//-------------------------------------------------------// The War Rising -by Maxwell Moon-Hoof- //-------------------------------------------------------// //-------------------------------------------------------// The Chase //-------------------------------------------------------// The Chase It is a dark and stormy day and Maxwell is sitting in his house with a few candles lit. "My Name Maxwell Moon-Hoof, I'm a former soldier of the Luna Republic Army, had Lots of friends, there wasn't a lot of things I had to do but I saved many lives, I have saved lives of fillies, And ponies like me. I still remember holding them in my hooves at the most dark times I had in wars. Now I'm just a stay at home pony. I have made friends with the residents in Ponyville, my home, I live with a roommate, My best friend Volt Shock. He is a engineer. This isn't the beginning of my story this is the past of where I started." Maxwell says in his inner thoughts as he stares at a lit candle in a room. Maxwell then stares at the remains of his Luna Republic uniform and there is suddenly a knock on his door. "My Name Is Maxwell Moon-Hoof is this is the beginning of my story." Maxwell Says in his inner thoughts as he stares at the door scared. The Knocks on the door continue to sound almost as loud as the deadly sounding thunder storm outside Maxwell's home, the knocking continues only to get worse. Maxwell to scared to open the door, waits for the knocking to stop, hoping what he is expecting, not to open the door . The final knock occurs, Maxwell, refusing to open the door, because he knows who it is. The door is now being pounded on and a voice shouts "Maxwell Moon-Hoof! open up this is Solar Empire!"  Maxwell was hoping they would say that. The knocks then stop and the scared, pegasus hears hoof steps walking away from my door. Max looks around his house only holding up a candle, around the room it is dark but he can still see the grey clouds through his window, Thunder sounds and his hazel eyes look up at the window. Maxwell then immediately looks back at his door. Something is up, he then decides to grab his trusty Luna republic flight jacket he still continues to wear  to this day and bolts through the window that he was staring at earlier.. but before he leaves he takes a important vile test tube of his latest invention and a laptop and opens his window and soars into the thunder striking sky. "Halt!" a voice calls and as Maxwell leaves his window the front door to his home forcibly opens. Seeing one of Celestias guards seeing him leave, the Solar Empire guards stare in anger as they see Maxwell escaping. Max continues to fly into the clouds as he dodges thunder. Max knew why Solar Empire wanted him but he just can't  let them capture him, Maxwell knows Solar Empire wouldn't  listen they wouldn't understand what information he has that can save Equistria. Maxwell then flies faster as he senses, and starts looking behind at his sides, two of Celestias guards flying after him. Suddenly something far and blue he see faintly in front of him, due to the foggy weather of the rain. Maxwell squints to get a clearer look and then the mysterious blue figure attacks him and brings him to the floor in front of Sugarcube corner. Maxwell opens his dazed hazel eyes after the painful fall seeing a blurry blue and rainbow figure. Then his vision clears, Its her! One of the fastest flyers in Equistria, Rainbow Dash! And she doesn't look happy with Maxwell, not a bit, by telling by the angry grin on her face. "Thank you, Miss Rainbow" One of Celestias guards say as the other holds me down on my stomach, putting black metal hoof cuffs on me. "No problem, I saw this one from far away glad I can help" The Blue Rainbow, Pink eyed pegasus says smiling evil like at Maxwell. Maxwell only stares back at her in anger as Celestia's guards put a gothic looking pony muzzle on him. Max is suddenly picked up and he Notices that the test tube was left not far away from were he landed underneath a bush in front of Sugarcube Corner. "Maxwell Moon-Hoof! We have been expecting you!" One of the white Celestia soldiers says as his eyes shined blue to green for a split second. At this point Maxwell knew something was wrong. After the other guard put on wing restraints Maxwell was suddenly carried inside a chariot where two other guards awaited. Looking back out the window of the chariot, Maxwell saw the blue pegasus, Rainbow Dash, talk to one of the guards, Max couldn't hear what she was saying but she looked confused by what the guard replied. After the guard walked away, Rainbow Dash, Continues to look confused as the chariot flies off Max suddenly tries jumping out in front her. He was distracted by thinking what the conversation could have been about. But poor, restrained, Maxwell, is grabbed by two of the guards inside the chariot. Maxwell tried to call for Rainbow Dash's help as she stared oddly as Max couldn't speak due to his muzzle, Max was moving away farther and farther away from Rainbow and Sugarcube corner. Pulled back inside and slammed against the wall of the chariot, the guard looks Maxwell  in the eye as the guards voice changes from before and his eyes fade to green. The guard says "we have been expecting you, The queen his been missing your appearance. After all you are the only pony that knows our secret." Maxwell then decides to sit down after the painful slam against the wall. The other guard laughs as he moves against him with the guard's horn poking Max painfully in the stomach. "hey Enough" The second guard says interrupting him from hurting Max. "The queen said don't hurt him or else." "Your lucky, if I had my way" The unicorn guard says backing up to sit across from Maxwell.