Author's Note

I just thought about potential situations if the Radiant universe crossed over with MLP, and this happened. I know I have to work on the other stories, but... I'm not really finding the inspiration to work on them right now. Also, I know this is (really) fast-paced, but... I dunno, I just can't figure out how to add detail to this chapter to slow down the pacing. Anyway, go try Radiant if you haven't, it's an awesome game/app. Amazing twist on the classic Galaga/Space Invaders games.
So, enjoy.

Et Tu, Creep?

Max Blaster sat in the pilot seat of his prized ship, the Radiant. His hands gripped the controls until they were white, as his steely gaze remained focused on the floating abomination before him. Ahead of the human was a massive, greenish octopus, which kept bouncing around, just barely keeping in his sights. Suddenly the large orange eye on its enormous forehead blinked, signaling Max for another round of the dance. He switched one hand over, flipping a switch and activating the automatic fire mode for his weapons. With a smooth vwoop sound, four crimson lasers strode from his cannons, piercing through the alien.

The Allfather creep spasmed in pain, before flinging its tentacles out and launching a barrage of blazing balls of plasma, the streams of roiling death incredibly difficult to dodge. “Hey ugly, do you have any way of stopping your dad from burning me up?!” Max yelled, seemingly at nothing.

An eerie smile appeared on his HUD, in the comms box. “I have no suggestions except to turn left to avoid the fireball coming right for you,” it spoke, raspy voice crackling.

“You’re not very helpful, you know that?” Max snarked, rolling his ship to avoid said shot. “Oh shit!” He shouted, veering to the right as another orb clipped the wing, tearing away a good portion of the shields. Another set of lights launched, his Disruptor Laser firing beams of antimatter and warped gravity, slicing through the thick skin of the Allfather. “Come on, you ugly son of a bitch… Just die already!” Max cursed, snarling as the creep resisted wound after wound.

“Hey genius, what do you think my chances of survival are?” He questioned, corkscrewing between plasma blasts.

“Nil.” Came the monotone reply of the entity, before the comms faded in a flash of white.

“Why do you- oh, mother fucker.” Max groaned, seeing a particularly large fireball loom in front of him, too late to dodge. It splashed across the Radiant, melting through most of the armor, leaving just a relatively thin layer left. Max blinked, beginning to grin as he saw he was alive. “Ha! Nice try, you bastard!” He crowed, pulling the trigger to manual fire the Disruptor Laser. It clicked, but nothing fired. “Oh, goddammnit… Of course it destroyed the guns.”

That was all Max managed to say before the Allfather of the creeps, sensing its victory, paused before unleashing an enormous ball of plasma, completely removing all signs of the last human.

=============== Equus, Castle of the Sisters===============

Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity all floated, basked in a colorful glow as the Elements of Harmony began to reform while Twilight named each one. “You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... the spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the element of... magic!” She began to finish her monologue, only for a massive roar to stop it.

A beam of Harmony launched forward and hit Nightmare Moon, right as a huge burst of fire appeared outside the tower. The ruins quaked, not just from the Nightmare being banished, but from the sheer energy that was emanating from the crackling portal outside. The ponies had no time to contemplate it, for a large white object was forcefully ejected, trailing smoke and smashing through multiple walls. The six mares and one purified Luna looked out, watching the wreck steer above the Everfree, only to vanish from sight with a massive bang.

“Umm… Twilight, what in tarnation was that?” Applejack queried, glancing at the lavender unicorn.

“I… Don’t know.” Twilight replied, turning around and spotting Princess Celestia landing on a balcony, daintily avoiding the rubble.

None of the ponies noticed the small, red creature that slipped out of the portal, nor the swarm of other multicolored ones, which followed the first.

The portal collapsed.

=============== Crash Site, Unknown Planet ===============

Max Blaster laid in the cockpit of the Radiant, unconscious. A steady flash of red, accompanied with the word DANGER, glowed on his HUD, beeping ceaselessly. The human stirred, lifting his head up and looking about. “Ugh… What the… What the hell happened?” He questioned, blinking to clear his blurry vision. Slowly the warning symbol came into focus, and Max immediately snapped to alertness.

“Shit, shit, shit… What is it… Asteroid field? More creeps?” He panicked, eyes flicking between the various sensor readings and his HUD. Finally his gaze rested on the outside, or rather, the large pile of dirt covering the cockpit.

“This is hell, isn’t it.”

Nothing responded, except the beeping from the DANGER sign.

“Fuck it, I’m getting out of here.” Max clambered out of his seat, striding to the back of his ship, where the entry hatch sat. He flicked a lever, unsealing the airlock, before snagging an angular blue helmet and putting it on. A green visor, matching the shield of his cockpit, slid across his eyes, slowly lighting up with a replica of the ship HUD. Satisfied that everything was working, Max left the Radiant.

He stepped out, only to be blinded by the light. A large yellow orb sat in a perfectly blue sky, and he was surrounded by hills on all sides. The human turned around and looked at his ship, then the mound it had buried partially into. “Goddamnit… I can handle alien creeps, I can sweep through an asteroid field, but I can’t dig out my damn ship…” Max growled, kicking a loose piece of metal attached to a wing.

Said piece snapped off, narrowly missing the human with a crimson beam that fired from one end. Max stumbled back, before walking to the Disruptor Laser. “Fucking-ay, why couldn’t you work earlier?!” He picked it up gently, taking care to point the barrel at the ground. “I should be able to get something out of this… Maybe a handheld version…”

Max sat down, pondering his situation. He was stranded in an unknown area, his precious ship was stuck under a mound of dirt, he was most likely dead, and he had a single working Disruptor Laser. And a bunch of tools and spare parts in storage on the Radiant, he realized. Being stuck thousands of years in the past with no commercial shops forced him to learn how to upgrade his ship on his own, as well as make repairs. He could make a handheld Disruptor Laser… But he also had to get back home.

“Decisions, decisions…” Max sighed, resting his head in his arms.

This was going to take a loooong time...