Chapter 1

A/N. This story has nothing to do with my other stories. It takes place during my version of Equestria Girls, but this isn't part of that story. It is a stand alone collaboration between PonySpin and myself. Enjoy.

Josh walked into the band room. "Hey, Dust. I need to ask you a favor."

"You're the new guy who showed up here, with that Twilight Sparkle, right?" Dust asked.

"Yeah, I'm Josh."

"Dust Storm, nice to meet you. Your name is just as weird as Wilson's around here."

"It's common where I come from."

"Where are you from? Not here, and not Eques- Oops."

"Wait, were you about to say Equestria?"

"Yes." Dust looked down samefully.

"How do you know about it?"

"How do you know of it?" She retorted.

"I landed there after I was shot down."

"Weird, same here."

"Why haven't I seen you around? I would have noticed another human."

"When I came through, I was turned into a pony."

"I can switch forms at will. Did you here about the new Prince of Equestria?"

"No, I've been out of contact with Equestria for around two and a half years."

"Well, that prince is me. Anyways, you said you were shot down. What were you flying?"

"An Apache."

"Those haven't been used for decades. What year are you from?" Josh asked.

"Well, I was shot down in 2018, if that's what you're asking. There was a revolution, and the government collasped."

"I heard about that in history class."

"What year are you from?"

"2053. I was in the middle of my own war."

"Wow, I though the world would end before the war did." "Well, your government was put down after the UN acted in 2020."

"So, the UN finally grew a pair and joined the fighting?"

"Yeah. They had to get their collective forces organized. Your government still had nukes at the time."

"Wow. I'm just glad that I was out of there before the nukes dropped."

"They never did. The UN covertly dismantled them, and easily won the war." "Oh. So what was that favor you wanted?"

"I need to borrow your drumsticks."

"What for?"

"We have a plan to help Twilight beat Sunset Shimmer."

"Someone with the guts to confront Shimmer? Not even I want to do that."

"It's important. Have you heard of the Elements of Harmony?"

"Yeah, what about them?"

"The Fall Formal crown is one of them. Celestia and Luna sent us here to find it."

"Oh, Shimmer stole it, and it got confiscated and turned into the crown, didn't it?"

"... How did you know that?"

"Just a hunch."

"So, who are you voting for?"

"The one with the guts."

"That's good to know. Hey, the portal doesn't close till tommorrow night. Do you wan to come back with us?"

"Sure, although I'll miss having fingers. But there is good reason for it."

"What?" Dust was about to respond, when Flash Sentry walked in. "Oh, hi Flash. What do you want?"

"You're late for band practice. Wilson was getting worried." Flash said.

"I'm gonna loan Josh my drumsticks, so unless you have a spare, I can't do it. Sorry Flash."

"It's alright." He left. Josh turned towards Dust.

"That reminds me." He said.

"What?"

"A few weeks ago, the Changelings attacked. The Wilson from Equestria... well..."

"Go on. I've probably heard worse."

"He died." Joshs said looking down.

"Oh. Was it a good, warrior's death, or a stabbed in the back death?"

"He died protecting a group of foals."

"An honorable death then." A black aura started surrounding Dust. "Josh! Run!" She almost yelled. Josh backed away.

"What's going on?"

"Just-" Dust was cut off before she could finish, as the aura enveloped her. A shotgun appeared in her hands.

"Time to die." She said in a stereotypical deep evil voice.

"What the hell?!" Josh pulled out his sidearm. Dust slammed a shell into the gun, and charged. She threw her weight into a hit that would surely injure Josh. He braced for impact, not wanting to hurt her. The hit connected, sending Josh straight into the wall on the opposite side of the room.

"Ok, time for aggressive negotiation." He took a fighting stance. Dust fired several shots at him. He was able to avoid most of them, but several pellets dug into his chest. He threw a weak punch, them collasped in pain. Dust stood over him, shotgun pointed point blank at his head. Suddenly, something slammed into her, and she was knocked into the wall, unconscious.

Josh attempted to look up, his vision getting blurry. He saw Pinkie Pie holding what looked to be a giant confetti gun. Dust woke up slightly.

"Did someone get the number of the truck that hit me?" She asked before slipping back into unconsciousness. The black aura was gone.

Josh struggled to his feet. Pinkie was gone, which honestly didn't suprise him. He stumbled over to Dust. She groaned, but was pretty much out. He picked her up and started to carry her to the nurse's office.

Dust jolted awake. She gripped the shotgun, which she had held onto the entire time.

"Josh, what happened?" She asked worried.

"You went crazy and tried to kill me." He said, pointing out his chest wounds.

"That's never happened. At least, not that badly."

"I'm alright." He dropped her, coughing up a small amout of blood.

"No you aren't. Where's a combat surgeon when you need one?" She panicked.

"M-mine blew himself up. He was an IED specialist. Not a very good one though." Josh joked. He sat down, getting weaker.

"This is bad. This is very, very bad. Come on!" Dust lifted him onto her back. She hauled him all the way to the portal.

"If you see Dash, tell her I love her." Josh whispered. He lost consciousness. Dust threw him into the portal, before walking in herself. Dash ran over to him and glared at Dust.

"What have you done." She asked.

"Hey, I'm trying to save a man's life. Give me somebreathing room." Dust retorted.

"Corporal Williams, don't eat the C4." Josh mumbled. Dust giggled at that, before talking to Dash.

"Can you get Celestia, or Luna, or anypony that can help him?"

"Yes." Dash answered before speeding off.

Josh's chest stopped rising and falling.

"Oh god, I really don't want to do this." Dust muttered to herself. She gave him mouth-to-mouth. After a few minutes, he began to breath again.

"Thank god nobody came in here while I did that..." Celestia, Luna, and the Mane 6 gaped at her.