The last of what's up There

Foreword: sorry if it seemed like I suddenly died the past two weeks. If you know me from other sites(like PadwanGTL) then you know my beta-reader is a slow-ass prick who knows he needs to beta-read but flat out looks at me and is like "meh, I'll do that later" and waits two goddamn weeks to do it.

I need a new beta-reader.

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Chapter Six
Surprise

Date: September 19th, 2555
Location: Firebase Delta
Individual: Commander Robert Crusher
Time: 2:47PM

"I'm sorry" were the first words out of Twilight Sparkle's mouth when Commander Crusher entered the barracks where Twilight and Spike were still resting. The Commander had gone in there to bring the two of them some food and to maybe talk with them a little.

"I forgive you" Crusher replied as he reached the bed, sitting down on another bed next to it and placing the food tray on Twilight's bed, leaning back and propping himself up with his arms.

Twilight brought the food closer to herself and began to eat, moving a little daintily so as not to wake Spike who was asleep cuddled next to the Unicorn.

Twilight looked down at the baby dragon after she saw Robert staring down at him sadly; love and motherly protection were in the eyes of the lavender Unicorn.

"He's all I have left now. My friends are dead, my parents and brother are probably dead... Spike is all I have left, Commander" Twilight said, Robert's ears perking up when he heard her call him by his title and not name.

"I'm sorry, Twilight, but don't worry; we'll keep Equestria safe" Commander Crusher told her.

Twilight looked up, stared dead straight into Robert's eyes, and said "will you really keep us safe? Will we all be safe? Can we all be safe?"

Robert sighed and said "no, not all of you, but I promise that Equestria will survive this conflict, just like the last two."

"Equestria may survive, but will her soul? How many more ponies are gonna die, Commander? How many more are gonna suffer? How many more will beg and plead for their lives only to be smashed to death by those who laugh at our pain? How many little colts and fillies are going to brutally slaughtered in front of their mothers? How many-" Twilight started, cut off when Robert shushed her.

"That's enough, Twilight. Not many more are gonna suffer, I promise" the Commander told her.

"Can you keep that promise?"

Commander Crusher had nothing to offer in reply.

"I thought so. So what happened, in those caves? Did you find the Sangheili team?" Twilight inquired.

"No, we didn't. All we found was some blood and a grim message scratched into the wall" Robert answered.

"What did it say?" the lavender Unicorn said.

"'May the Gods have mercy on your souls'" Robert replied.

Silence reigned dominant in the air for several moments.

"Wow...that's..." Twilight started, unsure of what she should even say. For a while the two remained silent while they mused over their respective thoughts.

Finally Robert broke the silence by clearing his throat and saying "so, when we finally do defeat these things who will lead Equestria? I'm not sure Princess Cadenza made it out of Canterlot?"

"Oh, you can just refer to her as Cadence, and as for who will lead I'm not sure; I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it, huh?" Twilight said.

"I guess so, Twilight" Robert replied as he stood up, preparing to leave the barracks so he could get back to work planning the counter-attack against the mysterious creatures that have attacked them.

"I gotta go, Twilight. Take care, all right?" Commander Crusher stated.

"Sure thing, Commander" the Unicorn responded.

Robert stood and approached the door, stepping outside and heading across the base to the command center.

As he approached the structure he heard a faint noise and perked his ears back involuntarily, looking behind himself where he saw the black sphere from Canterlot Mountain soaring steadily toward the base.

"Oh shit" Commander Crusher declared before rushing into the command center, putting the base on full alert before heading back outside where he found his Spartan-IV team about to enter the building.

"Mobilize the Scorpions and put them at the front line of defense. Have the Warthogs back them up and rally the Marines. We can NOT afford to lose this base!" the Commander declared.

He was about to head back to the barracks to warn Twilight when the sphere arrived above the base, depositing thousands of the demons into the base who immediately opened fire on any and all humans they saw.

The Scorpions opened fire on the black sphere with almost no effect, receiving an orange blast in return from the sphere which vaporized all the Scorpions instantly.

It's unstoppable Robert thought as he stared at the black sphere.

Suddenly there was a loud scream and the Commander looked over, watching as the demons dragged Twilight Sparkle out of the barracks toward the sphere.

"Shit. Spartans, stop them!" the Commander ordered, Spartan-035 and his team immediately complying and jumping into action while Robert ran into the barracks to check on Spike.

He was huddled in a corner and a demon with a Sangheili helmet on its shoulder standing over him, roaring in his face and raising its sword up to strike him.

"HEY!" Robert called out, earning the attention of the demon who stalked over to him and rammed its shoulder into the human, knocking him to the floor.

Robert took aim with his MA5D and was about to fire when the demon slashed the weapon in half with its sword, grabbing the human by the collar of his shirt.

The demon's mask opened revealing the same hellish human skull from before, bringing Robert closer to it and whispering "we are the Prometheans. I am the Prisoner of Equestria. We have all long dreamt of this moment, Reclaimer."

"What the fuck...?" Commander Crusher said as he stared into the face of the demon, the Promethean.

It dropped the human to the floor and walked over him, approaching the door. "If you want your Unicorn back you will come to Trinity, the moon of Equestria, where I will be waiting" the Prisoner declared as he exited the barracks.

Robert stood and ran over to the door, watching the Prisoner return to the black sphere which then flew away at a ludicrous speed into space.

"What in the name of God?" the Commander stated as he stood up and dusted himself off, turning back and approaching Spike who was still huddled in the corner and hyperventilating.

"Spike, Spike, you're OK. I promise" Robert declared, hugging the dragon to comfort him and waiting for Spike's breathing to calm down.

"T-they took T-Twilight" Spike shakily said.

"I know, I'm gonna get her back" the Commander told him, picking the baby dragon up and carrying him outside where the Prometheans had retreated.

"Spartan-035, come here!" Robert ordered, setting Spike down on the ground and looking around the base.

"Yes, Sir?" the Spartan asked.

"We have a mission; we need to get to Trinity, Equestria's moon, which is where that black sphere has gone. The enemies, the Prometheans, have taken the civilian Twilight Sparkle, and we're gonna get her back" Robert explained to the Spartan officer.

"Sir, how will we get to Trinity? We have no ships?" the Spartan inquired.

"Well Spartan, to answer that I have to ask a question of my own; what are the Sangheili up to right now?" Commander Crusher asked with a smile.

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Author's note: this story is nuts, you'll see what I mean soon.

Legal note: Commander Robert Crusher, Spartan Wilhelm-035, and all related characters belong to me. Twilight Sparkle, Spike the Dragon, and all related characters belong to Hasbro. Halo belongs to 343 Industries.