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Seth looked to the two again before turning to his cot. He felt bad for the Hunter. He lied down and placed the book and notepad back in the footlocker. "I guess we should. We have a war tomorrow." He agreed, closing his eyes. However, he spent a good portion of the night thinking of what this meant, having a werewolf in his team.

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Atlas gave Hunter a pat on the back and went to bed. This could have gone worse. Seth seemed to be truthful. It should be fine.

 

Hunter sat on his cot as the other slept. He got up and went to the door. He ran into the darkness. 

He came back before anyone was awake, fresh meat still in his teeth.

 

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Atlas woke up. "Ugh" He stretched out on his bunk. No reveille for them. No time. Enemy troops were just miles away. 

"Come on everypony! Wake up" Atlas jumped out of his cot and grabbed his pack and gun. "We've got places to be and things to see!"

 

Hunter got off his cot. He felt better yet still tired. Last night had hit him hard. He had broke down again. But sure enough he had gotten over it. "Morning. Sorry about last night"

 

"It's fine. Come one. We need to clear out for the next group to show up. Seth. You up yet?"

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When Hunter entered the tent, the opening of the door sired the wolf. He slowly opened his eyes to the new day, and the smell of fresh kill. "...Did someone catch breakfast?" He asked in a groggy sleepy voice. Seeing hunter with the meat, he gave a light smile. "Tell me that isn't soy."

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"No. It's deer" Hunter slide the meat out from under his cot. "I've already had my fill"

 

"Hunter" Atlas stared at the meat. "Did anypony see you and how do you plan to not get caught with meat?"

 

"No. It's fine"

 

If he hadn't have had a break down... "Get rid of it then meet me outside" Atlas walked out annoyed.

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Seth looked down at the meat and then to Hunter. "Pony, let me just say you are the best equine I ever served with." He said , diving imediarly on to the dear flesh. Tearing into it, he tore off a chunk and swappoed it whole. Seth then looked up at the pony. "Don't worry about hiding it, I'll take care of this. Go see your friend." He insisted, taking another chunk out of the meat. He had been on a soy diet for weeks. Good thing wolves have a low intake need.

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"Thanks" Hunter trotted outside to meet Atlas.

 

"Where's Seth?"

 

"Finishing the meat" 

 

"I see. Seth! When you're done in there meet us at the command tent! Grab your pack too!" The two walked off to the command tent. 

 

"Sir?" Atlas opened the tent flaps to see the major looking over a map of the area. 

 

"Yes? Finally! An officer. Come here" Atlas stood next to him. "I've got a job for you. I need you and your squad to do a combat patrol in this area" He moved his hoof around the location. It was wooded with a field nearby. "Do that, resupply then report back. Something big's going down and we'll need as many as we can get. Now get going! Fast. If you need a Jeep just tell the sergeant over there at the moter pool and he'll give you one"

 

"Yes, sir. Um. Can we get a radio then"

 

"No can do. We're low on supplies as it is"

 

"Alright, sir..."

 

Atlas stepped out of the tent. 

"didn't expect an assignment that fast"

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After licking the blood from his lips, the grinning wolf grabbed his pack and headed out of the tent. He was armed with a rifle, a pistol, anti-armor grenades, and one land mine (all Wolven tech). Walking outside, he found the two outside the command tent. "What's up?" He called, wondering over to them. Seeing the expression on Atlas' face, he knew there was something big for them.

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"Our first job. Combat patrol. The major offered us a Jeep but we're not using it. Too loud. Alright, follow me" Atlas pulled his out his own smaller map. "This is camp" He pointed at a clearing on the map. "We're going north into the forest then looping around into a filed then back here. Simple and easy. All we have to do is not get shot. We move out now. Any questions?"

 

"Yes. What's the plan if we run into anyone not on our side?"

 

"We shoot at them and follow my orders" Atlas gave a very generic answer. Hunter rolled his eyes but kept quiet. 

 

"Any more? If not we move out"

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"Yes," Seth spoke up, looking over the map. "If we cross into a field, we are going to be quite exposed...." He mentioned, pointing out the flat land. "We would be gun fader in it if we were sighted." He looked across the map for an alternative rout, but there was none. "Well, let's just hope we don't get sighted." The wolf replied before thigh tending his gear pack and pulling out a pain of bonoclers. "Let's go scouting!"

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"You're right... But the major makes the rules... Let's go"

 

2 hours later...

 

"You two got anything?" Atlas pushed back the foliage of the thick forest. "You're the ones with the noses" 

 

"If you're looking for any deer or rabbit I found, yes. Other than that no"

 

"How about you Seth?"

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Seth had been behind, viewing the landscape from the binoculars. "Well, since we began, I spotted ten dear for Hunter, three overturned wagons, two fires in the distance, one charred remains of a tank, and some sparrows wanting to grab some grub." He listed, still looking for something worth his time. "So, how long till we.... Hit.... Camp..." He said, trailing off some.

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"You don't have to show off!" Atlas laughed. "I'm just trying to spot any ponies" Atlas looked at Hunter. He seemed alert. His body was perfectly still. He was on guard, ready to pounce.

 

"We're halfway done here. We should hit that field soon. You alright?" Atlas took notice of Seth's trail off in his voice.

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Seth lowered the sights, still looking in the direction of where he was looking. "If you are part wolf Hunter, you can probably smell them. An early scouting party." He stated, slowly taking his rifle from his back. "Roughly... 500 meters..." The wolf lowered to the ground, cocking his weapon.

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Hunter had the scent. They were prey and he was the hunter. He had never felt like this upon picking up the scent of a pony. 

 

"I see you Hunter. You only turn if you have to" Atlas pulled up his Springfield. "How many? Get into staggered formation. Fire only if necessary"

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Seth looked to his team. "There were five of them. Two equipped with heavy rifles, one comm officer, one medic and one LMG." He replied, taking off one of his anti- tank grenades. Overkill was underrated. "Oh, and they are headed towards us..." He mentioned, looking up to see if he could spot them. He saw the comm officer on the radio and a riflemen looking down his sight. He was looking in their general direction. "Stay low." He ordered.

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Think Atlas. The LMG pony will have to set up. The medic probably won't fire and go for wounded...

"We're outnumbered but we can get the jump on them. Seth, aim for the squad leader. I'll take the comms stallion. Hunter, aim for who you wish. Don't let the stallion with the LMG to get it set up. Get into the bushes and wait for my mark" 

 

Atlas flew up the tree directly above him. Hunter dived into the bushes and got his rifle ready.

 

Up ahead...

 

"Did you see that?"

 

"What?"

 

"I thought I saw a pony"

 

"I didn't see anything. The enemy shouldn't be around here"

 

"Still"

 

"Just keep an eye out. We should be fine"

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This was too easy. They were spotting five ponies out while they just sat there. The three of them were exposed in plain sight before he had spotted the enemy scouts. There had to be more... Or was he just overthinking this?

 

He looked down the sights and looked over the insignia to find the enemy CO. Not having much luck, he targeted the LMG pony. He glanced over the comm pony one more time, noticing he was still on the line. "Don't fire until he's off the comm line. I rather not inform the enemy they just lost a squad over their own radio."

 

This was still too easy....

 

(What's the plan?)

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(I don't know! Shoot the baddies and get out)

"Yes..." They seemed to be recruits. They didn't take much caution in their step. He aimed down his scope on his rifle. He began to check them. They were well supplied. All they had was a second lieutenant. This should be easy.

 

Hunter watched the group with his careful eye. Nothing out of the ordinary. He then caught a whiff of something off. That scent led away from the main group. He took a glance at Altas. He wasn't watching him. Screw orders. He didn't feel safe here. 

Be the wolf. Let it come out. 

He felt as fangs grew, his main grew out more, and his senses boost. His uniform was loose enough that it still fit him. He scurried off chasing the scent.

 

"Hunter" Atlas turned around. He wasn't where he just was. "Hunter?" No response. 

Damn it. Where is he?

 

Hunter laid low his rifle on his back. He was the hunter. They the prey. He had found the new scent. Two snipers.

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Seth was about to fire, but he heard the rustling of a bush. Releasing the trigger, he looked to see what had made the noise. Hunter was nowhere to be found. "Damn.... Now we are truly outgunned." He muttered to himself. At 500 meters, he couldn't get them with a grenade. He and Atlas were the only ones able to attach with rifles. "Sir, I suggest we stand down. If we expose our selves and get killed, or captured." He sated.

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"Yes. Let's get out here"

 

"AHHHH" 

A blood curtailing came from behind the advancing squad. One of them shouted an order and two of them ran off to investigate. The radio pony shouted something into the radio and put it down. The other three began to scan the trees. 

 

Hunter ran back into hiding after clawing the snipers.

"Look!" The two rifleponies sent to check opened fire on Hunter missing him. 

 

 

"What was that? Get command on the line!" The radiopony once more began to talk into the device.

"Team three to Hotel Base. We need support. Hostiles at sector four" 

 

 

Atlas watched the radiopony. The jig was up. The LMG pony was set up and watching the trees... The ponies checking the trees were also looking the wrong way...

"Fire!" Atlas fired a shot and the officer of the group dropped dead. 

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"Damn..." Seth muttered as he brought up his gun and toke out the comm pony. He then sighted in on the LMG pony, ready to take another shot, when three bullets passed by his head. The snipers were on to them. He pulled the trigger, nicking the gunner's side. Seth scowled at his inaccuracy as he readied a killing shot. Another round came by his head. Lining up the shot, he ended the gunner's pain. Feeling yet another bullet pass right above his ear, he knew he was running out of luck. "I suggest one of you kill the other sniper!" He barked.

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 "Got it!" Atlas found the poorly hidden sniper and fired. His head dropped. "Got him!" The other two soldiers ran toward the action and took a few potshots. Out of the bushes Hunter jumped out mauling both of the ponies down. They didn't go quietly. After some screaming they went silent. 

 

Hunter looked down in horror at his work. He had just clawed the sniper and he had been sent running. These two though. He had gone and killed them. He had pony blood on his teeth and claws. He sat down. He didn't think of it much when he pounced. that was the wolf. This was him. He regret it all. He had never killed ponies before. Pony meat had never touched his tongue. He just looked at the bodies not know what to do. 

 

"Celestia damn it! Hunter! Don't run off like that!" Atlas left his tree to go to Hunter.

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When the shooting stopped, Seth fallowed his CO in pursuit of Hunter. He himself wasn't mad, but he just wanted to make sure the wolf-pony was unharmed. When he walked up to the blooded pony, he instantly saw Hunter's pained face. He knew that face all to well... being forced to mull a pony to death. The shredded corpses were more than obviously the case. He went up to the stallion, not caring for how mad Atlas was, and rested a paw on his shoulder. It was one thing to kill a pony in battle, but to take it's life by ripping off flesh from bond... it left deep mental scars...

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"Hunter! Don't do that again! Only turn if you have too" Atlas frowned at his friend. "Pony. Now" He told the Lycan sternly. "We're near the plains. Rest for now. I'll watch the tree line" Atlas flew back up into a tree and began to keep an eye out.

 

Hunter had a blank stare his eyes glossed over. He had killed. Killed. He didn't think it would be this bad. He had vowed never to taste pony flesh and he had broken it in the heat of combat. He may not have eaten the corpses but it didn't matter to him. He felt a paw touch his shoulder. He jerked his head to see what it was. It was only Seth.

A monster...

He blocked out his feelings. This wasn't the time for it. He pushed Seth's paw of his shoulder. He thought of himself with his hooves and mane. He was a pony once more. He stood up and walked away a few feet. He pulled out an apple and began to munch on it thinking.

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Seth watched as the pony walked away, a sad expression across his face. He knew the feeling of first blood, but at this point... he was numb to the effect. As the pony walked away, the wolf looked to the CO, then advanced on him.

 

"So... should we head back to camp?" He suggested, knowing scouting was probably over; the enemy knew they were there.