Fall of Equestria (Anthro) A/U with OC/Luna and other random ships.
(I do not own MLP, there, lawyers, hope you are happy...)

"If I can just find princess Luna, and hopefully she has not been taken" Twilight thought to herself as she rushed down the halls. "Hopefully Shadowsky has remained loyal." She skidded to a stop outside the door of the princess of the night, and saw two royal guards lying dead, with their bodies cut in half. She peeked in the door, and saw Shadowsky wiping blood off of his sword, and Luna wiping more blood off of her wicked looking curved blade.

"Traitorous scum" Shadowsky spat on their bodies. "Hello princess Twilight, We need to get you out of here." He continued, not seeming surprised at all.

"Where are the ESF?" Twilight asked, referring to the Equestrian Special Forces, Luna's bodyguards, the elite fighting unit of Luna's design.

"They are out, clearing us a path, all of them trustworthy, believe me, we checked" Luna answered, donning a black beret and picking up a battleaxe from the rack on the wall, and tossing it to the purple princess, "Now, lets get the hell out of here" the three alicorns made their way through the halls carefully.

At one point, one of the royal guards challenged the three, and faster than the eye could follow, Luna slashed the Guard's genitalia clean off. The guard whimpered in pain, slumping to the floor, blood pooling from his groin. Luna mercifully beheaded the poor guard, and they moved on, Twilight watching in awe as the pair moved as one unit, trusting each other implicitly. They came upon more bodies, all of them bearing the signs of being defeated by the ESF, but there were blood trails where the wounded Special Forces Soldiers had been carried out by their comrades.

"Good, we're almost out." Shadowsky said, and motioned to Twilight,"now, we are going to go to our bug out location, a secret castle that I built just in case something like this happened. we will come up with more plans as we go."

They walked out of a door into the sewer. Inside the sewer, they found the soldiers, four of them were supporting litters, on which were severely wounded soldiers. One grizzled veteran sergeant was missing his arm, and a tourniquet was wrapped around the stump, keeping him from bleeding out. The soldier grunted, "Get me off of here, I can still fucking walk!"

"Shut the hell up soldier, and rest, That's an order" Luna said

"Yes ma'am." The soldier said meekly. On the other cot a mare lay, several gory wounds through her lower abdomen, while the unit's medic applied pressure.

"Here, allow me." Luna stepped forward, and with some of her magic, healed what she could. Magic could not fix everything, but it at least could stop some of the internal bleeding, stabilizing the soldier for now.

"Sir, we're ready to go." One of the soldiers said to Shadowsky.

"Roger that, let's move" Shadowsky said, and they all moved down the sewer, the magic of the unicorn soldiers, and alicorns shimmering in protective barriers around their legs and faces, protecting them from the sewer's effects. Each of the soldiers held blades at the ready, and kept their eyes peeled for trouble. After a few hours of walking, they wound up under a rather large hatch style door. Shadowsky pulled out a rather large key out and unlocked the door. The twelve entered into a room that was lined with weapons, neatly hung on racks affixed to stone bricks and dark hardwoods, all of it engraved with the insignia of the ESF.

"Welcome to Castle StormShadow. Secret training grounds of the Equestrian Special Forces, and the bug out retreat of myself and Luna. This is where we will begin to take back Equestira from those bastards, the Caribou." Twilight looked around the room in awe as Shadowsky shut the door and locked it behind him.

"How did you keep this place secret?" Twilight asked. Shadowsky laughed.

"It is amazing what happens when you are married to the princess of the night." He lead them upstairs into the great hall area. Two guards armed with swords and crossbows stood at attention when they saw the group coming towards them. "At ease" Luna said, and then lead the group out into the courtyard, where a dozen ESF soldiers were practicing various forms of sword and bow work. The wounded were rushed to the hospital bay, while the rest of the guards were sent to the debriefing room to write reports on what they could find.

They stopped at a door labeled SITUATION ROOM and Luna pulled a key out of her pocket and unlocked it, revealing a large room with several tables and a giant wall map of Equestria. Several ESF soldiers were sitting at desks, scribbling down messages as they came in over several devices that made clicking sounds.

Luna said, "We can gather inteligence from all our sources here, and keep up to date on our enemy's movements, from here we will plot the rebellion and slow take back. Our first order is to rescue my sister Celestia." Luna finished.

MEANWHILE IN CANTERLOT:

"Sir, you might want to take a look at this." one of the Caribou soldiers said to their leader, General Tyren (AKA, General Tyrant). The general got up and followed the soldier to the doors outside Luna's quarters, and saw the two slain guards, further along they came upon the brutally slain guard, and the general was thinking to himself "What in the hell could have done this, I know Luna is strong, but this is something that I have never seen" He was worried for a moment, but decided to interrogate Celestia about it.

"Bring the Bitch to me" he said, and Celestia was dragged in, a red collar around her neck, and wing cases strapped to her sides, her hands tied together, she looked at Tyrek with absolute loathing. "So, your sister managed to escape, and we want to know where she went." Celestia opened her mouth, and began laughing. "Whats so funny bitch?" the general asked, reaching for a riding crop.

"You have managed to let the two ponies capable of single-handedly wrecking your entire army loose? Shadowsky and Luna will make you wish you were never born." Celestia managed to gasp out between bursts of laughter. Not even the swift and forceful blows of the crop were enough to silence her.

"Take her away, and tell Shining Armor to get in here" two caribou dragged Celestia away, with her laughter still echoing around the room. Shining Armor, former captain of the royal guard for Celestia, and now a servant of General Tyrek. "Shining Armor, what can you tell me of Shadowsky?" The general asked.

"He is the founder of the Equestrian Special Forces, the elite night guards of Luna, and he is also Luna's Husband. He is an Alicorn, but although he has a lot of raw power, he is not very skilled with magic. Luna created him, and put a human soldier's spirit in him. He is one of the cleverest and most lethal bastards I ever met, but he is more of a tactician than anything else. But without Luna, he is merely a well-trained soldier, but with Luna, she makes him into the warrior that is so feared. If he is still on the loose, he is our most dangerous foe, because with him, Luna has enough power to challenge us." The captain of the guard finished his briefing.

"You may go" Tyrek said, watching as the stallion trotted off, probably to screw Cadence again. He mulled over what the stallion had told him.

Meanwhile, word had been whispered around the barracks that Shadowsky was gone, and those that knew the commander knew that he would not stay hidden for long, they were worried about their own necks, so some began to meet in secret, trying to figure out a way to not be killed if the ESF came around, because the ESF had a reputation as hard-no-nonsense soldiers, who were loyal to a fault.

CUT BACK TO THE CASTLE STORMSHADOW:

"What sets your ESF apart from the Royal Guards?" Twilight asked Shadowsky and Luna.

Shadowsky was busy working with signals and intelligence, so Luna answered Twilight, "They are armed differently than the Royal Guard, for example, They carry swords, in addition to several throwing knives and a large knife." Luna motioned to the aforementioned items that were strapped to her black and silver uniform.

"They are also completely loyal, the training they endure is designed to break them, then re-mold them into the loyal, efficient, creative, and powerful soldiers we need them to be. They are trained to be resistant to torture, and can run on less than one hour of sleep. They are not often seen during the day, because they prefer to operate at night, they specialize in reconnaissance, sabotage, assassination, hostage rescue, and personal protection." Luna finishes.

"They also wear different armor, because your royal ESF bodyguards were wearing black and silver versions of the royal guards armor, whereas everyone here is wearing black and silver chain weave and cloth, with metal plates over vital areas." Twilight observed.

"Correct Twilight. They are set apart from the normal royal guard in that they are trained to fight in either small units, or alone. We forge bonds of loyalty that are near impossible to break, by training them in such harsh conditions, they learn to trust their comrades implicitly." Luna said. Shadowsky walked back over to them with some information typed on a sheet in his hand.

"Looks like our small units have been able to do a good bit, freeing the females and building up a resistance movement. Our secondary base of operations will be in the Everfree forest, where we can bring rescued females and try to rehabilitate them." He finished. The enchanted wall map showed symbols that represented the bases, as well as the Caribou controlled territory. He unrolled a large map of Canterlot castle, using tomahawks as paperweights. The detailed floor plans also included several secret passages that even Twilight had never known existed, even though the purple alicorn had roamed the halls of the castle since she had been a young filly.

Suddenly a soldier got up from his desk and handed a message to Shadowsky. "Looks like some of the Royal Guards are re-thinking joining the caribou. This message places Celestia in the dungeon tower right here." Shadowsky pointed to a small room off of the throne room.

"I never knew that that was there." Said Twilight. "But it seems like it is an odd place for a prison cell."

Luna replied, "There was once a time where you would need to hold a prisoner close by for certain reasons, whether ransom or "Other" reasons. They built that especially for that purpose." Twilight could guess what the "other" meant.

"So, we need to go in and rescue her, but she will be under heavy guard." Twilight mused. She looked at Shadowsky and saw a grin on his face.

"Aye lass, that we will, because while you and Luna and I are powerful, we cannot hope to match Celestia. If we can free her, it will be a symbol of hope that will shine. I will personally lead this mission." Shadowsky said.

"Not without me you aren't." Luna said. Twilight was confused.

"You are going to risk our two best hopes just to get Celestia out? And what about me?" Twilight asked, feeling a bit left out.

Luna looked at Twilight with an almost pitying look. "No Twilight, you are our hope. You are the one who everypony knows, and you will remain here. But you will not be idle, for you will be taught in the way of the weapons, your magic is strong, but if paired with weapons, training, and skill, well, you have seen what Shadowsky and I are capable. We shall return within three days to this place, otherwise assume us captured, and command will default to you." Luna picked a bow up off a rack on the wall, and slung a quiver over her shoulder. "Shadowsky and I are the strongest together, and with our team, we will be able to end my sister's captivity." Luna said, fire in her eyes hotter than her sister's sun.

Twilight acquiesced, seeing that she could not stop the lunar couple.

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Nightfall saw the squad of 8 ESF soldiers, including Luna and Shadowsky, flying stealthily. two earth ponies, two unicorns, and two pegasi, those that could fly were carrying those that could not. Luna had blacked out the sky, so no light would silhouette the team. They landed noiselessly on the balcony where Luna had once raised the moon, their lower hooves covered in rubber boots that made their steps virtually silent. They communicated using hand signals, moving through the halls, avoiding guards, and those that could not be avoided were shot by either Luna or an ESF earth pony named Hammerhoof, because he was a blacksmith. But his earth pony strength also allowed him to pull back a bow that would cause any other pony, except maybe Big Mac or an alicorn, from pulling it. The royal guards found out that even their armor would not stop an arrow from that bow. Luna, on one occasion, let loose an arrow that went straight through a guard's throat and pinned him to a marble pillar, the enchanted arrowhead sinking into the stone as if it were butter.

Luna was on point, flanked by Shadowsky and Hammerhoof, and Luna held up her hand, making a fist, and the entire party stopped, fading into the shadows cast by the torchlight. Luna then pointed to her eyes, then to a door. They nodded, then stacked up on the door, Shadowsky used his key to open the door, and the team entered, and saw the throne room before them. There were several guards who did not even have a chance before they were cut down by the ESF. Luna then motioned, and they split into two groups, the two pegasi, plus the two unicorns providing cover, while the two earth ponies, plus Shadowsky and Luna went to get Celestia. They moved quickly, knowing they had to find and get celestia out before the dead guards were found. Luna motioned to her squad, and pointed to a portion of wall. the other earth pony, named ShieldBearer, produced a crowbar, and found a small crack in between the panels of the wall, then he and Shadowsky applied force, causing the door to break open, the lock snapping. The four peered in to see a horrifying sight. The princess of the sun lay in a puddle of love juices, sweat, blood, and her tears. Her main was tattered, and her wings were encased in horrifying devices, her horn had been cut off. Many whip marks littered the princess's body, and she was bound to the wall by a very thick rope. Luna shook with barely contained rage, and Shadowsky had a look in his eyes that could evaporate steel. With one slash of his knife, the alicorn prince cut the ropes off of his sister-in-law, then he removed the devices from her wings, revealing their plucked surface.

Celestia opened her eyes, and said, "Shadowsky, why are you here."

Luna knelt down next to her sister and said, "Shh, we are busting you out of here." with that, the two alicorns helped the princess up, and the two earth ponies signaled the other four. Once they were all together, they moved swiftly, out through the door they had entered from, and through the servant's hallways, before reaching a clear area, where the two unicorns got onto Luna and Shadowsky's back, and then created a magical harness that linked the four together, the earth ponies attached themselves to the unicorn's harnesses, and the team took to the sky. Swiftly they flew out, Luna's magic masking them as they landed in the everfree forest, where they were joined by two more pegasi, who took the two unicorns, then the eleven flew back to Stormshadow.

Twilight was waiting there anxiously, and Shadowsky told the rest of the ESF team to go back to their barracks to get some sleep, then he, Luna, and Twilight carried the stumbling Celestia into one of the castle's many bedrooms. Twilight was crying, and Shadowsky and Luna wore grim expressions. Both had removed their armor, albeit they still had their swords at their sides, Luna laid a hand on Twilight's shoulder, " Don't worry, we will get the bastards who did this."

Twilight looked up at the princess of the night, and wiped a tear from her eyes,"I know, but I am worried about my brother, how could he do this, she trusted him, why did he do this?" Twilight broke down and began sobbing again.
Shadowsky and Luna sat down next to Twilight and hugged her tightly. They fell asleep, interlocked like family, surrounding Celestia.

Author's Note

I will be making this a long term project, if you like this, please let me know, it really helps me get motivated to update, thanks for reading, :) I am working on toning back on Shadowsky as well, he is a bit Overpowered. >.>