A Hunter In The Dark

That morning Woods was walking down the hall on his way to go work out a bit as he was walking past a bathroom the door opened causing him to stop as a new mare walked out with a towel over her shoulder and slightly damp mane draped over her face slightly.

"Oh sorry bout that wasn't looking where I was going.. Wow your muscles are a lot bigger up close." then unnamed mare said blushing slightly.

Looking at his exposed arms he took note that while not as big as they used to be he was still fairly buff, his arms slightly flexing as he moved them.

"uh no that's fine I was lost in thought for a minute there, uh my name is Max Woods, but you can call me Max." he said as he extended his hand to shake hers.

"Oh I know who you are I was there after your little episode last night, we didn't talk though, I didn't think it the best time to. My name is starlight glimmer, but everyone just calls me Starlight." She says taking hold of Woods hand.

"So where you off to this early would have thought you'd sleep in today considering all that's happened to you in the short time you've been here." Starlight asks.

"I was thinking of getting a small work out in nothing to bad just something to get the blood flowing."

"ok well don't push yourself to hard, you don't wanna end up back in the hospital."

With that Woods made his way out side the castle, and started to jog through town seeing the resident ponies starting their day a few giving him a wave while others gave him worrying and curious looks. As he made his way through the town, he started to wonder if there was a training ground for the guards here. Spotting a guard making his rounds he ran over to him.

"Sir I got a question for you." Woods yelled getting the guards attention.

"Um.. yes what is it?" the guard asks getting tense from never seeing a creature like woods before.

"I was just wondering if the guards stationed here had a training ground or something similar?"

"Sorry sir but the training grounds are for military personnel only."

"Well it just so happens I'm military myself not from this world, but I'm active duty in the United States Marine Corps rank of sergeant. I have my id if you wanna see it that or you can just ask Princess Twilight I am staying at her castle right now."

"OH so your the one corporal sliver wing was talking about."

"So he was a Corporal ill keep that in mind."

"Now I don't mind if you use the grounds, but what I do mind is when someone berates one of my guys without coming to me first, sergeant."

"And you are?"

"Sergeant Iron Work with the 201st guard company, in the Equestrian guard." Iron says holding out his hand

"Well its nice to meet you sergeant Iron work, I am Sergeant woods with the 3rd infantry battalion USMC." While taking hold of irons hand and giving him a firm shake.
"Well sergeant the grounds are right this way, don't mind the recruits ponyville is one of the many if not smaller depots around equestria." Iorn says walking with woods.
"Oh thats alright hell if you want I can put em through some pt or training, you know see the kind of spirit they got."
Giving a small chuckle Iorn looks over to woods.
"Well no matter how much I'd wanna see our trainees get put through a diffrent form of training that's not a me question that's a question for lieutenant Crimson Heart."

"And where can I find the good Lt?"

"Right behind you." Causeing the two to trun towards the voice. Standing there in some pt gear was lieutenant Crimson with his arms crossed giving woods a glare.

"So you must be the human I've heard about supposedly your military."

"Yes sir I am 3rd infantry battalion in the USMC, Sergeant Woods at your service." Woods says reverting to parade rest while talking to the officer.

"So you want to have your fun with the recruits if my hearing is correct."

"Yes sir, wouldn't mind seeing what spirit these guys got but my way of training was very different compared to yours."

"And how diffrent are we talking here more patrolling drills dealing with day to day stuff monster attack drills?"

"No sir more like I'm going to break them down till their nothing and build them back up in to what ever it is they need to be to do their job my training is in hand to hand, marksmanship, patrolling ( not similar to yours), spotting little differences in baselines to spot an ambush or danger area, survival, and various other millitary training."

Crimson took a moment to respond thinking over what he said. 'Well on one hand this could be use full seeing he is not of this world, but on the other this could end poorly with less recruits then we started with.' Crimson thought.

"Whats the drop out rate for your training?"

"Well sir it depends for my training you have to be dedicated and want it to push yourself to the limits if they drop and some will drop it just means they didn't have what it takes. For example out of a platoon of 120 maybe 20 to 50 will drop but that's rare to get that many drops past 25."

"Alright well I wanna see what you can to help with training them and if I like what I see I'll give you a small group of cpls to train up to help with training recruits how does that sound?"

"Well I can but this is a thing for the princess's to think over isn't it and if I train em it's going to have to be a complete separate branch from the. Normal guards these ones won't be guards ill train em to be marines to fight on the front lines or mainly special ops cause I'd have to have certain weapons made. I'll even add this cause the training will be extremely tough any drops ill give to you to deal with weather to put them through the regular guard so you don't lose them or drop them fully."
That sounds like a deal I can live with and don't worry about the princess's I will give them a full report of how you did with this trail period." Crimson says while holding out his hand.
"Do we have a deal?"
Looking at the LT's hand Woods smirked grabing hold of it firmly.
"Yes sir I think we do."
An hour later woods was standing in his cammies to the side of the formation of recruits as the drill instructors told the recruits what was happening and who he was and would be doing.

"Now everypony shut the fuck up, and listen to what sgt Woods has to say!" That was his que.
Walking out in front of the recruits.

Walking up to them they were all at parade rest putting on his best di voice and ass hole face Woods started.

"GET THE FUCK TO ATTENTION WHEN IM SPEAKING!" They all went to attention.
"TO FUCKING SLOW GET ON YOUR FACE!" The recruits did as they were told and dropped.
"DIDNT SAY ANYTHING GET BACK UP!"
As he yelled they continued to do as he said.

"STILL DIDNT FUCKING SAY ANYTHING ON YOUR FACES AYE AYE SIR!" Woods Screamed.
"AYE SIR!" They all yelled back.
"FREEZE!"
"AYE SIR!"
All the recruits froze while in the push up position.
"MY NAME IS SERGEANT MAX WOODS I AM HERE TO BELP THESE FINE GENTLEMEN TRAIN YOUR SORRY ASSES TO BE THE BEST YOU THAT YOU CAN BE! I AM NOT HERE TO BE YOUR FREIND I AM HERE TO MAKE YOU HATE YOUR FUCKING LIVES, TO BREAK YOU AND REBUILD YOU INTO A FINE FIGHTING FORCE DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!"
"YES SIR!" They all yelled.
"Good, now you must all be wondering what I do or what millitary branch I served in, I was in the 3rd infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps we were tasked with finding and destroying the enemy I have seen combat and I have taken lives in service to my country, AND I WILL FUCK YOU UP IF YOU DONT LISTEN TO ME DURING YOUR TIME HERE UNDERSTOOD!"

"YES SIR" they all yelled getting tired of being in the push up position.
"Now these men have so graciously allowed me to help out here so things might be a little diffrent when your with me I will pt you I will teach you some stuff that I know and I will make sure you do everything your told fast and proper when I say jump you will jump and if you don't ill teach you the meaning of sugar cookie do I make my self clear."
"YES SIR!"
YOU ALL IN THE BACK AM I UNDERSTOOD!"
"YES SIR!"

"GOOD NOW GET UP AND LISTEN TO YOUR DRILL INSTRUCTORS AS THEY HAVE THE PLAN OF THE DAY MOTHER FUCKERS!"
"YES SIR!" They all yelled finally getting up and back to attention.

Walking back to his spot Woods eyed Lieutenant Crimson smirking.

"Nicely done Sergeant I'd say these recruits won't know what hit them."

"I aim to please sir." Woods says giving a quick salute, and Crimson returning it.
'This, is going to be fun.' Woods thought as he watched the drill instructors start yelling at the recruits and telling them where to go.