The lightning project

     "You work at the reactor, right?" asked Celestia as she looked at Kimat.

"Uhh, y-yes I do" Stuttered Kimat as he nervously shifted his hooves. He had been at the reactor for about 6 years now.

"Good, you can help with this speech that I'm about give" Celestia said to him as she gestured him to follow her. She led him up to the podium where the other stallions had talked earlier.

''As you all know, we have been expressing that you save energy. It may not seem like it should be important, but it is. I have brought up here a fellow soon-to-be guard to help explain this a little further. She stepped back and allowed Kimat to step forward.

"Uhh, to be quite honest I don't really know where to start, considering that I was brought up here on the spot" Kimat said as he glanced over at celestia. "Normally I would start by introducing myself but the fact is that my name doesn't matter. What matters is that you listen carefully as to what I am about to say." said Kimat as he looked at the crowd. "Okay you know how the reactor provides us with infinite electricity right?" asked Kimat has he looked at the nodding of the crowd. "Wrong, it provides a lot of electricity, but not infinite. The energy output eventually decreases and then it restores itself, but if the electricity continuously gets used without stop. Then the reactor doesn't have a chance to restore its energy level, so just like, at least turn off the lights. Questions?" said Kimat as he looked at the crowd.

     A raised hoof could be seen in the back. "Yes, you in the back?'' said Kimat as he pointed at the raised hoof.

"Can't you just add more fuel?'' asked the stallion in the back.

"Actually that wouldn't work because fuel in nuclear reactors last for decades at a time, so in order to put in fuel. We would have to remove good fuel, and that would be dangerous and wasteful. Plus it wouldn't do anything." answered Kimat.

"Anymore questions?No?Good. said Kimat as he got off the platform.

As he was walking back to his row celestia pulled him aside. "Try not to lie so much next time." she whispered into his ear.

''Look, most of that crowd doesn't understand what really happens in a nuclear reactor, so instead of waisting time on the details, I just told them what they needed to hear." responded Kimat.

"Whatever, just get back in the ranks before you get in trouble, oh and I expect a good paper in your hand writing." said celestia.

Kimat bowed and headed towards the ranks of recruits that were talking amongst themselves. "DUDE, I didn't know that you were friends with the princess!!!!!'' exclaimed Storm Shield.

''We're not, she just kind of...appeared." replied Kimat as he turned to face the brown pony.

Just then a bell rang through out the camp.

"Welp, looks like it's breakfast time." said Storm as he licked his lips.

"Good, I'm starving." replied Kimat.

The duo made their way to the mess hall, as they were about to enter the drill sergeant held Kimat back. "Not so fast, sleeping beauty, for oversleeping YOU are going to RUN around this ENTIRE, FUCKING, BOOT CAMP!!!!!!!!!" the sergeant screamed at Kimat. All the recruits were looking at the now very unhappy Kimat.

"But I haven't even had breakfast yet!!!" replied Kimat as his stomach grumbled.

"Well, maayyybbbbeee you should have THOUGHT of THAT before SNOOZING OFF WHILE THE FUCKING BUGLE IS BEING PLAYED!!!!!!!! yelled the sergeant.

''*sigh* sir, yes, sir." Kimat grumbled as he started to gallop around the entirety of the camp as the other recruits were snickering at him, including  storm shield.

After awhile Kimat slowed his gallop down to a trot as he was getting tired. ''Damn, this place is big.'' Kimat thought to himself as he was trotting. Pretty soon he came around to the health clinic. Outside the clinic was a pretty nurse. She had a blue coat and a had on a nurse's outfit. Her mane wasn't visible because of the hat, but her tail was. Her tail was a mix of strips between red, blue, and yellow. She noticed Kimat and smiled at him, and he in turn smiled back.

Kimat then returned to the mess hall. To his dismay he found that all the food was gone. The rest of the day consisted of running around, crawling in mud pits, more running around, a shit load of push-ups, crawling in more mud, and lastly getting shot at with fake magic blasts. At the end of the day Kimat was tired, cranky, and starving. He quickly took a shower and headed over to the mess hall. He got in line with the other recruits. The other recruits were disgusted by the meal. It was a pile of basically slop, but Kimat didn't care; to him it was a 5 star meal. He sat in between Storm and another pony. Kimat then proceeded to inhale his ration.

"Damn, I didn't know that you enjoyed pig slop THAT much!" said Storm as Kimat was licking his plate.

"Hey, I haven't eaten since I first enrolled." Kimat responded as he got up and put his tray in the used tray bin. Just as he was about leave a gruff voice could be heard from behind him.

"Well, well, well; if it isn't celestia's bitch!!!!!" said a buff earth pony to his friends. Snickers and giggles could be heard from the group.

"The fuck did you just say?" asked Kimat as turned to face the group of recruits.

The buff pony then made a foal face."Awww what's the madder? Is widdle celestia's bitch in a bad mood?" he said in a foal voice.

''Wha...?" Kimat tried to repond before he was again cut off by the rude stallion.

"Go back to sucking the princess's cock like the rich, canterlot scum that you are. Let the professionals take care of this." said the stallion with a smirk as his friends laughed behind him.

"You motherfucker..." said Kimat as he tried to move towards the white and red stallion but was held back by Storm Shield.

"Dude, just stop, he's not worth it. Lets just get out of here." Storm reasoned as he and Kimat were walking out of the mess hall.

"Hehe, I bet his mother was a whore." said the stallion as the other recruits started to laugh. Hearing this Kimat stopped dead in his tracks. He turned and walked over to the group, now filled with rage.

"No one; NO ONE, talks about my mother like that!!!!!!!!!! Kimat yelled.

"I do what ever I want bitch." replied the pony as he shoved Kimat back a couple of inches. He then proceeded to get into Kimat's face again.

"You better back the FUCK up!!!!!" yelled Kimat as he shoved the pony back, but this time sending him back a couple of feet. The rest of the recruits were now looking at the scene. The now angry pony then moved towards Kimat aggressively. Kimat then reared back on to his hind legs and held up his forelegs in a defensive position.

Kimat had actually took some self-defense lessons before enlisting in the guard. He had reared on to his hind legs to make himself look bigger and more menacing.

The earth pony then charged at Kimat. Kimat sidestepped, allowing the stallion to move right past him. As the stallion turned around Kimat brought all his weight down and smashed his hoof into the pony's face. The stallion crumpled to the ground; unconscious. Blood was gushing from his muzzle and jaw. Kimat turned and looked at the group of recruits who all backed away in fear. Kimat then walked out of the mess hall to a jaw-dropped Storm Shield.

''The more time I spend with you, the more I realize just how much of a badass you are." said storm. Kimat just laughed as they walked back to the barracks.

Kimat was locked up in the brig for one night for his actions, after the red and wight pony inevitably snitched on him when he awoke. Kimat later learned of his name; Blister Hawk, when he was forced to apologize to him after he was released fro the brig. From that moment forward, nopony messed with Kimat, except for the sergeant, of course.

When the bugle was sounded the next morning Kimat was the first to get up. Not wanting to be late like the last time, Kimat took a brief shower while brushing his teeth at the same time. All the recruits ran out and formed ranks at the assembly area. The sergeant then appeared on the platform. "Today will be a fun day!!!!!!" yelled the sergeant as he scanned the ranks for any recruits who weren't present.(he was very good at it too)

"Today will be your first combat training day, and by training I mean getting your asses kicked by our top combat instructor.'' said the sergeant with an evil look on his face. The recruits were led into the battle arena and were brought to the front gates. Inside the gates a mare could be seen beating the shit out of another combat instructor. She maneuvered around the battered earth pony. She looked like she had just drank coffee mixed with and energy drink. The stallion on the other hand looked like he hadn't slept in a week. He was wearing full body pads and a helmet, but the armor didn't seem to be doing much except slow him down. The mare eventually kicked him the side, sending him back a couple of feet and onto the ground. When he didn't get up a wrestling bell rang and two other stallions came out and carried the exhausted stallion out of the circular arena.

The mare then made her way over to the gate where the sergeant and the recruits were. "THIS is Star Blossom, our top combat instructor, she will kick the pony out of you and will make you a soldier!!!" said the sergeant as he nodded towards Star Blossom.

"You flatter me sarg." replied Star with a tomboyish voice. She a had a black coat with a white and light blue mane and tale, her cutie mark was a picture of one pony fighting another with stars around it. ''So which one these recruits will I 'train' first?" she asked as she looked at the sarg.

"Hmm, PRIVATE SNOWBALL!!! You're up first!!!" yelled the sergeant as a snow white unicorn made his way past the gate and into the arena. The two touched hooves out of respect and then got into fight positions. "Ready aaaaannnnndddd...FIGHT!!!!!" yelled the sergeant. The two ponies in the arena cautiously circle around each other. Star Blossom had a confident look on her face while snowball( lets just call him that for now) looked like he was scared shitless.

Then out of nowhere snowball through a wild haymaker at the mare. She easily deflected it with her hoof and hit him in the neck with her other hoof. He fell to the ground, unconscious. The same bell from last time was wrung and a stallion from before lifted him out of the arena. ''Okay no more cheap shots, you're supposed to make them suffer a bit." said the disappointed sergeant.

"Oh, sorry sarg, I wanted to try that one out.'' replied Star as she returned to the gate.

"So who do I get to 'train' next." asked Star as she looked at the now terrified group of recruits. Kimat was somewhat in the front of the group.

He then made the mistake of making eye contact with the sergeant, who then grew a devious smile on his face

"shit." Kimat thought to himself because he knew who the sergeant would pick next.

"KIMAT!!!! Why don't you go next, since you like to fight so much!!!!! exclaimed the sergeant while pointing his hoof at Kimat.

"Good luck." whispered Storm as Kimat made his way into the arena. He heard the gate shut behind him. He went up to Star Blossom and touched hooves with her and then backed up into a defensive position. He knew that this time rearing up on his hind legs would do nothing but make himself more vulnerable. His only chance of survival was to evade her attacks to the best of his ability.

"I'm so fucking screwed." murmured Kimat as the sergeant pulled out his stop watch.

"TWO MINUTES!!!!" yelled the sergeant as he set the stop watch.

Kimat gulped. While on the other hoof Star just smirked. "Ready aaaannnndddddd...FIGHT!!!!!" yelled the sergeant as he clicked his stop watch.

Without warning  Star aggressively move toward Kimat and swung a professional hook, which he barely avoided. She continued to circle around him. She then attacked again, except this time Kimat wasn't fast enough and caught a hard punch to the cheek. Disoriented, Kimat backed up a few feet. When he regained his focus he quickly ducked to avoid another hit the face. He then side stepped to the right as Star tried to punch him again. Seeing an opening on her right side. He then punched her in her face, but the punch had no effect whatsoever as she retaliated by back hoofing him so hard that it sent him down onto his ass. He then rolled to the left, narrowly avoiding her hoof as she jumped into the air and tried to slam him. Seeing another opening he tried to kick her in the shoulder, but she was too fast. She dodged his kick and lunged at him, he rolled to the right and stood up. Star then rear kicked him in the side so hard that he flew back a couple of feet. He then stood up again and turned to face the rapidly approaching Star.

''20 SECONDS!!!!" shouted the sergeant. Kimat then made the biggest mistake of his life by looking at the sergeant. He then caught another hard punch to the face, then another, and then another until finally Star raised her hoof to strike Kimat's exposed neck to deliver the finishing blow.

''TIME!!!!!!" yelled the sergeant. The bell could be heard after he said that.

"You fought well, very good defense. You need to work on your offense though." said Star Blossom as she made her way to the dug out to refresh her self, but Kimat didn't respond, instead he just slumped to the ground exhausted and in pain. Eventually the same two stallions from earlier helped him up and assisted him to the arena clinic. Where he got a front row seat to the fighting.

Eventually by the end of the day every recruit got their fare share of an ass-kicking.

The next few weeks were pretty much the same schedule. Fitness day: Bugle, roll call, morning run, breakfast, mud crawls, push-ups, obstacle courses, mud crawls, afternoon run, ice cold water blasts, lunch, roll call, push-ups, more mud crawls, obstacle courses, evening run, more ice cold water blasts, dinner, evening clean-up, inspection, rec. hour, taps.

Combat day: bugle, roll call, morning run, breakfast, close quarter combat training, spear training, knife training, sword training, after noon run with full sets of armor, lunch, more close quarter combat training, spear range, obstacle course with full sets of armor on, sparring, evening run with full sets of armor on, diner, evening clean-up, inspection, rec. hour, taps.

After a grueling two months in boot camp. The final test was tomorrow. The recruits had just finished a rigorous day of combat training. Kimat lay awake in his bunk. "You ready for tomorrow?" asked Storm as he climbed into his bunk.

"Ready as I'll ever be." replied Kimat. We should probably get to sleep, we have a very big day tomorrow." said Kimat as he turned to his side.

"Yeah you're probably right" replied storm.

"Goodnight storm" said Kimat.

"Goodnight...electro colt" replied Storm Shield with a snicker.

"Fuck you, storm" replied Kimat as he closed his eyes and eventually fell asleep.