The Resistance

"This is a lot of information to process. So, this person traveled back in time to kidnap my parents so they could take over Equestria. But, why my parents? They're retired from the evil fighting business." Wind said.

"Actually, it's what your father does everyday. He's a field agent for the Covert Flyers." He replied.

"What? I thought he had a boring office job." Wind said.

"He told you that to protect you. If you knew the truth, you could be taken and questioned." He said.

"But, we even had dinner with his boss one time." Wind said.

"That was someone that he paid to play his boss. We're here." He replied as the machine made a squealing noise.

He walked over and peeked out the door.

"It's clear. Let's go." He said as he pulled the door all the way open and we filed out.

They exited onto a barren wasteland of ash and dead grass. Wind looked around and saw that most of Ponyville had been leveled, except for Marigold's house. The doctor walked up to the steel door and knocked on it using a musical sequence. A slot near the top of the door slid open. There was a gasp as the slot slammed shut and the door opened. Vinyl stood on the other side and motioned for them to hurry inside. They filed in and she slammed the door shut and bolted it.

"It's good to see you doctor. Glad to see you brought them, we may stand a fighting chance now." Vinyl said.

"I don't see how they can make our situation any better." A familiar voice said from behind them.

Wind turned to see Octavia standing against a wall looking at the floor. Her hair was slightly matted and she had a scar over her right eye.

"They're just children. They don't have any experience fighting in a war." Octavia said.

"They may not have the experience, but, they do have the gifts that we need. These are the new generation of mane six that we're talking about here." The doctor said.

"Come on, Tavi. We don't really have a choice here. All our other resistance members have been killed or gone missing." Vinyl said.

Octavia looked up and Wind gasped as she saw her eye. It was pure white and had a scar running down it. She shoved her way past Wind and walked down a hallway and disappeared.

"Don't mind her kiddo. She hasn't been the same since we lost our resistance fighters." Vinyl said.

"Where's my mother?" Marigold asked.

Vinyl looked at her with sad eyes.

"I'm sorry, we really don't know. Along with AJ, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Twilight, and Trixie they went missing during recon at the fortress. I'm sorry." Vinyl replied.

Everyone's faces dropped and they looked away, except for Wind, who had a look of determination.

"It's okay guys, we'll stop this evil time traveler and set things right." She said.

Wind noticed a device on the table. It looked like a cross between a bazooka and a speaker.

"What's that?" Wind asked motioning towards the device.

Vinyl looked over.

"Oh, that's just a little something I've been working on for a couple of years now. If my calculations are correct, when I get it working, it will be able to pierce even the thickest of steel walls. I'm only missing a proper power source." Vinyl replied.

"How long has this war been going on?" Wind asked.

"About four years. The initial attack began shortly after that party Cherry threw at your house. We've been fighting for our lives ever since. We built the resistance and stationed here, it's the only place that wasn't effected by the bombs that were dropped. We reinforced the doors and windows and began to plan our assault on the fortress." Vinyl replied.

"Well, how can we help?" Wind asked.

"We'll get to that in the morning. For now, let's get some sleep." Vinyl replied as she led them down the hallway that Octavia had disappeared into.

She set each of them up in their respective parents rooms. They all fell asleep almost immediately.