Chapter Seven
Dickson's Entry: "We started heading out with the rebels to their base. It was a long walk but luckily no one complained nor we seen any bad guys lately. Our weapons were limited because Twilight manage to copy the magazines and the bullets for our guns with her magic. We were ready to rock and roll. Thankfully Applejack and Pinkie Pie were giving us a little trust. I was still a little shock that Twilight gave me a kiss to the cheek. Does she really have feeling for me? If so then…I have feelings for her too. No matter what she is? Love's love. I haven't had the chance to talk to Princess Luna when I went to sleep. That's scares me. I just hope that nothing happens to her. Also I still don't know who was in my head talking to me. It couldn't be Luna because it sounded more motherly. Whoever she is…she may be the one that can help me and my team and knows why we're here."
Intro Song: ( watch?v=Y3kmjwRjYxQ)-The Heavy-Short Change Hero)
09:08:00 A.M.
01/09/2015
Unknown Forest
The ponies' prisoners, Rebels and Princess Twilight were heading to their base with the mercenaries. They were now in a forest. They couldn't see any animals in the forest. No monkeys, no birds, not even a deer. The Mercenaries trying to figure out what happened to the animals. Dickson was scouting a head while the other staying with the group. He was carrying his Barrett while he takes point and his M4 strapped around him. He very ahead from the group. The group has been walking for an hour. But doesn't seems to careless…not even fir the mercenaries. They were all quiet until Applejack started talking to Lynch.
Applejack: So why did ya leave the military.
Lynch: *Sigh* Um…you probably won't believe me…but here goes nothing. I actually didn't leave…it's more of a "Get the **** out of here. You're done" kind of thing.
Applejack: So you were fired? Why?
Lynch: I was in a mission. I was trying to rescue people, but command said otherwise. So I disobey command's orders and started rescue civilians by myself. So the military kicked me out. My action saved lives, but they don't see it.
Applejack: Huh. Interesting.
Mason: So where are the animals?
Pinkie Pie: Dead. The humans shot every animals on sight.
Martinez: (Muttering) (Man these kind of humans are ****** up. Now I really want to kill them.)
In several minutes of walking through a forest, they finally made it to Ponyville in the short far distance. It was more like of a town. They were surprised that they could see it at all, as the town weren't exactly much defensive. The wall are not big enough to cover the town.
Rebel pony: Oh, oh! There it is! Ponyville!
Lynch: We see it, it's not very much though.
Applejack: What did you expect?
Lynch: Bigger defense walls.
'Jac' took a single step, and a loud bang resonated through the city. A bullet hit him square in the chest, and the air was instantly knocked out of him. 'Jac' fell to the floor, losing consciousness fast as the sound of his name was called.
'JACOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBS!'
What felt like a split second later, Jacobs came to, his mind incredibly fuzzy with a sharp pain in his chest and faint ringing in my ears. He had been shot, obviously, but by who, he didn't know. It must have been by humans, but that raised more questions than answers. Deciding to get his bearings, 'Jac' raised my head ever so slightly to a fairly startling scene, darkness threatening to overcome his sight. The first thing he saw was Twilight, sobbing on my chest, her face covered by her arms. His teammates were aiming their weapons at the door. They were very pissed off and yelling and cursing at the door. Demanding someone to come out. The door had opened up to show a rainbow maned pony with a sky-blue coat and carrying a rifle. That was all he was able to discern about her, what with 'Jac' shaken body and all. His team, Applejack, Pinkie, the rest of rebel ponies and the prisoners were shouting and arguing with the pony, and a steady crowd of other ponies, that was still growing, observed from the other side of the wall. There wasn't a human in sight. 'Jac' laid his head back down, regaining his hearing and energy simultaneously, and it wasn't quiet at all, much to Jacobs's small headache. Bickering, disagreements, the whole enchilada. He took a deep breath, and that startled Twilight enough to look up at him, her face full of surprise and hope. He lifted his left hand and waved slowly, making Twilight flinch upon seeing it. Slowly but surely, he began rising from the ground, grunting from the pain that still lingered on my chest. The ponies of the crowd were growing quiet fast, absolutely terrified of me by the looks of it. His teammates, Applejack, the rebels, the prisoners and the rainbow pony were the last to notice my revival, as he stood to full height, his left arm nursing his stomach where the bullet hit him. The three were gawking at Jacobs like the rest, but not as much as the rainbow pony, who had to rub her eyes to make sure she was seeing right. It was probably the most unbearable silence he have even been in, and it was incredibly irritating. He swept his gaze over the crowd, taking note of everyone that had gathered around. They were all staring at him, just standing there like freaking idiots. The wind was taunting the silence that seemed to reign supreme as it blew through. With Jacobs's annoyance at its peak, he finally spoke.
Dickson: It's not polite to stare.
Lynch's Thoughts: That lucky son of a *****.
Mason: 'Jac' you good?
Dickson: I'm good.
That shook everyone out of their daze, as they got over their initial shock and glared at him, besides those in his group like his teammates and the ponies he know of course. Applejack and Pinkie ran to his side with Twilight, looking me up and down, in doubt that he was still ticking.
Pinkie Pie: B-But you were shot!
As Pinkie exclaimed, and Applejack nodded to her statement.
Dickson: I'm just hard to kill sometimes.
Jacobs's face downcast to check his combat vest. His small imprint where the bullet had impacted was all that was left, and he grunted in thankfulness that he had my armor. 'Jac' hadn't told the others about it, since it never really came up. He faced the crowd again, seeing the large amount of hate that was practically radiating from them. He took a few steps forward before the rainbow colored pony shot forward and got in his face. She was so fast that he didn't even see her do it, and jumped back from her sudden appearance, which didn't help the chest.
Unknown Rainbow Pegasus: Stay back, human!
She was female, and from this distance, it wasn't hard to see her magenta eyes glowering at him. Her statement was followed by shouts and jeers and such that garbled together. The basic gist of it was that they didn't want him nor his team around here, and probably wanted them dead. Twilight and the others tried everything they could to explain, and the rainbow pony flew back to confront them for whatever reason. All he wanted to do was get a word in, explain him and his team's situation, something, but the volume was so loud that he couldn't even hear his own voice. No matter how loud it was, it was drowned out by the ponies' and his team's obnoxious yells of loathing. He rubbed his forehead tiredly, thinking of what he could do to regain the silence that had once been dominant. That's when he got an idea. As quick as a whip, Jacobs unholstered his pistol, raised it over his head with his right hand, and fired. The noise was stopped in an instant, all eyes wide as the crowd focused on him. After that, he put his gun back to his holster and started talking.
Dickson: Now that I have your attention. Which one of you shot me? Huh? Speak up.
Unknown Rainbow Pegasus: Who cares who ******* shot you! (Rainbow Dash chambered her rifle.) What matters is why you aren't dead?!
Dickson: I've always the one who loves cheating death. In matter of fact, most people say that I am death.
Rainbow pony then turned to Twilight, her glare still steady.
Unknown Rainbow Pegasus: Why the **** are you doing here and why did you bring ******* humans, Twilight?! You're putting everypony here at ******* risk!
Twilight lowered her head down from the rainbow pony's gaze, her eyes glancing at all the other ponies that glared at her. Then Dickson steps up and started defending her.
Dickson: Hey! It wasn't her fault that she was captured and beaten by the humans from the swamp and was captured again in Appleloosa! So don't you dare blame her!
Rainbow Pegasus: Stay the **** out of this, human! You and your kind lucky you all aren't dead yet, so don't push your luck!
Dickson: Want to put another bullet in me? Then go ahead and do it. I dare you.
Twilight Sparkle: (Twilight jumped between the rainbow pony and Jacobs, looking very worried.) Rainbow, please, we all decided to bring them with us.
Pinkie Pie: Yeah and they all have names!
Rainbow: I don't care what their names are!
Rainbow Dash is the pony who in charge of the Resistance, and one of the ponies that was supposed to assist my return home. Thinking it over, they were screwed. No way in the universe was she going to help the mercenaries.
Rainbow Dash: Why are you sticking up for him?! Unless…you're all brainwashed!
Lynch: Bull-****! We didn't do **** to them!
Applejack: RD, that's ridiculous! (Applejack giving her own glare at Rainbow) How would a human do that anyway?!
Martinez: (Whispering to Mason) (She is really a ******* *****.)
Mason: (Whispering to Martinez) (No ****.)
Rainbow Dash: But we all know that those things only bring bad news!
Martinez's thoughts: This ***** right here is going make me shoot her in the head if she keeps ******* talking us like that.
Pinkie Pie: They kill, but they didn't kill innocent ponies.
Rainbow Dash: No! No! **** no! There's no way a human helped you guys out. They have no reason to!
Dickson: Well we do.
Dickson making his way over to the group, the crowd quickly backpedalled away, cautious of his approach. He ignored them, however, and focused on Rainbow Dash as he stopped a few feet away from her. She raised a brow with a questioning look before flaring her wings and hovering in front of him.
Rainbow Dash: And what reason would that be, hmm?
As Rainbow Dash asked that question, jabbing a finger at his chest. Dickson gave her a 'Why are you touching me' face. Dickson knocked her hand away and crossed my arms.
Dickson: Return home, take down our boss and shut down our own Private Company.
Rainbow Dash: *Scoff* If you guys just went north, you can, feather-brain.
Martinez: That isn't our ******* home, you stupid ****! We don't belong here or how we got here.
Rainbow Dash: So now you're saying you're an alien?
There was more than a few snickers from the crowd of ponies.
Dickson: We might be, not really sure.
Rainbow landed back on the ground and walked away from me.
Rainbow Dash: Wow, you're unbelievable, small chuckle A human that says he's an alien.
The mercenaries knew there was no way they'd get to her, but that wasn't their top priority. What they needed to do was to find the stuff they needed to get out of here. Twilight spoke up before Jacobs could voice his thoughts.
Twilight Sparkle: He's telling the truth because I saw his memories!
Everyone were surprised when she mention that she saw the memories of Jacobs.
Rainbow Dash: How should we know that?! Humans can change their memories and you know that!
Martinez: Are you ******* kidding me?!
Twilight Sparkle: Rainbow Dash you know they can't do that. Nobody can. Just let them stay and help us out. Give them a chance to earn your trust. Applejack, Braeburn, Pinkie and possibly Soarin trust them.
Rainbow Dash: And where the **** is he?!
Applejack: …he didn't make it. Along with Silver Shill and Lightning Dust.
Rainbow Dash: L-Lightning Dust too? Including Soarin?
Twilight Sparkle: I know how you feel. But please give them a chance.
Rainbow Dash glared at the mercenaries with a hatred face. She still does not trust them. But she knew that she and the resistance needed help.
Rainbow Dash: Alright. But they aren't go anywhere with those guns and stuff. I still don't trust you.
Dickson: Deal.
Martinez: Scoff **** that. Like **** we would give you our weapons.
Twilight Sparkle: Guys just do it.
Pinkie Pie: Yeah. It's the only way for them to trust you.
Dickson: They're right guys. It's reasonable. Let just do it. We don't need to cause any problems.
Lynch: Negative, Jacobs. Martinez's right. We're not handing them our weapons. If we're going to help them, we're keep our weapons with us.
Rainbow Dash: It's either that, or we take you out like we do with the every other human that comes by.
Lynch: Well you dealing with mercenaries who are ex-military and been through these situations like this. So what are the odds for that?
The mercenaries and the rebels were in a stand down situation. The rebels was about to aim their weapons at the mercenaries but the mercenaries were faster and pointing their guns at them. Dickson was still the person who tries to stop an argument.
Dickson: Guys look. We can't start an argument here. Let just give them what they want.
Mason: I'm not giving them ****. We have our rights to bear arms. And if they don't like it, then **** them.
Dickson: look guys how about this. Let's just give them our primary weapons and explosives and we'll keep our side-arms, our knives and our combat vest. Look I know it sucks, but we have to.
Applejack: Fellas just listen to him before things get really ugly!
Pinkie Pie: Please!
The mercenaries thought about it and had to listen to Dickson. They lowered their weapons and gave them to the rebels. Rainbow gave a smug grin that was extremely agitating.
Rainbow Dash: Now then. We only have three shacks. Which means one of you have to sleep outside.
Dickson: *Sigh* I'll do it.
Twilight Sparkle: No. He can sleepover in my house.
All eyes were wide opened and on Twilight. She was the only one to step up like that. This was surprising for Dickson because he didn't know that Twilight really care for him.
Rainbow Dash: Twilight are you-?!
Twilight Sparkle: Hey if this is how you want to treat them, then it's all on you. I'm giving him a proper shelter. I maybe your friend, but that doesn't mean you should judge them and I'm still a princess and you have to respect my authorities.
Rainbow Dash: Groan Fine. Me, Pinkie and AJ will show the other's to their shack while you show him to your house. And human…so much as hurt her. I'll kill you.
Dickson: (Jacobs got into Rainbow Dash's face and gave a serious eye contact) Won't happen…and if something happens to my friends…the reaper will come after you and drag your soul to the underworld.
Jacobs was not the mercenary to be messed with. He have been through dangerous situations in his life. Although he is a nice and loyal person, but when he get into action, he becomes the grim reaper. His team want his nickname to be 'The Grim Reaper', but he prefers just 'Jac'. Jacobs and the other mercenaries left to their shack to get some rest. Rainbow Dash still does not trust them and before they left, she send a member of the resistance to watch them.
(Mason's Point Of View)
Pinkie Pie was escorting 'Lex' to his shack which is located next to a bakery. As soon as they made it, Pinkie felt worried about Mason, how he was treat by the other rebels including Rainbow Dash. Alex did looked kind of down, but it didn't matter to him.
Pinkie Pie: Are you going to be alright?
Mason: Uh yeah. Yeah. I'll be fine.
Pinkie Pie: If you need anything to eat, come find me.
Mason: Sure will.
As soon as Pinkie Pie left Mason alone, he then enters to his Shack.
(Lynch's Point Of View)
Applejack was escorting David to his Shack. All eyes were on him. No matter where he looked, there was always somebody staring at him with narrowed eyes, or with an upturned snout of superiority. It was extremely disheartening, and it only got worse as he continued along. This was pissing him off. Applejack felt kind of bad for him and trying to not let David lose his cool.
Applejack: Hey don't worry about them. Just calm down and ignore them. They're not worth it.
Lynch: You're probably right. But there's lot of things happened to me in my life that still haunts me and reminds me of my past. So it doesn't really matter, but if someone wants to **** with me, so help them.
Applejack: Well we're here. Try to take it easy okay?
Lynch: *Sigh* Yeah.
David still feel the hate inside him, but doing his best to cool it.
(Martinez's Point Of View)
Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were leading the humans to their sheds. Rainbow Dash was showing Martinez to his shack that looked no bigger than a bedroom, made mostly of wood, and was sagging noticeably, just like the other shacks for the mercenaries.
Rainbow Dash: Welcome to your new room, human.
This is where he'll be sleeping for who knows how long, and it didn't even look like it could shelter 'Razor' correctly. Not only that, but Rainbow's mocking was really testing his restraint. It was like she was trying to get 'Razor' to snap and attack her. When Carlos thought about it, it was probably exactly what she was trying to do. Sighing depressed, Carlos walked forward towards the door of the shack, and slowly pulled it open with ease. What awaited inside was atrocious.
Rainbow Dash: Go on, have a look around.
Martinez glanced behind him with a firm glare, but that didn't scare her off. Feeling all the unrighteous hate towards him that day had suddenly hit 'Razor', and he wasn't happy about it one bit. Him and his team was being discriminated by ponies, and for what? For being the species that had invaded them. The wave of anger that washed through me took control of my body as I quickly slipped into the shack and slammed the door with all my might. It may have been childish, but it was the best that I could do without being targeted by these ponies a second time.
Martinez: (Muttering) (******* *****. Keeps this up and I might kill her.)
Taking off his combat vest, he rested it along with his pistol next on top of the dresser to the right side of his bed as 'Razor' climbed into the wobbly bed. It wasn't exactly comfy, but it wasn't like he could change anything about it. Since there was nothing to do then, he decided to sleep early. After all, it had been a tedious and long journey. Giving one final sigh, Carlos closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
(Dickson's Point Of View)
Dickson: You know you don't have to do this.
Twilight Sparkle: But you stand up for me. So I'm letting you sleep in my home.
Dickson: Huh. Even again.
While Twilight and Jacobs were laughing together, Twilight shows Jacobs to her Liberian treehouse. Rainbow Dash disapprove her letting a human into her treehouse, but Twilight refuses to listen to her because of her stubbornness. The Library was a lot closer than the Town Hall, and it came into view quite fast. Jacobs also noticed a strange raised platform of some sort just across from it. There were only a few ponies looking it over, and he thought little of it as he neared the Library. As he approached the door, he caught everything in the room a mess. Books on the floor, some of them are torn up, photos broken, and holes in the medium sized holes on the walls and ceilings.
Dickson: They had to fight to bring this town back?
Twilight Sparkle: Yeah.
Dickson: I'm sorry that you had to go through this.
Twilight Sparkle: You shouldn't blame yourself. This wasn't even your fault.
Dickson: *Sigh* Alright then.
As Dickson and Twilight entered the treehouse, Twilight started picking up the books off the floor. After Jacobs put his weapons down to the wall including taking off his combat vest, he started helping Twilight picking up the books off the ground. As Twilight and Jacobs trying to get the last book, Twilight's and Jacobs's hands touched each other. Twilight touched the book first, then Jacobs. Both of them then looked at each other eye to eye and blushed together.
Dickson: Oh Um...s-sorry...I-I-
Twilight Sparkle: Um...It's fine. I got this last one.
Jacobs then lifted his hand off of Twilight's as she picks up the last book and puts it to a book counter.
Twilight Sparkle: So, how do you think the others are doing?
Dickson: (Jacobs's shrugged.) I guess they're bonding, trying to find things that interest them. But with Rainbow Dash and the others…I don't know.
Jacobs sat on the coach with a dressing face. Twilight was scared for him when he was shot and thought he was dead for sure. She could feel his pain. She turned to him. Dickson looked to his right, and saw her. She was smiling, and was sitting down on the coach next to Jacobs. Dickson smiled back and gave a 'what' face?
Twilight Sparkle: You guys really are heroes. Don't let the others get to you, but (Twilight got a little closer to Jacobs) don't get angry on them. Just…give them time to understand. Inside them, they really need you guys help. So… please give them time.
Dickson: I'll try.
Twilight gave Dickson a kiss to the forehead and got up off the couch.
Dickson's thoughts: Forehead too? This girl really does like me a lot.
Twilight Sparkle: Try to get some sleep alright?
Dickson: Sure.
Twilight went upstairs. Dickson laid down on the couch...and was about to sleep until the voice started talking to him in his thoughts.
Voice in Dickson's head: You must really like her don't you?
Dickson's Thoughts: … not going to lie to you but…I really do like her…I don't care what she is. I still like her. But is this the part where you gonna say that it's not right to fall in love with another species?
Voice in Dickson's head: Of course not.
Dickson's Thoughts: Really?
Voice in Dickson's head: No. Love is the most powerful thing for everything. Love is life…love is what keeps the generation alive…and you and Twilight would be the right couple. You see…ever since Twilight came to Ponyville, she was not only to learn about friendship, she was also needs to find true love. That's is why you're here.
Dickson's Thoughts: Wait a minute. You know why me and my team were sent here? What do you know that you're not telling me? Who are you?
Voice in Dickson's head: All question will be answer soon. Now rest, Young Warrior. Destiny awaits in the future.
As soon the voice from Dickson's head went away, Jacobs drifted into a deep sleep.
(Several hours later)
'Targets! Left side! Left side!'
'We need to-'
'Man down! Mandrake's down!'
'RPG! Guys get out of there!'
'Help me! Please someone! H-Help me!'
'I'm sorry, son. You are the only survivor of your battalion.'
'Name's Lynch, your team leader. Welcome to Viper Team. Here…we are family and family takes care of each other.'
'Guys run! Run! Run!
'RPG! Look out!'
'Noooo! Tripod!'
'Crap they got 'Dan', 'T-Dog' and 'Coke'!
'Agh! I'm hit!'
'I got you, brother! Hang on!
'ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!'
Jacobs's lifts his body straight up and aims his Mark 23, scanning the entire room. He then realized that he just had another nightmare and calmed down and lowered his sidearm.
Dickson: *Sigh* This sucks.