This Is War!

Place: Weaponry

Time: 5:00 pm

"Cooooll." I breathed as I stepped into the weaponry.

Austin laughed and threw me a red revolver. I caught it and looked at the gun questionably, "Ah already have a weapon." I pointed out.

The light brown stallion gazed at me, "Well ya should always have another weapon when out in the battle field." He explained.

I raised an eyebrow, "What do ya mean, Austin?" I questioned.

"Easy, ah had Spit Fire recruit ya ta my squad." He explained.

"YOU DID WHAT!?" I shouted, fear and confusion clutched at my heart. Why didn't he tell me this earlier? Isn't recruiting fillies illegal? Does Celestia know about this? Why didn't he get my permission first? There were so many questions that piled up in my brain.

Austin sighed and took down a battle saddle, "These bloody zebras and griffins are picking us off two by two. Ma squad is down from twenty ta three!" Austin placed the saddle onto his back and looked at me, "Ah've seen ya in battle before, so please." My cousin pleaded, his emerald eyes beginning to tear up.

"Fine." I sighed, knowing full well that saying no was pointless since Austin was as stubborn as a mule.

"Ah knew that ah can count on ya." The light brown stallion exclaimed, inserting a machine gun into the left holder.

When my cousin was finished, I followed him out of the weaponry and down the hallway. I got some sympathetic looks from passing ponies. I put a reassuring smile on my lips, but in truth I was scared. Sure I've been on a few missions, however I've never really set hoof on the real battlefield in Canterlot.

As if reading my thoughts, Austin stopping and looked behind his shoulder at me, "Don't worry Apple Bloom. As long as ya're on guard ya should do fine." He reassured.

I nodded my head and followed Austin towards a metallic door. My cousin typed in the code and the door swung open, revealing a dimly lit room with three familiar faces talking in a huddle.

"Squad Five, line up!" Austin commanded in a loud voice.

Without hesitation, the three ponies lined up on the blood stained floor.

"Now, we have ah new recruit and she's ma cousin." Austin explained, looking at a very bruised Bulk Biceps he added, "And ah want all of ya ta treat her with respect."

"YES SIR!"

"Now move out, we have ah war ta win."

Dr. Hooves nodded and pressed a red button on the steel wall. Suddenly the back wall lowered to the ground and I felt Soarin' lifting me onto his armored back.

"Hang on!" The pegasus shouted, spreading his wings and flying into the sky.

Place: Canterlot

Time: 6:00 pm

Once Soarin' landed behind a blood stained brick wall, I jumped off of his back and cover my ears as I heard a bomb going off in the distance.

Soon I heard hoof steps and turned around to see Austin, Dr. Hooves, and Bulk Biceps trotting towards us.

"Welcome to the battlefield, Apple Bloom." The Dr. said.

I nodded and covered my ears as gunfire roared in the distance.

"You'll get use to it." Bulk exclaimed while fixing his helmet, "Now let's get going!" He announced.

"Wait just ah minute." Austin replied while digging in his bulky saddlebag.

While we waited, I quickly got out my trusty pistol and held it in my mouth. Suddenly, I felt something heavy on my back. I looked over my shoulder and saw armor on my back.

"Now let's get going." Austin said, getting out his plasma cutter and held it in his mouth.

I quickly dove behind an over-turned wheelbarrow as bullets punctured the wood. Once my cousin's squad joined in with the gunfire, we were quickly separated thanks to the zebras and griffins.

I glanced up at the sky and quickly took a sigh of relief as I saw a familiar muscular pegasus firing at a blue spotted griffin. I was about to run after them, however the sound of a shotgun brought me back to my senses.

"Come on out filly!" A grayish zebra taunted.

I took a deep breath and jumped out from behind my wooden shield. The zebra grinned and pointed his shotgun right at me and was about to pull the trigger, however I was faster. My tongue pressed down on the trigger and a bullet fired from my pistol. The zebra tried to shoot me, however the bullet went through his heart.

I froze and gazed at the still zebra that laid on the blood soaked ground, my first kill.