Hidden Nature

The guards lead me to the castle as I look around. I get odd looks from the locals but that didn't surprise me as I try to hide my face a bit. I get lead inside thought a back door and head down some stairs into what looks like a lab of sorts and to a metal door.

"This is the day and night guards armory. This is where you will store your weapons and gear when your not using them." I nod as he counties on.

"There is also a workshop if you need to maintain your gear."

"Great." I smile as some ideas come to my head.

"Let me show you where you will be sleeping." He starts to walk off as I follow.

We go up some stairs to a large room with some beds and dressers in front of them. I go to set my things in front of a bed that had my name on it as well as some armor. I put them on and adjust them a bit.

"As of today your free to explore the town and relax some."

I check my pistol then slings my sniper rifle back on me as I head outside. Its bright and such a colorful day, I kind of hate it but I'm not so sure why. I go to the clock tower and I see a way to climb up on it. I look around then starts to carefully climb up and get inside and look around. Its a great view, I might get a even better view if the castle wasn't in the way. But at least I can slide down the cable wire to the city hall. Having the idea coming to me I pullout out something I can use as a hook to slide down the cable, letting go before I hit the wall and rolling once I touch the ground.

I get up and head go thought the market place, I notice all of the day guards walking around as well. They look like they are looking for something but its not my business as head on the roof tops and map out the town.

"MONSTER!" It sound like it came from across the town as I and the the guards rush to it.

I draw my pistol as we see a shadowy humanoid that looks slightly like me. -It look at us then starts to run, I shoot at it but it doesn't seem to have any effect on it. We chase it into the forest and I notice that only two of the guards follow me into the dark forest. Shortly we lose it and we stop and slowly walk around.

"We should head back." One of them said.

"Yea." The other agreed with him.

I nod but when one of them took a step a bear trap bites his leg as he cries in pain. His buddy helps him out then we hear gun shots and see the bullet splashes around us as I get to cover. The other guy drag his body to cover next me as he ducks. I try to see where the shots are coming from but the enemy is well hidden. I decided to blind fire and I hear that I hit one of them as one of the guards radio for help. The only thing I can hear from it is something about getting to a open area.

"FOLLOW ME!" I start to rush along cover.

They start to follow me best they can. I decided to head to the rocky valley, its clear and has plenty of cover. We keep getting shot at, I feel a sharp pain in my right side but we keep moving on as the guy on the radio tells someone on the other side of it where we are. We fall into cover, pinned down by assault rifles as I pant. I switch to my rifle and fire at them while the other two us their pistols to fight back.

All of the sudden my vision becomes a blur, ears ringing as I get force onto my ass. I look around and see one of my buddies was killed as his friend cries over it. I take the dead men's pistol as I grab mine, reloading then popping out of cover and firing at them, I feel pain surge thought my body as I drop again. I pant and stare at the sky, I try to get up but something is stopping me.

I see a bright red ball of fire high in sky, then the sound of a high power machine gun as I can see a helicopter landing right behind us. I get up and limb to it, I fall and crawl to it as guards hop out to help us inside as I darkness slowly takes me over and I start to feel cold. I try to stay awake but I just ended up falling asleep.

I hear a annoying beeping sound as I wake up, I open my eyes but close them tightly due to a bright light. I open them again and look around to find that I'm in a hospital room. I look down under the cover to see my torso wrapped in bandages. I move my arms and legs a bit and sigh. The only thing I can do is lay and wait.

A pony walk in dress in a white coat. He checks a clip board.

"How are you feeling mister Watters?" He look at me.

"Alive and thirsty." I said in a raspy voice.

"I will have a nurse get you a cup of water right way."

He does a small check up on me and heads out, shortly a nurse gives me a cup. I quickly down it and she refills my cup and I drink some more. Panting a bit I sit up and look around again and noticing nothing new.

"How long was I out?" I ask the nurse.

"About three days now." I unhook the things on me as I get up and go to get my cloths on.

"Please sir get back in bed." she tries to get me back on the bed.

"Just go hand me the papers to sign."

"Just wait here and let me get the doctor." She told me in a stern voice.

I sigh as I sit on the bed as she walks out. Shortly the door opens as I see Princess Luna walk in.

"How are you Chance?" She asked me in a motherly tone.

"Alive." I starch a bit.

"So what can you tell me about what we are going up against?"

"A small but very well trained army." I walk around a bit.

"Well at least you were lucky enough live to tell the tale."

"What about the other two?"

She stay silent and looks down.

"Oh I see." I look out the window.

"So you know you are in the palace's infirmary. I sigh your paper work so you can walk out of here but your still going to stay in the castle."

"Why?"

"I don't want to send you back to Ponyville just yet. For now just relax some."

I nod and head out of the room and Luna leads me to my own little room. I to to use the bathroom, when done I wash my hands and notice some paper on the table. I look at them and it's a map of the castle and where some rooms are.