The last of what's up There

Foreword: so I got into a Brony server in Battlefield 3 last night; NEVER AGAIN! Brony servers are the WORST fucking things ever! Those players give this fandom SUCH a bad name.

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Onward.

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Chapter Three
Awakening

Date: September 11, 2555
Location: Royal City of Canterlot, Kingdom of the Equines, Land of Equestria.
Individual: Shipmaster Toro 'Kabak of the CCS-class battlecruiser Solace in Darkness, Second Fleet of Unified Clarity.
Time: 1:05*PM

"Princess Cadenza, is this the entrance to the gem caves?" Shipmaster 'Kabak asked as the ruler of Equestria escorted them through an old part of Canterlot Tower, guarded by two Royal Guards.

"Yes, this should lead you right into the caves. The caves are mostly mapped except for a door-like structure with a strange symbol on it that I saw when I was imprisoned down there. And please, call me Cadence" the Princess requested.

"Whatever. Brothers, let us go" the Shipmaster said as they approached the entrance, the guards opening the doors for them and sealing them shut behind the Sangheili.

"My blade shall light our path, though such a purpose will yield no honor" Shipmaster 'Kabak stated as he activated his energy sword and used it as a torch to guide their way through the caves.

Along the way Toro 'Kabak looked at a crude map Princess Cadence had given them as they searched for the spot that was marked as the location of the strange door. While making their way through the caves they spotted some strange things like a blocked path that had a patch of dried blood and shrivelled pulp.

"What happened here?" one of the Shipmaster's subordinates wondered aloud, with none of the other Sangheili offering an answer.

Sometime later they reached a part of the caves that was drawn on the map with a giant circle, marking the spot a Forerunner Dreadnought had once occupied before the Jiralhanae took it.

They didn't own it for long.

"We are close" Shipmaster 'Kabak announced as they all continued on their way, circling around the massive cavern and pit until they reached the other side, which was where the strange door was supposed to be.

They eventually reached it and looked around for some way to open the door, with little to no luck. They tried pulling it open, kicking it down, and looked for a possible switch or other mechanism to no avail.

Finally the Shipmaster took a closer look at the door and saw a small but deep hole in the center of the strange symbol Princess Cadenza had mentioned.

"Princess Cadenza, we have found the door. However it would seem as though it requires a Unicorn horn to open" Toro declared over the radio.

"OK, I will be there shortly. And PLEASE call me Cadence" the Princess responded.

"I will do no such thing; it is disrespectful to your name and would dishonor mine" Shipmaster 'Kabak told her, switching the radio off.

He was about to turn and face his Sangheili brothers when a flash of light signalled the arrival of Princess Cadenza, who approached the door quick-like.

Princess Cadenza gently inserted her horn into the hole and channeled a magic spell through it, causing the symbol to flash orange and the door to slowly open as she pulled her horn back.

The door soon finished opening and they all gazed inside, the Sangheili tensing up and raising their weapons slightly as they expected a swarm of Parasites to come flooding out.

No such thing happened, and in fact all that could be seen beyond the door was nothing but pitch darkness.

"I can't see anything. Hold on, I'll conjure a light spell" Cadenza announced, channeling magic to her horn to cast a bright light.

The Princess looked into the room beyond the door and started to step forward, the Sangheili cautiously taking several steps forward.

"Why go through all this trouble to seal up a room if it holds naught but empt-" Cadenza started to say, cut off when an orange lance streaked out of the dark and struck her, vaporizing her entire body instantly.

"BY THE GODS!" Shipmaster 'Kabak bellowed as he leaped back, raising his energy sword up as he prepared to slash anything that came out of the room.

Nothing happened.

"What in the name of the Gods is happening here? Princess Cadenza was vaporized, but by what?" one of the Sangheili asked.

"Perhaps she was not vaporized but rather teleported?" another suggested.

"Did you not see her you blind fool? She disintegrated until she was naught but air. There is definitely something in there that someone went through a lot of trouble to keep locked away" Shipmaster 'Kabak declared as he approached the open door, keeping his energy sword ready to strike.

The Sangheili Shipmaster was about to try and close the door when one of the orange beams lanced out and struck his shields, frying them instantly. Toro 'Kabak leaped back as another lanced out, just barely missing him.

"Fire! FIRE!" the Shipmaster thundered, drawing his plasma pistol out in his left hand and opening fire as the rest of the Sangheili unleashed with their plasma rifles.

Suddenly a monstrous creature leaped out of the darkness, brandishing some kind of blade in its left hand, growling and shrieking violently at the Sangheili before charging directly for the Shipmaster.

"What in the name of the Gods is that?" one of the Sangheili yelled as he unleashed both of his dual plasma rifles at the creature.

"Wait! STOP!" Toro commanded, ordering his brethren to stop firing as the monster slowed down, confused by the Sangheilies' actions.

'Kabak had an idea.

The creature cautiously approached the Shipmaster with heavily plodding steps, keeping its bladed arm at the ready.

The monster was very large, about as large as the eight-foot tall Shipmaster, with four upper limbs and two legs. It sported some kind of armored mask that was very similar to the faces of the helmets issued to Spec-Ops Sangheili. The creature was primarily black with orange lights all over it and several symbols.

The monster looked the Shipmaster over before looking back up into his eyes, the mask of the creature flying open as it roared at him, its face looking like a human skull had been lit ablaze.

The demon leaped backwards and sealed its mask again, raising its blade and charging for the Sangheili once again.

"FIRE!" Shipmaster 'Kabak demanded, blasting his plasma pistol at the monster while keeping his energy sword at the ready.

The demon leaped at 'Kabak and swung its blade down for him, the blow blocked by the Shipmaster's energy sword. With the monster's blade blocked the Shipmaster stuck his plasma pistol against its body and overcharged it, releasing the giant blob of plasma directly into its stomach which caused it to stagger back and disintegrate into the air.

"What is with these things and disintegration?" Shipmaster 'Kabak wondered aloud, returning his plasma pistol to its spot on his thigh.

"Seal the doors, now!" Toro 'Kabak barked, keeping his energy sword activated in case more demons came out.

Two of his Sangheili stepped forward and prepared to force the doors closed when more demonic roars shouted and both were blasted by the orange beams.

All hell broke loose at that moment.

Dozens of the monsters came pouring out of the room, brandishing the large blades and rifles that beared resemblances to Forerunner weapons the Sangheili had seen before.

The rest of the Sangheili opened fire as the monsters swarmed them, disintegrating many of them with just a few shots of their weapons while their blades swung for the others, including Shipmaster 'Kabak.

'Kabak raised his plasma pistol to fire it and watched as one of the monsters slashed the weapon in half with its blade, immediately trying to swing and decapitate the Shipmaster.

Toro 'Kabak ducked and swung his sword, bisecting the demonic creature.

The Sangheili looked over and saw one of his brethren dumping his dual plasma rifles into the demons, staggering back when one of the blade-wielding monsters dropped in front of him and speared him through the chest.

Shipmaster 'Kabak looked back at the door and saw one of the demons come out with two of their swords, eyeing 'Kabak directly and roaring at him, its mask flying open to expose its face just as the first one did.

Toro readied his energy sword when suddenly the creature teleported in several different directions before appearing directly in front of him, clubbing him with the side of its blade and ramming him with its shoulder.

The Shipmaster looked up and saw that the rest of his team had been killed, leaving only him to deal with the monstrous creatures.

'Kabak looked up as the blade-wielding demon he'd been fighting for the past five minutes rushed for him as his silently-proclaimed nemesis.

The monster reached the Shipmaster and swung his blade, missing the strike and receiving a swing across his mask from the Sangheili's energy sword that left two deep gouges in the mask.

Suddenly the creature disappeared prompting Toro to whip around, coming face to face with the demon who then speared him through the stomach with its blade.

Still on the blade Shipmaster 'Kabak was slammed into the ground and pinned there with the sword, watching as the monster that defeated him snatched his helmet off and attached it to its shoulder as some kind of trophy.

The monster then took the Shipmaster's energy sword and carved the words 'May the Gods have mercy on your souls' into the wall before grabbing one of the beam weapons from its comrade, firing it into the Shipmaster which vaporized him instantly.

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*This is a seven reference, as if you didn't already know that.

Author's note: Just four months until Halo 4 comes out; I'm excited.

Legal note: Shipmaster Toro 'Kabak and all related characters belong to me. Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and all related characters belong to Hasbro. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro. Halo belongs to 343 Industries.