'Human' in Equestria: Maverick and Hunter

Prophecy

Maverick opened his eyes again, finding himself in the bed he had awoken in just six hours ago. Hunter was still sitting in the chair next to the bed, sleeping with a blanket around him. The six ponies had left back to Fluttershy’s the night before after making sure that Maverick and Hunter would be alright by themselves. Maverick turned to the clock on the wall. Ten thirty seven in the afternoon. The door to the hospital room opened and a nurse walked in, pushing a cart with medicinal supplies on top of it.

“Oh! You’re awake, how are you feeling?” The nurse asked cheerily as she pushed the cart next to the bed.

“Better than I did last night. When can I be released?” Maverick asked as the nurse handed him a cup of jello.

“Well, your wounds have healed at an... abnormally fast rate for an earth pony. Where did you say you were from?” The nurse asked.

“Umbr-... you wouldn’t know. So, who are these princesses the ponies that brought me in were talking about?” Maverick asked. He fumbled around with the jello cup in his hooves, the cup falling back onto his stomach every time he picked it up.

“Are you kidding me? You don’t know who Princess Celestia and Luna are?” The nurse asked in disbelief.

“I’m not exactly from around here, would you mind telling me who they are?” Maverick continued to try and open the jello cup, but frustration took over and he lightly tossed it at Hunter, the cup landing in a dent in the blanket around Hunter.

“Only the most regal and sacred of all ponies! They are in control of the whole land of Equestria, those two! Even if you aren’t from Equestria, I think you would know who they are, at least.”

“Well, we’re not exactly from this world...”

“What was that?”

“...Nothing, don’t worry about it. So, when will I be able to leave?”

“Your wounds are actually completely healed since we last checked them, you can leave whenever you’re ready. Just check out at the desk down the hall.” The nurse grabbed onto the cart she came in with and walked out of the room, the door shutting behind her. Maverick sighed and turned to Hunter, who was still asleep and snoring lightly. Maverick smiled and got up from the bed. He unwrapped the bandage around his body and looked at where he had been cut. The wound was sealed shut, no sign of a cut ever being there. Maverick smiled and walked over to Hunter.

“Hey, wake up. We’re leaving.” Maverick said as he shook his Beta unit awake. Hunter opened his eyes and looked at Maverick.

“Maverick! You're already healed?” Hunter said as he got up and threw the blanket off of him, the jello cup flying across the room. Hunter put his front legs around Maverick, who hugged him back.

“I didn’t think you were going to make it.” Hunter said, his face buried in Maverick’s shoulder.

“You should know better than that, Hunter. I’ve sustained far worse injuries. Come on, let’s go find those ponies so they can tell us where these princesses are.” Maverick said. Hunter let go of Maverick and they walked through the door. They both walked down the hallway and into the hospital lobby, the nurse who had checked in on Maverick sitting behind the desk. She looked up from the paperwork in front of her and greeted them with a smile.

“You ready to head out?” The nurse asked as she levitated a pen in the air, the pen having a light green aura around it along with her horn. Hunter watched as she brought the pen down to the papers in front of her, amazed at what she was doing.

“Alright, you’re good to go. Have a wonderful day.” The nurse said happily, looking up at the two stallions in front of her.

“And you as well.” Maverick and Hunter turned from the desk and walked out of the hospital. The sun was shining down on the town of Ponyville, ponies of all sorts outside playing and talking. The town had a cheery atmosphere, a filly or colt laughing every once in a while and the sound of the leaves being blown around in the wind.

“Maverick, Hunter!” A faint voice called out in the distance. Maverick turned to look where the voice was coming from to see Twilight Sparkle standing in front of her house, waving at them. Maverick and Hunter walked over to the purple pony and looked up at her house.

“You live... in a tree?” Maverick said, him and Hunter giving the library and Twilight a confused look.

“I know it may seem weird to a human such as yourself, but it’s not too bad in there. Come inside.” Twilight said as she started to walk into the library. Hunter and Maverick shrugged and followed her in. They looked around, astonished that such a species could accomplish these tasks.

“So... Twilight, you’re a pony. Exactly how is it that you can... talk?” Maverick asked as he walked up to one of the bookshelves.

“What do you mean?” Twilight replied as she took a book down with a telekinesis spell.

“You know, you’re a pony. Ponies don’t usually talk.” Maverick turned to face her, only to have a book shoved in his face. Maverick backed away from it and stared at the title. He read the title out loud, becoming even more confused.

“Humans: Legends and Myths...”

“That’s right. According to pony history, I should be the one asking YOU all the questions. So tell me, Maverick, where exactly did you come from?”

“Doesn’t that book tell you anything about us?”

“The book is only, quoting the title, ‘legends and myths’, you aren’t a natural occurring thing here in our world.”

“That’s absurd, you’re a pony! A talking and telekinesis using pony, rather, a unicorn! According to human history, you’re a legend and a myth!” Maverick raised his hoof point at her horn.

“What, this? This right here is natural. There are four types of ponies in our world: unicorns, pegasi, earth ponies, and two very rare alicorns. Want to elaborate on your side a little more so we can understand each side?” Maverick sighed and looked over at Hunter. He was leaned against the bookshelf, grabbing a book between his teeth.

“Hey, Hunter, why don’t you go upstairs. Twilight and I will be up there in a bit.” Maverick said. Hunter nodded and he walked upstairs, the book still in his mouth. Maverick turned back to Twilight, who was waiting impatiently for him to start.

“Hunter and I are humans, but we have absolutely no idea how we got here. Well, we aren’t completely human, but you get where I am coming from.”

“No, I don’t.” Maverick let out another sigh.

“... We are genetically engineered, augmented, and enhanced bio-weapons for the military in our world. We have minor mechanical units placed throughout our body to improve our combat skills out and inside of battle, as you saw with the night vision unit placed in our eyes. Hunter... he is different though. Can I trust you that you will not tell him about this?”

“You have my word.”

“... Hunter doesn’t know it, but he is what our world’s military would call a Beta unit, a human super soldier born from a DNA sample of an Alpha unit, which is a human taken from their homes and augmented from there. Beta units are usually trained to do one thing and one thing only, kill. Hunter is an exception due to my teaching him.” Twilight walked away for a second and put the book she had taken down back on the shelf.

“So, what you’re telling me, is that you two are humans, but were transformed into ponies when you entered through... a portal?”

“I don’t know what had happened. We were placed in a room with a machine under the floor. When the soldiers activated the machine, there was a loud humming noise and the floor began to glow. But, as the machine powered up, something happened and we woke up here. That’s all I know.” Twilight stood in silence for a second, placing a hoof on her chin.

“Maybe this really does need the intervention of Celestia and Luna...” Twilight thought to herself. She turned back to Maverick, a determined look on her face.

“Tell Hunter to come down here. We’re going to see the princesses.” Twilight spoke in a tone that matched her expression. Maverick nodded and called Hunter down. Hunter appeared as he descended down the stairs, the book he had brought with him in his mouth again.

“Hunter, come over here. Get rid of the book.” Maverick said. Hunter dropped the book in his mouth and he walked up next to Maverick.

“Alright, here goes nothing.” Twilight said as she walked over to the two super soldiers. She placed a hoof on each of them and her horn sparked, all three of them disappearing from the room.

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The three ponies appeared in front of the royal Canterlot palace, Hunter and Maverick landing on the ground with a heavy thud. Both of their heads were pounding and Twilight giggled at the sight of both of them falling over as they tried to get up.

“You can teleport too!?” Maverick shouted as he got up, almost tripping over Hunter, who was laying on the ground in front of him.

“Magic, Maverick. You have a lot to learn about us ponies.” Twilight said. Hunter and Maverick regained their composure and followed Twilight into the giant doors of the palace. Hunter and Maverick looked around in astonishment, amazed at the architecture built by mere ponies.

“Up here, guys.” Twilight said from the top of the stairs. Hunter and Maverick snapped back into reality and followed Twilight as she walked into the palace hall. Another time, Hunter and Maverick were astonished by the work of the ponies, the stained glass intriguing them even further.

“Hunter and Maverick, I understand that you are the two humans that I was told about.” A voice said loudly from the other side of the hall. Maverick and Hunter turned their heads to the origin of the voice. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were standing at the end of the hall, their manes flowing majestical around their heads.

“I would assume that you two are the princesses, right?” Maverick asked as he, Hunter, and Twilight walked in front of them.

“I don’t think you should be worried about us as much as we should be worried about you. Twilight has written to me about what you told her last night, is there anything else we should know?” Celestia asked, raising an eyebrow. Maverick slightly glanced at Hunter out of the corner of his vision.

“Nothing important. I wouldn’t think that you two would know anything more of what is going on than us, would you?”

“Quite on the contrary. My sister and I have heard about humans in Equestria before, but there have never been any confirmed incidents. This is the first that we have ever experienced in person.”

“What? Celestia, Luna, when did this happen?” Twilight asked, her mouth opened wide in surprise.

“It has been occurring for years Twilight, long before you were even a filly. Maverick and Hunter, you are certain that you two are human beings?” Luna asked.

“I do not see any reason for us to lie to you. What you hear is the truth, and nothing but the truth.” Maverick replied, staring Celestia in the eyes. The two princesses sighed and their heads fell.

“Then it is beginning sooner than we expected.” Celestia said as she walked over to the window with Luna.

“What is beginning?” Twilight asked.

“Legends have it that two humans would come to Equestria, bringing a terrible plague with them that would destroy our world and the humans would rule in place of pony-kind. For years we have dreaded this day, hoping that the rumors of humans in Equestria to be false, but they have found us, and once they hear of us, there is no turning back.” Celestia said gravely.

“What are you talking about? What legends say this?” Twilight asked, a sense of panic growing inside of her.

“Ancient carvings in the caves far into the mountains, scrolls ten thousand words long, all of the stories of humans, all coming true with the coming of Hunter and Maverick.”

“Are you saying...?”

“The fall of pony has begun, and there will be no stopping it.”

“But... there has to be a way! This can’t be it, not like this!” Twilight said, panic taking over as she started to look around frantically.

“Twilight, calm down. Celestia, two humans are not going to be able to destroy all of your race!” Maverick said, Hunter starting to grow anxious as he watched Twilight run around, muttering to herself.

“No, not you two. The third.” Celestia spoke briefly.

“What are you talking about!? We are the only ones to have come through, there is no third!” Maverick yelled.

“Not yet. In due time... he will come.” Celestia paused for a second and took a last glance out the window. Celestia and Luna turned to face the two stallions in front of them.

“Until then... we can only wait. Twilight Sparkle.” Celestia spoke. Twilight stopped running around and turned to face the princess, fear slowly fading from her eyes.

“Take them back to Ponyville, do not speak of this to anypony else, we don’t want too much panic in the streets.” Twilight nodded and slowly walked back over to Hunter and Maverick, still shaking slightly. She grabbed onto the two stallions and disappeared from the room with a teleportation spell. Celestia and Luna stayed in place, staring at the spot Hunter and Maverick were in.

“Are you sure this is it?” Luna asked. Celestia stayed silent for a second, deep in thought.

“... Only time will tell.”

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[Two days after Hunter and Maverick’s failed execution]

July 6, military base on Umbra

After proceeding to research further into what had happened to Maverick and Hunter, the military was able to piece together what became of the two super soldiers. Although they are unaware of the world Hunter and Maverick have ended up in, inspection into the machine that had malfunctioned during the two super soldier’s execution had brought about the creation of an inter-dimensional unit, a machine able to further travel into the unknown. With the new found technology, the military base on Umbra has created a new Beta unit as a test subject on the machine.

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“Bring him in!” The general yelled over the speakers. The doors opened in the chamber that Hunter and Maverick were tried to kill in and two soldiers walked in, each of them holding another soldier’s arms, a hood over his head. The two soldiers let go of his arms and took the hood off, the hood falling to the floor.

“Is he ready?” The general asked.

“He has been trained to kill and to kill only. His telekinesis unit is in tact and his mechanical parts are syncing perfectly with his brain waves. Are you sure that you want to do this?” The soldiers said. The Beta unit the soldiers had brought in stood in place, waiting for orders from the general.

“I am sure. Get out of there before I start it with you two in there.” The soldiers quickly walked over to the door they had came in and sealed it behind them as they walked out.

“Stealth Alpha unit Zulu, if this is successful, you are to find out what had happened to Beta unit Hunter McNamara and his Alpha unit Maverick Blackburn. If you succeed in finding them, proceed to eliminate them and find out everything you can about where you end up. Do not, I repeat, do not engage the indigenous population if there should be any. Godspeed, Zulu.” The general activated the machine below the chamber and the floor began to glow as it did during Hunter and Maverick’s execution. The Beta unit stayed still, awaiting the inter-dimension unit to spark. The glow on the floor turned red for a split second, followed by a blinding flash. The general walked through the operating room for the machine and looked around. The Beta unit was gone, his hood left on the floor.

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~ Alright, I know these first two chapters seem really rushed, but they are just setting up for later events.