Fallen Hero

1st Person

For those who read this World War 3 has begun and the Allies are loosing. America is being invaded on the east coast. This is the first time around 200 years since an actual war was fought on continental forty eight states. Some force that I don't even know what, showed up in the world 4 months ago. Since then we have been at war. This force literally seemed to have came out of no where and seems to be using almost godly power. Now they are pushing on my homeland. It's time for them to know the full force of the United States Military! Go Seals!

We stood there with the back of the plane up open. As we flew we could see the anti-air things, these don't look normal, and some of the planes get hit. Yes I know that you really can see them at the speed they're flying. But something about this didn't seem right. As I looked away and around the back of the plane, I saw my team praying. They didn't have to say why, we all knew what they were praying for. That this damn bird doesn't get shot out of the fucking sky like some of the others were. It's very chilling when you can feel the explosion of another plane getting hit, then look out and see it falling out of the sky. It's one thing when you read about it, see it in a movie or video game. Then it's another thing when you live it. Well time to rally the team. "Ok men, 2 minutes till drop. Suit up. I know you we don't know where we are dropping but know that we are doing this to defend America! This is our country and today we push to take it back!"

"Hooyah!" The rest of my squad responded.

I made sure my face mask, two bags, rifle, side arm, dog straps were all fully attached. Then I kneeled down to my dog before I strapped him tight to me. "Hey Zeus, buddy. I know that we've been through a lot through out the years and well it looks like we're almost done. This is gonna be one of our last mission that we have to fight in. I know we aren't that old but I think it's time for us to settle down." Bark. I smiled, "I'm glad you agree. Ready for the jump." Bark. I smiled and rubbed his head as I stood up to face John. "Hey what you writing?"

John turned to me as he put the paper and his pen away. "Oh it's just a letter to my family, so that they know that I love them. You know, just incase something happens. I write a new one before every drop, it's like a ritual. The thing is each letter changes slightly from the last."

"Very cool. Time..." Out of no where the plane shook violently. Imagine the worse turbulence ever and multiply that by 5. Yeah, it was that bad.

The voice on the intercom comes on. "Seal's we are under heavy fire. Jump now. Jump now." Fuck we're jumping to early. "Jump..." The pilot was cut off from another impact. With that the plane began to rotate and fall. Fuck.

"Seals jump! Jump now!" I was the last one to jump, to make sure my whole team cleared the plane. When it was my turn I looked back and began to see the inside of the plane be engulfed in flames. As my last foot hit the edge of the ramp I whispered my little ritual thing. "Good bye to you good soldiers that die today. If I am to die, I look forward to sharing a beer in our afterlife." Once I cleared the plane, I turned around to look and saw something like an anti-air hit it a cause it explode. With that I rotated to face the grown and my mission popped up on my HUD.

"Squad our mission is to land in Central Park and begin to take back Manhattan."

"Understand Sir." The squad responded on the radio. With that I changed my radio to the channel just between me and John.

"John the weather doesn't look right. All intel says it should be partially partial cloudy to cloudy. Not that there should be a fucking thunderstorm going on. Something doesn't sit well about this mission, even this war. It was like this source just came out of no where."

John responded on the radio, "I know Leo. Then about this mission, well it's a little to late turn back. Cause you know, we are already free falling." We both chuckled, that smart ass. "Now let's just get to where we need to. Our bodies are fully covered so the rain won't hurt and if we do get a little wet then we do. We will do this Leo."

"I know lets go. Zeus prepare to get a little wet." After 30 seconds we got into the storm. "John this doesn't seem like a normal storm. Lat time I check storms don't have bright green lighting." I began to hear my squad yell as if they are getting shot. The whole time I kept my eye on John to make sure he stays fine. After another few seconds we were somehow on top of a forest and it was sunny and partially cloudy. What the actual fuck just happened? I just checked my altimeter and it said we were at 500 feet. "John deploy your parachute now. We are too low. Deploy now." With that both of our chutes deployed he was about 20 feet below me. After another minute of so, give or take we hit the ground. Well I hit ground, John on the other hand got caught in the canopy and had to cut himself down.

3rd Person:

Two Hours Later

Applejack and Rainbow Dash were working on Sweet Apple Acres, when suddenly they heard a voice yelling coming from the back of the farm in the in the Everfree Forest. “Get the fuck off of him!” Gun shots. Growl. “Stay back you monster! John stay awake. Zeus fall back! Don’t you fucking die on me John! Get off you fucking tree demon! Ahhhhh!”

Applejack and Rainbow Dash took off to the sound. “Applejack, ummm... what was that noise? That isn't any apple bucking related, is it?”

The voice from the Everfree came again, "Come in! Command! Oh fucking static, great! Where the fuck are we?... Fuck, the fucking radio is fucking dead. Fuck this mission! Ah get the fuck off of me. What the fuck are you? Zeus left, boy! John I know you're hardly awake but where the fuck are we? We are suppose to be in Manhattan, more specifically Central Park, not in the middle of a fucking forest! There are creatures here that should not exist. Uhh!" More gun shots.

Applejack turned to Rainbow Dash, “The person does have a very foul vocabulary. But I don’t kn…” but she was cut off by a man yelling and more gun shots. “Let’s just get there fast. Those names don't sound like pony names but they definitely need our help." As soon as they got close they saw a 2 legged creature dragging another one behind him on a parachute as a makeshift sled. The one that was standing was all cut up on his arms and legs from falling and the claws of the timber wolfs. While him and the dog pulled the one on the ground. All while doing this he was firing into the woods. The one being dragged had a lot more blood on him. In particular the blood was coming out of his stomach and he had to apply pressure with his left hand to slow it down. With his right hand the dragged one was grabbed a couple grenades and threw them. “Dash what was…” Again she was cut off, this time from the grenades. “Go get Twilight and tell her to get the princess now! We are gonna need the princess for some quick medical to even think about transporting them to a hospital. Also to find out what these things are.”

Dash nodded but before she took off she turned to Applejack, "Hey don't get to close to those two and that dog, they look dangerous. Just keep an eye but if one looks like it's about to die go help but please be careful." She sped away with a trail rainbow behind her.

Applejack just stood there and thought. "Did they say they were suppose to land in Manehattan? Why would they want to go there? I need to tell the princess this."

1st Person:

I stood over John who was severely bleeding from his gut. “Fuck John, stay awake. Can you help me get your back pack off.” He nodded and did the best he could to take of his bag. Uhh where does he keep the medical supplies. His parachute was cut a way when we landed. Luckily I still had mine and was able to use it to drag him out of those fucking woods.“John where is the first aid kit?”

“Second pocket. Uhhh.” He pulled off his goggles, helmet and face mask. Now that we weren't moving, John was beginning to realize the severity of the injury. Then he began to hyperventilate and go into shock.

“John I need you to calm down and stay with me. Zeus go get the bag. Thanks boy.” I pulled it out and quickly grabbed a morphine shot and jabbed him in the stomach to lessen his pain. “John, I can’t give you anymore than that because of your blood loss but I’m gonna save you.”

“It’s to late. *Cough* Take this and give it to my family. *Cough*” The dog whined because he knew how bad the situation was. Anyone in the area who could see knew how bad the situation was.

“I will not give them that letter, because you are coming home with me after I patch you up.” I began to tear up because I knew, we both knew, he wasn’t going to make it unless he got medical treatment now. Just that wouldn't happen because we are in the middle of an unknown land. I just couldn't admit that he was going to die though. John and I have been through so much together in the military. We always had each others back from when we were in elementary school and all the way up in till now. I can’t lose really my only family and friend.

“Leo, we both know I’m gonna die, just calm down. See I’m calm.” Now he began to tear up and I really began to cry as I scooted under him and held him, the dog began to whine.

“How can you be so calm? Even dog is even less calm then you.” I felt tears beginning roll down my eyes but we both let out a slight chuckle.

“Well I’m not that calm. I’m just at peace with the world and I’m not scared of dying now that I know I’m about to be. Please promise to do what I asked you.”

I finally broke because now it was next to a hundred percent that he was gonna die. “I promise to do as you asked.”

“It’s been a pleasure to have been your friend all these years since we were children. It’s a shame this is how it has to end.” He lifted his arms up and pointed at the giant wholes in his stomach from where those fucking tree wolf things stabbed him.

“The pleasure has been all mine. I’m gonna miss you as a friend.” The dog even seemed to be crying, with me.

“Hey look at me. You are gonna be fine, you will make knew friends to get you back on your feet. Promise me when I die you send me off like a viking. Make me a wooden structure and burn it.” I nodded at his request.

“How can I make friends? Everyone I’ve ever had as a friend or my family has died. I can’t go through that again.”

“Leo I… I…” Zeus

“No! No! No! Don’t you die yet! I’m not done talking to my best friend! Please John! Stay with me! No! Fuck! Uhhh CPR!” I immediately started chest compressions. “One…two…three…four…” Ok I just did thirty. Now tilt head back, two breaths, check for pulse and air flow then repeat. I must have done this seven times before he came back, I hadn’t noticed if anyone was around. All I cared about was keeping my brother in arms alive.

3rd Person:

Fluttershy looked at Celestia and asked, “Princess, what is that thing doing? It looks like he’s breaking his chest and then kissing him. Look at that dog, it's so loyal. It's staying so calm, yet keeping his guard up the whole time, to protect them.”

The princess wasn't even sure what Leo was doing. Celestia had heard of humans before do to myths. For ponies, anything that had no fur or tail and walked on two legs was just unimaginable outside of myths. Now the 8 ponies present were standing in front of two and one was dying. The princess turned to Fluttershy, “I… I don’t know what he is doing but yes that dog seems really, really loyal. But I think he is trying to save the one on the ground. His friend had suffered a severe injury to his stomach from what I'm assuming was a timber wolf. If he can get him breathing I maybe able to keep him alive e enough to get to the hospital.”

With that Leo had gotten John back to breathing and having a week pulse. “See John I got you, you’re not gonna die. Now I just have to stop the bleeding.” With that Leo quickly went into the bag and pulled out a hose and two needles. Attaching a needle to both ends he would be able to transfer blood into John. Even though doing a direct blood transfusion like this is frowned upon. Leo had to do this if there was any chance of John living. Leo had O negative blood so he could give John some. He also had no disease so the blood he was giving was safe. After he started the blood flow, he went to grab his suture kit. That is when Leo looked up and saw eight ponies start to walk towards him and his injured comrade. Immediately Leo drew his M9 and pointed at them. “Stay back you animals. I don’t want to harm you. Stay back.” The ponies stopped as soon as they saw the gun pointed at them. They had heard the noise from the larger gun and were scared.

Then after a standoff Princess Celestia stepped forward. As soon as she did Leo shot right in front of where she was walking. All the ponies except for the two princesses stepped back but they did glare angrily at Leo. “Stay back!” The dog stood up immediately got in between the princesses and Leo. Zeus clawed at the grown and started to growl and bark at the princesses.

“Sir, we mean you know harm. We only wish to help and we can save your friend. Are you a human?” Celetia said calmly even after almost being shot.

“Stop! How can you talk? Your just a pony and ponies don’t talk. Ponies are just animal used as transportation and work. So how can you guarantee anything his safety? How can you have wings and a horn?" This struck a nerve with a few all but Celestia and Luna. Rainbow Dash in particular took that harshly and was about to fly out and attack but Applejack bit Dash’s tail to keep her in place.

“Sir, on our planet ponies are sentient beings like you and are more or less, the dominant species. Ponies can also have wings or a horn or none and in rare cases can have both wings and a horn. If anything how are you here? Humans are a myth here. Now for your friend, I can guarantee he has a better chance of living if you let us help. If you don’t, he will die here now. Sir, what is your name?”

“Ok, I… I will let you try to save him. The name is Leo, you don’t need to know my last name. I’m a captain in the United States Navy. I’m a Navy Seal.”

Pinkie Pie immediately burst out, “Your not a seal, silly. Your a human.” Leo gave Pinkie Pie a stare that rivals Fluttershy's and immediately got Pinkie Pie to shut up and back up.

“I’m in the special forces of the U.S. Navy. The Navy Seals are what my group is called. Now are you going to help my fellow comrade or not?” Slowly the commander began to realize how much blood loss he was having. Light headedness began to just kick in as he stumbled back but keeping the gun pointed at Celestia.

As Celestia came up she noticed the Leo stumble. "Sir, are you ok?"

"Yeah just a little light headed from blood loss. Please just help John first. Once he is fixed then you can fix me up next." He pointed at at his friend who was passed out and hardly breathing.

"Please have a seat so if you pass out the fall isn't that far." With that he sat down and shortly after he passed out. "Jeez what have these to soldiers been through sister? Then look at this dog. It won't leave his owners side. It is like the dog and Leo are one and like they have served together. Do people on earth use their animals to fight wars?" Celestia asked Luna as she began to charge up her horn to heal the John and Leo enough for transport to the Ponyville hospital.

Luna just looked shocked. To the ponies, at least half the things that were attached to the two passed out soldiers were far more advanced than current technology state. "I really have no clue for both of your questions. I mean look at these weapons. They sounded like Pinkie Pie's cannon but fire at insane amount quicker. Then they are also more accurate and do more damage then our most accurate weapons or archery and our state of the art crossbow, at longer ranges. And the crossbows are still way into development and can hit nearly the rate of fire as these. The dog, well I don't know let me try to move it." The dog begins to grow at Luna as she tries to pull him away from his passed out owner. "The bond these two share must run beyond deep, sister."

Celestia nodded. "We shall make sure to question these men when they wake up. Or at least ask Leo when he does because I don't know if John is gonna make it."

"Sounds good sister. Also we need to ask him about why he wanted to go to Manehattan. Applejack to me that she heard Leo here, yell about supposing to be there. But now we do have to move these two and this dog, to the Ponyville hospital."