The Battlestars of Equestria

Canterlot Watchtower

Same day during the reconnaissance of the Colonial Fleet

The night have fall down to the nation of Equestria. Princess Luna watched the cities afar using a special telescope from the watchtower. She can also see anything outside of the planet if she ever wanted to see the stars close. She can remember the days that she was with the Starponies. One of the special kind of ponies that lived in Equestria before their disappearance of their Goddess Elune.

"I will never forget the day that I was with the Goddess herself." She said to herself. Remembering the days before the horrifying past of her transformation. The pity jealousy towards her sister. But in the past as well, she can always remember the good times of her elder sister teaching her how to raise the sun and the moon.

The shadow behind Luna lightens as a tall, white and lumi-colored winged unicorn would come out from the dark room of the watchtower. It was Princess Celestia. She shouldn't be awake in this wonderful night. No no. She should rest. But the clock is at 04:00 and it won't be long before she would raise the sun.

"My sister, how are the cities?" She asked. As Luna turned to face her sister.

"All fine and in good condition." She said. "But I do see something strange from the stars. There's something dark about the stars when I looked at it. It was something huge. I believe there were two of those strange stars. Would be that the arrival of the Starponies we've awaited for thousands of years?"

Believed? Celestia used the telescope and looked through it to check if Luna was right about the two unusual stars. "I do see it sister. It's coming here, but it sure is slow."

"Slow? Would be those Dark Starponies?"

"No." Celestia said, still checking the two unusual stars coming towards them. "The Dark Starponies were defeated years ago. Purified by Elune herself. Would you remember those days?"

"I-It has been so long sister...Even I can only remember the days before that horrifying-"

Celestia cuts her there. "Do not remember that my sister." Celestia approached her looking-worried sister and covered her with her massive wings. A winghug. "For you are forgiven of your actions before. No matter how horrible it was. Elune must be happy about how you've changed."

"Yes. She is." Luna smiled, appreciating the care and love towards her sister.

Captain Thorne, HUNTER.

25th Viper Squadron, Battlestar Endeavor

I looked at the planet down below. It was big as of Caprica. The crew inside the Talon Squadron on their raptors were happy. I can hear their annoying laughter and cheers. Even one of them brought wine and get drunk to get scolded by the Admiral later on. I have my Viper positioned in the middle of the Squadron. As the Raptors were in wing formation to wait orders from the Admiral.

"Hey hunter," Calix' voice is heard. "Best discovery huh? Sounds like we can rest here for a while."

I checked the DRADIS again. Seeing if there are any Cylons on the area after two hours. There was none. "If the Cylons doesn't finds us first."

"Don't worry, they won't." Talon 2-3 replied on the comms. As his co-pilot is fracking up the laughter he has. "We'll call this New Caprica once we make land."

"Endeavor, this is 25-Actual. Confirmed life on the planet and we are heading straight to the planet for any signs of locals or tribes on the area. Permission to do so over?" I asked directly to the admiral through the clear comms.

Gallagher replied with a little disturbance from the comms. "Negative Actual, stay on your position. Endeavor and Colossus is going to do a close visual on the area for any civilian population."

"Roger that, 25-Actual out." I replied. Pressing the Navigational Mode of the DRADIS for the surface of the planet. Takes seconds to sync it to DRADIS with the CNP. "All Squadron Vipers and Raptors. Hold position. Don't get too excited." And I hear Stark's annoying laughter spamming up on the comms. "Godsdammit Stark! Shut the frack up and turn your goddamn comms if you want to laugh like a fracking clown!"

"S-Sorry Captain. Just too excited.. Over." He replied. Turning off his comms. I can finally let my mind to rest without his voice being heard.

"Fracker, not a good excuse." I checked the DRADIS again. Still no signs of Cylons.

Canterlot Observatory

Equestrian Defense Force Recon Corps

30 Minutes later.

Having the largest observatory in the whole world as Equestria's brightest minds are even proud of it. Princess Celestia takes her time to visit the observatory to check up on the astronomers of Equestria. Walking up to the center to check upon their duties and what they found about the two unusual stars that she saw along with her sister.

"Have you found out about the two stars?" She asked the old astronomer. Haste Hooves.

"They're not stars my Princess. They're..." He can't quite put these words properly. "They're.. uhmm.. Objects.. Somewhat, big.."

"Big?"

"Well you see Princess.. I have NEVER seen ANYTHING like this in forty years." He leads Celestia upstairs. Explaining about what he had seen through the Observatory's Scope. "I can also see smaller objects.. Err.. Fighter-like objects. Well. They seem to have stopped in orbit!"

"Stopped in orbit?" Celestia questioned him. This is the first time she heard about this. Stopped in orbit objects. Stars can't stop in orbit. They just fall down.

"Well. Yes. I may have to confirm if they are other lifeforms like the Starponies! But I do not see such things like those float and just stayed in the planet's orbit. We may have to ensure that we are prepared on something we do not know Princess. Because I'm guessing that these objects are ships. Spaceships! Or even.. ALIENS!"

Celestia facehoofed. She doesn't believe in science fiction stuff like that. Aliens? That seems a little unrealistic even here in her nation and the planet itself. "Aliens? Are you alright Haste Hooves?"

"Forgive me your highness, I was just guessing about that. But in alien science fiction novels, spaceships do move, stop or fall down."

She sighed. Having to think that Haste Hooves is already old and thinking stuff a little too much for her to know and to handle. She looked at the paper reports of the two stars she spotted. The same as Haste predicted. Alien, mothership, whatever the hell would they put and name those two stars that are close to the planet.

"Have you tried looking closer Haste Hooves?" She asked.

He nodded, "Y-Yes. Like I said P-Princess.. They're aliens.."

Battlestar Endeavor

Battlegroup Sixty-Five. What's left of it anyway.

CIC

The Endeavor's CIC is a large circular room like the Galactica-Class Battlestars. Though, this is a Mercury Class Battlestar. What's the difference is that the Endeavor is a heavily modified warship and was retrofitted for duty two weeks before the Fall of the Colonies. Gallagher thought of the warship being the "Weapon of the Heavens." But the officers inside doing navigation, damage control, checking the ship's condition, counting vipers and humans are one of the tasks that they would always do the rest of their lives. Until of course, they can find home.

"This is.. the data reports and photographs of the natives down below confirmed by Thorne." Tyrons shows the photographs and gives it to Gallagher. "I believe there are natives living down there.. But I don't think they are ordinary natives."

"Huh.." Gallagher sees cities below in the photographs. "It's a city.."

"Sure it is.. Hell, there are large structures. Possible civilization I think. If it is a Cylon Colony, I'll be damned that we'll be attacking them in surprise if they were."

"If it is a Cylon Colony, we would've been attacked by the Baseships once we've jumped here on this system.." Gallagher takes the papers and reports from the file. Checking data reports and signatures of the planet and the descriptions. "Are there any military defenses in orbit? Satellites or anything?"

"No." Tyrons pulled out a paper. Showing cities of Baltimore, Fillydelphia, Manehattan and Canterlot. "But uhm. These are the major cities photographed through the Endeavor's Observatory." He points an observatory structure in Canterlot. "That's an observatory down there and looks like they got eyes outside."

"Are they aware?" Gallagher asked.

"I don't see any warships flying out into space or anything. No space stations on orbit Admiral. This planet is low-tech." Tyrons said.

Low-tech. Of course it would be. It's a planet with talking ponies. But they don't know that. Not yet. Officers inside the CIC were already suspicious about the new planet. Inhabitants in a planet with cities similar to Caprica or the Thirteenth Colony Earth. Sure, they have a lot of data records, recon patrols and observations. But they have no clue on what they are going to do.

"I see a few things on the sky though." Tyrons shows a photograph of a flying pegasus. "This seems to be their air force. But it looks like it's flying with wings. Almost like a pegasus."

"It IS a pegasus."

"Flying horses on a planet? Sure...Sounds magical." Tyrons smirked. "We're dreaming aren't we? A planet full of horses?"

"Whatever godsdamn is there on the planet. We investigate." Gallagher walked around in CIC while reading full reports on the papers he's holding now. He seemed surprised, interested, on to this thing like he wanted to colonize it. "Not Cylons is it?"

"No. No Cylons. If it was a Cylon Colony, we would've been ambushed by Baseships once we've jumped."

"Eh.. Good Point.." He flipped the clipped papers to the next page. "No raiders on the skies. A flying pegasus and a planet with civilization.. This seems a little unrealistic. Rainbows on the skies.. Some beings controlling the weather by forming clouds together... What the hell.. What kind of planet is this? Wonderland in Caprica?"

"Let's hope the Gods in infinity can answer that.."

"If they were here to guide us that is Colonel." Gallagher stops on his post. Checking the DRADIS above the ceiling. Seeing there are any Cylons on DRADIS. "We got a Squadron close to the planet. Raptors carrying Fireteams...." He thinks of something that he can know the planet closer. "..Send two Raptors on this town." He pointed the photograph showing Ponyville. Tyrons seems impressed by Gallagher's choice. Then Gallagher picks up the phone of the CIC. "Get me a direct link to Captain Hunter."

25th Squadron

"Captain Hunter," I hear the voice of the admiral. Listening as he speaks. "Hunter, send two Raptors down there with Fireteams. Land them close to the town and I want you to protect them while they deploy." A silence there for a second or two. "If anything happens or anything attacks you. Do not engage until if it is a Cylon. Those natives down there maybe important or precious for us to live."

"Copy that Endeavor Actual.." I replied. Then I pressed the second button close to my DRADIS to call in the Raptors Comms. "Talon 2-1 and Talon 2-2. Follow my lead. We are going to mobilize Fireteams down there and see whatever the name of gods is down there."

"Roger that." Talon 2-2 said to the comms. "We'll come there with you."

I started to unlock the gears to release me floating in space. Then moved my Viper down towards the planet. I maintained my speed to ensure that I don't start falling down like an asteroid. Two Raptors followed me after. I don't see any risks in the skies that involved lightning. So I pulled the viper's throttle to force an accelerated speed down there. I can see the Raptors boosting up their speed, wanting to catch up. But I had to go first if there are anything that would attack me and my squadron.

"Skies are clear so far." I said to the comms for the two Raptors. "Right, so far... Prepare to mobilize troops Talon 2-1 and Talon 2-2."

"Roger."

Something passed me too fast. Like. Really fast. A Rainbow Trail on the way. "What the hell is that?!" I reacted. Moving my Viper and turn it to where it is going. I started to follow that thing that left it's rainbow trail. "Who the hell leaves a Rainbow Trail?!"

"Hunter! Where are you going?" Talon 2-2 questioned me.

"Following an unknown contact." As my DRADIS beeped. Showing UNKNOWN as if it was a Cylon Raider in the sky. But I never see a raider leaving rainbow trails. "Land on the tagged coordinates Talon 2-1 and 2-2. I'm following the unknown target."

I throttled the Viper to go fast. Activating the boosters as I approach the target. The DRADIS beeping rapidly as I start to become close to it. I can barely see him. But what the fuck, leaving rainbow trails while it flies. I start to target that unknown target but the goddamn crosshair system is too blind as I am going inside the clouds. These clouds are puff as white once I hit them. A little disturbance while I go through these unusual clouds. I feel awkward about targets leaving rainbow trails.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Locked! There. I got the target locked. But my decisions are left questionable. Should I shoot it? Or should I follow on where would it stop? I don't know. But I never heard the admiral ordering me to shoot anything down there but to leave it just alive. Precious target. Yeah. Precious target leaving rainbow trails. If kids were piloting their vipers, they would shoot it down. Like just following the fly with a military fighter.

"Missile away."

Then I launched the missile. Going right towards the target. Hoping that this unknown fighter would blow up into cinder. This goose chase is getting strange every second. I decided to shoot it down instead.

BOOM.