Operation A.R.K

Operation A: Assault

In the CCCI HQ (Central Canterlot Grove Intelligence Head Quarters), the year twenty one twenty two, summer time, a supreme guard tells his squad of elite stallions an important mission. The two teams pay attention to their leader as he briefs them.

“Now listen up. Last night our scouts had intercepted a transmission that changeling warriors will target Princess Twilight Sparkle’s negotiation speech, intended for Prince Shining Armor, and Princess Cadence. They tend to eliminate her for running their plans from before. Your mission is to make sure that situation does not occur,” The commander said. One of the stallions raised his hoof.

“Wouldn’t this be a better job for a warrior guard?” One of the stallions named Axious asked.

“Negative. Plans for assassination are going to happen in the Crystal Empire, busy town, and lots of civilian interference. We need two teams, eight manes on the streets and ready,” The commander announced.

“Sir, any idea who the changeling is that is leading this assault?” Axious asked.

“No. But you will die for the princess’s safety, if it comes to that. Understood?” The commander asked. Axious raised his hoof to his head.

“Affirmative,” Axious said. The two teams hooped on the chariots and rode off to the Crystal Empire to complete their mission. One of the manes turned to face Axious.

“Commander Axious, have you ever been to the Crystal Empire?’ A Pegasus asked.

“Once…it was the time I was just a royal guard, just follow my lead and we’ll be alright,” Axious said. They continued to fly in the air and some wondered if they’ll make it. They remained to fly in silence and geared up until they reached their destination. They hooped off of their rides and walked the busy streets.

“Sir, how do we take out the Changeling assassins? They can disguise themselves to look like anypony,” A unicorn said.

“Use these goggles. The supreme commander said some of the unicorns back at HQ enhanced with a spell that’ll seek out the changeling’s heat signatures…kind of like using a snakes tongue to track his prey,” Axious alleged. They all equipped themselves with their goggles and were now ready for the assault.

“So the green will be the civilians,” One mane said.

“While the changelings will remain blue, that way we could reduce our losses of manes and reduce the civilian casualties,” Axious said. The teams reached the square of the kingdom and formed a plan. “Okay, listen up. Shadow squad will remain on the ground to intercept the changelings that’ll be in the streets, while we go up on the north building there and scout the whole thing out. Any type of movement that’s conspicuous, and if they’re a blue color, take them out, understood?” Axious announced. The teams shouted.

“Sir, yes sir!” They took their positions and waited for the enemy to make their move. Axious and his squad remained on the top building while the Shadow squad remained on the ground. As the civilians gathered around in front of the castle to hear Twilight speak, One of Axious manes with his goggles scanned the area and saw nine blue targets.

“I see the enemy. Three in the square, three in the left corner, and three heading to the front of the gates,” the Pegasus said.

“Good, now we cracked the ranks,” Axious said. He motioned his hoof down and ordered one of his manes to open fire at the ones in the front gate. As the three disguised changelings made their way, one of Shadow squadron’s manes in a disguised blocked them.

“Excuse us sir, we’re with the ponyville committee club. We like to speak to Twilight Sparkle,” the changeling asked. But then, a ray of magic flew in the air and blasted the first wave of changelings at the left side. The squads were now attacking the enemy. The one shadow mane removed his hood and tried to shot them with his magic, but one of the changelings got him first and shot right through him. The three at the gate ran inside, while the other three in the square tried to make a break for it in ran opposite direction. Axious saw this and ordered the rest of shadow squad moved in to intercept the ones that were retreating. But the changelings jump over them and blasted them with their horns and disassembled Shadow Squad in less than ten second flat. Axious saw the other three and ordered his other mane to fire at them. The unicorn aimed at the targets and fired several shots at the escapes, and lit the streets with their filth. The four remanding squad left the roof top and ran towards he castle.

“There heading for the west side of the castle, lest move!” One of the squad members said as he looked through his goggles. The squad made it inside and saw that there were four rooms.

“Fan out, search and report,” Axious ordered. The four split up and moved into different directions. One stallion walked into the storage room and was blind sited by a barrage of magic beams firing right through his body. The rest of the squad heard the noise and intercepted the rest of the assassins. These changelings though put up a nasty fight. They shot their beams everywhere in the room. One of the Pegasus got hit directly in the head and was out. Axious had a plan and threw a crystal at the floor of where the changelings were at. He then fired his magic at it and causes the place to blow up sky high. There was a lot of smoke in the air and the remaining two couldn’t see anything.

"I think that's the last of them," The last guard said. They thought the coast was clear, until one reaming changeling came from the shadows and blasted the two manes. Axious fell on the ground, still alive; he looked up and saw that his last mane was down for the count.

“No…not you too,” Axious got up to see that the changeling was making a run for it. Axious ran as fast as he can and jump on the changeling, pinning him on the ground. The changeling struggled to get up, but Axious had him. He lifted his horn and shot the last changeling right in the heart. The changeling breathed his last breath and Axious stood up, facing the trash. “That was for my squad,” Axious said. He turned to his side and saw royal guards were running this way. He looked around himself and saw he was surrounded by them.

“Halt right there mane! You’re coming with us,” One of the stallions said, but Axious used a smoke bomb and threw it on the ground, only to disappear in the mist of the confusion. As the smoke cleared, the stallions wondered where he went. They searched all around the castle, trying to find him, but they could never even track his whereabouts. Back at the Canterlot HQ, Axious gave in his report.

“Mane 2234, Axious reporting sir, mission was a success, but the rest of the squad was eliminated during the process of the mission. Only I was left,” Axious said. The admiral scratches his beard.

“Understood Axious, you’ve done your duty. You are dismissed,” The admiral said and Axious lifted his hoof to his head, turned around and marched on out of the briefing room. As Axious left the room, a faint voice called form behind the admiral’s chair.

“Thou has found him quiet interesting,” the voice gently said.

“With all due respect your highness; he’s been through seven squads in the past seven years, and in each year, he always returns, but never his teammates,” The admiral said.

“Never the less, he’s the one I want. Continue your day admiral, I’ll see you later,” The mysterious pony said. The admiral bowed in respect and the pony flew off in to the night.