Warbrony

The leader smiled. He looked down at Echo. "I like you." He said. "No one else needs to be hurt. I'm sure Echo here will be happy to explain this when he wakes up. Have a seat." He looks back at the unicorn. "Beta, give the boy his lighter back." Beta, the unicorn, pulled out the lighter and tossed it to Cloud. "Sit right there." Beta commanded. "where's the other one we saw at the camp?"

The unicorn backed off. But the leader walked forward. "Do you know who we are?"

What little energy Echo had was spent on shaking his head at Cloud. He fell off the attacker's back, completely limp. "Why should we listen to you, kid?" The ring leader asked with a scoff. He nodded at the two others to his left and right. They took off into the sky. A stocky unicorn stepped out from the group. "In case you didn't notice." He said. "We have you surrounded and outnumbered. You can't win, boy!"

(OOC: Okay. I'll be RPing as the villains. And I apologize for my arrogance. )(IC:) The ring leader of the attacking ponies stopped the group. "Fan out and form a perimeter." he said "If the other two come by, do what you need to."

(OOC: Sorry, should have mentioned, Echo was an air force soldier and trained to see hiding ponies. )IC:) Echo started to pass out. Feeling light-headed. His wounds were beginning to give him pain. "This is what I get for wanting an exciting day." Echo thought to himself and smiled.

Echo was being carried by the ponies. They passed by a strange bush he noticed Insanity jump into. As they passed, he whispered to her. "Don't do it." he said softly. "Just follow."

Echo lazily opened his eyes and saw Cloud lying unconcious on the ground. He felt something sharp run up his back. "Too bad for them they met you." A familiar voice said. Echo looked up at his attacker. Just as he cought sight of him, A rather large hoof hit him square in the face. He was heavily disoriented. "So Celestia really wasn't a fan of me was she." Echo said to the voice. "She still has you running around after me." Suddenly, one of the mysterious ponies swept in and grabbed him, carrying him to the thickest parts of the forest. "Run! Both of you!" He shouted to his friends. hoping they would hear him.

Echo tossed and turned on his bedroll. Every so often he let out a deep groan. His mind filled with worry for his two friends who may be drug into his problem. He worried for Cloud who could be the first to be attacked. He worried for Insanity, who didn't seem like she could put up enough of a fight to deal with these foes. He hoped they would leave him I the marauders returned.

Warbrony was what my other brony friend called me at school since I'm so passionate about the military. It stuck with me and soon a couple other bronies addressed me as Warbrony. I also thought it was a good play on words with Warhorse.....only with ponies. And I'm a brony. So yeah.

Discord. Just cause his sarcastic attitude cracks me up.

Count me in. Maybe this will give me an excuse to play silent hill.

((OOC: Yeah. )IC) Echo tried to stay awake, but he was completely drained of all his energy. He slowly passed out as Cloud stood watch over the two sleeping ponies.

(OOC:(alrighty. good night) Echo settled down and tried falling asleep. "Stay safe, Cloud." He said.

Echo looked at Cloud. "Thank you, Cloud. The bedrolls are in the box next to my tent."

Echo let Insanity leave his embrace. He simply sat there and looked at her. "If you have to leave." He said. "please be careful. I can't live with myself if they come after you and I can't help." Echo smiled at her as tears continued to pour from his eyes. He turned to Cloud. "If they come back." he told him. "Leave me. They're after me. Not you."

Echo looks at Insanity deeply in the eyes. "Yeah.... It does." Echo said with tears in his eyes. "It feels a lot better. I can't thank you enough for this." Echo embraced Insanity to himself, weeping. He motioned to Cloud for him to join them. His breathing began to improve after Insanity's remedies. His back stopped burning. He felt weak, but better now that he had somepony to hold, for the first time in his life.

Echo woke up momentarily to a strange tasting liquid running down his throat. He inhaled deeply and was able to weakly talk to his friends who were standing over him. "My rib is broken bad." he uttered in a feeble tone. Echo extended his wing to the two ponies, giving them a greatful and thanking smile. A single tear ran down Echo's face as Insanity finished giving him the rest of the potion.

Echo layed broken on the ground. He regained consciousness briefly as Insanity collected him. His back felt as though it was burning. His chest felt destroyed. He could barely breath while he layed helplessly on the ground. He heard Insanity talking to Cloud in the distance. He tried rolling over, snapping a twig beneath himself. Before passing back out, he managed to mutter out: "Please don't let me die."

Echo stood in the forest. Alone. He heard a voice address him. "Long time no see good buddy." Said the voice in a very smug tone. "Did you think you'd be safe out here?" Echo stood tall as multiple ponies encircled him. He took off into the air, only to be knocked straight down by one of the mysterious attackers. He fell to the ground holding his stomach. His rib was broken. He couldn't get up. He felt a sharp pain to his back, causing a deep cut. Echo passed out moments later, as four ponies walked away from him.

Echo smiled. "I can understand that." He said. "I never liked taking off my battle fatigues in the air force." Echo started to sweat as another anomaly from the forest cought his attention. "Wait here you two. Something isn't right." he said. Echo flew high overhead before diving right back into the forest's thick brush, completely out of sight.

Echo walked with the ponies in silence for a while. His leg began to give him pain and he started limping. He noticed Insanity's red bracers on her legs. "What's with your bracers?" He asked her. "You haven't taken them off the whole time you've been here." A chill went through Echo's body as they went through the forest, but he didn't show it. He knew something was watching them, but he couldn't tell what.

Echo blushed as well. He saw she was looking at his leg. "I can't say I blame you." Echo chuckled. "A pony living in some tiny little camp in he middle of nowhere and stashing away armor and weapons. I'd be pretty scared too. I'm surprised you stayed this long. Every pony else leaves after I say a word to them." Echo smiled contently. Walking along the trail with ponies he could call his friends felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of him.

Echo smiled and walked towards the trail. He looked at Insanity. "So why we're you so nervous around us?" Echo asked her. "And are you still nervous around us?"

Echo got up and paced back and forth a bit. Then looked at Insanity. "You look a bit restless." Echo observed. "Would you care to walk for a bit?"