Equipoise: The Courage to Stand

by AppuhCobbler

Rating: mature
Tags: Dark, Adventure
Length: 453

Equestria has scored its first major victory but

Stuff

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-05-27 19:42:20 UTC

Brink

It so happened that this night was the night it had to happen. There was no point in sending Sweetie Belle back home, not with the air sirens, town garrison, and chaos going on in the streets. If worst came to worst, Granny Smith and Big Macintosh would take the girls and take shelter in a silo, not too far from the barn.

The three then watched the event in silence, watching one of the ships subjecting the other ship with repeated cannon fire to its broadsides, blowing gaping holes in the hull and igniting fiery explosions that swept through the Invisible Hand stem to stern. . When the flagship could endure no more, it listed, then fell victim to gravity and began a slow descent into Coruscant's atmosphere. Applebloom couldn't imagine any griffons trapped inside surviving the onslaught

Betrayal

Lieutenant Fencer? Please give this warrior's death she deserves."

She turned to see six masked rangers behind her line up and taking aim at her. Before she can lash out at Redlove like planned and prevent her escape, the troopers' rifles erupted and she was forced to dive right behind some crates and using them as cover. She narrowly survived but she wasn't out of trouble yet and the zeppelin was now several feet off the ground. The

"Go ahead an' run!" She cried out, hoping Redlove would hear her in the midst of gunfire.

"It's been an honor serving with you, Applejack. Goodbye." Redlove said, barely audible enough for Applejack to hear. The last thing Applejack saw was her back turning before the ramp closed up. She didn't have time to see the ship leave the hangar, not with the predicament she was in.

She was pinned down. The ferocity of the gunfire was so out of sync that she couldn't even peek. Had they fired by rank, she would've have time to catch a glimpse of them. That wasn't the case here. Some objects like toolboxes fell onto the ground, creating a loud ear-pounding noise when the wrenches hit the metal floor.

She leapt at the last ranger. She second guessed him, seeing that he was preparing to turn around to buck her before she could do the same. As soon as she landed but a feet away from him, she put her entire weight on swinging her right arm across his face, sending his head facing upwards. He before she connected with a full buck with her back legs to the last ranger's face. The sound of a thud was all she needed to know it was over. As the smoke cleared up, the bodies became visible, some seemed unconcious, others moaning in pain. She doubted sh