The Days To Come

   Sam watched as the Iron Pheonix's shape quickly fell with him. Though, he didn't know why nothing happened the second he got off. He then tried to find out if he was going to land in hostile territory or a UNSC camp. He looked down, and all he saw was green."The hell, why won't you open?" He said as he tried to open the chute."Well, shit." he thought as the drop pod was falling. He tried to open it with force, but it wouldn't break open. Then he relaxed. He knew even if he did get out it would be a fatal drop, even with his armor's gel and padding. Even if he did manage to get out alive, there was no promise that the inhabitants of... wherever the hell this is are friendly. He then thought of what would happen to him "I'm digging my own grave." he said aloud as the pod went straight through rock and dirt. Then, all was black.

Luna's Veiw

  Luna looked at the object and thought about it's angle. It was tilted to the right and looked as if it would land in the Everfree Forest. She then looked at Twilight and said,"Twilight, thou has been kind to us after our return and would like to speak to everypony". Twilight quickly got the hint and started gathering them around her house and trying to calm them down."All Ponyville residences, this strange object will NOT land here. The angle is to far to the right". Luna said with a little more than knowledge to back it up.

  Then Twilight looked at it quizzically."She's right, look! It's already changing direction!"

  Everyone watched it, and hoped that the princess of the night was right. But after a while, it started to turn away from Ponyville and instead, to the Everfree. Most cheered and started to celebrate. Even Pinkie Pie was about to get her party cannon out. Then, all activity stopped as they saw a little dot leave the frigate and start heading toward them. Some screamed, some stood in fear, and some started flipping anything that would work as a shield to take cover. The object then turned and headed straight down and went through layers of rock and dirt. The ponies either ran out of fear or stayed out of curiosity. The princesses and the Elements were part of the crowd that satyed. They hesitently nodded to each other and started to go towards it when they heard a moan.

Sam's View

   "Ugh, my head. Damn it". Sam was slowly regaining his senses as he remembered what happened. "Well, I guess I should have brought my shovel with me." he groumbled as he popped the emergency hatch and started to dig when he heard voices. He stopped digging and listened."They aren't Covenant. That's good".  Anyone that has fought with an Elite before knows that they have terrible gravelly voices. As well as not many learned the human languages because of rank or The Great Journey. (Journey my ass) Sam thought.  Just as he was about to move his leg to try and pry the door free, he immediately felt a sharp pain. He moaned in pain as he looked down. His leg wasn't secure when he started the drop. It was sprained as a result, and he still didn't know where he was. "Damn that hurts like hell". Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming towards him. "There's sixteen of them. Command is going to have my ass on a platter if this gets out. Not the best first contact made, but what the hell, I'm here". Sam cautiously got out with the assault rifle in hand and pointed it at the ponies. He was shocked. Technicolored horses stood not twenty feet away from him. He then started with the best line for first contact he could think of. "Hi there, do you understand me?"