Operation A.R.K

CHAPTER 1: The ARK’s

“Zzz…Rotor to Axious, do you copy?” Rotor spoke through an electric link on his wrist.

“I copy Rotor…Kit what about you? What’s your position?” Axious asked.

“I made it through the south hall, but the security is getting thicker. I need Rotor to create a diversion to get them away from the destination,” Kit answered.

“Rotor do you hear that? Get them away from the area for Kit to pass,” Axious said. Rotor responded.

“You got it. I’m now going into mantis mode,” Rotor said. He spread his wings open and flew up in the air. He soared above the area and made his distraction. “Hey, hey you guards! You guys are a bunch of bed wetter’s!” Rotor shouted. The guards ran out and saw the target flying in the air. They engaged Rotor and ran outside to fight him. Kit took a peep and saw one guard was left. He smirked and crept slowly behind him. Kit took a deep breath and did his magic.

“Excuse me, but is this the door to the records?” Kit asked.

“Hey!” The guard shouted and tried to hit Kit with his spear, but Kit shifted to the right, broke the spear and knocked the guard out behind the neck. The guard fell on the ground and Kit called in his buds.

“This is Kit, I made it through the hall, I am now entering the room,” Kit said.

“Roger that, Rotor, regroup with Kit, I’ll enter through the north hall,” Axious said.

“Copy that, I just finished knocking out these guys out here, they really need to improve their training,” Rotor said and flew to the area where the three will meet up. Kit was in the room looking through each book shelf and moving stuff out of place. The other two entered the room and closed the door.

“Yo Kit, try not to make this conspicuous for the enemy,” Rotor said as he lifted books and moved box’s.

“We don’t have much time, Kit how are you doing over there?” Axious asked.

“I think I just…aha, found it, over here guy’s!” Kit shouted. The two ran over to where Kit was at.

“Do you think it’s inside that thing?” Rotor asked.

“Only one way to find out, let’s get out of here,” Axious, said. The two ran to the door, but then were blocked by more guards.

“Crap, how do we get out of here?” Rotor asked. Axious looked around the building and saw a way out.

“The top of that ledge, go!” Axious barricaded the door and followed his manes. The door started to bang a bit and began to give way.

“Axious, the tops sealed off!” Rotor shouted.

“Kit, do you think you can blow a hole in the roof?” Axious asked.

“Please, anything that has to do with my explosives, I’m your mane!” Kit shouted. He pushed his way and cut in front of Rotor.

“Rotor, I need you and Axious to by me some time!” Kit shouted.

“Roger that, let’s go Axious!” Rotor shouted. Axious nodded and jump down from the top shelf of the room. Kit was lining the roof with his TNT’s and setting up a detonation charge to go with it. The door gave way and the guards started to storm the room.

“Rotor, start by bringing the heavy stuff on them!” Axious ordered. Rotor smiled a bit.

“Oh I love this!” Rotor said. He picked up some heavy boxes and stuff from around the room and started to throw them at the guards. Axious used his magic to blast some of the guards down and away. Kit was putting up the finishing touches on his detonator.

“There, charge is set and ready to detonate, it’s all yours boss,” Kit announced. Axious pointed his horn and aimed for the bomb.

“Get clear!” Axious shouted. He then fired a shot and blew up the roof top open. As the debris fell to the ground the enemy fell back and retreated out of the room.

“Now’s our chance, go, go, go!” Kit shouted.

“Rotor, fly up, see if the coats is clear,” Axious ordered. Rotor nod and flew up to check the sky. He took a good look around the area and signaled an all clear.

“Clear, but hurry up! The enemy is advancing to the northern site,” Rotor alleged. Axious leaped out of the roof, followed by Kit. Rotor remained in the air for scouting. The three ran down the building and jump on the floor of the ground.

“There they are!” One of the guards shouted.

“Kit, get us out of here,” Axious said. Kit reached in his bag and pulled out a smoke bomb. He threw it on the ground around his teammates. The smoke was thick; had the smelled like sulfur and brimstone, and was powerful enough to smack the guards in the face. As the guards consumed the smoke, Axious, Kit, and Rotor were able to make their way out of the thicket. As they exit out of the gates of where the base entrance was, an alarm went off. The two looked up and saw that their training was over.

“Simulation training is now over, all guards report to the medic bay, and those who are not harmed, pleased report back to your stations, thank you,” A voice shouted. As some of the guards went back to their post, some went to the med lab to heal up. Axious, Kit and Rotor stood still.
"You three! The Princess is here," A guard shouted. The three stallions bowed down as they're princess showed up. As Princess Luna walked up to them, she looked down in them with a smiling face.

“You three are the ones. You've proven your skills during your training and have looked out for each other ever since,” Luna said.

“We may be different in types, but in our hearts, we’re more than just comrades, or partners,” Axious said. Luna looked at him.

“What is that Axious?” Luna asked. Axious looked at Rotor and Kit and they both smiled.

“We fight together…as friends!” Axious stated.

“Amen to that Axious,” Rotor said as he grabbed him and Kit and hugged them tightly around the necks. One royal guard runs up to Luna, and whispers something in her ear. She nods and turns to her three loyal guards.

"Is there something wrong princess?" Kit asked.

“You three...I have to inform you that Princess Twilight Sparkle is going to attend the royal meeting at the Chrystal Empire…you three must secretly watch over her, and make sure no harm comes to her,” Luna said. Rotor let’s go of Axious who saluted. Rotor and Kit did the same and Luan bowed and left the room. As the doors closed, Rotor was pumped.

“Man, we get to watch over the Princess of the mare six! I…huff…think…Gah…I’m…puff…going…ttt…” Rotor fainted on the ground and Kit just looked at him.

“Axious, you realize if we’re going undercover, we can’t be seen, that means this has to be a stealth mission,” Kit reminded Axious.

“I know…," Axious said.

"...You've been to the Crystal Empire before too, haven't you?" Kit asked. Axious had a look on his face and Kit could tell he didn't want to talk about it.

"Kit, see if you can get the next tickets to the next train the princess is going to take, I’ll take Rotor here to the barracks and we’ll meet you there,” Axious announced. Kit saluted and ran off to the train station, while Axious used his magic and levitate Rotor in the air and took him the barracks. As Kit arrived at the train station, he paid fifty bits to the train conductor who gave him the schedule of the train Twilight and her friends we’re going to be leaving in. As he gave Kit three tickets, Kit played an extra five bit’s for the conductors luck. The conductor cheerfully thanked Kit, and the stallion walked off. Back at CCG Axious was putting on his new armor which had shadow like features to them. He took his helmet, walked over to a nearby mirror to see him-self in a new dazzling kind of way. Kit entered the barrack chambers and Axious turned around to meet.

“What is the report?” Axious asked.

“The next train the princess will be leaving in leaves in about 0900 hours, and she’ll be accompanied with her friends,” Kit alleged.

“Understood, put on your armor. They just came in,” Axious said. It looked at his and it too had the same features as Axious.

“Cool, never thought I would be a royal guard,” Kit said.

“You shouldn't be…some battles we've fought in are devastating,” Axious said. Kit put on his breastplate and mentioned one battle.

“…Like the battle of the Minotaur?” Kit asked. Axious stopped fixing up his armor and sighed.

“Yeah…like that,” Axious said and continued on. Rotor woke up, laying on a hay bed, stretched his arms out and saw Kit and Axious getting ready.

“No fair, how come you guys are ready?” Rotor complained.

“Well if you hadn't faint in the training room, you would've gotten your armor on quicker. Here, put it on Rotor,” Axious said. He tossed Rotors armor and what do you know, it also had the same features as Kit’s and Axious.

“How come all of our armor looks the same?” Rotor asked as he put on his hoof shackles.

“We’re not just any royal guards. We’re ARK’s, Nightmane ARK’s, dedicated to serve Princess Luna, our leader,” Axious said.

“Plus, we look 20% cooler with these things on,” Kit said, as he rearranged his bet around his waist.

“Well how long before the princess train leaves?” Rotor asked as he then placed in his breast plate.

“We have about forty nine minutes left for us to hitch a ride on the next train and secretly protect princess Twilight Sparkle, once we make it to the Crystal Empire, Princess Luna said she’s going to reveal us to the others, introducing us,” Axious said and Rotor tripped and fell on a pile of weapons. Rotor grunted in pain and stood up as he heard Axious say reveal them.

“You can’t be serious! What happened to banning ARK’s and ARK training?’ Rotor asked in a worried tone.

“She said she can’t keep secrets forever. Besides, it’s wrong for her to keep it from her sister and from her friends,” Kit alleged. Rotor was about to speak, but then was out of words the next.

“Well, you do strike a positive point. But I just feel naked whenever someone revels me in front of audiences that I don’t know,” Rotor said as he finished putting on his back shackles on. Axious and Kit both looked at him and raised their eyebrows.

“What, I’m just saying!” Rotor said. Kit sighed.

“Look, if we’re going to do this, then we need to pull each other through,” Kit alleged.

“Kit is right, we got a mission, and we can’t let anything stand in our way, Ark’s commence operation Escort, stealth mode,” Axious said.

“YES SIR!” The two of them shouted and marched off to catch the next train to the Crystal Empire.