Operation Spectre: Infiltrating the Rainbow Factory

  The mission debriefing quickly began as the task force were officially formed. Eclipse, being the commander of the task force, efficiently mapped out the objective building and came up with a plan. He had been burning hours upon hours in his office, trying to figure out the best plan that gets the team to complete the objective, and walks out of there alive.

  “Welcome to the task force. Operation Spectre is now officially a go. As every one of you may have known, we have received actionable intelligence about the Rainbow Factory. It is true.”

  An unnerving tranquility suddenly

  “I think all of you have at least see one or two of those young pegasi disappears around you. And just as you may expect, they are being sent to the Rainbow Factory. Those maniacs recycled the poor bastards into Rainbows. Pretty twisted and dark, eh?”

  Everyone in the conference room nodded. They knew what they signed up for.

  “Hawkeye, Apex. You two are on the sniper team. Provide overwatch and sniper support for the strike team.”

  “Roger Wilco.” The two snipers responded. They’re apparently experienced veterans, as scars all over their faces had spoken for themselves. They didn’t seem to speak or react much to the meeting. Classic silent assassins.

  Hawkeye and Apex had been fighting with Eclipse for at least 8 years. They’re genuine soldiers that are currently serving in the United Equestria Marine Corps. The other three he secretly invited are all freelance, but are now mercenaries of the team. He guaranteed a high pay for the mission, but pretty much none of them came for the bits. Orion came for vengeance, Amber for social service, and Ale took this job because she wants to help the young pegasi.

  “AppleAle, Orion Pink, Blue Amber. You three will be in the strike team with me. Orion and me will be the main attackers and bash through the front lines. Ale is the medic, cover her for all cost. Amber, you do your work and record everything in that hell hole. Any questions?”

  No one responded to this question, which is a good thing. That means everyone knows what they’re doing. Hopefully.

  “So, what are we up against? Place ring any bells?” Orion asked. He looks like a bat pony, but somehow there aren’t wings on him. If Eclipse’s losing one wing in a fight is spine-chilling, think about Orion. You couldn’t even imagine what in Equestria had happened to him.

  Eclipse swiped a few times on the table and typed something on the keyboard. A holograph simulation appeared in front of everyone’s eyes. Apparently designed with some real life scanning and from the worker’s words.

  “This bloody place is a fortress. One main entrance from the Weather Factory lounge, which is heavily guarded. A vent on top of the facility, which will be our best bet. “

“Security office and the staff quarters on the far east. The atomizer, storage silos and incinerator on the west. The grinder is dead centre with the control room south of the location. There may also be cages, armory, conveyor belts and stuff like that all around this bloody place.” Eclipse reported.

  “So, what’s our play?” AppleAle asked. Surely that is the important part of the whole mission. She was an expert physician that saved countless soldiers’ and civilians’ lives.

  “We’ll sneak in there through the vents. Proceed towards the security office and take the guards down so we can go low profile around without anyone seeing us. Then we shut down the other machines in the control room, secure the fillies and colts and rendezvous with exfil team on the roof.” Eclipse explained the plan to the finest detail, making sure everyone knew what to do inside the objective building.

  “We’ll kick this off tonight. According to the intel a new batch of flight test candidate just hit the field. We’ll have to act quick before they turn those pegasi into Rainbows. Any question? If not, rendezvous on top deck at 22:00. Dismissed.”

  The meeting was dismissed. Everyone stepped out of the conference room and geared up before dinner. AppleAle, although being an earth pony, is also able to join this operation with the help of technology. She received boots that would give her the ability to walk on clouds. Eclipse sighed as he calibrated his bionic wing. It reminded him how much it hurts when his wing just got torn off. He shook his head to clear his mind and continued on what he was doing.

  The team quickly had dinner and midnight arrived right after that. Eclipse ran a final equipment check and sprinted to the top deck. A chopper started its engine, symbolizing the beginning of this dangerous mission. The task force is already there, all armed and ready for command.

    “Everyone got your last words and dying wish?” Eclipse asked the team. He knew they might not make it back, so he had to make sure everyone prepared for the worst.

  Everyone slowly nodded. They already put their dog tag and their last words in a box in the conference room before they came up to the top deck. Everyone knows the risk of this mission.

  “Alright then. Load up.”

  The team quickly hopped on the chopper, and Eclipse quickly followed. The choppers swiftly take off and head towards their objective.

  “Solar, this is Mercury 0-1. We’re Oscar mike. ETA 30 minutes.”

  “Roger that Mercury 0-1. Good Luck. Solar out.”