Defender of Freedom

by Damocles

Miniature suns

Previous ChapterNext Chapter

Author's Note

I'm so sorry this is what happens when my dark side comes out during writing :raritycry:
I'm going to go hide in the WAR ROOM until next chapter.
Also I decided to mix reality with gaming here as the peacekeepers in real life are MIRV's


Miniature suns

Miniature suns

Pov:Eric

Date: L+1

Time: 9:00 AM

Location: Armory

Gone was the man who gave everybody a second chance. Gone was the man who was blind to the things happening around the world. Gone was the man who would have gave mercy. Now in place of that man, is a man of vengeance . A man who would risk it all to save his brethren in this world.

“I wish it didn't come to this, what I'm about to do is one of the most heinous acts in human history, only twice did miniature suns bloomed on purpose over the smoldering and charred bodies of our enemies and now I must add what I'm about to do to that short list,” I lamented as I finish putting on the exo suit now having been repainted in desert camo along with my rank on the chest and helmet. Grabbing the BRG-15 and the accompanying Ammo I set off to the roof of the HQ.

After the message last night no one could rest knowing that our brethren were slaves to another species. soldiers were at the newly erected shooting range practicing, the vehicle crews were taking the time to do maintenance on their vehicles, while both the engineers and the scientists of the base were working non-stop on bettering our men be it building new structures to house them or giving them a upgrade to boost their firepower.

Reaching the roof I stood there with the sun on my face staring at the men running around preparing for daring raids. Some ran towards the ospreys while some ran towards the ever increasing amount of convoys, while some elected to stay behind to not only defend the base but to help the engineers set up farms and housing for our brethren.

The peacekeeper missiles were ready, 2 missiles per silo and there was 9 silos, all that was needed was a destination to let these monsters know there was a new player in the ring and they punch well above their weight.

“Sir, everthing has been prepared, the men are ready, the vehicles have been maintained, and the helicopters have been refueled and rearmed all were waiting for is the signal.” A delta Asked over the open radio.

“Don’t worry you will be able to tell what the signal is from a mile away, also is there still room in one of the ospreys that are going to the “pit”?”I asked back.The pit was one of the worst places in the solar empire, a place full of human slaves working in the mines pulling out Ore and gemstones with no one caring how many humans have died.

“Yes sir Osprey number 7 still has a couple of seats empty why?”One of the engineers said over the radio while checking a roster.

“Well considering i'm in a exo suit that can repair itself while carrying a 15mm machine gun that can pierce the armor of a tank , I think i'm just gonna go for a very explosive walk, What do you think numbskull i'm going on that Osprey to the pit so I can rescue people!”I yelled at the unfortunate engineer that happened to piss me off.Walking back down to the WAR ROOM I looked at the map trying to spot a place to drop the nukes.

“Amber did we get any info about Los Pegasus from the captured officer”I asked the AI still trying to think of a place worthy enough to turn into dust.

“ Yes sir Los(Las?) Pegasus is one of the few places in Solar Empire territory that has no humans due to the amount of clouds and the fact that it is a favorite of the pony nobility that don't want the “dirty stinking humans” anywhere near them,” Fury in her voice was clear to me that she did not care for the place.

“Hmm it seems we found a good place to start the operation. Amber as soon as I enter osprey number 7, Launch the peacemakers towards los Pegasus”I commanded as I made my way through the HQ towards the front doors.Without the exo suit it may have taken maybe 10 minutes to run to the helipads but with it? Maybe only 3 minutes tops.Running up the stairs to the top of the helipad and onto the osprey.I spotted an open seat right next to the entrance quickly sitting down before opening a link to everybody.

“Men today is a special day, today we shall liberate our fellow brethren from these merciless monsters.While we may not have the numbers , we have the experience remember men that we are the united states of america. We fought against a world superpower outnumbered and outgunned. We fought in world war one and world war two preserving freedom and democracy. We fought a global superpower bent on dominating the world and survived. We fought against a shadow who had secrecy and power and won, Now we shall write a new chapter in american history of about the brave men and women who not only are they in a new world foreign to them, they are outnumbered nearly a thousand to one and we shall win.” All around the base cheering was heard but the loudest was the missiles as they screamed into sky toward an enemy that deserves no mercy.

Closing the link I whispered in my meekest voice “I have become death, the Destroyer of worlds.”


Pov 3rd person

Around los Pegasus the Solar Empire was celebrating beating back the New Lunar Republic.

Ponies in the street hoisting the Solar empire flag, While the soldiers marched the new lunar prisoners to the gallows, and shooting squads. Not one pony paid attention to the specks in the sky until it was too late. The LGM-118 peacekeeper is a inter continental ballistic missile that can carry up to 10 individual 475 kilotons nukes doing the math that would be 4,750 kilotons PER missile which meant in total 85,500 kilotons are making its way towards unsuspecting ponies. As the Nukes closed in on their destinations the roaring of the engines alerted the ponies but by then it was too late ,mere seconds later the missiles let loose their payload.

180 new suns were born in mere seconds turning anypony near their blast zone a shadow on the floor or wall their last thoughts were of the immense burning while some were turned into hunks of pure carbon forever staying still in the positions they were at the time. Others did not have the mercy of quick death, countless ponies were burned to death,some cooked from the inside out due to the radiation,some crushed from falling buildings,any that would survive the nuclear onslaught would be haunted forever by the tainting touch of gamma radiation but for now the city of the famous was no more wiped forever off the maps of the world.

Many see this day as inexcusable act of evil but some had other thoughts.Many would tell the legend of the humans who had the power of the suns at their fingertips and were judging the Solar empire for keeping slaves. Although a more interesting story came up, when the human slaves of the empire saw the blooming of the miniature suns something “clicked” in their minds, ponies who had obedient humans now had human uprisings everywhere but sadly some humans were too broken for it to have a lasting effect.

As US convoys all across the continent reached their various destinations to their shock, waiting for them were not ponies, but humans who had been waiting for them after knocking out their masters,not one bullet was fired that day.

Gone were the days the Solar empire had nothing to fear. Gone were the days the ponies had slaves to do their work.Now the Solar empire have much to fear.


Pov:Eric

Loading the BRG-15 I sat there thinking back to missiles launches wondering how many ponies were killed due to my anger. Shaking my head trying to get rid of those thoughts I steeled my resolve for the coming mission trying to prepare myself for the horrors i'm about to see in the pit.

“5 minutes till touch down people get ready,”the pilot said over the intercom.

Cocking my machine gun the next five minutes felt like hours before the back door open up and before the pilot had the chance to speak I ran out of the hatch(I forgot what the back doors are called) falling a few feet before landing in a kneeling position.Standing up I could see that I was surrounded by unicorns all pointing muskets in my direction.A pony with ornate armor started to close the distance until he was 10 feet from me looking me straight in the eyes (as best he could as I’m around 2 feet taller than him)

“Surender now HUMAN and i make your death swift.”he said in a voice only a noble could make.

“Phhht bwahahahah you think YOU can make ME surrender I'll tell you what release all the workers here and I'll let YOU live”the thought of this little pony trying to make me surrender just made me break out in laughs, it's not everyday a pony tells a man in a powered exo suit with a 15mm machinegun to surrender.

“Why you little-- guards FIRE”the officer yelled now quite angry.

This exosuit could withstand modern bullets which go way faster than these musket balls so when the guards fired it felt like someone taped the armor.Looking down into the built in watch (weird right?) I saw to my delight it was a couple of seconds to noon(you know what that means.)

“Now then ponies you had your chance but you sealed your fate right when you fired”When the clock struck twelve a bell was heard throughout the area. I brought up the 15 mm gun and depressed the trigger.The resounding booming that came from the gun scared most of the guards not from how loud it was but the fact that their officer was splattered everywhere including on some of their faces.

“Sorry about what is to come but remember you listened to his orders”I scolded the remaining ponies before I pulled the trigger while spinning around. The 15mm round is meant to go through APC’s, and light tanks. Now imagine the bullet ripping through the thin armor,flesh tearing,organs melting, whole bodies turned into nothing but giblets yeah that what happened to the ponies.Wiping some of the blood of me I signaled the Ospreys to release their compliment of soldiers.

Soon enough we had every single soldier off the Ospreys right outside the Giant hole that is the pit.We had a good amount of soldiers with us mostly delta’s for their close quarters skills (their anti tank weapons help),some marines,some stingers for any pegasus we might encounter,one or two snipers I think?(they might be cloaked again.)Peering into the pit I stared in disgust and partial shock as I saw both human AND ponies working the mines.

“Snipers if you're here I want you on overwatch, Stingers I want you on the edge, if any Pegasus wearing gold try to wing it(man that's a bad pun)you shoot him down.Deltas,marines you're with me, We're here to clear out the ponies in gold armor and nobody else,”I ordered as I start making my way towards the rim of the hole where the workers carved out a pathway down.

Passing by makeshift houses bolted to the wall I spotted a well made building with the solar empire’s flag on it. Holding up my hand in a clenched position everybody stopped, Pointing towards the building they get what I was thinking as several deltas stacked up on the door before something they did both was considered funny and yet overkill.One kicked in the door while the next delta stood in front of the now knocked down door with his L.A.W yelling “say hello to my little friend!” before firing the rocket. To say no one survived the blast was an understatement, the two ponies that were in there? Lets just say there isn't enough left to send home in a soup can and let's just leave it at that.

The loud noise alerted everyone to our presence as the guard ponies start running out of certain buildings, mostly unicorns but some were pegasi armed with swords.Thankfully the snipers actually were there when I was talking as some of the ponies were missing their heads, while the stingers got locks on the pegasi who were trying to fly out of the hole so they can dive bomb us. As the stingers let loose their rockets, the rest of the infantry were having a turkey shoot with the ponies as they tried to rush close enough for the muskets to work.Bored with the shooting I went inside the building the two unfortunate ponies were in, deciding that maybe I could find some sort of blueprint or something.

“Let's see mail, mail ,mail, mail , mail, oooh a personal letter from celestia for a medal to one of the ponies that were here yoink, and what's this?” as I came across a diagram for some sort of ship, hmm lets see if that scanning thing works. I pulled out the tablet (harder than you think when I’m wearing an exo suit) and opened up the scanning app, when it opened I pointed the camera towards the blueprint which beeped several times before flashing green and-- oh my god.

AIRSHIP UNLOCKED

AIRSHIP MOORING TOWER UNLOCKED

This is the best day ever, now I can finally become a airship pilot like I always wanted!

I wonder how the battle is going-BOOOOOOM- I think that answers that question.

Calmly walking outside (with the biggest grin on my face) I did not hear anymore shooting, turning right I have spotted why. The ponies who were fighting have finally given up after what I guess their officer was blown to bits and from the smoking tube it seems like it was the same delta as before. While the men were rounding up the prisoner who were to be taken back to the hospital to be interrogated (by my guess I say the same marine as last time, I still have nightmares of what he did. He played justin bieber music as high as he can for hours, i think i'm mentally scared thanks to that.) As I stood there looking around I spotted several humans hiding alongside some ponies.

“Human and ponies your masters are dead. Come with us and we can lead you to a new home. A home that will provide for you, A home that will shelter and defend you till the end!” I shouted as loud as I could in the mines.Soon both humans and ponies were coming out of the mines they hid in while the fight were happening. The sight though made my blood boil as there was miners of all types, Children, adult, elderly they all started to come out, most looked malnourished but all were wearing nothing but rags.The ponies were not better most looked malnourished with some that looked fairly fine( I guess they were new to the mine)

“Listen to me as soon as you walk up those stairs you're a free man, you are not property anymore, you are not items, you are now free. Now go people if you need help getting up the stairs just ask one of the soldiers they will be happy to provide help.” I yelled once more directing the ever growing crowd up the stairs towards the flotilla of Ospreys waiting for them.

“Excuse m-m-me sir are we really free?” a voice spoke nervously behind me.Turning around I spotted the pony who spoke, he was a normal sized unicorn pony with green fur, a dark green with golden eyes with a picture of a gear on its flank.(I’m so sorry hoppa_21 for your OC to be here)

“Yes you are free we’re just taking you to our base so that you can get fed and clothed before you go do your own things mister?” I ended the question hoping he would answer.

“Steam gear sir engineer extraordinaire,” the now named pony replied.

“Well then steam gear how about you join me on my ship to discuss engineering together,” I said intrigued by his profession.

“Yes oh yes please let's get out of here I had enough of this place for a lifetime,” steam gear said while trying to walk as Fast as he could up the stairs as he could.

“I can tell this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”I whispered under my breath as I saw steam gear trip landing face first on the ground.


Pov: 3rd person

As the Ospreys flew over the mountains of the undiscovered west a observer was watching them with a close eye before running through tunnels of the mountains, running past others of his kind that were forging,running past more of his kind mining out the mountain in search of metals, until the observer finally reached his destination a door with asymbol on it. Opening it the observer knelt down before a throne and spoke “My king I have urgent news for you.”

Next Chapter