**On indefinite hiatus until all of Army Training is complete. Will also undergo revision**

(A sequel to "In A Strange New World) *Rated Teen for now but will be switched back to Mature as story progresses*
Lightning B. Jackson was your average popular high school student. Has a lot of friends, captain of the Flyball team, and a girlfriend he plans to proposed to after graduation. Life just can't get any better..... or so he thought. Life as he knew it is about to change. After centuries of peace, an unknown enemy invades Equestria. The day of high school graduation, Lightning and his lifetime friend, Steel, immediately visit their local Mareine recruiter to enlist. Follow Lightning and Steel as they make their way through boot camp and train to fight an enemy they know nothing about. As they soon find themselves deployed to the front lines in the royal city of Canterlot, the two friends discover the horrors of war and their consequences.

Edited/proofread by LuMe

**NOTE** This fan-fic contains foul language, realistic intense graphic war violence, gore, and brief scenes of POW torture. If you are squeamish, I suggest not reading this story. It has been rated Mature for these reasons. War does not only have military casualties, so to making this story as realistic as possible to show the effects of war, civilian casualties are included. Some may hate me for that but that's what happens in war. Nothing can stop it from happening.