The last of what's up There

Foreword: sorry for the incredibly long wait, my beta-reader was once again being a special-ed kid. To make up for this wait I'm posting three chapters at once, and they are doozies. So do enjoy, and be sure to drop a comment.

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Chapter Seven
Trinity

Date: September 19th, 2555
Location: UNSC Pelican drop-ship model D77H-TCI, callsign Beta-669. Land of Equestria, shores of the Great Sea, seven miles north of New Appleloosa.
Individual: Commander Robert Crusher
Time: 4:00PM

Commander Crusher's boots sank into the sand along with Spartan-035 and his team, Spartan Group Alpha, as they disembarked from the Pelican near a Sangheili dry-dock which was under heavy assault from the Prometheans. The Commander had radioed the Sangheili base and told them he needed transport to Trinity and the Sangheili were happy to oblige. provided, of course, that the Commander and the Spartans helped them push the Prometheans back from their base.

"Bit of a hike to the dry-dock" Robert lamented as he racked the charging handle of his new weapon, the BR85HB-SR battle rifle and headed forwards with the Spartans in tow.

"Too hot to get any closer with the Pelican, Sir" Spartan-035 said.

"Of course, Spartan" Robert stated as he rounded a large rock in the sand, many more following as some sort of natural maze. "Come on, we need to get there right-quick."

The group came up on a low rock and took cover, surveying the area several hundred feet ahead which was the perimeter of the Sangheili dry-dock base, the Corvette which was to be the humans' taxi to Trinity unscathed and awaiting them.

Getting there would be a problem, however.

The Prometheans were pounding hard at the perimeter of the dry-dock and the Sangheili were throwing everything they had at them just to keep the line intact. Dozens of Ghosts, Wraiths, and Banshees milled about in defense of the base.

Suddenly a Seraph screamed overhead and strafed a line of dug-in Prometheans, vaporizing them with its super-heated plasma bolts.

"Let's go" the Commander declared, sliding down the bank of sand in front of him and running down the rock-filled beach to the Sangheili base.

Upon reaching the perimeter the humans met up with a Sangheili Zealot who was commanding the forces on the beach, welcoming them past the line which he stood at the forefront of.

"Welcome, humans, the Field Marshal is inside, awaiting your arrival. Better hurry, he's very angry that waiting for you near the Corvette has prevented him from fighting these demons" the Elite Zealot said to the Commander.

"Thanks. Let's go, Spartans" Robert exclaimed, heading into the Sangheili base and proceeding to the dock which the Corvette was sitting in.

Along the way in the base they periodically checked on the fight outside, watching it progress as they progressed through. The Sangheili were slowly falling at the hands of the Prometheans, it would not be long before the base was overrun and destroyed.

They needed to get to the Corvette, and quick.

The humans eventually arrived at the dock to find the Sangheili Field Marshal impatiently waiting for them.

"It's about time you arrived, humans. The captain of the Holy Transcendence has been waiting for several hours. You will be taking off for Trinity as soon as you are aboard, so be prepared" the Sangheili Field Marshal explained.

"Thank you. Come on" Commander Crusher stated, rushing into the Corvette with the Spartans. Upon entering the Corvette came to life and slowly rocketed out of the dock and up into the sky.

While on the way the Commander and the Spartans proceeded to the bridge where they met with the Shipmaster, a one Arpo 'Makab.

Proceeding into the blackness of space they went to the other side of Equestria where they found Trinity, watching as it came over the horizon of Equestria's surface and into view.

"That is where I am sending my warriors? By the Gods" Shipmaster 'Makab lamented as Trinity came into view, Commander Crusher himself feeling a little afraid of what they might find.

On the side of Trinity, in some kind of massive alloy tunnel, was a massive blue light emanating from deep within the moon.

And it was opening just for them.

"Let's get ready, Spartans" the Commander said to them.

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Upon entering the tunnel in the side of Trinity Commander Crusher was shocked to see that the structure they entered was very similar to a Forerunner Library, except it lacked the energy field containing an Index or even an Index for that matter.

Robert feared Flood, but when he and the Spartans exited the Corvette along with a team of Sangheili they were greeted with nothing but a bridge that extended from the fourth floor of the structure.

"Fourth floor; tools, guns, keys to super weapons. Except there are probably no keys to superweapons here" Commander Crusher lamented as he hefted his battle rifle and plodded across the bridge to the actual floor.

"So, what precisely are we looking for, Sir?" Spartan-035 asked as he stood next to the Commander while the Sangheili looked around the area.

"We're looking for Twilight Sparkle, but I have a bad feeling about this place. The Promethean Prisoner of Equestria told me this is where he'd be waiting. I was expecting to find more Prometheans here, along with their black sphere, but this whole place looks deserted" Robert explained.

The Commander's eyes looked over every visible part of the Library and he saw nothing but the floors below and his companions. No Prometheans were visible at all.

"I have a real bad feeling about this" Crusher said.

"Flood, Sir?" Spartan-035 suggested.

"It's possible, Spartan, but there are no obvious signs of Flood presence here. No spores in the air, no Flood growth on the floors and walls. No Flood combat or infection forms, there's nothing here" Robert replied.

The Commander was about to say more when one of the Sangheili called out, yelling "humans! Come here, you may want to see this!"

The group complied and jogged over to where the Sangheili was waiting, who pointed at a Forerunner console that stood at the edge of the massive circular pit the Corvette had stopped in.

Refocusing his attention on the Forerunner console Commander Crusher walked over to it and activated it, immediately presented with visuals that lasted but a few seconds.

Thousands of Prometheans were waging war on what appeared to be Equestria, with the capital city of Canterlot a raging inferno in the background. Visible in the foreground was an extremely disturbing scene of a Promethean butchering a pony in cold blood, shredding the poor victim to pieces while it was alive before discarding what remained of the corpse. The Promethean was then struck by a magic blast to the chest which knocked it to the ground, the warrior scrambling backwards in fear as a white Unicorn slowly approached it, firing another blast into the demon which killed it.

A similar Unicorn colored a dark blue joined the first in firing magical blasts at more Prometheans, backed up by hundreds of other Unicorns clad in charred and dented battle armor. The ponies encroached upon the thousands of Prometheans and fought a bloody battle against them, each side taking severe casualties.

"LET NONE LIVE! KILL THEM ALL!" the white Unicorn bellowed, her voice carrying for miles across the ruined land of Equestria.

Suddenly the vision ended and Commander Crusher staggered back, shaking his head to clear his mind of these visions.

"What did you see, Sir?" Spartan-035 inquired, bracing the Commander with a hand and waiting for him to recover.

"Visions, of what I believe the Prometheans are doing to those on the surface of Equestria... But wait, I saw Canterlot in the background, and it was on fire. I am greatly confused, Spartan" Robert said.

"Think it means anything, Sir?" the Spartan squad-leader stated.

"I am not sure, Spartan, but I think we should continue on" Robert responded.

Suddenly the radio came to life and the voice of Arpo 'Makab came over it. "Humans, whatever you're doing out there make it quick, the doors to the tunnel leading in here just sealed and now there's no way out of this place."

"We're stuck inside the moon of Equestria now? Great. Stand by, Shipmaster, we'll find what we're looking for and come back as soon as possible" the Commander declared.

"Let's go."

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Twilight Sparkle sat alone in the center of a large circular room, prevented from leaving by the energy barriers around her. She wanted to break down and cry, but couldn't, having already done so for the past hour. She was scared, alone, and being held captive by the most confusing enemy she's ever faced.

And so she did all that one could do in her situation; sit and wait for her captors to come back.

She didn't have to wait long.

Just then the figure of one of the monsters that was the enemy came in. While the creature was normally large and imposing to the smaller Unicorn they were both insignificant compared to the cavernous room Twilight was being held in.

"W-what do you want?" the lavender Unicorn asked in fear as the monster stopped before her, outside the energy barrier.

"What I have always wanted, Inheritor; for my people to reap revenge for what was wrought upon us thousands of years ago. I have long dreamt of this moment" the monster explained.

"What are you? What are you talking about?" Twilight asked, confused.

"I am the Prisoner of Equestria, a Promethean, the highest warrior sub-sect of the Forerunner Empire. I am neither alive nor dead, neither organic or purely synthetic. I am the voice of the Forerunners, and I will speak well" the monster explained.

"But you will not hear what I have to say."

"No, life will play out differently for you. For now I must attend to the Reclaimers, for they are our only obstacle to achieving what I seek" the Prisoner told Twilight.

"And how will you achieve this? And what's gonna happen to me?" Twilight inquired, afraid of the answers she might receive.

The Promethean chuckled darkly.

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Author's note: ooooh boy, Twilight might be in for some rough times.

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