Alexander stood there, fuming but sad with his head low.

"Why did it have to be the Pack... Why dammit!?" He yelled shaking the room.

"What type are they?" His wife asked trying to calm him down.

"There Necromorph's made from toddlers. Just little children like the Lurkers, only they could have ran for a few seconds before they knew what was going to happen to them."

"What do those things not kill?"

"Themselves. Let's just hope they don't fight a Hive mind or Leviathan."

"What are ya talking bout' now?" Applejack asked.

"Two extremely large Necromorph's. I fought two Hive Minds before... Only to learn the second was being controlled by someone."

"What do you think will happen if they find-" Twilight was about to ask before getting a glare from Alex.

"They won’t. There in deep space right now. If there was one, it would be dead."

"So what ever shall we do?" Rarity asked.

"What I need to do is inform the public of what’s going on."

"Alex are you sure that is a good idea? Ponies have never seen this kind of violence." Celestia said eliciting a sigh from her husband.

"What will we do when they get back? Or if they get back?"

"What?" She asked taken back.

"If they do get back, what will everyone else think? Seeing three blood covered, high powered suit wearing, weapon toting fillies; they'll want to know why the Elements of Harmony were out of town for an entire week and why the fillies were covered in blood. They need to know."

"Are you sure? What if they panic?"

"Then let them. Because they'll do just that if the crusaders get back... and their followed. Do you want to know what will happen if even one of those things makes it through?"

"N-No..." She said quietly.

"Then let me do this... Because their families need to know. The town down there needs to know where they went. We can’t just let them sit there and ponder where their best friends and family went. We need to tell them so if one of those... things does get through, we'll all be prepared."

"Alright, I will call for a meeting." Celestia said before summoning a guard.

"Yes Princess?" Shining Armor asked saluting.

"I need you to go to Ponyville to arrange a meeting. And hurry, time is not of the essence." Celestia said motioning him to leave.

He realized the gravity of the situation and ran as fast as he could down the hallway. He swept past guards and servants. He saw the front doors and instead of opening them he barreled through leaving a dent in them.

"Was that the captain?" The guard on the left asked.

"Yeah, I think it was." The one on the right answered.

"Does you uncle still work at that strip joint?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I think I need to find another job."

Queen Celestia and Alexander stood there watching the mirror. Celestia calm with worry in her eyes. While Alex had nothing but growing hatred for the creatures in front of him.

"I hate those things so much." Alex said coldly.

"As do I, but we need to stay calm. They are safe for now."

"There are those two words; for now. No one’s ever safe when any Necromorph is around... No one."

She draped a wing over his back and nuzzled him on the neck making him smile.

Which soon vanished as he saw a swarm of the Pack come out from the doors in a hallway.

Titan station.

"What the hell!" Isaac yelled grabbing the small Necromorph off his helmet and knocking its head off.

Sweetiebelle was firing away with her Plasma cutter cutting through two at a time. Scootaloo was smashing them against the wall and tearing them in half with her tentacles. Applebloom was shooting the ones who got around them.

"I'm having second thoughts about having kids!" Isaac yelled.

The last one of the Necromorph's came running at Isaac and jumped only to be grabbed by a black tentacle. Slenderloo carefully pulled it closer, examining it before crushing it swiftly.

"Why didn't ya take its soul or whatever?" Applebloom asked.

"They're young. Nothing but foals who didn't stand a chance at surviving. I couldn't; not to them atleast." Slenderloo said letting a single tear drop from her eyeless face.

"That's very kind of you. Atleast-" Isaac said before a screen came into view.

"Isaac! Isaac! You still alive? We can't talk long. I think they're tracking our signals! Are the memories coming back to you? They're coming back to me... the good ones... ow!"

Stross or "Patient 5" gripped his head momentarily before speaking again.

"The-The bad ones... the more I remember, the more my head hurts. I keep seeing symbols... do you see the symbols too, Isaac? And him... I keep seeing his face... Ah shit they've found me."

Stross logged off and the screen faded out of sight.

Slenderloo was making the coo-coo sign again and this time Isaac just nodded.

He stuck out his palm and a small blue light marked its way towards the elevator. They all reloaded their weapons and went in.

"Huh, different song this time." Isaac said listening to the new tune.

The doors opened and they all stopped to watch a lone Pack member jump off the railing.

They all exited with their weapons drawn before concluding it was safe.

"Wow, check it out. It's a food court!" Sweetiebelle said.

"I'm guessing you’re all hungry?" Isaac asked playfully.

Three stomachs answered back before he went to the nearest and only shop.

Lightspeed de milos.

They all sat at a table finally getting a chance to relax.

"It feels good to get some air." Sweetiebelle said fanning her frizzy mane.

"It would feel better if we had somethin' to eat." Applebloom smiled before testing out her leg. "Isaac, ma'h legs feeling better."

"Good, could one of you help me with this?" He asked trying to get through the locked gate.

He was pulling with all of his strength before he was lifted in the air. He looked down to see Scootaloo holding the gate's corners in her tentacles.

"Thanks. Can I get down now?"

"Just drop, it's only a few inches." She snickered at him.

He let go and fell only an inch above the floor. He was about to go in when tearing metal was heard. He turned and saw Scootaloo had tossed the gate and had taken off the head and arms of the statue.

"Really? Why did you do that?" He asked blankly looking at her.

"It was creepy. It was-what's this?" She asked looking at a small green and grey bar on her visor before it disappeared.

"What was that?" He asked.

"It said; Achievement unlocked: Lightspeed de Milo. What's an achievement?"

"I have no idea. Why don't we all just sit down and eat... Peacefully."

She shrugged before going over to climb on the railing.

"Where are you going?" Sweetiebelle asked.

"Getting something to go with the food. I think I see half a Slasher down there... Yep! That's a Slasher!" She gave a salute before jumping off.

There was a loud ding and seconds after Isaac came out with three burritos, each on a plate on his arm.

"I made sure these had only things you three could eat. Alright, I got Sweetiebelle a green bean burrito. Applebloom you got a cheese burrito and Scootaloo... Wait, where’s Scootaloo?"

"She went ta go get something for the food." Applebloom said before looking over the railing.

To nearly have her nose bitten off by the Necromorph Scootaloo was carrying.

"Ooh, burritos! What did I get?" She asked holding the Necromorph to the side.

"You got a jalapeno and cheese..." Isaac said limply sliding the burrito over.

"Sweet, my favorite! Come on let's dig in!" She said before picking up her burrito and looking over to her prisoner. She moved her little hoof over with the burrito still in it. "You want any?" She asked it.

It tried to shake even harder before she just shrugged and started to eat its soul.

"That one had a nice pinch to it. Hey Isaac, what are you eating?"

The crusaders looked at Isaac who was finishing off a corndog.

"Ugh... I'll tell you when you’re older. And not eating."

"It was meat, wasn’t it?" Applebloom asked.

"Yes…"

"It’s a'right we don't care." Applebloom shrugged before taking a bite out of her burrito.

"Whew, I was afraid I would have to calm you down and convince you that I’m not going to eat you."

"You? Eat us? Please, it's three against one, and I have four lightning quick tentacles, supernatural strength and teleporting on my side." Scootaloo said throwing the soulless corpse over the railing.

"You can teleport?" Applebloom asked eyebrows raised.

"Yeah, my mom and dad can too. Everypony knows that."

"What can’t you do?" Isaac asked.

"I don't know." She shrugged finishing her burrito.

Ponyville.

Alexander was on stage looking at the crowd before him sadly. The Elements, Celestia, Discord, Luna, Orion, Apollo and Solar Flare all present too with the same look; except for the three children who were confused.

"Citizens of Ponyville!" He started. "We have gathered you on account of tragic new, news that concerns the safety of three foals. These foals we know of as... The Cutie Mark Crusaders."

The crowd gasped before a reddish mare spoke up.

"What's happened to them?" Cheerilee asked fearing for her students.

"Earlier, Discord, the Elements of Harmony and the CMC were gathered at the library... There they were looking into a different world when the mirror they were viewing it in, shattered and sent them to that world."

"It sent them to where I had come from, only... it seems more of a nightmare. But they are safe; they have found a dear friend of mine who is helping them to stay alive. His name is Isaac Clarke."

"Are you sure they're safe with him?" A colt in the back asked.

"Yes, I fought alongside him on a class-A planet cracker called the, USG Ishimura. The threat he and the crusaders are facing are the same as what me and him faced."

"What threat?" Asked Solar flare.

His eyes hardened before pulling off the sheet covering the mirror.

"Necromorphs."

"All I see is them having lunch." She said walking up to her dad.

"They seem to be safe for the moment. But not for long." He turned back to the crowd with a pained expression. "If any of you wish to watch them, be careful. The world and what their facing is something more gruesome then what you could ever imagine. What has happened there has happened once before, it is not permanent though, but only if they succeed in what they need to do."

Titan Station.

Isaac stopped suddenly before getting up and looked to the crusaders.

"Do you feel like we're being watched?"

"Yeah." They all replied uneasily.

They shrugged it off before following the guide.

They came across an open door way with a marker sign lighting the entry way. They looked around before Scootaloo went over to a panel, pulled it off and put her hooves into the wires.

A mechanical snap was heard and the light on the door turned blue. She smiled and went through followed by the others.

The same tune was heard before, until Isaac and Scootaloo started to back up against the wall and she put a dent in it before the elevator stopped.

"Would you just shut up and go away!" She yelled eyes flashing red.

"What happened!?" Applebloom asked wrapping her friend in a hug making her snort.

"It was... Whatever is killing us. Wait... This looks like a Unitology recruitment center."

"A what?" Applebloom asked letting go of her flushed friend.

"You know those batshit crazy people I told you about, the ones who worship what’s going on here?"

"Yeah." She nodded.

"This is where you become one. I don't like it here."

"Have you ever felt-" The speaker was saying before Sweetiebelle shot it.

"Feel better?" She asked smiling underneath her helmet.

"Much better; now I think we need to go through that access vent over there."

They all started towards it before orange lights started flashing and a small group of Necromorph's came out.

"Don't shoot the glass! Were to close!" Isaac yelled firing precisely at the monsters.

"Then let’s not shoot! Let’s slice and dice!" Scootaloo said using two of her tentacle to take out her Rippers and the other two the rip out the metal from a window.

All three of them watched as she single handedly and hoofly took out the small group in seconds leaving a small pile of limbs and torsos.

They all walked over to help her out before a number of screeches were heard. They turned to see the Pack once again run at them.

"Now shoot them!" Isaac yelled before they all opened fire.

Ponyville.

The entire crowd stared in horror at what they were seeing.

"Those are but only a few types of Necromorph's, those are what they are fighting through to get to freedom and peace." Alexander said.

"You've fought those things before?" A green mare in the front asked.

"Yes, only there were much more dangerous types that I have been able to rule out. The most dangerous one's are not there."

"D-Daddy?"

He looked down to see the fur on his front legs wet with a small filly hugging him. He leaned his neck down nuzzling her and wrapping her in a hug.

"Shush, shush, it’s alright. They can’t get you." He comforted her.

"C-Can you get rid of the monsters?" She asked through his soaked fur.

"Not those, that's up to Isaac and the others. If they do come here I will slaughter all of them before they even lay a claw or tentacle on any of you... Especially you my little angel."

"C-Can I go with Apollo and Orion?" She asked looking up at him.

"Yes, this is something to violent for you and them. Why don’t you go get some ice cream?"

"O-Ok."

She ran to Apollo and Orion's side who took her to the farthest ice cream shop in town.

He looked back at the mirror and watched as they crawled through a vent.

Titan Station.

"Eww, it stinks in here." Scootaloo complained.

"Maybe it was the burritos?" Isaac joked.

He received three kicks to the ribs.

"I was joking!" He yelled rubbing his side. "Warn me when your going to kick me again."

"It wasn't very funny." Sweetiebelle said walking past him and opening the hatch to a new room.

He was about to argue not to go ahead before a scream rang out. He quickly sped up and got through to see Sweetiebelle frozen on the spot staring at a partially mauled body in a chair.

"Sweetie! Sweetie! Are yall a'right!?" Applebloom asked coming out of the vent followed by Scootaloo.

"He's... He's dead." She said looking at the body.

"Yeah, we have passed plenty of bodies before. What's different about this one?" Isaac asked.

"He left a message. Look." She said walking up to the table.

"Okay. Whoever sees this, listen up. You can use kinesis to pull blades off dead ones, and shoot it back at them. Watch, watch. I stayed alive three hours using this trick. You see? Just shoot it back at them. Uh, I'm going to bleed out soon. I got clipped pretty bad earlier. I hope this helps you out, whoever you are."

"H-Hey Scoot's... Could you lift me up?" Sweetiebelle asked.

"Why?"

"I just... I just need to do something... For him."

She nodded and lifted her friend onto the table. She walked over to the body and shut both of his eyes.

"It's disrespectful to the dead if you leave their eyes open." She said hopping down.

"That was very nice of you. Something he would have thanked you for, I'm sure." Isaac said.

He walked up the ramp and into the control room. They all saw another body, mauled beyond recognition, a bench and a blue panel.

He walked over and pressed a few buttons before the machines outside began to move.

"Diagnostic mode initiated for waste Compression Chamber 752. Compressor piston offline. It is now safe to enter the chamber. Authorized personnel only." A scratchy voice rang out from the speakers.

"Well, atleast we can’t blame, who smelt it dealt it in there." Isaac said before getting a hit in the shoulder from Scootaloo.

Rubbing his shoulder he went through the door and was about to go down the ramp before he head a few Necrmorph's. He stopped and raised his Line gun at the bottom. As soon as he saw the tip of a blade he fired a mine onto the floor.

Just as the Suicider came around, the mine exploded making its yellow puss sack explode, with it while taking out the other two Necromorh's with it.

When he turned to let the crusaders through a Puker jumped down and before he could even turn, it spit out a large glob of the corrosive fluid hitting him on the foot.

"Isaac!" They all yelled.

Applebloom took out her Line gun while Sweetiebelle took out her Seeker rifle and Scootaloo had her flamethrower out. They looked at the thing below them, they looked at it with pure hatred in their eyes before firing.

The result was horribly and glorious in a show of burning flesh, and scraps exploding from Seeker shells. Once they had made sure it was destroyed they went to Isaac’s side.

"Overkill much?" He asked while cradling his foot.

"Are you alright?" Sweetie belle asked.

"It just clogged the thrusters a little, no serious damage."

"Are ya sure ya are okay?" Applebloom asked keeping guard.

"Yes mom. I'm sure I'm alright."

They all smiled before heading through the door to the left. Once they entered Isaac immediately started to float when he jumped. The crusaders stared in wonder before joining him.

"Hey Scoot's! Is this what flyin's like?" Applebloom asked doing back flips.

"Yeah, actually it is." She replied moving around with her tiny wings.

"I think I'm going to be sick..." Sweetiebelle said.

"Take off your helmet before you throw up!" Isaac said turning to her quickly.

"Can hurry up?" She asked sickly.

"We just need to go through that door." He said pointing to a door opposite to the one they came in.

They all floated over easily and landed with small clanks. When they opened the door a body nearly hit Isaac in the face.

"Get it off! It's trying to tear my head off!" Isaac yelled firing away with his Plasma cutter.

"It’s not a Necromorph! It’s just a body!" Scootaloo said trying to suppress giggles.

He stopped moving before he hit the body away.

"I knew that... I was testing my reaction time, that's all."

"Right, come on hero." Applebloom said flying in and to the panel.

He gave a grunt before walking in. Scootaloo swinging around by two of her tentacles and Sweetiebelle was still outside.

"Hey Sweetiebelle, you coming or what?" Scootaloo asked.

A loud rasp and small cough echoed out before she came trotting in shakily.

"I think I just lost my lunch..." She said walking past her friend.

They all walked to Isaac who was busy pressing multiple buttons on the panel before lights started to shine throughout the other side of the window next to him.

They all walked out and Isaac walked face first into a blob of partially digested burrito and daisies.

"Where did this even come from!?" He asked irritated, wiping the stuff away quickly.

"I got sick." Sweetiebelle said getting airborne.

"Could we go before I walk into more vomit? Yes, good. Now come on we need to boost through that stuff." He said pointing to the cubes of garbage flying through the wind tunnel.

They all gave each other unsure looks before following close to him; Isaac was already at the entrance waiting for them before boosting in.

When they entered they were nearly pushed out by the force before activating their boosters. They caught up to Isaac and had to keep behind him to see. As they were getting to the halfway point Isaac's foot, the one that the Puker got, started to smoke and finally give out. He veered to the right and soon he was starting to get pushed back.

Just as he was about to go flying something wrapped around his waist. He looked to see Slenderloo fully changed and her other friends holding onto her wings. She effortlessly used the other three tentacles to crawl along the wall and soon to safety.

"Thanks, I don't know what I would do without you all." Isaac breathed a sigh of relief.

"Die probably." They all said making him look at them.

"It was rhetorical..."