Battlefields of Equestria

After hours and hours of traveling, the group finally made it to a suitable refuge. A nice cave with a concealed entrance, a used fireplace, and some gems. There were a lot of manually dug out areas, looked very professional. It was similar to diamond dog work. They set down their things and prepared an area for sleep. After that, they prepared a few defenses.

Amidst all of this, Recon was standing at the entrance looking for a tactical advantage point. He kept searching until he found an area. He took a closer look and saw a small figure with a medical pack and a small hoofgun. He pulled out his gun and looked through the scope to get an even closer look. The pony was a mare, with a yellow coat and a pink mane. Assuming that one of his team mates may know the pony, he gave gesture for Applejack to come to him.

"Wut is it partner?" she asked, looking in the same direction as him.

"Yellow Coat. Pink mane. Female." Recon said. "Any ID?"

"Is she frightenedish lookin'?" Applejack asked.

"Mortified." Recon replied.

"Yep, it's Flutters." Applejack confirmed. "Hold on, Ah'll get her." She walked out of the cave and up to the mountain. She whistled and waved to Fluttershy. Fluttershy seemed to instantly notice Applejack as she ran towards her. Once they made their way back to the cave, Applejack put down her weapon. Fluttershy walked up to Recon, assuming he was the leader of the group.

"I can't thank you enough for saving me from the horrible place." She said. "It was getting so cold, and...and I didn't know what to do...and I had a gun...and ponies were dying and...and..." A tear fell from her eye as she sat down and hung her head. Recon sat beside her, putting his arm around her.

"It's alright. None of this is real, it's just a simulation." He said. "And those extra medical supplies are thanks enough. You can put your excess supplies over there with the rest, and you can prepare a bed for yourself." Fluttershy sniffled, hugging him back. She nodded and began to slowly walk to the supplies. She began to organize everything, so it would be easier to reach.

Later that day, Recon was exploring around the cave area. Near the back there were a few extra rooms containing some extra supplies to loot. Recon sat down in one, on a bed made of clay. He sighed as he thought about what life he could remember. Honestly it wasn't much. Just...whatever he told the doctor was what came to mind. Other than that. nothing else. His ears perked up as he heard hoofsteps coming from the hallway. He looked up and saw Fluttershy standing at the door.

"Am I interrupting?" she asked. "I'm sorry..."

"No no, it's fine." Recon said. "I was hoping I could talk to somepony anyway." Fluttershy nodded and sat down beside him.

"What do you need to talk about?" She asked, smiling to him.

"I don't know..." Recon replied. "It's just...I can't remember anything from my past life, if it even exists. For all I know, I could just be a bot or something put into this so-called game!"

"It's probably the whole effect of being sent here." Fluttershy assured. "I'm sure it's just because of the magic involved in it."

"Maybe it could be a psychological connection." Recon suggested. "Maybe we all feel the same way." Fluttershy decided to stay quiet, as she didn't want to bring down his hopes.

"It will be okay, we can get out of this." Fluttershy said. "I can already tell you're a good leader if you've gotten this far." Recon smiled at that. He felt a little better about himself. He suddenly heard a small commotion outside. He got up and trotted out to see what was happening. A Rainbow mare and a Violet mare were now inside. They were both breathing heavily as they had been running from something. The Violet one was an alicorn, the only one that Recon had seen so far.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"Princess Twilight Sparkle." The violet mare said. She gesture to the other mare. "That's Rainbow Dash. We were just running from---" She was interrupted as the loud crack of a sniper rifle was heard. The bullet swept by her ear and hit Scootaloo in the face.

"We're under attack!!" Recon shouted. He saw about twenty to twenty five figures in the distance, resembling dogs. They mostly had Snipers and M249's. They unleashed a hellfire of bullets as they charged forward, killing first Applejack, then Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and finally Twilight. Recon stood as the bullets seemed to slow down around him. Suddenly, a bullet flew directing to his forehead and hit him. He fell down, lifeless. Watching himself fade away with the rest of his dead team. A sudden blast of napalm surrounded the dogs as they burnt from a bombing nearby.

Recon screamed as he jumped out of his bed. He was panting, his team died he didn't know what to do. He noticed he was in a bed, and sighed until he looked at the rest of his room.

White Cubes.

Metal Door.

He was in a solitary confinement.