The Burning [RfE]

Officer Cobaltsky

The eighth year of the united rule under the four princesses.

Subject: Commission

By the authority of Princess Twilight, the five Equestrian soldiers led by officer Cobaltsky have been commissioned to demolish the Everfree Forest. We have been assigned five tasks.

1. Eradicate all hostile life within the forest.

2. Evacuate any and all Civilians that may, for whatever reason, be residing in the forest.

3. Collect samples of seeds from any uncommon or listed plants for research and breeding to preserve the biological diversity of Equestria.

4. When the three prior tasks have been completed in a section of the forest, it is to be burned to the ground. The remains are to be left to provide nutrition for the earth, should it be used for farming in the future.

My flight for this mission will consist of :

1. Officer Cobaltsky. The oldest and most experienced soldier in this entire flight. I am an able bodied Pegasus that has served at the feet of princess Luna.

2. Stonewall : A massive grey Earth Pony that was originally commissioned under princess Celestia as a trainer for the recruits. Recently accepted into the Equestria Elite Forces. Has a great tolerance for pain and can keep running for miles without breaking a sweat. *note* This one seems to have an addiction to some of the plants in the Everfree, I am not sure how to feel about that.

3. Bluelight : I honestly know almost nothing about this one. A unicorn that served princess Luna, but that is all I know. What her job was, what her talents are, all these things are unbeknownst to me.

4. Brighteyes : A unicorn scholar, this one was originally supposed to serve Celestia, but suddenly changed to Twilight Sparkle, this one's talents are having a keen eye for detail and seeing things from new perspectives. What use we will have for this one, I am not certain.

5. Skyline : A Pegasus warrior for Celestia, this one has a history of passive aggression, or so I hear. I really hope he doesn't start anything with Stonewall, I know he has a distaste for Earth Ponies after he watched his mother get brutally raped and have her skull crushed by one.

6. Flash Sentry : I'm pretty sure the princesses want this one to die. They only sent him with us because of his horrible performance in the E.G. play we ran in the Crystal Empire. I'm pretty sure he hit on me when we all met each other. Even if I was gay, that was definitely the worst performance I have ever seen. I really hope he doesn't hit on me again.

As is standard of my flight, we shall be recording our days here in the forest. We have been mostly prepped for the forest back at the castle, but we are currently residing in Ponyville for two days, questioning the residences of the town for information about the forest. The town was set up around eighty years ago, so the inhabitants likely hold some information about the creatures that live in the forest. I have done some research on this town, and have elected three ponies who may know the most about the forest. Their names will be listed below.

1. Applebloom : A younger female pony who has been seen entering the forest on regular occasions.

2. Fluttershy : A middle aged female, bearer of an Element of Harmony. Noted to be quite anti-social. To circumvent this, I shall be having Bluelight go undercover as one of her closer friends, Rarity: a bearer of an Element of Harmony. She lives right near the Everfree and is known to hunt there to feed her addiction to meat.

3. Granny Smith : recorded to be the fourth oldest living creature in Equestria, she is the grand mother to Applejack: bearer of an Element of Harmony. She runs a farm right next to the forest, and had lived in the forest when she and her family colonized it.

On the first day, Bluelight will perform recon on the Unicorn Rarity, observing her patterns so that she can properly mimic her when she communicates with Fluttershy. Stonewall will be sent to take care of Granny Smith, and Brighteyes will be sent to deal with the child, she has a way with children.

On the second day, Flash Sentry and Skyline will be sent to collect supplies and see if any random ponies know anything about the forest. Bluelight will speak with Fluttershy, posing as Rarity, and we shall look at the out dated map to see if we can plan the best course to take to the castle.

On the third day, we shall reconvene at the town hall to discuss all our findings. We shall take all the new information into account and modify our plan accordingly. Once this is done we shall recheck our stock of supplies and get some good rest. On the fourth day, we walk into hell. May the two sisters guide us through this swampy death.

Now, all these formalities aside, I think it is time I record my real thoughts here. I am frightened, very afraid. I have heard many tales of ponies going in there and never coming out, and when they do come out, they come out twisted like the forest. Some ponies stay there forever. What if the ponies we are going in to help are actually going to stalk us. I know I am being a bit silly here. but I have just always had a bit of a phobia of dark places, not to mention I will be stuck on the ground for who knows how long. I just hope the thing that kills us isn't ourselves. I should request a switch our of soldier sat some point, give... I am thinking way to far ahead, just go with the flow, and everything will be alright. I feel like I should write to my mother before I go into the forest as I likely won't be seeing anyone for a long time besides these weirdos.