Forgive and Forget

Chapter 6

The sound of a shotgun being pumped made Frank drop his gun in realization that if he didn't they will have a nice coat of human blood as paint for the town hall. "That's good come quietly." Frank knew all to well the person holding him at gunpoint it was Gregory. After getting his hands tied behind his back he was led inside town hall and put up in front of the ponies.

"Frank!"

"Don't move any of you." He looked to Fluttershy who was stilling sitting in the middle of the room crying. "Shh...Fluttershy everything is going to be ok."

"Well considering you got captured and we have you all at gunpoint, I'd say no nothings going to be alright." Harris came out of a side room holding a Magnum in his hand, Frank could only guess what is was going to be used for.

"I would usually just shoot any prisoners but those would be Covies." He slowly walked around Frank his eyes darting to Fluttershy and the group every so often.

"So what are you going to do now Harris? You have me."

"Yes and you will be taken back to Earth for trial, but first..." The gun came up and he fired a bullet flew and dug into Fluttershy's wing. Frank sat unmoved, the ponies screamed; Twilight's horn started to glow and a chair was thrown at Harris, but to no avail she was too tired to actually do any damage so all that got her was a pistol grip to the side of the head. They dragged Fluttershy off while Frank didn't move he just sat quiet, Rainbow Dash and the others couldn't beleive it he couldn't do anything just sit and watch. Rainbow Dash could feel a fire start to grow in her stomach. She looked towards Frank one last time to see if he had some sort of trick planned nothing but the cold eyes that told her, I'm sorry. She started to move but was pushed down as Frank was thrown on top of her. "Now you are to stay here till we clear this town and start readying the HAVOCs." Since most of the ponies were untied due to the fact that they really couldn't fight against armored ODSTs...with guns...So they helped Frank get to his knees. "Dash you ok?" Rainbow Dash looked at him, with a sense of disdain.

"Rainbow Dash...I'm sorry I couldn't do anything...Bet you expect some sort of eleborate plan?"

She nodded slightly, "I have one but..." He leaned down and whispered it into her ear. Her face went cold, "You can't do that..."

"Dash...I know your problems with it...But I don't have any other way." He sat back up and looked at Twilight and whispered the plan to her while Dash chewed through the rope. She nodded, and became silent. "Harris! Get your ass out here!" Soon Harris came out with a puzzled expression. "What do you want Morris?"

"Nothing but--" Frank jumped up from the group of ponies and tackled Harris. The other ODSTs heard the commotion and came running in wondering what the fuck was going on. "Commander!" Harris waved them off.

"I can handle him!" They just sat and watched while Harris and Morris fought. Frank looked back to Twilight who's horn was starting to glow. Not much time left he thought to himself while he dodged Harris's punches. The ODSTs were surprisingly to attached to the fight to notice Twilight's horn. Frank grabbed Harris and looked at Twilight who's horn was glowing brightly. "NOW TWILIGHT!" As soon as she heard the words she spread a magical shield around the ponies. Frank kicked Harris back and ripped off his armor revealing the grenade belt he took off that one ODST. "Shit! Get back!" Harris and his ODSTs ran back through the door and Frank started to follow hoping he had time when he was hit from the side, he was launched through the air and into the wall. The grenade belt went through the door way and detonated. Frank got up and was ready to kill what ever had tossed him but what he saw was Pinkie but her mane was straight instead of poofy. "Pinkie?"

"No I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie and your not dying today." Frank was confused.

"Pinkie?" He repeated.

"No! I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie!"

"Ok...Well thanks..." He ran into the back room while Twilight deactivated the shield and went to getting everypony out. He ran into the back room intent on finishing this once and for all. Bodies laid strewn across the room when he entered the grenade belt did serious damage all of the ODSTs were dead. "Where's Harris?" He saw another door at the other end of a hallway that started to his left. He grabbed a rifle from one of the ODSTs and headed down the hall. He opened the door slowly to Harris holding Fluttershy his magnum held to her head. "Harris put the gun down!" He had a large gash across his forehead and Fluttershy's wound wasen't stiched and was still bleeding. "No! If you want her to live you let me go!" Fluttershy looked at Frank she was going into shock.

"Fine. Just let her go." Harris seeing his chance dropped Fluttershy and ran. Frank ran to Fluttershy's side and grabbed his emergency bio-foam canister. "Please let me not be too late..." The sun started to rise over Equestria.

Harris ran out of the town hall past all the other ponies. They didn't seem to care, but maybe they didn't notice. He checked his TAC-PAD on his wrist every ODST was off the grid. "Helios? What happend to the rest of the ODSTs?" Helios chuckled.

"I think the indigiouns lifeforms fought back." Harris was wondering what Helios was talking about when he passed two ODSTs in the road their necks snapped. "Holy fuck! What could have done this?"

"Do I look like I care?"

"I can't see you! You stupid AI!" He ran out of Ponyville and into the woods to the extraction point which was where Kingstons Pelican was earlier. Once Harris arrived he only found nothing everything was gone. He keyed his radio, "Mandrake this is Commander Harris. I need extraction!" A voice came back over the radio, the voice was old but powerful.

"And this is Admiral Lockhart you are ordered to hold your postion while we come down and detain you." The words shook Harris to his core that and a Admiral answered his extraction call.

"Detain?"

"Yes you are under arrest."

"For what?"

"For attacking a sentient life form without proper motive."

"But I was ordered!"

"Colonel Potters has also been arrested. We should be there right about now." A pelican flew over the treetops and slowed. Once it had landed the bay door opened and three Military Police came out lead by the Admiral. Harris raised his hands while the MPs cuffed him. Soon Frank and Twilight come running into the clearing. "Admiral!" He saluted once he saw the Admiral. "At ease Lieutenant. So you're the one who made first contact?"

"Yes sir!"

"Knock that sir stuff off! You found an entirely new alien race. You don't need to call me sir."

"Alright Admiral."

"It's Lockhart. Now I didn't come just to arrest this piece of shit and Colonel Potters for ordering an attack on a race of aliens that were not at war with and that had no intentions of going to war am I correct?" The MPs drag Harris onto the Pelican.

"Yes Lockhart. They don't want to go to war, just live in peace."

"Alright good just need that for the record." Lockhart turned and started to get back on the Pelican.

"Lockhart what about me!? I'll take it I'm getting court marshaled?"

"Hell no! Your gettin' promoted!" Lockhart tossed Frank a new pair of dogtags.

"Your now Commander Frank Morrison Offical Liason to...wait what planet is this?" Both Lockhart and Frank look to Twilight for an answer.

"Umm...Equ...Equiss?"

"Alright that works. Offical Liason to the Planet Equiss. We'll have a Pelican bring some stuff down for you." Lockhart saluted Frank as the Pelican took off and the bay door closed. Frank held the dogtags in his hands and looked to Twilight. "Seems I won't be leaving after all."

"No you aren't are you Liason?" Both Twilight and Frank wondered where that voice came from. Suddenly Celestia landed in the clearing. "Hello Frank. Hello Twilight."

"Princess!" Twilight ran over to Celestia and nuzzled her side. Frank saluted and started to walk back towards Ponyville.

"Where are you going?"

"Princess my job isn't done I gotta clean up the mess." Celestia smiled and nodded.

"Go we'll catch up." She shot a glance to a crying Twilight and Frank smiled. Frank slipped the dog tags over his head and ran back to Ponyville.

Two days later....

Frank entered Fluttershy's hospital room. He wasn't supposed to be in the room at the moment because it was after hours but he didn't care he was only checking on her. Fluttershy was asleep when he shut the door and sat down in the chair. He looked out the window at the recounstruction of town hall which after having a hole blown into via plastic explosives and the grenade belt tossing shrapnel into all the support beams and what not it made the building quite unstable so they decided to demolish it and build a new one. He put his hand on the bed as a goodbye before he left when her hoof was placed over his hand. "Please don't go." She was looking at him through tired eyes. He sat back in the chair and held her hoof.

The other ponies were actually outside the hospital room the whole time watching the scene. It made every single one of them cry even Rainbow Dash. It was a hard journey for everypony. An alliance was struck with the UNSC between all of Equestria nothing could be said for the rest of the planet but they would give in time.