The bug war

LZ JUPITER (CODENAME), CLEARING NEAR PONYVILLE AND THE EVERFREE FOREST
2LT. RICHARD TOUCHSTONE
MEANWHILE

"Reload" I said hearing a series of clicks and soft thuds as empty ammo clips hit the ground and are replaced with fresh clips.

"Wow we didn't take any casualties from the arachnids this time" I heard Andrew say with a lot of bravado.

"That is because the bugs don't think" Mike said with arrogance.

"And because they didn't have the numbers this time" I pointed out with a lecturing type of voice.

We then heard movement behind us, we turned around and saw Elizabeth, the six ponies we met a few minutes ago, and two bigger ponies one was white with a rainbow colored mane the other was blue with a mane that appeared to have stars in it and they both had a horn and wings there was also a few ponies that had what appeared to be armor on. We then walked up to them I hugged Elizabeth while Mike and Andrew stood behind me studying the newcomers.

"If I maybe so kind as to ask who you are?" Andrew asked in a polite tone.

"I am princess Celestia this is my sister princess Luna what is your name?" The white one asked with a polite tone that would put others to shame.

"I am second lieutenant Richard Touchstone he is second lieutenant Andrew Johnson and he is second lieutenant Michael Heck it is a pleasure to meet you your highness" I said bowing with Mike and Andrew.

The ponies who were wearing armor looked behind us and saw the 50 dead arachnids and let out a gasp in surprise at how there was not a single dead soldier. "How did you do this we can't catch one?" One of the armored ponies said in a shocked way.

"Well we have been fighting them for years so I don't see how we shouldn't take one down" I said in a slightly gloating way.

At that moment several dropships started descending to our location with the other half of our platoons "What are those?" The pony named Twilight asked in a calm voice.

"Those are dropships they have the other halves of our platoons in them" I said in a teaching tone.

"Why do thou have more soldiers coming?" The blue princess pony asked in what I thought was a medieval way.

"We need reinforcements if the bugs come back in greater numbers which they will" Andrew told them with a stoic tone.

It was at that time when we all saw something that was not that shocking 20 large balls of plasma went into space we saw several flashes then a massive flash. I immediately rushed to the dropships radio "This is omega platoon leader does anyone read me" I said in a rushed manner.

"This is captain Felsturm" I heard as a reply.

"Captain Felsturm is the Franklin still up there?" I asked.

"Lieutenant the Franklin is gone it was struck by four plasma balls it is now wreckage, the corcom is fine but it has no engines and we think the ship has only a matter of hours before it gets caught in the planet's gravity, the other three ships are badly damaged from the plasma hits and the explosion of the Franklin, my ship is the only ship still at slightly good condition we need to retreat to get repairs and some reinforcements" The captain stated in a slightly pleading tone.

"Captain Felsturm get those ships repaired and bring back some support if there are more than one brain bug down here" I said in a commanding tone.

"I will and don't worry lieutenant we will be back as soon as we can and we'll bring some more ships" The captain said in a reassuring voice.

"Good and don't worry worry captain we will still be here when you get back" I told Felsturm in a slightly hoping way.