Foreword: So I changed my gamertag the other night, and I wanted to change it to Codename One(obviously) but it seems someone else already took it. If you happen to be the person who did let me know so I can send you hate messages every day.
Onward!
Chapter Seven
Voices from the past
March 22nd, 2553
Equestrian star system
Town of Ponyville
Captain James Mitchell of the UNSC frigate Dawn of the Sun
"James…" a voice whispered, coming from every where and no where.
Captain Mitchell stood in a patch of flatland, the silhouette of a city in the distance hidden by the dark shapes of trees that surrounded him.
"James…" the voice whispered again, and the Captain slowly stepped toward where he thought the voice might be originating from.
"James…"
Captain Mitchell found himself unable to reply to the voices, no voice of his own able to be produced by his vocal cords, leaving him unable to call out to the speaker.
"James…" the voice declared once again; it was male and average sounding, and seemed to be getting closer to the Captain.
"James…" the voice said, closer than ever. Captain James Mitchell entered the circle of trees, turning around one and coming face to face with his father.
"It's your fault" his father declared menacingly, motioning to the city in the distance as red plasma began to rain down on it, illuminating the dark skies.
A horrified look dawned on Captain Mitchell's face as he looked back at his father, who was slowly melting from plasma burns.
"Your fault…James" his father growled as he lifted his arms into the air, beckoning the plasma to rain down upon them all.
The entire area became engulfed in the flames of red plasma from a Covenant ship hiding above the cloud layer; miraculously James Mitchell wasn't touched, nor did he feel the heat.
"Your fault…" his father whispered as the flames completely engulfed him, leaving Captain Mitchell alone in the clearing.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
A tremendous horn trumpeted its mighty blast, causing James to look around; the flames from the plasma played hell with his vision and prevented him from seeing what was trumpeting the horn.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
The horn bellowed again and suddenly a green stream of plasma lanced out for the Captain, about to kill him when all of a sudden it struck an invisible bubble around the Captain.
A mechanical whirring and a tremor that rocked the earth beneath Mitchell's feet led him to believe something massive was on the move, coming for him.
With the plasma all around Captain Mitchell had no where to go, and would be killed by whatever was firing the plasma at him.
Suddenly a massive machine poked its head through the cloud layer, a green light building on the front and flaps on the side moving out of the way.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
The horn thundered louder than ever as the green light built ever brighter before climaxing and racing out for the Captain in a stream of green plasma.
Just then everything became nothing as all the plasma disappeared, ceasing to exist and rendering Captain James Mitchell's world pitch black.
Captain Mitchell awoke with a start, sweat pouring off his brow and eyes wide as they searched the room, his hand was up and gripping an M6C magnum sidearm so tight that his knuckles were as white as paper.
He was lying on the couch of Ponyville's library, the clock telling him it was 7:00AM.
The nightmares…they're back. I thought I got over my father's death… James thought, rubbing at his left eye while his other hand returned the M6C to his holster.
The Captain walked into the library's kitchen and started to brew some coffee, impatiently waiting for the pot to fill so he would have something to get his mind off the nightmare.
Just as the last drop fell into the pot Mitchell swiped it up and poured it into a clean mug he'd found on a counter, downing half the cup in a single swig. The bitter taste no longer affected the Captain.
Captain Mitchell heard hoofsteps approaching and turned to the door, seeing the Unicorn Twilight Sparkle step into the kitchen, a surprised look on her face.
"Oh, sorry, Captain, I didn't know you were awake. I'm not used to seeing others awake this early" Twilight admitted.
"Usually I'm up earlier than this, five 'o' clock most days. That's if I'd actually slept the night before" the Captain replied.
"You don't get much sleep?" Sparkle asked, concerned for the Captain's health. He offered the Unicorn a cup of coffee and she accepted, but not before dumping half a jar of sugar in it to mitigate the bitterness.
"My job doesn't permit it. Thought now that the war is over I can sleep more often" Captain Mitchell answered.
"I see" Twilight said, trailing off as she didn't know what else to talk about.
Just then the Captain stood and headed for the door, opening it and turning back when Twilight asked where he was going.
"I'm gonna go tour the town for a few hours before going out to Canterlot to check on Shipmaster Rala and the Princess" Mitchell said.
"Well if your friend Lieutenant Crusher is still there then I'm sure they're just fine" Twilight replied.
"Sure" the Captain stated before stepping out, closing the door behind him.
A few hours later Captain James Mitchell stopped to rest in a park, sitting down on one of the benches and relaxing as the mid-day sun beamed down on the planet. Mitchell's frigate, the UNSC Dawn of the Sun, was currently hovering over the Everfree forest while most of the crew was in Ponyville as a form of shore leave.
While sitting on the bench the Captain looked over and saw the city of Canterlot far in the distance, the silhouette of Rala's battlecruiser sitting next to the mountain.
Your fault the voice of Mitchell's father echoed in the Captain's mind, causing him to shake his head in anger.
"Damn it, not this shit again" Captain Mitchell exclaimed, standing up from the bench with a huff.
The death of his father had plagued James Mitchell for sometime after it happened but he thought he had gotten over it.
"Apparently not."
The Captain shook his head and made his way back to Twilight's library, hoping his father would stop haunting him.
Not in the cards the Captain thought with a smile.
Author's note(POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THIS STORY. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED): lots of dreams will be in this story, and all of them will have an impact on the story and plot.
Fantastic.
Also I have actually decided on a definite schedule for this story; in the past I would upload a new chapter about every day or every other day. For this story you will be receiving a new chapter every Sunday, so now you have something to look forward to on that day.
Legal dickery: Captain James Mitchell, Fleetmaster Rala 'Toram, and all related characters belong to me. Twilight Sparkle and all related characters belong to Hasbro. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro. Halo belongs to 343i(unfortunately.
If this chapter doesn't have any reviews by the time this story is finished I'll write a story that has Fluttershy violently raped and beaten in her own home.
