Legends Of Pegasus - Equestria

Twilight dropped the tenth data slate on her desk, a slow sigh escaping her lips. It has been three days since Queen Celestia gave her a quick tour of the ship, only to be called away on an urgent matter.

Twilight turned in her chair and gazed out her office window at the vast expanse of the shipyard. A small ship designed to help in external repair and refit drifted into view, a bright white pegasis mare was at the controls and gave her a salute as she drifted by. Twilight returned the salute and smiled until the ship went out of view. Twilight suddenly felt the urge to stretch her legs and decided she had secluded herself long enough.

Twilight walked over to the coat stand by the door and put on her admirals jacket, Twilight adjusted the rank pins before pressing the open button by the door and exiting out onto the bridge. The bridge spoke to Twilight in so many ways, the beeping consoles the endless data streams, she was in nerd heaven. Though she would never tell her friends that. Twilight was brought out of her thoughts by an ensign snapping to attention and shouting out.

“Admiral on Deck!”

Twilight watched as the whole bridge crew of twenty ponies and one griffon stood ridged. Twilight smiled, this was why her crew was the best in the fleet. Twilight walked forward and headed for the small powered lift near the back of the bridge.

“Mam?” Twilight knew the voice...So much like Rarity's just higher pitched. “Is everything alright?”

Twilight turns around to find Sweetie Belle standing behind her a large data tablet in her hoof.

“I'm fine Sweetie Belle, just....I need to stretch my legs, It's been a long day.”

Sweetie Belle gives Twilight a smile. “Ok Admiral...Oh!” Sweetie Belle shouts suddenly remembering something. Sweetie Belle taps her tablet a few times and holds the tablet out to Twilight. “I just remembered. Engine room reports all systems are functioning at full capacity and is prepared for maiden voyage tomorrow...Security needs a final confirmation on the new drones before final testing and all flight crew and fighters are reporting combat ready status.”

Twilight takes the tablet in her magic and confirms the security drone testing. “Is there anything else?” Twilight asks.

“No mam! That's all for today.” Sweetie Belle salutes.

Twilight salutes back. “Carry on Ensign.”

“Mam!” Sweetie Belle says before running away to do her tasks.

Twilight smiles as she watches the bridge for several more seconds and steps back into the lift. The lift door closes and Twilight rubs her eyes with a hoof.

“Deck please?” The lift monotonously asks.

“Deck 13 please.” Twilight answers.

“Thank you.” The lift states as it moves.

Twilight takes the few moments in transit to think over a few items. “Hmm, I need to inspect the launch bay and the security team before the voyage....” Twilight taps her chin. “I need to visit the medical wing aswell.” Twilight sighs as the lift comes to a halt. The doors open onto a long corridor with ponies running back and forth. Twilight passes two ponies checking a power conduit and making sure the energy flow was constant. Twilight continues towards her destination and taps in her security code when she reaches a door.

The door opens with a chime and Twilight walks in. Twilight sighs as the door to her quarters closes and the lights automatically turn on. Twilight walks over to her bedroom and decides to put on her casual uniform, it was just a blue jacket with her rank pins but Twilight didn't care, the crew all knew who she was anyway. Twilight stood in front of her full body mirror and gave her image a nod.

“Ok, I think I'll go to the security testing first.” Twilight says to herself as she approaches her door. Twilight reaches up and presses the keypad only to fall on her face when the ship rocks and a loud boom rattles the ship. “What in Celestia's name?” Twilight states picking herself off the floor.

“Admiral to the bridge! I repeat! Admiral to the bridge!” A crew member shouts over the ships intercom.

Twilight panicked and opened her door. Twilight ran to the lift and quickly ordered it to the bridge. Twilight stepped out when another explosion rattled the ship and threw everypony around on the bridge. Twilight found herself helped to her hooves by a passing pony and realised it was Sweetie Belle.

“What's going on!?” Twilight shouted over the alarms that now started to ring out.

“They came from nowhere Admiral, they just started to attack us!” Sweetie Belle answered.

“Who's they!?”

“The rebels!”

Twilight's face went pale, the rebels had penetrated deep into Equestrian territory and now were attacking the main dockyards. Twilight ran to her seat and strapped herself in.

“Do we have all crew onboard!?” Twilight shouted.

“Negative Admiral! We have seventy percent capacity!” A griffon shouted to her left.

Twilight cursed the timing but in her head there was only one action to take and she preyed the rest of her crew would forgive her. Twilight put on a serious expression.

“Close all docking hatches and prepare to launch!” Twilight looked around and saw the bridge crew staring at her. “I said close all docking hatches and prepare to launch!”

The bridge crew all ran to their stations and begin preparations to launch. Twilight started to rub her temples as the alarms just kept ringing.

“Someone shut of those Luna damned alarms!” Twilight shouts, several seconds later the alarms cut out. “Thank you! Status of the ship?”

“Ship is secured Admiral waiting for your call.”

The ship rocked again and Twilight growled slightly. “Launch!”

Twilight gripped the sides of her chair as the sound of the docking clamps released and the ship started to slowly move forward. Twilight stared out the bridge's main observation window as the dockyard beside them gave way to clear space.

“Admiral....” Twilight looked around to see Ensign Punch looking white as a sheet.

“What is it ensign?” Twilight asked.

“I have a report from the defence force....Queen Celestia's ship the Sun Dancer...It's been destroyed....”

Twilight sat in shock as the bridge went silent, Queen Celestia dead? It can't be! It just can't! Twilight turned to the main window and her gaze became angry.

“Activate weapons, bring us about and order any escort ships in range to form up. If they want a fight, we're going to give them one!” The bridge crew cheers and carries out Twilight's orders. Twilight watches as the ship turns and the enemy fleet comes into view. Twilight feels her heart beat faster as she stares at the fleet attacking the dockyard. “It must be their whole fleet...”

“Admiral, scanners are reading no less than twelve hundred ships....one twenty capital class....” The griffon at tactical reports. “They all bear the mark of the rebellion.” The griffon looks up from his scanner and gives Twilight a worried glance.

Twilight goes to say something but Ensign Punch calls out quite excitedly.

“Admiral! I have a priority message from...Queen Celestia!”

Twilight stands from her chair and points to the main screen. “On screen!” The viewer shimmers for several seconds before focusing on a very angry Celestia. “Queen Celestia you're ok!?”

The Queen nods. “I am Admiral Twilight, I couldn't make it back to my ship so I diverted to the nearest one.” Suddenly Captain Pinkie appears in the view screen and gives Twilight a wave before bouncing away and sitting in her command chair. “As you can see I have commandeered Captain Pie's ship and I am gathering any ship that's operational.” The Queen looks down and sighs. “Twilight, we are going to use the Solar Light's experimental translocation drive. We have to get as many ships out as possible.”

Twilight sat dumbstruck, the Queen was asking her to abandon Equiis and the remaining forces.

“Queen Celestia I...”

“Admiral! We don't have the time to debate this! I will have Captain Pie run a distraction run with her ship then we will join you and jump out, do I have your support?”

Twilight puts on a serious face and nods. “I will have my ship target the smaller vessels and create a corridor, it will take three minutes to charge the drive then thirty seconds to initiate.”

Celestia smiles. “I know Admiral, I helped design the drive remember?”

Twilight smiles back but is brought to her senses when the Solar Light takes a hit. The ship bucks hard and several warning klaxons go off.

“Damage report!” Twilight shouts.

“Minor damage to shields admiral, no damage to hull!”

Twilight grinds her teeth. “Time to see what the Solar Light can do! Target ship, zero one mark two eight eight!”

“Ship locked admiral!”

Twilight stands up from her chair with a grin on her face. “Fire!”

Twilight and the bridge crew watch as the smaller escort ship of the rebels stands no chance. The small gunship tears apart as the heavier weapons of the Solar Light rips through it. The escort ship wasn't even fully dead before Twilight ordered the griffon at tactical to fire at will on any rebel ships in range.

Twilight watched as the smaller ships of the enemy burned and exploded in space, she knew deep down that ponies and other races just died in those vessels. Twilight kept her gaze on the view screen as Captain Pinkie's ship the Party Time moved through the shipyard gathering up any vessels they could find.

The rebel fleet bombarded the shipyard but to Twilights confusion none of the heavier ships including their cruisers made any move to enter the shipyard. Twilight had ordered her ship to the edge of the shipyard so it was between her and the enemy fleet. When the Party Time joined the Solar Light she had several ships with her including a supply and fuel freighter and a few destroyers. It was not all lost though as during the fighting Captain Hooves of the Heavy Carrier Cruiser Firelight had joined her adding her few fighter wings to the fledgling fleet.

The experimental drive was now charged and the small fleet had gathered within the minimum range of the field to jump. All the Captains including Queen Celestia were now on the view screen.

“Is there no other way?” Captain Hooves asks.

“I'm afraid there are just too many of them, if my personal fleet and my sisters where her then maybe we could fight them off but it's just not possible right now.” Celestia replies, everypony could sense the sorrow in her voice. “We should head out as far as possible it should take three minutes for the field to activate once it starts.”

The captains all nod their agreement and Twilight orders her crew to prepare for trans jump. The view screen switches back to space as the captains all deactivate their links, Twilight sits back in her chair and sighs.

The small fleet of ships slowly approaches the edge of the system but before it reaches it's destination the fleet vanishes in a bright white light.