"Think you could tighten these a little bit love?" I say as sarcastically as I possibly can to piss off the stereotypical no nonsense military douche that just chained me to the wall. He just gives me this hateful look like I'm the devil him self, and I don't blame him. From his perspective I just tried to murder on of his queens. The only door in the room creaks open as metal slides against stone. Speaking of queens, here's one now. She calmly nods to the guard and he leaves. Not a single trace of fear in her. I like that. "Now, my guards think you're, as of there own expressions, full of it, so start from the beginning, and leave nothing out." She had dominance written all over her, but still, I saw the tenderness between her and the guards outside. It's an act, but I don't blame her, I may have been tricked into killing her sister. "Well,"I begin, "take a seat, were gonna be here a while."
You'd think after 15 Years they'd stop worrying about if I was going to die. I guess that's just what parents do. My name is Connor, I live... Lived, on a marine base in eastern Texas. its not to big, kind small actually, but it's the perfect place to not be found. My parents are big names and ranks when it comes to this base. We've been here all my life. Of course I've seen more than just the dull gray and camo green, but I prefer the seclusion. It's kinda hard to do anything anywhere else when your like me. My life hasn't been too hard I would say, just the occasional girl and school problems, and a few black ops missions here and there.
You see I'm not exactly what you would call a "normal" teen. I can't help it, I was born like this. Since I could remember I had a few, gifts you could say, some not worth mentioning really, but one in particular. I first found out about it when I was little, watching Dragon Ball Z, loved that show, when Goku used the Kamehameha. I thought it was so cool, I just had to try, I stood up and charged up just like he did, and what do you know, I blew up half my house. My mom was right there the look on her face was priceless. But instead of scorning me or trying to hide me. Her and dad encouraged me to hone this move and maybe even learn more. It was a few weeks later we actually found out what it was. I have the ability to copy anything I have ever seen. Any attack, any talent anything, if I see it, or read it, with a little practice, It becomes mine.
Mom and Dad told a few of there commanders at the time and they wanted me to start training immediately. I'd say I trained till I was ten but then id be lying. When I was 7 I had learned everything they could teach me, I started an independent study, broadening my arsenal so to say. I binged anime for months then trained my self to do everything. I then moved to games , movies, TV shows, anything that could be useful. Took me awhile but I got a ton of stuff to work with. Kinda glad I did now. Cause when life comes a knocking, hide yo shit, or you will be left with nothing.
It happened to me on a day in June, not to far from my birthday, but I had a mission to do, simple really, go in, kill a dude, leave ,party at home. At least that's how it usually went, I didn't even make it off base this time. I'd just walked away from mom and Dad, I turned and yelled I love them, I don't know why but I felt like I should have. That was when the first bomb hit. Luckily, and I say this with a grain of salt, they both died instantly. Mom still had her shocked expression, never felt a thing. Dad was obliterated. Couldn't even fid his dust. The only thing that went through my mind was, Why? I had to run and find Pvt, jones. Poor thing was probably losing her shit. I'd morne for mom and dad later, others needed me more. I found Jones exactly where I thought, on a Anti-Aircraft gun blowing birds out the sky. I ran to her and jumped up next to her.
"Nice shooting Pvt You've been taught well!" She answered by shooting down three more. The sky was black with birds," Where's your mom and dad? Shouldn't you be looking for them?" Pain struck me but i pushed it aside, "ill tell you later, keep shooting and remember, what ever happens don't forget me!" With that I jumped off and ran for the Barracks. I never made it, A bomb hit it and destroyed it within seconds. I'd never seen anything like it, those were made to stop a nuke, and those bombs made em look like fucking paper. It threw me, far, i passed out mid flight.
When i woke up, i was still falling. So i went limp, tried to do what i know would lessen the fall. But it seemed like ages so i finally looked where i was going. And got a face full of tree, And not just any tree, the mother of fucking trees. This thing was at least 30 stories high! and i hit every branch on the way down. So you wouldn't be surprised when i hit the ground, a little more than a few bones were broken. I layed there for a solid minute in my little crater, the first thing out of my mouth, "ouch". I tried to st up but my body told me to fuck myself so i layed there for a bit and tried to let nature take its course. I Hoped something friendly would find me. And i guess you can say fate has a sick sense of humor. I heard someone scream " It's over here!" and i tried to Scream back "Help me". but what cam out was more like "Hel- Fuck Me!" i then passed out again. A manly pass out though.
When i awoke i felt perfectly fine, but my head was bound so i couldn't see. I heard someone moving in the background and said, "OH NO! I'M BLIND!" With which i expected a giggle from the hot nurse at our base, but was instead greeted by a scream and something glass shattering on the ground. "well shit, don't tell me we lost and I've been captured! " i said heavy in the sarcasm, even if i was captured i could easily just get up and walk out, not many things can hold me. who ever was there quickly scurried off and some new footsteps, softer, came in and stopped right next to me. I looked directly at the person and asked, " May i ask why i am blind folded and tied down ...Mam?".
I threw in the last bit for show, just cause. "well for one you had a nasty gash on the back of your head, 3 crushed ribs, one collapsing lung and a stick up your ass, and two, Your nothing that we've seen before." "i get that a lot." i layed my head down and waited for the incoming explanation. " I'm even shocked you're still alive, any normal.. thing would have died after all that." "Thank you, now could you please take off my blinder here so i could at least see who I'm talking to?"
"...Sure." She undid my wrappings, and what i saw shocked me, it was, a bug? an over sized bug but a bug. To be a little more Specific, She Had what seemed to be a shell like fur on her, the color of black, Webbed teal hair and wings, blue eyes that barely had a pupil. But she was kinda cute with her little fangs sticking out. " My name is Clearwing, and i am a changeling. Nice to meet you." "Hi, I'm Connor... the human." She seemed to be a no nonsense kind of gal but that joke earlier said otherwise. "so... Why am i still tied down." i asked, "so i could make sure you weren't a threat to my people." a soft but sharp voice that wrapped around the walls had suddenly appeared. And from the corner came another Changeling, but this one was different. She was taller, she had a kind of crown on her head that just seemed to be some kind of sticks with shiny things on the tops. She had wings like the others, but they were more curved and pointed on the ends. She also had a horn, but it was crooked and covered in holes.
"Hi my name... is Chrysalis, and I am the queen of the changelings." She pronounced proudly like it should of affected me in anyway. "cool cutie can you let me go now, these are kinda rubbing my wrists?". At this she seemed shocked by my assertiveness. She just glared at me for a few seconds so I wiggled my eyebrows in a comical way. Her look became priceless, she looked like I had just called her a pile of shit, like she was literally offended. She then did something ... unexpected. "not ever now u big meanie!" She turned and pouted, pouted, like a child. I found this so cute I just sat up my bindings slipped off of me like melted butter. " ok on a more serious note, Where am I how did I get here and why aren't I dead yet?" They both then looked at me and back at each other. "ok.." Chrys, That's what I started calling her, spoke first. I tied those myself, how the hell did you break free?" "...Knife?" is my simple reply. " we checked you for weapons, you had none?!" "woman I am my own weapon.". then a thought hit me, "oh yeah before I forget, Clearwing thank you for giving me a soft bed to heal on. It would have sucked to of slept on the ground all night long." I gave her a genuine smile. I was actually glad she had helped me.
"ok back to my questions, Where am I?" the queen looked at me and sat down. "ok ill tell you, but you have to answer my questions too." Back to the queen. "simple enough." I crossed my arms and legs and prepared for the long talk ahead. "You are in my hive, in the Everfree forest, where my civilization thrives off of the love we get to sustain ourselves. we are simple but very cautious people. When you cam falling from the sky last night I'm I'm sure everyone and there mother saw you. your lucky to have lived, many life threatening injury many don't survive, lest all at once. How is that?"
"before I start.. queen... Chrysalis... Queen Chrysalis, whatever you prefer. You said the Everfree Forest? not sure if I miss heard but, um... ive never heard about this place. and i'e been everywhere on Earth.". They both exchanged a look, confused it seemed. "Earth, boy you are in Equestria now." I sat there for a few seconds thinking. "... cool, guess it's my turn to answer some stuff. My name, is Connor, I'm a human from earth. The last thing I remember was flying through the air and hitting that big ass tree. Can we walk around my legs are killing me?" I stood up without waiting for an answer. the nurse barely meet my hip. But chrys, she didn't even have to look to see right into my eyes. " I guess so." is her reply. I bow and make a after you gesture and I smile at Clear once more and follow the queen out.
When she said hive I didn't take her seriously. It was almost like a bee hive, Changlings coming out of every orifice. Some were moving around building and repairing some were tending to the young. Three things stuck out to me, one every inch of this place was covered from top to bottom in a soft but firm black slug like substance. Two, There was a huge almost clear crystal in the middle of the hive. It had some pink gas like substance floating through it. Three, Everyone I saw just bustling about, seemed different from the nurse in my room. Took me about five seconds to realize they were all male. "Is it just me or dose It seem like you have a shortage of woman in here?" The queen just smiled and said to me "Females among us are a very rare thing. If my math is right about Two Thousand males to every one female." I was actually surprised by this number. "wow. I feel bad for yall then." "Why is that?" "all those dudes and only a few chicks. Some "incidents" must happen pretty often." At this she takes a serious tone and look, almost frightening.
"And if they did any man caught bringing any kind of harm to the few women we do have would be instantly executed. Woman are extremely respected above all else in our colony." I was starting to like this place. girls being treated like goddesses. That is a huge rule for me. Do not harm a woman in anyway, and a girl is perfect unless shown otherwise. "Good." is my reply to her. "we walk for a bit and she explains how things work around there. Its pretty simple. You do your part you get your share of the grub and a place to lay your head. Which confused me, I didn't see any plants, There was a small stream at the bottom that ran through the training grounds, or so i'd been told. " so, I don't see any veggies, don't tell me you guys eat lost travelers." she looks at me and is about to explain but I guess she decides not to. "come, It's easier to see." I follow her towards the big thing in the middle and she quickly explains it.
"This is our food. Observe." She looks up at the sphere and opens her mouth slightly. She makes a hissing noise and some of the pink stuff from the sphere leaves and travels directly into her mouth. I watch and her belly slowly grows a little, like she just ate a 3 course meal. "Ok neat trick, but what is that stuff?" She shows me her devilish little smile, one I would be very familiar with in the near future. "love" she says. "we eat love."
"...ok... like the chemical or the emotion?" "What?" she says, "where I'm from love has been found to be hormones your brain gives you when you find a suitable mate." "really?... Do you know what hormones these are?" I smile glad to show what I know about the matter. "yes I do, for humans anyway, it's probably different from you though. if I get the chance i'm gonna study and get back to you on that one." She just kinda nodded at that. "ok so can I see the exit now I'm really in need for some fresh air. I followed her up wards through what I guessed was a pretty straight forward exit is here path. we walked for a good minute and then saw light shining into the cave. As we approach outside I see a man in heavy armor walking with another one of the now three females in the colony. But she is different, her belly is a little more round than usual. As chrys approaches them the male goes from caring BF to military man in seconds. "morning my queen, the perimeter has no signs of anyone trespassing today. A few scouts noticed a few Ursa tracks but they headed the other way. I see the pale monkey is awake."
" Ha Ha very funny, i'm a human by the by." the dude doesn't even hear me, or at least is really good at ignoring. " Is he...?" "Yes Blister he is safe." Blister... Military. I approach him like I would a general and now that I'm close I can see in his eyes just like my commanding officers at home. Years of war have passed this one. I give him a salute to show respect and now with more respect. "My name is LT. Chase. Call me Connor if you wish sir." The queen was taken aback by the sudden change in me. I don't know If he just saw it then or had seen it before, but he simply saluted me like I was another pawn. " At ease. I see we found ourselves a disciplined one my queen. if he accepts, I may have use for him later." At this he takes his Wife (I say wife because of the wide girth everyone gave them) and goes deeper into the cave. " Accept? I'm guessing he means the generous offer you have for me when I walk outside.
As we approach outside I can already see a few guards posted, probably incase I book it. Doesn't matter anyway, id be gone before they even realized I'd of moved. "Yes the offer, it stands that you may be of use to us. And as we see it you have no idea where you are. So I figured you could stay with us, pull your part and gather food. But if you want you can simply walk away." The archers in the woods say otherwise. "Well, I barely know this place to begin with. But I do owe you for patching me up. So ill stay long enough to repay you. but if I don't think this is a great place, I'll move on."
I find a nice sunny place to sit in the grass and take in my surroundings. We are surrounded on all sides by trees, I'm talking like the ones that would make a giant look puny. it looks kinda intimidating at first , but at the same time it is shockingly beautiful. In a way only nature could be. The queen comes over and takes a seat looking right at me. She looks kinda funny to me because the way she's sitting, she looks like a horse." so," She starts," I can tell by looking at you your hiding something." "Do I look guilty?" "No. Only a trained eye could really see it, your aura is different from most I've seen." "honestly I've never seen another "aura" " I put quotes over the aura cause I didn't know at the time what she ment. "well you're glowing kinda green right now if I look hard enough, it's kinda freaky." She smiles at this and says, "yeah, That's an aura. Mine is like this because of the changelings ability's." "let me guess... you can turn into stuff. Kinda like shapeshifting?"
"yes like shapeshifting, if we have seen it we can turn into it." I smiled at the statement. "Cool mine is kinda like that. "yours?" I smirk happy to share my ability's with someone other than a normal. " well for starters I can..." I didn't get to finish my sentence before one of the guards came charging out of the woods. Looking frightened and beat up. " My Queen!" he shouted, "an Ursa Major has engaged some of our people on the outer perimeter! we can't hold it for long!" Chrys looked genuinely concerned by this and quickly came up with a plan." Damn it, Human stay here I don't need you hurt again so soon. I'm gonna go round up Blister and a few others to help fend off the Ursa." With this she took off into the cave and left me and a quivering guard sitting in the open. Least to say, I got bored instantly and turned to the guard." What's an Ursa Major?" The quivering guard answered back "There g-gigantic magical b-bears with fur that looks like the night sky, and are kind of see through." I nodded and thought for a second. "which direction?"
"Wha-What?!" "Where is it." He seemed shocked and instantly stopped the stuttering. "You can't just run out there and try to fight it alone?" I looked him dead in the eye and said, "and do you just want to stand here and let your friends die or do yo want to buy them some time till the queen and her buddy's get back?" He thought for a second and then turned around and bolted into the trees. It took me a second to catch up with him and match his speed. I kept slightly behind him so he didn't turn and I ran into him. A few seconds later I could here the sounds of battle, weapons crashing against something hard and cry's of pain and rage.
I took off ahead of him and left him behind. I burst into a small clearing, and the dude wasn't kidding this thing was huge. Like three times the size of a normal bear. I stare at it for a seconds and take in it's features. You could see right through it, like it fur was glass, only thing that shattered that illusion was that the patrolmen's weapons were flying off of it not even scratching it, as I thought 'maybe distance?' an archer shot the bear and it turned and fired a dark beam straight into the guy sending him flying. 'whelp, brute force it is'. I run straight at the thing and quickly cover the distance in a second, I feint a jump and instead slide under it. it hops up and try's to catch the not there me and I slide away smarter. 'so it can think a bit... cool'.
As I come out from under the bear I flip over and stop myself, slamming my hands down on the ground and making a few symbols flow around my arms. I concentrate an picture what I want in my mind, "Arbiter, DMC!". Purple light slides around my arms as I raise my hands from the ground and pull away with the beautiful axe that I used at least once before. "Good to have you back buddy." The bear turns and roars at me, spit flying from its open maw, most of it hitting me in the face. I sit there and let I'm finish. "... you done big guy? ok. My turn, FUS RO DAH!" At this the force of my voice is amplified and winds as strong as a hurricane come forth and blast the beast into the nearest tree. " That is a roar asshole!"
As its picking its self from the tree I run and get a huge jump landing down on the beasts back and grabbing onto it's back holding on and raising the axe above my head, then letting it fall down and sink through it's hard skin and I hold on. The bear, expectedly, screams and try's to throw me off, I hold on and laugh as it flounces around trying to throw me off. Man, this is the most fun I've had in years. After a second I decide to end it. I jump off and raise my axe mid air, I let gravity take over and come plummeting down towards the bear. I end it quickly by cutting the head clean off of the bear, surprisingly not much blood comes out, instead as the thing falls to the ground it quickly dissolves and disappears. I look at my axe once more and wipe off the blood and hair, "thank you" I throw the axe and it dissolves and is gone.
clapping sounds echo throughout the clearing, and when I look up Chrys was clapping, some how, and Blister was watching me closely . "Nice one Human, What do you think general? is he able?" He nods and looks at Chrys, "Yeah, I could work with him." I look at them and wave, "Hey... Killed the bear for you, It was kinda wimpy." They smile at this. "Yeah, I could use a solder like him." Those are the last words I hear before I pass out, Manly like always.
OK so this is my first time writing anything. If you are actually reading this thank you for sticking through this till the end. Please tell me your opinions and any improvements I could make in the future. Umm... yeah... ConnMan out *drops the mic*