Summary: Snake-eyes' and Suzanne's lives are forever changed, and their fates forever intertwined. How will the team react, how will they explain this to Suzanne's parents, or will they explain it at all?

Disclaimer: still only own plot and OCs. Not making any money, just having fun.

Symbols- *…* = flashback/ previous chapter stuff/ memories/ dreams. "…" = speaking. '…' = sign language/ and later other language, you'll understand when we get there. ^…^ = thoughts. `…`= message.

*The machine started, and Suzanne screamed…*

The scream was ear piercing, but then it changed. It sounded more and more animalistic. ^What is that thing doing to her! ^ Snake-eyes thought. Her screams then became like those of a horse shrieking. When the door opened, instead of the beautiful young lady, there was a horse. A beautiful, young horse, but a horse nonetheless.

"It works!" the Commander said triumphantly.

'You monster!' Snake-eyes signed angrily.

"Hmm, nice try. Get him in there, now!" the commander responded, then ordered. Snake-eyes was then forced into the machine, and the process started again. This time it also healed Snake-eyes' vocal cords. He screamed, and then was transformed. He then passed out just like Suzanne did.

Suzanne is now a two-year-old filly, she's a grey paint. She has blue eyes. Snake-eyes is now a two-year-old colt, he's a black paint. He also has blue eyes. Both are sound asleep.

"Take them to the stables. We will start training them tomorrow." The Commander commanded.

"Yes commander." The others replied. They then ordered some troops to get the new horses to the stables. Once Snake-eyes and Suzanne were settled into their stalls, they were left alone.

~GI JOE Base~

"Scarlet, I don't feel right about this." Hawk said as he reread the message Snake-eyes sent for the 50th time.

"I don't either." Scarlet said over the com.

"Are you guys almost there?" Hawk asked.

"The base is in sight. There's an outbuilding, we'll check that out first." Scarlet answered.

"Alright, be safe. Radio silence from here on out. Glad we have battery powered JOE radios courtesy of Breaker." Hawk said.

"Roger." Scarlet said, then turned the radio off. "Wonder what's in there?" She asked Duke.

"Don't know, guess we're about to find out." Duke replied as they pulled up to the building. It looked like a stable or barn.

They entered the barn and saw two very freaked out looking horses.

~Horses POV, 5 minutes ago~

'Where on Earth am I?' Suzanne asked groggily, trying to get up.

'Careful." A deep, calm, soothing voice said. 'You've been turned into a horse.'

'Yeah, right.' She replied.

'Look yourself over.' The voice replied.

'Oh my goodness! You're right. Oh no, what am I supposed to, I, I, I…" she said, starting to panic.

'Relax, now just know that you're not the only one.' The voice said.

'The other prisoner.' She said lamely.

'Yes, my name is Snake-eyes. How are you doing?' Snake-eyes said then asked.

'I'm fine, despite the obvious.'

'Yes, despite the obvious.' He replied with a horse laugh. 'Want to try and get up again?' he asked.

'Yes.' She said. They struggled for a minute, before finally standing up. They looked each other over, and then Suzanne smiled warmly. 'I guess we're stuck, huh.'

'Yeah, lovely.' He replied. The door suddenly started opening, and Snake-eyes and Suzanne started freaking out.

~Human POV~

"Whoa, whoa. Easy you two, easy." Duke soothed.

"It's okay." Scarlet said. The larger of the two horses suddenly relaxed, the smaller one following suite. The larger one, a black paint, then nickered at Scarlet. He seemed to trust her completely.

"Hey, um," she said looking to see his gender, "Boy. Yeah, good, big boy." She said soothingly.

"Scarlet, these horses don't have names." Duke said.

The horses then snorted, and the black paint started pawing the ground. That's when the JOEs noticed that the stalls had sand instead of hay in them. They watched as the horse spelt S-N-A-K-E-E-Y-E-S. "Oh, you have got to be kidding." Scarlet said. The other horse had started doing the same thing.

"Scarlet, what was that missing girl's name?" Duke asks from the grey paint's stall.

"Umm, Suzanne." Scarlet responds.

"Well, guess what this horse just wrote." Duke said.

"Snakes?" Scarlet whispered. The horse nods and nickers. "Oh, Snake-eyes! What did they do to you!" she cried out, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Sorry to interrupt, but we now know what the machine does, and we found both of them. We need to get out of here." Duke said, grabbing a couple of halters. "Do we need saddles?" he asks.

"Umm, I don't think so, but let's take them anyway, along with some bridals." Scarlet replies. Both horses snort and flatten their ears. "Okay, leave the bridals." She says in response.

"Can you get the halters on them?" Duke asks.

"Yeah." Scarlet replied grabbing the halters. "It's okay, we need something to hold onto." She explains to the horses.

~Horse POV~

'They do realize that we know what those are fore right?' Suzanne askes Snake-eyes.

'You'd think so.' He answers.

'I have an idea, follow my lead when he brings the saddles over.' Suzanne says.

'Okay.' Snake-eyes answers skeptically.

They allow Scarlet to halter them, but as soon as Duke comes over Suzanne kneels. Snake-eyes follows suite. 'Oh, I see. Make it easy for them to mount, so that they don't need saddles! You are clever.' Snake-eyes says, impressed.

'Yep, I personally would rather go without a halter as well. I decided to compromise so they felt safer though.' Suzanne responds.

~Human POV~

"Wow, do you see that?!" Scarlet says as the horses kneel.

"I don't think they want to wear saddles." Duke states. Both horses shake their heads agreeing with his point. Duke opened the door to the snowy, outside world. "Scarlet, another storm is rolling in." he says.

"Then let's move out!" Scarlet said, getting on Suzanne's back.

~GI JOE base, 5 minutes later~

`GI JOE Base… We need …. Pick up the darn radio. ` Scarlet said.

`Where are you two! ` Hawk said into the radio.

`We found the girl and Snake-eyes… Something happened… we need pick up NOW! ` Scarlet responded.

`Pickup on its way… stay safe. `

`We will. `

~Scarlet, Duke, Suzanne, and Snake-eyes camp, Location: somewhere in Alaska~

"So, we just wait until Hawk arrives?" Duke asks.

Snake-eyes and Suzanne were grazing on the sparse grass; it had taken a lot to get used to it. "Yes. Hey guys, you did great." Scarlet said as she walked over and patted the horses. Both nickered. "Sorry it was such a long ride." She said. She was very sorry that they had been heaving by the time she and Duke allowed them to stop.

An aircraft then started hovering overhead, and landed a short distance away. "Well howdy yawl!" Wild Bill said as he hopped out. "Whoa, where'd ya get the horses, and where's the ninja and girl?" he asked.

"You're looking at them. Yeah, that's what the machine does." Scarlet answered.

"Wow, well, I've always wanted horses to be part of the team. It reminds me of home." Wild Bill said, rubbing Snake-eyes' withers.

Snake-eyes whinnied and leaned into him. "Well, let's get home." Duke said.