Listen up Deltas roughly three months back; relations became heated all along Equestria's border. That's roughly when the attacks started. The border towns on each side have suffered attacks the guard posts at each reported several of the bordering races were spotted well over there respective lines or directly involved in each attack. To make matters worse, an entire empire thought to be lost suddenly reappeared in the north. From there Princess Celestia Dispatched a team immediately to secure a foothold in the empire and hopefully gain an advantage.
The Team Consisted of the elements of Harmony
01-Magic
02-Laughter
03-Generosity
04-Honesty
05-Loyalty
06-Kindness
Dispatched under heavy guard accompanied by 01's brother captain of the royal guard and his wife Princess Cadence Princess of love Designation P3. All of these are priority One Gentlemen. But Celestia herself has ordered the recovery of 01 and P3 at any cost Delta's."

(All the X-Com Focused chapters were moved to a seperate story you can find here Rise of Equestria: Battle for Canterlot)