home at last, reunion with twilight, possible intel as to where princess celestia may be, and the formation of the e.c.i.a part-2

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"LUNA WAS ABLE TO RECEVE THE LETTER, AND AT FIRST THINGS WERE GOING FINE. THAT IS UNTIL TRIXIE SHOWED UP IN CANTERLOT ASKING FOR A PEACEFULL END TO THE WAR. CELESTIA WASN’T GOING TO HAVE ANY OF IT, AND PROMPTLY HAD TRIXIE PUT IN CHAINS IN THE CASTLE AND SHE WAS ORDERD TO BE EXECUTED. LUNA WAS HER SAVEING GRACE THOUGH, SHE TA,” I cut her off.

"I KNOW ALL ABOUT TRIXIE WAS SAVED BY LUNA, BUT IN THE VERY END LUNA FUCKED TRIXIE AND HAD ME TIE UP HER LOSE END FOR HER. KIND OF PATHETIC IF YOU ASK ME, BUT IT MADE PERFECT SINCE, IF LUNA HAD KILLED HER SHE WOULD HAVE BLOOD ON HER HOOVES, AND YES EVENTHOUGH SHE WOULD HAVE KILLED A WARPONY SHE STILL WOULD BE LOOKED AT AS A KILLER, AND SHE COULDN’T HAVE THAT. WHAT I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND IS EXACTLY WHAT THE E.L.F WAS TO BEGIN WITH. WERE THEY SIMPLY A STARTING PLATFORM FOR THE N.L.R OR SOMETHING ELSE ALL TOGEATHER? ALSO WHY DIDN’T GILDA HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TRIXIE'S DEALINGS WITH LUNA? ONE PONY WOULD THINK THAT IF YOUR LEADER IS HAVEING SECRET MEETINGS WITH ONE OF THE PRINCESSES THEY ARE TRYING TO OVERTHROW THAT THEY WOULD LET THEIR SECOND IN COMMAND KNOW ABOUT IT RIGHT? IT ONLY MAKES SINCE, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND GILDA HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OF THIS, WHY?

She looked at me puzzled for like 5 minutes, and finally spoke. "TO BE HONEST WE HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT YET, WE SENT SEVERAL PONIES TO THE HOME OF THE GRIFFONS IN SALTLICK CITY, BUT NONE OF THEM EVER COULD GATHER ANYTHING TO THAT MATTER. IT WAS ODD THAT IN THE HEAT OF A SOMEWHAT RELITIVELY SHORT WAR THERE WAS NEVER ANY INTEL LEAKED BY THE GRIFFONS, IT WAS AS THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR BEAKS SHUT ON THE ENTIRE MATTER. AFTER GILDA WAS KILLED BY YOU THE GRIFFONS DECLAIRED THAT SALTLICK CITY BE OFF LIMITS TO PONIES, AND WE WERE ORDERD TO LEAVE THE CITY AND NEVER RETURN. HOWEVER AS HE WAS LEAVEING ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING INTEL PONIES IN SALTLICK CITY WAS GIVEN A NOTE, AND A NAME. THE NOTE SIMPLY TOLD THE PONY TO MEET WITH THE LEADER OF THE GRIFFONS EVERY NOW AND THEN, THE NAME HOWEVER WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT CLUE WE HAD, OR HAVE EVER GOTTEN FROM THE GRIFFONS AS TO WHAT WAS REALY GOING ON. SADLY THE PONY WAS KILLED BY THE N.L.R SECRET POLICE AS HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A MEETING WITH THE GRIFFON ONE NIGHT.
THE NOTE WAS GIVEN TO US, AND I GLADLY HAND IT OVER TO YOU NOW, MAYBE YOU CAN MEET WITH THIS MYSTERY GRIFFON, WE DO KNOW HIS NAME THOUGH, IT IS SCAR. IN LOOKING UP THE NAME, WE FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR GRIFFON DIDN’T AGREE WITH THE WAR TO BEGIN WITH, AND WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, THAT WAS UNTIL A BOMBING RUN BY THE EQNG LFT A LARGE PORTION OF HIS CITY IN FLAMES, AND KILLED HIS FAMILY. HE BECAME ENRAGED AT THIS, AND SENT FOR THE PONIES WHO HAD CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK, AND HAD THEM EXECUTED. AS IT TURNED OUT THE PONIES HAD MADE A MISCALCULATION AND THOUGHT THEY WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND THE BOMBING WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. NEEDLESS TO SAY SCAR WAS NOW GUILTY OF KILLING INNOCENT PONIES, AND WAS NOW ON A TARGET LIST MADE BY THE EQNG. HE WENT UNDERGROUND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WAR, AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT ALL OF OUR INTEL ON HIM SAYS. ANYWAY MAYBE YOU CAN MEET WITH HIM, AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE FUCK IS NOW GOING ON, BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU WE HAVE NO CLUE. LUNA HAS CUT ANY AND ALL COMMUNICATION WITH US EXCEPT FOR A FEW CODED MESSAGES HERE AND THERE, BUT THAT’S IT.

I was now thoroughly confused beyond all hell, and my head hurt at just trying to think about any of this. The whole first war was a ploy to see what side every pony in the land was going to choose when the major war broke out in the future in my opinion. Well the sides were now chosen, and the war that was supposed to be the first war was now in full swing. We were now not only fighting the n.l.r but the e.l.f as well, the only problem was we had no clue as to who or what the e.l.f were at the moment, we had an idea, but no proof. I needed a cup of coffee and asked any pony if they too wanted one. They all said yes so we headed for the chow hall, along the way we all agreed that at least one of Celestias orders would be followed, and in a hoof shake the e.c.i.a was made an official branch of the n.c.e. As for the rest of the orders, I would hold onto the letter for safe keeping.

After we had our coffee and a smoke break I took the rest of the day off to hang out with Twilight. The newly formed e.c.i.a went into their offices to start decoding any new messages from either the n.l.r or the e.l.f. I told them to give any Intel to the black armored pony in the hallway, and for him to hoof deliver it to me. Other than that they were to dismiss themselves at 1700, and take some time to enjoy themselves, they deserved it after all. I asked Twilight if during any of her trips to the castle she had ever come across any information on a griffon named Scar and if she had what did she know. She told me that she hadn’t, but that if she ever did she would tell me about it. Ruby, and Harmony were training their newly formed unit in hoof to hoof combat, and basic weapons tactics when me and Twi trotted up to them, "Hey major, just training my new squad on some hoof to hoof tactics, and doing some weapons training here not much exciting going on so I figured I’d get some training in." Me and Twi asked if we could join in, and do some opfor training with them, and Ruby thought that was an awesome idea. Twi having been trained by me, and my squad was quite a shot to be honest, and she made quite a few kills, at the end of the exercise we had an a.a.r and went over what could be improved upon, and what went right. We got done with the after action review, and went to turn in the weapons to the armory. At 1700 the e.c.i.a was done with work, I along with Twi waited for them outside the office, and told them they were going out to eat with me and my friends tonight. They all squeed, and went to take showers, and change out of their work uniforms. We all met at a fancy restaurant along with the rest of the 6 best friends, and their families, "A TOAST TO SOME OF THE GREATEST FRIENDS, AND ALLIES TO EVER CALL EQUESTRIA HOME, AND TO LONG AND HAPPY LIVES TO US ALL." I made the toast as Kill Shot, and the entire group of ponies I was with joined us in the place. They all toasted back, and in no time at all the conversations turned away from work, and our mission to other more dinner worthy chat. We all needed this break from the mission, and my brain especially needed to unwind, and have a chance to go back to normal after making it hurt earlier trying to think about the e.l.f, n.l.r, griffons, and everything else. For now my mind was on my wife, and being with friends, and family. Kill Shot and the mayor were even with us, and they were just chatting up a storm, they seemed really happy with each other, and her family didn’t seem to mind it at all. It was a much deserved break, and in no time at all we were done with dinner, and trying to think of other things to do. None of us were tired, when all of a sudden there was a loud boom, followed by streamers, and confetti falling all around us. Pinkie had indeed planned a party for us, and this was it. I should have guessed that much seeing as she was the one who had sent the invites to dinner. Well we now were at a party, and a Pinkie Pie party at that. I missed these, and in no time was dancing with Twi, on the dance floor to live music by dj pon-3. Pinkie had gotten the dj to come out for the night just for us; needless to say she came out for free when she found out just what the event was for. She in fact squeeed at the opportunity to play live for all of us, and invited Octavia along as well, who also squeed at it. What could I say, I was in fact along with every pony that was allowed in the place that night in some way or another a savior of equestria, and this was our long overdue party to celebrate that.