"A...aliens?" the captain murmered. "What do we do?"

"I don't know, captain. But it might be best if we scan for life forms, just to see how many there are," Twilight suggested.

"Good idea, Twilight. Soarin, get on it," Spitfire said.

"Aye, Captain," Soarin said, activating the ship's scanner.

The scanner beeped several times as it scanned every part of the alien vessel, and once the scan was complete, the number of red dots that appeared throughout the ship was astonishing, considering its size. Six. There were only six life forms scattered around the massive ship, save for the lowest deck, which appeared to have dozens of life forms crowded in it.

Two of the six blips were located near the front of the ship, at the bridge. Possibly where coms equipment may feed to. Spitfire waved to Soarin.

"Hail them on all frequencies, let's try and make peaceful contact," she told him.

"But captain, they may not match any of our..."

"Do it, Soarin!"

"Aye, captain," he said, annoyed at her disregard for reason. He activated the comms equipment and said: "Alien vessel, this is the ESM Luna. We come in peace. Identify immediately if you can hear this."

They waited several seconds, hearing nothing from the transmitter. Soarin was about to shut it down when the speaker burst to life in a wave of static, followed by a voice.

"Attention Luna, this is the USG Evangellion responding to initial contact. What do you mean 'alien vessel'?" It said. The voice sounded male and somewhat deep. He also sounded nervous. "You know what? Never mind that last part. I don't really care. Can you help us?"

"Help you?" Spitfire asked. "With what?"

"There's... something on my ship and it's... Oh... Oh god," he said, panic creeping up in his voice as the sound of something thumping to the ground followed by a low hissing could be heard in the background.

"What is it, Evangellion?" Spitfire asked.

"Oh, oh god! No! Please! Please don't kill me! AAAAHHH-!!!" The communication then cut to static.

"Soarin, get them back!" Spitfire ordered.

"The signal's dead. I can't," he said.

"Shit," Spitfire said under her breath. "Okay, Twilight and team! Prep for EVA, you're boarding the alien vessel."

"But captain..." Twilight started.

"That's an order, Twilight!" Spitfire yelled.

Twilight looked at her for a few seconds before finally saying: "Aye, captain."

She spun on her hoof and motioned for the other five to follow her. They all turned and followed one by one, Applejack being the last to leave. Once the door slid shut behind them, Twilight slumped against the wall and heaved a sigh. She rubbed a hoof over her eyes and sucked in a deep breath.

"Y'okay there, Twi?" Applejack asked her, placing a hoof on her shoulder.

"It's nothing, AJ," Twilight said. "Just a little stressed is all."

"What about?" Applejack pressed, she knew that it probably wasn't a good idea, but Twilight couldn't keep it in forever.

Twilight took in a deep breath, put on a quick smile and said; "Nothing." She then motioned for them to follow her to the airlock to prepare for EVA. Applejack and Rainbow Dash exchanged a look before following her.

***

Twilight stood in the center of the large, circular room that served as the airlock chamber. Four large, glass containers made up corners of the room, each having two of the bulky, constricting space suits that she was wearing one of. Her friends were all putting their suits on. Fastening the straps, making sure the seals were secure, and locking their helmets in place.

The suits looked something akin to diving suits, with round, bulky shoulder pads and thick fabric around the joints to allow for minor flexibility. They were constricting, but they were all that ponykind had come up with so far. Rainbow Dash helped Applejack fasten several straps before attending to her own suit, and before long they were all suited up and ready to go.

"I still can't believe Spitfire's making us board the ship after what we heard," Rarity said.

"I hear ya," Applejack agreed. "But orders are orders. Can't go disobeyin' her unless ya wanna lose yer job."

"Still," Rarity said.

"Look, we'll be fine," Twilight said, "I'm sure of it."

The overhead speaker burst to life as the captain prepared to give them their final orders. "Alright team, prep for decompression. Good luck," the speaker then shut off and the air in the room was quickly sucked out, leaving them in vacuum.

The door then hissed open, revealing the alien vessel less than five-hundred meters away.

"Follow me," Twilight said over the commlink, stepping out into the zero g environment known as space.

The six used the small thrusters built onto their suits to travel to the nearest airlock, floating to the ship in relative ease. The distance was closed within a few minutes and the team was preparing to enter the airlock. Twilight found a lever which she assumed opened the large, metal door, and turned it clockwise. Per her expectations, the door slid open, revealing a room large enough for ten ponies to stand in full EVA suits.

She entered first, then came Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack and, finally, Rainbow Dash. Twilight then hit the second lever which was attached to the wall, closing the door and pumping the room full of oxygen.

After a quick scan to make sure the air was breathable, the six took their suits off and prepared to explore the vessel.

The room was circular, with four doors and four glass container-like areas which held two space suits each, similar to the ponies', only they were clearly meant for something bigger and on two legs. As Twilight examined one of the suits, Rainbow Dash hit a button next to one of the doors.

The door opened, revealing a sidelong hallway. She nearly shrieked at the sight of what was leaning against the wall, however.

"Uh, Twilight?" Rainbow said, her voice shaky.

"What is it?" Twilight asked.

"Yer gonna wanna look at this, sugarcube," Applejack said, the same look of awe and disgust on her face as Rainbow's.

Twilight looked into the hallway and saw what was wrong. A tall, bipedal thing with pink coloured skin, covered in strange clothing and with short, light brown hair coming from its head was leaning against the wall. Its skin was pale and its eyes were rolled back into their sockets. But that wasn't the most disturbing thing. There was a hole right in its forehead, a thick, red liquid oozing out of it. Blood.

Author's Note

Ooooooohhhhhhh!!!