Eli quickly got his gear on and ran out the door, the chariot was waiting just like Luna said. It was night so there were two bat ponies there, ready to take him to Canterlot, Eli hopped in and said, "Get me to the fight."

They nodded and Eli flew off.

The flight was incredibly quick, about ten minutes, Eli was quite impressed. He looked and saw a large crowd all around the stadium, very much like a roman Colosseum, but there were guards all around it along with the Wonderbolts, keeping everypony from coming in.

Eli landed on the other side of the street, he had to push through several ponies, he even threw one to the side, Eli had a mission to do. Spitfire saw him and flew to him, they hugged for a moment before Eli let off and said, "Happy to see you too, but right now we got a job to do, I need a report."

"Right, sorry. During an autograph session another portal opened up in the stadium, since no pony besides a couple staff were there, we got the ponies out, but we can't kill them, and the princess's magic doesn't work on those things."

"Really? Now that I didn't know. Well lead me in, I'll take care of them, though it will be a fight to say the least."

"Alright, right this way Eli." They got in front of the main door to the stadium, "We aren't sure how many there are, but last time we checked it was about five."

"Good, now I think these are spitters, they throw up acid, it won't infect you, but it chew through flesh like it was butter to a warm knife. Stay away."

"I'll monitor the top, make sure no pony tried to sneak in to see the action."

"Done, but stay very high, they can spit very high and far." She nodded and flew off, he placed his gauntlets to the door and said, "Please let me live through this, I want to die in my late fifties with a heart full of meat. That's all I want."

He opened the door and walked into the ring, there was a small portal in the middle with many spitters around it. They had very pale skin, their arms were melded into their bodies, slits for eyes, and a big mouth full of teeth, dripping with acid, the mouth was burned from the acid runoff.

He looked up and saw Spitfire distracting them, they were spitting up, but it didn't get far enough in the sky, Eli shouted, "Hey bitches! Time for the pain!" He ran as fast as he could and raised his hand at the first spitter. It looked at him and growled. But it was pointless because Eli caved in it's face.

Two others nearby closed their mouth and their cheeks began to fill up, Eli saw that and pulled out his glock, he fired three shots into the left one, causing the head to explode in acid, and two shots into the right one, also causing it to explode.

He saw four others, ready to spit, he fired six shots into the far left one, it exploded, he emptied the clip into the far right one, that left two more to take care of. They both spat up a big flood of acid, Eli wasn't expecting it so soon, but he turned around and dropped his backpack, knowing he could take a burn, but he couldn't live without what was in that bag.

a large jet hit his back, melting the shirt and burning his back, he was shouting, "AAAHHHHHH!!" It took a second, but it stopped melting, he looked back and saw that his back was charred, "F-f-fuck." He struggled to get back on his feet, but the right one built up a smaller stream, it hit Eli's right shoulder, making him yell out again.

He got on one knee and struggled to stay up, he pulled out a grenade from his belt and pulled the pin, he threw it towards the portal and dropped on the ground.

He heard an explosion, he looked back, but the acid the spitters collected splashed on his legs, making him yell louder, he heard a beam of magic and heard the portal close.

He heard somepony land next to him, he turned himself to be face up and saw that it was Luna, she looked surprised by the state of him. All Eli could say was, "D-d-d-does my f-f-face look alrig-g-ght?"

"I'm gonna get you to the medical wing, don't worry, it's gonna be alright."

"I know, I'll live, but could you use y-your magic to knock me out, I'm in s-s-so much pain right now." Her horn glowed and he passed out.

Eli slowly opened his eyes, his vision was super blurred, all the could see was a white ceiling, and a bright light. He asked.

"Where am I? Is this, heaven?"

He heard a female voice say, "It's okay Eli, you're in the medical wing of the palace."

He looked to his right and saw a yellow blur, "Spitfire? I can barely see." His vision focused a bit, he saw that it was Spitfire, he looked around to see he was in a small room, white walls, and he was in a bed with only his underwear on. "Where's my clothes?"

"Well, they needed to heal you and well, the clothes had to go."

"How long was I out?"

He didn't hear anything for a minute, "About four hours."

"Damn, wish I could've gotten more sleep." He heard her chuckle, "So, will my burns become badass scars?"

"Actually, unicorn magic is very powerful, and you humans seem to absorb magic like a sponge, I don't know why, but you're almost entirely healed, just some slightly darkened skin where you were burned."

"Good, and slightly saddening, I wanted badass scars, but at least I'll look normal. When can I leave?"

"Right now, you were entirely healed, they don't need to look over you again, let's go." Eli sat up and held his head.

"God, I ache all over, was it from the magic?"

"Probably, but I'm not a unicorn. Your shirt and pants are on the table next to you. And I gotta say, get new underwear, there's a hole that allows me to see your junk."

"Oh, sorry, I'll get new ones."

"Don't be, I liked the view." She flew out of the room while Eli just blushed.

Eli got his stuff on and they flew back to Cloudsdale, they got off not to far from the house, so Eli limped along, and Spitfire flew, holding his right side, helping him walk.

They got to the door, Spitfire unlocked it and they entered, Eli started to limp upstairs, until he looked back and saw Spitfire staring at the kitchen.

He limped back down and asked, "What is it?"

"You set up a nice evening for me, and it had to go to waste."

"Not all of it, the cake's still good I bet."

"What kind?"

"Chocolate."

"Oh sweet Celestia, that's my favorite." Eli smiled and made a mental note of it. They went upstairs and Eli walked to his door, Spitfire asked, "Where're you going?"

"To bed. Why?"

"Wrong room, come on." She entered her room and left the door open, he followed her in and he took off his pants and shirt. spitfire was lying on the bed, ready to sleep, Eli laid on the bed as well, she curled up next to him and said, "Good night."

"Night." Was all Eli could say. He closed his eyes and tried to sleep, but he wasn't able to. He rolled away from her and grabbed a pillow, he laid on the floor and started to fall asleep.

Eli closed his eyes and just let the exhaustion wash over him. He fell asleep moments later.

Author's Note

Not long, and kind of late. But I really didn't want to make more, I'm just needing a break, my classes are killing me.