“What in the flying fuck is it now?!” I yelled, wondering why I couldn’t have one moment of peace.
“D-dad, can’t you just let it go?” Asked Scootaloo with tears still in her eyes.
“Kid, as much as I just want to sit here forever with you and talk about my problems, I just can’t. Duty calls.” I said sadly as Pulled my mask over my head to hide the single tear that slowly fell down my cheek and gripped my pistol.
“But-
“I’ll make it up to you, I swear!” I said jogging out the door. Running down the stairs I got this sick feeling in my stomach. I slowly gained speed as I went through the door. Two of my troops were in the plaza dodging ponies running away from whatever had ripped me away from my newly trusted friends.
“Sir, Trip sent us here to come with you!” Yelled Corporal Barker, a female yellow Pegasus with green hair. Her companion was Sergeant Tool.
“Good, he knows what he’s doing. Now let’s go!” I yelled to them. As continued moving through the streets towards a rising column of purple smoke. I was soon followed by many regular guard ponies who had seen me storm out of the station.
The smoke was thick and purple. There was something different about it though. It didn’t just rise into the air, it sank onto the ground like a fountain if you will. As I got closer it started to form a veil over my ankles. It almost felt like my steps were getting heavier. I was sure my mind was just pulling tricks on me.
“Corporal you get my six, private you get beside me. The rest of you form a perimeter!” I yelled slowing down allowing them to catch up and take position.
I took my pistol out of the holster as we got closer to the point where the smoke was rising. I could feel an odd presence around us almost as if the smoke was alive.
“Oh shit!” I screamed as I fell forward into the crater of the explosion. Rolling down the hill I squeezed my gun and popped a round off when I hit the bottom.
“Son of a bitch.” I wheezed as I rolled onto my back. I opened my eyes to see a roof of smoke covering the crater, vision blurred by the blow and the smoke. When my head had cleared I rolled to my side and got on my knees.
“R-rush?” I heard a voice that I could barely recall being familiar. Looking over I saw the battered and bruised looking form of my friend and squad leader, Jet.
Thinking that it was just an illusion I slammed my fist into the form expecting just the thud of the dirt. Instead I felt my balled up hand hit the ballistic plate and bounce off.
“Dude, what the hell?!” He was here. He was actually here. All thoughts in my mind had stopped.
“Holy shit. Holy fucking shit! Are you okay?!” I asked with all former ideas I had just being shredded from my mind.
“Yeah I feel fine. Where are we? What the hell is going on? You got blown to shit!” He asked looking at me through his wraparound sunglasses.
“Man, I don’t have enough time to tell you where we are or what happened. C’mon, we need to get you out of here.” I said lending out my hand with a toothy smile that he couldn’t see because of my mask.
“Thanks bro.” He said. I felt his glove slap mine and gave a pull to get him off the ground.
“Wait. How are we going to get out of here?” He said as he looked at the wall of dirt.
“I got an idea. Do you still have your two knives?” I asked gripping my gold knife and the one that I had inherited.
“Yeah. I think I know what you’re getting at here.” He said as he backed up to the slope of dirt behind us. I followed suit and got my knives ready. We sprinted to the other side and jumped up and stabbed our knives into the dirt. Luckily it wasn’t loose or crumbly so we didn’t fall and stab ourselves with them.
Reaching the top I pulled myself up and sheathed my blades.
“Holy shit, where the hell did you get that?!” I whispered loudly, spotting the tube with a pointed object at the top, as I almost dropped him.
“Whoa! You mean the RPG? Got it off a couple guys that were planning an ambush for a convoy.”
“Right, tell no one what that is alright.”
“Okay?” He said questioningly.

After pulling Jet up over the side, he had on some heavier gear and couldn’t pull himself up, I turned around to face five city guards with their spears pointed at us through the smoke. Then there were my two rangers who were advancing.
“Stand down, I got a friendly!” I yelled into the smoke that was slowly clearing up.
“Captain, you okay?” Asked Barker.
“Yeah, accidental discharge.” I yelled to them.
“If I had a bit for every time I heard that.” I could hear Barker mumble.
“This maybe a bit surprising, so you may want to prepare a bit.” I said, pulling my mask down.
“How bad could it… be?” He asked walking out of the smoke so he could see. I watched him for a second before following him. I came up to his side and saw his face. It was a surprised look to say the least.
“You okay their bud?” I asked.
“I-I uh, aww fuck it.” He said before falling backwards.
“OH SHIT!” I yelled grabbing him, not wanting him to set the RPG off. After I had pulled it off and slung it over my back, along with the RPD, I gripped the handle on the top of his pack and started to drag him back to the guard house.
“Corporal, make sure no one goes over there.” I grunted, pulling the Heavy mass of armor and gear that covered Jet.
“How are we suppose to do that?!” She yelled.

“I don’t know. Entertain them with stories of your horrible sex life.” I yelled dragging Jet away. I turned and saw her face turn red.

“Well at least I’m getting some entertainment out of this.” I whispered to myself.
I drugged my former commanding officer across the town gathering looks from the ponies. When I reached the house I pushed open the door and drug him up stairs. I reached the room I was in with the mane six still in there. I threw the body into the room startling them.
“Agh, another one?!” Yelled Twilight.
“Oh was the first one not good enough for you?” I asked with a tired grin.
“No no it’s ju-
“It was joke, calm down. Anybody got some water?” I asked.
“Here.” Said Rainbow, giving me a small cup of clear liquid.
“Scootaloo do you mind covering your ears real quick?” I asked looking over and seeing her confused look as she covered her ears with her hooves.
“WAKE THE FUCK UP!” I screamed throwing the liquid on to Jet.
“Oh wait that wasn’t water!” Yelled Dash.
“AGH MY NOSE!” Yelled Jet, rolling over holding his face.
“Aww my vodka.” I said sadly
“Why would you do that?” He asked.
“Why would you pass out with a fucking RPG!?” I yelled.
“Dude I swear, I saw a bunch of ponies and shit, and how the fuck are you alive?!” he yelled.
“Hold up hold up, whos this feellar?” Asked Apple Jack. Jet turned around to see who was talking.
“I’m his C- WHAT THE FUC-MMPHHHHPHHHMM!?” He screamed as I grabbed him from behind.
“Would you all mind giving me a couple of minutes?” I asked in an annoyed tone. They all nodded and walked out the door and closed it. I let go of Jet’s head as his freak out finished.
“What the fuck man!? That was the mane six!” He yelled.
“Keep it down will ya? Last thing I need right now is for them to find out they were a show back on Earth.”

“Back on Earth? Where the fuck are we now, and you never answered me, how are you still alive?!” He exclaimed.

“If it wasn’t fucking obvious already were in Equestria. To answer your other question, I don’t actually know how I’m alive. I should be dead.”

“No shit, we came back and got your body. We fucking buried you, it’s been three months.” He said angrily.

“Oh shit, three months? It’s only been a couple of weeks here. How the fuck does that work?” I asked confused as to how it could have been a whole three months.

“I don’t know man. I’m a soldier not a scientist. How is any of this possible? I mean I would love to stay here, believe me I would, but we have job to do.” He said standing up.

“A job to do? I thought this was all a dream before you got here. If I knew it wasn’t I wouldn’t have adopted a kid and massacred the diamond dogs. I also wouldn’t have tried to ride a bear.” I said, barely able to believe what was happening.

“You adopted a kid? Why in the name of fucking Christ would you adopt a kid?” He asked slowly.

“She reminded me of myself.” I said with a hint of anger.

“So let me get this straight. The past couple of weeks you have been here you have adopted a kid, rode a bear, massacred the diamond dogs, and come back from the dead.”

“That is correct.” I replied laying my pistol on the table beside my bunk.

“As angry as I should be, I’m not.” He said flatly.

“Well, that’s good news. Want a drink?” I asked grabbing a bottle of cheap wine that I had looted from a liquor store back on Earth.

“Yeah sure.” He sighed.

“That’s my battle.” I said tossing him the bottle after taking a swig.

“So I have a question.” He said taking a sip from the bottle.

“What would that be?” I asked him while unloading my 1911.

“How am I alive?” He asked, catching me off guard.

“What do you mean?”

“Dude, I had a building collapse on me. How in the hell did I walk away unscathed?” He asked confused.

“Probably the same way I am. Though from the looks of you, a little less violently.” I said taking off my mask.

“How is that exactly?” He asked handing me the bottle.

“Fuck if I know. I don’t question how it happened or why. The only thing I know is that I have another mission.” I said placing the bottle back into the duffle bag.

“What’s the mission?” He asked taking off his backpack and placing it on the bunk below mine.

“I guess to just do what we can here. Do what we did back home. Just make things better where we can.” I said hopefully.

“Right so I noti-

His sentence was interrupted by a knocking at the door.

“Can we come back in now? We would like to meet this new human.” Said Twilight from behind the door. I looked over to Jet. He nodded taking a drink from his canteen.

“Yeah come on in.” I said walking over to my bunk.

“So who are you exactly?” Asked Scootaloo accusingly.

“This is your uncle Jet scoots, play nice.” I said watching Jet choke on his water.

“Are you alright?” Asked Twilight concerned.

“Fine, just a little shocked by the situation.” He said.

“Right, well you all have fun. I have to go unfu- fix the situation out there.” I said catching myself.

“But you just got back!” Said Scootaloo.

“I know kid, but it won’t be that long.” I said reloading my pistol and walking out the door. I felt a little knot in my throat from leaving them but I knew they would be fine.

“God forbid there be anymore shit that happens today.” I said walking out of the building.

Author's Note

Right so I got this chapter up fast enough, at least for me. But, I need proof readers, so if your interested send me a message.