Fearless

"The Empire held its breath when the Princess declared a formal secession. After years of playing with fire, the fuse has finally been lit. How long it will take for the keg to explode is a question on everyone's minds.

"Some say that Queen Celestia could have done more to prevent the creation of the Lunar Republic, perhaps even by more strict regulations and punishments early on.

"But now the damage is done. There is no turning back. The Lunar Republic is up in arms after what appears to have been a siege on a military installation that left over a dozen injured. Reports indicate that there was a casualty."

"Tragedy struck in our Republic last night. 19 year-old Rainbow Dash was brutally shot and murdered outside of a Lunar Corps facility. The shooter has been identified as Flash Sentry, Royal Guard, formerly discharged from the Camelot Police Force, thankfully now in captivity.

"Rainbow Dash was shot three times in the chest when Sentry fired an automatic weapon into a line of brave new Lunar Corps volunteers. She died on the way to the hospital from severe blood loss."

"The first citizen of the Lunar Republic to die. Rainbow Dash. A kid. Think about that. Some people are saying that this wasn't an organized attack, and that Sentry was just crazy. Well, I know he is.

"This is what we've become. So consumed in our hatred for each other that all we can do is blame, shout at, attack, and kill each other.

"Rainbow Dash wasn't the first to lose her life because of our destructive decisions, and she won't be the last. I don't know what it was. Maybe because the Lunar Republic was finally actually seceding, I guess people were hoping this would be the end of it.

"It's not. They're out there, now. Calling for Sentry's execution. Or worse. You can do the math."

"I hoped for peace. I hoped for solace. I hoped we could put aside these petty differences between us long enough to build a surer future for our children. And your ignorance and hatred carelessly allowed that dream to wither away and die. You seem to actually ask for war.

"Our Lunar Corps was purely a defensive organization. And now, a child has died at your hands. So, to the citizens of the Solar Empire, I speak to you:

"Ask, and you shall receive."