Author's Note

Thanks to Bryan Luna for his work as editor also do to school Zaku666 had to step back from it for now so if anypony wants to help edit please pm me.

Also I'd like nine oc guard of balls so till the chapter after next pm with their looks, cutiemark, race and notable service records (nothing outlandish pleas), and notable infraction. This is a way to give thanks to you fans of the story by placing some of your OCs (that best fit) in to as background characters and/or Supporting characters.

Is this punishment for something?

Ponyville start of Equestria's first mobile suit school. With instructor Lieutenant Tachibana

May looked out at her class, twenty students sat in four rows of desks. It was more then she expected but at lest it was still a small class. She smiled. "Welcome class, to mobile suit piloting school. Where I will teach you how to safely own and operate your own mobile suits. We have special simulators set up to teach you how to control and operate them but before you get to that you must first study and pass a written exam to show you have learned and understand safety and operation laws." explained May.

She watched as Big Mac slid back in his chair with a look of dread, along with Vinyl Scratch and few others. The first class was a mix group of randomly selected volunteers and chosen testers. Big Mac, and Maud Pie where both selected for this. Vinyl Scratch a local DJ, Cherryjubilee a farmer from Dodgejunction, Gustav a griffon baker, and several others from across Equestria have been selected to be in the test class. All from different walks of life.

"So let's begin with turning to page one in the books in your desks."

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Sweet Apple Acres six hours latter.

"Howdy Big Mac! How was your first day of school?" Said Applejack as Big Mac walked in.

He sat at the table and laid his head on it. "Nope!" He said in his deep tone.

"Come on Big Mac it can't be as hard as all that both me and Bloom passed it and we had the added training of how to fight in the things. Shucks mine ain't even set up to do farm work but it's been huge help in rearranging the fields to get more use out of that Zaku tractor he is sending us. And that means you need to know how to use it so it can keep harvesting apples if I'm out doing harmony things and Apple Bloom an Babs are on duty." said Applejack.

"But..." started Big Mac.

"No buts mister! I was against it at first too but after turning one field in to three. In the time it takes to do half a grove sold me on it. Know I assume you have home work to study?." said Applejack.

"Eyup..." Said Big Mac with a sigh.

"Then get it done before dinner." said Applejack.

Big Mac nodded and opened his book bag. Part of him in his mind was laughing at how he and AJ had been in each others roles back when she was a filly. The universe loves it's irony.

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Sugar Cube Corner

"So Maud how was class?" Said Pinkie as she brought Maud some muffins.

"It was exciting that famous DJ Pon-3 is in it. The one who you work with. I had to contain my self to not fan filly. After all you introduced me to her music." Said Maud with her normal sedated tone.

"Oh yeah. I worked with her a lot so she gave me some free recordings of her songs. I'm happy you liked her work, you only normally like rock." Said Pinkie.

"Yeah but her music has a good heavy beat. It's solid like rocks. The teacher is also really something. Lieutenant Tachibana has a real solid presence when she speaks. Her eyes are also vary captivating like when you crack a geode for the first time and sun hits it right away and makes it sparkle." Said Maud with a vary small smile but no noticeable change in her voice.

"Oh my gosh! Your hot for your teacher!" Pinkie shouted, Maud was thankful it was just the two of them in the store alone.

"Pinkie not so loud. What if somepony heard you. Please let me get my homework done. Besides aren't you suppose to be working?" Said Maud her tone taking a do as your big sister says feels, but not changing that much that others would notice with out knowing her.

"Oh my gosh! My upside down triple chocolate death cake!" Pinkie shouted and zipped back to the kitchen.

Maud chuckled and shook her head "Never change sis." Said Maud in her normal tone.

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Babs was bored and slightly miffed. Fritz was staying in Canterlot. That was going to happen even before the Griffon spies. But before Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle where going to have to wait for him with her. But now the second unit was split up her Diamond and Sliver where in Ponyville on guard while her her stud an herd sisters where in Canterlot. "What did we do to piss off the captain?" Asked Babs over her team com.

Diamond popped up in a window on the right side monitor. "Nothing Babs, our team is just better suited to patrol her in Ponyville cause Silver is scary good with a sniper rifle."

Silver popped up on then left. "Also if there is an aerial threat I can hit it from here with out them knowing what hit them. Sorry you can't be with Fritz."

"Yeah I know let's finish our patrol and grab some hayburgers. I'm getting hungry." said Babs.

"Roger!" Said both her team mates with cheer.

The three mobile suits tromped on through the Everfree forest as they scanned for any dangerous animals getting to close to the castle or Zacora's hut.

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Ponyville base under Twilight's castle.

Sunset was singing a song as she downloaded her mp3 list in to her suit. "My past will not define me, cause my past is not today~"

"But that flank bouncing around up there sure will!" Shouted Trixie from the outside the suit.

Sunset turned around and looked to see Trixie and Twilight giggling on the catwalk of her suits paddock. "Your just jealous that Twilight likes my flanks more." Said Sunset turning to give her hips a shake.

"No pony's flanks are nicer then the Trixie's Great and Powerful Plot." retorted Trixie.

"Oh so your saying you have fat ass?" Asked Sunset sticking her tongue out at Trixie as her jaw dropped and eye twitched at how Sunset just played her.

Twilight was laughing at the two's antics. "That's enough girls *giggle* We got things to do today remember." Said Twilight getting there attention.

"Yeah I know but it's too fun getting under Trixie's coat like that. She makes the cutest pouty face when she is flustered." Said Sunset as she jumps out and pulls both of them in to a hug.

"Trixie will make you pay latter." Said Trixie as she and Twilight returned the hug.

"Ok, come on we have a lot to work to do. Jay has what we both hope is the harder job. We have to find ponies not in the guard willing to become guards." Said Twilight as she broke the hug.

"Maybe we be better of trying to summon more humans? I can think of five who would jump at the chance to hang out with us again." said Sunset.

"Sunset remind me what happened to you double when you met her?" asked Twilight.

Sunset sighed and lowered her head. It was not even something she meant to do but it was her worst dead. "Two of the same being can not share a space in the same universe. So when my human counterpart saw me and her first reaction was to hug me, the universe corrected for there being two of me and merged us together with each other. This resulted in a battle for which one of our minds would survive and thanks to my magic, I won and the human me was absorbed in to me." Said Sunset with sad tone as she remembered the first and only time she took a life. "At night I still feel her in side. Her memories some times rise up in my dreams. But the worst is when we met her joy turning in to fear. As we became one and I over powered her. Sometimes I wonder if she is still alive in me somehow. Maybe is should ask Luna about it? You should have seen her parents reaction to it when I told them what happened after the whole she demon event. Her father actually tried to have me exercised... it didn't work and punched out the priest for coping a feel while he was trying. You think a holy man would have more control of himself." Said Sunset with a shake of her head at the last part.

They now were stepping in to the elevator that connected the base with the castle basement.

Twilight shuddered. "That can't have been pleasant. Is that why you stayed where you did?" asked Twilight.

"Yeah I mean I kind of did absorb there daughter didn't feel right living with them anymore. Not everything I did is redeemable. Though it was exciting when the Dazzlings moved in. Also made rent easier. By the way got tickets to there show in Canterlot next month. They said that there agent the retired singer Nightshade understands wanting to play Ponyville but, with it being a small town still, they need to do more popular cities to build their new rep before the can have a show here and expect big turn out." said Sunset.

"Trixie doesn't have a problem filling Ponyville theater two nights a week." said Trixie.

Both Sunset and Twilight laugh. "That's because you have Sunset and a certain princess in a sexy outfits on stage as your beautiful assistants/co-stars in your show. Though I'm surprised that the, try to out do the magic trinity gimmick portion of the show you came up with went over so well." said Twilight.

"Of course it went over well. Anypony that can do something we can't do gets a huge boost in there profession. Remember that earth pony that could actually shape stone like clay? Well he is now one of the highest demanded Geomancer artist in Equestria. We made Stone Touches's career, when we admitted he bested us." Said Sunset who then smiled. "And everypony in this elevator knows you get off dressing up like that in public. Or did you forget how we celebrate after the show?" Asked Sunset.

Twilight blushes. "Ok my turn in the ribbing. But nether of you complain." said Twilight.

"Why would we?"Asked Trixie before the elevator dinged.

The three stepped of the elevator and started up the stairs to the main castle. They went to Twilight's library and settled in at a desk with a lot of paper folders on it.

"Ok these are the service records of all active duty guards in Equestria and the Crystal Empire. Cadence sent hers for review to see if hers need retraining. She also requested we send a teacher for that." explained Twilight.

Three hours later.

"You've got to be kidding?" asked Trixie.

"I agree this is really the extent of guard skill and effectiveness." said Twilight.

"And you questioned my logic of using a army of zombiefied teenagers. Based on this me and those two flunkies I had could have taken Equestria over by our selves after the transformation. Puts it perspective how important you and your friends are to Equestria." said Sunset.

"I find it hard to believe, that after the Griffon pony war two hundred years ago, the EPU guard would degrade so bad." said Twilight

"It's Prince Bloods fault." said Sunset

"Blueblood wasn't born yet." said Twilight.

"Not Blueblood, his father Royal Blood. A descendant of the princess Platinum. He was in charge of national spending. He thought that after there defeat and internal turmoil of the griffins, that followed the guard was to big a cost to maintain so he cut some of there budget and diverted it to payroll for other things. Grant you one was reconstruction. But a good amount found its self in his and now his sons bank accounts." explained Sunset.

"Somehow I'm not surprised. But we have a problem, based on the base requirements there are less then twenty in the whole guard. That is counting the Crystal guards. There records are better but they are slow at adapting to new training my brother gave them. The mobile suit and modern weapons are even worse jump they will likely need the most time of all guards but will at least be more effective afterwards." said Twilight.

"We should ask the captain to send some one up to start training them now in small groups." said Trixie.

"That's a good idea but humans are getting spread thin as is Fritz, Jay, and Priest in Canterlot. Pierre is on leave to help his mares who are close to giving birth. May is tied up with her lessons. That leaves just Big Tom and Sofie available." said Twilight.

"You forgot Flash." Added Sunset with a smirk.

"No he may be the best guard we have next to the crusaders..." Twilight stopped mid sentence. She smiled "I know who to send." She said in a almost scary tone.

"No! Besides they are in Canterlot." said Sunset.

"Not all of them. Babs and her team are here." Said Trixie then her eyes widened "No! They just finished there training and two of her team are documented bullies. What they would put those ponies though Trixie can't even begin to imagine." Her voice sounding worried.

"It's settled. After all I still owe my brother for not telling me he was getting married himself or he was dating my foal sitter. Besides he and Cadence need suit training." Said Twilight with a scary grin as she dialed her phone to text the orders out.

"Suddenly I'm glad I was just blasted with a rainbow beam of goodness." said Sunset.

"Trixie too is thankful that our marefriend never held a grudge against Trixie." said Trixie.

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Hay Burger twenty minutes latter.

"Can you believe that hydra in the bog tried to eat my suit." Said Silver before she took drink of her Fizzy Pop soda.

"Nice to know the heads don't grow back if you cut them off with a heat hawk though. But given its super heated and cauterizes the wound on impact makes sense." said Babs.

"Yeah I remember Luna said that you need a flaming weapon to stop a hydra from regrowing it's head. So standard issue is flaming weapons." said Diamond.

"Still bummed it ran way when it was down to one head. Wonder if we could have counted towards becoming Aces?" asked Sliver.

Right then all there phones went off. "Horseapples. That's the mission signal." Said Babs as she opened her phone.

"It says report for transfer see team leader for orders?" Said Silver sounding puzzled.

"Same." Said Diamond as she and Silver looked at Babs.

"Report to train station Alpha for transfer to Canterlot then airship to.... The Crystal Empire?! Mission training instructors for Crystal Guards and The royalty by order of Princess Twilight Sparkle." said Babs.

"Who did we make mad?" asked Diamond.

"You want that list chronology or alphabetically?" asked Silver.

"Stow it the both of you, we are not being punished. We are just most qualified available." Said Babs "Now finish your meal and let's go get packed." Babs then took a bite out of her fish sandwich.

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Crystal Empire throne room.

"Love is in bloom~ A beautiful bride, a handsome groom~" Cadence's phone was ringing.

"Hold on one moment that's my princess to princess ring tone." Said Cadence to the court. "Hello? Oh Twilight what's up. Unum, yes yes, really? That's great news! Oh? Oh really? Ok I'll let him know. Love you to little sis." Cadence hung up the phone and looked at the nearest guard. "Would you be so kind as to find my dear husband and bring him here." She said in sickeningly sweet tone that scared the guard to his core. Prompting him to salute and run. "Thank you. Now where were we?"

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Canterlot Armored train station next day.

"Babs I heard you team gets the fun job." called Fritz.

Babs hugged him. "Has my cousin and the girls been letting get some sleep?"

Fritz blushed as some work ponies chuckled. "Sadly yes they work double shifts getting sleeps between patrols making it look like we have night and day guard teams patrolling. It's been crazy for them all." explained Fritz.

"So you are alone most the time?" asked Babs.

"Not alone they been sleeping in the pilot's nest. The bartender set up a low table and some cots for them. They eat and pass out, then Priest or I wake them up for the next patrol. Luna is worried about them from their dreams." Said Fritz. He looked to see the the last of there suit set for the airship as the rise up the lift.
The got off at the ship dock to see not one but twenty-nine heavy cargo airships waiting to launch. "Wow so these are our stand ins until the real ships are ready?" asked Silver.

"Yes sadly their the only ships able to carry suits. For your trip home we will have the first Iron Vulture class ready. Have fun I got to get back to yelling at the the ponies in the factory. For a bunch of engineering ponies doing simple assigned tasks is hard." He said before kissing Babs good bye before going back down the lift.
Babs, Diamond and Silver each boarded a ship with their suit on them. Babs walked to the bridge and found a fat pegasus stallion sleeping in a lawn chair as two others played cards all wore the new Equestrian navy uniforms witch was redesigned so they don't feel left out. They would get Mobile suit as well later but fore now theare just earmarked for new ships. Babs cleared her throat waking the ship's captain. "Petty Officer First class Babs Seed Harmony guard Mobile forces." She said with crisp Salute.

The captain smiled. "Fleet Admiral, Icy Winds at your service doll. Welcome aboard the heavy gift." He turned to the two playing cards. "Hey boys if the lady is here then the ship's are loaded and we can pull anchor. Get you flanks in gear and spin props!"

"Aye, aye sir!" The two shout before jumping to work dropping the cards on the table.

He grabs the new radio the ship's whee fitted with. "Flag to fleet cargo is loaded, lads spin them rotors and grab sky lets show these ground pounders that the Air arm of the Equestrian navy is not the bunch of pampered slackers that the lazy guards are right lads!"

Confirming shouts came from the other ships so load they didn't need to use the radios. The massive doors open and the ships start out of dock engines humming with power.

"Them humans are something the new engines that Fritz built for the older ship really has made travel time shorter. But its still a three day trip by air." Said the Admiral.

"Thanks sir it's even longer by suit and train lines to and from can't yet transport suits yet. Rest assured if any pirates or bandits try to cause trouble my team and I will defend your ships." Said Babs nervous about working with such a high ranking officer.

"Call me Icy, doll. You're not part of my crew your my guest and cargo. So no need to be formal. Besides your commander got my man something to do other then train while we wait for the new ships. So don't worry about that rank stuff. Airponies and Sailors are never happy in port. And with all the refits and decommissioning of outdated ships for new ones a lot of us are going sit crazy. It was Captain Johnson who suggested having small navy crew run cargo and new patrol gun boats that can be made quickly. Several of my poker buddies are having the time of there lives zipping about in the bays and rivers many are pushing to keep their new little boats. So save the formality for with others." said Icy.

"Then call me Babs. I'm one of Fritz mares we haven't officially made a herd but we call ourselves his herd." Said Babs relaxing.

"Whoo that colt is lucky to have you and some other mares. Makes me wish I was a young pirate hunter again. With new ships we been promised we will clear the seas and skies of them black hats in no time." Said Icy.

"Maybe will work together when Navy gets suits. You don't need to be a young colt to pilot one, and you don't need much more then a good head on your shoulders to be able to. So with a little training you might have your own suit leading the fight yourself." She said with a chuckle.

"Now now doll. Don't go giving old stallions ideas that he can still be a wild mustang. I'm liable to throw my back out." He replied with a laugh and his two bridge crew joined in.

Babs smiled. "Well it's not much but I can tell Fritz to put in a word for you with Luna for the first ship ready." It's nice to see ponies that can get work done and still smile about it." said Babs.

"The stallion's eyes went wide. You mean your beau is that important that he has the princesses ear? He was only a chief petite officer? From what I was told that only a gradefour one above you." He said with surprise and confusion.

Babs giggled. "Yeah but he is a Knight CPO. Not just a regular guard, knights out rank all other military personal. It's kind of daunting really. It's more understandable that a knight would be giving orders. But I'm just a petty officer first class. My team and I have to train the Crystal guards and the Prince and Princess. I am more then a little worried we might not fit the bill." Said Babs looking out the window two Cloudsdale in the distance.

The captain sits back in his chair. "I understand, you are on your first mission. It's scary. It's hard. But given you assignment, I have some advice for you. Your job is to train so Remember how you where trained and do you best to recreate that." He said with sage voice you expect from a old sea-pony.

Babs shook her head. "I think your right, but... they are so going to hate us when we are done then." She smiled. "Our drill instructor was the the knight captain himself. He was, well... rough on on us. And I can promise you he will be worse on the guard back home then anything we can do."

"Sounds like the Tartarus raiser the guards need." Said the Icy before he chuckled at the idea.

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Canterlot training ground.

Rainbow was running laps with the other bolts but not in training gear no full battle dress and kit. Somethin that is almost never seen on a bolt. Right know tho she was counting every blessing of the princess and discord. That she was listed as a Wonderbolt pilot as it gave her a different BDU then her team mates had on. As hers was a flight suit that had been made to keep pilots comfortable. But the rest of them heavy bulky combat gear mags and rifles. Making her start to like her little s.m.g. Even if it didn't have the punch of a bigger gun. She had known what was coming thanks to Scootaloo's letters. But buck did she leave out how he rode your ass.

"Move it! You fucking pussies! I am just a human and I'm not tired yet! Your not just the best pegasis ponies you are the best Equestria has to offer! So let's see some hustle!" shouted Jay.

"You heard the knight captain! Slackers move your sorry flanks!" Shouted Spitfire who for asking why we can't fly the laps was now carrying him on her shoulders. Though she was still ahead of Rainbow Dash by a few feet she was clearly not having a good time or a easy one.

"Ok that's a hour! Go wash up then it's lunch time!" Shouted Jay as Spitfire let him down from her shoulders. She was soaked in sweat. Before she took charge again getting the bolts lined up and heading for the showers. We had some reservists wash out as Jay called it. Those that stayed stayed did so because they see this as their future, that said, it is not like they imagined but this would make them all stronger and more effective.

Rainbow stood under the shower head. "Buck I had less kit and even I'm tired." said Rainbow

"Tired nothing! I think he is trying to kill us." Said Lightning Dust. She had to wait a year but she got in to the wonderbolts reserves too. But she was pushing to be the second Wonderbolt pilot. Determined not to be out done by her friend/rival Rainbow Dash.

"He's not trying to kill us. Spits maybe but not all of us." joked Surprise.

"I heard that Lt.! Shouted Spitfire from her spot on the floor under a shower head with Fleetfoot washing her back.
Fleetfoot then spoke up. "She has a point captain. All you-"

Spitfire cut her of. "Question the orders of our superior officer. Who is retraining us on orders of not one but three princess. I had stepped out of line and he expanded that to me during our run. So don't hold it against him. I brought that on myself. Is he harder then I am or other instructors. Yes. Is that bad no, he came from a world where your training was vary well made the difference between life and death. So he is not training us to do shows or stand around as crowd control, but to fight and win." Spitfire explained.

"She's right I have earned the Gouf suits in simulator and there are three mission lines of it one is his combat experience. The missions are insane I mean launching in to low orbit then hard dropping in to a enemy base in side what's basically defenceless pod of metal? He has a pair on him to do that kind of mission." Said Rainbow Dash.

"Why is that?" Asked Lightning trying not to get angry about she was that far ahead of her in the simulator.
"Cause of all the things that can go wrong. At launch the rocket could blow up if there is a malfunction, if the angle of decent is wrong the pod could burn up in the atmosphere, then there is the enemy air defense weapons, and you have to hope the pods braking thruster fire right so it slows it descent to safe landing speed and not just pancake on the ground. Then the charges on the hatches need to all go off in sink to open the hatch and let the suits out. In the simulation you hear and see com chatter of just that happening. It's scary to think that you are watching the deaths of actual humans.

I mean I know it's to late to stop it but that dose not soften the guilt you feel knowing you are seeing friends of the captain die. But what really makes it hurt to think about is he presses on to the fight not even stopping to glance at the fallen. The conviction and training to do that must bee incredible. I know I got shot down in simulation more then once when a person you seen and fought beside gets shot down, and I can't get past the disbelief." Explained Dash as she washed her breasts.

"That is why he is a knight. How many of us can honestly say we can push on and finish a mission if one of our wing is killed right next to us?" Asked Spitfire.

The room was quite save for running water. As that concept sank in.
Later in the mess hall.

"Hey ladies what kept you having to much fun washing each other." called Thunderlane earning him a smack in the head from Blaze and Spitfire's brother Fire Streak.

"Some of them are sister and twins on top of that you know?" scolded Fire.

"Lieutenant Fire Streak! I'm perfectly capable of disciplining the reservist my self." Said Spitfire as she walked over to them.

"Sorry Ma'am. Big brother mode kicked in." said Fire Streak.

"Airpony Thunderlane, attention!" said Spitfire as Jay rolled a food cart with a large pot on it and some things wrapped in foil on the side. Just in time to see Thunderlane stand and saluted. Then gets kicked right in the stallionhood. To the stallion's credit he held his stance but made one hell of a funny face. "Next time keep you perverted fantasies to yourself understand." ordered Spitfire.

"Yes Ma'am." Squeaked Thunderlane wile trying to hold posture. Jay would give the guard credit on one thing they can hold a posture when most humans would need to figet or collapse.

"Good, at ease Airpony." Said Spitfire with a smirk.

"Thank you Ma'am." He squeaked out as he collapsed on to the floor. The other ponies laughed at the stallions misfortune. Dash and Cloud Chaser stop by him and shake their heads.

"You so know we will be telling Flitter about this right?" Asked Cloud Chaser.

"Seriously dude. You deserved that." Said Rainbow Dash.

Both walked over to a table leaving Thunderlane to gather himself. Jay worked his way round the tables serving up bowls of stew and loaded baked potatoes.

"Today's lunch is loaded baked potato, yes it's hay bacon you bunch of winners, and the stew is snake and dumplings. One of my specialties, so eat up." He said before helping Thunderlane to his seat and giving him his food and a glass of ice that swiftly use to sooth his pain.

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Night patrol Canterlot.

"This is crazy. Why was Babs's team the lucky ones to get instruction duty? asked Scoots.

"That's the way it goes besides. We got glamour of working in Canterlot and besides how often do you think they get to catch. Drunks trying to make love in the park at night. Said Sweetie. As she activated the spotlight on her machine gun and had the camera snap a picture for her collection. "Uh oh some pony is cheating. This the second time I caught him with a different mare." she snickered.

"How y'ah know he's cheatin'?"asked Bloom.

"Easy he has gold ring her was silver and the last mare had gold braid ring his is a plain band." Said Sweets as she sent the ring pictures as she moved on chucking at the stallions ranting that he will have her drummed out of the guard.

Scootaloo chuckled as she watched from her patrol line "Fat chance we are locked in for three years. Maybe I'll transfer to the bolts after the punishment is up?" Said Scootaloo planing out loud.

"As I was hopping we could stay together." said Bloom.

"Not likely fate my Times up I'm going to the reserves so I can sing." Said Sweeie Belle.

"Now that A'h think about it A'h would probably help Fritz in the bays most the time. But we are still the CMC and we are all going to be in Fritz bed so even apart we are united." said Bloom.

"Buck yeah. Once things settle let have the herd ceremony." said Scoots.

"Oh Rarity wants to make us dresses but I think I rather have a suit if you know what I mean."Said Sweetie.

"Second that!" shouted Bloom.

"Ditto for me." said Scoots.

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Twilight's lunch meeting with her friends next day.

"I can't believe that all the guards are so bad." Said Rarity in shock.

"A'h can. We do more work then they do." said AJ.

Fluttershy had not just her suit model but a small set she caries with her in a basket. Each one representing her friends. "It's not their fault it's the nobles that cut their funding." Said shy as she watched Discord make the model of her suit mimic her gestures in the basket with his magic.

"Yeah and I get to hold a 'congratulations on not dieing during your retraining' party for each group." said Pinkie.

Trixie noticed that Discord had all Shy's models out and was having them sit in a circle an mimic what the pony they represented did even Rainbow Dash's who seemed to be doing exercise in the form of push ups. She decided to have some fun ad make hers do funny gestures with her hands under the table. "Trixie was surprised we found as many candidates as we did. But then the final screening by the acting Captain dropped it to nine meeting the standard need for fast tracking, the rest will take longer classes."

"And some will have to be transferred to fill slots in other guard units. So full teams can be deployed." added Twilight.

"What has me worried is these ponies are not stand up guards liken' the standard ones are. This one is even in the brig." said Applejack.

"I must say Applejack has a point. These guards are more ruffians then propper guards." said Rarity.

"That's a good thing." Said Sunset. Getting shocked looks from all the ponies. "I mean as one of two former villains in the room. I can say I saw no threat in the guards. I was going to use a zombie army of high schoolers to take Equestria. Based on what I learned in the review is that all I needed was my two flunkies and maybe one extra and I could have swept thorough them like scythe through wheat." The models mimicking the ponies stagger back in shock, except for Rainbows witch was now running laps around table and Sunsets. Sunset looked at discord. "What is your view of them Discord? After all you where a villain too."

Discord sighs and shakes his head. "I never bothered to even worry about them. They were a non factor to me."

Sunset nodded "I'm sure many other threats have either not bothered to account for them or saw them as minor issue. I'm sure They are rethinking things based on the parade and the humans that are the now the Knights of Equestria. That said we have to be ready for the ones that have the strength or the numbers. To try something. That's why I been practicing in my suits simulator before bed. I know that some of you have been practicing too. Just in different ways. I seen Applejack using it for her farm work, Pinkie has been taking hers to parties and using her bazooka with firework warheads, Rainbow is obviously going to be getting the best training for battle." Said Sunset pointing to each suit.

"Um... I been using mine. If I have to in to Everfree, and I been practicing as well. That is... I um... shoot the laser lock designation targets in a field out behind my house. Discord Also helps with his own conjured suits he puppets around. They are vary silly looking things though." said Fluttershy.

Discord chucked. "Well I just make them out balloons. It's nothing really." Said Discord smiling.

"I am starting to feel embarrassed. I only use my suit as advertisement. You know dressing it up with my logo on it and use it for deliveries." Said Rarity.

"Trixie needs to practice more." Said Trixie laying her head on the table.

Twilight facepalmed as she she did the same. "I been using mines computer to help with my research projects calculations."

The girls laughed at the silliness of how they used their suits.