Equestrian Soldiers

There was a boom of thunder when the storm started. I looked to Flame, and he nodded.

“Delta, are you in position?” I ask over the radio.

“In position, and waiting on your mark, careful of the lightning.” He replies.

Lightning screws with my ability, and makes the liquid I turn, into a strange energy.

Wait energy. I thought to myself.

“Squad new plan, forget about the trial, we’re going to Equestria.” I tell Pony Company over the radio. I get replies of confusion from everybody.

“I’m going to try to make a portal with the lightning.” I tell them.

“Dark, the last time you used your darkness in a thunder storm you ended up making a crater at the bar we were all at.” Flame tells me.

“I know, but that was before I had a plan. Squad, switch to the pony channel.” I tell them all before I switch my radio to channel zero. This was an emergency channel that no one is supposed to use, but we use it as our own communication.

“Alright, here is the plan. I’m going to make a giant ball of ice behind Night, and then use my sword as a lightning rod. The ice should shatter, and make a portal.” I tell my squad.

“And if it doesn’t work?” Sharp asks me.

“Then it was great serving with you all.” I reply.

“Frost, you worked hard for eight years to get to this rank, and you’re ready to throw it away on this small chance?” Delta asks me.

“It will be worth it for the chance it will give.” I tell them with my voice wavering.

“Then I’m with you.” Delta says.

“Same here.” Night says.

“You can’t leave me behind.” Steel says with his smooth voice.

“I’d follow you to the depths of Tartarus if needed.” Sharp says.

“I can’t leave you Dark, not after our bond.” Flame tells me.

“Until the end.” I say with a tear streaking down my cheek, turning black as it did so.

“Bronies united!” I hear them reply quietly.

“What’s the plan Frost?” Delta asks me.

“Here is the new objective. First wait for the ice ball to form. Then protect said ball until I can get my sword in it to attract the lightning. After that I make the rain black, and we wait for the portal to open. Night if the portal opens I don’t want a single thing getting through. Steel and Sharp you will rendezvous with Night at the barricade, and assist him in protecting the portal.

“Delta, I need you at the portal before the gunfire starts, and assist. Flame and I will be there momentarily, but watch our backs until we’re behind the barricade, after that move to it, and hold it from any one, any questions?” I ask.

“Just one.” Night tells me, “The hell are we going to do after that?” He asks.

“Once we are all at the portal I want Night to throw a nine bang before we all dash in.” I reply.

“Sarge said no flash bangs.” Night replies.

“I know you have one.” I reply. I hear him chuckle.

“Understood Dark, now get your arses over here.” He says.

“Special Op Equestria is a go. Start… now.” I say over the radio, and start for the barricade with Flame Scepter right behind me.

Flame and I moved around the middle base with ease, and made it to the rendezvous point without incident. I hear Delta start moving over the radio, and smile.

“Steel and Sharp move out.” I tell the last two. I hear my team mates’ movement, and start on making the water ball.

“Night, make some noise.” I tell the dark man.

“Hoo ah.” He replies, and starts to open fire on the base, getting a few hits before return fire came.

Delta ran up to the barrier, and starts to assist Night, and Flame with the defense. I started on the ice ball.

The portal ball was about the size of a smart car, and slowly growing with the water I made flow into it. I hear footsteps from the left of us.

“Ice up.” I tell my squad, as Sharp and Steel make it to the barricade.

I pause the ball of water, and put a hand on the ground, and unleash my ability, making the ground freeze over with an inch of ice.

Once the ice was up, I resume making the ball. It was about the size of a small tank now, and was growing faster since I unleashed my ability.

“Are you done yet?” Night asks me.

“Almost there.” I reply as I got the ball to the size of a large shed. I then touch the water, and freeze it as I also made a stand for it.

My black ice melts at fifty degrees Celsius, so I was confident it would hold shape for the lightning.

“Steel, I need a boost so I can get my sword ready.” I tell Steel with a bop on his helmet.

“You got it Dark.” He says as he swiftly came to me, and gave me a short throwing boost to the top on the ice.

“Whatever you’re doing Dark, you got to do it now. Sarge saw the ball.” Flame yells to me.

I unsheathe my sword, and stab it into the ice, and then broke the hilt off. I slide off the ball, and take a few steps to the barricade, and expand my energy into the sky, turning the rain black, and making the lightning focus on our location.

“Hold the location, we need the lightning, and alicorns help us if it doesn’t work.” I yell over the thunder to my squad. I watch the sky in an adrenalin induced slow motion vision as six bolts of lightning of multiple colors come from the clouds, join together, and strike my sword.

The ice ball melts, and turns into a swirling mass of rainbow energy.

“Squad move into the portal! Night you know what to do.” We all surrounded the portal, with Night on the enemy’s side.

“Nine bang out, MOVE!” He shouts. We all jump into the portal as soon as the nine bang went off.