Heavy, by instinct, turned around with a revved up Tomislav, searching for the source of the voice. Medic stopped lecturing Pyro on little girls' shows, and both got ready for a fight. The long, snaking red beam of the Kritzkrieg connected Heavy and Medic, and illuminated the surrounding area in a red glow, with helped the Russian to identify the source of the voice as the owner landed in front of him.
"Is Princess Luna." stated Heavy, in a half surprised, half excited voice.
"An alien intruder who knows my name. What are you, alien?" asked Luna.
"I am giant man on team of tiny baby men."
"Man?"
"Mankind. Or Human, vhichever you prefer." interjected Medic, as he and Pyro walked over to join Heavy.
"Come this way. My sister will not be impressed." stated Luna.
Medic whispered to Heavy: "Vasn't this one bad?"
"Used to be. Now good." replied the Russian.
"Any idea vhere ve are in ze storyline?"
"Nyet. But will ask what last letter of friendship was."
"Remember Heavy, you are ze one who vatched ze show. I caught parts, but ve must not reveal information about ze future of zhese...ponies. It vill bring only catastrophe."
"If Doktor says so."
(-)
Father Grigori was fighting zombies from the rooftops of Ravenholm.
"I remember your true face." stated Father Grigori, as he finished off a small pack of zombies.
A short distance away, more zombies were shuffling towards the house he was fighting from. It had been a couple of days since the silent man in the black and orange suit had passed through, and Father Grigori was still feeling the aftershocks. But Father Grigori continued doing what he had done since the headcrab shelling of Ravenholm, and continued to tend to his flock.
In the distance, towards City 17, Father Grigori heard an explosion. He knew this was the work of that silent man. A few minutes later, Father Grigori saw a wall of blue approaching Ravenholm, and knew that this was the end of Ravenholm. Salvation had come, and his time was up. Just as he was about to be hit by the blue wall, a door appeared next to Father Grigori.
Understanding that he would surely die if he stayed, that he could do no more in Ravenholm, and also as an act of self-preservation, Grigori opened the door, stepped through, and closed it behind him. The door turned to dust after him, and Father Grigori praised the Lord for his deliverance from death, and took the incident as the Lord having another purpose for the priest.
Taking note of his surroundings, which were items of clothing, some crowns, and other, miscellaneous items, such as scrolls, Father Grigori determined that he was in a wardrobe. Holding Annabel close, the priest exited the wardrobe, considering his situation too C.S Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" for his liking.
Upon exiting through the wardrobe by the door opposite the one he came in, Father Grigori found himself in the same room as a large white alicorn with multicoloured and flowing hair.
"Ah, what is this?" asked Grigori, causing the alicorn to stir.
"To be discovered her would do me no good." stated Grigori in a much quieter voice.
Going to the door, Grigori opened it as it was opened from the other side by a dark blue alicorn, accompanied by three humans, one of which was identical to the pictures and descriptions of Great Uncle Heavy that his grandmother used to talk a lot about.
"What are you doing in my sister's room with a gun?" asked Luna, in a tone that told Grigori to tread very lightly indeed.
"The wardrobe. I came through there after escaping Ravenholm. I am looking for the way out." replied Grigori.
"Ah, you must be Grigori, Ludmila's grandson, da?" asked Heavy.
"Yes."
"She vas one of your sisters, vasn't she?" questioned Medic.
"Da." answered Heavy.
While Heavy and Father Grigori were having a family reunion, Luna was busy waking up her sister. Princess Celestia, upon being awoken, listened to Luna's brief report, and approached the three men and Pyro.
"You are the intruders. Explain yourselves." commanded Celestia.
Father Grigori started first.
"Over the past few weeks, I have been carrying out the work of salvation in Ravenholm. A few days ago, a silent man in a black and orange suit came through the town, stirring up Hell as he did so. And he stirred up Hell again a few minutes ago. I managed to escape through a door, provided by the Lord in all of his great mercy, before Ravenholm was probably destroyed, and the door disappeared into dust. I ended up in the wardrobe, and attempted to escape, but was captured by the dark blue one." stated the priest.
"So, a religious leader, I assume?"
Father Grigori nodded, before Medic spoke on behalf of his fellow mercenaries.
"Ve are part of a group of eight men and Pyro. Ze others managed to secure a six veek holiday, the first of experienced since I joined in 1968, and left us in our base. Pyro discovered a multicoloured portal in its bedroom, and, out of concern for our safety and its, ve vent through it and into ze cellars here. Luna found us after ve left ze cellars."
"And what does that group stand for or do?" asked Luna.
"Ve...are professionals. Ve specialise in particular fields."
"Yours is obviously in the medical profession. What of the others?"
Medic shot Heavy and Pyro a glance of "Don't mention the killing bit."
"I have Ph.D. in Russian Literature." stated Heavy.
"And Pyro tends to the heating and fireworks." added Medic.
"Are you able to return to where you came from?" asked Celestia.
"Nein. Ze portal disappeared after ve vent through it. It vill be at least three veeks before ve are able to go back." replied Medic.
"I have a possible solution to you staying, to be able to integrate without causing concern or fear, and without continued interference from my subjects. I propose to turn you four into one of us." stated Celestia.
Heavy started grinning excessively, while Pyro cocked its head on one side. Father Grigori asked if there was an alternative option. Medic, who had probably used quantum mechanics to consider every possible option at once, backed up Celestia's statement.
"Ve have to remain here for three veeks. If ve vere allowed into society like zhis, zhen ve vould cause panic and concern, like Celestia said, so ve vould have to spend zhose three veeks secluded in zhis castle. On ze other hand, if ve vere transformed into ponies, zhen ve vould be able to move about freely."
Medic turned to Princess Celestia.
"Do you mind if I vas present in ze conversion of ze others, taking notes. It is an interesting concept."
"Yes, that would be fine. And considering your profession, it would be useful to have you around, as I haven't done this spell before and it might go badly.
And so, Heavy, Pyro, Father Grigori, and then Medic were converted into ponies
Heavy became an enormous brown earth pony, with a short black tail and a bald head. Pyro, still in an abestos-lined suit and gas mask, had tufts of short, burnt, orange hair issuing from where it's mane and tail should have been, and a horn piecing the top of the gas mask. Father Grigori, now a light grey pegasus, had a short black tail and bald head, like Heavy. Father Grigori briefly attempted flying, which he was fairly successful in, although he stated that it made little sense for ponies to fly, and promptly stopped doing so. Medic had become a yellow alicorn, with a rather neatly groomed black mane, and a comparatively long tail. He attempted neither flight or magic.
Medic found it rather interesting that their former clothes fitted almost perfectly, with minor adjustments required in the seat of their trousers for tails. In addition, Medic noticed that, with his limited knowledge of ponies, he and Heavy, and presumably Pyro, had their class symbols on their flanks, while Father Grigori had three crosses.
After a brief moment of readjustment, Celestia informed them of her decision to send them to Twilight Sparkle, and explained to the men, although rather pointlessly to Heavy, that this was her former student. The white alicorn then issued them off to one of the spare rooms for the rest of the night. Heavy asked Celestia what the last letter of friendship was.
Medic, in the corridor outside, didn't hear the answer, but asked Heavy, after the Russian appeared next to the German, what point they were in the story line. Heavy replied that they were between the second and third episodes of series four.
"And how many series are zhere?" asked Medic.
"Six" replied Heavy.