Equestria's Race War

Race Wars: Equestria’s End All Doc version

Princess Celestia’s true colors were shown after her horn recovered. On the night of Hearts and Hooves Day she chose to wickedly strike against the pegasi. She chose Las Pegasus as her means to do so. She Took about 50 royal guards and began knocking on every door and ordering any pegasi to evacuate their residence. They claimed that they were in danger of an airborne pegasi-targeting pathogen that had been discovered in the local area. Nearly all pegasi, out of fear for their own safety, agreed to evacuate. Celestia generously boarded everypony on trains headed to Prance, a country north of Equestria that had agreed to provide homes for the pegasi until the disease was controlled or cured. Nopony questioned what was happening. No one wondered how this disease came into existence, why they were being assisted solely by unicorns, why has no one heard of this disease before, or even what evidence there was that proves any of this is true.

The ponies were boarded on the trains headed nowhere and waited peacefully in their ignorance to arrive in their unknown destination. They took no notice to the lack of windows in the train or lack of personnel on the train. Their only discomfort was the heat in the carts from improper ventilation, but aside from that they all just assumed that the princess was just acting out of duty. Along their path, they traveled through a desert east of a small town called Hille Steed. In the train, the passengers began seeing purple haze haze around them. At first it did no harm and only confused them, but in a flash of light the entire train was ignited at once. Everypony aboard burned slowly and experienced agonizing pain. The train was knocked over on its side by a purposely broken section of the railroad. The explosion was heard for miles, as well as the ponies screams. The pegasi aboard the train suffered a slow, painful, and fiery death.

As it turned out the vents had been fitted with hot mist, which was Celestia’s plan for exterminating pegasi, including mares, stallions, fillies and colts alike. The only thing good that could be said was in their last moments they were with their loved ones, and prior to their death they shared their love with their very special somepony in honor of Hearts and Hooves Day. That day, Celestia had damned the souls of her victims by atrociously murdering ponyfolk both young and old in the most vile way possible, and without the proper burial they would never receive, their spirits would have no rest.

The next day, scouts from Las Pegasus and Hille Steed informed General Rainbow Dash about the news they discovered. Rainbow Dash and Spitfire were in a command center in Cloudsdale discussing where they should move their troops while Fluttershy took notes on their conversation when the first scout, Soarin’, brought in his report on Las Pegasus.

“General,” Scout Soarin’ said, “I’m reporting that the city of Las Pegasus has been evacuated of all pegasi.”

“Huh?” Rainbow Dash shouted in confusion, “Why? What do you mean? By who? To where? Soarin’, give me an answer!”

“Ma’am, they were escaping a pegasus targeting disease.” Soarin’ answered, “According to some royal guards who escorted them out, there was a known pathogen in the area that specifically targeted pegasi so the pegasi of Las Pegasus evacuated by train to a location in Prance until it’s safe to return.”

Just then, another scout named Airheart crashed through the door frantically and presented her report from Hille Steed. “General Rainbow Dash!” She shouted while panting in exhaustion, “I’ve just discovered a derailed train with at least 1605 confirmed dead ponies. All were pegasi and everyone was burnt to a crisp.” Airheart took a break to catch her breath.

Rainbow Dash removed her general’s cap after hearing that report. She tilted her head down and put her hat over her chest in respect for the dead. She wanted to cry, but in a time of war she had to be strong for her sake and those she led. “Soarin’, who did you say led these royal guards in evacuating the city,” Rainbow Dash asked with sorrow.

“From what it seemed former Princess Celestia since she was the only one there giving orders,” Soarin’ replied.

Rainbow Dash’s sadness turned into anger after hearing that name. She understood exactly what happened. “Do you mean to tell me that I have four perfectly capable scouts stationed at Las Pegasus and not one of you could have made any attempt to stop Celestia or the royal guards from taking the pegasi” Rainbow Dash screamed while hovering over Soarin’ and staring him in the eyes.

“Ma’am, I- I thought it was real. I mean it seemed like they were telling the truth. What was I supposed to think?” Soarin’ sheepishly replied.

“You were supposed to think!” Rainbow Dash screeched. Rainbow Dash calmed down and stood back on the floor at eye level with Soarin’. “I shouldn’t do this to you. This isn’t your fault and it isn’t your problem; it’s Celestia’s fault and it’s my problem. We have no choice but to retaliate.”

“Good,” Spitfire exclaimed, “We can kill the rest of that unicorn scum in Las Pegasus. We can start-.”

“No, Spitfire,” Rainbow Dash interrupted, “How is it any sort of justice if we just kill more innocent ponies? We can’t do that. We have to destroy the Royal Castle.”

“Ha ha!” Spitfire chuckled, “That’s a good one General, but seriously what is our plan of action?”

“This isn’t a joke Spitfire,” Rainbow Dash responded in her most serious tone.

“But it’s impossible to get in.” Spitfire said, “The shield is unbreakable and so far no one knows how to get around it."

"That's not true," Rainbow Dash said, "While it does take a lot of force it can be broken."

"How?" Spitfire asked.

"According to Dr. Whooves if we have a force that can go at Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound) or higher then we can break through the barrier." Rainbow Dash explained

"And how do we do that?" Spitfire asked again.

"The Supersonic Rainboom" Rainbow Dash answered.

"you can't be serious," Spitfire said doubtfully, "You couldn't pull something like that off."

"I have to try," Rainbow Dash said.

"Even if you could pull that off and you somehow didn't crash into the ground, how would you survive in there?" Spitfire inquired.

"I don't plan to," Rainbow Dash responded.

Spitfire grew angry when she heard this."You can't do this, Rainbow Dash," She yelled, "You can't just abandon your nation. You... you can’t abandon us.”

“You don’t have to do this Rainbow Dash,” Fluttershy whispered with worry.

“That’s where you're wrong,” Rainbow Dash replied, “Perhaps I’ll reconsider. I’ll give you all my final decision in the morning, but for now everyone besides Fluttershy leave the room.”

The two scouts glided out the door and headed back to their assigned location. Spitfire trotted towards the door, then stopped and turned to face Rainbow Dash. “By tomorrow you will have forgotten all about this idea,” Spitfire said, “Trust me RD, it’s for the best.” She exited the room and headed towards the training grounds.

“What is it you needed to speak to me about, Rainbow Dash?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m resigning my position as general,” Rainbow Dash responded.

“I don’t understand what you mean,” Fluttershy admitted.

“It’s simple Fluttershy,” Rainbow Dash answered, “I’m not gonna be the general for much longer, and when I’m gone you're going to be general.”

“Gone?” Fluttershy inquired.

“I haven’t changed my mind,” Rainbow Dash said, “I know what I must do, and you know you can’t stop me. Spitfire might have tried, but she can’t know about this.”

“I know I can’t stop you,” Fluttershy confessed, “I just wish there was some other way. I’m gonna miss you when you’re gone. Goodbye, Rainbow Dash.”

“Goodbye, Fluttershy,” Rainbow Dash said sincerely. They hugged goodbye and Rainbow Dash headed out the window to leave unnoticed.

“Wait!” Fluttershy shouted, “What am I supposed to do as general? I can’t run this myself.”

Rainbow Dash stopped and turned back. “I’m sure you’ll do fine,” Rainbow Dash replied, “I chose you specifically because of your kind heart. I don’t think anyone else would do the job better, not even me. You’ll know what must be done for the good of Equestria. I believe in you.” With that she headed towards the window again, but stopped and turned back again. “One last thing,” She said, “Give this to Scootaloo.” She removed her armor and handed it to Fluttershy. “I’m not gonna need it anymore,” She explained, “She’ll make better use of it I’m sure.” She then pulled a scroll from the armor and showed it to Fluttershy. “Take this scroll, too. It shows that I gave you my leadership position and has been signed and hoofprinted so that others know it was me.”

Fluttershy was surprised to see an already prepared scroll. “How long have you had this?” She asked.

“I knew I would eventually have to make this decision,” Rainbow Dash answered, “The war didn’t break you like it did us, you remained innocent throughout. I’ve thought this over for a long time, and now it’s time for me to leave.”

The two ponies said their final goodbyes and Rainbow Dash left the building, and Cloudsdale, for the last time. Fluttershy shed only one tear for the loss of her best friend, because she knew it was all she had time for. Fluttershy left through the entrance of the building and was stopped by Spitfire.

“Head Scribe Fluttershy, where is Rainbow Dash?” Spitfire asked, “I need to speak with her.”

“She... um,” Fluttershy muttered.

“And why do you have her armor?” Spitfire insisted.

“You see... I... she... uh,” Fluttershy poorly replied.

“Why are you acting so strange?” Spitfire questioned. Spitfire noticed the scroll and snached it from Fluttershy. The scroll essentially said that for reasons unknown, Rainbow Dash was unfitted to lead her people, so she has left Fluttershy in charge. Spitfire knew that Rainbow Dash had gone through on her plans anyway and grew aggressive. “Where is she?” Spitfire angrily inquired.

“I can’t tell you,” Fluttershy timidly replied.

“You idiot!” Spitfire shouted, “Why didn’t you do anything? I have to stop her.” With that, Spitfire bolted towards Canterlot hoping to stop Rainbow Dash.

Fluttershy was then approached by an owl carrying a message. The message read to meet Zecora in her hut as soon as possible, also stating that it was urgent and important for the value of Equestria. Fluttershy would have Derpy deliver Rainbow Dash’s armor and visit Zecora to find out what she needed.

Rainbow Dash had finally arrived at the Royal Castle. She armed herself only with a lance. She knew that any armor would throw off her balance and reduce her speed. She flew over the castle’s barrier and traveled upward as far as she could possibly go. As her muscles froze, her vision hazed, and she nearly fell unconscious, she descended back towards the castle. At the moment she was able to see again, she shot towards the barrier with all of her speed with her lance aimed forward and pointed at the castle gates.

As she fell, tears flooded her eyes. Tears had three main causes: the shear speed she was going had affected her vision; she was suffering excruciating physical pain from both being in the outer atmosphere and from the friction she was creating from her rainboom; and the biggest reason she was crying was because she felt regret from all she had done up to this point. This war was brought on by her, and she had hoped to gain forgiveness for all of the evil she created by sacrificing her life to end it. She let out an extra jolt of speed and in a flash of blue light she broke the second speed barrier and easily broke through the castle’s shields. Instantly after, she plowed into the castle gates and drilled into the mountainside’s surface. The resulting explosion destroyed most of what was held within the barrier and the remnants of the castle fell from the side of the mountain, killing anything and everything in the area. No remains of Rainbow Dash were ever recovered, but it is likely for the best; who knows what the unicorns might have done to her corpse had they ever found them.

Spitfire had arrived in time only to witness the explosion. She was only a couple miles away from the epicenter of the explosion, but anyone for at least 50 miles could have seen it clear as day. The concussive blast of the explosion, added to the ear-shattering scream of it blasted her away from the scene and rendered her unconscious. She woke from a tree she had been safely tossed into and saw the ruins of the castle. She cried in anguish for the loss of her leader. She searched the ruins for hours frantically trying to find the remains of Rainbow Dash. Eventually she exhausted herself rested on top of another mountain. She was heartbroken to find that her hero was dead. She had no idea how to handle it, so she grew more aggressive. filled with hate, she returned to Cloudsdale to report the news. The only thing she now knew was to hate the unicorns.

After that day, the event came to be known as the Boom Heard ‘Round the World, not only because it was literally heard all throughout Equestria, but because at that moment everyone heard the scream of freedom. Despite this, and despite the Royal Marines’ base of operations being destroyed, the war was far from over. Twilight Sparkle had not been in the castle when it was destroyed, nor was Princess Celestia. Instead, Twilight had been visiting Pinkie Pie’s weapons depot miles away and deep underground. As far as she knew, the world was still turning. Celestia on the other hand was catching phoenixes to use for potion making when she heard the sound of thunder. When she heard it she traced its origins to her castle and was devastated at the sight of its destruction. Once again, she was heavily stricken by fear, and once again, she turned to Twilight for help.

The night of Rainbow Dash’s martyrdom, after the dust had settled, Fluttershy visited Zecora’s hut. She was still devastated by the fact that her longtime friend Rainbow Dash ceased to exist. Zecora greeted Fluttershy in a very serious tone when she arrived.

“Welcome, Fluttershy the meek,” Zecora said, “I know what it is you seek.”

“I don’t think I’m looking for anything,” Fluttershy moaned depressingly, “I only came because you said you needed to see me. Sorry if I wasted your time.”

“I know what it is that makes you upset,” Zecora stated, “but take my advice and you won't regret. Your friend’s sacrifice has become the key to ending perfect harmony. Enter the forest and you will find the result of friendship’s broken bind.”

“Friendship’s broken bind?” Fluttershy inquired.

“You’re past, present, and future lies ahead,” zecora said, “As well as a spirit once thought dead.”

Fluttershy left Zecora’s hut and headed deeper into the forest. She grew fearful as the forest grew darker and darker. Normal nighttime noises became frightening thunder to her the more she pressed on. Along her journey she spotted a tree that had a layer of obsidian coated around its trunk with a faint purple glow in the center of it accompanied by a soft chant. Fluttershy was enticed by it, and she walked closer and closer to it. The closer she drew the brighter the glow became and the louder the chant became. Still, she came closer and closer and the chant seemed like the voices of an infinite amount of ponies. As she pressed her ear to the trunk, the chant became a roar, then a shriek of violence came from the trunk which scared frightful Fluttershy away. She tried heading back, but she lost her way and only went further into the forest. Her gallop slowed to a trot the more her anxiety developed, and suddenly a halt as a dark figure approached. As the figure brought itself to a more visible light it revealed itself to be a sickly mare who was missing an eye, bits of flesh, a hoof, and a jaw. The mare drew closer, groaning louder and louder, and Fluttershy backed away until she was stopped by a tree. The undead mare drew closer and closer until it was only a hand away from Fluttershy’s face, and suddenly it was spontaneously set on fire. The mare screamed for a second, then disintegrated.

Fluttershy was in complete terror, and she shook violently as she carried on through the forest. She arrived at a pair of trees that formed an arc. Beneath the arc was a mirror showing her reflection. When she stopped to view it, her reflection became only a silhouette, and silhouettes of the five that used to be her friends walked into view in the mirror. Rather than being scared, Fluttershy was only confused. The figures shrunk down to the size of fillies and trotted in place. Then, the fillies emerged from the mirror, and walked towards Fluttershy, still completely black. Fluttershy turned away and started running, looking backwards periodically. She turned back to see if she was still being chased and suddenly she bumped into the pedestal of a statue. She looked up to view the statue, and the statue slowly looked down to view her. She galloped away as fast as she could but once again bumped into the statue. She tried again and again to escape the statue, but over and over it blocked her path. Finally, she gave up trying to run and stopped in place.

“What do you want from me!” She shrieked.

The statue revealed itself from the shadows. “I. Am. Back,” It shouted.

Fluttershy heard its voice and realize who the mysterious figure was. It was an enemy of her past. “Night Mare Moon?” She questioned in terror.

“Precisely,” Night Mare Moon responded.

“Why have you returned?” Fluttershy shouted.

“The Elements of Harmony have been disbanded, and now I rise again,” Night Mare Moon replied, “But it isn’t me you should fear. I’ve come to help you.”

“Is that why you set all of those traps here in the forest?” Fluttershy growled.

“I’m afraid I don’t know what you are talking about,” Night Mare Moon said, “But this forest does possess some dark magic secrets. Perhaps you ran into one of them, they are said to reveal a lot about a pony’s life.”

“How do I know you just aren’t here to kill me?” Fluttershy yelled.

“I want this kingdom gone,” Night Mare Moon answered, “and you are going to get rid of it. Think about it young one, who is the real wicked being here, me or Celestia?”

Fluttershy gave her a nasty look, but deep down she knew Night Mare Moon was right; Princess Celestia was causing more atrocities than Night Mare Moon ever had.

“Take these,” Night Mare Moon said. She handed Fluttershy a couple of necklaces with obsidian emblems on them. “I am going to help you get your rainbow friend back,” Night Mare Moon said.

“Rainbow Dash?” Fluttershy questioned, “But she... is gone.”

“That is exactly my point,” Night Mare Moon explained, “These amulets have the power to resurrect anything, including ponies. You are going to take these amulets into Hades and bring back the rainbow-maned one. You need to travel south of Equestria and follow the river Styx through Tartarus and find out where she went. After her courageous stunt I have no doubt that she was given the highest of honor. After finding her, place one necklace on her and one on you. By binding your souls, she will have the power to return to this plane with you.”

“How do I know this isn’t a trick,” Fluttershy inquired.

“Are you really willing to leave it to chance?” Night Mare Moon retorted.

Fluttershy let out a sigh. “I’ll do as you’ve asked Night Mare Moon,” Fluttershy said.

“That’s a good filly,” Night Mare Moon replied, “I must warn you though, if you should fall into the river styx you may never return to this world; and if either of you should remove the amulet then your rescued friend will be returned to Hades. Now go. Seek your friend.” Night Mare Moon teleported Fluttershy south of the forest, just a few miles north of Equestria’s shoreline.

During this time, Spitfire was reporting what she saw to Echo Fleetfoot, her fellow Wonderbolt, in their sleeping quarters.

“...And so she dove right into the castle, destroying it entirely." Spitfire explained.

"Gosh," Echo sighed, "We'll never have another pony as brave as her ever again."

"Don't you know what this means?" Spitfire said, "She wanted to show us that we have to fight no matter the odds and no matter the consequences."

"What do you mean?" Echo asked.

"I mean we need to take it a step further," Spitfire said, "We need to fight more, and we need to fight harder. No more holding back."

"What do you suggest?" Echo inquired.

"In three days time, we will attack Manehattan," Spitfire ordered.

"Are you crazy?" Echo shouted, "You know that's neutral territory. How do you suppose we do that? More importantly, why would we do that?"

"We have to let Celestia know that we are willing to go to any means to bring down her kingdom," Spitfire responded, "What I suggest we do is between me, you, and a few other Wonderbolts, we disguise ourselves so our reputations aren't ruined, then we attack Manehattan, but target only unicorns."

"I don't think that's gonna solve anything," Echo said, "I'm not sure I want to be a part of this."

"Remember who is in charge here," Spitfire said forcefully, "This is what we're gonna do and trust me, it will work."

After their conversation, the two ponies went to sleep. The next day they would prepare for their attack. Despite her explanation, Spitfire's true intention was solely to kill unicorns. She retained resentment against the unicorns for the death of Rainbow Dash and the death of hundreds of innocent pegasi. This attack on Manehattan would be her revenge for all of those that were killed at Princess Celestia's hoof, including and especially Rainbow Dash.

Princess Celestia teleported to Twilight’s location underground, in Pinkie Pie’s weapon depot known as the Party Pit. Twilight and Pinkie Pie were sharing technology discoveries in each of their fields of study when Celestia interrupted with her urgent news.

“So I said ‘why not just add more shrapnel’,” Pinkie Pie said.

“Wow, Pinkie!” Twilight replied, “Who knew oven mitts could work like that.”

Princess Celestia teleported into the room heavily breathing and frantic. “Twilight, there has been an emergency,” Celestia cried, “My castle has been destroyed.”

“Celestia, what do you mean destroyed?” Twilight inquired.

“I can’t be any clearer,” Celestia replied still shaking, “My castle has been annihilated. There is nothing left but rubble.”

“The Royal Castle?” Twilight said still confused, “That’s impossible! Right?”

“I don’t know,” Celestia shouted, “but it is true. The castle is completely gone. This is not a joke. Those Outlaws somehow managed to penetrate my castle’s shields and destroy absolutely everything that was in it.”

Twilight was inflicted with some of the same fear as Celestia at that moment. She turned away to calm herself so no one would notice her emotions. “What was lost in the castle?” Twilight asked.

“Many of our royal guards, your lab work, my throne,” Celestia answered, “but most importantly the Equestia’s Capitol building is at the bottom of a mountain.”

Twilight sighed. “Are our troops surrounding the castle still alive?” Twilight asked.

“I don’t really know,” Celestia said, “I think they are, but most of them were asleep when I got there. There is something else though, Twilight.”

“And what’s that?” Twilight inquired.

“Your brother, Shining Armor,” Celestia calmly confessed, “He was in the castle today. He most likely went down with the castle.

A piece of Twilight died inside her from hearing this. Her eyes rained, but she made no noises or groans. Still faced away, she spoke to Pinkie Pie. “Pinkie Pie, I need you to see if those troops are still breathing.” She ordered, “If they are, bring them back here; this will be our new base of operations until we can figure something out.”

“I’ll be right on it,” Pinkie Pie proudly answered. She fled into the elevator, but returned to gather five portable party cannons and a flying machine, then headed out towards the elevator again.

“Twilight, I probably shouldn’t tell you this,” Celestia admitted, “but I fear for my life.”

“It’s okay to scared at a time like this,” Twilight responded, “You’ll be fine Princess.”

“Let me finish, Twilight,” Celestia interrupted, “I am not so sure I will make it all the way through this war, so in case I do not, I want you to take my place.”

“Please don’t think like that,” Twilight barked, “Nothing is going to happen to you ever.”

“I hope you are right,” Celestia said, “but if something ever does, I want you to have my crown and my necklace.” Celestia magically removed the two pieces of attire and placed them on Twilight.

“I’m not going to take these from you,” Twilight yelled. She then magically removed them and placed them back on Celestia.

“I figured you wouldn’t,” Celestia replied. She conjured a magic box and placed the necklace and crown in the box. “At least secure them for me so that no one steals them,” she said.

Twilight stared at Celestia with agitation. “Fine,” Twilight said, “This doesn’t mean that I’m taking them. You’re getting these back when this is all over.”

“Of Course,” Celestia replied, “As for our current situation, have you put any thought into what we should do?”

“Well, Princess,” Twilight answered, “How is your relationship with the griffons?”

Everyone had their own plans: Twilight and Celestia would travel north to seek recruitment of the griffons; Pinkie Pie’s duty was to retrieve the remaining army from Canterlot and bring them to her weapons bunker; Spitfire expected to exterminate the unicorn population of Manehattan; Fluttershy would save her friend from the depths of Hades and bring her back to the mortal world. The success of their missions they have has not yet determined, but the best laid schemes of ponyfolk can often go awry.