"EVERYBODY, GET ON THE GROUND NOW!!!" yelled the mysterious stallion who was wearing black clothing over his body and face.

Twilight and her friends immediately dropped to the floor and put their hoofs over their heads. This is the first time any one of them has been in a hostage situation and they were real scared.

"Get the Princess now!" yelled a stallion, as one of them complied and dragged Twilight out from underneath her seat. Twilight screamed and squirmed as she tried to break free from the stallions hoofs.

"Shut her up will ya!" yelled one of them.

Complying immediately, the stallion used the butt of his pistol and hit Twilights head with enough force to knock her out. As the rest of the kidnappers pointed their guns at the rest of the element bearers the leader amongst the stallions spoke up and said.

"Lets get the fuck outta here"

The unicorn in the group immediately fired up his horn and they all disappeared in a flash. As the element bearers regained their composure they looked around the car. None of their belongings were gone and the only pony they took was Twilight.

"We have to save her!" exclaimed Rainbowdash as she got up slowly.

"Yeah!" chimed Pinkie.

"Agreed" began Fluttershy.

"Hold yer horses now, anybody know where she went?" asked Applejack as she looked at the group of friends.

"I don't" replied Pinkie whose smile disappeared instantly.

"I really didn't think of that" Fluttershy said.

"But who cares, she's out there" exclaimed Rainbow.

"Ah think we need some proper help, Spike ya there?" asked Applejack as she looked at him who was already holding paper and quill.

"Good take a letter"

"Your highness, Is it wise to move the population now?" asked a Royal Guard who was busy overlooking the map in the war room.

"I don't want any civilians getting caught up in a cross fire, I don't want any unnecessary deaths Captain" replied Celestia.

"At once your majesty" he replied before rapidly started writing on a piece of paper.

Just as Celestia was about to sot down a green magical flame appeared in front of her and a letter appeared. Thinking it was from Twilight she opened it immediately, but to her utter horror she read the most disturbing things that has happened to any of her students.

"Dear Princess

This is your faithful follower Applejack. I write this letter to inform you of grave news. Just a few minutes ago our train was abruptly turned into a hold up situation. There were around 5 stallions who boarded the train. They didn't steal anything which was odd, but that wasn't what they were after. Instead they stole your precious student and our friend Twilight. We ask of you to send you best guards and find these vermin's

-Your faithful follower, Applejack

Celestia folded the letter with shock after reading the letter, she ha gained almost everyones attention in the room when she gasped out loud.

"You majesty, what is the problem?" asked one of the Guards.

"Dispatch a squad immediately and tell them to find the friendship express and secure it immediately!" yelled Celstia in anger/fear.

"Yes your highness!" saluted a Guard before taking off in the opposite direction.

"I need to assemble a search force, gather a small team and head on over to the friendship express, I want them to find out where these kidnappers took Twilight Sparkle!" she barked.

"Yes your majesty" said another guard before galloping out the door.

"I pray that Twilight may only be safe" thought Celestia as she stared at the map for a long time.

As Kessler was busy walking through the hallways a galloping stallion rushed past him with a look of fear in his eyes.

"Wonder what his problem is" thought Kessler as he shrugged his shoulders.

Just then a stallion came out from the room to his left and immediately galloped down the hallway. Deciding to find out what was going on, Kessler ran up to the door and held it open to take a peek inside. Inside the room he found various stallions and mares doing their jobs. In the middle of the room was a large table and on top of it lay a huge map of what seemed to be Equestria.

"Ahem" Kessler cleared his throat which got everyones attention in the room.

"Ah Kessler, please do come in" motioned Celestia with her hoof.

As Kessler made his way inside the room, the rest of the ponies inside resumed their daily task. As he approached Celestia he knew something was wrong.

"Something the matter your highness?" Kessler asked.

"Oh its nothing you should get yourself involved in" Celestia answered.

"Please with all due respect Celestia, I am in your war now so you might as well tell me" said Kessler reassuringly.

*sigh "Very well, the train in which my prize student was on has been held up and now my prized student has been kidnapped" said Celestia as she said it in a very dark way.

"I see" replied Kessler as he stroked his chin.

"I know, I shall find your student for you" beamed Kessler as he waited for her response.

"An how shall you do it?" asked Celestia.

"Leave it up to me Princess, I shall return later" answered Kessler as he walked out of the door.

As Kessler stepped outside he motioned the Panzerhunds to follow him. He then made a run for the Monitor as quick as possible. A Kessler rounded corners and turns he finally arrived at the doors leading to the royal fields. He pushed the door open hastily and made a break towards the Monitor, while on the way there he fished out his comm set and radioed the Monitor.

"Wake up one of your bloody drones, and prep one of the pods. Plot the coordinates for the friendship express, just follow the rail lines and it should lead us there" barked Kessler as he started climbing the ladder.

"Roger" it replied.

As soon as the Monitor gave the orders it launched the drone Wasp and it began flying towards the train tracks to find the friendship express with great speed. As Kessler made his way into the control room he opened the weapons locker and picked up a shot gun and a couple of shells. He put all his guns to one side and opened another locker, inside he found the standard 1960 infantry armour used by the nazi army. He quickly chucked his coat aside and remove the ammo belt and any other things that would constrict the armour. As Kessler removed the rest of his clothing the only thing left was his boxers, he slipped on the black combat pants and top and proceeded to wear the bullet resistant armour. He slipped on the gloves and shoulder paddings and then the boots. He then picked up the necessary ammo he needed and and put them in their respective pouches. He counted 4 clips for his pistol, 3 mags for his assault rifle and 2 mags(boxes more likely) for the shotgun. He secured the shotgun on his right shoulder and his pistol his side. He slung the assault rifle on the left side of his shoulder. He then picked up the bullet resistance mask and put it on before finally attaching the proud helmet with the Reich insignia. As Kessler finished adjusting himself in his armour he looked like deathsheads personal commandos.

"A fine piece of armour sir" commented the Monitor.

"Ja, Have you input the coordinates already?" asked Kessler.

"Affirmative, I have already located the train and have begun scanning the area, though my scans show high energy output in the area. This will take some time, as for your ride. Please step in the pod that is currently powered up, the robots inside are awaiting your command. I shall observe from here on out sir" it finally said.

"Gut, I bet Schlägerei is assigned to me?" asked Kessler skeptically.

"Ja" replied the Monitor.

"Gut, see you later then" began Kessler as he walked out of the control room in his new armour.

As Kessler climbed out the hatch he found it less easier to maneuverer in the armour. But it didn't bother him for he has trained in this sort of thing for at least 2 years. As Kessler made his way down to the ground, the pods rockets were already burning hot. As he grabbed his assault rifle he removed the straps for a more flexible use. He walked towards the front of the pod which had a single door open. As Kessler peered inside it was dark, the only thing illuminating the small area was the red lights on the side which gave very little lighting. As Kessler stepped inside, the door shut with a hiss and soon the P.A speaker spoke up.

"Preparing to take off"

The pod came to life as it slowly rose above the ground.

"500 feet and rising" it said.

"1,000 feet, proceeding to destination" as it said that, the pod jerked forward instantly which made Kessler grab the support railings above to keep him stable.

"Arrival at destination ETA: 10 minutes" it said.

Kessler sighed in relief as the pod slowly made its way towards its destination.

"Commanding officer in charge is Leutenant Kessler, all personal shall report to him. Current pod status, all 6 Guard Robots are combat ready and ready to launch, Designation Schlägerei, class Panzerhund is ready to launch as well" it said over the P.A.

"Ah thats some good news" thought Kessler.

As the pod rose and descended through the terrain it passed all sorts of various sceneries, but unfortunately there were no windows and only the onboard A.I could watch the terrain.

"5 minutes till destination arrival" it said.

Kessler tensed up at the announcement, but calmed down as he remembered there weren't any hostiles in the area.

"Attention! Hostile threats detected, ponies are currently engaged by bipedal beings. Class of beings are Minotaurs, prepare for combat" it said over the P.A.

"Shit!" thought Kessler as he radioed the Monitor.

"Are there Minotaurs at the scene?!" he barked through the comms.

"Yes sir, I am currently engaging them via drone" it replied.

"How many hostiles?" he asked.

"Currently around 19, the ponies are desperately outmatched for these Minotaurs have guns" it replied.

"Well shit" thought Kessler.

"20 seconds till landing" it said.

Kessler immediately stood to full attention and gripped his assault rifle.

"10 seconds until landing"

"5,4,3,2,1....GO GO GO!" boomed the speaker as the hatches opened instantly.

Kessler aimed his assault rifle up and immediately started firing when the first Minotaur came into his sight. He rushed outside and dove for the rock in front of him. He peeked out and fired a couple of shot at a Minotaur that was currently shooting the pod. As Kessler popped out from cover again he advanced slowly and kept his rifle aimed in all directions. He fired another burst of rounds at a Minotaur that came from out from the train. He ran towards a boulder and took refuge behind it. He activated his comm link and said.

"Deploy the Panzerhunds! Eliminate all hostiles in the area" he barked.

Not a moment too soon the rear of the pod opened up, and out came a very vicious and hungry looking Panzerhund. Wasting no time Schlägerei immediately ran for the nearest target he saw on his scanners and pounced on him and mauled him to death. Schlägerei moved onto its next prey swiftly and opened his huge jaws and snapped of the Minotaurs head and upper portion of his body. He quickly made a run for his next target and bit his opponent left hand, which severed it. Seeing his prey fall down, he quickly bit down on his body and ripped half of it off. He ran towards a another Minotaur that was shooting him, but his bullets simply bounced off him as he quickly ended his opponents life by biting his head clean off.

As Kessler watched the Panzerhund wreck every opponent it found. He popped out of his cover and killed three more Minotaurs who were rushing towards the Panzerhund. As Kessler made his way closer to the train, a Minotaur jumped down and fired at his chest. Kessler fell down to the ground immediately due to the force of the bullets. He was alive but not for long as the Minotaur approached him. Just as the Minotaur was about to shoot his face, Kessler swatted the gun away and rolled to the side. He picked himself up and landed a punch on the Minotaurs face which sent him stumbling back. As the Minotaur raised his gun towards Kessler, a very angry Panzerhund came over the from the other side of the train and landed on the Minotaur. As the Minotaur tried to break free from the Panzerhund, he could only struggle as the powerful jaws dug into the side of the Minotaur and picked him up like a toy and roughly shaked him around before throwing his seemingly lifeless body to the ground and biting his head off to make sure he was dead.

Kessler wasted in picking up his assault rifle. He went to the nearest train car and stacked up at the door. He kicked the door down and saw a Minotaur with a shocked expression. Wasting no time, he unloaded the rest of his magazine into the thing. Kessler dropped the magazine onto the floor and loaded a new one, he picked up the old one and kept it in the pockets. He proceeded to the next car and ignored the ponies on the way there. He radioed the Panzerhund to meet him in the next car. As he exited the first car the Panzerhund was already waiting for him. Kessler kicked the door down and moved to one side to let the Panzerhund clear the room. He peeked inside and watched as the Panzerhund tore at its opponents flesh like it was butter, ending his like quickly. He moved inside and move on towards the next car until they arrived at the royal carriage. He radioed the Monitor for any insight on the car.

"There are currently four targets inside the car, it will be tough but I can provide cover fire when you breach" it replied.

"Got it, you make the first shot" he ordered.

As the Mk 2 drone switched to its sniper mode it lined up its sights and waited for the right moment. After what seemed like and eternity the loud satisfying bang echoed through the country side. Seeing that was his cue, Kessler kicked the door down and proceeded inside together with the Panzerhund. Kessler unloaded into the nearest Minotaur he could find and ducked behind the seats instantly. He watched as the Panzerhund ripped apart its enemy in quick succession. Kessler popped out from cover and fired a couple of more shots at the remaining Minotaur. After seeing their handy work Kessler began using the Panzerhund to find the so called student of Celestia. He searched around the car and ignored the 5 ponies inside who seem stare at him. After rummaging through the car, he realised he didn't have a clue on what the student looked like. He decided to ask one of the Ponies in the car.

"You,"-he pointed at the orange one,-"do you have a reference for the student of Celestia?" he demanded.

"Umm...ya...yah...yah mean Twilight?" said the orange mare nervously.

"Ja, hurry up and give me a scent so that we may find her" he ordered again.

Seeing as these ponies were a waste of time he spotted a purple bag with stars surrounding it. He picked it up and showed it to the ponies.

"Is this her bag?" he asked.

The orange one nodded.

"Gut, thank you for your service" he replied before giving the bag to the Panzerhund.

The Panzerhund sniffed the bag and soon had a scent on the pony. He quickly transferred the details to the drone so that it may scout ahead. The Panzerhund let a out a soft mechanical growl signalling its done.

"Gut, let us move out" he ordered as he made his way towards the exit.

As Kessler dropped down onto the sand he made a run for the pod and ordered the Panzerhund to get back in. After seeing that the Panzerhund was safely stowed away, Kessler stepped inside the pod and let the door shut behind him automatically. He radioed the Monitor for a sit-rep.

"Did you get the coordinates?" he asked.

"Already transferred them to the nav computers" it replied.

"Good" Kessler said, as the pod started taking off again and started proceeding towards its second destination.

"Sir I have arrived at the site and looks to be underground, I recommend close range weapons is to be used. As for the defence, there are at least 25 Minotaurs guarding the compound and what seems to be ponies in the underground complex, I count at least 10 ponies underground" it said informingly.

"Thanks for the heads up" he replied.

"20 minutes until arrival" the P.A systems said.

Kessler began checking his assault rifle and shotgun, he knew he would switch to shotgun when he would assault the cave. And this time he would deploy the Guard Robots to make sure of a quick extraction.

"Pod, Launch Guard Robots when we land. All Guard Robots, clear the area of hostiles and leave nothing standing" he ordered, and soon received chorus of "affirmatives" from the Robots.

"This has been one hell of a night" thought Kessler as the pod continued its journey into enemy territories.

Author's Note

I was bored and my imagination was wild so I wrote this chapter as a bonus for tonight. Enjoy folks.