PONIES IN ARMS-2. NUCLEAR WINTER

(IN THE EVENT OF MY DEATH AND PROVIDEING YOU ARE STILL IN THE MILITARY. YOU PVT READ WILL BECOME THE NEXT LEADER OF THE EQNG. I TRUST NO OTHER PONY TO LEAD THE EQNG AND HOLD NO OTHER PONY MORE WORTHY OF THIS HONOR. I HAVE BECOME QUITE FOND OF YOU AND HOLD YOU ALMOST AS A SON TO ME AND MY FAMILY. ENCLOSED WITH IN THIS BOX IS YOUR NEW RANK AND MORE IMPORTANTLY A WAY TO END ANY CONFLICT YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE FUTURE. THEY ARE LAUNCH CODES TO OUR NUCLEAR ARSENAL. I ONLY USED ONE DURING THE FIRST WAR WITH THE E.L.F AND ASSUMEING THAT YOU ARE READING THIS I CAN ONLY SPECULATE THAT SOMETHING MAJOR HAS JUST HAPPEND. GOOD LUCK KID YOU ARE GOING TO NEED IT. WE HAD REPORTS THAT WE JUST SHOVED IN A DESK SOMEWHERE THAT THE E.L.F WAS GAINING STRENGTH AGAIN. EVEN AFTER THE DEATHS OF THE 2 LEADERS. WELL JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT IF WE IGNORE THE SMALL THINGS THEY WILL EVENTUALY COME BACK TO BITE YOU IN THE FLANK AT SOME POINT. SUCH IS LIFE I GUESS. I HOPE TO CELESTIA AND LUNA THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ONCE AND FOR ALL PUT AN END TO THE E.L.F AND MAKE EQUESTRIA SAFE AND WAR FREE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PONYS. TIL THEN CONTINUE TO KICK FLANK AND I GIVE YOU A HOOF SALUTE. GIVE EM HELL KID, GIVE EM HELL.)

Upon reading this I quickly put on the new oak clusters that the box contained. I looked over the codes enclosed in the box as well and thought to myself "only if it really has to come down to it will I ever use these"

I looked for Dash who was already getting into her flight gear along with the rest of the now on alert Ponyville air force and told her to wait on flying anywhere until we had a plan of action. Not knowing if Ponyville was already a target as it had been in the last war I told the mayor to have every pony in the town come to Mare Mar for an emergency town meeting to which she quickly agreed.

I was now in my combat gear along with just about every pony that was stationed at the base; those that were just getting into town via emergency train service for military ponies were told to get into their combat gear as fast as they could. The 2 guests we had in town Octavia and Dj pon-3 were told to stay on the base until proper support could take them to Canterlot.

"FILLIES AND GENTLE COLTS CAN I GET YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. I KNOW YOU HAVE ALOT OF QUESTIONS AND WE WILL GET TO THEM ALL. NO WE DONT HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION ON HAYWAII, ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE STATE HAS CEASED AND IS NOT LIKELY TO COME BACK FOR QUITE SOME TIME. YES THERE HAVE BEEN MORE ATTACKS SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN HAYWAII. NO WE DONT KNOW IF THE E.L.F HAS GROUND TROOPS ALREADY IN TOWNS ACROSS EQUESTRIA. WE CAN ONLY SIT AND PRAY THAT OUR LOVED ONES ACROSS THE LAND ARE ALL SAFE AND SOUND SEEING AS THE BOMB IN HAYWAII WAS THE FIRST TO GO OFF IM SURE OTHE CITYS CEASED ALL ACTIVITYS AND WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYPONY TO SAFTY. SEING AS THE CORPERATION STABLE TECH HAS BEEN BUISY IN SEVERAL CITYS AND TOWNS BUILDING SHELTERS FOR SUCH OCCASIONS ESPECIALY AFTER MANEHATTEN WAS NUKED IN THE FIRST WAR WITH THE E.L.F IM SURE EVERYPONY IS FINE. I NOW WISH TO HAND THE MIKE OVER TO OUR 2 GUIDES AND PILLARS OF LIGHT IN DARK TIMES, PRINCESSES LUNA AND CELESTIA"

"THANK YOU MAYOR MARE AND FIRST OF ALL WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYPONY FOR GATHERING FOR THIS EMERGENCY MEETING. FIRST OFF ANYPONY WHO HAS FAMILY IN ANY OF THE AFFECTED CITYS PLEASE COME AND SEE US BOTH AT THE END OF THIS MEETING AND WE WILL SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET YOU INFORMATION ON YOUR FAMILYS. SECOND THE COUNTER INTEL UNIT OF THE EQNG IS ALREADY AT WORK TRYING TO DECODE CODED MESSAGES HIDDEN IN THE BROADCASTS FROM THE E.L.F RADIO STATION AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK SO FAR. THIRD I ALONG WITH LUNA WILL BE FIGHTING ALONGSIDE THE PONYS OF EQUESTRIA. WE DIDNT GET OUR SHOT AT IT DURING THE FIRST WAR AND WE WANT TO PROVE THAT WE ARE INDEED HERE FOR EVERY PONY. IN THE EVENT OF CANTERLOT BEING BOMBED WE URGE EVERY PONY TO FLEE PONYVILLE AS IT MAY BE NEXT. AS MUCH AS WE DONT WISH FOR SUCH THINGS CONCIDERING THE EVENTS OF 2 YEARS AGO BOTH ME AND LUNA ARE DECLAREING WAR ONCE AGAIN ON THE E.L.F AND WE WILL NOT STOP THE WAR UNTIL ALL MEMBERS OF THIS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ARE EITHER KILLED, OR CAPTURED. I NOW HAND THE MIKE TO MY SISTER LUNA AND THE NEWLY ELECTED LEADER OF THE EQUESTRIAN AIRFORCE"

"THANK YOU SISTER AND TO EVERYPONY I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU ALL MY DEEPEST REGRETS FOR ALL OF THIS. WE AS A NATION HAVE FACED THIS ENEMY ONCE BEFORE. WE KNOW THEIR TACTICS AS WELL AS THE WAY THEY LEAVE CITYS AND TOWNS THEY HAVE BEEN IN. WE CAN NOT ALLOW THIS TO GO UN PUNISHED AND TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU THIS EVERY PONY. WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS AND THE E.L.F WILL FALL. I WILL LEAD THE AIRFORCE INTO COMBAT SUPPORTED BY RAINBOW DASH, THE WONDER BOLTS, AND TOP WING WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR ACTION. RIGHT NOW SINCE WE HAVE NO CLUE WHERE THE E.L.F IS HIDEING OR IF THEY HAVE ATTACKS PLANNED IN ANY CITYS WE CAN NOT JUST GO MARCHING INTO A BATTLE THAT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY GET US ALL KILLED. FOR NOW WE WILL RELY ON INTEL COMEING IN FOR OUR COUNTER INTEL OPERATIONS. LEADING THOSE WILL BE BOTH SWEETIE BELLE, AND SCOOTALOO SEEING AS THEY WERE THE THE VERY FIRST SPIES TO EVER BE USED AND THEY BOTH HAVE EARNED THEIR RANKS WITH HONORS.

LEADING THE GROUND FORCES WILL BE PVT READ ALONG WITH HIS 4 PERSONAL PEGASUS PONIES AS AIR SUPPORT. HIS UNIT HAD THE MOST CONTACT WITH THE E.L.F AND CAN ASSIST IN TRAINING FOR AN UPCOMEING INEVITABLE WAR. THE 6 PONIES OF HARMONY WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE MILITARY AS WELL.

FLUTTERSHY AND HER HUSBAND ARE ALREADY HEADING OUT TO OUTLYING PLACES AROUND PONYVILLE AND ARE SOON GOING TO BE ON THEIR WAY TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF FILLYDELPHIA TO AID IN GIVEING MEDICAL AID TO PONIES THERE.

APPLEJACK AND HER NEW DOG WILL BE ON STAND BY INCASE PONYVILLE COMES UNDER AIR ASSAULT AND SEEING AS SHE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB LAST TIME WILL BE IN CHARGE OF A RESCUE SQUAD TO HELP INJURED AND TRAPPED PONIES.

PINKIE PIE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF WATCHING OVER FOALS AT MARE MAR SINCE SHE IS SO GREAT WITH FILLIES AND COLTS SHE IS THE BEST SUITED FOR THIS JOB.

RARITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN CHARGE OF ANY ARMOR WE WIILL NEED AND WILL ALSO SINCE SHE WAS SUCH A SHOT WITH THE SHOTGUN LAST TIME BE ISSUED A COMBAT SHOTGUN FOR HER PROTECTION AND THE PROTECTION OF TOWN HALL. THAT’S RIGHT I AM NOT JOKEING AT ALL SHE WAS AN AMAZEING SHOT WITH A COMBAT SHOTGUN LAST TIME AND THE MAYOR TOOK NOTICE OF THIS AND ASKED IF SHE COULD HAVE A BODYGAURD LIKE HER" At this Rarity simply agreed to her new role not only as armor maker but also the mayor's bodyguard.

"LAST BUT NOT LEAST TWILIGHT BEING THE ELEMENT OF MAGIC WILL ASSIST MAJOR READ IN HIS GROUND OPERATIONS. SEEING AS HER KNOWLEDGE OF MAGIC IS WIDELY VARIED SHE WILL DO THE MOST GOOD WITH HER HUSBAND ON THE FIELD. THIS WAS A REQUEST MADE BY HER TO BOTH OF US SO WE WILL RESPECT HER WISHES"

It was almost 0300 when the meeting was finally over. I along with Twilight was talking to the princesses about what they had said. "Are you 2 sure you know what you are getting into? The E.L.F were looking for you 2 in the last war, now you want to just join the battle? I think they may be expecting that" "YES,, YES WE ARE SURE ABOUT THIS. WE WANT TO PROVE THAT WE ARE WORTHY RULERS OF THIS LAND, WHAT KIND OF RULERS WOULD WE BE IF WE JUST SAT IN OUR CASTLE WHILE PONIES WERE FIGHTING AND DIEING AROUND US" I simply looked at them. They did have a point and they were the princesses. I was only a major after all, where would I get off on trying to put 2 princesses in their place? "More than likely a 1,000 year stay on the moon" I thought to myself.

Morning came fast since we had all only gone to bed 3 hours before. We all were extremely tired but also ready to get payback for the previous day. Pt was hard and fast the Pegasus ponies did air combat pt, and we ran, did pushups, sit ups, cardio, and other exercises. After pt came the issuing of combat gear for every pony, a combat load of ammo, canteens, grenades, flack vest, and other assorted items used for combat. We didn’t have to wait long for the E.L.F to attack places from the ground. This time they had heavy armor along with other firepower.

*THIS JUST IN FROM THE NEWLY REBUILT CITY OF LAS PEGASUS*

THE E.L.F HAS RAIDED THE CITY OF LAS PEGASUS AND RASIED IT ONCE AGAIN TO THE GROUND. LOOTING, BURNING, RAPEING, AND KILLING ALL WHO HAVE GOTTEN IN THEIR WAY. WE HAVE NO MORE REAL INFORMATION ON THE ATTACKS AND HAVE NO INTEL ON WEATHER OR NOT A BOMB SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WIPED OUT HAYWAII HAS BEEN USED. NOR DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO ANY OTHER ATTACKS FOLLOWING THIS ONE. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SINGLE ATTACK THAT HAS NO REAL BEARING ON THE E.L.F, OR IF THIS IS JUST THE BEGINING OF SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENING DOWN THE LINE. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO E.B.N FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW WAR THAT HAS BEEN DECLAIRED ON THE E.L.F. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND WE NOW RETURN YOU TO YOUR REGULAR PROGRAMING.