Operation: Falling Star

Operation: Falling Star

Night Operation

Date: May 7, 998

Location: Calafia, Central Griffin Supply Depot

Weather: Clear, Full Moon

Objective:

Execute HAHO jump

Infiltrate supply depot

Plant explosives

Proceed to LZ

On-Duty:

Master Sergeant Silk Wrap; Assault-Airborne

Lance Corporal Polka Hole; Heavy Gunner-Airborne

Sergeant Wide Spread; Point Recon-Airborne

Staff Sergeant Dead Eye; Sniper-Airborne

Captain Dark Strafe; Pilot

2nd Lieutenant Hydro Bomb; Pilot

Equipment:

4 Holographic Visual System

1 Remington Model 783; Silencer, Subsonic Ammo

4 Remington Model 1911 R1; Silencer

1 QBB LSW; Silencer, Subsonic Ammo

1 M16; Silencer

1 AA-12; Silencer

C-4; 20 Pounds

C-160; Transport

HMMWV; Transport

Operation Approved

-Lieutenant General Sirius Drop-Airborne

***

The yellow light appeared, four ponies got on their hooves and began to check each other’s parachute and equipment before getting checked by their partner. They were wearing Vortex Airborne outfits that was enchanted to make their coat a grey color. They also had a saddle bag that had three bags instead of two, the third on the back of the pony who wore them. They had ballistic helmets on their heads, oxygen mask strapped across their face, and HVS in their ears. They finished inspecting each other before the yellow light disappeared.

The green light appeared, the soldiers made their way to ramp at the end of the cargo aircraft that was beginning to lower. Cold air immediately whipped across the parts of their face that wasn't covered by the ballistic helmet or the oxygen mask. They stood in a line before jumping off the ramp into griffon territory.

Their HVS turned on as the ASPS quickly got the wearer’s location and altitude. On the interface, they could see a yellow diamond that told them it was the landing point. They kept their hooves straight and against their bodies as they began to accelerate towards their objective before releasing the parachute.

A black cloth easily enough to make a dress each rolled out from the HAHO jumper’s saddlebags. Lines connect from the cloth to a harness slowing down the jumper’s descent allowing them to maneuver towards their objective.

The jumpers formed a line coming from top to bottom. Master Sergeant Silk Wrap was at the bottom and was the jumpers’ navigator to the objective. She looked across the forested area that was the Kingdom of the Griffons, Calafia. The forests spanned across the kingdom connecting against mountains forming a U-shaped barrier around the kingdom itself.

The kingdom’s castle was at the far end of the mountain barrier and the objective was outside the U-shaped barrier. They began to near their landing point which was a clearing in the forest kingdom.

They made contact with the dirt and rolled for a few seconds before gaining their bearings and rolling up their parachute into the pack it was contained in. They hid their packs and tried to find each other as they had landed in different locations as to not interfere with each other’s landing.

“This Silk Wrap, is everypony ok?” Came over the radio as she took off her oxygen mask.

“Yes ma’am.” Came the reply from the other three ponies. They looked at their interface and before making their way to each other. They met up near where a river bordered the forest and the clearing.

“Ok, stick to the plan, we go in there place the charges, Polka Hole, you're in charge of that.”

“Got it.”

“Dead Eye, you will stay back and cover us, make sure you don’t forget to check your EPS.”

“Aye sergeant.”

“The both of you are with me, move out.” The sniper parted ways and made way to a secure and high up ridge that was somewhat near the LZ and able to cover the compound. The others ventured through the forest, creeping like wolves towards the supply depot.

After a while, the group was laying down on their bellies as they focused their interfaces in what was in front of them. The supply depot was lit up with magical torches courtesy of the zebras who allied with the griffons. There were airships being loaded up supplies by zebra and griffon soldiers. The griffons had muskets and flintlock pistols harnessed  to various belts tied around their shoulders.

“So sergeant, any bright ideas?” Came the voice of Dead Eye talking through the radio.

“Oh hush, the plan was to sneak in. And we stick to that plan.” She gave the military compound a final look before ushering the others onto their hooves.

“We will make a beeline for the building over there at my count,” pointing her hoof at the one story building next to a large warehouse where some griffon were moving boxes of weapons, “in 3, 2, 1 NOW!”

The group made their way straight into the building opening the door and slipping inside. Reflexes kicked in as the sound of swords being unsheathed. The group brought up their weapon. Wide Spread aimed her AA-12 at the nearest griffon. Silk Wrap dashed at another griffon, combat knife ready in her hoof. Polka Hole took aim with her QBB LSW at two griffons ready to pull out their pistols.

One second later with several pews muffled by the sound of the airships lay a splattered corpse with multiple bullet wounds. Holes in the next two corpse whose weapons had been destroyed by a light machine gun. A slish sound was heard as Silk Wrap pulled out her bloodstained combat knife from her target’s throat.

They reloaded and opened a door in the office that led to the inside of the large warehouse. There were two zebras conversing in the middle of the warehouse. Silk Wrap took aim with her M16 and fired four shots, two in each zebra’s head as their blood splattered a box behind them.

“Polka, plant some charges here.”

“On it.” replied Polka who took out three packs of C-4 and placed them on the beams supporting the warehouse.

***

Dead Eye looked through his scope switching from the various visions before he got bored. He checked his EPS to make sure no one was sneaking up on him. He looked back into the scope again aiming at the building the group had just entered.

“Silk, is everything alright?” He asked through the radio.

“Everything is fine, we just took out some guards, Polka is setting up charges in the warehouse.”

He then spotted a group of five griffons quickly heading towards the warehouse.

“Uh guys you might want to get out, like now! Five griffons are right outside the door.”

The lead griffon lifted his claw and opened the door. Dead Eye pulled the trigger.

*Thud*

*Click Clack Ding Click Click*

*Thud*

The griffon looked back and saw two of his friends laid on the ground, blood pouring from a wound in their head. He began to reach for his pistol hooked to his belt before his throat was stabbed by Silk Wrap. Wide Spread produced her pistol and shot one of the remaining griffons. Polka lifted up his LMG and shot the last griffon who was about to shoot Silk Wrap with his musket.

“I think you guys should get a move on, I spotted two more large warehouse. That blood is obviously going to attract somebody.”

“Where are the warehouses?” Asked Silk Wrap as she and the other two dragged the griffons bodies inside the warehouse.

“On the other side, be careful, there are guard posts around the outskirts so I think you should go from building to building until you reach the warehouses.”

“Roger that Dead Eye, Polka, Wide Spread let’s move out.”

Part 1 End