Ever burn your self cooking? Imagine that all over the inside of you body. I don't now what happened, one second I'm walking to the range and the next I'm... 'Floating' some where with my insides on fire and my eyes clenched in pain. Suddenly images flash in my minds eye, weapons, soldiers, some strange power. It all abruptly stops when I hit some thing solid, It doesn't fell like I'm floating any more and now theres a warmth on me. The pain quickly fades and I open my eyes, I'm in a grassy field now, the sky is clear and the sun seems close to it's apex. Getting up I see there isn't much around me, the field is a few miles wide jest at the foot of a mountain with thickets of trees all around in the distance.

When a breeze hits my dark brown hair I remember the visions. Looking at my hands, I put the tips of my right thumb, index, and middle fingers together with the last two stretched wide, focusing a M1911 aperies in my hand from thin air. Examining it, aside form the lack of after market mods its just like the one in my holster. Looking to my other hand I do the same, this time I make a canteen. Sloshing it I can tell is full and smile, with this power my plans got cut down from decades to years. Slightly giddy a simple question brings me down, looking back up and around the question slips out "Where am I"?

Miles to the north east Princess Celestia sat, enjoying an afternoon tea. Looking through the Equestrian Times she found another article about Cadence's pregnancy,"She should be do in a week or two" she said to no one in particular.

Suddenly she felt something blow past her, like a invisible wave. While she felt it for the briefest moment she could tell it was Discord's magic, if slightly different. From the sensation she came to the conciliation that Discord had brought something into the world bigger the a pony. It wasn't to unusual for Discord to make thing from nowhere, but he normally did small things like clacks and lamps and this felt stronger as well. Remembering that Discord was in Ponyville visiting Fluttershy, she reasoned that if something happened Twilight could handle it or send a letter. With that in mind she went back to her tea and gossip.

After a few minutes of pondering I figured I should test my powers a little. Looking at the pistol in my hand I 'flexed'... flexed something in the back of my mind and the gun rapidly faded out of existence. Doing the same to the canteen another part of the visions came to my thoughts, lifting my hands out I adopted a now pose. Hands out stretched I spread my fenders wide, moving my them together I brought thumbs together then my index and middle fingers together with my ring and pinkies out as before. From my point of view my thumbs and index fingers made a inverted, rounded diamond shape. Closing my eyes (though not necessary) I focus on what I want.

A very faint tickle passes through me as I crate. Opining my eyes I smile, standing before me is a Squad of soldiers kited with digital jackets and vest with multi cam pouches, holding AK-47 with folding stalks and x5 scopes; A humvee siting behind them. The soldiers heads are completely covered by a helmet, a tan balaclava, and a pear of goggles. The squad leader (recognizable by the under mounted GP-25 Grenade launcher) stepped forward "Your orders sir" he said with an american ascent with a subtle hint of english or australian.

Right as I was about to speak something hit me on the head. Rubbing the small bump I notes the sergeant had approached "You okay sir".

"Ya" looking down I found my would-be assassin, a book; Picking it up I admired the green leather cover, looking to the spine I found the tittle printed in gold and read it aloud "The origin of species". Looking around books were falling all around us one landed on the humor, the soldier manning the M2 reached over the protective shield and garbed it. "What you got there private" I hollered at him.

"The Art Of War sir" he responded.

Tacking in this new situation I made my design "Can things get weirder today. Alright sergeant, first order, book retrieval." Not a earth shacking order, but start small I guess.

"Sir yes sir" the squad said in unison then slung their rifles before moving to the task.

As I was about to join them, the gunner spoke up "What about me sir." He ask.

Considering him for a moment I said "Its commander private, now you stay on the fifty, keep your eyes open and call me when you see something heading our way".

"Yes sir" he said before ducking down into the humor only to come right back up with a pair of binoculars and started scanning the horizon.

With a security detail established I looked to the others as they collected the books. Not much now, but with this power that wouldn't be a problem.

Back in Canterlot Castle, Celestia was walking to the throne room when she felt a bunch of disturbances much like before but more in line with discords usual chaos, probity a musical number or something so she ignore it. After a few minuets of walking, a guard in purple armor with gold trim came around a corner and spotted her "Ah, Princess I'v been looking for you" he said.

"Captain Brave Shield, what can I help you with" she replied.

Using his horn, he brought a folder into view "That actin plain you wanted. I'v jest finished drafting, all it needs is your approval".

"Thank you captain" she said tacking the file and continuing on to the thrown room.

While walking Celestia thought that she made a good choice for a new captain, while no as magically gifted as Shining Armor was, he had proven an adept strategist. Reaching the thrown room she once a gain assumed her station, noticing that the first was signed from countess Leaf of vanhoover, she decided to go over Shield's plan. While military affairs weren't her forte, she would prefer it to the nobility about any miner inconvenience they had.

It had taken a half hour to find all the books but it appeared they had found them all and what a collection, the total count was sixty three with subjects from history to medicine, military thought, biology, and classical. For now they where in the humor, with nowhere better to keep them. "Commander" the sergeant said from behind me "It will be dark in a thew hours, what should we do"?

Looking to my watch I see it was past noon and a look to the sky I found that not only was he right but my watch was still accurate. "Right, we should get set up here, but we're gonna need supplies and some more people" I said climbing onto the hood of the humvee, the gunner swiveling to the side. Looking around, I got a plan together. If I was right anyone I 'made' would now what I was thinking before hand. I assumed the position and started.

I felt winded, but looking over the field in front of me, I had jest made a complete brigade with hemtts loaded with building supplies and assorted construction vehicle painted in a dark green or camo (the only way I could make them, go figure).

There was also a hand full of command staff, one walked to me and saluted "Commander, Alfa 01 reporting for duty" he said, unlike the others he wore no vest and the only head gear he had was a black beret. With nothing covering his face I confirmed what I already now, his skin was pail in contrast to my slightly tainted as where his golden eyes to my dark green. Another differences the patch on the center of his jacket, like the four face of a die but with stars.

Nodding to him I once again looked to my men, and mustard a commanding voice "ALL RIGHT BOYS, BACKER COMPANY, YOUR ON SURVEY DUTY, ESAY HEAVY MACHINERY, ABEL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, GEORGE SIPORT ABEL, MIKE GET SOME TENTS SET UP, QUEEN I WANT A PARAMETER ON THE EDGE OF THIS FILD, MOVE POEPLE!"

In one thunderous voice they replied "SIR YES SIR" and scattered to their aniseed task, the command staff managing com traffic.

As I surveyed the organized chaos, I spotted something in my peripheral vision, looking south something darted from the trees behind a hill. It was big, probably an eagle or the like. jumping down, I walked to the command team and noticed one extra with a major patch, upon arriving I found he had a note book with sketch of the layout I had in mind. "Commander, I have your layout here with a few alterations for your approval" looking at the note book I liked what I see, I approved most changes only adjusting some distances.

"Well, lets get to work."

Twilight was tired, it had been a nice day, until Discord show up with some 'flu' "I still can't tell if he was faking it or not" she mumbled to her self. She was walking from Fluttershy's cottage back to her palace while the sun teetered on the horizon, tinting the sky shades of gold and orange.

Still, something was bothering her. Last time Discord was 'sick' his senses had made his make flare, but aside from the box of tomatoes nothing happened. He said he was 'trying to hold it back', and when he had those to big ones nothing happened so maybe he was sick. But on the other hoof, this was Discord so who nows. A yawn escaped her before she now it "No late night for me, I hope Spike and Starlight can handle diner by them selfs tonight".

With night minutes away, I couldn't be happier. with the foundations almost done we should be finished in a week or two. In the distance teams are setting up a perimeter fence three miles from the tree line. Walking to the tents I hear a rhythmic thumping over head and look up, flying to a makeshift landing pad is a MH-6 Little Bird, early in the project the survey teams said with no maps a eye in the sky would help a good deal and I agreed; After the survey was complete I had it assist 'Queen' and patrol the perimeter. According to the pilots report there was a town a few miles south, I,ll need to send a scouting party once we get a little more settled. Looking towards what will be the command center I see the one thing we managed to complete, the flag pole. Flying on it our new emblem, the same on my mens uniforms, on my new jacket and beret. Two gold rings on a black background, one smaller and siting high in the other, inside the smaller is a blood red skull with its left side dissolved into dark gray smoke flowing out past the right slide of the inner ring and jest past the main ring, slightly breaking its round shape, and at the bottom between the to rings, moving with the curve in silver letters two words appear

Crimson Shadow

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Author's Note

OK lets have a little talk. first, don't expect regular updates. Im coming off a long writers so I need to readjust.
Next, as this is the first thing Im writing in a good long while give me a hand and report grammar and spelling mistakes, jest check the comments before hand to prevent spam.
Now about the arsenal I intend to Bering into this, if people want a full list I could make a blog listing it all.
Before moving on to the next topic, this will nag me to no end in I don't explain it but this is what the AKs more or less look like.
Second to last, the 'alternate universe' part of this, aside from the main character the only other major changes are map wise; Nothing to major jest some new towns and to cites switched places on the Equestrian map, manehattan and baltimare.
So, as I write this Im getting for a trip so I'll leave this for two weeks to get your fed back

Hope you enjoy.

To the submission comity (not to shore what your post is called at this time), I have to thank you. With the changes I had to make, I feel this story plays out better.