Equestria 2150

Electric Spark trotted around, his spiked red-and-blue mane and tail bouncing as he went along his route. His brown coat was covered up by a uniform, marking his rank, unit and nation. This pony was a part of the 45th Unicorn Sniper Unit, under the command of Rough Cut. He was a recon pony and had a keen eye for anything strange or out of order. His assignment was to look for and find any unusual activity in the area. He had no idea what that meant, only that he was given direct orders from Celestia to shoot off a warning flare if he saw anything.

The bored pony thought about the current position of the military of Equestria. There had been a heightened amount of activity recently in the Solar Empire Defense. As it was natural, Electric had questions to ask, but the only thing that was coming up lately was the second coming of Luna. It couldn’t be anything serious. It was said that she would be reformed after coming back to Equestria. Well, that was what one thousand years on the moon should do to a pony.

Electric stopped and looked around, taking a break from the trotting around the desolate woods. He put his magic assault rifle down, letting the sling slide off of his neck and releasing his grip. He gazed at the slight gleam of the moonlight coming off his Mark 12 MA17B2 rifle. Made for mobility and long term usage, Sunlight Industries made a very good standard for the Solar Military Forces.

A rustling in the bush to Electric’s right caught his attention. He lifted his rifle with magic, aiming at the possible threat. The bushes rustled again, and a rabbit hopped out, sniffing the air and looking at him. Electric dropped his guard, smiling a little at the creature.

He was about to continue walking on, when Electric felt the cold, smooth, rounded out barrel of a gun pressed to the back of his head. Turning around, he lifted on his night-vision goggles to be face to face with the Lunar Army Special Forces- the best of the best by the Lunar Army standards.

“Drop your rifle on the ground, slowly.” said the commander in a gruff voice. All of the LA pecial Operations ponies were dressed in pure black, all of them armed. One sniper, one support, one assault, and one heavy gunner. They looked ready to strike Electric at any time.

Electric couldn’t figure out who these ponies were. The only thing he knew was that these were Lunar extremists, ponies who were in the bloodline of those of the past that followed Luna’s ways, but he could be wrong.

“Who are you? What are you doing here?” Electric demanded, his voice a little shaky. He was trying to get a read on the accent from the commander and hoping to evoke a response from the other squad members. The accent was one that Electric had not recognized, and he couldn’t identify where the pony was from.

“We’re here to liberate Equestria.”

Someone smacked Electric in the side of the head with the butt of his rifle, knocking him to the ground. Everything went black as he was dragged off by the silent team.