Chapters Mission One: Sweetie Belle
My friends and I were trotting through the burnt up Sweet Apple Acres. The trees were charcoal black and all dried up, the ground had massive craters were bombs blew up, and the barn and house now laid in piles of wood.
"You okay, Apple Bloom?" I asked once I saw my friend trying to hold back tears.
"Ah'm fine. Just ah little...shaken up by all ta destruction." the earth pony replied.
"Think our clubhouse will still be here?" Scootaloo questioned as she gazed at the cloudy sky.
"Princess Celestia did order us to go there." I reminded.
As we cut through a small path through the dead trees, we soon came to our destination.
"Huh, it's actually not half bad." Scootaloo remarked.
The windows of our club house were broken and the paint was dull and cracked. Our door and ladder laid on the ground in splinters and a hole was carved into the side of the roof.
Apple Bloom pulled out a lasso from her bag and swung the noose onto a branch. Then she gave it a tug. When the tree branch didn't give away, she gave us the go ahead.
Quickly, Scootaloo and I climbed up the rope and onto the worn away porch. Then I used my magic to reel in the rope and Apple Bloom. Once our country friend was safely on the porch, we headed inside.
"Yuck." Scootaloo gagged as she stepped in an old wasp nest.
Inside the floor was covered in old hay and moldy pieces of wood. There was no furniture except a small table, and the room smelt like moldy cheese.
"Look!" I replied while pointing out a letter on top of the table.
Apple Bloom quickly snatched up the letter and opened it up, "Looks like Celestia has ah mission fer us." she explained.
"What does the letter say?" Scootaloo and I asked.
"Dear Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo, ah received news that some griffins captured ah group ov fillies. Their location is in Dodge Junction." the earth pony read.
Scootaloo smiled and pulled out her revolvers, "Finally, I can use these!" She shouted with glee.
"Wait, there's more." Bloom informed, "It looks like ah spell. Sweetie Belle?" my friend gave me the letter.
I took a deep breath and spoke the spell, "Ekac eip dna etaroced!" I shouted. Suddenly there was a blinding light. Once the light subsided, my friends and I gasped in union at the sight before us.
Did I really do this? I wondered in shock.
The floor was covered in a plush blue carpet while the walls were made out of oak wood. There were three small chests, each one painted in our favorite colors. There was also a portal in the middle set for the base in the outskirts of Canterlot, and a small fridge full of food and drawers full of medical supplies and ammunition for Scootaloo and Apple Bloom's guns.
This place is amazing! I thought to myself in awe, Rarity would be impressed.
"Come on guys, let's go and repay Princess Celestia by bashing those griffins and rescuing those fillies!" Scootaloo cheered.
"YA!" Apple Bloom and I replied happily.
"Y-ya sure w-we have ta g-go through ta Everfree Forest, Sweetie Belle?" Bloom gulped.
We were standing at the edge of the Everfree Forest. I looked down at my map and nodded. Truth be told, I was scared too, however we were on a very important mission and I can't allow my feelings to get in the way.
"Lets go." the orange pegasus grunted as she entered the forest with Apple Bloom and I following behind.
"We just have to follow this river." I informed before rolling up the map and tucking it back into my saddle bag.
"Hay you guys?" Scootaloo asked after about ten minutes of following the river, "How come the water looks all neon green?"
"Cause ov ta radiation from those machines ta griffins use." Apple Bloom replied.
"Hay guys?" Scootaloo gulped as she stopped in her tracks.
"What is i-" However I stopped once I laid eyes at what my pegasus friend was pointing at.
There was a wolf about nine feet staring back at us. It's fur was made out of thick, dark oak wood and had glowing red eyes. Sharp teeth made of sharpened animal bone jagged out of it's mouth while a tongue made out of rabbit skin drooled saliva that burned whatever it touched.
"What is that monster?" I gasped in fear.
"Timber Wolf, ma bet is that it drank from tis river and that radiation did that to it." Apple Bloom answered while she slowly drew out her shot gun.
The timber wolf advanced towards us, the ground shaking every time it took a step towards us.
Scootaloo pulled out her two revolvers and stared at the wolf angrily as Apple Bloom stood next to her.
The beast let out a ferocious roar before breaking out into a jog.
I pulled out my magic cards that Twilight Sparkle gave me, and began frantically to try and find a useful one that wouldn't require that much of my magic.
Once the timber wolf was within twenty feet of us, my two friends opened fire.
Finally! I thought with relief as I levitated a card with a windigo on it.
Seeing this, my friends quickly got out of the way.
"ICE MONSTER'S RAGE!" I shouted. Suddenly the card began to glow and a few orbs flew into my opened mouth. Then, I exhaled, sending a furry of snow and ice towards the timber wolf, breaking it in several pieces and freezing them in place.
"Ah think ya kinda over did it, Sweetie Belle." Apple Bloom laughed.
"Yeah, you could've given us a little more fun blasting that beast." Scootaloo said.
I blushed and ran a hoof through my mane as I levitated my cards back into my bag, "Sorry." I replied.
As we continued on our trek towards Dodge Junction, I couldn't help but feel a little scared. Griffins are powerful foes. If we were up against zebras, then we'd have a better chance of reasoning with them. However, griffins are a stubborn race who only follow their king. So reasoning with them is out of the count.
Looks like we're gonna have to fight them.
Dodge Junction: Apple Bloom
The radioactive river soon led us to dried grass and sand. About one hundred yards in front of us stood a once lively town, now weathered down due to the war and time. There were two cages in the middle of town and several griffins roaming around Dodge Junction.
"Can ya see which fillies those griffins captured?" I asked Scootaloo.
My friend nodded and quickly pulled out her binoculars from her bag and placed them over her eyes.
"It's kinda hard to make out details, but I see a cream colored pegasus, two earth ponies who are wearing matching purple armor, and a greyish white pegasus that's laying on the ground." Scootaloo informed us before putting her binoculars back in her bag.
"Let's go." Sweetie Belle whispered before slinking towards the town like a cat. Scootaloo and I just shrugged before following our unicorn friend.
As we came within a few feet of Dodge Junction, we dove into the nearest bush just as a light blue griffin with a shotgun walked in our direction.
Please don't notice us, please don't notice us. I prayed quietly in my mind.
Once the griffin past our hiding spot, I poked my head out and scanned our surroundings.
Oh my Celestia. I breathed.
The houses were lined with drying zebra and pony skin and meat while several snipers were positioned all over the roofs. In the red clock tower, there was a slick female griffin with beady yellow eyes who was barking orders at the other griffins.
"Isn't that Gilda?" Sweetie Belle whispered as she slightly poked her head out from the bush and followed my gaze.
"Ah think so." I gulped before I retracted my head back into the safety of the bush.
"So what's the plan?" Scootaloo questioned as she pulled out one of her revolvers to see if it was full of bullets.
"I can use Alpha Seaweed to capture all the griffins on the ground. Then Scootaloo can take out the snipers while Apple Bloom goes after Gilda to get some answers." Sweetie Belle suggested.
"But doesn't tat drain ya ov yer magic really quickly?" I asked.
"Then Sweetie and I will cause a distraction, allowing you to go and see Gild." Scootaloo said.
"We're suppose ta rescue those fillies! Not start ah fight with these griffins!" I hissed.
"Griffins are all over the place, we're gonna have to take them down in order to rescue them." My unicorn friend replied.
"Fine, but why do ah have ta be the one who sees Gilda?" I grumbled. If anypony needs to fight Gilda, it should be Sweetie Belle since she can use her magic or Scootaloo since she can shoot really fast.
"Cause your great at stealth." The white unicorn explained.
I sighed and gazed up at the looming red clock tower, "Go an cause ah distraction." I commanded.
"Take that!" Scootaloo shouted as she opened fire at some of the snipers.
"ICE MONSTER ATTACK!!" Sweetie hollered before she unleashed a torrent of snow and ice at a large group of griffins.
While my friends were fighting, I was walking quietly towards the clock tower. My shotgun was strapped to the side of my saddle bag, loaded with ammo and ready to fire.
As I crawled through a window with no glass, my hooves instantly touched something hard. Quickly, I got out my flashlight and turned it on, only to loose my lunch in the process.
The floor was covered in skeletons and stained in blood, there were huge metal tubes with small windows that shot out from the ground and rose all the way to the top floor. In almost all the small windows there was a pony head or internal organs that floated in some kind of clear liquid.
What is this thing? I wondered in horror.
"Why don't ya come up here and find out, flea bag." a voice mocked.
I looked up and let out a scowl as Gilda opened the trapdoor and was now grinning at my evilly.
"M-maybe ah will!" I shouted back angrily before marching towards the surprisingly well kept staircase.
"Good." Gilda stated before closing the trapdoor.
Quickly, I galloped up the stairs and towards the trapdoor as a million questions floated inside my mind. Why did you capture these fillies? What does this machine do? Why are pony parts floating inside it?
Once I reached the door, I kicked in open and jumped onto the second floor.
In front of me stood a giant silver like oven which the tubes connected to. A long thin see through tube that was caring neon green liquid ran from the top all the way down and out a blown out window. Gilda stood off to my right side, admiring the view of my friends battling the other griffins.
"What does tis machine do?" I asked while trying to sound brave. However, in truth I was really scared of having to probably face Gild head on.
"It's called the Oven. This machine runs on animal parts which in turn...well why don't I just show you?" Gilda replied before strolling up towards the Oven and pressing a blue button on the side. Suddenly, the machine hummed to life and a silver tube shot out from the top and Gilda picked it up with a thick wooden rod.
The griffin smirked and threw it out a window, after about a couple of milliseconds, a loud boom followed by an explosion of silver liquid followed suit.
"Take a look." Gilda grinned.
What can she be up to? I wondered as I slowly walked up to a window and peered through it.
The ground was covered in medium silver fires, I saw Scootaloo's left leg burnt and Sweetie Belle trying to ice it while also fighting off several approaching griffins.
"H-how could ya!?" I gasped in horror.
"Oh and things get better, this thing is just a prototype. Soon the Griffin Kingdom will have hundreds of these all over the world! Now not only will this awful war end, but the griffins will rain as rulers of this world!" Gilda cried out in glee.
I gritted my teeth and turned around towards the smug griffin. Oh how much did I want to beat some sense into her.
"Yer doing tis all wrong!" I shouted, "Ah want tis war ta end just as bad as ya, but tis is not ta way!"
"YES IT IS!" the griffin bellowed, "IT'S THANKS TO YOU PONIES AND ZEBRAS THAT THIS WAR EVEN STARTED! SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE GRIFFINS TO CLEAN UP YOUR MESS AND TAKE WHAT'S RIGHTFULLY OURS!"
"It was the changelings!" I explained, I really didn't want to hurt Gilda. All she wanted was for this blasted war to end, but the way she's doing it may bring harm to everypony.
"Lies, we griffins know that those bugs are long gone." Gilda informed coldly as she took out her machine gun and pointed it at me.
Please forgive me. I thought sadly as I placed my tongue in the trigger.
Then, we both fired.
Saved By A Griffin: Scootaloo
I was about to pull the trigger on a snowy white griffin with slimy green eyes, however the sound of a filly's scream stopped me and everyone else. As we all looked to the source of the sound, my heart shattered and from the corner of my eye I could see Sweetie Belle about to faint.
There was Apple Bloom falling to her doom, I could make out both of her legs on her right side were gone. Leaving a trail of crimson red blood raining down onto the already blood soaked ground.
"SOMEONE HELP HER!" I screamed, tears were flowing down my cheeks. But alas, not one griffin stepped up to try and save my friend.
"ALPHA SEAWEED!" I heard Sweetie Belle cry, but her magic was too low during our fight with these griffins, so instead of magical seaweed sprouting from the ground and catching Apple Bloom, the unicorn collapsed onto the earth due to exhaustion.
"APPLE BLOOM!" I screamed while pushing past stunned griffins to get to my falling friend.
As I came closer to were Apple Bloom was going to land, I saw Gilda jumping out of the shattered window and flying towards the country filly. However, instead of trying to save her, the griffin pulled out a small handgun and pointed it at Apple Bloom.
"STOP IT!" I shouted. If only I could fly. I thought to myself angrily. If I could fly, then I could save her...why does life have to be so cruel!?
Gilda was about to pull the trigger, but was stopped by a silver colored griffin who was dressed in red and blue armor, behind him were twenty others who all wore blue and yellow armor.
The silver griffin quickly grabbed Apple Bloom into his arms and kicked the gun out of Gilda's.
"Have you no pride?" He questioned in a deep, rustic tone.
"Of course I have pride, Silver Claw!" Gilda spat, "But these losers infiltrated our base, so we decided to throw them a little welcome party." she motioned with her claw at her comrades, however they all cowered like little foals once Silver Claw looked at them.
"You're mission was to invent useful machines for us to win this war, not picking on fillies." Silver Claw stated as he slowly descended.
"But these brats went into our territory!" Gilda practically screeched.
Interesting, I thought, usually Gilda wouldn't hesitate to beat the crap out of anyone who opposed her, so why hasn't she socked him? Is it because they're the same species?
"Just kick them out then." Silver Claw sighed before landing onto the blood soaked ground.
I took a deep breath and slowly made my way towards him. This Silver Claw still has Apple Bloom, hopefully if I just ask nicely for my friend he'll give her back.
As I made my way towards him, I could see Sweetie Belle carefully trotting towards the two cages which held the captured fillies.
Gilda landed next to Silver, glaring at me as I walked up to them. Now the other griffins who were dressed in armor were descending as well, probably tired of flying.
"E-excuse me." I stuttered, "B-but may I have my friend back?" I pleaded.
The armored griffin nodded and carefully laid my friend onto my back.
"Make sure you get her to a nurse quickly, she's already lost a lot of blood and still is." He explained.
"Now you're helping the enemy!" Gilda shouted angrily, making me flinch.
"Ponies and zebras are the enemy, not fillies." Silver Claw sighed, "Now why don't you do something useful and show me that machine you're working on."
Gilda huffed but led the silver griffin through the doors of the bell tower, while his soldiers were rounding up the other griffins into a tight circle.
I quickly located Sweetie Belle who was unlocking one of the cages and trotted up to her carefully, so as not to cause Apple Bloom any more pain.
"What took you blank flank so long to get us out?" a familiar voice screeched.
As I came to my unicorn friend's side, I let out a groan. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had dents in their matching armor and looked like they haven't slept in two days. However, leave it to Diamond to manage to insult us right on the spot. In the other cage, I could see Rumble laying on his backside. His helmet laid in pieces and he had three long cuts across his back. If it wasn't for a moan he let out whenever a fly crawled around on his bloody back, you'd think he was dead. Next to him was Featherweight who had a couple of bruises doting his frail body and a broken camera was strapped around his neck.
"Can you blank flanks go any faster?" Diamond moaned.
While Sweetie Belle was arguing with Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon met my gaze and when she saw Apple Bloom, gasp of total shock escaped her lips.
At least Diamond's minion seems to have a heart . I thought to myself.
"Diamond." The filly whispered while poking her friend slightly.
The pink diva glared at her minion, only to have her eyes grow bloodshot once Silver turned her head towards Apple Bloom.
"Oh my Celestia." She gasped.
"Sweetie Belle," I said, trying to ignore two of the biggest bullies staring, "I'm going to take Apple Bloom back to base, think ya can handle these four on your own?" I explained.
My friend nodded sympathetically and returned to her work while I trotted carefully towards the Everfree Forest. My mind racing about a hundred miles per hour.
Don't worry Apple Bloom , I thought, I'll get you to safety soon .
Mission One Complete: Sweetie Belle
Once I unlocked Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's cage, I quickly went on with opening Rumble and Featherweight's. However, I did keep an eye out for any griffins who decided to kill me when Silver Claw wasn't looking.
"Is Apple Bloom going to be okay?" Diamond Tiara questioned.
I stopped what I was doing and froze. Did I just hear actual concern in her voice? Slowly, I turned around and smirked.
"What's so funny?" Demanded Silver Spoon.
"Nothing," I replied, "I just find it interesting that a bully like Diamond would be concerned for a blank flank ."
The bully's face got flustered, "Well I um," She stuttered, "It just won't be the same teasing you blank flanks if there's only two."
I chuckled a little before finally being able to open the last cage. Diamond is really bad at lying. Though, I'd be lying too if I didn't say that her words touched my heart a little.
"Thanks." Featherweight said before limping out of his prison.
"Not a problem." I saluted before heading inside the cage and towards Rumble.
"Ugh." The colt grunted before lifting his head a couple of centimeters off the ground.
"You okay?" I questioned.
"Sorta," He replied, "Though I can't feel my hooves."
I smiled sweetly before levitating poor Rumble onto my back. Then I turned to the other fillies and motioned them to follow me. We'd better get back to base as quickly as possible, night was quickly upon us and who knows what horrible creatures lurked in the dark?
As we made out way through the Everfree Forest, it was Featherweight who finally broke the silence.
"How are we going to get back to base? It's at least another one to two hundred miles." He questioned.
"Oh you'll see." I replied, just picturing their expressions when they see my new tree house made me chuckle.
Once we came out of the Everfree, I allowed everypony to take a five minute break. Besides, my back was killing me. Rumble may be lighter then me, but he weighs a ton when you have him on your back for so long.
"When I get back to my father, I'm going to have him write a very mean letter to the king of the griffons! That Gilda had some nerve keeping me in a filthy cage like an animal." Diamond stated.
"And get the king even angrier? Do you want to doom the entire pony race?" Rumble whispered loudly.
Seeing that death glare of hers, I quickly placed Ruble back onto my back and we headed off once more. However, I quickened my pace. I wanted this mission to end as quickly as possible so I can finally spend some time with my sister. Not to mention I also wanted to see how Apple Bloom was.
When we came to Sweet Apple Acres, that was when everypony stopped in confusion.
"What are you doing? The base is that way!" Silver Spoon exclaimed while pointing a hoof to the north.
"You'll see." I replied.
"Is this is one of your tricks, I'm going to tell Princess Celestia." Diamond Tiara threatened.
"It's not one of my tricks, now can you please just follow me?" I sighed.
Seeing no other option, we set off yet again. Dear Celestia was this annoying. Why can't they just follow me without asking questions like any normal pony? Instead they have to stop every single time and test my leadership. Maybe I should've carried Apple Bloom and left Scootaloo to deal with these four. At least with her she has actual leadership qualities and these two pegasi almost always do what she tells them to do.
Anyways, we finally arrived at the old tree house. Smiling, I let Diamond and her gang to go up first. Then, once we were all next to the door, I turned the handle and we all piled inside.
"Whoa, this place is amazing!" Featherweight shouted.
"Where does this portal lead to?" Silver Spoon questioned. Though she tried to contain it, I could see that her eyes sparkled in amazement.
"To the base." I answered.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Diamond Tiara commanded before jumping inside the blue and gold vortex.
"Wait for me!" The silver filly cried out before jumping in after her boss; I'd say friend but lets be honest, Silver Spoon is more like Diamond's employee.
"Here goes nothing." Feather mumbled while walking into the portal. As he walked inside, I could hear him giggling like a foal.
Smiling, I followed in pursuit. Our first mission complete, and all it only took us less then a day. You know, this job might not be so bad. We just have to remember to bring a travel size first aid kit with us.
When my body came into contact I could see why Featherweight was laughing. In fact, Rumble and I could help laugh either as the portal felt like a million parasprites brushing their tiny wings against our bodies. However, it was no laughing matter when we came out of the portal and found ourselves at the hospital entrance. Nurse Red Heart and two doctors were there waiting for us, as was my sister and Princess Celestia.
"Get that colt to a bed." Red Heart commanded.
Quickly, I could feel Rumble being lifted off of my back. Once he was gone with the two doctors and Nurse, my sister scooped me into her hooves.
"Oh thank the stars your all right." Rarity sobbed. "I was so worried when your friends showed up and you weren't with them."
"It's a good thing I moved the portal close to the hospital before your friends showed up. Any more time and Apple Bloom would've lost too much blood." Celestia piped up before moving closer to my sister and I. "Due to your successful mission, I'm giving you tomorrow off to recuperate."
"Thank you Princess Celestia." I replied.
The princess gave me a warm smile before trotting away.
New Body, Same Old Mind: Apple Bloom
New Body, Same Old Mind: Apple Bloom
I woke up slowly. My body felt stiff and for some reason I couldn't feel the right side of my body. The last thing I remembered was Gilda pointing her gun at me, and blood. So, so much blood.
The first thing I saw was white. The whole room was white, except for a large window that I couldn't see out of, a steel door and a brown cabinet. Oh, and this really hard metal table I'm laying on. Maybe I'm where dead ponies go to. Yeah, just like in that old book granny use to read to me every night. Hopefully the Alicorn King would let me say goodbye to my friends and the princesses. Maybe ask if we completed the mission. After all, I don't want to die for nothing!
"Apple Bloom!" I heard an all too familiar voice cry out.
My heart shattered. Applejack is with me!? Of course I'm happy. After all, I'll know somepony in this new land and we'll be able to see mom and dad again. But, a part of me is sad because my older sister, the element of honest, is dead like me.
A thought occurred to me. What if we did fail? What if the griffins decided to attack the base and killed my sister in the process!?
Suddenly, the door slid open and my sister galloped inside and enveloped me in one of her bear hugs.
"Ah was so worried ya weren't goanna make it." Applejack whispered, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Make it?" I questioned. Never in granny's book did it mention that spirits have to 'make it' in order to come to this place. Oh! Maybe she means the path you have to take to get here! Though, I don't remember walking on any path paved with gold.
"Nurse Red Heart said ya lost a lot ov blood. Someponies were even placing beats on how long you were goanna live." AJ explained.
"So ah'm not dead? Then why can't ah move ma legs n' hooves?" I asked.
Applejack gave me one of her 'really?' looks before letting go of her hug. "Gilda shot yer limbs clear off. The doc had ta give ya new ones. Reason why ya can't move them is because no pony turned them on yet."
I moved my eyes to were my limbs were expose to be and gasped. My left side looked fine. A couple cuts and bruises, but my right side looked...pretty darn cool if ya ask me. Instead of my right side foreleg, there was a metal like claw with neon blue tubes running up and down it. My bottom leg looked like a normal, robotic hoof with the same blue tubes. Less cool, but still awesome nevertheless.
"How do ya turn tem on?" I asked. Eager to know what it was like to walk like a cyborg. Wait, I'm a cyborg now! Maybe there's like a button hidden somewhere that shoots out laser beams like it the movies! If so, I'd be a living, breathing war machine!
"Ya just put liquefied crystals in them tubes." Applejack answered. "There should be some in one ov these cabinets."
"What can ma new limbs do?" I questioned as my sister walked over to the cabinet.
"Wit yer claw, ya can pick stuff up easier." she replied before opening the cabinet door and rummaging through the rows of bottles.
"And?"
"That's about it."
Sigh, so much for getting my hopes up for nothing. Wait, maybe I can get one of the princesses to modify these robotic limbs for me!
Applejack soon walked over to me with a small bottle of sparkly clear liquid in her hoof. Then, when she came to my side, she unscrewed the vial and opened a section of my robotic limb before poring that stuff inside.
Once she closed the section and went to the other limb, AJ gazed at me with a small smile. "Try moving yer claw now."
As she filled my other limb, I did as I was told and began trying to move it. At first, it only moved a couple of centimeters, but soon I was able to make what griffins call a fist! No way, now I can finally find out what it's like to punch something! Wait, exactly how powerful would my punches be? Would I even be able to life stuff five times my size? Maybe I'll get my cutie mark in heavy lifting!
"Okay, now try ta walk." Applejack commanded.
I snapped out of my thoughts and slowly got off of the table which I was laying on, which created a loud thud. Then, I took one step with my flesh leg, and then one with my metallic leg. Hey, maybe I should just call them that from now on.
"How does it feel?' My sister asked.
"Ah little weird, but fine." I replied back before walking towards the door. I couldn't wait to show Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo my new limbs. I bet they've been really worried about me from what Applejack told me. What if they placed bets on me too?
I gave me head a shake. No, they wouldn't do something like that. Betting on somepony's life sounds like something Diamond and Silver would do.
"They're in ta cafeteria." Applejack called after me once I was halfway out the door.
"Thanks!" I shouted before changing my direction to the cafeteria. Maybe they have apple pie. I could go for a slice right about now. Yeah, a big slice of war apple pie, a large scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a giant dollop of whip cream.
Ugh, now I'm really hungry. Hopefully I can put on the charm and get two slices. Though, it depends on who's serving today. Hooves crossed that it's not Cheerilee. She's nice and all, but that mare is somehow not affected by my puppy dog face. Hopefully Scootaloo opened that big mouth of hers and told her what happened. Then Cheerilee would be so happy to see that I'm alive that she'll give me an extra slice!
Wait a minute, I forgot to ask my sis if we completed the mission! Oh well, I'll just have to ask Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle.
Hi there, my name is Scootaloo and I'm what ponies call a scout. You see, Princess Celestia needed some ponies to complete certain missions during the Silver War. So, after reassuring our family for the hundredth time that we'll be okay, we signed up as scouts and got the job!
However, before you dive into our story, I wouldn't leave you in the dark. So, allow me to tell you dear reader how the Silver War began.
It all started with a fire that destroyed all of the zebra's land. So, the chief wrote a letter to Princess Celestia to allow them to stay in her kingdom. However, Chrysalis heard of this from one of her feedings and decided to change into Celestia herself.
When the chief of the zebras came into the throne room of Canterlot, Chrysalis who was disguised as Celestia babbled on and on about how the zebras were, "Monsters" and that they should've, "Burn in the pits of Tartarus."
Then on the next day, the real Celestia got a letter of hostility from the zebras. Not wanting a war to begin, the sun princess tried to reason with the zebras. However, changelings posed as zebras began to do heinous actions like destroying several homes and the destruction of the Octagon.
But still Celestia tried to negotiate with the "zebras." However, the line finally broke when the changelings posed as zebras set fire to three orphanages, killing a total of fifty fillies and foals. With no choice left, Celestia finally called war on the zebras.
However, things turned for the worst when news of this war spread to the Griffin Kingdom. Gold Talon, their leader, found this war to be the best way to conquer the pony and zebra kingdom. So now not only to the zebras and ponies have to worry about each other, but also the mighty griffins as well.
Now, you may be wondering how I know all of this, well Zecora told me. However, when I tried to tell the two princesses, they wouldn't listen to me since they're always busy with the Silver War. So, my friends and I tried to tell out sisters, but they didn't listen to us either.
That's why we decided to become scouts, so that we can travel all over the world to try and tell this tale to anypony who will listen.
Now, let's dive right into our story.
