Rush

Isolated. Scary. Unnatural. These are the words that describes this place. A place where plants grow by themselves, where animals roam freely and sustain themselves, and where it is considered to be one of the most dangerous spots in this world. So dangerous that only a powerful being or a lunatic would dare venture these dark and gloomy woods, known as the Everfree Forest. The individual who is now traversing these wild parts would not consider himself to be either powerful or crazy, yet he is moving within the wild forest like if it was his own back yard. Of course, he is not foolish enough to enter the Everfree Forest unprepared, not after the unpleasant experiences he has had.

This lone individual is walking on two legs and carries on his back a rucksack made out of brown leather. The bag may be heavy, but it was necessary to carry all of the essential items within. Besides, he was use to the weight. He is holding in his hands an M4 Carbine Assault Rifle with a fore-grip attached to it. The safety was off, so he was ready to fire at anything that might surprise him.  He is walking with black combat boots and black socks within. His outfit is quite simple: black jeans, a black belt with a silver metal at front, a sword in a sheath that is attached to a belt on his left hip, a black jacket with a gray t-shirt within, black metal looking bracers on his fore-arms, and black finger-less gloves. Lean muscles are all over his tan body. On his head can be found a short black hair. He has the appearance of a middle aged man when he is only within his late twenties. His eyes are blocked by the black sunglasses he wears from the Oakleys brand. He sure does have an obsession with the color black.

He's been called a hairless ape that wears black clothes, which is a term he finds very insulting and has actually punched a creature for calling him that. He is in fact a human being. One may ask: "what is a human doing in Equestria?"

"Man, it feels like it was yesterday," the human said to no one in particular, as he continues to walk and recollects how he entered this magical world.

"Please…." whimpered a scientist in his 50's, who is on his knees with his hands up. He was staring at a Glock 17 pointed at his head. "Please don't shoot me."

The scientist looks in horror at his surroundings. He was in a room that housed a machine, which has the appearance of a circular archway, with a podium next to it that had buttons and a lever. The machine was not what disturbed the scientist. There were bodies everywhere of both white-coated scientists and guards dressed in black, spilling blood everywhere. Some looked like they were either stabbed or cut in gruesome ways. The rest were covered in bullet holes. The carnage was caused by the man who is pointing his pistol at the scientist. The gunman's facial expression was neutral; though the scientist could not tell because of the sunglasses he was wearing.

"Please....spare my life," the scientist pleaded, wetting his pants.

The gunman held the same neutral expression and responded with disgust in his voice. "You want me to show you mercy? What about all those poor people you've experimented on and disposed of? Did you show them mercy?"

"Please.....I'll quit this job... an-an-and I'll find something else to do," the scientist begged while breathing heavily. "I promise...I will never hurt anyone again."

"I know you won't."

BOOM

A bullet entered the scientist's head and exited through the back, spraying blood behind him. The scientist fell backwards and laid on the floor with his eyes open.

"Because I'll make sure that never happens," the gunman said, as he put his pistol into his shoulder holster within his black jacket.

He turned from the scientist, picked up his rucksack and M4, and carried them on his back. He went to the podium, typed down some coordinates he memorized, and pulled a lever. The machine started making spark noises. In the middle of the archway, a portal started to open. It was going to take some time before the portal opens completely, but not too long.

While he was waiting, the man in black pulled something out of his right pocket and looked at what he was holding. It was a detonator. He had planted explosives all over the compound base before he entered this room. The whole time he was in the base, he was able to kill silently anyone who got in his way. When he was in the room that housed the portal machine, he made his presence known and killed everyone. Unfortunately, the alarm was raised, so reinforcements will be arriving soon.

As the portal was getting close to finishing, he pondered his decision one last time.

"I hope you are watching this Sheldon," he remarked.

Liberty no longer exists in this world. The governments have made it impossible for the people to live without fear and oppression. Not a day goes by when a person dies for offending the government. Everyone has been forcefully conformed and co-opted to obey the will of the state. The people no longer have the courage to resist anymore. Earth has become a world-wide gulag, where the people are slaves and the government is their master.

The man in black reminiscences the recent events with pain and sorrow. He had to fight back tears as he thought of his recent past. His home had been confiscated, his assets had been seized, he was fired from his job, his family was murdered, and all of his friends have either died or betrayed him. He has lost everyone and everything. He has nothing left in this world. All he has left is his freedom, and he will let no one take that away.

His last friend, Sheldon, was the inventor of the portal machine in the room. Sheldon was a big time nerd who studied quantum physics and was an engineer. He discovered the existence of trans-dimensional travel and dedicated his life to making it possible. When he was successful, he wanted to take his friends with him to escape from this tyrannical world and start over in the next dimension he had in mind. The government, however, found out about the project and wanted to seize the machine for their own agenda. When Sheldon resisted, the soldiers killed him and dumped his body into a landfill.

"Bastards," the man in black commented.

Wanting to escape from this world-wide prison and avenge the death of his friend, the man in black infiltrated the government base for a two-fold purpose: to enter the portal himself and destroy the machine. Some of the explosives  were right next to the computer monitors and hard drives, which contained the blueprints of the portal machine. In order to make sure that nothing in the base will remain, he also planted explosives next to some nuclear warheads.

"Well, some people will be happy about the disappearance of nuclear weapons," he smirked.

He was interrupted from his thoughts by the banging of doors. The guards started coming in and were shocked to see the carnage in the room. Using the guard's hesitation to his advantage, the man in black un-holstered his M4 and started spraying bullets at them. Two guards were killed while the rest dove for cover.

COME ON! OPEN THE PORTAL UP ALREADY! The man in black thought as he continued to fire his weapon. The worst thing happened to him at a time like this. He emptied his magazine.

CLICK

"Crap!" He hid behind a cover nearby and began reloading while the guards returned fire.

"HOLD YOUR DAMN FIRE! YOU'LL DAMAGE THE MACHINE!" Yelled one of the guards.

The man in black reloaded and saw that the portal was almost done.

Yes!

"Come out with your hands up and we promise you will have a fair trial!" the leader of the guards demanded.

Bull crap! "No! You may control this world, but you will not spread your tyranny into the next dimension! That I promise you!" The man in black yelled defiantly from cover.

"Are you an idiot?!" What makes you think we are not going to follow you through that portal," the leader inquired.

Instead of answering, the man in black just grinned. The portal just opened completely. He had the machine set up to open the portal for twenty seconds only, giving him plenty of time to leave his parting gift. As soon as he pressed the button on his detonator, the base started to shake violently and the guards were panicking.

"Yippee-Ki-Yay you bastards!" the man in black yelled as he ran from cover and dove into the portal. As soon as he got through, the portal closed, leaving screams and destruction behind.

Back To The Present

"Hehe, I came out of that world with a bang," the human smirked as he walked in the Everfree Forest.

His last action on earth has lead thousands of personnel to their deaths. He had no regrets though. As far as he was concerned, everyone who worked for the authoritarian regime was evil, including the scientists who worked in that base he blew up. He has been criticized for his black and white approach to things, but he doesn't care about anyone's opinions. Only what he believed was right.

It has been three years since he has enter this magical dimension. He was very much surprised to find this world filled with talking animals who can actually reason, something he never saw on earth. He thought he had found a chance to live in peace. Instead he found trouble wherever he went.  Apparently this world has never seen a human being before, so the majority of the creatures he has met have not given him a warm welcome. He encountered individuals who preferred to kill first and ask questions later, and they paid a price for their murder attempts. He has met creatures who tried to hustle him, assuming that he was an idiot. He surprised them with his wits. He had also encountered timid creatures who ran in fright and called for the authorities to arrest him. Thanks to his hellish experience on earth, the human had no patience to let the authorities bring him in, not even for questioning. He would skip town whenever the authorities were after him, and if they attempted to arrest him, he would leave them unconscious. One time, he punched a law enforcement officer in the nose for disrespectfully calling him a hairless ape. That last act the human was not proud of, because it was done out of anger, not self-defense. He made a mental note to control his anger next time. Overall, where ever this man went, he would always be forced to defend himself and get out of dodge.

"*Sigh* I'm sick and tired of all of this. I have to constantly protect my freedom where ever I go. Why can't anyone just leave me be? *Sigh* Hopefully, the next town is different," he said to himself.

He found a smooth stone to sit on and took some time to relax and eat a snack. The meal was small, but it was enough to reduce his hunger to a minimum. After quieting his stomach, he took out his map and examined it, keeping his M4 close to him in case something tries to get a jump at him. He took a good look at his next destination on the map.

"Ponyville," he remarked, chuckling at the unusual name. "I guess I'm going to be expecting to see ponies next. Unless I'm over analyzing the name. Hmmm. I doubt it."

Ponyville, from what he has heard, is as town where peace and tolerance reigns, where friendship is magic. Friendship was not really the human's major priority. After all the harsh experiences he has endured both on Earth and in this magical dimension, he wasn't really sure if he can open himself up to anyone again. The town's term "peace and tolerance" was what drew him. He was hoping to live in a place where he will not be judged by his appearance, and where the inhabitants will leave him be and let him enjoy his freedom peacefully. Of course, he was not under the illusion that he was going to be welcomed with open arms. Whether he likes it or not, they have never seen a human being before and are going to look at him with suspicion and worry. He can certainly understand the feeling. If these magical creatures ever came to earth, the earthlings would have reacted the very same way. The two worlds are not that different after all. He's going to have to earn their trust if he wants them to treat him fairly.

"I'll burn that bridge when I get there," He said.

As he continued to examine the map, he noticed that Ponyville was only a few miles from his location. Satisfied with his observation, he put his map back in his rucksack and got himself ready to move on. Before he took another step, he heard a scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

He immediately stopped to hear where the scream was coming from. From what he can tell, the scream sounded like a child's voice. The next group of sounds made his muscles tense in worry.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

"ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"

"That doesn't sound good," he said, before he took off running in the direction of the noises.