Mass War: A MLP/Mass Effect Crossover

Since romance is a part of "Mass Effect", who do you think Spike should romance and why?

Orion - A New Colony

Seven hours after takeoff from the Citadel, the ship, which Spike learned was called the "Seraphim", finally arrived at the colony planet Orion. Spike stood at the bridge looking down at the planet as Ember and Moondancer walked up behind him.

"Moondancer, anything about this planet we should be aware of before we head down?" Spike asked.

"Planet Orion, a tropical planet orbiting a young yellow star. Known to be inhabited by large predators. Best to be well-armed and maintain caution until arrival at the colony," Moondancer replied. "However, I have confidence in your prowess. Will be here to administer medical treatment in the event of injury."

Spike chuckled. "As much as I'd love to see your medical prowess in action, I'd like to get us all out of here intact."

"Very well, Captain. Still exercise caution," Moondancer said. Spike then turned to Ember.

"You prepare a landing party like I asked?" Spike asked.

"Yep. Me and a few others will accompany you down to the colony's surface and investigate," Ember replied. "Don't worry, I'll have your back."

With that out of the way, Spike turned to Bon-Bon. "Patch us through to the colony below. Let them know we're coming."

"Roger that, Captain," Bon-Bon said before patching the ship through the colony below.

Spike cleared his throat to speak to the colonial leadership on the planet below. They would have to let them know that an investigation team by the Council was being sent their way for help.

"Orion Colony, this is Captain Spike Drake of the Alliance Marines. We've been sent by the Council to help and investigate the violent behavior you've reported," Spike said. "Will you allow entry into the colony?"

All Spike got in response was dead silence. Nothing at all. He couldn't even hear the sounds of anyone walking near the communicator. If that wasn't an indicator that something was wrong, then he didn't know what was. Spike repeated what he said before, only to be met with further silence. Bon-Bon switched off the communicator and turned to Spike.

"What do we do now, Captain?" she asked.

"We don't have any other choice. Bring the ship down to the colony and we'll start our investigation," Spike said.

The Seraphim moved through the planet's atmosphere and pinged the colony's location to fly in its direction. As they flew closer, they noticed pillars of black smoke rising from the colony in the distance. Spike was now even more determined than ever to find out what happened. They flew over the thick jungle and finally arrived at the Orion Colony, landing on one of the landing pads for ships. The ship landed and Spike and Ember went to meet up with the landing squad.

Among the squad that would be accompanying them was Bulk, Starlight, Fluttershy, and Applejack. They all readied their weapons and armor as Spike and Ember joined them.

"Alright, team. You all ready to see what's going on?" Spike asked. "We don't know what we'll find once we enter the colony's perimeter, so be alert and watch each other's back. I don't want to have a carry anyone out of here."

"Ready, Captain!" the replied.

The gangplank to the ship lowered and the team descended to the ground to begin their investigation. Spike took point as the rest of the squad circled up with their weapons drawn. The buildings of the colony were just up ahead behind a wall that had to have been used for keeping out the large predators that were supposed to live on this planet. The gates were also busted open with a transport vehicle wedging them open. There were no drivers inside, but there was dried blood over the hood and the busted windshield. Ember touched the blood.

"This happened hours ago. The blood's barely wet anymore," Ember said before turning to the vehicle. "This is a military vehicle. Not a good sign."

"Prime you weapons and let's proceed cautiously," Spike ordered.

The squad scooted past the vehicle and finally entered the colony and were greeted with a grim sight. The bodies of soldiers and civilians alike littered some of the streets, some in simply the victims of multiple gunshots while there were some that looked like they were ripped apart by rabid animals. Spike walked up to the body of one civilian and examined her corpse.

The woman was shot in the head, an obvious cause of death. But there was blood that streamed from her eyes and nose as if she was crying blood. Her hands were bloody and bits of flesh were stuck under her fingernails while her face was wearing a strangely peaceful expression. Spike used the device in his ear to communicate with the ship.

"We've got bodies here. No other signs of survivors in the area. Heading to the colonial center to see if there's anything on security footage," Spike said. Moondancer spoke to him through his communicator.

"If possible, may I trouble you for some of the bodies? Autopsy may provide valuable answers," Moondancer requested.

"I'll see what I can do," Spike said before turning to his squad. "We'll investigate the rest of the colony and gather evidence while looking for survivors. We shouldn't split up for anything."

"I agree with you, Captain," Ember said.

"Last thing I want to do is get jumped by whatever killed the colonists," Starlight said. "We'll follow you."

The squad hurried down the way through the buildings looking for signs of survivors, but all the found were bodies. The amount of bodies increased the further within the colony they went. Needless to say, everyone was on edge.

"It like they all went mad and started killing each other. This is nothing like when the Reapers or Collectors were around," Applejack said.

"We get some of these bodies back to Moondancer and we might get some questions answered," Bulk said. "This whole thing feels too creepy."

Starlight chuckled lightly. "You know things are bad if a Krogan is creeped out about something."

"Takes a lot to do that," Bulk said with a small smile.

After a few turns through the buildings, they made it to the center, which was littered with corpses. A lot of them were horribly mangled with missing faces, throats, or even entire limbs. All of them were bleeding through the eyes and nose for unknown reasons. It could be a virus or a parasite for all they knew, but they wouldn't know unless Moondancer examined the bodies.

"We're going to take some of these back with us. I guess just grab one and we'll head back. We'll get some people here to provide burials for them," Spike said. "We'll look at the security footage once we're done."

The squad went about to collect some of the bodies, with Spike settling on one that he saw nearest to him. This one was a male Turian wearing N7 agent armor. His carapace was black in color, with purple facial markings and a missing left eye with blue blood dripping from it. Spike grabbed his shoulders to hoist him up when... the Turian groaned before gasping. Spike jumped back with a yelp as the living Turian fell to the ground panting and groaning. The squad was just as surprised as their captain. Spike radioed the Seraphim.

"Moondancer, prepare a bed in the infirmary! We've got a survivor!" Spike ordered.