Author's Note

Second chapter up! again feedback is appreciated and give me a like and favorite! I felt like this chapter was dragging out so I went ahead and ended it here, it'll pick up exactly where it left off in the next chapter but until then, please do enjoy!

2: Awakening

In my dreams

The world was bleak and grey, rain coated almost everything as smoke rose from several nearby buildings. The Covenant were on this world and they were entrenched. However, my men and women had different plans, we were going to kick them out after we kicked their teeth in.

"Alright you dogs listen up!"

I said loud enough for my squad to look to me, depolarizing their visors so that I can see their faces. Many looked tired and drained as we had been fighting for several days, trying to hold onto the area as the covenant sent platoon after platoon towards us. Yet we held tenaciously, almost everyone was wounded at least once from some weapon or explosive but none were ready to give up. Sadly however, there were three bodies set off to the side, lined up with their helmets on their chests as black blankets were draped over the bodies, obscuring their features as cement dust fell from the ceiling due to a nearby explosion

"There is a pelican en route, its going to be dropping off supplies and several men for us. Downside is that they are going to be on the roof and exposed, and one more thing. Those of you that wish to leave this fight can do so but i'm staying in case any more civilians make their way here. The Covies still haven't won, and they sure as hell wont so long as I am still breathing, any of you other grunts agree with my sentiments?"

I ask before every single man and woman there gives an "OOH-RAH" before I smile under my helmet.

"Then boys and girls, lets make sure that hell is even more crowded before we get there..."

I say as we all re-polarize our visors before we return our attention to the windows and door ways outside as tracer rounds and plasma fire can be seen in different parts of the crumbling city. As we wait, several of the ODSTs get antsy and start fiddling with their weapons and armor. I notice that I myself am doing something similar as there seems to be a feeling of unease in the air. Sensing this I start to look around as the feeling continues to grow until I notice something hazy in the distance. It wouldn't have looked like much to anybody else but I knew what it might have been. I felt my pulse quicken as I brought my DMR to bear and sighted the blur, now there was no doubt in my mind, we were being watched.

"SPEC OPS TEAM!"

I roar out before my rifle kicks as the Elite's shields flare up as his camouflage partially dissipates, showing the towering figure before he snarls and aims his plasma rifle before several more plasma rifles seem to manifest as a fusillade of white hot plasma starts flying towards our position. I duck back just as I feel the heat wash from a barely missed plasma shot before it impacts with a nearby support pillar, melting a small crater in it before my squad begins to return fire. However just in the opening salvos two more of my soldiers are injured while a third one simply drops dead, however due to our concentrated fire we managed to kill two Elites and wound several others before everyone finds cover. Our squads trade fire back and forth before we hear the activation of a plasma sword, causing my heart-rate to skyrocket before I see a silver armored elite lock eyes with me.

"ULTRA!"

I hear one of my squad-mates yell-out before I see another flat-line in my helmet's feed. Cursing, I quickly shift my aim to the Ultra and begin firing at him. Every shot connects but his shield refuses to drop as the spec-ops Elites continue to close with my men. My squad continues to fight valiantly but it seems to no avail as this group of Elites seem much more coordinated than any of the patrols we fought recently.

"COME ON YOU FUCKER! I'M RIGHT HERE!"

I yell at the Ultra, dropping my rifle as it clicks empty before I draw my M6D pistol and dagger as the Ultra dives into building next to one of my men who quickly puts a rifle-butt into the Ultra's head. This luckily drops the Ultra's shields before it unfortunately ends my soldiers life with a back-handed swing, severing his head from his neck before I roar in anger.

"YOU UGLY, SPLIT-LIPPED SON OF A BITCH!"

I yell, charging the Ultra as I fire my pistol at him. His armor saves him from a large portion of the damage but not completely as one of the rounds manages to hit his sword hand, blowing it apart and causing his sword to spin away from him as the Elite roars in pain and anger. It quickly turns to me before it activates the plasma daggers in its gauntlets as I ram into him, bowling him over before he gets a chance to react and extinguishing it's daggers due to a fail-safe. As I begin to bring my dagger down it flips me over it causing my to loose my grip on my pistol as I hear the shooting pick up around me. We both quickly scramble to our feet as the Elite attempts to activate its daggers again only to have one work before it gives a split grin to me.

"Flesruoy sa hcus hcterw a llik ot reggad yloh eno deen ylno I"

It says before charging and trying to bisect me with a vertical slice before I roll backwards and spring to my feet.

"AND I ONLY NEED ONE FOOT TO SHOVE UP YOUR ASS!"

I yell back before diving towards it's legs and slicing at the back of them, hoping to cut the Elite's own version of our Achilles tendon. I am rewarded with a roar of pain as it falls to one knee before it slices at me. I am not so quick to dodge this time as the blade cuts through my armor like a warm knife through butter, leaving a large cut going from the top right of my chest to the lower left of my rib-cage. I yelp in pain as I hold the cauterized wound with my empty hand as the Elite starts to stand up again, towering over me as it looks down at me and gives another split grin.

"Enim si yrotciv..."

It says as it raises its dagger for a killing blow before I lunge upwards, surprising it before I embed my dagger into the roof of it's mouth.

"Not if you are fuckin dead..."

I say as I watch the life drain from it's eyes before I yank the dagger out. Moments after wards we watch as the Spec-ops Elites slowly withdraw, firing the whole way before we manage to kill another two. Once the firefight is over several of the ODSTs remaining collect the corpses of our fallen brethren as others collect weapons, ammo, and supplies from the bodies with reverence. However a strange sensation comes over me, as if I am being pulled by something before the world around me starts to shift and transition into an empty black space. Not long after it starts to turn into a bright white area as I feel my pulse quicken and mind awaken.

Ponyville Hospital

My eyes finally start to sluggishly open as I hear the constant rhythm of a heart-rate monitor. Looking around I see a stark white environment before a thought crosses my mind. Was it all just a dream? I was quickly however proven wrong as a similar alien from earlier enters the room. She, I could tell it was a she from her more... feminine attributes, wore a nurses outfit and had a nurses cap on top of her head. Strangely enough I could see a pair of horse-like ears sticking out of her nurses cap as I hear a soft clopping noise as she walked. In her hands she held a clip-board and pen while her hair was done up in a tight bun, it was pink and she had blue eyes before I noticed a tail swishing behind her that was the same color as her hair. Upon closer inspection I noticed that her "skin" was a light shade of white before I noticed that is wasn't skin at all, but instead fur.

Not long after entering the room our eyes met before she froze in place as I stared back at her. Neither of us moved a muscle for a long time before I finally got the nerve to clear my throat and open my mouth to speak before she turned and jogged off down the hall-way.

"Well... that was quite rude..."

I say before I get the urge to look at my broken leg, due to not feeling a cast nor restraints of some kind. I throw the bed-sheets off of me as my eyes widen when I notice a pair of scars from where my bones punctured my skin. I then notice that I am in a hospital gown before I bolt upright and look around in panic.

"Shit, where's my gear..."

I mutter before I reach for the IVs in me and slowly pull them out, not wanting to have my veins torn open from a simple yank before i quickly take off the heart-rate monitor. After I do this I quickly search the small room before I notice my black fatigues sitting in a chair in the corner of the room. I quickly jog over and begin putting them on after I take the gown off before I hear the door-knob turning. Sensing that I am more than likely not in a safe area I look towards the window and rush to it before throwing it open. Looking outside I could tell that I was in a village or town of some sort before I hear the door open behind me.

"WAIT!"

I hear a feminine voice yell before I decide to go for broke and dive out of the second story window. As my feet hit the ground I roll, absorbing the shock with little effort before I look back up and see the purple alien from earlier. I tilt my head as I look back at her before I shake my head, turning and running as fast as I can, not trusting her or this place due to every alien species humanity has come into contact with trying to wipe it from existence. I run through the town as aliens rush to get out of my way, panicking as I get close to them, not knowing what I aim to do. As I run through the town I notice that the purple one is trying to follow me before another one i saw from earlier starts chasing me. This one was orange and had a stetson on her head while she twirled a lasso above her.

"Are you serious?"

I mutter before she throws it at me, I jump to my side and continue to run as she lassos a random alien in the street. I grin in victory before looking forward and see a sky-blue blur flying towards me, I instinctively duck and slide underneath as it crashes into a nearby carrot cart. Looking back I see it was another one of the aliens I saw from the forest the blue one with wings and rainbow colored hair. I get up to run again before I come face to face with the pink one.

"HI!" "B'WOAH SHIT!"

She says before I reply with my yell, I quickly try to run around her before she starts hoping after me with a huge smile on her face.

"Why are we running? OOOH ARE YOU PLAYING TAG!? WHO'S IT! IS IT TWILIGHT!? TWILIGHT'S IT DON'T LET HER CATCH YOU!"

She yells before disappearing. Her doing so distracts me long enough before I slam into what feels like a brick wall before I look up and see a big red alien looking down at me with a piece of hay in his mouth as he slowly chews on it. We stare at each other for a long moment before I look back and see the three aliens from earlier still chasing me.

"Sorry man but I gotta run!"

I yell as I get up and run past him as he simply looks after me before I hear the orange one yelling at him with a southern accent where the red one simply shakes his head and continues towards a stand with a huge cart of apples behind him that I didn't notice before. My eyes widen when I see the strength he has before I quickly look forward and speed up.

"Training don't fail me now!"

I mutter under my breath as I continue to run past a gaudy looking building with the words Carousel Boutique written on a sign with cursive script before I see another one of the aliens I encountered in the forest. This time she was white and had purple curled hair. When she sees me she gasps before putting her hand to her head as the words "drama queen" fly through my head.

I eventually outrun the group chasing me as I continue to run, not looking back as I near a small cottage on the outskirts of the forest. I decide to take refuge there and hide under the bridge as I try to slow my heart-rate and rest for a moment as my head is spinning. I am amazed I was even able to get as far as I did when I look at my leg, it seems to have had multiple fractures but they seem to have healed fully.

"How long was I even out?"

I mutter as I look out towards the town. I notice that five of the aliens that I saw before are in a group and headed my way. I sub-consciously hold my breath. I listen to them pass over me on the bridge as I can hear a muffled conversation through the stonework.

"... but we cant just leave him alone. Its dangerous out there, what if he gets hurt or worse? It would be a terrible blow to science."

I hear an intelligent sounding voice say which I recognize and attribute to the purple one.

"I hope he shows up again so I can teach him a lesson! Bucker made me crash into carrot tops carrot cart"

I hear another voice say, sounding tomboyish so I attribute it to the sporty one that was blue.

"I just hope I can give him some new cloths, that ugly outfit he was wearing before is not flattering on him"

That sounded prissy...that had to be miss drama queen.

"That colt can run ah know that, and from what we saw earlier dash, ah'm pretty sure he could take yah"

I heard a southern accent say. I think that was the one with the stetson, but i never know

"I hope I can throw him a welcome to Equestria and please don't eat our brains party!"

I think that was that pink one that came out of nowhere, i'm still confused as to how she did that. Not long after I hear a sigh before the intelligent voice speaks up again.

"I just hope Fluttershy has seen him and that he hasn't gone back into the Everfree. I'd rather him not get hurt again."

After that is all said and done they are off the bridge and I take a peek around the edge up towards them. Despite them being aliens I can still appreciate a good backside view but I don't linger for long as I see the cottage door open and a Pink haired Yellow coated female peek out at them before she happens to see me as I duck back under the bridge. I didn't notice at the time but she told the others where I was before I was quickly surrounded. Looking back and forth between the two groups on either side I take a deep breath and look between them before I get into a Martial Arts stance.

"I don't know what you want from me, nor do I care to know. I just want to go home, but if you stand in my way, I will not hesitate to move you out of it..."

I say with a dangerous edge to my voice as the blue one narrows her eyes while the orange one produces a lasso again before the yellow one speaks up, almost in an inaudible whisper as she starts to slowly get closer, despite the protests of her friends.

"W-we d-don't want t-to hurt you. We j-just want to help you."

She says as I look to her with perplexity. I look around me at the rest of them before I look to her again, I relax slightly but not fully as I look to her and ask one simple word.

"Why..."