Extraction

by IncandescentSolaire

Contingency

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The tight corridor led into a much larger room, filled with the same brick. It was almost as large as the throne room he had found himself in when he got to Equestria. There were two dilapidated thrones, in which Celestia and Luna both sat on, with Twilight sitting beneath them on the floor. They seemed to be talking with several guards, before noticing the group that had just walked in.

Hunk noticed that the two Princess' on the thrones weren't exactly thrilled with his presence. He made sure to keep a tight grip onto his pistol, keeping it aimed below hip-level. He scanned the entire room, noticing there weren't that many guards in the room as he once thought there was. If this was a contingency room, wouldn't there be more guards? Something didn't seem right.

"I demand an explanation." Celestia said, pointing a hoof at Hunk. "Ever since you arrived here, unexpectedly, there has been nothing but chaos. Chaos, on a factor that not even discord can conjure up so easily. I also have plenty of reports that you have injured some of my own guard. It is quite bold of you to walk in here after all of that."

Hunk looked at the leader of the small squad he was following, but he was looking away from him. He knew that the small pony didn't want anything to do with getting in the way of his 'supreme leader.' Hunk looked at Celestia, staring her down before finally speaking.

"Unexpected circumstances have unexpected consequences. Your guards provoked me first. You intended to trap me, to keep me in place. Haven't you seen animals fight to the death for their freedom? What makes my reaction any different from that?" Hunk asked. His voice wasn't monotone, but it definitely was void of most emotion. This world of colorful rainbows wasn't going to change that.

Since Celestia didn't speak up after that, he spoke again. "I helped these guards here," He said, pointing over to the squad he had been following. "-and I gave them a quick explanation on how to rid of those zombies. We are on the same side here. A misunderstanding for sure, but those zombies want me dead as much as they want you dead. Why are they here? I don't know. I don't know why I'm here either, but instead of thinking about things that have already happened, we should look at the future for guidance."

"And what guidance do you give us, hm?" Luna asked, a scowl present on her face.

"To move. This location is compromised. We move to a secure area that's far away from this location. Second, we establish military. Your guards are to be instructed on how to properly kill these threats. Third, we relocate all primary subjects to a neighboring site."

Twilight cocked her head slightly. "W-What about the other ponies?"

Hunk stared at Twilight, his posture unmoving. "They are not primary."

Celestia shook her head. "We've seen enough death here. Getting the elements together will help dismantle this evil-"

"If you don't kill it, it won't go away." Hunk said, focusing back onto Celestia. "They won't stop. You must put them down permanently. The only way to do so, is to locate, aim, and dispose of them by blowing their brains out the back of their skull. It is the only way."

Twilight cringed from the gross description, but stared at Hunk with fascination. Hunk noticed this, turning his head to her, his grip tightening on his pistol. He cocked his head at her. "What." The word held hardly any emotion, but it was clear. It held a certain weight to it.

"W-Well... I've seen humans before, but nothing like... you."

Hunk continued to stare at her, before Celestia brought his attention away from her. "What is your name?"

Hunk stared at them. "H.U.N.K."

"Hunk?" Celestia questioned.

"Human Unit Never Killed. I am a specialist for the Umbrella Corporation, working with the BOW department."

"BOW?" Celestia questioned again.

"Bioweapon."

Celestia shook her head, looking over to her sister before whispering something. "We hardly know what he is talking about. He is dangerous, he is a threat, he has injured plenty of our guards, and has the means to do harm at any point in time. As much as I would not like to think of this as a regular option, dear sister, I believe we should... get rid of him."

Hunk heard this through his headset, and aimed his pistol towards Celestia, prompting all the guards to stand and aim their spears towards him. "Proposing an idea in which to eradicate me will only prove to be detrimental. I know what these things are. I understand how they function. You do not."

He slowly holstered his pistol, letting the guards drop their spears before he swung his shotgun from his back and cocked it towards Celestia. "If you would like, we can move along with your proposition. What do you have to say?"

"My magic could easily block your advances."

"My advances towards you, sure. But what about your guards?"

He was right. She wouldn't be able to predict which guard he would attack first, and he would likely be able to do significant damage to one before she would be able to dispose of him. A guards life for his? It might prove worthy logically, but ethically, it was bust. She was out of luck.

She sighed.

"Fine. Please enlighten us with your tactics, Hunk." She said sarcastically.


Author's Note

A talking chapter with our boy hunk. I'll say- it's a little weird writing him, since he's not exactly the... audible type.

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