EAF(Equestrian Armed Forces)

The ride back to Canterlot was an insane one, especially when you have a train cart full of Marines, it was like a cusing contest or something, well at least I bought a private cart with dinning tables, Spark saw Eddie hoof wrestling with a group of Marines. "Cmon Danny! You can do it!" Spark noticed that the Marine was sweating, while Eddie just looked the Marine straight in the eyes without a single drop of sweat. The Marine finally gave up, and Eddie slammed his hoof onto the table.

"Did you really lost to this punk." The Marines turned towards the mares voice, and saw Colonel Phoenix. "Let me show you how's it's really done." The Marine quickly left his seat in which she occupied. Eddie smirked, he knew she was gonna be a tough nut to crack, he's rarely seen a women officer in the Marines, let alone a Colonel. "Alright, you ready to eat some shit?" She taunted Eddie. He only chuckled, and said, "What are you talking about? I'm not the one with the brown smear on my lip." The Marines erupted into a roar of 'OOOO'. Eddie saw Phoenix's eye start to twitch, "Well shit. I just broke her." He thought.

"That little cunt." Phoenix thought angrily, she placed her right foreleg onto the table forming a V, Eddie did the same, but with his left foreleg. "Ready go!" At that instant, they both began pushing against each other's hoofs, the battle was in favor of Eddie, but noticed his hoof being slowly pushed opposite to where he was pushing, indicating that Phoenix wasn't ready to lose to a cunt like him. "Geez calm down, before you break yer hoof." Eddie smirked. "We'll see who's hoof breaks first cowboy." She said with a returned smirk. Eddie felt a little drop of sweat roll down the side of his head, Phoenix herself felt the same sensation of sweat rolling down the side of her head.

"Cmon Phoenix you can do it!" Yelled a Marine. "Yea, don't lose to a Army scumbag like him." Yelled another Marine.

"Why you calling an officer a scumbag?" Eddie scowled at the Marine. "Errr sorry, sir I got a little carried away." He chuckled nervously. "You jar heads never learn." Eddie laughed.

Spark watched as the hoof wrestling continued, he noticed Chris looking outside the window with his head against it, holding onto his injured left foreleg with his right. "What's th matter with you?" Spark Asked. "What do you think? I had my arm squashed by a fucking fat ass equine! How do you think I'm feeling!?" Chris said with fury in his voice.

Spark only started to laugh, Chris rolled his eyes, and laid his head against the window again. "Don't worry you cry baby, we're gonna go somewhere that I know you'll enjoy."

"What place can possibly lighten my mood." Chris huffed. Spark smiled, and laid a map across their table, revealing the map used to find the Marines. Chris noticed Manehattan crossed with a red X, and a place called Ponyville circled, and labeled 'Munitions Storage'.

"See I knew you'd be happy." Spark chuckled. "Who wouldn't." Chris replied. "When do we head over there?" Chris asked. "Gotta ask Twilight for Intel on the place." Spark replied. Chris looked outside and noticed Canterlot appear over the horizen. "Looks like we're almost there."

*THUD*

Both Spark, and Chris looked back, and saw Eddie celebrating his victory over Phoenix. "Aha you ain't got shit on me!" Eddie yelled. Phoenix only growled, Eddie trotted over to Spark, and Chris."So what's the plan?" He asked. "Well we're gonna head to the Storage next, but I'm gonna ask Twilight for Intel surrounding it." Spark replied. "Cool sounds like a plan."

Phoenix trotted over to the group, giving Eddie a huff of anger. "So what's I hear about a storage depot?" She asked. "Well like I was telling these three, we're gonna head over to a munitions storage later today." He answered. "Well that sounds fun." She said. "Also, I might need a few manpower to help in the recovery."

"Don't worry I'll get a few of my boys to help ya out. Plus I'll be going with y'all." She replied.

The train began to slow down, as it inched closer to the station, until it came to a complete stop.

"We're here! Tell your men to grab all their gear, and regroup outside the train." Spark told Phoenix, "10-4." After a few minutes of duffle bags being thrown outside the train, everyone was waiting for further orders.

"Alright, form in behind me to the castle." Spark commanded, everyone looked dumbfounded. "Castle, sir?" One of the Marines asked. "Yes a castle, but don't worry There's a FOB under construction." He reassured them. "But for now the castle is home base." The Marines still looked unsure about the situation of their soon to be living conditions, but didn't think much of it.

"Let's get moving Marines!" Spark yelled.

"HOORAH!" They shouted, as they picked up their gear, and followed Spark. It was a magical March to the castle, both Phoenix, and her Marines awed, and gasped at the medieval style structures. "This place is fucking rad!" One of the Marines yelled, Spark smirked he knew they'd have this sort of reaction.

After about a 15 mins, they reached the castle gates. Which the guards quickly opened. "Afternoon, Sir!" One said holding the gate open at attention. "At ease." Spark replied, the guards closed the gates after, they went through. "What was that about?" Chris asked. "Don't know. Must have seen my insignia." Spark replied. "Same rank system then?" He said. "I suppose so."

After entering another large set of doors, and down the massively large hallway to the throne room. Two guards on both sides of the door to the throne stood at attention promptly opening the door with magic. The Marines expressions were priceless. "How in the fuck!?" One of the Marines questioned. "Magic" Spark said sarcastically. The Marine just sighed, the throne room was empty surprisingly. "I wonder where everyone is" Spark thought. "Alright, Eddie show Phoenix and her soldiers to the ball room will ya." Phoenix gave Eddie a sly grin, he only signed and proceed to follow out his order.

"I wonder how construction is going." Chris said. "Let's check shall we." Spark replied.

Spark was surprised to see that the 'FOB' was literally a next to the castle, Spark noticed several construction ponies working on a barracks, including a concrete structure. Spark noticed a ponie trotting wearing an Army ACU towards him, and Chris. "Hello, sir glad you finally made it back!" The pony smiled saluting. "At ease Sergeant." Spark said. "How construction going?"

"Awesome, we finally finished the foundation a day ago." He said. "Good to hear! By the way you might wanna expand the living quarters." Spark said observing the barracks that's being build. "Yes, sir!" The sergeant replied turning around to head back to the construction site before, Spark stopped him. "Wait before, you head back do you know where Twilight is?" Spark asked. "Oh, you mean Miss Sparkle. Yes, she's with Princess Celestia in the dinning room." He replied. "Thanks soldier, resume your duties."

"Aye, sir." He said promptly leaving back to work. "I better go an supervise them." Chris said leaving Spark alone. Spark reentered the castle wondering the unknown corridors in hopes of finding the dinning hall "Note to self, memorize castles interior." Spark said to himself, he finally got the hint of where the room was after getting smacked in the face by the smell of food be cooked, and prepared. Finally, he was lead to the room by the smell, he slowly opened the door to peak inside, thankfully he saw Twilight, and Celestia sitting opposite of each other discussing something, he knocked on the wooden door and entered. Both, Twilight and Celestia snapped their heads towards the door. "Spark your back!" Twilight screamed in joy. "Nice to see, you to." Spark said rubbing the back of his head. "Anyway, I need your help." He said. "My help?" She tilted her head in confusion. "Yes, I need information about a town." He answered. "Sure! Whatever you need. Please take a seat." She said pointing towards the table. "Okay thanks."  Spark sat across from where Celestia was sitting. "Let me just go fetch my writing equipment, and a map okay." Twilight smiled leaving the room, leaving a awkward silence between him, and Celestia.

"Soooo how's it goin." Spark said smiling, Celestia gave Spark a glance and said. "Good I suppose, I hope my resurrection spell was of good use to you." Celestia said in her peaceful tone. "Yea it was." Spark replied. Another wave of silence swept over them. Finally, Celestia broke the silence once more, but saying something that completely took him by surprise. "I know how Twilight feels about you." She said. "What?" He states confused, she laughted and said. "Don't act dumb with me, I know you have feeling for her, I can sense it." Sparks eyes widened, and he blushed. "If any harm comes to her because of you. Don't expect me to go easy on you." Celestia said making a grin. Spark couldn't help but gulp.

"I'm back, you two." Twilight said as she walked through the the wooden doors. "Hey waz up, Twilight!" Spark smiled. "Welcome back Twilight, but I must apologize I must be off to preform my royal duties." Celestia said sadly. "Ar-are you sure?" Twilight asked. "Yes, but don't worry I'll be back before lunch." Celestia reassured her. "Okay whatever you say." Twilight sighed, she watched as Celestia opened the door with magic and closed it behind her. "So, Spark what did you want to know?" She asked. "Oh uh I need info about a town called 'Ponyville'." He said. Twilight's eyes opened wide. "That's where I live!" She smiled. "Really? Cool so, you must know everything about it. Yes?" He responded. "You bet ya." She giggled. "Anyway. Yes,  I live their, and know AlMOST everything." She said. "Okay then pass me a map, and a marker please." He said. Twilight levitated him a map including a red marker. Spark then proceeded to use his magic to circle a specific area in the town, he noticed Twilights smile fade to a frown, and the look of fear filled her eyes. "What's wrong." Spark asked concerned. "Well the area you just highlighted is a place called the 'Everfree Forest' the most evil, corrupt place in all of Equis!" She yelled making a fearful frown. "Wait.... Please tell your not planning on going inside!" She gasped. "Don't worry I'll be alright plus, I have to reclaim what was left behind in the forest." Sparked stated. "We-well I'm coming with you!" She yelled. "What why??? You just said it was the most dangerous place on Ear-Equis!" He tapped his hoof on the table with every word. "Well I don't care! I can't stand thinking of you getting hurt." She crossed her forehoofs, Spark sighed. "Well if you get hurt then it's my fault for bringing you."

"Well you don't have to worry, because I'll just invite myself!" She countered. "Plus, it's not like somepony is gonna hunt you down to the ends of Equis over injuring myself." She said, Spark felt a shiver go down his spine. Celestia will." He whispered to himself. "What was that?" Twilight asked. "Nothin!" He said lying. "Well like I said, Im with you wether you like it or not." She made it crystal clear. "Fine, but don't go getting yourself killed will ya." He sighed.

2 HOURS LATER........

After about a few hours Spark had assembled a small scavanger team, consisting of 10 Army soldiers, and 10 Marines, including Eddie, Chris, Spark, Phoenix, and Twilight. Each member has a M16 fully armed and loaded.

"General Sparks! We have a problem." An Army solider said to Spark. "What is it sergeant." Spark replied. The sergeant pulled out his M16, and pointed towards the trigger. "No fingers." He simply said. "Fuck I forgot about that that..." Spark thought for a minute until, he came up with a solution. "It's simple just remove the trigger guard." The sergeant smaked himself in the face for not comeing up with such a simple solution.

The team then unscrewed the bolts holding the trigger guard to the rifles, Spark did the same thing to his Desert Eagle. "Everyone ready?" Spark asked. "Yes, sir!" All the soldiers yelled, Twilight just nodded. "Alright let's move."

3 HOURS LATER......

After a 3 hour long train ride. They reached the Ponyville train station. "Alright this way to the outskirts of the forest!" Twilight yelled. "Okay." Spark replied, they followed Twilight to the forest. The closer they got the more he regretted bringing Twilight along for the operation. "Here we are." Twilight said with fear in her voice, Spark looked at the sun, and his shadow it was around 1800 hours. "Alright, team we got a mission to do! Be prepared for hostile engagement, and look for any suspicious structures." Spark yelled. "Yes,sir!" The team walked into the forest following a dirt path. Spark couldn't help, but shiver to the eerie noise the forest emitted. It was like a the trees were growling, and breathing heavily.

The sun set faster than he expected it to. "Lights on." He commanded, everyone's TAC lights went on from their rifles. Spark felt his heart pump, he also felt Twilight's body touch him as they walked through the forest obviously out of fear of separating from the group. Suddenly he saw glowing mushrooms emitting a green color along with a completely darkened forest which absorbed the light from the TAC lights, he felt as if they were being watched. Suddenly the lead sergeant raised a hoof signaling them to stop. "D-do you guys hear that???" They all suddenly began to listen to their surrounding. He suddenly heard as if demonic like music began to play, (Song) he then noticed deep voices start to mutter strange words, until it turned into a sort of dubstep song. "G-guys I don't like this." A Marine said. "Get a hold of yourself Marine!" Phoenix yelled. "Do we have visual on the source of the music?" Spark said. "Negative, sir!" One the soldiers said. "Be prepared for an ambush!" Spark warned, Spark heard Twilight muttering something while shaking uncontrollably. "What's wrong Twilight???" Spark asked worried. "Blood in the Everfree." She said. "What?" Spark asked confused. "Blood in the Everfree." She said again. "Twilight!" He said in a higher tone, he waved a hoof In front of Twilight getting no response. "T-Twilight..." He shakily said, she slowly turned her head towards him with dilated pupils. "Blood will be spilled in the Everfree." She said. "W-What?" He said, she slowly placed a hoof to his chest, and said. "They want your blood to be felt across the Everfree." She said giggling. "Th-They.....w-want.....Y-you.......NOW!!!" She screamed sending a shockwave across the surrounding brush sending everyone to the ground, her horn lit a crimson red as, she dragged Spark to the middle of the forest clearing, she lowered her head to Spark's face until their noises touched each other. "T-Twilight what has gotten into you! Please stop this!!!" He screamed as he felt something pinch his stomach area. "Don't worry.... The pain will be all gone soon." She calmly said as, she gave Spark a kiss on the lips, he squinted in pain as he felt a warm liquid flow from his stomach to the ground, he opened his eyes to meet Twilights he felt his heart race as he saw her eyes turn from a beautiful purple to white pupils surrounded in a completely black eyes. "ARGGHH!!!" He screamed as he felt some  sort of claw enter, his body through his bleeding stomach.

"AHHH!!!" He screamed in pain, he saw Twilight laugh demonically. Suddenly he felt something grab his bottom legs and start to slowly bend them, he heard a sick crack as bones from his leg began to give out under the pressure, he gritted his teeth warm tears falling from his eyes to the ground. "No need to cry SPARK!" Twilight said. He was sobbing out of pain. "P-please stop I beg you!!! ARGH!" He felt the claw twist inside of him as he pleaded for mercy. More blood rushed out of his wound, he felt as his fore legs were grasped by an unseen force, and slowly began to bend in places they shouldn't be soon to meet the same fate as his bottom legs, Spark saw in horror as a spear shaped rock was levitated over to his face surrounded in a crimson aura. "Time for your medicine!" Twilight giggled as, she forced Sparks mouth open. "Open wide this will only take a minute." She said. "I wonder if I could pull this out from your stomach." She grinned evilly, as she forced the rock into his mouth, and down his throat, Spark coughed the rock out which was followed by blood. "N-No more p-please..." Spark pleaded. "Why should I? The children love you!" Twilight said. "They want MORE suffering!" She said.

Spark whimpered as one wing was Forcefully spread open. "My little death angel." She laughed as, she slowly ran a hoof through it. Spark felt, Twilight's hoof rubbing his wing, he knew she was looking for the most effective use of toture as long as it got him to suffer. "Ah, I know wing amputation!" She smiled in glee. "But it has to be slow, and painful and I know the perfect tool." She said levitating a very dull rock the size of a hoof over his exposed wing. "Let's play a game." She said. "Every scream of agony costs your wing its life." She said looking over his body, Spark was now panting heavily which would show, his rib cage after every Breath. "Perfect!" She said happily, he suddenly felt a pressure being applied to one of the Many ribs in his chest. "N-No please!" He yelled gritting his teeth. *CRACK* "Fuck!" He screamed as on rib snapped off from his rib cage. "Next one!" She said, once again Spark felt a pressure being applied to a rib, he couldn't stand the pain any longer and let out a scream of agony  which was followed by a quick impact by the rock on the part of the wing connecting to the body. This happens for a few minutes until one final smack met with a crack of a bone in his wing indicating that flesh was the only thing keeping, his wing attached to the rest of, his body. "Oops looks like you lost." She said as she slowly began to twist the wing off his body.

His vision began to fade as he heard Chris yell "SPARK!!!" Followed by a few bursts of an M16. He saw Twilights body fall over to his side to be replaced by a dark figure. "IT FEELS SO GOOD!" It screamed as he saw the figure shove its arm deeper into his stomach, Spark started to cough out blood, he felt blood ooze from his nose, ears. "You not gonna die yet, you Angel!" It said, Spark felt like broken glass was being forced

down his throat." Spark could feel his last breaths escaping his lungs until, he a voice he thought he'd never hear again. "GET OFF HIM!!!" Spark saw as a Purple laser struck the demon sending dust to be blown away. "Spark! Can you hear me!" He felt a set of hoofs grab both sides of his head, and moved to face  Twilight. "Don't worry Sparky I'm here."

Chris ran towards Sparks aid, he dropped his rifle next to Spark, and noticed Twilight sobbing on his right fore hoof, he placed a ear to Sparks bloody chest hearing the faint beating of his heart. "We need to get him somewhere more secure!" He yelled to Twilight, she nodded gently lifting him up with her magic. "Eddie can you hear me?" He yelled. "Yea!" A response came. "What about, Phoenix?" He yelled again. "I'm alright!" He heard her voice. "Alright regroup on me now! Damnit!" He saw all the soilders run up to him. "Alright we need to find a secure place now!" He screamed. "Aye, sir!"

After running through the forests brush they reached a door leading into a unknown building. "Sergeant get that door open!" He said pointing to one of the Marines. "Aye, sir!"

*ROAR!!!*

Everyone turned their eyes towards the path they just came through. "What the fuck was that!?!" Phoenix screamed. "Timber Wolves!" Twilight screamed. "Open that door now goddamnit!" He yelled at the Marine. "I-I almost got it." He yelled back. The sound wood hitting each other got closer. "Hurry they can smell the blood of the wounded!" Twilight yelled.

"Got it!" The Marine said kicking the door open. "Quick everyone inside!" Chris commanded. Just as he closed the door he saw a wooden wolf pounce towards the metal door crashing into it, he quickly placed a random crate to the door blocking it. "I think we're safe." He panted. "Where are we?" Eddie asked. I don't know." Chris replied, he used his TAC light to look around until he found a switch connected to the wall in which, he pulled. Lights began to flicker on all over the interior of the building.

"Holy mother of god..."

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