What else is up There?

Foreword: Pay close attention to this chapter, it's very important.

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Chapter Nine

Visions

March 24th, 2553
Equestrian star system
Town of Ponyville
Unicorn Twilight Sparkle

"Twilight" Rainbow Dash's voice called out in a whisper, emanating from everywhere around the Unicorn.

"Rainbow?" Twilight asked, looking around her surroundings. The lavender Unicorn was in a large open field that had absolutely no places to hide in, so she couldn't be sure where Dash's voice was coming from.

"Twilight" Rainbow declared once again, this time in a firmer tone; she didn't sound very happy.

"Rainbow, where are you?" Twilight inquired, looking around the area once again to see if she could locate the Pegasus. She of course also checked the sky to see if Dash was hovering above her.

Rainbow was no where to be seen.

"It's all your fault, Twilight" Dash said, confusing the lavender Unicorn even further.

Just then a bright cloud appeared some distance ahead and high in the air, looking too surreal to be a natural cloud.

Suddenly Rainbow Dash leaped from the cloud and began streaking for the ground, her wings not moving at all.

"Rainbow!" Twilight screamed, immediately starting to gallop for the cloud to save her friend. But no matter how fast she went she couldn't reach the cloud and wouldn't be able to save her falling Pegasus friend.

Rainbow Dash struck the ground with a sickening crunch right in front of Twilight, who screamed in horror as she looked down at the dead body of her friend.

"Your fault!" Dash's disembodied voice screamed. "It's all your fault!"

"NO!" Sparkle shouted back, cowering down and covering her head with her forehooves as the ghostly visions of not only Rainbow Dash but also Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy.

All four of them shouted "your fault!"

"NOOOOOOO!" Twilight screamed as her friends surrounded her, towering over her and coming closer as they began to swallow the lavender Unicorn with their bodies, pulling her down into the realm of darkness.

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Twilight Sparkle awoke with a scream, shooting upright and immediately falling off her bed and landing on the floor.

Twilight rubbed her head where it struck the floorboards before standing up and heading into the bathroom where she turned on the sink faucet and splashed cold water on her face. She didn't have to worry about waking Spike as he was away in Canterlot and Captain Mitchell had returned to his ship.

What was that all about? Twilight wondered, drying her face off and locking the bathroom door as she sat down on the toilet to pee.

Sparkle sighed and soon finished and exited the bathroom, stepping outside onto her balcony and looking up at the night sky.

At least the sky is clear tonight; I can see all the stars and constellations Twilight thought as she took in all of the night's natural beauty.

If only Princess Luna were still alive Sparkle mused, sudden sorrow overcoming her as she thought back to when she first heard about the Princess of the Night's death.

Sad day for all of us, including Princess Celestia. Even though she didn't show it I still think the death of Luna hit her hard. In fact I think— Twilight's thoughts were cut off when movement by the moon caught her eye, prompting her to levitate her telescope over to take a look.

The lavender Unicorn took a look and was surprised when she saw dozens of Covenant ships swarming around the moon, all of them slowly encroaching upon Equestria.

"Must be the rest of Rala's fleet" Twilight said to herself, remembering that the Sangheili was indeed a Fleetmaster and commanded an entire armada of Covenant ships.

I wonder how the rest of Equestria will respond with an entire Sangheili fleet descending upon our planet. I know that many ponies around Equestria have petitioned Princess Celestia to order Rala 'Toram and his ship to leave the lavender Unicorn thought.

I know the Sangheili were responsible for the deaths of thousands of ponies twenty years ago but can't we all just move on? The Sangheili that are here aren't even the ones that were under the leadership of Shipmaster 'Saramee?

"Oh, Thar…" Twilight said; thinking about Thar 'Saramee and the friendship she formed with him always saddened her greatly.

Intense humming caught the attention of the lavender Unicorn and she looked to the left to Canterlot far in the distance, seeing a Covenant ship descend from space and come to a stop above Canterlot; the vessel was a CSO-class Supercarrier similar to what Thar 'Saramee's ship had been twenty years ago.

"Hmm, I wonder what the Sangheili Shipmaster of this ship will be like" Sparkle mused as she turned around to go back inside to get some more sleep.

Suddenly there was a tremendous explosion causing Twilight to whip around and look back at Canterlot, seeing a red stream falling down from the Supercarrier slicing through the Royal City, causing many explosions and assuredly killing hundreds and possibly thousands instantly.

"WHAT? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Twilight shrieked in horror as the red beam continued to slash through Canterlot.

Just then more Covenant ships descended from the skies and immediately began the same thing, an act that Thar once explained was called glassing; raining plasma on a planet's surface until it had killed everything and everyone and rendered a planet uninhabitable.

"Oh nonononononoNO! NOO!" Twilight yelled, unwilling to accept the reality of the situation.

Suddenly another Covenant ship came down directly above Ponyville and began its glassing, red plasma raining down along the outer edges of the town.

The true Covenant had returned.

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Author's note: And so it begins...the last remnants of the Covenant Empire have found Equestria and are looking to finish what Thar 'Saramee started twenty years ago. Will they succeed? Or will our heroes rise above and destroy them? Only time will tell.

These legal notes are fucking things up! I'm never gonna see my wife and kids again! That's bullshit!: Captain James Mitchell, Fleetmaster Rala 'Toram, Shipmaster Thar 'Saramee and all related characters belong to me. Twilight Sparkle, Spike the Dragon, Princess Celestia, and all related characters belong to Hasbro. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro. Halo belongs to 343 Industries(unfortunately.)