C.O.L.T.S II

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Gilda, Clawthorne, and Goldbeak reported to their posts the next morning. Clawthorne had a large black eye but it healed overnight so no injury was healed though he was still mentally scared.

"ST4 ON ME!" A large bulky Steel Talon commander called out. His name was Eaglebeak, he was a seasoned veteran of the Griffon-Pony war and had personally served under Captain Gore in almost every mission. He had engaged in hand to hand combat with both Deadeye and Silent Shadow. He naturally hated all ponies despite the alliance the two empires now shared.

"SIR YES SIR!" The three griffons replied.

"Alright maggots you are dismissed!" Eaglebeak said as the griffons went their own way. Gilda stayed with Goldbeak and much to her dismay, Clawthorne had come as well.

"Come on just one kiss?" Clawthorne asked.

"Clawthorne do you want me to knock your eyes out of your skull?" Gilda asked. Clawthorne remembered her kick from the other night and just decided to shut up.

"Hey do you guys know anything about Eaglebeak?" Goldbeak asked.

"Nope." Gilda said.

"He served with Gore and actually engaged in combat with the COLTS on a few occasions. He was the only Steel Talon who had not been charged with war crimes." Clawthorne said.

"Wow you actually have something in that thick-headed skull of yours!" Gilda said.

"So does that mean-" Clawthorne said as Gilda popped him in the face knowing what he was gonna say.

"Was that necessary?" Goldbeak asked.

"More than necessary." Gilda replied. Clawthorne got back up and rubbed his temple where Gilda had hit him.

"Clawthorne if you keep up with this you will be dead by the end of the month." Goldbeak said. Gilda rolled her eyes. As much as Clawthorne annoyed her he was still her team mate. It was just unlucky draw that she was put in his squad. She didn't mind Goldbeak although he could be a wimp at sometimes. Gilda had even beaten him in a fight quite a few times. Rather it was cause she was actually tougher than him or because he was too polite to hit a girl, she would never know.

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Scootaloo fired past the rainbow blur next to her. She smiled as she passed her mentor. She was suddenly blown back by a loud boom and a rainbow explosion. Scootaloo saw the rainbow blur shoot past her with unnatural speed. Scootaloo tried to catch up but she knew she was out done again by the legendary Rainbow Dash. The two pegasi flew to the ground.

"Great job squirt, one day you might be faster than me!" Rainbow said. Though the term 'squirt' didn't really apply to Scootaloo anymore. Scootaloo was nearly as tall as Rainbow Dash now.

"Thanks Dash." Scootaloo said. Rainbow had taken Windshock's place in the Wonderbolts after he retired. There was still a spot open since Soarin chose to become a COLT-II instead of rejoining the elite flyers. Rainbow Dash was trying to train Scootaloo so that the orange mare could join.

"Well that's enough practice for today. I have to go find Fluttershy. See ya squirt." Rainbow said as she flew off to Fluttershy's cottage.

"See ya Dash!" Scootaloo called out. Rainbow smiled as she took off. She arrived at her friends house in less than a minute. She knocked on the door and got no response.

"You in there Shy?" Rainbow called.

"Um yes I'm here." A timid voice responded as the door opened. Fluttershy came out a little dirty.

"You okay?" Rainbow asked.

"Well um... no." Fluttershy responded.

"Why not?" Rainbow asked.

"Today was the day Shadow went missing." Fluttershy said sadly.

"Hey it's alright." Rainbow said trying to comfort her sensitive friend. Rainbow was the only one of her friends who did not have a loved one on COLTS Omega. But Soarin had died temporarily and she had been devastated by that. She knew what Fluttershy was going through.

"But it isn't! He's dead!" Fluttershy whimpered as she began to silently cry. Rainbow hugged her crying friend. It wasn't easy for Fluttershy to find a stallion that she liked because she was so shy and timid. Losing Shadow was having a tremendous effect on her.

"Let's go to the park with the others, that'll cheer you up." Rainbow said as Fluttershy smiled a little bit.

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Pip awoke to find himself covered in a cloud of smoke. He began choking on the poisonous fumes and began to cough. He thought there was a fire but he looked to see it was just Spike snoring.

"Bloody hay Spike!" Pip said coughing from the toxic gas. "WAKE UP YA WANKER!"

"Huh what?" Spike said as he awoke.

"Ya tryin to kill us mate? Your bloody snorins making a nasty smoke cloud!" Pip yelled.

"Oh my bad." Spike said embarrassed. He rarely ever snored, probably only once or twice a year and last night happened to be the night he snored. The soldiers looked and saw that it was well past noon, the had overslept extremely late.

"Huh whaz happenin?" Featherweight asked as the commotion woke him up.

"Nuthin mate, is Rumble awake yet?" Pip asked.

"Nope." Spike said pointing to the still sleeping stallion.

"Bollocks, whose gonna wake em up?" Pip asked. Spike and Featherweight immediately put their hoof or claw to their nose. Pip saw this and realized he had to do it.

"Ah buck." Pip said as he carefully approached Rumble. He picked up a long stick and was going to poke Rumble with it when a hoof shot out and caught the stick.

"Don't even think about it." Rumble said with his eyes still closed.

"G'mornin to you to mate." Pip said as he pulled the stick and let out the breath he was holding. Rumble got up and stretched out his stiff muscles and began eating some nearby daisies for breakfast. Pip and Featherweight did the same as Spike pulled out some gems he had in his bag. The COLTS began their trek to Ponyville when their beepers went off.

"What? We have to go back to Canterlot?" Featherweight said confused.

"Oh that's just perfect we just walked miles just to find out we gotta walk back!" Rumble complained. The soldiers hussled back to Canterlot to find out what the commotion was all about. After a few hours they arrived and were debriefed on what had happened. The COLT-II's erupted into cheers when they heard the good news.

Ponyville

The mane six had headed to a park to have lunch together. Each pony was sad because it was the day COLTS Omega disappeared under the mountain but they still had a good time.

"This pie is great Applejack!" Pinkie said gobbling down her third piece of apple pie.

"Ole family recipe." Applejack said. Applebloom was baby sitting Little Mac so she could go out with her friends. Suddenly a figure on two legs came sprinting at them.

"Hey it's a COLT-II!" Rainbow said as the soldier came up to them.

"Good afternoon ladies, I have been sent to tell you that we have found COLTS Omega and they are alive and undergoing treatment as I speak." The COLT said. The mane six dropped whatever they had in their hooves and looked at the soldier.

"We have a transport ready for you." The COLT-II said pointing to a battle chariot. Battle chariots were much faster than a traditional one and they could reach Canterlot in half an hour. The mane six charged over to the transport nearly knocking over the COLT-II in the process. The ponies were so excited they could barely even talk. It was the longest half hour of their lives. When they arrived at Canterlot they were escorted to the hospital rooms where the COLTS were staying at. They saw Spike, Skullcrusher, Soarin, Rumble, Pip, Featherweight, Princess Celestia, and Astro all waiting there. Applejack immediately went to look for Big Mac but couldn't find him.

"Wait where's mah brother?" Applejack said looking to Skullcrusher. "Where's mah brother?"

"I'm sorry AJ they haven't found him yet." Skullcrusher said as he hugged his wife. Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie, and Fluttershy were all pushing their faces into the glass to get a look at their missing loved ones.

"Oh Autumn!" Rarity said as she began to cry when she saw Autumn's body.

"He's alive!" Fluttershy said louder than usual.

"I can't believe he's back." Twilight sniffled.

"OHMYGOSH! BLITZY HE'S BACK! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM AGAIN! WE'LL TALK AND LAUGH AND EAT CUPCAKES A-AND-" Pinkie said as she began to cry tears of joy. Autumn's eyes began to slightly move. Rarity was the first to notice as she charged in knocking down all the other ponies in the room.

"MOVE I MUST SEE HIM!" Rarity cried as she ran up to Autumn's bed. She grabbed his hoof as he opened his eyes for the first time in eight years. Rarity saw the deep bright red irises stare at her but something was off.

"Who are you?" Autumn asked confused.

"Autumn? It's me Rarity!" Rarity cried hoping this was a joke.

"Where am I? Why are all these tubes attached to me?" He said getting nervous now. Seeing this the other ponies went to the COLTS.

"Shadow?" Fluttershy said as Shadow opened his light blue eyes. He looked at her and jumped back.

"Who are you? Why are you so close to me?" Shadow asked completely confused. Fluttershy was hurt deeply by this. Pinkie was staring over Blitz as his golden eyes reopened.

"Blitzy?" Pinkie asked hoping he would remember her.

"AHHH!" Blitz yelled as he jumped back and stood on his back hooves. "WHO ARE ALL YOU PONIES?"

"Blitzy don't you remember me? I'm Pinkie Pie." Pinkie said as she began to tear up again.

"No I don't remember you or anypony here!" Blits responded. Twilight was now expecting the worst from Deadeye. When Deadeye saw himself surrounded by a unknown crowd. He immediately reacted and and jumped out of his bed in a fighting stance.

"STAY BACK!" Deadeye yelled as he picked up a piece of the bed and used it as weapon.

"Deadeye please calm down it's just me!" Twilight said. Deadeye was the most violent of the COLTS so had the most violent reaction.

"Don't come any closer! I'm warning you!" Autumn said as Rarity tried to reason with him.

"Autumn we loved each other!" Rarity said. Fluttershy was advancing on Shadow who had smashed the ground with all his might to scare her off. The COLT-II's were now stepping in to make sure nopony got hurt.

"Calm down big guy." Spike said.

"DRAGON!" Blitz screamed as he rammed Spike hard into the wall nearly knocking the dragon out. The rest of the COLT-II's jumped into stop the fight. The COLT-I's were much more powerful than the COLT-II's so this was easier said then done. Pip went to restrain Deadeye, big mistake. Deadeye grabbed Pip and threw him across the room. Pip burst through the glass and landed nearly twenty feet away. Featherweight had tried to take on Silent Shadow by himself and was paying the price. Shadow was so slick and fast with is movements that Featherweight couldn't lay a hoof on him. Shadow roundhoused Featherweight into the drywall. Skullcrusher and Soarin were working together to subdue Autumn. Autumn grabbed both ponies and headbutted them together before throwing them to the ground. Rumble went to attack Blitz who ran circles around the COLT-II and hit him at high speeds knocking Rumble to the ground. The mane six huddled in a corner with Applejack and Rainbow Dash standing in front to protect their friends if anything bad happened. Deadeye saw them and made a run for them but was hit by a powerful blast of magic and subdued. Princess Celestia fired her subdue spell at the rest of the COLTS who were incapacitated and no longer a threat. The room had been demolished and all the COLT-II's were severely beaten.

"Celestia, leave me with them." Astro said.

"But what if they attack you?" Celestia protested.

"I am as strong and powerful as they are, I can take care of myself. It's you that I'm worried about." Astro said nuzzling Celestia. The entire room cleared out except for Astro and COLTS Omega.

"Gentlecolts." Astro said. "I believe there is some explaining to do here."