Wandering the Castle

I wandered through the halls, looking for any way to get outside. I had tried several times to contact UNSC forces, but to no avail.

“I should have known that I would need a tracking beacon in case things went wrong,” I said to myself.

Looking out through the window I could see that it was night out. As I went closer I noted that I was still at a rather unsafe distance from the ground.

“Darn it. If I’m to be able to handle that fall, I would have to already have gotten those augmentations that those Spartans have. Man I am so lost.”

Frustrated I continued on into another hallway. I noticed that most of the decorations in the castle seem to be dedicated to equine creatures. Though, I never understood the exact reasoning for them.

“This is so weird,” I mumbled.

I came across what seemed to be a large room and took note of the massive construct holding what appear to be five stone spheres. I didn’t know the exact purpose for these spheres, but felt it was worth looking into.

“Man, I wonder who could’ve built this place. Well, whoever they are, they seem to have a fascination for horses,” I said as I went to get a closer look at the construct. I came close to touching one of the spheres when I heard voices coming from where I had come from.

Oh crap, gotta hide. I looked around for a place to hide and eventually took a place behind some rubble in a darkened part of the room.

I listened as I heard what sounded like hoof steps getting closer. Eventually the ones who I had heard entered into the chamber and my jaw dropped.

Ponies… really! I’m dealing with ponies here. Have I just gone insane? I took off his helmet to see if I was really seeing ponies in front of me. After taking it off I could tell that there were indeed six colorful ponies in the room, and each of them were a different color and four of them seemed resemble mythical creatures from greek myth. So I haven’t gone insane. I guess that explains the odd décor in this place. But what are they doing here?

Looking at the ponies, there were two normal looking ones, one orange with a blond mane done in cowgirl fashion and wearing what appeared to be a stetson, and the other was pink with a puffy mane. There were two that appeared to resemble unicorns, one being purple with a straight dark purple mane with two highlights, and the other white with a blue curly mane. And the last two seemed to resemble pegasi, a blue one with a rainbow colored mane and a yellow one with a bright pink mane

Putting my helmet back on, I could hear their conversation and heard the purple one, named Twilight, talk about something called the Elements of Harmony. I watched as the purple unicorn went into concentration with the five spheres and the others leave to give her some privacy. From hearing the way her voice sounded, I assumed that the pony was a her.

Okay, think Garen think. What should you do in a situation like this? I paused in thought as I noticed a strange cloud coming in through one of the broken windows and began swilling around the spheres, which I assumed were the Elements of Harmony. I watched as Twilight noticed this and jumped into the vortex before it vanished and her friends coming in just as it happens. I could hear one of them point out where their friend was.

Really? If you’re going to teleport somewhere, why would you teleport somewhere where someone can easily get to you. What’s the logic in that? I thought as I looked out from where I was hiding to where the other ponies were looking to see a flashing light coming from another tower.

I watched as the five ponies rush out of the room, likely to get to where their friend was. Waiting till the coast was clear, I left my hiding spot to see if I could find out where they went. After walking down the halls for some time again I noticed that I had gotten lost yet again.

“Why is it that whenever I happen to be by myself, I always seem to get lost. Whether it’s on a UNSC ship, a military compound, or even infiltrating a Covenant cruiser, I always get lost,” I said to myself.

Looking out the window, I noticed that the sun was rising, and that I had not gotten any sleep throughout the night.

Well, might as well get some shut eye while I’m here.

And with that I took a place along the wall and proceeded to take a nap.

I’ll wake up once either I get fully rested or if something tries to attack me.

At that moment I was fast asleep, unaware of the red armored soldier watching me from outside.

Unidentified Base in Unknown Location

“Sir, I have something to report.”

The commander who had been reading through some files responded to the radio, “Alright, what have you found?”

“Sir, I have spotted an ODST of the UNSC at the Castle of the Royal Sisters. I have no idea when he got there or how, but it seems his arrival is at the same time that Nightmare Moon/Princess Luna had returned. What are your orders?”

The commander thought about it for a moment before he responded, “Leave him be. I don’t think he will cause any major issues. Besides, it’s likely he was brought here for a reason, considering the fact that we had recently received a report that Lord Darkus had created this universe. Continue on the lookout for any more of the infect flood UNSC marines that have popped up in the area. And make sure that they don’t come in contact with any of the inhabitants or any of the local wildlife.”

“Sir, weren’t there three that were found that have been turned to stone by a cockatrice?”

“Yes lieutenant,” the commander responded, “But we’re picking up at least one more outside of the castle grounds. Terminate it before it infects one or anything. We don’t want to have a pandemic here.”

“Roger that sir. Continuing search now.”

And with the communication with the soldier was cut and the commander leaned back on his chair. So, why have you been sent here my little ODST friend?

Getting up, the commander turned on his communicator, “To all Red Rock personnel, this is the commander speaking. One of the scouts in charge of hunting down all remaining infected flood soldiers from the crashed UNSC ship has reported that he has found an ODST in Princess Celestia’s and Princess Luna’s old castle. He has also reported that this soldier had arrived at the same time as Nightmare Moon’s/Princess Luna’s return from her banishment to the moon. I want all hands on alert status. I can’t tell you what this means but it’s obvious that Lord Darkus is somehow involved in this. Await further orders until then.”

And with that the commander turned off the intercom and looked at the screen as he thought to himself. What does all of this mean?

Author's Note

This is the second chapter to 'The Cobalt ODST.' This pertains to captain Garen Gonzales' first night in the castle. I've also added the part where I partially introduce the Red Rock nation. Don't ask me what brought me to that name. If you knew about some of the things that I do during my spare time, you'd probably understand. Anyway, this will likely leave you wondering who they are, what they are doing, and what exactly is going on. And if you haven't already caught it, there's going to be a scene in the next chapter that will involve a flood encounter with Garen and the mane six. I won't spoil the surprise, but it probably won't happen the way you think.