Unfortunately, the Minotaurs were smart enough to remove most of 40's armor. His helmet and DCs pistol and rifle were sitting on the far side of the room well out of reach. The orange mare was collared and chained to the wall in the cell next to him. She sat staring at the chain. Fixer looked at his iron cuffs then at the bars all around the both of them.

"Keep calm Ma'am rescues coming." He tried to reassure her, but she didn't respond. "Poor thing must be in shock," he mumbled and walked as far as his chains would let him. "I know this is probably hard for a pony, but help is on the way." He tried again, and she looked at him like he just offended her.

"What in tarnation are you spouting?" Her thick southern accent was thick and blunt, as she raised an eyebrow under her golden hair.

"I'm telling you helps on the way."

"Ah got that mister!" she shook her head and turned towards him.

Ok, either shock or stupid the clone thought.

"Let's start over. Names Applejack whats yours?" She asked with a friendly smile.

"Four-Oh." He let out, and she shook her head with a smirk.

"That's not a name that's a number." She chuckled and looked at him like he was funny.

"Fixer." the clone let out with a bit of irritation.

"Well, Fixer seeing how you fought like hell to get captured alongside me. There's got be a reason and a story behind it, Start telling." She trotted to where the chain connected to the wall and turned her back to it. Fixer put his back to the bars with a disgusted sneer thinking she was going to relieve herself.

"All I can say is we were sent to rescue you and the other Elements of Harmony. You are 0h-four the Element of Honesty correct?"

"Whats with the number?" She asked before grunting and the sound iron being struck made Fixer look over. He watched her rear back and kick the iron ring attached to the wall again with a clang.

"Numbers were assigned to make communication easier." He watched her as she kicked. Wondering again if it was shock or stupidity at work here.

"Makes sense I guess. Well, Four-Oh, I believe you but I ain't one to sit on my flank." She kicked it again "And do nothing."

"You're never gonna break that with your hooves it's solid iron Oh four." Fixer reasoned when large footsteps came rushing in. A brown shaggy Minotaur with a silver nose ring threw open the door. The Min wasn't wearing any armor just a simple belt that carried what Fixer could guess was the cell keys.

"What is going on? What is noise?" He did not sound bright in the slightest. Applejack reared back for another kick and Chuckled looking at Fixer.

"You've never met an Apple before have you." then kicked the iron ring right off the wall. The bull snorted and dug for the keys.

"Stupid pony gonna get it now." He mumbled unintelligently. He opened the cell stepping in bent on punishing the pony. With a curse, Fixer popped out his Vibroblade and cut the chain that tethered him to the wall. His wrist was still bound by the solid iron binders. Each cuff had a separate lock with a simple short chain between the two. "Now what the hell are you doing?"

Applejack's chain flew out and wrapped around the silver nose ring giving it a tug that snapped the Min's attention back to her.

"I think you have bigger issues partner." She wrapped more of the chain around her front hooves standing on her back hooves to pull him further. He bellowed out and threw a fist almost as big as the orange mare. But she dropped the chain and hopped over the fist and galloped to his back legs. She reared back those powerful back legs. Legs Fixer now knew could actually break iron, Right as the Min twisted to grab her, she kicked him in the knee. The Min's knee caved in with a solid crack. The whole leg bent the wrong way, and the shaggy beast fell forward letting out pained snorts. Fixer didn't need a Med tech to tell him it was shattered.

The Minotaur's hands cradled the shattered leg, and Applejack walked towards its head. Rearing back once more, you could practically hear a gun cock as she readied herself for another kick. The bull's eyes widened his mouth opened like he was going to say something but Applejack wasn't in the mood. She kicked his snout hard enough the whole Min slide against the bars. The bulls snout crinkled as it broke sending cartilage and blood in a quick puff. The silver nose ring fell out in two pieces as the bull fell unconscious.

"Solid strike." Was about the extent of the words the clone could let out at the display he'd just witnessed.

"Thank ya kindly mister Fixer." She swiped the keys from the open door on her way out. She swung them on her tail as she strolled up to Fixers cell door.

"You ok in there idiot?" they both froze at the sound of another Minotaur coming down the hall. She hurried to open the Cell the footsteps got louder.

"Frag! leave the keys, See my pack step on the left pedal and press the red button on the cylinder that drops out and toss it quick Go!" Fixer ordered, and Aj hopped off. 40 focused on angling his hands through the bars to turn the key. With a metal clank, the door opened But when a chirping whine that was not an electro-stun grenade started his head popped up.
"Oh-four?" he asked in disbelief then the chirping doubled and he watched in horror as she chucked both Thermal Dets down the hall.
"Oh-Four what shape were those?" He asked her, and she turned to him with a scrunched up face.

"Apples." She let out knowing she messed up.

"What the fuck? why are these Apples chirp..." They heard the Minotaur start before the wall connecting the wall to the room they were in blew out with a fireball that knocked both Clone and Pony to the floor. The explosion shook the entire castle. 40 sat up looking at the black exploded wall that now offered a clear view to a grassy hill outside.

"I said cylinder!" He shouted as Aj rolled to her Hooves with a groan.

"Ya well I hit your left, and the round ones rolled out!" she shouted back shaking her head.

"Why'd you throw two?"

"Ah panicked and went for broke 40!" She shouted back. Before 40 could say any more, a wet squelch came from the ceiling as half a Minotaur torso fell from where the blast had placed it. Both Pony and Clone watched it fall. "Oh, my...Celestia have mercy I didn't mean to." The mare looked a little green as she looked away. Fixer undid his cuffs and walked towards her.

"You going to be ok?" She coughed like she swallowed something bitter.

"I think I need a moment." She swallowed bobbing her head as she took a breath. Then shook her head before angrily setting her jaw. "Nah nope, these things bought me like a sack of pars." She spat the last word. "They got what was coming to them. Whats the next step Four-Oh?" she acted like she was fine but Fixer could see that this was gonna weigh on the mare.

"Gather my gear and contact the rest of my squad. They shouldn't be that far away. Then we camp out on that hill and wait." He pointed, and Applejack followed his hand and nodded briskly.

"Those other white things that were with you?" she asked, and he nodded. "What are you anyway? Never seen anything like you before," she asked mostly to distract herself from what she'd done with her own hooves.

"Were formally clone commandos of the Grand Army of The Republic."

"Wait clones? Like your copies of something?" She asked raising an eyebrow. 40 pulled the helmet on and grabbed the pack.

"We were all cloned from the same man Jango Fett." Now fully armored again Fixer ran checks on all his systems.

"How many are you?" She asked walking around him to check out the armor.

"Thousands."

"Wait, what?" The farm mares head shot up at the number. Then did a hop back when the suit of armor flashed white, and a blue outline covered the whole commando. She whistled nodding her head.

"Now those are some fancy duds partner." Fixer smiled under his helmet.

"Not much can stop a fully armored commando." He said with a hint of pride. A short burst of static told him command just got his signal back.

"RC-1140 come in." The Advisor called out, and Fixer put a hand the side of his helmet

"Read you loud and clear Advisor." Applejack tilted her head not hearing anything but watching his Helmet bob like he was talking. The clone watched her walk around to look at his face, and he held out a hand that said "hold on" she nodded.

"Whats your status Delta?"

"Hostiles have been eliminated, and I have zero four in tow and a clear line for extract."

"Good to hear Four-Oh. The rest of your squad is in route."

"Oh-Four handled most of it, Sir."

"The pony Delta?" the Advisor asked with apparent disbelief.

"Slight ordnance mix up. I'll file a full report later 25." Fixer shrugged.

"I'll look forward to it Delta. Patching you into the rest of Delta now."

"Good to see you still breathing Delta." the gruff but familiar voice of Boss was welcoming.

"After what I just witnessed I'm not sure I am Sir," Fixer admitted.

"What happened Fixer?" Boss sounded tense.

"I just watched a pony take down a Minotaur in CQC Sir." the line was silent for a second.

"Commando I can't afford you to lose your head," Boss warned.

"We're free, and I didn't fire a single shot, Sir. There's something the Princess isn't telling us about these ponies Sir." Fixer stole a glance at Applejack.

"Noted Commando. Anything else you want to report?" Boss asked

"Request to help Zero-Four learn her ordnance, Sir." Fixer said completely serious.

"Explain later Delta ETA 2 hours." Boss cut the line, and Fixer chuckled.

Author's Note

I'm knocking out what i have in notebooks pretty fast huh. Tell me what you like and don't like about the story. Leave a Comment i crave them!