He came from Space

I have this idea for a shipfic and I can't stop thinking about it and all day for the past few days it's been on my mind and I'm like "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"

Fuck.

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Chapter Ten

Back to Work

January 10th, 2129

Equestrian star system (unlisted)

Royal City of Canterlot

Citizen Marcus James Calaway

10:00AM

"So he's gone? You have no idea where he went?" Princess Celestia asked Mark, who sat before her in a rather large chair.

"Correct, he just up and left" Marcus answered, neglecting to mention that Dick assaulted one of the Princess's subjects; the two humans were there to help the ponies, not beat them.

"This is not good, we need all the help we can get and now one of the humans has disappeared, taking the support of his ship with him" Celestia declared.

"Is something wrong?" Calaway inquired.

"You and the Elements stalled the Griffon advance to the north and temporarily stopped their assault on the town of Appleloosa by destroying their base but only for a limited time. The Griffons are still making their way to Appleloosa and have bypassed all our defenses by crossing the Stormy Sea, which separates Pony land and Griffon land" the Princess explained.

"The Stormy Sea is only 21 miles north of Appleloosa" Celestia finished.

"Well then what the fuck am I doing sitting here? I gotta get to Appleloosa and stop the invasion" Marcus exclaimed, standing from the chair.

"Wait! The ponies there don't know about humans or your presence here" Princess Celestia declared.

"So? If I show up there and stop the invasion they would learn of us and would learn that we're here to help, it's a win-win" Mark said.

"I still don't like it" the sun Goddess replied.

"You just worry about the Griffons, I'll handle the pony/human relations" Marcus stated, and with that he left the Princess's bedchambers and proceeded to the docking platforms where his ship waited.

He pulled the ship back and rocketed over the mountains, following his nav system to where it pointed to Appleloosa.

By the time Mark got to the western town the invasion had already begun, the Griffons slowly encroaching upon the town.

But there was something Calaway wasn't expecting to see; the Evil in the name of Good, Dick's ship. The vessel was hovering over the town, bombarding the Griffon forces, who had absolutely no means to engage The Great Crusader's ship.

Calaway watched as Dick completely destroyed the Griffon forces before accelerating away from the area, disappearing again.

Dumbfounded, Marcus approached the town to see if there were any stragglers he could pick off and to ask the locals about Dick and his arrival.

The human descended with the aid of his jetpack and landed amongst the local ponies, who stared at him in fear; they had seen what the ships could do and now they were face to face with the alien pilot of one.

Calaway surveyed the carnage; there was only one pony dead compared to the thousands of Griffons that had been massacred. The dead pony sported a brown vest and hat on the ground next to the remains of his head. He had a single red apple for a mark on his flank.

Mark looked the pony over again; remains indeed he mused, the head appeared to have been obliterated by a .50 caliber BMG round, fired from a sniper rifle.

"This Polaris guy is supplying really good weapons to these Griffon fucks" Calaway said to himself, the ponies around backed away in fear when he spoke.

Believing he would receive no useful information Marcus returned to the Freedom and began the short flight to Canterlot.

When he arrived he explained to Princess Celestia what had happened, she was pleased to hear that the Griffons had been stopped but was puzzled by Dick's actions.

"It seems to me that Mr. Malone is a lone wolf, others just slow him down" Celestia declared.

"Apparently" Marcus replied.

"Now, as enigmatic as Malone is there are other things I need to be concerned with right now. The Griffons have destroyed the rail line that leads here to Canterlot, rendering flight the only way into the city. I've received intel that the Griffons are doing something in the Great Crater south of here, I want you and two Elements of Harmony to investigate" Celestia explained.

"Which two?" Mark asked.

"Magic and Loyalty. Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash, respectively" the sun Goddess answered.

"Investigate the area and stop whatever they're doing" Celestia commanded, earning a nod from the human.

"Understood."

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January 10th, 2129

Equestrian star system (unlisted)

Skies above Equestria

Citizen Marcus James Calaway

12:14AM.

Mark directed the drop-ship downwards slightly as they approached the mountains surrounding the Great Crater, eager to get behind cover before the Griffons spotted him.

Behind him, in the cargo bay, were the two Elements of Harmony Loyalty and Magic, Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle. They were to aid the human in investigating the Griffon presence in the Great Crater.

Calaway tapped the thrusters to slow his descent as he lowered the drop-ship into a clearing in the mountains, activating the landing struts which propped the ship up.

The human opened the rear hatch and grabbed the SCAR-L by the opening before dropping out, there was a deployable ramp but the ship only rested a foot off the ground, making the ramp unnecessary in this situation.

Mark looked over the SCAR-L; the iron sights had been flipped down to allow a clear sight picture for his Trijicon 4x magnification ACOG scope, and Calaway had installed a standard vertical grip on the gun for increased stability.

In addition to all this he had removed the flash hider and threaded on a sound suppressor to maintain noise discipline.

"Let's go, and keep quiet" Mark ordered, Dash groaned lightly but otherwise provided no additional protest.

The trio navigated through the sparse footpaths that snaked through the mountains, making their way to the Great Crater.

They arrived at the edge of the crater and saw a plus-shaped metal grid-work connecting to the edges of the crater; suspended from the lattice-work was an enormous metal pod, about half as big as Mark's ship.

The pod was of obvious human design, most likely constructed by the Griffons with the aid of Polaris. The pod was usually used by military colonists as no ground life would be able to reach it without some kind of aircraft.

"OK, we can't just up and destroy this thing, we gotta find out who Polaris is first and we gotta find out what the Griffon's next move is" Marcus explained.

"So what's the plan?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"We'll climb up the cliff-face to the left and get up on the lattice-work and follow it to the pod, we will then drop down onto the pod and open up one of the roof hatches and drop in. At that point we will proceed through the pod until we find Polaris, confront him and find out what the Griffon's plans are before killing him" Calaway explained.

"Is it really necessary to kill him?" Twilight Sparkle asked, Mark looked at her incredulously.

"What kind of fucking question is that? Yes, it is necessary to kill him. That way we can end the Griffon's supply of human weapons and make this war a hell of a lot easier" Calaway answered.

"We'll wait until it's night before moving in; let's head back to the drop-ship and rest up, you'll both need to be plenty rested before we head in there, we'll be severely outnumbered and outgunned. If we get spotted then we'll be totally fucked" the human said.

"Are we gonna need anything? Any kind of tools?" Twilight inquired.

"Do you even know how to use a gun? 'Cause that's the tool you're gonna need" Mark replied.

"Uh, well…I…no, I don't know how to use a gun. I don't even think I'd be able to shoot another living creature" the lavender Unicorn explained.

"Exactly."

The trio edged back from the cliff and went back the way they came, returning to the drop-ship as it rested out of view in a copse of trees.

"Dick, come in" Calaway said on the radio, there was silence for several seconds before Mark heard the static crackle as Malone came on.

"Go for Malone" The Great Crusader responded.

"Me and two of the Elements of Harmony are going to be infiltrating a Griffon command pod in the Great Crater, south of Canterlot. Me and the two Elements are currently resting a quarter of a mile southwest from the Great Crater; I'll mark our position with a digital marker so you can find it. If the shit hits the fan then I'm gonna need you to blast the pod when I give you the word, we may also need a drop-ship for quick extraction" Marcus explained.

"I'll be there when you need me" Dick promised.

"Copy that. Thanks Dick. Mark out" Calaway said, switching the radio off.

"You said your name was Marcus" Dash declared accusingly, the human sat down on the edge of the cargo bay of the drop-ship.

"It is; my full name anyway. Most people call me Mark. It doesn't really matter" Calaway explained.

The human pulled his legs into the craft and rested his back against the wall, propping his SCAR-L up against the wall next to him.

"Wake me up when it's ten" Mark ordered, climbing into the cockpit and taking place in the pilot's seat, which was arguably more comfortable than the steel floor.

He activated the shutters which came down over the view-port, darkening the cockpit and allowing Calaway to doze off into the realm of dreams.

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Author's note: I'm just going to go ahead and say it now; the next chapter will be fluff related to Dick Malone, explaining how he found Appleloosa and also explores what he's doing after he struck Rainbow Dash. So that'll be nice.

Legal fucking shit that nobody will ever read but I have to include it otherwise I'll get fucking sued by the fucking Federation of Fetuses: Marcus(Mark) James Calaway, Dick Malone, Polaris, and all related characters belong to me. Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia, and all related characters belong to Hasbro. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro.

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