This chapter is kinda redundant towards the end as it's the same situation as Mark Calaway was in. You'll see what I mean when you get to that point.Man! I haven't shaved in like five fucking days and as a result my face is hairier than fucking Chuck Norris's.Onward!
Chapter Nine
Clandestine Actions
January 9th, 2129
Equestrian star system (unlisted)
Town of Whinniesport
Citizen Marcus James Calaway
5:32AM
Mark Calaway maneuvered through the shipyards in the town of Whinniesport, ducking behind shipping crate after shipping crate to avoid detection.
From what he had seen the entire port was occupied mostly by Griffons, all of them most likely armed to eliminate any snoopers.
Of course the human avoided them with ease; it would be harder to steal candy from a child.
Mark proceeded through the shipyard, crouching into the shadows when necessary and slashing the throats of several Griffon warriors, hiding the bodies when he was done with each.
I thought Griffons were tougher than this Marcus mused; he continued through the shipyard and checked multiple warehouses for any sign of Griffons congregating around a suspicious looking package but kept coming up empty-handed.
Calaway was about to investigate the last warehouse when a human drop-ship soared overhead, heading directly for the final warehouse.
Two birds with one stone; stop the shipment from leaving and confront the human supplying the Griffons with weapons Mark thought; he checked his weapons and proceeded for the warehouse.
Mark pulled out his MP5A4, having selected it as it was more usable than his Five-seveN, which was still in his holster. He had replaced the standard flash-hider with a sound suppressor.
Calaway came up on the personnel doorway and racked the charging handle of his MP5A4, busting through the door when he was ready.
Several Griffons turned toward the noise and drew their weapons when they saw that a human was busting in. Marcus was faster, however, and killed all the Griffons in the room.
The human watched as a large door on the left side was slammed shut; sprinting over to the door Calaway kicked open the personnel door next to it, immediately coming under fire from Griffons in the courtyard outside.
Mark returned fire and easily eliminated the enemies, reloading once they were dead. By the time he got back outside, however, the drop-ship ascended the skies and flew away, heading in the direction of Canterlot.
Right before the drop-ship escape Mark saw the silhouette of a human through a window on the side.
There was a wooden crate in the middle of the courtyard, the lid was off but the interior was empty. "Dick, come in" Calaway said on the radio.
"Go for Malone" The Great Crusader replied.
"The package got away, it's on its way to its destination" Marcus explained, walking back into the warehouse.
"Do you know where it's going?" Dick inquired.
"Negative."
Mark noticed that one of the Griffons was still moving, severely wounded. "I'm gonna find out, however" Calaway said.
"Understood."
Marcus approached the Griffon who was attempting to stand, kicking him over and pulling out his Five-seveN.
"Where's that drop-ship going?" the human asked, the Griffon spat at him but missed.
"I'm not gonna ask nicely again; where is that drop-ship going?" Calaway insisted.
"I'm not telling you shit" the Griffon replied, Mark shot him in the leg with his handgun, the Griffon crying out in pain.
"Tell me!" the human demanded.
"I'm not telling you 'cause I don't know. Shit" the Griffon stated, earning a sigh from the human.
"Right, have fun being dead then" Marcus declared, taking aim and preparing to finish the Griffon.
"Wait! I do know something else though, if I tell you what I know will you let me go?" the Griffon asked.
"Sure."
"There's a human supplying us with human weapons" the Griffon said, a hopeful expression spreading across his features.
"I already knew that. What's his name?" Mark inquired.
"I don't know, he's using some kind of codename; Polaris" the Griffon responded, the human began to ponder.
"Polaris, interesting. Right then, this is for not knowing what the package is" Marcus said.
"But I do—" the Griffon started to say, but Calaway ended his life with a round to the head.
"Shit" Mark said, stepping back out of the warehouse and heading back to his ship. "Dick, come in, I didn't find out where the package is going, but I did find out who's supplying the Griffons with human weapons."
"Send it" Malone replied.
"Guy that calls himself Polaris; know anything about that?" Marcus asked.
"No, but I'll look into it."
"Copy that, I'm on my way back to Ponyville. Mark out" Calaway finished, activating his jetpack and beginning the long journey back to his ship.
Whooves' family vacation
Equestrian star system (unlisted)
Day 0
Train route to Canterlot
January 9th, 2129. 6:23AM
Doctor Whooves sat in his chair on the train, his daughter Dinky and his wife Derpy sleeping next to him.
The trio was on their way to Canterlot for a vacation, eager to get away from the two humans and the shadow of their ships.
The Doctor looked out the window as Princess Celestia's sun finished coming over the horizon, casting the land in an orangish glow.
Doctor Whooves closed his eyes and relaxed, leaning back in his seat and listening to the steady rumble of the train as it thundered across the tracks.
Just then there was an intense rumbling that shook the train, waking Dinky and Derpy in the process. Chalking it up to an irregularity in the tracks the Doctor closed his eyes again.
Suddenly Doctor Whooves was jerked forward and a screeching sound was heard; the sound of the brakes slamming against the wheels. Whooves looked out the window and saw what looked to be a really small human ship soar overhead, accompanied by Griffon aerial warriors.
"Daddy what's that?" Dinky asked, referring to the small human ship.
The Doctor was never able to answer her question as a massive cylinder dropped from the side of the small ship and dropped directly for the train; it impacted just under the middle of the vehicle and knocked it right off the tracks as they went over a bridge. The rest of the train was dragged off by gravity and plummeted into the valley below.
Killing all aboard when it landed.
January 9th, 2129
Equestrian star system (unlisted)
Town of Ponyville
The Great Crusader Dick Malone
7:00AM
Dick Malone stepped out of the library and breathed in the morning air, it was much cleaner and crisper than Earth's.
The Great Crusader looked over and saw Mark Calaway as he approached, looking over something on a PDA.
"Find anything out about Polaris?" Malone asked when Marcus reached him; the other man shook his head.
"There's nothing, the only beings that know anything about Polaris are the Griffons, and they're not exactly in a talking mood right now" Mark explained, referring to the war.
"Don't worry, we'll find this guy. It'll probably be easier than hunting Codename: Evil" Malone stated.
"That reminds me did you ever kill Codename: Evil?" Mark inquired, he had a feeling he already knew the answer.
"What kind of fucking question is that? Of course I did, I wouldn't be here in Equestria answering a Unicorn's questions if I hadn't" Dick answered.
"So how'd you spend your night?" Calaway asked, The Great Crusader tilted and groaned in exasperation.
"I spent it like fucking shit; most of the morning and evening I was spent answering questions, first from that Unicorn Twilight Sparkle, and then from some fucking fucky named Applebloom" Malone answered, replacing 'filly' with 'fucky.'
"Sounds like you had a great time" Mark joked.
"Don't ever make me answer questions from these ponies again, I may have to kill myself then" Dick stated.
The two walked through the town for a while before they heard a voice calling Malone's name.
An orange Pegasus filly with a purple mane and tail ran up to the two humans, skidding to a stop in front of Malone, she had to crane her head completely up to look the six-foot-three human in the eye.
"Dick, come on! I wanna show you the new trick I can do on my scooter" the Pegasus filly exclaimed, practically hopping with excitement.
"Fucking A' Scootaloo, I got other things to do today. Like finding out who Polaris is" Dick declared.
"Who's Polaris?" the Pegasus filly, Scootaloo, asked.
"Fucking A' I just said I have to find out who he is, I just said that" Malone exclaimed.
"You repeated yourself" Marcus pointed out.
Before anything else could be said a pink pony hopped up and started assaulting Dick with questions.
"Oh wowee another human! Are you friends with Marky? Do you have any other friends? Are you lonely? Are you looking for a good time? Sorry my friend Rainbow Dash taught me that one; she said it's a great way to pick up guys! I don't really know what she means though" the pink pony rattled.
Suddenly she gasped and yelled "I get to throw another party!" She almost bolted away but was stopped when Malone fired his USP into the air.
"STOP! Holy Fucking shit! Who the fuck are you?" The Great Crusader asked, the pink pony began hopping in place.
"I'm Pinkie Pie and I gotta throw you a party, you're totally invited of course I mean duh! What kind of party would it be if the guest of honor didn't show up?" Pinkie stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
She was about to bolt off again when Dick fired another round into the air. "What is that thing anyway it makes such a loud noise like boom! And it's really scary looking but I'm not afraid 'cause my granny said I can just laugh my fears away" Pinkie ranted again.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" The Great Crusader thundered, Pinkie immediately closed her mouth. "Why are you going to throw me a fucking party?"
"Well duh! Everypony gets a welcome party if they're new in town!" Pinkie Pie answered.
"I'm not going to no fucking party" Malone exclaimed.
"That's fine; we'll just bring the party to you!" Pinkie declared, and with that she sped away.
"What. The fuck. Was that?" Dick asked no one in particular.
"That's Pinkie Pie for ya, always throwing parties" Scootaloo said, Marcus was smiling at his friend's dismal prospect.
"Well now you gotta go to your welcome party" Calaway declared.
"I'm not going to any goddamn party, fuck that shit. Fuck it. Fuck it. Fuck it fuck it fuck it!" The Great Crusader rambled before storming off.
"Wanna show me that trick?" Marcus asked, he was a far friendlier person than Malone could ever hope to be.
"Sure!" Scootaloo replied.
Several hours later Dick Malone had finished touring the town and had seen most of its landmarks, including the town hall.
Rounding a corner Malone's eyes fell on a building that proudly proclaimed Sugarcube Corner on the side.
"A bakery, fan-fucking-tastic" The Great Crusader exclaimed, he hadn't eaten anything all day and while sugary treats weren't at the top of his list they were better than anything else he'd find in the shithole that was Ponyville.
He entered the bakery and suddenly there was a loud yell of "surprise!" followed by dozens of ponies appearing out of no where.
"What the fuck?"
Pinkie Pie came up to the human and immediately went off on one of her rants. "Were you surprised? Huh? Were ya? Were ya?"
"ENOUGH!" Malone thundered, every pony in the room fell silent. "What the fuck is with you? Is throwing parties all you fucking do?" The Great Crusader asked.
"Of course! Making ponies happy is my special talent! And throwing parties is the best way to make ponies happy!" Pinkie answered.
"Calm the fuck down! Aren't you ever calm you fucking psychotic bitch?" Malone inquired.
"Nopey-dopey! I'm always happy and energetic!" Pinkie answered.
"That's great, I don't give a fuck. I'm leaving" Dick said as he turned for the door, he was stopped by a rainbow-mane Pegasus.
"Hold on a minute buster, what is your problem?" the Pegasus demanded.
"Who the fuck are you?" The Great Crusader said, he was about push the pony aside to leave the building.
"I'm Rainbow Dash, I'm the coolest pony in all of Ponyville" the Pegasus answered, Dick threw his head back and unleashed his laugh, a slightly villainous-sounding laugh.
"Yeah fucking right. Get the fuck out of my way you cunt-licking bitch" Malone demanded, further angering the Pegasus.
"That's it, come 'ere!" Dash yelled, flying closer to the human throwing one of her front hooves forward as a punch.
Dick grabbed the leg and slammed the Pegasus against a nearby wall; pinning her against it with his left hand Malone straightened his right hand out and swung it horizontally, smashing it into Dash's throat in a move similar to a karate chop.
The Great Crusader released the Pegasus who immediately dropped to the floor and began coughing and sputtering, spitting out enough blood to fill a tablespoon to the brim.
"Go to hell" Dick growled, his deep voice guttural and feral sounding. He exited the bakery and took to the skies with his jetpack to return to his ship, Evil in the name of Good.
Marcus watched as Dick's ship turned and rocketed away from Ponyville, heading over the Everfree forest and soon disappearing from view.
"I wonder what's gotten into him" Marcus said as Twilight Sparkle walked up next to him, they turned back to check on Rainbow Dash. Only one thing occupied Mark's mind that night, and that was the question 'why?'
Author's note: Man, Dick Malone's kind of a...well, dick. Don't be concerned about that though, he's not all bad.
So...Polaris. Who is he you might ask? Well that'll all be revealed later, don't you fret. For now you can just live with your assuredly outlandish theories and conjectures.
Please note that the bomb used to blow up the train tracks was indeed the package that was awaiting delivery in Whinniesport. If Marcus had been faster he would've saved the lives of countless ponies, including Derpy and her family. The package was NOT the secret weapon mentioned in an earlier chapter, the secret weapon will be revealed at a later time. More theories and conjectures abound in your brains.
Legal shit: Marcus(Mark) James Calaway, Dick Malone, Polaris, and all related characters belong to me. Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and all related characters belong to Hasbro. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro.
