I sat in my new room, a private one close to the ground floor of the castle, as I polished my armor. The blood was actually pretty difficult to get off of the reflective Deathwatch pauldron.

Pausing, I took a look at my reflection in the steel-silver metal with curiosity since I hadn't had too much time to take in the full effect of the changes.

The first difference I noticed was the pony face, While it still had the overall shape of an equine... it was still surprisingly close to human anatomy, it was still weird to have my ears twitch like they did whenever I heard a noise. The next feature that I took notice of was my dark blue coat. While it would've been a hindrance in the normal lore of the Space marines there didn't seem to be any issues with my armor connecting to my nerves even through the coat of hair.

It was so strange... so... surreal, to be here in Equestria, practically living any Brony's dream. But there was war going on... and I... I killed... I killed a lot of people... but... it felt so natural. Why did it feel so natural?

because they were the enemy... they chose to attack your new home.

I blinked as I processed the errant thought. It was so out of left field, I went through my entire life avoiding fights because I didn't like fighting.

no, you were scared you would kill them if you fought...

I frowned and let out a small muttered "No..." as I shook my head.

It's true, you took karate lessons, almost became a black belt... you were just too afraid to hurt someone that you didn't go through it all the way.

I let the pauldron fall to the floor as I held my head in my hands. "...no... no... no no no!" I repeated the mantra over and over, but it did nothing to hide the truth behind the words.

You wanted all those people who picked on you, who teased you... who hurt you in any way... to pay... while you may not get the chance to teach those people while you're here... you do have the strength and the firepower to make those who do cross you regret their decision, you even get to protect your favorite princess while kicking ass in her name.

After a little while the words truly didn't seem to be so alien, they really were things I had repeated over the years to myself, that if I had the strength to hurt them like they had hurt me... I'd probably take it the chance.

Here you have strength, you have that physique that you always wished you had... I looked down at my body and did take notice of all the rippling muscles that hid just beneath my coat. I could only shiver as I realized just how much my body had changed in the trip from Earth to Equus. You can use that strength to do whatever you want... you even get to be Luna's most devout guard, there to serve her whenever she needs...

I could feel my cheeks heat up as I quickly picked my armor up off the floor, it hadn't exactly been a secret between my friends that I really liked Luna, I even had a pinup of her in an anthro form on my laptop desktop background. Nothing Risque mind you, just... a damn good drawing I found on the internet.

My eyes widened as I looked up from my gear. "...Aww, Fuck..."

Yep, all of your more... mature... collections are no longer with you and you have no internet to recover them from. I swear, that voice began to sound smug by the end. You'll just have to get used to being a genetically modified super... pony... soldier completely devoted to your empress.

I put my hand on my chin in thought as I paced through the room, putting my armor on the bed opposite of mine which happened to be empty.

I really could, it would be the perfect chance to start anew. I was given a chance that few others ever were able to think of taking, would I want to give it up? Go back to a boring life in front of a computer and reading stories wishing I could have a life like the main character... or do I want to be that main character, embrace my new life as a Space Marine...

...No, not a Space Marine...

A Lunar Templars Deathwatch Marine, and I get to be damn proud of it. Besides, my friends and I would likely be joining in the war discussions now that we were officially part of the Equestrian Military.

Author's Notes:

At the behest of one of my lovely readers I have taken the initiative to add in an extra chapter that hopefully smooths the transition between chapter 1 and 2

As always, let me know if you find anything that doesn't seem to mesh and I'll smooth it over as best I can.

I always accept critique and am more than happy to work on early chapters if there are any glaring issues