The Steam Age

Cough, cough

“ Is she awake?”

“Slow down darling, we must give her a minute to settle.” A calm voice said, a very familiar sound.

“Mh, R-Rarity?” Twilight said, slowly starting to open her eyes.

“Yes, it’s me, that was quite the beating you took, it put all my nursing skills to the test, but it all paid through, and you are alive thankfully.” Rarity sighed, relief in her voice.

“When did you start nursing Rarity?” Twilight said, finally opening her eyes. She was in a strange room full of pipes and fabric. But what terrified her was the look outside the giant windows a few feet in front of her. She was looking out into the clouds, which were right outside the window. They were in the sky in some sort of flying room ?

“Rarity, i think we should get out of here! It isn’t safe to be in a flying room!” Twilight said eyes snapping open.

“Darling, what ever do you mean? We are on an airship, remember? You really must have bumped your head. Any way, if you forgot I started nursing when the war started, but I still design fashion, just not as much as before and differently.” She said, her eyes clouding over with memories.

“War? Equestria never had war! What has happened?!” Twilight jumped up, slightly wobbling after fainting and used her wings for support.

“I don’t remember that well, but now we are fighting against an enemy called the ‘Dark Horse’ they are some kind of super horse, even Celestia doesn't know what they are, but we know they are as evil as Tartarus, and came from there. Nasty things they are, killing everypony and destroying our land.” Rarity said, a fire in her eyes. Twilight looked around the room again, and realised that she was was not in a room, but rather a hallway,and the window spanned across the hall, she was in some sort of little sofa, a gap in the wall with pillows. Rarity had sat on a stool with her medical bags next to her.

“Who was the other voice I heard?” Twilight looked for a second pony, whom she could not find.

“Oh, you meant Commander Sky?” Rarity asked, for some reason she had a duck face on.

“Commander Sky?” Twilight asked, shock plastered on her face.

“Yes, She is quite the war hero, you might remember the name Electric Sky? Well, thats her!” She said, smiling. But Twilight could only look at her in shock and horror,

What has this world came to?