Battlefields of Equestria

"Three clicks ahead." Big Mac said, pointing in the direction of a town. "That's the town, I'm sure there's a hospital of some sort there." The five ponies headed to the town to find medical attention for The Doctor. Funny that, the doctor needs a doctor. Recon's ears perked up. He gave a gesture to stop. Looking around, he whispered,

"I hear something..."

Everypony readied their weapons. Looking around them at vast planes and forest. The surrounding suspense was nearly overwhelming. A sudden flick of the ear, and a leaf being stomped on nearby. Within the blink of an eye, something blurred across the terrain. Their hearts were beating slowly as their hooves shook. They tried staying concentrated on the environment around them.

"To the town!" Recon shouted. He gave a gesture to Big Mac, who was carrying the Doctors weapon. Big Mac nodded quickly and let a Hellfire of bullets emit from the barrel of the SAW. Blood was spilt all over the nearby vegetation as the others made their way to the town. Big Mac ran out of ammo and proceeded to run to the entrance. A bullet whizzed by his ear as the other team began to fire at him. He slid down to cover and began to reload as bullets rained from the forest they had just escaped. He was now in the sand. An odd generation for a biome switch, but none the less useful as the big rock Big Mac was using was very sufficient cover. Mac looked up at a tall building and saw some silhouettes emerge from the top. They had long rifles with suppressors on their ends. They all aimed at the opposing team and fired, killing them all. Big Mac sighed and waved at them as a thank you. Big Mac noticed the figure above didn't look like a pony, it had claws, wings, and a beak. They were gryphons. Recon ran over to the Doctor and started to drag him inside. Unfortunately, before Big Mac could take another step, his head was torn from side to side as a .50 caliber bullet penetrated his skull. He felt only a small dull pain before the bulled drug the outer skin of his face deep into is brain and out the other side. Big Mac fell dead. The gryphons were bandits, and began to fire at Recon and the others. They quickly found cover in a nearby building.

Recon hauled the Doctor in a cool room and gestured Rarity to bandage him. Rarity nodded and began to patch up his wounds. Recon motioned for Scootaloo to walk with him. They slowly crawled out of their hiding to take a look at the field. Recon noticed a gadget on a dead body, it seemed like an NVG. Recon took the Goggles and put them on. It revealed enemies with outlines.

"Just what I need." Recon said. He pulled up his weapon, leaned over and took out one of the Gryphon snipers. The bullet penetrated the Gryphon's head, and burst through the back. It was a clean shot, a bit of blood trickled down the hole in the Gryphon's skull as it fell downwards off the high building it was on. The other Gryphons became alarmed and began to fire at buildings and windows near Recon. He quickly ducked in to avoid any contact between his skin and a .50 Cal. When Recon came back out to shoot, another Gryphon had came up behind Recon and threw his gun out of his hooves. Recon reached for his knife, but the Gryphon was too quick. He stomped Recon's hoof, sending pain surging through his arm. The Gryphon took out a desert eagle, and lifted it to Recon's head.

"Say goodbye, scum." The Gryphon said, just as he pulled the trigger, a beige pony jumped out and tackled him. The Gryphon shot a bulled into the beige pony, causing a large clot of blood to spill out onto the floor. The stallion seemed to ignore it though, as he took out a combat knife and began to tear the Gryphon's face apart. The stallion fell back as the shot in his chest rendered him dead. It was the Doctor. Recon trotted to the Doctor to try to help him, but it was too late.

"Doctor, don't die...don't die." Recon begged, trying to keep the Doctor from bleeding.

"It...was a lie..." The Doctor muttered before falling down.

"Doctor! Doctor!" Recon shouted. When he realized the Doctor was dead, he slammed his hoof on the Doctors chest in anger. A tear formed in his eye, slowly falling down his cheek. He knew the Doctor. His one real friend. Always helped him in his studies, and with his problems. Recon noticed those last words..It was a lie...What did it mean? Recon got up. There was no more time for mourning. He was the leader now. The Doctor...was dead. Recon looked to Rarity, and Scootaloo. His last soldiers. "We have to leave. Now." He said. Recon picked up his weapon, and some spare supplies from the Doctor. It was time to leave.

The plan was simple. Hide and escape. The three made their way through the city, trying to get to an area in the snowy mountains. Recon could see through the weather well, so it was his best bet, as nopony else could. Recon would occasionally kill a Gryphon behind to get past them. They heard something strange, a rumbling noise. They were very close to the exit. Recon gave a gesture to move. They all ran outside of the gates as the Gryphons were distracted. One by one, the Gryphons noticed the escapees and began to fire. The sound of rumbling got closer. It sounded like...choppers?

The three escapees took cover behind a rock, as they heard an intercom turning on. The voice sounded so familiar, almost like Big Mac, but feminine.

"Howdy yall! I suggest ya' say yur prayers because it's fixin' to turn into Hell down there!" the voice shouted. Three large choppers flew over the town. The Gryphons tried to shoot them down, but it was no use. The large Apache's fired an entire arsenal of missiles into the town, utterly destroying it and all of its inhabitants. When the choppers were finished with the bombing, they flew over Recon, Rarity, and Scootaloo. One stopped as a rope was released. An Orange mare with a cowboy hat and an M16 Rifle slid down and jumped onto the ground, right behind a small yellow filly with a Red Mane and ribbon.

"Howdy." The orange one said. She had freckles, a beige-ish mane. "Name's Applejack, this is mah sister, Apple Bloom." Apple Bloom waved. She then noticed Scootaloo.

"Scootaloo!" Apple Bloom said, running up to Scoots and hugging her. Scoots hugged her back and smiled. "You survived!"

"Yep, thanks to this guy." Scootaloo said, pointing to Recon.

"Well sir, nice to meet ya!" Applejack said, offering her hoof to shake. Recon reluctantly shook her hoof. "What's your name?"

"That's to none of your concern." Recon said. He looked at Rarity and Scootaloo. "This is all we have left. You're either with us, or against us. You stay, you're under my command, you got it?"

"Sound's like a plan to me!" Applejack replied happily. "Where are we going Commander?"

"Snowy Mountains."