Dead Space: Ascension

"Just think, we'll be the first ponies to step onto an alien ship!" Said a rather excited unicorn. Said unicorn started to strap herself into some power armor. She seemed to be having a little trouble with it, though. Slowly, she got into the suit, but not without effort.

A blue pegasus, who was already geared up and ready to go, said, "Twilight, whatever happened to that alien, it scared the hell out of him. This isn't a game and you know it. Something happened on that ship. They're not answering any of our hails. You know what that means..."

Twilight looked down at the ground, realizing that her friend was right, "You're right, Rainbow... I need to keep a level head about this."

A team of ten were going to be sent into the abandoned alien freighter to see what had happened to her crew. They were geared with high tech only a commando team would be permitted to use. But, since this was a very unique and delicate situation, they agreed that a strike force wasn't the best of ideas. The last thing the ponies wanted was to upset the aliens.

A yellow pegasus, who had geared up in medic power armor, said a little timidly, "Y-you think we'll be okay, guys?"

Rainbow walked up to her and put a hoof on the yellow medic's shoulder, "Don't worry, Fluttershy, me and Twilight will keep you safe. And, if one of us happens to be gutted, we'll be counting on you. Team work and things like that."

Twilight went to the armory's weapon cache and pulled out a pulsar rifle. She checked the sights out, making sure they were accurate enough to hit with. Satisfied with the killing capabilities of the weapon, she strapped it to her side, the magnetic holster holding it in place.

Twlight Sparkle looked at the other seven squad members, only knowing two of them. One of them was the designated pilot, a funny stallion that went by the name of Shady Daze. He was a nice pony, always polite. But he was a bit of a flirter, everyone knew that. He had a black, messy mane and a brown body. He as normal as they come, just a bit forward when he talked to others. Shady Daze was getting into a pilot's uniform since power armor was restricted to ponies who actually left the ship during away missions.

The other one she knew, who was the commanding officer on this mission, was named Ember Shard. He was as serious as they came. He too had a black mane, but his body was a grey that really popped out. It was dark, but it was also light at the same time. There really was no easy way to describe this stallion. He had black beard that went from ear to ear.

Ember Shard, after waiting for the group to get armored up, said rather loudly, "Okay, listen up! You're not going to get much of a breifing, because everything is on a need-to-know basis only. I will tell you this, however. You may need to use your weapons. We are dealing with an unknown alien race, but command doesn't think that they're the problem. Something else is happening. It is our job to look for survivors and bring them back for possible medical treatment. You do not need to know anything else. Meet me on the shuttle in FIVE minutes!"

He put on his helmet and walked down the corridor. He disappeared around a corner, leaving the other soldiers to get ready. They all knew that to be late was to be severly punished, so they ran down the corridor after Captain Shard.

Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash all walked down the corridor behind the others. Five minutes was more than enough time to get to the air lock. It was just the mere fact that the captain was a scary son of a bitch. The three stepped into the shuttle through the air lock, taking seats next to one another. Twilight saw Shady Daze walk into the cockpit and sit down. She was glad he was the one flying. He knew his way around anything that could fly.

Fluttershy was plainly terrified. She was holding onto her seat straps, her eyes closed tight and her head leaning back. Rainbow, as usual, was the one to cheer her up. The shuttle door closed, the air lock closing after it. With a lurch, the ship came free off of the docking port. The ship used minimal thrusters to get some space between them and the Voltage, which was the huge cruiser that they had been in about six minutes ago.

Shady maneuvered through the asteroid belt, trying to avoid the large rocks that threatened to crush them if he made even one mistake. The ship shook as asteroids passed them at alarming speeds, making Fluttershy whimper each time.

Shady called out to the others in the back, "Okay, we're heading into the docking platform! The hangar's oxygen is depleted, so we need to have our helmets on!"

The ship slid into the hangar, parking next to a metal walkway. The ship stopped with a lurch, just as it had when the ship had taken off. The team got out of their seats and put their helmets on, dreading the mission at hoof. Who knows what would happen to them on an alien ship.

Twilight had an eerie feeling about all of this, as if coming here was a huge mistake. But, it was not her place to question the chain of command. She followed orders, it was as simple as that. She was the first lined up at the side door, waiting for the pilot to open it up. The door opened, a small room coming into view. The soldiers all stepped into it, nervousness obvious on their faces. The door closed behind them, sealing shut. The door to the hangar slid open, the vacuum of space sucking all of the oxygen out of the room. Fluttershy whimpered again, but her face was hidden behind the helmet.

They all ran out into the hangar, making a break for what they assumed was a door. Twilight stopped in frint of it, seeing that this door was obviously much more sophisticated than any of theirs. A blue screen was floating in front of the door, which strangely had the same language as they did. That didn't make sense, this was an alien ship. Why would an alien race be using their vocal and written language? There had to be some sort of explanation, but right now she needed to open this. It turned out that it wasn't as difficult as she expected.

The blue holographic sign said open, so she simply pressed it, seeing if that did the trick. The door opened up, a room coming into view. They all went in and closed the alien door behind them. Oxygen came rushing back in within a matter of seconds. They were in some kind of corridor, but that wasn't what surprised Twilight.

A body hung from the ceiling, having been ripped in half. Blood dripped from the waist, filling up an already present puddle. The guts were caught on a piece of metal that stuck out of the wall. There was a hole in the wall, almost as if it had been ripped open by some kind of beast. The face was what scared Twilight the most. The pure expression of ultimate terror almost made her want to cry. This alien had died a most gruesome death with no one to help him or her.

The captain walked up to the body, but kept his distance, "Keep your weapons ready... we're going in."