"Ughh... Always feelin' like shit." Andrew moaned, trying to get up. He put a hand on his head and mumbled something else to himself, trying to motivate himself to get up.

He woke up in the middle of the afternoon, rather late to start the day, to say the least. His body ached, and his stomach wouldn't leave him alone, nonetheless he then got his lazy ass out of the bed and onto the marble floor, making his feet cold in the process. He slowly trudged himself into the shower to wake himself up, making sure it was just the right temperature before jumping in. He was still at Canterlot Castle, because of the night before, he just revived a long lost friend. Though, it took the living daylight out of him, literally.

Before he did his routine, he opened his last Calorie Mate, a chocolate variant. He was so hungry he didn't hesitate to take a big ass bite out of it, even knowing that it was his last one. Once his hunger was somewhat sated, he went into the bathroom and turned on the shower nozzle.

As Andrew finished his shower, he dried himself off and jumped into the Suit Kiosk, getting on his normal patrolling attire. He wore a full, black digital uniform along with his fingerless gloves, the sleeves going only to his mid forearms. He stretched out his uniform, trying to give himself some breathing room, and walked out the door.

He saw Night Shade, sitting outside in the courtyard, sitting with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, and decided to join them. He was met with friendly faces of the castle staff along the way, getting multiple greeting of, "Hello!" or "Good Afternoon!"

"Hello Andrew, it looks like you have finally woken up." Night Shade mused, making Andrew give him a stare.

"You know, it's kind of hard doing... I don't know, maybe bringing someone back from the dead?" He said sarcastically, Celestia and Luna both looked at each other, concerned.

"Well jeez, don't need to be so mean. I'm just playing." He booped Andrew's nose. Andrew cracked a smile as he sat down next to him, taking a sip of his canteen of water from his utility belt.

"So, what have you been up to since you were back?" Andrew asked, leaning back on his arms, using them as supports.

"I've been spending time with the love of my life." Night Shade nuzzled Celestia, who blushed and rolled her eyes.

"Other than that, a whole lot of paperwork and a whole lot of organizing. Ugh... I remember back when we didn't have to do all these things." He moaned, making Celestia chuckle.

"Well, it's a part of modern society, so you'd better get used to it." She mused, using her magic to wrap up the picnic blanket.

Andrew brushed himself off and got up, because the conversation started to get boring. Nothing they were talking about was of interest to him, not a single thing. He checked the time on his datapad, knowing that he should be getting back to Ponyville soon.

"Hey, did Twilight leave for Ponyville already?" Andrew asked, they all nodded, continuing with their conversation.

Andrew took a leisurely stroll towards the train station, taking his sweet ass time getting there too. He noticed that it was abnormally quiet, even in the evening. Usually, it was about the time ponies got out of work, where the streets were flooded with endless crowds of mothers and father coming home. He could hear a flock of birds flying away, knowing that they were spooked. His ears twitched as he heard distant footsteps across puddles of water. The bad thing... is that it was nearing sunset. He turned around rapidly and met a knife to his face.

Narrowly dodging the knife, he blocked it and disarmed the assailant, throwing the knife to the ground. He then took out the assailant's leg and threw whoever it was to the ground. He then made a break for the train station, there, he would be safe, or so he thought.

Once he made it inside the train station, there were more ponies dressed like the one who attacked him outside. He looked to the left, and saw a Suit Kiosk, much to his luck. He dove for the Suit Kiosk, the unknown group of ponies chased after him. Andrew flinched taking a scratch to the cheek, blood coming out of it at a snail's pace. He locked himself inside of the Suit Kiosk and manually closed the doors. He was now stuck inside of the Suit Kiosk, with about 15-20 ponies outside, waiting to kill him for some unknown reason.

"C'mon Andrew! Think!" He grunted to himself, trying to keep the doors closed.

Andrew then hacked the Suit Kiosk, giving him enough time to change into a different suit. Though it wouldn't really help when it came to armor defense, at least he could be able to get away from the group trying to assassinate him.

"Get him! Get the demon!" One of them commanded, trying to pry open the suit kiosk.

Andrew gritted his teeth, reaching for the gun in his holster, desperately trying to free it from the straps that confined it. He only had a M1911A1 in the holster, it wasn't much, but it'll have to do. If anything, this was a survival situation, between life and death. Today, Andrew wouldn't be the one dying, nor would he be taking any lives.

Once they freed open the Suit Kiosk, Andrew, in his S.C.A.F. Legionary Suit, pointed the gun directly into the leader's face. He backed away, and Andrew followed, the assassins making a trail for them.

"Come on now, no need to be hasty." He said cautiously.

"Hasty? You all think this is being hasty?! You tried to get me killed! Of all things, you think this is being hasty?" Andrew barked, raising the gun closer to his head.

"I-I'm sorry! They told me to try and kill you, I'm only following orders! Just please, don't kill me, I have a family." The pony pleaded, Andrew still held the gun to his head, frustrated.

"Who is they?" Andrew asked, now backing the pack leader against the wall.

"I d-don't know! They send letters to me, telling me what to do, I don't come into contact with them! I swear, I'm telling you the truth!" Andrew grabbed the side of his head and threw him to the ground, knocking him out cold. Andrew looked back and all of his attackers were slowly backing away from him, and eventually running away.

"Don't jump people next time! It's not nice!" He spat.

Andrew got inside the train car, and noticed that Canterlot was once again busy, as if nothing happened in the first place. He scratched his head, not knowing what the fuck happened. It was like someone stopped time, just then and there. Somepony must be really out for vengeance, though he doesn't know why.

Andrew was restless, and he could not sleep. All because he slept for most of today, and still had energy to burn. He turned to one side, and turned on a holographic projection, activating the recorder.

"Personal Log No. 42,

November 29, 2160, 2300 hours,

There are those times when I just want to go home, go back to see all of my Delta Force friends and continue the fight back on Earth, and tell them that we're still alive; end the war back home. Then, there are those times I want to stay, keep the citizens here safe, act as a guardian. Then again, we're here for a reason, Celestia won't tell us why, and neither will Night Shade. Something tells me that something big is going to happen; either that or they're giving us time to think this over. That's the question isn't it? Do we go, or do we stay?

I don't know the answer yet, but I'm leaning towards going, because we're not really needed here anymore. Everything is at peace, and humans won't make that any better. So, I think it would be best if we leave before making any more permanent marks on this place, wanted here or not.

On a happier note, Celestia and Night Shade are back together. If Night Shade's happy, then I'm happy as well. Hopefully it'll let Celestia and Luna get some breathing room, hang out with Twilight more often or some shit.

I hope to find out more about that group that attacked me in the days to come, but... *yawn* I need to save my energy for tomorrow.

Major Hartfield, signing off."

Andrew used his Kinesis to close the curtains to the bunk he was sleeping in, turning everything dark.

"I wonder if I can still talk to Night Shade." Andrew thought, and as he did so, he heard a laugh.

"Of course you can, Andrew. After all, we're still related." He chuckled, making Andrew smirk.

"Hey, do you know if we can go home? Like, back to Earth home?" Andrew asked, making Night Shade unsure.

"I will give you and your team four days to decide, and then come back to see me if you still want to go home." He said, in a saddened state.

Andrew's eyes widened out, and he let out a giant triumphant laugh. "Finally, we can go home."