Off the Grid Season 1

The transport had come to a stop after it's long ride from the tunnel's. Stryker sat on the train track's....his mind still thinking, and mourning Shift's death. Raptus on the other hand, was going through the inventory of the military equipment that they had all packed on their trip. "We still have enough weapon's to last us a while" Raptus told Stryker who chose to ignore him, while Raptus contiuned checking their supplies. "If we're careful with our ammunition....we still have a chance" Raptus told him.

"We....just lost Shift.....AND YOUR CONCERNED WITH INVENTORY!?!?!?!?!?" Stryker screamed at his old friend, a little enraged.

"He knew what he was getting into" Raptus told him.

"DID HIS SACRIFICE MEAN NOTHING TO YOU!!!!!!!!" Stryker shouted with acusation in his tone.

"If he didn't do what he did... we wouldn't be here right now...his life was a necessary sacrifice...and he knew it" Raptus reminded him.

"Bullshit.....You don't know that.....WE COULD HAVE HOLD THEM OFF!!!!!!" Stryker shouted.

"THIS isn't some little conflict....your usually used to resovling in The Grid....out here....good ponies die, and the strong survive. If you aren't ready to accept the fact that there might not be a happy ending....Turn Back....NOW!!!!!!" Raptus told him, as Stryker looked down.

"I don't know what to do anymore" Strkyer said painfully.

"You keep going....you fight on....and you don't look back....I'm ready to die Stryker....are you?" Raptus asked.

"I'm ready to....." The two were interrupted by the sound of clanking footstep's of an unknown being approaching from the tunnel's.

"It's alone" Raptus realized.

"Good we can take it" Stryker smirked, ready to fight.

"No.....it's one of them" Raptus mentioned, as the footstep's grew even louder. "We need to go.....we're no match for it" Raptus told his friend.

"I'll get the transport started" Stryker pointed out.

"No time....it'll be here by the time the engine start's" Raptus replied.

"WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO THEN.....WALK ON FOOT!?!?!?!?!?" Stryker shouted, waving his arm's in the air. Raptus threw a box of ammuntion toward's him, as Stryker took it, along with his cannon gun that Raptus gave him.

"You will go on foot....I.....will buy you some time....." Raptus told him, as he pulled out two sharp Pinkamena shaped caravan knives. "....get outta here, while I distract it....I've got a score to settle" Raptus finsished, as he began to sprint toward's the sound.

"Raptus....WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?!?!?!?" Stryker shouted in alarm, causing Raptus to come to a stop.

"Stryker....The Grid need's you....be their hero" Raptus told him, as went back to running toward the being that was approaching them.

"Raptus.....I won't forget this...." Stryker told him, as he turned, and fled, while Raptus finally came across the powerful, strange Equestrian being who he had encountered outside The Grid. The Equestrian dragon approached, fully clad in metal armor, while gripping a huge broadsword, as it's roar's echoed throughout the tunnel, while Raptus brought up his blade's, and charged forward. The dragon readied it's sword, and charged at alarming speed's toward's Raptus.

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Stryker continued running, as fast as he could, until he heard a strange sound that caused him to stop, and look back. "Raptus?" Stryker asked, calling out to the shadow's. Without warning the transport flew at him which knocked Stryker back into a hole that led him down to a tunnel, and he came out in a place...that looked like a hell....of it's own. Stryker groaned, and then gasped when he saw the torn apart corpses of a pony which frightened him, making him leap back to a concrete pillar.

All of the corpses had been ripped apart in some way, the entire torso was seperated from the head, and limb's, dried blood, and gut's were spread out on the floor. He wasn't the only one, Stryker spotted another pony that was without it's head, and upper torso, it's feet sliced off, and the belly ripped open, as if something at eaten the flesh on the inside, and out. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" Stryker shouted, his voice echoing off the wall's, seeing all the dead ponies. From the dark depth's of the shadow's, three silver knives spread, as a certain being in this area.....had awoken.