Ragnarok. One of the most beautiful and majestic maps in Halo 4.

The map was settled in a remote valley surrounded by mostly cliffs with trees and snow covering them and the ground they were planted on. There was a large Forerunner wall set in-between two cliffs in the center that seemed to cut off some unknown area of the map. Across from the massive wall on the other side was a crashed Pelican dropship. No one knows how it got there, but it made excellent cover, and a good spot for sniping off enemy players. There were two Forerunner spires that lined up symmetrically with eachother on the wider edges of the valley. Both of them were bases for two separate teams; Red, and Blue.

The red team spawned at the spire where a beautiful waterfall poured down a mighty cliff into a meandering stream that flowed through the entire gorge to an ocean where the blue team spire stood. Each base had two gravity lifts. The middle lift flung players of both teams into the center regions of the map in hopes of grabbing the M6 Grindell/ Galileian Nonlinear Rifle; or Spartan Laser for short was dropped. The side lifts had two different areas. The reds were flung into the stream where a naturally formed rock tunnel formation stood while the blues were flung into a small land-based forest. Both side grav-lifts led to a small open field where a mounted M247 heavy machine gun turret rested. In the lower levels of each base, a SRS 99-S5 sniper rifle materialized in a ordinance case that exploded open.

Each base contained the following vehicle:

* M12 FAV Warthog Jeep

* Two M247 Ultra-Light Mongoose ATVs

* HRUNTING/ YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System Mantis Walker

* T-32 RAV Ghost Scouting Unit

* T-26 GSA Banshee Flier

A very intense game of BTB Infinity Slayer was currently taking place. The blue team was loosing 300-700. One player saw the Banshee respawn back at the base and made a dash for it. He knew if he could get the Banshee, he could provide local air support for his team and hopefully turn the tables on the red team.

Before he was in mere inches of the aircraft, a camping teammate sprinted from the lower level of the base and commandeered the Banshee before he could.

"sry fag0t, bansh33s min3", said the rude player who stole the Banshee.

"What the fuck dude? I wanted it!" the player yelled angrily.

"2 bad s0 sad"

This rude player was none other than Chief. It's mostly thanks to him that his team is loosing. Chief always cost his team matches because of his lack of skill with weapons and aiming. He mostly went for the power weapons to help him achieve kills more easily, even through for more smarter players; power weapons are used for taking down heavy armor or to cut down a small group of foot soldiers. For Chief through, he used them on a single player like all no-skilled noobs do.

Chief was lazily listing the Banshee to either the left or right which made him a easy target for attentive enemies who immediately opened fire on him.

Chief tried dropping a fuel rod on one of the reds, but missed rather badly.

"g0ddammit" Chief swore.

Then, a single red player took hold of the mounted turret and began firing on Chief's Banshee which was quickly becoming damaged.

As usual Chief made the dumbest decision. He pointed his Banshee directly at the gunner and was prepared to drop another fuel rod on him. Since the gunner was stationary, Chief knew he could easily be picked off by a single fuel rod drop.

Before Chief could at least accurately line up his shot, his Banshee was destroyed in mere seconds.

"M0TH3RFUCK3R!1@1! ST0P U SING HAX!1!", Chief raged and flung the remote hard down on the sofa.

"He wasn't hacking Chief, it was your own stupidity that cost you a Banshee," Arby stated from the kitchen area that was directly located behind Chief's gaming area. "Have you completely forgotten that the Banshee has three maneuverable functions? The boost, barrel-roll, and loop-de-loop? "

"i bar31 r0ll3d @ l00p3d my p3nis thr3w ur mom last nite. an i l3t 0ut quit3 a b00st 2. lololololololol"

"Good one Chief, even through I'm surprised your still thinking about my made up mother when you already rutted Rainbow Dash a while ago. What happened?"

"h3r s3cks isnt as gud as ur moms. wh3nev3r we fuck, i imagine ur moms s3xy fece and h0t ta1a 1as"

"Wouldn't you think Rainbow Dash would kick your ass if she found out you were mentally cheating on her?"

"w3 r fri3nds with b3n3fits dumba$$, jst like u and app13fap"

"Applejack and I aren't friends with benefits Chief, we're in a serious romantic relationship! That's why I'm baking a cake in celebration of our three month anniversary!"

"hahahahahahahha, u r s0 ghey! r331 m3n dont c00k. teh bitch3s r supp0s3d 2 c00k 4 us"

"It's a way of showing true passion and dedication for love, Chief. It's not fair if the mare expresses all the love and gets nothing in return from the stallion. That's one of the rules for having a long lasting relationship that could eventually lead into marriage."

"butt u 2 hav own1y b33n t0g3th3r 4 3 m0nths."

"True, but to me, three months feels like something to celebrate. I know a proper anniversary happens one year after the relationship becomes official, but I want to surprise her early."

"jst giv3 her ur dick n a b0x. thet wi11 surpris3 h3r ear1y. of c0urse sh3 may b33 turn3d off of h0w tiny and ug1y it l00ks. rofl!1"

"You do not know my penis size Chief and you never will! Plus I'm not going to let you get involved into our sex life either. It's our privacy!"

"w/e," Chief said annoyed and put the controller back in his hoofs.

Arby just sighed and got back to work on making his cake. To make it special, he was putting apple ingredients into the mix. Thanks to being a part time baker at Sugarcube Corner, Arby was an excellent cook and baker.

Since he had a proper life now, Arby had little to no time for playing video games but he didn't care. He loved getting out of the house and mingling with other ponies. When he was still an action figure in Jon's apartment, all he ever did was waste time playing video games alone, or with Chief who barely gave him a turn. Arby wanted a change in his life, but it was so hard with Chief around, and being half a foot tall. Both of them have been trying desperately to make friends online, but they always got with the wrong crowd. As a result, they've been responsible for breaking the law and causing death in their wake. The only friend Arby has ever made in his previous life was a human girl named Claire, but know she was gone forever. Not because she hated him. After Arby and Claire had one last online conversation on Halo: Reach, Chief blew up the apartment killing him and Arby while the humans that lived there survived because they evacuated. Their owner, Jon was safe too because he wasn't even on the premises.

Arby first thought there was no afterlife awaiting he and Chief when they died, but they were wrong. They were mysteriously sent to Equestria as a place for final resting. It was unintended but Arby and Chief loved it there. Of course Chief continuously stuck to his old ways of playing Halo all day and harassing online players. Sometimes Rainbow Dash would cove over to join him after practicing her aerial feats. They would both get drunk and both harass and troll players online; then indulge in drunken sex. Apparently both Chief and RD owed Applejack big time from the raid they did on her apple cider cellar a few months back. RD already owed her pay to AJ, while Chief still hasn't coughed up one single bit because he refuses to find employment around Ponyville. It seemed playing Halo was the only thing that mattered to him, even after Arby and AJ kept giving him lectures about how important work was to help enrich the lives and confidence of each individual pony; but as usual, Chief refused to see reason.

Video game consoles have been a huge hit around Ponyville and Equestria thanks to Arby and Chief who were the only ones who introduced them. After Arby and Chief were properly settled in Ponyville, they payed a visit to Princess Celestia who wanted to see them. She was very curious about this new form of entertainment, and wanted more information about it; also it would silence Cheif's complaining about a lack of Xbox and Halo.

Arby shared the high-tech systems of every video game console that came from their world with the princess and she seemed very intrigued by all the information she was receiving. She agreed that manufacturing factories would be built in order to develop the consoles. This was indeed a new kind of industrial age for Equestria, but thankfully it was made to be non-pollutant because the princesses still wanted their land to be beautiful and have clean air.

The development of controllers varied. For the ponies who couldn't properly grasp a controller like a pegasus or an earth pony, the controllers mostly consisted of medium sized buttons with various letters that could easily be pushed with hoofs. For unicorns or alicorns like Princess Luna for instance, were given the basic controllers from Arby and Cheif's world because they could use their magic to hold the controller and work every button, or trigger on it.

As for the development of the games, they were simply wished for by a magical artifact located somewhere in Canterlot Castle. Arby knew Chief was too stupid to make a proper wish, so he took the liberty upon himself to make it. Thanks to Arby's intellect on wishing, the wish had no drawbacks at all. He also wished whenever a new game was released in their former world, it would magically appear in Equestria's video game stores that were also brought into the picture of new things. It felt like home to both Arby and Chief.

A few moments have passed before a knocking sound came at Arby and Cheif's home.

"Chief could you please get that? I'm in the middle of frosting the cake right now," Arby said to Chief who was still transfixed on the TV screen.

"sry butt im n teh m3dd1e of a match rite nao," Chief replied not breaking his gaze from the screen.

"Great Celestia Chief! Can't you just stop playing that game for ten fucking seconds to simply answer a door? Believe me I think your teammates can do fine without you for that long!" Arby snapped impatiently.

"k fne" Chief huffed and trotted furiously toward the door.

When Chief opened the door, he saw Twilight Sparkle standing there with a smile on her face, or at least she was until Chief happened to answer the door.

"wtf do u want?" Chief asked annoyed.

"It's nice to see you to Chief," Twilight replied indifferently and trotted in past Cheif. Just like Arby, she was used to Cheif's ethics and shook off his cruelty with sarcasm. The same thing with the rest of her friends. It doesn't take long before there is tolerance toward Chief, considering the fact he's as dimwitted as a rock.

"Hello, Twilight. What brings you here?"" Arby asked appearing from the kitchen.

Twilight's smile resumed because she appreciated Arby's well-mannered personality and pleasantness. He was always willing to lend a helping hoof to anypony who needed his help around Ponyville.

"Hi Arby, I've come to give you both a special invite to visit my brother, Shining Armor and his wife, Cadence who is also my sister in-law. They both rule the Crystal Empire together; of course my brother is also captain of the royal guard there. They are very interested in meeting you both," Twilight explained.

"Why Twilight, we will be honored. I would love to see the other sights Equestria has, and by the sound of that name; this kingdom must be very beautiful and full of wondrous scenery."

"Your very correct Arby. It also has unique history, and where me and my friends have had a couple of interesting and exciting experiences, but I'll think I'll tell you on the train ride there. Also I think it would be the perfect spot for you and Applejack's anniversary."

"its ownly b33n 3 fucking m0nths" Chief stated disgusted.

Both Arby and Twilight ignored his statement and carried on with the conversation.

"I strongly agree with you Twilight. I've been meaning to take Applejack to a nice place outside of Ponyville for this occasion. Sure she would've loved Applelooza, but I imagine the perfect spot to be more beautiful and full of colors. Also a place filled with a lot of history like you said."

"I'm glad your so much into history and culture like I am," Twilight said with sparkling eyes. She secretly wished sometimes that Arby was her special somepony because if his IQ; but she highly respected the bond and trust between Arby and Applejack. She still had eyes for Flash Sentry, but still wasn't sure if a relationship between them was possible because they lived so far apart from one another.

"w0w i didn't r331iz3 it was 3pic n3rd tiem lol"

Arby trotted over to the electrical outlet powering the Xbox; he then pulled the cable out using his hoof.

"H3Y WTF GIV3S!?1!  D:<"

"Sorry Chief but it's time to give the Xbox a long deserved rest. We're going on a trip too the Crystal Empire to meet Twilight's brother and his wife."

"i dun gav3 2 shits ab0ut a chri$$ ta11 m3th impire. whets teh mott0 oever th3r n e wh3y? SM0KE M3TH 3V3RYDEY! rofl"

Twilight began boiling with rage at Cheif's insult toward her brother and Cadence's kingdom. She was about to stomp the living daylights out of him, but Arby stopped her by putting a hoof on her shoulder and gave her a look saying he will handle it.

"First of all Chief, Methamphetamine is a drug that is made into a powder that can't be smoked. If there was a way, I would be surprised. Thank Celestia that the drug hasn't been made here. "

He then turned to Twilight and said, "Believe me Twilight, who knows what sort of affects it would have on the citizens of this land, especially if they develop an addiction for it. Things will get ugly around here fast."

Twilight nodded in agreement even through she's never heard of methamphetamine. But after hearing Arby's warning, she would not want to bring it too Celestia's attention for bringing it into their world!

"w/e. i st331 dun want 2 g0" Chief said crossing his hoofs over his chest and turning his head away like a stubborn six year old.

"Believe me Chief! You're going and that's final!"

"make me"

"Sure," Arby shrugged and nodded to Twilight.

Her horn began to glow and a purple magic aura emanated around the Xbox.

Chief watched petrified as she used her magic to levitate the Xbox farther and farther off the table until it was high enough to be smashed onto the floor.

"WTF R U D0IN1!?!1" Chief hysterically demanded.

"If you do not agree to come with us, your precious Xbox will be destroyed along with the Halo 4 disc," Arby warned.

"NOOOO!1!1!1 PLZZ I11 DO N E THING!1!  D ':" Chief pleaded.

"Then pack up your suitcase Chief. We have a train to catch, and I'm not wishing to keep Shining Armor and Princess Cadence waiting any longer to make our acquaintances."

"fne :(", Chief said and headed for his room to begin packing 'hopefully' essential items for a trip to the Crystal Empire.

Both Arby and Twilight smiled with contentment.

Twilight then gently levitated the Xbox back down to the table it rested on sparing it, and Cheif's beloved Halo 4 disc.

"Something tells me this is going to be one hay of a trip," Twilight commented.

"I'll be sure to step up my watch on him. Who knows what might happen to him if he is separated from video games for a long period of time."

Twilight turned to Arby very worried.

"Is it really that bad?" she asked.

"With Chief, who knows how bad things could get. But that's why I'll be sure to be onto him at all costs. Even if its the littlest things," Arby reassured.

"Thank you Arby?" Twilight said smiling and relaxing a bit, but she still was a little tense mentally.

"Your very welcome, Twilight."

Arby was confident, but he wasn't sure how confident. Chief could find anything to make a bad first impression on anyone or anypony he met.