Author's Note

Hey how's it going people. This is my first attempt at a long shot story so I hope you enjoy it.

Another day in life (Revised)

It was a beautiful day in the land of Equestria, the birds were singing and the towns folk were happily going about their business. Shop keeping and market browsing for all assortments of goods. One stall in particular selling some of the best apples this side of Equestria. Managing it, a tan mare with a blond mane and tail tied in ponytails by red bands. The irony and clever meaning of this choice of style lost on most. She wore a red flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up, blue jeans and cowgirl boots.

"Thank you for yer business sugar cube!" She happily said to a random stranger that had stopped by to shop for groceries. Depositing the bits made by the sale into a small drawer for the exchange of change. Soon another but familiar face came forth.
"Hi there Applejack!" The purple alicorn greeted.

"Well howdy there princess Twilight, fancy seeing you here!" Twilight had a darker purple t-shirt than her fur color, blue jeans with her cutie mark embroidered on the sides, and black tennis shoes. Her hand reaches into her pocket, out comes a coin small purse filled with bits.

"I just thought I'd stop by for a moment and pick up some apples for dinner tonight, how's business?" The farm pony lefts her Stetson hat a lift to scratch her head for a moment, before lowering it back down to her head.

"Its been steady ta say the least sugar cube, bout ready to pack up and head back to the farm for the day." Suddenly a Rainbow stream bolts towards the two friends at high speeds but slows down and hovers beside Twilight. Applejack's hat nearly fly's off at the sudden gust of wind hitting them, but is held in place firmly by a hand.

"Hey Twi, hey AJ!" The cyan blue Pegasus greets. "Hi Rainbow Dash." The other two mares say in unison. She wore a white and blue zip up jacket, the neck and sleeves being blue and torso being white. Along with black shorts and blue and white shoes. "So what's up?"

"Nothin' much sugar cube, I was about to..." *BOOM* The loud noise interrupts the trios conversation, they look towards the general direction and see a trail of smoke rising in the distance. The three worry what would have happened to cause such a thing.

"*Uhhh* Why does it always have to be this town!" Rainbow Dash exclaims. Then out of nowhere, a strange and loud thing came wiping around the street corner.

"What in Celestia's name is that thing!" The foreign beast being all black and on four wheels, with small black rectangular windows that faced horizontally on all sides of its upper body. It looked like it was made of metal that didn't reflect the light that shined upon it. As it zoomed down the market with ponies running left and right out of its way towards the sides of the street. Soon another strange and even larger metallic beast came rushing around the corner, this one olive drab and with a odd looking contraption on top of it.

"I think ya'll best get behind my stall girls!" Twilight gladly accepts the offer for shelter but Rainbow Dash's ego gave her a different idea.

"Let me at'em I can take it on!" As she was about to charge Rainbow Dash was enveloped in a purple aura and forced to retreat behind Applejacks stall.

"Rainbow don't be brash, we don't know what those things are capable of yet!" Just as Twilight had finished saying that, the larger beast of the two's windows burst open and what appears to be arms pop out of its broken windowed sides and a hatch had flipped open on its back. allowing a figure of another creature to pop out and take hold of the contraption. In that instant, a series of bangs and booms erupted from the large beast. As the smaller beast speeds by the mares with a whine, small *tings* could be heard coming off the fleeing black vehicle.

"Right...thanks for the save Twi." Rainbow dash says, ears folding with a sheepish smile.
"I think we should rally the team and find the other three." Twilight states with determination.
"Right!" Rainbow Dash cheers. Applejack sighs, "Ta think I was done workin' for the day."

On a small farm land on the outskirts of Ponyville, two earth ponies a stallion and mare happily work on their small personal garden while their young foals play. One colt and one filly, playing tag gleefully in the sun with a cool breeze and a open clearing that stretched far and wide and gave the little foals plenty of room.

"Can't catch me sis!" the young colt teases.
"Just you wait!" The filly retorts. The Mare smiles and leans against her stallion, which he returns with a nuzzle too her head.

"Its such a wonderful thing we have here isn't it dear?" The mare whispers to her mate.
"It sure is love." As the two young foals run around the open space, the colt comes to a sudden halt. The filly closes the distance quickly, slowing as she neared her brother and with a small hop she wrapped her arms around his neck in a loving hug.

"Ha, got you!" Her brother waves a hand.
"Shhh listen sis, can you hear that? The filly sits quietly with her brother listening for a brief moment, before picking up on the sound her brother was talking about. A faint rumbling in the distance could be heard, growing louder gradually with each passing second. The mare and stallion pick up on the low rumbling, they part from their display of affection.

"Honey, what's that sound?" The stallion's hears perk up as his eyes scan his surroundings.
"I don't know, where are the kids?" The mare becomes frantic as the noise draws more close.
"Kids, kids where are you!?"

The foals sit in the field looking ahead of themselves now aware of the noises direction. The colt squints as a figure comes into view, approaching fast and loudly. It frightens the foals as it is unknown to them what this strange things is, that seemingly is charging them down. They freeze in place as the creature is short distance away and suddenly slows until it comes to a halt in front of the foals by a few feet. The foals tremble as the creature is now in full view of them remaining still, they observe that whatever the thing is it has two wheels and a metal like body of tubes and curvy block like parts all seamlessly connected. It had their full attention until something else that hadn't moved finally did. A black limb shifts a metal object outward allowing the metal creature to lean on it before the dark figure stepped off its mount. The foals now observe this unnoticed tall dark figure and take in its features. They did not know what to call it, but to its own kind it was something that was not as seemed. All they could tell is that it wore dark leather cloths with black sunglasses. Unbeknownst to them its eyes and CPU are hard at work scanning them.

His red hud displayed white letters and numbers constantly changing, before suddenly spelling out 'Species: Unknown Pony/Human hybrid' and next to that saying 'Treat: None'. It continued to scan the structure behind the foals for human life forms, when another two ponies round the farm house's corner and spot him standing next to their children. They both froze upon seeing this mysterious creature so near their children. Its head shifts left to look at them and scan them, it deduces the same results as the foals. *Boom* It's head snaps toward the direction of the explosion, it stares for a few moments before turning back to face the foals. Seeing no sign of human life forms, it turns back to its mount and reaves up the engine and drives off towards town. Leaving the farm family in shock.

At Sugarcube corner, A yellow mare with a pink mane sits with a white mare with a purple mane and another mare that was varying shades of pink between her fur, tail and mane. The yellow mare wearing a green sweater, brown shorts and sandals. The white mare wearing a blue dress and shoes. Lastly, the pink mare wearing a darker pink tank top and blue jeans. "Oh pinkie darling, these new milk shakes are quite the treat!" The fashion pony compliments.

"Oh I know It came to me in a dream!
"Really?" Fluttershy questions.
"Yep!" Pinkie Pie reply's.
"What kind of dream dearie?" Rarity questions.

"Well it was when a bunch off weird monster things that rolled on four wheels came to Ponyville and started wreaking havoc on everything, I'm mean they were fighting with each other at first! But some of them had packs and they had these really weird weapons that go bang bang really really fast and put holes in whatever they point them at!
Oh and then they tried to come after me and other ponies, but then out of nowhere this one monster looking thing came walking out from nowhere!
I mean he looked the same as the others when they were able to be seen but he was all black which kinda looked like cloths and when it saw the other monsters it fought them all off and there was a lot of them it was so crazy! And did I mention the other monsters cornered me when he came! Oh and then, when the other monsters were gone it came walking up to me! I was really scared because the others were picking on and trying to hurt me and I was laying on the ground and shaking in a corner until he extended a hand to help me up and I took it. It looked really intimidating, with armor and skull face and four black horns coming out of what I link was its head? Oh or maybe a helmet!? Anyway, then it just walked away and that's when my dream ended!"

Rarity and Fluttershy looked at pinkie pie with mixed expressions of shock and horror. Fluttershy timid as she is trembling herself. "Anyway all I know is that it all started with a bang! And that's how I came up with the idea for the flavor called 'the mysterious dark'! Made with my supper duper special secret ingredient!" Still bewildered at their friend's story, Rarity shakes her head and gives a forced smile.

"S-so pinkie...what is your secret ingredient?" Pinkie Pie was scooping out another bit as Rarity asks. "Oh its really simple I just..." *Boom* The trio sits strait up, not moving an inch.
"P-pinkie, um you don't mind me asking um, how did that dream start again?" Pinkie Pie's ears droop and her eyes water a little.
"Oh come now girls, no need to be frightened! I'm sure it was just Rainbow Dash performing another one of her sonic rainbooms!" Just as Rarity was about to dismiss the loud noise entirely, a loud whining could be heard followed by rumbling, and then a series of bangs.

Their ears fold close to their heads. Pinkie Pie and Futtershy sink down into their seats, leaving Rarity to take the lead. "Oh come now girls." Rarity trots toward the door. "Surly you realize how unlikely a situation like Pinkie Pie dream is too happen, despite your 'Pinkie sense' and strange supernatural knowledge of Twilight's Experience with the mirror portal, I assure you that..." As Rarity opened the door, she began to notice the commotion going on out side. The towns folk were in a panic, scurrying everywhere screaming and shouting, retreating to their home by order of the local guard ponies directory. "What in celestia's mane is happening!" The fashion pony exclaims.

"Look out here comes another one!" A guard pony shouts pointing a hoof down the street. Rarity turns her head toward the left and is horrified. For the things she saw matched Pinkie Pie's story. Two brightly colored wheeled beast go thundering past at high speeds with bangs and clangs. In that moment Rarity learned a vary important lesson, when Pinkie Pie says crazy things, they are possible.

"We need to find the others girls..."

"This is not good!" Twilight says looking out from an alleyway, checking both ways for the invading beasts.
"Ya think!" Rainbow Dash exclaims.

"I mean I know we face monsters on a weekly bases but this is insane!" The three mares begin to cross the street, moving through the town trying to reach the princess of magic's castle. Most of the towns folk have already taken shelter in their own homes, the guards set up checkpoints though out Ponyville trying to incapacitate the monstrosities as they pass with little luck. As the three cross the road, Applejack spots one such blockade.

"Girls look!" The farm pony exclaims. Twilight and Rainbow Dash look as directed, seeing golden clad stallions putting boxes, hay bales, chariots and any other debris in the way of possible incoming contacts. They bolt toward them in hopes of strengthening numbers and getting some information.

"Sir guards!" Twilight calls as they near. The guard ponies take notice and wave them in.
"Your majesty, elements, come quickly!" The lead guard shouts. The girls close the distance quickly, when they come face to face with the guard they smile and greet, the guards taking a knee.
"Its good to see you doing something about these creatures sir guards!" Twilight compliments. "Thank you your majesty! I am sgt. Cutler of the Ponyville town guard. Cpt. Deflector ordered any and all abled body guard ponies to set up blockades and subdue any beasts possible." Sgt. Cutler explained. "Anypony catch one?" Rainbow Dash asks.
"No madam loyalty." Cutler replies.
"Sgt. Cutler, I require an escort to my castle, I would like to get an Idea of the scale of this situation." Twilight requests. "Yes your majesty! Pvt. Short Sword, Cpl. Claymore you heard the Princess!"
"Aye sir! The two say in unison, both were a Pegasus.

Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Pvt. Short Sword take to the air. Cpl. Claymore lowers himself

"Madam honesty, I'll carry you there." Applejack nods. "Much appreciated partner." Applejack climbs on his back awkwardly.
"Hey AJ, I didn't know you were into mounting your stallions!" Laughs erupt from the other guards ponies still blockading and Pvt. Short sword, Cpl. Claymore Applejack and Twilight all blushing at Rainbow's remark.
"All right bring it in! Good luck boys and safe travels!" Cpl. Claymore lifts off with a few powerful beats of his wings and joins the group in the air.
"Before we go sgt, my friends are somewhere in the town, I need you to find them and send them our way!" Twilight requests.
"Last I checked they were at Sugarcube corner, I stopped by to say hi before I said hi too you two." Rainbow Dash remarks.
"Yes you majesty! You, Pvt. Quick Slash go and link up with the nearest outpost and tell them you need a VIP escort for the other elements!" Pvt. Quick Slash give a quick salute.
"Aye sir!" The unicorn replies and runs off. "

Good luck sir guards!" Twilight waves and flies toward her castle, the others follow suit.

Back in Sugarcube corner, many ponies quickly took up residence in Mr. and Mrs. cake's shop, the married couple gladly let them in. Despite crowding room was made in the main dinning area, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie helping pass out bakery pastry's to calm the ponies and their foals. "Do you think the guards can hold the blockades outside?" Mrs. Cake asks her husband.

"I'm sure the guards can handle themselves dear." Pinkie Pie wasn't as happy or bouncy as her usual self, which concerned most other ponies, seeing how she could maintain a positive attitude in all resent major conflicts. Mrs. Cake approaches the down trotted mare with one of her foals in hand. "Pinkie dear, would you like to hold little Pumpkin Cake?" Pinkie Pie looks at the small filly for a moment before smiling and nodding, gently taking Pumpkin. The filly giggles pawing at Pinkie Pie's chest, making her perk up and smile herself, she nuzzles the filly.

"You foals always make me feel better!" Mrs. Cake smiles and goes behind the counter to reunite with her husband and colt Pound Cake.

Rarity cracks open the door to see the status of their defensive parameter set by the guards. She thinks for a moment, then decides to step out and ask some questions. "Excuse me, sir guard!" One of the stallions turn and nod.

"Yes madam Generosity?" He replies.
"Has there been any update on the situation?" She asks, still hearing distant whines and bangs of the invaders.
"No mam, these beasts are still running rabid around the town, luckily they make a lot of noise though, we'll literally hear them coming a mile away." Rarity ponders the sudden attackers intents.
"Has there been any reports of direct attacks on ponies by these...things?" The stallion shacks his head.
"No mam, so far there content with playing cat and mouse with each other, all we can do at this point is hope that doesn't change. They mite even save us the trouble of having to deal with most of them." Another guard pony calls out.
"Sir we have a massager!" The stallion turns from Rarity to address his subordinate and new comer.
"Yes, what news son?" Pvt. Quick Slash salutes.

"Sir, I have orders to escort the remaining elements to princess Twilights castle, I was told to ask you for additional stallions for escort if they were here." The stallion nods.
"Thank you for relaying the message Pvt. Hey you three over there front and center!" The three in question do as instructed. This stallion needs you three to back him up and help escort the elements to the princess's castle and I ex..."

"Sir we got incoming!" Everypony's head whips toward the direction that the guard pony had called from. Sure enough there was a lone bright red beast coming toward them at a much slower speed then any previous encountered beast they had seen.

"Colt you go inside that bakery with the elements, you three cover the door, the rest of you form up on that flank!" Guard ponies begin rushing to the beast's barricaded direction, swords, spears and crossbows ready.
"Madam Generosity, come with me!" Pvt. Quick Slash lightly pushes Rarity toward the bakery, she complies without resistance trotting inside with the young stallion.

"Barricade yourselves inside!" One of the door sentries commands, Pvt. Quick Slash nods. "You herd him, we need anything we can use stat!" Mothers and foals move to the back in the kitchen while able bodied stallions and mares began moving tables and chairs in front of the inward swinging doors preparing for the worst.

The guards outside hold the line, as the red beast draws closer at an antagonizing slow pace, the stallions and mares of the Ponyville guard ready and waiting.

"You there, Pvt. Swift Strike!" The Pegasus guard pony salutes.
"Sir!"

"I need you to deliver a message to the princess, tell her that her friends are held up in the bakery and that we are taking contact, we need more help."
"Aye sir!" The Pegasus takes to the air and fly's off. The red beast is no more than maybe twenty feet away at a complete halt. An intense stare down ensues, nether party making a move.
"Awaiting orders sir!" One mare says.
"Hold fast, wait for it to make the first move!" A few more moments pass before another guard speaks up.
"Don't those eyes look like windows to anypony else?" The line of golden armor pears over the makeshift blockade taking a long look at the monstrosity.
"Hey yeah, it looks like somethings moving on the inside!" A few guards ponies exchange looks and do a double take. On closer inspection the one guard pony's clam was true, two figures could be seen shifting around the inside of the red beast.

"Yo dawg the fuck these gold horse niggas doing?"
"Shit I don't know man, they blockin' the mafucking way though!"
"Yo I'm bout run right through these bitch's!"
"Na man lets go round these mafuckers they tappin'!"
"You know what, I'ma get out and tell they asses ta move the fuck out the way or else we gon' shoot they asses!"

"Hell na they ain't done nothin worth that man, les go!" The doors to the car open and the two creatures step out with weapons in hand, the driver with an AK-47 and the passenger with a holstered pistol. The driver wore a grey baggy hoodie, with lose sagging brown shorts and black sneakers. The passenger had a blue and red basketball shirt, with blue jeans and tan work boots. The guards ponies were taken aback by this sudden turn of events. Now knowing that the beasts were not monsters but contraptions used by these aliens. The driver speaks.

"Hey you dumb ass fuckin' horses, move yo ass!" The guards gasp in shock The alien speaks their language. "Hey I said move bitch!"
"T-this is a restricted area! You need to stay back!" Now it was the thugs turn to be shocked.
"Oh nigga they talkin back!"
"Yo what the fuck!?"
"Shit...Hey yall need ta move we trying ta get though!"

Again the CO retorts "This area is restricted, disperse or be fired upon!" The driver becomes irritated.

"Awe hell na , yo ass did not just say you gonna try and shoot me!" He raises he rifle.
"Last warning you hairless ape!" The CO shouts.
"Yo man come on! This ain't shit worth killin' for dawg!" Ignoring his partners pleas, the driver suddenly opens fire on the guards. *BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG* A couple of guards go limp instantly from being hit by stray bullets, the rest duck and cover. "Yo bro stop!"

"Fuck that nigga, they all gonna die by a real nigga!" The driver runs forward carelessly, charging the opposing force. A few ponies peek over their cover and see the two legged creature running at them, they try to shoot the attacker with their crossbows, but are shot down first by the AK with a high capacity magazine.

"Retreat!" The CO commands. They run from the first line of defense in an to regroup but as the retreat happens the crazed driver climbs on top of the box barricade and sweeps another batch of guards leaving few already left from the small company that occupied the outpost. The driver takes aim and sprays at the remaining four, killing two and injuring one red earth pony mare, leaving the CO to dive for cover. The driver jumps off the box and walks toward the wounded mare, whom was shot in the left leg. The thug stands over her pointing his gun at her head and puts his foot on her back.

"What'd I tell you bitch's was gonna happen if yall didn't move yo punk asses! Step out from there or the bitch dies!" The CO steps out waving a hoof. "Ok, you win! Just don't hurt..."

*Bang!* The CO falls over dead. "Captain!" The mare cry's.
"Yeah that's right ho! You best beg for yo life!" The deranged killer threatens.
"What the fuck nigga!" The passenger exclaims. "The fuck you whining bout fool?" The looks around the area franticly. "You fuckin' killed them man!"
"You damn right I did, man I pick you up off the street to make some quick bucks and you whine bout what I do?"
"Not when it was just small time robbery but this shit's gone to far man, just let her go!"

"Hell na nigga this bitch gone die like a hoe!" The mare whimpers in pain under the mans foot as he leans down and turns her over, pointing his weapon in her face. "You know what you gonna do? You gonna suck the barrel of this gun like a dick...and when it cums its gonna blow yo brains out!" The mare whimpers in fear, knowing now the power of one invader along wields at his whim.

"P-please, you win, I-I surrender!" The man puts more force in his leg, pushing on the mare's chest. Her armor making it feel like nothing but she was firmly held in place.
"Shut up! You heard what I said. Start suckin'." The mare unable to keep composed any longer begins to tear up. "Hey don't you start cryin' bitch..." The passenger steps in.
"Dude let her go!" He exclaims.

"Nigga fuck you we done, go fuckin walk someplace." The passenger realizes that there is no bargaining with his former employer, he looks down at the mare with a worried expression at the thought of what mite happen should he do nothing. The driver forcing the barrel of the gun into her mouth, sliding it back and forth at a sickening slow pace like a murderous pervert. She cry's more with her eyes closed shut, fearing not knowing when he mite pull the trigger, taking her life away in the blink of an eye. The passenger has enough of it. He unholsters his pistol.

On a roof in the distance, a figure leys close to the edge, wearing a black combat helmet with flipped up mounted quad goggles, with a ballistic mandible with a the lower half of skull painted. He wore a black combat shirt, Black armored gloves along with black battle pants, and black tech boots. A strange advanced armor covered over his entire body, it was a black metal material that covered a majority of his body. With blue coloring on the chest plating, parts of the shoulder armor, forearm bracers, front quadriceps plates and shin guards. A Tactical Tanto sword strapped on his back, three AR mag pouches lined across his chest at an angle attached to the sword's sheath strap.
A combat knife attached to the rear of his black battle belt with rifle and overlapping pistol mags along the left side, with grenades lining the front right side. Attached to his battle belt were two 'drop leg platforms', the one on the right held his heavy pistol and another combat knife, the one on the left held more rifle with overlapping pistol mags.

A long barrel of a sniper barley protruding over the ledge, a man's ocean blue eye looks through his high magnification optic. Observing the situation from afar, he wasn't there for long, just as the shooting stopped. He sees the bodies of the local guard scattered about, he lines his sights up for a head shot with his finger on the trigger about to squeeze. Seeing the thug violating the injured with his assault rifle, only to stop when the other man makes an unexpected move.

"I said...let'er...go Jamal." The passenger demands, pistol pressed up against the now know Jamal's head.
"Yo Eric...the fuck man!" Jamal says in a hushed tone.

"Let her go or y-your d-dead bro!" Eric cracks, revealing his break in confidence, giving Jamal doubt of his willingness to kill. Jamal slowly removes his AK's barrel from the mares mouth, allowing her to take a deep breath of relief, shaking violently from her adrenalin rush. He's not going down easy, or so he thinks. "N-now...drop yo..." Jamal turns around fast, nocking Eric's balance off and deflecting his pistol from his head. Jamal then pushes Eric down, pointing his AK ready to fire, a loud boom could pew heard in the distance. Hearing it over there own scuffle the freeze, before Jamal collapses with a thud, and Eric stares in horror having seen his head get taken clean off his shoulders. Eric panics, jumping up and dropping his weapon. Hands raised strait in the air as a sign of surrender. "Fuck don't shoot I'm sorry!" Eric shouts, but to no reply.

The sniper looks at Eric, taking in his features through his optic. An African American man with short black curly hair and a light stubble and brown eyes. The dark figure stands up and turns around, his sniper rifle disappearing into thin air and into his little pocket dimension leaving him bare handed. Should they meet face to face, he would not kill Eric unless attacked first. He approaches a ladder leading down to an alleyway, where his fully 100% armored and bullet proofed tired Karin Kuruma waited for him, with bitch black tinted windows and black matte paintjob.
He slides down the ladder quickly and approaches his car, he opens the door and right as he was about to step in he could hear the distinct sound of the Insurgent's 50cal. mounted machine gun. He draws his modified carbine rifle with a LAPD black and blue paint job. Pointing and looking in the general direction of the sound, he could see a large crystal looking building resembling a castle. Suddenly his radio came to life.

"This is green team leader, come in black team." A voice says, he was about to respond when another voice answered first. "This is black team, go ahead." A moment of static then a response.
"Spotted some local inhabitants in gold setting up shop on the roads, and some big castle looking thing, any suggestions?" Deciding to jump in on the conversation the unknown man activates his headset radio under his helmet.
"This is black team leader, move to assist, I repeat move to assist. The gangs and small time criminals are attacking the local law, we need to be on good terms with these things to make our lives easier." The black team leader speaks in a smooth and deep tone. Another few moments and then came a reply.
"Uh Roger black leader, attempting to make contact with local inhabitants at castle structure." The black team leader makes one last statement.
"Be advised, some of the civilians that came through the portals are also assisting local law with repelling criminal attacks, watch your fire." A few moments more then came a final reply.
"Roger, give'em hell 'Demon', green team out."

The man branded 'Demon', now stands idle by his car, debating his next coarse of action. Stepping into his armored Karin Kuruma he shuts the driver door. Looking over his modified interior, he fiddles with his GPS radar, capable of detecting criminal owned cars within a 2 mile radius. Pressing a button on the gadget, a *pinging* sound echoes through the car stereo system. As the gadget begins to detect vehicles, the engine comes to life and the car pulls out of the ally way, looking for more targets.

"Eric stands there for a long while, looking franticly around for the shooter, but no one came forth. No one attempted to shoot him down, as he stood there wide open in the middle of the street. Eric lowers his arms and does one last 360 scan of his surroundings. Looking deeply at the fallen guard ponies with dread, this isn't what he wanted when Jamal offered him some easy money, before the police chase and the blinding light. Looking down at Jamal's lifeless form he sighs.

"Never shoulda' rolled with you, crazy mafucker." Eric then looks at the wounded mare who's sobbing had die down a bit from earlier. Eric rushes over to lend a hand. "Hey, you alright girl?" She looks up at him and sniffs.
"Yeah, my leg hurts but other than I'm good." Eric nods and goes to retrieve his pistol, scooping it up off the ground he holsters the weapon in his magic gaming logic pocket dimension. Looking at Jamal again he spots the AK-47 laying at his side, Eric walks over and picks it up, seeing how he doesn't need it any longer.

"You good ta move?" He asks.
"N-no, I can't take the pain in my leg with all the pressure on it. Can you help me please?" Eric puts the AK-47 into the pocket dimension, the disappearing weapon stumps the mare.
"Where did..." She begins to ask.
"Don't worry bout it, just know I still got it." Eric cuts her off. He walks up to the mare and gently picks her up, pulling her arm over his neck to give her some leaning support. "What's yo name hon?"
"Its Crimson Blade." Eric chuckles a little.
"Cool name, any where we can go ta fix ya up?" Eric questions.
"There is a hospital, but I can't leave the others here!" Eric's expression turns to one of confusion. "Um Crim, not to be a dick but no one else survived. You all that's left of ya boys." Crimson shakes her head.
"No, in that building right there! There's one other guard and a ton of civilians that need to be taken to safety!" Eric looks at the candy building that Crimson had motioned to. It made him question if it was clever architecture or a literal candy building, feeling that it could be possible with all that he had seen so far of this world.

Eric helps Crimson hobble toward the sugary construction of sweet looking proportions and knocks on the door. "Hey, ya'll good in there?" A stallion responds.
"Identify yourself!" Eric was about to respond but Crimson answered first.
"This is Cpl. Crimson Blade, open the freaking door!" There's a small pause.
"Cpl.? Hang on we godda clear some junk!" Eric and Crimson sit there waiting through the sounds of barricades being removed. When the racket stopped the doors opened a one stallion open the door, dawning the golden armor that crimson wore.
"Woe!" The sight of Eric startles the young stallion and he draws his sword with incredible speed. "Put the lady down monster!" Eric nearly falls backward off the steps, barely catching himself with the heel of his right foot.
"Quick Slash, stop he's friendly!" Crimson protests.
"How do you know we can trust this thing!" Crimson rolls her eyes.
"Oh I don't know, maybe because he's carrying me when I have a wounded leg and he stopped the other one from killing me when all the others are dead!" Crimson retorts pointing a hoof at the dead Jamal. Quick Slash observes the battlefield, seeing all the dead he grimaces, looking back at Crimson and Eric.
"Alright, get in here!" Quick Slash waves them in. Eric obliges, stepping though the door.

The other ponies stare in wonder and shock at the newcomer. This being the first time any of them have ever seen one of the invaders up close. Eric sets Crimson down on a open table and turns to face Quick Slash. "She need a doctor bro." Eric states.
"What happened out there, all we could hear were loud bangs and screaming?" Eric runs his hand through his hair, grimacing at being the one to tell the story.
"We'll I was riding was riding with that crazy mafucker when we came across ya'll. We got unta a debate and I said hey, les go round be don't need ta be startin' shit. He said, na we going through, if they don't move we blasten them. After he killed yo boy's, he hit Crimson's leg and killed the boss man. I couldn't take it anymore so I pull my gun out and tell him ta let'er go. He fake surrenders and knocks my ass down, thought I was done myself until his pops ouda nowhere. Some devil shit to do to someone whoever did it, they didn't shoot me so I guess cool with me. Never did come forward so, the rest is history."

Quick Slash eyes Eric critically before slowly nodding his head. "Alright, we need to move the civilians out of here and too the castle, but I don't want to risk them getting hurt. We need a way to move them safely or at least with reduced risk!" Eric surveys the room and estimates there to be twenty four ponies in all, eight of them children.

"Well..." Eric begins, making Quick Slash, Crimson and the room look to him. Eric notices how quite things have become, despite the sounds of gunfire and roaring engines in the background outside. "The car outside I came rollin' up here in can fit five human adults in it, could easily fit the same amount of you...folks in it. Minus one for me driving but..." Everypony was hanging on his every word for salvation.
"But?" Quick Slash questions.
"I...If you ride with me and know where we goin', we could take the kids, think we could fit them all." The room is dead silent, hearing the options and having internal debates with themselves.
"Well... like I said there is the princesses castle, we still need a VIP escort service for the elements of..."

A White unicorn places a hand on the stallion's shoulder. "Cpl. Slash" He looks her right in the eyes. "The foals are more important than us. Let them be the first to reach safety. We can go by foot if need be." Rarity smiles as Pinkie and Fluttershy join her side with forced sheepish smiles of their own, Fluttershy being the timid shy she's all ways been. Pinkie Pie trying to cope with a living nightmare she had foreseen in her dream.

More silence until Crimson speaks up, "Its up to the families to choose what they are willing to do in this time of crisis." The words hang in the air for what seemed like an eternity, until finally in the corner of the room, two parents look down at their slipping foals. Both held in one of their arms, they exchange looks of sorrow, before stepping forward. Everypony stares and parts like a multicolor sea as they slowly make their way to Eric and Quick Slash, they come to a complete halt once they are considered to be face to face. Mr. and Mrs. Cake look up at the man with plea.

"Please sir..." Mr. Cake begins. "Please take our foals to the loving protection of our fare princess Twilight Sparkle." Mrs. cake now speaks.

"Please, keep them safe." They extend the held foals with the arms that carried, loved and nurtured them must now let them go, to ensure their chance at survival. Soon other parents speak with their young, telling them they must go with the man and be strong and stay safe. Tears were shed as they bid farewell, knowing the possibility it may be their last hugs to give their children. More and more foals gather around Eric until all eight children crowd around him. Eric looks at the Cakes and he reaches out with both hands and grasps their extended arms, staring them in the eyes.

"As long my heart beats I'll protect them with my life, I swear to ya'll I give my life fo yo kids." Mrs. Cake, moved by his words closes her eyes and lurches forward, embracing Eric in a hug with more tears starting to form, only this time of happiness. The moment doesn't last, as rumbling could be heard approaching the area. Mrs. Cake lets go and Eric picks up his rifle and faces the door, listening carefully he hears whoever's driving pull up and stop fairly close to the building. Eric steps slowly to the door, pressing an ear up against it, the engine stops, vehicle doors open and close. People start talking, muffled unintelligible words are exchanged. Eric cracks open the door and pears through the slight opening, making the conversation more easily herd. Eric spots a big black armored truck with black tinted windows with a armored back transport area and two men in all black military looking gear checking bodies. They had black tactical boots, black utility pants, black combat gloves, black combat shirts, black utility vests, black balaclavas and black combat helmets with flipped up dual lends NVGs. They had an unnerving feeling about them that Eric felt. The big familiar letters spelling F.I.B didn't sit well with someone with his lifestyle.

"What the hell are these things Sev?" One man asked, putting two fingers too one dead Pegasus's neck checking for a pulse. The other was investigating the dead Jamal's corpse. It didn't take more than a glance to see that he was missing his head.

"Don't know Viking, looks like this guy met the boss though, was probably the perpetrator." There was something off about the scene, the man had no gun. As the man now known as Viking rolls a dead unicorn over and investigates her wounds.

"Looks like these were inflected by an AK-47. Sev walks over behind Viking, carbine rifle at the low ready. "Common rifle used by low level street thugs." Viking says, raising to full standing length continuing his analyses. "Definitely some thug's doing when it comes to these things, but that guy right there has no weapon, there may be another?" Sev pauses for a brief moment before shrugging.

"Guess we should move on, nothing to be done here." Viking nods, his advanced assault rifle popping into existence in his hands.
"Right we best get moving." The two men turn to walk to their Insurgent transport when a door jingle rings behind them and someone speaks.
"Wait!" They both whip around rifles at the high ready.

A frightened Eric stands in front of the bakery hands raised. His shaking form struggling to keep composed. "On the ground now!" Viking orders. Eric lowers to his knees, not being able to lay flat on the downward sloping stairs. The door behind him cracks a little and Quick Slash piers out with one eye. An action not unnoticed by the agents, the unnamed man points his carbine rifle at the door.

"Whoever's in the building, step out with your hands showing first slowly!" Sev orders. Quick Slash winces at his mistake, reluctantly he sticks his hands out and waves in surrender.

"Ok, just don't hurt the civilians!" The green fur covered hands causes Viking to lower his advanced rifle slightly. When the guard pony slowly and carefully steps out from the bakery, both agents completely lower their weapons. A brief moment of silence passes before Viking speaks up.

"Is that man with you?" He points at Eric.
"Yes he helped one of our wounded to our shelter." The agent nodes and gestures for Eric to stand, which he does. Sev begins to ask his own questions.

"Do you know what happened and who that dead man is?" Eric nods and gives a brief explanation of who the man was and what had happened. Both agents exchange looks, Viking activates is his headset radio. "Black team lead this is Viking; come in over." A pause.
"This is black team lead, go ahead."
"We got a blood bath here boss, dead local law spread across the ground and a few survivors held up in a building. Lots of civilians to and an African American man that one of them says helped them and another one dead, please advise over."
"I saw him stop the dead guy from executing one of the local law, he's good."
"Right, but what about the rest of the civilians?"
"I'm a little busy right now, I'll let you figure that part out; out."

The man branded 'Demon' holds another man's head in his hands from behind. One hand griping his jaw and the other behind his head's center. Then with a strong twist he snaps the person's neck, their body falling limp. From behind a roadside dumpster, the 'Demon' peeks out from his hiding place. Seeing a group of six thugs pining down a checkpoint, the guard pony unicorns shielding their brothers and sisters to the best of their abilities.
Demon pulls a frag grenade out and throws it at the unwisely tight formation of four men standing idle out in the open. Demon then steps out from his cover and brings his carbine rifle at the high ready, quickly snapping onto and shooting down the two other men off to the side. Then the grenade explodes and kills the first four guys. Demon lowers his rifle, until shouting from behind him causes him to whip around at the high ready.

"What the hell was that explosion!?"
"I don't know jackass lets check and see who's giving our boys trouble!"

A roar of cheers erupts from the guards as Demon runs to the other side of the street, half way across he drops a proximity mine and scales a building with parkour. A few moments later and a another group comes running around the street corner. Demon quickly counts eight guys before one of them trips the mine, killing three and leaving five men in shambles and staggering to their feet after falling from the blast. Seeing how close they were to each other Demon decides to go the CQB route. Leaping from the roof, Demon lands next to one man and combat rolls. Pulling out his heavy pistol with an orange tinted paintjob and combat knife, he slashes the man's neck and shoots down two others with head shots, leaving two men left. By the time they got a grip on the situation it was to late, Demon runs at them fast taking aim and shooting down one of the remaining two thugs. Before the last could raise his weapon, Demon spins and cuts him down with a swift slash to the neck.

The last two fall dead and Demon stands over them in triumph. He holsters his weapons and looks at the outpost to his right. The guards peer out from their cover in awe of the spectacle they had witnessed from the unknown combatant. Demon makes no gesture nor says a word, he simply turns and walks of in the opposite direction. In search of lesser warriors to bring down in the field of battle.

A team of olive drab uniformed and kitted men approach from a side road. Heads on a swivel searching for targets along the way to their objective. Engine noises no longer filled the air surrounding the town, they had been replaced with the sounds of battle cries, gunshots, and guard pony metal clashing with whatever weapons that thugs carried whom didn't have firearms. The group of 24 neared the crystal castle; Green team had one transport and one 50Cal. machine gun mounted Insurgent each; both colored tan. Slowly they came in site main entrance, the men in front see that the castle is currently under siege by a gang of lightly armed thugs. Knives, bats, golf clubs, broken bottles some even had machetes.

Green 2nd squad leader announces into his head set; "We have contact front, engaged with local law." The small convey halts awaiting orders, the Green team captain radios from the insurgent transport passenger seat. "Move to assist, we need to be on good terms with the locals. Target all armed gang affiliates as hostiles!" The convey increases pace and pours out from the side street, catching the ponies and human gangsters off guard. The agents take aim and open fire, killing the thugs and leaving the guards dumbfounded.

Green teams captain steps out from the insurgent's passenger seat, slowly approaching the guard ponies hands raised in a lax manner. "uh; hello there strange multicolored horses." The ponies exchange looks of confusion, one steps forward.

"I am the captain of this regiment, I don't know who or what you are, but you have my thanks for your help here." The guard captain extends a hoof and the green team captain takes it in his hand with a firm shake.
"Likewise, any idea what's happening?" The guard captain scratches his chin with a hoof.
"Not a clue, I would of hoped you had an answer as to why you and the less desirable of your kind are here?" Green team's captain shrugs his shoulders.
"Well sorry to say, we don't know how we got here ether, we're just trying to contain this the situation." The guard captain nods.
"An agreeable coarse of action, since you helped our defense of her majesty's castle, you may wish to speak with her about driving out the scoundrels, Come!" The green team captain nods and turns to address his men.
"First and third squad say here and help these boys set up a defensive parameter, second and fourth, patrol the parameter, fifth and sixth keep the engines running and that 50 on a swivel."

The agents move to their tasks and the two captains march up the steps and into the castle hall. Green teams captain was taken back by the design of this strange place, truly the work of a master architect he thought to himself. They move though the palace, they encounter patrols and sentries and each time the pony guard captain would half to ease the tensions. As they reached the crystal castle meeting room, more could be heard. Two sentries were standing guard; tensing up and take defensive stances at the sight green team captain.

"Peace boys, these ones are friends!" The two hesitate before relaxing.
"Forgive us sir, but are you certain that you should be allowing them to be in the castle, let alone near our princess?" The guard questions.
"As I have said, they are our allies, I have witnessed first hand them aiding our struggle. I can personally assure you that they mean us no harm."

The sentries nod before moving aside, opening the doors. The group steps though walking in on a discussion on how to deal with the invading threat. The conversation abruptly ends with the captain is seen. Leaving the room silent with looks of shock and wonder. Three ununiformed ponies sit at the end of the meeting table, one purple, one tan and one cyan. The rest lined the table sides in military class a uniforms, with sentries lining the walls.

"Your majesty, commanders, fear not! These ones are friends and have aided her majesty's guard in defending her castle, I can personally account on their actions." The silence continues for a few moments before being broken by the purple mare.
"Um, thank you captain, you are dismissed." The captain salutes and turns, receiving a pat on the back from the green team captain.
"Thanks bud, I'll see you back downstairs when we're done discussing our alliance and plan of attack." The captain walks out and the doors shut behind him, leaving the agents and high ranking officials alone.
"Greetings...strange otherworldly creature! I am princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria. Mite I ask your business here in our homeland?" The Green team captain shrugs his shoulders and sighs.
"Mam, I'll tell you right now; I don't know how we got here why any of this is happening. But things are happening; and your enemies are our enemies, so that makes us friends. So if we could just agree to an alliance; that way we can focus on the problem of rampant thugs taking over this town in force, we can get started." The guard commanders look from the green team captain and agents to their princess and her elements. The tan mare interjects quietly.

"Uh sugar cube; you know my special talent for detectin' lies and I'm not pickin' up on anything. As your friend I suggest you take the offer and we focus on those scoundrels harmin' our fare little town." Twilight nods.
"I find your advisement agreeable; yes we shall have an alliance!" As the princess declaration ends a loud noise erupts and the castle shakes. The green team captain opens radio communications.
"This is green captain; come in first and third squads!" A response comes through. "Captain; there's a shit storm out here! We got heavily armed hostels coming at every direction opposite of the main entrance! Looks like the organized crime syndicates are starting to come together!" Another voice chimes in over the radio.
"This black team Viking, come in green lead." The green team captain walks past the table; over to the open balcony ;surveying the town from the high vantage point. He sees the mass amount of criminals closing in at all fronts, their formation made the shape of a massive upside down U. Slowly closing in on them, spanning the large main road leading directly to the castle and some side roads separated by buildings.

"This is green lead, go ahead Viking."
"We have civilians in need of transport, have one insurgent transport and civilian car; requesting any spare insurgents to reroute to a place called sugar cube corner and provide transport' over." The green team radio's down to his first and third squads.
"Can you hold out long enough for our insurgents to pick up those civilians and make it back, over?" "Looks like we don't have much of a choice ether way captain, send them!" Down at the main entrance one of the female agents shouts.
"Does anyone here know a place called sugar cube corner!"
"I do mam!" A guard pony calls out to her.
"We need you to get in that vehicle in front of us and guide them there! There are civilians that need transport and we're providing them a lift back here!"

The stallion nods and runs up to the insurgent's open passenger door and climbs up and in. The transport and 50.cal both speed off as the 50 lays down fire before disappearing from view. The remaining agents continue to trade fire with on coming thugs up the wide open road and building sides. The green team captain radio's again

"Viking you have two insurgents incoming; get those civilians ready to move!" "This is Viking, thanks for the assist!"
"Hey what's going on!" Rainbow dash shouts. "The castle is under attack! We're out numbered and I have some of my men out rescuing stranded civilians!" Green Captain responds. "Oh no; this is not good!" Twilight says.

"Ok people get everything together; we have help on the way and we need to move asap!"
The ponies in the bakery grow uneasy but gather themselves quickly. Viking radio's to his team leader.
"Demon; the castle is under assault; we're waiting for green teams insurgents to pick us up and transport us there. Can you give us a hand, over?" Demon replies.
"I'm on my way, this is black team lead to all squads! Link up at the castle; help green team push back the siege!" Eric starts to hyper ventilate, Sev takes notice and shakes his shoulder.
"Hey, buddy stay with us; I need you to calm down and focus! We're going to wait here for the big armored trucks and then where going to load onboard and get out of here, you got it?" Eric shakes his head yes. "Good, now keep your weapon handy and stay alert!"
"Its sounds like fucking a war out there!" Eric whispers under his breath.

At the out skits of town at the rear of the attacking force. The man that rides a motorcycle dressed in black leather rides up next to an armored karuma that had a black and yellow emblem in the driver side door. The rider dismounts his bike and the car doors all open, four men step out. All wearing different animal masks. On the other side of the car a man with a bag overs his head pedals up on his bike. They all walk to the edge of the hill, standing in a horizontal line looking toward the town. The chaos of the gang wars burning it down before them. They all stand there, standing all heroic like when the leader finally spoke up. "Well boys, looks like we have a new city to defend and bring justice to!"

Said the 'Owl Man'