Let Loose the Dogs of War

Trebass could see the smoke rising in the distance, they were approaching what was left of the Equestrian Cloud. The spinning blades on top of the helicopter whirred just inches above his head. The side door was open, Deviree was sitting behind a gatling gun that was attached to the helicopter. Iron Will sat in the cockpit piloting the heli itself.

"We're getting closer. If the heli gets too close then it'll be shot down in seconds. Trebass, you'll parachute and take the Eyeglass out of here!" Iron Will shouted over the whirring of the helicopter blades.

"H-How did you-" Trebass asked, but was interrupted by a bag thrown onto his chest.

Deviree sat there, "You better come back to me. Or else I'll shoot you down myself." She hugged Trebass.

Trebass kissed her then came up for breath, "I'll come back, I promise."

Iron Will glanced over his shoulder, then smiled and returned his eyes to the smoke in the distance. It took them almost all morning to get to their destination.

"When you two love birds are done, I think Trebass stop is coming up." Iron Will pointed forward.

The metal skeleton of the Equestrian Cloud rose out from behind the hills. But this time, something was different. A tall flag was planted at the very top of the wreckage. The flag had a gemstone on it with the face of a hound inside it. The sight below the flag was horrible.

Ponies hung by ropes from the sides of the wreckage. The image disgusted Trebass, he felt like vomiting. Iron Will didn't seem fazed, but Deviree was in the back puking in the corner.

They were just above the metal skeleton now. Trebass turned to face Deviree, after she had wiped the puke from her mouth.

He kissed her on the lips.

"O-Oh, I'm sorry... The vomit..." Deviree blushed, as she flustered embarrassingly.

"Oh, I barely noticed. I got lost in your eyes for a bit." Trebass jokingly said.

An awkward silence lasted a few seconds, until the two of them began to giggle loudly.

"Now you're making me blow chunks! Get ready to jump kid!" Iron Will gagged.

Trebass stuck his head out of the open side door. He looked down, it seemed like he was about a mile above the ground.

"Can't you lower the helicopter a bit-" Trebass asked, but was cut off.

"NOPE!" Iron Will kicked Trebass out of the helicopter.

Trebass shouted something angrily at the minotaur, but the sound of the helicopter blades drowned it out.

Iron Will smiled, then closed the side door.

"I'm gonna get you back one of these days!" Trebass shouted in his mind. He faced the ground as he descended towards the wreckage site. He pulled the ring on his parachute and the sail cloth came out of the bag on his back.

Trebass began to descend onto the surface of the Equestrian Cloud quickly. Suddenly, the sound of bursting guns echoed from below. He was being shot at! The bullets pierced his sail cloth, he began to descend even faster. It wasn't long until his body slammed onto the side of the grounded aircraft. He managed to grab onto a piece of loose metal sticking out from the side. The shouts of his enemies below caused him to look down. The Dogs that were shooting at him looked like little ants to him, little ants with guns.

He glanced at his M.A.S.T. It read "Fifteen (15) Minutes Until Departure." He was running out of time.

He took out his pistol, and aimed it at a nearby window. The window shattered, as Trebass jumped from the piece of metal he was holding onto. He landed on top of one of the passenger seats. But it wasn't the area where the Eyeglass was, he had to keep looking. He decided to search the upper area of the plane.

Trebass climbed from seat to seat until he reached the door to the next room of the plane. The carrier was buried in the ground on a slant, which made the task even harder. He opened the door, but immediately jumped back into one of the seats behind him. Suitcases and all sorts of luggages fell from the next room and onto the bottom of the plane.

He resumed climbing and searching, but to no avail. He finally reached the very top of the wreckage. A hatch was above him, he opened it. He emerged to find a helicopter in the distance shooting at the ground.

"That's the distraction, time to find the Eyeglass." Trebass climbed out of the hatch, but was stopped by a large paw wrapping around his neck.

"You're not going anywhere!" A Diamond Dog had ambushed him.

Trebass had a sense of "De Ja Vu" as he had been in this situation before. But this time, he didn't have anypony to help him. Pulled out his pistol, and shot the Dog right in the knee.

The Diamond Dog shouted in pain, as Trebass pushed off of his captor with his back legs. The Dog fell back into the hatch, the hatch door slammed shut and locked it self. Meanwhile, Trebass found himself sliding down the steep incline of the Equestrian Cloud. He was approaching the bottom speedily, until suddenly...

"Aha! Gotcha this time!" A Diamond Dog had popped out of another hatch in front of him.

Trebass' back legs collided with the Dog's face, as they both were knocked into the hatch. The two fell onto the inside of the aircraft as Trebass grabbed onto a nearby seat. It was much steeper inside the Equestrian Cloud than on the outside. The Diamond Dog held onto Trebass' back left leg crying for help.

"I don't think so pal." Trebass shoved his right back leg into the Dog's face.

The impact sent the dog falling. Trebass closed his eyes, as he heard the sound of the Dog hitting the bottom. He opened his eyes and looked up. He saw the hatch above him had not locked itself yet. He reached up and opened the hatch. He climbed out, and began to slide down again, this time more slowly. About halfway down the plane's outer body, his M.A.S.T. began to beep loudly.

It read, "Dimensional Transport Unit Detected in Nearby Radius."

"What the hell does that mean?!" Trebass yelled out frustratingly.

His loud tone of voice attracted the attention of more Diamond Dogs on the ground.

"Uh oh." Trebass said to himself.

He had to find cover quickly, the Dogs had already begun shooting at him. He opened a nearby hatch and jumped down into it. The first thing that caught his eye was the massive hole in the side of the plane.

"That's it!" He blurted out. He remembered that the Eyeglass flew out of the plane when it was shot down by the Diamond Dogs.

He took another look at the M.A.S.T. There was an arrow that pointed west of the giant hole. The timer was also counting down from "Five (5) Minutes"

He stuck his head outside, he could see the helicopter above him being shot down. A massive explosion knocked it into the side of the aircraft. It was close enough for Trebass to jump into.

"Here we go again..." Trebass sighed, as he leaped from the hole towards the helicopter.

He managed to grab hold of the pontoons on the bottom of the helicopter. A helping hoof reached out to him and pulled him up, it was Deviree's.

"No luck?" Deviree asked.

"I think it's somewhere down there!" Trebass pointed to the sandy ground.

"I'll try to land this thing, but you have to shoot down any anti-aircraft units on the ground!" Iron Will shouted.

Trebass nodded, but an explosion knocked him and Deviree back. Deviree was knocked unconscious as she hit the back of the helicopter.

"Looks like it's up to me." Trebass grabbed the handles of the outside minigun.

He began firing at the ground as Iron Will descended. They landed in a clear space surrounded by walls of debris.

"This is as far as I go." Iron Will said, as he ripped the minigun from the helicopter.

"I'll protect Deviree, you just focus on getting whatever you came here for. Oh, and take this. You're gonna need it later on." He tossed a Dove-Shaped key to Trebass.

He caught it, then placed it in his vest pocket. "Thanks. For everything sarge." Trebass said as he ran towards the direction that his M.A.S.T. pointed.

"For the last time, I'm not sergeant. Not anymore." Iron Will ran towards a group of Diamond Dogs with his minigun in hand.

Trebass followed the arrow on his M.A.S.T.

Finally, he saw the Eyeglass in the distance. But his joy was interrupted by an explosion near his hooves. He was sent flying into a piece of broken metal.

"Ouch... Mines?!" He pulled out his pistol, just in case he ran into any more Dogs. Luckily, the explosion didn't injure him that much. He carefully slipped by the mines that were visible, and hoped he wouldn't trigger any that weren't visible. He finally made it to the Eyeglass. It was covered in rubble, but it looked like it would function properly. He found the metal helmet lying next to it, he placed it on his head.

He looked at this M.A.S.T. The timer was counting down from ten (10) seconds.

But, out of nowhere, a Diamond Dog leaped at him. He froze in place, he thought he was done for. Until suddenly...

*BANG*

The Diamond Dog was pushed to the side by a bullet placed in his head. Trebass could see the shooter in the distance, it was Deviree. She stood on top of the helicopter and waved to her love.

Trebass chuckled, then waved back. But by then, the Eyeglass had already activated and everything around him began to fade away.

The vision of Deviree was replaced by a black and red pegasus in a lab coat sitting at a table, sipping his tea away.

"Ah, you're back. That was quick." Alexander placed his cup of tea down.

"Quick? How long was I gone?" Trebass asked, as he removed the metal helmet from his head.

"About Twenty (20) minutes." Alexander replied.

"T-Twenty (20) minutes?! I was in there for days!" Trebass exclaimed.

"I guess time passes differently when your in different dimensions. Anyways, did you find out anything about Bable yet?" Alexander asked.

"No, I was too busy fighting off hordes of canine terrorists!" Trebass exited the Eyeglass.

"Interesting, I'd like to hear more of your adventure. How about over dinner?" Alexander walked with Trebass towards the vault door.

"How about over a drink? I'm practically taken in two (2) dimensions you know?" Trebass chuckled.

Alexander nodded, and they both exchanged laughter.

"Wait a minute... Two?"