they backed away from the table nervously. The Princess looked at me as she stepped forward.
"Now villain, you shall surrender immediately or face the consequences," The Princess said as she eyed me.
"I'm not giving up that easily, I been attacked by Scorpion-Bat and almost dissected by Princess Psycho, if I'm going down I'm going down fighting," I said my voice shaking slightly. The other three ponies looked back and forth startled that I can talk.
"Princess Luna this creature seems to be sapient, maybe we can talk this out," A pony with glasses said, he had no wings or horn said, that must be an Earth pony. Luna looked at the pony then me.
"Fetch me my sword, Jump Drive I will engage this monster in combat," Luna said as the Earth pony walked out.
"The creature attacked a Manticore in the forest and slayed it single-handily it's a Predator if it can take down a Manticore, imagine if we put it in the battlefield," A unicorn said to the other one nodding in agreement.
"Who are you," Luna said here eyes locked onto mines. Qaz fluttered nervously as she eyed him too. A few seconds later the pony came back in his hand was a sword with a black handle and curved blade. She grabbed it with her hands as she eyed me. The other ponies ran out the room as the battle commenced.
"I shall slay you, Predator of Ever-free forest," She remarked charging at me with the sword. Predator? I'm sorry miss but you don't know shit about self-defense. Oh, wait battle time. She stopped in the middle of the room as she looked at me. Why, did she stop? She eyed me before smiling, her sword was glowing a blue color, she jumped up and slashed the sword in front of down the middle. I rolled to the side as the blade struck the ground. A flash of light accompanying the strike. The door was slashed in two as it fell apart. Holy, shit good thing i moved out of the way. Qaz, where he? I thought he can help me?
"Adam, here catch!!!", I heard Qaz scream behind me . I turned around and caught my weapon, the combi-stick, it was a spear that was retractable, Luna spun around and swung the blade at me I extended the Combi-stick I jabbed it at her as she jumped back and landed on a wooden beam.Hey, that's not fair. I grabbed my Plasma caster as I put it on. How did they remove it off my shoulder? I aimed at Luna who was taunting me. I charged a full blast and launched it as the Plasma hit the wooden beam she was standing on. An explosion rocked the castle as she flew out of the way. Did, I win? Smoke filled the room. I looked around where is she. A chandelier fell from the ceiling as I rolled out of the way creating an explosion in the floor that created a hole. Woah that was close, okay she's still here I can sense her. I activated my heat signature on my Bio-mask. I looked to the left as I saw a heat-signature collide with me. I was knocked back a couple of feet. I got back up and prepared my Combi-stick for combat again. Qaz tossed me another weapon. It was a shuriken. I felt another force hit me as I was launched forward. Three ponies appeared out of the shadows. I whipped around as they landed n front of me. They were all Pegasi and had bat wings. There irises were reptilian . They were wearing some kind of weird armor. Instead of it being Golden it was black as night. Luna looked at me smiling as the guards neared me. They were all carrying two swords that looked REALLY sharp. Aww, sit this isn't gong to look pretty.
"Foul beast you have angered the Princess,", One of them said as hey got up close determined to slay me for trying to harm their beloved ruler. She attacked me first!! No, wait I did, Oh shit, I'm fucked! I glanced at Qaz who was just looking at me as he stood floating in the air. Thanks a lot Qaz you're a big fucking help! One of the Bat-ponies lunged at me as I dodged his blade who struck the ground before me. I rolled to the side as I shot my Plasma Caster at it. The plasma hit him in the chest as it fried his chest, sizzling it as his rib-cage was exposed, he screamed in agony as his companion looked on horrified on how brutal i was. Now to finish him. I jumped to him just to be kicked in the chest. I stumbled back as I glanced at my enemy who was looking at me an angry expression on his face.
"Adam! Here," I turned to Qaz as he threw me another weapon. The Bull-Whip. This weapon can wrap around unlucky foes and slice clean through them. I charged forward my Wrist-blades ready. I slammed into the Bat-pony who just attacked me. The Bat-Pony struggled against me as his friend tended to the Bat-Pony who had his Rib-cage exposed. The Bat-Pony shoved me back as he unleashed a huge kick to my face. God, that hurt. My neck snapped back as his foot connected with it. A loud metal clang rang. He looked at me smiling as I looked at him. his expression quickly changed to a fearful one I punched him. I stabbed him in his gut as I picked him up. Blood, oozing out of his wound as I dug my blade into him more.
"No!No! Stop put me down, He yelled as I slammed him into the floor a couple of times. I kept slamming him into the floor until blood stained my visor. The Bat-Pony looked at me as he stood up. He backed away slowly. He stopped when he realized he was backed up against the wall, he turned to me as he gulped. Throwing the whip I wrapped it around his waist and yanked it back bisecting the poor Bat-Pony as he screamed. I turned to his friend who was already dead from the Plasma-Caster shot at his chest. My triumph was cut short as I felt someone kick me in the back knocking me flat on my back. Luna stood above me as she smiled. I'm not going down, no not yet. I need to live. I stood up and prepared to engage Luna. Luna looked at me and raised her sword determined to finish the job. She grinned at me as she brought down the sword. That's when I acted, I brought up my blades and blocked the sword with my wrist-blades. So now it became a last stand. The sword glowed white hot as I struggled to keep it away from my helmet.
"Why...won't...you....die....foul beast." She said as she gritted her teeth. Shit, I'm going to die. The blade got close to my face and decided the best thing I can do. The Plasma Caster charged up as I aimed for Luna's forehead, this is going to hurt. I unleashed the full blast into Luna's skull as she flew back and collided with the wall. She slumped to the floor groaning as she bleed from her mouth a red burn mark on her forehead. I just unleashed a full-charged Plasma-caster shot in her face and point blank. This bitch, is the definition of Chuck Norris. Qaz flew up next to me as he fluttered uncontrollably. I gathered my weapons they confiscated as I followed Qaz out of the castle slaying guards that attacked me on the way there. two hours later I stood above a building as I looked down at the walled in city. Qaz stayed by my side as he looked around nervously.
"Adam, your wanted now, you just harmed a Princess you know what they'll do to you if they catch you. Chances are they set up checkpoints at around Canterlot if we can sneak past we can get out of her and take refugee in a cave." I nodded as Qaz flew away with me following him I was going to pay the town of Ponyville a visit. They brought me into this mess I'll make sure all of it is burned to the ground....Ponyville.
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"Celestia, we have a problem, the Predator escaped." A guard nervously said as he bowed before the Princess of the Sun. Celestia nodded as he glanced at the sky. She's going to have to fulfill Luna's duty while she recovers from the battle. Otherwise she's going to have to mark a bounty on him, he's been marked a Public Enemy by the Solar Princess herself.
"Fire-streak bring me a scroll." Celestia said as he guards pony walked away "I'm going to need some help in order to take down this abomination", remarked the Solar Princess as she got down to thinking. The Predator injured her sister she's going to need all the help she can get.
Mercenaries introduced/Militia
POV:Celestia Second-person
2 days later afternoon
Celestia paced around her throne room. She had just heard the creature Twilight caught in Ponyville had escaped, but not before it massacred Luna's Elite guards. Three Elite guards all taken down by the monster, but not before it also injured Luna. She couldn't let a creature like this live it's too dangerous. She sent a few letters everywhere from the Griffin kingdom to the Diamond Dog hierarchy. She was determined to put an end to the Predator in fact, she all the separate rulers sent her letters, confirming that they will join the hunt and even sent some of their best scientists to create weaponry. A Guards-pony stuck his head through the doorway.
"Celestia, the Mercenaries are here!", Ahh yes the mercenaries how could she forget she hired some earlier to hunt down the Predator. four separate creatures entered. A Diamond dog that had Red fur and green stripe down his back, followed by a Griffin with Black Feathers and red eyes, a red Minotaur wearing silver armor, and an Earth Pony that was wearing some kind of black armor that covered him entirely leaving him with a red visor that he can see from.
"You, must be the mercenaries that responded to my call," Celestia said as she walked up to the four mercenaries. The Diamond dog stepped forward. His red eyes shined brightly as he introduced himself, his voice was really soft making him sound like an assassin.
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POV:1st person Celestia
"Ah, Celestia such a honor to be here, my name is Scratcher Curtly, I'm from the Prince of the Diamond Dog hierarchy and it was an honor to be hired by the grand Princess herself, I was recently banished by my father and seek to regain my honor by slaying the Predator," he said as he bowed before me. He held a few knives as he showed them to me.
"These knives, are dipped in the sap of the deadly "Stone-tree", once I get up close and stab him with this, he'll be paralyzed with a neuro-toxin, rendering him immobile." Scratcher said flashing a toothy grin. The Solar Princess nodded as she went to the Griffin. The Griffin bowed before her. She spoke with a soft voice similar to Scratcher but held a more sinister tone.
"My name is Steel-wing, I'm part of the Griffin kingdom, I'm part of the Griffin Air Division, and seek redemption on the beast, as you see during his little massacre in Ponyville, he slayed my good friend, Loyal Bone, one of the unicorns that first confronted him, I seek to slay the Predator and gain vengeance for the death of my friend." She pulled out a sword and shield cradling them in her hands. He showed me the sword like a colt would show off his new toy. The sword's handle, was a black color, while the blade held a white shine.
"This sword's handle is crafted from the bones of a slayed dragon, while the blade was forged from the tooth of it, and my shield is crafted from the scales of the same dragon, rendering my equipment immune to flames." She said while showing off a few moves she picked up from training. The Minotaur wearing silver armor trudged up to me. He bowed before me before introducing himself. He spoke with a rough voice.
"Ah great Solar Princess my name's the great Brutus also known on the Battlefield as "Iron-Stomp".I come from the Minotaur tribes, I seek to bring the predator's head in order to receive the award and repay my families debts. I was part of the Minotaur tribes Elite team, I'm trained in all forms of hoof-to-hoof combat." He flashed a huge battle-hammer that looked really ancient and old, but held a shine to it.
"This hammer is enchanted with a special magic that allows it to be unbreakable, I've rode into battle multiple times with this hammer and it still works," He said as he swung the hammer around. I was really impressed but all three of these Mercenaries but there was still one more.
"Very well, but who's that," I said pointing to the final mercenary. It walked up to me as it it stuck out it's hand, as I shook it. It spoke in a very metallic tone.
"My name is Model:Krysis, I've been dispatched by Crystal Empire Advanced Technology Corps or, CEAT corps for short, to handle this hostile, The CEAT thought this incident will be great to show me "Prototype No.1" will be worthy to stop this hostile, I'm implanted with different weaponry, I've also come equipped with a locator all I need is a identification of the creature and I can locate it and neutralize it, if I succeed in my mission the CEAT will begin mass production of my model." Krysis said as he his visor glowed a red color. My lips curled into a smile, these mercenaries will be the beginning of the defeat of the predator.
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Meanwhile:near an Unknown location
Me and Qaz have been walking for 2 days straight, ever since the incident at the castle. From what I heard the castle was destroyed from the fire. Me and Qaz managed to escape the city, by hiding in some guy's cart. After we thought we were far enough, I beheaded him quickly to recharge my suit.
"Qaz, where are we going?"
"I don't know, i guess we'll have to hit them hard if we want to take this place over.", Qaz said as he rested on my helmet.
"And that would be?", I asked nervously, I got a bad feeling about this.
"Some city near the Griffon kingdom, they supply all of Equestria with weapons, swords, spears, and shields!"
"Is it like some kind of militia?"
"Yeah lets put it that way.", Qaz replied as he flew in front of me. Walking a few more miles we made it to some hill.
"We're here get down!", The fairy whispered to me. Following orders, I ducked as I looked down at the town. Ponies stood around as they loaded up boxes onto ships, that were heading to different parts of the world. So, how can I do this?
"If you destroy this Seaside base, you can cripple the shipping of weapons and communications, this base also holds out all communications."
I can just attack it head on, but I can't risk I'm going to need all the help I can get. But, I think I can do this. Activating my camouflage, i slowly walked down the hill toward my destination. The base wasn't that big, just a few bunkers here and there, and a huge tower in the middle. Sticking near a building, I peered into the window. A pony stood by a radio. Since, when did ponies have radios? Lifting up the window slowly, I stepped into the room, careful not make any noise. Sliding out my blades, I was ready to butcher the pony. Lifting up my blade, ready to strike until qaz flew in front of me.
"Hey, Dumb-fuck are you really going to slice him into ribbons, all you need is one drop of blood and...BAM you got a whole base on red alert!", The fairy said whizzing around. Shit he's right, I can make this less messy. I crept up behind the pony but stopped. Maybe I can get some intel on this place.
"Yeah, Seaside industries is now shipping our new weapon out to troops who are hunting down the creature, I heard he beat down Luna even with her wielding the Lunar blade...Yeah....We need all the weaponry we can get, in face word here is that there an android from CEATC is joining the hunt for the monster!" CEATC? What the fuck is he talking about? I heard enough, my arms wrapped around the guards neck.
"What the Fu-?!", his sentence was cut off as my arms snapped his neck. Having strength from this armor sure does pay off. He slumped forward his head slamming into the desk. Well, that's easy, I looked at the radio as Qaz flew in front of me.
"I have an idea! Download some intel into your helmet, that way you can access it!", He said.
"You're the boss.", I said as I plugged into the radio.
"What's that?", Qaz said as he made me turn around. A red dot stood on my armor. Wait, this seems familiar?
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An explosion knocked me back on my feet as I looked at my enemy. Some pony wearing some kind of black armor stood before me.
"Predator, prepare to fall!", it said in a metallic tone. A bird-like creature flew down next to it, followed by a Minotaur and a Dog-like creature that appeared out of the shadows.
"Fuck."