"Alright Alpha squad welcome to your first mission in Afghanistan," said the General. "Your mission is to track down and kill Muhammad Saleed. Our intelligence has figured that he and his gang are hiding in this abandoned town. Your mission is to find and kill him at all costs. Do you understand soldiers!!"
"Sir yes Sir!!"
"Good, now I want everyone ready to hop on the transport truck in 2 hours time. NOW MOVE IT! GO GO GO GO!"
"Ugh, that briefing was horrible!" said John.
"Yeah, the general can be so demanding and loud sometimes," replied Thomas.
"Well, that's what we signed up for as soldiers anyway," smirked Ian.
"I guess your right, I'm just ready for my time here to be up so I can go home and see my girlfriend," said John.
"Exactly", said Thomas.
"Well we better get ready to hop on the transport truck, don't want the squad leader mad and all!", groaned Ian.
All three walked towards their cabins packing their guns, ammo, food, and other military gear into their large packs. As they walked out of their cabins they joined back together and proceeded walking towards the transport truck.
"So looks like the losers are early this time", said Josh.
"Can it!"
"Ha!, you losers couldn't even shoot a guy if he was gonna shoot you and your whole family. What a bunch of scaredy cats!"
We continued walking trying to avoid Josh and his train of insults. When we finally arrived at the truck station the General spoke.
"Alright soldiers thank you for being on time. Now your mission is going to be one of the most dangerous we have done in this squad before," said the general. "If you would all please load up on the trucks we will be on our way to kill Muhammad Saleed! Now move it!"
When they had all loaded up on the two trucks they were off to an abandoned town.
Ian's POV
Dang all the seats near John and Thomas are taken, well guess I'll have to sit next to Burt.
"Hey Burt how ya doin'?", I said.
"O pretty good", he replied.
O God his breath smells and I think the whole truck can smell his pits too.
This is going to be a very long truck ride.
Johns POV
"Alright! Finally off that dang truck," I said.
"Yeah!", groaned Thomas. "That was a back killer."
I asked Ian about the ride and he complained that it was horrible because he had to sit next to "smelly Burt".
As we all walked down one of the streets as a squad we were listening for any kind of noise. When had gotten to the center of the city the General decided to divide us all up into groups of three. Thomas, Ian, and I got put together and were on our way down one of the streets when I heard a suppressed bullet and burning feeling in my stomach.
"Guys, I think I've been shot!"
They both swerved around and saw my shirt slowly growing red by the second.
"O MY GOSH he's bleeding!", yelled Thomas.
"I know!", replied Ian. "We need to get some bandages and pressure on the wound pronto!"
" Alright", said Thomas in a very shaky voice.
I heard Ian yell for Thomas to go get some more guys to help carry me to the medical tent.
I heard the voices of my comrades shouting and the sensation of cloth being wrapped around me. I felt pressure on my wound everything was black around me but I could still hear. For a few minutes all sound went and I was in a black void. I was being bounced around because I was being carried. Some of my hearing came back.
"Quickly, get the bullet out and sew him shut!", yelled the doctor.
I heard a female voice explain that she was sticking in an IV and I felt a prick on my arm.
"It's okay, John, I'm here." I heard Thomas say.
If I could have cried then I would have. Thomas had been like a brother to me in the squad and I would never forget it.
"Were losing him again!", I heard the nurse scream.
Then every thing went black.
Thomas POV
"Dang, we lost him," yelled one of the nurses.
"No, not John he actually had a girl friend to live for unlike me and Ian."
The doctor told us he was sorry and that the general had given us the day off. He tried to tell us that he was sorry for our loss and that John was in a better place. He even tried to smile. Thanks Doc! But we are not taking the day off!
We were ready to get total revenge for our lost friend. Ian and I headed out of the medical tent, determined to get revenge for our best friend. We started walking down the street where John had been shot when we heard another suppressed bullet. Luckily, it landed in between my feet.
I turned around and saw a man sitting in a window with a pistol. One shot to the head killed the guy and he fell down two stories. We cheered! John's killer was dead. We still had the bigger challenge ahead of killing Muhammad Saleed though. Thomas and I decided to head back to base camp and check in with intelligence. Hopefully they had picked up on his location.
Johns POV
"Hello John, it's time to wake up to your new life!"
"What?" "Who are you?", I replied.
"It doesn't matter. What matters is that you wake up and begin your new life," the voice said.
"Oh, okay," I replied. "Just as long as I can sleep like this for a long time."
Johns POV
Ugh where am I? I got up only to fall over. Whoa I'm really dizzy. I looked around me and could immediately tell that I wasn't in Afghanistan any more. I was in a lush green forest and I could hear tons of birds and other animals around me. So I tried to heave myself up again and looked at my legs. OMG im a blue wispy horse! What kinda drugs am I on.... All I can remember is a silent bullet and people around me and then a black void, what the heck?
It is ok John said a familiar voice. What you again? I said. Yes me. The voice replied. I have come to teach you about your new body and what you will have to do to survive in this new world. Uhh I have two questions voice. What the hell am I? And where the hell am I? Ah very good questions. The voice said. You are in the magical land of equestria. And you are a Windigo a type of magical being that feeds off of the life force of creatures or the negative energy of others. I'm a windi what now? I replied. You are a Windigo. The voice said. Ok.... So voice what do you want me to do, go find some humans and let them experiment on me? I asked. There are no humans in this world. But there are ponies as the top species. The voice replied. HA! Your kidding me right, ponies can't talk or have any intelligence about them, their brains are too small! I stated. Maybe in your world, but here in equestria ponies rule. The voice replied. You're not kidding.... Well umm I guess I'll just try to get up.
(30 minutes later)
Well it took a good half a hour voice but we did it I can stand and walk around. I said. That is good the voice replied. But now comes a bigger challenge eating. O God I replied. For now you will have to feed off of the life force of small woodland creatures, there are no intelligent beings around to put off negative energy. Ok so let's go find a wabbit! I replied.
(A couple minutes later)
Yeah by the way voice I never did ask how you knew my name and why your even helping me? All your questions will be answered in time John. The voice replied. Hey look I see a duck! I said. Ah yes you may eat that duck if you wish. The voice replied. Will do. I smirked. I trotted up to the duck and he didn't even run away. Huh weird. I said. Well I won't question it time for a good meal. I slapped the duck with my hoof and knocked it out. Now what voice? I asked. Use your magic to drain the duck. The voice replied. Umm how does one drain another ones life force? I asked. Just concentrate on pulling him with your mind and let your magic do the rest. The voice replied. I did as the voice instructed and started pulling the duck with my mind. Suddenly I felt like I had eaten a whole duck and more and the duck turned pale. Ugh Im so full. I told the voice. Yes you have succeeded in pulling the life force out of the duck. It is just like eating a large meal the voice explained. Well what's next on the agenda? I asked the voice. Keep heading north I'm detecting an intelligent creature. The voice replied. Ok you're the boss. I said.
(1hour later)
I've been walking forever voice. I groaned. I know just a little longer and we will enter the clearing of the creatures home. The voice explained. If you say so. I replied. I kept trudging on until I found a small clearing with a house in it. Hey voice I made it. I said. Yes you did and this is where I will also take my leave. All you have to do is knock on the door and explain yourself to the creature inside. The voice said. Yeah thanks for the social lesson mom. I smirked. Then I heard nothing in my head.
Well guess I might as well knock on the door. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Hello is anyone home. I yelled. The door creaked open and in the door way was a zebra and her mouth was wide open. Umm Hi my name is John. I said. I extended a hoof. She just stared at me and then finally came back to her senses and shook my hoof. How do you do John. My name is Zecora. She said. Umm hi Zecora. I said. A voice woke me up in the middle of the forest and told me to come here. I see, very odd, please come in and tell me more maybe we can find out who this voice was. Zecora said. Ok I replied. And I walked into her house.
Nice house Zecora. Thank you John. She replied. So John do you remember anything before the voice awakened you? She said. Umm.. Yeah! I was in the military on Earth and was tracking down this guy when I got shot and everything went black. She just stared at me again. John what species were you before you awoke? I was human. I replied. Ah I see. She said. Only a few of us are left that know of the humans and you are lucky because I am one. My father told me when I was just a filly about humans and your wars. He told me that there was one man that came to equestria and made friends with the ponies and formed a relationship with the Windigo. He eventually went on to marry a Windigo and they had a son. But an evil came lurking in the night and sent the son back to the human world. If I were to guess John you are the descendent of that son. Really.... So when I died I was revived as a Windigo becuase my great grandfather was one? I asked. I would suppose so John. She replied. Have you eaten yet John? She said. Yes the voice taught me how but it told me not to eat intelligent creatures. I replied. I see, that is good, in the morning we will go down to the local village. There is some pony there I wish you to meet. She said. Ok well I'm gonna hit the hay on the couch if ya don't mind. I said. Not at all go ahead. She replied. Goodnight John have pleasant dreams. Thanks Zecora you too. I replied.
Goodnight new world.
