Off the Grid Season 1

The Cybermen were almost like giant titan's with the lookout post's that they were on, scanning, and communicating with one another to make sure everypony was protected inside The Grid. Many of them were spread out all over the city, as they watched the area. The sound of someone driving a motorcycle was being heard, as Stryker drove through the street's on his bike, until he came to the normal blocked entrance of The Grid that had been there for many year's, his bike coming to a stop. Stryker powered down his motorcycle, and approached one of the Cybermen who stood in his way.

"Halt....Identify yourself" The Cyberman stated, speaking in a voice that sounded....nothing like a Cyberman at all.

"I'm Sheriff Stryker....and your in my way" Stryker said bluntly.

"You are not authorized access beyond this point" The Cyberman stated coldy.

"Get out of my way" Stryker growled, as all of the Cybermen pulled out their hidden weapon's, cocking them just in case they were needed.

"Your access is denied...failure to comply will result in your detainment" The Cyberman threatned, as Stryker looked around him, before turning back to the Cybermen, as he began to back away.

"Alright....I see how it is" Stryker told them, as he got back on his bike. All of the Cybermen soon retracted their weapon's, while Stryker got on his motorcycle, and revved it to life, careening down the street's of The Grid, back to his house.

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Stryker had been mapping The Grid for a while now...failing to get out through certain exit's. Right now he wasn't going to be out of the job...this was the one time he had to go rogue...to find Pixel. Not only that, but he had to get out of here. The Grid was no longer feeling like the secure little town it was....it felt more like a prison. You could do, or go wherever you wanted throughout this small entitled little village, and yet it felt like something was keeping Stryker here. Right now he was focused on trying to get out.

"Alright....so look's like that's a dead end, and it look's like I can't go out there either" Stryker thought, until a voice spoke up.

"You really need to stop trying to leave" Regalias stated, leaning on the back of the house wall with a cigarette in his mouth.

"What do you want?" Stryker growled.

"You've been trying to leave The Grid...what type of message do you think that send's to our citizen's. Regalias asked.

"I'm trying to rescue PIXEL, and the other ponies who have been taken" Stryker judged.

"Face it....Stryker....they're gone....and even if you were to somehow leave The Grid....where would you go?" Regalias asked.

"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE REGALIAS!!!!!!" Stryker shouted.

"In any case Stryker....STOP....TRYING TO LEAVE, the ponies of The Grid don't need to see their beloved Sheriff, trying to abandon them" Regalias stated, as Stryker growled. "STAY in The Grid.....The Grid is safe" Regalias told him, as he left Stryker's house. Many hour's had passed, and Stryker was thinking....a lot. He was rather depressed about not being able to do anything, until he heard his phone ring.

"This is Stryker" Stryker answered, as a voice spoke through the phone.

"Meet me at the abandoned district in the outskirt's...I can get you out of The Grid" a voice told him.

"Wait a minute....WHO IS THIS!?!?!?!?!?" Stryker asked, only hearing the line go dead after the pony on the other end, had already hung up. A few hour's later at night, Stryker began walking toward's the abandoned outskirt's, and came to a stop, as a voice spoke from the shadow's.

"Hello there" The deep voice gruffed, that made Stryker cock his gun, and point it to where he heard the voice. "It's been a long time Stryker" A pony spoke, as he fully stepped out of the shadow's, causing Stryker to lower his gun, sort of recognizing his old war buddy....who had a scar, and eyepatch on his face, he hadn't seen year's earlier.

"Raptus" Stryker gasped.

"We got a lot....to talk about" Raptus stated coldly.